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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
By Victor Redclife
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Vi


Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.
Lessons on the base drum" read
the sign in the window of the little
cottage where Barnaby Glinn lodged
and boarded. 1t had hung there for
Eel two years and was faded and
askew, for the cord supporting it to a
tack had become old and frayed.
No one ever came to take lessons
and passers-by smiled at the time-worn
legend. How could there be any les
sons necessary to learn to pound u
sheet Of sheepskin with q padded club.
Where was the harmony or expression
as in reed or string instruments? Why,
Barnaby belonged to a band and was
its most poorly paid member. Any
body could drum.
But l am an expert" insisted poor
Barnaby. Expression, why, the drum
has been the first token of civilization
with the worlds widest tribes. 1t is
full Of wonderful possibilities of imi-
tation. thunder roaring waves, the
booming guns of battle, the tramp Of
armies. Muffle it, and who could not
sired tears as it accompanies a solemn
death march? But the drum is under
rated, and 1 am moderated. Hence,
If / can ever save a few thousand,
Theodosia will be waiting for me, and
we will go to live on a sung little farm
by the sea, where nature boOms out
the true drum note among the mighty
breakers"
But the saving of the few thousands
was a slow progress, and for bare
bread and butter, Barnaby was COM
PEELED to brandish the drumstick year
after year. Then, too, work was not
regular. Talking machines and cleo
trio pianos had cut in on the band line,
and the little group to which Barnaby
belonged got only occasional and irreg-
ular calls.
There were six in what was left of
the band, and the sextette were on
board of a train bound for a particu-
larly lOw-dOwn road settlement, twen-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
BACK YARD
POULTRY KEEPING

If the best results are TO be expect
ed from the flock, the hens must not
be allowed to become Overrun with
lice or the house with mites. Usually
there will be q place in the yard
where the hens can dust themselves In
The dry dirt. If such q place is not
available, a box large enough (about
two feet square) for the hens to get
n 1t should be provided in the house
and a quantity of dust such as Ordi-
nary road dust or fine dirt placed in
it TO allow the hens q place to dust
themselves. A dust bath aids the
hens in keeping lice in check and
therefore adds to their comfort. Usu-
ally the lice r not present on the
birds in sufficient number to prove par
ticularly harmful. However, it is bet
ter to keep the hens as free as posi-
bic from this pest, and # they are
not able TO keep them in check by
busting themselves. other measures
can be undertaken.
To rid the hens of lice, each one can
be treated by placing small pinches of
sodium fluOrid, a material which can
be obtained at most large drug stores,
among the feathers next to the skin
one pinch on the head, one on the
neck, two on the back, one on the
breast, II below the vent. one at the
base Of the tail, one on either thigh.
and n scattered or the underside of
each wing when spread. Another
method is to use q small quantity of
blue ointment. n piece about as large
as a pea on the skin one inch below
the vent. If mercurial ointment is
used instead of blue ointment. it
should be diluted with an equal yuan
tity of vaseline. ANY of these meth
DDS will be found very effective in rid
ding the hens of lice and should be
employed whenever the lice become
troublesome. Two or three applica-
tons a year usually prove sufficient.
Mites are more troublesome and
more harmful than lice. They do not
live upon the birds like the lice, but
during the day hide in the cracks and
crevices of the roOsts and walls of the
house, and ut night they come out and
get upon the fowls. They suck the
hens blood. and if allowed to become
plentiful-aS they certainly will if not
destroyed-will seriously affect her
health. and consequently her ability
to lay eggs. They may be eradicated
by a few thorough applications of ker-
osene or some of the coal-tar products
which are sold for this purpose. or
crude petroleum. to the interior of the
poultry house. The commercial coal
tar products are more expensive but
retain their killing power longer. and
they may be cheapened by reducing
with an equal part of kerosene. Crude
petroleum will spray better if Trimmed
with one part of kerosene TO four
parts Of the crude oil. Both the crude
petroleum and the coal-tar products
often contain foreign particles. so
should be strained before attempting
TO spray. One must be sure that the
spray reaches all Of the cracks and
crevices. giving especial attention to
the roosts, dropping boards and nests.
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things. l haven't been over TO tn
corner with tn gang for weeks.
used to feel that l didn't belong un.
less L drifted over there and spent al
least a quarter every night. Ny old.
est girl has got that war-savings
stamp fever for fair, and she's coppin
all the extra quarters"
You have bought a Liberty bond
your wife has trimmed here anC
there in order that you might have the
necessary money, and your daughter is
buying the w~ar-sayings stamps" said
the bank president. Your little home
Bill, is doing its full duty, and you
ought TO be thoroughly proud of it
including yourself"
"Oh, | amt doin' as much as I'd like
10 do" said Bill, blushing ut the com
pliment. "but I'm dom about all | can
do, so l really amt ashamed of my.
self"
I'm trimming, too. Bill" said the
bank president. This cigar I'm
smoking costs just one-third as much
as the n I've been in the habit of
smoking. and I'm not smoking as
many cigars Il day as / used to smoke.
I've had my shoes resoled for the first
time in 20 years. 1t used TO be that
every time I'd run n.y. heel down a
little I'd chuck the shoes and buy q
new pair. I'm going to wear this suit
of clothes until ii wears out. no mat
ter how glossy it becomes. I'm go
ing to"
"Oh, but you don't have to pinch
that way" interrupted Bill a bit apollo
Setically "you can afford To wear the
best"
II know It," said the bank presi-
dent, but I'm going to be thrifty N.Y.
self. AS you say. there's real sport
in playing the game of thrift. The
government a have all I've got.
meal that. 1t has been good TO me
and I'm going TO try TO show my ap-
probation. I'll be right there when
the third loan is out"
I'll be ridin' along with you. sir"
said Bill with n chuckle.
And now Bill and the bank president
are mates on the good ship Thrift.
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Bill and the Bank
President
Mates on the Good Ship Of Thrift

IL was long after banking hours and
only the assistant ~janitor and the bank
president were ION the job in the
great Chicago banking institution.
The executive, having cleaned up the
mass of business on his desk. lighted
a long, pencil-shaped cigar and lolled
back In his swivel chair. Bill. the red
faced, g~ood-natured member of the
cleanup brigade, entered the office
and headed for the waste basket. The
bank president remembered that Bill
had bought a 500 Liberty bond in the
second campaign.
"Are you having any trouble in
meeting the payments on your Liberty
bond. Bill?' asked the executive.
mo trouble, sir" replied the jan
itor. I've done a bit o. plannin' and
trimmin'. though, but Ii amt given me
any trouble. I'm better OFF for tn
plannin' and trimmin'."
II imagine you have-well. a sort o.
better opinion of yourself for saving
up and lending your money To the
government" said the president.
I'm sorry l amt young enough to
be over there with the boys" said
Bill. 'but since / amt there and
won't be there unless the army needs
men with rheumatic In one out o.
every three joints, l feel it necessary
TO do what 1 can do here at home.
Oh, l know l amt doin' much-ain't
dom anything. In fact. by lending my
little money TO the government and
gettin' good interest on Ii. but l am
gettin' that little money together,
thanks 10 the amazin' way my wife
trims here and there and workIn' tn
leftover things into new dishes"
Its n fine thing TO be n bondhold-
era real partner IN the great firm of
Uncle Sam & Co. said the presl-
dent. "One really has n better opin-
ION of himself when he feels that he
Is lending "A hand"
I'D like 90 have ten q them bonds"
said Bill. but. of course. / amt bitln'
OF more'n | can chew. But I'm co
In To- be right there when the third
loan comes out. There's n real sport
IN cuttin' out the things-unneccssary
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
THE AMERICAN SWORD

/ am the American sword.
1 w eve been unsheathed except in the cause IF justice and human
punish only unde solemn and compelling obligation.
In my presence national perfdy and dishonor never go unchanenged.
L opened in generou trust to all nations The portals of American ppor.
tunfy and gave equal rights to all in the inheritance created by the toll and
blood IF or ancestors
In me everything that is good finds approval, everything mean meets re-.
buke.
My people are enticed to love me by the gentle responsiveness of my life.
L al the visual nchantment of the downtrodden n h oppressed; h
emblem of national honor; the embodiment of the worlds hope.
In me Is linked tn command Of duty with tn love OF Calvary 1T is mine
10 trace the hidden equities of divine reward and connect national wrongdone
With Its swift retrbudon; under me fulfnment adds splendor to h gorgeous
Mosaic Of III dreams.
. Kaiser! obsessed with power, drunk with passion, enemy of peace and
right freedom throughout the world, slayer of age and infancy, ravHher
of yfrginfty, spreader of contagfon, fend incarnatei
Against thee barren fields cry out n protest; venerated works of art and
architecture, halowed by the centuries, thou has crumbled under shells of
frenzy; thou art wasting the flower of the worlds manhood in red ruin
spurred on by the grim reaper of Hate.
Thou international brgand, ensaver and robber of Belgium looter of
Serva. betrayer of neutaIs! thou art a pirate running mad o. the pothless
sweep OF oceans, plundering and numbering IN the worlds highway.
Diplomatic intrfguer, thou has faithlessy broken age-old treaties tbou
has torpedoed hospital ships, bombarded defenseless cities and unleashed
the worlds horror thou art lot bowed with a n Of unfathomable guilt
md sodden shame; thou, the arch gutersnipe of civilization, art more IN
sparng than Torquemada, more cruel than Nero, more atrocious than Cali
gua,m more crafty than Geronimo; thou hast loosed the hosts If i'll d a
peacefu world n darkened the heavens with bEsphemy.
Thou art chased by the maddening pillows; the deeps in malice open to
receive thee; ashen faces turned toward famelt skies appeal for yeneance
My presence gives courage to endure the appalling strain and omnipres-
ent peril of battle.
the justice Of my aus palsies the hand of brutal might and insensate annbt
ton
1 pity the victim. lot thu violator; the sorrowsI bring wear ne weeds Of
mourning.
L open a werain history; 1 fire the human soul with new daring and
h" ~ L VIII survive this conflicts IN pronounce its sentence.
When the name of kaiser shall have lost its stencil n been coverod with
tn dust Of countless centuries, shall still be glorifed as the mainsav of To-
nocacy-the peacemaker of the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
Government Lessons Reacn
Millions of the Boys and
Girls in United States

Machine industry and community
life are the special themes in the series
of lessons on the war. recently issued
by the United States bureau of educa-
ton. department of the interior, and
now being studied by n million or more
school boys and girls of all grades
throughout the natien.
The bureaus series of lessons on
Community and National Life" as
they were termed by President Wilson,
in his original announcement TO the
schools, have now reached their third
issue. Recent issues dealt with the
organization of modern industrial life
Us compared with pioneer days, the eff
feet of war on commerce I'm nitrate.
the war and airplanes, production and
The Idea of teaching the principles of
conservation underlying successful
prosecution of the war originated with
the food administration. but the plan
has now been taken over by the bureau
OF education. Prof. Charles II. Judd
Of the University of Chicago, with the
assistance of a corps of writer's in the
various fields, is preparing these gov
eminent texts for the pupils In the ele-
mentary and high schools.
Parents as we'll as pupils will be in
terested ia the lessons. The older high
school students will learn of the rise
of the machine industry. from the day
Of the hand loom and the spinning
jenny through the chances wrought
by the industrial revolution, to the
la~rge-scale productions, world mar
kets, and social problems of modern In
dustry. The various elements of cost
in factory operating. education as en-
couraged by industry, the contribution
of the press, are also treated in the
lesson for older pupils.
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and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are a thing Of the past. All women
who suffer as / did should try Lydia E
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, go Knapp St,
n. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form Of
weakness, as Indicated by displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backache, headaches, or
"the blues" should accept Mrs. Rohr-
berg's suggestion and give Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound .
thorough trial.
For ver forty years It has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkharn Medicine
Co.. Lynn, Mass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
CLEARING House for Babies.

A clearing house for babies has
been established in New York. This
bureau, which is run under the aus
pices OF the public charities depart
ment, examines children which may
be committed To the city's care, and
determines TO which institute IN The
city IL should be sent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
How Men Laugh.

The far-seeing man with n sense of
humor laughs in his throat In spas
modic little bursts. He looks before
he leaps. He takes a good survey of
Il question before committing himself.
Neither laughter nor speech escapes
easily. lie lets them out j%udlciously.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22

q N
caused backache
and headaches. A
friend called my
attention to one OF
your newspaper
advertisements and
Immediately my
husband bought
three bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com
pound for m c.
After taking two
hnt4lao Il faf< FnA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
Wise and Otherwise.

Love is one kind of praise and
envy is another.
Your life is not worth living
unless you think IL is.
Self-inSpection is n sure cure
for self-esteem. it Is said.
One way TO attract attention
is not TO seek IL.
A woman's idea of a remark
able feat Is one performed by
her son.
When n Ratchet IL buried IL is
In some convenient spot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
HYMN OF THE GERMAN SWORD

1t is no duty Of mine to be either just or compassionate; It sumces tina
1 am sancufed by my exalted mission, and that 1 blind the eyes Of my enc
mics with such streams of tears IS shall make the proudest of them cnng
I'm terror under the vault of heaven.
have slaughtered the colds and the sorrowful; l have struck off the breasts
of women; and have III through the bodies of children who gazed at me
with the yes Of the wounded lion.
Day after day l ride alft OF the shadowy horses n the Valley Of Expresses
and a l ride 1 draw forth the life blood of every enemys sol that dares tt
dispute my path.
1t is meet and right that 1 should cry aloud in my pride, for an not the
flaming messenger of the Lord Almighty?
Germany Is so far above and beyond all the other nations that all the
rest Of the earth, be they who they may, should feel themselves we'll done by
when they are allowed to fight with the dogs for the crumbs that fall from
Ter table.
When Germany the divine is happy then the rest of the world basks in
smiles; but when Germany suffers, God in person is rent with anguish, and
a7engfng h e turns all he waters into rivers IF blood
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THE TWO SWORDS
BY Lewis F. Crawford, President State Board Of
Regents. North Dakota

cThe Hymn OF the German Sword appeared n a German paper published
in Leipzig, Germany, and has been widely copied in papers of other countries
A copy which can to the attention OF Lewis +. Crawford, Sentinel Butte
n. d, president of the state board IF regents. impressed him Sc strongly that
he prepared "The American Sword" a a contrast to the spirit shown IA "The
German Sword")
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22

When a man tells his troubles to a
woman the chances are that some 9TH
er woman supplies the trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22
HUSBAND
SAVES Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-"For many months
/ was not able 10 do my work owing 70
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22

Dread is q rank mental weed-kill
L.
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Which One7

The explorer was relating one OF
his terrible experiences while IN the
African jungle.
Suddenly we found ourselves In the
rible odds Ten 10 one"
"Were you one of the tenT' asked a
friend, listening.
mo. I'll have you understand. sir.
tlat l was one of the one" replied the
offended one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-22

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

They have q positive talent for the
language; Madame says their accent
in perfect. They make their
mother appear quite stupid by COM
parison.
Almost I had forgotten to write
about what has happened to me. 1t
Is another Of those wonderful things
one must keep thinking about ever
SO long before 1t seems real.
It's about the Odds and Ends OF
War Auxiliary. We've been grow
ing steadily. you know, and some
way our fame has gone abroad. we
have made no attempt to cover the
Red Cross field, taking up only
things that other bigger organiza-
lions may overlook. wrote you
about Auxiliaries patterned after
ours in Columbus and Toledo, and
how I was invited to Pittsburgh and
PHILADELPHIA and finally Washington
to address women'S societies and help
establish Auxiliaries there. This all
sounds like very imposing program
for q woman acknowledgedly ultra
feminine and non-executive as l was
when you went away, doesn't IT,
dear?
The climax came last week in an
ofIicial-looking envelope from Wash
ington. 1t was letter to me. John
dearest: it spoke of the patriotism
of American women who have given
dear ones to the service and the work
of heart and hand to the cause of car
rying on this war for right. 1t men
toned the work we have been doing
and thanked me Gin the name of the
country which serve" And it came
straight from the White House!
1t is my one honor among all OF
yours, dear. 1t always will be like
q wonderful presence in our home.
This will be my last letter-until
after you have finished your work al
Camp Sheridan and returned. That
time is far away and seems not to
concern US. Betty and Ruth are
effervescing with happiness, and Ju-
Nor seems more animated than I've
seen him before. Needless to say,
your mother is counting hours, and
even little old Gran'ma hurries
round with her garden flowers
asters and cosmos they are now
and wonders if you'll like her water
melon preserves.
My heart and thoughts are with
you always, my dear. Until you are
here shall go on sending toward
the East, every morning and night,
love and prayer for you.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
Letters From A Soldiers VIE

joan Dearest:
Your letter has been with M three
whoie days, which, should be ample
pKOof that It isn't Just a dream let
81: SGfH Pm not sure. Every now
0 again fancy myself swirling
oown, down to grim awakening.
xoa are eomisg home! After the
Montns or watching, hoping, fearing
iving to attain q height where l
Cuio tmink OF the supreme sacrifice
watn only love in my heart-you are
coming back to me unharmedi That
you snaH return after ybur work here
% nnisned makes NO impression ON
my mind; there IL room for nothing
home. SoAA"e
1t subjects me to recurring attacks
OF happiness. Each one begins With
. pinkily golden thrill. Color and
p,Omise or dawn, and slips through
Al gradations of rose and electric
Daae TO flaming light. Even when i,
u gone l feel young-so very, very
You see. I've grieved over gray
nairs and droopy lines, brought BY
the last months, and wondered If
you go On loving me If I were oldish
and November-looking when YOU
came home. And to-day / caught
sight Of shining-eyed, vivid young
woman, really quite attractive. who
turned out to be myself in a mirror.
/! shall camoufiage the gray hairs.
dear, and the lines are gone.
But you will find much change
here. Cleveland is changed. and the
peopie-how much by a few months
OF warfare seems impossible. You
VIII be struck FIRST by the myriad
service Tags. posters. uniforms. and
the increased number Of women hur-
Tying abOut-those who have taken
the places Of men.
What You won't see at a glance
are increasing signs of economy.
Such pity that war was required to
teach rs thrift! Women of the
neighborhood are beginning to make
their spring suits answer for autumn
wear, and they're trimming over
their hats. Such things are only SYM
bols. really, but they appeal to me as
most significant. particularly as
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

q great degree erowdiMg out selfish
ness and erasing foolish lines Of 60
eiAl distinctions. It seems possible,
doesn't II, that &c permanently may
subordinate differences in race, ~
ngion. language, characteristics, TO
the Welding Of universal brother
hood Of all nations save one!
And that reminds me-we are
studying French. / engaged n little
French woman, formerly teacher Of
languages, to come twice q week, and
while was struggling with the llrst
lesson overheard Betty racing
through IL to amuse Ruth. She did
1t 50 well that I decided we'd have
lessons together. Ruth sits by and
absorbs oral portions of the work.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
there seems to be NO shortage of

tMSF0 seems 10 De NO shortage OF
money.
People are more serious. The
Colleges and her sister, Miss Bill
man, who have dined at the Hollen-
den every Sunday and gone cabaret
ing every Saturday as long as can
remember, are worrying along with
maid-cooked meals at home and get
ting what excitement they can from
sitting on the veranda evenings.
Gloom" Mrs. Coledge told me.
mo one seems crazy to see the
white lights shine any more. Oh,
there are a few people around, of
course, but they're different-more
sensible, guess. The high life
laos something-ginger, maybe:''
However low the supply of ginger
may be running, people 1 meet GER
tainly are more thoughtful. be-
Iieve they are more considerable, too;
bonded by common sympathy. They
seem to look UP and forward, over
and beyond individual interests.
/ believe the common cause is to