Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 17, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 January 1915 — Page 2

COPY BELGIAN STYLES

rMODlSTES QUICK TO SEIZE THEIR OPPORTUNITY. With That Country So Much In. the Limelight It Was Perhaps Inevitable Collars of Many and Pretty Designs. There Is no doubt that we will have an epidemic of Belgian styles new and old. Callot has already sent over a .gown of velvet trimmed with tiny white porcelain beaos and fur, which she calls Belgian, and the Flemish peasants will surely furnish much that is colorful and pictoiial in the new zfashions. Everything contribute to this domination of fashions in near future Tay the country an' people who lhave stirred the mil i hearts and imagination of the xieopie more than uny other factor in this world war. As one writer has said, Germany may have occupied the place where Belgium was, but its soul has escaped to all the peoples on the planet. One -has a thrill of pride in even wearing a garment or a hat that goes by that marae and has been suggested by that country. It is -like being touched by the mantle of courage. The most amusing touch anent the thigh collar that the American woman is taking up is the fact that she has decided to leave a deep V-shaped wedge of her chest exposed beneath -it. She saunters in the street in the coldest weather with her coat cut -down almost to the top of her corset, : showing a flicker of bare skin between, and her neck enveloped in a fur stock that is warm enough to do duty in the Russian trenches. The new blouses also have high boned collars and the coats reach to -the ears. Some have the directoire 'Collars that rise high and turn back on themselves in a straight line; others have the consulate collar, which .goes straight across the back of the meek, also high and turned over and smade of some brightly colored stiff - Smart Black Silk Beaver Hat, With Long Quill Ornament, Modeled on the Belgian Soldier's Cap. silk thickly incrusted with gold or silver arabesques. The smartest outside collar is of fur as wide as it Is possible to wear it. It is made like a clown's ruff in that it rises to the chin and does not bind the neck under the chin. It fastens at the left front with a rosette of veivet ribbon, or with braid but--tvns and loops. High black velvet dog collars are :agr.ln in style with house blouses that ;nre cut in a deep surplice opening in USEFUL GIFT L The wide, detachable collars so much worn these days are an awkward shape to put away without -wrinkling. A case to hold them can be made by covering two sheets of cardboard about 15 by 10 inches with linen. Across the inner surface of one put two strips of the linen with & buttonhole in the ends to meet a button on the case. These will hold the -collars in place. Attach the two sections at the bottom, hinge fashion, and isew two rings to the top, one in each corner. Suspend the case by the -rings from the wall be&lde the dresser and let down the cover to select the

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front. Clever -women use these on the street under a coat so there will not be a bare expanse of neck between the chin and the coat collar. The usual rolling collar of starched white muslin that extends in a surplice effect to the bust has had its dayT (Copyright, McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) GOWN DESIGNED IN AMERICA

Of White Faille and Silver Brocade, It Achieved Distinct Triumph in New York Exhibition. This charming evening gown is called "La Fem me a la Mode." It is of white faille and silver brocade, embodying all the points of the "Louis Philippe" model harking back to the 1860's. The decolletage of the gown is marked stiffly by a plaiting of white faille which makes almost a straight line across the bosom and shoulders. This gown, quaint and beautiful, was perhaps the most decided style exhibited. The gown was auctioned off November 4 by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the money thus gained being donated to the war relief fund as are all the proceeds of the fete arranged by America's society leaders and "vogue" at the Ritz-Carlton, New York. NECKWEAR OF THE MOMENT Styles Are as Pretty as Those of the Summer, Though Materials Are Different. Just as last summer the lovely touch of white neckwear was organdie and lawn, so now it is of cream net and lace in the finer costumes, and of pique in those dresses that smack of the tailormade. There is less wiring of the collars i i J J J . y r -kj-klrd to maite tnem staim up, at. mo uci are higher as far as decollete is concerned; they can, however, be lightly wired if they are more becoming. Fine venise, applique and point laces are noted in the collars, of the new dress models, and there is always enough net added to the neck decora tion to keep the lace from looking too hard against the skin. Some of the lace guimpes are of embroidered net of the applique type of lace, and they finish at the top with a round neck that does not come quite up to the base of the throat. Fur Crown With Brim of Gold Lace. Fur of many kinds is used to trim the autumn hats. One good model shows a puffed fur crown with a brim of gold or silver lace, mounted on wire. There is a big metallic rose for the sole trimming. collar. Then close by a -tape loop about the button at the top. FASHION'S FANCY IN FURS Coats and Capes Follow Practically One Style Most Attractive Designs in Sealskin. The furcoats and capes are all "a godets." A handsome long coat is in a very fine quality Of seal musquash. The big shawl revers are in bright yellow fox, also the cuffs. The wide godets wrap over at the bottom. Much fitch fur is seen with long silky hair. Russian fur is to the fore. Collars and cuffs in a different fur. Some of the fur capes have coat fronts, which make them much warmejr. These capes fit well on the body, but are very wide on the sides. Here is a sealskin coat demi-ajuste, and reaching the knees. From the waist it widens out to wrap right over the front to the bottom. On che sides are big godets. The sleeves are very loose and baggy from the shoulder to the elbow, but fit well on the lower part of the arm and well up at the neck. Small shawl collar and .cuffs falling over the hand, and bottom of coat in putois. Curling Feathers. Injthis season of ostrich plumes it is necessary to keep them beautifully curled. There are two methods. One is the curling by hand of each frond over the blunt edge of a knife. The other method is that of sprinkling salt on a coal fire and holding the plume over it, shaking it continuously. Try t.hesi and have curly plumes.

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NOTES FROM HOG LOT

Money in Pushing the Pigs for Early Maturity. No Farm Animal More Fully Appreciates Pur Water Than Swine Provide Plenty of Range Keep Yards Sanitary. Movable hog houses have come to stay. Early maturity decreases the risk from disease. The pie's bed is of as much importnnpp as his fond. r, 1 . e The breed is of less importance than the surroundings. It does not pay to allow pigs to run through a wet pasture. Bran is an excellent suhstitute for succulence in the sow's ration. It is a poor idea to think that any ore breed is free from disease. A liberal feeding of roots to the brood sows insures healthy pigs. Thousands of young pigs are annually lost hrough lack of exercise. To be successful a man must be particular with his breeding stock. The cost of the product is lessened by pushing the pigs for early maturity. Clover is our cheapest hog food, and every farmer should plan to use all he can. Health is natural, disease is unnatural, health is contagious as well as disease. To make hogs profitable we must provide plenty of range, that we may Voon Hioit vnrrls rlpjvn and sanitarv. a crtQf,,i nr .rpowfir miiRt. do this thinking for' himself after he reads the writings of other hog-growers. Maintaining a steady gain in weight and a high degree of health are two secrets of success in making pork nheanlv. The loss of condition at weaning time may be greatly reduced if the pigs have been accustomed to supplementary foods. While the hog Is considered the most filthy of animals, yet. no kind of animal appreciates pure water more than the hog. Better send the pigs to bed hungry than to send them into a wet nest with a full stomach. The results are the same and the cost less: " It will pay any hog-grower to dip all of his growing pigs, at least once a month, to keep their skin in good condition and free from lice. In economical pig-feeding we must make the vnest of our grain feeds by foods, thereby reducing the cost of the ration. Everv change in feeding should be Seven-Hundred Pound Sows. gradual and with an eye open to note the results. It is no more our mission to keep the hogs healthy than it is to plan our equipment so that they may keen themselves so. FARMFRS ARP GRFAT MfWFRR Figures Show That Many Agricultur ists Move Before They Become Acquainted With Farms. Statistics prepared under the direction of the department of commerce show 'that farmers are incessantly moving. Replies from nearly 6,000,000 farmers in answer to the question how long they had resided upon their farms showed that 52 per cent had. moved within five years. Over 1,000,000 farmers had moved within a year. In the North, 57 per cent had lived upon their farms five years or longer; in the West, 44 per Cent, and in the South, 41 per cent. These figures are significant, in the opinion of the government xiuthorities, because they show that farmers move before they have had time to oTduTonsTf tsonrna cum:;; of anv nnp. Incalitv. this lack of knowl edge resulting in a small yield of rrnnc ner acre in nc-slect of buildings, nnd in failure to conserve the fertility nf tViP soil Still, nothing can be done about the matter until some way can be found to eradicate the roving germ in human nature. Selection of Dairy Cow. A reliable guide in selecting a dairy cow is to determine her actual butter fat record. This can be done by weighing the milk produced by each cow in your herd and by determining the per cent of butter fat through frequent tests of the milk by means of the Babcock test. Natural Feed for Hogs. The natural feed for hogs is not liquids but solids, therefore, we cannot understand how some men believe they can fatten hogs on slops alone. Many of them keep on trying year after year but never succeed.

DEATH TRAP FOR THE SHEEP

Many Valuable Animals Lost by Accidentally Falling Into Dead Furrows Fill Depressions. (By FRANK KLEINHEINZ, Director Wisconsin Sheep Breeders' Association.) Many a sheep has lost its life in a slight depression or dead furrow into which it accidentally rolled and was unable to get out. A sheep on its back in such a place is practically helpless and unless rescued will strike and beat about with its legs until it soon becomes exhausted and dies. 4This explains why flockmasters occasionally find one of their best animals dead in the pasture, and very often are at a loss to account for the death of an apparently healthy sheep Among exhibitors and others who handle very fleshy sheep this danger ia " Known ana it is not uncomon for an attendant at fairs and stock shows to get up once or twice durinS the mgnt and go among his charges to see that none have gotten mto su a trap. To so harrow his fields as to partlally nil any depressions trom wmcn A Broad Backed Fleshy Sheep Can Live in This Position But an Hour or Two. sheeP miSht have difficulty in getting out- a wise precaution for all sheep owners. Most sheepmen make a busi ness of visiting their flocks every day or so at which time careful attention is given to the many details which further insure success. NINE SUPERIOR FARM RULES Perform Every Operation in Such Manner as to Render Another Unnecessary Kill the Weeds. Some thinking person has set forth. for the good-of all farmers thefol lowing rules of horticulture: First Perform every operation in the proper season and in the best manner. Second Complete every operation consecutively. Third Never, if possible, perform one operation in such a manner as to render another necessary. Fourth When calling off from any pPeration leave your work and tools m an oroinary canaiuon. "tnin leaving on wk maice a temporary nnisn. ana ciean your toois and carry them to the tool house. Sixth Never do that in the garden or hothouse which can be eoually well done in the reserve ground or in thp back sheds Seventh Never pass a weed or an insect without pulling it up or taking if nfp nip Hmo fm-hirix: tiTt, crofww n ornn fnkp Uli. UliAVWW feJ-VAW 1 away the useless as well as the useful . x'i-i, t wi ,nn t ii i -i c -x,, less Luev are va.iiLeu iur öumt? yuimove all parts which are in a state of decay. LADDER THAT IS MADE SAFE Clear Scantling, Secured by Screws, Not Nails, Makes Strong and Handy Farm Device. The ordinary ladder made by nailinS strips on a piece of scantling always oecomes aangeroua in uuie, ua the nails are weakened by weight or rust. A good ladder is made as shown in the illustration. The sides should be clear scantling two by four without knots. A notch one inch deep should be Ladder That Is Safe. made where the cross pieces are fastene(j and these should be secured by one-half inch screws, not nails. That makes a very strong and light ladder and wiU last indefinitely LIME-SULPHUR FOR PEACHES Pennsylvania Experiment Station Finds Application of Mixture to Be Thoroughly Effective. It has been found at the Pennsyl vania experiment station that sum I J 1 T 1 1 J mer-strength lime-sulphur applied on June 22 and 20 and on July 11, against the young San Jose scale, which had emerged first about June 18, were thoroughly effective against the young in all cases, and also that each spray materially reduced the number of adults. No further emergence of young scales was noted, and a thorough examination on August 20 failed to reveal any signs of living scales whatever. A similar experiment with an apple tree about eight years of age and badly infested, indicates that it is quite possible and practicable to control San Jose scale on apples by summer spraying alone, though two or molt sprays will doubtlesi be requJ?o4.

51 LOUIS

SHIVERS

Real Meaning of War Brought Home to City. Just What Would Happen, Suppose Modern Siege Guns Were in Action, Is Most Unpleasant Thing to Contcnplate. What would happen to St Louis if the town were subjected to such a bombardment as reduced the forts at Antwerp would be appalling to contemplate, reflects the Post-Dispatch of that city. According to an officer, the enemy would need only to post such weapons as the great German siege guns on the hills southeast of East St. Louis to reduce the business section .of St. Louis to matchwood in a few -hours. To protect the city from such a bombardment it would be vitally necessary to hold those hills against all the efforts of the enemy. To hold them would be a dangerous and difficult task for troops in the field, for if they were defeated and compelled to fall back they would have the big river behind them and might be terribly punished before they could cross it to the safety of the entrenchments. According to the army officer, if the enemy fired only shrapnel shells at the big downtown buildings of the city they would be riddled and those of steel construction would not be deShell From a Huge "Brummer" Would Make Short Work of AH-Steel Struc tures. stroyed. He thinks, however, that if a shells from a huge "brummer" or "busy Bertha" should hit one of-these big buildings at a place where the steel girders joined, it would bring the whole structure tumbling into a mass of ruins. From the East St. Louis hills it would be child's play for an expert gunner to hit the Rail way Exchange building, or any of the other big downtown buildings. An architect and a structural engl Sineer were asked what they thought would be the effect of heavy artillery e upon the Dig steei-giraer omce think that, while the damage would be grecu., it wuuiu taive muic öuuld tu nn o nf fl-io mnrl orn bin! fiir tlinn It vxjj niv a- - They pointed out that if a shell were to fall on the roof of the Railway Exchange building it might drop through a floor or two before it exploded. The great power of an explosion is derived from the impact on the cushion of air. The air is thrust outward in every direction. Naturally it would seek the point of least resistance. The result would be that it would smash out the windows and all the thin partitions adjacent, but would nave nine eneci upon tue steei sneieton of the building. According to the architect and the engineer, between 50 and 100 shells would e required to demolish the Railway Exchange building entirely, I and each of them would have to striked a vital point on a steel column.. Looking from above straight down the building might be conceived as built in sections. Bach section would be in the form of a square, with three vertical columns in each side of the square. If a shell struck the column at the exact center of the square, it might caose it to give way. The seclion of the building embraced within the square wouia conapse. uotn or tne arcnueciurai aumonues agreed that the damage from a shell exploding Wimm a ounuing oi bonu wans wouia De immeasuraDie. u uas .t l- Tl 1 I been estimated that a thickness of 30 feet of solid concrete is necessary to stop the largest German shells. The explosion would cause a solid wall to bulge outward and the whole house to collapse. Impressing the Natives. In a small South American state which had recently undergone a change of administration the new potentate summoned an artist and or dered new designs for all the official uniforms. "I wish showy costumes very showy," he said, "for people are impressed by them. I have here some sketches that I myself have made. Look them over and be guided by these ideas as far as possible." The artist examined the sketches carefully. This," he said, turning the pages, "is evidently for the navy and this is for the army; but, if you please, what is chis a long plume on a three-cornered hat, yellow dress coat, trimmed with purple, and" "That," replied the chief of statt rravely. "is the secret police." Everybody'! Majaiint. I

BEST DIVI1 DRESS American Invention Infinitely Su

perior to AIL New York Man Seem to Have Revolutionized Process of Investigaition of Wrecks That Li Many Fathoms Below Surface. Several years ago, after a number of distressing accidents, the British admiralty determined to make somi scientific tests in the hope of eliminating certain dangers to which the naval divers were exposed in service. Without going into details, but by using double the number of air pumps and adopting several important precautionary measures, they did succeed in sending down two unusually fit nen to a depth of 210 feet in the sheltered water of a "landlocked bay, points out Robert G. Skerrett in the Scientific American. Now keep the next fact in mind. In descending, bottom was reached in two minutes, and after a stay of 5 minutes the men were slowly brought back to the surface, the ascent taking 50 minutes ! This was required to insure safe decompression and to guard them against any ill effects of their great submergence. In the American idea, the all-metal armor, the men were lowered to the water bed in a trifle over three minutes, being held when about a hundred feet down to see that the telephone was working properly. After being on the bottom for ten or more minutes the divers were hoisted up and out upon the deck of the parent steamer in less than a minute and a half. Why was it possible to do this in the latter case and not with the British admiralty divers? Simply because the American divers wrere not subjected to the hydrostatic pressure of the enveloping water, and were able to breathe air at atmospheric pressure. Their bodies were not subjected to abnormal stresses, and therefore no period of readjustment was necessary. This innovation in the art of subaqueous enterprise is the Tesult of some years of gradual evolution, and is the invention of Chester E. MacDuffee of New York city. The suit is made of an aluminum alloy of great strength, and even so weighs a matter of quite 4S0 pounds. The articulated sections" are clever adaptations of the sleeve or rotating joint, and, while suitably packed to reduce leakage to a reasonable minimum, still, thanks to roller bearings, give the diver ample freedom of action when the weight of the dress is taken up by the surrounding water. Indeed, a certain amount of leakage is desired, for it serves to lubricate the moving parts and, too, to keep the packing swelled, and therefore more efficient. But how is the leakage dis posed of? In a recess back of the main bodv or trunk of the suit is 1 RtniiPfi n. TinwRrfnl little numn wit suction intakes located in each foot o TELEPHONE TRAUSMITIEK. PUMP EXHAUST CONDÜIJ ELECTRIC HOSE. t-TtliPMONE. UCCTRIC UGHT DKAIN pipe: to punr AUCTION Back View of the Metal Man. The Left Hand Carries the Electric Light, the Right Hand the Two-Fingered Claw. the dress. The discharge is immedi ately outboard and, of course, against the water head. The pump is driven by compressed air, this exhaust is delivered into th9 d thus meets tne breathing nedg Qf the TlQ alr is led dnwn fhrnl1rh STTiaii tube, together ,fh fh pipCtrin liht and telephone ctrcuits which," in turn, are carried, ia . ou-inoh armored rubber hose. The f oinincr in thi hir t,,h forms the channel back to. the sius face of the used air. The diver has no life-line- to- bother with, and his telephone permits him to keep in constant communication. with lis surface attendants. There ought to be no difficulty- m carrying on operations at depths of 300 and more feet. Of course, the operator is entirely sheltered within hi armored dress, and an ingenious mechanical hand is relied upon to grip and to. make the necessary connections with suitable tackle or chain slingsFeminine Finance. "Now, wifey, for a little lesson im finance. Do you know the Yllue of a dollar?" "I do not, but I know it takes at least $40 to buy a presentable ht." Neglected. 3 "This cotton advertisement Is getting too absorbing. Why not encourage the iron trade, too?" "Yes. why not start & buy-tvtt movement?"

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