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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

Preachings concerning clothes are
or no avail to women. Advice they
Will sometimes take; argument they
will rarely heed; praise they will a6-
sorb, no matter how ill-deserved Ii
may be; but preaching against one or
many sins in clothes is like throwing
grain on the sea, as far as fruitfulncss
may lie expected
There are times when the reporter
of fashions feels that the time is ripe
TO say q word of caution, to drop a
phrase Of opinion, TO suggest a read
justnfent OF ones ideas concerning the
junction Of the pace anG the apparel
but, be this advice stern and sound, *
falls on unheeding ears. Two may
listen out of a thousand, but even those
two cannot be counted on TO take
their medicine.
What others do becomes such q
strong rule in dress that all previously
formulated rules and regulations con-
corning clothes are of no avail. Pr)b-
ably there was a time, or several
times, coming at irregular intervals,
when women actually kept TO the con-
yentiOns laid down for feminine APP
parel. They retained satin and velvet,
chiffon and embroidery for occasions
of gayety or ceremony, and they re-
garded the sterner stuffS made of
worSted and wooden threads as suit
able for the rough activities of every
day life
There were whole generations of
WOMEN who divided their clothes into
two neat piles of sheep and goats, us
ing the latter for the sterner duties of
life and keeping the former for their
pleasure hours. These times did not
last for more than Il half generation,
If that, but they appeared often enough
In the scheme of things to keep women
sanely balanced as to the relation be-
tween costumery and opportunity.
There has always run a thread of
sanity and wisdom through certain
classes of women, regarding the di
vision of their clothes, and although
we of the hour may laugh at the idea
of ones Sunday BEST" there may
have been far more wisdom In that
kind of clothes arrangement than we
are showing today. However, there
is such a variety of reasons why the
women of the moment should not act
or dress or think like the women of
yesterday that 1t is foolish to sigh
over the good old days when wom-
an was not compelled, through social
emergencies, to keep in her best har-
ness from breakfast to midnight
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Inventors BuSiIy at Work

inventors are just rs busy inventing
as ever. according To the Popular Sci
ence Monthly. Among the most recent
inventions are the following: A wrest-
ling dummy for gymnasium practice
lfe-preserver which keeps its occu-
pant afloat and warm; an instrument
which enaJles YOU TO see the sounds
that You sing; periscope attachment
Tor Held glasses; n combination Christ
mas tree,ho!der, telephone stand and
tabonret; rain alarm TO make the
hired girl get up and close the win
dows: a machine that messages your
pains away with air; and n mechanical
telephone operator which takes down
the number OF q call or n message
when you are ont.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
FORGET IDEA OF BUSINESS
Principal Fault With Young Women
Who Have Determined to Enter
Into Commercial Life.

II think that the best advice any
young woman can get when she goes
into business life Is contained In three
words, Do Ii now,'" said the woman
manager OF an interior decorating es-
Enlistment II have more trouble in
my business over that one sin Of pro-
crastination than all the rest put to-
gether. It's incredible the amount of
follow up / Nave TO do, and 1t takes
time that ] ought 10 give 10 important
work.
For instance: One young woman
here who has taste and sound train
ing in the principles of decoration,
could be invaluable TO me. l would
give her n position that any girl could
be proud of, except for the fact that |
cannot depend on her.
"She had some special velvet hang
ings to make up last week. They were
70 be trimmed In one place. 1t was her
lob 10 get this, 10 have the velvet ready
for the worker, properly measured, 10
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
HATS ARE WORN STRAIGHT
No Slant, No Rakish Angle Is Permit
ted This Season by Fashion
Oictators.

Wear your hat straight this season.
No slant, no rakish angle, no attempt
TO show one side of the head more
than the other. Turn from a coquette
into n civil engineer, draw Il straight
line low on the brow from temple TO
temple, then place hat exactly on it.
This is the basis OF the new millinery
and If you are not well aware of il
and do not start the whole business
of posing and buying hat on this firm
foundation, then you might as well
wear bonnets OF mid-Victorian days
and dismiss the entire question OF
fashion. Possibly the idea of dismissal
would suit you better than any other,
but. honestly, you might regard Ii
seriously for an hour or day and the
first milliner's window you passed
would break that determination as a
rock brushes an egg.
Start right on the question. there
fore. II saves wastage OF money, of
vitality, of preliminary canter ia
ugllness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
SKIRT AND CATERS IN ONE
Designer for French Oressmaker
Springs Original Sensation in
New Model

Erie, who was the designer for Paul
POiret, has invented skirt and high
CATERS cut In one piece. The manu-
facturers are trying TO introduce this
model. POiret himself could not have
designed more original sensation.
The idea was suggested 10 Erie by the
strong return of the mannish costumes
of 1880, which the staging of Langdon
MitchelPs new play, Major Penden-
MIS-" with John Drew in the title role,
has brought so brilliantly before New
York audiences. These have been
copied for women, with narrow skirt
substituted for the trousers which
spread over the instep and have a
strap underneath.
1t may be that this new skirt by
Erie will be adopted by the smart set
for riding. 1t is not at all probable
that II will be adopted for walking,
but 1t is highly suggestive of n strong,
new influence that Is at work in fash
ions.
Women have not advanced far
enough TO wear the peg-top trousers of
1880, but the insistence upon the skirt
that is slightly full from waist TO knees
and tight from there to ankles, surely
found it's source I'm the mems fashions
of the early nineteenth century.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Aluminium for Propellers

I'm view of the fact That American
airmen with the eXpedltionary force I'm
Mexico have had much trouble with
wooden propellers because of the In
tense heat i'm the region i'm which they
have been operating. an Effort is now
being made 10 provide metal propel-
lers. one advantage which they pos
sess is that they will not splinter y
prominent aeropl:,ne company In the
East has received for experimental
purposes Il two-blade propeller made
of solid aluminium alloy, which is said
10 be lighter than wood. Other types
which are to be tested by the same
concern are sheet-steel propellers, n
wooden propeller with metal-sprayed
tips, one covered with celluloid. and
one of solid celluloid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

There's another class of women who
VIII not wed-those who think that
every man who crosses their path is
not quite good enough They are look
ing FOR a prince or a millionaire. and
are of the kind who will not take
Shakespeare's advice, "Sell when you
can. for youth and beauty's fieeting."
Some women are restrained from
marrying because of the load which
they are carrying on their shoulders.
fearing that husband would not care
to relieve them from the support of
aged parents or helpless younger broth
ers and sisters. Thus they go unwed-
ded, martyrs to duty.
Vast numbers of women refuse good
offers of marriage, for reasons that are
ludlcrOus, If they were not so pitiful.
Absurd would be better word for it.
One pretty girl told me in all serious
ness that she had refused an exemplary
young man because she feared her at
fractions would fade early, us did her
mothers. When her beauty went. she
would not be able TO attract him long
er. Another girl refused a fine young
man for the reason that he had two
young sisters of whom he was very
fond. HE would think as much of
them as he did of. me-" she confided.
THAT would make my life miserable.
shall never marry unless it be man
who has no living relative l could be
reasonably sure of such Il mans UNI
divided heart" She is still single. Her
ideal man is not likely to materialize
These women are happy in their own
way. no doubt Marriage does not lure
them.
Copyright, 1850
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Things That Are New

Successful experiments with cotton-
growing have been carried on In the
Canal Zone by North Carolina man.
For the same purposes rs an electric
medical vibrator one has been invent
eel that is connected with washstand
spigot and operated by water power.
OF English invention is trumpet 10
be attached TO 4 telephone receiver so
Its sounds can be magnIiled and heard
without holding IL To the ear.
ON oEe side Of new electric porch
Hight are grooves into which figures
can be slipped 10 make X serve as a
house number either by day or night.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
ACCORDING to Prescription.

He was q sadly ill-used son of ma
ture, and the heart of the housewife
went out TO him as she surveyed his
grimy countenance and his tattered
clothing.
'Yes, poor fellow" she asked.
'Please, kind woman. the doctor as
just give me this bottle of medicine,
but l want something to take Il with"
"Oh, yes, / see," replied the moth
erly soul. "You want spoon and
glass of water"
THANK you, mum, no. / can get on
quite all right without them. But the
directions on the bottle are that It's
to be taken after meals. 'Aven't got
q meal you could spare. ave your"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Beauty or Brains

A photographers in New York won a
prize of $500 for the photograph Of n
beautiful girl. Many artists have
raved over the classic beauty of this
girls features, but the young lady her
self has no illusions as to the power
of mere beauty. Something besides
prettiness is necessary TO achieve sue
cess" she said recently. IF had my
choice between being the prettiest girl
in America and the most talented girl,
should unheSitatingly choose the lat
ter"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

More Joy Taken From Life;
Ban Placed on MiStIetoe

Science has handed another
jolt to the JOY of living.
No more will the mistletoe
hang from the chandelier during
the fes we Christmas season for
there won't be any mistletoe to
J hang-that is there won't be any
If the cold-hearted men of
science have their way.
The government forest experts
} have made thorough survey of
the mistletoe matter and have
declared il a pest responsible
|, for the loss of q great many
thousands of dollars TO this coun-
try annually by strangling, stunt
ing and finally killing the trees
10 which it attaches itself. The
, mistletoe is a parasite, attaching
itself TO a great variety Of trees,
, including hardwood trees of the
forest, shade and fruit trees, and
once it takes q hold it is very
.. difficult TO dislodge, and unless
J it is removed, 1t will eventually
: spread until il covers the entire
! tree and cause it's end. While
the plant is pretty, ii has no
} value, except the sentimental
. role which it plays at the Christ
mas season, and the demand for
. it ut this time is not great
enough to check its spread to am
, extent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
HERE is A USEFUL ARTICLE
Holder Is Easily Made and Very
Convenient

Our sketch shows a useful little ar
ticle for suspending from the post of a
loOkingglass or from nail in the
wall, in the shape of a combined
needlebook, pincushion and cotton
holder. 1t is made of pale blue quilted
satin and lined with soft white silk
and edged with a cord of n fancy pat
tern.
The small sketch on the right of the
illustration shows the way In which
the interior is arranged and it is fit
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Similar but Different.

: They were meandering slowly to-
ward the parental domicile of the
maid, after the theater and little sup
per at swell beanery, when the spirit
moved him to do a cOnundrum.
Darling" he asked, why am l like
the moOn?"
81 don't know, George" she STAN
mered, "b-but / h-hope it isn't b-be-
cause you get full"
NO" he answered in tone redo
lent with sadness, ats because / am
down to my last quarter"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

ted with four leaves of flannel, cut into
points at the edges for the needles.
Pins of various kinds can be inserted
In the cover and three reels of cotton
are threaded upon q piece of silk cord
and attached TO the back Of the book.
For hanging the whole thing up, a
loop OF cord with three little loops ut
the top is sewn on on either side of the
back of the book.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

mony as the solu-
ton of their life
happiness or un-
happiness. Il u {,
LET me tell you,
there are quite as
many women who
would not wed
the best man ever
stepped in shoe
leather as those
who are anxious
to fl n d h cart
mates. The rea-
sons why some
women won't wed
are many. Not n
few of those who
are W el 1T o-do
look upon would
he SI1if0rS aS for
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

tune heartless creatures who
are no &c intent, but are only con-
cerne' ling out how much n wom-
an is :. Though a man does fall
i'm lov It'll such q one, she Is not in
clined ! give his honesty of purpose
the benefit of the doubt.
Other women fall in love with ne'er-
do-wells, but are wise enough not TO
marry. They solace themselves with
counting over long period of years.
During that time affection merges into
friendship, But they do not realize
that.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
The Sequel.

whats going
on around here 2
we asked Chief
Rain-in-the-Face.
" L IN y n n
severed the chief.
Indians have big
meeting. a fter
meeting, have dog
feast"
"Y Q a. verify.
We answered. "af-
ter the pow-wow
comes the how
WOW"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Vast Resources of Siberia
Are Unrivaled in Old World

Siberia is destined one day to become
the richest country in the world, for it
has natural wealth SO diversified,
and as yet almost untouched. that it
has no rival in the old world. How
vast this wealth is is described by A.
Hammer in La Nature.
Before the war Siberia was produc-
ing from 100000 to 100000 tons of
flour year. As grazing country
it has no limits and it exports large
quantities of leather, tallOw and but
ter. It's forests are almost ineXhaus-
tible and it supplies furs to all the
world.
It's mineral wealth can only be
guessed at, for the greater part of the
country has never been prOspected.
But there are several enormous de-
posits of oil, that of KonznetZ embrace
ing about 10000 square miles and esti-
mated to contain 92o,000,O 900 tons of
oil; that OF Irkutsk, estimated TO con-
tain 250000,000 tons, ard those of the
Ienisseisk and Siemipalatinsk. Some
Of these have as yet scarcely been
touched.
The KouZnetZ basin possesses also
great deposits of iron ore, estimated
TO contain 16.500,000 tons. Iron occurs
in large quantities in many other re-
gions.
Other metals that promise wealth to
their expioiters are copper (5,600 tons
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

1nere Is one
thing" remarked
[ n e m an w h o
I n / n K S useless
thoughts, " t h a t
everybody knows"
And what is
that?" asked the
party of the dense
part.
" Il cry b o dy
knows that other
people make mis-
takes" answered
the useless think
or
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Cold Reception.

''Did you have any tuck when you
asked DR.. PLIERS consent To marry his
daughter?'
None whatever. In fact. he assumed
n professional air and prescribed n
change of scene I'm some spot distant
not less than 1000 miles from his domi-
ellie"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

Eyes, of course she is pretty-but
she's an awful fat" remarked an hon.
est college boy of certain young lady
who felt that good looks excused her
from any attempt at intelligent con-
versatiOn.
Portraits of women who, as history
tells us, have ruled the world by their
charm, and swayed the destinies of
empires, reveal the fact that they have
rarely been beautiful In the accepted
sense of that term. Cleopatra, Mary
of Scotland, rs well as plenty of more
modern charmeTs. have not been women
whose chief appeal was TO the eye.
They have influenced their times
through the keenness of their minds.
their personal magnetism, and their
power of being agreeable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

Take this grocery bill around TO
Mrs. Grabcoin, see her in person. and
say that we must have check at
once"
IF it's all the same 10 you. boss,
would you mind sending somebody
elSe?
"What for?"
when that woman stares ut me
through her lorgnette l can't talk bu>i-
ness"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Brief Notoriety.

at is considered quite commonplace
nowadays 10 go around the world"
$50 IL is. About the only way
globe-trotter can attract any attention
is TO do something. either ut home or
abroad. that will induce large num-
travels"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

oil which were mined i'm 1919. gold.
lead, zinc, manganese. wolfram, tin.
anthony, cinnabar mercury, sulphur.
saltpcter, graphite. naphtha. quartz,
sulphide and Sulphate of soda, white
clay and common salt.
Its rivers are rs full of fish ms those
of British Columbia. Much fax. cot
ton and many cereals are grown and
can be grown 10 virtually llmitless
extent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Baby Carriaue Cover.

Three. alternate squares OF pink and
white poplin are used. three rows
deep, to make baby carriage cover.
The white squares were embroidered
in wreaths OF green with tiny delicate
~ colored flowers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

1.-THE Grabcoin children are being
given an international education"
"What do you mean by that?"
"They have two French nurses n
German tutor, an Italian music teacher,
n Russian dancing master and the rep
resentative of an impoverished, but old
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Substitute for TinfoiI.

A substitute for tlnfoil has been pro-
duced in the form of zincfoil. The new
product is scarcely distinguisliable
from the original, and is said TO rem
der the same service
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

ACTIONS speak louder than Words
quoted the morallZer.
$50 they say" rejoined the democrat
izer, but did you ever try To make
your wife believe it,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

straight as an arrow. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills deserve great credit" Be
sure and get "DoDD's," the name
with the three DIS for diseased, disor-
dered, deranged kidneys; just as Mr..
Benton did. No similarly named article
will do.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

You seem rather taken with this
sleight-of-hand performer"
II must recommend him for original
ity, at any rate"
"Why SOP"
"He went TO work without FIRST roll
ing up his sleeves"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Retort Courteous.

Tenant (angrily)-I'm going To move
the first of the month. That house of
yours amt at for hog 10 live in.
Landlord (calmly)-Ah, see. So
that is why you are going 10 move, ell ?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

forced TO use a
cane. For these
disorders l am
glad TO say | used
ID o d d S Kidney
Pills, which proved
10 be the proper
remedy. l am "a
years old, feel
Il n G and once
again stand as
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

Mrs. Uppson-Is your new neighbor
n society woman?
Mrs. DeSweli-Mercy. no! Why. she
actually calls the kitchen maid n hired
girl.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
The Exception.

Miles-The Chinese claim 10 have In
vented nearly everything.
Giles-well, judging by the way in
which they wear their hair, they didn't
invent football.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
Why Many Women Will Not Wed
BY LAURA JEAN lIBBEY.

Alas, the love OF women, II Is known
To be lovely and fearful thing:
For all of theirs upon that die is thrown
And IL it's lost life has no more to bring
To them but mockeries of the past alone.
The majority of men believe that
most women look forward to matri-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02
GAVE HIS CANE AWAY!

Mr.. s. Z. Benton, Kerrville, Texas,
writes: For several years prior TO
1906 1 suffered from kidney and rheu-
matte troubles. Was bent over and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

The turban, popular in the far East for
centuries, has at last come to the
United States. MIady will now
parade in one that is almost identical
with those of the far East, except
that they have quite little style and
are made Of better materials. This
hat from "Rawak" is of black satin
with silk braid of white for the
crown. Its only trimming is ball
of black silk directly in front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-05
The City Commissions Duty

The United States stands upon the threshold of with foreign enemy There will be turning back until the Teuonc to the worlds civilization and ideals has been crushed
 Any word action which will give aid comfort to the enemy longer be tolerated The President have the aid and support of every loyal American
 Birmingham is unfortunate in having this time official conspicuous public place who is out of harmony with President Wilson, the leader of the American people in the present crisis.
 Commissioner Barber who made such upatrotc and such unAmercan assertions at Tuesdays commission meeting, at the head of Bmnghams police and public safety depart ment This city is looked upon peculiarly vulnerable point for the activities of German spies and conspraors who might wish to the of the United States by acts of violence In of disorders of this character the police department of Birmingham would be the first of authority to be called into service
 How efficiency the preservation of American rights the arrest and swift punishment of reasonable and sedous acts be accomplished when the head of the police depart men is by his violent utterances giving aid and ance to such acts How police department be expected to rise superior to its executive head?
 In this critical time Commissioner Barber with his publicly expressed views not fit to be in charge of Bning hams police and public safety department The other four commissioners diametrcaly opposed to Mr. Barbers views It s therefore their duty to themselves their city and their country to make immediate change and put the ctys awenforcng department the hands of of their numbernto the hands of who is loyal his countrys lofty ideals and to the who at this time represents and persones those ideals President of the United States