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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

FELoS ON THE FINaER-Many per-
sons are liable to extreme suffering from
felons on the finger. These Affections
not unfrequently occasion permanent
crippling Of the members affected. The
following simple prescription is recon-
mended as cure for the distressing all
ment: Take common rock salt, such as
Is used for sailing down beef or pork !;
dry it in an oven ; then pound it fine, and
mix it with spirits of turpentine in equal
parts put it in a rag and wrap it round
the parts affected, and, as it gets dry,
put on more. and in twenty-four hours
we are cured-the felon will be dead. 1t
Will do no harm to try it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

To CUT OR BORE HoLEs IN Glass
Any hard steel tool will cut or bore glass
with facility, when kept freely wet with
a solution of camphor in spirits of tur-
pentine. A drill bow may be used, or
even the hand alone. A hole bored may
thus be readily enlarged by a round file.
The ragged edges of glass vessels NAV
likewise be thus easily smoothed " a
fiat file. Flat window glass may readiI,
be saved with watch spring saw by aid
of the solution. In short, the most
brittle glass can be wrought almost as
easily as brass, by the use of cutting
tools kept constantly moist with cam
phorized oil in turpentine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

AN GUSs-The most perfect air gun.
IN the world are probably those which
are made IN London for the use of En-
glish poachers. As they make no smoke,
and consequently no smell, they are not
so easily detected as firearms when used
IN game preserves. 1t is mistake, how
ever, to suppose that they make no noise.
When charged, so as to produce the
effects above described, the report is
quite sharp-fuil as sharp as that pro-
-drced by gunpowder. When lightly
charged, the report is of course dimin-
ished ; but the force with which the bull
let Is projected is also proportionally les
sened, and SO is the recoiI- As a weapon
for secret assassination. therefore, the
air gun does not have much advantage
over good rifle cane, fortunately for the
world, perhaps. The only advantages
possessed by the air gun are its perfect
and the fact that the parts
are not liable to be corroded and rusted.
1t never requires cleaning but the labor
Of changing the condenser may be fairly
offset against the labor involved in clean
ing ordinary fire arn.s after they have
been used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

Broad street, Philadelphia, writes q
correspondent Of the Watchman and
Reflector, which is destined to be not
only the grandest thoroughfare in our
city, but in any city of the world, is not
forgotten by the churches. Here are
most Of our costliest edifces, and here
Others Of equal expensiveness are in
contemplation. II would seem that
Broad street and vicinity is regarded as
missionary ground, or that the battle of
Armageddon is to be fought somewhere
thereabouts. All denominations are
pressing in that direction, and are locat-
ing there their strongest church organic
atoms. The Jews, not to be rivaled BY
their Gentle neighbors, have erected on
this street one of the finest synagogues
they have on the continent, costing
S25O,0OO. Besides the elegant Meth
odist edifice about to be erected ON this
street, they have one costing $500, 900.
The Lutherans are erecting one immedi-
ately opposite the latter, and also the
First Baptist. to cost fully as much. The
Episcopalians as yet have but one church
edifice on this street.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

INFAMOUS Work By VILE MES.-The
most horrible facts have been brought
to our knowledge in reference to the adj
vertisement of obscene publications. It
appears that lists of pupils in ladies and
boys schools are obtained under false
pretenses, and then disgusting circulars
are forwarded to these pupils by the
manufacturers of obscene books. Mr..
Comstock has been working hard to
bring some Of the offendea to justice,
and he has seized about ten tons of the
most loathsome printed matter ever yet
sent into the world to do the devils
work. In this city the miscreants who
gain living by this cursed trade are to
be counted by the score. Some of them
have already been indicted. The Dis
trict Attorney can do much toward Sc
curing their punishment, and it is inn
possible to imagine how he could be en-
gagged in a better work--NeW York
Times
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

SCREWS INSERTED In PLAsrER Walls.
When we try to fasten brackets, strips
of wood, etc, to plaster walls by means
of screws, it is often found impossible
to make screws hold firmly. When we
turn them in, the plaster breaks out and
our labor is in vain. And yet, a screw
well set into plaster wall will hold very
firmly. The best plan is to enlarge the
hole to about twice the diameter of the
screw, fill it with plaster Of Paris, such
as is used to fasten the tops of lamps,
etc, and bed the screw in the soft plas-
ter. When the plaster has set, the
screw will hold very strongly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18
NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF.

The world il too prone to discuss, in
. serious manner, questions that are
either supremely ridiculous, or else are
wholly ont Of the line OF Legitimate de.
bate. The latest topic is the propriety
Of confirmed invalid's committing sui.
eide, when life has become . curse.
Added to this is the question whether,
when one sees friend incurably dis
eased and surely bound for quick jour-
ney to the other world, it be not merci-
ful in one to break down the gates and
smooth the high road for him who
travels with the rider on the pale horse
in other words, whether it be not an
act of Kindness to ease the pain by KILL
ing the patient. Some very fine Writing
has been recently wasted by two distin-
guished noodles in London, Mr.. Lionel
Tollemache and Prof. Newman. They
have, in their enthusiasm for this blessed
prerogative Of an early death, forgotten
that both the Law is sensorious and So
ciety wicked So long as the law re
mains unchanged, the professors of the
new theory-how strong soever might
be the support obtained from public
opinion-would be liable to find their
kindly mission a source of constant an
noyance, constant repression, and con-
stant introductions behind the grim bars
of Row" not altogether associated
with class Of philosophers and philan-
thropists- Even if the law were to
change, the reform would be worse than
that evil of painful departure which is
as old as the second death ON earth.
Under the pretense of relieving the in
durable, society would riot in murder
and breed murderers by regiments.
Probably some consolation would be
found in the fact that the first victims
of the reaction that would surely follow
would be the philosophic Tollemaches
and the philanthropic Newmans.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

AxADErs, the ex-King of Spain, is de-
scribed asa tallof person, very thin, with
IN angry look in his eye, and a stern
ness quite extraordinary for his age. He
resembles his father very much, but with
look of still greater severity in his
face and he moves and walks like a
drill-sergeant. He has always lived
among his aides-de-camp and officers of
the army, and cares for little except mill
tary matters. Under his brusque and
naughty manner he conceals the heredi-
tary j'nesse and shrewdness of the house
of Savoy; and its ambition also, as vas
proved when he exchanged his name for
that of King of Spain. There is some
thing ip him which reminds one of Philip
1.-THE thick Austrian lip, the long
form; only the eve of Philip seems al
most vacant and dead, while those of
Amadeus are restless and brilliant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

The Chemist and Druggist contains
the story of sea captain to whom a
sailor applied for relief for " something
on his stomach" The captain consulted
his book of directions, and prescribed
"No. Is" Unfortunately, however,
there had been a run ON No. Is, and the
bottle was empty. But the skipper
made up dose by combining No. s and
No. z, saying, IS and z make Isl" and
the sailor, to whom the calculation
seemed quite natural, took the MIXTURE
with startling effect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

A CRcUNSAvIoATSe expedition on .
gigantic scale is proposed by NJ. le Cap
tame Bazerque, who has been twice
round the world, and who has the sup
port Of some wel-known French scien-
lists The expedition is to be called La
Cdrarane Unirersele, and viii be .
sort of scientific pleasure-party, consist
ing of men of science, artists, and 9TH
ers of all nationalities who wish to see
the world for themselves under intelli-
gent guidance. Its main object win
be grand exploration extending over
the five parts of the globe, and, a
soon as money enough is subscribed
here and in Europe, the caravane"
will be organized
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18
A NEW FUEL.

That necessity which is said to be the
mother of invention of invention has
been stimulated to some curious results
by the present coal famine in England.
One Of thee is the discovery Of the
adaptability of chilk for the purposes OF
fuel Experiments in that direction,
made by the London and Southwestern
Railway Company, having proved sue
cessful, the various stations and Offices
on that line are henceforth to be heated
with the new combustible. The manner
of using it is by setting alternate layers
of chalk and coal in an open CRATE, first
started in the usual way with wood and
coal In furnaces, it however, has not as
yet been found to answer as well An
other contrivance is one that we should
be apt to consider rather undesirable,
viz, petroleum co6king-stove. Under
an American stove Of the familiar pat
tern is set a cast-iron pan, which is filed
with the oil from a small cistern of Pc
troleum. A light, applied to the con-
tents of the pan, converts it In few
minutes into gas of great heating
power, burning with no other inconven-
fence than . slight smell, which it is
said may be prevented by a skillful
person" Skillful persons here have
tested the advantages of petroleum as n
cooking agent with very Indifferent sue
,ess, and it is to be hoped that the
houses where the new stove is introduced
IN England are thoroughly insured. 1t
may be of interest to note in this con-
,ection that in the Helton Colliery, at
Durham, new coal-cutting machinery
worked by compressed mir, has been in
by which, it is said. 10000
,olliers will be enabled to produce the
anne amount Of coal as the 800, 900 now
Employed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

A SOUTHERN steamboat company hav-
ing the fear Of the Civil Rights bill be-
fore its eyes. and yet not Wishing to ad-
NIT negroes to its cabins, has closed the
latter, and refuses to take any but deck
passengers. The officers Of the boat, of
course, can invite those of the deck pas
sengers whom they choose to share the
cabins with them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18
AT HER WINDOW.
Beating heart ! We come agssa

brating hear Ne come again
Where my love reposes-
This h Asbels wfndov-pans;
Thsse are Mabeis rosss.
Il she nestedf Does she knssl
In the twilight Silly,
lly-elad from throat 10 hesl-
See, my virgin lily7
Soon the van, the vistfuI starr,
Fading. will for~ake her;
Elves Of light, on besmy bars,
Whisper then, and wake her.
Let this friendly pebble plead
Al her nowery grating,
II abe hear me, viii she heed?-
Mabel, i an waiting!
Hark, yon rsptured carol proves
Love NO empty fable.
Hush, sweet bird her lattice moves;
Mabel, dearest Mabel!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

A SURE Sign OF DEArH.-M. Martenot
de Cordoux, of Lyons Military Hospital,
states the following as an infallible
means of deciding on the certainty of
death-a matter of more Importance on
the continent than with ourselves, owing
to the precipitancy Of interments there :
Bring the fame Of a candle in contact
with finger or toe for long enough
time to raise an ampulla or bladder. If
this contain serosity, life is certainly
still present, while if it burst, discharg-
ing nothing but vapor, life is as certain
ly extinct. In one word dry vesicle is
sign of death, . liquid one of life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

WHEN BEsTSSISo TO UsE GLAssxa-
Use them - short . time - possible,
only in deficient light, or on minute OBJ
iects, and then change the strain to dis
tant or larger objects. By judicious
attention to these two points, the age Of
the sight viii be retarded many years.
And as reading is one of the Injuries of
the age, and one of its most delightful
Pastlmes and amusements, we cannot be
too careful of the eyesight, and should
sfudy how we may best husband it's
powers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

FRox the annual circular just issued
by the mercantile agency of DUN 4 Co.,
Of Eew York, we CLEAN that the aggre-
gate number of failures during 1872,
throughout the United States, was 1000,
involving liabilities amounting to $751;
056, 900. The failures in 1871 aggre-
gated 2,Ol5, 900, while for 1870 they were
1851, with SSS, $4,000 of liabilities.
The increase in the number Of failures
for 1872, and in the amount of liabili-
ties, is, "a considerable extent, due to
the Boston and Chicago fires, the losses
incurred in the latter producing dis
astrons results in many instances, even
now.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

To CLKAS SILVER DIR. Elsner saws
that hot water poured off potato parings
or boiled potatoes is admirably adapted
to clean silver. The object can be easily
rubbed by the fingers with the settings
Of potato meal, and they become as
bright rs they usually do when rubbed
with triPoli- The process is particularly
advantageous for engraved and raised
objects, where the powder is liable to
collect in the cavities. German silver
and Platad ware can be cleaned in the
same way. Potato water which has be-
come sour by long standing can be sub
stituted for acids to clean copper yes
sells.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

To REMOVE FREcKLEa-A French
journal recommends the following |:
Take napthaline, ten parts 1Diphenatc
Of soda, one part tincture of bensoin,
cologne, each one thousand parts. Mix.
A tablespoonful of this Is to be added to
. glass Of cold water, four 10 eight fluid
ounces, and the face then bathed with
it every night and morning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

How A GREAT business can decay il
exempli6ed in the case of Nantucket,
Mass Thirty years ago the island sent
nearly a hundred whalers-Ane, large
ships-into the Pacific Ocean. Nov the
"R L. Barstow last vessel in the
whaling business bearing the name Of
Nantucket on her stem-hap been sold
at Callao. Meanwhile, the ancient town
has subsided into sort of half WATER
ing-place-a very odd and pleasant one
for people who like quiet and who
would taste their So air without the dis
sipations and the unsalutazy gayeties Of
more popular resorts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

TR peace strength of the imperial
German army, At the present time, is
4Ql, $50 men. being little less than the
one per cent Of the total population al
lowed by the constitution. Prussia,
when alone, kept mp peace army at the
rate of LOGS per cent. Of the Their popu-
lation. In France, the estimate for the
current year is for LIST per cont.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

WE in the United States, especially
those Of us who live in the West, are
apt to think that cities in other parts of
the world are standing still, or retrogra-
ding, while ours are going ahead with
sach wonderful strides. Such, however,
is not the case by any manner Of means.
Alexandria, in benighted Egypt, which
had only &C, 900 inhabitants in 1912, now
rejoices in q population of 900, OOO 1t
claims to be the most cosmopolitan city
on the globe, and one can hear every
language used BY civilized people spoken
in its streets. An idea of the enterprise
Of the city may be formed from the
breakwater that is being built to form an
artificial harbor. It win be . mile in
length, and will inclose . harbor with an
area Of !, 800 acres, the depth Of which
viii be nowhere less than thirty feet.
Over two thousand men and forty steam
engines are engaged in blasting rock for
this great undertaking, which il being
superintended by some of the best en-
gineers in the world. II is computed
that not less than 10000 blocks, the
smallest Of which weighs twenty tons,
will be required to build the wall that
projects above water. Below this the
wall will be made of smaller stones and
In 1871 the exports from
this port amounted to 300. 600, 900, andthe
imports to 175, 900, 900 francs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

The Ashtabula Ohio Times says
Mr.. Robert Washburn, Of Greenwich,
Huron county, has calf which for size
we think wears the belt. Having heard
of the wonderfully Large infant, when
Mr.. Washburn was in our Office few
days since, we asked him for the precise
invoice, which Is as follows: At four
months old it weighed 500 pounds, at
seven months, $50 pounds, and at nine
months, 1905 pounds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

The PovgAnaan says: "Mr. H. G.
Abbott, of vassalboro. Me-. plowed q
moving lot of forty acres that was COW
cred with white and yellow weed and
the grass badly killed out. He turned
ten acres Of it to pasture for fifty sheep,
and allowed them to feed it for two
years In the spring of the third year
he moved it, and got the heaviest crop
of hay that he had ever grown with any
amount of dressing. Timothy and red
top came in, and in some places the
clover was 50 heavy that it could not be
cut with q moving machine. 1t has been
moved for several years, and yielded rs
heavy a crop as other fields which have
been cultivated by the usual method of
blowing and manuring. He thinks that
farmers who do not pasture sheep suffer
n great loss. The sheep he pastured ON
the lot received no grain, but fed ON the
lot from spring to fall, and were in the
best of condition"
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in the fields. The animals devour the
mixture, are soon very thirsty, and
WHEN they have taken . good drink, the
plaster sets-not to put too fine a point
upon it-sohdifies inside the creatures.
anal 50 they expire. The plaster used is
caleined plaster, such as is employed for
hard finish.
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lGRICCLTCRAL.


There are ND animals more omniver
An, than fowls fish. herbs and grains
Dnnr 5tvoared by them with equal
mNs.AA We say equal, for though they
surIrnonly pouncs upon meat with great
.r IxSIlry than upon grain, this II gen.
.r,IIr bseanse ii Affords q rarity, and q
tea kept for awhile almost entirely ON
ANIMAL food VIII show the same greed for
5tw hsEnifizls Of eornL
Now those animals accustomed to use
. varied Diet should not be confined to
M u.vIrying one. There are. indeed,
-,mr sp..cies which are naturally limited
40 enc OF few kinds Of food Thus
sarsIs do veil enough, although kept
mDnrh after month On grass alone, and .
supr VIII thrive with nothing but lean
mta1 upon his bill Of fare. But with
orler animals, ~ with the human race,
s,r Instance. the case Is different, for no
versun can maintain the highest efficiency
when confined to one article Of food No
manner howfoud vel may be- of particular
Esh- We lose relish for 1t when allowed
nsrhiug slse fpr o number of consecutive
nsaIls. and the Intense craving Of variety
1ul5e;rres - Its source something more
=ian mere appetite. 1t gives evidence
IT rs.L nscsssities of the system which
lrs varying with the changing circum-
STANCES of weather, employment and
srbtr evnsfr1ous.
The tOudness for variety shown by
50wRs Ii IS significant Of real needs rs
We have found it to be In ourselves. In
srveylng tor them. . iuaEcious variety,
ebeecs,I from the three general divisions
5fassi Esygta6les, gruia and animal
ised-iz ut All seasons absolutely neces-
slrv f0r yuunS and Old, In order to make
5sm psrfecSiy thrifty True, they VIII
thrive on hard corn and water, neither
viii they pay profit 80 kept
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

KENTUCKY contribution to the Vienna
Exposition is black brass band.
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N exchange Says The ubiquitous
s ssaad to Be just nov especially
ri'ies1ms IN Germany In several Of
ProTine~s whole fields of grain and
ser have been devastated by them /;
~ Rsns safe 10 Try 10 cut them on
u Arsenic or phosphorus, because
~ Ple'Esanf ARTICLES are equally fatal
ae harrs and other game. But the
en'ury Of despair has proved equal to
ecrlsn0u- The husbandmen now
Ransser dust- aniseed OIL, and dry
|E- And Place Il, with plenty of water,
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rNfh%8&1 1ArGOfG 0S&I F1TUttT
80 1 lousy animal never thrives.
ns 0t the cpralI6ors Of thrift Is COM
~ The animal needs to he down
Ter ssEslng. and ruminate with half
'Se't eyes. every feature AMI the
sTIrrr OF every limb indicating perfect
nnsnrmsnt and enjoyment There
'Er be entire freedom from pain and
in1Fnnrn1- IL Is not possible to COM
with these cunshtbons when the poor
4arrre - N . ssate of almost constant
r'lrp from the ren1orseless pangs of .
'nanat OF these hungry parasites.
II trlnsic efsorts made by cattle to dis
irH rhsIr minute enemies may be re-
1a'at A. An Ins1ication of the degree of
Herring they endure There can be
da'Gioe that they are often the victims
agony almost insupportabIe. It is
|rhg PrObahle that exttIe whose coats
infested by these Iosthsome vernin
'ntr s0ue degree Of pain all the time.
very certain hat the pain and dis
ui1'rr caEaseSf by lice results in a very
''ns vasse OF nervous force which
ls' De restored from the food con-
mat The boss Of blood which is con-
n~i by the Ees ON one animal IN .
uH winter mnst be in some cases
|ay Pounil
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In Engixnd Eznd Is often renovated by
|Fan- II known rs pairing and burning :"
I ~ MAINLY applicable To land contain
| mr. nIE.rn vegetable substance, and is
perssruard by taking UP the top surface
depth Of two inches with spade,
b rhsrr II may berome air dried This
'ns- lire Il applied and allowed to
|1DOubisr until thu whole surface has
|een bGrus,d over The superhuous or
anne matter Is TINS burned out, and
uusrd To Yield an immediate supply of
eCsEsh 10 thse soIl SOME of the mineral
tn1Tn-s OF plant food are rendered
r5re ss0Izble. and if the land be clayey.
r. esIPsIrIty OF the soil for absorbing
nt retaining ordinary manures Is in
|-sirss,l Al usual prices for labor IN
~ eoGnrry. tins method of renovation
moe recommended IN field practice,
III s0r small plots designed for special
|-rs like CARROTS, or for garden pur-
s+s- the pLKn Is veil worthy of adop-
a. SOnlething similar MAY also be
r'd-lEly tined upon recIAiming swamps,
|rS'nl-h0Is land ETC., by Swimming the
rr1Ts ylrh . pillow until the tufts of
-lss roess and the Ike can be raked
u They should be burned in heaps
|lstr - n1Drh of the soil as the slow
T. WIN bear, and the dirt and ashes to-
liner distributed upon the surface.