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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-09
IN. E,inue,,e Of Jeuelrx.

II takes instructive good taste 10
know when jewelry Is allowable and in
good form. Very often however.
women. knowing perfectly well that
they are violating the Law OF good
taste. persist in the prOmiscuous wear
ing OF Jewels az all times OF the day.
Jewels. excepting rings. should never
be worn except when the costume is at
least semi-dressy- Necklaces and brace
lets are most distinctly ont OF place
with strictly tailored gown. although
rings are allowable
II is conservative 10 say that orna-
menfs should never be worn before II
o'clock midday. and n Is better 20
avoid them until after 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Just as men always wait until after
s before wearing evening dress. just as
no one would ever wear watch with
a ball gown. these little laws OF fastid.
iOus fashion are quite universally
obeyed
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POULTRY NOTES.

Grease Of any kind on eggs will spoil
them for Matching.
Only keep as many hens as you can
care for.
A wellkept flock OF fowls is a neces-
sary adjunct TO a country home.
Put a few camphor balls under the
sitting hen 10 drive away the lice.
The crocodile. the chicken and the
ostrich take pebbles with their food
10 aid IN grinding H.
II you do not love your poultry well
enough 10 give them the proper care
you had better 90 out OF business
Milk may soil the old hens feathers.
but there is nothing better for her in
the way of food and drink at this sea
son.
When brmblefoot appears lance the
bottom OF the foot and poultice Il with
bread crumbs soaked in milk or a
scraped raw potato.
To cure featherpulling wash the
feathers Of the victim birds with a
mixture made by dissolying powdered
aloes in alcohol.
A pound Of naphthalene crystals dis
solved in a gallon Of coal oil is said 10
make an excellent lice paint for the
roosts.
Don't forget that water is quite as
important as food and should be given
clean and fresh.
The hen that lays the egg is the one
that is always busy scratching among
the litter FOR grain and feed Get rid
OF the idlers
Use every possible means to rid the
premises Of rats before the early
chicks and ducklings hatch The poul.
try keeper has no worse enemy.
The effectiveness OF whitewash Ia
the poultry house Is much increased
by applying II hot and getting II into
the cracks and corners. Always add
plenty Of salt.
Drain the milk through a clean fan
mel cloth or through two or three thick
nesses OF cheese cloth
Aerate and cool the milk as soon as
IL is strained. The cooler II Is the
more souring is retarded II covers
are left Of the cans cover with cloth or
mosquito netting
Never mix fresh milk with that
which has been cooled. nor close can
containing warm milk. nor allow II 20
freeze
III good dog contracts the habit oil
sucking eggs a dose can be made OF red
pepper and ipecac. put in an empty
shell. pasted over with white paper
and Mr. Dog will soon lose his appe
title for fresh hen fruit.
The pale-faced sitting hen Is lousy
Remove her from the nest, rub insect
powder through her feathers. provide
her with a dust bath OF dry earth. and
while she Is taking II put a handful OF
insect powder in the nest
To save the annoyance % foul-smell
ing chicken boxes ia which yvu have
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Mating Poultry.

The terms "cockerel breeding pen"
and "pullet-breeding pen" are used ex-
clusively when dealing with the mating
OF exhibition birds for color and mark
ing. For the former. birds are mated
10 produce males OF the correct type.
and the females from this pen are gen-
orally not Of much rse for show pur-
poses For pullets II is, Of course. just
the opposite that is. necessary 10
breed from birds OF different color or
with different head points II Is en-.
tirely wrong 10 imagine that the terms
are used 10 imply that the birds in
these pens are mated 10 produce more
cockerels than pullets and vice versa.
However. for this purpose certain rules
may be followed
For instance. II is generally found
that II vigorous cockerel be mated
with not more than three adult hens
the male sex almost always largely
predominates in at least the early
progeny. At later period this be.
comes uncertain. On the other hand
II an adult cock be mated with not
more than three pullets the result is
very uncertain. the one sex being as
likely 10 occur as the other. although
usually there is a decided FREEDOM
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Bretelles OF II are crossed over the
and front
new touch on their gowns are going
in for embroidery Of ribbon braid
One French gown OF black chiffon ia
entirely lined with pompadour SILK
with a black background and the roses
showing with elusive color through the
outer folds OF the chiffon. make the
dress beautiful In the extreme
Venetian bead necklaces are having
a great vogue. the delicate colors and
combinations serving TO enhance any
costume TO which they are allied
Smaller beads worked after the old
world style into chains and necklaces.
are also in great request
No more useful garment could be in
cluded in tTousseau for debutEnte or
bride than a princess slip Of pOmpa-
dOur silk. II is charming when worn
under lingerie and chiffon in winter
Dainty aprons and matiuees are made
from alternate strips of wash ribbon
and val. lace. For the girl who wears
flannel prettier than a rufile OF wash
silk and lace, which by the way. does
not cling TO the form a. flannel does.
There is a long coat effect about
many Of the tunics OF fashionable tai
lor-mades The appearance is the re
suit OF the running OF the short lines
Of the bodices into the long lines Of the
skirts. In the majority OF cases the
princess cut makes this easily accom-
plished. but when bodice and skirt are
separate the same effect is very fire.
ouentlv given
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TOO Good to BE True.

An old-fashioned English stonema-
son is employed in yard in upper
Hoboken 10 chisel tombstones. He
makes $40 a day. as against 1888 in
the old country. He lost his job last
week. and there was some protest. TO
which the manager replied: He Is a
splendid workman. but he is always
getting US in trouble. Why. the other
DAY a party ordered heaistone with
this inscriptions a Nirtuous Woman
is a Crown TO Her Husband You see.
he wanted something for his departed
wife's grave What do you suppose our
Fnglishman did, The stone being a
little narrow. he contracted the sen
tence thus a Virtuous Woman IL
IS 10 Her Husband As We couldn Z
stand the 5-shilling business. We had
10 drop him kansas City Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-09

Silk petticcats with embroidery ruf
fes and satin petticoats with linen
rufiies are among the novelties. And
this offers a suggestion 10 the woman
who has a WORKOUT satin petticoat
which might be freshened with tan
co,ored linen ruffie An old satin pet
ticoat may be brought back to life by
the addition Of a rut.ie of dark brown
and blue checked silk. above which
there is a putting of plain brown silk.
The dainty white lingerie combina
lions are worn by women who want
10 appear slim. and the newest OF
these are finished with a handsome
trimming OF wide insertion around the
neck. through which there are drawn
some colored embroidery threads "a
give the appearance Of an embroidered
underslip.
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The Parted Ponpadour.

IL a woman can arrange pompa
dour with part IN IL she Is lucky In
deed This classic style OF hair-dress
ing has come hack into first favor.
The hair is not smoothly brushed
back from the parting. We doubt Il
even In classic days the lines were 50
severe. II TOOK the trying DAYS OF the
civil war 10 invent such severity.
The hair Is fiuffed out al the sides
and II one feels that IL is barbarism
10 roughen the hair from beneath
which does break it's ends and takes
all the luster out OF IL. then one may
resort 10 either OF these two methods
Use small. thin puts on a string under
the hair over the ears. OF a soft roll OF
malines in the same shade as the hair
Then. at the back. twist the hair into
soft figure :
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BIG MONEY FOR IDEAS.
Riches Await Man Who VIII haven't
Time Savers.

II Is agreed on all hands that inyen.
ton offers one OF the surest roads 10
fame ana fortune. and one Of the short
est. too. Now there is 10 lack oi in
ventive genius. there never were 50
many clever people in the world a.
there are to-day. but somehow their
energies are not always applied in the
right direction. and SO they fail. IL Is
just the old story OF eyes and no eyes.
YOU cannot see what Is wanted.
There Is a plumber labOriously pour
ing melted lead over pipe joint and
smoothing IL down with a leather pad.
Can YOU not think OF a way 10 join
those pipes cold. and 10 do II quickly
and thoroughly? N you can there Is
fortune waiting for you. And here IS
a nice. easy little invention. guaranteed
10. bring in thousands. just simple
and effective means of fastening panes
in window frames. Surely II Is a SUR
on the inventive genius OF the age that
We should still have 10 resort 10 putty
in this enlightened twentieth century.
Then there is the parlOr carpet Have
YOU ever thought what an unsanitary
institution that carpet is However dill
lgent a housewife may be. she cannot
keep il clean The dust goes through
the nher and whole worlds Of microbes
are safely inirenchei IN its soft pile
Now jus, think out a cheap and sani-
tary covering for floors. soft and warm
10 the feet and you will have no need
for an oldage pension.
Have YOU ever seen a tram driver
leaning over with a long crowbar 10
shift the points al a junction or a
man az the corner with lever for the
same purpose? Devise a plan whereby
the driver. by simply pressing foot.
plate on the car platform. might move
the point whichever way he desires
and every tramway company ia the
country viii take UP your invention
TramWays suggest roads The wealth
OF a R0thsch.ld Is waiting for the in
ventor OF a satisfactory paving ma
terial. At present the rule seems Co.
hold that what IS good for the wheels
is bad for the hOofs. and vice versa.
That l. 10 say where the road IS
smooth aud the wheels run easily there
is no grip for the hOofs and where u is
rough the vehicle l. hard 70 drag. Then
there IL the motor 10 consider. Pro
PEELED by the back wheels II Is bound
10 skid If the surface be az all greasy.
What Is wanted is a smooth. hard. ao-
sorbent surface. with az the same time
a perfect grip. II this is too hard for
you. Try 10 invent a spike that could
be quickly fixed on a horses shoes
by the driyer-to give grip in time OF
frost
There are scores Of little things urg-
emily wanted. which would certainly Dr.
used and for the invention OF which
no technical knowledge is required.
one OF them Is a really good tin opener.
something that would cut the tin open
with one round sweep, without a risk
Of gashing the fingers or running the
temper.
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WANTED TO CATCH FISH.
But Was Disappointed Through the
Mistake Of Small Boy.

NO. didn't catch a blessed fish.
laughed the truthful man who bad Just
returned from his vacation. Il will ad-
nit that | started out with the idea OF
breaking all known records. but | got
discouraged right at the start. and all
the fish that | expected 20 catch are
still enjoying life. When | arrived at
my destination l was told that il |
needed angleworms | could get them
OF a small boy who made business OF
furnishing them 10 ambitious anglers.
I looked him up at once and asked him
If he could get me some
DO YOU want the ten-cent kind or
the twenty -hve-cent kind2' he asked.
What kind would you adviser said
l. vastly amused al the serious way he
put the question.
We'll" said he. IL YOU want worms
20 drown. the ten-cent kind will do. but
IL YOU want worms 10 catch fish you J
better take the twenty-five-cent kind
Il eravely assured him that | needed
the twenty-five-cent kind got them asd
spent the rest OF a hOt day drowning
the worms that he had furnished me.
on my way 10 my boarding place. with
nothing In my hands but my fishing
rod. met the small boy who. after
soiemnly surveying me for a moment.
fished out from a pair Of ragged trOu-
sers three dirty nickels and handed
them 10 me. saying
81 don't want 10 cheat YOU, mister.
The very fear OF once more meeting
that small boy empty handed kept me
from trying my luck again. Detroit
Free Press
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Which Is the weakest thing Of all
Mine heart can PONDER
The sun. a little cloud can pail
With darkness yonder.
The cloud, a little wind can move
Where'er II listeth-
The wind. a little leaf above.
Though sere. resisteth.
What time that yellow leaf was green
My days were gladter.
But now. whatever spring may mean,
must grow sadder.
An. me, leaf with signs can wiring
My lips asunder,
Then in mine heart the weakest thing
Itself can ponder.
Yet. Heart. when sun and cloud are
pinned
And drop together.
And ~ blast which is not wind.
The forests wither.
Thou. from the darkening deathly curse
To glory breakfast
The strongest OF the universe
Guarding the weakest,
Mrs. Browning.
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Passing summer.

Where the red rose waves good bye
Where the south winds sadly sigh.
We shall bid farewell TO summer as a
dream that had 20 die;
For the SHOWS of winter loom
Spectral white against the gloom
or the Swallowed sky that stretches
over fields bereft OF bloom
We shall miss her lanes Of light
In the sweep OF winters blight
We shall mourn her passing beauty as
We come 10 say goodnight,
All her golden yesterdays
All her sunny Powered ways
All the sweetness OF her twilight where
the moon drifts through the haze.
We shall miss the dreams We knew
From her silvcred dawn OF dew
To her dusk OF purple shadows where
The red stars tumble through.
All the music we have known
From her sonCsters. northward hown.
Carried TO us from the cOpses as q
dream OF song Is blown
But the red rose waves goodbye
And a shadow clouds the sky
AS the south wind whispers 10 us in
the murmur OF sigh.
Just a step across the way
And the somber sky is gray
Where the only light that fingers is a
dream OF Yesterday
Nashville Tennessean.
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Farm and Garden.

nance on one side rather than equal
ity. Again. II an adult cock be mated
with five or more pullets. females are
generally In excess. and what cockerels
there are will be most numerous In the
earlier eggs. Young or adult birds
mated together are very uncertain But
the fewer the hens and the more Wig
onous the stock the greater Is the pro-
portion OF cockerels which are always
more numerous in The earlier than in
the later eggs OF a season.-W X. Gil
bert. In the American Cultiyator.
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AS 10 Length OF skirts.

skirts are longer For all but the
typical walking suits they are very
long and sweeping. while the street
suits have taken on another inch and
just escape the ground. This rule will
apply TO the wash materials, and wash
materials are going 10 prevail 10 an
extent not known for many seasons
Frccks OF this order will be made up
in the same semi-tailored style as rules
other fabrics at present II anything
the skirts will be more deliberately
trimmed. but always in such way as
10 lose none Of that semi-tailored ap-
pearance For this reason frills are
tabOoed. or when used are fatened by
cross strips and landings For linen
suits. which will hold first place among
washable materials. colored trimmings
will be popular.
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TWO ASTRONOMERS
The Troubles Of One Ct Them Over a
Great Discovery.

Caleb. we've got ID
The early morning light was throw
ing its feeble rays through the OBJ
seryatory. The two astronomer
their shaggy heads together over the
table. whereon We're spread large
groups Of fgures-gazed al each other
in solemn awe over the wonderful dis
covery they had just made
Yes. whispered the one who had
spoken Here II is there j. no er.
ror We have checked OF everything
In three months. eight hours. thirty.
nine minutes and twenty seconds
nineteen eighteen -seyenteen-s.c
Onds from now this comet the largest
one known IN the history Of the uni
verse. will come into conjunction with
our orbit. and this little earth. with
all its inhabitants -eyerything- will
vanish utterly. in the iwinkling % an
eye"
The other astronomer took up nj.
pencil. his hands trembling with *
citemenf
That's right" he muttered we
have allowed for everything There
can be no mistake We have aimed
independently at the same conclu
sion
tie smiled friumphanily.
Its a great discovery. Gideon h,
exclaimed Think OF 1.-THE Creates
discovery known
Then he turned and looked az hi.
companion hxedly
There's only one thing that irou
bles me. he observed
And that"
who's going 10 give us credit wher
IL all comes true New York Life.
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live poultry. slip Two or three sheets
OF thick paper In the bottom. When
empty throw these away.
rhe roOsts in the poultry house
should be low. 50 that the fowls need
not jump from any great height. which
often causes humhlefoOt--a swelling
OF the bottom and side 81 the foot
Nest eers are useful 10 guide pallets
or strange hens 20 locate the nest boxes
but that is about the extent OF II. The
old theory that the presence ~ nest
eggs induces egg production has ions
since been exploded.
One OF the worst things the near
poultry keeper can 40 With the eggs
is TO wash them. The warm water
opens the pores OF the protecting she'll.
and the egg decays in a very short
time Better dirty eggs than spoiled
ones
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-09
After the HONEYMOON.

The wife Of a business man with a
small income has q rather monoionous
life as a rule. There are SO many du-
ties thar must BE done over and over
again. day after day week after week.
year after year Her husbands work
may be just as hard just a. much a
grind" but AZ least he sees fresh faces.
talks things over With other men.
That Is why he can DO so much for her
by making habit Of storing up 20 tell
her. in the evening. all the interesting
little bits OF talk and news he hears.
Many men often will not take the
trouble 10 do IL. mores the pity.
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Woman's Sphere.

big velvet rosettes. opening like full
leayed lettuce. as % make IL difficult
TO form any approximate idea Of their
shape unless YOU have first examined
the hat untrlmmed. are they large
Enormously so. and yet the hats them
selves are n trifle lower in crown than
were the late summer models The
fact OF the matter Is thar the really
elegant woman viii not take 10 the eN
IRENE in anything. and the large. the
very large. high-crowned hat which ap
peals TO the majority has already been
discarded by tie more discriminai Ing
woman OF shion.-Harper Bazar.
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sashes.

Sashes are used effectively on the
new gowns They serve the purpose
OF eirdles. hip yokes and strawberries.
4 wide handsomely embroidered scarf
OF old pink chiffon ribbon was worn
one DAY around the shoulders in iirec-
toire fashion, the next time il made
its appearance il was a hip scarf knot
ted little al one side 10 fall in ION Z
and limp lines 10 the very hem Of the
gown. while on another occasion DO was
worn around the waist rs a high and
much folded girdle. with two loops and
ends falling in the back
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LOVELY WOMAN MUST
BE PINK. NOWADAYS.
Even Smile Must be OF this Hue
Writes Woman OF Wcrld."

Those mysterious influences which
decree at certain times that we must
do this or that" writes the Woman
OF the World" 10 a society periodical.
have al this present time decided that
lovely woman must be pink. not merely
50 as regards her complexion. which.
OF course. can easily be shaded 10 suit
the requirements OF the moment. but
pink as 10 her whole tone. Even her
smile must be OF this hue.
How is this 10 be done2 Had we
heard that blue was the required color
We should have grasped the possibility
OF carrying out the command But
how is one 10 be pink? Nothing IS
easier. we are assured. and the pink
smile is warranted 10 succeed where
every thing else fails. The secret IS
not only 10 wear pink. but 10 have
ones whole environment OF the same
tone. 70 use perfume compounded OF
flowers which have some tone OF II IN
their coloring-
Naturally. il is not given 10 all
women 10 be able 70 make up pink or
10 use Il in any shade For them. for
tunateiy. there exist other colors
which bring them luck. hut those whom
IL suits should in no circumstances
neglect 20 be pink.
when you smile pinkiy IL is under
stood that your whole face is suaused
with a radiant glow. that your eyes
as we'll a your lips smile and that
YOU look as II YOU meant r. We all
know what black looks are. and fan
cy most OF us know what a gray smile
means There have been occasions
when have seen wOmen's faces sick
lied DER with a positive shade q green
as they have smiled at a hated rival
Those OF us who can manage 10 be
pink will assurediy score successes
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RoIero VIII Not Down.

For morning wear We see the short
pleated skirt and a short coat all in
tussOre. with perhaps a piping in
striped or spotted fabrics. These are
smart and neat. and will be seen later
on abroad invariably accompanied by
a hat trimmed with wide wings which
still continues the rage in the world
81 millinery. We note too. that some
Of the short corselet skirts show the
bolerO
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Curing Seed Corn.

The man who merely desires 10 cure
sufficient seed for the planting Of thir-
~ or forty acres finds no difficulty in
securing some room in the house which
is sufficiently ventilated and which can
be heated so as TO cure the corn The
good seed ears can be tied together
10y means Of binder Irvine and strung
on wires. DO not use a laundry room
or any room that is not perfectly dry.
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Economy Of silaoe.

The farmer must rely more upon his
own efforts 10 produce and preserve
upon his own farm those foods that
viii supply the needs Of his dairy herd.
Commercial foodstuffs have been rap
idly advancing in price and Hany are
now too expensive for the dairy feeder
10 consider when compiling his rations.
Silago will help take their places. and
il is the most economical feed on the
farm
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Loranette Chains.

The new fan or lorgnette chain are
exceedingly pretty. and one design in
French gilt. SET with groups OF stones
or mock jewels. such as coral. jade.
topaz and lapis lazuli. is particularly
effective. At the same price there are
long. slender chains OF gilt and gun
metal ornamented with rhinestones set
80 that they look like a string Of dew
drops.
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FoL-oE-RoL

A long gold chain has fat rings OF
Jade al intervals.
Satin stocks an inch wide have a
tiny bow in front.
Dutch collars are made of lawn and
lace. linen and embroidery.
The high ruching en- the collar OF the
frock is distinctly a Paris fashion.
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Craze For Pockets.

The demand for pockets among
women has become so great that now.
in almost every garment intended for
women, one or more pockets are 10 be
found. In the new hosiery pockets
are woven in the stockings when they
are made They are set in deep. and
will hold letters. money and jewelry.