Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 61, Number 6, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 October 1918 — Page 3

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His Classification Pointed Though Not Polite NEW YORK. There Is a little cafe down on Houston street that Is patronized by the canaille, the curious and the small sprinkling of the Broadway opulents. The wine is red, yellow, purple and white, and flows from various spigots within the diner's reach. One

may become corned between the soup and the entree and the check is the same. A long-haired Bohemian leads the orchestra and is repaid for his plaintire notes by the showers of small change from the diners. At about ten in the evening sentiment reaches the high tide. It is the hour of illusions. Flushed by the wine, the motley crowd .turns selfishness into courage

and the parasite becomes heroic. There are squalls and sunshine, 'tears and ribald laughter. And then at 12 when the lights go out the false joy is tripped of its mask and crumbles into black despair. In the center of the cafe is a small polished spot where dancing is permitted. It is always so crowded that all the dancers can do is mill about like the crowds at the gallery entrance of the Metropolitan when Caruso sings or Challf dances. An electric apparatus throws various colored rays on the dancers. The other night a spark from the machine fell into folds of chiffon worn by one of the dancers. There was a flash of flame and a scream. Pandemonium reigned and then on the fringe of the crowd someone ch .rged into the thick of it. He grabbed the frightened girl away from hysterical men and women and skillfully extinguished' the fire. The crowd fell back. The rescuer was a clean-limbed young American sailor who had dropped into the place with a group of rubberneck tourists. The fiddlers struck up the "Star-Spangled Banner" and the young man, abashed, rushed from the place, not even stopping to get his hat. Outside he said to a policeman : "I don't want to be found here among a bunch of nuts."

Boy Soldier of Fortune BOSTON. A real soldier of fortune his twenties, now in a Red Cross the torpedoing of a ship on which ITU TAKE" j TMTD KEEP H OVER HERF -

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In 1016 Thomas ran away from home and enlisted in the British transport service. But this proved too tame for him, so he enlisted In a bombing squad of the Sherwood Foresters, from which he was honorably discharged upon Secretary Lansing's plea. He succeeded in enlisting again and was assigned to a British mine sweeper. It was blown up, the youngster receiving a skull fracture. He returned to America, incapacitated for further service, but persuaded a Passaic surgeon to operate and relieve the injury. The operation proved so successful that Thomas almost immediately enlisted on the Hattie Gage, a coastwise freighter, which was sunk by a German submarine the day after she put to sea. Then he returned home, bid his mother good-by and re-enlisted in the British army in New York. He was sent to a training school at Quebec. He was on his way to Europe when the ship was torpedoed, again landing him in the hospital.

Careers of Precocious Bandits Nipped in the Bud CHICAGO. Baby banditry in Chicago ain't what it used to be, Watson. Ask George Kirkwood and Ivaleman Patakey, two eighteen-year-old highwaymen who are held at the Fillmore street police station. George and Kaleman told of their exploits and their prelimi

nary conferences. "Huh, what's the use of workin' for twelve bucks a week when we can go out with a couple of gats and make a hundred iron men an hour?" queried Patakey of George. George opined there was logic In It. They got the gats, also masks and flashlights. Under the Chicago and Northwestern track subway at Kinzle street and. Kedzie avenue they started their

career. The iirst victim reacted properly. He registered fear and gave up his cash, but it was only 23 cents. "Keep your paltry cash," said Bandit Patakey, majestically. "It will never be said of us that we take the money of the poor." They decided they were on the wrong stamping ground. They went over toward Garfield park. It was then two o'clock in the morning. "Here you, where you going? Come here,' demanded Patrolman Edward Reindeau. Out came one of Patakey's trusty gats. He now had both of them. "Back up, you big 'bull,' " he roared, "or I'll drill you." The copper failed to retreat. He knocked the gat out of the bandit's hand and knocked the bandit down. George beat it. He was caught by Detective Sergeants Cur tin and Roche, attracted by the sound of shooting as the policeman fired over Georgers head. Comedy now came close to tragedy. Bandit Patakey drew hfs other revolver, surprising Patrolman Reindeau, and had jammed it into the patrolman's side when the policeman succeeded in turning his hand and wresting it from him.

Sailor to Get Wooden Leg That Has Traveled Far SAN FRANCISCO. How a wooden leg lost by its owner traveled almost around the world and was finally restored was told In the barge office by Patrick II. Quinn, United States shipping commissioner. According to Mr. Quinn, Daniel Egan, an able seaman,

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ship was moored, and straightway signed up for a voyage to foreign waters. Things went well with Egan until he struck up an acquaintance with a man named Stupy. Stupy singled out Egan from among the crew and they were shore-companions when the vessel reached San Pedro. Stupy and Egan imbibed freely there. When Egan got his bearing he discovered that his leg was gone and so was Stupy. -That was seven months ago. Thv Westboro went to France, England, South America, Panama and other ports without Egan. To each port Egan sent a letter, beseeching the captain of the vessel to send back his leg. Egan wrote the commissioner all about his escapade with Stupy and Mr. Quinn became interested. He tried in many ways to locate the missing leg. T. S. Trice, who is employed in the United States shipping ofQce, also took a hand in the game. When he entered the office the other day he espied a long bundle, directed to J. H. Stupy, SS. Westboro. The name was familiar to Trice. He looked up his files and found that Stupy was the man who had been with Egan when the two had started out to drink San Pedro dry many months ago. The commissioner sent tho limb to where Egan is waiting patiently.

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I OOKT want TO 6E HfK AMONG A bunch of flUTSL Laughs at War's Mishaps is Fred W. Thomas, a youth not yet in hospital, where he was taken following he sailed recently. This adventurous youngster has set to work the niachinery of the state departments of two countries by his efforts to fight Secretary Lansing had him released from the English army, upon his mother's plea of his extreme youth, but Thomas ran away as soon as he reached home. He sailed on a munition ship from tills port to Italy and made his way again into England, where he enlisted in the engineers immediately he learned the United States had entered the war. I WONDER 15 DIS TH' WAY JE5$ UP HIS Mm 7 four years ago while crossing a railroad track in Oakland, Cal., had his leg cut off. Egan couldn't get work as a sailor and for three years he scrubbed, washed and cleaned out saloons, saving every penny until he had accumulated enough money to buy a new leg. The good ship Westboro was looking for men and Dan, with a quick step, walked to the pier, where the

Became a Father at Age of 102, When Eldest Son Had Already Lived 73 Years. A father at eighty-four such Is the recent record of Mr. Jackson, a north country farmer, says London Tit-Bits. Men more patriarchal still have figured in the ranks of fathers. Such a robust veteran was Sir William Nicholson of Glenbervy, a grand old Scotsman who lived to nurse an infant daughter after he had passed his ninety-second birthday. Sir William then had a daughter olive of his first marriage, aged sixty-six. He married his last wife when he was eighty-two, and had six children.

Sir Stephen Fox's last child was cradled when the father was within a few months of completing his hundredth year! Sir Stephen was born in 1627, and had by his first wife a daughter who died in infancy in 1655. The child of his old age survived to the year 1S28, and was thus able to say, "I had a sister who was buried 173 years ago !" When William Frest of Ripon was laid to rest in 17S9, at the age of one hundred and eight, he was followed to his grave by his eldest son, a veteran of eighty-eight, and by his youngest boy, aged fifteen, who made his appearance when his father was within sight of his ninety-second birthday and when his eldest brother was seventytwo. Thomas Beatty of Drumcondra, near Dublin, celebrated his one hundred and second birthday on the very day on which his youngest born entered the world, and when his eldest son had already seen seventy-two years. Thomas Pars made his first trip to the altar at eighty and became the father of two children; and he was so v full of vigor that he made a second matrimonial venture 42 years later, when his years numbered one hundred and twenty-two. Birds and Animals Pretend Violence in Play, but They Stop Short in Exercising It. Small birds chase each other about in play, but perhaps the conduct of the crane and the trumpeter is the most extraordinary. The latter stands on one leg, hops about in the most eccentric manner and throws somersaults. Some call it "the mad bird," on account of its singularities. Water birds, such as ducks and geese, dive after each other and clear the surface of the water with outstretched neck and flapping wings, throwing abundant spray around. Deer often engage in a trial of strength by twisting their horns together and pushing for the mastery. All animals pretending violence in their play stop short of exercising it ; the dog takes the greatest precaution not to injure by his bite, and the orangutang, in wrestling with his keeper, pretends to throw him, and makes feints of biting him. Some animals carry out in their play a semblance of catching their prey; young cats, for instance, leap after every small and moving object, even to leaves strewn by the autumn wind. They crouch and steal forward, ready for the spring; with the body quivering and tail vibrating with emotion, they bound on tho moving leaf and again spring forward to another. Bumper Crop of Babies in United States During 1917 According to Statistics .infant mortality statistics compiled by the New York milk committee reveal the fact that there was a bumper baby crop throughout the United States in 1917. Basing its conclusions on the figures gleaned from 163 of the largest cities in the country, the committee estimates that the number of births throughout the nation totaled 2,G7S,000 and the number of deaths 1,64S,000, leav!ng a national increase in I population of over 1,000,000. Among the cities of the honor class Omaha claims first place with a death rate of only 59.2, and Seattle comes second wirti a rate of 59.4. Nashville, Tenn., had the highest rate, 1S2.2. Chicago's rate was 106.4. The five honor roll cities boasting death rates under 50 per 1,000 are Berkeley, Cal., with a population of 40,434, 43.4; Everett, Mass., with a population of 33.4S4, 45.5; Brookline, Mass., with a population of 37,792, 41.2; Alameda, Cal., with a population of 23,3S3, 40.7; and La Crosse, Wis., with a population of 30,417, 42.2. Loss in Weight May Mean Loss in One's Efficiency There is no doubt that a certain amount of reduction in weight can be endured by the vigorous for a considerable time, but not without serious loss in efficiency, if long continued, writes Thoraas B. Osborne, in Atlantic. In every community there are many men below normal weight, and these are always looked upon with suspicion by insurance companies and enlistment officers, even though no pathological cause can be fpund for their underweight. Distance Wireless Can Reach. There is practically no limit to the distance that the wireless station at Arlington, Ta can talk. Not only can it reach all parts of the Atlantic, but has talked directly with the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific and can reach more distant parts of the world by relays.

AMERICA'S CREED Worth Committing to Memory and Repeating In Unison at All Gatherings

Do you know "America's Creed 4 The quotation marks are used because it has never "been officially promulgated; but it was prepared in Washington for the Americanization program of last Plag day 4Tune 14th and is therefore at least semiofficial. It is worth learning hy heart, and worth saying in unison at all sorts of gatherings. And here it is : "I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, hy the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and inseparable, established upon these principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. "I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies. Relieving in the above creed, "I pledge allegiance to the Stars and Stripes and to the republic for which they stand. One language, one country and one flag, and "In the presence of Almighty God I sincerely pledge myself to aid my government with all the power I possess in the great world struggle now in progress for the democracy of the world for the independence of the small nations as well as the larger ones, and 'T further pledge my life and all my worldly goods to aid the president of our nation in directing the American forces with our allies in their grim and determined fight for freedom, patriotism and humanity

More Than 55,000 Soldiers Totally Blinded in France As Result of World War. France lias more than 55,000 men who have been made totally blind in battle. To care for these unfortunates is one of the most serious problems in that country. Since the war began Eugene Brieus, the French writer, has devoted nearly all his time and energies to caring for the blind soldiers sent bacn from the trenches, and the following appeal in their behalf is from his little paper, Le Journal des Blesses aux Yeux: "AYithin a year, if we do not receive sufficient aid, we shall have to cease all our distributions of help. It is serious. We have sent monthly to 371 families of the blind assistance amounting to from 20 to 40 francs. . "We have paid the cost of civilian clothes for some of them, enabled a particularly afflicted victim (both blind and armless) to enjoy a winter season on the 'milder shores of the Mediterranean sea. And now I shall have to cut out many a stricken family from our lists if more assistance in fundsbe not" forthcoming. And this at a time when the cost of living has exceeded all reasonable limits." FOR THE POULTRY GROWER Corn, when it is just ripening and passiug through the dough stage into the more hardened condition, if fed to chickens causes a loose condition of the bowels, and if no other food is given, the birds are forced to eat this kind of feed and digestive troubles will follow. The flock in its ranging about the farm at this time of year may, unbeknown to you, get some of this corn, and may show the symptoms at present. The first indications should be a warning, and the birds, if necessary, should be confined. If a good ration is fed, however, twice per day that is, morning and night, and in sufficient quantities, the birds will not eat enough to do them any harm. Either one of the above methods will help to keep the flock out of trouble of this kind. The easiest way is to give them sufficient haid grain morniug and night to satisfy their appetites. Robert Louis Stevenson's Advice to Class of Girls Robert Louis Stevenson was once called upon to address a Sunday school class of young girls. He told them the parable of the talents, and then went on to say that there were three talents every one possessed and ought to make us of. "Tongues that they must use to cheer and make happy all around them; faces that they must keep bright as new shillings, so that they might shine like lamps in their homes ; and hands that must be kept employed in useful work cheerfully done." Very good advice in these war days for all of us, whatever our age or sex. Exchange. Timely Thoughts. The reason some men get more fun out of life than others is because they don't want to get all the money too. Luck and perseverance often go hand in hand. The other fellow is the man we all think ought to help out when we get into trouble. Mighty few people believe what a man tells about himself. That is the reason the courts insist upon the testimony of character witnesses.

Mother's Cook Book

A sweet temper is to the household what sunshine is to trees and flowers. The homes of a nation are its strongest forts. Good Things Mother May Make. Turnips make a very good dish, treated as one does potatoes for an osoalloped dish. Garnish the dish with fresh parsley and serve from the baking dish. Chili Con Carne. Cut two pounds of round steak into small square pieces. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter substitute in a saucepan and when hot brown the steak, then add one cupful of water and four tablespoonfuls of rice. Cover and coGk uutil tender. Now add three canned red peppers cut in slices, one cupful of cooked beans, two parboiled and sliced onions, one tablespoonful of corn flour, four cloves, a clove of garlic chopped, a teaspoonf ul of salt ; cook all together until well blended and the gravy is of the right consistency. Serve garnished with parsley. A spoonful or two of grated cheese added to the creamed toast will make of it quite another dish and one which all may eat except the two-year-olds and younger. Plum Pudding Jelly. Cover half a box of gelatin with onehalf cupful of cold water and let stand for an hour. Mix one cupful of raisins, one-fourth cupful of sliced citron, and one-fourth cupful of currants ; add a tablespoonful of orange or grape juice. Scald a pint of milk and a cupful of strained honey and an ounce of melted chocolate. Mix all the ingredients and when it is slightly firm, add the fruit so it will not sink to the bottom. Turn into a mold and when ready to serve, garnish with whipped and sweetened cream. Fig Pudding. Wash, pick over and chop one pound of figs. Beat three eggs very light, put a cupful of suet through the meat chopper, add two cupfuls of breadcrumbs, three-quarters of a cupful of milk and a cupful of strained honey. Mix all together and turn into a well-greased mold. Steam three hours. Serve hot with an egg sauce or with hard sauce. Desserts. Ices, sherbets and ice creams are all easily digested and most wholesome for all members of the family. When nuts and fruits are used in creams they should be put through the meat chopper. The flavor is better and the cream smoother. Leftovers of cake, creams, jelly and fresh as well as preserved -fruits may be used for desserts. Stale sponge cake with a bit of fruit juice, a spoonful of nuts and whipped cream, makes a most palatable and satisfying dessert. One Ton of Meter Jewels. One ton of sapphires was used during the year of 1917 in one factory where the jeweled bearings of electric meters are made, says Electrical Experimenter. The jewels are purchased in the rough and are put through finishing and drilling proCesses which require a degree of skill comparable only tp that of an experienced watchmaker. Baby Has Appendicitis. Charles Travitz, thirteen days old, was operated on recently at the Harrisburg hospital in Harrisburg, Ft., for appendicitis. The operation was successful. The child is the youngett patient to go on the operating table at that institution,

CLIPPER SHIPS IN LONG RACE

Contttt Between Vessels Carrying Tea From China to England Ona of the Best on Record. The China clipper races, contested by vessels carrying tea to England, covered the longest course of anj race in history. One of tho most famous was that of 18GC. It was arranged that nine of these ships should sail from Foochow with tho new season's teas as nearly as possible on the same day, but only five finished loading in time. The Fiery Cross was the first to start, being towed out to sea early on May 29. The Ariel followed next morning at 10:30, the Serica and the Taeping sailing 20 minutes later, while the Taitsing did not put to sea until midnight on the 31st. They were, of course, all chosen ships with a reputation for speed. The Fiery Cross was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope, 46 days out, with the Ariel on her heels, while the Taeping, Serica and Taitelng were respectively one, four and eight days behind. The Ariel led from the Azores to the entrance to the English, channel, where the Serica and Taeping pulled up ahead of the others, and there followed a ding-dong race, up the channel, with a fine spread of canvas and a strong southerly wind. The Ariel and the Taeping were the leaders, first one and then the other drawing ahead, the others sweeping along not far behind. It was a worthy finish for such crack ships. The Taeping arrived in the London docks at 9:45 p. m. on September C, the Ariel in East India docks at 10 :15 p. m., and the Serica in the West India docks at 11 :30 p. m. RABBIT BY NO MEANS TIMID Correspondent Writes of Happening Which Would Seem to Make Old Saying a Foolish Thing. A story of the fearlessness of the rabbit when still a baby is sent by a correspondent. Remarking on the baselessness of the popular saying "As scared as a rabbit" when Bunny is unspoilt by the world, "B" says: "Some days ago I was passing with a t friend through a woodland glade, and suddenly there appeared on the path hefore us, say 50 yards away, a young wild rabbit, evidently just escaped from the nursery7. It was almost too young to run, and tripped over its feet in the most comic manner for all the world like a baby tumbling over its pinafore. It came slowly lolloping, lolloping toward us, and we held our breath for fear of scaring it away; for it was a most fascinating little creature, just a bundle of fiufi? and comedy. Then while we watched, tragedy sprang up full armed. A weasel, moving swiftly, silently through the trees, mado a sudden dart. In one second all would have been over with bunny, but my companion clapped her hands and gave a wild cry of anger, dancing about in wrath. The weasel fled for its life. But the baby rabbit stopped to laugh a moment, and then came lolloping a little faster toward us right up to us, in -fact. We had actually to drive the little creature back to where we guessed its home might be before we could go on our way with quiet minds. 'Scared as a rabbit,' Indeed!" Why Fish Do Not Travel Far. Animals of both land and sea are confined within rather narrow limits of pressure. In his book on the North sea fisheries, Neal Green shows that the North sea fishes are isolated in their own little world, for they cannot migrate to the Atlantic depths, and, with a few such exceptions as the eel, deep sea fishes cannot enter shallow waters. Foraging for food is the fish's occupation. The North sea fishes will not descend into the ocean because there is no food to attract, their eyes are not adapted to the darkness, and the pressure of the water is greater than ordinary fish can endure. In the depths there are no seasonal changes, no currents. Everything is uniform, stagnant, black, and the only fishes that can see are those specially endowed with enormous eyes to perceive the phosphorescent glow of others of their kind. If1 they could rise to the conditions of the North eea, these deep sea dwellers would be helpless, if not destroyed by the release from external pressure. Family of Fighting Men. Nelson A. Miles was the first man not a graduate of West Point who ever held the position of commander of the United States army since the earliest days of the republic. An ancestor, Rev. John Miles, who emigrated to this country from Wales in 1GG3, commanded a company in King Philip's war, and his house was known as "Miles' garrison." Daniel, the great-grandfather of. Nelson A. Miles, and Daniel's three sons, of whom one was Joab, the general's grandfather, served in the Revolutionary war. Taught English to Use Thimbles, Thimbles seem to have been introduced into England as articles of common use by a man named John Lofting, who came over from Holland at the end of the seventeenth century and established a thimble factory at Islington. The word thimble is said to be derived from the Scotch thummel or thembball, a sort of shield. St Look Globe-Democrat.