Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 September 1916 — Page 6

Human Life Most Interesting of All Subjects of 1 1 Study. - By.EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGS The most interesting of all subjects of study is human life, and the most instructive of all problems are those concerning the development of personality and bringing to active realization the powers of individual character. The science . dealing with personal life should be ..a most absorbing subject. The literature of autobiography has all the charm of a novel, with the added interest that the story is true. The student's temptation is to read simply to enjoy the fascinating material as one usually reads good fiction. There is. of course, considerable value even in such Teading, but the fruit of the work can be multiplied many times by active study. In each text the student should discover the central problem and classify the subordinate ones in relation thereto. He should then proceed to form a clear view of the type of personality presented and the causes and conditions of its development. Next, the whole achievement of the life, subjective and objective, should be estimated. Such test questions as these should be asked : 'How far would you yourself be willing to live such a life? What is the worth of the character's whole contribution to the world?" f One's own life should be used constantly as the key with which to interpret the various characters and types experienced. In turn, each personality studied should act as a challenge, arousing the student's active reflection and deepening his insight into his own life and problems.

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I Mother's Cook Book, Before the evening lamps are lit While day and night commingle The sire and matron come and sit Beside the cozy ingle; And softly speak of the delight Within their bosoms swelling Because beneath their roof tonight Their dear ones all are dwelling. W. D. Kelly. Rice as a Valuable Food. In the Orient rice is appreciated at its proper worth. Rice has a higher food value than potatoes, is comparatively cheap and, with the ease in which it may be prepared, it makes a food not to be despised. Cook a cupful of rice until tender, in two cupfuls of brown stock, highly seasoned with salt, cayenne, chopped parsley and onion juice. Stir in a tablespoonful of butter just before serving. Boiled Rice Pudding. Wash two cupfuls of rice, add a cupful of stoned raisins, cut in halves, with a teaspoonful of salt. Tie in a pudding cloth, leaving plenty of room for the rice to swell. Drop into boiling water and boll until tender. Serve with fruit sauce. Rice With Cheese. Put a layer of cooked rice, a layer of grated cheese and tomato sauce or hard cooked eggs sliced in thin white sauce, then another layer of rice, cover with crumbs and brown in a hot oven. Compote of Rice With Peaches. Wash two-thirds of a cupful of rice, add one cupful of boiling water, and steam until the rice has absorbed the water, then add one and one-third cupfuls of hot milk, one teaspoonful of salt and a fourth of a cupful of sugar. Cook until the rice is soft. Turn into a buttered mold and. when shaped, re move and arrange sections of canned peaches dipped in chopped nuts or macaroon crumbs. Serve with the' juice from the peaches. Pears may be used in place of peaches. Casserole of Rice With Meat. Boll a cupful of rice until tender, chop half a pound of any cold meat, season highly with salt and pepper, celery salt and a tablespoonful of chopped onion, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, a pinch of marjoram and thyme. Add one beaten egg, two lablespoonfuls of line cracker crumbs and moisten with hot water or stock. Butter a small mold, line the bottom and sides with the rice a half inch deep, pack in the meat, then cover closely with rice and steam -15 minutes. Serve on a platter with tomato sauce poured around It. Fashions Decrees. The ribbed weaves are as much liked as ever. Camisoles with ribbon shoulders are preferred. Green Is said to bo one of the coming colors. Scarfs and stoles arc of velvet - as well as of fur. Cflnglug effects arc still seen in evening gowns. Gored capes are among the latest Parisian whims. The marquise Is a favorite shape for the now huts. Satin spots are seen on large black velvet hats. Machine plaitlngs continue to be extensively worn. White silk shoes are hand-em-broldered in silks. Sheerness continues to be the dominant feature. Pile fabrics are most in favor for the vomlng season. Here's One for the Amateur Magician to Try on Friends The performer spreads a newspaper on a table, so that there may be no suspicion of a trap or opening of any sort, and on it sets a glass of wine. Over this, for a moment, he throws a borrowed handkerchief. Then, picking up the covered glass, he exclaims in the language of Horace: "Nunc est blbendum," and, snatching away the handkerchief, shows a glass of water, which he drinks. Inside the glass, and dividing It like k partition. Is n piece of transparent

celluloid stained of a wine color; to this is attached a piece of fine silk thread, which hangs over the side of the glass. On the free end of the thread Is fastened a small black button, which enables the performer to get hold of the thread easily and pull out the celluloid partition when removing the handkerchief. The drinking of the water is to do away with the idea, that some of the audience may have, of any chemical preparation. "Magicians' Tricks," by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate in Century Magazine.

FAVORITE OF THE FILMS Margarita Fischer. Popular movie actress who lias been on the stage since she was twelve years old and Is now one of the high est paid stars of the silent drama. Better to Love. Hotter to love while living, And better than all that's said To go with a heart forgiving The living before the dead. For with the dead It Is peaceful, And hearts can ache no more; Put with the living, they need you, And their hunger is never uer. Bettor to love while singing. And better than all that's sung The love In a sweet word winging To wed with a heart that's young. I. words are an empty message, And life is a sunless gleam Without tlie passion that purples The silvery valleys of dream. Hotter to love while toiling, And better all toll for this The touch of a tender spirit, The bloom of an answering kiss; For the toil may tear us asunder, And the care may batter and sear But love with a living wonder Can baflle the bitterest tear. Baltimore Sun. r- oI 1 'C I Collars Grow Wider. Collars and cult's grow bigger and bigger; It looks as though, before many moons have passed, the extreme style of 1S30, when cape collars, falling almost to the waistline at -out and back were worn, will have been reached. A smart neckwear set for wear over a simple llk frock or blouse, Is of sheer batiste, with edge frllllngs or plaited net. The collar opens In a V and falls well over the shoulder, and Instead of crossing in surplice fashion, the long ends are gathered up to form a sort of jabot. The cuffs reach the elbow and are buttoned all the way up with round crochet buttons. v v v :: : V v V : : :: :: :: v v v t V V V V V V V

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GOODS 0NAPPR0VAL By DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania. It is the custom with many Arms to send certain classes of goods to their customers' homes on approval. If they are not satisfactory the prospective purchaser has the privilege of exchanging them. Obviously it Is impossible for the salesman to know what conditions are in the house where such goods go, who handles them and how they are tried or examined. The possibility of spreading communicable disease is very real. When new tilings go into a home, curiosity and interest is naturally aroused in all the members of the famiTy. Children and adults join in the examination. Of course where there are cases of communicable disease which have been reported and quarantined no goods are delivered on approval. There are often cases of disease, however, in the early stages unrecognized or so mild in form as to make it seem unnecessary to call a physician. Into these homes merchandise Is delivered without question. Modern salesmanship is far removed

from the sharp barter of earlier days and fair dealing and honest represen tation are recognized as necessary foundations for success. Sending joods on approval however, is carryng things so far that it may result in harm to the purchaser. Snails Are Easy to Raise And Make Nutritious Food, States a British Authority "All snails are edible and nutritious," said Canon Hersley in a book on Brit ish land and fresh water molluscs, just published. He goes on to say that even the common garden snail, though insipid, is as nourishing as calf's foot jelly. There is a large white-shelled snail called Helix pomatla that is commonly eaten by connoisseurs in the south of England, while all over France, Italy and Spain several species are used as food. In France there are many small snail farms which yield a good profit to their owners. In the French and Italian quarters of New York snails may be bought, either alive or cooked, and at most of the French restaurants they are served "escargots farcls" being the most usual form of tho dish. Snails are easy to raise in large quantities. They need lime for mak ing their shells, but they do not have to be fed, as they can find their own food, which is the leaves of many plants. They eat nothing else. Why Soldiers Play Chess. There is an increasing demand for chess and draughtsmen in every hos pital and nursing home for the wound ed men from the front. Men who are confined to a bed and who are, perhaps, nervous wrecks from the din of battle, find solace in a game of chess. The reason is the men are so fond of chess and draughts is mainly because they enjoy the element of competition. Yet all the while the game is quickly making their shut tered nerves settle down again. A man's spirit cannot be altered or dampened by hardships, but his nerves in most cases are broken up entirely, and for those who are not strong enough to play billiards, tennis or other strenuous games, chess and draughts prove as effective. Chess originated in China, and Is the oldest methodical game in existence. The first mandarin wanted a new and complicated game and invented chess, the first game being played upon the stone squares of his palace. Wise and Otherwise. An examining optician is an eyewit ness. Only a good neighbor can appreciate good neighbors. A conceited man Is unable to see his personal defects. And many a man's belief, in his superior wisdom makes a fool of him. The average man seldom cares whether the truth does hurt the other fellow. Open tho door to a little vice and a big one will crawl in at the window. No, Cordelia, a bee is not necessarily as angry when it stings as the victim is. Be sure the gun Is loaded before attempting to teach the young idea how to shoot. It is far better to lead a procession than to follow it unless the leader rides In a black wagon with glass windows. Contraband Trick Detected" Rubber is by no means tho only subsi ance which the exponents of contraband tricks endeavor to get through. Germany wants copper badly, and there are always people trying to supply her with it. Some of them hit upon an ingenious plan which seemed to promise certain success. Instead of being hidden In tho ship, the copper was clamped to her bottom. Apparently the consigners thoughUthat, however closely the British navy might search the Interior of a vessel, no one would have sense euough to think of examining the outside of her below the waterllne. But they had. One sailing vessel when Intercepted and overhauled was found to have a great quantity of copper fixed along her keel. Into harbor she went and the copper was seized.

Always the Thorns !

Bü GENEVIEVE ULMAR I (Copyright, 1916. by W. G. Chapman.) "The last rose," announced Edna Brock and there was a shadow of re gret in her tone. "Oh, what a beauty!" enthused Blanche Reed and added the final trophy of the denuded bush to the great bouquet Edna had patiently picked for her. "Why, you have hurt yourself !" Edna had, indeed. She winced and paled, slightly. The hand that had disengaged the last rose had been torn across the fingers with a long deep scratch. The blood flowed freely, but she wrapped the disfigured member in her handkerchief and said lightly : "Oh, that is nothing I am used to the thorns, dear." There was a deeper meaning to the words than shallow heedless Blanche Reed knew no bitterness, but a certain spirit of resignation that for the moment sent a grave expression to the comely face of the speaker. "You see, the Aid society is very active since that handsome young Doctor Trevor came to leeville. They say he is a rising man in his profes sion in the city," rattled on Blanche. "and we all have our caps set for him. He's rich, too. Thanks for the flowers, dear. Doctor Trevor gave me the name of one of his poor patients, so I am anxious to get her the flowers." Edna sat nursing her injured hand after the departure of her chattering tew Qu Studiously Regarded a Bouquet of Flowers Lying on the Ground. companion. She was thinking of this young Dr. Willis Trevor who had come to Leeville to spend the summer, and recuperate from the strain of an ex tensive practice. Edna had been cas ually introduced to him. She was interested in his broad humanitarian ideas. Doctor Trevor seemed to be one of those restless mortals who Was happy only when occupied. He gave Ids services free to the poor and had co-operated with local societies In ad vancing sanitary and philanthroplcal work. The vain, selfish motives of Blanche jarred on Edna. Then she sighed and bound up the wounded hand with a little quiver about the Hps. "Always the thorns !" she mur mured. So life had seemed to her. She ap peared ever to he "tho lamb of sacrl nco lor otners. sne nai? given up an advanced education for the sake of a sister. Once wealthy and the fam ily high in local social circles, her fa tlur and she herself had well-nigh beg gared themselves to start a son and brother in business. The latter had lost the entire Investment, and 'those who had helped him were forced to proceed thereafter on an economical basis. Edna tried not to miss tho old social life. She had never loved yet. She felt her girlhood was going by with something missing out of It. It was an hour later when' Edna, go ing down the street on an errand to a village store, paused and studious ly regarded a bouquet of flowers lying on the ground at the edge of a field filled with boys playing ball. They were in the full blaze of the sun. "My flowers!" uttered Edna, fairly indignant, as if some cruel heedless person had deserted her dearest friends at the wayside. As she lifted them lovingly from the ground, however, a little fellow, a member of the ball-playing coterie, ran up to her. She recognized him as a brother of Miss Reed. "Oh, please! those are my flowers," he advised Edna "that is, ray sister asked me to take them to a sick girl. Yes, here Is the card with the name on." Edna read the address and readily comprehended the situation. The flighty, unreliable Blanche had tirod of

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her set task and had left its commission to a heedless junior. "I will deliver the flowers," promised Edna and went her way with that design in view. Within the hour Edna Brock forgot Blanche, the doctor and the thorns of life. All of Its sweetness had come to her in full measure. She had delivered the flowers at a miserable hovel to find a little child of poverty struggling against insanitary conditions and a burning fever. It was to her a privilege to serve, a joy to lift hu

manity from the dregs to the higher levels of hope and faith and comfort, It seems as though the sweet influ ence of Edna had changed a prison into a palace. Twice that day she vis ited the little invalid. The one fol lowing she gathered up from her own little store and the donations of kindly neighbors various articles of utility and comfort in which the humble home was lacking. The third day as she entered the tenement room she came face to face with Doctor Tre vor, just leaving. He greeted her with a brightening eye. in ms quiet out earnest way ne commanded her for the marvelous transformation she had made in the environment of the poor home and in the invalid. His heart warmed to wards her and Edna felt a respon ing thrill. Once again she met the doctor. It was the day when the little child, singing happily, was able to sit up in bed, past all danger. All the time Edna had been com pelled to keep the thorn-injured hand bandaged. It had pained her at times and looked red and swollen. Now that the strain of her nursing was over she noticed it more closely and realized that it was a poison or infection In jury. She applied a soothing lotion. Blanche had invited her to an eve ning lawn party. Her hand pained her so greatly, however, that she phoned her friend that she would not be able to go. What was Edna's surprise about six o'clock when Doctor Trevor drove up In his automobile. "What is this I hear," he observed in his clever, pleasing way, "about an injured hand and no complaint to me, who must be your physician since you have been my friendly nurse? Dear, dear! you have neglected this, Miss Brock," he added, as Edna shyly showed him her hand. Doctor Trevor dressed the wounded member and told Edna he had been advised just in time. "You also need rest and diversion after your engross ing care of my little patient," hjt said. And then he suggested that, as she was not going to the lawn party, and as he did not care for the function, a moonlight run around the lake would delight him, and so it came about. Blanche Iteed quizzed Edna industriously after learning of three of these auto trips that had taken place in one week. She upbraided her for monopolizing this particular star of the village social life. But Edna was noncommittal, and only innocent, happy and contented. There came the day that called Doctor Trevor back to his duties in the city. Quite an ovation was given him that evening by Miss Iteed and her coterie of special friends. Edna was not present at the function. She sat in the garden of the little home, feeling sure that the last good-by of Doctor Trevor would be for herself. He came swinging along In the mellow moonlight, cheery and hopeful. He took her hand, after he had spoken a few words. "Dear little hand!" he said, and kissed it reverentially "bearing the thorns, that others may have the roses. Let it guide me In silent paths of duty that have made your life so sweet and true!" GOT TOO DEEP FOR MOLLY Seemed Easy at First to Answer Census Man's Question, But Difficulty Came Later. The front door bell rang, but Mrs. Murphy was scrubbing her kitchen floor and had no intention of letting that disturb her. "Molly ! Molly !" she culled, "answer that." Molly carefully placed the "Image" she was dusting on the iiielf, then opened the door to face the census man. "Mother in?" he asked. "No," lied Molly, judging from his general appearance that he must have something to sell. "Well, perhaps you'll do. How many children are there?" Molly calculated mentally. "Thirteen," she said, finally. "The oldest name, age, and date of birth?" This was dlflicult, but Molly had lied and must see the thing through. "Mary, twenty-two years old January first," she guessed. "Vac . mih 4-lirk T" nvf " "Patsy, twenty, February 2," guessed again. Then suddenly saw her way clear. It was easy. she she "I'll give them all to you," she said. "Joseph, eighteen, March 3 ; Kathleen, sixteen, April 4 ; Susie, fourteen. May 5." And so she joyfully pursued her course, dropping two years and adding one month and one day to the date at each name, until she reached "Tom, age two, November 11." She bit her lips. There were two children left, without ages! "And?" the census man questioned, with a smile, as he counted the eleven names. "Oh," said Molly, "I forgot; two of us are dead." When the census man called the next day, Mrs. Murphy herself answered the ring.

PASTURES IN SOUTH AMERICA

Large Unoccupied Area on That Continent Affords Field for Cattle Raising. "Beef prices will never fall to the level that obtained a few years aof but with the increased production of cattle the world over, there ought not to be any material advance over tho present prices," remarked F. A. Smith of Chicago. "Breeding lands of the world except in Latin America have so narrowed through the encroachment of agriculture that the world's consumption of meats, constantly increasing, has passed the supply. Tho lands of wheat .production Canada and Siberiaare too cold for cattle breeding and the unoccupied ranges of Australia and South Africa recelvo too little rainfall to make them good cattle ranches, so that they are likely to be called upon for Increased production on a large scale only after South America's well-watered pastures are filled. "No larger extent of such pastures with climate suitable for cattle has ever existed than the immense regions of aouthern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina, which now is the only large unoccupied region eminently adapted for cattle breeding. Argentina and Uruguay are well occupied with cattle ranches, excepting northern Argentina, so the development of cattle breeding and tho substitutes for ranches taken for agricultural purposes, must be in the greater part of the area I have mentioned. "Many American cattle breeders have had to go out of business becauso of the rise in the price of their land and to these the South American pastures offer a profitable field for investment." RECORD YEAR IS PROMISED Mineral Output and Prices in Thla Country for 1916 Are More Than Ordinarily Satisfactory. Judging and estimating from its first six months, the year 1916 will be the greatest year in mining this country ever experienced. Good prices and an active demand for mineral products have spurred mine operators. Reports from throughout the country show that soft coal, copper, iron, lead and zinc are being mined in larger quantities than last year. Gold production probably will show a decrease, but silver mines are working to capacity. Shipments of iron ore from Lake Su perior points for the first five months of the year exceeded by more than SO per cent last year's shipments for the same period. Higher prices and heavy demands are stimulating the production of manganese as never before. It is predicted that 191G "will doubtless be the most profitable year in the history of copper production to the present time, and possibly for years to come." It is asserted that profits of the producing companies have been large, and, ai much of tho output is sold several months ahead of delivery, the prosperity of the industry is well assured for the remain der of the year. Under the influence of large demands and resultant high prices tho production of copper during the last six months has exceeded that of any equal period in the history of the industry. Prices of copper have averaged more than 2G cents a pound during the first six months of this year, the highest in recent years. Overworking the Czar. To the true Scot there is no piaco like his land and no people like his people. Not that he doesn't get away from both as soon as he can. But tho pride is still there. When the Royal Scot Greys wero honored by having the czar appointed as their honorary colonel, an officer in the regiment told the news to his servant. "Donald," he said, "the czar of Russia has been appointed colonel of our regiment." "Indeed, sir, anT is that so?" exclaimed Donald. "It's -a verra fine thing fur him." Then a puzzled expression stole over his face, and ho scratched his head thoughtfully. "Beg par-rdon, sir," he added, "but wull he be able to keep baith jobs?" Cookery Curiosities. Old English cookery was astonishingly lavish. Yorkshire cooks, for Instance, seemed to fling about dozens of eggs and pints of cream. A favorite pie to send to one's friend at Christmas was made like thin: Take a turkey and bone it; take a goose and bone It, and so on with a chicken, a pheasant, a partridge, a pigeon, and a lark ; then put the lark In the pigeon, the pigeon in the partridge, the partridge In the pheasant, the pheasant in the chicken, the chicken in tho goose, and the goose in tho turkey. The turkey should then be placed in a dish with a couple of hares to fill up the crevices, and six pounds of fresh hutter, covered and cooked. The recipe said this was "an agreeable pl to eat cold." Real Burglar Alarm. Mrs. Willis So you aren't afraid of burglars? No doubt your husband has a revolver. Mrs. Gülls Yes; but I am so afraid of firearms that I have hidden it. Mrs. Willis Then what protection would you have In case of a robbery? Mrs. Gülls My dear, the way that man will roar at me when he can't find that gun will scare any burglar out ot hta wits!