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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Duck on the Window, Sill Known to MANY People

This is the history Of the duck in
the window:
My father. Dr. Clymer, surgeon.
U. 5. N. on his return from the Asiat-
ic coast brought with him some very
beautifully colored ducks, which he
purchased in Ceylon
On the trip over. whether from
change in climate or difference In
food or exposure aboard ship, all died
but one drake. and he arrived in
II street in good health. He lived
with us happily and contented for two
years. occupying the back yard, where
he had large pond filled by a natural
spring
When Alexander r. Shepherd put
in the deep street sewers our pond ran
dry. and our drake then became sad
and pitifully melancholy. and one day
we found him dead.
We called in a taxidermist had
him treated, and placed him In the
front window. always looking toward
MS native home. And when he faded
out OF existence We placed another
therein memoriam. He or his rep
resentative has been in the front of
1917 IL street for Al years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
POINTERS ABOUT THE HAIR
Cleanliness Is Most Important Factor
In Keeping Scalp and Hair in
Healthy Condition.

Some doctors say 1t is nerves that
are killing American women's hair SO
that they have to purchase an extra
supply. To a certain extent the
nerves are greatly responsible for
many disturbances of the whole sys-
tenn. Sudden emotions create sudden
shocks which naturally strike the
weakest part of the body. l am of
the firm belief, however, that a great
deal of hair is destroyed by dust Or
binary dust that Sits into every pore
of the skin and settles all through the
hair as woman walks along the
streets is bad enough, but it isn't a
circumstance to the dust that she gets
in short motor run unless her head
is covered with a veil.
1t is always advisable to shake the
hair we'll after long auto run. II
possible, brush and lift the hair by
tossing it about out in the open air.
If this treatment is followed by a Wig
orous brushing it will do the hair
world Of good.
Use a soft brush and brush at the
edges of the hair we'll. This removes
the dust, which Is more or less grit
ty, from killing off all the new hairs
that are growing along the edges and
prevents the old ones from breaking
and making scolding locks. And 1t
helps to preserve the hair line When
this is broken and in bad shape the
contour of the face is spoiled All
artists claim that a woman's hair Is
the frame of her face-the picture
and whether the hair is worn plain or
dressed deliberately the entire effect
is spoiled If the hair line is broken
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
What Middle Statue of Buddha Said to Teacher

THREE Chinese students entered the
! Y VI. G. A. Educational institute
not long ago 10 study. among other
things, English, American history and
geography. They are young men in
whom the Chinese government is TAX
ing an interest. II having sent them
here 10 acquire the English language
in the shortest possible time. They
haven't been here ver,' long. but
they're strong on English already. as
will appear from this exclusive story,
told by Myron Jermain Jones, director
of education of the Y. NJ c. A.
DIR. Jones took the education OF the
three boys as a personal matter. He
gave them all the time possible. and
mingled his plain language teaching
with several highly polished courses
In ethics. philosophy. phiiology. apollo
getics. etc. He dipped into the Gospel
OF st. Mark for some o, the great
social teachings there. and gave the
three Chinese students a lecture that
they would scarcely be able 10 get
anywhere else inl q months Journey.
DE-. Jones concluded his remarks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
He Found Out What the Yellow Flag Was For

1T IS notorious that street railway
l companies in Washington, as in 9TH
er cites. have a good deal to trouble
with rail joints and with the street
paving along the rails. The pound
ing wheels and the vibration of the
track seem able to break down or
break up almost any kind of pave
ment which the railroads lay. TIE
result Is that repairs are made fire.
quently necessary
For several weeks repairs have been
making TO the tracks of the Mount
pleasant cars along Connecticut ave-
nue.. Yellow clay has been piled high
up on both sides of the track Strong
men have been working there with
crowbars, sledges. picks and other
tools. At the ends and along the
sides of the repair work has been
quite a procession of flags, mainly
red to warn of danger but some of
them green to indicate safety and
marking where teams or machines
might pass
AT each end of the construction
work by day fiutters in more or less
harmony with the red and green flags
a yellow flag, and at night lanterns
with yellow globes let their light
shine there. The question was put
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES day that
w goddess OF liberty on top of the
capitol is going to fall down and hurt
someone. l know. because l was up
In it,"
Thus spoke Rodman Law. who calls
himself the human fly" while he was
reclining on a bed in a downtown ho-
tel waiting for a telegraphed remit.
lance from New York, which was
necessary after the way some friends
OF his had disappeared with his cash
while he was climbing up the god
de.ss' insides
All that bracing material on the
interior of the statue is made of cast
iron," continued the fly" 1T was
put up there before anyone used steel
construction. | suppose. and scraped
up handfuls of dust. | went all over
the inside and I'll bet that if some
thing isn't done about it there will
be an accident some day"
The human fly" took the impend-
Ing danger to the goddess about as
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Old-Fashioned Cake.

Into dish put one cupful of sugar
and one and one-half cupfuls of flour
sifted with one rounding teaspoonful
of baking powder. Into a measuring
cup put the whites of two eggs, ad.
butter till the cup Is half full and then
fill It full of sweet milk. Beat five
minutes and bake in a loaf tin In a
moderate oven. Frost it with white
icing sprinkled over with some of the
red and blue sugar our grandmothers
used on the Christmas cakes of old
fashioned days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

terror. But II one is willing TO nav q
ialr price. either the white serge frock
or the white serge suit may be salts
iactorily obtained in the shops.
&ne white serge suit or frock NAV
De made up on severely tailored lines
OF In dressier semi-tailored fashion.
trimmings of lace appearing in the
shape OF collar or sleeve frills. A chic
iit1ie suit of white serge seen recent
~ mad no trimming and depended en-.
.ireiy upon its lines for style. The
Jaunty coat was fastened at the front
with a simple button above the waist
line. The front slanted at sharp
angle toward the back. There were
long narrow revers and turnback cuffs
OF the material. The skirt front was
FASTENED at the lapped-over part at
the bottom with three buttons.
A supply Of big one-piece frocks OF
thin cottons or linens should be in
Guided in every seashore outfit. and
sucn frocks are TO be had at surpris-
mgly low prices, If one buys them
ready made. Or they may be made
up at even smaller expense by the
amateur seamstress, with the aid OF
good pattern.
There are many charming little eve
ming frocks of marquisette in evil
dence this season, and the white ones
hand-embroidered or lace trimmed,
make excellent substitutes for lingerie
frocks of linens and batiste and do
not crumple so easily.
Charmeuse, crepes and similar silk
en- Weaves make exceedingly useful
afternoon frocks for seashore wear
and foulards are the most serviceable
OF all. The white frocks in these fab
RIGS are tremendously popular, par.
tlcularly the one-piece simple style,
which is suitable for the most in
formal afternoon wear, yet dressy
enough for a hotel or casino dinner
or evening toilette
MARY DEAN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
SHADES FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT
Pretty Paper Affairs Can Easily Be
Made-Fiower Patterns Much
in Favor.

Green cartilage paper should be cut
into a circular shape with a small cir
Gle cut from the center and a section
cut from the side, so that when the
ends are joined il will make the shade
conical-skaped. Next, before joining
the pieces. draw a pattern upon the
edge, cutting it out with sharp knife
practically making a stencil pattern.
This is venetian paper work, and IL
one is provided with a very sharp
knife. manicure scissors and a small
stiletto the work can be quickly done,
The idea is TO have the design per-
fectly smooth. Back this with a me-
dunn thin red paper. using a thin
paste to join them together. Photo
graph paste is excellent for this pur-
pose, and a roller is helpful in smooth
ing the papers.
Do not bend the paper to form the
cube shape until the paste is dry. Roll
it gently TO prevent it from breaking.
Join the edges and trim the lower and
upper edge. If there is no brass globe
support upon the electric light bulb il
will be necessary to make a wire tri-
angle across the top of the shade. Re-
move the bulb, place the shade ever it,
replace the bulb in the socket and the
shade is secure. For patterns there
are flower patterns and the conven-
tional stencils.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

to many fellow-travelers: What does
the yellow flag mean?" Day after day
the answer was: Give it up You
got me now" or 1T stands for small
pox.'
Those yellow flags were getting on
the scribe's nerves, and on one of
the few pleasant days in early April
he got on car determined to pay an
extra fare to find out the significance
of those strange flags. He walked
over to a stalwart colored laborer,
who was cracking concrete in the
excavation, and asked him: What
does that yellow flag mean?"
The man looked amused. There
was pity in his eyes and his voice as
he replied:
Boss, dat am de sign TO de kyars
to go SLOW"
Simply crushed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
SLEEPING SCREEN is HANDY
is an Excellent Substitute for the
Stand When Space Will Not
Permit the Latter.

A small bedroom stand on which
matches. candlesticks and ones watch
are within ready reach during the
night. must sometimes be omitted
from the tiny apartment house bed
room, already filled, by bed dresser
and the necessary chairs. An excel.
lent substitute for the convenient
stand is small cretonne covered
screen, provided with pockets in
which necessary articles may be
tucked away. Such a screen may be
made from a small clothes horse.
such as is sometimes used in the
nursery; or, If there is direct
draught on the bed from a window
the screen may be a trifle higher
just high enough TO protect the head
of the sleeper without keeping out the
air
Cover the screen with cretonne
matching the hangings OF the bed
room, first treating the wood TO a coat
OF white enamel. The pockets are
attached to the inner side and in them
may be tucked ones bedroom slip
pers, small electric fiashlight, a box
of safety matches. handkerchief or
other things that may be needed dur
ing the night. such as sleeping DOW
ders, a package OF crackers for the
victim or insomnia or the tLermos bot.
lie holding a baby's milk. One woman
who owns such screen slips her purse
and her transformations" into a
pocket the last thing before retiring.
SO that these Indispensable belongings
may be ready TO hand in case OF fire
In the night"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Two weeks ago attention was called
to duck on the second story win
dow sill of a fine old house on II
street. Attention was called is not
a happy phrase. because nearly every
body who passes along that part Of
III street knows the duck
In the previous story 1t was said
that: "P erhaps the family living in
the house will be able to explain ii.
and perhaps not. but the writer did
not care TO pursue the inquiry further
than TO make the necessary observa-
ton and notation
The story OF the duck is we'll told
In the following letter. which was re-
ceived few days ago:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Says Goddess Of Liberty Will Fall Some Day

seriously as he took the fact that his
friends who accompanied him to the
top OF the capitol had disappeared
with his cash.
Any old time he wants to go back
and sit on Liberty's head he is going
TO do 1t, but he is going to make sure
that his friends can be trusted with
a human fly" pocketbook before he
gets up in the air between earth and
sky, with no one but a press agent to
keep the secret.
The fly went to the capitol In the
afternoon with his false friends. He
climbed up column on top of the
dome. using a piece of steeple jacks
rope to aid him in his efforts. Pre-
yiously he had handed his pocketbook
and valuables to his false friends who
accompanied him. When he descend
ed they had gone.
Il went all around the inside and
saw the rust. II was very dark, and
used up a box OF matches In there.
Then l crawled up on the base of the
statue. A cop yelled to me to come
down.
When l slid down the cop pinched
me"
A rap on the door interrupted this
story. A bellboy handed in a tele-
gram. 1t was money from New York.
replacing that which the false friends
had taken with them so hurriedly
We'll. | guess l can have breakfast
now So long"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
SMART LINEN FROCkS
INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE
SUMMER EQUIPMENT.
Outing Season is at Hand and Outfits
Are Being Carefully Planned
White Serge Is Very
Popular.

The seashore season is at hand. and
outfits for the beach resorts are be-
Ing carefully planned, unless they are
ready and waiting for USE What one
needs depends, of course, upon the
character of the resort chosen. A
fashionable hotel means one thing;
cottage life at a popular resort means
another, and informal shore life Is
still another proposition But the or.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Cod Eu Fromaoe

Mix one cupful of cold boiled maca-
roni, broken into short pieces, and one
cupful of cold boiled Goldfish and put
into buttered baking dish. Take
piece of butter half the size of an egg
and lay it on in bits, with a pinch
of salt and a dash of pepper. Moisten
with about a half cupful of milk.
cover with fine bread crumbs and
sprinkle three tablespoonfuls of grated
cheese on top. Bake until brown.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
(WE coTcHA STEVE J

The boys did not stir a muscle. and
DR.. Jones was totally at 4 loss to tell
whether his efforts had made an i'm
preston upon those mute and immoy
able orientals.
Have l made myself plain?" he
asked
Three heads nodded.
/ should be glad to go over the
ground again" he said. If you are not
quite sure you got what was saying"
And then the middle statue OF Budd-
ha spoke:
We gotcha. Steve" he said.
Which Is certainly making progress
In English.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
TO Make a Hall bedroom Pretty

To make the most of a hall bed
room, have cabinet washstand, and a
folding bed which, when closed, makes
a suitable table. A small covered box,
If softly padded, will make a good
window seat, in addition to being a
convenient article for holding shirt
waists. A folding chair may be kept
under the bed, to be brought forth as
needed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Calves Liver DumpIinn-

One pounds minced liver. one-half
pound goose grease. yolks OF eight
eggs. four ounces soaked bread, salt.
pepper. nutmeg. parsley. small fine
onion and mushrooms. whites OF four
eggs beaten sti1. Bake In pan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Oried-Up Cheese

A good way to use up cheese that
has become dry is TO crate it, AID a.
piece of butter, and cream if you have
it; TO moisten il stir with a fork un.
til it becomes creamy and you will
have something delicious. II you do
not have cream, milk will do.-Chris.
tian Science Monitor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
CoIored Rarreffes and pins

Various styles OF rhinestone orna
mented barrettes, hair ornaments. and
bar pins, instead of being In tor.
toise or amber are made of light
transparent colored composition n
tones OF blue. amethyst. green, etc
The effect Is beautiful.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
Cream Tea Biscuits.

Sift one quart of flour with two tea.
spoonfuls of baking powder and one
teaspoonful OF salt Mix TO a soft
dough with sweet cream, roll thin. cut
into tiny biscuits and bake in a quick
oven.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Most women are making up the
summary negligee now before hot
weather really sets in. This captivat-
Ing hammock gown is OF pale lilac
batiste with a short wasted bodice OF
allover embroidery. A sash OF lilac
ribbon runs through a beading just
below the bust line.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
HAPPENINGS
INDIANA L

Rochester-As the result OF In
Juries sustained when he was caught
and crushed between the bumpers or
two freight cars near the Erie sta
ton, Dan Moran OF Huntington, a
brakeman. died at Woodlawn hospital
an hour and a half later He was con-
scious TO the end. Moran dropped 10
the rails after being crushed. and
would have been run over had not
NJ A. Newell OF Athens. another brake
man, dragged him out. Newell barely
escaped being caught. Moran's body
was crushed almost TO a pulp about
the waist. The engineer. William III.
Willets OF Huntington. was eating
lunch at restaurant, and the fireman,
John Madden OF Huntington, was
doing the switching. Moran's mother
and two sisters came from Huntington
on the first train. The accident was
caused by misunderstanding Of sig
mails.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

The old-fashioned, natural pongee
should be ironed rough dry or while
still slightly damp. Sprinkling is very
apt to spot it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Glassware that has been washed in
warm, soapy, blue water and dried in
warm sawdust will have all appear
ance Of the real article.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

For vinegar, save all Feelings from
fruit; boil in enough water to cover,
strain and set aside unsealed to fer
ment. Rinse out all emptied jars and
pour the rinsing into the vinegar jug.
The vinegar will be fine amber color,
sharp and pure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

If moths have attacked a carpet
work powdered borax into the carpet
wherever there is a sign Of the in
sects, and scatter thunder the furni-
ture
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

When washing cream wool or cot
ton goods, instead of using bluing,
try putting the water in which a few
onion skins have been boiled in the
last rinsing water. This is much
brighter and cleaner than the cream
color made by coffee, often used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

A towel rack with the three arms
placed on the inside of the closet or
wardrobe will be found handy to place
the neckties on. They can be easily
selected without hunting through the
box. A board about twelve inches
long, into which brass hooks have
been screwed, can be hung on the door
and used for belts or strings of beads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20
|2RAllARouND
a)s|RDsfIOUSE.

Fish may be scaled much easier by
dipping them for moment in boiling
water.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Linton.-B. A. Mcdaniel, forty
two years old, was fatally hurt,
er and wealthy farmer, whose ar
killed and two girls and one boy were
badly hurt when an auto driven by
Mcdaniel collided with buggy in
which the young people were riding.
Both auto and buggy went into the
ditch and the men in the former were
crushed under the car. Goldie Carr.
eighteen years old; Mary Harris and
Claudio Smith, each nineteen years
old, will recover Eugene Brewer, the
fourth occupant of the buggy, was I'M
hurt. The cause of the accident is not
clear, but it is thought the men were
half asleep and did not see the buggy
until too late to avoid the collision.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Wash and dry tiannels as quickly as
possible if you wish to keep them soft
and white. Faded blue hair ribbons
may be freshened by allowing them to
stand in strong blue water a few min
utes after being washed and ironed
with warm iron.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Logansport.-The Progressive par
ty, in convention, nominated a
full city ticket. Joseph E. Crane. an
architect and prominent business man.
was named for mayor; George A Gus
ter for attorney, o. NJ. Cooper for
treasurer John Applegate for city
clerk, and Frank Justice and z. b.
McAllihiter for councilmen-at-large
The resolutions declare against gamb-
ling, against filling in and other en-
croachments upon streams. against
circulation Of petitions by contractors
for street paving materials and for a
board of forestry to conserve the trees
OF the city. the members to serve
without pay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Gary. A man, fifty years old.
believed 10 be Thomas Kehoe OF
Cleveland. Ohio, was killed on the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks here.
Michael Mayler. forty-flve years old.
OF Chesterton. is dead OF burns re-
ceived while at work in the Gary Steel
plant
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Bloomington am guilty. Judge.
| shot him after he had shot
at me. Send me to prison for life, but
don't send me back to jail here" were
the words uttered in the circuit court
room here by Will Williams, the Lou
isville negro who killed w. II. Field
er, sub-contractor of the Bloomington
Southern railroad. The negro was
told by the court that he would have
to stand trial, even if he had made his
plea. The man has no funds to EN-
ploy lawyer, and the court will ap-
point one to represent him. He was
much frightened at being brought
back here, and begged to be taken
away again.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Muncie.-Hard or hearing. John
Simpson. seventy-two. farmer. drove
upon the track in front OF a fast Lake
Erie & Western passenger train and
was instantly killed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

South Bend Col. Joseph Turner
feventy-seven years old, one OF
the best known members OF the G..
A. r. in Indiana. was almost instantly
killed here while cranking his auto
mobile. He had choked his engine
and had carelessly forgotten TO re-
move bis clutch. The machine start.
ed, pushing him against an iron post
and crushing him 10 death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-06-20

Observation-Disclosures contractors
submitted bids for the cree
ton OF the new Martinsyille High
school building. The bids for the gen.
eral contract ranged from s54,SOO to
$64,S47, not including the plumbing,
lighting and heating. Plumbing bids
were from $3.50 to s3,S5S Heating
bids were from sS,605 to 6,917. The
plans and specifications call for n
building of brick and stone, with large
assembly rooms. stage for class plays
and entertainments, swimming pool
and gymnasium. Architect Gaddis or
Vincennes estimated the cost at $780,
600, and the increase in bids was not
favored by the school board. and all
were rejected.