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The Jasper news., 1918-06-13
ONLY AMERICA CAN HELP.

X ION your SIC are boundess !
X supplies Of men, food, ard mate /
r rial; on this siG3 a boun dless de- i
X mand for thcir help. j
X "Our mon are War-Wcary and !
X their nerves have been otrared !
X by more than three years Ct
X hard, relentless toll !
X "ouT position is critical, par !
X ticuIarly until the next harvest, J
X but the United States can save !
4 us. J
r "You Americans have the r1en, J
X the skill, and The materia! to !
X save the allied cause" !
X SIR JOSEPH MAcLAY. !
x British Shipping Controller. !
X X X * X 4 X X = K Z K 4 Il X h < y Il
The Jasper news., 1918-06-13

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THE JASPER NEWS.

ARTHUR F. DRAKE, Publisher,
JASPER, MISSOURI.
Entered at the Postoffice at Jasper,
Mo-, as second class matter, Septem-
Der 81, 1898.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
AIaska,s Great Frost Depth.

The depth of permanently frozen soil
In polar and subpolar regions Is sub
ject of perennial interest, concerning
which few data are available. In nu-
merOus excavations made in placer
mining in ALASKA the ground is per-
manently frozen to great depths, be-
ginning Is inches or feet below the
surface.
In the KlOndike, according to the
geological survey, the alluvium is fro
zen to depth Of about 200 feet. At
Fairbanks permanent ground frost has
been found at many places to depth
of more than 200 feet, and the deep
est shaft there penetrated 318 feet Of
frozen alluvium. In Seward peninsula
many holes in permanently frozen al
luvium are more than rs feet deep and
one is nearly 200 feet deep.
On the other hand, some ground In
this region is not frozen. for reasons
not understood. According to DR.. A.
III. Brooks, when the moss Is stripped
from the soil the ground thaws, and
with open cut mining or cultivation
the upper level Of permanent ground
frost seems gradually to descend. II Is
therefore believed that the ground
frost is survival Of climate colder
than the present one and Is preserved
by the nonconducting mat Of moss and
other vegetation. --Scientific American.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
TWO Senators for zach state.

Congress consists of two senators
from each state, the smallest state as
well as the largest, and number OF
representatives, according to popula,
ton. The basis Of representation, OF
number Of inhabitants for represens
tative, is fixed by congress under each
recurring census so as to secure ade
quate representation for every state
without making the house too large
and unwleldy. The Constitution Of
the United States, adopted In 1888
said the number Of representatives
should not exceed one for every 10000
of population, and as no census had
yet been taken, 10000 was adopted al
the ratio of representation and the
population of the different states was
estimated. BY this process the frs
house of representatives consisted, Of
So members. Since then congress has
passed 10 apportionment acts, under 1;
different censuses, changing the basii
of representation every time except
once.
In 1900 and in 1910 the ratio wa,
fixed at one representative for $4,000
population. In 1920 the ratio was in
creased to $4,000, and 1t has been In
creased every tenth year since till it Il
now 211, SIT, while the membership OF
the house has increased from 65 to 4S5
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16

On the fast cruisers that convey the
troop ships across the sea, the 7. M.
G. A. movies are in many cases the
only recreation the sailors have. Owing
to the need of caution about showing
lights, and owing to the fact that coal
fills most of the space in the ship,
these shows have to be given below
decks in highly restricted quarters.
Now and then it happens that the
sailor who secures even standing room
has to fight for the privilege.
In government circles the story is
told of bad labor situation which the
movies remedied. At a certain point
In Chesapeake Bay, windswept and
cheerless, 1t was impossible to keep
sufficient force of stevedores on the job
until a naval "Y' man came along
with tent and movie camera.
In the transport service the Y. M.
G. A. is using 10000 feet Of film, and
100000 feet have recently been select
ed for use with the American forces
in France. In choosing the films to be
sent abroad, the viewers worked SO
hours at a stretch and examined APP
proximately 100000 feet Of film in
order to find one-quarter Of that
amount that was both free from
French rights and fit to be exhibited
before American youngsters.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Neck Of the House.

The directory" man had called. and
asked the housewife for the name Of
the occupant.
"Mary Jane Smith" was the reply.
"Nidow or spinsterY' he asked
briefly; then, noting the sudden glare
In her eye, he added, hastily: IF yoI
are married, it's your husbands name
| want, as he viii, of course, be thu
head of the house."
ooh, he will, VIII hep exclaimed
the woman, with some asperity. swell
If he's the head, then I'm the neck, an
a heads 4 helpless sort o. thing Il I
-Ls-a't q n2cs to wa< it"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Bio oil Supply.

Last year the United States pro
duced 341, 100000 barrels of crude oil
approximately 68 per cent Of thu
worlds consumption. In 1916 it,
share was about 65 per cent. A large
part Of the fuel oil used by the Brit
ish navy comes from Mexico. Last veal
Mexico produced 60,000,000 barrels
about 100000 barrels over the out
put the year before. Russia in 1917
produced 100000 barrels, falling
off Of about 100000 barrels from the
1915 production. In the Dutch Eas
Indies 100000 barrels were pro
duced last year and 100000 barreli
the year before. Roumania in 1911
produced 100000 barrels as com
pared with 100000 the year pre-
vlous. Most Of the Roumanian OF
fields are now under control Of Ger
many.-The Pathfinder.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
U. 5. RELIGIOUS Population.

The government does not include re-
ligious matters in census figures, so
church statistics vary somewhat ac-
cording to source. World Almanac for
1918 gives total of all communicates
in the United States as slightly over
100000, Of which Roman Catholics
are 100000 in round numbers; Meth
odists of sixteen branches, 100000;
Baptists of fifteen branches, 100000;
Lutherans of twenty-one branches, q
100000; Presbyterians Of twelve
branches, 100000; Disciples of Christ
100000; Episcopalians, 100000;
Congregationalists, 100000; Reformed,
100000; Latter Day Saints, 100000;
United Brethren, $4,000. Remainder
of 100000 is made up of numerous
small church bodies. Catholic Direc-
tory for 1917 gives total Catholic pop
ulation Of the United States as over
7,0O0,OOO.-The Pathfinder.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas wonder cures kidney
and bladder trouble. removes
gravel, cures diabetes, weak and
lame back, rheumatism, and all
lrregularity of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and womed,
regulates bladder troublesin chin
rem. Iflot sold BY your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt of
SLIGO, One small bottle is two
months treatment and seldom fails
TO perfect a cure. Send for Ten
nessee testimonials, DIR. f. w,
Hall, 1926, Olive street, St. Louis
No, Sold bv all druggists.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
PLANES IDENTIFIED BY TUNE
Discovery Made by American Proves
Extremely Valuable to British
Aviation Service.

Air raids on London are no longer
the sure-fire stuff for h'eartening the
German people that they once were.
Lately the raiders usually find that
they can raid up to the English coast
and then have to raid right back home
again. A young American is given
credit for the success of the British in
surrounding their capital with a shrap-
mel barrage whenever the German fly
ers approach.
A Brooklyn youth who had enlisted
in the British aviation service was as
signed to test out an airplane detector
which was expected to discover the APP
proach of airplanes before they could
be heard, so to speak, with the naked
eye. No one expected that the device
would make it possible to tell whether
the approaching plane were German
or British.
His musical studies had trained the
Americans hearing to a high degree,
however. He listened through the in
strument for several days while only
British planes few within It's range.
Then he heard a different note. A Ger
man raiding squadron was approach
ing.
The American had discovered that
British planes hum in G-mlnor. He
found that the German raiders are
tuned in B-f1at. Now the British avia'
tion service keeps men about the capt.
tai with their ears close to detectOrs,
and whenever airplanes are heard
vibrating in B-flat barrage is imme-
dlately ordered.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16

The Mudcumbc Prevaricating and
Debating society was in session. and
all was proceeding peacefully and har-
moniously, till the rat-story man
spoke.
"Some people," he said, consider
the rat hasn't got much sense; but
they're wrong. For instance, once
saw a mother place her year-old babe
in front of the cottage to sun himself,
and, to keep his spirits up, she gave
the little chap big feeding bottle OF
milk. AS watched saw a rat creep
up to the child, and my heart was in
my mouth. I feared for the baby. But,
bless you, the rat was only after the
milkl He just slipped the teat out
Of the chlld's mouth and into his own,
and then thoughtfully put the. end of
his tail into the child's mouth by way
of comfOrter!"
With a great sigh the president
handed him the blscuit.-London Tit.
Bits.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
RENEWED TESTIMONY

No one 10 Huntingdon who
suffers backaehe, headaches, or
distressing urinary ills can afford
to ignore this Huntingdon mans
twice told story. 1t is confirmed
testimony that no Huntingdon
resident can doubt.
T. G. Broughton, 1904 E.
Fifth ST., gave the following state
ment December 81, 1914: Il
used Doan's Kidney Pills about
five years ago for q case of weak
and disordered kidneys that an
noyed me great deal. MY Kid
neys didn't act properly and / was
obliged to get up several time dur
ing the night on this account. |
had occasional stacks of backache
and when one of my neighbors ad-
vised me to get q box of Doan's
Kidney Pills. | did. This medicine
seemed to be Just what my systom
required. DOan's entirely cured me
and / have had no need to take a
kidney medicine since"
On May 25 1918. Mr.. Brough-
ton added: i can speak just as
highly of Doan's Kidney Pills now
as when | endorsed them before.
The cure they made for me at that
time has proven permanent.
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that MIR. BFougbton bad. Foster
MiI6unn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
OLD GOTHIC Barns
Great Structures in England
Similar to Village Churches.
unapproachabIe in Dignity; 5eautifG
as cathedrals; No ostentation Of
the Builders Art.

The great old stone barns OF Eng.
land, dating, many Of them, from the
fourteenth century, are, comparatively
speaking, little known to the general
public, says the Christian Science
Monitor. The beautiful architecture
to be found in the English village
churches has received It's full need Of
appreciation, and so, though possibly
in a slightly less degree, have the
fine old manor houses which dot the
countryside and provide a most inter
estlng study In the local variations
which occur In the generally prevail
ing style at any given period. The
barns, however, have been rather neg
lected, and literature on the subject is
practically nonexistent.
Yet the barn is intimately bound VI
with the history Of the neighborhoOt
in which it stands, and where, for pos
slbly nearly 500 years, 1t has been full
filing practically the same eminentlJ
important functions, with little change
for the benefit Of the folk in its neigh
borhood The methods of the farmer
may vary, but the general routine Of
the countryside goes on. much thu
same. century after century, and thi
great barns stiH stand ready to house
the peoples food as they have done
summer and winter. for so many hun
bred years.
These old Gothic barns are very
dlgnifled and very beautiful buildings
comparable in some ways to the vii
lage churches whose contemporaries
they are, and If they are less ornate
they are, in their simplicity, hardly
less imposing. Indeed, some people
would give the balance In favor OF
the barns in this matter.
1t is by no means always an easy
matter to tell the precise date OF
these barns at first sight, but some
times there Is a little carving, a bit
of tracery or final which will supply
the clew, or possibly again, the form
Of buttress may afford an indica,
ton; but fortunately there are gener.
ally local records to which access may
be had containing details Of the origin
and foundation of the barns.
Among the famous fourteenth cen.
fury barns of England are those az
Glastonbury, Wells and Pllton In Som.
ersetshire, Great Coxwell In Berkshire
and Abbotsbury in Dorsetshire. These
are all what may be described as barns
of the first magnitude; great cruel.
form buildings which may well vie in
size and dignity with many churches,
OF the barn at Great COxwell, Will.
liam Morris said that 1t was "unap.
proachabIe In its dignity, as beautiful
as cathedral, yet with no ostentation
of the builders art" and he always
declared that it was one Of the finest
buildings in England or anywhere else.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Every Tooth Visible.

IAN right, here they are, look at
them" This was the reply Of local
manufacturer whose health has been
unsatisfactory and who went to a 10.
cal doctor for examination and treat
ment. Some Of the doctors are order
ing patients To have their teeth ex-
tracted when rheumatism or other
aches fail to respond to treatment
Some perfectly sound teeth have been
pulled to relieve patients Of Illness and
they say the loss of all the teeth has
in some cases shut off the poison which
pyorrhea Is said to supply to the cir
culatory system. This particular man
ufacturer submitted to a thorough ex'
animation and the doctor then said:
II can't find the cause Of the trou.
BILE. There must be something wrong
in your teeth. Let me look at them. ~
And then the accommodating patient
opened his mouth and handed the as
tonfshed doctor an upper and lower
plate.-Indianapolis News.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
How ayohnnx CAKE. Got Name.

Corn bread coming into its own is
a repetition Of the story Of Civil war
days in the confederacy. At that time
the bread situation became acute and
throughout the South the people sup.
planted the white flour article with
corn pone, later creating what we to-
day know as corn bread. Southern
soldiers saw very little other bread
during the war. These fighters south
Of the Mason and Dixon line were
known to the Yankees as "Johnny
Rebs," and when it was learned that
they ate corn bread the federal sol
dIers at once named it Johnny Cake
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
An Aid 10 Memory.

The stranger in camp pointed to a
stack Of army hats and caps on a
shelf behind the desk In the ''Y" hut.
Said he to the secretary:
II didn't know you ran a clothing
store"
1--WE don't" replied the secretary.
'Stick around a minute and youIl IN
herstand."
Before the minute had ended, lad
IN khaki came In.
scot a baseball to lend mer he
asked the man at the desk.
"Sure thing"
The secretary produced a ball from a
box under the counter, the soldier
seized It, left his hat in pawn and
rushed away bareheaded toward the
playing field.
1--WE tried keeping books on our
athletic equipment at first" said the
secretary. "But this way Is simpler
and more effective. We never run out
Rf baseballs any more"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
REGIsTRATIoN oFFIcERs

The local board has named the Off
GERS to hold the registration under
the new law now pending in congress.
In nearly every instance those who
held the first registration June 5,
1917 were appointed to hold this one.
The local board found these officers
efficient and painstaking in the work
done then, and are assured that with
the experience gained then they will
be still more capable to do the work
required of them now. The number
to register now will be much larger
than the number registered in 1917.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Concerning sponass.

Sponges are animals with power to
eat and digest. They begin their life
as tiny eel-like creatures and have
short, free life in the sea, after which
they fasten themselves to a rock and
begin to develop. They grow into all
sorts of shapes. Some branch out in
all directions like fingers, and are
called mermaid's gloves. There are fan
like sponges, treelike sponges and cup
like sponges. There are sponges that
form a carpet over the rocks, and
sponges called by the fishmen "sea
nests" because they look like birds
nests.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
SEE NO MORAL law
PruSsianS Naturally crueI-CiVi-
lization Has Bad Effect.
Code Provides That Success Justlaes'
Any Means the State Would
Choose to Employ.

Goethe said, ''The Prussian is by
nature cruel; civilization win make
him ferocious.n Goethe was pro-
Decentralization. as far as it can
affect the Prussian, has made him fe-
rocious. and conceit has rendered him
invulnerable to reform, writes Angus
tus Thomas Of the Vlgilantes. Through
scores Of years congenital megaloma-
mia has been craftlly fed and aug
mented by official and philosophical
and literary and religious reiteratiOn
Of German greatness until the idea
has become national hypnosis.
This treatment has left the Pan
German imagination with only cap
tive flexibility of the dachshund va
riety, so near the ground that 1t seems
to have been born under a bureau.
Present Pan-Germany cannot see with
its arrested spiritual development
that Its kaiser, as Emerson said OF
Napoleon Is doomed to ultimate defeat,
because he is fighting against the moral
law Of the universe.
They don't recognize moral law.
They can't even see it; a dense ma
terialismg has covered their. organs OF
spiritual perceptions.
1t is. their philosophy that success
justifies any means the state may EN-
ploy; that the. foulest methods are
sterilized and made sweet by victory.
They believe themselves dlvinely APP
pointed in this world to put "Deutsch-
land uber alles."
That conquest is good title.
That If you seize and take away the
machinery from the factories of an in
vaded nation you can then arrest and
deport the workmen for the crime of
idleness.
That if you first take the peoples
food until they cry for bread, you may
then lessen the demand by carrying
their young and able-bodied women in
to ominouS and unreporting silence.
That the benign laws of "spurlos
versenkt" make Prussia the residuary
legatee.
That it is amusing to submerge u
boat when captured merchant sailors
are locked outside upon the deck.
That chloride gas Is proper weapon
if the wind is blowing towards France
but that it is contrary to international
law if 1t is blowing toward Germany.
That they may cruelty Canadian
If they take him captive but that If he
captures them the cry of "Kamerad"
puts him on his honor.
That to break bread with a man Is
the safest prelude to his assassination,
and that an ambassadors honorable
exemption from police visitation makes
him an ideal ''fence."
America must be made to realize
this code. She must be shown the
map of Frederick the Great and then
its black encroachment upon the sur
rounding nations that one by one have
been "aSsimilated."
She must learn that 1t Is the Prus-
sian instinct not to visit, but to over
run; to extend a sinister greeting with
the left hand and with the right hand
to spread the gangrene Of bribery and
betrayal, occupation and indemnity.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
LOBSTER NOW LyYyRY
Food Has Passed Beyond the
Reach of the Poorer People.
Should Catch Small Lobster and Leave
Larger Ones to sreed. Is Opinion
Expressed by Expert.


The lobster has passed beyond the
reach of the poor and has become q
luxury only to be enjoyed by the rich.
Every year the price of Holsters adj
yances a few points, and even at the
highest price offered it is difficult to
obtain them. From Massachusetts
Genes the information that were 1t
not for the catches In Maine and Nova
Scotia, Holsters could not be had in
Massachusetts, for the waters Of that
state have been fished out. In 1883, so
the Boston Transcript says. 1,740S5O
Holsters Of legal size were caught in
Massachusetts, In 1914, only 1913
were taken there. The opinion seems
to be gaining ground in Massachusetts
that mistake has been made In deal
ing with the lobster industry. The
small lobster has been protected, while
the large lobster, which is the one
which produces an enormous quantity
of young, has been taken. This, it is
held by some, is wrong. We should
catch the small lobster, so it Is argued,
and leave the bigger ones to breed.
There seems to be some virtue in
this contention, because In spite of the
lobster Matching plants maintained by
the federal government fewer Holsters
are being taken each year. while the
demand for them Is continually In
creasing. This, OF course. accounts for
the high prices. It is also claimed
that in planting lobster fry the federal
agents have made serious blunders.
The fry have been liberated in places
where they have been subjected to the
attacks of other fish, and few Of the
Holsters Matched In the government
plants have ever attained a size
where they could look after them
selves. The experienced fisherman Of
the Maine coast have frequently called
attention to the mistakes which we're
being made in lobster propagation and
preservation, but as frequently hap
pens in the making Of laws. the opin-
ions of men who know something
about Holsters and their habits have
been ignored, and the theorists have
been the only ones consulted.
If the federal government should put
a closed time on Holsters for several
years and arrange with the Canadian
government to do the same thing, it is
reasonable to suppose that the lob
sters would increase and this industry
would regain something Of the magni-
tude 1t has lost. But we have no idea
that such a plan viii be adopted. It
would be strenuously opposed by the
dealers, who now make large profits
in the business, and probably by the
fishermen also, who have considerable
capital tied up in their fishing gear.
What has happened in Massachusetts,,
where few Holsters are now being
taken, must eventually take place in
Maine, and unless some radical step Is
adopted the time is not far away when
even as luxury the lobster will be-
come so scarce as to be beyond the
reach Of everyone save the eplcurean
of the plutOcratic class.-Portland
Press.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
aGur Without q Peer"

What the Scientific American calls
"a gun without peer" is the new
$40 milllmeter mobile howitzer built
by the Creusot works for the French
army. 1t is mounted on a railroad
carriage and fires a shell 20.47 inches
in diameter. It is fort wrecker, and
one shell from it is said to have suf-
feed to reduce Fort Malmaison, on
which the Germans had spent SO much
time and labor. to a pile Of dust and
debris.