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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-08

Gulching is too often not properly
Preciated or neglected from some
se- Strawberries should not only be
lched just before fruiting but should
well mulched in hefAu, just before the
Pund freezes, and you viii not com
in Of your vines icing all frozen out
Aeadin the spring. All newly planted
|es- shrubs, and evergreens should be
Il mulched Is soon a. possible Three
-four inches of short STRAW, hay, light
|nure, or litter of any kind viii an
er to keep the hot sum frona drying
J the moisture of the sol. which favors
! formation Of new roots. instead Of
ing parched up, Is il too often the
|e !; it also prevents the growth of
eds. Nulching Is often beneficial In
ring a crop Of peaches. BY reiarding
Fir early opening until the late frusfs
over.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-08
How to Gather Fruit.

Fruit should never be gathered dur
ing damp weather, nor when heavy
dew is upon it In the early morning.
II is poor policy TO shake fruit from the
tree /; it will almost surely decay from
the effect of bruising. Even sLe slight
tst abrasion Of the skin is the sure fore
runner of dark spot, which viii eventu-
change into some kind Of rot. II
ible. each specimen should be taken
~ from the tree and handled with
utmost care. Grspes should always
evered from the vine with strong
Fors, and never twisted OF broken
Hpeaches are gathered before az
ing full size, they viii not have .
favor. but ii Is not necessary to
" picking them until they are mel
Scarcely any variety OF the larger
t. color or ripen as well If left TO
fect themselves on the tree. and this
specially true of pears
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-08

up cloud of spray and making . roar
that can be heard for miles around.
Grandeur and sublimity only can de
scribe the scene.
About ten miles above the falls we
came to . most interesting group Of hot
springs, named sAe ''Seven Hills One
Of these had . powerful steam vent,
making noise resembling high-pres-
sure engine, which we named 'sLocomo-
tive Jet The temperature was lS7
degrees Fahrenheit, which, at this high
altitude, l. boiling point. The crust
surrounding the mouth is ever hot. and
yet 50 strong that we could walk over ii;
and the entrance can only be APP
preached on the windward side, so
burning is the cloud Of steam emitted
from the cavern
Phenomena Of the same nature, but
more curious, are the mud volcanoes
existing ut this place. These are formed
BY the boiling water forced through
beds Of clay, sostening the earth, and
agitated by the propeIIing gases, thor
oughly mixing Inc same The gas con-
tinually escapes IN puts until, accumu-
lating in sufficient quantity, il finds
vent by exploding, throwing the mud
from twenty to Fifty feet into the AIR,
and sometimes even as high As hun
dred feet, ~ the bespattered branches
Of the surrounding pines attested.
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

with persons anxious to be saved. One o! the boats
was swamped, but was soon rlghted by the chief
engineer, who was in her. He scaled her
mp to the wreck and she was again
boarded with success. About fifty persons
were left on tle upper deck, which
driited with the gale. The storm stll. continued,
and although several vessels came within sight
none recognized us. We continued IN this peril
GUS condition until about eight O'Clock a. NJ, when
we drl!ted on the beach, about half mile rom the
Watch Hill Lighthouse. The surf very high
ana our danger was Increased. by this time quite
a large number Of people from the Watch Hill Ho-
tel We're on the beach pgoIerng ald but all was OF
no use. ihe roar Of the surf prevented any COM
mnnication, and 1t was evident us that the deck
on which we foated must soon go to pieces In
iew moments the breaking up commenced. and we
were all thrown into the surf. BY the kindness of
those on shore nearly all were saved from tie pilot
house and upper works. unable to say at
present how many OF the crew and passengers were
lost with the hull
The New York herald., 1872-08-31
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN OF
THE METIS.

ST0NINGT0N, Conn.,, August 30, 1872.
The following is the statement Of Captain Charles
L. Burton, OF the steamer Metis:--
We left New York at fifteen minutes past five p.
M. on the Goth OF August. The weather was over.
cast and rainy, with fresh breeze from the south
east. At forty minutes past three A. NJ, when be-
tween the two lighthouses Of Montauk Point ana
Watch Hill, about five miles or the Rhode Island
shore, the propeller was run into by an unknown
schooner, striking forty feet abaft of the stem
or nearly abreast OF the pilot house. The propeller
was Immediately stopped and turned round, and
We endeavored to nnd the vessel but failed to do
so. / sent the mates and pilot below to ascertain
II the propeller was making any water. They re.
ported to me that she was not, and we considered
the damage very slight We then proceeded on
our way to Providence.
After few moments the engineer reported that the
steamer was rapidly nllIng. l Immediately headed
her for the nearest shore, and used every exertion
IN my power'to save the passengers and crew. At
this time the wind was blowing strong gale from
the southeast, accompanied by heavy rain. 1t soon
became evident that the steamer must go down. 1t
was not longer than half an hour nom the time she
was headed for the shore until she sunk.
The nfeboats were lowered and filled at once
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

over forty perished. never saw
crowd that behaved better. There was no panic
at all. The money and passenger lists were lost.
did not dream OF her sinking when the engineer
ran to the pilot house and told the captain he would
have to beach her. 1t was so dark could not see
the way back to the safe. The whistle
was blown as long as we had q pound of
steam to blow it with to attract the attention of
passing vessels. The boat had everything that the
law requires for safety OF passengers. waspicked
up by the revenue cutter Moccasin and taken into
Stonington.
The Metis, as already mentioned, was 1859 tons
burden and belongs to the Providence and New
York Steamship Company was lately altered from
freight to a passenger boat and was valued at
s175.00o Her cargo was valued at $4,000. 1t is
said thar an investigation will be Immediately in
stttuted in reference to the narrowing calamity
which has taken place.
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

The mETIS.
APPALLING DISASTER ON THE SOUND.
The Providence and New York
Steamer Sunk by Collision.
Crowded with Passengers and
Laden with Freight.
A Scene Of Darkness, Horror
and Storm.
The Ship Sinking --Buckling on Life-Preserv.
ers---Lowering Boats---Clinging
to Bales Of Gotten.
RUSH FOR THE HURRICANE DECK.
It Parts from the Hull and
Forms a Raft.
PRAYING FOR THE DAWN
Washed Ashore at Watch
Hill, Rhode Island.
HELP BY THE VILLAGERS.
The Revenue Steamer Moccasin
Picks Up Survivors.
List of the ved---BOdies Identified and
Known To Be Missing.
THE UNIDENTIFIED DEAD.
Statement Of Captain Burton,
of the Metis.
Graphic Narratives by Res-'
cued Passengers.
AFFLICTING INCIDENTS.
"Tiss Me, Mamma, for I'm
Going to Sleep"
Fourteen Lives Worth the LOSS
Of a Boat"
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE.
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

REPORTED SAY
Bridget Hines.
Isabella Mccall.
Fannie Br0sher.
Mary Ann Martin.
Jane Brien.
william Keene.
George 8. Harris.
Horatio Branier.
Edward Doane.
Edmund Davis.
q. r. Adams.
Joshua G. King.
Abraham Baker.
Oris 8. Anthony.
II. A. L0nnsbury,
John g. Dunn.
John Mccall.
Joseph Bannigan.
Frederick Fishlar.
Elinor Mason.
Daniel Logan.
]. H. Latham.
william II. Baker.
F. Fl. Ferney.
N. Mclean.
]. G. Tendall.
Thomas Wilson,
J. 8. Bradley.
@. M. Luther.
Stephen Stanley.
william Appleby.
William w. Palmer.
William II. Robinson
&. D. Mc0ec.
John Armstrong.
william q. Hardy,
J. N. McC Crtllia.
The New York herald., 1872-08-31

One Of the lifeboats landed on the beach this af
ternoon, containing the following persons:-
Albert s. Gallup, one OF the directors Of the com.
pany, ofProvidence.
Hugh Carroll Of Stonington.
John Lawor of New York.
Patrick Howard, Of New York.
Benjamin Josephus and Antoine Forrest. the last
two from the Western Islands, and all the deck
hands.
Mr.. D. r. McBryan and wife, Of Board Of Excise
are also among the saved.
FEARFUL SURF.
At noon several of the passengers and the freight
clerk were in boat OF Watch Hill Lighthouse, but
there was such fearful sea running that boats
were not able to land.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER e.
It may be mentioned that the captain and agent
of the line refused to 60 into the life boats but
were subsequently washed ashore on remnants of
the pilot house.
FIVE DEAD BODIES CAST ASHORE,
Only Eve dead bodies have come ashore.
In the pocket OF one man were found cards bear.
ing the name OF Augustus A. Hemingway, piano
forte tuner, 12e fremont street, Boston.
The body Of a large woman, evidently killed by
the noating timber, was also washed ashore. Her
name could not be ascertatned.
The body of child was found on the beach at
midday, and the motner VINO was taken IN an un-
conscious state to the hotel, has since died.
Never has there been sucn a scene on the beach
Of Watch HILL
y BEBRrs OF THE WRECK.
The wreck is scattered for fully mile and q half
along the shore. Stateroom doors, bedding. bag
gage, broken masts, and, in fact all the miscel-
laneous floating articles Of the upper deck may be
seen far and wide, and regret to add that II re-
quires some surveillance to ward on thieves who
would wantonly appropriate articles belonging
perhaps to- the dead. The greatest excitement pre-
vails and while the terrible anxiety lasts II win be
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Winter on the Farm.

The thoughtful farmer will remember
that the food which he has preserved for
his stock, through much labor and care, is
fuel as well as food. If he wishes to econ
omiZe that fuel, he can make one-half of
it go about as far as the whole would by
placing each animal out of the reach of
storms, and in comfortable and easy posi-
tons in the barn. 1t is the hay, the roots,
and the grain that keeps up the animal
heat, as the wood does in the stove.
DEFENDERS cold and wind will penetrate
every Granny in the barn. and, what is
worse, finds its way through every crack
in the floor. Stop out the cold, and you
of food. So in warm house, with con-
venient arrangements for the work, there
will be gentle words and pleasant faces,
where the graces will find their way.
Because the clouds frown, the winds
blow, and the roads are bad, do not give
up accustomed exercise out of doors, agree
able and attractive as the house may be.
Frequent exercise in the open air is essen
tial to health. No matter what the weather
is, be it rainy, blowing, showing, or cold
dress according to the circumstances, and
go go with a will, filled with cheerful
thoughts, and though the jaunt be a briet
one, it will kindle new flame and pro-
duce pure blood. This is for a person in
ordinary health. If it be an invalid
needing the fresh air, let it be in a carriage
or on foot in mild weather.
Children usually get plenty of exercise
in going to and from school and those
who travel farthest are more likely to be
robust and hardy than those who go only
short distances. A persistent habit of go
ing forth in all weather properly clad will
arm Us against the influences of the at
mospheric changes which are so constant
ly taking place.
1t is well to remember that the sum Of
what any individual knows is exceedingly
limited. But what is known by all of the
present age, added to the recorded acquire
ments Of the past, is much. Now is the
time to read and reflect, and grasp as much
of it as possible ourselves.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
FARM AND HOME.
PETITION FOR BETTER ROADS.

Several readers of the CHRONICLE who
indorse our late article on "Better Roads, !"
are anxious to have the public sentiment
developed by that and other influences
given some expression so that Legislators
may better know what the public desire.
We find very general feeling that some
legislation is necessary to secure better
highways than we now have. With our
present roads in many counties it is worth
about as much to transport crops to market
after they are grown as to produce them.
In order to afford the friends of an i'm
proved road system the opportunity to
circulate petitions in their respective coun-
ties, we give below the outlines of a petit
ton which can be changed so as to suit the
views of the signers. We hope the friends
of the movement in every county will cir
culate the document aud send forward a
list of solid signers to Nashville:
To the General assembly Of the State Of
Tennessee:
The undersigned petitioners, residents of
the county of -, respectfully ask of
your Honorable Body, such changes in ex-
listing laws as will insure the building
and maintaining of n system of better pub
lie roads in our State. Your petitioners be"
lieve that all classes of citizens are direct
ly interested in good highways. The pro-
ducer and consumer are alike interested in
reducing the expense attending the trans
portation of all commodities that are the
product of labor AS the laws now stand,
the burden of maintaining the public
roads falls almost entirely upon the very
class who are least interested in them.
Your petitioners believe this should be
changed and the burden be made to fall
upon men who are best able to meet
it, and who at the same time are most
interested in doing so. Your petitioners
pray that the exemptions from road tax or
work on the road, be as few as is consistent
with public policy, and that for some
years TO come the law provide for sufficient
labor or tax TO inaugurate substantial
highways to be constructed as speedily as
practicable.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Brood SOUs.

Special attention should be paid to those
sows that farrow in winter. A warm,
sheltered bed is necessary to save the pigs;
and if not already done, pen should be
constructed, and the SOW placed in it, and
supplied with an abundance of straw or
leaves. In building the pen, it is good
plan to fasten six or eight inch board
against the side of the pen, and about six
inches from the floor SO that the SOW can
not overlie the pigs. This board serves to
keep the SOW from the side of the pen, and
enable the young ones to get under it, if
in danger of being laid on
If the SOW is fed with turnips or pota-
toes, either cooked or raw, for a few days
before farrowing, it will increase the flow
of milk and relive constipation, with
which they are often troubled at this season
of the year.
The pen in which young pigs are con-
fined should by all means be covered, to
keep out both rain and snow; and they
should be early taught to drink milk and
slop. The pig is very easily stunted and
If once set back in its growth, it takes
months to recover.
While sucking, from the time of far
rowing forward the SOW should be fire.
quently given charcoal and salt, as these
serve ia a great measure to remove the
morbid appetite that causes them to eat
their pigs
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
On Judging Live STOCK.

We have frequently been surprised at the
wonderful acuteness of good judges of live
stock. A horse man will take in at glance
all the points of a horse, matching him in
an instant with another he saw six months
before in different State. So correct is
his eye and judgment in this respect that
he will pick out the best horse in a stable
of fifty by just passing behind them. The
breeder Of cattle likewise carries about in
his eye all the different types of animals.
If a bull or a cow has blemish or defect
he can place his hand upon it in an in
slant.
The principles Of judging an animal are
few and simple, and, in the main, very
similar for the COW, sheep and pig-the
meat-prOducing kinds. Common to all
are the eXcellences of the sloping shoulder
the angular quarter the tail well set on,
the springing rib, the full eye, the we'll
proportioned, airy bearing of all the head
and neck, the small, fine nose, the strong
loin, the mellow skin, the easy gait, and
the general mien of dignity and grace.
These are all indicative of the first-class
animal of whatever breed. In addition to
the above points, to be low, lengthy, short
jointed, broad of beam, are attributes Of
value in each breed. In fact we place so
much value upon the motions of an animal
"a quality generally overlooked-that we
would makeit obligatory upon committee
men at fairs to award no prizes TO cattle
that they had not seen travel. Do you not
know that buyers invariably start crea-
ture off that they may see the gait, before
purchasing? And what magic there is in
the very touch of skillful judge of neat
oh
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Cough SYrnn.

The following are pronounced excellent
recipes; l. Take one teacupful of tlaxseed
and soak it all night. In the morning put
into kettle, two quarts of water, hand
full of liquorice root split up and quarter
of pound of raisins broken in halves.
Let them boil until the strength is thor
oughly exhausted then add the flaxseed
which has been previously soaked. Let
all boil half an hour or more, watching
and stirring, that the mixture may not
burn. Then strain and add lemon juice
and sugar.
.. Boil one ounce of flaxseed in a quart
of water for half an hour, strain and add
to the liquid the juice Of two lemons and
half a pound of rock candy. If the cough
is accompanied by weakness and loss of
appetite, add half an ounce of powdered
gum Arabic. Set this to simmer for half
an hour, stirring it occasionally. Take a
wineglassful when the cough is trouble
some.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Boiled Corn In the Ear for Hogs.

An experienced man in Illinois says
that he finds much economy in boiling
corn in the ear, and so feeding it to his
hogs. He supposes that the alkalies con-
tanned in the cob act upon the flinty COW
ering of 1.-THE grain and soften it, while
they also loosen the attachment of the
kernel to the cob. Certainly the animals
prefer to have the corn in this fashion.
They fatten faster and keep in finer con-
ditiOn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
surrendered.

Finley Hale, who is charged with killing Mr.
Rufus Bailey, at johnson City, some year
since, came to town last Saturday and surren-
dered 10 the authorities -HsrSA ard Tribune
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

During our interview, the Am erican Consul at
Bankok, presented the king an elegant assort-
ment of his medicines from DR.. y. @. Aver, of
Lowell, Mass, for the use of the Court. He ex.
planned to his majesty their origin from the great
chemist and their uses. The Cherry Pectoral for
coughs-the sarsaparilla for eluptive disease and
the Augue Cure for the fevers that so fatal in
this hot country. Tie dangerous condition Of a
favorte wife in the palace with one of the disor-
ders theses medicines cure, gave him special int
rest in these products of medical skill; indeed
these medical maTvels interested him more in
our country than all the other attentions we had
shown him.-Letter from Lady in Siam.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
HOW TO GO WEST.

This is an enquiry which every one should
have trutzJteEly answered before he starts on
his journey, and little care taken in exam
ination of Routes will in many cases save
much trouble, time and money.
The &c, B. & @. r. R.,' running from
Chicago through Galesburg to Burlington,
has achieved a splendid reputation in the
last two years as the leading Passenger
Route to the west. At Burlington it connects
with the great Burlington Route which runs
direct through Southern Iowa to Nebraska
and Kansas, with close connections to Cali
fornia and the Territories and passengers
starting from Kenosha County, on their way
westward. cannot do better than to take the
G. B. d .. and Burlington Route.
! This line has published pamphlet called
"How to 60 West" which contains much
valuable information large correct map OF
the Great West, which can be obtained free
of charge by addressing the General Passen'
ger Agent B. & M. r. +. Burlington, Iowa.
ONE HALF the people cannot take Castor OIL
ON its terrible nauseating TASTE and recoi in the
hrcat. The Castoria prepared by DR.. Pieher, Is
purely vegetable. perfectly harmless, pleasant to
take, and more effective than Castor Oil. Itdoes
not distress or grpe but regulates the system, anc
operates when all other remedies have failed,
acts like magic for Stomach Ache, Constipation
Flatuency, Group and Worms. 1t contains neither
Minerals, Morphine nor Alcohol. Its soothin
quieting effect, produces atEral sleep and partic
ularly adapts it to crying and teething children
No article has ever met such unqualified endorse
ment by the Physicians Take no more Bitter
Pills. Narcotic Syrups, Gripping Purgatives or Sick
ening Oils. The Castoria costs but IS cents, an
when once tried you will never be without it.
B. ROSE s. CO., 50 Broadway, N. Y.
AVG
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
THE DOUBLE GAME.

In his manifesto to the colored Republicans OF
the South, Mr.. Sumner labors hard and long to
make them believe that Greeley and Blown are
simon.pure, true-blue Republicans more Repub-
lican, than Grant and Wilson. Now, it 80 hap
pens that on the very day (Fr1day) on which Sena
Tor Summers letter was first published, Governor
G ratz Brown himself made a speech at Frankfort
to persuad the Bourbon Democrats of Kentucky
to vote the Greeley ticket. Which of these two
men is the better authority? We place their ut
terances side by side ; the voter who is dispose
to be humbugged can take his choice:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
Church Directory.

Congregational,
REV. Fl. C. HITCHCOCK, Pastor,-Services at 10 IL
a. m and ~ p. m.
Methodist.
REV. E. D. HUNrIY, Pastor,-serviee at 10 IL a.
m and 1-2p. m.
Episcopal,
REV. e. A. BRADLEY, Pastor,-Service at 10 IL a.
m and Z 1-2 p. m.
German Methodist,
REV. G. HED1ER, Pastor,-service att 1-2 a. M
and 1-2 p. IN.
Unitarian,
REV. H. M. SIMMONS, PastOr,-SerV1ce at II a. M
ST. Marks Catholic.
FATHER W. DAUGHERTY, Priest,-Service ats IL
and 1912 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Baptist.
REV, G. R. HENDERSON, Pestor,-Service at IL Il
am. and IL p. m.
Lutheran.
2Fv. A. BRAEMER. Pastor,-Service at ~ IL a. m
St. Georges Catholic.
FATHER NJ. BETTER, Priest,-service at 8 and ~ a
m. and 10 p. m.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08

From the North Te1dm, published at Paris,
Texas, we clip the following notice referring
to Prof. J. G.. Newbury, who is well known
in this city and county. We are pleased to
be informed of the Professors movements.
and with the North Team assure him of the
good wishes of friends in Kenosha County;
"WEsTwARD.-Our es teemed friend, Prof.
j. Q. Newbury, informs us that he has per-
tected arrangements by which he is to take
charge of a large school at Pilot Point, In
Denton county. We regret very much to
lose so valuable citizen, yet we rejoice to
learn that he is casting his lot in a flourish
ing young town where interests are commit
ted to men of enterprise and liberal views.
The best of wishes from q host of friends in
Lamar county will accompany the Professor
to his new home.