Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 8, Jasper, Dubois County, 27 November 1914 — Page 2

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Firmer and Fruit Growers Urged to Plant Trees to Provide Nesting Places for the Robin. One hundred and seventy-six species ot insect attack the apple tree, while Apple-producing states upend as high aa $3,000,000 for" spraying trees to keep down the -odling moth. Instead of putting (toison (which often Mils the birds! , on your trees, why not encourage these tireless little workers to I tue and rid your fruit trees of insect pests? Every orchard should be a bird sanctuary. What are you doing to make a safe refuge of yours? In return for shelter and protection your feathered friend will brighten your little world with their b i itiful plumnge. while working every hour in the day for you, and sing glad songs of thanksgiving while they work. The Liberty liell Rird club of the i' irm Journal Hays that the destructive insect invasion is not caused altogether by the killing of the birds theflfe frelveH wIki would eat the insects, but largely becatiHo the farmer has cut down t h tr K and shrubbery, depriving his former little neighbor of their Basting places without providing other-. I' i.i urging the farrm ! aod füllt An Orchardist's Friend, the Robin. growers to plant those trees and shrubs which will entice the foraging robin away from his fuvortti cherry 1 i and rt maintains t h it he is en titled to a little of even this ehol Xruit in n iurn for all the l ivening fruit P" Is he dt'vnuiM it i latm Hi he aiII not, how(nr. bother the cherries If ki has Russian mulberries which ripen at the num. time. This tireless f oager also prefers ehokeberry, holly elder, sour gum, shadberries, wild ch- r e . wild v. . . green brier and siiiilax to ( !) m. Ho in Hindi a gentleman robber thu a bird bath lias hern known to lure him awaj from all favorite mulberry. The robin likes to tie a near neighbor to man and that ne ts a more obliging and lernest one than 1 generally believed is shown by his propensity to rid a farmer's cabbage patch of cut worms, nil in exchange for a few (perhaps wormy) cherries. FEW BENEFITS OF THINNING Importance of Thinning as Means of Producing the Maximum Number of First Class Apples. 1 An experiment made recently by Tim Utah station cails attention to tho Importance of thinning of firstclass apples Right -year-old Hen Davis trees, with the fruit thinned to a maximum distance of four inches apart ave a net increase per tree of $1.15 as compared with unthinned fruit. The Jonathans showed a net. incease of .18 cents per tree. The same Jona than trees thinned in the same manner In Ifll gave a net increase of 71 cents per tree over unthinm d trees. In practice the cost of thijining appears to be ofTset by the reduced cost in sorting when the fruit is packed Fruit and poultry raising go well together Kvery owner of a colt should look well to the care of the feet. s Belling the choicest of the wheat is a poor way to select seed grain. e a flees wintered out of doors should h when, tho btiu s ill shine on the hive. see Had shoeing causes many horses to travel badly, but shoeing is not wholly to Mm sea Late chickens sometimes do very well, but they require more care than early ones. Tho poultry that is having th run of the orchard now is serving well their day and generation. see Th. foal that is h ing weaned agnould be watered tv.it. eadl day. lioises vf all ag'-s gllfel be watered tfOSjeveaUj and Iggglsilj if tnej are to do . 11 e e e tore the snow falls, it is 1 good plan to go through the orchard, and ith a coarse rak gather up all dis-eiM-d or rotten applt s or ah r !'rait J ft M the ground, and destroy them. e e e lo planting fruit tres for family use. select the varieties that appealtc the palate of the home folks, but for the marketa select those varieties tnat kep bent, and ate in greatest ImmA

FAR! NOTES

filler for concrete-work

Rough Stonet of Almost Any Charao ter, Found in Almost Any Section of Country Are Favored. Zy B. H. S1IEPARD.) In any section of the country where rough stones of almost any character can be secured and hauled as cheaply as sand and gravel, it will pay to use them as fillers for concrete-work A neighbor of ours has built a barn foundation by using rough stones m tillers, with the result of saving fully one-half the cost of construction. On our own farm rough flint stones all the way from the size of a walnut up to as large as a peck measure aie to be had with only the trouble of picking them up. These rough stones we are using In all of our concrete construction, except for surfacing. The space they take up saves sand, gravel and cement, with a resulting wall or floor as solid arui firm as one of all finer material. Using rough stones as filler in solid concrete construction is similar to laving brick or stone in mortar. The only difference is that forms are used, and that the stones arc all hidden when the work is finished. Sand and cement are all that Is needed, although gravel, too, may be used in the wet mixture. Make the forms as usual for any kind of concrete-work, and shovel In the wet mixture of sand, gravel arm cement On this soff mixture place n layer of the rough stones of all sizes and shapes. They must be clean of soil, so that the cement mixture will stick to them. Cover thi lner of stones with more of the wit Minen t mixture, and "spade" the sides to make smooth surfaces and to settle the mixture among the rocks. Tse a rather slushy concrete, 30 that it will men- easih run among the rocks for filling vacant spaces and fol firm binding. Continue the process layer after layer till tlu wall is finished. N GRADING AND SORTING EGGS Every Year There Is a Lost of Millions of Dollars in Product Because of Haphazard Metnods. I v M HASTINGS ) Bgfl are among the most difficult of food products to grade. This is beach egg must be considered separately, and hecnuso the actual substance of an egg cannot be examined without destroying the egg. I'rom external appearance. r ran br srlec ted for size, color, cleanliness 1 I Shell aiol freedom from cracks. This t the common method of grading in early spring when the eggs are uniformly of good quality. Later in the ',!! on the caudle is us d. While any kind ot a light may be used, a 10candlepower electric lamp is the most desirable. The light is inclosed in a box or tin cylinder, in which are made Candling Eggs. openings about the size of a half dollar. The room being darkened, tho eandler holds the egg to the light, large end upward, and gives it a quick turn in order to view all tddes and to cause the contents to whirl within the shell. To an expert this process reveals the actual condition of the egg to an extent that the novice can hardly realize. HOW TO GROW HORSERADISH Crop Is Cut in Fall, Small Roots Removed and Arranged Into Seta Four to Six Inches Long. Horseradish is commonly grown from sets, and not from seed. Some claim they have best success growing it as a s rend crop alter the early cabbage beets, etc. The crop i I dug in the fall, the small roots removed and cut into sets four to six inches long. The top end is cut square and the bottom slanting, so as to make no mistake in planting. These are tied in bundles and kept over winter in sand. In the spring, after the cabbages are set out. a row of horseradish is set in ItlWttg the cabbage rows. Small holes are made with a lignt crowbar or long stick and the sets dropped in and covered two or three inches de ep, so that they do not come up until July first Any deep, rich soil, well drained will answer for horseradish. Selecting Breeding Stock. In selec ting breeding stock, the records of the ancestry are always impor tant but the records of the anccotry nearest the individual that you are buying are naturally the most lmpor UaL

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USEFUL WRITING CaSE

PROPERLY MADE, IT WILL DE AN ORNAMENT ALSO. Ample for the Requirements cf a Person With Moderate Correspondence Sketch Shows How It May Be Constructed. Our sketch thows a useful writing case in which all the requisites for a moderate amount of correspondence may be kept, and it can easily be con structed with the an! ' a strong wooden box of a suitable size with a well-hinged-on Hd To make it, the front of the box is removed and the exterior smoothly covered with thin silk, the material being turned over at the edges and underneath and fastened on with seccotine or some other strong adhesive. Inside, the sides and the bottom of the box are lined in a like manner, and hands of broad white elastic are fastened across the center on either side These are nailed down at intervals with small brass-headed nails and form a series o' loops into which scissors, sealingwav. pencils, etc.. nia be slipped and held in place. At the bnck of the box a number of pockets are arranged, a large one for n te paper, two smaller pockets for postcards und envelopes and two tiny pockets for postage stamps. These pockets are bound nt the edges with narrow ribbon. Fastened with brass headed nails across the inner side of the lid are two bands of bread white elastic under which papers and letters may he slipped in the manner shown In the sketch. Along the edge of the lid, also fast rued on with tiny brass-headed nails, there Is a little curtain of soft silk gathered into a frill at the top that hangs downward when the lid is shut and takes the place of the front of the box. The small sketch lllustimtes this, and some prettj floral design can b embroidered on tho silk covering the surface of tho lid, Small brass handles ean be screwed on either sid" by which the case and contents may be e asily lifted when occasion arises, and handles suitable for this purpose may bo obtained for a trifle at any hardware ttore. DANCE FROCKS OF TAFFETA Almost Compulsory That There Should Be at Least One in Debutante's Trousseau. TafTeta will hold its own for popularity in dance frocks, and no debutante will consider her trousseau eomete withoiU one or more of these charming creations. They usually have circular skirts. Uaht-fittlna over waist and hips with godet dares around the feet No matter what the skirt, how.-ver, the bodic e is wrapped or draped With chiffon with a glint of gold or silver fabric showing through or used as decoration One designer brought out some wonderful metallic fabrics before the war Interrupted fashion plans, and while these last they cannot fail to be in evidence on nearly every gown for the debutantes or for her older sisters and cousins and aunts, to sa nothing DESIGNED TO HOLD COMBS Valuable Little Adjunct for the TravelerOccupies Little Space in Bag or Valise. Here is a useful little case for holding a couple of combs that will be foünd specially useful for traveling purposes. It is quite easy to make, and it is carried out in pale green linen lined with thin pale junk silk and bound at the edges with narrow ribbon of a color to match the latter. It can be cut out entirely in one piece of the shape shown in the diagram on the right of the illustration, the two portions marke. i with crosses ing folde.l inwards at the points indicatei by the dotted lines and sewn down at the edge6. The case folds together in the center ami the word Tombs' is embroidered in pale pink !lk across the front, and ribbon strings matching in color are protdSei to secure the case when closed.

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Dres3 of printed tatfeta with underskirt of embroidered chiffon and transparent bodice ot chiffon. The high girdle is very effective In this model. Of her mother, who will be queenly in black velvet and golden tissue until the velvet supply, too, Is exhausted. A touch, too. which cannot but add to the simple beauty a debutante gown should display is tho single corsage flow er, w hic h has again made its appearance with success. DICTATES OF FASHION The majority of sleeves are long. Full circular skirts are hinte4 at. Some of the new suits have coats with high necks. The smarter t tunics reach almost to the skirt edge Straight band shapes are among the new collars. Fancy Biel material are the most fashionable veilings. Flounced skirts have their flounces rounded or iointod and bound with silk or braid. In some dresses the tunic and girdle are of Roman Striped cloth and th rest of a plain color. Utilizing Lace Shawls. Those who possess old Style shawH Of OhantiUy, Spanish, burges or Italian laces may renew then: with an eye toward their ultimate usage for this winter's donning. Laces of this, description and shape may be fashioned into wonderfulh effective capes for this winter's wear, and without cutting or defacing their dedicate threads or ! altering them in any way. They should he mounted on moussellne. chiffon and satin lining and may he affixed to handsome collars of brilliant htted velvets or be decorated with furs. In the upper sketch it is shown open, with the combs placed inside, and it will be noticed that one comb is inserted at the top of the case and the other from the bottom, so that they will not come in contact with each other when the case is closed. The small sketch illustrates the case closed and secured with the ribbon strings. For a man who has much traveling to do a rase of this kind w ill bo found a very useful possession, for the combs may be slipped into it or withdrawn in a moment, and it will saw the trouble of wrapping them up in paper each time a bag or valise is packed. Short Cut to Buttonholes. Busy mothers with many buttonholes to work w ill lind a practi al time saver in this "short-cut" method. These buttonholes are both neat and serviceable. Tuke a strip of cloth as wide as the distance desired between the buttons. Mem each side with the foot hemmer or bind with bias binding. Then cut it crosswise in strips as wide as you want the box plait to be. cutting enough strips to make the plait the desired length. Place the bound edges close together and bind the raw edges with a bias strip to form the plait. To Renovate Velvet Bows. If you wish to freshen crushed vclrat bows without untying them, heat a curling iron, cover it with a damp cloth and insert in the loops of the bow. opening the curler wide. The -team causes the nap to rise, and after brushing with a soft whisk the bows will look as well as when Uiey were new.

INDIVIDUALITY IN ONE'S PEN Those Who Claim to Read Character Profess to See Ability Even in Illegible Writing.

A newspaper editor, a friend of mine, wrote such a blind hand that it was a byword throughout the office and a lerror to j. typewriter. One day a Joker nitateu perfectly his writing n ) 3lg:.at re and took the scrawl, most )( tri 'ch was absolutely meaningless, to th editor himself, asking If he would kindly tell what he Intended to say. The editor was a trifle annoyed at first and started out with: "I don't sec why you fellows can't read my writing: it's plain enough. Now, this well, let me see," and he studied over the deceptive scrap of paper for a few moments, finally tossing it away and saying: "That Is a little blind, I must admit, and I can't remember now just what I did write " People who profess to read character by handwriting seem to find traits of unusual ability In samples of the most illegible writing, so If all wrote plainly there minht be less individuality in the world. I am tempted to say what perhaps I ought not. as It appears to be a slur upon my own sex that, in my opinion, the peculiar and llloglblo writing of men Is decidedly mon characteristic than th meaninglagt weak and poor wrltlni oi a great many women. Whether a judge of handwriting would aKreewith me I do not know. Our penmanship is something peculiarly our own. Others ma urito In much the same way. but never exactly die same Since handwriting Is so individual a thing, and to some extent an index to our chara let us hope that those who are quick to see what It denotes may always find some agreeable qualities. Dorothy Wayne, in the Philadelphia Ledger. EVIL ALWAYS IN IDLENESS Much Truth in Japanese Proverb, Which Should Read the Same in All Languages. Then -i mm i. ellimt nrni'nrh uMrdi has been handed down to one feneration after another of Japanese. It Ojlght to be in every language. It runs thus: "To do nothing ii to do mI." Perhaps it Is thi: which makes the Jap so busy. It is very hard to Catch him doing nothing, liven his social intercourse is filled .ith things to do. There is infinite bowing and scraping and bending double he fan a friend is properly greeted or tea is properly served. Hut the proverb may not be compelled to work so far as the Japanese make it work in order to do good. Ii is r. question whether the wise oi this country realize as they might, and as the wise should, how evil k is t be idle. It is this which leads the children of the city into mischief. The house re so close together that they have lost tho chores which were once theirs. The chores are done out on the farms or by the city. It is idleness which is the curse of the rich and of th ) poor. Yet it Is idleness which s ems to be the great desire of the individual of our nation. In desiring it they desire evil and they do not realize w hat it is they wish. Not Unlike People. A noted naturalist states that one of the strongest of animal instincts is that of blini! nger, the ranting of spite on inanimate things. For exftmpte, aninials caught in traps will punish the ticks and stones that lie conveniently near. It m he same impulse whicl occasionally causes grown prrsoi o kicu . door against which he has i mmed is iiead. Hut there are .lotablc instances of forbearance .nc1 patience. Tli sind may blow -uvay robin's n M Jmc after lime, ,et 'ie jird .ppj rently never loses its temper, but patiently builds nother one A western naturalist says that black bears "act as some boys do on rainy Sundays just as If they had nothing but time, and the problem was how to kill it." They will attempt 10 things, finish none, ind then .it down as if nay ing, "Well, what shall we do next?" Commends the Judge. As the judge of one of our western courts was leaving the Sench, fter making a decisio.. in a case, the losing attorney remarked with some heat that he was hopeless of getting a "square deal" in that cour;. And what did the judge do reconvene the court and mulct the attorney in a heavy fine for the flagrant contempt? He did not. ' He came back .t the attorney in good. Strong Anglo-Saxon and prepared to thrash him if the insult was repeated. Involuntarily wo are impelled to say, Good for the judge, who thus waives an easy advantage of judicial power and as man to man submits his honor to the c'.iivalric wager of battle! IjSlw Notes. Beyond Him. A party of NVw Yorkers were hunting in the 1 piney woods ' of Georgia and had a3 an attendant an old negro whose fondness of big words is characteristic of the race. One jf the hunters, knowing the old African's bent, remarked ;c him: Tncle Mose, the indentations in terra firma in this locality render traveling n a vehicular conveyance without springs eecidely objectiona' le and gainful anatomically. Don t you think 30?" t ncle Mose scratched lis left ear moment and replied, with a slow shake of his woolly head: Mittah Gawge, the exuberance ob yon words am beyon' man jurydiction."

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The doctor who has tried ostum knows that it is an easy, certain, and pleasant way out of the coffee habit and all of the ails following and he prescribes it for his patients as did a phystfllM of Prospertown, N. J One of his patients says: ' During the summer just past I suffered terribly with a heavy feeling at the pit of my stomach and dizzy feel ings in my head and then a blindness would come over my eyes so 1 would have to sit down. I would get so nervous I could hardly control my laalins. "Finally I spoke to our family physician about it and he ;..Ued if I dranic nuch coffee and mother told him that did. He told me to immediately stop drinking coffee and drink Postum in its place, as he and his family had used Postum and found it a powerful rebuilder and delicious food-drink. "I hesitated for a time, disliking the idea of having to give up my coffee, but finally I got a package and found it to be all the doctor said. "Since drinking Postum in place of coffee my dizziness, blii and nervousness are all gone, my bowels are regular and I am well and strong. That is a short statement of what Postum has done for me " Name given by Postum Co, Rattle Creek. Mich. Read ' The Road to Wellilie." in pkgs. Postum comes In two forms: Regular Postum must b well boiled. 15c and 2lc packages. Instant Postum is a soluble pow der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and. w ith c ream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds is about the same. "There's a Reason" for Postum. told by Grocers.