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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
GOT HIM STARTED
Wife's Conversation May Have
Been for Effect.
While She DepIored the Average Mans
Lack of knowledge of Tools He
Evidently Had Been Doing
Some Thinking.

The woman put down the magazine
she had been reading and addressed
herself TO the family in general.
There" she cried, "it says exactly
what l have been thinking for ages
and ages and never had sufficient sense
TO write about"
"What is that?" inquired her hus-
band sleepily.
"It says that boys should be pre-
pared for matrimony exactly as girls
should" replied the woman. 1T says
that they should have a course of
training in putting up pictures, in do
Ing simple repairs to the plumbing. In
taking care of the furnace, in hang
Ing curtains, making shelves and do
Ing other carpentering work, just as
girls should be taught how to cook
and keep house."
At this her husband looked self-con-
scious and he resumed his reading with
an ostentatious air of absorption, so
that his better half was fain to con-
tinue her remarks to the more recep-
tive sister who sat by.
Especially when one lives in the
country should a husband have had
some manual training" she went on.
"For instance, last week we found 1t
impossible to turn off one of the spig
OTIS that fills the bathtub. A full
stream of water ran from it all day.
l telephoned Walter of the tragedy.
and he replied that was not to bother.
for he would fix it as soon as he came
home.
when he reached home that even
ing he found that he could not do any
more to check the water THAI l had
done, and so he sent a plumber out
from town the next morning.
The plumber examined the leak, said
| that the washer on the SpigOt had
worn out, and that If / would give him
washer he would repair it at once.
But l had no washer - what Is a
go back into town to get one. He
returned two hours later, put on the
washer, stopped the leak and sent us
bill for ST."
''But it was peculiar sort Of
washer" interrupted her husband
apologetically. eff it had been just a
plain washer I could have done it."
His wife disregarded this explana-
ton. ''Then the laundry tubs became
stopped up" she went on, land though
I worked at them with q hatpin and
the poker, 1 could not open them. The
plumber had to come out from town
again. He brought with him a long
stick with a rubber cup on the end of
1t. placed this cup over the vent in the
tub, pressed. and 10 all was well. The
bill for this piece of work was $3.50.
al wanted a simple shelf put up in
the bathroom and the carpenter who
put it up charged $3.50 for that job
The door leading to our side porch
had not been locked for q year because
no one In this family can move lock
Sometimes | wish that I had married
q carpenter or a plumber. 1t must be
lovely to have man who can use
tools constantly in the house"
And as for the wOman'S husband, he
put aside his book impatiently anC
arose. "Well, get me the nails and
the boards and a hammer and I'll make
that window box for you that you've
been pining for" he said. "Tll show
you that am as good as carpenter
any day in the week "-Providenc
Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
Want Rabbits for Food.

Shortage OF meat has revived the
popularity of the rabbit in England
and the Guilford food control commit
tee has asked the town council tt
finance a scheme for starting a rabbit
warren In order TO increase the food
supply. 1t is estimated that, begin
ming with 40 tame rabbits, there would
be 1000 at the end of the season, and
as the initial cost would be only $500.
the venture would prove very profit
able.
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Wanted Reduction.

"Now, here is q showcase" said the
dealer, pointing TO peculiar-looking
specimen of his wares, that is bound
to become popular. 1t magrifies ev-
erything put in ii 20 double it's natural
size"
Cant use IL i'll my business" re-
piled the prospective customer. What
| want is a case that will seemingly
reduce the actual size of its contents
fully one-half."
What is your line?" asked the
dealer.
MY speciality is ladies' shoes"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
Don't Worry About PimpIes.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
X, Boston" st druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
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Why Not. Indeed!

"Why not open-air schools for all
children?" asked the bulletin of the
Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis SAM
tarium. "Why the stupid policy of
waiting till a child gets sick before
giving him the fresh air he needS?"
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500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. 1t
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation OF the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature In
doing its work. $1,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATAERtt
MEDICINE fails to cure.
DRUGGISTS 75c Testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Foot Ease to Be Added to Equip
ment Of Hospital Corps
at Fort Wauua

~
Under the above heading the Detroit
Free Press, among other things says:
1.-The theory is that soldiers whose feet
are in good condition can walk further
and faster than soldiers who have corns
and bunions incased in rawhide."
The Plattsburg Camp Manual advises
men in training to shake Foot-Ease IN
their shoes each morning.
One war relief committeereports, of all
the things senS out in their Comfort Bags
or Kits" Aliens Foot-Ease received
the most praise from the soldiers and
men of the nsvy. It is used by American,
French and British troops, because it
takes the Friction from the Shoe and
freshens the feet. There is nofoot CON-
forter equal to Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic, healing powder to be shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath, the standard remedy for over %
years for hot, tired, aching, perspiring,
smarting, swollen, tender feet, corns,
bunions, blisters or callouses.
Why not order dozen or more Csc.
boxes to-day from your Druggist OF
Dept. store to mail to your friends in
training camps and in the army and navy.
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Elouuence.

what is your idea of an orator.
"a real, natural-born orator" an
swerd Senator Sorghum, 'is man
who can put up such a good mono
logue that you forget to notice wheth-
er his arguments are any good"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
Critical.

81 designed this gown myself"
81 was wondering whether it was
the result of accident or design"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31

Greatness is to take the common
things of life and walk truly among
them.-Oliver Schreiner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31

4 woman never pays much atten-
ZION TO her husbands talk unless he
talks in his sleep.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach One little Pellet
for a laxative, three for a cathartic. AID.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31

Everything, any time, any place, has
its use and its place and its story.
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Soundc MAnili

"Here is nice assignment | have"
"What is it?' I'm to cover the back
yard garbage can"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
Kill the Flies Now and Prevent

disease. DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers,
or six by express, prepaid for 81. II. sOMERS,
$50 De Kalb Ave. Brooklyn, y. I. Adv.
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and does more than any laxative on the
market today. The Thousands OF letters
from users have convinced me was right,
and that the user Of Natures Remedy as q
family medicine, even though he may have
used it for twenty-five yea-s, never has
to increase the dose.
My knowledge OF medicine and the re:
suits Of its use in my own family end
among my friends, before / ever offered IL
for sale, caused me to have great faith IN
haturs's Esnssdy from the very first.
And now % find myself nearing the age
when must bow to the inevitable and go
to another life, my greatest pleasure is to
sit each day and read the letters that each
mail brings from people as old or older
than I, who tell OF having used Natures
Hsmedy for ten, fifteen and twenty years,
and how they and their children and
grandchildren have been benefited by 1t.
1t is O consoling thought, my friends, for
o man OF my age to feel that aside from
his own success, one has done something
for his follow man. My greatest satisfac-
ton, my greatest happiness today, is the
knowledge that tonight more than one
million people viii take q nstUro's 1emsdy
CNR Tablet and will be better, healthier,
happier people for 1t. hope you will
be one OF them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31

A barking dog might almost as well
bite as TO irritate scores of peoples
nerves. night and day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-31
he TaSkm ster.
rnx esnravR COMPANY. nEw sosx errv.

"Bugge certainly believes in keeping
his money at work"
eyes, he says Il penny shaved is a
penny earned. Ginger
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06

mot much" replied Stanton. II
was bit too sharp for that, and now
comes the odd part of the affair. A
little less than a month ago a fellow
came along and wanted a job; claimed
he was good reporter and editorial
writer. AS was short of help I glad
ly took him on, and he turned out to
be one of the brightest all-around
newspaper men | ever struck"
rs he kicking for raise?"
mo-" replied Stanton. But he took
great interest in the Bradley matter
from the first Seemed to know all
about our little scrap, dug up lot
| of stuff against him and appeared
very anxious to get my opinion OF
the old guy. Kept hunting up things
about his private character that even
the oldest resident didn't know any
thing about, and finally he wrote uI
an article about Bradley that was sim
ply scorcher, and has been urging
me to publish it"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06

Cardinal scapinelIi. A soldier
named Lombardi, who has been re.
leased from Austria at the instance of
the Holy Father, instead of manifest
ing any gratitude for his release has
begun an anti-religious propaganda,
part OF his stock-in-trade being accu-
stations as to statements alleged to
have been made against Italy by Car
dinal Scapinelli, when Nuncio Apos-
tolic at the Court of Vienna, nearly
two years ago. The Cardinal. who
has been deeply panied by the Incl
dent, has written a letter to his
brother declaring there is not the
least foundation for such an accusa-
ton, and Count Scapinelli has pub
lished the note in the Italian press.
Irish Denounce Fad.-In the Cath
Ole churches of Derry City, Ireland,
on Sunday an announcement to the
following effect was made: Some
ladies seem to have taken it upon
themselves to invite our people (eyen
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06

young girls from. fourteen years up
wards to meetings in order that they
may lecture them on certain evils that
ST. Paul says should not be men
toned among u.s. as becometh Chris
tians. We desire to warn the Cath
olics of Derry not to visit places where
such subjects are discussed. Should
our people need instructions, these
will be given them by those who are
authorized by Almighty God to do So .
Nun Was Prisoner.-An Irish nun,
Sister Marguerite, of the Sisters of
st. Vincent de Paul, who in the world
was Miss Emily Mary Corvallis,
daughter of the late James Henry
Corvallis, J. p, of Ratoath Manor,
County Meath has been awarded the
French war cross for heroism. She
was captured with her ambulance by
the Germans at the first battle of
Ypres, in October, 1914, and was a
prisoner in their hands until June last
She is now with the French Red Cross
ICdI tCIuuIl.
The Dead of the Institute.-A very
solemn and impressive Requiem Mass
was celebrated three days ago in the
Eglise des Carmes. Paris, for the re.
pose of the souls of the old pupils and
friends of the Paris Catholic Institute
who died during the past year, and for
the repose of the souls of the 276 pu
pills Of the Institute who have died for
France since the beginning of the war
The Mass was served by two former
pupils of the Institute-one being an
infantry lieutenant, and the other a
non-commissioned cavalry officer Ii
was Mgr. Baudrillart, the eminent rec
tor of the Catholic Institute, who cele
brated the Mass, and it was Able
Courbe, incumbent of Saint Jacques
du Haul Pas, also a former pupil OF
the Institute, who delivered a mos
touching address.
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Whats his gamer

That's what | couldn't figure out
till lately replied Stanton; ''but the
other night I was out between twelve
and one o'clck and / saw my man
Brown is his name-coming out of
Bradley's little carpenter shop. Then
the whole thing was plain. Bradley
had hired him to induce me to pub
lish the stuff he had prepared and
furnished him with the facts, even to
stuff known only by himself"
"And then he'll sue you for libel, y
suggested Logan.
Sure" replied Stanton, that's his
scheme. Now what had better do?''
Go home and print the stuff just
as it is written
What you say goes agreed Stan
ton; "but | don't see where l get off
at"
IF Bradley sues you I'd be delighted
to come down and defend you" said
Logan, eagerly.
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The following week the town of
Hartford was treated to real metro
politan sensation. Stanton printed the
Brown article. Bradley promptly sued
for twenty thousand dollars damages
for libel, and the trial was the big
event of the year.
Logan came down to Defend and
watched the proceedings with an air
of bored and detached interest. Fl
nally when Bradley's direct testimony
was concluded he rose to cross-exam-
inc.
do you know the Mr.. Brown who
was working on Stanton's paper when
the article was published" was his
first question.
I've seen the man." replied Brad
ley with an uneasy glance at his own
attorney.
Where did you first see him?"
THAT doesn't concern the case"
was the reply.
Answer the question, witness" or
dered the Court sternly.
Where did you first see him?" re-
peated Logan.
I'm the office of the Rivard Detec-
tive Agency"
"Then you engaged him to enter
Stanton's employ on your behalf?"
Yes replied Bradley, after an
other imploring glance at his impas-
sive attorney.
And you gave him the facts and
got him to write the article complain
ed of"
yes"
And you told him to urge Mr.. Stan
ton to print it,"
yes, but didn't have a right to
find out what Stanton was saying
about me?"
"That is all, Mr.. Bradley" smiled
Logan.
THAT closes the plaintiffs case" an
nounced Bradley's counsel
May it please the court" began
Logan, 4 would move that this case
be dismissed.
ION what grounds clustered the
opposing counsel. 'The publication of
the libel is admitted, and there has
been no evidence whatever offered in
defense"
''On the ground" continued Logan,
tolerantly, that the alleged libel in
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he is harder on the Catholics than
any other class. ( ..s .4.ss4-44--4s4-4-.4i
''I'lI take my chances" declared
Stanton, and it's quite a lot I'd know
that yoH are interested to worry over
my unworthy SELF
A few weeks later Stanton visited
the neighboring city to purchase some
new supplies, and when his business
was concluded he sought out the office
of his old friend and classmate, Bert
Logan, attorney-at-law.
Il suppose you are welding the
power of the press at a great rate
down in HARTFORD" laughed Logan.
And ] suppose you're still playing
the 'dilitanty lawyer as the old
farmer said Just taking such cases
as you fancy and giving away half
your fees?" retorted Stanton.
That's the disadvantage of having
a private income" demurred Logan.
We'll, a lot of fellows would like
to assume such a burden" declared
the editor.
You haven't any cases that /
would fancy, have you?" bantered
Logan.
Yes, / have and that's one reason
why l called on you,'' said Stanton
earnestly.
Tell me about it," snapped Logan,
throwing away his cigar and leaning
forward with an interested look on
his face.
Just as soon as started in at Hart
ford" exclaimed Stanton, Il ran foul
of one Bogus Bradley, a noted local
character, who is a general combina-
ton of Shylock, Ananias and Captain
Kidd, and he specially delights in op.
pressing any unfortunate Catholics
| who happen to fall into his clutches
Shortly after I went there, | ran UP
against him on a certain mortgage
transaction, and told him in private
that he was an old thief. That seem.
ed to please him nightly, and he did
the best he could to get me to repeat
it in public or to print it in the paper
so, he could sue for SANDER or libel
And you fell for it?' queried Logan
in disappointed tone.
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OLD WORLD NEWS

Church at Warsaw.-In the year
1885 the Russian Car Alexander |
erected at Warsaw, the magnificent
Church of ST. Alexander to commence
rate his first visit to Warsaw. The
Church was Of Latin Rite.
ST. PauPs Church.-The new St.
PauPs Church, outside Of what is
called the walls of Rome, is said to
be the finest church erected last CEN
fury. 1t is about 400 feet long, 200
feet wide and rs feet in height to the
ceiling.
St. Stephen Rotondo.- of the
splendid churches in Rome is st. Ste
phen Rotondo. 1t was planned and
built in the fifth century in honor of
st. Joseph 1t has CD columns of
granite and marble It's diameter is
1873 feet. 1t was last restored by
Gregory XIII.
German Churches Looted.-Special
information to the "Secolo,' of Milan,
relates that the Archbishop of Munich,
Bavaria, has ordered the closure of
all Catholic churches except during
the regular service hours, on account
Of innumerable thefts.
Bishop Denounces Actin connec-
ton with recent raid for arms on
Rockingham House, Boyle, Ireland, the
Right Reverend Dr. Coyne, Bishop of
Elphin, has sent a letter to Very Rev.
I. Flanagan, P. p, of Cootehall and
Crossna, denouncing the affair as both
disreputable and cowardly.
Bishop of Verdun. Verdun, France,
had as its first known Bishop ST. Pull
chronius of the fifth century. It's alb
hey of st. Paul was founded in. $40.
It's cathedral is plain, massive, two
square lowered ediice. Verdnn is
now desolate.
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Stanton glanced over the offending
paragraph as if he were reading it for
the first time, and faced the irate note
shaver with hooking CLEAN in his
blue eyes.
NO." he replied calmly. And again
consulting the casus belli, Il merely
said that your conduct in foreclosing
the Widow McNeirs mortgage was
not consistent with the exalted stand
ard of morality which you have so
piously assumed in this community"
You might just as well say stole, =
persisted Bradley "but you don't
dare come right out and say it like a
man, and you don't dare print it in
that dirty paper of yours, for you
know I'd have the law on you, you
young whelp."
Il don't propose giving you any ad-
Vertising in my paper, unless at the
usual rates." tainted Stanton; but
I'll tell you this, that if you keep on
devouring widows houses and Cypress
ing the poor at the rate you have been,
I'll give you writeup that will make
your hair curl"
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"Of course, you'd try to work up
some sympathy for the McNeil's,"
added Bradley; for they're Catholics
and so are YOU"
Il don't think that lowers us in the
estimation of decent people" retorted
Stanton, land if being Catholic i'm
pels one to try to help the oppressed
and remedy injustice, then it's not a
bad Church to belong to-"
"Oh, see another reason why
you're so keen in taking the Widow
McNeils part" sneered Bradley.
You're interested in Rose Mcneil,
they say. But I've lived here before
you were born, and can tell you
you're not getting much; her father
was only
Have a care, you thieving old
scoundrel," blazed Stanton. IF you
mention her name again I'll throttle
you in spite of your years"
Bradley retreated with malicious
CLEAN in his shifty eyes.
You called me a thief" he croaked
gleefully. Now I'll have the law on
you for SANDER; I'll get damages and
drive you out of town"
go ahead" replied Stanton. Il am
no lawyer, but I've read enough law
to know you can't get damages unless
the words are heard by some party
other than Observation-Disclosures
think the legal term is AS this con-
versation is private, don't think
you'll get far
That's right. / found that out in
the Baker case,' admitted Bradley as
he walked out; "but I'll get even with
you yet"
Go as far as you like" laughed
Stanton.
When Stanton told Rose Mcneil
in part-of his encounter with Brad
ley she seemed unnecessarily dis
turbed.
He is such terrible enemy she
shuddered, "and I'm sorry you crossed
him. He will never cease scheming
against you, and it's bad enough to-
lose our home without getting you into
trouble"
Why, what can he do?" asked Stan
ton, with a thrill of pleasure at ler
evident anxiety on his behalf. He
certainly has no standing in the COM
munity. I've never heard him called
anything but Bogus since came
here
Yes, but he holds mortgages on
half the town. and boasts that he
never forgets an injury. If anything
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A LEGAL BOOMERANG

The young editor of the daily paper
that served the Town of Hartford and
the country adjacent thereto gazed
from the office window at the spare
and uncouth figure crossing the street,
a quizzical frown bisecting his boyish
brow.
Our good friend, Bogus Bradley,
as the irreverent call him, is evident.
ly seeking the editor with a grievance
on his virtuous mind" he unused
We'll, here's where l must uphold the
dignity of the press"
Did you say I was theft" shout
ed Bradley, striding into the office
shaking gnarled and trembling fist
at the editor, and pointing a vibrant
finger at brief article in the las
issue of The Hartford Gazette.