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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05
Farmers Work Cut Out.

Uncle Sam has never called upon
the American farmer in vain. The
Third Liberty Loan will start April s.
This spring and summer the support
of the war is up to the farmers. We
must lick Germany. Unless wesdo our
place in the world is lost. We are Civ.
ing Our sons, we are giving our food
supplies, and now let's not fail to bacS
up the treasury with our dollars. Buy
a Liberty Bond and help to keep the
Kaiser out of the United States.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05
TIE STOCK EXCHANGE.
psts Of the First Agreement Among
New Yorks Brokers.

We" SASNS'Ss
In the early part of March, 1872
the first notice was printed of the
openirr Of stock exchange ollic,
at % ~ street by A L. Bleeckc'
& Sons, J.>P..atard, McEvers & Bar
clay, Corti'ncs & TIERS and ja.
& Sutton. These seecrol frrns lo''
auctions Of -ock each c2g II -
selling in ro,.tio9 20 l.
opportunities iar ca.l e..nr
Some Of the 'roker saeC.1 r.
sented such a restricted ore0r,rs
ton, and on March RI u me"ta
was called OF the dissatisfied broker,
for purposes of protection, and /"
committee was appointed to Pro
vide a suitable room in which t.
assemble and to suggest such rules
and regulations for CONDUCTING
their business as the committee
deemed necessary. The final result
of th4s meeting, says Moody's Ma r
azine, was the first signed %
ment among dealers In seaI.
the Oldest record nov in the ar
chives of the New York Stock Ex-
change. The agreement reads as
follows:
s'We, the Subscribers, Brokers
for the purchase and Sale of Publi'
Stock, Go hereby solemnly promise
and pledge ourselves to each other
that we will not bry or sell fro
this day, for any person whatsoeve
any kind OF Public Stock ct le
rate than onc-quarter Per cent &C
mission CD the specie value, 6
that we will give preference
each other IN our negotiations.
Testimony Whereof we have set
hands this 18th day Of May, at \
York, 1902"
This organization had no 10
Ihabitation for conducting exchGns
business. Like the curb brokers to
day, transactions were carried on II
the open air at point between IL.
present numbers Of 68 and 70 Wal
street, under a famous old buttor
wood tree that stood there wi.
widaspreadigg branches, which Pr
tected them from the suns rays az
ordinarily inclement weather.
Business in those days was no
rushing, and there was an air o
leisure and quiet about the gath
ing Securities we're not a
enough to employ all the time
the brokers, SO between times be.
ting on the results of domestic an
foreign political controversies ar
dealing in merchandise were Il
cluded.
The first inside quarters OF II
; exchange we're secured in 179d
when the Tontine coffee house, a
the northwest corner of Wall an;
William streets, was completed
The old buttonwood tree was aban
doned, and the dignity of the bro
kers' organization was elevated b,
the change. The Tontine coffe
3 house was controlled by chartere'
t company composed Of I03 subscrib
8 ers at $500 each, organized as
merchants exchange.
= The dealers in sool-ities and tn
: merchants were al jumh'rd 0p to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

The streets OF New York were
first lighted in 1897, the Lighting
being done by lantern suspended
fsom a pole stret red cut from the
window of everv .ev. a house.
The lightir 3 81 streets with gus
vas first triee in 1916 In Balt.mo-r.
t Philadelphia the.lteT vas thus
e ltel sn Ns-- 22s, 1916, ne fr :
! ace of an cement in Ameri,l j.
minated y that manner.
res wa =. used for lighting
us &C in = n in 1922. Il had
used airtv years before st
.u4Aaa1, England.-Scrap Book.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

Remember che Tuscania. Buy Lib
erty Bond and help build warehirs tc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

Liberty Bonds is the best invest
ment on the face Of the earth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

EJECT tnc k.;nc defenses against
"futcher Liil." Buy a Liberty Bond.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

AL, .,-@ iAt the week end farD''
Look .'ol know. George. crr
milk Ia. .nfouuSed cows. Tis
beasts ke. ning around and Pc
bling at me
George--Io:. s'r but you uugtSs
blame 'en,. The -. e.e9s do NkA . ~
q green RtEG.--Skstc's-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
HOLY cITY's CHRISTMAS TIME
Distressing Scenes Witnessed In
Church Of the t:ativity-Guards
on Duty Day and Night. 49,

Although much has been written up
on the subject of Christmas in Beth.
lehem, writes Harold J. ShepstOne in
the Wide World, and we have had
glowing accounts of its gorgeous pro-
cessions and ceremonies, none appears
to have been bold enough to tell the
world Of the distressing scene which
may be witnessed In the one spot on
earth where man would expect peace
to reign at that glad season Of the
year. Christmas is a long business at
Bethlehem. First come the Latin cere-
monies, which take place on December
IS, followed IS days later by the Greek
services, while 10 days later comes the
Armenian Christmas feast. The serv-
ices are held in the Church of the Ma
tivity, one Of the most remarkable edi-
fees In the world. The holy Of HOLES
of the church is the grotto or manger.
1t is a small underground chamber,
said to be the actual site of the stable
where the Savior was born. Just in
front Of the altar is d silver star, let
into the marble floor, said to mark the
exact spot of the nativity.
In the various ceremonies the bit
terest rivalry exists between the vari-
Gus sects, and even during the ordinary
services Turkish soldiers have to be
on guard day and night in the church
to prevent strife. On special occasions,
such as Christmas time, an extra force
of soldiers Is necessary if order Is to
be maintained. 1t is during Christmas
festivities that the church Is cleaned.
To prevent quarrelS among the rival
priests the authorities many years ago
set down definite rules as to what por-
lions Of the walls, pillars, floors, ETC.,
this or that body may clean or sweep.
Despite these elaborate precautions,
however, trouble often arises. During
the Christmas festivities Of 1913
deplorable scene was witnessed in the
sacred building. Two sects disputed
the rights to clean certain portion
of the church, They went to the gov
ernor of Bethlehem and he decided
certain sect possessed the right to do
q the work. When they started to sweep,
however, the rival priests few at them
and soldiers had to hold one sect back
while the other did the sweeping.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
FLU" SERIOUS At GRINNELL
Many Cases and Deaths Among Train.
ing Corps Students ~ Citizens
Hold Indignation Meeting. W.

Grinnelf, Nov. 27-Five more VIC
Tins Of the prevailing influenza have
died from the list of S. A. T. c. boys
in Grinnell College. They are Ora ".
Perkins. of Corydon; Howell Clark
Lupton, of Toledo; Donald McFar-
land, of winthrop; James Robert Lo-
REM, of bloomfield, and Floyd Evans,
of Grinnell. The situation became
so critical that Dr. o. f. Parish, of
weeks at Camp Dodge, was sent for
and brought with him several nurses,
aadS others had been brought from
Iowa City. The pneumonia cases
now at the college barracks are all
in building No. 6, while the less COM
plicated influenza cases are in num-
bers and 4. and the boys not affect
ed so far by the disease are in the
other buildings.
The fathers and mothers of the
boys in this military aggregation and
the citizens of Grinnell generally were
so wrought up by the number of
deaths that occurred SO close togeth-
er that mass meeting was held at
the Methodist church and the condi-
tons, past and present, were quite
fully brought to light. President
Main, Dean Ryan, and Prof. H. w.
Norris. cleared the skirts of the col
lege authorities of all stains of blame
by showing that, while they were all
anxious and were submitting plans for
relief, the entire body of the S. A. T.
C. has been and still is absolutely un-
der the control of the militory. If
the college authorities had been in
control the boys would have been dis
missed as the girls have been, with a
fair prospect of the same result. Not
a death has occurred among the col
lege girls nor have any of them been
seriously i'll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
COMMERCE ABROAD
Is to be Given Aid by the Italian
Government

Rome. Nov. 12.-By Mail.--Italian
chambers of commerce abroad are to
be unified, subsidized, and recognized,
as one Italian peacetime measure for
rehabilitating commerce.
Henceforth chambers of commerce
will form integral parts of the Italian
consular service Officials of the con-
sular service will be ex-officio mem
bers of the executive committees. The
Italian government will substitute the
chambers. for their work for develop
ment of Italian, industries and COM
merce, wherever they are situated.
Membership in the chambers will be
confined to Italian subjects and firms.
Italian chambers of commerce in the
large American cities are, expected TO
lose in numbers of members, but gain
in power, through the new laws.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
United Press
War Review by
.J.W.T.Mason

Germany's adoption of the soviet
form of government shows no evil
dence Of being the outcome Of true
revolutionary spirit than the cam
ouflaged Democratic ministry Of
Chancellor Ebert.
Germany appears to be too
weary to do any real thinking
about democratic regeneration.
The mechanical substitution of the
soyiet's administration for the
previous authority of the Ebert
ministry has more the Characters
tics of an impersonal problem in
mathematics than vital human
experiment e..
True conversion to democracy is
yet TO come TO Germany. 1t is i'm
possible TO believe that sincere
charge from militaristic' ambitions
to the pure ideals of freedom can
be made by a nation in so spirit
less a fashion.
The Germans are evidencing no
more than theoretical revolution.
They are sdspiciously testing vari-
Gus experiments in democracy,
without giving heartfelt support
to the basic democratic principles.
1t is the most extraordinary pro
cedure in government juggling the
world has ever seen. After each
new step the Germans appear TO
summon their efficiency experts
who warn them that they must re-
press all enthusiasm for fear OF
destroying their capacity for i'm
partial judgments. No true DEM
ocracy was ever established in this
typically Teutonic fashion. There
are many illogical things in dem
ocracy. Try to build up a dem
ocracy by means of rules is TO d.
stroy its splendid capacity for
freedom of tho1ght. Democracy
can't be bound by logic.
The Germans are now trying to
take this essential characteristic
out of Democracy. That is why the
Germans can not yet be trusted by
the real democracies for a relapse
into the old government is always
illogical possibility of the present
ule.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
CHRISTMAS IN OTHER LANDS
Children Of Russia, Spain and Italy
Devote Day to Worship In
Their Churches.

The children of Russia, Italy and
Spain spend Christmas day in wor-
ship at their churches and receive
their presents on January 6.
On this same day French children
have a great celebration and cut the
kings cake" which is a round cake,
usually, with a china image baked In
It. Whoever cuts the slice that con-
tains the image is king or queen for
the day, and the rest of the children
must do everything the king or queen
does. ...
In Norway and Sweden they have
Christmas services I'm their churches
at four o'clock In the morning and
the kind-hearted children scatter
wheat for the hungry birds.
Germany was the first country to use
Christmas trees, and from England we
get our idea of hanging the stockings
by the chimneys, burning the yule log
and hanging up the branches of mistle-
toe
In Holland on Christmas eve the
children fiji their stockings with hay
end oats for the white horse that they
believe Santa Claus rides. In the
morning they find the hay and oats
gone and instead are presents for good
children and rod or chunk Of coal
fer the bad ones. The young men Of
the town arise at two o'clock In the
morning and sing Christmas hymns,
carrying star on high pole that
is lighted by candle inside OF the
star. The singing Of Christmas car
OILS Is the way we follow the story In
the Bible, when the shepherds heard
the angels sing when Christ was born:
~peace on earth; good N.il ~ men"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
Avoid Breeding.

II Is q salutary thing to regret past
srrors and sincerely resolve not to fan
INTO them again, but It is foolish and
most dangerous thing to brood over
mistakes we have made, sins we have
committed. Brooding cannot possibly
cad to healthy-minded action. Its
tendency. rather is to develop a state
Vt mind that may pass over into In
sanity. Yet many people indulge In
this dangerous luxury Of brooding. Par
dcularly is this likely TO be the case
with people to whom life has not been
as kind as It might have been.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
Duty Brings Vision

Tolstol tells a lovely little
story Of two pilgrims who set
out for Jerusalem Yelesei
stopped to help a starving fam
lily. He bought food, fetched
water. split wood, started the
great oven fire, nursed and fed
the sick, redeemed the mortgage
on the home, and bought back
the COW, horse, and scythe with
which the living was earned.
Ills money was all gone, and he
could not hope to overtake his
companion on the road, so he
returned home and devoted him.
self again to daily duty. Yefim
would not pause to help anyone,
He reached Jerusalem, visited
the sacred places, obtained earth
from Calvary, water from the
Jordan, and blessed amulets of
every kind, but because of the
throng he could not reach the
Holy Sepulchre. Yet, under the
lamps themselves where the
blessed fire burns before all, he
saw a vision Of Yelesei, wearing
a halo of shining glory about
his head. For Yeflm had
brought his body to the Holy
Land, but Christ himself had
come to the soul of Yelesei. And
he learned that In this world
God bids everyone do his duty
till death--in love aud good
deeds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28

ton to captaincy al the ume OF ms
death October II.
Thinks Ever Of Others.
In the action of that day, the same
type of bravery that characterized
his actions in the battle July rs,
when the first big lot of G Company
casualties was inflicted, resulted in
Captain Nelson receiving mortal
wound Ever solicitous for his men.
the trait that endeared him to G
boys, the gallant officer, realizing his
serious condition, refused to permit
the stretcher bearers to risk their
lives for his sake and babe them care
for others. He died shortly, sacri-
Gcing' himself for others that the COM
pany might carry on.
A memorial service win be held at
The. First Lutheran church next Sun.
day night for Captain Nelson and for.
Sergeant Carl Elmer Gillen whose
received in late July resulted
in his death within few weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
COUNCIL HEARS
PUBLIC OPINION
MASS MEETING TO CONSIDER
QUARANTINE STATUS
LID WILL LIKELY Be LIFTED
oskaloosa Business is Made to Suffer
by Wilful Misrepresentation of
Adjacent Territory. Another
Meeting Tonight.

Oskaloosa City Council held a meet
ing as Board of Health at five o.
clock Tuesday evening to consider the
problem of the quarantine restrictions
in the business quarter of town. Bust
ness men were invited to participate
in the meeting and about seventy-five
representative people of the city avail
ed themselves of the opportunity to
discuss the matter. After two hours Of
talk, argument and speeches the coun-
Gil adjourned to further consider the
subject at a special called meeting to
be held this Wednesday evening at
eight o clock. .E. ...
-' oskaloosa is Loser. "B'
When the meeting was called to or
der by Mayor Harold he stated that
the Board members were DESTROYS or
learninglthe, sentiment existing in the
city and asked for expressions. Talks
fairly showered. sPractically every
business interest in the city together
with schools, churches, etc, was rep
resented in the meeting. While the
Board of Health was compllmented
for the manner in handling the cpl
demic at the start it was agreed that
the methods first applied were not
longer(effectiye, and were working di-
rect injury to the town and it's people.
Surrounding towns and cities, it
was stated, were using the fact of the
Quarantine in Oskaloosa as club to
drive trade to their own centers.
Great lies are being told of the condi-
lions in Oskaloosa, when the facts are
that there is in Ottumwa today, five
cases of flu to one in Oskaloosa, yet
Ottumwa is wide open and special
prices being widely advertised to
catch Mahaska County trade.
Or. Williams Talk.
DR.. Williams talked in explanation
of how the lid could be lifted and the
quarantine shifted to apply to the in
dividual instead of the public in gen
eral. He would avoid the crowds and
recommend that churches, picture
shows and pool halls be kept closed.
This idea met with criticism and OPP
position, not to say remonstrance, and
some rather warm arguments were ad-
vanced.
DR.. S. w. Clark was called for and
he brought out the point through I'm
dertaker Z. NJ. Cheesman that the
death rate in the city of Oskaloosa
is not any greater at the present time
or through the months Of October and
November than it had been in the
same months for the previous years.
There were more deaths however out
side and more bodies shipped into Os-
kaloosa for disposition.
Favor Change.
When standing expression of the
sentiment of the business interests
was called for by Art Oppenheimer.
practically every person in the cham
Der came to their feet as in favor of
abolishing the present method of reg
ulation. -..-.sz- ;orrz 8s,4 ess.a. .-
Some wanted the churches to re-
main closed and some wanted them
opened and as the meeting was max
ing no further progress with the opin-
ion of the company becoming more
widely divergent, it was decided to
adjourn to Wednesday evening @<'.
1t is safe guess however, that the
lid is going to be lifted and that Os-
kaloosa will be open again by Satur-
day night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
The Glove in Medicine.

Though the Glove has had for CEN
:uries and still has an honorable stand
Eg in the culinary art as a condiment,
I has long held a place in the distilla-
ion Of liquor and in medicine. Nearly
vcrybody knows something about oil
+ cloves. and most persons at one time
another have used IL as remedy
palliative for toothache, 1t being
aluable local anaesthetic which has
Il 80 In professional dentistry as a
of lowering the sensitiyeness Of
'ntine Of tooth undergoing re-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
STRENUOUS TRAINING ENDS
Jim Flynn Meets Bob Williams Thurs
day Night.

Des Moines. Nov. 27.--Jim Flynn,
veteran heavyweight boxer and Bob
Williams Of Dallas. Tex. who meet in
ten round bout at Coliseum here
omorrow night. ended their strenuous
training today.
Williams. practically new conner
In the heavy division startled glove ex-
perts here with his speed. He tips The
scales at 1876 pounds but is as speedy
on his feet as light weight.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
MUST CONSERVE MORE FOOD
Additional Numbers of People in Eu-
rope Must Be Cared For
BY America.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 81. The
county food administrators of Iowa
in conference in cDes Moines yester-
day adopted the following program as
outlined by r. E. Logsdon, executive
secretary:
We promised in October to
send 100000 tons of food to
Europe during the next year of
war to feed 120,000.000 people.
We now are confronted with
the necessity of feeding 100000
600 additional victims of what
Mr.. Hoover calls gamblers in hui
man life. meaning the Germans.
To take care of the wants of
that 300.000,000 people, facing
winter and famine, we must send
20,000,000 tons of foods.
To achieve that end we must
practice intensive conservation in
this country
Loving Cup for Deems.
The county administrators pre-
scented Federal Food Administrator ].
+. Deems with magnificent loving
cup during the conference. .-
The administrators also adopted a
resolution offered by " c. Crosley of
Webster City authorizing Mr.. Deems
to appoint committee on the history
of the food administration for Iowa.
He will make announcement of the
names within a few days. Ii is
planned TO put in permanent written
form the report of the work of the
administration in this state for the
benefit OF students Of the history OF
the state who will seek to know its
share in the war. proud part. it
was agreed at the meeting yesterday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
Briefly Answered.

The English manner Of today, OF
what are called the classes, Is the
growth Of only century or so, John
Galsworthy writes In the Yale Re
view. There was probably nothing at
all like 1t In the days Of Elizabeth or
even Of Charles II The English man
ner was stu racy when the inhabitants
Of Virginia, as we are told. sent over
TO ask that there might be dispatched
to them some hierarchical assistance
for the good Of their souls. and were
answered 'D-n your souls, grow to-
bacco.s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
Aistorlans Differ as % euqar.

Historians say that the sugar cane
vas introduced by Columbus In Santo
Domingo. that 1t spread from that
sland to Cuba and Mexico and that
he Portuguese introduced the cane
nto Brazil. bringing il from Madeira.
;cme authorities have said that sugar
ane was introduced into Louisiana In
t751 by Jesuit priests, who had 1t
rought from Santo Domingo, while
hers give the date Of the first plant
~ Of sugar cane as 1877 and make no
'erence TO It's having been brought
~ tie Jesuits.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
~saf..y First" Tea Kettle.

A new tea kettle Is supplied with an
extra opening in the top through which
II may be filed without the inconven-
fence and danger of being scalded by
the steam generated when ID water Is
poured into the hot kettle. The sec
ond opening Is small one in front
of the bail and Is protected by a
hinged swing cover. which may be OPP
Grated by the thumb while the kettle
Is being held BY the ball under the
faucet. Z,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
On Duty Elsewhere.

An Irish soldier had Just lost an eye
In battle, but was allowed to continue
In the service on conserving to have a
glass eye In its place, says an English
paper. One day, however, he appeared
on parade without his artificial eye.
Nolan said the officer, "you ARE
not properly dressed. Why is your ar
tifclal eye not In its placer"
sure" replied Nolan. II left It fn
me box to keep an eye on me kit while
I'm on parade.'-Youth's Companion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
81 IOWA BOYS
ARE MENTIONED
ON AMERICAS OVERSEAS HONOR
ROLL TO-DAY
"a ARE KILLED N ACTION
Four Die From Wounds, Nine Of Dis.
ease, Sixteen are Wounded and
Eight Mlssins.-2,4 o2 Cas-
ualties in All

Washington, Nov. 27.-Fifty-one
Iowans were mentioned on General
Pershing's overseas casualty lists as
issued by the War Department today
which totaled two thousand four hun
dred and two.
The lists were divided as follows:
Killed in action TIC; died of wounds
176; died of aeroplane accident i;
died OF disease 347; wounded severely
ll6; wounded degree undetermined
272: wounded slightly 240; missing in
action 534. The Iowans were:
Killed in Action.
SGT. Martin W. Littell. Keokuk.
BugIer George f. Alien Cedar Rap
ids.
Pvt. Clarence ]. Hunger, Burling-
ton. -s
Pvt. Quincy. Barr Parker, Coon
Rapids. ..,
Pvt John H. woodward, Hamburg.
Sergeant Leo r. Farmer, Sigour-
ney. 81 -
Pvt. George e. Dunning, Alden.
Pvt. Herman N. Ausenhus,. Kensett
Pvt. Fred R. Creswell, Sanborn.
Pvt. Ralph d. O'Connell, Cedar
Rapids.
Pvt. Louis Barker, Marengo.
Pvt. Claude d. Kimsey, Red Oak.
Pvt. Jay Mann Marion.
Pvt Otto F. wischmeyer, Burling-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
october.

October Is so called from being the
eighth In the year, according TO the
old Latin calendar. II was styled wine
month" by our Saxon ancestors. The
festival Of the Rosary Is celebrated
Oct. in honor OF the Virgin, who Is
especially invoked in the deyotions for
success. believed TO have been obtain
ed through her intereessIon In the bat
tie of Lepanto. in 1911, when the Turks
were defeated. 49, ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28
.Just IIke WING.

Teacher-"Some rivers are sluggish
IN their course. What do ! mean by a
river being slugHshT Willie--It
means that II likes to stick to its bed"