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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
KEEPING FEW PIGS ON FARM
Hous Furnish Good Variety CT Meat
and Also Lard for Family Use
Feed Cost Small.

Nearly twO-thirds of the meat eaten
on the American farm is pork, the
average farm consumption of pork be-
ing Over 500 pounds per family. The
greater portion of the pork products
used by the farmers are produced on
the home farm. A small number of
pigs can be raised cheaply. Kitchen
and garden wastes, and sometimes
dairy by-products. are available for
feed. The farmer usually kills the
hogs and dresses them on his own
place.. The hogs furnish a good yari-
ETY. of meat and also lard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07

now able to do my work. l cannot
thank you enough and l recommend
your medicine to my friends who are
sick. Mrs. SUSIE SAcATANsKY, 25
East 18th St, Bayonne, N. j.
1t must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that a medi-
cine could not live and grow in popular
ity for we forty years, and today hold
a record for such wonderful success
as does Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, without possessing great
virtue and actual worth. : Such med
icines must be looked upon and termed
both standard and dependable by every
thinking person
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07

Charley. DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, II feel that l am developing
q sense of humor. l have made up
something about prohibition. Does a
bootlegger-?"
"Yes. yes! Go On"
Does a b%ootlegger suffer much
you know they used TO say those who
trifle with liquor got tight; I'm ex-
planning as | go along"
IF it's n secret. don't tell It,"
We'll. this is ii: Does a bootlegger
suffer much from tight shoes?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
CLOVER GAINS FAVOR
According to Ohio Station 1t Produces
Favorable Yields in Soils Lack
ing Lime.

The use of Alsike lover as a sub
stitute for the common red clover is
gaining Roadway in Ohio. according
TO the Ohio experiment station. This
is due TO the fact that the Alsike
clover produces favorable yields in
soils where lime is deficient and IN
der-drainage is lacking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
A Regular Dog.

He was looking for a good canine
companion and had answered an adj
vertisement in the newspaper. The
following conversation enSued:
You advertised a sensible dog for
sale?"
Yep"
dog?"
This pup has never had a ribbon
around his neck and has never rid
den in a Limousine since the day he
was born. He's a ha%ppy-hearted, bone
burying. cat-chasing. 100 per cent dog"
Houston Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
IMPROVE QUALITY OF CLOVER
Manner in Which Crop Is Handled
After Being Cut Has Much TO Do
With Excellence.

The manner In which clover Is han
died after being cut, has much 10 do
with the quality OF hay obtained. The
method of placing IL in cocks is no
foubt the best way. but labor is SO
scarce tina other methods. requiring
less hand labor, must be used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
DON'T PASTURE SEED FIELDS
Mistake to Let Live Stock Into Ripe
Alfalfa Severely Infested
With ChaIcis.

1t is a mistake 10 pasture alfalfa
verely infested with chalcis fly TO yield
q crop worth harvesting. Live stock
walking through ripe alfalfa causes
the seeds 10 be shelled out, and those
infested with the alternating larvae
of the chalcis fly fall on the ground.
where they become the source of in
feStation the following yea
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07

by female trouble.
l felt so tired all the
time, had bad head
aches, and for six
months / could not
] was treat
by a physician
and took other re-
needles but got no
A friend told
me about Lydia E.
Pinkham's V e & e.
Compound and
i I b q helped me-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07

Don't abuse your enemles-make
them ashamed of themselves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
SIX MONTHS !
COULD NOT WORK
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Made Me Strong and
Able to Work. Recommend
It To All My Friends.

Bayonne, N. III had pains in back
and legs so that | could not stand caused
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
Why Not2

I'm your address TO the cOnven-
ton"
Il shall confine myself TO plain COM
mon sense Ii is an experiment. but
why shouldn't IL work? "-Louisville
COurier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07

Give Popcorn a Place in Your Garden.
the row and covered To a depth of
about n inch. The planting should
be done before the moist soil in the
furrOw has had time to dry out.
Keep All Weeds Down.
Grass and weeds should be kept
down as much as possible while the
corn is making its early growth, and
the soil should be kept loose over the
surface by frequent cultivation. If
only a small plat Is planted, ii is bet
ter TO plant a number of short rows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
From West Viroinia

My dear Cynthia-I am not "scven-
teen years old, and considered pretty"
as most of your correspondents start
on with. / am man-just q plain,
ugly man. Not an old bachelor, but
q bachelor of thirty -oue--with hopes.
l am a travelling man, and the EVE
MING PUBLIC LEDGER is my travelling
companion. If vanity is the spice of
life the Please Tell Me What TO
Do column in the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER is life itself, and | read il
every night. | iudorsc your rebukc of
Anna c., whose letter appeared an.
uary e. The vindictiye spirit in which
she tays poor Cautious leads me TO
think her real name is Anaconda.
Now, If Cautious" is dead one.
why does "Anna G." want to waste
all those good kisses" on her? Has
she more kisses than she can handle,
or is she a solicitor for kiss foundry?
| think the subject of kissing is worn
threadbare. You have answered the
question, SHOULD I allow him to kiss
meF' 50 often that ] think now all
your readers know that it is naughty
to kiss them. So let US take up a
new subject. Say high cost of liv-
ing. The peace treaty, ''How old
is Amp or anything would like
to say to these kissing bugs that if
they knew what men think of girls.
and what they say about girls who are
SO easy to kiss, they would never allow
any man but the one who is pledged to
marry them kiss them. We men so
often hear men say: "how easy"
how soft, and how cheap" these
generous kissers are. No man respects
n girl he can kiss when he has no right
. nIth a
! to marry girl who is promiscuous
/ kisser. Can girl who has kissed
/ other men look her husband honestly
in the face and feel proud of her past
/ indiscretions? My ideal girl is one
/ who will present her husband with a
/ dowery of a pair of unkissed lips, and
| he will be proud of her. ALPINA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
A BEQUEST TO THE HOME
FOR THE WOMAN IN THE WAv
Makes Us Hope That We VIII Neuer ALLOW Any One M
LiDes With Our Families to Haze That Feelup
OF Being Not Wdnted

position. Many Of them arc M. =.
way at all, but they feel ,,nnoo, c IN The
The household and the world dtessary.
as they know, could go on inUt as Tar
w.nout ,l,le them. They feel like thai mel' W.
u,ululortapic ,,o chair or unsteady ,am.
n snae is OF no use and just takes sav'e .e
spaGe IN tne room. When womar W
M, no longer necessary to anybody aa NIL. y !.
mere Is no one who really needs gaen h.N
sue is bound to feel "left over > s,' ner'
hu9us., No amount of reassu r, ,co super, r,
make her comfortable mentailv oe VIII
: VIE woman who made that will mn.,
u have been acutely aware tbo. Is
part of the family life was like NJ ner
cove built on. She must have roa. u ~,
for some one to fill that yacnn. yeatned ,,,n
in her life. She must have ionn.p pisce
former. days when she was part Of bou o,
home instead of person who sIrer Irer
with us. ! wonder If we hava es !
woman in the way in our homes, :
wonder whether we allow her IN b...
that outside. the family feeling? bopo bo1s
that we don't. ] hope that we almnps,
bore her with our requests for beln br'Os. !.
this and that in order to Impress nnae ~
her the fact that we could never 'pUa ~,
along without her. If we make e., e.,
completely one of us we can mako ~,
comfortable. We can make her s;t ~
uation less painful to her. And bo. ,t
ter than this, we can make unnsco.
sary and inappropriate that wbimsical
wistful home for the woman who Is g, T.
the way"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

MOT long ago there was modest
~ little notice in the newspaper about
a very short little clause in n will that
had just been read. The clause was
this: "'To the Home for the Woman
in the Way l leave $2000.' Only a
few words, but what chapters of pathos
they express For when investigations
were made it was discovered that there
is no such home. 1t must have been
just hope on the part of the lonely
woman who made that will. I'm sure
she was lonely just half expressed
request that refuge for the woman
who is dependent in circumstances and
independent in disposition might be a
reality Of the future.
The woman in the way-what a
whimsical, wistful name it is. And
what a wishful, aching heart it must
have been that reached out in sym
patby and love for other women to
keep that title from ever being applied
TO them
I DON'T believe there is any more
difficult position in life than that
of the woman who is an additional
member Of household. Circumstances
have made her rely upon the hospital
ity of members of her family for place
to live. Her whole being rebels at thu
imposition" as she considers it, o
thrusting herself upon them. But wha
can she do? They would not hear o
her going to a home, and she canno
afford to live alone. They love to hav
her with them; they would miss he
dreadfully if she left, and she coul
not be more comfortably settled any
: where. But always she has that dis
quieting feeling: 81 don't belong TO thi
household They are keeping me on
of charity. It's not right. They ough
to live their own lives without bein
burdened with a dependent relative
I'm in their way"
There are hundreds of women in thi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
"kensinqton" Answers

Dear Cynthia-Of course, m a man,
''Bobbic," and therefore not in the
least mysterious. Disappointed? I
think / can see those bushy brows raise
and the lights in your eyes darken.
Sorry, then; as l thought you could
readily read between the lines, peep be
hind the title and "close up" Kensing
ton as he really is. Seriously. I've been
around a little. tasted the bitter and the
sweet of earthly existence and mentally
digestcd not a few indeliblc truths.
One can never tell the furnishings Of Il
house by the quality of curtains at the
cellar OF a home are the only true
barometers of housewifely skill and not
the exterior of the front doorbel. All,
me. what sins this small. insignificant
dwarflike ding ling does hide
Its name is legion. hate to hear you
say that you don't care if fellows
breathe or not.
Are you taking life too gravely? Does
it seem like funeral dirge instead of
Il two step or "galop de concert
Does the view in front strike the iris
forcibly after the abrupt manner of
bleak foreboding mountains" instead
of gently and soothingly like ''heaven -
kissing hills?' Don't We're apt to
become so self centered, so concentrated,
so intent on the past and future as to
lose all joy, all the sunshine and most
of the silvery laughter of the present.
The act doesn't pay. The box Office
receipts are nil, the performance
works before an empty house and the
curtain goes down without applause. II
the worst comes, and | hardly believe il
will. and your ideal fails to appear
let the substitutes pass. no matter how
widely or ferventfy advertised, turn q
smiling face to the jostling multitude
and die game"
"KENSINGTON.v -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Mrs. Wilson
AnSWers Queries

My Dear Mrs. Wilson, would
consider it great kindness il you
would tell me how l can recognize
the difference between toadstools and
mushrooms. Do ! take chance on
finding toadstools among dried mush
rooms too? With many thanks in
advance for your trouble I am,
MRS. D. A.
All mushrooms purchased in the
markets are the cultivated variety. and
it would be impossible for poisonous
fungus to find its way among them.
The dried varieties are prepared by
experts under careful supervision.
My Dear Mrs. WilsOn-Will YOU
please tell ME how to bake q lemon
mCringue pie and please tell me why
l cannot get up a high meringuc OF
top? l use four whites; is this
enough? \ READER.
See the pie recipes. August ).
My Dear Mrs. Wilson--WiI you
kindly give me recipe for molasses
candy in which you use brown sugar?
E I would like to know also how long
il should cool before it is ready for
pulling. Also a recipe for punch that
will serve about twenty five persons.
Thanking you, | am
MRS. r. NJ. VAN C..
Use a candy thermometer for the
necessary number of degrees at which
tho sirup should bc cooked. This is q
moro successful method than that ot
testing by water, using your regular
recipe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Developing Without Exercise

To the Editor OF Woman'S Page:
Dear Madam would be very CRATE
full to you if you could inform me how
to develop my legs and arms, as they
arc entirely thin compared to the rest
of my body.
If there is treatment I could take
I would rather do so, as my heart is
not strong for exercise. MISS g. 5.
Unless you can take exercises to
develop your arms and legs the only
thing you can do is to have massage
treatments. II you get fat by eating
more, you will be fat all over, and
that would be just what you don't
want. If You consulted physical cul-
ture expert, you might be able to get
some exercises that are not violent.
You know, in order to develop your
arms and legs you should take any
exercise that you do very slowly, to give
the muscles plenty of opportunity to
contract or relax. This might not
hurt your heart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
"CLNDERELLA,S DAUGHTER"
by HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1890. bv tho Public Ledger Company

Mrs. Anderson thought herself ex-
tremely tactful, but Virginia shook of
the touch of the demonstrating hand.
She took no notice at all of Mrs. An
derson, and turned wild eyes on Doctor
Bradley.
GLOW is he?"
Doctor Bradley looked grave. Just
the same; there's no change as yet"
Virginia crept over to the bed and
sank on her knees before it, On the
pillow Jimmy's face looked almost as
white as the linen, and his lips were
parched with fever. Virginia leaned
over and touched them gently with her
own and then remained crouched there
beside him.
Bill tiptoed back to the living room
and sat there waiting. There was 81
lence in the little apartment as the
moments licked slowly away. Sud
denly Jimmy turned his head from side
to side quickly, as though his breatf
came with difficulty. Virginia spoke t.
him softly.
Dearest.
She took his hand and held it to hel
cheek. and quite suddenly he opened
his eyes and smiled at her.
A great sob rose in her heart. HI
recognized her, he would get well. Oh
he must get well, she loved him 81
much.
And then quite suddenly the smil,
left his face and his head sank back
The doctor, who had been standing
back and watching closely, sprang for
ward and took the limp hand in his
There was a moments silence, and ther
Virginia. who had been watching tn,
doctor with wild eyes, saw him put tn
limp hand down and step back. Sh,
turned back to. the pillow where tn,
white face lay and her control suddenl!
snapped.
Jimmy ~ she shrieked wildly
Jimmy, speak to mel"
But Jimmy did not answer.
Tomm0rw-Kathleen Makes Plans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Virginia West and Kathleen Fos-
ter, trho are close friends in board

Virginia West and Kathleen Fos-
ter, trhO are close friends in board
ing school, arc some,chdt separated by
circumstances later on. Both girls
become engaged at about the same
time, Kathleen for the norclty of the
thing, Virginia because she is in loDe
,cith lore and thinks she secs her
ideals pcrSoHifed in Jimmy Anderson
nice boy. Kathleen breaks her Gu
gdgcment JHt Virginia goes through
lCith hers and is married. She is
Immediately engulfed in semi povCrig.
Jimmy is taken seriously i'll.
Mrs. Anderson, calm and efficient sat
by Jimmy'S bed tanning him slowly.
The doctor was expected later and,
they were all waiting for the crisis when
the doorbcll rang suddenly.
Mrs. Anderson signalcd to Virginia
to see what it was, and Virginia crept
silently to the door, suddenly angry
at the intrusion. Bill Lyons stood on
the threshold. Virginia could not have
told why, but she had never in her
life been so glad to see any one. She
gave a sudden little sob and stumbled
forward. Bill put a big protecting arm
about her, and she stood there in the
dark little hall and cried quietly against
him for n moment. She felt strangely
soothed. and when he followed her into
the living room she was able to talk
quite nationally.
Mrs. Anderson came to the door OF
the bedroom and saw Bill. 1t was
when he stood up to shake hands with
her that Virginia noticed a subtle diff
ference in Bill. She studied him q
moment, and then she realized that the
difference lay in his dress. He was
more carefully groomed than usual, he
looked more alert. Something had hap
pened to give him confidence in him
self, and he had changed from the
easygoing, careless college boy into the
man.
The doctor came and Mrs. Anderson
rose and went into the bedroom. Nir-
ginia grew deathly white and cold as
she heard the door close behind them,
A feeling of revolt rose in her. How
dared they shut her out of the sick
room and treat her like a child? She
was Jimmy's wife. it was her right tc
be in there beside him. A little sol
rose in her throat and she got to hel
feet.
II want to go in there" she sale
| desperately. Il won't be smut out, >
and she almost ran to the door of tn,
bedroom. Mrs. Anderson turned from
the bed as Virginia burst into the room
She came toward the girl and tool
her by the arm. 'Virginia. there
| nothing you can DO. dear, and yol
mustn't excite yourself just now
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

the oicloth, then roll out the dough.
Cut with a cutter and lift. using either
spatula or n cake turner to remove
the cookies from the board. The thinner
the cookies are rolled the shorter the
time of baking.
These cookies require moderate
oven.. TO provide variety, the cookies
may be decorated as follows:
With raisin in center.
with half of maraschino cherry
in center.
3-With blanched almonds, maxim.
five points.
with shredded cocoanut.
5-With finely chopped nuts.
To decorate with the cocoanut or
nuts. take the cookies after baking,
brush lightly with prepared sirup and
dip or roll in finely chopped nuts or
cocoauut. Cookies may be iced as fol-
lows:
Chocolate Icing
One half cup of cocoa.
One-haf cup of IIII sugar.
one teaspoon of lemon juice.
Mix and add sufficient boiling water
to make the mixture so that it will
spread. Spread on cookie with icing
and let dry.
Filled Cookies
Place in a mixing bowl
Three quarters cup of brotcn sugar,
free from Jumps,
one tablespoon of butter,
One teaspoon Of ertrdct rdrtllu,
One tablespoon OF hot todter.
Mix to a smooth cream and then beat
hard and use for filling between the
cookies. -Four tablespoons of cocoa may
be added to this mixture for a chocolate
filing.
Danish Ginger Crullers
While we are speaking about ginger
| cakes, let me give you Danish ginger
cruller recipe. Place in mixing bow
-Four cups of Sifted -four.
Three quarters cup of brotcn sugar
! One teaspoon of salt,
One teaspoon of ginger,
One teaspoon of cinnamon.
! One half teaspoon of dESptcc,
Three lercl tablespoons Of baking
poUder.
Sift to mix and then rub in two table
spoons of shortening. Make a littl
the flour firmly on the sides of the bowl
]
One eq1,
Fire tablespoons of molGSSes
And sufficient milk or water to fiji
up the cup.
Turn into the prepared well and bca
! with a fork to mix thoroughly. Nov
work in the -four and roll one half incl
! thick on a slightly Toured board. Gu
with doughnut cutter and fry in boilin
hot fat until a rich golden brown. Nov
place one half cup of granulated suga
on fat dish and add
One teaspoon of cinnamon.
Rub between the hands 70 mix. Ro
the cooked crullers. Sometimes tn
Danish housewife adds one half cup G
finely chopped nuts or raisins to tn
dough; or four tablespoons of finel
chopped citron; or five tablespoons o
finely chopped nuts. This gives a splen
did variety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Yesterdays Answers

|. Brick red dye can be made from
hickory bark, bay leaves and
alum.
,. A striking hatbaud that could be
made by the needlcwoman is of
black and some bright color,
crocheted i'll wide, square de-
sign.
3. When the wire of the kitchen
tea -strainer is worn out, a sub
stitute of coarse cheesecloth can
be seweI into the frame.
{. An easily made apron that is
also easy TO put on is one that
has q wide V opening at the peck,
is narrowed in front and back at
the arms, and fastens in one point
on the hips.
!. A blanket for the pet dog TO
wear on cold days can be cut from
a ehilds outgrown coat.
!. Corks can be saved aud then
utilized with tcothpicks and glue,
as dolls for the children TO make
on rainy day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Please Tell Me
What to DO
BY CYNTHIA
No Gentlemen, They!

M. K.-Cynthia received one com
municatiou in answer TO your letter
asking what the readers thought of
gentlemen who took girls to midnight
shows and let them go home alone.
This answer intimates that such a
gentleman. so called, is like unto one
from the lower regions. Sorry Gym
thia cannot print the answer verbatim.
It's Il wonder!
Certainly the men should have taken
you home, and you were very foolish
not to demand that they should. No
girls should be willing to accept such
treatment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
The Question Corner
TodaN's Inquiries

/. How eau paint be removed from
paues of windows that have Just
been painted?
2. Describe a bedtime doll that can
be found III the dark.
3. What use can BE- made Of the
burnt wood plaques that were
formerly so popular?
4. How can glue that has become
dried up be thinned out?
5. In what attractive way are vel
vet ribbons used on a black after
nocu dressf
6. What will clean rusty cake tins?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
A Toy Spaniel

To the Editor OF Womdu'S Page:
Dear Misunderstanding read some time
ago in the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
that you got home for dog, am writ
ing to you to find out il you can get a
good home for n toy spaniel, just three
months old. He is a fine little dog.
! would rather have him placed where
he has a good home than sell him to
any one. / am sending self addressed
envelope, SO if you hear of any one
wanting dog you can let me know.
Also do you know where j could go
to see about selling two quilts that were
made in France by my grandmother s
people years ago? They were made for
the old time four poster bed.
! will forward to you any letters
that come offering a home for the dog
] am sure you will get good home for
him.
Why don't you take these quilts to
an auctioneer?N Articles Of this kind
are sold at sales all the time, and
should think you could get good price
for them. You will find u list of auc-
tioncers in the business directory OF
the telephone book. If you do not care
to do this, you could sell them at al
antique store. A collector would bt
delighted to find them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
MRS. WILL SON ANSWERS
REQUEST FOR COOKIES
Ask Mrs. Wilson

II you have any cookery prob
lens, bring them to Mrs. Wilson.
She will be glad to answer you
through these columns. No per-
sopal replies, however, can be given.
Address questions to Mrs NJ. A.
Wilson, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
Ehiladelnhia