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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17

which primeval conditions of amman
and plant life remain unchanged %?
man. In other Everglade keys ana
in keys along the Florida coast orig
inai conditions have been changed Dy
forest fires, by the clearing Of forests
and by the digging of canals. Through
these agencies the original physical
conditions have been affected in varl-
Gus ways; moreover, aquatic animals
and plants have invaded and found q
foothold. Paradise key is also remark
able as a meeting place Of many tenn
perate and tropical animals and
plants. 1t offers a virgin field for stu
dents of many branches of natural
history.
And last-and not least-Paradise
key does not blush unseen and waste
its sweetness on the desert air" 1t is
accessible to all nature-lOverS and can
be reached by automobile highways
that run directly into the park.
Why, then is not Paradise key a
national park? Perhaps it should be.
Anyway, to the Florida State Fedora
ton of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs is due the fact that
Paradise key is now Royal Palm State
park instead of merely Paradise key
an island in the Everglades. There
has long been an appreciation of Para
disc key by discriminating nature
lovers and spasmodic efforts had been
made previous TO 1915 to get the
Florida legislature to set it aside as
a state park. Then the federated club
women of Florida took hold in earnest,
under the leadership of Mrs. w. S.
Jennings, president of the state fed
GRAFTON. The club women made an
aggressive campaign and in 1915 the
legislature set aside the key, together
with an adjacent area of swampland.
as q public park. This. with an addi-
tional tract afterward donated. has
received the name of Royal Palm State
park. 1t contains about three square
miles The club women also erected
q building and installed park war
den. The automobile highway from
Homestead and Florida City TO East
CAPE DdSStS ClOSt W TIE IdTh s,Il0 Il
spur runs directly into the park.
Royal Palm State park lies ir Dade
county. about 81 miles directly south
west of Miami Paradise key owes
its preservation in primeval conditions
10 its isolation and TO a deep nearby
slough. which never becomes dry.
Southern Florida, with an almost tropi-
cal climate, is sometimes subject in
the winter months to severe storms
from the north. in which the thermom-
eter falls below the freezing point
That these occasional cold spells have
not seriously injured the vegetation
of Paradise key is shown by the pres-
ence in its flora of noble royal palms
tropical orchids. and other tender
plants. and insects belonging TO .vpes
essentially tropical. On the other hand
many temperate species both of plants
s.nd animals. extend thek range south
ward TO this region; although. rs far
Ct least as the animals are concerned
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sHRoUDs.

a PERSON unfamiliar with dream
N lore might wake up after dream
ing of a shrOud with a feeling that he
had seen an evil omen and be, con-
sequently, depressed in spirits. He
would be quite wrong A shroud may
not be altogether Il pleasant thing TO
see i'm ones dreams. but ii is accounted
by nearly all the sOOthsayers TO be q
favorable omen to dream of that grue-
some object For one thing such n
dream signifies that you are 10 inherit
some money. 1t is true. though, say
the wise ones, that seeing Il shroud in
dream is q warning 10 the dreamer
to take better care of his health or he
will have a fit of illness which Will in
terfere with his business. But IT is
merely a tendency TO illness which is
predicted and not Illness itself. If
you are careful of your health your
business will prosper and your fortune
increase.
If you dream that you see a shroud
removed from dead person you might
wake up with alright at the CHASTITY
sight. But really there would be no
evil omen in the dream which would
call for any worrying. The worst that
ii could mean would be that you are
going TO have some little strife and
contention with person with whom
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the temperate species are here repre-
scented by varieties or subSpecies which
take the place of the northern types.
The Everglades owe their charac-
teriStic features of marsh. sloughS, and
shallow ponds. to their recent origin
and their slight elevation above the
sea level Their general surface is
not high enough TO permit the forma-
ton of deep valleys by eroding
streams: and the water appears to
ooze slowly seward. on the west side
toward the southwest and on the east
side toward the southeast.
ROYAL Palm State park of course
takes its name from the royal palms
ROystOnia regia) which possibly form
its chief ornament. These splendid
palms often rise 10 a height of 100
feet, dwarfing most of their competi-
tors of the palm family. A worthy
rival is the magnificent live oak (Ouer-
Gus Virginiana). which sometimes
spreads its mOss-covered branches over
an area 200 feet in diameter. In the
way of curious forest growths is the
poison tree (MetOpium taxiferum). a
giant sumach with a smooth spotted
trunk; its sap acts very much on the
human skin like the poison ivy of the
north. Another tree to be catalOgued
among the curiOSities is the stranglipg
fig Ficus aurea). 1t begins life some
what like mistletoe. sprouting from
4 tiny seed dropped on the limb of n
tree. 1t soon sends down threads
which take root when they reach the
ground. and which grow together wher-
ever they touch one another. forming
a meshwork about the trunk of the
host which is strangled TO death. The
photographs reproduced herewith
shows n strangling fig embracing =
cabbage palm.
The list of beautiful and interesting
trees is long. Some of the more strik-
ing are the Gumbolimbo (Elaphrium
simaruba). called West Indian birch
in the Antilles; satinleaf. which takes
its name from the golden brown. satin
like lining Of its leaves; the laurel.
cherry of the West Indies: n beapti.
full mimosalike LysOlima. usually call.
ed wild tamarind. with fernlike foIi-
age and smooth white trunk; the mas
tic tree, or wild olive; the bOis-fdeIa
Incorrectly translated fiddle woody
and the pigeon plum.
OF course. il is impossible here TO
catalogue the fauna and flora OF Royal
Palm State park. There are many
very interesting specimens; some are
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17

found nowhere else i'm the Uni'ed
States. Northern eyes. for example.
seldom see the jOinted Llama (liippo-
cratea volubris) which is shown hang
ing along the trunk Of the live OAK
in the photograph. Ii is one OF ma
lures agents to keep the balance. III
works its way To the crown OF n tree
and then covers IL so thickly that It's
host is often crushed by its weight.
1t brings more trees 10 earth than
storms or parasites.
The ferns are legion, and include
Spanish moss. festooning the trees
Orchids, climbing plants that bloom.
and flowers I'm great variety are every
where.
There's the identical spider that
spins webs from which silk is made.
The moths and butterflies are many
and beautiful. The zebra butterfly
(Heliconius charitonius) is the only
representative of its family in the Uni
ted States; il has such an unpleasant
taste that insectivorous birds will not
eat it. The mosquitoes are many. but
do not communicate disease TO human
beings.
The fishes are many and some or
them are rare and curious. The big
mouthed bass (MicrOperus salm0ides)
here sometimes attains a weight OF 20
and even - pounds. The mudfish is
believed 10 survive periods Of drought
by burying itself in the mud. Yet
local sportsmen say ii is lone OF the
hardest fighters that ever took a
hook" mature female leastfish is
only an inch long and male three
quarters of an inch. The killifish
brings forth its young alive.
From the warden's lodge the ALI
gator can be heard believing in the big
slough. If you are enterprising you
can dine on alligators' eggs; they're
as good as turtles eggs when fresh.
Snakes there are in plepty-if you 20
looking for them-rattlesnakes too.
and the water mOccasin.
In birds the park is rich both be
cause of its climate and because II
is on the highway of migratory birds
which spend their winters in the West
Indies.
In southern Florida many we'll
known birds. as well as mammals. are
represented by varieties or subspecies
quite distinct from the typical forms
occurring farther north. Thus we have
the Florida quail, Florida crow. Flor
ida wren. and the Florida cardinal.
all of which are essentially Floridlan.
and the Florida wild turkey which
IS fast disappearing. One Of the most
beautiful birds. a tropical species now
fast disappearing from Florida and
occurring nowhere else i'm the United
States except in Texas. is the roseate
spoonbin (Ajaia ajaja).
The Seminole Indians OF the Ever
plades are comparatively recent In
truders. who retreated 70 the swa.nps
from the lower Creek towns in the
eighteenth century. Most of them
have been transferred 10 Oklahoma.
In the time of Columbus. the most i'm
nortant tribe of this region was the
CalooSas: il was they who repealed
Ponce de Leon i'm 1913. Very little is
known about the aboriginal Indians
The Tequestas. who occupied the
Everglades before the SeminoleS. are
described in the narrative OF Jonathan
Dickinson. who was shipwrec1ed in
1859 and became their captive.
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Suist. who lived from 1910 TO 1879.
He began his career as blacksmith
about 1897. and worked at that trade
for many years. during which time he
made himself proficient in numerous
ancient and modern languages. Ac-
cording 20 Mathews Getting On IN
the World" EIihu Burritt acquired a
mastery of IS languages and % dia-
lects. mot by rare genius. which he
disclaimed. but by improving the bits
and fragments OF time which he could
steal from his occupation as a Black
smith,
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G60K H Bo0S ~NuA4 M1L,4 ~,s4e

a salad bowl of crisp fresh lettuce
served with French. mayonnaise.
Thousand Island dressing. or even the
common variety of boiled dressing.
makes palatable salad
small bed of mustard (the small
black-seeded Variety makes a most
excellent salad plant and a fine dish
of green's. The leaves may be picked
and served alone with salad dressing
or mixed With lettuce. The pungent
taste and good flavor is most appetiz-
ing. Added finely minced to any vege-
table salad from potatoes to peas. I.
adds to- the flavor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17
THE SLEEPING PORCH

THE sleeping porch is scratching
i which is added TO n house In
order TO provide more room for fresh
air and feet. Every night during the
heated term thousands of new. expen-
sive sleeping porches are crowded
with feet which protrude carelessly
from the coverlets. instead of having
10 be run out OF hall bedroom win
dow in, the effort 10 cool off. All over
the middle West, at this time of the
year myriad number of faithful feet
wearing patent corn pads are led into
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17
Moving Telephone Pole

To accommodate the building OF a
Highway between two eastern cities
the local telephone company recently
REFORMED the remarkable feat of mov-
ing its entire pole line OF 430 poles ten
feet TO one side without cutting cir
cult or interrupting service on any Of
the wires. The work was done By six
men in two gangs. with five pole il ks
for lifting the poles from their holes.
says Popular Mechanics. II was start
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17
Rann-dom Reels
BY HOWARD l. RANN

put hundreds of hard-earned dollars
into capacious, hard pine sleeping
porch and allow Ii TO stand idle and
collect dust and autumn leaves. 1t is
equally sad TO see large family troop
Into one OF those porous porches on
the first hot evening and discover that
the beds have not been made up since
the 31st Of the preceding August. This
causes much discomfort on the part Of
husbands who were led TO expect diff
ferent treatment prior to the wedding
morn
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LAST NIGHTS DREAMS


you least expected TO have trouble.
But the difficulty will be of short du-
ration; you will get the best of the
argument and all will be smooth sail
ing again. In looking over many hun
dreds, or rather thousands, of dream
interpretations which have been hand
ed down from generation TO generation
il is found that the saying Dreams go
by cOntraries" does not apply so fire.
quently as is generally supposed. But
the dream of shroud Is one OF the
cases where it does. So cheer up If
Think of the coming legacy and the
flourishing of your business.
(Copyright)
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ed by raising the first FIVE poles one
foot. then going back and raising the
first four another foot and the first
three another. and then the first two
a total of four feet. Finally the first
pole was lifted clear OF the ground
and railroaded over TO the new hole
prepared for il by sliding il on ten
foot oak plank.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17
Tomato and Cucumber ssI.s

Arrange overlapping slices of peeled
and uniformly sliced tomatoes on a
chop plate. Alongside of the tomatoes
arrange peeled sliced cucumbers. Gar
1ish with lettuce or parsley and serve
18th the dressing passed in bowl.
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper Union
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17

Some enthusiasts use the sleeping
porch the year around. retiring I'm the
dead of winter with soapstone. set
of earlaps. a fur boa and four pairs
of wooden underwear. This gives them
plenty Of fresh air and also eacour-
ages she growth Of the unobtrusive
chilblain. After while they get so
accustomed TO il that they can remove
one layer of underwear and substitute
a hOtwater bag. located In the small OF
the back. Those who think that all of
the heroes and heroines were In the
European war should try this next
winter for one week, and jot down
their impressions after coming out of
the hospital.
(Copyright)
-D
Vancouver island has no navigable
streams
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Cover pitted cherries with good vim
egar AMI let stand overnight Pour off
the vinegar and add 10 the cherries
an equal weight of sugar. Stir unit.
he sugar is dissolved. Place In lar
covered with cloth and plate and keer
in Il cool place
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Summer Salads.

With head lettuce in every garden
and an abundance of the leaf lettuce.
peas. onions. and other crisp flavor
vegetables, one neeS never want for
salad material.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17

Tis something great to be a queen.
And bend kingdom TO a woman's will;
To be mother such mine. 1 ween.
Is something better and more noble still
MAJ Riley Smith.
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N0SEXzE apOQN3LLL

OVAL Palm State park III
Florida is n thing OF
beauty" and "a JOY for
ever" Paradise key Is its
old-time name. Ii is an
island I'm the heart OF IL
Everglades. From a DlO-
logical view it is almost
unique, in that it presents
a remarkable example OF
Il subtropical jungle With
in the United States In
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17

Learned Blacksmith" was the cpl
thet bestowed upon Eiihu Burnt. lie
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Vancouver island has no navigable
streams.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
.KRUPPSHALTED
IN GUN MAKING
President Ebert Orders Sus-
pension of Artillery
Manufacture.
Cw ARLINGTON Herald-Publie Ledger
Service, Special Gable DispatcA.)

CwnshinEton Heraid-Publie Ledger
Service, Special Gable DispatcA)
Berlin, May 20. - Recent revela-
tions about the manufacture OF az
tillery 1t Krupps now are fully con-
firmed. although great indignation
was expressed earlier in oficial
quarters at the publication Of "suoh
.unfounded statements"
The manufacture of the guns will
cease. President Ebert today 10 is
suing the necessary orders, and
stated officially that the ministry Of
war was solely responsible, having
ordered the Krupps to proceed with
the construction of a part Of an or
der given before the peace treaty
came into effect in order that the
army might be equipped with the
most modern possible field pieces in
stead of with guns manufactured
during the war.
The military authorities attempted
to Justify the manufacture Of guns
at Krupps under Article 1ss of the
peace treaty, although the intention
to make guns there was not commu-
nicated to the allied governments.
But the German cabinet took q
broader view Of the question and
has suspended manufacture.
Copyright, 1920. BY Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
MANNING RAPS
0ILLEASEBAN
Retiring Mine Bureau Chief
Challenges Europe's
Sincerity.
TALKS TO OFFICIALS
Director to Tell Financiers
Relief Chance Rests in
Leniency.
TALKS TO OFFICIALS

Sincerity of the desire OF Euro.
pean nations. particularly France
and England. to help themselves out
OF their present financial difiieultfes
Will be given a test when Van II.
manning, who retired yesterday AZ
director OF the United States Bureau
OF Mines. submits 10 them a plea
TO open up their oil properties to
the American investing public.
Manning announced at q luncheon
pc gave to chiefs OF divisions in the
bureau yesterday that he would sail
for Europe this week to represe nj
the American Petroleum Institute,
the technical research department
OF which he is to be the head at the
International Financial Conference.
He will make his proposition al
this conference. and will outline to
European financIers how American
investors can be prevailed upon to
turn their money into oil properties
in France and England on the same
basis on which nationals of those
countries are allowed to invest In
properties in this country. He will
appeal for removal of restrictions
now prevailing. which limit invest.
ments in oil lands to their respec-
tive nationals.
Hundreds of millions of dollars
could be obtained from Americans.
according to DR.. Manning. IL the oil
resources Of England and France
are opened to the United States.
Such an influx Of investing money.
he said. would do much to improve
conditions of exchange.
IF the situation, with the French
and English nations is as serious as
Is portrayed" he said, lit hardly
seems consistent to close this line
OF relief. which. while il would by
no means wholly relieve the situa
ton. 1t would at least alleviate it
and be one OF the means OF putting
exchange upon a satisfactory basis
Furthermore. the moral effect II
would have in giving evidence OF
good faith would undoubtedly have
decidedly favorable influence or
the situation"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
BONUS ASKED
FOR TEACHERS
Citizens Associations Peti-
ton Congress to Help
Instructors.
compensation

Increased compensation for
teachers in District public schools
was urged yesterday in six petitions
which were laid before the Senate
and referred to the District COM
mittee.
Senator Walsh. Of MasEachusetts.
had read into the record and sub
mitted to the Senate a petition.
from the Teachers Committee Of
the District Of Columbia. containing
a request that the pending general
deficiency bill be amended to pro.
vide adequate salaries for teachers.
Petitions from the Brightwood.
North Capitol and Eckington. Kali
Drama road, Thompson Community
Center and West End Citizens as
sociations concur in the request Of
the first named, that an emergency
relief fund of not less than $500 for
each instructor lie authorized by
Congress. This the petitions state.
10 necessary to relieve financial
worry until the increased pay pro-
vlded for in the district Of Colum-
bia appropriation bill is availab BILE
in October.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

great inventor. says that he believes
that motion pictures will some day
be made the greatest educational
force in THE world. Mr.. Edison says
that motion pictures can be used to
teach all kinds of subjects in schools
and colleges, and certainly the
greatly increased number of educa-
tional films that are being made
every year seems to indicate that
his prophecy is fast coming true.
why, so great has become the
motion picture business that | read
Just recently that it was reported
that lately more than 500. .OOO, 900
has been invested in the motion pic
ture business by the financiers and
bankers who make their headquar-
ters in New York City.
When we first began seeing
movies or cinemas, as they call them
in England. the pictures were very
fickery and hard on the eyes. But
the methods Of taking the pictures
and reproducing them on the screens
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30

pictures are here in the United
States when I tell you that while
there are between three and four
thousand motion picture theaters in
England. here in the United States
there are more than 10000.
Nowadays We get everything in
motion pictures. The films show US
not only plays of all kinds, but they
show us the people living in all
parts of the world. They show US
flowers growing. animals of all
kinds in their natural haunts. the
workmen and workwomen. in all
kinds of factories. making all kinds
of goods. The other day. when
President Wilson took one of his
first automobile rides, after his ILL
ness, the motion picture men were
right there at the White House and
made pictures of him as he rode out
of the White House grounds and
down the Avenue. Within a few
days those films were being shown
all over the country. So it is with
all news events. All the popular
comic artists who draw pictures for
the papers. are now making pictures
for the movies.
You know Thomas A. Edison, the
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
.PLAN TO ASSIST
YOUNG WRITER'S
League Of American Pen.
women Will Encourage
Struggling" Class.

Young women writers stiH in the
struggling" class will find in the
League Of American Penwomen a
means OF receiving professional
recognition, according to the pro-
gressive policy outlined by the
new national president, Mrs. Will
IAN Atherton Du Puy. at the first
meeting OF the executive board since
the termination Of the election con-
troversy which for a time threat
ened to disrupt the organization.
The much needed helping hand.
she said. will be extended by the
newly launched magazine The
Penwoman." OF which Mrs. Edna NJ.
Coleman is editor and Mrs. Frances
Parkinson Eeyes business manager.
Other work outlined by Mrs. Du
Puy is the continuance of the drive
for membership amongst the active
writing women of the nation.
A coffee house and lunch room
will soon be added to the headquar-
ters of the league
The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
Month of Brides
And Elopenents
Is Nearly Here

Col william A. Kroii. the Cap.
itars ofiicial Cupid. 10 all ready
for the annual rush Of June
brides which will begin Tuesday
morning when the courthouse
opens
Incidentally the police DEPART
ment will receive Its annual rush
OF telegrams from somebody's
parents saying please arrest or
stop my son" or daughter, as the
case may be. a. June is the
month which sees more eiope-
ments than any other.
In connection with this phase
of ''Cupid's" work Col. Kroll has
announced that All couples under
the legal age-21 for the would
be bridegroom and 10 for the
world-be bride - must bring
along their parents or guardians
or q written permit, else the
ringing of the wedding bells will
be delayed.