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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10

inches long "a and Il. Fig. y. To
cross these pieces with tops even as
shown. II is necessary TO halve them,
that is, cut from the center of each a
piece equal 10 the width of. and one
half the thickness Of. the other piece,
as shown In Fig. 3. Then they will
fit into one another. Saw along the
sides Of the notches, then split out the
wood between the saw cuts with q
chisel. The hole for the tree should
be at least 2 inches In diameter. II
you haven't. an expansion-bit that can
be set to cut hole of this diameter,
borr ring Of small holes, and trim
up to the pinch diameter with
chisel. To the under side OF A and b,
ut the ends. nail the shoe-blocks c. 1t
Is not necessary TO nail A to B, If you
make them fit snugly.
One advantage the standard In Fig.
has over that in Fig. l is that it Is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
RECOGNIZE BEST
EGG PRODUCERS
Most Profitable Hens Possess
Certain characteristics Diff
ficuIt to Hide.
PLAN or MISSOURI COLLEGE
Fowl Must Be Strong, Active, Healthy,
Gentle and Contented and Should
Not Molt Before the First
Day of October.

Would you know a good laying hen
If you should meet one? Hundreds
OF farmers would. They have found
out that the best producing hens have
certain characteristics difficult TO hide.
If they doubt general appearances 1t
Is simple matter to catch the bird
and by few movements either con-
firm or dlspel the doubt. There's no
getting away from the fact-a good
hen can't hide her good qualities from
well-informed poultry ralsers. Some
not so we'll Informed had TO go through
the "showme" stage, and the extern
sion service Of the University of Mis-
souri, college OF agriculture, acting
through specialists and county agents
proceeded TO do the showing. These
agents last year held 2,26S culling dem
onstrations. Out OF the 100000 birds
handled. $1,000 were culls. The doubt
ers were instructed to retain the culls
and report the number of eggs re-
ceived. In no case have the culls
been found profitable.
Characteristics Of Hen.
What are these characteristics by
which laying hen can be picked out?
Circular No. 20 issued by the extern
sion service groups them under five
heads: Vigor. mott, fermentation,
quality, and laying condition. They are
further defined. The hens must be
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10

margin all around Gig. 81. Cut the
picture opening in the larger piece
so there will be equal margins at the
top and sides, and a trifie wider mar
gin at the bottom. Cut the opening
in the smaller frame Il :nch larger
each way, TO form A-inch rabbet for
the glass, picture and backing Gig.
%. Give the wood a coat of boiled
linseed-oil, screw pair of small
screw-eyes into the back for hangers,
and get glass TO fit the bacl, opening.
The string-box In Fig. 10 is con-
venience which should be in every
household. Use cigar-box wood, or
wood not over Il inch thick. Cut the
pieces of the right size TO make a
cubical shaped box measuring inches
inside. Cut the hanger strip A Gig.
III l inch wide and long enough 10
project AZ inches above and below
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long top rail which projects several
feet beyond the rest Of the structure,
as shown In the sketch. The project
Ing part bears against roller placed
above 1t. so that equilibrium is MAIN
tanned by the principle Of the canti-
lever. There is less strain upon the
posts than In the case OF n hinged
gate, but II is necessary TO plant them
firmly, as the gate will not ride easily
If they are bent from the vertical
Each pair Of posts should be bolted
together before being set in position,
and should be set feet deep, with q
coat of creOsOte on the lower part,
70 prevent rotting, and with wooden
blocks spiked around them, to keep
them steady. The rollers are made of
hard wood, bored to hold q bushing
Of %-inch gas pipe, which should be
made a tight fit. They are then placed
between centers, or on q mandrel, and
turned true. after which they should
be boiled in linseed oil to make them
weatherproof.-H. A. Shearer, Will
Its, California.
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TO slip the spool off. Sammy's feet are
made large 10 form base. Cut q slot
TO glue the leg ends In. A needle forms
Sammy's bayonet, and a small hole
Is made In the gun TO stick Ii into.
The clock-shelf In Fig. 9 Is handy
for kitchen or bedroom. 1t requires
two pieces of wood ca and Il, Fig. y
81 inch thick by the other dimensions
shown. Fasten bracket b to top A
at the exact center OF the length.
with finishing-nails and glue.
A cigar-box cover and bottom pro-
vide excellent material for small pic
ture frames Gigs. s and %. Trim one
piece about 81 inch narrower and
shorter than the other piece. so when
the smaller piece Is centered upon the
larger piece. there will be 3-16 inch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
GhriHtmaH Gifts
fur Mnftrr ann Sister
By A. Nicely HALL


The Sammy spool holder In Fig. I
Will be delight TO mother or sister.
not only because OF Us unlqueness AS
an ornament. but also because OF Its
hardness In the SEWN - room. Cut
ting out the figure OF Sammy Is sim
pie bracset-saw work. Eastwood "
inch thick Is best.
The patterns shown In Figs. 2, 3.
and are about one-half the right size.
To simplify the work OF enlarging
these patterns. | have marked them of
checker-board fashion.
When you cut, saw a trifie outside OF
the outlines. 10 allow for trimming the
edges with chisel and sandpaper. The
upper portion OF the body is connected
to the lower portion by means OF the
round stick shown In Fig. 3. Glue the
upper end OF the stick; make the low
er end III loosely. so II can be removed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
GOOD BROAD CONCRETE WALK
One of the Greatest Time and Work
Savers About the Farm-Prevents
Tracking Up the House.

One of the greatest time and work
savers about the farm is q good broad
concrete walk from the barn to the
house. When there is nothing but
dirt walk it is almost impossible to
avoid 'trackin' in" mud and barn lit
ter, but with concrete walk raised
couple of inches above the yard level,
and with base enough to permit of driv-
ing over 1t where necessary, lot of the
work of the housewife is done away
with.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
INITIATING the Horror.
Then it is Genuine

We don't believe In lynchlng. It's
brutal. There's something excessively
impolite about II. The business of
lynching lacks innate refinement. But
If we did believe In lyncains we'd
limit IL to
l. People who look over your shout
der.
2. End-seat hogs In street cars.
3. Men who bump 'limousines with
their flivvers.
4. The office associate who borrows
two bits.
8. Girls who chew gum and use lip
sticks.
9. Chronic reformers
Z. Private citizens who know how 10
run the country.-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
DRILL CUPS ARE NEGLECTED.
More or Less Wear Causes Partial
Closing or Widening of the
Grain Spaces.

One OF the too-often neglected Jobs
about the farm is the tuning up of the
cups I'm the grain drill. After the first
few years there is sure to be more or
less wear, and this not infrequently re-
suits in the partial closing or else the
widening Of the space through which
the grain moves into the spouts. When
this happens, even seeding becomes i'm
possible. And often just little at.
tention will set matters right, and vii;
greatly prolong the life of the drill
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10

not necessary TO bore hole for the
tree trunk. Also, 1t is more pleasing
in appearance. The plan view Gig.
D shows how the four arms A are
fastened SO as TO enclose q pocket for
the tree trunk. You will notice that
each piece is fastened with nails
driven through its face into the end of
the adjoining member. A pattern for
arms A is shown in Fig. 6. Boards 70
inch or Is inch thick should be used.
The center shoe B Gig. 81, and the
shoes G, should be cut of the right
size to make projections of about "a
inch.
A Christmas tree will not dry out
and drop its needles as quickly if
stood in water and Fig. shows a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
SLIDING FARM GATE
Is EASILY OPERATED
Must Be Suspended Between Two
Strong Posts.
Equilibrium Is Maintained by PrincI.
pie of CantiIever-RoIIers Are
Made OF Hard Wood, Bored
TO Hold Gas Pipe.

A sliding farm gate which rides on
rollers Is easily opened and closed.
and such gates would be commoner IL
1t were not for certain difficulties OF
construction. The gate must be sus-
pended. as the earth 1t too soft to sup
port the rollers, and IL 1t hangs from
a track, barn-door fashion. the pas
sage through the gateway will be OBJ
structed. This difficulty can be over
come by furnishing the gate with a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
CONCRETE FLOORS FOR BARN
Provision Should Be Made for Stuff
Gent Slope So That IL Can
Easily Be Flushed.

In laying the concrete floor for the
new barn, see that it slopes enough
SO that it can be easily flushed with
hose. Even if you haven't the water
at this time, the day is coming when
you will have wafer pressure, and will
do the bulk of your cleaning by means
of IT,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
FARM WAGON UNDER SHELTER
Average Life of Vehicle Is Six Years
When II Should Be Twenty
With Hard Work

The average life of a farm wagon
is six years, when IL ought easily To
be thirty with good care. or twenty
with hard work. The thing is 10 keep
il under a shed when not in use. Wash
off the mud when ii is stored. Give
IL coat of paint once year. This
treatment will double its life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
SUN is BEST DISINFECTAN1
Hard to Beat Plenty of Good Strong
Sunshine and Ought to Be
Kept at Work.

You can pay out lot Of money for
disinfectants, but it's pretty hard TO
beat plenty of good strong sunshine
Not that the disinfectant may aot be
needed TOO, but that sunshine ought TO
be kept steadily at work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
COLLAR B0ILS HURT HORSES
Best and About Only Cure for Trouble
is Veterinarians knife-Press-
ure 10 Cause.

II one OF your horses Is troubled
with collar boils the best (and about
the only) cure is the knife OF a vet
erinarian. The cause OF the trouble
remains In the form Of a more-or-less
dried-up cyst. and will recur whenever
there is continued collar pressure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
TRUCK FOR AVERAGE FARMER
Vehicle of Ore TO Two Tons Capacity
With TraiIers is Plenty
Large Enough.

For the average farmers use
truck Of one 10 two tons capacity and
one or two trailers OF equal capacity
is preferable and less expensive TO buy
and operate than a three or five top
truck alone
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
Speaking Universally.

Since he had been 10 France he was
very fond OF airing his slight knowl-
edge OF French. On leaving his
friend one evening he said.
"Au revolrv'
What do you mean?" asked HE
friend.
II mean good-by-'au revoir' IL
'good-by' In the French language"
said the would-be llnguist.
"Oh, ! see." retorted his friend
"Well. carbolic acid 10 you"
what on earth does that mean?
"Carbolic acid means 'good-by' In
any language" was the reply.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
StamAarh fnr tlrr
OhristmaH Orr
By DOROTHY PERKINS
tcopyright by A. Neely Han,

Don't let the preparation OF a stand
ard for the Christmas tree go until
the last minute.
In the Illustrations are shown three
good schemes for standards.
The cross standard in Fig. l re-
qulres two pieces OF 2 by 4. Is or 20
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-10
A Dry Answer.

Scoutmaster (emphatically)-Joh
ny. what are you doing there In the
rain?
Tenderfoot - Gettin' wet. - Boys
I ITO
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Never try to climb over q barbed
wire fence on crutches.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28

help us out? Not if they run true o form. Not by a jugful. We on the aenshaw road, and the others on the other smaller roads, would be told that we already have enough roads. Added 10 this bunch that very likely will be against more bonds, will be the usual chronic kickers and malcontents. And you know then what a swell chance we would have, don't you? I tell you, know human nature. It is selfish. And as long as it is selfish, I say. let's be selfish all together. It's like this: United we ride. and divided some of us stick in the unpaved roads. Am right, brother"
 And another thing. If the ranchers and other folks will take a tip from me, they will take no chance of being left out on the new roads. They will be on
 the safe side and vote additional mon l ey enough to pave the full program That will save lot Of arguing and dis appointment in the future. There arc hundreds Of ranchers and folks in the
 small towns that are situated just like
 we are, only we were lucky enough
 to get next before it is too late. And that's why we have called this eleventh hour meeting-to get down to bras: staclSs and talk turkey. And I know lthat every taxpayer in the Wilson dis trict will be on hand to help push The highway commission will have lman on the ground to ask any and al questions and we invite any taxpaye T in the county to be on hand. Put 1t il the paper. will you2 Next Thursda, might at the Wilson school at 7:S o'clock
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
Wilson District

Facing the certainty that the Hen shaw road will not be paved in the event of the failure of the proposed bond issue residents and tapayers of the Wilson district will meet at the Wilson schoolhouse' on Tuesday night at f:5o o'clock to discuss the matters involved in Fridays election.
 The shot heard round the world that aroused the colonial farmers to action has nothing on the news that we will not get a paved road in the event | of the failure of the new bond issue" said resident of the Wilson district last night.
 'You see," he continued, "our en- tire district is tapped by only one of the roads proposed to be paved under the original bond issue. We have rath- CT taken it for granted that we would have as good a chance as the next one | in the event that additional bonds asked for should fail of passage How ever, one of our neighbors was in formed on unquestionable authority that should the bonds be acted on un- favorably our road the Henshaw, would have to give way to some of the more travelled roads if the highway lcommission should be faced with the necessity of retrenching on the orig inal program
 | It was tlllS auLuoTlLdllNe 1IIoIHld- tion that has awakened the district to faction. Those of us who have been in- different to the request for additional
 money will get out and fight tooth and nail for to put the bond issue across"
 "Why the sudden change of heart2'
 the resident was asked.
 Why the change Of heart? Well
 say, friend, put yourself in our position
 Suppose we vote the bond issue dowr
 as suggested by the opponents to the
 issue. Our road would naturally have
 to give way in the retrenching to somC , of the through roads. The highway
 commission would pave these, and oth.
 CT cross roads. Then in year two or whenever the 'antis" propose tC hold the postponed election. we woulC
 ask our neighbors on the newly paVcC roads to come across and vote fol bonds to pave our road and the othe roads to be left out if this electioI should be unfavorable to tho bonds . Now, if you know anything about hu ? man nature as I know il, you will hay, } fine big picture of these fellows or ! their new concrete roads voting to hell US out
 ] Would the mon in the parts of th county served with the new roads vot
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
Get Out the Vote

The most important service any supporter of the county highway bond issue perform for cause render effective assistance in getting out the next Friday, December 31- The taxpay- CTS of the county. believe. by this time generally understand the question which is be submitted to them It is unnecessary further to dwell upon the manifold benefits of good roads the handcapping effect of bad ones.
 We think also tho voters understand that the talk of "confiscating" property and "burdenng them with debt" is meaningless and without applca- ton. We also think that the taxpayers understand that the whole purpose of the movement against the bond issue Is to interrupt the present program, which is going rapidly, after the most ela- borate preparation involving the expenditure by the contractors of half million dollars of their own money.
 We think the taxpayers further understand the difficulty of getting together again such organi- zation comprising and equipment for road build ing. as has been assembled.
 No taxpayers any longer be msled by the statement of the antagonists of the bonds that the county win not be given the benefit of any fall in the prices of material and wages, in the contract which win have to entered into for the com pleton of the program with the proceeds of the ponds to be voted Friday.
 The friends of the bonds have thrown all their cards upon the table Nothing has been concealed; nothing has been misrepresented.
 The business now is to get out the vote For that every good roads organization, and not only every organization good roads, and the building up of the county and it's but every believer in good roads should be busy between this moment and tho closing of the polls Friday evening.
 They should especially be busy Friday to cure the presence the polls of every qualified voter and then the bonds will go with rush.
 We all know how difficult it is to get full expression of the people bond elections no mat ter how meritorious the for which they are desired, a purpose which the great majority of the people may tacitly endorse Their tacit endorse nent of it leads them suppose that the endorse ment will be almost unanimous, that there is no need for them to take the trouble to vote.
 But in this case the endorsement is not unani- mous There is an opposition which embraces, it is true, very small minority of the people but it is well organized and compact and it will that every voter who is against the bonds will be dragooned to the polls
 Let every automobile owned by good roads ad- vocates be pressed into service next Friday, that every voter be taken the polls. There Is need 10 question those so conveyed to whether they are for or against the bonds take them anyhow. If there is full nearly full vote the bonds will carry and our good roads program will be finished.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
MOVIES iN THE clAssRooM

There is scarcely grammar or high school subject that cannot be filmed in part, if not in whole. Even algebraic formula and equations are capable of pictorial presentation which will give the pupil a clearer concept of their significance.
 In the September bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Dr. Manson of San Francisco an nounces a series of films that he Is pre- pairing for teaching all branches of geography and related sciences He uses revolving models of the earth.
 ''In producing the films for this sysv tenn" says Dr. Manson, "the models are mounted on a balanced axis and are rotated so as to give diurnal and sea- sonal exposures to a beam of light, which illuminates them as the earth is in space. When in either or both Of these motions. they are photographed with motion picture machine. Data of any kind are permanently or tenn porarily depicted upon the model. The system is thus adaptable to a very wide range of subjects and visualizes the data of each in an impressive form.
 "The revolving, or at will, stationary, image of the globe is projected upon a scale of one-five millionths. Cor 2.s meters-S feet in diameter.
 "The data for each film are compiled from standard texts. treatises and au- thorities, which are given in each case. The films can be used with the stand ard motion picture cameras.
 'sThese films will be sold at reason able rates, which will be announced as soon as the number required can be approximated.
 "The system will be Kept up with the advance of knowledge in the various fields and with new ones which may be developed" Scientific American Monthly.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
Now Fighting and Not Poetry

The warfare hitherto conducted by Gabriel of the Annunciation appears to have been bluff pro- nunciamento, hyperbole just such a warfare as might expect poet and especially such a poet as d'Annunzio to direct. It has been clear just what he wants. In the name of Italy he is claiming what Italy has surrendered. Perhaps what he really wants is to establish little kingdom on the eastern shore of the Adriatic with Gabriel as king.
 No doubt considerable section of the Italian people have been in sympathy with his pretended effort to for Italy territory the claim to which denied in the peace conference At that time all the Italians of mind back of the Italian government. But the government and the people found later that it was better to relinquish part of that claim while dAnnunzio persisted not only fin pressing but extending it.
 So far he has employed lofty. patriotic expres- sions and magnificent gestures. Now he is up against army and there must be fighting instead of oratory and sentiment. We think d'Annunzo is at the end of his string
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28

counteract the movement to enshrine Clara Smith Hamon. There should be issued a solemn warning from esery town that no picture in which she may have part may be screened within its jurisdiction. The proposal present her is insult to decency.
 There is nothing be said in behalf of the man killed; perhaps he needed killing. Except for his money and the position it had enabled him to attain he of piece with his paramour neither better socially morally.
 Our objection to the woman as a movie actress has nothing to with the act which brought her into notoriety, but the life led, better and than such lives led by thousands made notorious
 There have been historic courtesans lemans companions of who themselves were great and whose relations were maintained in times when they of affront to public decency. Perhaps history makes necessary at least, per mssbile, a reference them in the there be for reproducing the low Hamon- Smith liaison
 We pleased to note that Mrs. Smith Hamon is repentant. We with qualification her noble sentiments which the reporters put into language which it is doubtful whether Mrs. Smth-H Hamon quite understands We hope her repentance is genu- inc and that she will lead the kind of life she promises. One evidence of her sincerity will be her rejection the of the movie men or their It is tho notorious Clara Smith Hamon they need in their business. Good too numerous in this world to be filmed with profit to producers
Arizona republican., 1920-12-28
BONDS IN MURDER CASES

Before citizens ask judges other public of fcers to do thing they should be of what their request involves. The woman who recently killed her in this city Is held to the grand jury
 charge of murder in the first degree Yet the city judge was asked reduce the charge to mansaught- CT and admit the to bail. This the judge very properly refused to do.
 No other decision was possible. Newspapers are often condemned, and justly, for trying cases par. ticulary criminal in advance of the appear of the parties in court during the trial The practice is pernicious and ought to be treated as contempt of court. But it is quite bad when followed by the citizen. Never is a murder com. mted that people do not rally to the support of the prisoner endeavor to stir sympathy for him, and denounce the person killed. This is, indeed, the usual rule And yet all wonder why the United States should lead the world in murders. It will continue to do long the sob squad operates is allowed to operate.-Indanapolis News