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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26

pass here or / would go down to see
him. We have good eats and plenty
of it and we have good beds SO l
think we are getting along. all o. k.
Jim said he got a letter from you
and Juanita the same day. ! never
would like to be there for the re-
union this year or are they going to
have any this year. Well, | will
try and describe this country a lit
tie. 1t is real level here and the
soil is sandy and they raise almost
every thing we do, and they have
the prettiest gardens you ever saw.
here. | sure would like to see him.
I'll bet he sure is doing some big
talking. When you answer you tell
me who left in the last draft. III
bet that town sure is dead now.
Well / heard Lon had traded his
shop for farm. Who did he trade
with! Jim told me about it in his
towns, they sure do look funny.
They are all made out Of stone.
They look like they were about a
thousand years old But they sure
do have good wine over here. | had
some Of it the other night; it is
sweet wine. The government giyeG
us chewing tobacco and smoking
have to buy SO much, but at that it
is cheaper over here than it is at
home. Chewing tobacco cost you s
cents a plug SO you see we can get
all the tobacco we want. Wen
guess | have wrote about all ! know
for this time. / will write Pa. and
Ma letter and put it in the same
envelope with yours. | have wrote
you two or three letters and Juanita
about the same | will close hoping
to hear from you soon. To mother,
from, Oscar
My address is Oscar Bennett, Co.
c., 33 Engs., American e. F., "A P. O.
713.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26
Another Letter from Oscar Bennett.

Givers, France, Aug. 10, 1918.
Dear Mother: / will try and write
you few lines this. evening to let
dandy. We are doing all kinds of
work. 1 have been helping build
barracks and stone houses. 1t is
very nice work We cover them
with tin like we covered the eleyat-
or with; that is, the warehouses. l
like it fine over here, really better
than did at Camp Devens.- l get a
letter twice a week from Jim. He
is only about 40 miles from where
am. So you see we can write to one
another often. 1t is hard to get q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to. cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
ton of the mucous lining Of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is inf1amed
you have .rurnbling sound or imp ,rfect
hearing. and when it IS entirely closed.
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to It's normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing but a i2damed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will Eve Ono lIundrei a'iars forsny case OF
Deafness (cansc lhycaf1rr,-t atcarrothc curedby
HnllS Catarrh Cars send for c--cCi,-5, f-co.
FL C-s,1,1cy, L CO, Tolcco, Ohio
OolA BY DfaG.i5ts,t-:
- HACS RSHaly P1N1 TOT cc0cs2aS1oA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26

Money to loan on some good farms
Leon Savings Bank
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
July the Hottest
Month
Auguss Is Often a Close Sec
ond With Extreme Heat

Throughout the northern hemisphere
July Is recognized as the warmest
month of the year, though August is
often a close second and has many
days of extreme heat. This heated
term In July continues, nOtwithstand-
ing the sun has begun it's course of re-
cessiOn from the TrOpic of Cancer.
July was originally the fifth month
Of the Roman year and for that reason
bore the name "Quintilis." In the
Alban calendar 1t had SO days. Romu-
ius reduced 1T TO 81 and Numa to 30
days. So 1t stood for several centuries.
It was restored to 81 days by julius
Caesar, who felt q personal interest
In Quintilis, as it was his birth month.
After the death of Caesar, who had
LARGELY reformed the calendar, Mark
Anthony changed the name to July In
honor of the family of Caesar. 1t is
said this month was selected for this
distinction when the sun was most po-
tent to denote that julius was the en-
peror of the world and therefore the
appropriate leader of one-half of the
year"
The Saxons called July the "hay
MONTH" because the ~ was usually
moved In that month. They also call
ed 1t the "mead or meadow month
from the meads being then In bloom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
War Trenches, One of the
Most Ancient War Devices

The trench. consisting of a protec-
tive ditch with or without q defensive
earth work in front, is one of the most
obvious devices of warfare and doubt
less one of the most ancient. 1t is
mentioned in the Bible several times
and we are told that when David pur-
sued Saul and overlook him encamp-
ed. "Saul lay sleeping within the trench
and his spear stuck I'm the ground at
his bolster" Shakespeare knew the
military use of trenches. In the play
OF "Coriolanus," laid In the time of
ancient Rome, he speaks of the enemy
following us to our trenches" and
again Of sour party TO their trenches
driven" These and other quotations
that could be given show that trenches
are by no means a modern device. The
fighters of old knew how to dig them
selves In. The modern trench is mere
ly an Improvement and elaboration OF
Al old device.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
PROVIDING BINS FOR WHEAT
Suitable Storage Houses May Be Nee
essary on Many Farms to Save
Large Crops This Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Farmers in sections where the acre
age of wheat Is unusually large are
urged by the department of agriculture
to provide enough bins on the farm
to take care of their wheat when
thrashed. This is said to be neces-
sary to save the wheat that will prob
ably pile up in certain localities, be.
cause the large crop is likely to put
a heavy strain on storage elevators
and transportation systems. The
wheat should be stored in bins on the
farm, according to the bureau of mar
kets, which has issued circular con
tanning plans and drawings for a port
able bin that can be quickly built
Copies of this circular have been dis
tributed to county agents Throughout
the large wheat-producing sections.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
War Is Work, Despite Views
Many May Have of Conflict

The glory of war stands out when
you think Of war, not as romance or
duty or sacrifice or idea, but as work.
Bill and Tommy and Jean and Hans In
the trenches may curse at the diplo-
mats who have brought them into the
mess, grumble at the officers who lead
them into death traps, at the commits
sariat that underfeeds them, at the or
derlies who come too late with their
stretchers and morphine; but that is
precisely the same way in which man
responds TO his employer, his fore
man. and his grocer and butcher. in
peace time. Few Of US, in the normal
life, relish the particular job set for
US. but the job as a whole is something
which will not admit of question. Sup
pose we do ask the men In the trenches
why they are fighting and they can
not tell US why. What then? They
are fighting because for the time be-
ing war is wOrk.-Atlantic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Snakes are Food Savers and
Harmless Varieties Destroy
Many Grain-Eating Rodents.

Snakes are valuable asset and
there should be campaign against
killing them, writes Gayne 7. X. Nor
ton In American Forestry Maya.
zine. The article goes on 10 show
what the snake does for food conser-
walton by way of killing rodents and
insects, the greatest enemies 20 grain
that man knows. The public has be-
come acquainted with snakes as never
before, writes Mr.. Norton, because of
the thousands who have been engaged
i'm the campaign for war gardens that
has been conducted by the national
emergency food garden commission.
"With this summer the millions Of
war gardens have given the snake
popular interest. Tremendously in
creased tillage has brought people and
snakes together.
"Unless much education work is
done the number of snakes that will
be killed next year by the well-mean-
ing but misinfOrmed gardeners will be
very large. Our snakes are q national
asset worth many millions of dollars
and should be conserved. The relation
IL bears to successful crops is i'm
portant-more important than even
the average farmer realizes.
Reptiles are not enemies. They
never attack unless in self defense. Of
our 151 species, but II are poisonous
two species Of Flaps. coral snake, and
- 30 fho
perhead and moccasin, the dwarf and
typical rattlesnakes. On the other
hand the help rendered is valuable.
The pests destroyed each year, espe-
cially the rodents that injure crops
and communicate diseases, roll up q
large balance Of good service In their
favor.
ssRodents are destroyers of farm
products, cause loss by fire through
gnawing matches and insulation from
electric wires, and of human life
| through germ carrying, particularly
the bubonic plague. They alsJ destroy
eggs, young poultry, squads and pig.
cons, birds and young rabbits, pigs
and lambs. A loss to husbandry not
estimated in figures, but realized as
extensive, is due to the killing Of fruit
trees by girdling or other injuries to
| the bark by species of wild rodents
AS destructive agency the rodents
have no rival.
"The gross ignorance regarding oul
| snakes causes slaughter of all things
that wear scales and crawl. Farmers
should protect and breed the harmless
snakes rather than kill them. Many
European countries have protective
legislation"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The real cause of hog cholera is a
very small germ found In the blood or
urine. 1t may be said that anything
which tends to lower the health of the
animal, such as improper feeding, in
sanitary conditions of hog lots, damp
or cold sleeping places and dirty
drinking and feeding troughs may be
regarded as an indirect cause.
Since the disease can only be started
by the Introduction Of the germ into
the herd and the organism is always
present in the bodies Of sick hogs and
is thrown off In the feces and urine,
the most dangerous factor In spread
ing the disease is the sick animal.
It may get into the herd by sick
hogs escaping from neighboring herd,
by the purchase of new stock not
showing symptoms. by returning show
hogs after visits to fairs or stOckyardS,
and by the purchase of hogs which ap-
parently have recovered.
The symptoms are not constant and
uniform, therefore the disease cannot
always be diagnosed with absolute GER
tainty. Animals suffering from intes-
final troubles, indigestion and poison
ing exhibit symptoms which closely re-
semble those of cholera.
In the early stages hogs huddle to-
gether; have temperatures CLOS to 107
degrees f. or higher; are consti-
pated; the feces often streaked with
blood; q characteristic Od0r is pres
emit; and after the third or fourth day
diarrhea develops, AS death approaches
there is usually a reddening OF the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Nu1. h~f~slQ
Beautiful French Toys.

"Ma6e in Germany" used tn be the
label on beautiful things that came out
OF Santa's pack. but now it is changed
To Made in France" Dainty little
French mademoiselles, stocky Breton
peasants, sturdy poilus, and American
soldiers, all kinds of queer animals
that would delight child and won
derful wooden scenes of farmyards and
gardens are the handiwork of wounded
French soldiers and have been made
under the direction Of famous artists
who have donated their services to me
government.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
TO THE SISTER

You were only kid, little sister.
When I started over the sea,
But you've grown quite a lot since
came here,
And you've written a letter to me
It's q secret, and we'll keep It we'll,
Your brother and you and the ocean,
And nobody's going to tell
You were only tot when ! left you,
1 remember I bade you good-by,
And kissed you, little bit fiustered.
And you promised you never would cry.
But know that you cried, little sister,
AS soon as I'd gone out the door.
And did I cry myself: I'm a soldier,
So don't ask me anything more.
think Of you often, kid sister
You're the only kid sister I've got
1 know you'll be good to your mother,
And l know that you'll help her lot.
And whenever she seems to be gloomy.
You've just got to cheer her somehow,
You were only kid to your brother.
But you're more than the world to him
now.
From Stars and Stripes. France.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Startling Defects Develop
in Rigorous Aviation Tests
for Air Service in Army

That startling percentage Of men
now being accepted for air service
have hidden physical weaknesses that
may prove their undoing is Indicated
by new scientific tests that have been
made ON q large number of newly en-
listed airmen, says John Arson Ford
I'm Popular Mechanics Magazine. These
tests, which reveal so much Of vital
import for our armies, have been made
by Chicago specialist, Capt. Charles
Moore Robertson of the Medical Re
serve corps, who has fitted up for the
purpose cabinet I'm which each fiier-
to-be was placed and subjected to at
mospheric conditions identical, so far
as pressure is concerned, with those
obtaining in flying, the air being rare
fed by means of powerful pump.
Each man was examined both before
and after being confined In the cabinet,
each examination consisting in taking
the blood pressure, ascertaining the
muscle tone by measuring the dura-
ton of one nerve impulse with dyna-
mometer and stop watch, and in re,
volving the subject In pivoted chair
The records show that the first ex
aminations gave no indication Of the
condition that would exist after the
flight" over % per cent Of the men
proving unfit, according to these tests
For this reason 1t is strongly contende6
| that a most serious mistake is being
made In accepting men for air service
merely on the basis of physical ex
animation made without taking into
account the effect of sudden changes Of
air pressure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Not a Good Place for Hogs-Clean
Pens and Abundance of Exercise
Will Do Great Deal Toward Protect
ing Hogs From Cholera.

skin on the under surfaces Of the body,
snout and ears. This turns into a
purple color if death is delayed a day
or two. There is a discharge Of mu-
Gus from the eyes. Coughing may or
may not be present. In chronic cases
there is emaciation and patient may
linger for days and weeks.
Prevention Is the better treatment.
Separate sick animals from the herd
at once. Vaccinate the apparently
healthy hogs with antihog-cholera
serum. This serum only protects the
hogs against cholera. 1t is proven
tive and in no wise q cure. 1t is adj
visable to take the temperature Of the
hogs. This should not be more than
1O4 degrees F.
Burn or bury the carcasses Of hogs
that have died with the disease, disin.
feet all pens and yards after an out.
break Of cholera. Burn all manure
litter and straw, then apply a coat
of coal tar. Pens should be situated
so that they can be properly drained
and cleaned.
Proper feeding, plenty Of exercise
clean pens and an abundance Of sun
shine will do a great deal toward pro
tecting hogs from cholera.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
POISON FOR WAR
ON CHRISTOPHER
New Formula Has Been Tested
and Found to Be Cheap and
Quite Effective.
CATTLE MOLASSES NOW USED
Bats Prepared With Alfalfa Meal in
Warm Climates Must Be Used I'M
mediateIy to Prevent Sour.
ing-Bran Is Expensive.

iPrepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
a new formula for poison in fight
ing grasshoppers has been tested out
and found to be the equal if not the
superior, of the bran-mash formula, at
least in the particular region where it
has been used.
The regular bran-mash formula
composed of % pounds of bran, 1
pound of arsenic or paris green, one
half gallon of molasses, and lemons
was found to cost about S1.75 at cur
rent prices in western Nebraska.
Reduced Price for Mixture.
By using 10 pounds Of alfalfa meal
and 10 ounces of paris green, at the
same time increasing the molasses TO
/ gallon and the water to 6 gallons,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
APPEARANCE OF NEW WEEDS
Much Loss and Trouble Could Be
Avoided by Reporting Presence
of Noxious Plants.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
If the first appearance In this coun.
try of weeds, such as Russian thistle
field hawkweed, and Canada thistle
had been reported, much OF the loss
and trouble which they are causing
might have been avoided. 1t is impor
tant to report the appearance of new
weeds and TO take precautions to pre-
rent their dissemination.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23

and reducing the number Of lemons
to 8, it was found that the same bulk
of poison mixture was obtained for
approximately 81 at current prices.
The molasses used was cattle mo-
lasses, obtained at beet-sugar fac
tory for about 5 cents a gallon. Al
falfa meal has such swelling power
when plenty of water is added that
the Is pounds makes approximately
the same amount Of poison mixture
as 25 pounds Of bran.
Must Be Used at Once.
1t has been found that In warm eli
mates the poison bats prepared with
alfalfa meal must be used almost Inn
mediately, as they sour If kept until
the following day. Another objection
able feature is that the meal is usu-
ally so finely ground that it cannot be
distributed without considerable waste
by the use of an end-gate grain seeder
such as employed in some portions OF
the country In distributing the bait
The greatly lessened expense OF
fighting grasshoppers by the use Of al
falfa meal mixture induced Nebraska
farmers to combat the pest mucf
more theoretically than they would
have done if the more expensive bran
mash formula had been used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
DeViIed Peanuts.

Blanch and chop two tablespoonful
of peanuts and fry brown In two table
spoonfuls of fat. Mix together one
tablespoonful each of chutney and
worcestershire sauce, two small picked
cucumbers, chopped, and salt and pep
per to taste. Add to the peanuts, then
spread on small squares of hot but
tered toast or fried bits of bread.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Baked Peanuts.

Shell unroasted peanuts, pour boil
ing water over them, letting it stand
until the skins are easily removed
Place Lint of these in a bean pot
with two quarts Of water, season with
salt and paprika, cover and bake slow
ly until soft and mealy, which will re-
quire about eight hours.
Peanuts chopped or peanut butter
used with rice, adds the needed fat
to maze well-balanced dish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Eagles of Olympus.

Eagle hunting is casual pastime for
ut least one allied aviator. Flight
Captain Mortureaux of the French Sa-
lonika army. shot two while flying near
Mount Olympus. He landed. secured
the game. and returned TO his hangar
with them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Peanut Irish Stew.

Slice thin six large onions and cut In
cubes an equal measure of uncooked
potatoes; cook until the potatoes are
half done; then add half a cupful of
finely chopped roasted peanuts and
cook until the vegetables are tender.
When ready to serve add half cup
full of peanuts cut in halves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Put the Bull to Work.

By means Of tread mill the bull
can be made TO furnish power for run
ming the cream separator, the feed
grinder, washing machine, the pump.
etc. This exercise will do him good
and tend to keep his disposition bet.
ter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Some PostscriptS.

A patent has been granted for
an egg substitute made chiefly
from thoroughly cooked yams.
Chiefly for roofing automo-
biles, an imitation glass that re-
sembles celluloid has been in
vented In Euorpe.
Recent government statistics
have shown that clay products
are being made in every one of
the United States.
Drinking cups are made from
rhinoceros horn by natives of
Sumatra, who believe that they
counteract poison.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
Mothers Cook Book
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Work and be happy from sun to sun,
For the housekeepers' work Is never done;
But thank the good father for work to do
For the children's love, for the husband
true.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
SHEEP AID FARM LABOR
prepared by the u. s. Department
or Agricultural

prepared by the u. 8. Department
OF Agriculture.)
The extra labor required to
keep weeds under control is prob
ably the greatest economic loss
which they cause. Labor is too
much needed for other lines OF
farm work and should not be
used In fighting weeds IL they
can be eradicated In any other
way. Yet weeds must be con-
trolled If maximum crop yields
are TO be secured. In this re-
spect sheep can aid in the farm
labor problem. They will eat
most weeds, and on any farm
will greatly reduce the amount
of hand labor needed TO hold
weeds in check In pastures and
grain fields. Keep sheep and ar
range your farm so they can
help in the fight with weeds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
What shaI, We Have to Eat?

Peanuts are wholesome, nutritious
and economical-three good reasons
why we should serve them in various
ways to save more expensive foods.
Peanut Hash.
Take a cupful of freshly washed,
shelIed nuts, run them through the
food chopper, being careful to remove
all the thin, brown skins from the nuts
before grinding. Add one cupful each
Of boiled potatoes, cut fine, and one
cupful of bread crumbs. Mix with @
cupful of milk, season well with salt
pepper, onion or parsley. Melt table
spoonful Of sweet fat in q frying pan
add the hash and cook slowly until
we'll Drowned. Serve with currant
jelly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23

had five o'clock
to and then
mail the hOuOat and
the had
delivery
what would do? What would say? Well
mail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-23
HOG CHOLERA CAUSED
BY VERY SMALL GERM
Dangerous Factor in Spreading
Disease Is Sick Animal.
AiIment Cannot Always Be Diagnosed
With Absolute Certainty, as Symp-
toms Are Not Uniform-Pre.
vention Is Best.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-02
MILITARY DRAWING
FINISHED AT CAPITAL
Last Number in Third National
Lottery Is Taken From Bowl; Lists
Are Now Being Checked over.

WASHINGTON, Oct. with the
completion. today Of the third great
military lottery since the nation
went to war, machinery OF the pro-
vost marshal generals office was
set in motion for final check OF the
master list and to mail copies to the
1856 district draft boards over the
country which are to make them i'm
mediately available 10 the newspa-
pers within their area. and to post
them for the public. Present plans
were TO begin the mailing tomorrow
night.
The last OF the 1900 numbers.
which are to determine the order in
their respective classes OF the 49,
10000 men who registered Sep
tember II, was taken from the big
glass bowl in the caucus room of the
senate office building at exactly y
O'Clock this morning. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder drew out the
capsule which contained No. l2,734.
Duding the first check OF the tally
sheets today only one number was
found displaced. The correction was
easily made from the tally wires on
which the actual slips OF paper bear
Ing the numbers had been strung af-
ter being removed from the capsules.
The time OF the receipt OF the mas
ter lists by district boards will be
governed by the distance they are
LOCATED from Washington. News
papers must make their own ar
rangements for securing copies OF
the lists from the boards.