Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 33, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 January 1921 — Page 4

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ASt'EIX. UUtlnH COL'UTT, INDIAN Entered anecond-clsu matter at the pistoftire at Jaiper. Ind. unler the et of March 3, 1897 unbarrioi ion 2 G Per YeaT. This pipei is mailed regularly tu subscribers until a Jeön'te order to liicontinue it received ar ill anearapaid n fall; an less in the discretion of the publisher a different coane shoald be deemed advisable. FRIDAY JANUARY 7. 1920. DLESSCD BY A DULL FIGHT. Jane Addann went once to a bull fight In Spain. SI Raw five bulla killed and u many homes. When her friends expressed their surprise at her Indifference to the bloody sport, she said she bad not thought much kbout it. Then Hie began to think. The more she thought, the more her conscience troubled her. She had been contemplating engaging In some form of social work. It suddenly was Impressed upon. her that she had been lulling her conscience to sleep by a dream of service that was remaining only a dream, that she was not really In earnest. Jt was the memory of her attitude of Indifference to the bull fight taut acted as a mirror to her noul and stirred her to action, says Our Dumb Animals. She returned to America, and the fumous Hull House of Chicago came Into being. This is the only good thing we ever heard as connected with a bull fight, except when the tortured bull got even with his torturers. Perhaps It Is hypercritical of us. Hiding In a limousine is a magnificent and awful thing, and how should any plain mortal be expected to endure it without amendment, to his soul? Still, from our sidewalk, we do observe and protest, says New York Tribune. Can no human being, even though to the limousine born, learn to ride In a closed car and avoid the c!om.I face, that blank, toplofty aloofness of expression so alien to normal American wprry and cheerfulness? The llmousine look attacks any happy, laughing debutante or bank president the instant the door slams and they sit back ln what is technically; known ln motorcar literature as "milady's drawing-room on wheels." It comes on or off the face very much as do the detachable tops that convert the ordinary touring car of commerce Into a miniature palace fit to stand before the biasing glory of an opera house with a uniformed attendant handln in a very charming and expci.s'v wife. I The experiment station are the sources of accurate, reliable agricultural Information. The progress being made In agriculture In each stuti? centers around the experiment station of the state. The growth of ngrlcöltural colleges and the work of the extension departments means that the experiment station must, with redoubled energy, continue investigational work. This of course meuns that ample funds must be provided by the state for the support of the experiment stations. It Is said that American manufacturers are now in the position of being able to supply the toy demand of the country. This Is a large and Important Industry; in fact, there nre millions in it- and these millions formerly went to Germany which had the practical control of the toy market. That the business, of supplying the children f the nation with necessary R5ui''!neut 1 now ln the nation's "wi: h:inds Is a fact gratifying at once t. national feelings and national p4rkels. It Is s:iil persistent efforts are being made t smuggle Bolshevist propaganda into the Unite td States, and that they are at work In other ccaptrlrs. How their missionary work can accomplish anything In the face cf the miserable failure of their doctrines in Russia itself, it is hard to see. Common sense would suggest that Bolshevism Is its own worst demonstrator. Apropos of basing, it is an odd feature of human nature that the average itudent would rather be a bully than 0 gentleman, arguing the old definition of a gentleman as a man of kind heart, considerate ways and a just xslud. Rather than further reduce prices, speculative holders of hides are said to be selling them to be made Into glue. The public has suspected that most of them were being transformed into paper for use as soles. If the report that three American? nave netn brutally killed by uoisnevlsts is trae, Americans thrown into contact with Bolshevists hereafter will probably take pains to conceal their nationality.

t -vca tiaaPINQ A GOAT. 'Now and again the goat butU into public attention aa the benefactor of

mankind, only to disappear after a fctr encomiums fromthe doctors and the food experts. Whether our methods of quantity, pjbd action and central ization, our Incompatibility of temper with the gcitoar general habituation to the cow nd cow's milk, are the reasons Is not clear. At any rate, the goat finds amall place in American society. Those who have seen goats domiciled n the crowded alleys of-Europe, sUMetf. comfortably in anything from a dry goods box to the spare bedroom, know that the goat is hardy and 'long-suffering, and two quarts of goat' milk a day give health and vigor to 'many a poor family. Though dwellers In fiat buildings might enconnter difficulties In raising goats, others whe have no facilities to finance and operate a cow might easily undertake goat culture. The goat is non-tubercular and safe and the milk excels as food. The cream Is emulsified ond does not rise to the top. The expense of keeping a goat la trifling. In some circumstances the benefits are large. The unrestricted wholesale slaughter of many thousands of birds in our own country has made it almost impos sible la some places for fanners to I grow fruit without careful spraying to kill off the e warms of destructive Insects, especially when It is dene at the proper time or in a proper manner, says Thrift Magaxlne. All such .expensive undertakings go to show how disastrous It may prove for man to disturb the wonderful balance which we see In our natural surroundings. The beautiful bljdi with their aong and cheer are an attractive additien to our lawn' and garden. For this service we should not begrudge them the small amount of berries they eat, which Indeed is small pay for the insects they destroy, and the good work they perform. In a recent dispatch from Argentina It Is stated that a bill has been introduced Into the legislative body of that country -jwhloli. If it becomes a law, will result in drafting a great many young men . as fanners. It is stated' in the dispatch that although compulsory military service Is In force ln Argentina, the young men who aetually go into the service are selected by lot; also that here is some dissntls-; faction because, of exemptions. Un-. der the measure which is now proposed, young men who do not go Into the army or navy will be requi-rd to . work on the farms of the country for a certain length of time. If this should be done,M1he agricultural production of Argentina will be considerably Increased! Alaska's hiss of population ln the last decade, amounting to nearly 15 per cent, wa probably due In large part to the Nvar. The flowof white' emigration across the continent was , completely checked and a place so f ar oft In tfce extremities of our territorial system as Alaska inevitably suffered a reaction In Its growth. The state of Washington was similarly affected. Alaska will pick up again when there are more people to go around. A league of women voters has been formed representing all states, whose chief aim Is to protect the motherhood and childhood of the nation, thus verifying the j theory: that women . will always use their power in politics to further the interests of the home. The league also declares its intention to bring housewife methods into politics. lite announcement that the Dutch aye fortifying their border to keep German Bolshevlkl out is probably a gentle way of telling the world that having given asylum to one unwelcome visiter they are willing to risk their , reputation for hospitality bfl barricg others. The Department of Agriculture urges farmers te breed skunks. "All that is required of the farmer Is to be tactful when he meets them of an evening," says the clrcalar. Even ln the daytime It might pay to be polite and 'distant. Argentina haa started war on profiteer in the necessaries of life, providing heavy fines and Imprisonment. A touch on the pocket nerve and a taste of Jail will do more than anything elte to discourage the practice. Unless there is reforestation, there will be no newspapers 50 years hence," says the Syracuie. Tost Standard. Unless there is reforestation, there will be no forests,- either, which will be nearly as unpleasant. The fatal tendencies of the man who didn't know It was loaded are fast jiviDg place to the motorist who N ulwavs rolne at a very slew rate , f d wien.4 kills hi- victims. Wooden bats are appearing In England. With tome .reople it may bo dlfflcaJt to tell where the head t&Ca and the gear begins.

JÜE ROMANCE OF WORDS GRUNDY." ONCE upon a time and not so very far back, at that there was a real Mrs. Grundy, the wife of Judge Felix Grundy of Nashville, Teno. The lady belonged to the best social set of the Southern city and her opinions on good form were highly respected though. In the light of modern usages, they would be considered . extremely stralght-laced. During the time at which Mrs. Felix Grundy ruled the social set of Nashville it happened that a theatrical company visited the city, presenting a play known as "Speed the Plough." History dees not state whether the piece was humorous or serious, vulgar or refined. In Mrs. Grundy's mind it was enough that it was a dramatic production for the wife of the judge held that the-ater-golng was a pastime which should not be indulged in by ladles and gentlemen because of the fact that It was frowned upen by the church. By a curious coincidence, one of the char acters of the play was also named Mrs. Grundy and the audience laughed whenever she was mentioned. The connection was later explained to Noah M. Ludlow, manager of the company, and the name was launched in theatrical parlance as the title of a mythical person who rules the social and moral destinies of a community. After Martin Van Buren's election to the presidency. Judge Grundy was made attorney general of tho United States but his claim to fame Is as nothing when compared to that of: his wife. (Copyright)

eiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiitiiitiiiiniiiuiuiiu 1 THE GIRL ON THE JOB How to Öucceed How to Get E Ahead How to Make Good 5 I Dy JESSIE RODERTS 1 fimiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiu RAINY T03IORROW E XPERTS are agreed that sooner or later there may be a slump in ; financial matters, and that money will he M narder t0 get Sajirlwi may fall, then than it is now. there may again be mllilh unemployment in short, after a 0t 0f fair weather, rain may be looked for. Are you jetting your umbrella and overshoes, metaphorically "spejuklog, for the wet spell? : ' .. In other words, are you laylng'aslde some ef the money you are getting today for the time when-you find it difficult to make as much? No woman in business or employment of any kind should spend her entire income. Even with tho best of luck there Is likely to be a time when money is badly needed, and when a sum in the bank or properly invested may he really a lire saver. A spelt of illness, an accident a sudden responsibility these . things are apt to come, to any of us, to all of us. To meet them we need more than the regular sum we make ;-we' need a reserve. And it is a fatal mistake to spend your entire Income in the full days, simply because, you take it for granted that you will always go on making as much as you are now, or even more. Yon may do so, you may make more fer awhile, and again you may not. And If you havo never developed the habit of saving part of what you make you will be no more secure when your income grows larger, because you will continue to spend it all. It Is no use counting on It always being FAIR AND WARMER for you. Make sure that some day rt will read, RAIN TOMORROW, and that it will be right. Be prepared. And especially now, when the world Is in o most upset condition, and when anything may happen, make your own future as secure as you may by laying something away each week, and by buying sound securities when you have enough laid by to da so. (Copyright) -O -rod'Zsnft adore PERFUMERS Wei), they-may hoY2'1hctf-fancy anifb-A COPPER-CENT FOR-tf E I -o Burglar-Proof Safe. Ability to resist the most potent cutting tool so far known, the acetylene torch. Is the remarkable characteristic of a burglar-proof alloy now being used for lining bank vaults and safe, sajs Popular Mechanics Magazine. In an official teit, a fouMnch plate of the material showed only a small hole, two and cne-elhth inched deep, after Dorl? four hours' werk

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0 ':;::: V N v Wlnaome Doris May, the 'movle" star, Is an ardent motorist and golfer. In recent work she has won a place In the hearts of the screen fans which few girls of her years have attained. 0 IGOTTA-frlen whosa run show house and lasa week he aska me, "Pietro, how you Ilka veeslt show on da stage." I say, "Oh, all right, eef gotta gooda seat I no care ver mooch." You know one time I rlda stage coach seexty miles and for tree week I not sect down. He say I no getta rida somating on da stage. So weeth my frien I go back for mebbe leurna somating I dun no before. But everytlng een dat show ees no stralghta goods. Everytlng try be somating- wot aint. One ting wot looka lika street ees jusa paint dat way. I standa one side and watcha guy maka love weeth bees wife. He smile jusa Ilka had payday and tella hees wife how moocha he love. But jusa between you and me and no for spreada round, when dey leava stage ees beegn .fight breaka loose. She flghta heem and he flghta her and both maka plen ta cuss each other. But ees somating on dat stage I no understanda ver good. I heara stage manage tella one guy upstairs droppa tree borders. I tlnk mebbe upstairs ees lunch house, and he droppa tree borders, for no pay da bill I dunno. But my frien tella me I am wronga Idee. He say upstairs ees flies for da stage and ees no lunch house. But I know some. lunch house wot gotta plenta flle9 justa same. When my frien tella me tree four beega tings on dat stage ees da wings I tlnk he try foola me, too. I feegure eef dat beega tings ees jusa wings I sure like to geeva look at da lllet wot use 'em. Wot you tlnk? 0 How Hifcii'ted THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING. THE custom of hanging up stockings at Christmas comes fron Holland and Germany, where many ol the people wore wooden shoes. On Christmas Eve these shoes were left by the fireplace, filled with hay for the weary horses of St. Nicholas us he went his rounds. In the morning the hay would be gone, and in its place would be a gift from the grateful saint (Copyright) 0 A LINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrick Bangt. NO SHORTAGE. Suraa short, and so Is Coal, But I'vs warmth stored In my soul ln such stores as carry me Through whatever cold may be. And for Sweetness I'm inclined Unto that of Spirit kind That invariably lies In the depths of loving- eyes. (Copyright.) OWlld Fruit Worth Cultivating. The presence of wild fruit ln a locality helps protect the cultivated ones, particularly if the former fruits are similar to the latter and ripen earlier. Among those best adapted are mulberry, wild blackberry, June berrfß wild cherry1 and elderberry.

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By EDGAR A. GUEST DADDIES. I would rather be the daddy Of a romping, rouglsh crew. Of a bright-eyed chubby laddie And a little girl or two Than th monarch of n nation In his high and lofty seat Taking empty adoration From the subjects at his foot. I would rather own their kisses As at night to mo they nin Than to be tho king who misses All the simpler forms of fun. When tho dreary day is ending He is dismally alone. But when my sun Is descending There are joys for me to own. He may ride to horns and drumming, I must walk a quiet street, But when once they see me coming Then on joyous flying feet They come racing to me madly And I catch them with a swing And I say It proudly, gladly. That I'm happier than a king. You may talk of lofty places, You may boast of pomp and power. Men may turn their eager faces To the glory of an hour. But give me the humble station With Its Joys that long survive. For the daddies of the nation Are the happiest men alive. (Copyright by Edgar A. Guest.) O a:- .... mmm Srft& VEf AticE Joyce v Many of the greatest men nnd women of the stage have had their names associated with one certain play. Alice Joyce seems destined to have the same distinction. The Vitagraph star has had success after success, but, llko all other motion picture stars, she has been without a role that stood out separate and distinct from the real. In "The Vengeance of Durand," adapted from Ilex Beach's powerful story adapted by Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph Chester, she has the best role in her notable career. Under tho stimulus of lower prices the consumer Is again beginning to be one. True womanhood will shine," writes a poetess. Not If the powder puff can prevent it I The French are predicting the collapse of Bolshevism. More power to he prophets 1 v Marshal Foch says he hopes to visit he United States. The hope Is enlrely mutual. Having tried sovietlsm, a large num er of Russians are now ready for ometh;ng else. With the high price of coal there Is nore satisfaction In gazing upon It han In burning It. The psalmist who said in his haste hat all men are liars proved that hey are not always so. Make no mistake. A man can be i professional ball player and be honst and on the square. In those Volstead days a man may mell like a barber shop and yet not iave a shave ln a week. Spinsters who once looked under the ed before retiring now look over tiielr Shoulder before registering. Census figures are mighty uninterstlng Information after you know the copulation of your own town. It Is truly remarkable how everymdy can see declining prices except Jie fellow with the pocketbook. Baseball players are reviving Interest In the debating society query as to whether wealth briugs happiness. Has anybody ever been able to exalhlt a radiator to prove that the telephone Dole auf u.a. io

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SILENCE ENDED Youths Rescued From Mountain Hut in Washington Had v Never Spoken. MARVEL AT CITY LIFE Brothers, Who Lived With Deaf Mute Sister and Who Communicated In . Sign Language, Learning to Talk. Seattle. Ernest and Herbert Kess, ten and" twelve years old, respectively, rescued from the cabin they built in the Green river wilderness ln Washington with their nineteen-year-old deaf mute sister, are ln a children's hospital at Seattle, learning the wonders of writing and speech. While the lads are able to build a house, keep a flre, plant and till crops and shoot squirrels out of tree tops, when juvenile court officers found them they had never played nor spoken a word. The boys had grown up together, communicating by the sign language taught them by their silent sister. Their father thought they, too. were mutes. Loving by nature, healthy, strong, passionately fond of each other's company, clever at shooting nnd fishing. on the SO-acre homestead taken up by their father, William Kos., in the Cascade mountains, Ernest and Herbert have seen for the first time an automobile, a street car and n moving-picture show. Nurses In the hospital are confident that the boys will learn to talk. Father's Strange Story. Horn ln the province of Westphalia. Germany, William Kos?, the father, said he had spent three years ln the army. The major of his battalion was the former kaiser, then Prince William. The day following his marriage he sailed for the United States anjj, In 1SSS, settled on the eastern shore of Green river. Eleven children were born. Koss said the mother was III. nervous and Irritable during the last eight or nine years of her life. This caused her to pass the two small boys on to the care of the others very often. Each member of the family, ho said, apparently preferred his or her own solitude, ond the two boys. Herbert nnd Ernest, were left to the care of their deaf mute sister. Tried to Help Boys. MAnd that's how they never learned to talk," ald the father earnestly. Sne Maae öigns to Them and They Returned The Signs. "They lived almost wholly with Clara, and she made signs to them and they returned these signs. It wasn't until the last several years that I came to see thut they were not deaf and dumb like Clara. Then I tried to do what I could for them." The aged father purchased a phonograph. The boys learned, he declared, to sing "My Old Kentucky Home," a story of a Chinese "washoe-washee" man nnd a German song. Thew three songs they reproduced with accurate melodic effect, according to the father, although he admitted that they did not know the meaning of the words they repeated. Later on they made their own phonograph nnd installed it in the little house they built In Imitation of their older brothers, an In strument, however, as dumb as tbem selves. "I could not send them to school. Kos declared. "I knew that the other children would laugh at them because they could not talk and that the teacher would lose patience with thcrn." He would not permit thera to "cross the river," which means to civilization. Jealous Girl Shot Fellow Student. Columbus. Blanche Davidson, nineteen, an Ohio Wesleyan freshman, jas confessed, according to the authorities, that she shot Gladys Itacey, another student, on November 14. Both Miss Itacey and Mis Davidson aro said to have found favor In the eyea of a male student, and Jealousy is given as tho cause of Mls Davidson's act.

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