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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
THANKS TO RED CROSS
socIete de secours Appreciates Aid
Given In Its Work.

A special vote Of thanks to the Amer
ican Red Cross. to Great Britain, to
various South American republics and
to French colonies for assistance rem
dcred was adopted the other day at a
meeting Of the Societe de Secours aux
Blesses Militares In Paris.
Since the start Of the war this So
clety has expended considerably more
than $30.000,000 on its work of relief.
1t conducts 1893 infirmaries and railway
canteens and 1874 soldiers clubs and
has opened 10 hospitals specially fitted
TO deal with cases OF tuberculosis. The
society has more than $4,000 nurses
and 1900 auxiliaries.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07

Do not imagine that because other
cough medicines failed to give you re-
lief that it will be the same with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Bear
in mind that from a small beginning
this remedy has gained a world wide
reputation and immense sale. A med
icine must have exceptional merit to
win esteem wherever it becomes
known.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Would Return Il.

1t was very hot day and the kind
hearted iceman had given little girl
piece Of Ice. A newsboy asked her
Tor 1t, but she refused to give 1t up.
"Aw shucks!" said the boy. "I'll give
1t back to you'll only want the juice
out Of it."-Boston Transcript.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain's
Tablets

81 am thankful for the good have
received from Chamberlain's Tablets.
About two years ago when l began
taking them l was suffering a great
deal from distress after eating, and
from headache and tired languid
feeling due to Indigestion and a torpid
liver. Chamberlain's Tablets correct
ed these disorders in short time, and
since taking two bottles of them my
health has been good" writes Mrs. M.
P. HARDWOOD, Auburn, N Y.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
The Olo-Time Cord.

The most common method of maxi
ING cord wood is To cut the trees into
eour-foot lengths with an AK and split
the larger pieces. The pieces are then
piled in n standard cord, which Is
eight feet long. four feet high and four
feet wide. The contents are 12S cubic
feet of which 20 per cent Is wood and
30 per cenr air. This is the old-fash-
Toned regulation cord OF wood
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07

If your children are subject to Group
or. If you have reason to fear their
being attacked by that disease, you
should procure bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and study the
directions for use, so that in case of
an attack you will know exactly what
course to pursue. This is favorite
and very successful remedy for Group,
and it is important that you observe
the directions carefully.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Products of cashew Tree.

Besides the nuts used in confection-
cry the Indian cashew tree yields an
insect-repelling gum, juice that
makes indelble ink. and three kinds
of oil, one edible. the others used to
tan fishing nets and preserve wood.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Girls as Cow Testers.

The GAINESVILLE Cow Testing asso-
citation Of GAINESVILLE, o., has been
forced to employ girls as testers, as
the available supply Of men has been
exhausted by the war calls.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Wants to Get Even.

when a lazy man has to work."
said Uncle Eben, de first job he wants
rs dat of policeman to keep other
folks FUN vlolatin' antiloafn' laws"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-07
Sleep and Rest.

One of the most common causes of
insomnia and restlessness is indiges-
ton. Take one of Chamberlain's Tab
lets Immediately after supper and see
If you don't sleep better. They only
cost q quarter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
The Old Constitution.

The Constitution originally car
ried forty-four guns. A particular
ly interesting history is connected
with this ship. During the war
with the Barbary powers in 1903
she was Commodore Preble's flag.
ship in the Mediterranean and
played a conspicuous part during
the whole war. Lieutenant Wads-
worth, who was blown up before
Trlpoli in the i'll fated Intrepid,
was one of the officers of the Con-
stitution. In the course OF the war
with England in 1912 the English
papers laughed at the Constitution
and spoke of her as "a bundle OF
pine boards sailing under a bit OF
striped bunting" But when under
Captain Hull she captured the
English frigate Gu-rriere, vessel
Of nearly equal force, the people
who had before ridiculed her called
her lone of the stanchest vessels
ahoat." A few months after this
victory the Constitution, then com.
manded by Captain Bainbridge
compelled one of the finest frigates
in the British navy, the Java, te
,trike its colors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
'I've Followed Everybody's Advice;
Now I'm Going to Take That Load
Off Altogether and Give Him
His Old Diet"
fife

II his friend Legislator. who Ian . mill
down the road and who professed to
know all there was to be known about
mythology. Legislator was not only
willing but eager to give advice on
the subject
Its as plain as tho nose on your
face what ails that mule" no said.
sticking his thumbs In the armholes OF
his vest and shifting his cud. after the
fashion OF sturdy Yankee lawmakers.
You're feeding him too we'll. and
you're not giving him enough work.
Cut down his diet Of profits and mix
some deficiency In his food. Then put
taxes I've Just ground out OF my mill"
Public. breathing a sigh OF relief.
tried legislators prescription on Sam
son, but the treatment merely had the
effect OF reducing the mules energy
still further. After a few moments
more OF head scratching. Public decid
ed TO consult Agitator. Agitato. was
a wise man. AT least he talked we'll,
aud Public at that time was very sus.
ceptihle TO oratory.
Certainly III help you with n httle
expert advice" said Agitator, doing his
best 10 hide l grin. IT'S apparent TO
any thinking man tha, all Samson
needs Is a few hard knocks. There's
something complex about mules
psychology hat needs Just that sort OF
treatment. Now | can sell you a splen
did hammer TO waliop him with. Tha,
will administer tho proper psychiC
stimulus Then have aome excellent
axle grease here. compounded OF n mix
ture OF labor trouble and industrial un
ross Just rub little OF that into the
machinery OF the troadmill.
50 Public bought the hammer ano
the axlo grease. which was really slu'
lncognito. and went back 10 SamSon
~ heart Public was a kindly man. an
lie felt that IL was unnecessarily erue.
10 hit Samson with ne hammer. but he
had implicit confidence Ia Agitator. 80
he snat on HIS hands and let Samson
have few good ones. whicn nearly
broke the mules back. but failed &
produce any tangible results in the
way OF increased speed. Then as 2
last resort Public took up the fake
axle grease. but "a he was about L
rub II into the machinery be saw
something that made him hesitate an
then send for the repair man. Agita
ter. II see-fs. had underrated his in
telligence
: Well" said Public. i've taken IN,
advice OF my friends" (stroas accen
on the friends). but from now On In
going to Use ms own judsnAnt"a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

=. -~Ou recently, now
ever. which caused fGSis44e 70 take a
keener interest In his job He was
home eating lunch one day when a
man named Ag.tator, q former resident
mill Of industry and see'ng that II
was unguafded. IN A6' 1t would be a
good joke on Publ'1 &c put few kinks
In the machinery /. wasn't sense OF
humor alone that gave Agitator his In.
spir2tion hc saw that he might make
his little Joke pay You see. he owned
a hardware store In Prosperity Town,
where he kept II stock a fne line OF
hammers axes aud other implements
that can be used 10 advantage In
knocking an 'ra.irg down. lie hoped
that Public. who didn't know much
about machinery. would get disguised
with tue treadmill when he found that
II DIDN'T work properly and would buy
g Few OF Asgtator's tools 10 smash II up
with. for Public didn't have much pa
tlence In those days So Agitator got
a crow Sar and worked industriously
around the tr.admiii for several min
afes after which he brushed on his
clothes and went be ck to his hardware
store 10 wat for business.
A lew minutes later Public returned
from lunch with a bad attack OF indi-
Eestion and q crouch against mules
ani treadmIlls In general His Ill tenn
per was increased by Samson's inabiii-
ty 10 turn the tresdmill at the accus-
toned rate OF saeee Poor Samson
purYed and struggled and manifested
all the other distress ng symptoms OF
hard work. but be couldn't keep up to
time. Public belabored him until bis
arm vas tired. and then, scratching
his head. ne mused irrltably.
Il wonder what ails that mule, any
how' lie certainly gets enough 10 eat
Two been feeding him right along on q
good rich dict OF proHts."
Scratching ones head has often beer
known 60 stimulate a how OF brilliant
IDEAS. and Public. after continuing the
process several minutes decided 10 via
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
T SHOOK HIS NERVES.
IN Incident That Made q Man Fee
Queer For Awhile.

&e~St EWHhcs
Zone night" said lawyer, sE
vas preparing some tedious plead
ings which had to be submitted tc
court the following morning, and.
knowing that l would need every
moment of my time, l locked my.
self in sman private consultatiob
room in the rear of my suit, where
no chance caller could interrupt me.
The room is very diminutive, witb
only one window, looking into
court, and no furniture except
table and two or three chairs. Wei
/ worked on steadily hour aftc,
hour long after the city had settled
into sleep and silence. The build
ing was SO still / could hear even
occasional mouse scamper acro>>
the floor alone. At last conclude
the task and, sitting erect in NJ
chair, began to stretch my crampe.i
limbs.
"As l did so my eyes happenej
to fall on lighted cigar stump "
ing on the carpet not four feet
away, and / stopped stock still, fr"
zen with amazement. l do nos
smoke. l had been sitting for hours
In that little locked room. / coul}
swear that no one had entered. Th~
window was tightly closed, yet there
right at my feet lay a half con
Sumed cigar with a great live coal
still glowing at the end. 1t seems
ridiculous to confess, but thrill or
horror ran through me like a gal
vanic shock. A hallucination of anv
kind is an appalling thing; it maIlcs
no difference how grotesque e
homely the subject. 1t carries sn, 4
fightful suggestion of breakdovn 4
In ones mental engine room.
"Wen, 1 finally summoned 4p
enough nerve to stoop down and ex
anime the stump, and what do yop
think it WASP Why, a tin foil ca r
sule from the top Of an ordinaru
quart bottle Of mucilage. In strip
ping It off it had assumed the cir
cular twist of cigar and, the foil
being brown, was just the right col
or. The red seal at the top formed
the coal, and yard or so away ths
illusion was perfect. / drew deep
breath Of relief. but it WAS actually
several days before my nerves re-
sumed their normal tension
New Orleans Tines Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
Glass Polishing.

Glass grinding is effected by the
use OF emery powder Of various de.
grees OF lncncss But IT has been
shown that this grinding cannot be
carried beyond n certain point
however fine n powder MAY be used
In fact. n continuation OF Il undoes
the work and breaks the surface up
again The most finely ground
plate. II largely mogniGed. is shown
to be covered with tiny bits which
no grindlus will remove, The work
Il therefore continued with rouge
carried on pa # rosln. which
gradually smooths down the eleva.
tions between the pits. Hydro
fuoric acid gus corrodes glass very
rapidly, but a weak solution of il
melts away the roughened surface
and leaves a fine polish underneath
This method is used where very
fine adjustments of the surface are
requires--as, for instance, In lenssa
k1 telescopes and microscopA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
An ALGERIAN STORY.
Al and Mohammed Exchange Scores.
Of Their Trade.

Al and Mohammed Exchange Scores.
Of Their Trade.
Hohammed ben Mohammed wes
. marabout whose affairs were in n
most flourishing condition. Pill
grims visited his ancestors tomb by
hundreds, leaving many and rich
offerings, and Mohammed ben Mo-
hammsd grew fatter and Weather
daily.
His servitor, Ali ben Ali, became
tired Of watching his masters in
creased wealth and bulk, while his
own pocket was a. fat as his bc1y
was thin. So one dark night he u
lently took his departure. riding on
the back of q young ass belonging
10 bis master.
After q march of about thirty
miles the ass had enough Of carry
Ing Ali. It was young ass and
knew no better. So i went on
strike, lay down and forthwith died.
Thereupon Ali dug q hole and
put the ass in, piling . great noun
tain of stones over it. Then, Gt-
ting down beside the heap, be be-
gan to pray. A traveller passing In
quired by whose tomb he prayed SO
fervently. Ali vas filed with o.
tonishmcnt.
What! Had be never heard Of
tho great saint Anar ben Amar
0iterally "an ass, the son Of an
sssO1 All the people Of tho coun-
try around came there to pray.
The traveller did not fail to men,
tion the marabout Amar ben
Amar's tomb, and soon pilgrims
Hocked TO il with offerings, and All
ben Ali grew fat and rich.
The faithful neglected Moham-
med ben Mohammed, who at last,
furious, abandoned his marabout In
order TO pay visit to his rival.
Great was his astonishment vhs 4
he recognized his runaway servitor.
Taking him aside. he whispered !:
TELL me the truth. Who Il your
marabout?" ?"
"Ths ass l stole from you. And
now tell mss-who Il your mara
bout"
Tho mother Of ths q. You sto .
from me"-"My Experiences In
Algeria" by Baroness d Besrio, In
Wids World Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

shave. . shampoo. and . haircut, our
Samson is as strong. nay. stronger
than ever.
samson is a good. constructive citi.
rem It's his Job 10 run the treadmill
that turns the wheels OF industry. II
Samson should quit his Job all tho FAC.
tories in Prosperity Town would have
90 close their doors. and factories. by
the way. are the mainstay OF Ifosperi
~ Town. Any time you happen 10
pas the treadmill you can see Samson
doing his standing marathon. lie nev.
or seems 10 tire at his Job. There are
folks IN Prosperity Town who think
that samson. as an Industrial factor,
n caoltal, but We hesitated 10 state
the fact for fear you might accuse ss
q tryiag TO perpetrate pun
Sansons driver is a man Public. an
tatslltxent, well meaning person who Is
jsst beginning to get along famous!y
with EAmson. There was a time. how
ever, when Public was so engrossed
With the Affairs OF his numerous fam.
lily That he hadn't much time left for
the occupation which gave him his IN
CONS, and mule driving requires study
Just Ike medicine. military tactics
mixing mint ialsEs sr any Of the other
texact sciences.
t-6omsthtnE hSnnss-'
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Caught.

In Pniladelphla they tel
Il man wliose wife bad srrdI
1T rsscvening" and,lers
Ell her relu Gm husband to rs'
At horne ard help her receive
ifty guests who were asked t.
sicipate in tits fptelleotnai feas
The first author was dull anoue
out the second was worse. Mnr
over, the rooms were intoleru,
warm. So, on pretense of lettit
in some cool air, the unfortuna
host escaped to the hall, where |
found a servant comfortabl" ace
on the settee.
"Wake up!" stern'y c. mend,
the Philadelphian in .hs msn's O.,
wake up, l sayl Icu must ha
been listening p: hs keyholsr-
Harper's Maga-u.e
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

n you should ever visit Prosperity
Town-and We sincerely hope you will
some day--drop In to nee our stanch
friend Samson. True. Samson Is only
. mule. but he's some pumpkin In
Prosperity TowE. Unlike his biblical
nam.sake he ioesn't go around pulling
down temples or killing Phillstines
with tho Jawbone OF his deceased ia
ther. Moreover when he has had a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

treadmill with some Of Agitator's 9th
er activities, and the municipal au
thsrities decided that they weuld si
ther have TO change the name OF the
town or ask Agitator to leave. They
voted in favor Of the latter alternative.
and one fine day the hardware dealer
was ridden in state On . rail to the
outskirtr Of the city. whore he was
handed his passports.-charIesA A. Rle-
ser, Ind@styiaI Cosssevvatto1. Ness
Fork.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
50 xnne the repair man straisnten

ed out the kinks In the machine Public
pulled the bags Of excess taxes from
Samson's back and treated the mule to
a good meal Of HIS customary food.
Prestol The mule began to run, the
treadmin began to buzz. and tho board
OF directors voted to raise Public's sal
airy for increasing the prosperity OF
Prosperity Town
But that Is not the end OF the story.
Some enterprising sleHth linked up the
injury which had been done to the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
Sound Philosophy.

OF all methods Of making anoth-
sY person angry and disaWsesblt
the worst is to tell him.that he will
''have to- do something. How often
do we hear. "You viii have to &c
10 the other window" "You will
have to go into the other car
You will have to wait an hour"
sYou will have to write the general
passenger agent or superintend'
snt," and the lkel Primarily We
are oil free agents and don't "havs
20" do a darned thing. We may
find il expedient or necessary to
certain end, but we don't even
"have to" eat il we don't want to
How easy to put the direction in
another manner, snch as, "rhe 9th
er window, please or "Will yor
kindly take the car ahead" or "Tht
rules require" A short, very shor,
explanation of why q certain thine
is necessary will always work won
ders in avoiding troubla-Railroad
Employee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18
A WARNING.


Course In German.
A customer during trying OF
asked her dressmaker, whose sol
was at college, if he were pursuing
a general course or specializing il
any particular branch The answer
came promptly, through mouthfu
of pins;
ing in Sanskrit. | can't say but IL
have preferred something a bi'
more usual in the way of education
something more plain tailor made
for every day like. Sanskrit's sucl
a fussy study"
Her criticism, if oddly worded
was comprehensive and not unin
telligent. Less reasonable and equal
ly unexpected were the remarks o.
an old farmer in remote hill vii
lage upon the favorite studies of hui
son. He had always been suspicious
Of the higher education and was fal
from pleased when his Joe, whom
he wished to keep on the farm, OBJ
tanned a scholarship.
Languages may be all right fol
folks that's born to 'em in foreigr
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 dowr
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 4
year, he can't make those Italians
on the highway understand three
words together. He owns himself
he can't"
at is Italian he is studying
them" the listener murmured po
htely.
''No, 'tain't; it's German" admit
ted the old man in a reluctaD
growl. 'But a precious poor e
cuse l call that, ana so l told him.
81 don't care if 'tain't their owl
Linz, Joe,' says I. 1T oughter com'
leng sight higher to it than jes
Cnised States ,alk. Squeezed al
up together the way folks be on th'
map o. Europe, course they must ge
used to each others talk enough t,
make each other out.
"'Bet We my Sunday-go-to
meeting hot,' | told him, If We talk
ed reel German to those Italian
they'd understand YEP
"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 to me about col
leges. Joe's waning W outh'
Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-18

SoIne cme a - t'.rfr I've"
tleman Of Hh4oreal LaLhts Mo spt'
his time visiting nnony his friend
After wearing oat Ills welcome
his own neighborhood lie thong,
he would visit an old Quaker frien
some twenty miles distant. On M
arrival he Wa cordially received b
the Quaker, WHO, thanking the vlr
itor had tskp much pains TO com
80 far to see Mm, treated Linn with
great deal of attention and polite
ness for several days. AS the Wis
itor showed no signs of leaving, tn
Quaker became uneasy, but bore
with patience until the eighth day
when he said to him:
"My friend, | am afraid thee vii
never come again"
ooh, yes SHALL" said the visitor
II have enjoyed my visit very muc'
md shall certainly come again"
But" said the Quaker, eff the
will never leave how can thee com
again Y'--Philadelphia I,edgsr.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-05
SELF-DELVERING AIRPLANEs.

The sending Of automobiles factory destina-
ton under their own power has become common Now
it is proposed 10 deliver airplanes lkewise-from
the factory to 10y that Liberty motor
that Gutson Borslum and the military affairs
committee said good
This is as sec'y Baker warily says very darins
and tempting speculation" Alan r. Hawley president
the club OF America thinks the thing be
done. So does Gen. William Bancker, controller gen
eraI OF equipment the British air council
II Is almost that trial flight Will made
early in the fall test the practcability of the
project A big plane, carrying less than four
men will France newfoundland. the Azores
and Portugal II il succeeds we may expect that By
next spring at the latest, the self-delivery of war
planes by that route will be undertaken a big scale
Many planes hiers would doubtless be lost under
favorable conditions, experts figure that
would be worth the 1t takes great
Of space ship arpanes and the process is slow
anticipated output planes said be times
the anticipated capacity of ships to carry them. 1t
would an immense gain in time and efficiency If
they could fly the battle front in forty hours
under their power If the venture is undertaken
there will be line of patrol boats supply and repair
ships pontoons, etc, along the water route to
make the passage safe possible
IF planes fly o France, the will be
easy. The Atlantic is wider and perilous than
Germany. If they can fly from Newfoundland the
battle front they fly from the battle front to
Berlin. We then strike straight and hard the
heart OF Prussianism.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-05
FEDERALIZING THE BRITISH ISLES.

Premier Lloyd George disposed to tackle
the Irish problem a different plan. In recent
statement made to a parliamentary delegation, he
gested giving equal treatment federal basis TO
Ireland England, Scotland and Wales"
The British could then say the irish: I'VE are
giving you exactly what taking ourselves, and
what is good enough for ought to be good enough
for you"
England Scotland and Wales already virtually
federal basis ireland herself has COM
pete representation in the British government than
most foreigners realize than Irishmen like to
admit 1t might make great change the
ireland be treated henceforth precisely
with the other three countries with which
ard history have closely bound her fate. though
theoretically and sentimentally there would be big
difference.
What the Irish people would say a proposal
Is problematicaL The extreme home rulers would Of
Could the majority. however. afford
down a plan which. in the eyes Of the outer
world would be set down decent and fair?
There is little doubt how Americans would feel
the If Ireani were honestly offered full
membership in bona hde federation, an ordinary
American could sympathize with an Irish re-
fusal to it than he could sympathize de
sire New California or Texas to secede from
our Union.