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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
AT WORK ON BIG PROBLEMS
Grandson of Huxley Seeking, Among
Other Things, the Secret of
Perpetual Youth.

The secret of perpetual youth and re-
newed vigor the determination Of sex
and the curing of certain human dis
eases are some of the problems which
it seems are being solved i'm the lab
oratories at Oxford, England. by Ju-
liam Huxley, grandson of the famous
biologist, Thomas Henry Huxley.
The actual achievements included
the change of tadpoles into frogs
within three weeks; the production OF
new sort of creature; the restora-
ton of a flatworm to youth. aud the
control of the sex of frogs eggs pro-
ducing 90 per cent of males at the viii
of the cXperimenter.
The Daily Mail, which makes this
news public. comments in an editorial
on the great possibilities Of Julian
Huxlcy's discovery and says:
I'VE seem to he nearer some o. the
hardest and most enthralling myster-
les of life
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STIMULANTS

A STIMULANT is something which
n people take TO increase their
voltage. Some people have so little
natural voltage that they have 10 fire
up on stlmulants about Ave nights a
week. after which they are able To get
home with the aid of picket fence
anil nineteen telephone poles.
There are several kinds of stimu-
lants all OF which serve a useful pur-
pose. The oId-fashioned stimulant
known rs n sound spanking has kept
more boys out of the reform school
than all the moral precepts OF the
ages. The moral precept is all right
but IL does not seem TO reach the
spot with so much thoroughness as 9
conscientious spanking mixed with
short. bristling words of admOnition.
Many boy has been stimulated into
giving up profanity after his mother
has rinsed out his mouth with wood
ashes
Nearly all stimuIants have the
faculty of giving out at Il critical june.
ture and demanding more rope
Where one man limits himself 10 three
cigars day. n thousand make way
with twenty and top of with four
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surrounded by vast throng strapped
TO the board and the AK fell. He awoke
TO find that a piece Of the bedstead
had fallen and hit him ON the back
of the neck just where he had felt
the knife. He awoke instantly; the
stimulus" for the dream was the
blow on the neck The question ar
gued by the scientists is this:
Is the dream consciousness capable
of such rapfdity of action rs to ere
ate and comprehend such long and
minute rs Maury dream in the al
most infinitesimal period of time be-
tween his being struck and starting
10 awake? Freud meets the difficulty
by suggesting that the whole thing
had been imagined by Maury when
reading as a boy of the French Revo-
luton when he had had he natural
wish of n French boy that he had
lived in those times 70 have taken
Il part i'm such stirring events. And
at the blow on the neck which sug-
geSted the stroke of the knife of the
guill0tine the drama popped entire
from its psychic pigeonhole. How
ever. Maury's dream and all that it
implies with regard To the rapidity of
action of the dream consciousness is
still debatable ground with the sci
entists
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Brands
BY GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS
IT HIS is an age of Brands and
l. Trade Marks. You immediately

IT HIS is an age of Brands and
l. Trade Marks. You Immediately
know the Quality and Character of n
product as soon as you note its Brand
or Trade Mark. And because this is
possible, it means economy, conven-
fence and confidence.
What Brand does your Life repre-
sent?
Is it the Sunshine" Brand. the
Crouch" Brand, the Helpful" Brand
the "Unselfish" Brand. the Thought
less" Brand. the "Smile" Brand. the
"Getthere' Brand, the Square" Brand
-THINK-what is YOUR Brand?
For the Brand is stamped to you
somewhere.
1t may be on your Face. maybe in
your Voice. your Walk may show it. or
your Clothes-but the Brand is there
somewhere. and even a Child may be
able To detect it,
What Brand do you want the world
to see or you?
Lincoln carried a Brand. 1t was
er outlive its usefulness. Thoughtful
Charlie DO Things Bill" "Sh!frless
sam" sunny .Iilu." "Always-Think-
ing-of- Others Maggie everyone car
ries Self-made Brand like these.
What Brand does your life repre-
sent?
Whatever your Brand, be very sure
that ii really DOES stand for YOU
and the hest that you are. If Won
have never thought OF this Brand bust
ness. think OF il now. And when Won
have discovered what YOUR Brand Is
and where you carry it-put your
who'll Life back OF IL and make II
stand for your largest Ideals. IL your
Brand is worth while. self advertise II
Make your Brand really represent
the BEST that you are.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
HIRAM EVIDENTLY A SN0RER
Faithful Wife Thought She Rec
oenized Porcine Lamentations as
Made by Her Lord and Master.

An amazingly fat couple boarded a
sleeping car just before the train
pulled out of the Pennsylvania station
in New York. and soon retired, the
woman taking the lower berth and the
man the upper of section. 1t was
necessary TO enlist the aid Of the por-
ter and q couple of friendly passen-
gers TO enable the man To attain to
his lofty couch, but it was accom-
pliShed and the car presently became
quiet.
Some time during the night the
train was held up on siding and, as
1t happened. the sleeping car was
stopped right alongside Il car loaded
with uncomfortable and loudly protest
ing hogs, the noise of whose lamenta-
tons assembled TO the stars.
ooh Lord !" the occupant of the low
er berth was heard TO moan. "Just
listen to that, Hiram has started 10
snorin' and ] can't get up there to
make him turn over''
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LastNight' Screams
What They Mean
rio YOU DREAM OF DEcAPITA-
TION7

Il, VERYBODY VIII agree that in
IL our waking life il is most unfor-
tunate for one TO have his head cut
fortunate This is one of the cases
where dreams go by contrarieS. ac-
cordlng TO nearly all the mystic in
terpreters. Even TO dream of seeing
Il suillotine is good luck; TO see il
cutting off somebody's head is better,
and hest of all is to dream that it is
your own head which, is being sew
cred Are YOU i'm love? Then sue
cess IN your lovemaking awaits you.
Are you ambitious? You will rise.
You are going To meet long absent
friends and whatever troubles may
now surround you after an interview
with suillotlne in dreamland they
will vanish away. IL you are i'm busi-
ness. then your business will pros
per and MS for money, IL is sure 70
come your way. Though. one or two
peSsim'sts say that you are going 10
experience some losses through n
treacherous friend.
4 dream of this sort, experienced by
Maury. the eminent French savant
who wrote extensively ON the subject
of dreams. has become famous under
the name of "Maury's Dream" and
the subject Of endless discussion.
Maury dreamed that he was living in
the time of the French Revolution;
he had many adventures: he was ar
rested and brought before the revolu-
tionary tribunal, where he was exam
'ned by Robespierre. Marat and otlr
'rs Of the Terror" He was con-
demned 10 death. and after some other
adventures was taken 10 the suillotine
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Just Folks


MAY
Here's May AT the threshold. here's
May ut the door.
With her arms filed with blossoms
to strew on earth's floor,
Here's May with the gladness that rip
piles alongl
Oh. come al you, weary with striving
and sin
And fling wide the portals and well
come her In 4!
Some visitors come with their scan
dals to tell.
Some show ut our threshold the wares
they would sell.
But few come to see us for what
they can bring
OF laughter and gladness. We jump
ut their ring
And rush TO the door with welcom-
ilig shout
Sue. caller is May who now fingers
without.
The favorite sister of twelve has re-
turned.
And she begs you to gather the bios
SONS you've earned,
Her arms hold a-plenty of wonderful
sprays
And she whispers of more that are
strewn down The ways.
She is bringing you beauty and glad
ness and mirth,
For May is the favorite daughter of
earth.
Here's May at the threshold. here's
May at the dOor
Earth's favorite maiden has come back
once more.
There are blossoms about her WHEREBY
er she goes,
And gladness and laughter and balm
for our woes.
As the pet of the flock that has long
been away.
Let us welcome anew the homecoming
of May.
Copyright by Edgar a Guest)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14

captain of industry. and the more
they are abused the harder they sting.
Tobacco. tea, coffee and malt ex-
tract are stimulants which should be
driven with high check. Neverthe-
less. it is n sad fact that thousands
of people who have always smoked
Il cob pipe and drank coffee made i'm
q I've bucket have been cut off i'm their
103rd year anil caused the relatives
TO ask for that familiar hymn. II
Would Not Live Always"
(Copyright)
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r1other5cooRBook

Tolerance means endurance. not con
cord or agreement. While We endure VI.
may strive By legitimate means to i'm
prove the condition that is not TO our
liking"
Squads and How TO Serve Them.
First get your squad. The raising
OF squads has become quite success
ful enterprise and they are not an
annoyance to the neighbors when kept
within their own domain. Squads are
choice morsel. boned. stuffed and
baked or brOiled.
Game of any KIND. so say those who
are authority, should not he washed in
water unless the gall bladder has been
broken. Sprinkle the inside of tho
dressed bird with plenty of black pep
per and let it hang in a cool current
of air until needed. Then wipe thor
oughly with dampered cloth wrung
from cold water. The custom OF keep
ing game for several days after killing
makes it tender and develops a flavor
well liked by the epicure. White
meated game of all kinds should be-
cooked we'll done. the dark-meated
kinds are better served rare.
\ squad should be plump and pink.
although there are those of dark
color (this variety does not bring SO
good price,. Squads are in season
all the year
Squads should be drawn as soon as
killed, the heads and feet removed II
10 he served mt once. If the squads
are to be broiled. split down the back.
wipe well. brush with melted butter or
olive oil and broil over or under II
good fire, soaring quickly TO retain all
the juices, lowering the heat rs the
meat becomes brown. Have cooking
as many slices OF bacon rs there are
squads and serve each with piece
of bacon.
Ns.n. NlAkmeaQ
Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Unon.)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
TOOK AN EXCEPTION.

He was an argumentative local
councillor and was crushing an Nop-
ponent's case.
Gentlemen" he said, you may say,
with Councillor Smith. that this is
case of six of one and half dozen
of the other. But l say. No
pause for emphasis-"No; Ii is nothing
of the sort. 1t is exactly the con-
trary. London Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
Smyrna Fla Trade.

The fig yield of the vilayet of Alden
has risen from approximately 1900
tons raised on 10000 acres of land
about 80 years ago to about $4,000
tons raised on $4,000 acres. How
ever, this advance in supply has not
kept pace with the demand. and prices
of figs have steadily risen. The fig
producing areas are, under normal con-
ditions, exclusively tapped by the OF
tornan (Aiden) Railroad company's
system. The orchards, located mainly
in the Meander valley, are owned
chiefly by Turks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
The Extremist.

"Your friend, Miss Blank. is very
strict teetotaler," said n man COM
mentlng on q girl who had refused 10
eat brandy sauce with plum pudding.
Strict doesn't express it," replied
the girls friend. "Why. she's that
particular she won't heat her curling
tongs over spirit lamp london
Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
Rann-dOm Reels
BY HOWARD /. RAM

pipesful before retiring. When the
family physician feeds morphine to
sciatic rheumatism. the patient usual
~ RECEIVERS just i'm time 10 invest I'm a
hypodermic needle. The BOY who goes
the beer route is lucky If he doesn't
wind up on lemon extract. Stiinu-
lants never made n clear head and n
clean eye or Il happy marriage or a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
Sensing the Film Fans Tastes.

Eager Author - I've got great
scenario here. Deep sea play, with
slarfish. octopussies and other deni-
zens of the deep rs our animal actors.
Scenario Editor-Nope. wouldn't do /;
not enough novelty. Most Of the au-
dience are made up of hard shells.
suckers. shrimps, Holsters. crabs an
clams--an' they'd be bored to DEATH
Film Fun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
WOMEN! DYE RIGHT!
SAY DIAMOND DYES"
Don't Spoil or Streak Material in Poor Dye

Each package of diamond Dyes"
contains directions SO simple that any
woman can dlamond-dye a new. rich.
fadeless color into worn. shabby gar
ments. draperies. coverings. whether
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
Dads Oictum.

Il love your daughter. but fear
am no match for her.
You sure Amt. But why should
that keep you from getting her? No
married man is a match for his wife"
Louisville Courier-Lournal.
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Contrary Success.

"Bings has been remarkably success
full. 1t certainly requires headwork in
his business"
He'll tell you himsel, that is why
he landed with both feet"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14
It's a Great Life!

Harry-Old Misery worked hard
and long. but he finally succeeded in
amassing a fortune.
Hugh-Yes; he now has enough
money TO pay his doctor bills the re-
mainder of his life.
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Pleasant Chance.

You are working too har
II must finish this novel"
Sometimes | wish | had trained
you TO wipe dishes" declared his
wife.
why, my dearT'
Then you could get away from your
work now and then"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-14

With your fingers! You can lift OF
any hard corn, soft corn. or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
fuses from bottom of feet
A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
little at any drug store: apply few
drops upon the corn or callous. In
stantly 1T stops hurting. then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or cal
lous right off. root and all, without
one bit of pain or soreness. Truly
No humbug ADV.
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did you ever feel that the world
vas against you?"
YES; felt 1t this morning when
slipped on the sidewalk Boston
Transcript.
Many Il man has been turned down
while waiting for something TO turn
IN
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A Puzzler.

MA, when any one steals anything
from you. mustn't you forgive him I'M
til he gives back what he took?'
"Of course not. my child"
'"Then I'll tell Dick when he comes
tonight that you say he must give me
straight back the kiss he stole from
me yesterday"
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Their Nature.

"Oculists' bills are particularly irri.
tating."
"Why sou
Because in their very nature they
are calculated to develop eye-rate pos
sibiiitles."
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The Reason.

They say more fish is eaten in ia
pan than in any other country"
II suppose that is because they can
manage the bones there with Japan
ese"
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Well Drilled

do married men make better sol.
dierS than single ones?"
"Of course. They're more accus-
toned 10 discipline
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Sure WAYS.

What is the quickest way to get
up in the world?"
Either get a job with an aviator
or pat mule on the off hind leg"
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"You and Grunp seem to get along
pretty Well"
Eyes, you see he never borrows
anything but trouble, and that's the
only thing I ever have to lend"
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Teacher-Bennie Beanbrough. were
you making faces at Herman Hem
mandhaw?
Bennie-NO, ma'am, / wasn't.
"He said you were"
II wasn't, teacher; you see. had
tooth pulled and l can't keep my
tongue out Of the hole, and there is
something in my eye and my nose
itches so have 10 twitch it"-Youngs-
town Telegram.
When suspicion enters the door love
goes out of the window.
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q CONTINGENCY.

The early bird will get the worm,
OF that there is no question;
But If, alas, the worm should turn
He'd get the indigestion.
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wool. silk. linen, cotton or mixed
goods
Buy Diamond Dyes"-no other
kind-then perfect results are guaran-
teed even II you have never dyed be-
fore Druggist has color card
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Tolerance means endurance. not con .
cord or agreement. While We endure We
may strive BY legitimate means TO i'm.
prove the condition that is not 10 our
liking"
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-13
HOLD TO OLD sUPERsTlTloNs
People Of Labrador, lnheriting Strange
Beliefs, Have Retained Full
Faith in Them.

The superstitions still found among
the people Of Labrador are attribute
able to the remoteness Of the country
from the current Of the worlds
thought, the natural tendency of sea-
fAring people, and the fact that the
days when the forbears of these fish,
ermen left "AIerrie England" to seek
a living by the harvest of the sea, and
finally settling on these rocky shores,
were those when witches and hob
goblins and charms and amulets were
accepted beliefs, says DIR. Grenfeu IN
"a Labrador Doctor"
Nevertheless, today, as a medical
man, one is startled to see fox's or a
VOLTS head suspended by cord from
the center and to learn that 1t will al
ways twist the way from which the
wind is going to blow. One man had
barometer of this kind hanging from
his roof and explained that the pc
culiar fact wsfs due to the nature OF
the animals, which in life always went
to. the windward of others; but If you
had a seals head similarly suspended,
it would turn from the wind, owing to
the timid character of that creature.
Moreover, it surprises one to be as
sured, on the irrefutable and quite
unquestioned authority Of old Aunt
Anne Sweetapple,' that aged cats al
ways become playful before a gale Of
wind comes on.
"There is a great belief in fairies on
the cOayt. A man came to me once to
cure what he was determined to believe
was a balsam on his baby's nose. The
birthmark to him resembled that tree.
More than one had given currency II
not credence to the belief that the
reason why the bulls-eye was so hard
to hit in one of our running deer rifle
matches was that we had previously
charmed it. If woman sees hare
without cutting out and keeping por-
ton of the dress she is then wearing
her child will be born with hare lip.
"A little farther south along the
coast is baby suffering from ophthal-
luia. The doctor had been called in
only because blowing sugar in it's eyes
had failed to cure it.. Protestant and
Catholic alike often sew up bits OF
paper, with prayers written on them.
in little sacks that are worn around
the neck as an amulet, and green
worsted tied around the wrist Is re-
ported to be the never failing cure for
hemorrhage.
"When stripping a patient for ex-
animation l noticed that he removed
from his neck what appeared to be a
very large scapular. l asked him
what it could be. It was haddock's
fin bone-a charm against rheuma-
tism."
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-13
Very Moderate Vacation.

A young craftsman for Louisiana
cottOn-gin company saw one of the
co!ored laborers off duty one morning.
When he found the old negro back
again in the factory that afternoon he
accosted him in a tone of mock au-
thority: "Say. Nose, didn't see you
off this mOrning?"
The old man never questioned the
authority Of the youngster to call him
down. but meekly replied: Eyes, boss,
All Jest had to 60 to a funeral dis
mawning; but don't yo' know, boss All
only been off three days sence All been
a-wcrkin' heahY"
"Three days? That is a lot of time
to lose. How long have you been
here?" demanded the craftsman Of six
months service with the firm.
"Nell, boss, All been a-workin' in
dis shop fer little over thirty years" !"
The craftsman fastened back to his
ue-prints.-Youth's Companion.
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-13

More Dairy Cows Are Neeoeo.
ably decrease as compared with the
past year, as the European countries
increase their production of live stock
towards the pre-war production"
Other factors affecting American e1'
port trade are rates Of exchange, which
in many cases are decidedly unfavor.
able to those countries most in need
of our meat and meat products; cam
paigns being waged in the European
countries for increased production and
decreased consumption; prices OF
meat products in this country as COM
pared with the prices in other coun-
tries having meats for export; avail
able ocean tonnage for shipping from
other countries.
However, pork exports at least prob
ably will be greatly in excess next
year of the pre-war annual export. Inc
European countries probably Will re-
auire two years to get back to pre-War
pork production. and their present
needs are great.
Poultry.
Pre-war production Of poultry IN
most European countries, the depart
ment says, will soon be resumed. En-
phasis in this country is placed on
more efficient methods of production.
Whether increased production should
be undertaken must necessarily de-
nond m. local conditions as to feed,
labor, and other factors.
Middletown transcript., 1920-03-13
Tea Not Food, Says Court.

Now that the appeal court has def
nitely decided that tea is not a food" !"
some one will have to define the word
"fOOd' a little more clearly.
Up till now we have been led to be.
lieve that any liquid or solid that has
food value is food. In this con-
nection some Of the legal arguments
were somewhat confusing.
"You do not invite your friends to
eat tea leaves'-ergo, tea, which ca3
not be "eaten" Is not a food. Bud
then neither do you ask your friend
to "eat" cocoa-essenee Or drink" the
thinnest of soups. both of which af1
usually regarded as foods.
Dietetic experts are more convinc.
ing. They refuse to recognize tea as
a food simply because it contains no
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.