Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 32, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 May 1914 — Page 3

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Continent Is Rising in Spots and Sinking Elsewhere "117 fcSHI.v;Tn -Most people know in a general way that large portions ft of the I'nited States have in the past been covered by the ocean, but it T is perhaps not so generally known that the continent is now rising in some places and sinking in others. There

creep in on the land, fill the old river channel, and in places wholly submerge it. The submergence of the land was (Tetter at one time than it is now. In excavations for some of theh mm York skyscrapers remains of oysters and other salt-water animals have been found. As a rule the only available knowledge In regard to the former nibmerg nee of an area is derived from the marine shells and other animals found in deposits laid down by the sea. By the nature of the fossils geol- ' are able to tell approximately when the ocean invaded the land. They have found evidence of a submergence of much greater magnitude and much older than that which now floods the Hudson valley. Gothamites and others need not, however, feel alarmed at this statement of the ups and downs of the continent, for while geologically this submergence is not so very old, the geologist thinks and speaks in terms of thousands if not millions of years. kU tbfl Atlantic coast, from New Jersey southward, it is not unusual to find quantities of sharks' teeth and other marine fossils in the green sands that are now located far inland and are used for fertilizers. In certain sections of the southern Mississippi val'.ey, where limestone is not readily accessible, a farmer will go out and gather a wagon load of fossil oyster shells to burn for lime. In Um course of its investigations of the geology of the country the United States geological survey has been making a study of the cretaceous oosits of the eastern states and has found that the ocean of that time covered much of what is now the Atlantic coastal plain, while the Gulf of Mexico spread widely over the central southern states, probably reaching as far r.orth as Cairo, 111

Mysterious Stone Dog Over Gate on 18th Street MKS and women, as well as children, who pass along Eighteenth street south of F are often attracted by a stone dog above a gate which pierces an olxl brick wall inclosing half a city square of ground at the rear of a grand, but decayed, dun-colored brick

J that is four stories and basement high. The writer has made a Btunber of inquiries concerning the history of this house, but the information obtained has been contradictory nd Otherwise unsatisfactory. There Is no doubt as to Its great age, as is measured In Washington. the capit ii of a new country, and there is also no doubt that at some time within a century this house was one of the great and imposing homes

Vj'ashington, One bit of information which the writer obtained about this e was that it was the home of William Wirt, who was attorney general in the cabinet of President Jackson. The writer was not told that Wirt was h h the house, and it appears to have been built before the time of Jackson's administration. Fof ' ' time the house has been occupied by the bureau of insular affairs, or by a part of that Imr-an, and the last time the reporter passed there a neighbor said that the house was to be torn down and a large and i OStrj Bnrerninent building constructed on its site and over the ground at the rear, which bears traces of once having been a fine garden. The dog statue is that of a hunter. He is a setter, and he appears to be looking from his place on the wall above the gate at one of the windows at be back of the old house. It may be the ettlgy of a pet hunting dog which belonged to one of the early tenants of the house, or it may bo an architectural fancy.

Incle Sam Solves the Fuzzy Hair Mystery TRI deportment Of agriculture has made a discovery. Some Of the false curls the Irls are wearing aro made of goat hair. And braving the wrath of the fair . Secretary Houston's expert! give the whole thing away in a

Mohair, it may be explained, is the trade name for the fleece of the Angora g at. The Angora, department experts declare, is the best animal to raise, because he "works and pays for his board at the same time." He does this by I el ping to clear away the brush from land, will eat weeds and any other refuse about the place, and is invaluable in "cleantng-up" week about the farm or ranch. "In 1 SSI," the department bulletin adds, "the sultan of Turkey endeavored to preserve for his dominions the monopoly of the mohair trade by prohibiting the exportation of the live animals. Hut it was too late. Some of the best bU1 was already in America, and today other countries are buying of us " Has No Fond Recollection of Plum Puddings RKPRKSKN r ATIYK PHIL CAHTHKLL of Kansas evidently has no fond lOOOllOf ttl Ol the plum puddings of his boyish days on the old farm back shopper state. When the tariff on raisins was lowered the mem-

b. rs from California predicted every disaster the human race could know from measles to earthquakes. The - uas a sacred institution, the temple of liberty, the Are upon the family altar. In Em no one of the raisin bre. 1 could have recognized himself in the prlowleic ptclSHPS petated by the orators from the Golden state The raisin. like the flap and the mint Julep, followed Uli Constitution, and only the

lowest of poltroons would dare cast a shadow on its time-honored name. Campbell rose in his ieat in the house and unbosomed himself. "Gentlemen." be said with tears in his trembling voice, "if the raisins of today are like those I used to eat in plum pudding in my bare-legged youth tack in my stats, 1 vote raisins be excluded altogether!"

is every reason to believe that minor movements of the land are constantly taking place. Not so very long ago, in a geologic sense, the Hudson river flowed through a deep canyon or gorge at New York city. Soundings show that this gorge extends through the harbor and far out to sea. It is evident that the land surface has been lowered in this region, allowing the ocean to

bulletin keened the other day 00 the Angora goat, n "Formerly." the department bulle t,:i the use of mohair depended so largely upon the prevailing fashion that its price vari d widely from year to year This condition is rapidly changing, as new uses for mohair are continually found, from automobile ' ps and table covers to dress goods and curled false hair, and today the crow er Is assured of a reasonably steady market.' J RADIUS 6 EXCLUDED ALTOCEThFf

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DUST COAT MATERIALS

PONGEE, FOR MANY REASONS, IS THE MOST POPULAR. For Motoring, Women Ar; Insisting on the Smartest of Styles Taffew Makes Up Admirably end Looks Well. Pongee in one iorm or another is one of the most popular dust coat ma terials; and never before have the natural tone pongee ccats been so good looking. All suggestion of the once famous linen duster has disappeared and most fetching coats of this silk are built up on the lines of those models having the wide flare at the bottom. Sometimes their fullness is obtained by means of a circular flounce attached to the body of the coat which extends a little below the hip line, slanting from the front to a slightly rounded point at the back. Clever use of belts may also be Red Woolen terial. Maseen on some oi the new pongee models. For instance, on one model a belt of the material was placed at each side of the coat holding the fullness of the wrap in place. The belt and coat front were fastened by mother-of-pearl buttons. There was a deep turn-down collar and turn-back cuffs of the material. One was one of the new jaunty short lengths. Taffeta Is also being utilized for the dust coat, and it is admirable for this purpose as it sheds the dust readily and does not muss easily. The coat, of soft, light weight, mixed tweed or homespun in good English or Scotch quality, is the most practical general utility motor coat one can buy. It is a trifle heavy for midsummer days, but motoring is cool business and there are many more days when the light weight tweed coat is comfortable than when it is too warm, (''harming colors are achieved In these mixtures especially in the bright tonen which can be quite light without showing soil readily as the plain one-tone woolens do. One-tone English woolens of Um soft, light weight kind make smart motor coats, too. There was shown the other day an extraordina r i 1 striking model in bright blue with tiny flecks through it. The model was ver plain and had a large collar and deep cuffs of the material. Scotch vieuna in lull soft red Wftl the material Seed in another "riodel. A d e e p yoke formed the Upper pert of the coat. This coat, too, was made perfectly plain md w as. fasten 1 with large buttons of a dull reddish tone and had a Motor Coat of Green Silk. deep turndown collar and deep cutfs. Ono attractive model shown was made of peau do peche in dull blue checked with a narrow line of yellow NOW THE TIME TO RENOVATE Garments That Have Almost Been Given Up Frequently Can Be Refurbished Inexpensively. As the housewife naturall turns to renovating her house in the spring time, so the young girl turns to renovating her wardrobe. A little touch of something here and there will do wonders in making an old dress look new and stylish. The IttSpsndSf tunic, worn over a plain shirt waist and skirt, will make the costume appear like a one piece dress, now so popular. Cut a strip about three inches wide from the bottom of a piece of taffeta about one and a half yards long; the remaining material should then be wide enough to come just to the thighs. Shir the wide taffeta along the top edge and draw in enough to fit the waist line, fastening securely at tne end. Insert the nhirred edge between a narrow band of the same material and stitch flatly so as to form a neat belt. Sew up the back a little way, leaving a placket large enough to get into easily. With the strip cut from the bottom make two suspenders long enough to go over the shoulders and cross In front and back. This is done by folding back tho two raw edges of each strip and sewing thorn down together with a flat seam. The suspenders are firmly tacked to the front and back of the tunic bei and slipped on over the arms. The bottom of the tunic may bo finished by a neat hem or cut in long alternate points and bound with a narrow piece of taffeta ribbon.

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The collar, cuffs and belt were of plain yellow peau de peche. Another coat was of checked woolen. The coat had a curved yoke and ragrlan sleeves, and was fastened with mother of pearl buttons.

GIRDLE FOR LINGERIE FROCK Gay Ribbons Are Absolutely Essential With the Light Costumes of Summer Days. Nothing "dresses" up a dainty lingerie frock like a girdle of gay ribbon. Herewith are two of the daintiest. That shown on the left is fashioned from pale pink messaline ribbon, the rosette at the girdle and sash end being of the same. The little pendant buds are hung from baby ribbon. The other girdle is white panne satin ribbon with polka dots of tangerine and black. Two views of this are shown. The girdle is slashed a little to the left of the front and is bound with black saln and trimmed with black satin buttons. The knot and one loop of the bow are of the black. STOCKINGS MUST BE DAINTY Brocaded, and of tho Finest Silk, They Are Designed to Match the Street Suit. Brocaded stockings of the filmiest, finest silk in all the fashionable colors approved for this season are displayed among the novelties in footgear. To match the street suits of gabardine or poplin there are blues and dull greens, browns and grays in all the newest, softest tones. For evening wear the brocaded stocking is tinted delicately in all the sweet pea shades, the mauves and lavenders, the pale pink and the pea h color that are in such high favor with young and old. These colors are exploited as well in these stockings as with taffetas or other plain silks. Tho fancy stock ing is considered a necessity at this time, especially when variety provides piquancy. The brocaded stocking is modish in the extreme, and is especially attractive when worn with costumes which emphasize the new lifted skirt styles with sheer lace or chlffon overskirts of transparent beauty and through the meshes of which dainty glimpses of lovely hosiery are but half reveal l When the Aigrette Wilts. When tho aigrette on the otherwise "perfectly good" hat wilts, take it off promptly, for nothing so completely spoils the appearance as a shabby bit of millinery. In its place if you don't care to at once buy a fresh aigrette use a jaunty bow of ribbon. The newest sort of bows have three broad long loops, partially overlapping each oth.r and extending backward, ettd one short loop extending frontward. They should be lightly wired and should center under a Huffy bar. BANISH FEAR OF BALDNESS Hair Drill, According to the Scalp Specialists, Will Keep the Natural Locks Luxuriant. Tho hair drill is the latest and best cure for baldness. If certain scalp socialists are to be believed, the htiir drill is going to banish baldness altogether. A great advantage of hair drill is that it is gratis. Try it now. Baldness is due to bad soil. The hair gets no nourishment. Hence it f.Uls out Hut the hair drill will stop a I that. The hair drill Is, briefly, scalp exercise. With practise It is possible to move the scalp back and forth, to and fro, almost round and round. That sounds incredible, but it isn't The first and easiest hair drill exercise is to lift the brows and forehead as high as possible, then to lower them as low as possible. By practise, with this exroise, the scalp, too, may be moved up and down. -V word to the wise is sufficient. The man who has mastered the first exercise of the hair drill can easily think out and master many others. Soon he will be moving his scalp round and round almost. Hair drill nourishes the scalp. It builds up muscles in it. It gives the hair a thick, strong, rich soil. Its results, the scalp specialists say, are marvelous. Ribbon Beauty. Ribbons in Roman stripes are very fetching.

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RUGS FROM THE OLD CARPET

Make the Best Possible Foundstio Not Costly, and Are Attractive and Practical. When your carpets have become too worn for use. cut them up into any desired sizes as foundations for new rugs to be made in this way: Take, let us say. two yards of. dark green monk's cloth, which is 53 inches wide, and lay it smoothly down over a worn piece of carpet,sewing the selvage of the carpet or if the carpet has had to be cut so that a selvage is impossible, whip the raw edges carefully before fastening the monk's cloth to it. At the ends allow about two inches of the cloth to extend beyond the edges of the carpet, which must be first whipped before thoy are fastened down. Then unravel the ends of th.e cloth a particularly easy thing to do with monk s cloth and in this way make a finishing fringe. If further ornamentation is desired a stenciled border may be painted on either end. Or a band of a lighter or darker shade than the color of the monk's cloth may be stitched on perfectly plain or applied in a conventional design. In my own home we have made not only rugs such as the above, but most attractive small rugs for the bathroom, using burlap instead of the monk's cloth, and ornamenting them with a simple cross-stitch design work in heavy yarn. The old carpet under them gives durability and keeps them from curling up. When the burlap wears out or becomes much soiled it is a very simple matter to take it off and put a new piece over the old foundation. These rugs cost very little, yet they are really a most attractive and practical invention. Exchange. GKeeper To make hard butter spread easily, beat it to a cream instead of warming it. This way gives it better tiavor and prevents waste. To use mustard with bacon use it in the cooking of it; in this way cover each side of the slice of bacon with a thin layer of made mustard (make with water, not vinegar), and fry as usual. This does not cause the mustard to get hbt, but gives it a delicious llavor. To enjoy mashed potatoes at their best, add a little baking powder just before serving, the proportion being half a teaspoonful if six people are to be served. This makes them so deliciously white and light that you will never serve them without it again. To make new potatoes scrape easily, and also to prevent the hands being stained, put them to soak in water for a little while, to which a small piece of common soda has been added. To keep moths out of your closets and cheats without giving the clothes an unpleasant odor sprinkle oil of cedar freely inside on the wood In tiecorners, lie careful that it does not touch the clothing, or it may have a stain. Honeycomb Pudding. I ieat two eggs, add one-half cupful sugar, one-half cupful molasses, onehalf cupful milk, In Which dissolve onehalf teaspoonful soda, one half cupful Hour. Pour into pudding dish and bake in moderate oven 4T minutes. BnUOa; One cupful sugar, one cupful boiling water, butter size small egg. salt, one tablespoonfttl Hour dissolved in threo tablespoonfuls cold water, one-half teaspoonful lemon U tract. Savory Beef. Take a shin of beef from tie hind quarter, saw it Into four pieces and boil till the meat and gristle drop from the bone. Chop the meat very line, put In dish, season with salt, pepper, clove and sage, or season to your own taste. Pour in liquor in which the meat was boiled Place on the ice to harden. When cold cut in slices, serve plain or on lettuce leaves. This is a fcood old-fashioned recipe. Tritadella, Made From Soup Meat. Chop or mince the meat left over from making soup or stew, season with Uttle salt and pepper, llnely cho pad onion or onion juice, little table snuce or beef extract. Mix with an equal amount of potato (mashed) ar.d heat in a hot spider. This may be also pressed into a mold, steamed or baked according to your liking. Spanish Stew. Cook two pounds of lean pork cut In small pieces three hours. Add one nip of tomatoes, one onion, sliced thin, one clover of garlic, salt, pepper and paprika to suit taste, onehalf teaspoonful of extract of beef and one cup of rice. Stew for one hour more. Apple and Pea Salad. Drain through a colander a can of peas. Rinse with cold water Chop two apples fine with one medium-sized cucumber. Mix with the peas tou'eth er with one-half cupful of coarsely chopped im cans or walnuts. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise dressing. Famous Chef Advice. In making a fruit cake pour half the batter in the pan before adding the fruit, then the fruit will not be found at the bottom of the cake. Don't Rinse Chamois Gloves. Chamois gloves will remain softer after washing if the soapsuds are not entirely rinsed out, but allowed to dry In the gloves.

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STATE NEWS

Indianapolis. Stretched across the grave of his two babies, the body of Anthony McKearn. aged sixty-six. a retired railroad engineer, was found in Holy Cross cemetery here. A bottle that had contained carbolic acid was lying beside him. South Bend. Preparations are being made here for the spring meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, to be held May 28. 29 and 30. Dr. John M. Coulter. University of Chicago, will deliver a public address in the high school auditorium. On Krl day a field excursion will be made in automobiles and the academy dinner will be held. Anderson. John years old, was when struck by a at Fairview street. Morris, thirteen instantly killed Belt railway train Tae boy had been stealing a ride. In leaping from the train he struck a bank and fell be neath the wheels. He Is survived by a widowed mother. It Is' said Unit with other boys living In that vicinity he had been in the habit of boarding moving trains. New Albany. George B. Mclntyre was appointed as judge of the Floyd circuit court for the remainder of the present term, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge William C. Utz. The appointment was made by W. F. Ruroff. county clerk: Julian T. Miller, auditor, and A. Fisher, sheriff. It is understood that McIntyre will be a candidate for appointment by Governor Ralston to serve as judge until the next election. Shelbyville. Clarence Clark of this city saved Mrs. Daniel Clayto and Miss Amanda Bailey from death by drowning by swimming to the bank of Blue river with both of them. They had been boating and when Mrs. Clayto pulled too strongly on one oar the boat was upset. Clark swam to shore, holding one of tho women, while the other held to his foot. Mrs. Clayto had gone down twice before Clark reached her. Columbia City. Oscar L. Fleming, wjo for four yea-s has served as a seaman on the battleship Arkansas and Mississippi, arrived in this city, having received his honorable discharge from the government. Th" young man was at Vera Cruz during the fighting there. Fleming acted as one of the pallbearers for Walter L. Watson, who was killed during the first day's fight, and accompanied the body as far as New York. Anderson. In the annual election of officers of the local Council of Women, following the opening of Kb new Community Home, the following were chosen: President, Mth. V. B. Campbell; vice presid nt. Mrs. I C. Toner; secretary. Mrs. C. D. Shipley. assistant secretary. Mrs. J. D. Roseberry; corresponding secretary. Mrs F. K. Mustad; treasurer, Mrs H. A. Urban. Miss Lee of Crawford vllle will arrive June 1 to become resident director of the Community Home. Bedford. The first step toward wiping out the typhoid fever epidemic prevailing in Iawrence county was taken at a public health meeting held at the Christian church. The meeting was addressed by lr L. L. Lumsden, a government authority on sanitation and health, who is here for the purpose of carrying on the antityphoid campaign begun by the government. In addition to Doctor Lumsden and his nix assistant . lr .1 N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, and A. W. Bruner and H. K Barnard of the state food and drug commission, are here to assist in the movement, Laporte. A dinner party given at the Hot I Rumcly In this city in Potior of Miss Marie Louise Ritter, daughter of C. H Ritter, 473s Magonlia avenue, Chicago, and Mauralce F. McNab Jonas, of the City of Mexico, whose engagement had been announced, terminated quite suddenly in The decision of the couple to get married. The county clerk was located at a concert, a Jeweler came from his home to provide the wedding rings and Dr. G. V. Morris, pastor of the Methodist church, hurried to the hotel after prayer meeting to perform the marriage ceremony. The happy couple were given a warm ovation as they left on the midnight triln to carry the news to the bride's parents. Greenfield. Charles Sorreli, marshal of Shirley, was seriously wounded in a shooting affray between his deputy, John Smith, and himself Smith escaped and has not been found. Sorreli was made marshal of the town of Shirley over his protest, as he was blacksmith and could not give hin time to the office. He appointed Smith as his deputy to take the active office. Sorreli recently sold out his business and demanded the ofllc from his dep uty. who objected. In an argument Sorreli was shot through hta left arm. the bullet entering his body on a line with the heart. It was deflected by a rib Physicians were unable ?o locate the bullet. Sorreli is expected to recover. La Porte. -The steady fall of rain, almost without precedent. has caused the Kankakee rher to spread over miles of contiguous territory and thousands of acres of onion fields have been inundated, causing. It is fee red. a total failure of the crop. Co'nmbus. Joseph Hines, to whose cigai and poolroom the pohc were guided by a marked quarter was convicted iu the city court of illegal sales of intoxicating liquors and was fined $100 and costs. In default of which he was committed to the county jail at hard labor on ta stone. Hie

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