Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 60, Number 1, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 September 1917 — Page 6

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UNITED STATES MUST PROTECT COUNTRY DURING THE

By MISS JULIA Chief of Children's Bureau,

The war has placed a tremendous valuation upon American children, and America must cherish these children. A nation, such as ours, which takes its men by law and puts them jinto the field of battle, must provide for the home folk. Men sent to Europe to -win democracy for the world must not come home to find 'democracv smashed in their own households. Mothers and children must 'he cared or. Surely we should learn from the mistakes of the belligerent nations, and take every precaution to keep our children normal and free to -grow up to carry on the work of the world. Thousands of children besides war orphans and refugees have been 'directly affected by the war, according to reports from belligerent countries which have come to the children's bureau. Juvenile delinquency Ihas increased, more children have been necessary to protect the health of mothers and babies, and home life has been broken up by the increased .employment of mothers. We in America cannot afford to ignore these

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must be protected. Tn the fifty years since the Civil war legislation affecting the family Innd itd economic status has shown marked growth. Mothers' pension laws, Immimum wage laws, and workmen's compensation laws are recognized examples, and it is acknowledged that their result has not been to pauperize, but distinctly to improve the power of the family to protect itself, tin view of this tendency it is to be expected that a system of compensation for soldiers and sailors can be developed whereby the government .will make possible for their children the home life and parental care iwhich are the need of every child.

I j First Lessons in the Handling of Incubators. Study your incubator. Acquuint yourself with ail its parts. Read the manufacturers' directions for setting it up. Set it up carefully and according to instructions. Never try to run an incubator in a drafty place, nor near a stove nor where the sun shines upon it. Set fertile eggs only. Waste no effort upon those that are doubtful. Keep the lamps full and the wick and tube clean. Avoid smoke. See that the eggs are clean and dry before setting them. Balance all eggs, large end up, a few hours before placing them In the tray. Do not overfill the tray. Turn every egg the third day. Cool the eggs every morning. Be sure your hands are clean when handliug eggs. Test all eggs the seventh, eleventh and fifteenth day. Do not expect to learn all about the air cell the first hatch. You will learn that later. Do not disturb the eggs after the evening of the eighteenth day. j i j Cooks on Uncle Sam's Big Battleships Nowadays Must Be Electrical Experts Also Naturally, with this busy day of drills and recreations and the tang of salt air, the men of the battleship's crew eat heartily. The mess attendants for the officers are Filipino boys. Nowadays, on ships like the dreadnaught Nevada, the cook of the ship, always an Important and well-paid ppst, is a trained electrician, writes F. E. lüvnns in St. Nicholas. Every bit of .work in the Nevada's galley is done by electricity. The cook turns a switch, and along the line of electric 'ovens the appetizing meats, the potatoes that are peeled by electricity ithe soups and the vegetables begin to jsteam and sizzle. Electric hoists carjry the pans and pots with their steamJlug foods to the decks beiow and the cleaning and scouring of the ironware jdlshes Is done by an electric dish washer. The navy feeds Its men from the ;plck of the market, because its paymasters, buying dailj' for so many men, iget the best at wholesale prices. The miess tables, scrubbed until they are white, are slung In racks j:bove the deck when not in use, and as soon as iihe meals are served, all signs of Jlhotu are removed in ship-shape mnntter. Because every bit of space : Mother's Cook Book. ISvory ounce of food the housewife jfinvos from being wasted in her home nil food which sh or her children produce In the nrden and can. dry or preBOrva overy garment which care and skillful repair make unnecessary to replace all loseon Unit household's draft on the alrofiffy In.suMlcient world supplier. Summer Vegetables for Winter Soup. Take one bushel of ripe tomatoes, one peck of okra, three dozen ears of fcorn, one-half dozen green peppers, tour pods of red peppers, one-quarter jof a peck of white onions and a cupiful of salt. Scald and peel the tomatoes, cook down about one-third. Cut the okra, onions and peppers into thin slices aud cook until the okra Is

OF C. LATHROP. U. S. Dep artment of Labor. democracy of the American home VETERANS HOLDING THEIR OWN AT THE HOT CORNER Mike Mowrey Heads List of OldTimers Who Have Had an Easy Time Defeating Youngsters. Does a third baseman improve with age, or is the hot corner so hard to play that the few real stars who make good in the big show have little trouble holding their jobs? The question is a hard one to answer, but the records show that the veteran third suckers in the big leagues today are distinctly in a class by themselves when it comes to allround playing, year in and year out. Take a slant over the hot corner guardians in the two major leagues and you will find that the best men holding down third base have served from five years upward and are still going big. In the National league Mike Mowrey of the Dodgers was serving his eleventh year under the big tent. when he was released recently. Ileinie Zimmerman of the Giants is now in his tenth year as a major league performer, and Ileinie Groh of the Reds has six years und;,r his belt and is going like a house afire for Cincinnati In this, his seventh season, while J. Smith of the Braves is also in his seventh year. The remaining third basemen, among whom Milton Stock of the Phillies stands out by far aboard ship Is precious, each man has his mess table, hammock, sea bag and J jrun all in the same casemate. To help out the sweet tooth of the crew, which is a big one, the paymaster also carries a large stock of candy and other tidbits that are sold at low prices. And twice a week, he serves chicken and ice cream to his big family. The days of hardtack and of the old "shellback" sailorman are gone. The modern sallonuan can no longer "pass the weather earing," but he is a handier, better-cared-for aud more useful man to his country than the old tar. Safer in Cities. A practical question is as to the relative danger of various exposed points during a thunderstorm. There appears to be some doubt whether, as has usually been supposed, it is safer to be in an open field than under a tree, the later statistics showing :i slightly larger percentage of fatal strokes in the open than under trees. Tn a forest the oranger is less than under a single tree. It is far less in I cities than in the country. The noigh1 borhood of water should be avoided. When rain is falling the electricity from the clouds is drawn down harmlessly. Lightning rods, when properly constructed, also draw oft; the electric charges. It is another great feather in Franklin's cap that he nrst suggested the use of lightning rods and explained how they would act. nearly tender, then add the corn cut from the cob. Add the salt just as it Is ready for the can. When thick put it into pint glass jars and seal immediately. When cool wrap In papers and put In a cool, dark place. Where okra is not grown, green string beans were substituted. When serving add a small amount of this mixture to any seasoned soup stock. Spinach, onions, carrots snd celery make another combination especially good, blanch and chill the vegetalies, allowing twice the time for blanching die spinach, then pack In jars, fill with boiling water, and add a teaspoonfulof salt to each quart. Cook in a receptacle deep enough to allow an inch of water to cover the top of the jar. Allow two hours for cooking a quart jar. LTavc a rack to keep the jars from the bottom and eouii the time

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the most brilliantly, are newcomers compared to the veterans already named. Baird of the Cardinals, Deal of the Cubs and McCarthy of the Pirates complete the list. Larry Gardner and Jimmy Austin are the oldest third basemen in the American league, and both are in their ninth year. .T. Franklin Baker, who was out of the big show one season, is Serving his eighth year in the majors, and Oscar Vitt of the Tigers and Buck Weaver of the White Sox will have completed six years of

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tnwiinumii' 'JSfi:-3'.S-:" . . Mike Mowrey. major league service when the pennant race comes to a close this fall. Bates of the Mackmen, Leonard of Washington and Evans of Cleveland are the "junior" third basemen in Ban Johnson's league. With nine of the sixteen regulars in the two majors well seasoned from years of service, there is little or no chance for the newcomers to cop the title as "the most valuable third baseman iu the big show," or in either league. Stock of the Phillies is a great ball piayer, but in Groh and Zimmerman he has two seasoned rivals for honors. In the American league, Frank Baker is making a strong bid this season to return to his own as the heaviest hitting third sacker in the game, and he is pressed for the honors by Larry Gardner and Buck Weaver, while the veterau Jimmy Austin has been giving Vitt his dust in the matter of hitting. For Red Cross Service. .Tane A. Dclaiio writing in the St. Nicholas of the field for service in the Red Cross nursing staff, states: "I would not advise any girl to enter a training school until she Is at least twenty years old, but younger girls in advanced schools or colleges can now be preparing themselves with special studies for the work to come. For such girls I would recommend extra chemistry courses and advanced courses in arithmetic (because of the need for strict accuracy in preparing mixtures according to formulas), and special attention to physiology and anatomy, while a knowledge of Latin makes it easier for student-nurses to learn surgical and medical terms. Then, too, I would emphasize the study oC voice training and expression. It is surprising to know how many otherwise competent nurses cannot read aloud entertainingly to their patients." from the beginning of the boiling. Do not screw the litis on quite tight but have them firm enough to lift in and out by the tops. Pinf jars will cook !n live minutes less time, two qtiart jars need ten minutes mone than the two hours of sterilization. Japanese Mint Jelly. Put eight quarts of unripe plums Into j a kettle with a lare bunch of mint, add cold water so that it shows around the plums and cook until the fruit is tender. Strain over night in a jelly bag and then proceed as in any other jelly. Green grapes also make a good jelly with mint. The pulp left in the bag may bo rubbed through a sieve and made into marmalade, so that nothing s wasted. Windfall apples, or fruit . thinned from various choice trees may all be mitilized in some form so that none need go to waste. Apples dried are dojicious. Dip in a mild salt solution to keep them from burning so brown when dry. Things Worth Knowing. An ounce of sugar of lead to a pail of water will help to fix the blue color in many textiles. A recently patented cigar holder is little more than a pair of hinged jaws controlled by a. spring. France is the best foreign patron of the United States patent oflice with Great Britain following closely. The development of water power in Norway has made electricity cheaper than steam in that country. Rapid cooling of a liquid produces fine crystals; the slower it changes form, the larger the crystals. An Englishman has invented a process for coloring wool khaki and orange shades with dilute nitric acid. Iron imbedded in concrete In Germany has been found to be free from rust after more than forty-five years. In the United States there are found III distinct species of snakes, of whh'h 17 are dangerous to man. To save the use of collar buttons there has been patented a tape to bo passed through the button holes in a collar and shirt, fastening yith an ornamental clasp in front.

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A Guileless Detective

By HI AKERS (Copyright, by W. G. Chapman.) Kathleen Dunn had been living in this country about three years when her aunt died, and she found herself thrust upon her own resources, and very much alone in the world. After everything was settled she found there were four hundred dollars left to her, but she reasoned that would not last long to live upon in the great city of New York, so she started out to find work. The only thing for which she was fitted was domestic service. She loved children, and she found a situation as nursemaid in the home of the Dimlers, wealthy residents of Riverside drive. The girl was a trifle unused to the ways of the trained servi ants of the very elegant menage, but her unfailing good humor and willingness to learn won over Mrs. Dimler. and the four-year-old boy and Kathleen were soon the best of chums. Kathleen had the purple violet eyes shaded with long soft lashes, and the white, clear complexion of a colleen of the County Clare, She was happy in her new home, her mistress was kind to her, and even Mr, Dimler had several times spoken very pleasantly to her, and talked with her In Course of Time She Knew That His Name Was Mr. Fulane. quite a while, asking her questions about her life before she came to America, and if she liked it here. He laughed at some of her quaint ex pressions, and Kathleen concluded he must be a nice man, even if he did spend so much time away from home. She was innocently glad to be liked by her employers, and to feel she was giving satisfaction. But her good opinion of Mr. Dimler one day had a rude shock. She was passing through the hall when Dimler caught her in his arms, holding her tightly and kissing her. Kathleen fought, finally freeing herself from his grasp. In fright and bewilderment she stood at bay, and looked at him. Then she found voice to speak. "Never do that again! You are an insulting beast !" she said with rising indignation. "Come! come I Don't be a little fool !" he laughed. "There's no harm in a kiss." "There is from you to to me !" she answered. "Yes. there might be to you if you went and told," he threatened. "But I don't think you will. You'll think better of it. We'll be good friends yet." With a light laugh he ran up the stairs. With trembling fingers Kathleen smoothed her hair and adjusted her cap. Then she sank weakly into a chair, and tried to think what she must do. Brought up as she had been, she took the matter much more seriously than most girls in her position would have done. She felt she must leave the place as soon as possible. But she could not tell Mrs. Dimler why she was leaving, and if she could give no reason she was not likely to receive a recommendation from her mistress. Without that, how was she to secure another position? She concluded to wait awhile, hoping Mr. Dimler would not again speak to her, but in less than a week he tried to repeat his undesirable attentions, and Kathleen was forced to give notice. "God knows I'm hatin' to leave you, Mrs. Dimler. Til be thinkin' of the kiddie all the time, an' wantin' the sight of him but I must go." So Kathleen received a fine recommendation, and started out to find another place. Her new home was also with wealthy people on the upper East side near Central park. This time she had the care of an infant not yet old enough to walk. Every day when the weather allowed she wheeled the little carriage over to the park, and spent hours going through the beautiful walks, or sitting on the shaded benches. The stream of whizzing automobiles up the avenue always made Kathleen hes itate to Cross with the baby carriage. But always the good-looking young po liceman stood ready to hold up the traffic and take her to the other side, und never did Kathleen fail to smile

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than after a while they should each say "Good morning!" and add a few words about the weather. In course of time she knew that his name was Mr. Fulane, and he that hers was Miss Dunn. Once in awhile she had a suspicion of covetousness for the beautiful clothes the young lady of the family wore. Miss Gladys Sackville seemed always to be going somewhere. Her life was about as much of a whirl as Mrs. Dinner's. Once in a while she dashed into the nursery and kissed the baby. She was good to Kathleen, and told her she wished she had her eyes. Once she asked Kathleen if she had a lover, and at her stammered denial laughed and said: "Oh, you must get one! Life isn't worth living without a lover!" From which Kathleen in ferred that Miss Gladys had one. Mrs. Sackville was the second wife. and much younger than her husband, Gladys being the only child of his first marriage. The young stepmother paid little attention the young and come ly Gladys. Perhaps she had found the price of peace was not to take no tice, for the young lady was decidedly high spirited and self-willed. Late one afternoon Kathleen saw from the window a car draw up in front of the house. At the same mo ment Gladys tripped down the steps and a man got out and assisted her in. As he turned his head Kathleen recog nized him. It was Mr. Dimler ! Was this the lover of whom Gladys had spoken? "No, that is impossible!" thought Kathleen. "No doubt he is taking her to see his wife." It might have been about ten days after this episode that Kathleen sat in the park with the baby. She had taken him to a quiet, secluded spot back of some bushes where he could feel the grass under his feet and roll about on it. As he grew sleepy she put him in the carriage and employed herself knitting while the child slept. Presently some one came and sat down on the seat the other side of the shrubbery. She recognized Glady's voice exclaiming: "Oh, Howard! I'll go anywhere, to the end of the earth with you ! But father he'll never forgive me!" "Oh, yes he will. They always do." It was a man's voice that answered. And the -man was Dimler. Kathleen, amazed and horror-stricken, felt that she must at once confront them and denounce the man. But the next moment she realized how powerless she would be to effect any real good. She must think what was best to be done. Meanwhile she kept still and listened. Dimler was pleading with the girl to elope with him and be secretly married. Finally she consented, and the time was set. Kathleen's heart was thumping so she feared they might hear it. But they were too much occupied with each other, and after a time they rose and strolled away. The night of the elopement came, and Kathleen was on the watch. It was nearing twelve, and everyone in the house but herself was in bed. Gladys had not come in, and a terrible suspicion arose that they might have changed their plans. Just then she heard someone coming softly up the stairs. It was Gladys. She went to her room, and a few minutes after she heard her going rather slowly down, as though she might be carrying something. Kathleen rushed to the front window nnd looked out. A closed car stood out in front. Dimler had got out and was coming toward the steps. He caught a coat that Gladys threw him. At that instant Kathleen put her head out of the window and screamed. Then she rushed to Mr. Sackville, who was already aroused, and told him to hurry to the front door. She followed closely on his heels. At the foot of the steps a policeman was holding the struggling Dimler, who was protesting his innocence, but all to no purpose, as he had the stolen goods in his hand. Gladys had drawn back in the hall. But her father took in the situation. "He is not a thief, father!" she protested. "No, indeed !" cried Kathleen. "Sure, I see him now. It's Mr. Dimler I i worked last for his wife. Dimler, thoroughly cornered, had either to admit his identity or be taken to the station as a thief. He hastily explained to the policeman, who, after taking his name and address, and being assured by Mr. Sack ville he did not wish to make anyv charge, allowed him to enter the car, but not until he had given the little nursemaid a look calculated to wither her on the spot. Sackville lifted a suit case and traveling bag inside the door, closed it and told the discomfited Gladys to go in the library. Then he thanked Kathleen for her timely help, and told her he would remember her for it. The next day she explained to Larry. "You see," she said, "when I told you to keep a close watch for thieves I didn't dare to say any more. But it was fine the way you caught him. And Mr. Sackville's one of the commissioners, and he's after mentioning you for promotion." "You would make a bully detective. I can get you a chance at it if you like. Unless," he added, "you'd like an other position." "What position?" she asked. "Keeping house for me in a flat up town." Kathleen went white, and staggered back against a tree. "Are you married.then?" she gasped. "Not I! I'm just waitin' for you to say the word." "An' you scare me again like that, Til never say it!" she cried. But he felt so sure she would ho made bold to take her In his arms and steal a kiss.

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AND STA Woman Thought She Would Die. Cured by Lydia EL Pinkham' Vegetable Compound. Ogdensburg, Wis. "I suffered from female troubles which caused piercing pains like a. Kmte through my back and side. I finally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and tried it. The first bottle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. All women -who have female trouble of any kind should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mrs. Etta Dorion. Ogdensburg, Wii. Physicians undoubtedly did their best, battled with this case steadily and could do no more, but often the most scientific treatment is surpassed by the medicinal properties of the good old fashioned roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.' Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. If any complication exists it pays to write tne Lyaia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., for special free advice. University of Notre Dame NOTRE DAME, INDIANA Offers Complete Course In Agriculturo Full courses also in Letters, Journalism, Library Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, Architecture, Commorco nnd Law. If a man has nothing else to spend he can spend his vacation at home. Smile, smile, beautiful clear white clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, Amerionn made, therefore bebt. All grocers. Adv. A Preliminary. "Can I enlist your efforts in this volunteer work?" "I must first recruit my health." To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. Tho Quinine drives out malaria, the Iroa builds up tho system. 6o cents. Matter-of-Fact Lovemaking. For downright prose Doctor Johnson's offer of hand and heart to his second wife would he very hard to beat. "My dear woman," said Johnson, "I am a hardworking man and withal something of a philosopher. I am, as you know, very poor. I have always been respectable myself, but I grieve to tell you that one of my uncles was hanged." "I have less money than you, doctor," demurely answered the lady, "but I shall try to be philosophical, too. None of my relatives has even been hanged, but I have several who ought to be." "Providence and philosophy have evi dently mated us, my good woman, said the doctor as he pressed a chaste salute upon the lady's brow.ItGhoboth Sunday Herald. Humor of Kultur. "Here's a fruit tree, still standing. Why haven't you cut It down?" thundered the Teuton commander in France. The young officer saluted stlflly and explained : "We saved this tree to hang a pair of old peasants on. As it's their tree, we thought the joke too good to miss." Might Work. "We are extending too many speeches in the Congressional Record." "What's the remedy, senator?" "When a member gels tired let him continue his speech by means of a graphophone." Coffee Drinkers who are Ar 4 2V ujmally V after they change to the delicious, pure fooddrink POSTUM "There's a Reason"

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