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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-04-25

malarlal pols0ns-so is q
turred or coated tongue,
loss of appetite. head
aches or giddiness, and .
dull, drowsy, debilitated
feeling. It's your liver
that's at fault. You
want to stimulate it and
invigorate it with DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
With every trouble of the
kind, these tiny little
things act like a miracle.
You can break up sudden
attacks of Colds, Fevers.
A L
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Every Citizen Should Help Fight Sabotage
Policing War Work Is Patriotic Service Open to Men.
Women and Children Everywhere

wartime duty of a policeman Uncle Sam
sabotage
destroy material, oil utilities
by
du alone and unaided nywhern
village blacksmith
rossng or the farm well shpard plant
yes TO watch for them
seriousness of these ofnses
OOO Imprisonment both
material war
Wifuly making to be in
attempting make be made
making >-nducn manufacturing repairing
definite Materials"
which
"War material" includes: stock
articles
able of the war;
WAR premises includes All buildings
extracted distributed loaded unoaded
yards, camps prisons, military
scron railway fixtures canals locks
structures engines machines
vehicles boats craft other
In connection with and works
buildings or structures connected with them
sentative of the United States
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

By the addition of little cottonseed
meal with ground yucca q fairly well
balanced ration is made. By using this
feed without waste in dry seasons only
fair crop will always be available.
If it is used properly and due regard
given to conserving the present sup
ply, thousands of cattle may be saved
during the drought season to add to
the nations meat supply.
There are score or more species OF
yucca. Sotol has been utilized as
stock feed for some years, but only re-
Gently have soapweed and bear grass,
two other forms which grow abundant
ly, been utilized in this way. Both Of
the latter are well adapted for feed,
but because the food material is found
mainly in the tree-like trunk it is nee
eSsary that they be ground or chop
ped finely before stock can eat them.
The machines used for cutting
yucca have heavy cylinders carrying
teeth or knives that rotate before q
chOpping block to which the plants are
fed. One of the larger machines run
by y or 14-horse power engine with
q crew of 13 men will chop or shred
about two tons of soapweed an hour.
If fed alone this feed may be expect
ed to keep stock from starving; If fed
with concentrates a properly balanced
ration may be worked out. The GUS
tomary practice among users of this
feed Is to give young stock six TO
twelve pounds per day with one-half
to three-fourths Of pound of cotton
seed cake or meal. Mature stock are
given 20 to 40 pounds and one to two
pounds of the cottonseed concentrate
daily. Fifteen to twenty-five pounds
per day fed alone will save stock from
dying. Practically the only cost In
using this feed is in its preparation,
and 1t Is estimated that when 20
pounds is fed per day this cost
amounts to only 90 cents per month.
Yucca should be regarded rs an
emergency feed only, the specialists
say. 1t makes very slow growth and
only two species-soapweed and bear
grass-may be expected to renew
themselves If cut off. The bear grass
Of the New Mexico-Texas plains re-
gion will produce new crop in three
or four years, while soapweed requires
from ten to fifteen years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Our Men Now Battling Hun
Will Be Welcomed Home by
Veterans of Previous Wars

1t is certain that some of the Amer
lean soldiers now battling the Hun
will be still living in the year 1000.
What world changes they will have
witnessed, observes Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
James Parton, the historian, says
that in 1888. he talked with two Eng
lishmen who had fought against Gen.
eral Jackson at New Orleans 70 years
before.
There are still living about 500 vet
Grams, according to the pension rec
ords, who were in the Mexican war;
which ended 20 years ago.
Eleven survivors of Bunker Hill
heard Daniel Webster speak 70 years
after that historic battle.
Since 100000 Union soldiers of Our
Civil war were only sixteen years of
age or younger, it is not surprising
that scores of thousands of Grants
"Boys in Blue" still enjoy vigorous
health 90 years after Appomattox.
The last soldier Of Waterloo lived
more than 80 years after the fight.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
What Inspired Student to
Compose the Hymn America"

The well-known hymn beginning
MY country. it's of thee" and known
by the name OF America" was writ
ten by the Rev. Samuel Francis Smith.
He was born in Boston, October 81.
1906; was educated ut Harvard and
studied theology at Andover; was for
many years Baptist minister and la
ter did other church work. In q let
ter concerning the poem the author
said: at was written ut Andover dur
ing my student life there and was first
sung publicly at Sunday school cell
ebration, July 4. at Park Street church,
Boston. l had in my possession n
number of song books from which
was selecting such music as pleased
me, and finding God Save the King. /
proceeded 10 give ii the ring OF Amer
lean patriotism"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Salaries Paid to Principal
Officers of United States

The salaries of the principal officers
Of the United States government are as
follows: The president, $4,000 a year !;
vice president, $4,000; members of the
cabinet, $4,000; representatives in
congress, $500; speaker of the house,
$4,000; United States senator's, ST.
800; chief justice of supreme court,
$4,000; each associate justice, S1450O.
In the diplomatic service twelve am
bassadors are each paid $17,500 a year !:
five ministers are each paid $4,000,
and % ministers are each paid $4,000.
An authority says: 1T is a matter of
common knowledge that certain posts.
especially in the diplomatic service, en-
tail expenses SO much in excess of the
salary paid that they can be accepted
only by men of wealth. A recent sec
rotary of state who did not maintain
an elaborate establishment, said that
his four years In office cost him $4,000
in excess of the salary which he re-
ceived"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Decorative Wall Paper
First Appeared in Europe
During Seventeenth Century

Among many other and useful oeau-
tiful things for which we are indebted
to the Chinese, wall paper is not the
least notes writer in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. This decorative paper for
walls seems to have first appeared in
Europe toward the end of the seven
teenth century. IL was brought to
France by overseas traders, and the
French Immediately perceived the pos
sibilities thus offered. The paper did
not come in rolls, as we have ii today,
but in sheets about three and one-half
feet wide by ten feet in length. Some
of the finest grades were printed by
hand and the cheaper grades from
wooden blocks. The patterns represent
ed animals, temples, warriors and all
the other familiar figures of Chinese
art. The French called these new wall
coverings 'pagoda papers," and it soon
became the fashion to have at least
one or two rooms in every home of any
pretensions finished with ''pagoda pa
pers."
Throughout the eighteenth century
the custom gradually spread. Both in
France and England there were adap-
tations of the Chinese idea. There is
a record of wall paper in England as
far back as the time of Henry VIII.
when the inventory or monastery in
cluded chamber hangings of painted
papers" There are now in existence
examples of English wall paper from
the reign of Charles II.
Some of the early attempts in the
manufacture of wall paper are highly
interesting. Tapestries were the ele-
CANT wall coverings through the renais-
sance, as they have been during the
middle ages. But tapestries were ex-
pensive and beyond the reach of ordi-
nary persons. So a good citizen of
Rouen named LIE Francois hit upon the
idea of initiating tapestries. He had
fanciful drawings made in the tapestry
style on large pieces of paper pasted
together in about the size of a tapes
try. Upon these drawings LIE Fran
co.'s spread a kind of mucilage and
then sprinkled the mucilage with pow
dered wool in different colors. "Pa-
pier vOlute," as it was called, then
came into general usage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
m FPMTo Watson e. Coleman Wash
In ington. ID. G. Books free High
y ~ 6nv y - est references- Best resultA
Pershina Paid for Piq.

The French papers delight in an
ecdotes of the good relations between
the American soldiers and the peas
ants. One of these stories, with which
General Pershing's name is coupled.
is printed this week.
"A big American automobile tore
through a French village on its way
to an American camp" says n Lyons
paper. Unfortunately a pig belong
Ing TO an old peasant woman strayed
into the path of the car and was killed.
The old lady was heartbroken. But a
few days later letter came for her,
inclosing a check for 100 francs, and
saying how sorry the writer was for
the death of her pig.
"The signature was that OF General
Pershing."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

with tie brush. All leaf sheaths, or
boots, should be removed as the heads
are cut. The knife should be held
firmly with the cutting edge pointing
ut an angle from the body. If the
head is then grasped with the other
hand and the stalk pulled against the
knife. instead of forcing the knife
against the stalk, the stem of the
brush will usually slip out of the boot
as ii is beirg cut from the stalk. AS
the heads ale cut they are laid in hand
fuls on the table. The brush should
be hauled to the curing shed and
threshed the same day 1t is harvested,
or at any rate not later than the fol-
lowing day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
FOR The POULTRY
GROWER

Fowls. like pigs, do the best and
make the most rapid growth all
through the summer season, if plenty
of tender green feed is provided, says
a writer. Even in towns and villages
where there is plenty of space, this
green feed can be provided in album
dance for the poultry. 1t is, however,
on the farms, both large and small,
and where large fiocks of fowls are
kept. that this green feed should be
provided.
AS the fowls are, or should be, ex-
Guided from the gardens and truck
patches at all seasons, some other spot
must be used for providing the green
feed. The two crops to SOW period
ically are rape and oats. Many poul-
try breeders provide these, but make
only one sowing and that about April
and May. Repeated sowings for q
regular succession of fresh, tender
stuff is recommended.
AS the early sowing Of both oats
and rape is now growing scarce and
getting tough replow the ground and
resOw again in August. The larger
the young chickens get, the more they
will eat of such tender green feed and
as it is both cheap and healthful, the
more expensive feeds are saved.
The idea is to produce mature poul-
try and an abundance of eggs at the
minimum of expense, and the work
of providing green feed must be be-
gun early and continued all through
the growing season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

takes the boys about two games to get
on TO some of your little weak points.
If they know that you'll let down,
they'll stand in there and wait for
your soft one, and then-good-night.
"Some pitchers are unlucky. Wheel
er Dell was one of those fellows. He
had lot of stuff with us, but ii never
got him anything. He'd pitch the
wrong sort of ball sometimes-just do
it-and so ii went. Being in hole
doesn't bother me. If 1 had five wild
pitches in row I'd take the sixth
rather than send naked floater up
TO the plate"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Opening His Eyes.

There will be n greater percentage
of contented men In proportion 10 the
worlds population after the war than
there was before IL started"
"Why do you think so?"
"Well. If living for weeks and
months In muddy trenches and being
bombed. gassed. shelled and otherwise
shot at. not to mention the coolies,
won't make a man rate the comforts OF
home at their true value. | don't know
what ll."-Birmlngham Age-Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
USE DESERT PLANTS
FOR FEEDING STOCK
Native Shrubs viii Bring Cattle
Through Drought Season.
Soapwced, While Low In Nutritivc
Value, Can Be Used In Cases Of
Emersency-Score or More
Species of Yucca.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The desert plant locally known as
soapweed, the feeding value of which
has previously been overlooked, can be
utilized as an emergency drought-time
feed for Southwestern stockmen.
Its scientific name is yucca. While
this plant is not high in nutritive value
nor suitable for feed until it has been
properly ground. the specialists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture have found that in seasons Of
drought, when range grasses and other
sources of feed fail, 1t can be used to
save cattle and sheep from starving.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Gameness Is Requisite to
Successful Pitching, Says
This BraWny Right-Hander

The difference between a successful
and an unsuccessful major league
pitcher is oftentimes shown In a dis
position to let down in the pinches.
Larry Cheney, the big Highlander of
the Robins, is the authority for that
statement, and Larry has been under
the big tent long enough to know.
Pitchers make their mark In the
big league because they refuse to
waver in the pinches. The man who
lets down is a gone coon, for it only
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

For Meditation.

Fools may rush in where an
gels fear 10 tread. but cbserva-
ton teaches us also that fools
are the ones who are draft evad-
erS.
The trouble with some men is
that they are always expecting
somebody else 10 make q good
job for them.
It's the exception that keeps
the divorce courts busy. The
majority of people make matri-
mony a life contract.
Failure is always waiting
around the corner for the man
who thinks himself too wise 10
fail.
HoHo AaheAaHaa 1ara~a -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
WelI-knoWn Landmark.

One OF the best-known landmarks on
the Mississippi river Is gone. A tall
sycamore tree that stood on the Ar
kansas shore near Memphis. and which
for more than fifty years served as n
mark for river pilots. has been under
mined by the action of the water and
fallen into the river. Mark Twain
was one OF the famed pilots who held
the packstaff of bis boat on the tree.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Agreeable Coincidence.

Creditor - You
coul d n [ ri d e
around in your
nne automobile II
you paid your hon.
est debts.
Debtor - That's
so. I'm glad you
look at IL in the
same light that 1
do.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
SELECT GOOD SEED CORN
prepared by the United States De
partment OF Agriculture

prepared by the United States De
partment OF Agricultural
Good seed corn must be:
Well adapted to the seasonal
and soil conditions where 1t Is
TO be planted.
Grown on productive plants
OF n productive variety.
Well matured and preserved
from ripening time TO planting
time In n manner that will re-
tain its full productivity.
This sort OF seed corn can best
be secured by gathering the ears
from the stalks rs early as they
mature I'm the fall. by promptly
drying the seed Immediately af-
ter IL has been gathered. and by
keeping IL constantly dry and
safe from rats. mice and In
sectS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Wings.

"R | C n @ S have
wings" remarked
t h g ready-made
philosopher.
Yes" replied
Mr.. Dustin Stax;
land | might add
that they can be
useful In many
ways in hands of
a skillful aviator"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

The use of adjectives sometimes OBJ.
scures the meaning of a speech"
Yes replied Senator Sorghum
Instead of being a modifier an adj
jecuve may be muddyfer."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Their Class.

Were there spirits at the seance
you attended,?
"YeS. sir"
Good or bad spiritsf"
VERY bad, sir"
"Why. did you see themf"
NO, l didn't see them, but I could
smell EN-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
KEEP BACTERIA FROM MILK
Carefully CIeansed Utensils, Protec-
ton From Flies and Dirt Will
Aid Materially.

Cows free from manure and dirt, es-
pecially in the region of the udder
and tanks. utensils that are carefully
cleansed. scalded and dried, and care
full protection OF the milk from flies
and dirt after production. will pre-
vent the entrance Of bacteria into
0iIk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
What 5000 Girls Do.

Nine thousand girls OF all ages in the
state of Washington pledged them
selves 10 spend the summer in planting
and handling crops.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
AIRY SQUIBS
Profitable One.

Il know q man who sticks to his
business, although ne has had moth
ing but reverses since he entered it,"
what does he do?"
Turns somersaults in q vaudeville
acrobatic team"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
TWo-T thirds.

L ordered a beefsteak smothered in
OniOns.'
What did you get?"
i got two-thirds of the order; the
bill and the onions"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
HOW TO HARVEST
new BROOM CORN
Of Importance to Cut Brush at
Proper Stage of Maturity
to Get Full Value.
STAGE OF MATURITY COUNTS
u Seed Crop Is Desired Much Depends
on Climatic Conditions and Care
Given-Standard Varieties
Are Very Tall.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The value Of the brush of broom
corn depends largely upon the stage
Oh maturity when harvested. If the
brush Is harvested when too young the
hber is weak at the base of the head.
and when harvesting Is DELAYED until
the brush is overripe the fiber becomes
hard and brittle. Good service cam
not be expected from breoms made of
such brush.
The brush should be harvested when
Il mas reached the stage where the nat
ural green color extends from the tip
OF the fber to the base and center of
the head. This usually occurs from
the time when the flowers are falling
10 the time the seed is in the milk or
tnln-dough stage. Brush harvested i'm
this stage and properly cured, without
being damaged by the sun or wet
weather, is tough and flexible and of
the best quality.
If Seed Crop Is Desired.
Ii seed crop is desired the brush
Is not harvested until the seed is fully
mature. The value of ripe brush de-
ponds largely upon the climatic condi-
lions previous to harvest and the care
given the brush after the seed is re-
moved. If seed brush is not discolored
by VIZ weather, but has the natural
yellow color of mature brush, it COM
mands about half the price of good
brush If cared for in the same way.
Standard broom corn and dwarf
broom corn are harvested in different
ways. The standard is bent over or
tabled and the brush cut off; the
dwarf is jerked or pulled from the up
right stalk. a
The standard varieties are so tall
that the stalks have to be bent over to
bring the brush within reach. This
process is called tabling. The tabler
walks between two rows, bending or
breaking the stalks over, three or four
feet from the ground. The stalks of
the left-hand row are bent to the right
and those of the right-hand row to the
left. This crosses the stalks of these
rows, so that a sort of table is formed
behind the tabler, the brush project
Ing across the table into the spaces
between this pair of rows and the next
row on either side.
Harvesting Brush.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

What do you do when you get Ia
deep water for speeding?"
"Send for a friend 10 bail me out"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
. Q Q Q . o : essesssses . .
Increase OF Milk.

Thorough milking tends to develop
a cows udder and Increase her milk
capacity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Harvesting Brush.

The brush is harvested by walking
in the space between the tables and
cutting the heads from the stalks with
jackknife or a knife with q short,
wide blade made especially for that
purpose. The stalk should be cut so
as TO leave about six inches of stem
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19

American University, Dec. 90.
Received a Christmas package, and
many thanks. Your kindness will
not be forgotten. Yours for hap
ply New Year.
EDW. j. BURGESS,
goth Engineers. Co. F, American
University.
Washington, DID, c., Dec 80.
Red Cross Society:
Wish to thank your chapter for
the excellent Christmas package l
received. Yours sincerely,
C. E. MANGELS,
Food Division, Sanitary Corps.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
MORE MEN IN SERVICE
THANK The RED CROSS
Acknow Judgements Still Coming in
Appreciation of Packets Sent at
Christmas

The following letters of apprecia-
ton have been received from Dor
chester county boys in the army and
navy for the packets sent them
Christmas by Dorchester Chapter
Red Cross Society:
L. S. s. Minnesota. Dec "a.
Dear Friend:
Received your package and was in
fine condition. Thanking you for
your kindness toward me; it was a
fine package, and l appreciated it
very much. Again thanking you,
with best wishes
GORMAN RICHARDSON.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
CHURCH LOCALS.
Choir practice tonight at seven
'clock, at Christ P. E. Church ADV.

Choir practice tonight at seven
o'clock, at Christ P. E. Church. ADV.
Services at Christ P. E. Church
tomorrow: II a. M, sermon; $50
p. M, Sunday School; $50 p. M,
sermon. Rev. E. S. Kinks will
preach Services in the Parish House
Services at st. Pauls NJ. P.
Church tomorrow: a. M, class; 10
a. m. Baraca Bible Glass; II a. M,
sermon; 2 p. m, Sunday School; $50
p. M, Christian Endeavor; 100 pm.
sermon.
Services at the Holiness Church
tomorrow: $50 a. m, class; IL a.
m. preaching; 2.30 p. m, Sunday
School; 100 p. M, song service, fol-
lowed by preaching. A welcome to
all.
Services at the Baptist Church
tomorrow: Sunday morning service
at II o'clock. Subject, Faith of the
Tent Dweller." Evening service, at
7.30. Subject, Certain Vices Of the
Human Tongue"
Services at Grace NJ. L. Church,
South, tomorrow. 9.45 a. m, Bara-
ca Glass. II a. m, sermon. 2.15 p.
M, Sunday School 100 p. M, ser
mon. The pastor, Rev. H w. Dunk
ley, will preach at both services,
which will be held in the lecture
room of the church. The public in
vited
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
CARD PARTY AT YACHT
CLUB GREATLY ENJOYED
Mrs. Levi b. Phillips Hostess at So
cial Function Given Last Night at
The Woman's Branch of The Cam
bridge Yacht Club.

A very delightful card party was
given last night at the Woman's
Branch of the Cambridge Yacht
Club, which was well attended and
greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Levi B. Phil
lips acted as hostess at the party,
there being six tables of Five Hun
dred.
Mrs. w. Grason Craig won the
first prize and Miss Alice Andrews
second Light refreshments were
served.
The club donated five dollars each
to the Red Cross Society, Navy Lea
que and Drafted Men at Camp
Meade, to be used in connection with
the work which is being done for
the men now in war service.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-19
Washington. D. c.. Dec. %.

Washington, D. c., Dec 90.
Red Cross Chapter:
l take great pleasure in thanking
you for the Xmas present received
by me from the members of your
chapter 1t is hardly possible to ex-
press the appreciation of this gift, las
l was on the train. passing thru ST.
Louis Xmas, after ending an eight
day trip from Portland, Ore, the
contents of the package were mighty
welcome.
Thanking you again for your Won
derful work, / remain,
Yours for the great cause,
r. P. LYMAN,