Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 40, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 July 1914 — Page 2

STORE MANURE FUR GARDENS Best Practise Is to Place Fertilizer in i

Ob ecu re Corner Spade end Turn Frequently. A common practise is to manure the cardan every year, lata in the fall, or before planting tu the spring, no further attention being given Thie practica, however. i not the beat. The manure for the garden should be kept in a large boa Ith a lid. or so screened that flies cannot enter it Manure heaps are the natural breeding places of these pests and if they are allowed to remain near the bouse, uncovered, will prove a great nuisance. A good plan is to use a very close wire screen nailed to a frame with kluges for the top The manure should be spaded often on the top so that the .water from the clouds or the sprinkling pot may penetrate to all potions of it If kept in a box a spout should be placed in one corner, at the bottom, so that the water may drain into a sunken barrel. This will supply liquid manure which can be used at all seasons when vegetables and flowers are growing. The manure in the box should be worked over once or twice a month, working the bottom to the top so that the t nlire heap may rot. Manure may be kept in this manner If fhe boxes are placed at the farthest point in the garden from the house, and if surrounded with vines their presence will never be noticed from the, dwelling. BAD WEED IN THE PASTURES Burdock Is Typical Back Yard Plant. But la Found in Fence Corners and AM Waste Places. Burdock is a biennial plant with a large, deep tap root. The leaves, which are large, are generally fuxiy j beneath, and the leaf stock is hollow. , The first year the plant merely devel- j ops a leaf and root system. The second year the branched flowering stalk is sent up. sometimes six feet high. At the ends of the branches purple tipped flower burs are formed The burdock is especially bad in sheep and horse pastures, as the burs get into the wool of the sheep and manes and tails of the horses. Burdock flowers In July and August and seeds in September. It Is a typical back yard weed, but is found In fence corners and all aste places. Continued cutting will exhaust the plants, and. in time exterminate them The process may be hastened by cutting off deeply below the surface and Burdock Showing Top of Plant With Burs. Also Large Leaf. applying a handful of salt or a few drops of gasoline or kerosene to the root of each plant Mangels for Cows. Mangels are good cow feed, but are not of high value as a horse feed. , They contain about nine per cent of dry matter and 91 per cent water. 1.1 per cent protein and six per cent carbohydrates and have a nutritive ration of 1 5 F. They are valuable aa succulence in reeding milk cows, a very important consideration when animals are being fed on dry bay or fodder where one has no silo to keep silage in. The mangels are far more valuable maintaining the bealthfulnesa of the animal than for the food tn them Carrots are the best horse's root feed In preference to all others and the sugar beet for swine and turnips for sheep Spraying Outfits A barrel sprayer will spray from five to ten seres of orchard and costs. complete, from $12 to $30. A bucket sprayer is useful for whitewashing or spraying a dozen trees or lews; costs $1.50 to $8 The smsll hand comair and knapsack outfits are for spraying potatoes, nursery berries and vineyards They from $:. to $15. Ail sprayers should hs vehraae working parts which re not Injured by at ids. Summer Diet for Pigs. In summer the animal beat la kept up with but little effort, and in ronseoien e a lighter diet should be fed to pigs The food should be thinned .own with some good swwet whey, kitchen slops or waste milk The pigs will drink this with a relish, and It win ' be better for tbem in every way thaa thick, heavy food.

TREAT HOGS FOR PARALYSIS Unbalanced Ration. Inbreeding end

Parasites Haws (ach in Turn Been Assigned as Cause. Hy CKOIWK I i;UVKR, Colorado Aru-ulturl i'ullaw-k Partial or complete paralysis of the hind lefts of hogs is seen so often in swine herds that a common cause hss been suspected but not definitely determined. Inbreeding, parasites and an anbalanced ration, have each in turn been assigned as the probable cause of this particular form of paralysis, and now it is quite generally attributed to a la k of phosphate of lime. This salt tn a form that can be appropriated may be deficient in the ration or not properly appropriated by the tissuea of the body, or again. It may be because of a drain on the system for phosphates to nourish the growing fetus er the young afterbirth. It is a well-known fact that there Is a deficiency of phosphate of lime in the bones and other t.ssue of pregnant animals and in those that are suckling their voung. This is especially true of the sow. But this condition is not A Fine. Healthy Specimen. confined to pregnant animals. In one instance a herd of 44 hogs, of both sexes and ages, ranging from ten months to two y ars. nearly all of them were affected with partial or complete paralysis of the hind legs. The ration had been largely raw- potatoes. They appeared to suffer no pain, the appetite was quite normal. A balanced ration would probably have prevented this condition The following treatment has been recommended and should be helpful in these cases: One tablespoonful of cod liver oil. 15 grains phosphate of lime and three drops of fluid extract of nux vomica mixed with the food twice a day. FERTILIZERS FOR BERRIES Tankage or Peruv an Guano. Ground Bone. Sulphate of Potash and Soda Are Recommended. The following are recommended in the culture of this fruit: Tankage or Peruvian guano. 6)Q pounds per acre: fine ground bone. 1.000 pounds; low-grade sulphate of potash. 00 pounds: nitrate of soda, 100 pounds All these materials may be mixed, applied after plowing and before setting plants and thoroughly incorporated in the soil by harrowing. Dried blood. 200 pounds per acre; low-grade sulphate of potash. 600 pounds tankage or Peruvian guano. 6'M pounds: basic-slag. meal. 1.000 pounds; nitrate of soda, 1"0 pounds. The slag Is not mixed with the blood tankage or guano, as it causes a loss of ammonia. It is better to apply the slag by itself, but all of the others msy be mixed before application. GOOD HINTS ABOUT FENCING Of Importance to Note Shape cf Fields Because It Has Much to Do With Material Needed. When building fences nots the shape of the fields, because it has much to do with the amount of fencing and material required to inclose or reconstruct ItThus: A square ten-acre field Is 40 rods each way. and will therefore need half a mile of fencing a ten-acre field four times as long as wide is 80x20 rods, and will consequently require 200 rods of fence, or 40 rods more than before: so that a square field needa less fencing than an oblong one of the same size. This is a point not often thought of by a good many. Fighting Hog Cholera. While the matter of fighting the disease of bog cholera successfully is a matter largely of cleaner and more sanitary hog houses and hog j yards, and of a larger ose of pasi tuses and forage crops during the growing season, the presence of the disease germs generally through the hog producing sections, requires also that we must exercise care also along , other lines Don't Work Too Hard. A splendid well handled farm is a ! good thing but if to have it we must ' deny ourselves everything else worth living for. we are- paying too much for , it Life isn t so very long at most. i Fatal to Nurssry Trees. Hot lime and sulphur dip is fatal to young nurssry trees. Better bava your nurseryman guarantee to send you treea that dn not need dipping. But then all ruarantees are not good Watch the Sheep. i This is the time to watrh the health of the sheep, and more especially the lambs. Corn Grower's Motto. Early and often ' Is the successful grower's cultivation motto.

FOR BATHING FROCKS

I TYLK AND MATERIALS VARY j ENOUGH TO SUIT ALL Elaborat. on Permitted. Though it Will Be Froned On by the Women of Taste Black and Dark Blue the Popular Colore. By MART MAM Smart bathing; frocks are as varied In style as are the finest dresses of the season, and they may be made , aa plain or elaborate as the taste of , the wearer dictates However, the woman of rertnemt-nt who is fond of J bathing for the sake of the sport, will prefer to err on , the side of con 1 s e r v a 1 1 v eness rather than to dress conspicuously and attract undue attention to herself. Black, and dark blue arJl Tj i herself. Black, II ft ! and dark blue are V V nioat popular the moat popular colors for these water suits, al though plaid, B .: ' coiors in ongni hues are seen in one of this seasons models Nowadays the Serge and klrt and blouse Flowered Eponge. Ar Joined at the waist line, which prevents any unpleasant separation after the wearer has entered the wa ter. The blouse portion of the modish suits all show pretty much the ssme lines; the waist and sleeves are generally cut tn one with a lacing, or fancy vest finish at the front and a turn-down collar of contrasting goods, It is In the skirt portion that the atrlking features vre introduced. The turlc. i SUMMER CURTAINS OF NET Wide Variety Is Offered, and Prices Are Not Beyond Reach of Moderately Filled Purse. In selecting made curtains in pairs. I It is difficult to keep to the ideal of simplicity for the summer home, for the designs lead by insidious gradua- j tions from the plsin bobblnet to most elaborate curtains of imported, handmade lace. To begin with, there are : the net curtains with tiny edges and a two-inch insertion. The net is finer in j thread this year, the lace daintier in j design and the heavy clany is discardfl for better thread lace, yet prices j rary little from last year. Then there Hi curtains with plain grounds and woven borders which suggest German j Influence: while some of the copies of old lace borders, on plain net are so well done that the beauty of effect wins pardon for the imitation Another imitation worthy of acceptance is a narrow insertion and edge of eenetian point lace, which is made by machine on curtains of plain net. A hand embroidery which has the appearance of lace Is that which decorates a new style of net curtain. It resembles shadow embroidery to some extent, and is done with soft, flat threads of tilky cotton. The design is first outlined and then entirely filled In with s sort of darned work. These curtains have a delicacy that suggests expense, yet they are less in price than many which have heavy clnny embellishment. They arv finished with : a simple hem in order to keep their ef fect in lightness. To Clean a Plume. ' A white plume can be cleaned suecessfully by dipping it In raw. cold starch, sliahtlv blued then drv and shake off the powdered starch. If not clean repeat, t PRETTY THINGS FOR SUMMER Home Accessories Are Designed to Give Effect of Daintiness Much Cluny Lace Is Used. For furnishing the aummer home cretonne table covers and pillows of oblong, round, square and roll shapes are new. Patterns have white or natural grounds, with blight floral designs for the various accessories for the summer home. Other cretonne sets have the flowered fabric combined wlth a band across each article of heavy filet or clur.y Insertion, or handHtri lnurtion Table scarfs. cushion covers, bags of various shspes and sizes and dresser covers in eratonne with red. pink or delft blue designs, and Ivory or natural filet lace ' are finished with a tidy braid of pass menterie having a fringe. Art rep In natural shsdes forms sn artistic cushion cover edged with a beading and fringe of a deeper shade than the goods The design consists of graceful scrolls and long sprays of tinted leaves beautiful samples of stamped goods In rep snd rough and smooth linen have unusual scrolls, large flowers, fruit, etc French knots satin and stem stitch are worked with large silks Dainty samples have rosebuds in stripes on English-looking trellises. Much cluny Isre Is used with white linen. Net motifs on linen pltces are new. The work ts done through the et. which Is basted on and the linen ucui away leaving the net parts sheer f NMekans SkSl miB Ct I ti ft ttsksk sUU HWVH ssrw-ass aees-a toweling sre quaint and effective. Narrow widths of this material ars fagoted together with edges

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e plaited skirt, the Oars skirt snd pantaloon skirt all have their place

and vie with each other for popularity. Quits the newest and most unusual to be seen Is the pantaloon skirt This has two plain top floun. es with s third flounce that la divided By of rubbers each side of the kirt is drasn in closely to the knees and thus forms pantaloons It la claimed U'T this skirt that not only is it a pretty, graceful model, but that it Is comfortable to wear snd easy to swim in. This model Is hardly salts ble fur stout figures. but then there la 1 the long tunic that Is surs to prove becoming to the majority, The choice of material is iuipor tant snd should be governed by its wearing qualities and by Its appear ance when wet. Satin has long been a favorite because it looks i II well even after It WW I has been in the l II has been in the water and. If a good quality is employed, one will p Chtcke ... K son oi riard wear out of it. Salt water satin comes about thirty-six inches wide and costs about 1 two dollars a yard. Taffeta and moire are also used for bathins suits, but to sret satisfaction a very good quality must be bought, for the cheaper grades do not stand the salt water. Nothing can compete with cravenetted mohair for good hard wear, and this ' msterial is quite as light and com- ; fortable to wear as any of the silk weaves mentioned. When making ' these salts the rule of pearl, or bone , buttons should be observed whenever ' they can be made do service, for 1 hooks and eyes are apt to rust and be very unsatisfactory. DAINTY ACCESSORIES The group above shows some dainty i furbelows which ru.iy be -nade fr tu the new embroidered chiffon ribbon. This comes in many different dainty colors and Is mbrou! r -d in white with a plain chiffon edge This edge is shirred and wired to form the but7.: 7 w u iL tucked and padded to the required shape The little cap is Of the embroidered and plain chiffon, with ruffle lace Striped Silk Linings Coat linings are receiving much av I tention. lvid stiips ar used tnslde tt.r, vi.h -t-,. i,ia the plainest of talked cloths A dark serge is most Inconspicuous antll the rnt fiar. .nn t Hi.nl r.Hl!! orange, green, or blue stripes on a white ground. 1 Thpy are espeHslly attractive for outdoor or porch use or summr cottage purposes Sets can also be made from Japaner cotton crepe, which comes by the yard, edged with a narrow blue. gimp in white and dark Red s Favorite There is s derided revival rr t abroad for informal street wear and spring wear Sometimes It Is a hrllllsnt shade bordering upon srsrlet and at other tlm a new shade, also bright, known aa sealing wax red.To make the color even more marked It Is beinc worn with white There are stunning tennis blouses of red crepe de chin worn with white skirts Sometimes these tennis blouses are long walsted middy effect and shirred to a loose but fitted hand about the hips The blouse Is thus neatly confined and yet is looae 'Dough to give and move upward when the arm Is raised to catch a high ball Advanced Summer Blouses. f'otton crepe, voile, fancy crepe and embroidered voile are the materials used for the popular summer hlonses. They are fashioned with the raglan sleeve and finished with collar and cuffs of fine transparent voile They come In tango, maze, penrh. azure snd pink. They are often finished with cord, which ties In the froot Simllarlty of Patterns. It Is Interesting tn note how closely the psttern In cotton fsbrlcs follow those In silks. The rwsult Is delightful combinations In dressy summer

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NEW BISCUIT DAINTIES

RECOMMENDED AS VARIATION FROM STANDARD RECIPES. Appetizing With "Fillinj" of Stiff Oft arge Marmalade Nut Drop Confections Popular With Everybody Clover Biscuits. Laght. flaky, biscuits, temptingly browned, always receive a smiling Si'li'iiniA At Mim luhln Hill liavn Villi e er tri. d ü variations of your standard reclp I have experimented and have concocted some .oodles that dlsappear like cake, writes a contributor to the Woman's World. They sre d Uclou. not only ,or th hot0 meal but for lunches And the houaekeeper nnos inesi just tne tiling to servo with i hocolate. as light appetizing refreshno nts to guests. Orange two-story biscuits are my own Ides. To make them, sift togeth. I er two cupfuls of bread flour, two teaoaaing powder, nair a tonspoonful salt and a tablesponful of sugar. Best one entire egg and add wu-imrus or a cuptui or sweet milk for wetting the dough. No shortenlng is used Knead the dough lightly and roll thinner than biscuits are usu(ally made Tut the rounds with a cookie cutter or the open end of a Pund baking powder can. From half of rounds remov the centers wlth maller cutter Spread the wnole rounds with melwd butter, lay one of the d-Kh rings on eacb and n" th" center 1,h tff orange mar--l lJ" before baking N-tdrop biscuits wer my next suecsful trial at making "goodies." For rhl m- sitt tother a pint of flour, half tDoonful of aalt and two tan"P001"1 I baking powder. Rub in a Kr0"" tablespoonful of butter and 8t,r to tb consistency of a thick fcutter- s""t milk to moisten. Aii half cupful of chopped nuts and rirnn Iho ilniinh nit Vi .- ..... .M utvp v ai'viaii Willi rfUUli igatJU a greased baking sheet, leaving an Inch between drops" for swelling. Sandwich bis nits require four cupfuls of flour, four tablespoon fuls of baking powder, a teasponful of salt, two tableepoonfuls of meat drippings. half a cupful of milk, and water to complete the wetting to the ordinary biscuit consistency Roll the doush

thin, like pie crust, cut. spread half ,at1on of air- the win keP for the rounds with butter, add a filling ,,tne an'' re,aiQ their svlsBt -of seasoned, finely ground, cooked and flavor ham. then lay on the covers and bake. ' ( lover biscuits are dainty mouth WASH THE CELERY STALKS fuls Use any standard recipe for t

regular biscuit dough. Cut into round an Inch In diameter. (I use the center of my round loaf cake pan. inverted, as a cutter.) Place the tiny rounds in threes in greased gem cake pans and glaze the tops with egg yolk mixed with a tJtfJsj water. Whin baked, the group of three from each mold will corn, out In trefoil shape. They are nice to serve with chnaas. Hot-cn-ss biscuits taste good at any season of th year Their ingredients consist of: One quart flour, one tea spoonful salt, four teaspoon fuls baking po wl. r. half a cupful of butter, half a teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon and nutmeg, one tablespoonful finely i chopped citron or cai.dled orange ' psejt, half a cupful of currants, one egg. and sweet milk to make a firm dough. Some brands of flour absorb more moisture than others, so the amount of milk or water u.-ed for biscults Is not absolute. Holl an :ncb thick, cut tn large rounds, cut two gashes at right angles across the top of each, and moisten the tops with milk before baking Some cooks like to fill the cross cuts with sugar. Poachea tags in Mumn Kings. Wh"n or P"hl breakfast, slip Into the pan a muffin rtn for h ' tB r mto it. and when It has set as much as desired, lift It out with B cake lifter, ring and all. then remove the ring. The white of the egg Is tn a nice cir cle. and not only looks better and lb tenderer because It is thicker, but it ts easier to serve. The washing of i the muffin rings Is not as much trow le aa trying to slide a brosea egg P1-1 trxtm a hot frvll,S P"M.sed Fruit IceThree oranges, three lemons, three benariMS. one cupful dried aprtcota hed several hours and cooked, j lfaree cupfuls of sugar, three cupfuls '-tr. Squeese the Juice from the oranges and lemons lut the banannd apricots through a sieve Cook j lhe sugar and water together to make ' a thin sirup (ten minutes) Add the Juice, pulp, and freeze. Very Inexpensive and good Prune Ice Cream. Prepare ream same as for vanilla Ice cream. Drain and seed carefully cooked prunes. Rub through the puree sieve cf a colander, or they may be rvn chopped very fine. For every quart of sweet cream use one pint of the prunes, unsweetened, snd one tablespoonful of lemon Juice. Freeze, pack and let ripen for one honr. What to Do With the Covers. Save the covers of cocoa or mustard boxes to use for cleaning frying Dans and saucepans. Hammer down sharp side. Scrape with the sharp lower edge The rounding corners of the covers fit In the round pans much better than anything you can buy for the purpose. Whsn Making Potato Salad. If potatoes are being rooked for salad boil them with tWe skint OB. Tbej will b less soggy.

EAST TO KEEP FOOD FRESH FeuU and Vegetables May Be Bought While Cheap and Preserved Almost Indefinitely. ft Im much more Injurious to rood t keep It In a box with a ant supply of Ice than to leave It covered on i pantry shelf where there I a ... supply of fresh air If one mint economical with Ice wrap each eaka In s piece of old wool, n blanket, which must be removed and hailed water and baking soda once a mm

Fruit and eKt. tables may be bo.. 2 ,helr -eon. v. y "",' ,,hHr b""' a,,d cheapen ! a"dby "P- 'd method, i j , ' ,r ,W' ,,,n ,hv ' ' Jp',racy bru" ""J mn. "l Nf. at than ,,KP, nt,t tn th lettuce, parsley snd all other i things may be kept deliriously fre-h first washed In rnM unter h,.L. . ,hen packed ,n tln pa) ,h v -ry t,Knt cover BQ tmU ,n, not penetrate tn them ami eoo ,,arfl ,n thp ,.,, ,v w hen the cover I removed ti will pop up and you will Ami crisp and fresh as If Ihm) ' come from the garden, Kven lettuce that has w.lt. sorrv st;ite will revive won,', subjected to a few hours of six! nient. To purify greens that be eaten raw. use a pinch of b acid powder In the water in . they are washed. Tomatoes picked when Just rip firm and attached to the stsmi keep nlmost Indefinitely uith m , rtresble loss of freshne if with brine made by dissolving cupful of salt In a gallon of .- fresh water. Place tbem in an ear" j vwssel. A mixture of water and Kar will also keep them frehh long time. To treat cabbage In order to bsv It retain all Its fresh, crisp i ' qualities for a long time, strip if I Tfinf :i f 1 rl nlf ilttiisi lou vna lasis flmi " w "i.i. i.r n avn Virui t a compact head Take two or I thicknesses of clean newspaper.- an! ' wrnU "P "ch cabbage in a tight If tt I bundle Place In a box or i If vou tk freshly gat I corn on the cob or care "belled peas or beans and dip th. t"111 water, then dry them in a room ,n blch there is a free cir. Advice Given by the Department cf Agriculture Should Be Heeded by Every Housewife. Since the Vnlted States Department of Agriculture has discovered that It is practically impossible tn bring satisfactory celery to market unless the plants have been prayed with bordeaux mixture, or the salts of copper declared Injurious for u-e in food prod ucts, two warnings have b 'n issued, one to the housewives telling Ciom to wash the celery before using It, the other to the farmers telling then that the danger in using this Might preventative was due to a f:t spraying apparatus. It should Im spread at high pressure to make a mist instead of in a stream ties on the leaves and runs stalks. In this way it sett', roots and is not washed BfWI rain, giving the celery a bl' i However, even if the spray is erly used the department of ture advises the consumer ts break the hunches and wash and SCSI . I stalks before they are eaten. Cfcei ical analysis proves that his lng removes nearly all the bsp p tefl the Prevents Mafl to those eating the ceUr Rhubarb Ice I'se the red stalk variety of rhu bark Wash well, cut finely and stew until soft In plenty of water, making a tain sauce. Then strata and measure Add a cuntul of sugar to a ( . , f SUr unUJ the sugar is igolved and the mixture is cold, theu freeze. A dash of orange peel may be cooked with the rhubarb, and tbo Juice added to the cold mixture. This ! may bo made Into more elaborate toes by adding meringues plain marsh mal low or almond, candled or j ange peel or cherries and various oth i er dainty touches will modernize the original Idea Helpful Suggestions After you have washed and starched your curtains spread on the lawn witti a tootb pick tn each scallop. To remove Ink from white slothsoak in sour milk and wash as usual To take out mildew soak In chloride of lime and put in the sun Use peroxide on scorched linens snd put in the hot sun For green grass stain use molssses and wash. To remove paint from your clothes soak well In turpentine and wa.nli while wet Raspberry Water Ice. Tress rsspberrles through s fine hair sieve enough of them to make three plots of Juice. Add one pound of powdered sugar, the Juice of one large lemon, and one teaspoonful of raspberry cxtrsct Then freeae. Lobster Creams. Whip one half a pint of cream stiff, season It highly with cayenne and salt, cut up hslf a boiled lobster and mix with cream Fut lato easas r nlsh with parsley Mid tun 'bstsr eorsi