Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 26 March 1915 — Page 6

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The Lost Securities ru ß fs 5j 'By Mary Gertrude Sheridan a if i oniy nan a gun rf stehe) o!d Rufus Thwaite drearily. ' What would you do with It if had. s.mr.dfather? " inquired little Hog Nd aa a neighbor boy and M latior. whatever to his aged rim ion Kveryhody ir. the neighbor! V t -11 Ned pannod iow. caiieci vir inwaire gra ever They were in fact more tr:. nd ly and indulgent than those who had a right to do so. ' T-i co to war.' replied the old man with vehemence. I was a soldier " e in Wales I belonged to the Kng lish army Look here." and the rheumatic Patriot sprang to his feet with una customed agilit. picked up a long stick and went through dimly remembered tactics of the past. It would have been ludicrous had H not been sad For ten years his married granddaughter and her husband and their family had simply tolerated their if A relative as a helpless, wit less old man The felt bitter towards him because he had lost several thousand dollar n securities, which constituted r.. - ' ;r s. sad wi.: h h .. ex pected to inherit One day in the long ago Mr Thwaite had l M o the city to see the sights He was missing for three days and then UM Allertons received word that he was hi a hospital, having been run down b a street car. They had brought him home to rind teat he had suffered a broken arm and almost a total lapse of memory. They Poos'- g Up the Rusted Cid Musket. eouid n- find hi precious securities He had not even a list of what they were They decided that he must have ikn them to the city with him and lost them He could not remera ber Thea they began to neglect him They put him in s small dark bedroom over the kitchen, made him take his meals there, and. lonely and cold though he might be. never invited hin Into the better part of the house. For about a month the old man had become greatly interested in the ar Kpp afternoon after school Ned Rogers brought the morning newspaper from home, and he and the old man would go up to the wretched room and he would read to him for an hour, all war news. "See here. Ned." spoke Mr. Thwaite just now. "I feel it my duty to go back to my !d home and offer my service- to the army." Why. Mr. Thwaite 'exclaimed Ned. "yours too old' Besides, that stiff arm of yours. And how would you ever jet there?" "I'd try It. anyhow." replied Mr Thwaite. a dreamy expression In bis eyes. im pretty miserable here, Ned. The folk- don't care for me Now there was my other daughter, Nora. She's Mrs Milton and lives fifty miles from here. She invited me to live with them, but I knew they were too poor. Mesldes, BMksjf here g t lots of money from me when I had it. All I hare now is a little mortgage When I c dlect the inter s', twer.ty dollars every six months, 'hey take m'.st of It away from me I've got a dollar of te Inst pawnent left Sav." exclaimed the speaker wlth vicMen animation. "I've thought ef a treat scheme." What la that, grandfather" I nuired Ned curiously. 11 up in the old attic It backs on the kitchen roof Is my old gun and knapsack I asked them once to lt me have them, but they only laugh' d at me and wouldn't even let me co up to the attic to get them myself say. vou could " "' I would not dare'"" declared Ned "Whf Ml ' It Isn't stealing. Thf re mine You can get up on the kitchen roof when they aren't watching. There's no sash to that attvc w tndo You can t miss tbe gun

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lar to do It. It took some persuasion to induce ; Ned to follow out the suggestion of the old unn The bright silver dollar was a powerful argument, however. 1 w.i nights later Mr Thwaite bad his ! coveted aconiterment ai d Ned had the dollar in his pocket The old mau spent one entire night polishing up the runted old musket Ii. becked powder and caps from a neighbor The old ki.ansack was i.. ,u l falling to pieces. II tied it up stoutly. Ml fix that when f ret to Nora's." he decided I'm going to stop there to bid her good by ' T!u following uay he stole away from the house and the village and headed fur the settlement where the slUtOnt lived It was i long, hard tramp for the old man Sturdib. however, he pursued his way, the Knapsack strapped a NNW his bent shoulder, the heavy musket carried proudly He had no money, but kind hearted house"fives gave him what he wanted to Twice he slept in s haystack. ' He was looked upon with pity as a homeless wanderer He was pretty cl.ul a hen one morning from inquiries he found that it was only throe miles t" the little farm where the Miltons In ed Half the distance accomplished he was so tired out that he climbed a fence and lay down in a straw heap to rest. He was svnn asleep. One hour later a yeung man driving a horse attached to an old farm wagon went slowly past the spot. Suddenly bang' He had some difficulty in quieting ! down (he startled horse. Then ho looked towards the spot where a puff of smoke had shown. An old man was picking himself up from the ground. It was Mr Thwaite. He had I to sleep. His dream had been full of war and warriors. Awakening confused, he had taken a scarecrow near by fir the enemy.' had fired, the gun had kicked and over he went It did not take Mr. Milton long to discover the identity of the old man. He welcomed him to their humble home. Its comfort soon put all warlike ideas out of the head of the delighted old veteran Nora wrote to her sister about his arrival Esther wrote back: "Keep him and welcome good riddance to bad rubbish"' The old army musket was placed across the antlers of a deer In the dining room. The eld knapsack Mr. Thwaite unpacked one day. preparatory to burninu the rubhish. Nora had not worried her grandfather by telling him of a mortgage on the little home She was thinkir.i: of this sadly when the old man came rushing excited'y into her presence. "I've found them!" he shouted hllariously " Found what"' inquired the startled Nora. "The lost securities in my knapsack They must have been there all these years and I never remembered it. This time y i shall have them, dear little girl' lust give me a home for the few years of life left to me and take the securities for your pay." "We need no pay for dutifully caring for you and loving you. dear grandpa.' replied Nora, but the old man was et in his notion? and the heavy burden of debt was soon thereafter lifted from the happy household. PRINCE PAGED FOR A COP And TroubetzKoy Responds, an the End Is That a Fine of Two Dollars Is Imposed. It sounded like a stibwav guard calling Fourteenth street or Howling Ore yog can't tell the difference aa a bellhop stalked majestically through the Hotel Plaza paging Prince Paul Troubetzkoy, sas the NewYork Press. The name Troubetzkoy bothered the diminutive page, but he managed to articulate the prince" all right It so happened that Prince Troubetzkoy who is a sculptor with a studio in 24 West Fifty-ninth street, w as the only prince In the Plaza at the time. and. giving himself the b I - fit of the doubt. h responded to the eeJL '"There's a gentleman outside wants to see you." the boy told him Accompanied by the princeas. be w.r.t downstairs where at the door he saw Patrolman Cunningham of the East Fifty ninth street station. Cunningham asked the prince if he was Prince Troubetzkoy. and the prince admitted that he was. He was promptly erved with a summons to appear in court for violating an ordinance by leaving his automobile unattended in front of the hotel The prime expressed regret. The aldermen hadn't notified him thev ha 1 passed such an ordinance. He was too busy to appear when his case c ame up in the Yorkville police court I the other day, and sent Guy S Switxer. superintendent of an automobile companv. to represent him. A plea of guilty was entered, and Switzer paid a two dollar fine. The Artist The whole function of the artist in the world Is to be a seeing and a f I 1ing creature; to be an instrument of such tenderness and sensltivencyia that no shadow, no hue. no line, no instantaneous and evanescent expression of the visible things around him, nor any of the emotions which they are capable of conveying to the spirit which has been given him. shall either be left unrecorded or fade from lue book of record - K us kin.

COLT RAISED BY HAND

Cows' Miik May Be Substituted If Attendant Is Patient. Be Careful te Keep Bottle and Nippla Scrupulously Clean Foal Should Be Adequately Fed at All Times to Develop Uy A. S. AUX AMUl, l. V S.) In rase the mare dies or has no milk the foal ma be raised n cows milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently and intelligent t'hoose the in lk of a cow that ha recently calved, preferably one which gives milk low In butter fat. for mares" milk while rich In sugar, is poor in fat Sweeten the milk with molasses or sugar and dilute with warm water. Give a little of this prepared milk at short intervals from a scalded nursing bottle and large rubber nipple He careful to keep the bottle and nipple scrupulously clean Add an ounce of lime water to each pint of the pre pared milk and allow half a cupful once an hour ut first. As the foal grows, gradually In crease the amount of milk fed and lengthen the intervals between meals I In a few days food may be given six j times a day and. later, four times: dally. The foal w ill soon learn to drink from a pail, if allowed to suck 'he attendant's fingers at first I'ntil the bowels move freely, give rectal injections night and morning if the foal scours at any time give ; two to four tablespoonfuls of a mix I ture of sweet oil and pure castor oil j shaken up m milk, and stop feeding milk for two or three meals, allowing Mare and Colt. sweetened warm trattT and lime water instead Let the foal lick oatm al as soon as it will eat and gradually increase the amount and add whea' bran. In five or six weeks some sweet skim milk may be given and the amount gradually increased daily until, in three months or so. it may be given freely three times a day in place of new milk The foal at this age also will be eating freely of grass, grain and bran At all times supply pure cold drinking water. Iet rhe foal run out in a lot or grass paddock for exercise Accustom it to be handled daily Feed small quantities of nutritious food often, keeping all food vessels clean, and the foal should thrive and develop well. Remember that a colt should at all times be adequately fed so aa to develop it perfectly Practically half of the full weight of a horse is gained during the first 12 months of its life. If stunted during this period the colt never develops properlv: it therefore pays to feed generously. CAREFUL IN LOCATING BEES Not Safe to Fasten Horse or Cow in Place Where Little Insects Pass for Water Supply. A beekeeper not long since chained a valuable cow in line between a large apiary and a stream of water where the beeB flew in great numbers for water. At night when she went for the cow she found that the bees had stung the cow to death. It is never safe to fasten a horse or cow whre bes would pass in force, as the horse or cow might switch its tail as a bee went by and provoke it to use its sting, when all the bees w ould unite in the attack, aud as the animal could not flee from the attacking party, it would almost surely be stung fatally. This fact must al i ways b remembered in lex at ing an apiary near a street or road. In case an animal is severely stung, the best remedy is to ewer thl suffering brute with blankets wet in cold water. If a person or animal is attacked, it is well to hasten into a barn or other building as the insects will often" h'-itate to follow into the build Ing, especially if it is somewhat dark. SHOULD DEMAND CLEAN CARS Up to the Shipper to Be on the Safe Side Hog Cholera Spread by Railroad Trains. It is up to the- shipper to be on the safe side and use only clean cars for shipping hogs, according to Dr. H. A. Hcach of the Wisconsin college of agriculture. I'nsanitary stock cars are respon sible for spreading much hog cholera. ' Cfies are on record where rholera ' has been brought into a community simply by cars carrying cholera infection passing through on the railroad. Causes of Infertility. Over feeding, especially of corn, and Im k of exercise for the breeders, are p rhaps the most common causcs of infertility This we have noticed es pecially with regard to birds that are kahown a great deal, be laj confined to the show crop for weeks, fed highly on whole grains, with Insufficient. greuu teed and bulky matter.

HUMUS ND 5UIL fertility

Decayed Vegetable Matter Is Vtry Important Constituent in Rendering Soils Fertile Humus is d .i . .1 v '..Me matter in the soil and is a very important constituent in rendering soils fertile There are a number of reasons for this, prominent among which are the tolle wing First, the organic mattet contains the essential plant food elemeats and as it decays these elements are changed into forms available to plan's Inotlur words, the plant food ll put in condition to be used again, second, as tin organic matter eleavs certain acids are produced and these, acting upon the insoluble mineral constituents in the soil, dissolve and reu- , der them available to plants. Third I many of the changes in the soil art. brought about by bacteriul action, and decaying organic matter famishes food for the bacteria so they can grow and multiply and thus render more mineral plant food elemeits soluble in the soil water. Plants cannot take up solid foods from the soil; before 1 they can appropriate food tt must first bo gotten in solution like sugar goes into solution when put into water . Then there are other ways In which humus benefits the soil It renders the soil dark in color, and a dark soil absorbs more heat than a light colored one; that is of considerable advantage in the early spring A soil filled with organic matter is also capable of holding more moisture than one that is I deficient in this constituent In a dry year this may mean the difference be tween a fair crop and a complete tail ; ure. These being facts, why don't we plow under more organic matter? Why don't we grow more clover or other legumes which actually draw plant food nitrogen -from the air and store it up in their tissues later to be converted into plant food in the soil? , K er man should include one or more I legumes in his rotation for soil building purposes and 'hus maintain the fertility of his farm. GREEN PEPPERS IN FAVOR Varieties Are Numerous and Have Been Improved n Late Year a Magnum Duke Is Largest. flreen peppers can be grown on an? geod. garden soi!. but should not b put out till the ground is warm. The varieties of peppers unlike the eggplant are numerus, and therefore have been greatly Improved of late years. The upright sweet salad is a fine pep pet, It is bright scarlet in color, mild and sweet. M ignum Dulce is by far the largest pepper in cultivaMon. and the most prolific; no other variety gives such large specimens. Ii is very sweet and perfectly reliable. Ruby King is one of the standards and has for many years been deserving of first place among the varieties of peppers, but In many respects it is not equal to the above described kinds. Chinese Giant is very large, hut not as prolific as som ef the other large varieties. DRAFT EQUALIZER FOR PLOWS Inventor Provides Evener Connected at Point at One Side of Center of Load Drawn The Scientific American illustrate and describes a draft equalizer taWtMB ed by .t L. Klages of Rockford. Ia. as follows: The inventor provides a draft equalizer for plows and other loads in which the evener is connected at a f point at one side of the center to the load to be drawn, and the draft devices are provided with flexible elements which pass over pulleys on 'he Draft Equalizer. end of the evener. and ore flexible element ia connected with a swinging lever mounted on the evener at the side of the center opposite the int of attachment of the load, and the other flexible element passes around a pulley on the swinging lever and is connected with the load BUILDING HOIST FOR SILOS Device Which Has Been Found Satisfactory for Number of Years la Easily Constructed. A hoist which has been successfully operated for a number of years on two pit silos built close together, may be easily constructed It consist! of a frame work set upon the edge of the silo and firmly guyed in position. A length of hay carrier track leading to etoh silo la supported by a .piece of I bv inch timber. These timbers are laid upon the two J by 8 inch cross pieces which are supported by two 18 foot lengtha of telephone poles. As the rope unwinds from the drum, one carrier may be run out. tripped, and the boi allowed to lower while the other box is drawn out. Pulleys keep the ropes up out of the wind and guide them as they lad on the drum.

CC.YIE TO FESCUE OF BRUIN Threatened With Extinction, Brother Dear Has Found That He Has

Some Friends. Since the bear ilug )a i bruin has been an a ccpted symbolic represenalive of the Holden Mate He occupies a place on tt great seal, and indeed, has become a sort of institution. When he in not working at his mure dignified job he engages in pu king up acorns, acting us scavenger around uiouutalu camps auti making an occasional raid I pOS tarms in the bills. He has tOSM to be known, in private) life, as a rather amiable and la fellow, ir undisturbed, and indeed tt may be claimed tor him that he has a host of friends 1'ut bruin, in '.he wild has come close to the groat divide. For many year be has made soort for the liuuier during the summer. aLd tor the trapper at al seasons. Nowadays there are not very many of him Kxtiuetiou is imminent He is about to go the way of many another distinguished brute. A Siskiyou count) legislator uae rushed to his relief with a bill prohibit -lug the killing of bears during the summer and eliminating at all seasons the trapping privilege A like measure, it is said, is finding its way into numerous westeru legislatures and is being supported rather than opposed by sportsmen. It is their hope that bruiu wili be able to maintain his place in tin- sun. -Lcs Angeles Idapress. THEN HE WANTED HIM BADLY Sandy Realized the Need of Insurance When the -Fire Fiend" Got Down to Work. The following story, the chief actor :n wliu h is Mill alive, would seem to justifv the term "i anny " somutimes applied to the Scot An old retired PtfttltTI farmer was from time to time called on aud advised to insure his house against tire by an agent who was familiarly known as "Sandy ." The old man. however, met the agent's advances with "Na. na'" following by what he doubtless considered a clinching argument ' My hoose Is no likely to gang on Are, mon!" The unexpeettd, however, happened, and the Mtgheofg were astonished to see the old man. instead of trying to put out the r.r. running up and down the village atrael shouting: ' Whaur s that man Sandy noo? Whaur's that insurance chap It's terrible ye i r HI ver get a body when ye're needin im!" Dry Prospects. One hundred years of continuous rainfall records have recently been oomph-ted in New lledford. Mass. and serve to disprove thoroughly the common belief that the climate is not so Mod as it used: to be. Only half as many dry nods occurred in the last fifty yean as in the first fifty years; so that the reurds really are a warning for that section al least, to expect more dr periods In the next generation The eaeer.' decades have been fortunate a be mi the average, and connequentlv tb next few decades are quite likely to pay the bill. The records were started, ia 1814 by Samuel Rodman, and continued by him until his dhh. in 17.. His son then kept them ur.nl his death, in 19"V F'or mere than ninety-one years the rainfall was carefully recorded, for exactly the same sptit ,n the same yard The chief engineer of the ate health department h.us mow completed the hun!red years of figures by obtaining the lata record from another observer in New Bedford taken a few miles from the Hodman place The average annual rainfall was PI : inches: but in the first fifty years than were four very marked dry periods of Kate or three years each Int the last fifty years tkre were only two such dry periods. Saturday Evening Post. Etepes V rtfl Corset Form. After b in placed under arrest fty Private Policeman Mulvaney. a welldressed man. ho early in the morning broke a showcase window in the store of S. My man. aad removed a corset form, bmk" away from the officer and escaped The man. who was slightly elated, stopped in front of the window for some time. aad. evidently impressed by the beautiful model on whick waa placed one of the latest cor.ts, decided he wanted the figure He broke the window with his fist and lifted tbo manikin out. Cincinnati Dispatch to the New York Herald Feeding the Poor. The public kitchen Is an experimental New York institution backed by women of wealth and standing The project is dir. c tcd by the social weltare department of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. A profit of 3 per cent is to be taken. The first unit will be multiplied as occasion warrants. Food will bo served on the spot and at homes, carried In containers of several compartments and heated by hot water. Gambling at Monte Carlo. A Monte Carlo dispatch says gambling is rampant again after four and a half months of enforced inactivity. There la no gold or silver shining on tbe green cloth; Ivory checks have taken their places, but roulette and irente-et quarante are going on at a few tables. The revival, however, has not sufficed to restore the season's usual animation to the towu- Tbe hotels are Dearly empty

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The Truth Comes Out. Mother- IHj you go to chur the v.-rnion or the singing Pretty Daughter -For the hi course. Alwsy Iis Re Vi. Rail Plur p the lautidrvk. At all gd gr... . . Quite O fferent. "One year ago a man 1 1 noiinee that he was going without creating a rlppl. citelllent." "And now"" "If he makes that ann. everylnidy crowds around t look at him." Important to Mothers Examine carefully ever) V tt CAülOitlA. a safe and aura r tor iniants and children, and see that it Bears the w7 Signature of CjX(rZXx In Vse Kor Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcheya Cast oris. Sure Preventive. He 1 w w vv wish I could fuf-fuf J I a w-w way to keep from eta-sta-stam-mering She I'll tell you how - don't Ulk The Classic Vogue. "Do you adm.re the classics?"' Incjuired the student. Well," replied the theatergoer. "I don't care much for it in llteratum, but It's all right in dancing." A Different Matter. "Then you don't think I practice what I preach, eh"" eueried the minIster. in talking with one of tbe dev cons at a meeting "So, sir. I don t," replied the deacon. "You've been preachin' on the subject t)f resignation for two woars, an' ycscjiaveii't resigned yet " Ueifr-endiy Tricks. T thought you were a friend of his "I used to be.' And now?" "I had to give him up In selfdefense. "Why?" "To every life-insurance and t ngeut that asked him If he bad any friends who might be interested in their proposition he insisted on giving my name." New Systef. "When you get out of this penitentiary." said t -. warden, you'll be alls to earn your ow n Itving and look the world in the face." I hope so" answered the prisoner. Hut I want you to promise m one thine. " " What le ' There s a Int of theae people uio don't want to see me get along. Don t yen let them put up any schemes to get me fired out of here before my term Is complete." There is no rainbow that look as beautiful as the gold mine stock certificate Just purehased Books Food To make good use M knnwlnlirr. one necda strong body and a br a in largely a mattet" oi right food. GrapeNuts FOOD contains proper nutriment building body and i for renewing the tissue l that are exhausted daily I work and play. Grape-Nuta food is BM from wheat and barleytains all their nutriment eluding those vital nnnci t aalts found under the outeJ coat, which are espr necessary for the daily upkeep of nerves and brain "There's a Reason M for Grape-Nuts ! 1 by Grocers everywhn r so