The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-16

TuE iron works in Georgia that were
suspended for several years are nov IN
fulf blast They are taking many hands
from the farms. and farm hands are
scarce
THE Algerian paper Akhtor an
nounces the formation Il IN Algerian
Company Cor the cultivation Of the
sahara The means proposed are the
systematic boring a axtesian wells IN
carefully selected spots
The engineer of . steam fre engine
IN New Haven has invented m attach
m<nf for his engine house alarm clock.
which, - appointed hours, opens feed
| bins and lets the regular amount q
/ food al prepared into the horses' man
gers The principle can b applied 10
4 the feeding Of barn stock
I In Great Britaia there are is daily
papers published. viz Is in London. -
! Il the provinces, 5 in Wales, II in Scot
land. is in Ireland and I In yer~y; -
are issued in the morning and IS in the
evening; 20 are published - penny.
4 - II half penny, and the remainder ~
prices which vary from one and hall
70 three pence
THE increased valuation Of railroad
Y property in Iowa over Last year i three
and one-hzn per cent, or ; total Of
v S7s7.ooO. the result Of increased gross
earnings The total valuation Of prop
ertv Of roads - s7f.05l .6oo-65, vhich
win produce . tai Of $4,000. or tl55
per mile. which exceeds that Of any State
IN the West
THE London and Northwestern Com
pxny, the great line between London
and liverpool, has recently sent over 70
the Central Vermont for specimen 81
Of il checks and checking facilities, and
: the<e have been forwarded 10 the En-
gl;sh road Mr. Edward ~ Thompson,
q Montpelier, An agent Of the ro&d. has
also gone over 70 instruct the English
railroad officials in the practical working
: Of the American system
, RECENTLY . pretty toy Was Offered
|. for sale il Paris, consisting Of tin cart
ON four wheels. with : horse between
the shafts. II was well got up, and
!, PEOPLE were ast0nished 20 lind il Offered
: Dor ten confines. II was afterward
|. found that the maker Of the little cart
passed : wear in collecting sartine c2ses,
] and. having amassed . large quantity.
|. commenced making these carts, the
!, raw material Of which cost him % little.
4 This toy sold in immense numbers
D II Il estimated thai the average space
! occupied By = soldier in the line = .
q front Of twenty inches, and depth q
z thirteen inches, and that i've men car
stand in . space Of one square yard To
I. carry the calculation further 74.11p can
n stand on one acre. and IS, fss,oo on 4
{ square mile The entire population q
y the United States, assuming i 70 y
2 about Is. OvO.O00, could be crowded into
4 Al area of three square miles; and the
'e Inhabitants II the entire world esti-
mated 70 be about ~. 600 coo, on :
N spaee ten miles long and ten miles wide,
or 100 square miles
q Ar the paper-mills Of Crane Brothers
= ColfsriIle. Mass, large quantities q
4 hxnk-n0te paper are made for the Gov
y eminent. The stricsest attention - q
Is quality il observed. : spot or speck nf
~ lsrrer than . pin-head being sufficin
y 10 condemn . sheet, and the employees.
n arriving and departing are careful.
= WATCHED. Armed guards patrol IN
z. premises and grounds day and night
u and no approach 70 them i permitted
~ Twcurv-f01r women -7ere sent from IN
q Treasury Department - counters an
a Examiners. and are each able 70 coun
~ 5000 sheets daily The precsution
n necessary 20 prevent duplication Q
u sheets for Dishonest Purposes-
a SonK idea Of the importance Of waite
- - a element in the cost Of mining Coz
20 nav Be had from the statement recent
~ " made before the Courts- In the cas
- n Ssnderson against the Pennylvzni
u Coal Company, q scranton, where
wu asserted thxt in the Gipsey GrOv
C6lEerv. which mined about 1000
tons Of coal . year. the amount Of wAts
pumped during the same time resche
Ter COO 600 tons. or ten tons Of water ~
a ererv ton of coal A Mr. Post mad
he this furfher statement, that there we'
IN more tons u water pumped moi
ah r. Diamond Colliery than tons Of co..
- mined In the entire LackawAnnA a
Is tric<-
ne d. voELcKER. after investigation
pa- found that the quantity II fertilizin
.rd matter LEFT in the soil. alter clover -
m had been taken on, wss greater tbs
n when two crops Of clover hay had BE-
On taken on when not allowed 70 60
ne seed, and greater when two crops b
AZ been taken on than when only on
.rd From this Il appears tnzi the Glow
ne plant. while producing It's seed. a.
! . sfserwxrd i still capable, when y
Inc character of the soil 3 favorable
a bringing I'D 70 the surface elemen
our which increase the fertility 81 the %
nee and shows why better crop Of whe
% 4 produced after the clover goes 20 -
e. than when the crop y removed Tor ~
4. THK Introduction 81 American N
- chinery by the shears manufacturers