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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
FOOD CLUBS ENDURE
THE TEST OF TIME
(6y c. v. staInsby. Assistant ts IL.
Harry e. Barnard, Federal Food
Administrators for Indiana.)

The U. 8. Food Clubs can endure
the tests Of the time. During the
stress OF war all our institutions are
being judged by their natural rela-
tisnship to the war program. Those
thiags that definitely hinder our war
activities are quickly put out Of the
way. The Inst Of nsn essential indus
tries. that do not help Is steadily be-
Ing enlarged and more clearly de-
fined. These industries are being
either reformed or restsicted. Pub
lie opinion Is rapidly shaping itself to
oppose any expenditure OF energy or
material except In the interest OF
winning the war. Individuals and
communities that do not support the
governments war program soon feel
the disapproyal of their neighbors.
some OF the questions that we are all
being required to answer in justifica.
tion of our right to citizenship in this
democracy are as follows Are you
supporting the selective service law?
Are you buying Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Stamps? Are ysu con-
tributing TO the Red Cross. Y. M. c..
A. and similar movements? Are you
saving fuel? Are you supporting tho
u. s. Food Administration to the
limit Of your ability! II is easier t.
be food Stacker than any other kind
or Stacker because food is handled
within the privacy of the home. For
the truest type OF patriot. One may
purchase Liberty Bond for the sake
Of appearances. Those who observe
the food rules at home do so because
they are loyal u. s. citizens.
II In impossible to sum up the whole
food situation in one or two sem
tences. There are many phases to
1t. To observe the regulations fully
we must put ourselves In q position
to receive regular information from
official sources. The ". 8. Food Clubs
cffer the best opportunity for this
enlightenment. They are being Or
ganized so that the Food Administra-
tion can communicate directly with
the homes. They bring the house
wives together so that they may dis
cuss their problems and exchange
ideas. They render definite con-
triubtion to our war program. They
are first essentiaN. They need not
apologize for their existence. They
place = stamp OF loyalty on the indi.
vidual members and on the communi-
ties In which they are maintained.
Join u. 5. Food Club in your neigh
borhood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

read so much about the science and
system and efficiency of. everybody
that We get the feeling that the thing
is all layed off neatly like city streets.
1t s hard to realize that 4.750. 600 peo-
pie have been let STARNE.
Mr. Hoover has realized it for sew
eral years. He has been fighting fol
them. He held starvation at bay. for
ten million Belgians, for several
years, before be was called TO Amer
ca. Now he has simply transferred
his seat OF action. He has come
where the food Is, instead OF staying
where il ISN'T.
Here at home we've been cracking
our conservation jokes and taking the
Food VIII Win the War" statements
with grain OF salt, and fussing lit
tie about the bother OF buying sub
stituteS. but GETTING plenty to
eat = and 4.75O.000 children and
women and men have starved to
death. in Europe,
Wonder if we haven't been too light
and easy about this whole proposition
of conserving food after all?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Is HUMAN VACUUM CLEANER


Long before tho introduction o,
the vacuum cleaner Amanda had
achieved by sheer persistence Of arm
the energetic wisldihg of broom and
brush, the precise results accom-
plished by this excellent invention.
HEP husband whimsically complains
that the house is always in process
Of renovation and seldom is a con.
dition which can y considered COM
Portable and livablA but he is a mers
man and little can be expected Of
him. Of course, Annnda Il III from
time to time, usually - tho result Of
doing more than she sught She has
headaches, backaches and nerves that
are on edge Her sons alp out Of
the house in the evening becsose
they prefer to be where they are not
nproyed II they draw a chair from
It's place or leave . newspaper on the
foor. Her daughters enjoy visiting
much more than staying at home,
and her maid seldom remains long n
than week or two. She had nine.
teen successive maids in a single
season. Somehow Ananda's econ.
omies in the line Of good housekeep-
ing have screw loose. She observed
one day that she sympathized with
The women who liked to have her
house perfectly ordered and who
then wished that she could take her
family and live in the barn so that
the house need not be disturbed
Margaret f. Sangster, in Christia,
Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

At a meeting of the Bankers
and Trust Companies at Jasper.
Ind it was decided that al init.
ial payment, at the time subscrip-
ton is tax n, would be 5 percent
of the amount subscribed for, and
an additional payment of 5 PR
cent on or before the Both day of
October, CT if the subscriber pre-.
fers, to be paid in full On receipt
of Bonds, that is, the remaining
95 percent of the subscription
1t is to be understood that no
unfair means. such "a. The
Government will get you if you
do not subscribe" will be used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
A DlAis0MO STORY.
The Way . Russisn r,ineess plsposss
Of Her Jewels.

Of Her Jewels.
A few years ago Ludwig Nissen,
. well known Wholesale dealer of
the Maiden lane q tr;ct, was in tire
office of a diamond merchant =.
London when a stranger came in
and offered an unusually beautif..l
stone for sale. The Englishmap
did not care TO buy But Nissen
thought he saw in. bu. no
was not willing ~ until lie
learned gho or stone and
where It had con- l. The man
said be represenic. friend, wo-
man, who did not care to have her
name disclosed. The American was
firm. If ne could not learn the
owners mama he would not buY.
The stranger I'd H. would see the
woman and ts the matter over
With her.
The nc1. day re came back and
took Mr.. Nissen to the womans
home. She lived in a handsome
apartment IN one of the most fash
ionable quarters of the city. It
turned out that she wa9 a Russian
princess who, with her husband
and her daughter. Id been driven
from Russia for h. no taken part
In q nihilist move tent. o. all
their large property e. lad saved
only their jewels. sAe opened q
little safe AID showed the Amen
can one of the finest collections OF
diamonds he had ever seen. They
were worth $1,000 or $500, 600.
Owe sell them a few u a line"
che explained, Gust nou. b II
them ach year to give I,s wing.
Perhap. YOU will wonder uny vs
don't sc them all and h,. on the
Interest 4 the money? out my
Husband hls the gambler spirit
The money would not las Q year.
So we part from them piece neal.
/ estimate that there are enough OF
them to keep Us twenty years, and
l don't expect to live longer tnan
that"
One of those diamonds FORMS the
centerpiece of one of the most val
uable necklaces In New York. A
few others are sent IN this country
svery year. In the diamond horse
shoe" at the opera there is never Q
night when there are not some of
The jewels of the exiled princess ON
view.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

No or Will be compelled by the
solicitor to subscribe, BUT
YOU must remember that your
Uncle Sammie requires all solici
tors to report to him our rea-
sons for your not subscribing,
and you must know you are a
unit of Uncle Sammie, just as
necessary to the Government as
your Senator. your Congressman,
your Governor. or your Presi-
dent.
The little case of the fellow in
Spencer County y, who became an
cry and tried q slay his fellow
men for soliciting subscriptions
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

for the Third Liberty Loan,
should be warning to you. You
are not going to be injured OF
touched-just tell the solicitor
what you want to do-how many
you want to buy
Saturday. September 18th, Will
be volunteer day. Special ar
rangements have been made by
all Bankers and trust Companies
in Dubois County to furnish you
any information, and take all
subscriptions possible on this day.
DubOi County Fourth Lib
erty Loan Organization.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
RUNNING The RHEI.
ssiative of Ostrich Chased With oss
and Ecrse.

For the Pc or who desires q
unique form O. nort running the
rhee" in southern Patagonia is rec
ommended. Tie rhea is a member
Of the ostrich family, but somewhat
smaller. It runs witt the swiftness
OF a greyhound or fast horse and
has a knaoA o. doubling on it's
track, which often serves it in elud-
ing its pursuers. he natives in
hunting it use horses, dogs and the
bola. The dos conrse after ne
heeing bird n al cry, whiie +hs
hunters follow after at top Sd !,
prepared to throw Re bola Il D
portunity offers.
The bola, consisting q 10 or
three heavy balls of lead CT s>'ne
attached to a lhone ak CT at
feet long, serves to ham per tae
movements of the bra. for tie
balls twine abovt th- u. which
the bcla St. ess of
FhaEner lt eS neck Or
NJ IS. TT per cgs nd
bu- - overhe g 4
tls 1.r5
AT tho -Se y e. .
rhea will often crouch fla .poA %
ground with neck outctretched IN
der the grass, remaining motionless
until the dogs have passed. This
strategen is often successful vfen
the wind Is blowing against the
scent, but when the contrary is the
case the dogs scon discover the hid.
ing bird. II this case, doubtless
bewildered by the sudden failure Of
its artless ruse, it makes nc attempt
st escape.
The chase of the rhea, which
sometimes extends ever distance
Of five or SIX miles, is a thrilling
one. 1t has for the rider all the ex-
citement of horse race, with the
added satis faction of knowing that
the winning of the race will result
In q welcome addition to the larder.
The wings of the rhea have flavor
not unlike that of turkey, and If
one is not averse to the taste of
horsefesh the meat of the thigh is
very satisfactory. The rhea is one
of the main food supplies on Pat
ngonian hunting trip.-New York
Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
Bind the
Kaiser uith
Liberty Bonds
The Strength of the
Rope Depends Upon
the Bonds YOUBuy
TO FIGHTERS IN TRENCHES

Te the fighting forces OF the
armies OF the Republic battling
or preparing to battle for the
freedom of the world. We send
greetings OF pride and affection,
with the assurance that while
they are facing the foe in front.
we will take care OF snipers in
the rear; that We will support
the government In every effort
TO protect the market baskets
or their wives and mothers from
the profiteers. and that we will
not only support and sustain
them now. but remember them
with a nations gratitude ana
care when they come home
again Democratic State Plat
form. 1918.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20

Therefore, we commend TO the
) serious consideration of the peo-
, pie the election OF Senators and
congressman in complete har-
mony with the President, pri-
marily upon the policies of the
war, but equally in accord with
him In questions OF vital domes-
tic concern. Upon this ground
we appeal for popular support
for our congressional nominees
as men best equipped TO serve
the national interests. = Demo
cratic State Platform, 1918.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
AMERICAN IN LONDON.

Mrs. Miller Graham, who il nov
one of the wealthy hostesses of
Grosvenor street, will take the place
Of Mrs. Kppel, who was such a
great favorite of King Edward. She
Il the widow Of a California million
aire ard one OF her ball novelties
rss /. hug, vssernelon which vaa
Md w 4s pS@a. & Amu
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-09-20
IN SELF-DEFEN

We entered upon our present
course in self-defense to- resist
a menacing assault, directed
against our freedom and our na-
tional integrity; we shall not
abandon it until our objective l.
definitely attained Demecrat-
&c State Platform, 1918.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18

out Of gasoline engine. Struggling
obscurely against prejudice vas their
important work. After recognition
anne anyone could carry it on.
A picture of an insignificant book
keeper at his desk would not be very
different from picture of General
Pershing toiling through reams Of
typewriter records concerning trans
/ ortation and cOmmissariat, After
subtracting everything that can pos
IDLY be entrusted to subordinates, try
10 estimate how much he has to do.
A bronze statue of him accomplish
ing the prosaic routine work that cul-
minated in his tremendous victories
would be a faithful likeness, but It
ouldn't be worth looking at as a
work of art.
We have grown so familiar with his
name that we take him for granted,
and fail to appreciate the magnitude
If our debt to him. On the fruits Of
his labor depend Europe's estimate of
America, and he has had countless OPP
portunities for bungling. Lack of inn
agination has spared US the tension Of
suspense, but now that the crisis is
past, we should draw a breath of re-
lief and thank heaven that Pershing
had the job.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
LIME HELPS WHEAT

Lime helps wheat. Use one ton Of
burned lime or two tons of crushed
limestone to the acre disked into the
soil before seeding time. Two dollar
wheat will repay for lime and most
soils will not grow clover without it.
Apply lime before soil preparation be-
gins if possible. Borrow or buy dis
tributor, if you have large area. For
small areas, place the lime in small
piles in regular check rows about ev-
cry tweve steps apart. Turn wheel
barrow load in each pile; then scatter
uniformly from the piles with SHOW
els. This is not as tedious as 1t sounds
Try It'll
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.

In the Commercial Appeal of yes
tcrday in the notice of Mrs. LeBouff's
death it was stated that her husband
was somewhere in France" In the
very shadow of death is the wife of a
prominent Memphian. Her husband is
somewhere in France" And similar
announcements are being made all over
this fair land Thus we have our cas-
ualty list in America as we have it
somewhere in France.
The mere statement that wife dies
here while her husband may be fight
ing or may be dying Somewhere in
France" is measure of the pathos Of
a situation which is beyond further
description in words.
III JneSe hours JnoSe VINO are well
and strong should give loving care to
those who are sick here and have hus-
bands or sons or brothers Somewhere
in France But there is a consola-
ton in knowing that those who are
somewhere in France and those who
suffr somewhere in America may meet
somewhere in the great beyond,S
where there is no sickness and where
there is no sorrow.-Commercial Ap-
peal.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1918
MUST PAY IN ADVANCE.


In order to meet the demands of
Our government in the conserva-
ton of paper, The States-Graph-
ie must adopt the pay in adj
vance, rule for subscriptions. In
order that all of our subscribers
may have plenty of time in which
to arrange for this change we
make the announcement now to
take effect January l, 1919. This
is giving more than three months
notice. We have many subscrib-
ers who have not been at all reg
ular in their subscription pay
ments because there has been no
demand for it. A subscription
is a small amount and can be paid
in advance without any hardship,
All daily papers and a very large
percentage of the weeklies have
already adopted this plan. NOW
THE GOVERNMENT MAKES
THE DEMAND OF ALL. We
want every one of our subscribers
to make this AN IMPORTANT
MATTER TO BE ATTENDED
TO AT ONCE, for we do not want
to cut any of them off as delin-
quents. Remember, though, we
shall be forced to do this on Janu-
airy /, 1919, unless you pay your
subscription ahead of that time.
If you want to know when your
subscription expires, just look on
the margin of any copy you re-
eeive and you will find the date of
expiration. Here is an illustra-
ton Of the way in which all papers
are marked: 4-16-1S. The A gives
the month, the 16 the day and the
is the year of this supposed sub
scription and means that the SUBJ
scription expired April 16, 1918.
If your subscription expires be-
fore January l, 1919, you must
come in and make a payment be-
fore that date.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18

as the fight to control weeds TAX
ing up much of your time and prevent
irg you from doing necessary farm
work? If s., keep few sheep-they
consider most weeds choice feeding
Instead of being a menace, weeds can
be turned into profit by this method,
made to produce wool and mutton
both greatly needed in the nations war
program. A small farm flock requires
little attention and will not interfere
: ;th other branches of stock raising
and will add greatly to the farm and
keep it free from weeds."-U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
KEEP IT UP.

hEEP II VI.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture tells us that:
1.-THE farmers of the nation planted
during the past year 23,000,OO0 acres
more of the leading food crops than in
1916, which is larger acreage than
ever before planted within the history
Of the nation"
We must keep up this pace which
we have set for ourselves. 1t is now
time for the farmer to make his plans
for next years management of his
farm. The farmers of the southern
states are, for the most part, now fol-
lowing the "safe farming" program, as
is shown by the fact that in 1917 there
was an increase in the production of
I'll of the staple food and feed crops
1t is now the problem of the farmer to
study how he can increase production
still more efficiently as the labor prob
lem grows in complexity.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18

peace. To do this he must have the
hearty cooperation Of all. Right now
he is calling for a great subscription
to the Fourth Liberty Bond issue.
Haywood county has been assigned her
Quota Of this subscription. If it is to
be fully met, every citizen must do his
duty. To fail would bring upon US
disgrace and shame. Remember, citi-
zens of Haywood county, our soldiers
are doing their full share. The presi-
dent is doing his part. Now go to it
and do your part.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
NO QUARTER YET
FOR GERMANY.

President Wilson's reply to the Ger.
man peace proposal voices the senti.
ment of the people Of this nation anc
of the allied nations. 1t virtually
leaves Germany the choice of contin.
uing the fight or of quitting and hoist.
ing the white flag in abject surrender
He has told them in no uncertain term!
that the kaiser is to have no part II
the peace conference and is to receive
no consideration from the allied ma
tons save as he shall be called to &C
count for his murderous record since
starting this damnable war.
Everybody knows that Germany:
efforts toward peace at this time are
solely for the purpose of preventing
the invasion of their country. Theii
record of destruction and murder in
Belgium, France and on the high seas
is the foulest and blacklist that the hu.
man race has ever beheld, and it is
but natural that they should expect
like treatment at the hands of those
whom they have so wantonly outraged
should their country be invaded. No
body believes in the sincerity of their
cffer. 1t is but the cunning act of a
white-l ivered brute in an effort to save
itself while being driven to bay.
Of course, if they hoist the white
flag, surrender Internationally and
beg for mercy, we will be deprived of
the satisfaction of waging war on
German territory. But nothing short
of this will save the Hun nation from
that, its greatest terror.
Our people will stand by the presi-
dent, relying implicitly upon his great
wisdom to bring Us to a victorious
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
PERSHING.

a AANN@@~
1t is not entirely our own fault that
we get a false estimate of the merits
Of public men. What they do most
conspicuously is generally what mat
tiers least.
How many public men have you
seen in the flesh? Two? Six? A
dozen? What was each of them doing
at the time? Riding in parade OF
laying a cornerstone? And when is
a man more useless than when parad-
ing or cornerstoning?
As a rule we in Brownsville don't
zee our public men at all, but we hear
them splash. We read about their
noteworthy activities. A statesman
climbs into the spotlight when he puts
through a piece of legislation, and a
general when he wins a battle. At
the moment Of success we notice them,
but the real spade-work escapes us.
1t has already been done.
When the Wright brothers became
famous, their Importance ended. They
we're unnecessary. They were import
ant when no one had heard of them
except the fellowtownsmen who laugh
ed at them for trying to make bird
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
HoMESEEKERS.

We have heard much about the pro-
posed reclamation of territorial tracts
to provide homesteads for returning
soldiers. The voice of approval is loud
est, but here and there sounds a note
of criticism.
1t is not natural that those who have
never felt the lure of the farm-mueh
less of the wilderness-should show
more than a lukewarm enthusiasm
about the scheme. Agriculture calls
for special combination of qualities,
and colonization even more so. A far
mer is as much a specialist these days
as laryngologist, and needs ten
times as much versatility. This por.
tentous truth is better appreciated in
Brownsville than in the larger cities,
but it is no longer a secret even there;
and many populous centers have con-
tributed quotas of soldiers who will
show only qualified rapture at the
prospect of subjugating nature after
completing the subjugation of the Ho-
henzollerns.
But the scheme is just. The draft
takes an enormous toll among the
farmer boys. Physical strength is the
first requirement, and where is It
found so uniformly as among the farm
ers? No human material is so easily
adapted to the exactions of army life
as the kind that is found on the farm.
This is a war of machinery, and the
cites contain many kinds of machine
hands, but the experience of most of
them is of the narrower kind, whereas
the farmer has to be ready for any sort
of emergency-from repairing his
electric light plant to tinkering his
tractor. And when a horse or mule
needs doetoring he has the machine
hand tied to a tree.
The robust body and the dexterous
hand-these are the merchandise that
Uncle Sam is hunting, and where does
he find it in SUCH abundance as on the
farm?
Since then so heavy a drain is likely
to be made upon one class of popula-
ton, it is only fair that that class
should be specially considered in plans
for replenishment and readjustment.
The program should be so framed as to
meet the needs of the largest number
Of candidates making claims upon it,
and those who by the circumstances
of their upbringing are not fitted for
a scheme of colonization will be given
every chance of adapting themselves
to its demands. They will not have
very much to learn after their life in
camp.
Many thousands will not need to
avail themselves at all of its advan-
tages, and the hardy pioneers who will
arrive none too soon to stem the tide
of cityward migration which has con-
tributed so much to unwholesome con-
gestion in recent years.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-18
BEEF AND Drawn.

In the month of June, 1918, we ex.
ported to France, Great Britain, Italy
and Belgium ninety times as much
beef aswe sent them in any month dur
ing the three years preceding the war.
Operations near Metz and elsewhere
have given all nations a salutary
proof Of the weight of Uncle Sans
fist. So he now incurs no danger by
giving them, through the above sta
tistics, an impression of the capacity
Of his larder.