Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 64, Number 35, Jasper, Dubois County, 6 January 1922 — Page 7

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New Fashions Have Beer, Absorbed for the Season.

SASH ADDS UNUSUAL TOUCH

Exaggerations Arc Subdued and Simplified, Melting Into Pleating and Artittic Types. AH the nv inlluences toward winter fashion have now been absorbea and become parts of the composite 1JTJ1 stylo. Paris, writes a fashion authority, Is making and wearing its mid-season clothes. It is surprising to ace how subdued and simplified all of the exaggerations have become. They have melted into ihe general outline in a way so artistic that they leave one wondering Just where they started or whether they have not always belonged In the composition. A Lanvln Fult shows the development of the suit and the direction In which Its rut Is tending. After the manner of the straight-lined gowns, the coat has that fullness at the hips which gives it a silhouette that is just a bit wider than those which we have been accustomed to see. And the waistline Is only a trllle lower than a normal one. Kven about the skirt there is not length enough to make it so decidedly different that It need require an effort to accept it after "what we have been having. Some fashion experts think that the KUlt will be one of the popular spring notes. It lias been so completely disregarded this winter as anything resembling dress wear that we will be In n condition to welcome It back, should the ways of fashion turn In that direction. This new suit promises to be of tweed, but of the finer,

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TO AGRICULTURE Pesky English Sparrow Is Usually Nuisance and Often Injurious to Crops.

GROWS AND BLACKBIRDS BAD

Ssal brown .velvet is lavishly trimmed with metal embroidery to make this attractive afternoon gown. The broad ribbon sash adds an unusual touch.

Owl Have Long Been Persecuted, but Never Has Persecution Been More Unjust Feed on Rats, Mice and Other Mammals. (Prepared by th United Stetes Department of Agriculture.) The sparrow is a beneficial bird, says the biological survey, United States Department of Agriculture, and should not be regarded as a pest. The single exception to the department's indorsement Is the pesky KngIlsh sparrow of that species, "usually a nuisance and often Injurious," and, says the department In a booklet, Farm IleJp From the Birds, "It must be remembered that the introduced English sparrow is but one member of the large family of sparrows and its habits are by no means characteristic of the native species." Few Birds Classed as Injurious. They are essentially seed eaters, the sparrows, but they consume also a fair proportion of insects, the department finds, and in general must be regarded as beneficial. Separating tho sheep from the goats in the feathered

Is kingdom of common knowledge to the

farmer, the department places among the bad birds the jays, crows, ravens and blackbirds, a corporal's guard with the army of good birds, of aid to the farmer, placed in the other classification. Even the bad denizens of the air have some good in them, says the department, and the damage they do the farmer is largely because of overpopulation in the feathered ranks. Of that class, the department says: "It would seem a good policy to ac-

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given the common crow. The crow is not specially persecuted; neither is i

SACHET CASE IS NICE GIFT

Dainty Article Suitable for Christmas Season May Be Pinned to Lining of the Hat.

One of the Latest Paris Suits. more delicate fabric, as exemplified by this example of Lauvln's, made of beige velours de lalne, In a very soft, pliable quality.

A set of sachet cases that may be slipped into the lining of a dainty frock, or pinned, by its accompanying tiny gold safety pin, to the lining of the dainty girl's hat, are always a ccep table accesso r i es. Varying shades, siKh fis violet, green, salmon, blue and lemon, make a dainty combination of colors to begin with. Small ends of ribbon may be utilized for their making or odd bits of satin. The ribbon is folded once, to form a rectangle about three inches in length, arid stitched together

! at the sides. A strip of flat wadding

is sprinkled with the sachet powder. Inserted into the flat ribbon case and the top stitched dose with very small silk stitches. A tiny gold safety pin may be caught into the top of each so that the little sachet case Is ready for wardrobe use at once.

When Rug Curls. If the edges of your rug or carpet persistentJy curl up they can be Conquered by thoroughly dampening the tinder side, laying a smooth board on top and leaving until the edge is perfectly dry. If the board is light, weight down with heavy tlatirons. Table leaves are good for this purpose.

New Hat Trimmings. Ostrich feather trimmings hold first rJace In smart millinery. They are glycerined, burnt, natural or metal i; ed. In ribbon trimnilni: clre and moire leaders. A new millinery rlbb. . which has a cire finish, comes vl;:-. colored ground and IVrsian design.

ORIGINALITY IN SLEEVE STYLES

One Mode Admits of Armccvering Being Made From Two Kinds of Materials.

While the merry war Is waged for and against long skirts, and straight or full ones, sleeves are being left to their own devices, and startling us with the originality of their design and distinctly unconventional paths they follow. Fron: the ignominy of being completely annihilated, they have recovered almost first place In our Interest today and have assumed sufficient importance to make us regard our present wardrobe with concern, not to say alarm, writes a fashion authority. Among the many intricate details that are the proud boast of today may be mentioned strappings and buttons, buttons enough to satisfy even a costcrmonger, and straps enough to bring vague memories of the sleeves of King James, King Charles, and Charlemagne, ami all the rest of them including Jack of Spades, and his majesty the king. There are sleeves borrowed from toreador coats, and sleeves that recall picturesque hussar unl-' forms, to say nothing of those of the angel variety, which nowadays one refers to as nun's sleeves. Another feature which has considerable merit is that sleeves may be made from two kinds of materials; the woman who 1? struggling with the make-over problem will be overjoyed to hear this and to know that she may add four inches or go of straight bund down her arm. or make the upper part of her sleeve one color, and the lower part another, bteel nallheads aud embroidery and

such devices come in handily tor the union of these contrasting fabrics, and all manner of embroidery Is employed. The idea of using straps as a connecting link either over the fabric or over the arm is not without charm.

The Screech Owl Is Beneficial Bird to the Farmer. protected. About the best that can be said of birds of tlds family is that on the average they do about as much good as harm." Owls Perform Useful Service. "Owls as a group have long been persecuted by man, but never has persecution been more unjust," says the biological survey. More than 50 varieties of owls feed on a great variety of rodents and have useful habits, the booklet continues. In Washington, D. C, the survey recently determined what G75 barn owls had for dinner. Here is the menu, by variety and number of dishes consumed: Meadow mice, 1,110; house mice, 432; house rats, 134 ; other small mammals, 3 per owJ. And the service done man by the barn owl, the booklet says, Is typical of that performed by hawks and owls in general. An occasional chicken is consumed, but this loss is far outweighed by the destruction of harmful rodents.

CHECK OFF NEEDED REPAIRS

TO MAKE PRETTY LAMP SHADE Wire Frame Should Be Covered With Soft Silk; Chinese Embroidery Is Needed.

A beautiful lamp shade, simple of construction.' can be made by any woman who enjoys making lovely things for the home. The wire frame Is prettily covered with soft, old gold silk three thicknesses of the thin China silk is sufficient. To give a particularly soft and ntay light make the middle thickness of rose colored silk. The shade will then give an old gold appearance, hut the light will be slightly modified by tle layer of rose colored silk. Then on the shade are placed four lengths of narrow Chinese embroidery a little over an Inch wide. It is that sort of strip embroidery done on silk, with the edges turned In. worked In blue and white ami gold. These strips are caught at the top of the shade under the gilt binding and at the bottom they are bound in a point with gilt braid and end in .tassels.

Make Charming Costume. Marine blue crepe de chine and ochre-colored lace make a charming eostume.

DURABILITY OF WOOD CUT IN COLD MONTHS

Method of Handling Logs Has Greatest Influence.

Fungi and Insects Are Conspicuous by Their Absence in Winter SeasonThere Is No Difference in Moisture Content. (Prepared by th United States rxpartmnt of Agriculture. ) Many of the theories advanced regarding the durability of wood attribute too much Importance to the time of cutting, say specialists of the forest products laboratory, forest service, United States Department of Agriculture. As a matter fact, the time of cutting has very little effect upon the durability or other properties If the timber !s properly cut. The method

Durability of Wood Is Not Affected by tne Time of Cutting. of handling logs at different times of the year, however, does influence their durability. Timber cut in late fall and winter seasons more slowly and with lesi checking than during the warmer months, and when proper storage or handling is impracticable, winter cutting is best. Fungi and insects do not attack wood out of doors in cold weather, and by the time warm weather arrives the wood is partly seasoned and somewhat less susceptible to attack. It is for these reasons that winter cutting is advantageous, and not on account of a smaller amount of moisture or sap in the wood in winter, as the popular belief has it. There i practically no difference in moisture content of green wood in winter and summer.

HELPS GROWING WHEAT CROP

Ohio Experiment Station Favors yWinter Application of Manure Fertility Is Added. Winter application of manure will aid the growing wheat crop, according to the Ohio experiment station, Wooster. Spreading manure over the wheat ground at the rate of four to six tons per acre affords winter protection and at the same time adds fertility that will later aid the wheat. Wiiile no experiments have been conducted in the topdressing of wheat, the residual effect of manure on wheat shows that the yield may be increased from six to eight bushels per acre. If manure is not available, nitratt of soda is sometimes applied in the spring, but this should be used in connection with or following the fall use of acid phosphate to pot the best results. When acid phosphate or steamed bonemeal has been used at seeding, nitrate of soda, which is a coarse salt, may be easily sown by hand. The most favnrabJe time is in April, just as tho spring growth of wheat is be-

l ginning.

Good Plan to Make Note of Defects When Machinery Is Being Put Away for Winter. When the farm machinery is being put away for the winter the owner can profitably check off the repairs that will be necessary before each machine can go. out again next season." A five-cent pad of papernailed to the door of the implement shed is suggested by the agricultural engineers at the Missouri College of Agriculture as a mighty handy means of jotting down what is needed on each machine. Then on a rainy day or In the slack season the work can be done. System on farms may not yield as big profits as it does in factories, but it pays nevertheless.

BUILDING IN SASKATCHEWAN

About 200 Miles of Road in Course of Construction to Cost at Least $200,000.

Road work totaling about 200 miles and costing at least $200.000, Is now in course of construction, or about to be commenced. In Saskatchewan as part of the federal aid scheme. Some of the work Is being done under contracts awarded by the Saskatchewan department of highways, while other sections are being constructed by departmental day labor F lugs.

SWINE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH

Gaining Considerable' Popularity at Source of Feeders for Corn-Belt Section.

The Southern states, particularly Mi sissippi, have gained considerable popularity as c source of feeder hogs for the corn-belt states, reports the United States Department of Agriculture. Well-bred boars are now being used extensively in the hog-producing centers of the South, and satisfactory feeding shoats are now being produced in large numbers. In some areas cheap pork Is made by the use of sweetpotato cannery wastes, these materials having valuable fattening properties. In large peanut-growing districts good gains are put on at a comparatively low cost.

TOO MUCH HAY IS INJURIOUS

"Haybelly" in Work Horse Is Induced by Prolonged Overfeeding on Bulky Roughage. 'IIaybelIy,, in a work horse indicates inefficiency for labor. It is induced by prolonged over-feeding on bulky roughage. The average farm horse is fed too much hay. Kxperiments have shown that a work horse when fully fed oat requires dally only a trjfle over one pound of good hay for each 100 pounds of his body weight. Feeding more I harmful and wasteful. FeM most of It at night, but also allow a pound or two at noon, while the horse Is cooling off. Heave Is caused by over-feeding hay and Immediately working a horse after hbj meals.

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Never say "Aspirin" without saying "Bayer." WARNING! Unless you see name "Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 21 years and proved safe by milions for Colds Headache Rheumatism Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proper directions. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets Bottl of 24 and 100 All drugpisU. Xolxia I thm trad mark of BjeT Unofctur of MoooeUciStT of SdWrUc!

WESEKES? OMA

offers to home seekers opportunities that cannot be secured elsewhere. The thousands of farmers from the United States who have accepted Canada's generous offer to settle on FREE homesteads or buy farm land in her provinces have been well repaid by bountiful crops. There is still available on easy terms Fertild Land at S 15 to $30 sn Acre -land similar to that which thrcuph many years has yielded from 20 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre oats, barley and flax also in creat abundance, while raising horses, cattle, sheep and hogs is equally profitable. Hundreds of farmers in western Canada have raised crops in a single season worth more than the whole cost of their land. W:th such success comes prosperity, independence, good homes and all the comforts and conveniences which make life worth living.

Farm Gardens, Poultry, Dairying are sources of income second only to grain growing and stock raisin?. Attractive climate, good neighbors, churches; schools, good markets, railroad facitities, rural telephone, etc

For Umtrmted l;tnrar. rnspt. derittlan of renn opportunities in Manitoba. Sttftkatehcwan.

AitxTt tno Linton ixiam&i.rcaactQ railway rate, etc., cnti M. J. JOHNSTONE 215 Traction-Terminal BldjJ.

Indlanepolls Ind. Authorised A(nt. Dpt. ef Immtcratlon and Colonization, Dominion of Canada

Nu lrtan should try to run an auro.moble unless he lias horse sense.

There is nothing more satisfactory j after a day of hard work than a line ; full of snowy white clothes. For such ,

results use Red Cross Ball Blue. Ad vertisement.

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Muriel's Birthday. The first two or three meant nothing in her young life. Then she began to observe, them. Then she began to celebrate them. Then she not only celebrated them, but advertised them. Then she decided that it would be wiser just to observe them. Then she began to wish that she hadn't observed them. Then she ignored them. Then finally she denied them. However, there are always a few kind friends to remind her of them, and to keep the score for her.

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An Eye to Business, pardon," said the stout, hale

gentleman who had blundered Into a beauty parlor. "I'm In the wrong place." "Not necessarily," replied Mme. Kalso. "We have had great success in reducing plump persons and our hair restorer Is the best on the market." "But I'm looking for a Mr. Partem, a divorce lawyer." "Three doors down the hallway, sir, to your left. But please take this card with you. If you get your divorce you may want to look in on us ngaln." Birmingham Age-Herald.

Will reduce Inflamed, Strained, Swollen Tendoni, Llcametttf, or Muscles. Stops the lameness and pain from a Splint, Side Bone or Done Spavin. No blister, no hair gone and horse can be used. $2.50 bottle at druggists or delivered. Describe your caie far tsecitl instructions and Interesting horse Cook 2 A free

W. F. T0UNC foe, 310 Ttpla St, SprintfUll. Mm.

Ditto. It is recorded that a certain literary man of high reputation had occasion to remark to a waiter In the restaurant where he sometimes lunches: "Waiter, this beefsteak is not at all tender. I can hardly cut It." The waiter looked at him with a sorrowful expression and sighed deeply. "Perhaps you will tell me," paid the literary man, "why you sigh In that fashion?" "Ah, sir," said the waiter, "I took you for a man who always wrote and said original things, and here you come and say the same thing that all the rest of the customers do." Edinburgh Scotsman.

Just Give Us Time. According to a Harvard astronomer, the earth is :G.0K,(X)0,fHHViX,tKjJ,CKX) miles from the center of the universe. A mere bagatelle. Just give our exports a little time and we will nil be "listening In" on a demonstration. Cincinnati Telephone Bulletin.

What Kind. of a Day Do You Wish Yourself? Suppose you could make a wish at the breakfast table and finally have the wish come true. Would you say, "I want this to be a good day," or I am willing for this day to drag along?" If you keep on wishing your days with tho food you eat, finally the wish is likely to coma true. Grape-Nuts help3 your wish for a good day. Nothing miraculous; just the natural result from right food with the right taste. There is a charm of flavor and crispness in Grape-Nuts that is like the smile of a good friend at the breakfast table And Grape-Nuts, with cream or milk (fresh or tinned), is fully nourishing feeding the tissues and glands, the bone and blood, with just those elements vyhiph Nature requires building strength without any "heaviness." Grape-Nuts is the perfected goodness of Tcheat and malted barley, scientifically developed ready to eat from the package. A Grape-Nuta breakfast or lunch is a practical wish for good luck "There's a Reason" Sold by all grocers