davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

An effort is being made to introduce
needle work into the New York public
schools. 1t Is proposed that boys as
well As girls shall be taught how TO sew.
The idea is an excellent one, and should
be Immediately carried into execution.
Any one who has seen an old bachelor
attempt to sew on a rear suspender but
ton without removing his pantaloons
must certainly favor teaching male pu-
pills plain sewing The old bachelor
aforesaid twists his head half way off in
order 10 locate the button, and with
thumb and foretinger holds it in its
place until he jabs the needle half way
through bis thumb and we are obliged
to suppress his few ill-chosen and yigor-
Gus remarks. A smile of triumph illu-
mines his face when be succeeds in get
ting the needle through one Of the eyes
OF the button, but it suddenly disappears
AS he draws the thread slowly through.
and instead Of seeing it come TO ten
sion, hears the button fall on the floor
and he makes some more remarks unfit
for publication. He forgot to build
knot in the tail Of his thread. This neg
lect is soon remedied in the shape Of q
knot as large as pea, and after taking
a few stitches, needle sticks amidships
in the eye of the button; he can neither
push il through nor draw 1t back. He
backs up against the wall, gets a lever
age on the needle. and bears his whole
weight upon il. OF course the needle
runs into his hip TO the depth Of half an
inch, and he makes 500 remarks In less
than 500 quarter seconds, but we can't
print 'em. BY all means, teach the boys
plain sewing. -Norvistoscn penn Her.
nd
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

ally rs the time approaches for "shed-
ding the coat" Many cases Of abor-
ton At this season may be traced 10 the
want OF suitable care and attention
either in feeding, watering or careful
usage in other ways. Nermin are apt
10 be more troublesome al this time than
at Others, and should be destroyed. A
wash, made by STEPPING larkspur in
water, is sure destruction 10 lice. and is
harmless. Other applications may be
made which will kill the vermin, but
some Of them require much caution, or
they prove injurious to the animal.
Marbles will show and should be dis
charged from the animal BY expulsion
or puncture.-F. III. White, IA Country
Genfleman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

st. Patrick's Cathedral, New York,
i rapidly approaching completion, and
II i expected that every thing will be in
readiness for the dedication, which will
take place May 25. and in which il is
expected that representatives Of the Ro-
man Catholic Church from all quarters
Of the United States and Canada will
participate. The main altar Mt the east
end of the cathedral win have central
spire 80 feet in height, and the rcredos
will be ~ feet wide. In the Cardinals
throne the material employed i English
oak, richly carved; and IN the reredos,
marble from Italy and France, where
It has been preparing. II il estimated
that the cost Of the affairs will be about
100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

The tongue will sometimes make
the most awkward slips. II il told Of a
clergyman in one ~ the towns near
Boston that he had given him 70 read
from the pulpit an announcement that
the " Bellingham praying band" would
conduct ut the evening meeting; but
by some strange pcrversity Of the I'M
ruly member, the congregation were as
founded with the announcement that
there would be service by the . Pray
ingham belly hand. "-Boston Giobc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

An excellent way TO make any
Jelly; Put the fruit in dish and steam
Il over water until the fruit separates,
then strain. Heat the sugar, pound
for pint Of juice, for 10 minutes in the
oven, until II il hot but not melted, then
put it in the juice; Il will hiss rs IL
touches it. Boil for 20 minutes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

When you wake up at night and
hear the baby crying, look out for
danger-for { ere Is rock ahead. -
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune. And squalI upon
you Boston Post. And spanking
breeze. Graphic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

SUCCESS or Two BOfs.-From IA
common dunghill fowls, from january
TO March 20. we have have received
5.4 eggs, besides Matching two clutches
Of chickens. One OF the hens that was
set Con the 5th Of February commenced
laying yesterday. and is still running
with her chicks. Our fowls have had
no meat, only scraps from the table.
Their feed consists principally Of screen
ings in the trough at all times, and al so
burnt bone and oyster shells as much as
they will eat. In our short experience
we find that wheat screenings have
proved the best egg-producing food, and
only costs 60 cents per bushel. There
are people here who buy wheat at 81
per bushel, and do not receive as many
eggs from the same number of chickess
as we do. Screenings have variety Of
other seeds in them, so that il makes
change Of feed. Our father says that
we must try and beat some Of the ex-
peris in producing cheap eggs. We are
two boys. aged respectively 10 and II
years. &C. Il w. Wilde. Montgomery
County, Pa. IN Country Gentleman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

The April shower bringcth forth the
gentle violet, but It spoileth the new
silk hat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

After all, telegraphic repairers are
the best wirepullers in the county
Utica Observer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

SPRING CARE or STocK.-Spring Il
at hand, and is one Of the most critical
periods Of the year with our domestic
animals. Most farmers plan to have
their stock bring forth their young at
this season. Extra care and attention
needs to be given to all such, rs well as
other stock, rs the change in weather
produces lassitude and weakness. Fod-
der and grain are often low ut this time.
Now Is the time, when roots, grain and
good feed generally, are needed 10 pre-
pare the system for the change from
dry to green feed. All stock should
have the card and brush used freely,
daily or oftener, as II produces one Of
the best effects, scarcely second to reg
ular good feed. II Is surprising with
what persistency cattle will beg for fire.
quent and long-continucd carding, after
having once become used 10 il, especi-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

EXPERIMENTING THE BoRER-Mrs.
Arthur Galpin OF Waterville, Kas., tells
how she exterminafed borers in her box
elder trees: "The borer commenced
operations about two feet from the
ground and gradually worked up the
trunk in semi-circ.e. Now, was de-
termined he should not kill my trees, so
| dosed him with coal oil, but il didn't
seem TO hurt his digestion particle l
was in dilemma what to do next.
could not get him ont with knitting
needle, and l thought il the tree must
die, would experiment on il any way,
so l took strong spirits of ammonia
(hartshorn) and poured into all the
wounds. ! then took bar-soap and
made salve Of il and plastered over all
those wounds on the tree To my great
relief found had at last headed the
borer, and now the trees are as well
and hearty as the rest that were not
troubled. They had only bored two
trees when succeeded in exterminat-
ing them. / wish some one would
please tell me, through this department,
how to exterminate sand-burrs from my
door-yard have cut and raked and
burned, but every spring they are there
in all their glory, with all their added
progeny. Some one please tell me, from
experience, what will exterminate
them. '-Kansas Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

CULTIvATING CASTOR BEANs-I no.
ticed an inquiry in your paper IN regard
to the cultivation Of castor beans. As
live in the banner county Of Kansas,
and have cultivated them for two years,
/ will try to answer It. Castor beans
are planted about the same time as
corn; little earlier Is better. They
may be planted with q corn-planter, in
hills about feet apart each way, or 3
beans in hill. They are planted like
corn, and when the plants are a foot
high they should be thinned 10 in a
hill. In harvesting We pick rows on
each side Of the wagon, the wagon run
ming over row. Inc pods are cut
from the stock with knife. 1t is neces-
sary TO pick these about twice q week
when the weather is dry and warm, or
they will waste in the field. The pick
ing season lasts 6 or weeks. No ma
chinery i required TO thresh them. A
yard is made by cutting of the grass
from q piece of sod, or tramping
plowed land with horses. The pods
are then thrown on the yard, and the
beans pop out by the heat Of the sun.
They are then swept up, run through 4
tanning mill. and are ready for market.
From 10 to Is bushels per acre is fair
yield. III. o., FraHkiis County, Kas.,
ia Exchange
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

VALUABLE TO PEACH-GRowERs AT
the twenty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Western New York Horticultural So
ciety Mr.. Youngblood advised cutting
back peach trees in the early spring to
induce q strong growth Of new wood
for the next years fruiting. He also
advocated thinning out the fruit. His
plan is 10 thin out when the fruit is
about the size Of cherries, leaving the
peaches five or six inches apart on the
limbs. This rigorous thinning, he con-
tended, not only largely increases the
size Of the fruit, but entirely transforms
its character. making il rich, juicy and
melting. An equally important result
is the greater vigor Of the trees. The
pulp of the fruit, Mr.. Youngblood ex-
planned, does not exhaust the vitality OF
the trees nearly SO much as the pro-
duction of = number Of half-formed
specimens of little value. Thinning
peaches he considered preventive Of
rot in such varieties as Hale's Early.
The thinning should be done before the
stone is formed, or the fruit will have
drawn largely upon the vitality Of the
tree. Early varieties as rule require
the most thinning. A few kinds do not
need thinning, the Late Crawford. for
instance, which generally thins itself
sufficiently.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-05-09
The undersigned is Agent for Hartford county,
for the following reliable machines:
Kirby Mower. No. l.

This is a front-cut machine, has been before the
public for ten years, and while many valuable i'm
provements have been made it is the perfect en-
bodiment of the always popular Kirby machine
In field trials it has won enough gold medals tC
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
Succession Sale.

eS suc0Es eHnsS Ss No. 1874.
Probate Docket-Pa,ish Gourt-Parish
: of Rapidss, State of Doaisidi,d. =
nURSANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE
issued by the Honorable, the Par
ish Judge of Rspides Parish, Louisi-
ana, in the above entitled. and num-
bered Succession, commanding me, as
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer, to
sell for the payment of debts, and Tor
cash. the hereinafter described prop
erty. I shall offer. for sale at Public
Auction, at the late residence OF the
deceased, on Dry Bayou, in this Par
ish, between the hours prescribed, by
WEDNESDAY, the 9th day ofAPRIL,
o., A. d. 1872, -,
the following described property, be-
logging to said succession, to.wit.-l
A certain tract or parcel of land sit;
mated on both sides of Dry Bayou IN
Rapides Parish, La, and being th'
homestead or late place of residence o
deceased, containing the quantity o
one hundred and seven (l0I) acres
more or less. Also-One Mule, On
PONY. Three Cows and Calves, HeifeE
lot Of Hogs, Two-horse wagon, Buggy
lottfsrming utensils, agricultural lim
PIGMENTS, blacksmith's tools, corr
seed cotton, lot household and kitche
furniture, saddle, shot gan, etc.
!Terms--Cash, subject. to appraise
ment. ". - az,
/ Sheriff and ex-officio Auctionee
March S. 1879.
Printers Fees $l0,5O.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
.FRBb

FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMI-
bal Weakness, zLost Manhood, and all
disorders brought on. by indiscretion
or excess. Any Druggist has the in
gradients. Address Dr.. w JAQUES
e. CO., 1870 West Sixth street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
$5OoR.El,'w. ~ Y, RID |'.:lr7'

sr.rE OF LouisiANA, ExEcuTavE3
- ista tG@als DEPARTAENT. esasS
xr7HEREAs. ON I'll i FOURTH
wv aday Of October, 1876 EaAskpA.
R1nssAT was brutally killed and Mur-
iered at Gotilt, iii che Parish Of Rap
ides. in this State and
: whereas; JAMES Iii HTFOOT and
WILLIAM. LIGHTF0OTt stand IN.
dicted for said crime, and # has been
represented to me shat they are fagl-
tivea from jubties; tH 1,a 10. liz, =, 4,
- Ndw, therefore, ~ FRANOis, l.lN.-e
CHOLLS,. Governor Of the tStatsest
Louisiana, by4virtue rof the canth0rHy
ia me vektedsby LAM, do issue this my
EnrnclamRt ton, commanding the officers
(of the law andialls good citizens 20 ava
| and assist in .arresting the SAID James
Lighttoot- and William Ljgbtfoot, 20
1.-The end that they may pc pEo1 lgekH ~
tiustice aud dealt wltn aecofu'"s "
law .aladsa SsYaI .aas,
And do hereby offer reward OF
FIVE. HUNDRED, DOLLARS tar the
T arrest and delivery Of said James Light.
!. foot and William, Lightfoot 10 any OF
the iails Of this State, .. 4.,.t.-
James Lightfoot is about thirty l|!r 81
wears Of age, 1--WE, feet nine inches hlgh,
spare built, high cheek bones, ia sEs
gray eyes, has always q dovpcast looak,
. Slow to speak, dark hair, weighs about
100 pounds; was called James Whlse
before coming to Cotile, sai
william Lightfoot is about twenty
Eve years.of age, FIVE feet seven inches
high, rather stout, weighs, about AS
pounds, sandy hair, blne eyes, full
J. face, rather pleasant, free spoken ana
! very quick, and, makes friends tas e .
Is Given under my signatnre and lne
" " seal ,oftthe State of Louisiana, a. lhe
10 City OF New. Orleans, this tenth Gay o
vi April,e in tile year Of our LORD en-
,lthousand eight hundred and seventy
es, / - 81 FRANCIS t. NICHOLLS...
so ,aoyernor of the State OF Louis'ana
mt By the Governor:
II 50 tWnL A. STRONG, 5Iaat
:! 4 ,aa III Secretary Of State ias
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
EXTRACT
FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF The
: BOARD OF DELEGATES

Ell -
WHEREAS, WE CONSIDER THE
w Fire Department OF A Al en.s
to be of great Importance, and every
thing tending to its existence ana en-
cacy of common interest to all the clt-
liens thereof, therefore; a.
BE 1t Resolced, That oil our citizens
be and are hereby invited to attend
and participate IN our annual parade,
and also seanested to extend us the
pecuniary "a necessary to ipsure lie
success. Mr. John P. Grogan, oui
worthy and efficient Town Constable
ia hereby authorized to call for and re-
ceiye allcontributions for said purpose
.0s JONAS WE'LL,
III R,SspELL, President.
Secretary. k
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
PLANTING 4 FARMING.
| IN
THE SOUTH.
- q -


NOR RELIABLE INFORMATION On OF
T. alltopics connected wit! AGRlcuL-
TURE, Fruit Raising, Stock Bre1din ~
parry etc, etc. Ct that hasI Fl oSR HoM
JOURNAL aud RURAL SOUTHLAND,
1t is complete in every department., and
over 400 Of the most practical and expe
riencsd FARMERS and PLANTERS O., o,
the South, contribute to its columns on
every subject connected with the various
crops and stock raised. It is the OLD,
/ EsF, LARGEST and BEST esta ann cd
WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL PAPER IN
THE SOUTHERN STATES; it1contain a
everything that ID NEW and USEFUL TO
/ Southern agricultural pursuits, the News
Of the Week, Choice Family Reading, the
New Orleans Market Reports. News from
alb the Southern States, and many yalua
ble, Instructive aud entertaining items:
Subscription price use per year, postags
paid. Sample copies sent to any address
on receipt Of cents iii stamps ADDRESS
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
vtCIy9

VtCkSS y
FLORAL GUIDE
4 BEAUTIFUL WORK OF 100 PAGES ss
n One Colored Flower Plate. ana Soo
illustrations, with descriptions OF the
best Flowers and Vegetables, and how 90
grow them. All for Five.Cent stamp
In English or German. -
THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
GARDEN, IT'S pages. six colored plates,
and many hundred Engravlngs. FOR on
cents in paper covers; $i.o0 in elegant
cloth. In German or English. :,
YICK.S ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
MAGAzINE-32 pages, q colored plate in
every number and many fine Engray wings
Price 81 .25 q year; Five copies for S2.Oo.-
Specimen numbers sent for 10 cents. Sene
| for one. !,
Fl ylCKs SEEDS are the best in. thu
4 World Send Ave cent stamp for Flora
Guide, containing List and Prices, ant
plenty Of good Information. Address
r JAMES WICK,
/ 5S a;.3 . Rochester, N. T..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-26
FRINGE PROPOSALS /!

PROPOSALS. WILL ERECEIVED
ard entertained by the Under
signed commissioners, on SAIUR-
DAY, MARCH 10Th, 1879, forsrepair
lug the Parish Bridge, known. as the
Saline, on Bayou Rapides. These will
be awarded on that day, on q the the preh-
''e' iss. J. W. TEKADa,
P. II. DAVIDSON, =
:. u: ", HlEkaLN,
seIr f.uidniSssiOuers
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-19
Schurz on Grant.

When Carl Schurz INDUCES in fif-
ity or sixty glasses of beer and a pret-
eel or two, he falls back on his moth
er-tongue, which he speaks with
great fuency. An Enquirer report
er met him under these favorable
conditions yesterday and said:
Secretary, understand you do
not favor General Grant for the
Presidency"
"Ich habe doc, dree, several dimes
said l would no spreachen init re-
borders, ober 1 told you confident
ially dot Sheneral Grant shall not
been elected"
"Upon what do you base your
opinion?"
"Sheneral Grant treat me NIT gon-
tempt, uud gle tooken my brudder-
in laws commission as Revenue
Collector, py Chicago"
"How do the Germans feel tow
ard Grant,"
"Pitter as gall. Grant get not
confounded Dutch vote ainahow," )"
aud the Secretary placed his hand in
his breecbes pocket to assure himself
that the vote was intact.
"Do you regard John Sherman as
a great man?"
s'Mine frent," replied the Secreta-
ry, as he pushed the hair back from
his massive brow, "mine trent, al
dough said it, who shouldn't, yet
dare's only one man in dis goundry
who is hees suberior in indellegtual
gabacity. You will excuse me from
spoken alma farder on dat question.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-19
Hints to Poultry Breeders.

A correspondent of the Massachu-
setts PloughDldn writes some good
hints about the management of poul-
try in answer to an article on that
subject:
"First, you say, if eggs in winter
are wanted, the light Brahma or
white Cochin is best for that purpose.
An experience of ten years with fowls
of different breeds has not brought
about such a conclusion with me. l
keep fowls for the eggs-black Span
ish, white and brown Leghorns-and
have no trouble about their laying
in winter. l find as much trouble
in keeping fowls cold in summer as
do in keeping them warm in winter.
l keep Brahmas for Matching. They
discount all other breeds in that line
of business, and their motherly quail
Ities are without a rival. / hnd the
expense of food for twenty black
Spanish, white and brown Leghorns,
to be the same as that for fourteen
Brahmas. There is no question in
my mind but what the Plymouth
Rock excels all others when brought
upon the table as an article of food.
For eggs, the Plymouth Rock still
stands as second, which is saying
much in their praise, when We con-
slider the number of good laying
breeds with which they have had to
complete. A hen chat lays one hun
dred eggs a year is not an unproft-
able one. Still she cannot be classed
as a very profitable one. A hen to
be in favor with me must produce
from one hundred and thirty to one
hundred and eighty eggs year.
AT the latter figure l can make them
pay three hundred per centum on
the investment, beside the cost of
food.
"If it is desired to obtain a stock
of hens for laying eggs to sell when
they bring the highest price, like
the Matching to take place the first
week in May, if of the black Spanish
white or brown Leghorn breed.
] hey will lay as soon as the tenth of
October. From that time until the
first of March is when find it a
good time to sell eggs. In the mat
ter of feeding, feed SO that your hens
shall be healthy. The healthy hens
are those from whom we may expect
eggs, and not those that are extrem-
ly fat. When a hen does not lay
four months in succession, | know
no way by which she can be made to
make up for lost time, any more than
! can tell how farmer can he made
to make up the loss of Two days
time per week in a grocery store dis
cussing his neighbors' business. As
for hen not being profitable to keep
for laying after she is two years old,
cannot endorse it, as l have hens
that arc four years old and still con-
tinue to deposit one dozen month.
Stlll l prefer young hens. In select
ing hens to set select eggs from those
hens in your flock that you know are
continually laying. Black Spanish,
white and brown Leghorns, are not
Of much account for the table. To
kill them for the market is folly"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-19
LINIMENTS

not only relieve pain, but they incite
healthy action, subdue Inflammation,
and cure, whether the symptoms proceed
from wounds Of the flesh, or Neuralgia Of
the Nerves; from contracted Cords or 3
scaIded hand from a sprained ankle
or gashed foot; whether from disgusting
PIMPLES on LADY'S FACE
or strained Joint on Horses Leg.
The agony produced BY Burn OF Scald;
norfiRcafion from Frost-bites; Swell
sugs from Strains; the tOrtures of Rheu-
natism; Crippled for life, BY some
neglected accident; valuable horse or
Doctors Bill may ali be saved from
One Bottle of Centaur Liniment.
No Housekeeper, Farmer. Planter, Teamster,
or Liveryman. can afford to be without
these wonderful Linimentss They can
be procured in any part Of the globe for
so cts. and S1.0O bottle. Trial bottles
25 cts.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-19
A snccessruI DnIrYmnn

is the one that makes uniform ''gilt-edged''
butter the season through, and sends his
butter TO market in perfect condition. The
best dairymenall through the country have
by long and varied experience found that
there is no article so pefectly adapted to
keeping up the golden June color, now alb
solutely necessary in order to realize the
best price, as is Wells, Richardson & Cos
Perfected Butter Color, made at Burlington,
VT. Buy it at the Druggists, or send for
descriptive circular.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-09-19
The Intelligent Juryman.

Counsel-Do you know anything of this
case?
No.
Ever read Of it?
No.
Ever read anything?
No.
What? never?
No, never.-Applause.
HaYe you formed any opinion as to this
case?
No.
ANY opinion about anything?
No.
Never have opinions?
No.
What! never?
No, never.-Applause.
Ever heard of ''Pinsfore?"
No.
No sympathy with anything pertaining
10 the public interest?
No.
No information, no knowledge, no opin-
ions, no taste for reading, no desire to
know what's going OIL in the world?
None whatever.
Good. You'll do for juryman. You
ara accepted. .-NeV York Graphic.