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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

4 Bucharest correspondent telegraphed
on the 9th: Thaw has commenced, which,
II it continues, will cause the movement Of
ice in the Danube 20 recommence and make
communication more difficult than ever. Ii
i utterly impossible now FOR horses and
wagons 70. cross, and the Russian transport
tation department l. helpless. Words can
not describe the situation on the
Danube. The Russians suppress kilograms
with view OF preventing the state Of affairs
becoming known 20 Europe. A terrible ont
break Of spotted typhus has occurred in Fra
tishti and neighborhood. II originated
among the Turkish prisoners. and il j. whi--
peSed that IL is really the plague.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, on the 9th,
telcgraphed the Emperor the following
highly important news: :" am happy to
congratulate Your Majesty upon the brilliant
victory gained this day. Gen. Radetzky has,
after desperate fighting, captured the whole
Turkish army defending Shipka Pass, con-
sisting OF Al battaions, 70 batteries, and one
regiment OF cavalry. Prince Mrsky has
occupied kasanlik. Gen. >kobeleif holds
>hipka.v
A dispatch from Belgrade, 18th, announces
aitNtAitt ~ttAVt0 A "a nlru AtttAts III -dIEl
son Of Nisch has surrendered 20 the servi-
ans. after battle lasting five day, with 50
600 men, 1900 rifles and other stores. The
heights commanding the fortress and town
were finally carried BY storm. a CORE
spondent ut Vienna states that III >hipka
Pass the Russians captured 2SeO men, H.
coo horses, Il mortarS, l. sicge-guns aud 50
feld-guns.
A con>tantinople dispatch of the 18th
says that large numbers Of refugees are flock
ing there from PhiIlipoppoIis and Adriana-
pole. in anticipation Of the capture Of those
places by the Russians. Great restitution
exists.
A Constantinople dispatch OF the 18th an
nounces that a great battle has been fought
between Tatar Bazardiik and PhiIIippopo-
is. suleiman Pasha afterwards took up po-
sitions near Philippopolis. and ordered the
inhabitants 70 leave that town, after which
i was burned. Ajdos and Karnsbad have
also been burned by the Turks. The Turk
ish ileet has bombardcd Scbastopol and other
towns on the Black Sea.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25
CURRENT NEWS.


The Secretary Of War on the 9th made a
requisition upon the Secretary Of the Treas
ury for 500. 600, the second instalment due
to Capt. James b. Eads on the improvement
OF the mouth Of the Mississippi. A practi-
cable channel, no where less than 200 feet
wide and - feet deep, now exists from the
South Pass between the jetties 10 the deep
water Of the Gulf OF Mexico.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections on the 18th heard the arguments
Of number Of delegates from the National
Woman's Suffrage Convention.
On recommendation OF Secretary Schurz,
an Executive order will shortly be issued
disseminating the Central superintendent
Of Indian Affairs, in regard to the conduct
OF which some damaging revelations were
recently made by report OF the Board Of
Inquiry. A number OF clerks in the Indian
Bureau have already been discharged in ac-
cordance with the recommendations OF the
Board, and similar action will soon be taken
In regard to a number Of other persons con-
necfed with the service. Various other re-
formatory measures, based upon the report
OF the Board, have been determined upon,
but are temporarily delayed in order 10
tA@<F AHtAAt N4ttt thtNttft W iu>titnAion VI
civil suits or criminal proceedings against
parties implicated.
John 2. Smith, Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs, has written letter bitterly
attacking Secretary Schurz for the alleged
injustice done him in the report Of the in
vestiga;ion Of the Internal Bureau. He says
that Mr.. Schurz promised, IL any evidence
was submitted against his integrity or eiii-
cheney, that he should be given an opportu-
nifty 10 reply. He received no notification,
but finds himself seriously attacked. He
asserts that some statements In the report
are false.
An anonymous pamphlet, containing very
serious charges against Secretary Schurz,
has been circulated in Washington and laid
before the members OF the two houses.
The new tariff bill reduces the articles
taxed from 2,lG0 to 400.
A bill introduced in the House by Mr..
Price, Of Iowa, empowers Secretary Shor-
man to issue $40, $50, so. and 800 certif-
Gates Of deposit, bearing interest at the rate
OF 5.oj per cent year, and redeemable ex-
clusiyely in per cent. bonds Of the United
States. IL also requires all national banks
70 receive these certificates At par and ac-
crued interest, and provides that any ma
tional bank may hold two-thirds Of it, re-
serve in them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

In reference 10 the recent interference
with United States revenue officers in the
discharge Of their duties In Union County.
5. c., the Commissioner Of internal Revenue
l. informed that Governor Hampton has di-
rected the sheriff OF Union County to see the
law enforced, and proposes 10 remove the
Trial Justice and dsband the militia COM
pany implicated in the rescue Of Federal
prisoners at Spartan~burg.
The New Hampshire Republican state
Convention, held on the 9th, readopted the
Cincinnati platform and Endorsed the Adj
ministration Of President Hayes. Mr.. VIM
=. Chandler, an outspoken opponent Of the
President, made speech critic.sing severely
his Administration, and in reply Mr.. Tuck
called Chandler "political tramp and lob
byist." B. r. Prescott was nominated FOR
Governor. The platform opposes the repeal
OF the Resumption act and the remonetiza-
ton of silver.
Theodore X. Wetmore, the convicted
vice-President OF the Security Insurance
Company, OF New York. has been sentenced
70 one year in the pcnitentiary and $3.50 nne
the full penalty.
John II. Henry, Curran A Co., OF New
York City, the most extensive patent med
icine house in the country, have been forced
into bankruptcy, caused BY the suspension
few days previously Of T.. j. Dunning, Jr.. a
leading bankerand broker.
There i . general strike OF Crispins All
Lynn, Mass, and serious disturbances are
threatened. Outof the $50 shoe manufacto-
ries In the city, only about one-fffh are run
ming.
The State Savings Bank OF Trenton. y. j..
suspended on the 18th.
Jason Leighton's camp on West River,
above Cherryfield, Me-, burned on the night
OF the 18th, and four OF his children persisted
In the flames.
Robert Fi-hburno and Walter s. Harley,
Of WATERFORD, ;. O., fought duel with re-
volvers At ten PAGES, near that place, on the
18th. Harley was mortally wounded al the
first fire. They were brothers in law, and
both lawyers. The difficulty arose out 81
some offensive remark made By Harley.
fishburne being the challenging party. The
latter has fed.
A serious railroad accident happened on
the Connecticut and Western Railroad, near
Tariflsille, about II miles from Hartford. M
10 o'clock on the night OF the 18th. An ex-
cursion train. returning from the Moody and
ssnkey meeting At Hartford, fell through a
tiestle bridge into the Pennington River.
Two engines, one baggage and three passcn-
ger ears went down. From Is to 20 persons
were reported killed and many Others
wounded.
There have been several additional failures
among the New York druggists, brought
about by the suspension Of Dunning, note
broker.
Davis Bros. a Co., leather dealers and
Chas. Richardson A Co., paints and oils, are
among the recent Boston failures.
Gen. Mcclellan was publicly inaugurated
a. Governor OF New Jersey on the 18th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

A book has recently becnpublished
/" How 10 Live Within Your Income Y
The advice i good but if some benefac-
tor of this kind would kindly tell people
how 70 live without il he would confer
a boon on thousands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

A WOMAN In Baltimore, sane in other
respects, believes that she Is princess,
and insists on wearing nothing but pur-
pie, even to her underclothing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

American rifles are now in the hands
Of half the armies in the world. The
only great powers not directly employ
ing American arms are France. Ger
many and England.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

The Second National Bank OF 81. Louis has
gone out OF business. All depositors are
paid in full on demand.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28
SOUTHERN HOME AND FARM.


WHEN dry, muck makes an excellent
bedding both for cattle and ips, a it
proves a power'ul absorbent 0i urine and
ammsnia, The escape Of ammonia (thc
most volatile but the best pat Of the
manures about the h0mcstead) IL In a
great measure the cause OF the strOng0dOr
from stalls, b%arnyards, sinks and priyics,
In the stable a bedding of dry muck OF a
couple Of inches, will arrest and impri.on
the fugitive, while a slight covering OF
leaves and straw will Keep the animals
unsoiled on lying down at night. The
tonlest stable floor will lose its pungcnt
0dor in Il few minutes ii Overlaid with
fine muck or pulverized peat, When
dug in the summer and intended for this
purposc, the dryer portions should be
carried to the barnyard and placed under
shelter; and in piling it up it would be
well 10 mix it thoroughly with a small
quantity of lime, to prepare it for quick
decomposition.
Another advantage OF such treatment
IL that II large quantity OF it can after.
ward be added To the manure in the com.
post heap. If then composted in pro-
portion Of five loads OF muck to one Of
manure, the absorption OF urine and the
retention OF gases, together with the Gle,
ments OF muck itself, will render the
whole mass ~ good ~ an equal bulk Of
uncomposted manure. The most cxpe.
ditious way to prepare muck for use is to
mix with 1t a quantity Of lime in the
proportion Of from three to five bushels
ol the latter to a cord Of the former.
The lime to be used for this purpose
should always be fresh and Stacked and
II II IL thoroughly blended with the mass
its effect is invariably more powerful
and rapid than IT spread in alternate
layers, AZ some advise. Work the heap
over in about ten days and it will be
rea'y for application to the land in three
or four weeks; or it may be used ~ an
absorbent OF animal manure after three
months for this interval at least should
always be allowed TO intervene between
the application OF lime to muck and the
use OF the mixture in the stable. Muck
may be advantageously %composted with
barnyard manure TO any proportions,
from one load OF each to five Of the for
mer with one Of the latter; but the
nearer the compost approaches the equal
proportions OF both the more satisfactory
the results. The heap should be built
IN alternate layers OF from six TO eight
inches, aud care should be taken that the
muck il wet when composted, to pre-.
mote fermentation and the diffusion o
alkaline ingredients. IL should be worked
over occasionally, and if the heap is "
constructed as to ALLOW this to be don,
with the plCw it will insure Il consider.
able saving of labor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

whose land adIoins his of the fact that
his hogs are sick and dying, so that they
may GEEK the necessary precaution TO
prevent the disease from spreading.
Let them also make the owner subject
TO a heavy fine If he fails to give imme.
dia'e notice, Says another, will this
stop the disease from spreading? | FAY it
will come nearer TO II than n other
method, tor 50 long N we have 40 many
slipshod farmers that take no care Of
their hogs, they will generate disease,
and often IL assumes the form Of an cpl
demic, and they transmit IL to other pee
plc's hogs m long as they are allowed to
come in contact with them. Says another,
the state legislature has no business
with the stock on my farm. ! say they
have. A neighbor has no more right to
knowingly introduce contagious disease
among my stock than he has 10 set my
buildings on fire,
About 30 years ago, a contagious
| disease broke out in a herd of imported
cattle owned by DR., Chenery, Of Bel
mont, Mass. The legislature Of the state
appointed a committee at once, gave
them power to kill and money to pay
Tor al. animals supposed TO be affected
with this disease. But what a howl
went up from the family at seeing their
fapOrite cattle killed.
That law cost the state many thousand
dollars and might seem arbitrary, but
this that ! propose would not cost the
state a penny. 1t would simply compel
thoae interested to practice the golden
rule that will not do it voluntarily.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

NJ. COgNAC recommends that, TO de-
sLroy the pea'beetle, the peas intended
tor sowing be plunged, after being
sheIIed, into boiling water, and immedi.
ately withdrawn.
THE worms which injure ported plants
may be got rid Of by watering the plants
with water to which has been added a
tenth part Of grated horse chestnut. The
worms must fee or die.
In preparing turkeys for market care
should be exercised not to break or
bruise the tender skin Of the young birds.
We notice in our city markets many
specimens disfgured by cOntusions on
either eide of the body, produced by
holding the turkeys tightly between the
knees, during the process Of picking,
often causing a depreciation in value OF
from one to two cents per pound corn
pared with those not similarly marked in
appearance Germantown Telegraph.
MIDwINTER, the prover5ialIy lazy
season Tor the farmer, is so only 10 the
lazy farmer, The grand trouble with
industrious people, no matter what their
occupation, is that they always have too
much to do. Industrious farmers need
the hints Of agricultural papers only al
trey may lay before them the work
which had best be attended to. For the
Others, the best advice is, shake off your
l%aziness and 60 to work. There are
hundreds Of things to be attended toand
you know it! If you don't, sell your
farm and hire yourself out to those who
d. Rural New Yorker.
CALVES or sleeps lights and livers,
which can always be obtained in the
market houses Tor a few cents apiece, are
valuable to feed poultry, for two reasons.
They are devoid of bones and they
%closely resemble insect diet. We advise
the cooking of any sort of meat food al
ways. These "harslets' (or those OF
swine) should be boiled, seasoned with
salt and pepper, and fed, say twice a
week, to fowls, where they can be had
handiIy. For laying hens, when confined
in winter, this change OF food from con.
slant grain feeding is excellent. Where
confined to small runs or loose cages, this
meat, chopped up and mixed three times
Il week with their soft food, will help the
yOunglings wonderfully.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker says: does such aud such a
crop pay 4? has become a standing query.
Now, pay is the difference between a
certain amount of outlay and Il certain
amount Of income, and it is only when
the income is greater that il is said to
pay. In all investments on a farm il IL
very necessary to hold the money outlay
in check and make up the deficiency
with extra care and brains. The slip.
shod mode of management so common
never pays, and all "slipshoddies" Ito
com a new word) say that nothing pays,
ana II is only from that class that we
near the cry, EARNING don't paw A
taIelui man makes everything nav. he
SesIows care upon every operation. and
turing every moment OF that onerat;ou
De MIND is totally given to his bu.;ne,a
which he conceives to be TO produce ~.
best possible article. II is \ o tSe .u .ae
or stsck that with some does moi no v.op
IN the man that doesn't pay fatten y
understood, as We used to say in "u,
! parsing l~esson). The fact is, when anx.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28
u Fault Of American Farming.

~ EhiIltrE.
"The oldest inhabitant does not re
member 4 winter that began 70 favorably
os the present ne. To plow on the last
day OF the year, with the weather like
that OF May, white the cows are pa.tur-
ing on the meadows, is, for the eastern
ana northern states, something remarka-
bic. Fortunately, there has been little
harm done by the extraordinary mild
ness OF the early winter and much of
the spring work has been put in Il verv
forward state. This a great help; a
farmer, unless he can be ahead of his work
must labor under many disadvantages.
oiall men, the farmer most lives Tor and
works Tor the future. lie plowsa and sows
months before he reaps. His young stock
always appear to him rs the future ma.
lurcd animals, and it IL of these that he
l%hinks, and not the young creature
which he feeds and nurses. He must
plan for years ahead when he breaks
up Il sod he bas in his minds eve the
he'd again in grass FIVE or six wears
hence, and the work of all those years il
10 insure II good meadow then. No man
needs to be more patient than he, nor
TO wait more chcerlully for good or i'll,
ne knows not which, that may befaIl
MN. And % that winter seems
hardly to have begun, we are already
anxious about the spring, which will be-
NJ iand IN "A month, and planning what
Shall be done about this or that. The
management of properly regulated farms
should be planned, once for all. There
should be no changes, except those
regularly recurring which arrive year by
year, and which follow one another M
orderly as the changes of the seasons.
The great fault OF American farming il
this constant desire for change. We
change our farms AZ we change the
fashion Of our coats. We rarely
think Of them rs homes which
our children shall occupy after us. It
~ the same with our stock, crops aud
manner OF farming. AS the fashion
comes up, or any new thing or idea i.
talked about, we cast aside, or leave the
Old and take up the new. We do not
Jake time to learn the value OF what we
have. or that there is good in everything,
u we only persevere and bring it out,
We take up dairying, for instance, irving
all the popular breeds of cows, and
leave that to take up hops, tobacco or
fruits. Then we 20 to grain growing,
aud finally begin to think the west, or
the south, or orange.growing in Florida
IL more desirable, aud TO try to sell Out; in
the meantime we give no heart to our bu.
sincss, which necessarily languishes. There
are many exceptions, but this is the rule.
We hear it talked over wherever farmers
gather and read OF it in reports of farm
clubs and conventions. This is un-
profitable. The farmer should be con.
servative, steady, patient, perscyering
and contented if he would be u successful
and happy a While the whole world
depends upon him for food and clothing
he can never fail to have profitable en-.
rloyment, or find a market for his crops.
The best farmers are those who discover
what their farms are best fitted for, what
hey can do best, and persevere in that,
year by year becoming more proficient,
more experienced and more successful.
i American Agricultural.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

There is 10 much good n in the fol-
lowing. suggestions for the prevention OF
contagious diseases in hogs and other
readers: ''
ror ten years past | have watched the
progress OF this disease, which has cared
.ne loss OF so many millions Of bogs
ave also read the numerous adyer,;.o,
men,s OF doctors and quacks for ,ha;,
pretended specifics, but i made ~ '"e,.
mind long ago that an ounce If "p my
ton is better than a pound Of cu v,en =,
But, saws one, how will YOU n,evon,
W. say very easily, il the lepi,Ia,nrs
will only do their duty. M, s
another, what have our lsgis,a,o., Ays
with the hog disease? ssy tb., 'Tuo
nave the whole matter in their bands =,
long as we pay for their services Tba ~
must not offer a premium for a speci6c
but should ut once make a law IN H.;
effect:
he it enacted, that any person ovnin
s".ne aE cted with any disease suppose,
TO be contagious shall enclose them i'm
diately in an enclosure not accessible I,
any other persons swine, and be il IN,
duty Of said owner to notify every person
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

Conspicuous among the highest examples of
success which the present century can show is
iiostetters Stomach Bitters. The record of its
triunphs over disease is to be traced in the
written acknowledgements of thousands who
have experienced its beneficent effects, and
the evidence ofits popularity is to be found in
the vast and growing demand for the article
IN North and South America, Mexico, Guate.
mala,t the West Indies, Australia and Europe.
The reasons for It's unparalleled success are
cogent ones. The accumulated evidence OF
nearly thirty years shows that it is a certain
remedy for malarial disease, as well as lis
ure't preventive that it eradicates dyspep.
ia, constipation, liver complaint and ner.
vousness, counteracts a tendency to govt,
rheumatism, urinary and uterine disorders,
that it imparts vigor to the feeble, and cheers
the mind while it invigOrates the body.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28
Apples tn Snntl,

a writer in the London Garden says
that ne finds fruit to keep best in per
lectly dry sand. lie keeps fruit in this
way all the year round. He has had
French crabs two years old. The catiliac
pear has remained sound twelve months.
The fruit must be round when stored,
and the sand must be quite dry. The
chief advantages of packing in sand are,
the exclusion of air currents, the preser'
walton from changesof temperature and
the absorption of moisture, which favors
Much will depend on the apart.
ment in which the experiment is tried
Il dry or cool one being best.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

thing doesn't pay it is because it has no
chance.
The moment a man finds that his labor
doesn't pay let him increase the amount
of outlay in that line; that is to say, let
him increase his capital by the addition
Of brains, care, perseverance, and courage,
and the pay will come.
Producing a great quantity Of a thing
overstOcks the market; but producing a
high quality always increases the number
ofbuyers. The market is short, the price
runs up, and then at pays"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28
They have a monopoly of the raw mate

They have a monopoly of the raw mate
rial motive power is cheap and alum
dant; the price of labor, taking the skill
and amount Of work into consideration,
is nearly equal in America and England,
and the home market is waiting for them
to take possession. Everything points
to a future OF prosperity for the southern
states. The political signs of the times
were never so favorable; a general reviv'
al of business will call u abundance
of unemployed capital, and it is safe to
predict n speedy return Of peace and
plenty TO thismost favored portion of our
country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

Some people don'tknow that they are being
swlndled every time they buy an inferior,
baking powder. 1t would he
lar better to buy and use the old reliable
DooLEYs YEAST POWDER. Every package of
the Dooley Powder is warranted absolutely
pure, and strictly full weight. Sold by g%rocers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

CHE butter-head woman is now
making a l~iie-size bust of Lady Godiva.
Mrs. Godiva's only wardrobe, according
to the pictures we have seen, was her
long hair, and Mrs. Brooks should have
no difficulty in procuring butter of that
description NOrristOwn Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

The old life preserver is what they call
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, way up in
Maine where it is made. This name is well
deserved, for it is the best liniment in the
world. 1t will certainly prevent diphtheria,
and will relieve Group aud asthma Instantly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

TUFTS Hair Dye contains neither, or anything
else injurious, No bal odor harmless as mountain
spring water; easily applied and acts Instantly
More OF 1t used than all others combined. is Murray
strpat New YORK..