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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Women Are Only Too Glad to Grasp
More Sensible and Comfortable
Styles.

Women have baked for years at
tight waists. tight high collars and
very tight sleeves, and il IS doubtful
whether the severely fitted basque eff
fects will ever again meet with gen
eral approval. The only really uncom-
Portable garment that has been accept
ed of late years is the very narrow
skirt, and this is gradually being
moved back TO normal. As matter
of fact, IL is almost safe 10 say that
the very best dressed women never
did wear them.
In this seasons showing of gar
ments, both frocks and suits, there are
many skirts only yard and a half
wide, but few indeed are narrower,
and the many plated skirts worn
prove conclusively that when Dame
Fashion admits sensible and comfort
able styles, women are only too glad
10 grasp them.
Another new style note, not bizarre
bur charming, is when making a three
p,e.e suit 20 have lower skirt and coat
Of wool fabric. and blouse. or upper
part, and lining OF coat OF matching
silk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Airmen Guide Cavalry.

While the Fourteenth cavalry WAS
on the march recently from Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. 10 Fort Ringgold, Tex.
an aviator. who CHANGED TO pass over
their heads. acted as their volunteer
guide.
The observer in the airplane saw
that. instead OF the Trio City road,
they were following what is known As
the Somerset road. He advised them
OF their error ~ a message dropped
in front OF the moving column. and
the troop detoured 10 the correct road.
The air-service officers reported the
incident 70 the chief Of operations at
Kelly field upon their arrival. and p
minutes later a map showing the
route 10 their destination. Fort Ring
gold was dropped in the middle OF
the marching column.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
For Juveniles.

Plain color materials are the sea-
sons favortes for juveniles, but some
very charming English prints and cal
icoes are 10 be found. These are usu-
ally trimmed simply in edgings and
band of white organdle sometimes in
narrow lace edgings. One smart call
leo dress, recently seen, for girl OF
ten or twelve years, showed n slightly
longer than normal waistline, and a
plain skirt attached by belt Of self
fabric, so there was no decided break
in the line from neck 10 hem. The
only trimming was four-inch wide
plated frill Of white organdie as n
collar. and similar finish for the ell
bow sleeves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Servant Problem Is Even More Complex

NHlCAGO.-The servant problem
~ grows more difficult and complex
here every day. So think Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Corboy of 5l3l Ingleside ave
nue..
The Corboys engaged an apparently
bright and peat maid. 23 years old.
Grace Crandall by name. All went
well for two DAYS Then Grace re-
ported the Snatching OF her handbag
containing keys % the Corboy home
Soon a Hyde Park detective appeared
10 lead Grace to Judge Frye's court
10 view suspects But Grace sur
prlsed the court by impudently turn
ing her back ON him and refusing To
talk. She was sentenced to a day
In the county jail.
Freed, Grace returned dutlfully TO
her work and all was again serene
But something angered her while serv-
ing dinner guests In the Corboy home
and she retaliated by breaking up the
party" so 10 speas She hurled Il can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
10 TEACH BLIND TO DRAW
English Idea Is That Art May Help
the SightIess to Communicate
With Outside Word.

One of the many experiments of the
Royal Drawing society has been to
teach people to draw by touch. The
pupil is bliDdfolded and feels simple
shape, like a hammer of spade, and
draws it with his eyes open. An adj
vanced pupil has drawn the head of a
classical bust and the mask of Bee
thoven.
These experiments fired Mr.. c. B.
Albeit. the director of the society, with
the idea of drawing by the blind. He
has devised a medium which looks like
the frosted stuff on matchbox made
liquid. by which the draughtsman can
follow by touch what he has drawn
and correct or add To his work So far
there have been no experiments with a
blind pupil.
Mr.. Albeit does not claim for it more
than that blind man can draw the
plan or design Of something he
wishes To record and explain. A blind
gardener has been known TO 90 into
ecstasies over the unfolding shapes of
4 plant. and the drawing Of these
shapes. known TO him by touch would
undoubtedly give him a form Of es-
thetic pleasure. In any case, it would
Increase his means Of communicating
with the outside world.
A great boon, If the method is prac-
ticable, would be that it would enable
the blind 10 write and 10 read writ
ng.-MancheStcr Guardian.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

The dilapidated old shack, still
standing at Eastport, Me, is of inter
est by reason of its being the starting
place of the great American Sardine
industry.
The experiment of converting the
small herring into the canned sardine
was tried out in this factory. built for
that purpose by julius Wolff, Rus
sian. and other New York promoters
nearly forty years ago. At that time
the picturesque weirs, in which the
fish are seined, usually joined the fac
tory property.
From its birth. in this small factory,
sardine canning has developed 10 al
most the chief industry on the Maine
coast. employing thousands of skilled
workers each season. and has placed
Eastport on the map as one of the
most important fishing ports in the
country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
THAT SOUND IN THE NIGHT
Nothing So Very Terrible, out at Least
Henry Found Out Just What
Caused II.

1t certainly was a strange sound
even though at midnight all sounds
are strange. Mrs. Meekton nudged
her husband hard.
Henry" she whispered, loudly,
wake up at once. and go downstairs
il sou ads like burglars"
yes. my dear" replied Henry,
nervously. But / don't"
IF you don't go at once" stated
his better half. Il Will 60 myself"
II shall certainly 90, Maria" Henry
said with dignity then he added, "if
hear it again"
NO, go now ordered Maria, "Or
shall shrek for the police, and tell
them that you made DO attempt TO
capture the thieves,''
Very WE'LL replied Henry, through
trembling lips; but let me kiss you
and the baby before | 90, and when
he grows up tell him that his brave
daddy jumped out of bed one bitter
night and boldly attacked several
armed burglars and fought with them
till he was overpOwered and"
cocoon, Henry. there ii is again
Go at oncew yelled Maria. giving him
a mighty push.
And Henry went downstairs. trem-
bling violently. Cautiously opening
the kitchen door he turned on the cleo
fric lipht-and found tho lyittan NAV
ing with babys india-rubber ball.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Locomotive Rolled Over

After storm that buried the New
England coast in snow last March,
passengers on railroad line through
Rhode Island were amazed TO observe
locomotive standing upright in a
swampy brook that runs under the
right OF way at one point. The en-
CINE started out with a snowplow TO
clear the track. out jumped the rails
at the brook trestle. the pillow going
one way and its motive power the
other. Confronted. then. by the prob
lem OF removing the new obstruction,
and not caring 10 deYote three engines
10 getting one back on the track, the
rail men cut the G0rdian knot by roll
Ing the big locomotive down the en-
bankment. Despite the slide and
plunge. IL finished right side up
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
IN VOGUE
Chinese Shades Are Much in Evil
dence This Season.
White Floss Embroidery is Conspicu-
Gus in Some of the Newest
Evening Gowns.

The question of col0rs in clothes is
always most important one, but one
mat is hard 10 write about, observes
a correspondent in the Buffalo Ex-
press, for it is practically impossible
10 describe a color SO that every one
who reads about il Will see il as il is.
But pretty nearly every one knows the
characteristic colors of Chinese EN-
br0ldery-there is dark shade of
blue and light Opaque shade. a green
mat IS almost jade. much old rose.
lght lemon yellow and n darker citron
color. Often in embroidery represent
ing flowers. however. a great range of
shades is used, producing an effect
mat is almost realistic. But it is the
shades used in the more conventional
designs that are spoken of as Chinese.
Ana in the parlance of clothes now
adays one hears much of Chinese blue,
Chinese green, Chinese rose. etc. 1t is
these shades that are used in some
OF the embroidery produced in France.
quite different are the Egyptian col
-"NAANA NAOAACls
with considerable brick red always
predOminating.
In some of the newest evening
gowns you see white floss embroidery
on white silk background and this.
though ii may not have been borrowed
from China. is not infrequently seen
among the finest of Chinese en-
broiderieS. White is Interestingly com
bined with cOlors in the embroidery
of some of the new frocks. In three
charming frocks recently exhibited
saw white embroidery on brown, a
bright green on light yellow and
delft blue on white. 1t is not unusual
10 see in the new blouses the use Of
Opaque white beads embroidered on
blouses of the light pastel shades.
Gray seems TO be coming in for
much popularity. Navy blue with a
light tracery of gray embroidery al
ways looks distinctive. There is a
new shade called in France tourterelle
meaning turtle dove, that is much ad-
mired.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Tangier Island Blue Laws Are in Danger

20 20 TO church on Sunday or stay
indoors during church hours. Con
stable Connerton undertook 10 enforce
the ordinance on Roland Sparks, aged
IL. The boy "sassed" the constable
and got shot in the lung. He was
taken TO n hospital on the mainland
and is now back home, convaleScent.
and is performing his duties rs usual
Mayor Carey Crockett. who is also
preacher, speaks for the reactionary
faction when he says: 1T is neceS-
sary to be firm with the bad ones who
don't go TO church, The older people
say the constable was right. if by
destroying one mortal body he could
save many souls by increasing church
attendance
Tangier has new preacher, Rev.
w F. Goodwin; the Sunday of the
shooting saw his first service. He
doesn't exactly condemn the constable,
but he says he's going 10 make such
methods unnecessary by making the
church attractive.
The younger element is liberal.
It's also belligerent. II says It's go
ing 10 Gust Mayor Crockett and have
music and baseball and sit on the
porch and even say hell" and damn"
on the street, If II wants to-so there
In short, the slogan OF the liberals
is The blue laws must co.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Colorado: "That's Where the West Begins -

~ LENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO
u The recent big snow that blocked
the "Moffat road and the highway
through Berthoud pass over the con-
tinental divide emphasized the truth
OF Arthur Chapman's famous poem.
"Out Where the West Begins" Of
which the last stanza reads thus:
''Out where the world is in the making,
Where fewer hearts with despair are
aching,
That's where the West begins.
Where there's more of singing and
less Of signing.
Where there's more of giving and less
of buying.
And man makes friends without
half tr. ing.
That's where the West begins.
Middle Park. with railroad and high
Grand county farmers and StOckmen
were caught short ON hay and oats
Berthoud pass had 20 be opened.
X w Dick) McQueary. one Of the
best OF Colorado'S many able road
builders, volunteered 10 put the dig
glng job through. w. IL. Wood. saw
mill operator, loaned his camp equip
ment and horses. There were 9%
miles OF road under 6 10 II feet Of
snow. The work was done In five
days. The next day the thaw set in !;
under the hot spring sun three feet of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
PUNISHED FOR KINDLY DEED
Dealt HarshIy With Man Who
Broke" the Sabbath.

John Bull is an English publication.
The letter we are reproducing from It's
columns was written TO the magis-
trates of the English town OF Reading.
One wonders if they ever heard OF the
distinction between the letter and the
spirit OF the law. remarks Our Dumb
Animals.
Your Worships: / gather you don't
60 TO church on Sundays as a regular
thing. Let me tell you why l gather.
On a Sunday during the strike po-
liceman dug M the Sunday observ-
ance act in order 10 convict a poor
devil OF n drover-Charles Palmer to-
wit-of driving cattle through the
streets. The man had fetched the
beasts from the railway station.
where they had arrived from Dublin.
They were then in n bad state. IL
they had not been removed TO be fed
and watered they would have been the
victims OF callous cruelty: and though
on this particular Sunday that which
is written, which of you shall have
an ass or an OK fall into a pit and will
not straightway pull him out on the
Sabbath day WAS part OF the gospel.
you made the drover pay the costs OF
his prosecution. To all intent and
purpose, therefore. gentlemen. you
might as well have convicted and fined
him. What n pity IL is that the act
Of 1917 doesn't prohibit Reading mag
istrates from walking or driving
through the streets on Sunday i'm or
der to catch their dinner"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Would Barter Her Baby; Changes Mind

cred the first week of existence. il j.
shown 10 the satisfaction OF the juve
nile court that IL were better for the
child 10 be adopted by others.
The young woman admits that she
has been thoroughly shamed through
the publicity given her plan. and that
TO shame has been added a desire 70
hold what is hers and 10 make her
husband. an automobile salesman, see
that they must manage 10 care for the
baby as for themselves, on his salary.
"The time has passed when girls
can do as they please regarding their
babies" Judge Lindsey said "Then,
too. If women get the idea that they
can transfer their babies without for.
mality Of court proceedings, what l.
likely 10 happen in the affairs of the
men and women taking such babiesf"
He said people wanted 10 procure
a clear title with their property, ami
no child could be adopted without the
consent Of the Juvenile court in this
state under the present statute.
Upon discovering that any person
applying for the child and agreeing
10 pay the hospital expenses attendant
on its birth in exchange for posses
sion of the little one would be guilty
of conniving at dependency, many
women called upon Judge Lindsey,
wishing TO make clear 10 the court
that they were ignorant of the law
and inspired only by the highest mo-
tives in making their offer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

Little Henry Hoanhammer is a typ
zeal Hoosier youngster. who uses his
ears 10 good advantage. Since prohi-
bition has been enforced in Indiana he
has heard a great many remarks made
by people who in the past were accus-
toned 10 imbibing occasionally. But
AT Christmas he electrified his fam
lily by his own opinion.
The Christmas tree was aglow and
everyone was talking about its beauty.
etc. Finally II came Henry's time TO
say something and he did. He looked
ar the brilliant tree. Gee. it's all lit
up" he sighed. land l sure wish
was, oo."-IndIanapolis News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

snow in Middle Park melted in four
days.
McQueary was one of the few in
Grand county with hay and oats.
Panic-stricken stockmen offered him
SO ton for hay which cost him $50
last fall. For his oats they offered
him prices TO turn prOfiteer green
with envy. "Dick" would not sell, but
he loaned ~ tons Of hay and 81 tons
of oats. He will be repaid next fall
with hay selling for about SO ton
and oats from the 1920 crop.
frankie McQueary of Parshall fol-
lowed his uncle's example. Jones
Brothers Cattle company did the same
thing. Cashier l.. Il. Harrison of the
First State bank stood In the breach.
Others gave supplies and their time
Dealers did not raise their prices.
"Out where the skies are a little hluer,
out where friendships little truer.
That's where the West begins"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

nENVER-A young married woman
~ of Denver whose name is withheld
from merciful motives. was so deter
mined 10 barter her unborn baby for
the expenses attendant on it's birth
that she advertised the fact and sat
down TO wait for applicants. They
came In numbers Judge b. Il. Lind
sey of the juvenile court stood in line
ut the home of this young woman wait
Ing 90 get chance 10 tall. 10 her.
while women of all sorts, one after
another, tried 10 secure a promise of
the ftp-n child
Il u.-.t understand that | would
be breaking a law u give my baby
away" the young woman told Judge
Lindsey when he explained TO her that
babies are not given away like kit
tens and puppies in Colorado, but are
born to an inherent right-the right
TO be nourished 10y the mother and the
right 70 protection of It's natural par
ents unless, when the baby has wealth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

CRISFIELD. MD-Tangier island IS
~ all excited over the shooting of
Roland Sparks by Charles Connerton.
The excitement may end up In a reg
ular revolution thiS summer, when the
town election Is held.
In the first place Tangier island IS
IN the middle of Chesapeake bay. just
inside the Virginia line. It's three
miles long and one mile wide. II has
about 1000 inhabitants. who are fish
ermen and know nothing about he
outside world. Many OF them have
never seen an automobile. or a tram.
The only street Is Main street and it's
feet wide. There are no movies ten
MS courts. ball parks or dance halls.
IL has never had saloon. There is
just one church.
The town councils ordinances In
clude one ordering all persons either
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Tight Garments Are Not Liked

reported from Paris will reach here,
though il has hardly done so yet.
However, most women rarely wear a
corset with negligee things. when
lounging round chez moi" So they
always like 10 keep a smart pair or
two Of round garters on hand. They're
such coquettish. decorative, feminine
trifles, too, TO have about.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

OF tomatoes M one guest and pot Of
soup AT another.
After the guests left. Mr.. Corboy
tried 10 quiet her. She stabbed him
slightly on the side with butcher
knife. Then police arrived
The police took Grace 20 the psyche
pathic laboratory. DR. Hickson found
she had been al the Dunning insane
asylum three different times.
The police say Grace has worked
for fifty families since January J.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Round Carriers Again.

one sees round carriers in the lin
serie departments again. They've al
ways been there more or less, 10 be
sure. but pushed into the obscurity OF
the background. like a poor relation.
Now they are being brought out and
rather featured. why? Probably in
anticipation that the corsetless "raze
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Hard Luck.

II was born too early" he sighed.
whats the matter"
II had TO wear everalls when they
were a badge Of hard labor. and now
that wearin' 'em is fashionable I'm out
Of the gone"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18
Novel Wells.

The fancy mesh veil flashed off with
an ostrich feather collar offers most
flattering style for one with a slen-
der throat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-18

Cool and delightfully."- summery-Iook-
Ing is this charming little organdie
bonnet. II is just the thing for the
miss Of six years.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-02-14
NOTICE OF SHERlFF'S SALE
UNDER EXECUTION.

Pursuant to writ of execution is
sued by P. B. Woodland, Clerk of the
Chancery Court for the First District
Of Bolivar County, State of Mississip-
ui dated Dec 31st, A. D. 1913, in a
cause pending in said court, numbered
2591 and styled S. V. Caulk VS.. j. A.
Burt, and based upon decree rem.
dered BY said court on Dec. Z, 1917,
which had been appealed to the Su'
preme Court, and by said court affirm
ed, levied upon the property of the
defendent, J. A. Burt, which property
Is described herein, on January 14th,
1920 and notice is hereby given that
will, on Monday, the first day OF
March, A. D. 1920, in accordance with
the statutes In such cases made and
provided, sell the following lands:
The Southeast quarter, South of the
Rosedale & Gunnison Road, in Section
p, Township "a. Range 7, and all of
Section 6, in Township 20, Range z,
all in the First District of Bolivar
County, State of Mississippi.
Said sale to be conducted at the
West or front door of the court house
at Rosedale, within legal hours and
to the highest bidder for cash, selling
so much of said lands as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said execution.
Witness my hand this January 10th,
1920.
E. H. WPAY
Sheriff.
Sc'rprv'lle & Somerville,
Solicitors for Complainant.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-02-14
popular among the classes where
it will do the most good.

Another strike of railroad en-
ployes is threatened. There may
be few railroad men who are un-
derpaid, but very large per cent
Of railroad employees are receiving
more money than they could earn
anywhere else. If not, they could
resign and take another job. AT
the same time, the cost Of living
has not fallen any, and the gov
ernment should get busy and Jail
some. of the profiteers. If the cost
of living was reduced to reason
able figure there would be no need
for strikes. The great trouble is
that everybody either wants to get
rich now, or they want to live
without work.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-02-14

On another page of today's is
sue of The Democrat will be found
a page advertisement of the Drake
Motor and Tire Manufacturing
Company, Of Memphis, Tenn. This
company has an authorized capital
OF $3,O00,000, and purposes to
build an automobile factory at
Memphis capable Of turning out a
very large number Of automobiles
and parts. Heretofore our people
have been sending their money to
the north and east for automobiles
and parts, trucks, etc, with no
"come back at all. Now they
are offered stock in a corporation
that should, on account of it's To-
cation in the South and the great
demand for automobiles and
trucks, yield large profit on any
size investment our people might
care to make. Read the adver-
tisement. In it is given the "dope"
in regard to the enormous profits
paid by well-known automobile
factories, and also shows the prof
its as compared to oil stock, etc.
This looks like a good thing to
us. 1t is not far from here to
Memphis. Investors who want to
look over the ground before in
vesting could make trip to Mem
phis and talk with the officers OF
the company.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-02-14
BIDS WANTED.

Pursuant to an order of the Board
of Supervisors of Bolivar County,
Miss, passed and entered of record
at regular meeting of said Board
begun and held at the court house in
the town of Cleveland, in the Second
Judicial District of said county, on
Monday, January 3, 1920, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned
clerk of said Board will. until the
hour of IL o'clock noon of Monday,
the End day of February, 1920, same
being. the first Monday in said month,
receive sealed bids at his office in
Rosedale. Miss, for the following ma
terials and supplies for the road out.
fits of the county. ,to-wit:
Corn, oats, hay and mixed feed, in
carload quantities and less than car.
load quantities, to be delivered at any
point in Bolivar County, Miss.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
This 3rd day of January, 1920
P. B. WOODLAND, Clerk.