Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 44, Jasper, Dubois County, 6 August 1915 — Page 7

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Suburb of Chicago Finds Itself in the War Zone CfflGAOO Morgan Park unconsciously slipped Into th war icue the other day snd slipped right oat again The woods st Prospect avenue uj Groteland court bore a near appearance to a European battlefield There were two line of trenches, tn front

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the situation in each trench that an engage an nt was near. Then the unexpected the element that turns the tide t 1 .ijip. ned A number of men in blue uniforms were creeping tp In the crass in the rear of the allies' trench They crouched behind trees ic u ad n the operations. At the moment when the commander of the allied forces started to lead I I sjsj out of their trenches In a desperate charge on the German position, t- n blue rose and started another charge on their rear. i ''.ms'' shouted the little Hobby make believe, who was leading the chare I I the allies. "We are cut off from the rear! Fight your way icn' I'p and at 'em'" CosSaCka!" shouted a youthful figure that appeared suddenly on top of !:,. h "The enemy has re-enforcements Beat It." top the war in the name of the law." shouted Police Lieut Charles I Bans, who was leading the line of blue. Surround them, men Capture them alive, but let no man escape." The war was momentarily forgotten In the effort to elude the police. Of -.an and Briton. French and Russ mixed indiscriminately in the rush for liberty It was a root. l e of the warriors allies all threw down their arms and surrendered. Three flags, two rifles, three revolvers and some ammunition were gather : .p ai.d when the boys' parents met the warriors in the police station a peace, treaty was signed. The guns and cartridges were confiscated The tags and parts of uniforms were returned to their owners to be kept as to be cherished In later years

Central Park Shown to New York Police Rookies NFTW YORK A new sight-seeing service has beer, established in Central Park for those who msy have heard of the famous reservation but are na I'lainted with the chief topographical features that axe well known to old timers. The automobile in serTlco

Is one of the large green-painted machines owned by the police department Remarkable aa it may seem, the sightseers are men in blue They are police rookies, who are assigned to duty in the park on Saturdays and S&ndays in help out the short-handed park squad I'sually a vetesan park aap who knows every blade of grass goes atone w.th the rookies as official announcer. A typical trip runs

tn part very much this way: 'Tn-. Ihm . hill. You will find it a nice post, but you will have to a - - wer a lot of questions. Over there is Pigeon hill, a quiet post: mostly - and children. This is Lovers' lane, near the reservoir Too don't f r r.g here as a rule, for you must remember that you were once young yourself and didn't like to be disturbed by the old man coming into the parlor when you was calling on your best girl. If you are assigned to Heiser bill, bear in mind that ghosts don't walk in the daytime, won t have to do d-ty at night, so you needn't worry In case you have heard the tradition So the veteran cop goes on. pointing out Suicide lawn. Cat hill and many other places.

Swarm of Bees Causes ATLANTA A swarm of bees from ' tins Atlanta's businesa district in startling Peaehtree street went up 17 5 r J3

packing box and a square of canst he climbed to the roof. The bees clustered in a brcwrn mass about the relator Deacon calmly placed the box near the bees and began picking tt UP T the handful and potting them in the boa. After a little he desisted, saying: "I've got the queen in there now; watch I e rest crawl in after her " And. sure enough, they did. In fifteen minutes mere wan t a bee In sight outside the box Deacon wrapped the canvas about the boa. tucked It under bts arm an4 Jked away. They will never sting you while they are swarming." he said. "They Wj they're too fat. " V colony is now installed in his back yard

Topeka Plans to Make Money Out of Skunk Farm

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bot Z Pr- w. u. Korter. city commissioner or parks, so anThere's money in it.' explained Tortcr enthusiastically. "Of the ar. jus kind nf anim. w.

y i keeping; at the Gaga park son u.U. wtv "mi ii mr r pnsmanie. I have Just pur- ' 'Eht skunks, and from these I 'Pect the city to reap a good profit kunks will help pay for mainUmiog the other an I ma la The skunks I have bought are ?ry fine animals. Their hides , orth 4 each vhen they are a rr ld. but the- value of the fur de r aal upon the kind of feed J? ,nBls are given If th n,h

wh nl, 1va- ,ne hllV m,n ort -es more than $4 each And gut h r f kunk" ho,d raise eight young ones each year So multiply bmfk four and the city should have 3t skunks a year from niw and four 1X9 I 1 " 'J thf "amber at the end of the second year, and four time lim. i .L ,hwe 512 h,des mort M each, the city should receive ' w'L! rILyemr,,00k" ,,k W'tmeot tor the city Pkwfssath. wt!ÜÜ.,h Car h- 0,11 nn remedied Skeaks can be per Isak. fl,iorted Deodorized skunks are not only profl'abie. mt they ' Dlc' They are real cuts.

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of hieb the earth had been piled up In superdefensea. Project inj from barrels of rifles Twenty boys, armed 'nhes Tfea German eagle waved over on trench and the flags of the al- " flew OTer tn' other The forces were evenly divided and It was evident from the tenseness of Sensation in Atlanta the country caused a sensation by ina compact, buzzing cloud, and after stories over the roof of the Healey building; and settled on the low roof of the Central club. There they picked out a ventilator hood as their borne aad. headed by their queen, proceeded to set up housekeeping. Office boys were beating tin cans. while people ca the roof stood aloof, when Ernest Deacon, an Insurance msn. saw them from the Empire building, two blocks away. He remembered his early bee-catching days in the foothills of Georgia With is to have a municil il skunk farm In 'UK To I

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ENEMY OF APPLE TREE

Wooily Aphid One of Most Serious of Insect Pests. New, S 8n Vmc Put Upon Economic Statu of Elm C-M tr Ent:-rClo-Q sts of Ma ne Agricultural Ex perirrent Station. The discovery that the woolly aphid migrates from elm leaf to apple la a most important one Per more than 100 years the woolly aphid haa had world-wide recognition aa one of the most serious insect enemies of young apple trees. Statistics based on observations made at three nurseries containing respectively about 30.000. 45.000. and M4.0M trees, showed that from 20 per cent to Zj Per cent of the trees were Infested by the wholly aphi: As from twenty to forty million of American grown apple seedlings are used in this country ?v ery year, the significance or so high s percentage of infestation Is at once apparent. It is. therefore, with no slight Inter est that the entomologists of the Haine agricultural experiment station have bf en seeking to ascertain a previously unknown joint tn the life cycle of this Pst, end have mad'- the discovery that this cycle Includes three genera tions which are passed in what is known as the "elm-leaf curl " The disfigured and curled leaves of the elm in the spnng are everywhere as familiar as the woolly masses on tue appl bark, but the elm generations have net previously been known to have any connection with the apple peer, and it has all along borne a distinct name. But the discovery of the annual migration of a fresh infestation from the Elm-Leaf Curl. elm to the apple and the knowledge that the elm generations are an essen tlal portion of the life cycle of the woolly aphid of the apple, and that this species cannot continue without access to the elm. put a new significance upon the economic status of the elm curl. PREPARATIONS FOR HAY CROP To Get Best Quality of Alfalfa It Must Be Got Into Mow or Stack Immediately After Being Cut. Don't overlook the fact that in order to get the best quality and most marketable alfalfa bay It must be got into the mow or stack as quickly as possible after it is cut. Give all the machinery In connection with the putting up of this crop a thorough overhauling; Look over the mowing machine: see that everything Is ready See that all the sections are secureiy riveted on the sickle. Have all the sickles sharpened before you tart to work. If the plates oa the guards are smooth it will pay to take them off and grind them: a good edge on the guard plates is very essential The stacker rope should be given careful attention A considerable quantity of hay may get wet if the stacker rope glees out after a few loads go up and it Is necessary to go to town for a new one. Get all these things In shape in advance, that the work race suited can be pushed to the limit prevent washing of soils Frequent Crops of Clover or Grass Which Is Plowed Under. Making Soils Spo-gy. is Best By e h frank I.IX One of the gravest problems of the farmers of today who are living on hilly lands Is how to prevent soil erosion Much of the washing of farm lands can be prevented by plowing deep, so as to make a subterranean reserroir for the storage c' prectpita tion. The water penetrates resdily through the loose soil, and its ssove meat through tie underlying so!! Is very much slower than over the surface. Frequent crops of clover or grass which are plowed under make the sur face soil spongy with humus and r tard the washing of the soil. All hilly lands liable to wash should have a cover crop during the winter. A warranty deed will not keep the soil of the careless farmer from washing away.

fences made vermin proof

Biros Rcquirs Protection From Various Natural Foes as Well as From Human Pe'secution. Protection is the prime requisite for increasing the number of birds In any srea. and the results of protection are in direct proportion to the amount given lie sides incuring birds against every ? ,rm of persecution by human kind, we must defend them from various natural foes. The most effectual f Ver-m Proof Fence A. With Barbed Wires B. With Loose Overhanging Netting. single step is to surround the proposed b.rd sanctuary with a vermin-proof ; fence. Such a fence should prevent j entrance either by digging or try climb- ! ing. but will serve its greatest use If ! it cannot be climbed, and is therefore cat proof. It is impracticable to build an impenetrable fence, the next best device is to put guards of sheet metal on all nesting trees and on poles supporting bird houses. This should be done In any case where squirrel or snakes are likely to intrude, as it la usually Impracticable to fence out these animals. Tree guards should be six feet or more above ground Attacks by hawks, owls, crows, jays, or other enemies are best controlled by eliminating the destructive individuals. STAKE AND PRUNE TOMATOES Hab t of Plant May Be So Altered That Patch Is Scarcely Recognizable Moisture Is Saved. Are you staking and pruning the tomatoes this year? This is a great scheme, and if you have not tried it, do so on a demonstration scale just for variety's sake The tomato plant. In its frantic efforts to reproduce its kind, makea naturally an enormous vine growth with innumerable branches. The result is great green growth, a large litter of little tomatoes, and mote shade than is good for best fruit development Stake a tomato plant and prune it to a single stem, and you change all this: you alter the habit of the plant, so that the tomato patch is scarcely recognizable In the first place there are few leaves, only one above each fruit bunch, and this grows so hure that it is never known for a tomato leaf Then the sua and light reaches every part of the plant and fruit, and the latter hang in clusters and attain larger size than under natural conditions. There are no little tomatoes. There is a considerable economy in space, as the tomato plants stand up straight and slender, and are mostly fruit and none of the tomatoes have a chance to rot or mildew. Pruning is a quite a job As a sufficiency of moisture in the soil Is what largely controls the fruit yield, the pruning method, by which a much less amovnt of soil water is consumed than through the more luxuriant green growth of un pruned plants, will be found a great advantage in this respect PAPER POT FOR VEGETABLES Handy for Keeping Oiferent Variet-ea of Seeds and Plants Roots of Plant Undisturbed. Very convenient little pots for vegetable plants may be made from paper flour sacks or sny tough paper. Cut a piece eight inches square and fold through the middle diagonally, i Fig 1 Fold in right hand corner over to left hand edge, like an envelope. (Fig I). Then fold the left hand point over in a corresponding ner. Mg. I). Separate tne Handy Paper Pota points and fold back to make a straight line. (Fig 4i It now opens in a small box These may be filled with rich soil and placed side by side, thus keeping different varieties of aesds or plants separate. This also saves baying pots, for when transplanted the paper can be torn off and the roots of the plant remain undi

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Birds and Animals Still Living Whose Memories Could Take Them Back Over Century's Passage. It is a startling fact that if some anlmalD could tell their life they would be able to recall events which hapl"n' n;..r- than a century ago. A Russian eagle, for instance, would be able to remember watching with greedy eyes as one by one the French soldiers under Napoleon fell exhausted out of the ranks in their awful retreat from Moscow In 1812 There are crocodiles alive In India today which saw the first Knglish traveler set foot there, while there are. whales in the sea which may hare skirted the coast of France when the British Invaded it in 1415 A great many elephants could recall historical events of a hundred years ago. w bile there are ravens still living whose memory could go back twice that period Talking of birds, the parrot, the crow and the swan, often live a hundred years that is. of course, if they do not meet with misfortune while the heron will live sixty years Geese and pelicans will survive half a century, and the sparrow forty years. Pigeons, linneta. canaries, cranes and peacocks will live to well over twenty years, while the goldfinch, partridge, pheasant, lark and nightingale will live from fifteen to eighteen years, the robin twelve years, and the thrush and hen ten years. WORLD'S FAVOR VERY FICKLE Sale of Treasured Trinket Owned by Great Actress Shows the Value of Sentiment. The name of Fanny Davenport was for years a household word. Youne; collegians put her photographs on the mantlepiece or in the edge of a look ! ing glass. Born into a famous theatriBSj family, she brilliantly played parts, and appearing in dramas by Sardou was ' popularly known as the American Samh l!- rnhardt. Personal property belonging to Miss Davenport was sold at auction la New York a short time ago A locket containing her portrait and a lock of her mothers hair was put up. Miss Davenport had worn It constantly during the last years of her life. The locket itself was valuable. There was a bid of one dollar and seventy-five cents The auctioneer was dumb with astonishment Finally he gathered J himself together and said that there . must be some misunderstanding. "Miss Davenport loved it better than ' her life She never took It from her neck while be was living and died I with it clasped next to her heart, for j it contained the love token of her mother Again think of sentiment and j its value. How much am I offered now?" Someone bid two dollars and thus possessed it. Sentiment brought twent t: ts The Irishman Scored. Tht duke of C'onnaught tells a good story against himself. Some years ago when he was raised to the posi- j tton of lieutenant-colonel of the First Rifle brigade, the late Queen ! Victoria commanded that he should j only be saluted as a regimental officer, and not as a member of the royal ( family. On one occasion, however, an Irish sentry, seeing the duke and duchess approaching, turned out the guard and gave the royal salute. The duke was much annoyed and , proceeded to give the sergeant in ( charge a piece of his mind. Put the quick-witted Irishman was equal to the occasion. The guard, sorr." he said in the richest brogue, "is for her royal highness, who. a a member of the royal family, is entitled to It" After that the duke could say nothing. Found, a Volunteer A certain member of the municipal court of Paris has been tireless tn his activities in behalf of the less fortunate inhabitants of his arrondlssement or ward He makes a tour each morning of the streets of his crowded quarter of the town to see what people in trouble he can help He directs also a soup kitchen The other day he learned that the cook was gone. In spite of his somewhat advanced age this valuable assistant had enlisted tn the army or married a wife or somethinganyway, he had vanished Tfce. councilman scoured the town for a substitute In vain Never mind, the poor folks must not lack their soup The next morning found. In place of the departed artist behind the steaming pots, the councilman himself officiating as chef and concocting bean porridge of the best municipal brew. .New York Evening Post. Vertoten WordsBerlin police headquarters have Is sued a list of for ign words, hitherto In common use in Germany, which it is no longer permissible to employ In police reports or letters. The list includes Honhmnlere, cafe, confection, cravat, expedition, garage, vestibule, chic, rotumiss; m. elegant, export. Institute, portiere, equipage, manufacturer, modiste, product, restaurant and jeweler. Not So Sad as Pa nted. With all the millions spent by Tncle Sam in the construction of the Panama canal there has been but one charge of graft It concerned a slight fraud in the matter of purchasing tobacco Graft In this country Is not so bad as it la painted In the EuroJoumala Detroit Newa

SHOULD NOT HAVE MOVED

Story of a Man Who Was Making Good, but Roving Fever Got the Best of Him. On May 4th. 1915. the St. Paul Farmer's Dispatch contained a very Interesting account of the experiences of a man from Staples, Minn. Realizing that -he was not making much headway, he de- ided to look up a homestead in Canada. With $250 he and his wife took up a homestead near Outlook, Saskatchewan. After recounting his experiences of a few years, in which they bad undergone hardships which were likely to be unavoidable, with a small amount of capital, he continues the story by stating that In the fall after a fair summer's work on his 100 acres cropped, he cleaned up nearly all his debts, having now four good horses, a complete set of farm machinery including two wagons and a "Swell" top buggy and eleven head of cattle. He continues. "However. I was not satisfied. I had been reading of the splendid homesteads that were to be had in Montana Wheat was cheap and I thought It would get cheaper, so I began to think that homcsteading as a mone making proposition was better than farming. I did not stop to consider that wheat was i.ot the only thing; as a matter of tact I had sold pork for 14 cents a pound. Eggs and butter had kept us in groceries and more, we had now four milch cows, two heifers coming in and more growing up. We had a cream separator, ar.d some hogs. We had a quarter section of land that could raise an abundance of small grain, roots and grass for feed, but I could not see all that: I had the 'moving' fever, and decided to sell. I set the price on the land at $3 000 cash. I could not find anyone with that much money, however, so I came down until I finally sold for $1.400. We had an auction and sold the personal property. On the sale we got just about enough cash to pay the auctioneer; the rest was all notes. The horses brought about two thirds what they were worth The implements sold for hardly one-third of what they had cost. The cattls brought a good price. Must Make Another Start. We now have a homestead In Montana, but we find that after moving here and getting settled, what money we had did not go far. We have three horses, about all the Implements we need, and a little better buildings than we had on our former place. We have no cattle, though we had to build much fence to keep ranch stock out of our fields. We have about $500 worth of honest debts. True, we have a half section In place of a quarter, but that Is no good to us. as long as we have not the capital with which to work it. In summarizing it all up I see where I made my mistake. It will take fully five years to get Into as good circumstances as we were before we made the change. It Is five years lost My advice to anyone contemplating a change of location Is to think twice before you act. and If your present circumstances are not too bad. 'stay by your bush till you pick U clean "Advertisement Not Likely. "A curious thing happened to me this morning." began the man who always told long-winded stories. "Did somebody stop to listen to one of your yams?" Inquired the other, reaching for bis hat. TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS Quickly Soothed by Cuticura. Motiving Better. Trial Free. Especially when preceded by a hot bath w ith Cuticura Soap. Many comforting things these fragrant supercreamy emollients may do for the akin, scalp, hair and hands and do it quickly, effectively and economically. Also for the toilet, bath and nursery. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address potcard. Cuticura. Dept. XT, Boston. Sold everywhere Adv. Not So Bad as That. What are you so furious about, wife" "Mrs. Smith just called me an old cat'" Why. you're not old'" Farm Life Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the 5 aAu Signature In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher! Ctstoria Municipal Research Chickens. Farmer- These are chickens. ( if. Guest I presume one breed lays scramblrl eggs and the other fried Dnnk Denison's Coffee, For your health's sake. It lsn t what you say but how you say It that n akes a woman either your friend or your enemy. AHvv ie Red Cross Ball Blue Delights the UundreM. At ail good grocers Adv. A desire to avoid work often Is ' anlfested in a determined search 'or a government job