Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 9, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 December 1914 — Page 4

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Msraai ih 'h powrt, imuana mitervil it t- s POIM o i Jasper, Ind for tranfttnissloii tnroutfh tbo mail a sc oikIcImii matter. 5 4ftttf 1 .50 Ir Ye n rap? ill regularly to it ribecriben ua1.. leflnüe arder to discontinue ;e recc've-l aad all arrears paid hi Ml; unless h: ' 0 etiaUOtietl Of ÜM pnbliehei a Jifferei IHN - 0Od be de med advisable. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1914. f m i THE WAYS OF JAPAN. Vou Ar Never Sure ef Privacy, Ever While Taking a Bath. As one steps before the vidi pen doors of the reception too:: or into the court or the k en, as the case may be, the hott ftp proache.j ftnd greets with a low bo followed by the hoste ftnd usu:. one or more of the nulls, kneeling, bend to the door. Tin salutations are returned, word i ex:hanged perhaps about the room or tho meal that is to be prepare' ftnd the ffueet Boats himself on thi low porch or platform that BUTrounrfs the entrances and remove.' hi9 shoes or pnndate, having then on the ground. If one rs the Japanese cloth -u.o and straw sandal, as I did cimc of the time, the feet are alwayi washed in a wooden basin of water brought by a maid, who comes clattering around the outside of the heute on wooden clojrs to bring it and sets it down before one on the ground. A Utile towel if bro ight, t', unless one, a csual, has this most useful of arti c!c3 nbo i1 1 1 r ion. Then t!. guest steps in, in stoc in feet or barefoot, and. precede by a servant, pa es through t1 open room-. oft-.n between a flout) line of all tlie pe ple of the ho who are bowing to the floor. Ji enters the room allotted to him nr. there seats himself cross legged o a cushion on the matted fleer 1m fore a tiny charcoal lire in a bra: V" and rests at least pretends to if he is a foreigner until disreg for ceremonv gets the betl r of i. and s I pts Mn poei Present) v comes a demure or sm ing little ma d, with rosy eh el ai fancifully colored silk kimono, v, kneels outside and slides o;en ti paper door, er t ers, kneeli ai closes it, brings incs to t' center of the i 1, kneelin pours out a wee cup of tea to tl guest or each of the quests. TI. done, she hen1- hiV loi 1 to tl floor and patters out, oj i Imr ai closing the door, as before. Lf t! guest is an honored one some daii ty, such as bean jelly or,, cakee t raw dough rolhcd in pink a. green powder, is brought with t' tea. Then fhe guest steps out t the porch to wash, and as he drh his face he look; at the little c -turej gaxdi n or oil to the distai valley or forest mountain or sea. Returning to his room, he ia most of the time alone until the coming of the mem or, if it chances to be afteruoon or evening, until the announcement comes that "the bath i9 ready. One is never entire lv alone. Access to the room is al wavs free on several sides, and host visitor or servant may come in p any time. One becomes used t this and learn to like it in mo ways. There is nothing hidden. 1 snakes life simple and informal an more natural. We found it a d;advantage sometimes when we ha too many visitors whose curiositgot the bettor of them, but we always took it in good part, finding it amusing rather than annoying. Robert Van Vkek Anderson is Popular Science Mggjjjfr The Truthful Child. untie (upon her retlliU, to somewhat pessimistic oepfeew)- i:d Vsmmy plar rlth you while I eras out MrX ? He Hdn't uü' ii -ry? Nepht H tm . mo er s SP'Si Mt Tommj Oh. I4hiiip. ! aiade you lanj aearly all (S time mother was out! Jievew 11. I langi i t :: i crUl

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A PÜ3ÜG NOTICE

To tht Mc.-.bers of the Alliance of .... . German Goc'c? of Indiana and the Citizen of Our State. Steeolutiona Adopted by the State Convention of the Alliance of German Societiee of Indiana, Held in Hanv mond, Au?. 29 to 8ept. 1, 1914. Resolution No. 1. As everybody Is noj crying for reforms, 'our state naturally could not, according to the vlewa of our reformer !n fnAlanm nt:ind hack . " Thesa re formers woald like to lay aMe the waole constitution of the state and ' give us an entlr !y new "reformed" one, in which, to be sure, each reformer would like to have his ideas of reform incori ortted. A 4o-catte4 constitutional convention has b' en proposed. It is to be decked in November whether such a convention i baU be held or not. As all fanatics and demagogues re putting forth every effort for the convention, In order U r 'itrlct our personal rights through a ei astltution, all Ub ral citlEens should vote against it, for the re formers arc tonstfttitioi! they Wi si laborio: ly Our I as excel lei Ing to put into a new a a Jump everything that sphere to secure h separate lav. constitution has riven iervice for Sixty-three rears, and I really uaeesaary reforms c-n be atta?id without a now cou.;tituticn. The present consfttution has already bcrn amended twice and, if necessary, the same can be done again ander present conditions. Besides, the crJHng of a convention as suggested, to frame a now constitution, would, according to conservative stimate, cost rot lees than V2 million dollars, prha; a even more, and this great sum could lo very nicely used here in the state tor other more necessary things and for genuine reforms. AVe therefore recommend that our state aUiance take an active stand against the proposal and that all our I members and th ir frtendS VOte I agalnst it in November. Resolution No. 2. ' The fury of war is sweeping through tne world. It is rasing worst in Eu rope, where, urged on by the spirit f envy and revenge and the dark breed of a covetous eemi-civiliation, it causing doath pnd destruction. We have not assembled here to seek out the dark Hägen who has released it. Yet woe, thrico woo unto him who shall be branded before the worldtribunal as the instigator! With its fangs the fury has gripped Germany, who by a heroic strudele is seeking to f free herself. She is carrying on her war not for tho purification of her throne, but for selt'-preservatirn and the conservation of her cultural achievements. Put the brooding powers are seeking "to darken that which is radiant.". As In Germanic mythology and folklore, Darkness is not able permanently to gain the upper hand over Ight, so we hope in this world Struggle that Light will eventually emerge triumphant. We are in no sense advocates of the war A loyal American citizens we support the attitude of our government in this world struggle and heartily endorse the efforts of our president to establish peace. As American citizens of German descent our sympathy in this war belongs with the German people. We believe we understand the endeavors of modern Germany and therefore venture the assertion: "Her thoughts were free from murder.9 Far be it from us to ex-

pect the SArio feelings from all American cittzen?,. ITowcvcr, we regret very much that a lorpe portion of the Anulo-'.the

American rrtss has sought, and In a measure Is still seeking, either to brand Germany as the instigator of the world war, or at least, and often contrary to better knowledge, to east suspicion upon hr, In order to create sentiment against her. If the press stands on the side of darkness, then the words bo aptly applied to that Germanic offshoot north of the channel must also apply to It: "I regret with all my aeart to find you in such company." And Indeed Germany has not deserved it from Ameriea. y Germany's sun America has been warmed. "With the blooi! of Germany's sons this Union was welded, The German American Ives f is country the be3t that he h 18. The more closelv he stands in toil h Fatherland, I American of through his I T to the v ating for hin the Frlted who seeks to d cannot Kh'e t the culture of the rote he can give. Th terman attraction, try and his devotion f this country, is cref a nrw KatherJand ea of America. lie j hl nationality he ip becomes not enh an nwworUiy citizen, but also an ur worthy man a I ri ocrite We do not count ours irwicr the latter. We do our ftnty fully and completely, in 1 ly root ! erican soil, so that we m.v b, er more pro re Md tkeref dOm. A. loyal ... , i4 citizens w a?k t herefore only Justiee. 4U 4W , , 4V that the fie n aople in the ereoent strsfgle r existence be measured. on th par I of the press and the public, by the standard of justiee and truth. Wi desire no favor, we desire ! genuine traUty, inr ut ;ne rftj'icsifu 10 oriv In their respective districts by wor.i , ot mouth and by wilting to the end that Germ self pn and he; light. I requests :! their reft 'Mer be ss r, which in this war of . d Is saerlflcing her best : bo put in the right re MTO, the delegates are ige for collections In Jve cities, which thaU to the survivors of needy j 'alien aui vcandd soldiers ' d POIdlÄrTHE COM.NUTTkJlW-

WATEf! KS.

rhe Are Stamped In the Paper by Patterns of Wire. f the watermark was the result of an accident, proba thousand vcars ago. Parchmcnt rf vegetable pulp, which was poured in a liquid state into a sieve. The water dripped out from below, and the thin layer of pulp that remained was pressed and dried. When dry it was found to bear upon it the "marks of the tiber that composed the oottom of the sieve. These libers seem to have been twietcd reeds, and the mark thev left on the parchment took the form of wide lines running across and ftcroes diaffonallr. In those day3 the watermark was regarded as a blemish since the fiber was thick and coarse and the deep impression made on the paper proved a drawback in writing. The quill of the scribe found many n vnwning crap to cross on the surfs e of tho manuscript Hnritchtwck scripture" it has been tennc!. Hut when wire was substituted for f or in the sieve, sav9 a writer in the Denver Republican, P 4-1- rt r t m wmm m ' - amaMI "" "lf ra "" i-uuspiuuuua. The possibilities of the useful ness of the watermark becarhe apparent by degrees. It was first found to be of service in preventing the or (rv of books and manuscijpis. Many a bogus copy of a rare work has been detected because the counterfeiter 'ailed to take into account the watermarks of the original. The watermark of many a precious manuscript in the world's museums is alike its glory and its safeguard. And in the sphere of kntr nnln: n,l nonnr niAnnr rnyybank notes a-nd paper money every where the watermark is most useful in protecting the notes from imitation. The term "watermark" is in reality a misnomer since the mark is actually produced by wire. Wire is fashioned into the desired pattern, figure or lettering. This is inserted beneath the sheet in the last stages of its manufacture and while the paper is still capable of receiving the impression, and the wire device stamps itself into the slioct ret. Ordinary note paper held up to the light reveals hundreds of parallel lines running up and down, betraying tlie fact that the paper was made on a wire foundation. To this the paper owes its smoothness and its even texture. Tl e Velsh Note. Here is what the Rev. John Evans tell? us in reference to the way in which English was taughi in Wales in the eighteenth century: "This school had several features unknown in the Welsh school of today. The Welsh note was one indispensable feature. This secured English conversation. It was a smooth piece of wood, like a flat inch rule, with the letters 'W. N7 carved on it. When any one was caught speaking Welsh the Welsh "ULU ,WM "WK-uieien nnnuea vo ; nim ui the hand winch held it at end of the lesson was the one 'made to tingle inj consequence, so it was a common occurrence for the child who had it to move about from pew to pew, craftily tempting others to speak Welsh. This sign of iilt therefore often changed hands until at last it rested in that vvhich had to hear the burden of al) tLt trans, n sions that law' Not Tnklm ( iiancM. Mr it .iw!: " v ,: ' -' ne n)omt rVase. I baTe tho price ok a , .. . , , , v II v B4 ale.- 1 tdladelphla Preaa Tho ritting Jest, Here ar c quet ions examin;:i: zU school: Simon wasn V., 'ti n . wlial . u nient I i a; it i i e v4 :.iou bo'l lory as tb ZlZ wwuiini e at Pcnt day. "Cromv, J ra . Q of soldiers known to Ironclads M "Mortmain tried to stop dead men from leaving their land tc churchea." London TaUer 1J

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PARIS PAWNSHOPS.

Run by the State, They Are a Boen to All Classes of People. The "mont-de-picte," as the French equivalent of the pawnshop is called, is a state institution. Consequently there is not that friendly communion between the lender and the client that one sees in London There ' i9 no "private office' where the person temporarily em barrassed for money may scree: himself from inquisitive eyes. If vou are in want of monev an you have any portable property rthe value of 3 francs or more y n take it tolhe nearest branch oflic of the "mont-de-p1ete." The first thing that meets your gaze is a "guard municipal" patrol ling up and down the pavement outside the entrance. With a feeling of wholesome respect for the majesty of the law, you now enter a largo room, of which one side is occupied by (benches (very hard and uncomfortable ones) and the other by half a dozen employees behind a counter. Having handed your property to a clerk whose desk bears the inscription, "Reccptu n of Articles," vou receive a numbered metal cheik h exchange and then jqin the ranks I of the expectant borrowers on the benches. There aj 4 all -ort- and conditions f men an ! en. fi m ihe work 1 prl who L the gre; I ! jewel- a: tog in tin 1 But if the "mo::i equal it , ,to weal t:i When t has been e a clerk the amo u accc; I rw ' than half th eib: rj dt c! I Oi . fe, , .. clerk, i her Sundaj hat to lv v.i ri !ts her n. tor i.r is waitis nr fruternitjf in etc" Uicre Is at least prccedeiii c is given iahion value of yo n property natcd it ituo Out VOi!T i er room l)er and on can r more rice of Lreü. wj . A It b i wcsl bili ho vali:or is responsiari ung from unre1 f vou acoept his Idress and pin by anothi i i mud produce paper: ;r identity. ed 13 only 7 po i mi, and tliere i3 n e st b to pawnshops r ? to uil classes idon Standa to I The ; cent j i doubt tl Lit der gi cut French pe i.ytsutv- S i pear (ones, the toyman jr, has gone out 9i Ins mind! Btryi He had been busy :or three ai oaths on t ttichanlcaJ jsunp, and he couldn't get it to wexa ally felo;w. The Horre Telephone Co has the largest list oi subscribers and will give you the best service You can talk to your friends, order your merchandise and make your appointment by the Home 'phone. DUBOIS CO. TELEPHONE CO I1-- It Now" Subscribe for t he Jaspei Weekly Courier, Don't put off for tor morrow what vou ean do today. The CotJRIEB advertisers are let ting down the price bars into the tie id of bargaine. Cid Papers the Courier offic r oer r acka? We kiKv oi a Domberof families h i are regular readers of the Courier I ut are net subscribers, the DOTTOH the paper from their neighbors. Wo are g'ad to know that the Courier is thus appreciated, but why not subscribe? The priceis small and we would appreciat having ttiesa names on our niailintr list l F. GDGSELL M I, Corner 7th Jackson 8h HOME 'RHONE. 60 YEARS r EXPERIENCE JUT., .v - nt fr- . rj- i t. tf v A hfindsotr tori Bra tu b i ui o. i-, r Btfti

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GOOD CROP FOR INDIANA.

Farmers Find Profit In Sugar Bite and Increased Yield of Other Crops. llow Kiiirar l '-t rrowin in Imllena hnn worked out lima far in aetuul preetict may be ween by a few instau e of Indiana Isincrs mho have plant I the new crop and have kept a record of cot? t and profit. II. Haggard of Monroe put twenty acres Into sucar heets. lie gathered fifteen tons per acre, a little alove the average crop, and made a profit of $800, or $40 an acre. John Hyerly of HlufTtou pt a crop of nineteen tons to the acre from a field of thirteen acres. Ills profit after tl'ductlnp all eiienses was ?VJ an sere. This, he said, was the biggest prulit ho had ever made ou fanning land. Fred laeli of Itlufftou kept a careful account cf his different crops. 11 is cru netted aim a pmtit of $2s an a re. his oats $1S, and twelve and a haJf.-ens of sugar beets pave him $."2 an acre above expenses. This, he said, proved to his satisf.iftion tliat "U-et growing is a mony maker for the fanner, aside from Ihe vast amount of knm his ';Wid dSjHve from bo ts and the I . V -in dentiric farming the. teach l.inr Fifteen a eres in snirar Im--Ts ve a j yield of clown tons to the acre on tho , farm of I. Imshy of Monroe. Mr. j Rushy declared that he wa veil pieased with the oub-e:4ie of Ids firsl season ! witii the crop. We had an unusual rainfall hereaboata," he said, "whhh sajarad all ur crops, and I feol sure that with the usual sreaihtf i oaald atsaasjl double my tonnage per acre. As it was, I made a profit of about $L" per acre, and. although I haTS nt had any personal experienee of the r;aad the land receives from cultivating lun-ts. I liave seen other farmers wi have almost doubled their oat crop by rotation with beets." William (nesnr of Treble had raised I beets in Miclilgan f r seven years ha fore coming to Indiana. He s id that the rainy season of last year did not , give fair test of the Indiana soil, yet he found his BMW lan t bettor fitted for the crop th;in the farm he had left in Michigan. Even with last year's rainy weather he atüigad thirteen bum of basts to the aere and looktnl for from fif teen to twenty in the coming season. Ha planted fourteen acres laM year and this spring will plant forty. "I know from actual expM4eii-e." he said, "that a farmer can harrest from twenty-five to thirty hnshels more oats per aere oa the hsndKhe baa sowa sa beets than ho coultffbef ITC brewing them." j L. A. Thomas of Monroe, frho waff growing beets for the aaesssd time la t year, said that his beet crop had drops ped from twenty tono to the aere to eleven on account of tho unfavorable weather, but that he felt he had made a big prolit notwithstanding. The ats which he planted on Iiis former beet land yielded double the amount he had boon accustomed to harvest because of the added fertility of the soil prod wed by beet cultivation. SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY. Wages and Prices of Beets Much Higher In tho United States. The differs ace between the coodsV tioiis under Sfhich beet sugar is rod need in the United Ptatis and I-airope is strikingly shown by a rep.rt jnt pajs lished aa a United States senate document. Summarizing 117 reports from various European countries, this doeument shews that Co cents a d iv was . tke highest rate earned by BSea WOfking In the Kuropenn leet gelds, srhue 4li Centn was the average rate. In all the European countries. Imeer. Hegreater part of thw tiwld lalxr i d.tM by women and children at wag' ran?? ing from lu esota a'dny for chUdresi in Russia to 3C cents a day for women 5 In 1 Denmark. To these ioor ialMr'in the 2.08 a day, which reprcMuits the average earnings of field workers in the United States, must ap;- ar a irineely income. Amviig the factory worker engaged Wt BUgr prodöct!o11 th, fs Til"y B?kin ' ft in i lie iM"Mri? oi me j;n';n i . 'i i t-.iu simar making countries, Urn: and Oormauy. receive an average iiily wage of S4 cents, according to ortnaal figures published by their own governments. The average American wage for employees in the beet sugnr f.: Tories. J&flP a day, is more th.;u three times as gn at. Likewise the farmers who : v the leets i KurofK? receive only $l to s90 n ton for their crops, although thev pay four to five times an mu h rent for their land as the American f rmer does. While th -so figures serve t show low J mg J 1, itl why it is that Kurojn ean proP e sug ar cheaper than the United States is an interesting fact that the onlv Isaport a nr country of Europe where the people are able to buy sugar cheaper than in the United S ates Is E!aDd. Even In England the price 1 for tlu sugar most genei ; used b as hi-rh as tri prices paid 1) re. On tl s whole, the lot of nit American sujrai beet grower or worker must be consid ered preferhble to that of his Euro i pean competitor. Root Crop Every Fourth Year. few peraoai Has that a hires portlon of Q" ay is but a si piajn ftn ner enorUi' op yields tu to th0 fu, t that for e:, h thw aCrM cert lis grown her far mere m. one acre of hoed crops, thus pr i mg a root crop on each field ee;y f year. They grow supir beets i ever possible and : i!;e l"-. ducers of this reaetable in the i In sections wh re thse ar,'

tories to v el ; can sell th ir suxnr tbov krow UH tB otlKr not P aud feed Uteui to Stock.