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The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

this wonderful fowl. but Garretson's
elatiOn was of short duration.
Baltic people got possession of the
goose and determined to show the
country a sample of real patriotism,
announcing that so long as their mon
ey lasted no other town in the county
would be able TO "bid in the fowl.
When the sale was over 'Bill'
Topped his great wings, held them
poised in the air and gave a great
scream of apparent delight. and then
it was announced by the auctoneer
that "Bill" had been sold at the rec
ord price of S2,026.
Thus ended the travels of bill"
for it was decided he had done his
full duty in aiding the United States
in winning the war; and he was given
into the keeping of Questad.
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a soft dough. Allow Ii to rise. stir
briskly, put into we'll buttered bread
pan. Let rise again and bake in a
moderate oven. This'is a very health
ful bread and one the children like.
Thousand Island Dressing.
Take one cupful of mayonnaise
dressing, one cupful of whipped cream,
one-half cupful of chill sauce or cat
sup. two tablespoonfuls of minced red
pepper, one tablespoonful of chopped
cucumber. one tablespoonful of Wor-
chestershire sauce. Mix in the order
given and serve at once.
Pecan Pralines.
Boil together one pound of brown
sugar. one tablespoonful of butter,
and four tablespoonfuls Of water !;
when the mixture begins TO boil add
one-half pound Of pecans. when il be-
gins to bubble. remove from the heat
and drop by spoonfuls on buttered dish
or marble slab. Stir constantly while
cooking.
CO. 1890. Western Newspaper Union)
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THE MUFFLER CUT-OUT

THE muffler cut-out IL an attach
Il ment which enables the automo-
bile to talk out loud.
Until the muller cut-out was In
vented the. only thing about an auto
mobile that would talk was money. II
became necessary TO get up something
that would take the owners mind of
the cost of upkeep. hence the cut-out
was Introduced. with the result that
itS rnucous snort may be heard on
every country road from coast to coast.
The cut-out has number of de-
cided advantages, however. When a
strong. lusty cut-out IL coming around
sharp corner with It's mouth wide
open II Is not necessary to sound the
horn. - its language can be heard
with perfect ease by anybody who Is
driving I'm the next township. BY
the iudicious use of this device the
life Of many Joy rider who could be
spared as well as not has been saved
10 the community. and the speed mani
nc who drives on the left side of the
road has also been entirely preserved,
including his arrow-shaped head
piece.
The muffler cut-ouf is also useful
as means of informing the driver
whether his engine is still in the ca.
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''Bill,' the Red Cross Goose, Passes Away

G IOUX FALLS, s. D.-"Bill" was on
~ ly an old goose. but the other day.
when he was found dead of old age
In a pasture on Sander Questad's
farm north of Sioux Falls, he was Civ
on honorable burial by residents
"Bill" gained national fame during
the world war as a "Red Cross Goose"
The goose was first bought in" at
country sale by J. Z. Shaw, living
near Cotton. Shaw, to show his
patriotism and desire to aid the Red
Cross, paid so for it and presented it
to the Red Cross people of Cotton TO
be again sold At the next sale it
brought S132.
From Cotton "Bill' was transported
to Hartford, where the Red Cross
again put it up at auction, the old
fowl this time bringing S152 He was
then taken TO Crooks, where bidders
from Renner got possession of him at
a price of $3.50. The Renner Red
Cross held an auction sale and people
from Garretson bid him IN at $3.50
The residents of Garretson succeed
ed in getting together a large assem-
blage and the bidding was fast and
furious. Finally the goose was sold at
$1,066. Carretson boasted this amount
would stand as high water mark for
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Not Exactly Cave Man Style, But Worse

n ETROlT.-1n accordance with the
- custom Of Syrians. Sahit Duge-
ley. $50 Labelle avenue. Highland
Park. paid $4,000 to Hassan Hatel.
stepfather of 14-year-old Mary Slamen,
and despite her protests took the girl
TO the Michigan Central station and
forced her to accompany him on a
train bound for the East, where he
plans TO be married to her, according
10 agents Of the department OF JUS
tice.
The stepfather went with the girl
and Dugeley, because he feared resi-
dents of the Syrian colony in Highland
Park would kill him, it is said.
Two former soldiers called the at
tenton OF the department Of justice
10 the case. They said they had seen
the girl when she was rushed from
her home 10 waiting automobile,
and that she was bleeding from a
wound I'm the forehead. officers
found the Syrian colony In n state OF
riot.
Two persons who had acted as wit
ncsses TO the transaction. and whose
names are withheld pending arrest or
Dugeley and Hatel. are being held.
Following the "sale" the girl. who
said she hated Dugeley. ran from her
home and sought protection at the
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
History


HISTORY Is marvellous Teacher
i i From her pages speak events, ex-
periences and thrilling deeds-ali
products Of the human Brain.
Yon are now playing n part OF the
future History of the World.
Even the humblest man or woman
has his part 10 play. And the part
played must needs be recorded.
The work of your days and life
whether for good or i'll, In its final
summing UPS as sure TO mark or
influence some phase OF the entire
History of Histories. as each act you
perform today Is sure TO give color
and form TO the final results of today.
Yes-you are now playing part OF
the future History OF the World.
II is the realization, Of this truth
by men and women that inspires some
To become great and notable while 9th
ers remain obscure For just as soon
as people wake up TO the fact that Re-
sponslbility presses down upon them,
THEY begin 10 draw upon their Reserve
Power. And ii Is Reserve Power that
helps make History fascinating.
You are now playing part of the
future History of the World.
1t Is not necessary, however, nor Is
it possible for us all TO become no.
table In History. History is universal.
And so is the Mind that makes up the
human Soul. You--doing your work
in the best way you know how-are
as great an element in History as
Alexander. or Washington. or Crom-
well or such as they. Study History.
II will arouse YOU to big deeds Live
as you would like to have History say
you lived.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Every Baby Has a Right to a Mother"

so occupied with the care of his own
motherless child that he could not
give Margaret adequate care.
II was only after the worry of
weeks Of desperation that Mrs. Kath-
crime McNulty finally felt that circum-
stances had driven her TO part with
her baby girl. A widow of three years,
she worked beyond her strength TO
care for the little daughter and her
brother, two years older. A year ago
she was stricken with influenza. Ii
was afterward the doctor first men,
toned a fighting chance, which would
cost money for transportation to the
country, milk, eggs and rest.
Every baby has a right TO a moth
er," said Mrs. McNulty.
"And if taking money in exchange
for my baby is the only way / can
save her mother for her, am l not
doing what is right?
"Some day, if / live through the
next few months. / may meet her
again as my daughter. If the plan
works out. Otherwise the doctor says
| shall be here only little while This
way / can find the right ones TO take
her; the other way she would be put
in an institution"
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EM GOOD. TALES N|
|rzSN]!!%'; @Ne
Il, q, ! g CITES g - : ]
Railroad Travel Has Own Peculiarities

siding all night and until noon the
next day.
The car was then hitched 10 a train
which passed through Cowley. he
states, but the train crew refused to
stop there. and instead OF putting him
off demanded additional fare beyond
that point.
When he refused to pay this fare,
Legg asserts, he was "threatened and
humiliated," and carried TO Fromberg,
Mont, where the car was left on q
siding. At this point, he says, he was
locked In the Pullman all night, not
even being allowed TO leave for meals.
The next day the car was taken back
to Cowley, where it arrived at 3
o'clock i'm the morning, May ii.
The station was a mile and half
from the town, Legg states. and when
he attempted TO walk the distance he
lost his way and "after tramping
through swamps and pools Of water.
reached Cowley at 3 a. m, May 10. In
a thoroughly exhausted condition"
In addition to the hardship and
humiliation which he alleges that he
suffered in trying to reach his desti-
nation, Legg states that he was COM
PEELED, through arriving SO late TO re-
main in Cowley ten days longer than
he had intended and TO lose valuable
contract.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

home OF school girl friend. Her
stepfather and the man who bought
her followed and she was taken from
the girl friends place and back to her
own home.
Neighbors said that after she was
taken into her own home loud cries
were heard. and men who Investigated
found that she was being beaten by
her stepfather.
When she was carried from her
home To the automobile she did not
make an outcry and neighbors believe
she was unconscious.
Evidently the melting pot" does not
always melt all OF its varied contents.
or course II may be said that the ele-
ment OF barter and sale Is not entirely
absent from the conventional Ameri.
can marriage. But at least the bride
Is given a chance TO say mo"
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lFR0h6eRG

n ENvER.-A long list of griev-
~ ances against the Colorado &
Southern Railway company, the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company. and the Pullman company.
Is reeited in q suit for $4,000 damages
filed in the District court by ii. C..
Legg.
Legg declares in his complaint that
on May IL he boarded the train with
a ticket 10 Cowley, Wyo. When he
reached Kirby, Wy0, he states, he
was told that the Pullman on which
he was riding would not be carried
further, but his protests, coupled
with those of other passengers in
duced the company TO take the Pull
man TO Graybull, Wyo., where. with
out his consent, he was transferred
to another car, which whs left on the
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

N EW YORK.-Mrs. Catherine Nc
~ Nulty, who offered her baby, Mar
garet, for sale, has given her to James
+. Sweetman. The mother will have
permission TO see her child whenever
she wishes
Margaret was offered for sale for
$3.50 when the mother found it was
impossible for her TO earn enough
TO live on. She hoped the money
she asked could be used to help her
regain her health.
However. she changed her mind and
gave the child to Mr.. Sweetman
Margaret was in the Sweetman
family once before. She came back
TO her mother when Mrs. Sweetman
died. At that time Mrs. McNulty
feared that Mr.. Sweetman would be
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
LastNight' Streams
What They Mean
DID YOU DREAM OF HENs7

THIS is not common dream but
i it Is most favorable one, par
taking Of that generally beneficent
character which appertains TO nearly
all bucolic visions. Dream-hens and
dream-chickens are equally of fortu-
nate omen.
III the hens are making that peculiar
noise called singing" then is the
dream more than ever propitiOus. as II
foretells thrift. many children and do
mestic happiness. If you see a brood
of chickens instead of hens it is true
that you will probably have many pet
ty cares and worries before you will
attain your good fortune. but you will
eventually get there and all your wor-
riments turn out 10 your advantage.
Any one about 10 embark in a busi-
ness venture attended with some risk
should by all means dream of chickens,
as it shows that his venture will turn
out successful beyond his expecta-
tions. For n young unmarried woman
TO dream of an old mother hen sur
rounded by her chicks is sign that
she will be married before the chick
ems have grown up TO heniood, and the
chickens of Dreamland mature into
hens about as rapidly as other
chickens. For any one To see In n
dream n hen with n brood OF chickens
about her denotes that there will soon
be n marriage in the family. II is but
fair 10 state that most authorities
made Ii prerequisite for success in n
business venture after dreaming of
chickens that the dreamer should have
with him plenty Of determination.
If your dream-hens sre running
about cacklIng as IL they had Just laid
one OF those INSTRUMENTATION eggs
we read about II shows that something
will occur 10 mar your happiness
probably the price of eggs will - up
still farther. Nor IL Ii good luck 70
dream OF killing hen.
(Copyright)
-Ov-
prasSad co orbhoa,a .ovar. - ,>-o,o..
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Just Folks
"IT'S A Boy"

"IT's A Boy"
The doctor leads IA busy life, he wages
war with death
Long hours he spends TO help the one
who's fighting hard for breath.
He cannot call his time his own. nor
share In others fun,
His duties claim him through the night
when others work Is done,
And yet the doctor seems to be Gods
messengers of joy.
Appointed 10 announce this news of
gladness Its n bOy!"
I'm many ways unpleasant is the doe
tors round of cares,
] should not like to have to bear the
burdens that he bears.
His eyes must look on horrors grim,
unmoved he must remain,
Emotion he must master if he hopes
to conquer pain,
Yet to his lot this duty falls. his voice
he must employ
To speak to- man the happieSt phrase
that's sounded. Its boy,"
! wish 'twere given me 10 speak a
message ilalf SO glad
As that the doctor brings unto the
fear-Gistracted dad.
] wish that simple words of mine could
change the skies to blue
And lift the care from troubled hearts,
as those he utters do.
| wish that | could Danish all the
thoughts that man annoy
And cheer him rs the doctor does,
who whispers: It's a boy
Whoever through the hours of night
has StOcd outside her door
And wondered If she'd smile again !;
whoe'cr has paced the floor
And lived those years of fearful
thoughts, and then been swept
from woe.
UP 20 the topmost height of bliss
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
He GOT OFF ANOTHER.

Il understand you get Off some very
good things occasionally" said the
sweet young thing at the swell recep-
ton.
We'll. they say l do" replied the
man with the monocle
"But ii takes considerable time 10
do IT,"
"fou mean l am verbose?
Not exactly that; but you've been
standing on the train of my dress for
ten minutes"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
THE INSPIRATION

Miss Gushinoton: Your Lady
Macbeth was simply grand. You
were perfectly thrilling in the sleep
walking scene when you cried 'out,
damned spotI Out, ! say!"
Miss Heavysides: Yes, ! put that
line over all right. You see, had
been cleaning a silk waist all after
noon and you know how il is.
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Strife for LEADERSHIP.

"We Lave gotten rid of the old
fashioned political boss" remarked
the CHEEKY citizen.
"Yes." agreed Senator Sorghum:
but In some communities the fact
that there Is vacancy stimulates
competition for the job"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

is so unpopular that the village con
stable is hired TO suppress its con
versation. Various attempts have heen
made to silence the operation OF this
device, but the only -one that has been
found effective is fine of $40 ard
costs and thirty days in the county
jail.
tCOpyright)
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Rann-dOm Reels
ey HOWARD L. RANN

or has dropped out through the crank
case. Thousands Of men drive along
I'm fancied security until they step on
the cut-out by accident and discover
that two cylinders have laid of for
the afternoon. The cut-out tells all
about this and also causes the engine
10 stutter like span OF mules with
the string halt
In some communities the cut-out
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The Difference.

"llow is that writer of scientific anc
hygienic subjects getting onf''
Barely making a living, you see
he is little better than n hack author"
"And how about the man who 10
writing popular moviepicture sceDa-
rios?"
"Oh, he's making fortune: hes
limousine author"
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Another Alexander.

"Jack said I am all the world 10
him."
"My dear. he's said that to every
girl he's been engaged tO-theD he's
looking. around for new worlds TO con-
quer."
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How is Mrs Gadder getting along
In driving her new car?"
she's learning"
Good ~
YES. She learned yesterday that
although sideswiping q fire plug
doesn't damage the fire plug particu-
larly, it leaves an automobile looking
much the worse for wear
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Its Nature.

what would happen to one to-
whom was traced a leak in high gov
ernment circles?"
"I don't know, but in any case a
leak ought TO be a bailable offense"
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aSH cooK HEKs BooH ( ~N44 2n>44 ~t4Q2

September strews .he woodlands o'er
With many "A brilliant color:
The world is brighter than before
Why should our hearts be duller?
Sorrow and the scarlet leaf.
Sad thoughts and sunny weather!
All mei this glory and this grief
Agree not well together.
IT. w. Parsons
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

Seed Dealer would like few
colored illustrations Of radishes and
tomatoes.
Artist-Llfe sizef
Seed Dealer-No. catalog size.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
tCopyright.)

that's given men TO know,
Will tell you there's no phrase so
sweet, so charged with human
joy
As that the doctor brings from God
that message: ITS a bOyr'
Copyright, by Edgar A Guest.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
In the Suburbs.

II see you have had fishing in your
neghborhood lately. What have you
been mostly catching?"
Trains"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Solid Guilt.

"Guess III buy a few shares of
that mining stock. Looks like a gilt
edge proposition TO me-"
you've only seen the edges :"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

"I'll run down 10 your place sone
time and get bite"
"Don't do that. Give us time 10
lock up the dog first"
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A loolcaI Conclusion.

Father (reading)-"So the Fairy
Light went out and"
Young Hopeful-Oh. pa. IL the Fairy
Light went out would the gas meter,
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Not Much. in His Estimation

Miss Homeleigh-Father declares
that am his greatest treasure.
Mr.. Blunt-Indeed Then he isn't
as wealthy as supposed.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Different Methods.

Some of US struggle more or less
To get each problem clear.
While others simply make a guess
And stand around and cheer.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

"Gabby, isn't he?"
"Tll say SO. He must give his wife
An awful battle for the last word"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Food for the Family.


A bran bread which is wholesome
and easily made is a recipe which
should be found In all households. The
following is II good one:
Cabbage and Apple Salad.
Chop together one cabbage head,
four tart apples. season well with salt
and cayenne and mix with a good
mayonnaise dressing. Serve ut once.
Bran Bread.
Take one pint each OF Hour and
bran. one cupful OF buttermilk, or
sweet milk will do n teaspoonful of
soda, n half tcaspoonful OF salt. three
tablesp0onfuls of molasSes. Mix and
bake one hour 90 one hour and a
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03

Pressed cardboard covers 10 protect
the tops of school desks are the Invcn-
tlon OF California janltor.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
Graham Popovers.

Take one cupful each of graham
flour and white Hour. one cupful each
OF milk AMI water, "A tcaspoonful of
sugar aud half teaspoonful of salt.
Beat the Hour and the milk together
then add the water and other ingrsd.
ents. beat w,al with an egg beater.
pour into hot gem pans and bake In n
hot oven. These are light as n feath-
The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-09-03
prune Bread.

Wash "a cupful OF prunes and soak
over night In water 10 cover. In the
morning remove the pits and chop
the prunes. add one quart OF -four, one
pint of graham Hour. teaspoonful of
salt n tablespoonful OF sugar. one
yeast cnke dissolved In lukewarm
water and enough warm milk 10 make
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
MEN ADMIT KILLING
BANK MESSENGER
Murder and Theft of $4,000
Confessed by Two Capttyes
in Burlington Jail

Mount Holly. y. Prank James
and Raymond W. Schuch. both of
Camden. have confessed. according to
the police. that they killed Davis $
Paul, a Camden bank runner. robbed
him OF $4,000 in cash and buried the
body in the Jersey pines near Taber-
nacle The money was buried in
Evergreen cemetery in Camden and
most of it has been recovered. The Of
fcials said
The alleged confessions were given
in signed statement at the Burlington
county jail here where both men are
prisoners. Although neither man was
aware the other had confessed the
officials stated, their stories were al.
most identical on important points.
Details OF the confessions were not
made public. but Ellis Parker Bur
lington county detective. said the two
men had carefully planned, but
"clumsily carried out the job" Rob
berry was the motive he asserted. and
no one but James and Schuch was i'm
plicated The killing Parker decla--
ed. was one Of the most brutal in the
history OF Camden county
The messenger. who was taking
about $4,000 in cash and $4,000 IN
checks and securities from the Broad
way Trust Company OF Camden to @
Philadelphia bank. was picked up by
James. the confessions revealed. ac-
cording TO Parker at Second and Arch
streets. and offered a ride to the fer
ries a block further on. Schuch got
into the automobile which had the
back curtains down.
Near the ferry, where there was
considerable noise. Paul was struck
over the head with a halfspring used
for changing tires. This rendered him
unconscious. Parker said Schuch de
clared in his story. but did not kill
him. He was carried several blocks
before there was an opportunity to
finish the job Paul was then beaten
over the head until his skull was
crushed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
EIGHT MEN ARE HURT
AS BLAST WRECKS SHIP
Fuel Tank Containing Several
Thousand Gallons of Oil
Blows Up

New York.-After a spectacular
race against time down the Hudson
river, surrounded by putting tugs
and fireboats and with flames lick.
ing about her forward decks. the
burning Line freighter. Ell Mundo
was beached on the Communipaw
fats, near Ellis Island, out of the
way of harbor traffic.
Thousands of spectators lined the
New York and Jersey shores and
watched the heroic fight Of the tiny
tugs TO drag the burning freighter
out of the river as she was threat
ening to sink and block the Shipping
channel. The ship, a craft of 10000
tons, is almost a complete wreck.
with her side torn by blasts and her
forward superstructure carried away
by the fire
All members of the crew of the
Inflated vessel, which arrived here
from Galveston with a general cargo.
have been accounted for. police Off
cials said. Eight Of the deck hands
were reported seriously burned. one
probably fatally
Longshoremen and members of the
crew were unloading the vessel at
the Southern Pacific Line pier. when
the fuel tank. containing several
thousand gallons OF oil. blew up
Several tugs were pulling the
steamer into the middle of the riv.
er when another explosion occurred
the flames leaper up the forward
mast, sweeping the deck super
structure. She gave another heavy
list and threatened to sink in mid
chanel, blocking river traffic. More
than a dozen tugs went to the res
cue and after a valiant fight succeed
ed in dragging the burning ship onto
the Communipaw fats.