Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 30, Jasper, Dubois County, 17 December 1920 — Page 4

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AHVKH, ISUll.tr rofvTV, !.VI)I'.S Entered at econd-cItr -.r.'.ir at the putoflireat Jasper. Ind. 'in 'er the act of March 3, 1897 bfrir,tn J2Ü.I ?Vr Year. This papei ts mailed r mlarly tc le BJbrcriberi until a I eil :r" äderte liscintinneie received r .rTC3: f yaid nfnll; anleis in tue u regier of the publisher different x:lo ghonld be de m ajv;sable. FRIDAY DECEMBER J 7. 1920. Ancient Christmas Cucterr. Many quaint customs arc observed at Christmas tlint? in various English country parishes. In tlut of Oinmor, in Berkshirt, of which the living is n vicarage ami the church a beautiful specimen of an old English parochial edifice, all who pay tithes repair, after evening service on Christmas day, to the vicarage where the vicar is held in duty hound, by a usage centuries old, to regale them with four bushels of malt brewed into ale or beer, two bushels of wheat baked into bread, and half a hundred weight of cheese. Any remnants of this feast are distributed among the poor of the parish after morning prayer the next day. "I" mh'Imi.I' POOR THINGS Tramp Birds: They might throw us a few crumbs on Christmas morning. Traditions, of Christmas Festival. In the records of every nation we find traditions of the Christmas festival, traditions which have been h ed down from generation to gtu ; tiou in oft-told tales which thrii.. the hearts of the listeners with alternate fear and delight. Sir Walter Scott tells us that they who are born upon Christmas or Good Friday will see spirits, and will have the power of commanding them. He also adds that the Spaniards imputed the downcast looks of their monarch, Philip II, to the disagreeable visions to which this privilege subjected him. Bring Smiles of Gladness. It Is not so much the thought of receiving the customary holiday gifts which most pleases the fancy, but rather that pleasure the heart derives from dwelling upon joyful surprises it may bestow upon others. To bring -a smile of gladness upon another's face is, indeed, a boon more precious than a Christmas gift, and the joy of bestowing can never be equaled by the receiving. Chemists are now exploiting a new liquid fuel. . Iut this one Is made from petroleum and lignite and one does not drink it. The dancing masters have declared for less javr. That ought to be celebrated by siting our partners for a quadrille. Men's clothing appears to be coming down to a point that will make it unnecessary for the average man to make a raid on the cooperate. There appears to be another reason for the shortage of help. Automobiles are killing the population at the rate of one every 33 minutes. The French are getting some coal from the mines Hooded by the Germans, and the French coal miners appear to be willing to dig It. But, now-, if men must take their wives to political meetings, Is there ( not going to be a tremendous falling oft In masculine Interest? Another Armenian massacre by Kurds Is reported. Rut all the slaughtering efforts of the Kurds and Turks united cannot keep them down. All the good-looking men criminals tvill vote that the gooddooking wornnn Jury Is Just the prettiest thing that ever came down the pike. . In composing a constitution for Flume, D'Annunzlo made the effort expected of n popular literary roan, to give his public what It wants.

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H Kelleralle Opinion of Bob Rdlervilie, Ind. To the Jasper Courier: Kind friend, let's have a roast on our county Sheriff about the rubbers. - Last Sunday night a couple of

men lobbed or went through i! man's house and took some valuables along:, and that night they camped out of Keilervillc The' man who had his thinus stolen' traced them into, camp, and alter ; havimr located them calkd the: .ii 'nr 1 . i ! -l J TT.J aneriii oai ne iaueu tu cum.. n. asked the boys to watch them and he would come Mondavmorr.-i i . . m 1 ! ing ana get tnem. iuonuay morn m: came but no sheriff to bei seen, so; the men got into their! car and started foi Jasper vith! che Kellen ilk boys ai-fctreir heeisj and remaining in command oM tho sheriff until thuy met Vithj the Honorable Sheriff and Mr. j Masters on the Kllerviile road, j dbout ont-hair mile cut of the I city, when Mr Masters per j formed the ceremony wi h the' Honorable Sheriff paying m:ichine repair man until Mr. Mas ters had them under control A; FINE sheriff brav enough to! feed rabbits in a c:n: He i? ;11! riht to ride the heme boys, bu wiien he is tested by something strange he is noKthere. The people of Dubois county would be protected if they had tdepend upori our Honcral le She riff. This s onq time when hei Äas e'e'ledout auq didn't show up until the raboits were run into the trap. Jv b(? ief is depend upon an ciflcer fleeted to: do his duty. ITJw mi.nv more, have the same ide ? : Ed. L. Jahn. ! Pd adv, i 1 Big musical Show Coming.) famous Marcus Show of 1820 Ei routs f rem ' Pacific coast tJ Kew York City. j The, biggest musiiial attraction that; ha iavadetl this section t-uwv, pre wur; day is or earoate from Sua FrAnoci) anil Los Angeled to New Yor . Hiea'er' roeri in this section will have an oppor- j tunity to see thi? attraction, tho Murrus show of 1120, during ts er.;;:t;eij ent m Kvansville at tile Coliseum, Sunday, Dtcemt'er 10th, '1 here are nearly ere hundred person? nuased. Many of theee are the famens j Marcus Peaches'. ' 1 hare is a special oi-j ch?etra anil it requires a f-pecial train of! llllro i'tlt;QC v-aio nun u vjuai tiuuiui i of Pullman- to transport the oig oranizauou. Not in vears has anch an atira.: mi made puc3 an unqnaiilied hit on tiie Coast as that ojjoyed by the Marcus show, but-few cmiep are 1mp; visie!; betwpen the Coa t and ikw Yoik v!i re the Marcus show inaugurates its m1 tio litun eiijraL'v'iuent earlv next montL. I ti commenting on the attraction the .1 Francisco Examiner of September, -i, mux the io lo to tsay ; ; "A musical llevue Aith a sort of in-! iioor circus tone a ad liveliness of action,! the Marcus Show of l'J-O, won ihe approval of an au ience that lart nilit tided the Columbia. liiiLa, ueorgeoua costumfs r.nl Lrrce-; j b'e ccuirdy aie the features, vn i though j its setms to have been the intention of j the producers to &ive an advance im-: presMou that the j?Kv inisht enjxaize the attention of tu cirfi'ör,if such an otlicial stili be aiijomr uh, there wa nvtiiin to scrrieuJy wa:rant ol j ct'on. It niiifct have cost the managers a loH of mor.ey t brunr the b organization of Jut from the Fast witli the hi her ndircad rates ;.uv in force. C n-id-erable iias been saytd b" tloin away I with tight?, but thi$ item alone cannot I eltect the increased tiaaportati n chari;! Tber mut be sixty or fevemy pcupSej in the eoaipany bein Klaw & Kriamv'r-' ed ever the west. 0 Keallv ii u nn astonishing thow that of Marcus l!VJl). Alter all, ihe jjirls ami costumes, with the vivid and artificial lig'itininir enacts and stutze pictures, Euch as the IJiriii of VciitiL, are what lend importance to 'he show, Tho eostumes certainly a;e darin:, and the girle have to he to wear thm." i A profiteer isn't n Iiunsor stil:e lnv.ikcr. An ..twJ.i.t io .. i4tiiiTior whn t 41 J I I 11 I I A 4 A V,V' j think the war U over. I Some of these bituminous dealers ! believe that the public also is soft. ' . j John Ihrlevcom is ofliciallv dead,' but his funeral expenses stagger hu-; inanity. i That rid inquiry "Is it hot enough for you?' now applies to the fire lu , the furnace. The increasing popularity of the cr.t-j ten shirr is one of the encouraging si-jus of the limes. i R is when the profiteer's business rcts eaier that you can almost hear: the cot of living drop. Rüper umbrellas are about to appear on the market. Is this a good way ta nuvt the paper shortage? Ilist ry has yet to find the u-oman hi will admit she is nn old maid for; any reason except choice.; j French police have spired 72.(ViV i I'oMfOvi;; roubles, ahuön enough to! buy a ror.ph f Uma pai!lv;r!ie. S.eaufuirof "clean money ih.ro 1 .Vn.au.'V'v porcchilifi&rrt-ncy. It is c h j;n bit nt)t worth very much.

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healthy well fed baby the skull should cloe before. tvo years. Ameiicn m : ; tl,oso children through the rigors of another winter, and to that e;,d ; . great relief organizations have combined into the European Relief Co':;, i TlM'y Pook to rais to save this generation of 'Kuropo from d.-ni:. v ' starvation and the dise::s that come with Ulider-feeduig.

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(ibid COTer nsra you go, y.f) Bread Kitchens eastern it iul central'Europe wait, pi::r.t kitchens for ti e hot so::p am! 1 :: since the Armistice. Aiiieni:: l;: ' .on them. It is a common :;;!:! in Üv.m;. old who-e head has inn lit-;j! !. CHRISTMAS MOTHllit GOV What are little boys mads of, r. of? What are little boys made of? Engines and drums And fat sugar plums And that's what boys are made or. What are little sirls made of, maJe of? Vh?.t are little girls made of? Pishfs and dolls And red rubber ballsAnil that's what girls are mads of. tZ7 IC "X cii CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE The Merry Chriitn.as, with Its generous boarls Its tirelit hearths and gifts and b'..izing trots. Its pleasant voices uttering gentle v.ords. Its penlal r.iJrth, attuned to swtt accorvls. Its holy memories! The fairest reason of tho passing ' yearThe Merry, Merry Christinas tlm U hera.

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There arc-thousands of kinds of smtles, hut It would he mighty hard to picture even in the mind's eye smiles more poignantly tragic than those here seen. Two years of life have held little save misery for tho-e Vienna youngsters, yet, even though the result is painful, they smile. They are victims rickets, the. offspring of near-starvation, and that countless others In stricken Europe may not have to share their fate eight American relief organizations, under the name of the European Relief Council., are making a joint appeal for the conscience of America to complete relief work which tills winter faces Its crisis. These agencies are tho American Relief Administration, tho American Red Cross, the American. Friends' Service Committee (Quakers), the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America, the Knights of Columbus, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A.

RICKETS DID THIS. ' ;;'w,T- J. - v ir. j Before this live-year-old Vienna girl i was operated upon in the American Convalescent Home her leg was even more horribly deformed from rickets and she waa in constant Instead of Intermittent pain. Now at least her leg Is straight again, and by degrees she is relearning to walk. Rickets is the aftermath of under-nutrition, and it Is to cut down the harrowing prevalence of such disease as this among the children of Europe that eight American relief organizations are making a joint appeal under the name of the European Relief Council for funds to succor the minions that face a winter of horror. They are the American Relw-f Administration, the American Red Cross, the Ameican Friend4.;' Servivo Committee j t'Quaber.s), the Jewish Joint Distribu tion committee, the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, the Knights of Columbus, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. V. C. A. q rn oqn ?m Pon?. i In Vast Relief Effort Launched by Eight Leading American Organizations to Avert Tragedy. The most spontaneous as well as the largest consolidation of effort In the history of American relief ami charitable organizations has grown out of the disaster- which threatens 3,500,000 European children this winter. To the headquarters of every agency that dispenses American mercy overseas has come one steady cry for months past: the children, most helpless and blameless sufferers in the track of war, will perish by the thousands before next harvest unless America saves them! When Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of t lie Central Committee of the American Med Cross, returned from a recent, trip abroad. Ids report throbbed with the need of the children. From the feeding-stations of the American Kellef Administration throughout eastern and central I! a rope came letters, cables, pleas of every sort. The Protestant churches sent Investigators into after-war conditions and everv report breathed the impending tragedy of starving and diseased children. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish,, the child life of Europe Is threatened with heartrending misery. JThe European Relief Council wlth

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- c'' -t; - Herbert Iloover as chairman n7id Hie whole power of American charitable thought and effort behind It, has been formed. It consists of Edgar Rlckard, representing the American Relief Administration; Dr. Livingston Farrand, representing the American Red Cross; Felix Warburg, representing the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Wilbur K. Thomas, representing the American Friends' Service Committee; James A. Flaherty, representing the Knights of Columbus; Dr. C. V. Ilibbard, representing- the Young Men's Christian Association; .'diss a'rali S. Lyon, representing the Young Women's Christian Association; Dr. Arthur I'rown, representing the Federal Council of Churches. It is the purpose of the Council to raise &T1.000.000. In an appeal centering at the Christmas holidays, to the end that the situation regarding child life may be met. In every town and community of the nation, it Is hoped, local committees, representing all the co-operating agencies will be formed to secure the vitally necessary funds. Of the amount sought. $2.1,000,(X0 will be used for basic food. For every one of these American dollars the local governments and communities aided will furnish two dollars, in the form of transportation, labor, guards, clerical help, cash eontivtitions and such food supplies us are locally obtainable. No children receive the free food except after medical .tests showing them to be seriously under-nourished. The remaining $1(UKX),CKK) of the fund is just as urgently needed for medical service to the children. . The European Relief Council will do much more than effect economies In the raising of the childsavlng fund. It will, with the Inspecting forces of eight great amende", keep a constant eye on the administration of America's merciful gift, In order that there shall be no was: age and in tendency toward pauperization. It is easy to think 'of this as a billion dollar country when oik; reads every day of the" staggering financial deals in illicit booze. All of these price cuts whicli are reported from day to day are gratifying but when is the movement going to get down to ham and? A Danish scientist Is hunting the Atlantic to discover the spawning frround of eels, but the eels are still too slippery to be cornered. Perhaps the next bloodless revolution will be against the 15 cent charge for a small segment clipped from a pie the size of a dollar watch. The big crops produced by the American farmer may he relied on to solve more problem than eloquence could hope to dispose of. Look out for the man who profee to love peace but spends his time trying to create 'distrust between the United States and another nation. The corn crop totals 3.2Ctf,000.000 bushels and then some. If anybody runs out of pone bread makings this winter it'not the farmers rault. Looking over the many suggestions that are being made with regard to war memorial, few of them come from the men who have the money. A Holland visitor In America says the ouija board Is causing insanity In Europe. Probably It Is not causing insanity, hut Is just an evidence of It. Agricultural education does more to put and keep the farmer on a plane of absolute equality with business and professions thauauy other epuallzins factor.

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