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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-17
CURRENT NEWS.
CONGRESS-.

The two Houses Of the Forty-iourth Con-
gress convened At noon on Monday. December
s...The senate was called 70 order by sena-
tor Perry of Mich President pro fempore.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Sunderland
Mr.. Cooper (of Tenn presented the creien
uals OF David NJ. hey. appointed United states
senator in place OF Andrew johnson, deceased.
Mr.. Boutwell, announced the death OF Nice'Pres-
ident Wilson. and gave notice that Al an carry
day appropriate resolutions commemorative OF
the deceased would be offered. ~ being an
nounced that the House would probably noteom :
plete It's organization until a late hour. al Il y,
y. m. the Senate adjourned .-.. Inc house was
called 10 order by Mr.. MCPHERSON Clerk OF the
House Of the Forty third Congress, who caleb
the roll by states commencing with Maine
Two hundred and eighty'siN members answer
ell 10 their names. There were abseni-Doo-
bins (of y. J J, kgbert (oi l'enn stephens Soi
Cal, and oliver lof Iowa. These. with the
two vacancies zone from the SD New York and
one nom the tth Illinois District make up the
and ninety two Mr. Lamar nominated for
speaker Michel {. Kerr. MIR. Wheeler (of y.
NJ nominated James e.. Blaine. vote being
iSws Whole number Of votes east. 30: ne
cesssry TO a choice ltl Michael {. Kerr re
ceived 49, James g. Blaine, lo. Apheus >.
Williams lof Mich. l, cast by Banks OF MASS. :
son (of No; Wm. Anderson. l. The Clerk
appointed Messrs. Randall and Blaine 10 escort
the speaker elect 10 the chair, A. Mr.. herr
Speakers chair there was considerable clapping
OF hands on the Democratic side OF the House.
Upon taking the chair Mr. Kerr made n brief ad-
dress, thanking the members for the honor con
ferred upon him. and promising 70 exercise the
utmost imparfiality towards AL in the discharge
of the duties OF his office. The oath was then ad-
ministeresi BY the speaker 20 the members pres
emit Objection was made 10 the credentials of
Aessrs. MOrey l0f La AMI Goode OF Va, out
they were finally sworn in. Mr. Lamar then
offered resolution declaring the following
officers OF the House Clerk. Geo. VI. Adams.
Kentucky, Sergeant at Arms. John g.. 1homp'
son. Ohio; Door keeper. Lafayette H. fitz-
hugh, Texas, Postmaster. james VI. stewart,
Virginia; Chaplain Rev. J. l.. Townsend, D. Z.
The usual committees were appointed 70 wait
upon the President. etc, after which the House
adjourned.
In the senate. on the 9Th. James Z. Eng
glish (ot Conn wac qualified and took his seat.
The reading of the Presidents Message occu.
pied most OF the remainder Of the session.
The usual drawing OF seats took place in the
House, after which the Presidents Message was
read. The House then adjourned until Friday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-17
An AGRrcuLrrRAL ADDRESS

As the name Of John Crossgun was
announced, a portly, bald-headed va
grant slid ont and fastened his eyes on
the Court.
"Is this Mr. CroSsgun?"
1t air"
Mr.. Crossgun, you are registered on
the blotter as farmer
81 know it..
"Wcll, sir, il is my duty To deliver "A
short agricultural address and your duty
TO listen. will not treat Of agriculture
in general. but only Of the subject Of
transplanting. For the purpose Of more
fully illustrating my remarks let me
compare you to a plum tree. You are
now growing on hard, stubborn soil.
and YOU yield only thorns and leaves.
transplant YOU to the House Of Corrcc-
ton and you at once begin TO thrive
and bear fruit. y
"Oh, pshaw," replied Mr.. Crossgun.
"What do you want to put fellow in
there for?"
" III is one Of the finest institutions in
the West. and after You have been there
one week yoke OF oxen couldn't draw
you out. Take the blue saw-horse, Mr.
Crossgun, and try and be real good for
the next half hour
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SOME EXPLANATIONS.

"This is John Bonner, is it?" asked
his Honor of the next
- 1t ish not somebody else" replied
John.
+" And YOU broke window and dis
turbed the peace!'
" Not py no means | didn't | am
shust so innocent rs all desc policemen
aroundt here"
Well, let me hear your cNplana-
ton"
II shall oNblain all about il, your
Honor. | yhas shtanding by dot win
dow, shust as the officer swears. waiting
for de gar. \ man game along and
said 'ho, no, ho.' and put his fingers
To his nose, like so"
"Then you struck him.
- No. sir Then never salt one word
or two words, but got on de gar and
game away"
MIR. Bonner, you wouldn't lie to me,
would you?"
Gould sphoke q lie To you?" asked
the prisoner, placing his hand over his
heart
eff you broke that window YOU would
say so, wouldn't you2"
''f L prOke dat window should
shpeak Of it SO quick a would swim your
head"
"Well, perhaps you would, and shall
only fine you ten dollars
"Nhat?n
4" You broke that window, and here
are proofs enough 10 convict YOU ten
times over. You have been standing up
there and living 10 me. and thus do re-
ward you
"Nhell, by Shorgel"
so say we all. Go in and sit down
or else fork over
He forked.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-17
4 Detroit Police Court Matinee.
fEEnLE Mrs. JOHNSON.


A" Have you any camphorP" she plain
lively inquired. rs she stood before the
desk.
She wasn't fecble-looking woman
No woman can look feeble until her
weight has been reduced to less than a
hundred and sixty pounds.
No, madam. We haven't" replied
his Honor; 1--WE are just ont Of cam
phorM
My brain whirls SOL" she sighed.
"and | feel So trcmbly aud weak. a"
" Can't be fever coming on, can
Ill fear il is.
Let me see your tongue, Mrs. John
SOM
She thrust out her tongue and he bent
over the desk and surveyed il.
" iem-hem-um. Your tongue
doesn't betray your illness. madam"
But feel faint
Bijah may hold you up while this
trial goes on. or you can sit down. The
charge is disturbing the peace. You
came near biting your neighbor's ear
of"
Its a lie" she squeaked. her eyes
swapping fire.
Now. Mrs. johnson. let me say to
YOU that shall insist upon ladylike
conduct on your part, and If | can't SCI
cure it I'll send YOU up without trial. ="
Where's the neighbour she de-
manded.
There is the man, and there is the
ear. he replied.
a small, red-headed man rose up and
squeaked:
.You done il You done it-you done
it,
DO YOU say bit your ear?"
:. You did-you did-you did,
ooh, Mr. Judgelr she exclaimed.
wringing her hands, IL never bit -
mans ear in my life,m
lit seems that YOU owed him money
and wouldn't pay explained the court.
land when he called again Yesterday
YOU attacked him on the steps. pushed
him down. and in the struggle which
followed you bit his ear. :"
My head swims SOL" she gasped.
"All of which wasn't right, and you
know it, continued the Court. 1.-The
laws of Michigan were made for small
men with red hair rs well as for other
people, and deem il my duty TO fine
YOU ten dollars"
Did ever,m she gasped.
guess you did
But will YOU find me ten dollars for
nothingP"
II will
She seemed about 10 faint. but chang
ed her mind. pulled out a roll of money,
and As she pitched an "N" to the clerk
she said:
"I'll see that red-headed man
again -
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FOREIGN.

The Rev. Father Murphy. editor Of the
Montreal True Witness, and the Rev.
Father Lynch, a talented Young priest lately
come from ireland. lost their lives on the
night Of the 81 by the burning Of the I.agen-
nesse Hotel. at Black River. seven miles
from Montreal. where they were stopping
over night. Madame Champagne, lady
guest At the hotel, was also burned 10 death.
An explosion occurred in the >warthe
Maine Colliery. near Barnsley, Yorkshire.
England, on the 9th. by which 2 large num-
her Of lives were lost, estimated al from 20
10 POO. \ similar casualty j. reported from
Pentrych, south Wales. in which II persons
were killed and 10 injured.
The steamer Deutschland. which LEFT Brc-
men for New York on SUNDAY morning.
Dec. ;. on The following night struck on a
sand-bank IN the North sea. known a. Long
sands. All efforts to get her on having fail
ed. and there being indications in the morn
ng that the ship wa, breaking up, the cap
tain gave an order 10 take 80
the boats. 4 severe snow storm
was prevailing at The time. and alth"ugh
one or two boat were launched. the most ~
,ircir occupants were eiihcr drowned or per-
ished from exposure bcforc reaching land.
The ship filled with water, and many We're
drowned in the cabins, while the remand
er Of the passengers and crew were
compelled 10 take TO the rigging and
other exposed portions Of the vessel,
where they remained until Tuesday
morning. when they were rescued by the
tug Liverpool and taken 10 Harwich. The
ships signals Of distress were observed from
lIsrwich all day on Monday, but the gale
was so severe that II was impossible 10 20 t.
her assistance. Many lives were lost. but,
the first estimates varied widely a. TO the
number.
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Chicago on Thursday, Decep.as." Major
Asa Beard Gardner. Profe' sor Of Law AZ
the West Point Military Academy. has been
detailed Judge Advocate. The -fiicial or
der detailing the court provides that the
court shall report the facts A. found, and
give an opinion in the ease
The Secretary Of the Treasury on the 18th
sent 10 Congress his estimates for the fiscal
year ending June "a, 1877, the following be-
ing the total recapitulaii0n by departments:
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Mrs. Alfred Emerson, who lived at
Rocky Hill Station, near Bowling Green,
Ky, was nursing her young infant near
the fireplace. when she was seized with
fit, and in falling threw the child into
the flames. Upon recovering the first
thing that met her sight was the form
Of her infant, lying on the red-hot Goals
in the last agonies Of death. Her cries
attracted some one TO her assistance,
but the child was already beyond I'm.
man aid. The following day Mrs.
Emerson was again standing by the fire,
when she was suddenly seized with a
second spasm. She fell into the blazing
fire, and when she recovered conscious
ness she was horribly burned and suf-
fering the most fearful agony, which
continued for about forty hours, when
she died.
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The appropriations for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1876, were SIG. stSi ,5sa less than
the estimates, and the estimates for the
fiscal year ending June 10. is,'. are - .ols, :
COS Jaeger than the estimates for the previous
year.
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THE Markets.

BuRNrrT'~ CocouNr. See afrfr'iteflNi
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-17
AnsoItrrIY w1TuotrAf4uLT.

II YOU seek information about fh ~
CHARTER Dan STOVE. we ARE pleased ~ ssA
that IL j. absolutely withnu; ftu'f 0r im-
perfection. and j. a marvel ~ economy srt
ucatnes~.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Fighting the Potato Beetle.

james Rivers, of Cass County, Mich,
writes thus to the Country Gentleman -
Last spring in March L took my leached
ashes out of the leach tub, and cleaned my
hen house the same day. l placed in
large box about six inches of ashes, aud the
same of hen manure, thus alternating the
layers till the box was full, containing some
ten bushels. | covered the box tight, filled
the second box in the same manner (of the
same size), and left it open. In May when
the potatoes began to come through the
ground, nearly every hill had from one to
three Colorado beetles. Intending to use
the fertilizers upon the coming crop, mixed
the contents of the first box thoroughly to-
gether, wheeled it into the potato patch, and
put common sand shovel to about three to
five hills, covering what potatoes were up,
bugs aud all. The box which was covered
was so strong Of ammonia, that to hold the
nose over it Was more than any one could
do. The other box was served in the same
way (althOugh less strong), and applied in
the same manner. l covered the patch, ex-
eept six hills in one corner. Not bug was
seen except on these six hills. When plow-
Ing them for hoelng they were covered with
bugs two-thirds grown. L brushed them off
upon the ground, when hot and dry, contn.
uing to plow and hoe, and my potatoes were
perfectly free from bugs the whole season.
notice that as the plant comes up, il raises
the crust Of the earth around it, which makes
hiding place and retreat for them at night
and in stormy weather. | thought the ashes
would check this, and it did more than that.
The plants as they came through were Wig.
orOus and healthy, and attracted much at
tentiOn. The potatoes raised were Early
York, Early Rose Peerless and Peachblow,
some of the Peerless weighing two pounds
each, and yielding about $50 bushels per
acre. My son had about half an acre AZ
rods of, from which he picked on an aver
age two paniuls of beetles per week for foul
or five weeks aud the rest of my neigbbori
were as badly off, some fields being destroy
! cd entirely,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Slow or Fast Farming.

Suggestions about Farm Improvement.
A story is told Of an Irishman who had
resolved to save four thousand dollars, and
was overheard debating with himself how he
should do it. There are two ways" said
he, I" can save two hundred dollars year
for twenty years, or twenty dollars year
for two hundred years. Which shall il be ?"
The question of time, how long a farmer
should be engaged in making needed i'm
provements on his farm, has been almost as
great puzzle as was that Of the Irishman
in the story. The common method is to em-
ploy only the smallest possible amount Of
capital, and extend the time indefinitely. If
the farm shows profit at the close of the
year Of five hundred dollars, possibly one
tenth or one.fith that sum may be devoted
to job Of Undertaking, fencing, or TO pur'
chasing manure. To put the entire profits
each year into the farm as an Investment is
scarcely thought Of by the average farmers
Of this country. As the farm begins to i'm
prove, the temptation is to let well enough
alone, and use the surplus money in finer
carriages, and more expensive style of living.
We have noticed that there is scarcely any
limitation to this increase of family expenses
after the habit is formed, and too often the
farm is run slow in order that the farmer or
his family may live fast If improvements
are made, the money is grudgingy doled
out, though the small sum thus paid may be
all that helps to keep the farm and the farm
er in his rapid style Of living. A reyersa!
Of this process-to be content with fewer
luxuries, aHd devote the money thus saved
to improving the farm, would be of decided
advantage to the farm il not to the farmer.
The success Of so many of our foreign born
population in buying and paying for farms
where sons Of old settlers are barely making
living, is due to their greater economy in
personal expenses. They are not more skill
iul nor generally moro industrious, but on an
average they do put more Of the profits back
on the farm than the average of Americans
In almost every neighborhood where under
draining has become prevalent, it is some
Englishman, lrishman or Scotohman who
has taken the lead and set the good exam
pie.
believe in farmers living well no class
better deserves the fat Of the land. be-
lieye in fine carriages, houses, and gener-
! GUS scale Of personal eEpenses-nOt at the
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Feeding Stock in Pasture.

Though grass may be the natural food
Of cattle, il is none the less true that all i'm.
proved farming and breeding implies very
considerable deviation from state Of nature
In this sense it cannot be doubted that meal
and grain are equally natural food for i'm.
proved stock; at least they always eat
heartily enough 10 make their food seem
natural, and their thriftiness and healthful-
ness give evidence that such feeding is adapt
ed to their changed condition. have little
doubt it is the idea that grass only is good
as summer food which keeps many farmers
from supplementing summer scareities by
grain and meal. They will feed their COWS
and other stock literally during winter but
the first bite of fresh grass stops all that,
and animals are left to shift as best they
can. Nothing could be worse policy than
this. There is no time Of year when little
corn meal can be used TO better advantage
than in feeding it 10 milch COWS in April
May, and even into June. There may be a
time when June grass is at its best when
cows will not eat meal readily; but as soon
as summer drouth causes scarcity the ad.
ditional feed will be in demand and may be
profitably given. During the hottest months,
ground eats, screenings, or shipstuffs are
preferable to corn meal, but there is little
time during the summer when something
may not be given to advantage.
There is nothing which tends to make the
farm rich so rapidly as liberal feeding, and
on many accounts summer is the best season
for this purpose. A quart of corn meal
twice day, or eight quarts of bran per
day, will pay in the increased flow of milk.
and fields thus pastured will grow richer all
the time, especially if each fall the droppings
of animals are evenly spread over the grass.
In August and September drilled corn may
be given in place of the grain, or if pastures
are entirely dried, it may take the place of
the grass, and meal or mill feed be added.
Last year l intended to feed the COWS un-
til toe middle Of June, but not having any
corn ground, and the teams being too busy
to 60 to mill, L stopped the allowance for
very few days. The result was that two
new milch cows lost nearly half in their
yield of milk, and more still in quality.
The grass at this time gave good ' bite, T"
but lacked substance. AS soon as the feed
was resumed, the flow and richness of milk
increased; but the COWS were not as good
all the season, from less than one weeks
loss Of their meal ration. | fed the meal on
cut constalks and straw, substituting cut
clover hay for the stalks late in the spring
as the weather became warmer.-Cor. Coun.
try Gentleman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Sugar Beets for Stock,

Most farmers who grow roots choose tur-
nps or rutabaeas as being most easily grown
and most certain to produce q crop. But
always toward spring they wish that part Of
their turnips were changed to beets, enough
at least to feed the COWS after calving until
grass is advanced sufficiently to pasture. For
sheep or fattening cattle, rutabagas are as
good root as need be, for their principal
objection is that they impart bad favor to
the milk aud butter. Even here beets and
mangel wurzels are preferable because they
keep sound later in the spring, while turnips
fail when they are most needed. Some farm
ers grow few turnips among their corn for
early use, and follow with sugar beets and
mangel wurzel. Beets and wurzels are read
lily eaten by hogs. and are an economical
food for those kept in store condition through
the winter. If cattle are corn-fcd, store
hogs will get enough grain from their drop
pings if left to run in the barn-yard during
the winter, and very little will be wasted.
Feeding cattle with corn, and letting hogs
work among the droppings is extensively
practiced at the West With some roots to
6ll out, this plan would be nearly as econom-
ical as grinding the corn into meal.
Mr.. William Otis, late President of the
Western New York Agricultural Society,
has for several years practiced growing su-
gar beets for COWS. He resides near the
city Of Rochester, and supplies milk to a
great many dealers, for which he finds his
beets admirably adapted. The beets do not
make rich milk, but they increase the
quantity more than any other feed which he
has tried. With few COWS some corn-meal
has to be added to keep up the flesh, but
most thrive well on beets and corn-stalks, OF
clover hay, without other food. His method
of growing beets is to drill in by the acre
rows three feet apart about the lst of June.
The land need not be very rich. All Mr..
Otis farm is fertile enough for beet crop
with no more manure than would be given
for corn. Excepting one hand.weedng while
the beets are small, all the cultivation is
done by horsepower. The cultivatOr is
kept going through the rows once week
until September, and every vestige of weeds
is cleaned out. There is no better mode Of
cleansing land that is foul with weeds than
by well,tended root crop, and the soil is
left fertile enough after crop Of beets ia
grow anything else that may be wanted. A
clover sod is preferred for beets, but u rich
stubble will answer.
AS to varieties, the mangold will yield
moro weight per acre than the sugar beet
but the latter is so much richer and better
feed that l prefer it for ordinary planting,
Lanes improved sugar beet grows nearly as
heavy as the mangods, and is much the best
for most uses. 1t is remarkably smooth, free
from 6brous roots, and grows one-third tC
One-half out Of ground, making it easier
gathering, Mr., Wick objects to Lanes su
gar beet that it lacks sweetness, 1t is al
most as presumptuous to differ from Mr.
Wick on horticulture as to object to St. Pau
on theological point, but some of the bes
farmers in this county recommend Lane
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
Warranting Nursery Trees.

A contemporary advises purchasers Of
fruit trees to ask the nurseryman to guaran-
tee the trees true TO name. A much better
way is to purchase Of such nursery men as
possess the great requisites for their business,
intelligence and integrity. In this way
there will be greater certainty Of no mis-
takes. There are too many difficulties in
the way Of guaranteeing accuracy. We
once heard q nurseryman make the following
answer when purchaser asked, "Will you
warrent these trees TO be all true to namo ?"
"Yes," replied the nursery man, "if you
will secure me by first having all the trees
set out in the presence of witnesses, who
shall register them, and keep a watch on
them thro' each year till they bear, aud then
have them examined by competent pomol-
ogist to see that all are correct. ask
this because know purchaser who got the
trees | sold him mixed up with some others,
which were poor or wrong and forgetting
this before they bore, charged me with fgaud.
Another allowed part of his trees TO die
or be browsed down with cattle, and filled
up the vacancies with trees from another
man, and then accused me of selling worth
less sorts, which l never even heard of.
Besides this, it is not common for planters
to preserve the labels, and they sometimes
charge me with the mistakes they themselves
make from this cause" The purchaser
concluded he would not go into required
precautions, but take the trees as they were.
A planter who does not know enough about
a nurseryman to trust him, would do better
not to buy of him. At another time we
heard purchaser ask, "You will of course
warrant all these trees to liveP "By no
MEANS" replied the nurseryman; "that
would be paying you premium on careless
ness, for you would not be likely to take
much pains with them if you were sure that
another man paid for your neglect. ."-COnn-
tru Gentleman,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21
To Catch Hawks.

The following from the Maine Farmer
was printed in the VERMONT FARMER last
August, but at the request of a subscriber
we reproduce it: Get small steel trap
if it has spring that can be turned under
the jaw out of the way when set so much the
better pole twenty feet long and a bit
of board just large enough on which to set
the trap. Now bore in the center of the
board hole just large enough to fit
the smaller end of the pole, and some
smaller ones around the edges. Tie the
board firmly by means of a string and the
smaller holes to the bottom of the trap, and
the end of the trap-chain to the pole. All
is now ready set the trap; adjust to the
end Of the pole; elevate the pole
in the open field, and tie to a stake or other
convenient object to keep the pole erect.
Smaller birds are not apt to alight on so
high stand. once caught seven hawks
in one trap in four weeks, and only one tho
er bird /; that an owl.