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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
WHEN CLEANING HOUSE
SIMPLEST AND QUICKEST METH.
obs OF DOING THE WORK.
Housewife Of Experience. OF Course
Has Her Own Manner Of Doing
Things, but These Hints May
Be Of Value.

For those who have put OH their
housekeeping, from the spring TO the
autumn the time Of reckoning mas
finally arrived. Perhaps few words
as to the simplest and quickest way 10
get through this period of trial may De
welcome to many housewives
II you own a house start at the top
and work downward. II you are
fat dweller. begin In the room TAR
thest away from the hall door, always
leaving the kitchen until the last
One direction applies TO every room
in the house. First take down all
hangings and draperies. The carpets.
too. must come up. IL any or these
are to be replaced by new, the OLD
coverings should be Immediately sent
to the laundry or cleaners III not
they should be carried out OF doors
and given a thorough brushing ana
beating
Next, all pictures and ornaments
should be removed from the walls anc
thoroughly busted and cleaned. These
should then be piled in a safe spot ana
covered from the dust.
After this the floor should be well
swept. When this is finished the wal
should be swept off with a clear
broom twice, then gone over with
buster.
The floor should be brushed light,
to collect such dirt as may have faller
; from the walls. Chairs which ar'
stuffed should be thoroughly beateI
with a bamboo bat, and then the WOOD
work on them polished. For the fn'
furniture, which may be spoiled by
: polish OF beeswax or turpentine,
good furniture cream should be usec
but this should be tried very carefull
q before using on fine woods. Also
perfectly dry silk cloth should be usec
e For dining-room furniture the ole
e fashioned mixture Of turpentlne an
beeswax is better than anything else
For leather covered chairs this
much better and safer than any new
l. tangled concoctions you may be pc
Of suaded to buy.
Ic If there is a fireplace in the ROOF
a this should be we'll cleaned and u
Ig hearth we'll enameled.
u Then scrub the floor thorough
using a strong carbolic soap and N
V water. When the floor is perfect
" dry the clean carpet may be put dow
H. and the stretches of floor which su
re- round it should be we'll polished Wi
in plenty of beeswax and turpentine.
w All cushions should be beaten out
re doors before being returned TO the
On accustomed places.
pg The pictures should now be rehun
the windows cleaned and fresh CT
ar tains put up
b+ If the housewife will try one roc
Ia at a time in this manner she Will
20 that even the men in the family W
,sc not complain, for they will not knt
"A that housekeeping is going on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Green Corn Puffs.

Beat two eggs until light, add one
cup sweet milk, one pint grated corn
seasoned with salt and a dash or red
pepper. Butter well six custard cups.
Fill them half full of the mixture, place
the cups in the largest cooling uten-
sill. which has been sufficiently hlled
with boiling water to keep the cups
from floating. Fill the cups about
level full with soft grated cheese.
Heat radiator 10 minutes and leave
In the fireless cooker one hour. Serve
with tomato sauce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
BUTTONS IN VARIETY
DISTINGUISHING MARK OF CON-
ING SEASONS GOWNS.
Wonderful Assortment OF the Decora'
tive Ones Are Shown, and No
Costume II Complete Without
the Fullest Quota.

Until che examines a dress In detail
1t is not recognized how important q
part buttons are playing in the pre-
vailing modes, or what interesting Ell
fects may be accomplished with them.
The shops display wonderful assort-
ment of decorative buttons. and very
often these are responsible for the sue
cess of otherwise simple frocks. Sell
covered ones are still used. but their
glory is distinctly dimmed by the more
artistic examples In China. crystal.
cloisonne and all the metals, in each
of which the variety Is overwhelming
ly great.
In the pretty frock OF the accom-
panying sketch the buttons are not by
any means the least feature. They
are medium sized balls Of silver oddly
arranged on sleeves and skirt.
The frock itself is Of plated white
crepe do chine and has novel ar
rangement of the sash, which Is OF
black charmeuse, wide and crush
ed about the waist, with
short overlapping loop to the
hip. another almosG to the knee, ane
one longer end embroidered and fur
nished with tassels, reaching wei
down the skirt.
The sleeves are cut in one with tn
woke of the blouse, and to this tn
plated front and back portions are al
tached in an arched line under sell
covered cording. The round neck ha
a narrow fichu collar Of net and tn
ruffies at the wrist are OF net.
The skirt consists OF two shor
: Matted crepe de chine fiounces and
plain lower part, which Is the found;
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

HE people who know how TO run
j the United States government
better than the men who made 1t are
numerous. and they always have their
information on tap The other day a
woman, who is tired or government
interference, wrote TO Secretary NC
Adoo as follows:
Hon. Secty McAdloo.
Sir: Why do it for you to perse-
cute the little stocks of Steel and New
Haven and Telefun. Only little !
have and now all gone so that
cant make any will to give to my oun-
Nv lawyer says it Is alright oecus
Wilson will do 1t. but he gets my
money, and my husband is striker
Ny bank says 1t is was Mr.. Tart q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

Beef loaf, served cold. is an mex
pensive cold meat nix a pound OF
fresh. chopped beef with half pound
of fat salt pork chopped fine.
Bind them together with an egg and
sda salt. pepper, little grated onion
and then half cu2ful each or milk
and cracker crumbs. Roll into LOAF
and bake for three-gharters OF an hour.
hasting occasionally with hot water
and melted butter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

with a ditch running through 1t, and
7 am sure that we will be happy
here. am feet inches ana
much more to that effect. On the
back of this was written:
Dear Senator: This young woman
lives in your city. Please look her
up for me, as | want to marry her'
| put her photograph outside the en-
velope, but the postoffice authorizes
returned it TO me. II you VIII iooh
her up and tell her to write me | VIII
be much obliged to you and Will re
member your kind favor
All the senator said when nt
dropped the envelope and its content!
into the wastebasket was:
HE wants me to open matrl
monial agency for his special benent
Now. I'll do any number OF thing
for the people, but I'll be blamed II
! will do that"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

card with some pretty pieces OF SILK
or satin and bind the edges all round
with ribbon; fer our model, ribbon
with picot edge was used, the little
picots giving nice finish. Turn one
end sharply up about three inches
then in the spaces at sides put a
wedge-shaped piece Of silk bound at
top with ribbon, it can be slip-stitcheo
inside the holder; the width or the
wedge al top should be enough to al
low of the box being slipped easily
into the holder. A bow OF ribbon WITT
loops by which it may be suspended
is sewn to the top.
| For large size boxes of matches the
case would of course need to be mad'
little larger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
children's Luncheon.

favorite luncheon for small chill
dren with dainty appetites is made
from a box of animal crackers, one OF
saltines and a cup of pure maple strip
Boil in the strip until it forms soft
hall when dropped in ice water Then
nut a little on each Saline and press
an animal into this in standing po-
sition. Cream cheese and marmalade
with saltiaes is also good combina'
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Rose and Yellow Both Leading Shades.

Rose and yellow shades from the
palest pink and lemon to the damask
red and coppery yellows lead the way
among colors in the newest Silks ana
satins. corded crepes de sole and other
fashionable fabrics, while among the
materials which will make some OF
the prettiest of garden party and
afternoon frocks are the many varle-
ties of chine and pompadour crepe
silks and delaines patterned with the
little floral bouquets that were popular
in the Cos.
The woman, however, who has but
limited dress allowance or who Is
short, would be wiser to have her tai
tornado of one material only, and i
for afternoon wear it might be of sof
broche crepe or corded silk, if not o
! chiffon MORE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Plan Public Golf Links at the National Capital

az they make them. by quite long
way. but he still II In the exerc1se
class.
He plays golf for tho good It does
him and because he never expects 70
make his living teaching golf to %
giuners.
He goes out to the club with two
automobiles. He il In the front one
with DIR. Cary Grayson. while the sec
ond carries q secret service man or
two.
The president usually reaches the
club about $3.50.
He plays the first nine holes very
leisureiy, without the least Sign Oh
having to hurry back to the WHITE
House. Then he usually cuts on &c
the seventeenth. playing that hole
and the eighteenth. Then, without
going into the club house. he gets into
| the automobile and rides back 10 tn'
White House.
With the president, golfing serves
az no silk-stocking amusement. III
never plays golf with the naooos
the town. His almost exclusive gon
ing companion is DR.. Grayson.
Indeed, President Wilson has no
devoted himself in the least to mai
ing friends In the wealthy.
Indeed, IL the president were In pul
suit of society, be would not pla
golf at the Washington Golf club. s.
ciety is not found there-not the KIN
that is spelled with capitals. SOC
! ETY. abides at the Chevy Chase clu
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

Stew sliced apple until tender. Add
two Guns of sauce TO three cups milk
ond about two cups OF bread crumbs,
broken in coarse pieces Sweeten
with one and one-half cups white sug-
or season with lemon. cinnamon or
nutmeg. one-half cup raisins cut In
halves pinch OF salt. piece OF butter
size Of walnut. Bake one hour. Serve
hot or cold with or without sauce.
Whipped cream is delicious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Cheap Cake.

One cup of sugar, tablespoons or
butter creamed together, l egg, L cup
milk. 2 teaspoons baking powder sifted
in " cups bread flour. Flavor TO
suit. | use this for a foundation for
several cakes. Use tablespoons or
cocoa. flavor with vanilla, frost with
white frosting and you have good
dark cake; or put in cup Of shredded
cocoanut and it makes nice cake fol-
a change.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
To Keep Grapes.

Grapes may be kept for months Sc
lect perfect punches and see that the
tr,,, e solid on the bunch. Remove all
little spiders and their webs, but do
NOT wash the fruit. Wrap each bunch
carefully in dark blue tissue paper.
twisting the ends tightly 10 exclude
the air. then pack the grapes away IN
a closely covered box. and keep tho
box a cool. dark. dry plaza
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
FOR HOLDING THE MATCHES
Handy Box That May Be Msde<an Or
nament with q little Time
and Work.

A box OF matches should ind
place in every room, and If it is fixed
to the wall near the gas bracket. espe-
cially in bedrooms, it will always be
at hand when needed. The little hold
er we show here Is very easy to make;
It has a foundation Of cardboard cut
about eight inches long and three
and one-half inches wide. Cover the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
winoed Creatures on ParasoIs.

Birds are one Of the artistic and
beautiful subjects for parasol designs.
One charming parasol shows a flock
OF birds In black Chanti!ly lace n.y.
ing over a light silk ground. An
other shows circles of bluebirds and
butterflies forever flying about the
edge OF a white silk background
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
suooestions for ironing.

It is OF great advantage when
shrinking clothes TO use warm water
instead of cold Warm water covers
q larger area than cold, and when
ironing is started you will find the
cloth evenly damp. In using cold wa
TOR the dampness only occurs in spots.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

trimming or PINK
and white. A con-
tinuous band of
pink and white
cotton embroid-
cry outlines the
bottom OF the ell
bow sleeve, con.
tinueS over the
6 h III er a n d
forms a V-shaped
neck beneath a
yoke of white
tulle crossed sur
plice fashion and
fastened with tiny
pink buttons The
neck and sleeves
are piped with
pink, the latter
being softened by
two-inch pleated
frill OF net. The
crushed girdle Is
Of pink and gray
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Rlueherrx Shortcake.

Two cups flour. two teaspoons OF
baking powder, two tablespoons but
ter two-thirds cup sugar. Work all
these ingredients together. One egg
and milk enough TO make like biscuit
dough. Roll out and put in pan and
bake about half hour. Delicious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Sweetenina With Salt.

A cook recommends the addition OF
= worry little salt when cooking very
sour fruit such as cherries or cram
barries. She says that only about
one-half as much sugar VIII be re-
ouired then as would otherwise be
needed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Japanese lampshade.

A novel and attractive lampshade
comes from Japan. The frame is
made OF white wood lacquered black
and the lining Is OF heavy paper pat
tern with attractive designs OF now
eyS and birds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
Where?' said the congressman.
L.. Iir-iSinnn NJ

"'Whereg said the congressman.
Why, a clerk in that division was
drowned this afternoon.
The congressman looked at him
sadly. 4 regret TO inform YOU he
said, that you are too Late: the place
has been filed
How can that be-! shouted Allen.
The man has just been drowned
Yes. | know answered the con-
gresham. but the place was obtained
by a Massachusetts, man who saw
the clerk go In swimming. He made
a correct guess that the clerk could
not swim and made his application BY
telephone ten minutes before the
clerks body was brought to shore
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
For Ink Stains.

The stains of typewriting can be re-
moved from linen by soaking in tur-
nontine for q hours-then pour boil
ing soda over the linked parts. rinse
and dry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

The unpleasant odor which cabbage
.rd caulifiower make while cooking
can be avoided by dropping a couple
of whole English walnuts Into the
kettle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26
TRIMMINGS MAKE THE GOWN
Plain Gray Cotton Wolfe Set on o>
Handsome Arrangement OF
Pink and White.

A charming idea is the color scheme
OF this plain gray cotton wolfe with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-26

silk. The skirt is cut In two pieces
and is plain except for groups OF
pink buttons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03
Destroy the Wild Cherry Trees.

The Department of Agriculture is
calling attention to section II Of chapter
Is of the Public Laws of 1907 as amend.
ed by section 3, chapter "a, of the Laws
of 1911, which reads af follows:
"Selectmen of towns and the muuicip-
al officers of cities shall, before the first
day of June of each year, cut, burn and
destroy all dead or worthless apple trees,
and all wild cherry trees within the linn
its of the public ways, streets and parks
of their respective towns and cities.
For neglect or failure to perform the
aforesaid duties each of such officers
shall be punished by fine of not less
than fifty dollars"
This statute became operative July L,
1911. While few towns have given
heed to its provisions and had their wild
cherry trees and worthless apple trees
cut and destroyed, the majority of towns
have failed to do so. At the present
time these trees are covered with tent
caterpillars, an insect that breeds very
rapidly and is destructive to the foliage
of fruit trees. The purpose Of the law
was to destroy the breeding places OF
this very injurious insect, and 1t was
thought that If the municipal officers OF
towns would lead in the work by clear.
ing the highways, individual owners OF
real estate would con tinue the work
upon their own premises. As long az
the municipal officers are negligent oi
this matter and fail to meet the require.
ments of the statutes it would hardly be
expected that a private citizen would
take up the work and carry 1t along. .
The law provides that these trees shall
be cut and destroyed before the first of
June. While 1t will not be possible to
do that this year, it is expected that the
work will be taken up and completed at
the earliest possible date. The Depart
ment of Agriculture is sending out no.
tices to the municipal officers of the va
rious towns and cities, calling their at.
tention to this law and asking for its en-
forcement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03
Plan Your Work Ahead.

Good farm management requires q
carefully considered plan to be as fully
carried out as possible with care and al
the proper time. Not to have any pre-
viously worked out plan, not to consider
all the work which ought to be done dur.
Ing the coming month, is to neglect an
opportunity to become more efficient
and to make the farm more productive
1t is not easy to put into words just
what this kind of planning future farm
management must be, but most Of us
understand it. II is in reality the meas
ure of success or failure 10 farming
The wife farmer looks ahead, makes pro
vision for doing the work which ought
to be done, and Is careful not to be
caught unswares by weather or othel
conditions which may arise. The othei
kind Of farmer is usually the man who
blames his bad luck on the weather OF
some other condition of which he has nd
control. He neglects his opportunity
and shirks his responsibility. 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03
New Equipment for Grand Trunk.

The Grand Trunk Railway has just
placed rolling stock orders OF unusual
magnitude, calling for the expenditure
of big sums of money. Fifty large loco
motives of the Mikado type have been
ordered from the Montreal locomotive
works and 25 locomotives OF similar
kind from the Baldwin locomotive
works. In addition to these Is new To-
comotives, the SYSTEMS equipment is to
be augmented by the addition Of 5000
new box cars. Four Thousand of these
have been contracted for iu Canada,
1000 being from the Canada Car and
Foundry company and similar number
from the Eastern Car company. -Four
thousand of these new cars will also be
constructed in the United States, 5000 al
the plant of the Western Steel Car COM
pany and 1000 cars Of the gondola type
at the Pressed Steel company's works.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03

The number OF men who have SET
their ideals in the matter of growing
sweet corn at the making of an income
of 500 an acre is every year increasing,
and the fact that there are good many
men who are doing that, or are doing
very close to it, shows that a good many
farmers who are producing the small
crops that bring the average down to
near half that amount per acre, are moi
only missing an opportunity but are very
likely not making proat. The cost ol
raising 40 acre Of sweet corn varies, OF
course, with the man who raises 1t and
according to the amount of labor he putt
upon 1t, fertilizer, etc. But the mar
who puts expense enough into the acr'
to grow somewhere near . hundred dol
lars worth Of corn, stands much bet
ter chance of getting q profit than th'
man who tries to grow 1t as chesply al
possible.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03
uSwat the Ely.''

Many of our cities have inaugurated
crussdes against unsanitary conditions
in their back yards and streets. One ob.
ject of these crusades is, of course, to
make cleaner looking place in which to
live and one not to be ashamed of when
visitors come. The principal object, no
doubt, is to diminish or entirely obliter'
ate, If possible, all places where that
dreaded pest, the common ny, and all
kinds of bacteria may breed.
Disease germs cannot fly; they must
be carried and as a transporting agent
the common house fly is in q class by
itself. Records show typhoid epidemics
from such a cause and 100, 900 fecal bao
terra have been found on a single n.y.
Flies also frequently convey to milk
large numbers of bacteria that cause In
testinal disorders in infants; an examina
ton of Ala flies has showed an average
of 1,25O, 900 bacteria per fly. The only
good fly is a dead fly; the best fly Is the
fly that never was born.
No man can absolutely prevent the
breeding of flies, but every man, woman
and child who will take the trouble car
greatly reduce their breeding.
Dairymen of the state should be fore
most in the fight against unsanitary con
ditions and start general cleaning uI
Of their premises. Each Individual
should appoint himself committee OF
one to make that farmysrd and tieuI
something that he would not be ashamed
to show q visitor. A broom, rake and q
half day at whitewashing would turn
neglected dairy into neat place Of bust
ness.
The nest of the fly is In animal and
vegetable refuse. No wonder the house
stable and neighborhood is overrun with
flies when that ever. present flies nest,
the manure pile, Is loaded with the
white maggots of the fly. Such an &C
cumulation would be disposed of quick
ly during a cleanup campaign In city
but just why it is allowed to accumulate
aud is kept uncovered instead of being
covered or hauled to the soil where 1t !,
most needed, must be because there is
lack of knowledge as to its fertilizlng
value and it's suitable qualities as
breeding place for flies.
Mosquitoes, unlike flies, breed only In
stagnant water, but these are nearly
equal to flies as nuisance. IT water II
kept from standing around the premises
If pools are drained or filed and II ole
cans and bottles are not permitted
around the premises to catch rain water,
the breeding of mosquitoes will be les
seped.
The slogan for all people after th'
spring cleaning up crusade, is to "Swa
the fly" The slogan for the dairymaI
should be "Remove the manure pile;'
then the fight against the fly will b.
more than half won.-Bulletin Main'
Dept. of Agriculture.