Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 55, Number 51, Jasper, Dubois County, 10 October 1913 — Page 3

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MME MERRI'S ADVICE fall street costume when you wash blankets

SUGGESTIONS FOR THREE ORIGINAL, DELIGHTFUL PARTIES.

Appropriate Affair for the Month, With Its Dish of "Scrapple," a Decided Success Pillow Shower for a Fall Bride.

Was Determined to Hold Some Kind of a Job

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WVSMINGTON. Dryan IT. Aianan, i who as representative from tho Second Connecticut district in serving his first torm In tho lower houso of congress, is tho only man In that body who is also and simultaneously mayor of a city as woll. Mahan got re-elected mayor of Now London, Conn., last year, for about tho nth time, and when he was put up for congroB last fall on tho Democratic ticket ho thoughtfully held on to what ho already had. Of courao, with tho Republican party split wide open in tho district it looked like a cinch for tho Democrat, but you never can tell in politics, and Mahan was bound and determined to hold somo kind of a job whichever way the cat jumped. After ho was elected tho question arose: What was ho going to do with the mayoralty? Local politics in New

London was in such a fluid state that Mahan didn't know of any available mau who would or could maintain tho true JciTersoniaii principles of tho fathers as mayor except himself. "TUii being thua," suggested a friimd, "why not koop on with tho Job?" It listened good to Mahan. Ho looked up the law and found that while It was forbidden to hold two federal jobs at tho samo time, nobody was enjoined against mixing

federal, state and local ojl'.ccs to suit, provided ho could get them. So Mahan stuck. Now ho "wook-ends" at New London, whoro ho is mayor. Tho rest of tho timo ho spends in Washington legislating for tho whole people It's a great combination.

Mahan'a salary aa mayor i3 only $1,000 a year, and as hia railroad faros must total up noarly that much In the course of a twelvemonth, it may bo assumod that ho is either plugging for glory or immolating himself upon tho altar of principle. Or, again, maybe ho is cannily kooping Uls grip oil tho organization that sent him to congress. To a representative 1014 is nearer than the calendar would have him believo.

Remarkable Ornament on an Old Trophy Cannon

A hostess who returned from a summer abroad gave this pretty affair. The placo cards bore this inscription, most appropriate to tho season: "Oh, sweet October, thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter, Tho cool, fresh air whence health and vigor spring, And promise of exceeding joy heroafter." A mi vnllmv

i dots supposed to be topaz, sot in a ' tracery of black. Topaz belong to this golden month of October. Tho tablo i was baro, with conterpicct and dollies 1 done In tans and leaf browns, tho ' work of Russian poasaut wouni,

. Black-eyed Susan with gorgeous , broun and crimson leaves, transformed tho rooms Into a porfoct blazo of color. "Concentrated sushinu," one of the guests exclaimed. The "ploco de resistance" was what , tho hostess was pleased to call "Scrap- , po." It was &o delicious she had to I lvo tho recipe, bo It tollowa: One pound of fresh pork, one of round steak; put through tho food chopper; boil until dono, und have enough atcr loft to take up COrnmeal to make a mush consistency. ' Mold in long, narrow broad pans and

let stay over night. S!co thin and

fry in hot lard or bacon grease. Gar

nish the platter with hard-boiled eggs

and parsley. . With this there is oscalloped tomatoes and green peppers in ramakins, with individual peach shortcakes for dessert. A novel feature was that four of the oight guests had birthdays in October.

MANY persons stop to examine more or less closely or more or less carelessly tho handsou graygreen bronzo trophy guns n the foot of the stairway at the north o.i trance to the- state, war and navy department building. It is surprising, or it Is not surprising, according to one's caste of thought, how many spectators fail to see the remarkable and unusual feature of the gun on the oast side of tho entrance tho gun which is the younger and the more ornate of tho pair. Tho east gun bears among various inscriptions the words Le Farouche,

which may be translated "The Fierce' "Tho Öavage," or "The Wild." On the cascabel or the base of the breech of this venerable smooth-bore muzzle-loading cannon, cast by Jean Maritz at Douy, France, in July, 174S, is the face of an angry lion with the butt of a thorned stake or war club protruding from its mouth. Whether the, name of the gun was given it because of the fierce image on its base or whether ' the image was cast there because the gun was to be called "The Fierce" neither the writer nor the superintendent of the state, war and navy build

ing, who is the 'custodian of this and other trophy guns, knows. But tho face is there. Thousands of tourists gaze on the nrt handles of the gun. They aro bronze dolphins. The tourists puzzlo over or study the coat-of-arms of France, the crown of France, the battle emblems, sabers, cannon, drums,

flnrre nnrl tnimnP.ts. the Circle Of

fleur-de-lis of the house of Bourbon and the face of Pallas surrounded by

the rays of a blazing sun. But few

of the pilgrims ever stoop to study the remarkable face und club at the butt of the historic gun, which, by the way, though French, was taken by Americans from one of the forts, either the Mor.-o or Sacopa, at the mouth of Santiago harbor in 1S9S and mounted in Washington in the spring of 1S99.

What Would You Do if You Had This Queer Bill?

Unique Way to Find Partner. At a largo card party the hostess had her guests find partners by passing tiny bouquets around which were put ilttle lace paper frills. Tho stems were wrapped in silver paper and the card attached said "Tablo one," "Tablo two," etc. Tho four who had tablo one found their place and tho two whose bouquets matched played partners. Fancy headed pins were thrust through the cardB so tho flowers could be worn. Everyone was charmed with this pretty idea, and in this same way a hostess had her guests served thirty at a time at a big large "tea;" one of the assisting ladies handed the bouquets as those who were served passed out and in this way it was easy to keep track of those who had had refreshments. If real flowers are hard to get tiny articflcial one3 may be used with good effect and if purchased at a worthy shop, would be quite expensive. Clever finders will easily make them at home. Rambler roses and forget-

me-nots are lovely.

Process That Will Not Only Cleans but Materially Aitiit in Their Renovation.

The method of washing blankets recommended by the School of Household Science, Macdonald college, is this: Things necessary: 1. A fine, sunshiny, windy day. 2. Plenty of soft water, melted soap, made from a good loap free from excess of alkali, and some ammonia or borax. Things to avoid: Heat, rubbing and rubbing on soap, as these will shrink tho wool. Process: 1. 7'o a tub of tepid (not warm) water, add ono tablespoonful of ammonia or borax (this softens tho water and aids in cleansing, and enough melted soap to make a good suds. 2. Wash the blankets by kneading and squoezlng (never rubbing), In two waters. A good washing machlno Is excellent for this, and saves much hand labor, 3. Rlnso in two waters, of tho samo tomperaturo as tho wash

ing wator. A chango in tomperaturo

will shrink wool. 4. Wring weil, using tho wringer, shako weil and stretch

weil. Attention to these throo mat-

tors will ensure soft, fluffy blankets. 5. During the drying if they aro shaken

two or three timos they will bo much

softer and fluffier. Should it bo the caso that your blankets aro now hard and discolored from mistaken treatment in the past, ono washing with abovo mothod will do much to rostoro tho flu Illness and whiteness, while a second washing in due season will further add to their ronovation.

HOOSIER NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

SYSTEM IN THE HOUSEHOLD

Means a Wonderful Saving of Time and Money When It Is Properly Worked Out.

IF you were handed a yellow-back with $50 marked on one side and $100 on the other side would you think that you had been the victim of the "money changers," or would you think that an error had been made and you had been given just double the amount that you should have received? Inquiries made by a reporter the other night as to the value of such a note brought forth varied answers. "Why, I should say that the bill is worth $50," asserted one man. "It is good for $75," said a youth who had evidently been learning something about the mean proportion in mathematics. Still another declared that $100 was its value, while others declared that

it was worthless and would cause the owner trouble if he attempted to

exchange it. All doubts as to the value of the bill were laid at jest when Joseph B. Ralph, director of the I

bureau of engraving and printing, stated that it was worth $50 and explained how the note originated. Just two of these bills are in circulation, according to H. O. Granbergthe owner, of one a wealthy mine owner of Colorado, who brought his collection of "freak" money to an exhibit held recently in Detroit. Both bills were printed in the bureau of engraving and printing. "The error can be accounted for," said Director Ralpli, "in only one way. The upper end of the plate prints $100 bills while the lower end prints $50 bills. The paper is then

turned over and another impression is taken for the other side. In some manner the plate was turned the wrong way for the second impression, and the two bills issued. Although they passed through the hands of fifty people before they left the building, they were eventually put into circulation."

The Senator From New Moxico Had to Explain

IT was during the discussion of the Indian bill in the senate that Senator Gallinger asked: "What is peyote?" "The senator from New Mexico can explain," replied Chairman Stone. "But I would prefer to have the senator from Missouri explain," persisted Gallinger. who saw a little fun In it Birt Stone turned to Senator Fall, who told the senate that Peyote was

a drink which the Indians made from j

cactus, which was not so intoxicating aa whiskey, but a fair substitute. It was Senator Gallinger who replied to Senator Owens' sneering remarks about men from the east who go out west and "nose around among xhe Indians." It was Senator Gallinger who called attention to men from the east who had always given the bent in them to the Indian service. He first mentioned Senator Dav.es of

M&sf&cbusetti, who devoUd hii sen-

A Pillow Shower. "Folly" was keen with the latest news. Rosemary, the sweetest girl in town, had just announced her engagement, and her friends were eager to honor the bride-elect, and do just the right thing. After due consideration they decided upon a "Pillow" shower and don't you think it a clever idea? "Grandmother," said her gift would be a pair of "live geese" feather pillows, and an "aunt" gave two eider pillows for the girls to make lingerie

slips for as now every daintily equipped bed has its little lingerie pillow. It took a month for the girls to work up this shower and when the day set for the "party" came, the girls could hardly wait to see Rosemary's surprise and pleasure. The couch pillows made of natural

REMNANT PUT TO GOOD USE Discarded Piece of Brocade on Corded Silk Will Make Pretty Curtain Band.

Model of brocaded wool with broadcloth skirt. The Russian blouse jacket is trimmed with heavy braid, frogs, velvet and fur.

linen, cretonne and ono or two of velour were on tho Davenport, each one labeled ' with the donor's name

and some rare original rhymes and jingles. For a white wicker "chaise longue," which Rosemary was to have in her room, there were four pillows covered first with pink silkaline, then with dotted Swiss; some had ruffles, edged with lace and two had the corners tied with pink ribbon bows. For the porch there were six pillows all covered alike with a durable, but pretty chintz. The ushers who were to serve at the wedding sent their wedding gift to the shower which was just a month before the date set, and it was a pair of handsome oriental saddle bags, stuffed to make four cushions which are so acceptable either as footstool or to sit on in front of a prate fire.

Everyone thought the affair original, practical and altogether delightful. So I am sure some of our readers will want to start such a shower for the girl "they" know who is to be a fall bride. MiYIE. MERRI.

A fireless cooker is a great boon to tho housekeeper; it saves many steps for her tired feet, keeps tho kitchen cool and pleasant, and above all, cooks tho food thoroughly without loss of flavor or danger of burning. One of these lavor-saving devices,

even of the homemade variety, is as

valuable for keeping foods thoroughly

chilled as it is in conserving heat for

cooking processes, so that it is really

a splendid investment for kitchen equipment. It is becoming the tendency more and more for tho housekeeper to put her work upon a business basis, using system in her expenditure of time, money and labor, just as her husband

does, who goes out into the world. This is evinced by. the planning of meals a week in advance, which not only removes the nerve strain of daily marketing, but actually reduces the living expenses, because the left-overs may be utilized; these usually find their way into the garbage can, giving foundation to the reports of our sinful waste and extravagance. Fortunately, the haphazard guessing housekeeper who -waits until an hour before mealtime to think of the menu has almost vanished from the ranks of

modern, up-to-date women. In her

place we have the housekeeper who appreciates her opportunities for dis

playing her business ability, and who realizes that there is no profession so

broad as that of homemaking.

Our sketch illustrates a good use to which a remnant of brocade or corded silk may be put, in the shape of making a handsome curtain band. A certain number of bands of this kind are always useful at home, and they are also saleable articles to prepare for a bazar, and they are quite simple to make. The material should be cut out in the shape indicated in the top sketch, which shows the band laid out quite flat, and it should measure 24 inches In length and 7 inches in width at the

Practical Hat. A small black hat, with its brim dotted with tiny bows of old blue velvet ribbon, is very chic and at the same time practical. Often such hats are held by bridles of black velvet.

color should be chosen such as green or gray, or crimson, and especially old gold, as gold will harmonize with almost any other color.

Nice Salad Combinations.

Bermuda onions and beets with "French dressing. Well-seasoned

boiled halibut, served with mayon

naise or tartar sauce. Lettuce and

cucumbers. Fresh dressing. Lettuce

and tomatoes cut in quarters never sliced French dressing. Watercress,

hard-boiled eggs. French dressing. Spinach molded, mayonnaise. String beans, carrots and beets. French dressing. Orange salad. French dressing, .with game course. Apple and celery, mayonnaise and nuts. Cherries on lettuce, French dressing.

PURSE WITHIN THE STOCKING

Designed for the Carriage of Valuables Not to Be Entrusted to the Handbag.

ate service to the red men. Then came Senator Piatt of Connecticut, whose long service on the Indian committee made him known as a friend of the Indian. Then he alluded to Senator Quay, "whose last speech in the senate was about the Indians and brought tears to the eyes of many senators." Probably no three men ever gave more unselfish devotion to any cause than those three men to the Indians. And there are few western men who

will not agree with -that statement.

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.videst point. The silk is lineJ with sateen, and edged with silk cord carried into a two-inch loop at either end. The center sketch shows the band folded together and the small sketch on the left illustrates it placed upon the curtain. When made for home use the color of the bands can, of course, be selected to match or harmonize with the curtains on which they are to appear, but when made tor sale at a bazar, plain shades of

Since the fact that a large proportion of eminently respectable women carry their valuables in their hosiery is generally known, it cannot be improper to describe the stocking purse. This very intimate trifle is an inch

wide band of stout glace or suede kid, lined with self-colored satin, finished at the edges with double rows of machine stitching and sustaining three shallow purses of kid, equipped with metal clasping envelope flaps. The center compartment, long enough to hold doubled-over bank notes, is the billfolder and at either end of it, but made and attached separately to the band, is a two-inch square purse for holding small jewelry and coins. The garter portion, which extends several

inches beyond these smaller purses, fastens securely in buckle prong and eyelet manner and there is' no possibility of the contrivance loosening, slipping below the ankle and revealing itself to the public gaze. The stocking purse comes in shades of kid to match any tone in silk hosiery, and a pair of such purses will answer for garters when suspender-equipped corsets are not worn.

Apple Tapioca. Soak one cup flake tapioca in four cups water, over night. In the morning add two and a half cups light brown sugar and bake three hours, stirring occasionally. When done, grate four sour apples into the mixture, stir thoroughly and let cool. Eat with cream. The hot tapioca absorbs the apple flavor and with the brown sugar makes a very different dish from any other recipe. It's very easy to make and very cheap. To Clean Sateen. If you would like to knowT a good

way to clean sateen, you will find the

following method very satisfactory: First soak the article in salt and wa

ter, then wring it out and wash in a

thin soap lather, but do not rub WT en

this is finished, rinse thoroughly,

wring out and shake well? Put in the shade to dry and when nearly dry take down and pull well both ways,

but do not iron.

Brown will be in good request, with snuff, golden brown, mahogany and seal the shades most ordered.

Baking Tins.

One can have a cookie pan that will save gas by baking a goodly number of cookies at the same time. Go to a tinner and have him cut a sheet of tin to fit your oven and have him turn up the edges all around only onehalf inch. These tins cost but little and one can have two sizes and they do save a lot of gas.

Plain 'White Cake. One cup sugar, one rounding tablespoon of butter (possibly a bit more, 1 go by guess). Beat well, one egg and beat again, one cup sweet milk with one-half good teaspoon soda dissolved, one good teaspoon cream of tartar in about two cups of flour. Vanilla flavor, bits of salt

Muncie. J. Lafuze, twenty-three. Western Union telegraph operator signal timer, killed self by drink ing carbolis caid after a quarrel with wife to whom he had been married a short time. Evansville. After being out less than an hour the jury in the caso of William Springer, charged with the murder of Anna Gray here lnt summer, brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed iifo imprisonment as the sentence Evansvllle. The plant of the Monarch Broom company was destroyed by Are, tho loss being estimated at $10,000, with part insurance. Tho origin of the flro is noC known. Tho plant Is owned by Meglniar & Pflngston. Tho firemen uaved about $15,000 worth of broom corn. Lobanon.Hcv. Oakol F. Hall, a graduate of Wabash college, and pastor of the First Congregational church of Boston, Mass., at a salary of $2.500, will return to Indiana

and bocomo pastor of tho Methodist churches at tho villages of Advance and Now Ross, at a salary of loss than one-half what ho has been receiving in tho east. South Bend. Thoughts of an operation aro directly responsible for the death of Samuel Rush of this city. Rush's physicians told him he must undergo an operation for the removal of a cancer. At the words Rush became pale, gasjed, and dropped dead. The shock is said to havo brought on heart failure. Ho was sbcty-threo yoars old. Indianapolis. Dr. Ralph S. Chappell, deputy coroner, returned a verdict of suicido in tho death of Dr. Richard F. Stone, pioneer Indianapolis physician and author, who was asphyxiated in his Irvington ofllce, 222 South Emerson avenue. James Ostrander and Charles Shinier testified to having found Doctor Stone's body lying in a gas-filled rear room with a gas jet open. Mr. Shimer said he had known Doctor Stone for years

and he believed suicide was prompted

by a lack of practice and financial

troubles. Marion. Dr. V. V. Cameron, cor

oner, in a verdict filed concerning

tho death, August 29, of Wesley Stahl, killed by electric shock at the Marion Malleable Iron Works, holds that corporation resonsible for tho young man's death. The verdict reads: "I find that Wesley Stahl was electrocuted by coming in contact with a defective lamp hood, and that the Marion Malleable Iron Works should be held responsible for his death for permitting defective hoods on lamps in the factory." Stahl was a molder employed at the works, and his head came in contact with the light above him. South Bend. "Worry is the worst disease in America. In fact, it is Americanitis," declared Dr. Stanley L. Krebs, head of the department of psychology of the University of Pennsylvania, in an address here before the Ad-Sell league of Northern Indiana. Doctor Krebs declared worry is the most serious disease in America. He said this trouble is undermining the American nation. Doctor Krebs spoke at the first monthly dinner of the organization of the new fall season. About two hundred persons were in attendance, many outside members being here from various

cities in the northern part of the

state.

Indianapolis. Governor Ralston

gave further expression to his views

on the subject of peace and ar

bitration m a letter to Rev. Elbert

Russell of the Biblical department of

Earlham college. In part the gover

nor wrote: "I do not see my way clear to a belief in the doctrine of non-

resistance, because In the last analy

sis the qualities of force, discipline and self-defense are essential, as human nature is constituted, to the preservation of society and a Christion civilization. But I can heartily join you in the promotion of arbitration and the rule of reason and justice as against the law of force, in the settlement of personal, national and international differences." Shelbyville. On an indictment returned by the grand jury here, William C. Fales, a real estate man of Greensburfc, was arrested in that city and will be brought here to answer to a ch?rge of forgery. Robert Kinnpy, a young attorney here, recently purchased the stock of a men's furnishing store on account of the death of one of the partners and Bales took the goods, giving in exchange a deed to a 50-acre farm in Jennings county. Kinney alleges he discovered that the names of the grantors, Wilbur R Rsmsey and Belle M. Ramsey, and of the notary public, Zell C. Swain, had been forged. He

tried to trace the stock, but found It

had disappeared after being transferred to Dr. C. W. Pagel of Greensburg. Martinsville. The eleventh annual reunion of the White River Valley Soldiers and Sailors association was held here. A session was held in the Blackstone ih eater, and was addressed by Governor Ralston. D. M. Comstock, department commander of Richmond, and J. R. Fesler of Indianapolis. Laporte. Bert Austin, a farmer living near New Buffalo on the Hartford road, drank cirbolic acid, mistaking it for castor oil, and died within five minutes. He was sixty years old. There was no motirt indicating suicid.