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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Ready With Advice.

\ grocer man was telling a customer
about some woman who had tainted on
the street. He rushed TO the rescue, of
course, and lifted her head from
the
Its a wonder you hadn't killed her +!
Don't you know that her head should
have been lower than her feet?"
The grocer accepted the information
with the smile of one who likes cold
douches. and went on about how n
man stopped his automobile to take her
TO a hospital. and 10Y they tried to
revive her with ammonia.
Worst thing you could have done!
Don't you know that when the patient
is unconscious you shouldnever-' and
SO on. and So on.
Which shows how the poor dear doc
tors are going 10 suffer from every
woman's training In Il. c. first aid.
l.. S.-AlSo the poor. dear undertake
ers.-Washington Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Party Frock for Small Girl.

bolero waist idea, although the pattern
also furnishes a simple gathered waist
for a plain house or school frock. 1t is
convenient TO own q design suited to
several purposes. By the omission of
the bOlerO blouse, or waist, there is
quite a different dress.
While pongee silks of the different
colors o Obtainable in pongee are
used for clothes for children, there is
nothing more charming and appropri-
ate for a child than white wash ma
terials. These, of course, come In a
great variety Of weaves. A suggestion
for this dress is to by enough en-
brOidery fiouncing of Inc weave for
n bOlerO. Edge the neck and armholes
with very narrow embroidery of the
same general character. Then sew two
little rufieS of embrOidery-or even of
plain goods-on the full plain skirt.
and shirr the puffs of the sleeves and
edge them with the embroidery that
trims the bolerO.
Dotted or figured lawns and swisses
are cheap and attractive and wear bet
ter than plain white goods. They fur
nish their own trimming and can be
worn over colored slips, with cOlored
sashes, when the little girl e~ntertains
her friends at q doll party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
American Pin Globe Trotter.

The American pin goes the wide
world around, and our exports are
pretty equally divided between the or
binary pin and the safety pin. Mis-
sionaries from Africa and Asia say
that the American safety pin is so
highly valued that it takes the place
of currency. Manila is said TO be
taking 100000 gross annually, and Italy
bought last year 100000 safety pins.
The reason for this is the shortage of
supplies from European countries.
England, France and Italy need the
metals for military purposes, and Ger
many and Austria will not make pins
even If they could get them out of the
country. because they need the metal
too badly for guns and shells. The
American pin made by machinery is
of superior quality, and the machines
are so developed that they can be fur
nished even more cheHply than by the
cheap labor in Europe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
FASHIONS FANCIES

Summer hats are made of satin.
Wells are very much ornamented.
Lacquered flowers are the latest.
Bathing suits are made of soft rub
Der.
Linen hats are covered with braid
ing.
The small, snug hat always holds its
own.
Taffeta woven like straw makes a
sport hat.
The soft tailored suits frequently
have Sashes.
Very deep liuen cuffs are trimmed
with buttons.
Plaits still appear at the sides Of
chemise dresses.
Tailored dresses are more severely
plain than ever.
Satin or tulle hats should be worn
with muslin frocks.
There are very smart coats made OF
white serge. unlined.
Buttons are among the most inter
esting parts of "A dress.
The square neck is very fashionable
and usually becoming.
The narrow double or triple belts
are as much liked rs ever.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
R0DAYA LOWEST OF Castles
Today in Handy, the OId-Time Cap
ital of Ceylon.

The Old-time capital of Ceylon is a
city rich with the usual picturesque
ness of the East, and having two or
three unusual points about it as we'll.
In Handy you will find the Rodaya
caste, one of the few Buddhist castles
whose origin is q matter of history.
Handy, too, contains the most sacred
object in the Orient, no less a relic
than a tooth of Buddha. These two
features are Kandy's principal claims
to fame and interest.
1t is written that the Rodaya had
their origin in the sentence pronounced
by an old-time king. who charged that
they served his table with the flesh Of
pigs instead of the flesh of deer. For
this crime he made them the lowest
Of all castles, and their lot has not
been a happy one. There are perhaps
500 of them left today; they may be
seen daily around the outskirts Of
Randy. They are not allowed to live
In houses. but inhabit miserable lean
tOs. They have no cou to native
courts of justice, although under the
English law they are not Disseminated
against. They may not use a bridge,
but have to swim all streams. They
must kneel when addressing the higher
castles. When the shadow of one of
them falls upon food, the food cannot
be eaten.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
SeIfshneSs.

We are practical beings, each of us
with limited functions n duties to
perform. Each is bound To feel in
tensely the Importance of his own
duties and the significance of the stu
atoms that call these forth. But this
feeling is in each of us Il vital secret.
for sympathy with which we vainly
look to others. The others are too
much absorbed in their own vital Sc
crets TO take an interest in ours. Hence
the stupidity and injustice of our opin-
ions, as far as they deal with the sig
nihcance of alien lives. Hence the
falSity of Il judgments, so far as
they presume to decide in an absolute
way on the value of other persons con-
ditioRs or ideals.-William James.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
FOR II LASS

does not object to the cap and apron
badge OF servitude, the worker In the
bank dons an overall cheerfuIly, wom-
en- in various organizations wear their
khaki, and the Red Cross and vol
unteer aid workers are proud of their
uniforms.
An expert French designer, discuss
ing those changes, says: There al
ways will be the women who want
fripperies, the women who try to in
sist upon something quite different
from the style of the moment, but
nowadays their number is greatly dim
inished. The uniform idea has ar
rived. 1t may the total extinc-
ton Of dressmaking as a creative art.
but there will be developments on
other lines.
There has never been a great war
which has not Influenced fashion in a
picturesque or ven grewsome fash
ion, and this world war has done its
share. We had a fashion adapted as
a compliment to each ally, the Rus
sian caps and %tunics, the Bersaglieri
hats Of the Italian soldiers, and the
Serbian cOlors. Scotch plaids have
given the Parisiennes great joy.
Khaki shades are in vogue for
spring and summer costumes, and the
b%lue-gray, with touches Of crimson of
the French uniforms, is seen here and
there"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
FOR TOP OF WRITING TABLE
Receptacle for Stamps, Paper Fasten-
ers and Odd Bits and Ends Can
Be Easily Made.

Some spare moments may well be
filled up by making the useful little
article shown in the accompanying
sketch, and it can be easily prepared
with three small cardboard boxes. 1t
Is intended for holding stamps. pins,
paper fasteners, and other odds and
ends, and n small bottle of ink.
The three boxes are fastened to-
gether side by side with paper fasten-
ers. and this is shown accomplished
in the small sketch ut the top OF the
Illustration. The sides of the box are
covered with dark green silk, the ma
terial being fastened on just inside
and underneath with n strong adj
hesive. The three compartments are
loosely lined with thin silk neatly
sewed to the silk covering the edges
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
KEEP UP ANCIENT CUSTOMS
Widely Separated Communities, Ven
Ice and Cork, Maintain Curious
Ceremony of Throwing Dart.

In widely differing communities
Venice and Cork-there obtains a GU
rious ceremony, that of throwing the
dart. In the first ease this is an an
Gent custom signifying the marriage
Of the Adriatic. Every year since 1177,
on Ascension day. Venice has been
made the bride of the sea, and the
throwing of the dart is a picturesque
feature Of a picturesque ceremony.
Equally interesting are the circum-
stances attaching TO the similar func-
ton on the first Thursday of Septem-
Der In Cork harbor, Ireland.
By virtue of a clause In the city
charter the mayor of Cork is consti-
tuted admiral of the port. Every three
years he must evidence his jurisdic-
ton by throwing a dart into the sea.
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
mayor, the town council, all the civic
officers, and the band of the Cork civil
artillery embark on a vessel and pro-
coed to a point between Poor Head
and Cork Head, which is held to be
the maritime boundary of the borough.
The mayor dOnS his official robes,
and, attended by the mace and sword
bearer, the city treasurer and the town
clerk, likewise wearing their official
robes, goes to the PROV of the vessel
and launches into the sea q dart made
of mahogany tipped and winged with
bronze, in this way asserting his au-
thority as lord high admiral of the
port.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
SEASONS NECK LINES VARY
May Be Cut in Any Way That One
Likes Providing Ii Is Becoming
to Contour of the Face.

Occasionally one sees a gown hat is
cut very high at the back and sides of
the throat and opens sharply into a
long narrow slit at the front.
The high military collars offer a
sharp, almost startling contrast to
these more feminine neck lines, but
here, too, one finds variety.
A few of them are half open in
front, and others have regular stand
ing rufus which frame the face and fall
away In soft revers OF lace.
One thing is comforting to know
about this seasons neck line.
You may have to cut any old way
you like, providing 1t is becoming to
the contour OF your face.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

This smart bonnet just strikes the
right note in the seasons styles. The
touch of the military Is seen in every
thing wearable, but nothing can equal
the distinct martial air that surrounds
this straw "heImet." A broad peak
shields MiIadi from the burning sun.
The red star embroidered on the white
straw commands attention and de-
clares n a loyal patriot. The crown
is raised high in front suggesting the
officer. The idea is further carried
out by the chin strap which secures
the bonnet and keeps it at Just the
right angle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Rules Of TIE Skirt

SKIRTS do not stand out at the hem.
In the first place. they are no longer
cut circular. Secondly, they appear to
hang In about the ankle toward the
hem. This is because they are cut on
the straight of the goods. The petit.
coat, worn underneath the fioppy thin
dress, Is of de chine with perhaps deep
chiffon rufles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Woman School Director in pekIno

Picking has its first woman school
director in the person of Mrs. Chu
Ping-hsia, who has just been appointed
director Of the Picking Girls Normal
school by the minister Of education.
Mrs. Chu is n young Wellesley gradu-
ate, who left Il brilliant record behind
her in America. Since her return to
China she has been editor in chief OF
the Women's Magazine. published In
Shanghai.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Attractive Little Fr0ck Emb0dies
BoIero Waist Idea.
Ely Substituting Simple Gathered
Blouse, Very Different Dress for
House or School Is Obtained.

No mother is so blind to beauty that
n fails of desire to make her little
lass represent the spring blossom of
nature, so typical of what she is in
human life, and this pattern of a small
girls dance or company" frock is
calculated to give the appearance Of a
frilly pink rose Or a r~ipple-cupped
morning glory to your young daughter.
In the design, which is easy to fol-
low, there is the full skirt and the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
F RECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles, as the
prescription othine double strength Ia
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply a
little OF IL night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed TO COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure 10 ask for the double strength
othine. as this Is sold under guarantee OF
money back IL II fails TO remove freckles-
Adv
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

II suppose you think you can reform
him II you marry him"
"oh, no indeed" replied Maybelle
with n toss of her pretty head. "a
girl doesn't have 20 bother about re-
forming a man now. Congress and
the police are now supposed 10 reform
everybody"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. SO cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
UNIFORM IDEA Is ACCEPTED
Adoption of Standard Styles Has
Been Most Marked Effect of Wa
Upon Dress in England.

There has never been n time when
women were more willing 10 accept
standard dress or uniforms than they
are at present. That is the most
marked effect OF the war upon wom-
ms dress. says a London correspond
snt. All uniforms have acquired dig
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Useful Addition to Writing Table.

of the boxes. The edges are next
finished Off with Il fine gold silk cord,
which is arranged in two little loops
az each corner of the tray.
In front of each division the word
indicating its contents is worked with
gold silk, aud his must. OF course.
be done prior 10 covering the boxes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
The Average Consumer.

who's this nan who is telling me
TO eat the ~luxuries of the table SO as
TO save the staples?'
why. what's the matter with you,
MANI
Hes either got TO give me the
money TO buy the Holsters with or tell
me I'm one myself
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

The organizers of The Capitol Petroleum
Company have now contracted for the drill
ing Of the first well on their 597-acre oil
tract in Kansas. Stock now only ? cents n
share while it lasts, one-ffth cash, balance
four monthly payments, or SO discount for
all cash. Make all remittances TO The Sc.
c%urities Finance & investment Co. Fiscal
Agents, 800 Foster Bldg, Denver, Colo.Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Full Measure

Pat-I hear Kelly lost n foot In that
railroad accident.
Mike-He lost n yard-one OF his
own feet and two OF his wife's Town
Topics.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
RED CROSS BALL BLUE.

That's the idea. A pure blue, true
blue, no dope. Gives Id clothes a clear
white. whittier than snow. Be careful,
use the best. Large package, sold by
good grocers only, 8 cents. Ask for 1t
today.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
Where to Stick.

"Sticky weather" said the boy, who
was thinking of fishing.
That's right" responded his dad.
"Stick TO business, SON."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
No Executions.

He (scornfully)-A woman can't
keep a secret.
She (bitterly)-Not with the mean
military census taker making her tell
her real age.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

The ASsyrians are said 10 have been
the first 20 Introduce the heel for Sc
curity and comfort In walking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
No Wonder.

"She says her husband can't even
keep her in pin money"
II know, but she buys diamond pins"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

Many nm illlterate nan is able To
make his dollar mark.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27

An injury 70 the tongue is more rap
idly repaired by nature than any other
part OF the system.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
Negro School
Dedication Set
for Next Friday

The new $4,000 addition to the Ia.
duS,rial department OF the Oklahoma
City high school for negroes douglas
SCHOOL, will be dedicated Friday in -
exhibit OF the work done this year IN
the manual training and domestio
science departments. q
For ten years there has been an ef.
fort by the oolored population Of The
city to secure this new department,
which is the largest and best equipped
in the state, Between the hours OF ,
o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock
at night the building will be open -
visitors and patrons OF the school. who
will have the privilege OF viewing tho
results OF the years work in all de-
par,men,S OF the industrial school. u
At 3 o'clock in the evening short ID.
dresses will be given by John HopA
president OF the school board, an(
other members of the board Of educss
ton Supt !. A. Whi,eiord will ~
dress the visitors and patrons, afto(
which members of the board Of couno
commissioners will give short talks. 4,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
Man Reads Story
of Suicide, Then
Ends His Own Life

With a copy Of The Daily Oklaho-
man OF May . containing story OF
the suicide Of Miss Pearl Galyou
clu,ched in his righ, hand, well
dressed, middle man though, to
he resident Of Oklahoma City, was
found dead early this morning in
hotel in Los Angeles. The suicide
signed {. h. Baldwin to note,
knight Templar, Blue Lodge and Shrine
emblems were found on his person.
Losal Shtiners we're notified this
morning but we're unable to identity
the man by his description
The paper containing the suicide
story is believed to have been pur-
chased here, as II did not show any
signs OF having been mailed Miss
Galyon, pretty s,enosrapher. killed
herself by swallowing poison in the In
suranee building a week ago
The suicide is described H being
abou, 50 years old. with iron gray
hair, gray eyes, large even teeth.
broad shoulders height, five feet, nine
inches weight, l70 pounds and smooth
shaven. He wore salt and pepper
suit Anyone knowing the man should
communicate with nresee Brothers
company, Los Angeles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
GOVERNOR WINS
IN CONTROVERSY
WITH J. |. LYON
Supreme Court Orders SeCre-
tary to Mail Commissions,
HIS DUTY IS MINISTERIAL
Official VIII Comply With RuI-
ing at Once,

By virtue OF the decision Of the su-
premc court today, J. l.. Lyon, Seore-
tary Of state will begin at once mail
ing out accumulated notarial commlS-
sions, the delivery OF which has beer
contested point between the latter
and Governor Williams
Writ Granted.
The court granted the peremptory
writ OF mandamuS applied Tor two
weeks ago by Attorney General Free
ling at the direction OF the governor.
The opinion was written by Justice
Owen, all members OF the court con
curing.
This satisfies me" was the comment
made by Lyon after he was informed
at state board of equalization meeting
what the action by the court was 81
shall send out the commissions which
have been lying w the office in ac
cordance with the direction Of thu
court"
1T is the duty OF the secretary o
state to deliver commissions and thi'
duty is ministerial" said the opinion
Controversy Closed.
The opinion closes controversy
which began shortly after the governor
disapproved an appropriation for the
secretary OF states office Lyon
claimed his force was reduced SC
greatly that he could not handle the
clerical work of the commissions, and
that this was the governors work.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
Grain DECLINES
WITH STOPPING
OF SPECULATION
Seats on Exchange Being Sold
Much More Cheaply,

CHICAGO, May ls.-The curtailment
OF speculation resulted in further price
recessions in early grain trades today.
July wheat sold off II cents TO S2.48
and September cents to $40
Corn dropped from "a to ia cents
and oats from to ! cents. The meet
ing OF delegations from leading grain
exchanges was scheduled for ! O'Clock
this afternoon.
An informal meeting of representa-
tives OF the various boards was held
during the forenoon
There was no business in the wheat
pit meanwhile. save that memberships
were being hawked about. These sold
at the heigh, OF the activity OF the mar
kct last winter as high as S,GOO. One
man who had three for sale today for
four friends said that he had offered
them at $4,000 without takers.
Delegates from the grain exchanges
OF ST Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Min
heapolis, Duluth and Toledo are
expected to meet today with the board
OF directors OF the Chicago board 10
discuss the situation in an attempt 20
evolve a plan for concerted action by
all the grain markets OF the country
II was generally admitted that, with
the high prices OF grams, the runaway
tendency OF the market and the ma
tional emergency, some radical action
is Necessary a possibility that this
might take the form OF orders ellmnat-
ing all speculation in futures, elthc,
stopping such trading entirely or b,
fixing maximum prices, to be adjust.
ed as the market requires, was admit
ted Other extraordinary steps, which
II was said unoiiiolally, the conference
will be asked to consider, are the ad
visibility OF establishing maximum
prices on July and September corn
uniformity of action in demanding eV
cessive margins to the end that th,
purely speculative elements can b,
eliminated from the markets.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
Travellers Must
Register for Army

WASHINGTON, May ls,-Travel-
ing men or others who cannot be at
home to register for the army conscrip-
tion ON the day to be Sc, BY Presi-
dent Wilson's proclamation, must ap-
ply to the county clerk or city clerk
in municipalities OF more than 10000
on the sixth day after the proolama-
ton is issued, the war department an
nounccd today. The clerk will supply
registration card which must be
filled out and sent to the registrar of
the citizens home precinct by regis
tration day, ANY man too sick to reg
i,tcr in person must send a represent
ative to the county or city clerk on the
sixth day after the proclamation is is
sued The department emphasized that
there will be only one registration day.