Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 58, Number 48, Jasper, Dubois County, 18 August 1916 — Page 7

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(MTÄL House Debates Whether jj ASHINGTON. There have been " of representatives recently, and public these debates have not yet seen columns of the Congressional Record. At almost any time one can drop into the house and get a thrill, but owing to the news from the Mexican, Austrian, Galician and other harried borders it takes more than a speech in congress to get a rise out of a newspaper these days. Perhaps It is for that reason that the orators of congress are seeking new fields in their endeavor to start a little something In the way of publicity. For Instance, It was not long ago

when the national house of representatives debated the question of whether a wife Is a part of a man's family. This is not a joke. It really happened. It was while the liny resolution was being discussed in a tumult which reminded

old-timers of a town meeting. This resolution provided money for dependent

families of jNutional Guardsmen. They

little brothers and sisters and the children, amid cheers at each addition. In the midst of this wild clamor up rose a tall Kansas man and solemnly

demanded that the word "wife" be Inserted then and there. He argued that

there were reasons for this; that certain

grained courts, nroslded over presumably, by woman-hating bachelors or cow

ardly henpecked husbands, made It

legislature is making laws for the benefit of the family, the word "wife" must be written In with indelible ink in capital letters, so as to prevent the woman

of the house from being robbed of her

Then he house batted the suggestion back and forth like a basket ball. Some of them said the Kansas man was right and some of them said he was

wrong.

In the melee no one seems to remember whether the wife got into the

resolution or not. Uncle Sam's Campaign Tp HE milk you drink Interests Uncle the most easily contaminated and at the same time one of the foods In V- t , A 3J the fact that it costs the producer more milk supply than It does to place on

or the dirty, dangerous milk that is offered under the worst conditions. The

attitude of the dairy division is that

worth it, and the experts in their campaigns attempt to impress this truth on three interested groups the consumers, the producers and distributers and the

municipal and state authorities who local food regulations.

When the federal specialists go into a community to co-operate with the local'health oilleials they first make a thorough investigation of the milk supply

and its regulation, and finally locate the

Krade, and visit their farms. The attitude toward these producers is not one

of condemnation. The exports go instead their sanitary conditions. They look to

attendants, the snnltary condition of the barns, the proper cleaning and sterilization of all utensils and- the methods for insuring a suillciently low temperature for the milk. In the educational campaigns the responsibility of the consumer in the matter of temperature also is emphasized. The specialists point out that however carefully the producer and distributer has handled the milk, It Is likely to spoil if permitted to remain exposed to the sun or In a warm room after delivery.

Two Washington Policemen Adopt Tramp Pigeons P OMCIOMEN CHARLES M. BIRKIGHT AND JOHN MAI I EH of the Sev-

enth precinct have adopted a Hook tioned at the Georgetown terminus of about on the crossing there, and the pigeons havt bucomo their friends and pets. While congested trudle is swirling about the bridge terminal the pigeons alight and fed In the center of the crossing. Tbey walk over the policemen's feet and between their legs. Sometimes tbey even alight on Blrklpht's porson. The pigeons seem to know the traflic laws. At least they have a full knowledge that as long as they stay

under the crossing man's arm traHlc cannot touch thorn, and they feud tranquilly while street cars, motor trucks and lighter machines and wagons pass all around them. BIrkight and Maher have been stationed at the bridge for years. When BIrkight lirst got the assignment he was attracted to the tramp pigeons that roost and breed in the overhead trusswork and In the girders under the bridge iloor. He made friends with them. Later Malier came to the crossing, alternating with BIrkight. He, too, made friends with the pigeons. They seemed to demand this friendship of him, swooping down on the crossing when the man in uniform put up his umbrella. Now neither man ever goes to his post on the eight to four o'clock trick without a pocketful of food for those birds.

Senator Martine Gave His Dog Suitable Burial SENATOR MARTINE of New Jersey had a dog. It was not much of a dog, taking It by and large, but It had been a member of Mnrtine's household for a long time and he was attached to it. A while ago the dog died, from a complication of maladies superinduced

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hands, wondering what to do with it, will readily appreciate that the situation would soon become acute. To. Alanine's delight he learned that there is in Washington an ultraexclusive dog cemetery, intended only for dead dogs of high social standing. Martine went and bought a lot in that cemetery and gave his dog surh a burial as any dog might well be proud of. The prospect of such a burial should reconcile almost any dog to having had his day. Martine forsook his senatorial duties long enough to go io the funeral and personally see to it that the dog was paid every respect. Today a neat little marble headstone marks the spot where the Martint dos made its dual descent Into the bosom of the earth.

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Wife Is Member of Family some interesting debates in the house for reasons best known to the general the light of print save in the gloomy HOW ABOUT TH' stuck In the father and mother and volcanic actions on the part of crossnecessary that whenever the national due. to Safeguard Milk Supply Sam. He recognizes it to be one of easily spoiled foods In existence and most general use. The dairy division of the bureau of animal industry of the department of agriculture, there fore, has not stopped at working out the economics of dairying for the bene fit of the farmer, but emphasizes the health aspect of the Industry and cari'iujjiia in I'ujuujuuiuus wnore co-operation is desired. One important and eminently fair phase of the extension work of the government's dairy experts is in edu cating consumers to a realization of to Insure scrupulous cleanliness of the the market the usual mediocre product pure milk costs more but Is decidedly have in charge the enforcement of the producers of the milk that is below to their farms to help them to better the health of the herds and their of tramp pigeons. Both men are sta the Acqueduct bridge. They take turn 5 by extreme old age. Senator Martine was Insistent that the dog should have a decent and nronor lmrinl. TTr w-n living In o mistungton apartment house at the time, and the finding of a suitable burial plot was a problem. He could not go out In the backyard and hold his funeral, because there wasn't any backyard. Anybody living in a small apartment who has ever put In a day witli a pedigreed dead doc on his

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RAPID SPREAD OF SCAB

Skin Disease of Sheep Easily Transmitted Among Flock. One of Oldest and Most Injurious Ailments Affecting Sheep and Causes Great Financial Loss to the Industry. (By B. I.MES.) The history of sheep scab dates back to the earliest ages of civilization. It Is a highly contagious skin disease, easily transmitted from one sheep to another, and spreads very rapidly after being introduced into flock. Indeed, this is one of the most injurious diseases which affect sheep. It is caused by a small animal parasite, commonly known as a "mite," which lives on the ckin. Although the disease is not Scabby Buck With Entire Hindquarters and Flank Affected. hereditary, It is possible for a new born lamb to become infected from a diseased mother shortly after birth. and this fact has led some sheep owners to think It Is hereditary. Besides common sheep scab there are several other varieties of scab affect ing sheep, each caused by a distinct species of mite, but they are of com paratively little importance. When allo wed to spread, sheen scab causes great financial loss to the in dustry. These losses are caused by (1) a decrease In the quantity of wool pro duced, (2) loss in weight and general condition from irritation and other effects of the disease which render the animals unthrifty, and (3) the death of large numbers of infected sheep. While the disease is highly contagious, insidious in its nature, and severe in its effects, it yields readily to pMopor Portable Gaivanized-lron Sheep Dip ping Vat. treatment and is easily cured. A sheep owner should never allow scab to remain in his flock, as it can be easily eradicated by proper dipping. The only rational treatment for com mon scab consists in using some ex ternal application which will kill the parasites. Feeding sulphur and salt and various other preparations to sheep will not destroy the parasites and consequently will not effect a. cure. Hand dressing, or "spot doctor ing" as it is commonly called, con sists in soaking the affected parts with a medicated solution of strength suflicient to kill the mites. This acts as a palliative and tends temporarily to check the disease, but will not effect a cure. Dipping consists In Immersing the sheep In a medicated solution that will kill the parasites, and is the only practical method known for eradiTwo Styles of Dipping Forks and Stir ring Plunger for Mixing Liquids in Dipping Vat. eating the disease from the flock. The usual method is for the sheep to enter or'j end of a vat filled with rt?r a V A X J thiough which they swim, and leave the vat at the opposite end. The dip or solution should be used warm In order that it may penerate the fleece and the hard scabs or crusts. Two dippings 10 to 14 days apart are necessary to effect a cure. The first dipping kills the live mites but does not destroy the eggs. Within ten days after tiie first dipping the eggs on the skin at that time will have hatched out, but the new mites will not have reached maturity or laid eggs. The second dipping kills the new mites hatched subsequently to the first dipping. Keep Chicks Comfortable. Always keep a deep, clean bedding of sand, hay chaff, cut clover or something of that kind on the floor of the brooder, so that the chicks will be comfortable when resting under the hover,

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SELLING CREAM FOR BUTTER

Fewer Cans Are Required for Hauling m r-roportion to Its Value Convenient to Handle. A good cream separator will skim a 35 per cent cream practically as closely as a 25 per cent cream. The only advantage of selling cream for butter-making purposes which tests 25 per cent or less is the very small amount of mechanical loss. That is, less will stick to the can and stirring rod. But especially in warm weather, when cream pours easily and mechanical losses are low, a rich cream is best. These are the reasons : When cream is purchased on the basis of its test, nothing whatever is paid for any part of it except the butterfat The richer you skim it the more skim milk is kept on the farm. A rich cream one testing from 35 to 45 per cent requires fewer cans for hauling it In proportion to its value, keeps longer in good condition, is more quickly cooled and more conveniently handled. Transportation charges are less and creameries prefer a rich cream, so that after the customary starter milk is added, the cream will be of about the proper richness for churning. Every cream separator has a simple adjustment for regulating the richness of cream. CONCRETE ROLLER IS USEFUL Form Is Easily and Cheaply Matie Edges of Sheet Iron Must Be Cut Even and Square. A concrete roller may be made as a hand roller to be operated by one or two men or as a horse roller, when It is, of course, larger and heavier. A hand roller for two men suitable for rolling lawns should bo made about IS inches In diameter and 24 inches Concrete Roller. long. This size of roller weighs about 530 pounds or 2G5 pounds per foot of length. A form for making a concrete roller may be easily and cheaply made. For a roller IS inches in diameter and 24 inches long, cut a piece of sheet iron 24 inches by 56 inches. The edges must be cut even and must be square. This may be bent in a circle and nailed, if necessary, to two sets of wooden clamps made for this purpose. Wire the iron form with No. 10 wire to hold the form from opening at the joint when the concrete is placed. Greast or oil the inside of the form thoroughly so that it will not stick to the con crete. To make an opening for an axle oi shaft, place a three-fourths or seven-eighths-inch iron pipe in the center of the form. The concrete should be one part cement, two parts sand and four parts stone or gravel. It will take a little lesn than one bag of cement for a roller of the above dimensions. A small roller for rolling seeded ground may be made by pouring concrete into a piece of pipe which forms the outer surface. DESTROY INSECTS IN GARDEN Small Frame Covered With Cheese Cloth Will Protect Melons, Squashes and Cucumbers. In fighting the squash bug, a sucking insect which attacks melons, squashes and cucumbers, frames cov ered with cheese cloth may be put over the plants or the large yellow eggs and bugs may be picked off by hand early in the morning. The vines should be destroyed after the crop Is harvested. Another Insect, included in the name of squash bugs, Is the cucumber beetle, which Is a biting insect. An excess quantity of seed should be planted and then the plants should be dust ed with a mixture of one pound of paris green with 50 pounds of lime or cheap flour. HUMUS CONTENT IS REQUIRED t . Soil May Be Fertile, But Without Decayed Organic Matter Good Crops Cannot Be Grown. A soil may be called fertile in that it contains plenty of plant food, such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash ; but if the humus content is low good crops cannot be raised. Humus is decayed organic matter and the amount of humus in the soil can easily be controlled by the farmer. He can get it Into the soil by plowing under or working into the soil organic matter in such condition that it will readily decay. KILLING GOPHERS WITH GAS Novel Method Introduced in Colorado for Destroying Little Animals Auto Is Used. This new method of killing gophers comes from Colorado: Run your auto out into the field, attach a short length of garden hose to the exhaust pipe, put the other end into the gopher hole ! and make tight with earth pressed j about it ; then start your engine. The gas does the business.

I WHEN THEY PLAYED CROQUET

Writer Tells About the Game That Fascinated the Youna People of Hit Generation. In this age I fear everybody has .nearly forgotten about the dear oldfashioned game of croquet I remem ber the time back home when it was the tiling, says a writer in the Jack sonville (Fla.) Times-Union. Why, we used to gather over at Cheatham's hotel on a fine afternoon round at the shady side, and we vil lage lads and lassies were in our glory. Knock went the mallet against the ball, and we waited breathless for the ball to roll through the wicket Ah, such moments the excitement was intense. Every eye was fixed upon the result of the stroke and we thought the whole world was interested. By crickety, we were some pumpkins. I tell you, at the old game. We didn't know anything about your modern baseball games, nor football games, nor poio, nor nocKey, nor golf, nor motor-boat racing, nor motor-car racing, nor horse racing. No, we didn't care anything about knowing, I bet you. As long as Susie Green was my partner and we beat the other side, we didn't care whether school kept or not. All we knew was that the game was exciting to us, and the birds sanp for sheer joy in the magnolias and the roses nodded from the old front porch. m t a . rne long, long days ot youth were ours and no business cares infested our world o dreams. The old croquet game! It would seem pretty tame to you of this fast age and you would chuckle and make fun of our enthusiasm, but we were happy, for we didn't know any better. ORIGIN OF THE NECK RUFF Said to Have Been Devised by a Span ish Princess for a Very Particular Reason. It is said that the neck ruff, the sort worn by Queen Elizabeth, which may be considered as the ancestor of most of the modern starched muslin neck wear, was devised by a Spanish princess to cover a scar or blemish on her neck. These dainty articles of apparel were considered a tremendous extravagance when they were first introduced into England. For they could not be worn after washing. England knew nothing of the art of starching and the starched muslin was Imported from the continent. Later some clever person, on the lookout for a new vocation, took lessons in starching, and set up a starching shop iji London. Even then starched neckwear was considered a vanity. Philip Stubbes, who wrote many clover and satirical words anent the fashions of his day and published his writings in 15S3 -spoke of starch as the "devil's liquor." In those days, as in these, the collar that flared high and wide at the back of the neck was held out with supportasses or underprops of wire, covered with gold thread, silver or silk. Gets Bible Lost In War. Romance that seems like fiction attended the restoration of the old Bible lost by Rev. Dr. Thomas R. Murkham of New Orleans, La., to the owner. Mrs. Carrie E. Kirschmann of Heading, Pa., had the book for many years, but never knew until a few days ago to whom it belonged. There was a name In it, but no address. Doctor Markham was chaplain general of the Confederate veterans organization for many years. He served throughout the Civil war in the Confederate army and lost the book on a battlefield. It was picked up by a northern soldier, and 12 years after the war Mrs. KIrschmann's father bought a lot of old books at auction. The Markham Bible was In the collection. Recently Mrs. Kirschmann visited In New Orleans. While there she attended a wedding in Lafayette Presbyterian church, and asked the name of the clergyman officiating. She was surprised to hear the name T. R. Markham, the same as In the old Bible at home, and communicated with Doctor Markham. When Kilts Are Dangerous. A Scotch Highlander, in the Walker hospital, Fraserburgh, states that at the battle of Loos his regiment and several others of the Scottish division, advanced to the attack" with practically nothing on them except their shirts. The reason for so doing was that, in getting to the Germans wire entanglements, their kilts were torn to pieces, and impeded their progress. Another military patient at the hospital was one of the twelve men blown into a dug-out by a shell explosion. The roof collapsed and entombed them, and they lay there unconscious for seven hours before their comrades could effect their rescue. Used Same Shoes 17 Years. Using one pair of shoes for 17 years without repairs Mrs. Nathan Messick of Georgetown, Del., declares she has the oldest pair of shoes in continued use in the country. Seventeen years ago she purchased the shoes from William G. Brvan, who kept a crossroads store between Georgetown and Laurel. Since that time Mrs. Messick can recall few Sundays when she has not worn them, which means their employment for SS4 days, or nearly two years and a half of solid use. Mrs. Messick prizes the shoes highly and from appearances declares they will last her five or six years more.

WOMAN HAD NERVOUS TROUBLE Lydia EL Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Her.

West Dauby, N. Y. "I h&vo hd nervous trouble all my life until I took Lydia E. Pinkham 's Vegetable Compound for nerves and for female troubles and it straightened me out in good shape. I work nearly all the time, as w live on a farm and I have four girls. I do all my sewing and other work with their help, so it shows that I stand it real well. I took the Compound when my ten year old daughter came and it helped me a lot. I have also had my oldest girl take it and it did her lots of good. I keep it in the house all the time and recommend it.' 'Mrs. Dewttt Sincebaugh, West Danby, N. Y. Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritability, backache, headaches, dragging sensations, all point to female derangements which may be overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. This famous remedy, the medicinal ingredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, has for forty years proved to bo a most valuable tonic and invigoratorof the female organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtu of LvHi E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. kill Aii Flies! ThDr.:.:r Pltfd anywher,DUjr Fly KHUr attneta aJ kill all AIM. Ntat. cU&a. rnaaMuUl. eoareBicBt. aid hin. r. -1 t WH SV I ICR if Injur anrtiila. Ovar. r Hm Hiin, Assi Daisy Fly Killar HAROLDSOMERS, 150 De Kalte Ava. Brooklyn, N.Y. HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of tcerlt. Help to eradicate daadrsff. ForRettorinr Color and Beauty toGrajorFaded Hair. 60c aad $1.09 at Dmcriiti. PATENTS Watson I5.Colf)m&u,Wask ington.D.U. Book free, illeaost ruforoncus. Beat result. W. N. U., Indianapolis, No. 31-1916. HOME YEARNING TOO STRONG Wanderer Unable to Resist the Im pulse That Bade Him Turn His Steps to Shelter and Peace. The lone traveler plodded wearily onward, sighing sorely, panting pitifully. "I'm homesick, that's what's the mat ter with me," he groaned. "Only been gone a month, and homesick, I'm a line one, I am !" And he trudged tearfully. The wind whistled "Tippernry" through the naked branches, a few dry sturgeon leaves fluttered down, everything spoke of approaching win ter. "Homesick I" he muttered resentful ly. 4Tm a softie, I am. Homesick I" And he meandered mournfully, mut tering. Overhead the sky was gray and cold, aud with the exception of a few shiver ing tltolinks no birds were visible. "1 can't stand It V cried the lone traveler. "1 give In. Oh, what a softie!0 And (he tramp knocked on the door of the next Jail ho passed and asked please to be pinched over the cold wen thor. Louisville Times. Shop Talk. She I'vp heard that men prefer to make lovd to short girls rather than to tall fdrls. He (a broker) Yea, It's the shorts that you always hear of as getting Rqupozwl. Boston Transcript. GrapeNuts embodies the full, rich nutriment of whole wheat combined with malted barley. This combination gives it a distinctive, delicious flavor unknown to foods made from wheat alone. Only selected grain i used in making CrapeNuts and through skillful processing it comes from the package fresh, crisp, untouched by hand, and ready to eat. Through long baking, the energy producing starches of the grain are made wonderfully easy of digestion. A daily ration of this splendid food yields a marvelous return of health and comfort. "There's a Reason" Sold by Grocers everywhere.

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