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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
BiRb SaACI UARY IN ORCHARD
Farmers and Fruit Growers Urged 20
Plant Trees 20 Provide Nesting
Places for the Robin.

One hundred and seventy-six species
OF insects attack the apple tree, while
apple-producing states spend as high
as $4,000 900 for spraying trees to keep
down the codling moth. Instead of put
ting poison (Which often kills the
birds). on your trees, why not encour-
age these tireless little workers to
come and rid your fruit trees of insect
pests? Every orchard should be a
bird sanctuary. What are you doing
20 make a safe refuge of yours? In re-
turn for shelter and protection your
feathered friends will brighten your
ii.tle world with their beautiful plum
age. while working every hour in the
Jay for you. and sing glad songs of
thanksgiving while they work.
The Liberty Bell Bird club of the
Farm Journal says that the destructive
insect invasion is not caused alto
gether by the killing of the birds them
selves who would eat the insects, but
largely because the farmer has cut
down the trees and shrubbery. depriv-
ing his former little neighbors of their
nesting places without providing 9TH
ers. II is urging the farmers and fruit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
DOCTOR KNEW
Had Tried X Himself.

The doctor who has tried Postum
knows that it is an easy, certain. and
pleasant way out OF the coffee habit
and all of the ails following and he
prescribes 1t for his patients as did o
physician of Prospertown, n. j.
One of his patients says:
During the summer lust past ! suf-
fered terribly with a heavy feeling At
the pit of my stomach and dizzy feel
ings in my head and then blindness
would come over my eyes so l would
have 10 sit down. | would get so nerv-
Gus could hardly control my feelings.
Finally spoke 10 our family physi-
clan abou. il and he asked IL / drank
much coffee and mother told him that
I did. He told me to Immediately stop
drinking coffee and drink Postum in
it's place, as he and his family had
used Postum and found il a powerful
rebuilder and delicious food-drink.
Il hesitated for a time, disliking the
idea of having TO give Up my coffee. but
be all the doctor said.
Since drinking Postum In place or
coffee my dizziness, blindness and
nervousness are all gone, my bowels
are regular and am well and strong.
That is a short statement OF what
Postum has done for me-"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road TO Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum-is 3 soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup OF hot water and. with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious bever-
age instantly. SOC and soc tins.
| The cost per cup OF both kinds u
| about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
! sold by Grocers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
EVIL ALWAYS IN IDLENESS
Much Truth in Japanese Proverb,
Which Should Read the Same
In All Languages.

There is an excellent proverb, which
has been handed down to one genera
ton after another OF Japanese. 1t
ought to be in every language. 1t
runs thus: ITO do nothing IL to do
evil" Perhaps it is this which makes
the Jap so busy. 1t is very hard to
catch him doing nothing Even his
social intercourse is filled with things
to do. There is infinite bowling and
scraping and bending double before a
friend is properly greeted or tea is
properly served. But the proverb may
not be compelled to work so far as
the Japanese make IL work in order
to do good 1t is { question whether
the wise OF this country realize as
they might, and as the wise should,
how evil Il is L be idle. 1t is this
which leads the children of the city
into mischief. The house ere so close
together that they have lost the
chores which were once theirs. The
chores are done out on the farms or
by the city. 1t is idleness which Is
the curse Of the rich and of tho poor.
Yet IL is idleness which seems to be
the great desire of the individual OF
our nation. In desiring IL they desire
evil and they do not realize what ii is
they wish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
INDIVIDUALITY IN ONES PEN
Those Who Claim to Read Character
Profess TO See Ability Even In
IlIegibIe Writing.

A newspaper editor. a friend OF
mine. wrote such blind hand that II
was a byword throughout the Office
and a terror t. IL typewriter One
day a joker inflated perfectly his
writing anG signature and took the
scrawl, most II w 'ch was absolutely
meaningless. TO tn editor himself,
asking If he would kindly tell what he
intended to say. The editor was a
trifie annoyed at first and started out
with: II don't see why you fellows
can't read my writing: it's plain
enough. Now, this-well, let me see,"
and he studied over the deceptive
scrap Of paper for a few moments,
finally tossing il away and saying:
THAT is little blind, must admit.
/ did write"
People who profess to read charac-
ter by handwriting seem TO find traits
of unusual ability in samples of the
most illegible writing. so if all wrote
plainly there might be less individual
ity in the world. / am tempted to
say what perhaps | ought not, as it
appears to be a slur upon my own
sex-that. in my opinion, the peculiar
and illegible writing of men is decid-
edly more characteristic than the
meaningless weak and poor writing OF
a great many women. Whether a
judge of handwriting would agree with
me | do not know
Our penmanship is something pc
culiarly our own. Others may write
in much the same way, but never ex-
actly the same. Since handwriting Is
so individual thing. and TO some ex-
tent an index TO our characters, let
us hope that those who are quick to
see what II denotes may always find
some agreeable qualities.-Dorothy
Wayne, in the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Commcnds the JudQc.

AS the Judge OF one of our western
courts was leaving the bench, fter
making a decision in case. the losing
attorney remarked with some heat that
he was hopeless OF getting a square
deal in that cour,. And what did the
judge do-reconvene the court and
mulct the attorney in heavy fine for
the fragrant contempt? He did not.
He came back 4 the attorney In good,
strong Anglo-Saxon and prepared to
thrash him IL the insult was repeated.
Involuntarily VIC are impelled TO say,
Good for the Judge. who thus valves
an easy advantage of judicial power
and as man to man submits his honor
TO the c.ivalric wager of battle,-
Law Notes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
CAR GOES 28.7 MILES
ON GALLON OF GASOLINE
Red Crown Shows RemarkatI Test
Judged by c. A. c. Committee.

Judged by c. A. c. Committee.
Surprising results were obtained
Tuesday in Chicago. when, in dis
lance ties. on the boulevards, a 1915
big six went 2S.7 miles on a gallon OF
Red Crown gasoline. The test was
made to demonstrate the fuel economy
of high test gasoline, by the technical
committee of the Chicago Automobile
Club.
Red Crown gasoline, 5S test. was de-
cided upon by the judges and drivers
as the best gasoline to be used. All
through the trip the clutch was not
slipped, except when traffic congestion
made it necessary. The dash adjust
ment on the carburetor was discon-
nected, and in order that the test be
a fair one, the fan was in operation
throughout the run.
Next came the acceleration test.
With the carburetor adjustment the
same as during the economy run, the
car was driven from standing start TO
thirty miles an hour in IL As seconds.
The flexibility test saw the car run
at four miles an hour. then speeded
up to forty-four.
The test proves that the six is not
an excessive fuel consumer. where the
best gasoline is used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
FEW BENEFITS OF THINNING
Importance Of Thinning as Means of
Producing the Maximum Number
OF First Class Apples.

An experiment made recently by
the Utah station calls attention to
the Importance OF thinning Of first
class apples Eight-year-old Ben Davis
trees. with the fruit thinned to a
maximum distance of four inches apart
gave net increase per tree of $115
as compared with unthinned fruit.
The Jonathans showed a net incease
OF 80 cents per tree. The same iona
than trees thinned in the same man
ner I'm 1912 gave n net increase OF
II cents per tree over unthinned
trees. In practice the cost OF thin
ming appears to be Offset by the re-
duced cost in sorting when the fruit
Is packed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
FILLER FOR CONCRETE-W0RK
Rough Stones Of Almost Any Charac-
ter, Found in Almost Any Section
Of Country Are Favored.
Dy II. II. sIIEPARD)

In any section OF the country where
rough stones of almost any character
can be secured and h. uled as cheaply
as sand and gravel. il will pay to use
them as filters for concrete-work.
A neighbor of ours has built barn
foundation by using rough stones as
filters, with the result of saving fully
one-half the cost of construction.
On our own farm rough flint stones
all the way from the size of walnut
up TO as large as a peck measure are
, to be had with only the trouble OF
picking them up.
These rough stones we are using
in all of our concrete construction. ex-
cept for surfacing. The space they
take up saves sand, gravel and &C.
ment, with a resulting wall or floor
as solid and firm as one. of all finer
material
Using rough stones as filler in solid
concrete construction is similar TO
laying brick or stone in mortar. The
only difference is that forms are
used, and that the stones are all hid
den when the work is finished Sand
and cement are all that is needed, al
though gravel, too. may be used in
the wet mixture.
Make the forms as usual for any
kind of concrete-work, and shovel in
the wet mixture of sand. gravel ana
cement On this soft mixture place
layer of the rough stones of all sizes
and shapes.
They must be clean of soil, so that
the cement mixture will stick to them
Cover the layer of stones with more
of the wet cement mixture, and
spade" the sides to make smooth
surfaces and to settle the mixture
among the rocks
Use a rather slushy concrete, so
that Ii will more easily run among
the rocks for filling vacant spaces and
for firm binding. Continue the proc.
ess layer after layer till the wall is
finished.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
DANCE FROCKS OF TAFFETA
Almost Compulsory That There Should
Be at Least One in Debutantes
Trousseau.

Taffeta will hold it's own for popu-
larity in dance frocks, and no debu-
tante will consider her trousseau COM
plete without one or more of these
charming creations. They usually
have circular skirts, tight-ftting over
waist and hips with godet flares
around the feet.
No matter what the skirt however.
the bodice is wrapped or draped with
chiffon with a CLINT of gold or silver
fabric showing through or used as
decoration.
One designer brought out some won
derful metallic fabrics before the war
interrupted fashion plans, and while
these last they cannot fail to be in
evidence on nearly every gown for
the debutantes or for her older sisters
and cousins and aunts, to say nothing
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
DICTATES OF FASHION

The majority of sleeves are long.
Full circular skirts are limited at.
Some of the new suits have coats
with high necks.
The smartest tunics reach almost to
the skirt edge.
Straight band shapes are among the
new collars.
Fancy filet material are the most
fashionable veilings.
Flounced skirts have their flounces
rounded or pointed and bound with
silk or braid.
In some dresses the tunic and girdle
are of Roman striped cloth and the
rest of plain color.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Short Cut to ButtonhoIes

Busy mothers with many button
holes to work will find a practical time
saver in this shortcut" method.
These buttonholes are both neat and
serviceable.
Take strip of cloth as wide as the
distance desired between the buttons.
Hem each side with the foot .hemmer
or bind with bias binding. Then cut
it crosswise in strips as wide as you
want the box plat to be, cutting
enough strips 10 make the plat the de-
sired length. Place the bound edges
close together and bind the raw edges
with a bias strip TO form the plat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
HOW TO GROW H0RSERADlSH
Crop Is Cut in Fall, Small Roots Re-
moved and Arranged Into Sets
Four TO Six inches Long.

Horseradish is commonly grown
from sets. and not from seed. Some
claim they have best success growing
IL as second crop after the early
cabbage. beets, etc. The crop L. dug
in the fall. the small roots removed
and cut into sets four 10 six inches
long.
The top end is cut square and the
bottom slanting, so as TO make no
mistake in planting. These are tied
in bundles and kept over winter in
sand
In the spring. after the cabbages
are set out. a row of horseradish is
set in between the cabbage rows.
Small holes are made with light
crowbar or long stick and the sets
dropped in and covered two or three
inches deep, so that they do not come
up until July first.
Any deep. rich soil, we'll drained.
VIII answer for horseradish.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Beyond Him.

A party OF New Workers were hunt
ing in the ''piney woods" OF Georgia
and had as an attendant an old negro
whose fondness of big words is char
acteristic of tho race. One Of the
hunters. knowing the old Africans
bent. remarked 10 him: Uncle Nose.
the indentations in terra firma in this
locality render travelling n a vehicular
conveyance without springs Gecidely
objectiona' lie and painful anatomical
ly. Don't you think so?"
Uncle Nose scratched his left ear
a moment and replied. with slow
shake of his woolly head: "Mistah
Gawge, the exuberance oh yoh words
am beyon' nah jurydiction."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
GRADING AND SORTING EGGS
Every Year There Is Loss Of Millions
Of Dollars in Product Because Of
Haphazard Methods.
(Ry NJ. HASTINGS

tBy NJ.
Eggs are among he most difficult
of food products TO grade. This is be-
cause each egg must be considered
separately, and because the actual
substance of an egg cannot be ex-
amined without destroying the egg.
From external appearance. eggs can
be selected for size, color, cleanliness
of shell and freedom from cracks.
This is the common method of grading
in early spring when the eggs are uni
formly of good quality. Later in the
season the egg candle is used. While
any kind of a light may be used, L.
candlepower electric lamp is the most
desirable. The light is inclosed in a
box or tin cylinder. in which are made
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Utilizing Lace Shawls.

Those who possess old style shawls
Of chantilly, Spanish, burgess or Italian
la.es may renew them with an eye
toward their ultimate usage for this
winters donning. Laces of this de-
scription and shape may be fashioned
into wonderfully effective capes for
this winters wear, and without cutting
or defacing their delicate threads or
altering them in any way. They should
be mounted on mousseline. chiffon and
satin lining and may be affixed to
handsome collars of brilliant hued vel
vets or be decorated with furs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
-gvGEMERAL
1EARM17NOTES

Fruit and poultry raising go we'll to-
gether.
Every owner OF a colt should look
we'll to the care of the feet.
Selling the choicest of the wheat is
n poor way to select seed grain.
Bees wintered out of doors should
be where the sun will shine on the
hive.
BAD shooting causes many horses TO
travel badly. but shoeing is not wholly
To blame
Late chickens sometimes do very
welt. but they require more care than
early ones.
Tho poultry that is having the run
OF the orchard now is serving we'll
their day and generation.
The foal that is being weaned
should be watered twice each day.
Horses OF all ages must be watered
frequently and regularly If they are
To do well.
Before the snow falls. il is a good
plan 10 go through the orchard. and
with a coarse rake. gather up all dis
eased or rotten apples or other fruit
left on the ground. and destroy them.
IN planting fruit trees for family
use. select the varieties that appeal
10 the palate of the home folks, but
for the markets select those varieties
that keep best. and are In greatest
demand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

In the upper sketch il is shown
open, with the combs placed inside,
and it will be noticed that one comb
is inserted at the top Of the case and
the other from the bottom, SO that
they will not come in contact with
The small sketch illustrates the case
closed and secured with the ribbon
strings. For a man who has much
travelling to do a case of this kind
will be found very useful possession,
for the combs may be slipped into it
or withdrawn in moment, and ii will
save the trouble of wrapping them up
in paper each time a bag or valise is
packed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

hangs downward when the lid is shut
and takes the place of the front of
the box. The small sketch illustrates
this, and some pretty floral design can
be embroidered on the silk covering
the surface of the lid. Small brass
handles can be screwed on either side
by which the case and contents may
be easily lifted when occasion arises,
and handles suitable for this purpose
may be obtained for trifle at any
hardware store.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

ribbon of color TO match the latter.
Ii can be cut out entirely in one piece
OF the shape shown in the diagram
on the right of the illustration. the
two portions marked with crosses be-
ing folded inwards at the points indi-
Gated by the dotted lines and sewn
down at the edges. The case folds to-
gether I'm the center ands the word
Combs" is embroidered in pale pink
s.lk across the front, and ribbon
strings matching IN color are provid-
ed to secure the case when closed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
USEFUL WRITING CASE
PROPERLY MADE, 1T WILL De AN
ORNAMENT ALSO.
Ample Tor the Requirements CT a Per-
son With Moderate Correspondence
Sketch Shows How II May
Be Constructed.

Our sketch shows a useful writing
case in which all the requisites for
moderate amount of correspondence
may be kept. and it can easily be con-
structed with the aid of a strong
wooden box of suitable size with a
well-hinged-on lid.
To make it. the front of the box is
removed and the exterior smoothly
covered with thin silk, the material
being turned over at the edges and
underneath and fastened on with sec
cotine or some other strong adhesive
Inside, the sides and the bottom of
the box are lined in a like manner,
and bands of broad white elastic are
fastened across the center on either
side. These are nailed down at in
tervals with small brass-headed nails
and form a series of loops into which
scissors, sealingwaX pencils, etc, may
be slipped and held in place. At the
back of the box a number of pockets
are arranged, a large one for note
paper, two smaller pockets for post
cards and envelopes and two tiny
pockets for postage stamps. These
pockets are bound at the edges with
narrow ribbon. Fastened with brass
headed nails across the inner side of
the lid are two bands of broad white
elastic under which papers and letters
may be slipped in the manner shown
In the sketch.
Along the edge of the lid, also fast
ened on with tiny brass-headed nails,
there is a little curtain of soft silk
gathered into a frill at the top that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

openings about the size of half dol
lar The room being darkened, the
Gambler holds the egg TO the light,
large end upward. and gives IL quick
turn in order to view all sides and to
cause the contents TO whirl within the
shell. To an expert this process re-
veals the actual condition of the egg
to an extent that the novice can hardly
realize.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
To Renovate Velvet Bows.

II you wish to freshen crushed vel
vet bows without untying them, hea.
a curling iron. cover il with a damp
cloth and insert in the loops OF the
bow. opening the curler wide. The
steam causes the nap TO rise. and
after brushing with soft whisk the
bows will look as we'll as when they
were new.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Good News.

Paw"
"Well?"
when I promise to marry him. do
you want him to come and ask your
consent"
NO; not my consent, but | would
like to have him trot in and tell me
the good news. ! sort OF feel like l
needed cheering up"-Houston Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
DESIGNED TO HOLD COMBS
Valuable Little Adjunct for the Trav-
eler-Occupes Little Space in
Bag or Valise.

Here is useful little case for hold
ing a couple of combs that will be
found specially useful for travelling
purposes. 1t is quite easy to make
and il is carried out in pale green
linen lined with thin pale pink silk
and bound at the edges with narrow
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

of her mother, who will be queenly in
black velvet and golden tissue until
the velvet supply, too, is exhausted.
A touch, too, which cannot but add
to the simple beauty a debutante
gown should display is the single cor
sage flower, which has again made its
appearance with success.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Selecting Breeding Stock.

In selecting breeding stock, the rec
ords of the ancestry are always impor-
tant but the records OF the ancestry
nearest the individual that you are
buying are naturally the most impor
tart
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20
Not SO Bad az That.

How did things look in New York;
Better than ] anticipated. ex-
pected to find Wall street boarded up"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

There's nothing better than the old
fashioned brand of homemade charity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

Tho poultry that is having the run
OF the orchard now is serving we'll
their day and generation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

Fruit and poultry raising go we'll to-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

Late chickens sometimes do very
early ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-20

BAD shooting causes many horses TO
travel badly. but shoeing is not wholly
To blame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-17
Some Field MarshaIs

Of the II field marshals of Great Britain listed at the time the war be- gan, five attained this high military dignity on account of distinguished services. Among this class are Earl Roberts, Viscount Kitchener and Sir John French. Two or three have the rank by reason of royal descent. The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn is one of the royal field marshals, al though he has seen good deal of army service and had worked up" in regular succession from the rank of major general.
 Of royalty in the list of field mar shals was the present German Elm peror and the present Emperor of Austria. Emperor William had been for sometime colonel-in-chief of the royal dragons as well as field mar shal, but when war was declared he rendered his resignation of both "posi- tions,' and as might be supposed his resignations were promptly accepted. It is presumed that the Emperor of Austria also "sent in" his resigna- tion as field marshal, but if so the fact was not considered of sufficient importance to be published in this time of turmoil and bloody conflict. In the case of the two Emperors the com mission of field marshal was merely honorary, as matter of course, but the fact that they were included in the military establishment of Great Britain was anomalous not to say amusing.
 Conferring upon Emperors of for