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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17

South Americas Undeveloped Lands.
1t is claimed for South America that
II has greater undeyeloped resources
than any other continent. Its soil can
produce any crop grown on the earth
and It's mines Of gold and silver and
coal have been scarcely touched.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17
Then Throw Away Your Sprays
and Other Makeshift Treat
ment.

Why? Simply because you have
overlooked the cause Of catarrh,
and all of your treatment has been
.nisdirected. Remove the cause of
the clogged-up accumulations that
choke up your air passages, and
they will naturally disappear for
good. But no matter how many
local applications you use to tenn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17

BacOn-Whcn a woman says that
she doesn't care how she looks, it is
time to send for the doctor.
Mrs, BaCon--But, if the doctor is n
married man, he won't care
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17
JncomnllnentarN.

Gerald-The drink went TO my
head.
Geraldine-Perhaps it likes unfre-
quented places.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17
A Concrete Illustration.

"Talking of sentiment, what has
Mabel on hand just nowY" 81 think il
IS a diamond engagement ring"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17

White shoes ought to cost little be-
cause II costs more than they're worth
10 keep them white.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17
Sad Experience.

do you believe in love at first
slght?" "Well, there isn't much sec
ond sight about II. is there?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-17

No man can have his cake and eat
1t too, and yet we go squandering
money and thinking life is so costly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Criminals Are Made, Not Born
Illinois Expert Declares Ninety Per Cent Could Be Kept
in Right Path if Reached Early

Criminals are made, not born, according to a prominent Illinois junst
who has studied the juvenile question from the bench for nine years and
who ought to know. This is what he says:
Criminals ire made and not born" he says. Ninety per cent of
those made could be kept in the right paths if reached early enough.
lack Of parental control or home conditions which cause the boy to
seek amusement o. companionship elsewhere, almost invariably end in
trouble for the boy. He gets in bad company and the next thing he is
in court charged with petty thieyery or destruction of property, the usual
juvenile misdemeanors.
Certain Kinds Of moving pictures, too, have a bad effect. The glamor
of lawlssness and crime should never be seen by the growing boy as they
tend to influence a desire for imitation.
"KOsp your boy away from the gang spirit That is where most of
the trouble comes in. There are organized groups of boys who go around
together and get. into trouble. These groups or gangs have some meeting
place in a shack or barn somewhere. This is due Ito the neglect of the par
enx, who should have the boys home where they can be properly supervised.
1t S up to the parents to break up these gangs They can do it easier than
any one else.
"Few cases come into court where the boy is of good family, a regular
attendant at school and living in good surroundings. When this happens
the boy is generally a mental deficient in some manner O another"
Explaining the purpose of the juvenile court, the jurst said:
"The primary object is the welfare of the child. We try to impress
that upon the parents and to secure their cooperation. Boys ar paroled
always when it is their first ofense. If brought in a second time and they
show no signs of doing better we take themsfrom their parents and put
them where someone will see that they have proper supervision and care.
We try to keep them out of institutions as long as possible. When they are
paroed we try to go further through visiting their homes and advising
their parents and seeking to change the conditions which caused the trou-
bic. We do not want to take the children from their parents, but instead
try to keep the home intact. When it comes to a point where the parents
won't cooperate with us and there il. apparently no hope of reforming the
boy in his home, we take him away. There is nothing left then, but that,
for the boys own good"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Arabian inventor Said to
Have Been First to Devise
AIrpIane and Make FIiuht

Abbas Ben Farnas, an Arabian In
ventor, it is said, was the first human
being to invent and fly an airplane. He
died as a result of his first fight in the
year 1913 A. D., during the reign of the
Caliph Haroun al Raschid, history
records.
Abbas is supposed to have con-
ceived the idea of effecting mechan-
ical flight. as a means of approaching
he ave and aiding astronomical
observations, from historical docu-
mentS still in existence in Bagdad.
With the consent and assistance of the
Caliph he set to work TO construct q
machine in the likeness of q bird. with
a clockwOrk motor to actuate the
wings.
In the presence of a great multitude
AbbaS actually effected a flight which
lasted several seconds, but in landing
his machine was wrecked. and the in
ventor was hurled headlong against n
tree and killed instantly. The secret
of the construction of the first airplane
died with the inventor. The Caliph al
Raschid offered huge inducements 70
other eminent scientists 70 pursue the
study of aviation, but none was found
with sufficient genius TO repeat the pio-
neer flyers exploit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Naturalist Picks Beaver
From Among All Others as
Most intelligent Animal

We read much about animal sagac-
ity and there is "A common query:
(which Is the most intelligent AMI
MALI This query, writes Raymond
l.. Ditmars In Boys Life. most fire.
quently relates 10 the results In train
Ing animals 10 do SURF Using things
or TO DO the "smart things that
many captive animals do. Association
with the human and the artificial con-
ditions OF captivity bring forth many
surprising traits I'm animals. but such
have little TO do with this story. When
he writer is asked which he considers
the most intelligent animal he has no
hesitation in answering. although the
subject designated may cause much
surprise.
Despite the adoption OF the horse
and the elephant 10 domestic use. the
docility and affection OF the dog, the
marvellous feats accomplished by
trained sea lions and other marked
demonstrations Of intelligence among
the larger animals, the writer Is I'M
wavering in his decision. and this
comes after years of observation and
deduction. He picks the beaver as
the star Of animal sagacity. And the
choice comes from an order of man.
mails not usually credited with a high
degree of intelligence. This is the
order Of rodents, or gnawing animals.
1t contains an immense number of spe-
cies, the greater number of small size
and scattered over all parts, of the
world. To this order belongs the
rats and mice. the squirrel, %pOrcupine,
rabbit and marmots. The prairie dog"
is a member of this order and a
fair rival of the beaver in solving
problems of ingenious construction
All the rodents are characteristic in
having strangely developed incisor
teeth-thOSe Immediately at thefr0nt
of both the upper and lower jaw.
These teeth, proportionately larger
and longer than with other animals,
are continually growing and their
edges meet in a fashion TO become
much sharpened during constant use
like a double set of rapidly moving
chiSelS. thus the rat gnawS holes
through wood and plaster, the squirrel
gnaws through the shells of the hard
est nuts and the pOrcupine-much TO
the chagrin of the camper-chiSels out
a generous hole in ones camera in
solving the nature of the interior.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
TO IDENTIFY MUMMY
London Officials in Something Of Q
Quandary as to Disposition of
"OId Jimmy"

One of London's problems nj the
present hour is what to do with a
mummy that lies at the back of the
Mansion house in one of the oldest
churches of that ancient city. No One
knows where il came from. and the
jOcular element around the Mansion
house describe il as "Old .Jimmy-a
former lord mayor of London" The
rector is i'm a quandary over its dis
posal. The figure is perfectly pre-
served; eyes. hair. nose. teeth. nails
and ribs.
Inside the door of The mummy's box
is a glass lid. which was removed II
few days ago for he first time for
many years. The mummy was covered
with c0bwebs, but was still in good
condition. at feels like leather" said
an OnlOOker as he touched "Old jim
my's' elastic ribs. The rector invites
suggestions from the public as to what
to do with the mummy. The mystery
rs TO its identity arises from the fact
that during the great London fire in
1866 it was hulriedly removed from
another church and placed where il
now lies, so as 10 escape the ravageS
of the confiagration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Kiev, Capital of Ukraine,
Is Great Religious City

Kiev, the ancient capital of Ukraine,
Is one of the worlds great religious
cities. In normal times it counts as
many as from 100000 to $4,000 pill
grims every year. Before the Mongol
storm which laid 1t in the dust in the
thirteenth century, Kiev vas reSplen-
dent with all the glory of Byzantine
art. Even now in all that remains Of
the great cathedral of st. Sophia,
built in 1887 by Yaroslav /, mosaics
may be traced which show unmistak-
ably their Byzantine origin. Kiev be-
fore ne war had regained some of her
fame as an art center. Her cathedral
of st. Vladimir, which was completed
in the nineties, is witness TO the genius
Of one of RuSsia's modern painters,
Victor Vasnietov. who has infused a
new life into the religious art of his
country. Kiev has also an art mu-
seum-Or she had before t bolshe-
Wiki had the run of the city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
TIME TO BE WISE

Yes; l write verses now and then,
But blunt and flaccid is my pen,
No longer talked of by young men
AS rather clever;
In the last quarter are my eyes,
You see it in their form and size:
Is ii not time then to be wise?
Or now or never.
Fairest that ever sprang from Eve!
Just look at me would you believe
Twas once a lover?
l cannot clear the fve-bar gate;
But. trying first it's timber's state.
Climb stiffly. up. take breath, and wait
To trundle over.
Through gallopade I cannot swing
The ~entangling blooms of Beauty's spring;
1 cannot say the tender thing,
Bet true or false,
And am beginning to opine
Those girls are only half divine
Whose waists you wicked boys entwine
In giddy waltz.
I fear that arm above that shoulder;
I wish them wiser. grayer, older,
Sedater. and no harm IL colder.
And painting less.
All! people were not half so wild
In former days when starchly mild.
Upon her high-heeled Essex smiled
The brave Queen Bess.
Walter Savage Lander
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
AMERICANS
CREED
School Children Are Being
Urged to Memorize 1t

School children in many cities and
towns throughout the country are be
ing urged to memOriZe 1.-THE 4Ameri-
cans Creed" which is as follows:
II believe in the United States of
America as q government of the peO-
pie, by the people, for the people;
whose just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed a demOc-
racy in a republic; a sovereign nation
of many sovereign states; a perfect
union, n and inseparable; estab-
lished upon those principles of free
dom, equality, justice, and humanity
for which American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes.
II therefore believe it is my duty
to my country to love it; to support
its Constitution to obey its laws; to
respect its flag; and to defend it
against all enemies"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
TRAMP'S PLEA THAT FAILED
Sufferer Quite Unable to See Style of
Splitting and Hacking" Proposed
by Farmers Wife.

Lawson Purdy, secretary of a char
ity organization, said in a brilliant
address on charity in New York:
Charity bestowed on the profess
sional beggar is worse than wasted.
A gaunt ScarecrOw with q red nose
knocked at the back door of a farm
house one bitter December day.
"'Charity. lady he crOaked. Char
ity for the sake of the Christmas
feast wot's ~approachin'.'
Here he cOughed diSmally.
Lady he went on. L got a split
tin headache and a hackin' cough.
and
But the wise farm woman inter
rupted him.
"a splittin' headache and a hackin'
cough?' she said. Then you won't
mind goin' out to the woOdshed and
splittin' the kindlin' and rackin' them
oak logs. When you're through I'll
give you a meal Of
But the sufferer with q gesture of
rage and disgust was already hurry
ing on"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Many Places Are Named for
OrnithClogiSt and Artist

John James Audubon, famed orni-
biologist and artist, will not be forgot
ten 50 long as New York lives. In the
upper section Of the city there is a
fine street named after him: there is
Audubon park, Audubon theater, a
hundred or so Audubon restaurants !:
a telephone exchange is Audubon and
the old Audubon mansion at One Hun
dred and Fifty-ffth streets and River
side drive still stands. In this an
cient dwelling remains the artists
studio and the laundry In which was
installed by his friend Morse the
telegraphic instrument by which was
transmitted the first long-distance
message TO Philadelphia.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
OUT O. LUCK
Never mlndl Just take
CaScaretS if Bilious,
Constipated

Everyone must occasionally give to
the bowels seine regular help or else
suffer from constipation, bilious at
tacks, stomach disorders and sick head
ache But do not whip the bowels into
activity with harsh. catlartics.
What the liver and bowels need Is
a gentle and natural tonic, n that
can constantly be used without harm.
The gentlest liver and bowel tonic Is
"Cascarets." They put the i've to
work and cleanse the colon and bowels
of all waste, toxins and poisons with
out griping-they neve sicken or in
convenience you like Calomel, Salts,
Oil or Purgatives.
Twenty-Five million boxes of Cas-
carets are sold each year. They work
while you sleep. Cascarets cost SO lit
tie too.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
RUB RHEUMATIC PAIN
FROM ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain Right Out With Small Trial
Bottle of Old "St
Jacobs OIL"
Stop dosing" Rheumatism.

It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil"
right on the tender spot" and by the
time o say Jack I;obinson-out
m the rheumatic pain and distress.
"St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheu-
matism liniment which never disap-
points and doesn't burn the skin. 1t
takes pain. soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones (;
stops sciatica, lumbago, backache and
neuralgia.
Timber up! Get a small trial bottle
of old-time. honest "St. Jacobs Oil"
from any drag store, and in a mo-
ment. you'll be free from pains. aches
and stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub
rheumatism away.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Baked Beans.

Soak owe night one pint Of small
beans; the next morning drain, cover
the beans with boiling water, cook
slowly until the skins crack. Drain,
put them into a bean pot, sprinkle the
top with two t~ablespoonfuls Of chopped
onion, pour over a pint of strained
tomatoes and sprinkle with one tea
spoonful of salt, cover the pan and
bake slowly four hours, adding more
tomatoes as those are absorbed by
the beans. Fifteen minutes before
serving add a tablespoonful OF sweet
chicken fat or beef fat, remove the
lid and brown.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
NLu4. MluweeQ
First Indian Sign Made by
Man Named Chichester

A man named Chichester was first
10 introduce wooden figures as tobac-
conists' signs in America. This was
in the middle of the nineteenth cen
fury. Most of these Indian figures
were carved out Of white pine, from
paper patterns. The instruments
ranged from the AK TO the chiSel and
finer wood carving tools. Regular
artists had their little shops where
these figures were made and old fig
ures repaired and reprinted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in NostriIs Opens
Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged noStrilS open right up the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking.
snufiing. blowing. headache, drynesS.
No struggling for breath at night
your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get Il small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little OF this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nOstrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the infamed or swell
len mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed up
with a cold or nasty catarrh.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Irish Stew.

Cut three pounds of mutton into inch
cubes, season With salt and pepper
dredge with flour and fry in fat until
well Drowned. Cover with boiling
water and simmer until the meat is
tender. One-half hour before serving
add one cupful each Of potatoes, car
rots, turnips, cut in dice, One-half cup
full Of onion. Cook until the vege-
tables are tender, adding boiling ate
if necessary. Serve with dumplings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
To Remove Varnish Stain.

To remove varnish stains on cloth,
nrst wet the spots with alcohol two
or three times. then rub with a clean
cloth. II the color is injured, sponge
afterward with chloroform 10 restore
II. unless the color is blue. in which
case vinegar should be used instead.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

A cool mouth and warm feet
live lOng.-George Herbert.
From hearing comes wiSuom.
from speaking. repentance.
The modern child has as little
belief in the fairy tales his
mother tells him rs she herself
has in the ones his father tells
her.
Wise or unwiSe. who doubts
for a moment that contentment
is the cause of happiness?
The Frenchman sings well
when his throat is moiStened.-
Portuguese Proverb.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Salmon With Rice.

Line a buttered mold with cold
cooked rice, fill the center with
creamed salmon, cover with more rice,
put the cover on the mold and steam
half an hour or more. Serve with
cream seasoned with lemon juice or
curry or minced parsley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Ereshen q Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exqulsitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
perfluous. One of the Cuticura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointment, Talcum).-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Pulled Bread.

Take a loaf of freshly baked bread
within an hour after it is baked. Tear
off the crust, pull the bread into strips,
using two forks. Put into a buttered
baking dish and bake q golden brown
in q quick oven
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Mothers Cook Book

To work. to help and to be helped, TO
learn sympathy through suffering. to
learn faith by %perplexity, to reach truth
though wonder: behold, this is what it is
to prosper; this is what it is to live
Phillips Brooks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Lens Industry Revived.

A revival of the lens industry is
anticipated in Sheffield. England. and
the exhibits in this line range from
the smallest telescope 10 a lens with
q diameter Of nine inches.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay Rum,
a small box Of Barbo Compound, and 4
OF. OF glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a
weeE Sntil it becomes the desired shade.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix IL at home at very little cost. 1t will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair,
and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
Ii viii not co'or the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub of.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

Let "Danderlne" save your hair and
double its beauty. You car have lots
of long. thick. strong. lustrous hair.
Don't let II stay ~lifeless, thin. scraggly
or fading. Bring back its color, vigor
and vitality.
Get n 35-cent bottle of delightful
"Danderine" at any drug or toilet coun-
ter TO freshen your scalp; check dan
druff and falling hair. Your hair needs
this stimulating tonic; then its life,
color. brightness and abundance will
return-Hurry ADV.
Well Matched.
"She has dyed her hair q raven
hue"
II suppose that is to match her
crows feet"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Fatal Opinion.

young Giglets thinks he IS the big
gun around this place"
"That is just the reason he is going
10 be fired"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Easino Grass in Armenia.

Everybody Tin Alexandrop0l. Arme-
nia). as though ii were the most nat
ural thing in the world TO do. was
eating grass. The women nearly all
carried little punches of grass in their
aprons or tied up in loops on their
ragged skirts, while n saw grasses
sticking out of most mems pockets.
There was n constant munching that
really seemed more awful to- me than
the abject surrender TO the inevitable
that | was compelled SC frequently to
witness.-EleanOr Franklin Egan, in
the Saturday Evening Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Meetina EMERGENCIES.

"DolSon's wife is an awful taiker.
Hes n good listener"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Food for the Family.

To give the children variety the fol-
lowing will be found wholesome, with
milk, for the supper dish:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

Mucn More.
"Why, you talk as if the man
weren't human"
HE isn't. He's a tenor"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26
Before and After.

Green Hill says he was first at
tracted by his wife's voice." Yes,
and now he Is distracted by it."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

1t is easier to applaud than 1t is
to win applause.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

Microbes have sense enough TO pass
up tobGcco and whisky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

When a a is financially embar-
rassed he is apt TO feel that he has
friends who only feel sorry for him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-26

IL is far easier TO mend a broker
heart than a broken rib.