Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 60, Number 47, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 August 1918 — Page 3

t Swallows Fight for Farmers ? They Are the light Cavalry of the Bird Army

The army of the birds" is a familiar phrase, yet the picture it paints

In jnost minds is. perhaps, an army on combat; the birds In annual migration

birds on daily duty from field to field. The latter and more accurate idea comes only when special branches of the service are pointed out when, for Instance, a bird experts says, "The swallows are the light cavalry of the army

of birds, ever on the move, always on of air, constantly on the alert to cut missing no opportunity to destroy these The phrases quoted are used in Issued by the United States department PTahlfc nf fho Swnllnw-. n Ffimilv nf

work done by one of the greatest economic ornithologists the world has produced, Prof. F. E. L. Beal, for 25 years an assistant in the bureau of biological survey, and whose death occurred October 1, 1916. The bulletin deals with the seven species of swallow that are of wide distribution in the United States, the Purple Martin, the Cliff swallow, the

Rnrn swallow, the Tree swallow, the Violet-Green swallow, the Bank swallow

and the Rough-Winged swallow. The

course, similar, but they vary In certain more or less Important details. It is shown, for instance, that while the other sir Rnoeies eat nracticallv no

vegetable food except such as is incidentally taken with insect food, the Tree

swallow occasionally makes a full meal

shown, however, that no swallow consumes anv vegetable food that is of use

to man. onlv worthless forms of wild even this forma such a small part of

cent for the Tree swallow, the vegetable element will not average one-half

nf 1 ner rent of the total rllet With few evrentions. the inserts wnllnws take their fnnr! nn the win?. flying Insects, and, for the most part, irround-frenuentlncr forms escane. The is Dintora. the order of insects to which ' -9 . This item constitutes nearly 27 ner cent seven species. The next largest item is Ing the chinch bug, plant lice and the

nfnn n Inro-n nnH- s mnrlo nn of weevils fnr1n1inrr fVio rofton holl woovll .

the clover weevil, the strawberry weevil, the alfalfa weevil, which is a re

cently imported pest, and other highly On the whole, the swallows are

family and deserving of all the encouragement and protection that can be

given. Pitcher Jack Coombs Is to Retire This Year To Look After Business Interests. Jack Coombs announces that this will be his last year in baseball. At least he declares it to be his last year as an active player and perhaps nothing short of a managerial job will tempt him to remain. Colby Jack's contract with the Brooklyn club expires this year, which Is the reason he Is making the announcement. He feels that he has ivi" i vivii viiy ii Jack Coombs. served his time as a pitcher, but he has also built up a number of business interests which are paying him good dividends, and this is probably the real reason why he intends to retire from the game. Coombs makes his home at Palestine, Texas, where he has a general merchandise store In addition to being interested in two banks. His business has been growing with the boom times and he feels that there will no longer be any necessity of playing baseball for a living. Importance of a Tan Coat Depends on How AcquiredTan is the result of the action of chemical rays or of the 'ultra-violet rays of the solar light on the pigment of the skin. It proves nothing, says an authority, but that the skin has been exposed to photographic rays of one kind or another. The skin is also tanned by exposure to the rays of a mercury lamp, but such tan has nothing to do wlrh health. Tan Is Important and of meaning according to the circumstances under which it is acquired. Acquired at sea or by the sea as a result of life and exercise in the open air, it is a sign of health, because it accompanies general effects which are lacking in the conditions of electric tan. Electric tan is accompanied by no multlplieadon of red corpuscles in the blood, such as exercise produces, insuring a renewal of physical strength. Eggiess Breakfast Soon. Pennsylvanln, which has been taking a census of its fowl population, finds that It has 4.000,000 less chickens than a year ago. Three-fourths of the decrease Is in laying hens. About 90 per cent of Norway's dentists are graduates of American dental colleges or have ttken post-graduate 0 arses in the United States.

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the march rather than an army In

from zone to zone rather than the the skirmish line, foraging the fields off stragglers from insect camps and enemies of the farmer." the opening pararaph of a bulletin of agriculture. It Is entitled, "Food Vahinhlo Native Birds " It is the last food habits of all the species are, of of berries or seeds. It is definitely berries and seeds beincr taken. And the total diet as to be negligible. Exeaten hv swallows nre inhiHnnc Sinee Y follows thnt thev must feerl unon predacious beetles and other beneficial bicrirest sincle item in the swallow diet w ' - beloncr flies, cmats and mosnuitoes. of the total when avernered for the Hemiptera, the order of insects includlike. It is shown that, of the beetles destructive weevils. shown to be a highly beneficial bird POULTRY DON'TS Don't allow your hens to eat decayed flesh of any kind unless you want them to get down wTith limber neck and have many of them die from the effect of it. Don't allow filth and dampness to abound in and around your poultry roosting house ; it will cause roup and its various attending ills. Don't let the mites and lice get the upper hand about your place and cause you untold trouble and loss of both old and young stock. Don't be afraid to give your fowls an abundance of green stuff at all seasons and all times ; it is their salvation, whether they are old or young. Don't be afraid to invest a few dollars In good stock any more than you would in improved seeds and grain to insure success. Don't keep any males with the females unless you intend hatching the eggs. Eggs for market will keep much longer if they are not fertile. Don't put all sizes, shapes and colors of eggs in one lot for market; learn to grade them so they will look as much like one hen laid them all as possible. Don't allow a dirty, stale egg to go into your market basket, no matter how high they are or how badly you need the money. Don't be afraid to work with your poultry the year round, as it is the only road to success, and one must stick to the right track. Keep up interest in your poultry both winter and summer. No matter what other duties you have, they should not be neglected. Don't expect every egg to hatch when you buy eggs for that purpose from some good breeder. Your own eggs as a rule will not do that well. Scientific Facts. The Siamese government has consolidated a civil service college and a medical school into a university to provide instruction in all the higher branches of education. A method for rebuilding wornout automobile tires and making them puncture proof with 'fabric woven from thread and a vegetable fiber has been invented by a Callfornlan. Oils obtained from Antarctic s a leopards, seals and penguins have been tested by scientists in London and found useful for sonn nnfl lenthor makincr find O for heating purposes. j) Ants in the Kitchen. In regard to the question as to how to get rid of small ants in a kitchen, the Indiana state entomologist says: "One of the best remedies is to make a sirup of four ounces of sugar to onehalf pint of water, and after this sirup has boiled add one ounce of sodium fluoride. Moisten a sponge with this and put it in a can that has some holes punched in it; then place this where the ants are most numerous. The idea is to get the ants feeding on this and In that way carry some back to their nest. If they stop feeding, move the can back a short distance and they will again start eating. The can should be kept moist with this sirup and the ants will soon disappear." Japan has superseded China as the chief source of supply for tea used In the United States-

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Underground Railroad and

Useless Caucus Room, Two Extravagances at Capitol. One or the curiosities of the capitol is the miniature railroad that connects the senate, via underground passage, with the senate ofHce building, relates a Washington correspondent. -Che cars of this railroad operate on a monorail by electricity. The road is about 150 yards In length and has a double track, when one car is at one end of the track the other car is at the other end, and vice versa. The railroad was intended originally to aid senators in making speed from their ollices to the senate chamoer. um calls do not require much time in the senate and there is danger that u a !... . roll call is asked when a senator is in his office he will mis?? the roll call un less he uses the electric car. That saves him about ten or fifteen seconds time. The road is open to the public atd it costs nothing to ride. As a conscQuence messenger boys, clerks and Janitors use the raiiroaa treeij, van. senators, except on days when the weather is inclement, prefer to walk in tne Pen alr Between ir omces auu tne senate cnamoer. Besides the initial equipment, tne road entails an expense of about $50 weekly for the employ ot two opera LU10 auu yvuuuuiy iraiL time iuuuuu. xw electricity. This WOUld make a yearly I n " CJ tfI - f -T n r-r Ort I'O , MJAJJ" .?o,uw ua u. vclj .uua-r.-u. tlve estimate. As a matter of fact the railroad probably costs more like ?6,000 , r r r or (uuu a year i.ne senate nas anorner extras aj.antlmt s almost an eyesore. This is the Paiauai caucus room mat cobt nu uu i-UUY iiuw luauy Luuuaauua u uunuio when the senate office building wras constructed. The room is finished throughout in marble and has immense crystal chandeliers. It has the largest seating capacity of any room in the capitol except the hall of the house and the senate chamber. Yet the acoustic properties of the room are so bad that it is never used, and it stands there as an expensive monument to some one's mistake In planning the senate office building. Of course a person would ordinarily pay no attention to such a thing as bad acoustic properties, but in this room it cannot help but be noticed. HUMOROUS Tho.v Amateur Musicians. "Professor, how is my little daughter?" "Fine, Mr. Sprechelnitz; she can play the scale without sticking out her tongue." Different. Mab I hear that you are going to marry Jack Swift. Congratulations. Ethel But I'm not going to marry him. Mab Oh, then, my sincere congratulations. Its Class. "That rare feat you mention Is a paradoxical one." "In what way?" "It is also wTell done. Murphy's Odd idea. An officer on board a warship was drilling his men. "I want every man to lie on his back, put his legs in the air, and move them as if he were riding a bicycle," he explained. "Now commence." After a short effort one of the men stopped. "Why have you stopped, Murphy?" asked the officer. "If ye plaze, sir," was the answer, "Oi'm coasting." A Successful Student. "Will you give me a crust of bread an' a cup of water, mum?" "Certainly, I'll fix you up a nice lunch. But why didn't you ask for something substantial?" "I'm a student of human nature. It's mighty seldom I strikes any body what's mean enough to give me just a crust an' a cup of water." No Self-Healer. "What has become of that hypnotist?" "Had to quit hypnotizing. Putting people to sleep wore down his nerves and gave him insomnia." Law Forbids Hoardingpersons who have sought to excuse their violations of rules and regulations of the United States food . administration on the assertion that "there is no law requiring it," are warned that there is a law governing such cases. According to the law, persons who willfully hoard any necessaries shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceeding $5,000 or be imprisoned for no more than two years, or both. The statute sets out just what "hoarding" is and Includes, not only the act of hoarding, but the withholding of necessaries to gain a higher price for them. Hoarders will bs prosecuted la the federal court,

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Ghampion Mean Man Evidently Operating in Chicago

CHICAGO. Deliberating the evidence in the pay roll robbery mystery at the central bureau, Capt. Stephen B. Wood, commanding, we reach the conclusion it is no longer safe for our policemen to be left alone in a great city, like little Red Riding Hoods

ber an identification slip, which he presents at the paymaster's office in case he should not be in when the paymaster visits the station. Our four heroes were not in. It was June 14, pay day being June 15, when the slips were left at the central bureau. When he went off watch he turned them over to Lieut John Meehan. Now, in the interim, the slips were in the lieutenant's office as safely protected from the slick-fingered "dip" or bold robber, one might say, as though In a safe deposit vault, mightn't one? One mightn't, because when the four coppers visited the office for the slips they were missing four slips, each calling for a check for 00.94 total, $243.76. "Well, it's all right, anyway, a bit inconvenient, that's all; wind's blown them out the window or something," explained Messrs. Burke, O'Brien, Noland and O'Donnell one to the other. Certainly. Who would dare brook the majesty of the law? That's what the four coppers want to know, for when they visited the paymaster's office in the city hall bright and early the next morning they were told that their slips had been presented and that their checks had been signed and cashed and everything. We'll say a policeman's life is not a happy one.

Simple and Pleasant Method of Reducing Flesh NEW YORK.- If persons who are carrying around too much avoirdupois would pay attention to the methods pursued by prize fighters when they want to get themselves in trim there would be no excuse for taking drugs and no need to starve oneself. A man

who trains prize fighters heard an old friend complaining of his fatness and his inability to reduce even by a strenuous system of exercise. "How much do you want to take off?" asked the trainer. "Oh, about 80 pounds," said the friend. "All right," said the fight manager, cheerfully, "if you will follow my instructions I will guarantee that you

take off one pound a lay for the next 30 days. You needn't exercise at all if it is disagreeable, or if you haven't the time, though I should advise plenty of fresh air and a walk every day. Will you do what I tell you?" The other agreed to do as told. "Very wTell," said Hue trainer; "drink one tall giass of fresh milk with a raw egg in it four times a day. That will be enough food and drink. If you find yourself getting a little bilious, take a small quantity of orange juice now and then. I'll drop in and look you over in 30 days." At the end of the trial period the trainer called on his friend and found that the patient had lost 30 pounds. "Eat sparingly now," he told him, "and drink orange juice. Very soon you will forget you have such a thing as the liver." A simpler or more effective regimen for keeping down the weight has never been devised.

Clairvoyant Could See K

ANSAS CITY. . . and you will marry a very pretty French giri," Mine. Lou Byrnes, clairvoyant and medium, said, looking soulfully and

skillfully into the soldier's eyes. YOutL MARRY A PRETTY fRENCH

no I thought it said here you would kill the kaiser. But no, I pick that out of the ether the spirits say the kaiser will be killed but first he will be whipped. Ah, and for you, it says for you, you will meet a very pretty, dark-eyed French girl. You will marry her. Now, are there any questions you would like to ask?" "When when will I marry this Frenchy?" "Ah, I can see two spirits two airy spirits to tell me. I see them gently approaching " But Mme. Byrnes didn't see the two policemen that came to arrest her till they were in her house, 1204 McGee street. The soldier, with no clairvoyant training, was more observant. He saw the officers, and made up his mind. He left. "I was born with the art," Mme. Byrnes said before Judge John M. Kennedy, in the North side court, "and I will die with it." "You'll pay $100 first," said the judge.

Boy Did His 'Rithmetic and Won a Pair of Shoes PHILADELPHIA. Meditatively, Eddie scratched his head. "Nine times nine i-s-S9?" The guess instantly was perceived to be the wrong one. "It's 81, isn't it?" Eddie hastily corrected himself. Thus Eddie won a pair of shoes. Louis Gilchrist, Eddie's par

ent, was in court charged with failing to send his ten-year-old son to school. The boy told the judge he wanted to see his father before the latter went to jail. "He owes me 70 cents I made selling papers," he explained. "You see, I want to get some shoes." The boy displayed a shoe, the sole of which weeks ago had worn through. T can get a first-rate pair of tennis slippers for 59 cents ; I'm a good coun

ter and I've figured it all out-" "Little boys must know arithmetic, and I want to see if you've benefited in the little time you've been allowed to go to school. Start your multiplication table," the court ordered. Contemptuously running through the tables of twos, fours and fives, Eddie branched into troubles. He rattled oft! "six times," the "sevens," and started on the "eights." With a good deal of head-scratching, shuffling of feet, and other muscular efforts, he reached nine times nine errorless. "Find that answer and your lesson ends for today," the court promised. Eddie eventually got out his answer. "Get Eddie a pair of shoes," the court ordered, handing a bill to patrolman. Eddie's father was placed on probation or a year.

to be preyed upon by every wolf in stranger's clothing who prowis our streets. But let us have at the why and wherefore of how Coppers Michael Burke, Thomas Nolan, Lewis O'Brien and Walter O'Donnell did not get their semimonthly pay checks of $60.94 each. It is necessary to explain that the mode of paying off in the Chicago police department is to give each mem

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Dö Spirits, but Not Coppers "You will be, oh, so brave," she said, scanning a line on his palm. "I can tell that by looking here see, those are two planets, Mars and Venus." "They ain't planets; them's callouses," said the prosaic soldier. "No, they're not," the medium said sweetly, yet with the practiced air of one who will not be denied, "they're two mounts, at the base of your fingers, and one is love and the other's wrar. You will be very brave, you will win the Crux de Gerry let me see 9X9 IS89. NO-0 ITS

CLASSIC DRAMA IN JAPAN

Both Chorus and Music Accompany the Pantomime of the Acton on the Stage. The actors sons of the sons of generations of actors passing on as a legacy of great price to the right to act In these strange "No" plays of old Japan entered and made their exits by way of the bridge. At their approach, Gertrude Emerson writes In Asia, unseen hands lifted and held back a curtain of persimmon and iris colored silk that hung at the door of the dressing room. Their costumes had wide skirtlike trousers and all the fires and conflagrations of an autumn wood or a mountain forest burned In the color of the brocades. Sometimes they had the streaming white hair of ghosts. They stamped with their white stockinged feet on the polished floor, which gave out a muffled echo. With their flowing sleeves they hid their faces, turning and swaying In rhythmic dances. With their fans they wrote the meaning of their dances in the air the climbing of a mountain path to a forsaken shrine, a gift of water to a weary pilgrim, the picking of herbs, the flight of a bird across the sky, the falling of flowers or of tears. The chorus sang In suppressed tones, holding their breath interminably, explaining, now the action, now the thoughts passing through the mind of the actor. The musicians beat on their drums and above all other sounds walled the flute, thin and tremulous, piercingly sad, like a lost soul tormented of demons. FROM CABBAGES TO KINGS Writer Impressed by Accumulation of Subject Matter of Every Description in Print. Perhaps the most valuable Instrument for perpetuation Is the printing press, writes Bruce Cummings In Science Progress. No sooner is an event over than it is reported in the dally press, and the newspaper prescved in the British museum for all time. Within the sacred rotunda of the British museum reading room may be perused the novels of Charles Garvlce, as well as the great Chinese encyclopedia of the Emperor Kiang-hl in 5,020 volumes. In books our knowledge to date is rounded up and displayed; you may read a book on a lump of coal, a grass blade, a seaworm, on hair combs, carpets, ships, sticks, sealing wax, cabbages, kings, cosmetics, Kant. A very thick volume Indeed was published last year upon the thorax of a field cricket. It would require a learned man to catalogue the literature that deals with such comparatively trivial subjects as the history of the Punch-and-Judy show, or the history of playing cards. At the present rapid rate of accumulation the time must come wThen the British museum, thousands of years hence, will occupy an area as large as London, and the Encyclopedia Britannica be housed in a building as big as the Crystal palace; an accumulation of learning to make Aristotle and Scaliger turn pale. Airplane Needs Strong Wood. A modern airplane propeller is one of the strongest and most perfect products of man's handicraft. Some airplane engines run at 1J0C revolutions a minute and can be gearec up to 2,000. An engine of this powci would use a nine-foot-six-inch propeller and the speed of the blade ends would be in the neighborhood of 60C miles an hur. Revolving at this terrific rate, the slightest imperfection In the wood from which the propellers are made would tend to disrupt them and cause them to fly to pieces. For this reason only the best rnd ho-rdest wood from the heart of the tree is used for propeller blades. It takes 2,000 feet of timber In the r'-ugh to furnish 200 feet of wood good enough for propellers. Black walnut Is the very best kind of wood for propeller blades, for, besides being immensely tough, It does not splinter when hit by a projec tile. Next in the order named, come mahogany, white oak, ash, maple, birch find cherry. . : i No Alimony From Soldiers. The supreme court of New York state has no power to enforce an order for alimony against a soldier in the United States army, declared Justice Asplnall in the supreme court in Brooklyn in the case of Mrs. Florence Merriman against Rapley P. Merriman, a private. It Is the first decision of its kind here. Justice Asplnall gave the opinion In acting upon the request of Mrs. Merriman's attorney, who demanded Merriman be forced to pay $40 on the first business day of each month. "It is obvious that the defendant could not comply with a direction that he pay .$40 on the first business day of each month," said the justice, "when $40 Is more than the rate of pay of his grade, and the time of payment of a soldier Is necessarily ve'ry irregular." New York Evening Sun. No Respite. Hi 'Hooray!" shouted the bov In the brown sweater. "Our teacher Is going to France and be a Red Cross nurse." "What good is that to us?" objected the boy in the scout suit. "Thoy'll only get some other teacher to take her place. Smart. Nell What would you give to hav such hair as mine? Bell I don't know what did yo Sive? Boston Evening Transcript.