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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

Ten Rules for HOuSeh0IderS
To Obtain Greatest Heating
Efficiency and to Save Coal

The efficiency with which the house
holder operates his heating plant de-
ponds mainly upon the type of furnace
and the conditions under which it is
installed and operated. In the inter
ests of fuel conservation during the
present extension division. co-operat-
ing with the state council of defense,
puts out the following suggestion:
1. The base of the heater must be
tight and must make an alright con-
nection with the floor so that no air
can leak into the ash pit.
p. The chimney and all connections
into it must be tight. A burning match
or candle held close to all joints will
indicate leaks.
3. The chimney should be high
enough. The top should be at least
> feet arove around surrounding OBJ
jects.
4. The smoke pipe from the furnace
to the chimney should be straight,
short. and should grade up to the
chimney.
>. The CRATES must not be warped,
must move easily and should have no
holes or broken places for unburned
coal TO drop through.
6. All basement piping. heater sur
faces and smoke pipes should be Gov
cred with asbestos covering.
Z. A shut-off dampcr should be pro
vided in the smoke pipe TO control the
intensity of the chimney draft and 6
check draft damper is required in the
smoke pipe beyond the shut-off damp
err.
s. There should be a lift or slide
damper Il the fire door and a draf
damper in the ash pit door.
9. For highest efficiency. some type
of automatic draft regulator such as
thermostat should be provided.
10. All doors and windows In tn
house should be as tight as possible
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
| viii Be Worthy of 1t.

I may not reach the heights l seek,
Ny untried strength may fail me.
half way up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests may assail me.
But though that place | never gain,
Herein lies comfort for my pain,
| will be worthy OF IL.
I may not triumph in success.
Despite my earnest labor;
I may not grasp results that bless
Tie efforts OF my neighbor-
But though my goal / never see.
This thought shall always dwell with me,
I will be worthy OF IL.
The golden glory OF loves light
May never fall on my way.
Ny path may always lead through might
Like some deserted byway.
Though life's dearest Joy | miss.
There lies a nameless strength in this
1 will be worthy OF IL.
Ella Wheeler WILCOX
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
SERGE is POPULAR
Material win Be in Greater De-
mand Than Ever Before.
Economical and Wartime Features
Taken into Consideration, Declare
Manufacturers and Buyers.

When you say serge dress you al
ways think of q navy blue serge dress,
don't you?-and you usually think Oh a
trim little dress, severe enough to be
worn without a coat on the Street,
with furs in the spring and autumn
and yet elaborate enough to be quite
attractive in the house. All this is
combined in those simple ~syllables
"serge dress'-and it is this that is
expected to he even more popular on
the dress bill of fare than ever before
observes a New York fashion CORE
spondent. Manufacturers and buyers
of dresses say that because or the
spirit OF economy that prevails this
type of frock will be bound to be pop
ular, and for his reason they are
looking forward to a large demand for
these dresses among the ready-made
output for the spring. More than any
war uniform or any ~ingeniously de-
vised reversible, convertible frock this
serge frock will serve as the most pop
ular wartime getup.
One very nice thing about the serge
dress is that 1t always looks economi-
cal even if as u matter Of fact 1t is
not. and to look very extensively
dressed these days is not the aim OF
most women The mere man who sees
Il well-dresSed woman neatly frocked
in a smart blue serge dress will men
tally register his approval or her eco
nomical and, therefore, patriotic dress
ing. Perhaps the goods for the dress
cost So a yard-for the best quality OF
blue serge is no longer Inexpensive
and perhaps the dress oil in all cost
500. Still 1t looks simple, it is m
nently serviceable and it does not lOoE
ex%trayagant. Had the same woman
worn a charmeuse of georgette ant
chiffon frock worth only half tina
mount the man would think her ex
travagantly dressed and therefore Ne
true patriot.
The simple blue serge frOck does no
have to be expensive in order to be at
tractive. But 1t must be well made
Any good dressmaker or a reliable tai
lor can put such q dress together, pro
vided the model for it is suitable to tn
figure for which it is intended. How
ever, although great attention must b
given to the fit, the dress should MOI II
one sense of the word fit at all, evel
if it is to be worn by a of an
ple girth. The charm of that style o
dress lies in it's hang and cut, out
should not touch the figure. 1t Shout
follow it faithfully, but hang slight
free from it to be most attractive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Retribution.

r. d. Cooper. president of the Dairy
mems league, said at a banquet In
New York:
Farmers should marry. A bachelor
farmer is q solecism. 10 farmer,
though. should marry a wife as he
buvs a tractor-for the work he can
get out of her."
Mr.. Cooper smiled.
THE farmer who marries." he ended,
thinking he can do nothing without a
wife, is apt to discover afterward that
he can do nothing with her."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Textile Tests to Ascertain
If Cloth Is AduIterated or
Misrepresented in Any Way

The laws of this country offer no
protection to the purchaser of mate
rails. Therefore to protect them
selves. women should know a few prac-
teal tests to determine the content
and value of materials. The object in
making these tests is TO discover If
cloth is adulterated, artificially
dressed or misrepresented in any a
The following tests from Extension
Circular Al. Principles Of Sewing. Uni
versity of Missouri college of agricul-
ture. Columbia, may be used In any
home:
1. If the water is dropped on cot
ton and linen goods, the moisture
spreads. the moisture spreads rapid
Iy on linen but will remain unabsorb-
ed on the cotton for some time. This
is not always Il safe test as cotton
and linen are often heavily sized with
dressing. which prevents the water
from being absorbed.
Q. a much safer test may be made
by dropping giycerine on cotton and
linen. Linen will become tranSpar-
ent. hut cotton will not be affected.
3. Crushing cotton and linen ma
terials in the hands will show the diff
ference in the materials. rs linen
wrinkles more than cotton.
4. Cotton and wool mixtures when
moistencd wrinkle more than pure
wool materials.
:. Material may be tested by pull
ing out threads and examining the
ends. Cotton fibers are short Will
fuzzy ends. while linen fibers are long
with uneven ends, usually pointed
Wool fbcrs arc short. kinky ard stiff
fbers of reeled silk are long. straight
and lustrous. while fibers of spun sill
are short and easily broken.
6. Sizing may be discovered by rub
bling the material between the hand:
TO see if the dressing Will come out
Washing will also remove dressing.
Z. Each fiber has q characteristic
burning test which may be easily dis
tinguishcd.
a.. Cotton burns quickly with flame
b. Linen burns like cotton. but |
not inflammable. as 1t has less oil /
the fiber and less air In the wove
cloth.
c. Wool burns slowly, giving o.
an odor like burnt feathers and leave
q gummy residue.
1. Silk burns more slowly and wit
less odor than wool. 1t leaves Il criS
ash. Silk leaves more ash whe
: weighted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
BOScHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In
fiammatiOn of q sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes.
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with eas e-xpectoration
/ N the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group.
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
True to Tradition.

An English, Irish and Scottish sol
der were returning 10 camp after a
stroll. They were footsore and tired
and a kindly farmer on his way home
from market gave them a lift on the
road.
The soldiers were very grateful and
wished TO reward the farmer for his
kindness.
Said the Englishman: Let's stand
him a drink :"
Sure" said Pat. "that is agin the
law. Leet's give him some baccy."
"Hoot, ma laddies !" interjected the
Scot. Don't be e~xtravagant. Let's
shake hands with the mon and wish
him good uicht.' -Tit-Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
ORIGIN of the UkuleIe.

There are 10000 Portuguese in Tire
Hawaiian islands. and it is charged
that these people. and not the ma
tlves. are responsible for the ukuleie.
Ut has long been a matter of common
knowledge that the instrument was In
ltroduced into the islands by n Portu-
guese. but that is not really the cues
ltion of greatest moment. SO lon us
the ukulele was confined to Hawaii ii
WAS almost rs harmless as n BANJO
the guitar. or the mandolin. Nobody
then had n word TO say against it. The
point that needs TO be ceiared up Is
Where lies the responsibility for in
PRODUCING it. not into Hawaii. but into
the United States?-Christian Science
Monitor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
MateIasse for Neckwear.

Matelasse work, now quite at home
in dress and military circles after an
absence of several years, is just max
ing its debut In neckwear On this side
of the water, says Women's Wear.
Worsted is the chosen medium, worsted
being scarce and therefore smart In
the eyes OF Paris. Gay bits Of yarn
that could not possibly be utilized for
a soldiers uniform or other var pur-
poses are worked up into designs remi.
niscent Of the original quilted patterns.
although there is a freedom of motif
impossible in the real quilting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Bread Cake.

Take two cupfuls of flour, Il half tea
spoonful of salt, two and a half ta-
blespoonfuls of sugar, eight teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, n half cupfui
of milk, a fourth of a cupful OF wa
ter, and two tablespOonfuls of butter.
Spread over the top, two and a half
tablespoonfuls of flour, five tablespoon
fuls of sugar, a t~easpoonful of CHINA
mon. and four tableSpoOnfuls of Oleo-
margarine or other butter substitute.
Mix the ingredients and sprinkle over
the top as 1t goes into the oven.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

There is an indescribabIe something
about this blouse, which wins your
heart at once. The blouse is perfectly
made in blue and white-striped Jap
anese crepe. 1t is a handmade blouse,
and that is the reason for its perfec-
ton. The white-IineI stock, cuffs n
collar are other reasons for the beauty.
The bonnet is a handsome model just
about the size that will be popular
during the spring and summer months.
The band CT flowers around the crown
is the only trimming.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Food for the Family.

To save meat we must use more
poultry, rabbits, fish and other sea
food as our army, the armies of u
allies and the women and children
"over there" must have food, and there
can only be food enough if America
provides it. Ii each person In the
United States saved one pound OF
sugar a year ii would make 90 train
loads of 80 cars each. each car carry
ing $4,000 pounds OF sugar; that would
help some in supplying the demand for
sugar, would il not? Let us not for
get that u very small bit multiplied
by a hundred million is enormous In
result, hat it leaves US stunned with
its magnitude.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Potato Scum.

Cut five medium sized potatoes in
cubes, slice an onion and three pieces
of the outside of celery together II
mash with a potato masher, put
through O sieve and add a cupful OF
thin white sauce, using II tablespoon
full of flour and n tablespoonful OF u
ter cooked together, then 4 cupful of
milk and ~Seasonings of salt and pep
per. This makes enough for four
servings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
War Biscuits.

Take five ounces each of oatmeal
and white cOrnmeal; three ounces
each of butter and sugar, n teaspoon
full of baking powder, and one egg.
Melt the butter and work in the dry
ingredients, roll as thin as possible
and make into biscuits. Bake in a
slow oven until a light brown.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Easy.

Brown (who is engaging a parlor
maid during his wife's abSence)-And
why did YOU leave your last place?
Comely Applicant-Well, it|it-was
for letting master kiss me. sir.
Brown-Ahem. You HIM may
consider Yourself engaged.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
RaIfimnre Chicken.

Cut I'D the we'll cleaned chicken into
serving size pieces, roll in highly sea-
soned flour and put into a hot frying
pan with two or three tablespoonfuls
of olive or any sweet corn oil, brown
then finish cooking slowly either on
the stove or in the oven. Serve with
corn fritters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Mothers Cook Book


Just being happy is a fine thing to do;
Looking on the bright side. rather than
the blue;
Sad or sunny musing is largely In the
choosing
And Just being happy is brave work and
true.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Things Worth Knowing.

A new typewriter attachment
feeds n fresh sheet of paper into
the machine as the written one
is removed.
About $4,000. 600 knives and
forks and 11.000.O 900 spoons have
been supplied TO the allies In
France since the commencement
of the war.
A new tea wagon has an cleo
trical connection for keeping edl-
bles as hot as may be desired.
A new fire hose nozzle is capa
BILE of macy adjustments by
which the efficiency of the
stream is greatly increased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Not Good Boon Companions.

I'D never accept an invitation 10
drink with a doctor"
"Why notT
Because even when they treat n
man they make him pay for ii"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

A merchant can get along without
advertising and so can q wagon With
out grease-but ii goes hard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

There is a time when the most ar
dent motorist feels more like hugglng
the fireside than driving into the face
of a gale with the mercury dropping
out of SIGHT. This leather coat is pur-
pie with tan collar and belt, and is al
most a guaranty of immunity from the
chilly wintry blasts. The belt, which
is made in three strips and is some
times on the style of the pinch-back,
is a novelty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01
Dodd's Kidney Pills Relieve
After 20 Years Suffering

Mrs. James Dotz, OF GAINESVILLE. o.. Is
past 40 years have been relieved OF the
agonies OF kidney trouble by taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Only recently We re-
ceived an unsolicited letter from Mrs
Dotz. which reads as follows:
For twenty long years / suffered with
heart disease and Bladder Inflammation. I
had frequent chills, cramps in the muscles
and suffered from headache n ~ackache
l was often dizzy and had flashes OF light
and floating specks before my eyes 1
could get no help until I started TO take
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Then i began 10
improve right away and six boxes or these
Pills completed the cure.
NJ little boy also had kidney trouble
and was cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills l
hope thousands OF others. suffering ae i
have. hear of your wonderful remedy"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

II is believed that the polka was
originally a Serbian wal dance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

Piles Cured In 6 TO IL Days
Druggists refund money IL PAZO OINTMENT falls
to cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudtng Plea
Frst application gives relief. hc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
Attains Highest Grade In Navy
Open to One Of Her
Sex.
HAS DONE EFFICIENT WORK
Had an important Part In Building Up
Armed Guards Organization
Now Keeps Records Of
This Service.

Washington.-The encounters Of
American merchant vessels with Ger
man submarines constitute n Of the
most thrilling chapters of the war.
When the president ordered our mel.
chantmen armed for protection against
undersea attack tho navy was called
upon to furnish hundreds of guns and
thousands Of trained gunners to man
them. To perform this task a new
branch OF the service was organized
the ARMED guards" Even before this
country declared war they were on ac-
tive duty, and the first maa Of the
navy to lose his life In service against
the enemy was a member Of the armed
guards, John I. Eopolucci. lost In the
sinking Of the Aztec April /, 1917.
One Of the most efficient aids Of
Commander Farley in building up the
armed guards organization was a
young woman. Miss Helen e. Brooks,
now confidential secretary to Lieuten.
ant Commander Hall, who succeeded
Commander Farley.
Shares In Big Events.
Miss Brooks has had a share in
many Of the most interesting Incidents
Of the war. 1t was to her desk that
the news came Of the sinking Of the
Aztec and the Vacuum. She received
the account Of the sinking Of the Erst
German submarine by the Silver
Shell; Of the long battle Of the Moreni.
which fought IN enemy U-bont until
almost the entire ship was In flames:
Of the four-hour fight Of the j. l..
Luckenbach which, though hit many
times. refused to surrender. She made
out the lists Of the first men taken
prisoner by Germany, members Of the
armed guard Of the Inflated Campana.
She has Transcribed many letters Of
commentator Of men for heroic
deeds. and many messages transmit.
ting to relatives the sad news that a
son, husband or brother has been
killed or wounded.
The names, ratings and addresses Of
next Of kin Of all the members Of the
armed Guards are kept on cards. In a
separate envelope for each vessel.
The records Of oil those who lose
their lives in the service Of their coun
try IRE kept In n special division.
These constitute the navy's roll Of
honor" Those who have been com.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09

s(asviaG. - - besa n,ssay -.
~ NJ tAfee yeora. Bot 0eruany,
tse~s hat ~ b b tAs var.
0ee GOO h rhsee Week..
shortly after ~ break Of d,plo.
uAte relations Q year aeo. when 7
was 6dIl In Berlin for the Daily News.
IN American colleague, the Berlin rem
reseatativs Of the Associated Press.
coatsaeted poeumonia. Il was a crit.
cel casa. Ths p~hysaeians said they
could cure the pnsumonia. But they
said the patient would never recover
The Berlin food ratioos, they said
would not permit that Patients such
- be. they say. Invariably died. That
was the penalty Of war. For Il takes
egss and butter and milk and other
unknown luxuries to bring q man back
from the grave. At that time, the Ber-
lin egg ration was about one every
three weeks. Every three weeks, by
the calendar, q coupon on the egg card
would be. validated to entitle the hold.
er to purchase one egg from the grocer
with whom his name had been regis.
tered. Often the groceries did not have
eggs enough to al even this scanty or
der. But we sent out an appeal to
every available American to help. We
mobilized every egg In the American
colony In Berlin. We gathered oil the
butter we could find. We asked no
questions when there seemed some
doubt as to the strictness with which
the zone egg every three weeks regu.
lnton had been obeyed. But this pa.
tlent had three delicious omclettes q
day for three weeks. No n else In
all the Central powers, not the kaiser
nor Hlndenburg. had reveled In any
such luxury Of eggs in three years Of
war. But It saved his life. 1t was
the mobilization Of the eggs. not the
physicians, that did It."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09

u Win This War ths American Pee.
pc Must Awaken % Full Asallza-
tisn o. An Il Means and Al
q 0eaAndA

Cicago.-"Ws DO not know that We
are at war. Five thousand miles away
our troops are moving into battle. In
Q million American homes. the casualty
lists are watched with anxious eyes.
Tears and anguish and heartbreaks are
the price We must pay to write q head
line Of Victory" declared Oswald F.
Schuette. for three years war CORES
pondent Of the Chicago News with the
armies Of the Central powers. In an ad.
dress before the Press club Of Chicago.
"A year ago we unfurled the battle
days Of the republic. We pledged our.
selves to the greatest sacrifice this
greatest Of world wars might demand.
The American people are ready to
make that sacrifice. But SO far We do
not know over here what war really
IL. ! have come out Of three years In
that inferno. All Europe is aflame.
It knows It Is In the war. Even neu.
trail countries such as Switzerland feel
It a hundredfold more than we. There
economy and conservation Is no longer
a master Of preachment, Of voluntary
sacrifice. It Is a matter Of enforced
necessity. Of grim compulsion. They
are not saving food to feed someone
else. They are saving because they
have too little themselves. And In the
warning countries, there Is war In every
breath. War is a tragic reality for
them. They do not need flags In the
streets to remind them Of the war
and you e few flags over there. War
portions out their meager rations. War
Is their cook. War allots the comforts
Of their daily life. and the proportions
are small. LuxurIes are gone. War
stalks through their streets with the
soldiers In uniform. Wars shadow Is
the mothers who pray in the
churches that their boys may be saved.
I'VE hardly know these things. We
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
Wins Rank Of Chief Yoeman

mended for heroic deeds also have a
special place-and there are hundreds
OF them already. though we have been
at war less than a year. The depart
ment seeks to secure and keep on file
photographs of all the men Of the
navy killed in service against the en-
envy. and those specially commended.
Miss Brooks has had q hand 10 build.
Ing up these measures to perpetuate
the memory Of the navy's heroes and
preserve interesting and authentic ma.
terial for history.
Won Rapid Promotion.
Enllsting In the naval reserve in
April, 1917, as a yeoman, third class,
Miss Brooks has already risen to the
highest rank open to women In the
navy, that Of chief yeoman. As secre-
tory to Lieutenant Commander Hall
she su%perlntends the work Of two yeo-
man stenographers and n mail clerk,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
DAYLIGHT SAVING,
Maine Miller Probably Only Man In
Country Not Affected BY
Change.

Kcnnebunkport. Me.-Jamcs D. Per-.
klns, proprietor Of q tidewater mill, 10,
probably the only man In this country
whose hours Of lnbor were not affected
~ the new daylight Swing plan,
Fhe mill. located on the Afcusam
river ID operated BY the tide. Whea
u 70 full. MI. Perkins closes gates
and confines the water to 4 reservolr.
AZ the tide GIBBS he opens the rates
70 allow tho water to escape Into Q
sluiceway.
A the tide 70 about sn hour later
each day. lfr. Perkins cares nothing
Tor clocks or the sun. or any other
daylight sailing plans. He Il follow.
Ing the TIDE schedule. as,h he has soe
many years.