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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Only Per Cent of Worlds Savers
Are Americans French Thriftiest

In France. one. out of every five in.
habitants has savings account. The
economy OF the French people has
been their protection against the
death thrusts of centuries" The
thrift and economy of the French peo-
pie is given Il high place In the win.
ming of the World war.
one of the objects of the savings
division of the United States Treasury
department is TO increase the number
Of savers in this country. and the gov.
ernment is Offering the safest and
most profitable means TO help the peo
pie along To independence. 1t is Of
fering securities. backed by the full
strength of the nation, in denomina.
tions attractive To rich and poor alike
Twenty-five-cent Thrift Stamps. 81
Treasury Savings Stamps. 81 Wal
Savings Stamps and the $50. 500 and
81 1000 Treasury Savings Certificates
represent the savings securities avail.
able ut any time
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

Notwithstanding the fact almost 30
per cent of the worlds savings are in
this country and that the average de
positor in the United States has a
greater sum TO his credit than his
neighbor overseas. only 3 per cent of
the total number of the worlds savers
are Americans.
In proportion to population, num-
Der of foreign countries exceed this
nation i'm numbers of depositors. ac-
cording to statement given out by
the savings division OF the United
States Treasury department
Through centuries Of struggle for
mere existence, many European peo-
pies have been trained to the most
rigid economy. while Americans have
found the fight for livelihood a COM
paratively easy matter. Until quite
recently, the average American family
operated on the plan of paying ex-
penses first and saving what's left-if
there is anything left"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
BACHELOR SEA LIONS TO DIE
for Killing Of Lighthouse
Annoyers.

San FranciscO.-Because 100 bach
elor sea lions on Ammo Nuevo island.
20 miles north OF Santa Cruz. clutter
up the walks around the lighthouse.
steal food from the back porch Of the
lighthouse keepers cottage and have
n Sneaking desire 10 take up their
residence in the front parlOr. the
United States lighthouse service will
open bids for shooting the obnoxious
bachelors.
There are 4O0 more sea lions on the
island. bur a they consist of thor
oughly trained lusNaals with their
harems OF wives. they have their own
social sets ami don't bother the light
house keeper. The bachelors skins
are good for leather, their blubber
contains good oil and the rest OF their
carcasSes can be sold for fertilizer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
is HERMIT 80 YEARS
Man Visits City for First Time
and Sees First Woman.
Swift Change Comes and He Imme-
diately Sheds His Whiskers and
Buys Store Clothes.

Omaha.-Tracy Gillis, older than
Brigham Young when he took his
third wife. has just let his eyes first
see a woman. He also has had his
first remembered view of a railroad
train, street car, daily newspaper
and a fiction magazine.
Upon seeing woman for the first
time, ellis visited a barber shop and
had his long hair cut and his face
shaved.
Gillis is thirty-three years old. He
was born in Chicago. His mother was
an actress and his father a disciple
of Moody and Sankey. But for third
of a century father and son, their
Bible open to the chapter which tells
Of John the Baptist dwelling in the
wilderness, have lived alone on a west
ern Nebraska ranch 40 miles from
railroad, with no stranger stopping
within its fence posts.
George Willis, the father, died re-
Gently, two years short of the four
score and ten which he believed that
had been promised TO him. Tracy, the
son, buried the body on the ranch and
went on with his farm work. Today
he came to Omaha on his pioneer jour
ney with a load of cattle.
According TO the young mans tale.
the older GillisN trafiicked, with his
neighboring farmers only on their
property and never on his own, for
fear his sons ears should pick up
hints of civilization. The father fed
to the West with his son to save him
from the dancing, singing actresses
In ChicagO's old Haymarket theater.
a. devil turks on every city street
corner, father taught me-" Tracy ellis
said today "He told me the sad story
of my mother and warned me TO avoid
all sinful men,"
With the money from the sale Of his
cattle ellis changed his home made
garments. for a suit of store clothes.
He also bought q safety razor, tube
of tooth paste and two silk neckties.
He Is willing TO admit that one glimpse
of the city has demoralized him. In
his plans, for the future, which In
clude continued residence on his
secluded farm, he mentions a wife and
course In agriculture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
DIAMOND 8 YEARS IN GARDEN
Ring Lost by New Jersey Woman
Found and Restored by Present
Tenant

Glen Ridge, N J-Exactly eight
years TO the day after she had lost
diamond ring i'm the garden of her
home the lost bit of jewelry was re-
stored TO the owner. Subsequent to
losing the ring Mrs. Smith removed
from 61 Hillside place and her former
home was occupied by John Town
send.
For three years Mr.. Townsend has
been planting the garden, and while
hoeing lima beans this week he saw
what he thought was a bit of glass
shining on the ground. He picked up
the object and il proved TO he a dia-
mond ring. Meeting Mrs. Smith he
mentioned having found the ring. Its
loss was explained and the ring was
restored 10 its owner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
To The Fathers And Mothers OIL
Dubois COuntu

Every child between the ag es
loe seven and sixteen years shall
attend public school. or other
school taught in the Eng ish
language which is open TO the
inspection of local and state at
tendance and school officers; and
such child shall attend such
school each year during the en-
tire lime the public school is in
session in the school district IN
which the child resides. j."
The above is the main clause
from the law known as the
school attendance aad employ
ment of minors On the me. e
reading of the above. the reader
may think that the state is de.
manding to much But think
again, good father and mother
Is not your child as imoortant as
your neighbors? Shall you allow
their children to receive the gifts
of the state and your children re-
main away? The education is
for all, not the few. You have
made good. perhlps. with a IL
United amount Of schooling bat
the next genaration can not do
so wei More is expected of
them It's right to expect more
|of them because the state | as
spent and is spending mill ons of
dollars for the education Of all
the children.
We ask you to be just to the
children and have every one
ready TO start to school on | he
first day. By this act you will
enable your child to made good
his opportunity. If the state
were to distribute money to the
children would you not see that
your child was there ready to re
celve his share? The state is
differing something more valuable
than money
For what will your children re-
member you longest, dear father
and morhe1? will be a happy
remoerance that you kept them
from what was due to them? Do
you think the loss of their en-
ldowment can be compensated by
the inheritance of a few acres
Let us be true to the boys and
girls. Sincerely,
Blanche Merry,
State Attendance Officer.
M. A. Seidl.
Attendance Officer Dubois County
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Poultry CuI|inQ

Two dates for poultry cullirg
demonstration in the remaining
six townships of the county are
now complete and are given be-
low. Meetings already held in
one half of the county have been
very successful attended bv large
crowds OF inter ested fal mers,
their wives, and chil1ren. AT
every meeting practically ever
farmer has signified his or her
intention of carrying this work
on in their own fiocks. This, of
cou, Sc is the intention and
idea of these demonstration.
Reserve one of the dates below
so that you can attend the dem
onstration that is most conven
lent to you.
HALL TWP. Tu s. August 16.
1921
9 80 AM Mike Kempf D1boi
200 I'm VIM Partenheimer
Birdseye lad
FERDINAND TWP. Wednesday
August II 1921.
9 35 AN Henry Karsteins,
Ferdinand Ind.
200 PM Andy Keller, Fer
idinand Ind
BOONE Twp Thursday August
l18 1921
I9 80 AM Chas Weishe:t Jaspel
200 PM Christ d. SEEMING
IOtweIl Ind.
IPATOKA TWP. Friday Angus
10, 1921.
!. $50 AM Henry HOing Hunt
Iingburg Ind
2OOPM N. Brown Duff
Ind.
HARRISON TWP Monday q
$50 AM Philip Hoffman
Jasper Ind.
200 PM Thomas Potts
Dubois Ind.
1COLUMBIA TWP. Tues day
August 23 1921.
$50 AM Henry Heeke Du-
oois Ind.
200 PNRfey CI,cp Hilha n
lind.
These constitute the regularl!
scheduled dem onstrations. TG(
Or three extra demonstrations
will be he d after the regular
'ch edule is completed
Make it a point to attend ona
or more meetin -. After To,
schedule is completed there will
be no private cuttings held by tn,
county agriculture agent.
ROY S. LUNDIN
County Agriculture Agent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
BLAZING CROW FIRES FIELD
Bird Killed by Live Wire Falls Into
Hay Causing Loss of Several
Hundred Dollars.

Rochester, y. "A crow alighted on
Niagara Power company and was in
stantly killed, falling a blazing mass
into a field of uncut hay belonging to
Hobart Stahl, near Spencerport, eight
miles from here.
The field caught fire, causing loss
of several hundred dollars. and for a
time threatened adjoining wheat fields
whose uncut crops are estimated to
be worth several thousands.
The Spencerport Chemical company
made the three-mile run TO the Stahl
place and prevented further damage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
/ Is True TOddQ

Great fortunes are made after
big wars In his brief history
If Rome. Ferrere ellis how.it was
done after the Punic wars Two
rnousand years ago. Every body
with imagination and energy got
Il h. 1t was accomplished al
most everywhere after the recent
world war and can be done egain
and again as easily as two thou
sand years ago by the use OF
energy and imagina lion to which
is added that other great element
advertising,
1t was done in Barnums time
and can be done in 1921. In his
book, "A Pelican's Tale" F. M
Boyd tells how James Bailey
bought for P, I. Barnum the
great eleL bant, Jumbo for fifteen
thousand dollars. Mr. Barnun
aided advertisement to jumbo.
,lze and took two. million seven
hundred thousand dollars. Jumb,
was a only few inches taller than
several other elep, ants, but ths
marvelously tall and intelligent
advertising added to Jun bo size
and greatness made him the
greatest attraction in the mena
|gerie line and the biggest money
producer of his day And ye
There are folks who ay advertis.
ling does not pay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Parrot Saved Friend
From Going to Jail

When Mr.. and Mrs. Paul John
son Of Chicago went away for a
brief vacation, Mrs. Johnson
asked Edward Peterson, her
brother, TO go TO the fiat and
water and feed the canaries and
parrot. Peterson lost the key
and was climbing in the window
when neighbors called the po-
lice. The. desk sergeant laughed
at his explanation, but the boy
insisted that If the sergeant
would accompany him TO the fiat
he~wOuld prove he was all right.
So they went back.
Hello, Polly" said Peterson.
Hello, Ed" replied the bird.
"HOw's the boy? Whatcha got
on yer hip?"
The sergeant allowed Peter
son his liberty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
sritain.s Debt Is s5.so7 .s15, 900.

LOndOn.-Great Britain's external
debt now amounts TO about S5,s0T.S15.-
600 normal value. a decrease for the
year ending March 81 OF about s5s5,
10000. an official return states. The
chief creditors are the United States
f972. 10000, normal value about
81. s63. $4,000. and Canada, f53,339,-
Oc0. about S266,695,0o0.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
HALT FlREMEN AT BORDER
Italians Refuse to Allow Austrian Bri-
gade TO Cross line-Forced to
Watch Buildings Burn.

Vienna.-Frontier restrictions were
carried to an Extreme when they pre-
vented an Austrian fire brigade from
crossing the Italian border TO fight a
blaze.
Some buildings on the italian side
of the Brenner Pass railway station
caught fire and the Austrian towns
firemen turned out. Italian gendarmes
demanded their vises and having none
they were forced 10 watch the ware
houses burn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

The 1920 national encampment
voted 10 meet every year as long as
n single member survived. Brig. Gen.
John l.. Glenn. address Army and Navy
Club, Washington. II. c.. claims him
self the youngest G. A. II. member.
He is thought by the G.. \. II. officials
here 10 be seventy-one years old, hav-
ing enlisted as n drummer boy at the
age OF eleven years. The question of
who is the oldest member always
brings up hundreds of claimants and
no reliable record has been obtained
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Aged Women Voters
Posted; Riot Followed

Ii was only 90 in the shade
when the assessors OF North
Brookfield, Mass, posted the list
Of 800 female voters in the
town, but il was estimated to
be 10 in the assessors Office
next day when il became known
each name was followed by the
age of the voter. Not satisfied
with stOrming the assessors of.
flee, many Of the women at.
tackled the lists with erasers,
and some Of the lists were torn
of during the rioting. The list
was accepted as authority for
settling many long standing or.
guments as 10 age.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

Chattanooga, Tenn. = A meteor
weighing between 500 and 600 pounds
fell near here. The meteor made a
swishing noise that was heard several
blocks. 1t buried itself in the ground.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Drowned In Swimming Hole.

Lewistown. nl.-Mrs. Dave Shaw,
rhirty-fve. her two children. Ruth.
fourteen. and Dorothy. twelve. and
Charles Loiley. an elderly lnan. uscle
OF Mrs. Shaw, were drowned fl = aool
on the Shaw farm, six miles west OF
Canton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

his fair partner. These two
young people are CO starring in
William Fox, picture AMI those
vino see PLAY Square, an Aug
gust release are evidently as
sured Of good entertainment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

For names Of shops address woman's =
Page Editor or phone Walnut or Main 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
TUO Minutes of Optimism
T h in K!
BY HERMAN j. STITCH

- have education
u should
schools he's got foundation
can r., reading and keeping with the times After
college training degrees his ability THINK
care unedua
"se product, whose thought works sluggish
This 3 the thought age
Tis was when thinking and
A., hating Of buns-to Others
the @b,t time
III . financial bugbears
G." people today better.
rrnr with bread in their
making
Housewives potter,
t il run chemicals caoes,
- -. A., -.., 4
a.taipg pros and of a league to enforce
pondeing sunken
sea water
ucroarads and hotter electric blast furnaces
only a farmers by the
a Burbank
scron is self respecting and respected
everybdys hnngthe preacher
the merchant and the manufacturer the
tnking dentist who drilled
himself from tnsng
their thinking quit the ru thinking the
feand geto Its highways
thinking
Of them can think
The the thinks fest
therefore, ordained survive which
up, attain and enjoy
you you may have
much.
you havc-TIIINKor you
wnloo have little.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
bad Doctor Bar
BY DADDY
CHAPTER ~
The Man in the Cave

GRAY BACK. the rat, scurried through
" the cave as fast as he could to Join
Dr.. Bats party: He couldn't go as
swiftly as usual because Judge Owl
was hanging to his tail and being
towed along behind. And hanging to
Judge Owls feathers was Peggy, and
both OF them made tiny. and both. Of
them being helped along by the dr.
leaf wings that Judge Owl had fas.
tened to their shoulders with pine
Gray Back Travelled long way,
going across broad halls and plunging
through narrow passages Finally he
came to a huge chamber that looked
like a ballroom.
In the big room were dozens and
dozens of rats and mice, all Of them
them looking up toward the ceiling.
"squeek-ek! Here we are at DR..
Bats party Now let go my tail !"
squealed Gray Back.
"silence!" Kissed a queer voice from
away up among the dark shadows Of
Peggy and Billy couldn't understand
that kind of talk. They, had never
heard Of party feast going TO sleep.
want to speak?' Judge Owl huttered
up toward the roof to see, and Peggy
and Billy followed. They perched be-
side Judge Owl on one of the tcicles
For a moment they couldn't see any
a sudden Peggy became aware that
she was looking directly into a pair OF
bright cruel eyes. But to her amaze-
ment, there was nobody below the eyes
The beady orbs appeared to be hanging
in the air.
Billy's eyes looked farther than
Psggy's and he gave a gasp, Of sur
prise. 1T Is hanging upside down
from the roof" he said. ut is d
mouse
'Tuhl' grunted Judge Owl. ut is a
"ot course it is a bat" hissed the
voice they had heard before. "It Ia d..
Bat, II you please. Who are you, who
have come to my party without being
invted?'
Peggy and Billy were taken abaok
At that. 1t made them feel uncomfort-
vited to the party. But Judge Owl
wasn't taken aback-he didn't seem to
care whether he had been invited or
not.
Huh" he chuckied. "I've been to
bat parties before. You'd better be po-
lite. or III have bat party OF my own.
Bats aren't bad to eat when one can't
get anything better"
That seemed to take the sauciness out
Sf Dr.. Bat and he made haste to put on
better manners.
oh, hello. Judge OWL" he hissed. IL
didn't know you at first or course you
can come to my party, but you must be
very quiet 30 our feast can go to sleep"
Huh" grunted Judge Owl. What Is
your teast-a mouse or frog or some-
thing?"
Or: Bat blinked his bright. cruel eyes
and leaned over toward them.
!, No he hissed. It's a bigger feast
man .aT that-the biggest bat feast you
Al that moment a swift black figure
eared through the air and came to a
malt IN front of DR.. Bat.
IL, The feast is fast asleep" hissed the
PACK ngure, who proved to be another
g., Then come quickly" hissed DR.. Bat
ems"
Dr., Bat dropped from the roof,
.preading his rubber-like wings and
aSrting away. And at once the air was
hlled with other bats. whirring. rustling.
raahlng' They swept Judge OWL Peggy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

During the war there was q reward
of $50 for the person who reported Il
deserter but at the present time there
Is no reward attached to this. Desert
ers are reported to the Department of
Justice, in the Federal Building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

II you will phone me, will tell II
to you. The price l will tell you
now-seventy- five cents jar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
New Blouses of Black

silk bouses made than dozen here for
The who black
Crepe de chine bouses start $490 for simple model with
convertible collar blouse heavy material with
q friled collar.
Tub silk waists quite youthful and charming $55 to
$500.
Georgete bouses $500 The in
bouses Some
frlled and some trimmed with soutache braid.
Peau de a material with elderly
Two good models in this erviceabe silk and $3.50
A good satin blouse, a collar is $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
Adventures With a Purse

T COULDN'T begin to recommend any
l. particular kind Of hand lotion or
cream. For one thing, am not a good
judge, and for another thing, what will
be just right for one PERSONS skin
will not be nearly so good for some
one else's. But ] shall tell you about
what ! have in mind; and you may,
agree that it sounds sort of nice. at"
comes in a jar. One rubs it into the
hands before they are dry. forming n
milky soft paste. Not only will it
soften the hands. removing all traces
of any chapped condition, but it also
bleaches them, and makes them white
and firm. The very name is attractive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

and Billy along with them through a
long hallway and into a smaller cham
ber. And below them sCampered and
scurried and squeakcd the dozens OF
rats and mice. In the smaller chamber
DR.. Bat flew back and forth swiftly,
silently looking down at a still figure
on the floor. With a shock Peggy and
Billy saw that the still figure was a
to do to him?
What do you think DR.. Bat is going
to do?
What do you think he means by talk.
Ing of operating on the man?
And why does he call the man party
feast? Can you guess what Is going to
happen in the next chapter?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

I was attracted to these bar pins as
] passed the counter and, after picking
one up and examining it, | came to
the conclusion that | would tell you
about them, in case you are interested.
They are aluminium backed studded
with flashing brilliants of particularly
convincing brightness. and are in the
shape of an arrow, measuring probably
two and n half or three inches In
length. Not only did they impress me
as being nice for pin for the blouse
or frock, but also they suggested orna :
ments for chic little turban. The
price of one is 81 %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13
WHAT'S WHAT
by HELEN DECIE

T., or all tho rules of good form govern.
ing social conduct, the custom of leav-
Ing cards of sympathy-tantamoun to
the personal call, without its intrusion
is at once the most considerate and most
helpful Cards Cf inquiry in time of Ill
ness and cards of coincidence in time OF
cepting among intimate friends, a caller
does not enter the house of afTiiction, but
leaves the cards with the person opening
the door. On the other hand, since no
one expects personal call from people
who are in the shadow of illness or of
bereavement, the recipient of cards Of
Inquiry or of coincidence sends acknowl.
edgement of these cards through the
mail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

One is sure that when Tennyson' $
Maud came out to the garden that fate
full night the satin she wore was pea
cock blue That is. it was unless Maud
was too much in love to consider such
trifling matters as what became her.
For Maud, we are assured. had violet
eyes, and the poets phrase about her
head Stunning over with curls" is just
another way of saying. medium
tints nothing in this world was ever
elusive use Of the girl with golden hair
and violet eyes. For it is made of pea =
cock blue satin trimmed with silver
lace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

To the Editor Of Womcn's Page:
Dear Madam am n daily reader
OF your column and have seen that you
have given others good advice. ] am
annoyed by perspiring hands. Would
you kindly recommend a remedy against
this?
II is very difficult to find a lasting
remedy cor this trouble. Bathing the
hands in violet ammonia after enc
time they are washed often makes them
drier, and alcohol also help. 1uu..,
give only temporary relief, but IL USED
regularly. they will stop the perspiv-
ing for a time. at least
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

(Sfarket)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-13

Immediately after "Danderine"
massage, your hair takes on new life,
lustre and wondrous beauty, appearing
twice as heavy and plentiful, because
each hair seems TO fluff aud thicken,
Don't LEI your hair stay liIeless.
colorless. plain or scraggly. You. too.
v,snf Iots of long. strong hair. .glistsa~