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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

permit the return to power OF that
horde which has held high carnival OF
misrule discrimination and robbery
with short intermissions and slight
hindrance for fifty years. That gal
liant old king, warrior, priest and poet,
the Psalmist David, said in his wrath.
All men are liars. AS it was easy
for him to get forgiveness, | have
no doubt he was forgiven for that un-
kind remark. but II he had lived IN
this day and familiarized himself with
the jargon of protection apologists he
would have been able to conclude In
his sober judgment that some men In
high places are careless about their
information and reckless about their
statements He might have been
tempted to sing In the sweetest
strains of sacred verse his religious
opinions about the heterophemy oil
discredited politicians, the dissensions
of divided political camps quarreline
over the method of their destruction
while railing at the victors and In
dulging in the widest flights OF hyper
| bolical language. Selah."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

n NE of the big hotels was crowded
~ with women and girls. 1t was one
of the numerous excursions which
sweep down on Washington In the
spring. In the summer. In the autumn
and IN the winter. These excursions
are great educational aid to the ex.
cursionist. They see the wheels OF
government go round. they exercise
their proprietary rights In the Ma.
t!onal city. they get a better balanced
idea of the magnitude OF the American
government and of the machinery Oh
government. and they strengthen their
pride in Washington.
But. while one. and also many. OF
the hotels were packed tight WITH
these woman excursionists, and whiie
the clerks behind the office counter
wore boutonnlers and happy smiles
talked their sweetest and showed
thei- best manners and their bes
clothes. the young man at the ciga
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Peppernuts.

Four pounds brown sugar. one
pound currants, one-fourth pound cit
ron, one-haf pound almonds, one quart
buttermilk, one tablespoon each OF
ground cloves. aIlpsice, soda and salt.
two tablespoons coreander. one tea
spoon each mace, pepper and grated
hartshorn. Pour boiling water over al
monds and remove skins. Chop cit
ron. currants and nuts very fine and
put them In the pan with the sugar
and spices sprinkled on top. Stir
hartshorn into one pint sifted -four.
add butternilk and enough -four TO
make as stir as bread dough and roll
1t long. Cut in small pieces and make
round as a marble. Put these In tins
one and half inches apart and bake
brown. This amount will make about
half a bushel
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
SEEING the Wheels of the Government Go Round

and newsstand looked pensive and un-
occupied.
You don't seem to be selling many
nickel cigars for 10 cents this even
ing?' said the Rambler.
Man, the ladies may have adopted
many manly traits and notions. but
they have not yet as a class become
heavy smokers. l have some sensa-
tional newspapers on my stand which
publish Sunday articles about how wo-
men have become enslaved to the Gig
arctic and TO Lady Nicotine and all
that. but IL depended on their trade
/ would be as hard up as those gentle
men who sit around this hotel office
every evening and discuss million-doi-
lar deals. With this house full or fair
guests my trade is confined to the
sale of United States postage stamps
and one-cent stamps, at that. You
perhaps know that the profit on the
sale of postage stamps Is not large.
1.-The ladies-God bless 'em-do not
even buy from me the post cards or
which they put the stamps. These ex
cursionists get loaded up with WASH
ington post cards. on the trains coming
into Washington. When they reaci
here they have nothing to do blu
write on these cards i wish you wer'
here address bunch of them, blu,
the stamps from me, and incidentally
get all my small change
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Turkish Sweet.

A CONNECTION known to every visitor
in the land Of the crescent and doubt
less tasted by the victorious Balkan
soldiers, Is diamonds of citron. Pare
and chop a large fresh citron and boil
1t until it is tender. Drain the water
and add lemon juice and lime juice
to cover. Keep the citron covered for
three days and then drain and add
pint of boiling syrup Of sugar and
water and stir until Ii forms thick
green paste Add quarter of a cup
of rosewater and boil until it hardens
when dropped into ice water to test II.
Quickly take from the fire and pour
into oiled dishes about an inch thick.
Cut into small pieces when 1t is cold.
Dip in powdered sugar and the confec-
ton il done. Although this Is not
easy to make, a person familiar with
candy making ought to be able to
get very good results from this rule
and to approach II not actually equal
the veritabIe Turkish product.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

IIOU NE

few drops OF oil OF lavender scat
tered through a bookcase is said TO
preserve the books from mold In damp
weather.
To prevent the contents OF kettle
boiling over on the stove, wipe the In
side of the kettle around the top with
butter.
In making a cocoanut pie or custard,
soak the cocoanut In the milk for
few minutes before adding the other
ingredients.
AS soon as tongue is boiled tender
II should have cold water run over 1t
for a minute; then the skin will slip
off easily.
When furniture does not actually
need polishing it is good idea To wipe
off thoroughly with a cloth dipped in
linseed oil.
There comes an iron stand provided
with a clamp. If this is fastened Sc
curely to the ironing board or table
there will be less danger OF the iron
slipping off on the floor
Whitefish may be had good almost
throughout the year, but they are In
their prime early in the year. The
whitefish Is light and delicate. and In
choosing il you must examine whether
the fms and flesh be firm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Rolls of the immortal Orators Are Still UncIouded

no the boys still speak pieces
~ Friday afternoons in school? DO
they still shatter the atmosphere with
such diabolical oratorical dynamics as
are created when the schoolboy mind
grasps the full power of Somebody
to the Gladiators?" Do they still re-
cite "Abou Ben Adhem?" Is Ihe
Helmet of Navarro" still held up as
the ariflamme OF host of mailed bat
tle-aye artists upon the pleasant lands
OF France? Is Webster's reply dead!
Are the rolls of the immortal orators
of a silk-hat generation clouded over
with the dust OF an unappreciative
schoolboy generation? Or do they
declaim-as we used to-while that
grandest of teachers, Charles Bedford
Young looked or?
Because IL they do-here's a piece
from a real orator. 1t fell from the
lips of one OF the most interesting
men In congress. Judge Adamson of
Georgia. He Is the man who Is said
to have dressed in whirlwind and
never 10 have rearranged his toilet
but the typhoon interfered not whit
With his wit or speech. Just imagine
you are schoolboy, the prize speaker
OF that Friday afternoon class in ora
tory. the punch and ginger, couldn't
you tear the air IL you had this? Try
II.
IF maledictions mean hatred the
fierce denunciations of the dual and
clamorous minority In this house
would destroy every patriot here an6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Tables Were Turned for U. S. Senator Luke LIE;

a senator-after you get to Washing
ton"
Mr.. Webb was profuse in his
thanks. Indeed his thanks partook OF
the nature OF an apology.
"You would not apologize to me II
you only knew waht delight you nave
given me-" responded the younger
mac. Then he told his new colleague
how during all the years of his school
life he had lived in dread OF being
sent to the Webb school.
1T is one of the best schools In
the south" he said In explanation,
land the professor has the reputation
of being the finest disciplinarian In
the country for boys. When | was
youngster | was not looking especially
for discipline, but my father had diI'
ferent views, and many times was on
the verge of sending me to Professor
Webb to be Strengthened out Thls
fate was the dread of my life.
And that" he added. lis the rea
son why | felt SO delighted TO aid him
with a bit of advice about his initla
| ton into the senate. When 1t really
came TO the point of his sending FOL
me and asking me TO instruct him
knew that at last had reached th'
period of life where l need not longe
stand in fear of being sent to PROBES
sor Webb for discipline. / had tn
best of him. and l felt really meanl,
triumphant"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
P0PC0RN'S MANY USES
DELIcACY NOT USUALLY APPRE-
GATED BY HOUSEWIFE.
Properly Prepared, II Makes an Ideal
Breakfast Cereal-Better Than
Usual Croutons Added TO the
Dinner Soup.

Try popcorn some morning instead
of the ordinary breakfast cereal. The
chances are you will like 1t. The corr
should be popped the night before and
left in the oven or some other warm.
dry place until morning Before serv.
ing. set the food grinder at the notch
where 1t grinds its coarsest and run
the popcorn through. Place in warm
oven until the chopped popcorn Is
heated. Then serve with sugar and
cream, like any other breakfast food.
Try adding half a dozen fluffy white
kernels of popcorn to each portion Of
soup served. These are a pretty sub
stitute for the usual croutons, and, es-
pecially in tomato or pea soup, the
color effect is attractive. Where the
soup is served at table a small dish
OF perfect kernels of popcorn can be
served with each portion Of soup.
They float lightly on the surface and
are pretty novelty. For the nur'
sery table this is feature sure to be
hailed with delight
Try "kornettes" as novel form oil
wafer to serve with afternoon tea. Lit
the cookies are made from one cup OF
chopped popcorn, Tablespoonful Of
softened butter, white of one egg, one
third Of cup of sugar. and little
salt Flavor with half teasponful o.
vanilla. The butter Is first added t
the chopped popcorn, then the egg II
stiffly beaten and added, then the
sugar and other ingredients. Beat al
together thoroughly and drop from til
of teaspoon On to a buttered baking
sheet. Spread with knife dipped IL
cold water and bake in a slow oven un
til a delicate brown.
Where a coal range is not available
there are several ways Of attempting
to do corn-popping over gas stove
but the process is never as satisfac
tory as when done over a bed OF liv
Goals. An iron stove lid placed owe
burner Of gas range and allowed t
become red hot will give sufficien
heat to make the kernels burst int
bloom, provided one has a little pa
thence. Where gas Is used In In
kitchen the furnace fire offers a spler
did place for the popping OF corr
With the large area Of Goals, the wor
can be done quickly and well.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
USE STRAWBERRY AS FLAVOR
How This Most Popular 81 All Summer
Fruits May Be Put to the
Best Use.

Old Fashioned Strawberry Short
cake-Put four cups sifted -four into a
mixing bowl. add half teaspoonful OF
salt and mix well. Chop in three large
tablespoons butter. Dissolve one level
teaspoon soda in little hot water and
add with a well beaten egg to one
large cup sour cream or rich sour
milk and one tablespoon sugar. Mix
we'll together with a spatula or hex-
IDLE knife. but do not handle more than
is necessary. Roll lightly and quickly
into two thin sheets Bake In well
creased tin. Lay one sheet brushed
with butter When done separate
them and cover the lower half with
thick layer OF crushed and sugared
strawberries. Place the second short
cake on top OF berries. cover with
whole berries, dust with powdered
sugar and serve with thick cream
Sweet milk and baking powder can
be used instead of sour milk and soda
Strawberry Charlotte Russo Cake
Whip one pint cream until the print
of the whip Is discernible Then add
enough bar sugar to sweeten. whip In
the whites of two eggs and favor with
strawberry Spread this on layers OF
sponge or any nice cake and over the
whole tumble a box OF hulled straw
berries. Pour over this the pint Of
| whipped cream and serve from large
platter
Strawberry Foam-Mash one cup
hulled berries and pass through a
sieve. Beat one cup cream until stin
and the whites of two eggs until dry.
Gradually beat into them half a cup
powdered sugar and continue beating
until very stiff Then fold in the
cream and strawberry juice; set on
ice to chill and serve very cold in thin
glasses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
FURNISHINGS OF WHITE
IDEAL BEDROOM MUST HAVE NO
TOUCH OF COLOR.
Not at All Hard to Acquire, and n
Must Be Acknowledged That the
Effect Is Infinitely
Pleasing.

All-white bedrooms are craze
among young girls. Fortunately they
are easily acquired provided one has
a room. some fresh calcimine for the
walls and ceiling, and a sufiiciency or
white paint with which 20 enamel the
floor and the furniture. II the rOoR
has already been papered. every shred
OF the decoration must be scraped on
and the walls clearly washed before
the calcimining is applied, as other
wise their surface, when dried, will
not be of virgin Wilderness. The idea
of an ail-white floor may at first seem
an absurdity, but it will keep clean as
long az a dark surface If white rag
rugs are placed before each window,
door and piece OF important furniture,
and, as every housekeeper knows. to
wash small rug is an easy matter.
Having given each piece of furnl-
ture q double coat of white enamel
paint, make the counterpart, the val
ance and the hollow pillow roll of the
bed of muslin embroidery, using the
! all-over for the spread and the roll
cover and the half-yard deep flouncine
for the valance and the long ends OF
the pillow holder. The top of the dress
ing table. if of glass, should fit over ar
equal-sized mat CT all-over muslin EN-
broidery, but if the table is wholly o.
wood. It's spread should be Of the all
over banded with st. Gall galloon anC
finished at each end with ten-inch edg
ing. When this table has the regula
ton three-leaf mirror, It's ends onl.
need be lined with white cambrl
yelled with allover, but If there Is
single-leaf, detached mirror. it mus
be hung against dorsal Of cambria
lined lingerie, edged at top and side
with ST. Gall. If possible. keep tn
chiffonier in the clothes press, as a
best it is an ugly piece of furniture
but IL it must be given bedroom space
cover its top with scarf matchin
that on the toilet table, and veil 1t
sides and front with curtains Of S
Gall suspended from slender whit
rods screwed against the tops edges
I and be resigned to the nuisance {
pushing the draperies aside wheneve
I it is necessary to open drawer.
: Drape the windows from top edge
/, stills with slightly gathered widths {
, the all-over finished at both ends wit
eight-inch edging and use similar mi
Q terials for the shades of the lamp an
/ sconces which are cheap in whit
d china.
h Nothing in picture and photograr
g frames Is daintier than those in a.
n white muslin embroidery basted ov'
n strips of heavy white cardboard ar
r easily taken off and washed whe
+ dust-soiled.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
caotaI Wayside Siqns Are Fast Disappearing

n NE OF the changes that mas come
" over the roads around Washihs-
ton is the decline in the number Oh
wayside signs-the advertisements Oh
tobacco. clothing. lumber. etc. which
II was once the custom to tack Oh
fences and trees. Once upon tiihe
roadside trees were tagged with TN
signs announcing that 1t was ten
miles to John Does store, the best
Mace TO buy hats. caps, shoes. shawis,
oyeralls. lumber. lime and hardware.
Coming into the city mile farther on
YOU would see tile same character oil
sign announcing that il was now nine
miles to John Does store. or course
lIohn Does store was not the only
tore advertised by these mile signs on
the trees and fences. Many other
stores were thus advertised, and then
a great deal of general Advertising
that lis. OF non-local establishments
occupied the trees and fences. ane
urged investment In many kinds OF pa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
AppIe Frltters-

Pare apples and cut in thin slices;
nut them in a bowl with a glass or
brandy, some white wine, quarter
pound pounded sugar. a little CHINA
mon (finely powdered) and the rind
of a lemon tgrated). Let stand some
time, turning over frequently. Beat
two eggs very light, add one-quarter
pound -four, one tablespoon melted
butter and as much cold water as will
make a thin batter. Dip the apples
on a sieve. mix them with the batter
and take one slice with spoon OF
butter to each fritter. Fry them
quickly to a light brown, drain we'll
put in a dish, sprinkle sugar over
each and glaze them nicely.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
TASTY Dish Made With Lamb.

Press lamb as you do corned beef.
When cold slice in thick slices. dip in
egg. then cover and fry in deep fat
Serve with or without tomato sauce.
Lamb stock combined with tomato
makes delicious soup. Minced lamb
IN toast is nice for breakfast. Lamb
ME or stew Is nice. When making a
meat pie have the filling cold as pos
sible and bake at least half an hour.
II crust is thick bake longer than
that.
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Mix thoroughly with two quarts or
water three ounces of salt, one ounce
of alum, one ounce of chloride of zinc
Let II stand over night in covered
vessel. In the morning pour II care
fully into another dish. leaving all
sediment behind. TIC use. dilute this
with two quarts OF water. then sprin-
kie il over the edges or the carpet
and to the distance OF foot from the
wall. This will not injure the carpet.
and is said to be a sure remedy for
TIE pests.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Burnt SUGAR Cake.

This Is a nice ice cream cake, as
the delicate caramel flavor goes we'll
with most any kind of cream. Take
half a cup of butter, one and a half
cups of sugar, one cup water, four
tablespoonfuls caramel. two teaspoon
fuls baking powder, two and half
cups of flour, one teaspoonful vanilla,
and beaten whites of two eggs. Bake
in a loaf and ice with boiled nut icing
made of one cup sugar. one cup milk
teaspoonful butter. and two teaspoon
fuls caramel TO flavor; add half cvI
chopped nuts and raisins.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Flower for Color Scheme.

II is a very pretty fancy TO take a
flower as a color scheme without ma
king any tangible use OF the flower.
and an example of the idea is given by
an afternoon frock made OF that
graceful fabric, corduroy crepe, the
tint of which is precisely that of red
brown nasturtium. except the sleeves
which are as green as the rich verdurs
OF the foliage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Amber Articles.

Amber is at the top notch OF popu-
iarity This Is significant, in view of
the fact that champagne is the popu-
lar spring color in Paris for gowns.
suits, ETC., and that tan Is so well
thought OF in this country.
In point Of fact, however, amber has
been slowly, but surely. winning pub
lie favor for year or more. Starting
with a mere spark, this favor gradu.
ally increased to flame, then became
blaze and now bids fair to finally
amount to a positive conflagration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Scorched Linen.

Il. when ironing a shirtwaist or
other white garment, q place should
become scorched, II is unnecessary to
launder the whole garment. accord
ing TO Woman's Home Companion.
Lay the scorched portion over a deep
saucer or cup, and with a teaspoon
prese the cloth down TO the bottom Of
the cish while you pour in some boil
ing water. In few minutes lift from
the water, wiring in a cloth. and let
dry sufficiently TO press. after which
you can not tell where the garment
was scorched
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

WI ASHINGTON.-Sena Luke Lea
w OF Tennessee is congratulating
himself upon having turned the Ia
bles on his colleague. Senator William
r. Webb When Mr.. Webb found
himself suddenly lifted from the presi-
dency of disciplining school for boys
TO a seat in the greatest legislative
body in the world he sent for Mr..
Lea, who. while still young man, al
ready is veteran in legislation. he
wanted advice from the man of Wash
ington experience as to how he should
conduct himself upon his first appear
ance in the senate.
Mr., Lea complied most willingly
telling the professor-senator that he
should wear a Prince Albert coat
fasten his necktie down in the back
allow himself to be escorted to the pre-
siding officers desk by his colleague
and how. then, he must shake hands
with the president pro tempore.
That" said Mr.. Lea by way or ma
remark. lis the formula for becomin,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

of the bed-quilt or wallpaper. II Is
Of quite a simple shape, and is bound
throughout at the edges with narrow
ribbon. Ribbon strings are sewn on
at the top, by which 1t may be easily
tied round the bed rail IN the manner
shown. and on the front OF the pocket
the simple design illustrated can be
worked in colored silks.
In diagram A, at the top OF the
sketch, the head rails Of the bed may
be seen, the tx" indicating the place
at which the pocket should be at
tached. and diagram clearly shows
the points at which the ribbon strings
should be sewn on, and when 1t be
comes necessary to wash the pocket
these strings can be removed in 9
moment and replaced afterwards.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
KEEPS THE TIES IN SHAPE
Little Holder, the Work Of Only Few
Minutes, Will Be Found
Most Useful.

This little novelty is intended for
hanging from one of the pegs In a
wardrobe or cupboard, and can be
made in a few moments. II merely
consists of square piece Of stin
cardboard, covered on both sides with
pale blue art liner, and edged with
cord, and 1t is provided at the top
with loop of some of the same cord.
by which it may be suspended from
the peg.
Across the upper part, a band oil
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04

tent medicines, chewing and smoking
tobacco and red liquors.
1t used 10 be quite business. the
tacking up of these signs. Men and
wagons travelled up and down the
country roads carrying on this WORK.
They not only tackled up signs for one
business concern, but would carry
side lines" as II were. or wagon
load OF tin signs advertising other
though not competing, wares Inis
work is going on today. but In much
smaller way.
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the ties may be slipped in the manner
illustrated, and in this position, they
will not become creased or out OF
shape, thing which so often happens
when loosely placed together In a
drawer.
Any particular tie may be seen and
selected at glance, and pulled from
the band without disturbing the 9TH
ers. The sketch SO clearly shows the
nature of this useful little article,
that further description Is unneces'
Sary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
Utility Nest of BAGS.

A clever novelty is the nest Of six
utility bags, graduated in size and de-
signed for the transportation of vari-
Gus toilet articles. The bags are made
up in most attractive shape, made OF
high-class quality of rubberized satin
appropriately decorated, and are car
ried out in different color schemes. A
set of these bags will prove great
convenience To the tourist and may
be used separately or collectively. al
occasion demands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-04
For a Bathing Cap.

l always keep my bathing cap In
good condition for the following sum-
mer by sprinkling lot of toilet pow
der all over 1t, inside and out. This
will prevent 1t from sticking together
and rotting before the summer comes
again.-Chicago Tribune.