Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 50, Number 3, Jasper, Dubois County, 4 October 1907 — Page 2

FOB HEALTH'S SAKE

SEE THAT YOUR FOODSTUFFS ARE PURE.

ADULTERATIONS ARE COMMON

Unscrupulous Dealer in Large C tei fhe Medium for Disposing of Such Good Purchase at Home.

TRADE'S GREAT MAGNET.

For rears one of the matters which ha received the careful sttention of the department of agriculture is food adulterstion Who has not heard of the old libel on the state of Connectl

cut the wooden nutmeg, but ther. ,

are worse thing than wooden not megs Unprincipled manufacturers and dealers for many years hare resorted to adulteration of foodstuffs to increase profits in the matter of spices, only a short time since the food commission of one of the itates discovered among SS samples analysed more than 30 that were adulterated In pepper, stems and barks were ground, in every class of ground spice foreign substances were added to giTe weight, and m numerous cases jarttcularly flavoring extracts, the articles supposed to be made from pure fruits, were found to be synthetical, or entirely artificial, preparations from coal tar. These goods were prepared by con rrn that have no regular trade, but depcn 1 upon agents to sell goods for them to whoever they can It is rarely thst a reliable wholesale grocery house sells such goods, as retailers will u- t knowingly keep them in stock, as they cannot be legally sold, and some officer of the food department of the state is likely to drop into the store at any time, confiscate the goods, and impose a heavy fine on the dealer. A short lime ago hea!:h officers in Phila!e'phia found a number of Ital ians in a cellar putting nil in bottles, and labeling the same wi-h a foreignlooking label An analysis of the oil proved it to be mainly a poor quality of cotton seed oil. and the lowest grade of olive. Hundreds of canes nf the stuff were traced to a city in the middle west, where it was dia posed of under contract to houses who sell direct to consumers through agent and by mail. Not alone are apices, extracts, olive oil and similar foodstuffs adulterated this way, but the fraud extends still further Cheap kinds of fish, such as hake, cat fish, etc . are prepared and placed on the market as genuin. codfish. Tomato catsups are made of a good quality of pumpkin and given the right color by dye stuffs, and flavored by the use of coal tar extracts. Hundreds of other articles are ' doctored the same way. It is rarely that such artificial e ods find their way into the bands of regular grocers throughout the country, but are disposed of by con oms who depend upon doing business at p-.inu distant from their location, and who seek protection ia the interstate commerce law. and who

seek to dispose of their goods directly to the consumers, aa no federal or state officer is likely to call at a privat house and make an analysis of foods used. It seems that neither the national or state laws can be so closely applied as to prevent this evil. If the masses of people would study into this j question the buying of foods from others than local dealers, who are

known to be honest, would be the result, and the daily reports of people being mysteriously poisoned by eating some article of food would not be so numerous

Trust "Graft." One of the practices of the trusts ta the marketing of their products. Is 'he prise schemes In order to induce the consumers to use their various brands of goods, attractive offers are made to exchange different articles for certificates and coupons. Rut it is always intended that the cons urn era "pay the freight ." Generally where premiums are offered with goods, the packages ere short fa weight, or a few cents more charged than goods of like kind sell for Thus It can be seen how the premijms given are paid for by the consumer, and he pays a high price for the priie be draws. Oods that are given away with purchases cost money Their coat does not come out nf the pockets of the manufacturers, b'lt out of the purses of the reople who use the goods If one desires to buy sugar, he do not care to pay for the scoop or shove) He wants sugar, and at the lowest price con aisteot He knows that if he takes the scoop cr the shovel some one rays the bill. Various systems of premium giving have been devised Some mil for a certain number of oupons of some sort, and so much cash, or some article just f the coupons a lone Where cash required alone with coupons there Is apparently an addui jai profit in the al aside from thst made on the goods with which coupons are given. It ia well to buy goods on their merits akn Buy want you want and at the r glit price, and yon will be ahead of the premium plan.

How Soma) Mammoth Fortunes Havs Been Built Up. Many of the great fortunes In Atn r lea have been gained by the judicious use of printers' Ink. The wealthiest merchants attribute their success to advertising Millions and millions of dollars' worth of manufactured prod ucts are annually sold to the people of the United States through the ad vertislng pages of the public press, the only medium Consider the newfangled breakfast foods, the numerous natural food preparations' It is more than likely they would never have be come known without their merits were exploited before the people through the newspapers. Great exclu sive mail-order houses, restitutions that have come inu existence dartag the past rO years, have been built up entirely through judicious advertls tng. As to the mail order houses, there ia a loud clamor against their en croachments throughout the country. There is every cause for alarm that they will eventually grow into such mammoth Institutions as will monopolise the business that is now the backbone and spine of the country towns. There is one way that the merchants can lessen the evil It is by persistent use of the public press I'se advertising space, meet the competition rightly and squarely and let the people know about it. Hundreds of would-be business ven tures have failed just Because there was no proper advertising Hundreds and thousands of small merchants fail for the same cause. The paper in a small town is of greater force thau the average merchant thinks. If the storekeeper desires to test his home paper as an advertising medium, let him insert aa advertisement of some article and put the price lower than It is generally sold at. Then await results He will find that the people will learn of it. and call to see about iL Dollars to the editor for advertising space are never lost if the adver Using is of the proper kind. The in vestment will bring greater returns to the merchant than money Invested in any other way. One trouble is that the average merchant knows little about proper methods of advertising A simple card "John Jones. Grocer, sells groceries" is of but little use. Make advertising attractive Tell about goods, about prices, ana everything that a prospective purchaser may want to know. Keep persistently at It. Change advertisements week after week. The people loo for It, and it will pay D M. CARR

HELPING THE TRUSTS.

Systems That Are Opposed to the Welfare of the Masses. Nearly a century ago. Disraeli, the elder, in his easay on gaming and gambling, wrote: "The savage and the civilized, the Illiterate and the learn ed. are alike captivated by the hope of accumulating wealth without the labors of industry." In this saying the great statesman and writer sounded the keynote of much of the woes m-t with in life. It is the desire to secure wealth without labor, to gain some thing for nothing, that causes many to go to their graves "unwept, unhonored and unsung " The man who gleefully sings Make a few dollars earn you a living.' will be sure to find many people ready to believe him They will take a "chance" anyway, and the gullible are so numerous that the promoter really succeeds ia "accumulating wealth without the labors of industry." but the others his victims generally fall During the past few years one large concern that has for long been drain ing the rural districts of surplus wealth, has built a city of its own. and has erected buildings for the accommodation of 7.000 people. This concern does not draw a cent of trade from the people of the city wherein it is located All its wealth and the means by which It built up its "own city" has been contributed by people scattered throughout the country How few there are who think that when they send money to this great concern for supplies that might aa well be bought is their home town, that they are helping to deal a deathblow to the place they call home? Yet such Is the fact. Kvery dollar s-nt to the large city, assists in the bu ld ing up of greater trusts, and greater combinations, that seek o control the manufacturing, the mercantile business, and as eil the prices of labor and ail the products of the workshop and the farm. It means business oligarchy to which the common people should not submit. D. M r.VRR

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ABOUT THE GLOVES

MODEL IN CREPE DE CHINE.

TO SAVE EXPENSE AND HAVE NEAT APPEARANCE. First 'Tit Has Much to Do with the

Life of Thea Imoartinl Dresa

Accessories Proper Way to Mend. In the first place, the fit ' has a good deal to do with the life of a glove, and so. for this reason alone, it will be worth w hile paying extra for a pair that will be fitted to the hands rather than buying haphazard a cheaper pair. Fat fingers can not be forced into gloves cut for slender ones without bursting at the second wearing. A well-fitting glove will be perfectly easy on the hand, yet show no wrinkle anywhere, and to be too larre is quite as bad as being too small, for, while the tighter glove will be no more apt to crack or split, the koeer one w ill become shabby sooner. Having exercised care In selecting gloves, the same should be studied in keeping them in good condition. The well known glove mending sets are an aid to this and a means of keeping ail the necessary articles together, for it often happens that one might mend gloves in less time than is consumed in looking up the necessary articles. A set of this kind Includes threads of every wanted shade arranged in the form of a broad braid, a small pair of scissors, an emery and an enameled darner. A small ball is attached to one end of the darner, at the other Is an egg-shaped knob. This is used when repairing rips in the fingers, the ball being inserted to help in repairing a hole. Cotton is always used for mending gloves of kid or of lisle thread, but a silk glove mender set comes for silk gloves. Netd'es are not Included, but they may be bought separately. For repairing lisle thread or silk gloves any ordinary sewing needle may be used, but the kid ones will be mended much neater if a special needle that comes for the purpose is used. From the eye half way downward the needle differs in no way from other sewing needles, but the point half has three aides instead of being round. This makes a smaller hole than the round needle, and as the thread employed Is so very fine It does not fill up the hole formed bv the round needle passing through. So it is best to use the glove or fur needle. They are about the same thing. Hips in the seams of gloves are always repaired on the right side, with an overhanded stitch that Is perfectlysimple Supposing one does not pos aess a darner, then It Is better to insert s finger than to hold the glove to be mended in the hand. The seam will be flatter and more flexible, while repaired without such aid the result Is apt to be a botch.

Much Betucked Frock It One of the Recent Gowns Seen. Despite the long run it has bad. crepe de chine is still Immensely popular. Its soft cllngyuess Is so well adapted for fine tucking The model lb a chartuYng example of a much betucked frock in silver gray crepe ie thine. The embroidery on stole fronts, collar and shoulder pieces is done in silver thread, and there is a piliing of black velvet at ueck and arm finish. The guimpe is dotted gray silk mousseline. The finishing touch

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is a hat of gray neapolitan. with loops of black velvet ribbon uniquely arranged on top and small branches of cherries on left front side, where brim turns from the face.

Ccrrect Ccrseis. Nothing can be more absurd than to see, as one constantly does, a short, stout woman, who by the aid of straight fronted corsets, has succeed ed in so lengthening her waist line as to get It apparently just midway between her toes and her shoulders. To begin with, this really Is not good style, as the tendency of the moment rather Is towards the high walsted effect of the empire. At the same time, this it a season of large liberty in one's choice in drets, and a well balanced figure tall and slim, and yet well rounded, being favorably suited by a long waisted effeci can and wisely does secure that end. The short, ttont woman should strive to establish a proper proportion between the upper and lower parts of her figure. 8he should not allow her things to be made too tight, nor her small stature to be overpowered by a Isrge hst.

WOULD MAKE PRETTY GIFTS.

Three Small Articles Designed for the ' Dressing Tabic. Either of the three little articles pic-, tured on this page would be an addltion to the dressing table, and in the

making furnishes a pleasant occupation for summer days. Any bit of figured or flowered silk could be used up in making the little beat ( shaped hanging pincushion, the edges being finished with a row of pins. The tiny dolls-house chair makes a novel

CatcPenny Advrt-terr-eti. Meware of the advertisements ta which It U stated that "this article

will be seat os approval for one del lar ' It means that you will have something on your hands, and a good 1 sited freight or express bill to settle, i and perhaps many more dollars to I

Deception Practiced. Those who would not be defrauded by sharpers who use the advertising columns of the city papers would do well Id carefully considering each proposition which attract their stten tion. Remember that those who advertise are not philanthropists. They are out after the dollars, an! have nothing to give awsy. unless It Is in exchange for money The concern that offers sa exceptional bargsin needs to be studied well before investment be made. Everything has a legitimate ralue. and Is worth so mach in the markets of the world. When It Is offered at less than Its apparent real value, look out for fraud and deception Generally every good town affords the buyer a chance to obtain whatever he requires, and at a price consistent with quality Those who patronise home stores are toss likely to be deceived.

Demand for Soft Silks. How far away we are from the old. stiff silks that cracked and tore up almost before they were made up' The woman of today demands that silks be soft, pliable and cling to the figure to as to accentuate its lines She will not for a moment consider the use of stiff, unwieldy fabrics. This has resulted in the maufarture of exquisite chiffon taffetas that drape as softly as crepe. Of these latter there is an abundance to choose from this fall, as well as the supple, brilliant liberties, which are being daily more used for the wonderful creations of the Paris modiste. Tussor, the softest of silk or silk and wool, is almost always shown in solid color, but sometimes appearing In P kin effects, with graduated stripes, which offer splendid opportunity for novel combinations of colors.

watchstand The watch hangs on the little hook at the top of the chairback, and the seat is stuffed for a pincushion. The small brocade box might serve to contain a watch or any small piece of Jewelry. It is daintily padded and lined with silk, a landscape design being shown In the space at the top, gilt tapestry braid In used about the edges and to outline the panels

Practical Petticoats. Practical petticoats arc made of moreen this season, with a deep flounce trimmed with two set-on ruffles. These ruffles, already made, may be purchased at any of the department stores for about a dollar. Silk finished sateen and cambric petticoats are shown, made with a deep flounce. Two or three of these narrow set-on ruffles can be bought ready-made, and tliev are easily adjusted to the petticoat. Mohair skirts, trimmed with silk flounces, are also serviceable at well aa reasonable in price.

Japanese Buttons. Now that kimono shaped blouses are so fashionable, it Is quite natural that the buttons placed so conspicuously upon them should be decidedly Japanese in character The round medallions in badges found in Japanese textbooks, depicting flowers, plants, birds, fish. Insects, etc.. as well as purely conventional forms, are all available for this BtsMBB and msy be painted or embroidered as fancy dictates.

Dsnger in Confidences Confidences are sometimes blinding, even when they art sincere. Eliot

Wathable Cravats A cravat of lawn which is to d worn with an embroidered linen collar and which can be washed every week, may be embroidered in three narrow scallops, forming a rounded end. A stripe of shadow embroidery In color is above this and above the stripes Is a fleurde Us In white. They are eaay to make and are considered chic

PROLIFIC GARDEN ENGLISHMAN'S FIRST AND SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS IN MANITOBA SOIL PRODUCES STRIKING RESULTS.

The Winnipeg (Canada) Free Press) Of a few days since contains account ot the success that followed the efforts of William Kuowles. an Englishman who located near Winnipeg. Manitoba This is but one of many letters giving exjieiiemes of settlers, and should be encouraging to those who are looking about for a new home m which they may better their conditions The following is a copy of the article referred to: William Know let. who cultivates some twelve acres of land Just below Middlechuich ferry on east side of the Red Kiver has i ronably at fine a display of horticultural products sa any In Manitoba. The whole of his holding is In a high state of cultivation and literally crowded with aplendid vegetablo seclniens. which have fortunately escaped damage by hail, although heavy storms have more thaa once occurred within a few miles. '1 be potatoes are a wonderful crop, and he expects to raise 1.500 bushels from his patch of 4', acres. A half dozen of tubers selected yesterday average more than a pound each. Adjoining the potatoes may be seen a marvelous collection of tomatoes. There are COO plants, all growing under an enormous weight of fruit. One single stock picked yesterday contained eighteen tomatoes and weighed four pounds This extraordinary example of marvelous growth, together with some of the potatoes were sent to the Free Press office. The proprietor was the first In town with several specimens. Including green corn. The reason has been favorable for onions, and one souare patch of nearly an acre Is looking re markably healthy. In addition there are good crops of cabbages, cauliflower, turnips, parsnips, carrots, pump kins, marrows, cucumbers, celery, peas, lettuce, rhubarb, etc. The floral department has not been neglected and a charming dlsplsy of all the well known blooms were shown. Including a specially choice lot of asters. Mr. Knowles, who gained most of his gardening experience In Kngland. is loud in his praise of Manitoba soil for vegetable raising, and is gratified with the result of his first attempt at sxieusive uorticulture.

PROVIDENCE WAS IN IT.

Fortunate Meeting Surely Brought About by Hand of Fate.

farmerish-looking man shared my

seat on the train as 1 was traveling

through Indiana, and after we had beeu talking for a couple of hours a very common-looking woman got on al a station. 1 saw the man look very hard at her. and directly after she bad taken a seat be rose up and said: "Excuse me, stranger, but I think I used to know that woman, and I'll go over and see her.'' He was gone about an hour, and I had forgotten all about blm when he returned to sajr: "Yes. I knew her. Dum my cats If It didn't turn out to be my first wife'." it did?" "Sure's you live. We was divorced ieven years ago, and since then I've been married twice and lost both women by death. I surely believe the hand of Providence is In It." "For Just what reason?" "Why. I've got nine children thst need a mother, and Hanner is willing to try It again and see if we can t get along better!" Exchange. Tripped. Gunner So you think the DeBlowera are faking about their extended European tour? Guyer I should say so They said there were so many Americans In Venice that many had to walk in the middle of the streeL Gunner Well? Guyer Why the streets of Venice are ap.als Chicago Daily News. Action may not always bring happiness, but ther? Is no happiness without action. Ruskin.

TIRED BACKS. The kidney, have a great Work ts do in k.-eping the blood pars. ....

ibey et oat of j..r it causes back, headaches, dlizl lanxu.M and di--ing urinary trou1 Keep the kid , well and all t sufferings will , saved you. Mr a Moore, propri. f a restaurant : , tervllle. Mo

"Before using Doan's Kldc v I- i

I suffered everything from kldne) , bles for a year and a half. I had ; , a I In the back and head, and almost ,Q. I tiuuout in the loins and felt wear) a! , the time A few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills brought great relief, akept on taking them until In a , time I was cured I think I tr. , Kidney Pills are wonderful." For sale at all dealers 50 c-: , box. Foster .Ml I burn Co.. Buffalo N Y HAD A FELLOW FEELING Aunt Sutan't Heart Went Out ta "Pore Mittut Attor." Uncle Eli felt he knew the met r polls pretty well. Had he not been then three times in four years and t e he had ridden on the elevated. So when he brought Aunt Susan b him (on the fourth trip) he natur assumed the role of guide She marveled at everything they sat dow n for luncheon. T j had gone Into the Astor house for meal, but all Its other marvels stei i lost on the visiting country IsSSsssa at she looked openeyed at the crowds that filled not only the corridor, the restaurants. Scarcely ha 1 found seats, when this ami.took definite shape. "Eli," aaid she in a stagey WaiS r, I "I can't set here an' eat peacesbh I Jes" mutt go downstairs an' help ; a Missus Astor with the cookin an' dishes." Bohemian. When the Orator Soared. In the course of an address extolling I the virtues of the medical prof - -., Dr. b B. McBrayer of Ashevllle. N , used the following character; southern language: "Could I borrow from the tun 1 cheery smile, from the moon

golden beams of light, from the s ern zephyrs their softness, from :. rose Its fragrance, from the rainbow Its celestial beauty, from ths babbi nf brook Its laughter and song, from sea its awe and wonder, from the ley Its serenity, and from the bv mk talna their majesty and put th- N down upon a piece of ature blue sky wlth comets for commas and plan- i for periods. I might then paint for yul what the practice of medicine is likev Full of Knott. The lanky tramp removed his tattered hat and displayed bis Intell- tual brow. "Ah. lady." he confided. "I hast brains to burn. There is nothing I like better than to tackle knotty pr blems." The busy housewife reached for t;.t ax. "Indeed!'' she said. "Well, m down to the woodpile. You will t. i that last load the most knotty j lem you ever tackled during your career." Who is the mighty man? He who subdueth his temper. Who is r He who Is content with his lot-1 ? ictetus.

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