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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
FINE EVENING WRAPS
NEVER WE'RE COSTUMES OF SEA
SON MORE LOVELY.
Materials in Vogue Lend Themselves
to the Creation of Perfect Gar
ments-Brocs1ee Have Espe-
cisI Favor of Fashion.

Tbs evening wraps Of the season
seen to be l~oveiier than they have
ever beer before.
The wonderful beauty OF the new
material is TO a considerable extent
responsible for these results. Such
brocades as are offered his fall have
never been achieved before. Roth in
texture and coloring these fabrics are
truly marvellous.
The brccade coat is the most char
acterlstic OF the seasons offerings in
the line of evening wraps. but not all
of the haI dsome garments are in this
fabric. There are wonderful creations
In plain ~yelvets. pushes. satins and
flmy stuffs with fur-almost invari-
ably fur-trimming; and the prices of
these are quite Is high as those of
the brccade coats.
Some very stunning evening coats
are in brocades OF velvet and metallic
cloth, Or In satin and metal brocades.
which, as all the women who have
priced them know. bring distressingly
high prices.
Among the handsomest OF these coat
materials are gold, si.yer or other
cloths. embossed in close designs on
white Or colored velvet. I'm combina-
tions Of white and gold or white and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Killed When Giant Chimney Fell.

A giant chimney collapsed at Work
ington, Cumberland, England. a few
days ago. More than % lives were
lost. The disaster has no known par
allel in the county. A street chin
ney, $50 feet high, at the local iron
works fell suddenly at a quarter TO
seven, th~ree-quarters of an hour after
the days work had started. The base
of the chimney looks now as if the
top had been shaved off with a giant
scythe, and a portion les intact on
the ground. The remainder of the
chimney crashed through the roof OF
one of the workshops, where fish,
plates for railway construction are
made. The day shift of about 80 men
had started work in the shop and
many of them had miraculous escapes.
The roof of the workshop was crush
ed like an eggshell. Great Orders
were twisted and bent, and the CORFU
gated iron roof was buckled and in
places swept off the building in Jagged
edged squares. The whole disaster
happened in GO seconds. Then nun
dreds of men from other mills start
ed the work OF rescue. Clouds of dust
had risen from the scene Of the disas-
ter, and hung dark and heavy over the
works, making the task of the rescu-
ers more difficult.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

Even Very Busy Woman May Be Well
Groomed If She Gives Thought
to IL.

There are women who have nothing
to do the livelong day except keep
themselves dainty. Part of the time
they may spend at the manicures;
part at the hairdressers. and the rest
shopping for pretty finery wherewith
to deck their faces and forms. But
good grooming is another matter for
the busy woman who must get in her
shampoo, manicuring and massage at
odd moments snatched from pressing
duties. Even the few minutes demand
ed for the ordinary process of dress
ing N bathing must be hurried
through with thoughts intent on occu-
pations to come, and as for the stitch
in time, the sewing on of shoe buttons.
the polishing of boots, washing Of
gloves and such little services to the
toilet which keeps g m always
dainty and we'll dressed. too often
must these essential things be done in
frantic haste at the last moment be.
fore starting forth on some impera.
tive errand.
System, in the case of the hurried
woman, is as valuable here as it is in
every other labor. One evening should
be set apart during the week for
catching up" with ones grooming. On
that evening the hair may be sham.
pooed n while it is drying the hands
may be thoroughly massaged. While
the water is being drawn for the night
ly bath. white gloves and light en-.
broidered silk evening gloves may be
washed out in the hand basin and
stretched over during frames. During
the week everything that requires
mending or darning will have been
slipped into a capacious cretonne bag,
and with the pile of mending at ones
hand. the drying hair spread over
ones shoulder and plenty of leisure
the work of repairing odds and ends
will go very quickly. Last of all. the
various boots and slippers will have
attention. Vaseline will be rubbed in
to leather stiffened by wet; a whisk-
broom will remove all dust around the
soles and missing buttons will be firm
ly sewed on before the polishing is
given.
What a joy to start the ensuing
wee with the hair fluffy and clean.
the hands in perfect condition, and
everything in ones wardrobe daintily
ready for wear
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Tomato Soup.

One-quart q of tomatoes or equal
amount of fresh tomatoes stewed to-
gether with four cloves. small piece
of bay leaf, a few pieces of celery Tor
celery salt), salt and pepper to taste.
Stew 20 minutes. While. this is stew
ing fry a few pieces Of onion in three
tablespoons of butter for five min
utes. then add w tablespoons OF
co%rnstarch to this. finally adding all
to tomatoes. When thickened strain
and serve with crackers. This is nice
with beef broth added to tomatoes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
VACATIONS ARE TOO BRIEF
Real Trouble Is Not Season Of Year
In Which They Are Taken
But Their Length.

About this time" an almanachist
might remark. look out for letters in
the papers Wanting the superiority
of autumnal vacations TO those taken
during the heats of summer" Wheth-
er he remarked it, or not, the onlook-
er would always find them. and. if a
thoughtful person with much knowl-
edge of human mature, he might pro-
coed to PROFOUND the theory, or n.y.
pothesis that every such letter is writ
ten by somebody who. his vacation
being past. wishes it wasn't.
Hence come, or at least very prob
ably may come, these fervid ~eulogies
Of fall as the years pleasantest sea-
son-the season when. much more
than in summer. life in the open has
its rewards and joys. OF course, the
eulogies of autumn are all true
enough. but, just the same, when next
summer arrives everybody who can.
will quit the city for the sake of
avoiding work when 1t seems hardest
TO do.
we think more of present woes
han of future pleasures. and while we
all know that the country is at its
finest in autumn, we also all know
that the city isn't bad then, either,
while it is very distinctly so in sum-
mer.
The real trouble with vacations is
their brevity. SIX months, or nine,
would be about the right length. Still
better, perhaps, would be a vacation
from idleness Of two weeks in the
year devoted to toll, done just to
make the other fifty appreciable by
contrast. Probably most of us would
love our work if 1T didn't take more
of our time than that.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Menu Savories.

AS a dainty to serve with salads try
crisp crackers. Split common crack
ers and spread lightly with butter,
then bake in oven until a delicate
brown.
Stale bread is always useful for
bread sticks and croutons TO serve
with soup. Cut into slices half-inch
thick. For the croutons cut into
cubes, and for the bread sticks cut
three-inch lengths. Spread before cut
ting with butter and toast a golden
brown.
A delicious sour cream dressing for
fruit salad is made with a cup of rich
sour cream into which a half cup of
melted butter is stirred gradually.
This blended with a variety Of cut
fruit, such as pineapple, bananas and
oranges, and nut meats or some dates,
is most appetizing spread on crackers
as a luncheon dish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
KITCHEN WRINKLES

A piece of starch placed in the wa
ter will keep flowers fresh for quite
a long period.
If a little saltpetre is sprinkled over
the fire occasionally it will keep the
chimney free from SCOT.
After washing cut-glass articles let
them dry and afterwards rub them
carefully with prepared chalk. with a
soft brush.
Potatoes are more nutritious il
boiled in their skins, after being
rubbed clean; they can be skinned be-
fore taking TO table.
After using a gas stove for baking
leave the door open a little while to
allow the heat to escape. This will
prevent sweating and rusting.
The best way to keep a dustbin
fresh and clean is to put hot ashes into
1t each time it has been emptied. 1t
keeps it quite clean and free from all
smells.
Celery or parsley rubbed on the
hands after peeling onions will coun-
teract the odor. Lemon, borax or am
monia is excellent for removing stains
from the hands.
Brown stockings should never be
ironed. but just passed through the
mangle to smooth them out. A hot
iron will spoil the color and give them
an unpleasant yellow tint.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

The board of trade has given the
Pure Food society the same official
status already enjoyed by the societies
for the prevention of cruelty to chill
dren and animals, and in future the
purveyor of bad milk and the faker
of jam may expect the same summary
prosecution as the child heater and the
brutal tormetor Of a donkey. AS a
matter of fact, none of the enemies OF
the people Is more dangerous than the
man who sells poison cu%nningly dis
guised as food. To ask for bread and
to be given a stone is to be g%rievous-
ly disappointed. But no man endeav-
ors TO masticate a cobble stone in the
belief that it is a penny roll. To ask
for bread and TO be given an ingeni-
Gus substitute is far worse. The con
sequences are far more serious. Stunt
ed growth, disease, and death are the
toll of the adulterator. Herod as a
baby killer was IN amateur compared
to the milk adulterator, and in many
a poor street Rachel is weeping for
her murdered children-London Daily
Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

silver. with trimmings of white fur,
or sometimes dark fur. these mate
rails make stunning IL hardly practical
coats.
Taupe velvet upon dull silver or
gold makes a rich and practical dark
evening coat. and one importer shows
a remarkably handsome model in bro
cade of dull silver cloth and gray sat
in. the two blending so perfectly that
one at first glance hardly realizes the
contrast. Skunk trims the coat, and
the lining is OF an exquisite cyclamen
pink, with dull silver lace facing the
front.
One of the great French designers
has used successfully a velvet which
has a rather fine close black design
on a gold ground. The lining Is of
~goId-colored satin, and there is a trim
ming at neck and sleeves of black fur.
The shades of currant red and a
host of beautiful soft yet glowing red
and rose tones are mach used for eve
ming coat purposes. in brocade or plain
velvet. plush. satin and cloths. The
gray furs often trim these reds. toning
down their brilliancy, but dark furs
and white fox are effectively combined
with them also. And, of course. in the
reds. as in all the modish colors, there
are scores Of handsome models that
show no fur. though h very smartest
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Most Expensive Advertising.

Few persons appreciate the enc"-
nous cost of advertising a popular
product before it obtains popularity.
One of the most successful advertisers
in the country, whose income reaches
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually, told Leslie's Weekly hat he
wasted at least a quarter of a million
dollars before he learned the adver-
Using game" He estimates that lie
spent this amount on circulars, gaudy
Autographs, sign boards and street car
advertising, out of which he received
so little benefit, as far as he could
race it. that he regarded the expentL
ture as money pretty nearly wasted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Not Used to TeIlinq Truth.

A Baltimore lawyer tells of the
plight of an Irishman summoned as a
witness in a burglary trial In the city
mentioned.
1t was apparent from the start that
the witness was much alarmed and
ratified by his unsought and undesired
prominence in this trial.
Remember, Casey" said the Judge
presiding. that you have sworn to
tell the truth. the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth
Yis, your h%onor-r,' stammered
Casey. his eyes wavering from the
Judge 10 the jury and back again; AN
III do the best l can. Bat / hope ye
gintlemin will be a trife aisy on me
at the shtart. for I'm little used to
that sort of thing. your honor-r."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
PUTTING UP THE PORK
SOME HINTS THAT MAY BE
FOUND OF VALUE.
One Who Knows, Describes the Best
Method of Picking the Meat-That
for Sausage Requires Differ
ent Arrangement.

After your pig is dressed and cut
up let ii stand for a day or two to
get cool; then pack your salt pork
in a clean barrel just as tight as pos
sible. standing it edgeways and pack
Ing around the sides Of barrel first
n then fill in the center. placing
plenty OF coarse salt between each
piece. Now another layer of pork and
more salt, until all is used. We use
a little water, as it will make it's own
pickle. Now for the hams, shout
ders, cheeks. hooks, feet and any
lean pieces. For every 20 pounds of
meat add water enough to cover, one
pound of brown sugar, one tablespoon
~saltpeter, one pound of rock salt.
COOK the pickle and skim we'll and
turn on the meat while hot. Ready
for use in two weeks. Now AXE the
belly strips n any lean pieces that
you may have cut out from your salt
pork N run them through your meat
cutter for sausage meat, and TO every
pound Of meat add %one-fourth tea
spoon sake, one heaping teaspoon salt
and a small quantity of ginger. Mix
we'll and turn in small cloth Salt or
sugar bags and press the mixture in
hard. When % wish to use it, turn
the bag back and slice it half an inch
thick and fry. The sausage meat can
be put in lard pals if you like and a
little melted lard turned over to
keep the air from it, and when you
use it. make it in little cakes. The
leaves are to be tried out for lard.
also the gut fat, but don't try out the
gut until you soak it over night to
draw the blood out. The spare ribs,
chimes, ETC., can be frozen, or you can
put them in the sweet pickle. We cut
off a thick slice of ham, put 1t in a
pan with another one over it, in the
oven, and bake it half an hour, and it
is much nicer than fried. We bought
a large farm last fall and | have learn
ed SO much. The former owners wife
taught me all about putting down
pork, making yeast and many other
useful things.-EXchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
The Rainbow.

We habitually think of the a cloud
only as dark and gray; not knowing
that we owe to it perhaps the ~fairest,
though not the most dazzling, of the
hues of heaven. Often in our English
mornings the rain clouds in the dawn
form soft, level fields, which melt i'm
%perceptibly into the blue; or, when Of
less extent, gather into apparent bars,
crossing the sheets of broader clouds
above; and all these bathed through
ont in an unspeakable light of pure
rose color, and purple, and amber, and
blue; not shining, but misty soft; the
barred masses when seen nearer COIN
posed of clusters or tresses Of cloud,
like floss silk, looking as if each knot
were a little swaith or sheaf of lighten
rain.-John RuSkin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
L0ND0N'S "PEA SOUP FOG
Visitors to Worlds Metropolis Made
Fun Of II in Seventeenth
Century.

London and Londoners have been
the butt OF many a good joke, but per-
haps the Oldest subject of the humor.
list is the London fog. The mist. which
is commonly called pea soup" dates
back to the seventeenth century.
There are records as far back as that
which indicate that the city suffered
even in those days from mists as in
tense as any Of those OF today.
In November. 1899. Lord Evelyn
made a note in his diary to the effect
that there was so thick a mist and
fog that people lost their way in the
streets, it being so intense that no
light of candle or torches yielded any
direction. Robberies are committed
between the very lights which are
fixed between London and Kensington
on both sides and while coaches and
passengers were passing. 1t began
about four in the afternoon and was
gone by night. At the Thames they
beat drums to direct the watermen I'd
make the shore"
Visitors TO London in those days
were in the habit of making fun OF
the fog just as the visitors of today.
C~ondomara. Spanish ambassador in
Queen ~Elizabeth's time, said to a
friend who was returning to Spain:
My compliments to the sun, whom |
have not seer since | came to Eng
land"
Ia EliZabeth's time the hurniug of
coal was prohibited while parliament
was in session. So dense were the
fogs during the years 1919 and 1874
that when the Prince Regent tried to
make his way to Hatfield. the home of
Lord Salisbury, he could not find his
way and was compelled to foregc the
trip and return to Carlton House.
which he reached after a succession OF
accidents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Mock Hare.

Take equal parts of minced beef
and minced pork and to each pound of
meat allow n egg, the rind of one
lemon, one small teaspoon Of minced
parsley, one cup of fine breao crumns
and one small onion, finely chopped.
Mix all the dry ingredients we'll to-
gether. favor with a teaspoon table
sauce, pepper and salt and bind with
the beaten egg. Make into a roll, stick
little pieces of fat bacon on top, dust
over with -four and bake in moderate
oven one hour Serve no with the
thickened gravy and red current jel-
ly. Delicious.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
How to Broil Steak.

To broil a steak wipe with a cloth
superfluous fat. With some of the fat
grease a wire broiler, place meat in
broiler (having fat edge next to the
handle), broil yer a clear fire, turn
ing every ten seconds of the first min.
ute. that surface may be we'll scared,
thus preventing escape Of juices.
After the first minute turn occasional
ly until we'll cooked On both sides.
Steak cut one inch thick will take five
minutes if liked rare, six If we'll done.
Remove to hot platter. spread with
butter and sprinkle with salt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

evening coat thif season 70 tuI
trimmed.
All OF the rich geld colorings from
light to dark. which are a striking
feature OF the seasons rich stuffs, are
pressed into service for the evening
coat. and harmonizing as these tones
do with almost any color. such a coat
is perhaps as practical as anything in
the warm colorings that one could
choose.
The evening gowns OF the season are
lovely beyond description, and more
of them are being shown than of any
other type of model. Beautiful yellows
are prominent among the evening
tones, and there are lovely things in
pinks. One OF the models on the page
today was Of pink crepe de chine and
pink chiffon. The latter formed the
tunic and upper part of the bodice.
while the lower part of the bodice was
of soft. creamy shadow lace.
The other model shown is of a rath-
er youthful type and would make a de-
lightful dancing frock for the deby-
tante.
The frock is CT ivory white char.
meuse, with chiffon tunic, supported
at the lower edge with a soft reed. A
garland Of small pink roses forms the
girdle, and others surround the tunic
at the bottom. The pink bodice and
sleeves are piped with pink satin.
MARY DEAN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Ericasseed Chicken.

Cut Up q tender, fat hen into pieces
for serving. Arrange back and legs on
bottom of kettle and breast pieces on
top, so they will not be overlooked.
with boiling water and bring to
the boiling point, then add one table
spoonful salt and reduce the heat so
that the water only SINNERS, Until
the chicken is perfectly tender (about
an hour and a half, usually. Make a
gravy by t%hickening one pint of the
stock with three tablespoonfuls flour
and two of butter, or chicken fat, rub
bed together. Season to taste and
just before serving pour in slowly the
beaten yolks of W eggs and add two
teaspoonfuls chopped parsley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Worlds Richest Iron Mine.

est iron-ore mine in the world is 10
Gated at Kiruna, Lapland. in latitude
6Sk north, which is about the samA
as the northernmost boundary of Alas
ka. The climate is somewhat milder
than in Alaska, and these mines are
worked the year around.
About 1000 men are employed. and
the equipment is all of the most mod
ern machinery obtainable. Machine
tools for the repair shop, air COM
%pressors. and rock drills, and several
of the largest steam and electric show
els are of American make.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
SouGoir Cans.

Fashions come and fashions 60, but
boudoir caps stay on. They get
prettier every month. too. One model
is o shown developed in net.
There is a full net crown. with a lit
tie outstanding brim of net or tulle
frilling. thickly pleated. and held
straight up around the crown with a
twist OF pink or blue or violet or yell
low ribbon. On one side over. the ear
is a rosette of ribbon with two long
ends hanging from it, Each end is
weighted down with a little ribbon
ball. decorated with beads or gold or
silver %spangles.
Another attractive model is made
all OF lace. mounted on a wire frame.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

A new style OF flytrap Is made of
Manila paper and stiff cotton fly
screen netting, and consists simply OF
an inner and outer cone. This trap is
folded fiat for shipmen. and is readily
opened out for using. The trap is
placed over any kind of bait. preferab-
ly molasses. When the fly has finished
with the bait it naturally lights on tho
netting OF the inner cone and 'crawls
up through the aperture at the top
Into the upper cone. which is also OF
netting and from which there is no
escape. The base and apex of the
device are made OF heavy Manila paper
TO give il stiffness. When enough flies
have been caught the trap may be
burned =.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14

work and the expense; there we're
dainty ribbons run in all the pieces
and in the rose paper box contain
ing the. set were one dozen square
lingerie sachets, edged with lace. a
wee gilt safety pin in each for pinning
inside the corsage. They were EN-.
broidered in the same forget-me-not
pattern a. the underciothes. These
friends began their work as soon as
the engagement was made public. A
boudoir cap and pillow were also pre-
sented at the same time, of similar de-
sign and made over pink, the bride
elects ~favorite color.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
Tomatoes on Toast.

Here is rather a nice recipe in
which to use tomatoes. One quart
canned tomatoes, 1 medium size onion,
y cup grated cheese. 1 dessert spoon
sugar, butter size Of a large walnut,
1-3 cup flour. ~thickening, salt and pep
per to taste. Put tomatoes into a ket-
tie. allow to simmer for Is minutes.
her CRATE in onion, cook five minutes.
add sugar salt and pepper, then the
cheese and thickening; lastly the but
ter. Having placed several slices of
toast on a deep platter, pour mixture
over same and serve at once.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
For Safety at Sea.

OF all the suggestions made for the
elimination Of the dangers the Scien-
iic American says The most notable
and most obvious one is that of The
English committee on boats and
davits that the size Of %lifeboats shall
be very greatly increased. The CON-
mittee proposes a type that shall pro
vide accommodation for no less than
$50 passengers. They will be decked
over throughout the greater part of
their length, and they will be driven
by gasoline engines Of sufficient pow
er TO give them a fair speed.