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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

The Canada thistle-whIch. bv the
way. - > mi~nomcr. as Il il 4 native III
the nd World-may b. known from
an other thistlcs by The small size az the
fIower-heads, which arr always purple.
and not generally moro than half An
inch. or ~ most two-thirds Of an inch.
IN diameter. Add 10 this the excessively
prickly character Of the leaves. and the
general business Of the stems. which
rarely exceed two or three feet III
height. and we have characters which
will enable any one readily 10 recognize
the pest. The Canada thistle like most
others i. strictly speaking. a biennial;
that Is. II gets q start Ia life a year
and then the next grows np. produces
an abundance If flowers and seeds, and
then decently dies. That il. the other
species dic deccntly. Here is just where
the Canada thistle does not follow the
custom Of all ell-hehaved thistles.
During the second year Of its life.
y hich should be slast. II quickly sends
out underground a number Of stems
which secretly penetrate the soil and
get q good foothold. 50 that when the
parent plant dies these hidden ofIshoots
do not suiler. Thus. while the plant
itself dies at the end Of the second Year.
is underground stems DO not. Each Of
the latter win act just rs the parent
plant did, 50 that while each plant dies
out On time. the patch u thistlcs is per-
ennial.
Now rs to the destruction Of the pest.
II j. evident that every method rcsorted
to must take into account these under
ground stems. II Is not enough merely
70 prevent It's seeding That would
check il only in one particular. and tho
least important one a: that More rad
icai treatment must 81 resorted 10. Let
me cnumeratc several methods which
will prove successful II thoroughly car
ried out: l.. No plant. even though il
BE- a Canada thistle. can live without
having green leaves exposed 10 the sun
light. II no leaves are allowed ID ap-
pear. as hy persistent hoeing. any Can
ada thistle patch may be starved out.
The difficulty j. that in such q contest
between 4 farmer and his thistles. the
farmer gets tired out sooner than The
do. ?. Plow NJ the patch.
AMI carefully pick out every under
part Of the thist.es that can hc
Iound BY repeated narrowing. After
the lapse 81 a few weeks repeat the
process, and then again. and again.
This j. tedious and expensive. but in
cases Il will pay. 3. LII the early
Of the season cut or every plant at
the surface Of the ground. and drop on
he top Of the root q small handful Of
'alt. Some Recommend the addition Of
sopperas. This can only BE- resorted 70
when the patch Of thistlcs j. limited In
l know . chemist who de-
a small patch 81 thistlcs in his
ioor-yard by pouring q spoonftlo ~ oil III
tsulphuric acid) on the top Of the
'oot.-Prof. q. =. Bessey. ioua -dgri-
College. ia N. y. Iribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

THERE'S systematic mining Tor gems
IN the United states only in Paris. Me-.
and stony Point, N. G.. but precious
stones are found elsewhere. A large
diamond was found in Manchester, the
principal suburb Of Richmond, va.
whose estimated value before cutting
was 5000. Sapphires and rubics are
found IN Mexico, Arizona and Southern
Colorado, and 'parncts and rubics also
are found in that region. Moss a.
ntcs are frequent In the United States,
but the cutting y done abroad.-M. Y.
Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

senator sherman has ALWAYS believed
in the late General kilpatrick's plan Of
conducting Republican campaigns-
1.-THE bloody shirt and more MONEY!,
Il was. therefore. only in keeping with
that arch demagogue's political meth
DDS that he moved in the Senate 10 in
vestigate the Danville riots. Mr.. Shcr-
man was one Of the visiting statesmen
Of 1876 who invented Eliza Pinkston
and IN other delectable witnesses on
whose suborned testimony the Electoral
Vote of Louisiana was fraudulently
given 70 the impo>ter Hayes. II was
doubtless owing 70 his experience ID dis
covering witnesses OF that description
that he was selected hy the Republican
managers 70 move this investigation
He will under the rules OF the Senate
become the hartman Of the Committee
and will have the opportunity OF exer-
cising his peculiar talents for procuring
testimony to prove the truth 4 lie and 4
lie the truth Danville is in the State
represented in the Senate BY Malone
and Riidlebcrger bur neither Of them
could be trusted I manage this investi-
CATION Only the man who discovered
and coached the Louisiana witness.
Eliza Finkston. Is regarded by the Re-
publican Senators as tit to undertake
the task.
The people Of Virginia, however.
should be glad that this investigation Is
% take place Senator Cockcrell should
not have objected. and every Democrats
ic Senator should have voted for Sher-
mans motion. The testimony taken ~
the committee Of citizens oil Virginia
appointed to investigate the Danyille
riots shows that the collision between
the whites and blacks was accidental
and that the race issue involved IN the
politics 81 that town. was made by the
Malone party. But il IS alleged that
the inquiry made BY the committee OF
citizens was partial and that the whole
truth concerning the matter has not been
told. Il i better. therefore. for the pco-
pie Of Virginia that there should BE- 4
Congressional investigation 50 that
they may have an opportunity Of vim
dicating themselves from the malignant
but unsupported charges on which Mr..
Sherman has based his motion. The
facts Is they are should he clearly |
brought out. and Mr.. Mahone's method
should not be neglected either. He Ger
tainly strove % set the negroes against
the whites in Virginia. and II wa IN
doubtcdly under the bloody instructions |
Issueu ~ INN mat tne Dcmocratir pro-
cesslon ~ richmond was assaulted and
tnaI bemocrat'c negroes who were n
tnat procession were beaten and other
VIE ma''reated' Since Mr.. sherman j.
% proIoundiy concerned about the POI
,'.'cai rights "a the people q Virginia
Ist nm nkeNise investigate the Malone
AZ hlcnmona.
mere are other States besides Vir-
einia- whose people are sometimes de-
PIlssu p 'nelr c',ii rights. Mr.. Sher-
man. own state has not been entirely
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

"Idnn't like Grandma N an. said Fred
|" don't like Grandma ~ aII:"
And hc drew HIS face IN a queer <rim1cc.
Tho fcnrS were ready a. fall.
A. he gave hI< kitten 4 loving hug.
And disturbed her mp on che SOFT warm
flx.
(" Why. what hes your Grandma DONE 4
asked.
\. 10 trouble the little hoy1
OH. what has she done. the cruel one.
TO scatter tho smiles ~ joyf'
Through pniNcriiH lips the answer came.
/" She called NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
F." she aiif are you snrcy' And ! kissed the
tears
Away fran the cyclii- wet.
can scarce believe that Grandma would
rrioyr
The feelings of either pet.
What dii She say " n~oo-hoo.' cried frcd.
I" Shf-onllci mS-kifty-a- w rI-f1 n<df"
-J.>s Aine Pollard. IA hasptr'> Young itopie.
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Tom Percival was reading: his sister.
Snsy Percival. and Jchoshaphat. his
brother. were both IN the room. Susy
was binding her eyes and pricking her
fingers over an endless seam in q shirt
which Tom intended 70 honor her b.
wearing. .Ichoshaphat. adorned with 4
long beard manufactured from the con
tents Of his mothers cottonwood bag.
and spectaclcs coniscatcd from his
grandfather pockets. was lecturing 10
an array Of the dining-room chairs. IN
emulation Of the wandering patriot who
addressed q crowded meeting ia the Mu-
sic Hall last week.
A was an old, well-thumhed book that
Tom was reading. II was filled with
stories most wonderful to hear. Of the
golden days Of ehivalry. when every
body wa 2 knight, and every knight
fell ID fighting with every other knight:
when beautiful young ladies We're very
often lost in the woods. and cyerN
knight thar happened % come .ong ami
lind them was instantly seized with q
desire % knock halt 4 dozen other
ench antments and spells Of fairies upon
earth; when The human \ { consisted
entirely Of gentlemen and ladies': and
when disagrecable people, who will.
have coarse hands and ragged clothes.
We're never heard Of. Altogether il was
q 2 charming book
"Do pull up that curtain. sue. /
haven't got but half a streak u light ia
this corner. remarked Tom. He con
sidercd employment good for his sister,
health. and used kindly 70 prescribe for
her, even when her business was most
pressing. That Susy. risin. in haste 10
obey his orders, should lose herthimble.
break her needle and tip over her work
basket did not in the least ruiilc his
composurc. Great minds are never dis
turbed by trii'cs.
All but they were pleasant reading
these stories There were the wonder
ful adventures Of Sir Launceiot-
Launcelot the brave and bright. fairy
guarded. iron-armcd. deadly in stroke
and gracious IN pardon: he who wasthc
pride Of the good King Arthur. and the
knights a his Table Round; who for
many = long year loved the Queen.
Suinevere inc beautiful, as never
Queen was loved before; who fought
with the fiercest and strongest Of
knights that trod the shores Of "Merric
England and lei warriors into battle
and conquered kingaoms; who faced All
enemies. all hardships. all danger: who
Q have yielded life itself for her
sweet sake,
.Sworis and d~arrcrs:r' exclaimed
Tom ~ last. What . stupid age We
Do live in. No chance for = chap 20 be
anything Or Do anything. The fair sex
are not appreciated: they ARE not prop
erl,y defended. will pc their cham
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

49, ~. "'""not wv c"'t''. ~ 'afr-
"J..' said ne indignant sir f~crcisal.
'go hom. 20 ne nursery
N ~ ~ going 70 ~ Time 10 light
ann d'eF" persisted J~ehoshaphat, walk
ing on
"~:1ehoshaphaf, said Tom sternly.
N should IKE Z" give yon a good shak-
ing..
~ rather think yon are said Je-
nosnnpnat.. struggling q frrt himself
rom his pr"thcrs n"ld' "i thought
PIX hoSs never pitehed INTO little unss. Y
iom 'et 20 MS uhNnlyhtly grasp.
anu walked on. &c would not waste
another breath on that child not he.
-Jehoshaphat put his srectacics into
pisse' -mo"thed ths foids q h's UNI
pre''a' anu = along = comical
Shallow q Sir ~fere'vai; Presently they
met ~ oIa woman with q basket a po-
tatoes. She was . very old Woman.
ana she walked with a lettering step on
'no ics: Just ~ they. gni up % her.
she si'ppen anu Ieil. dropping her
oasAct' anu scattering her potatoes fnr
ana VIDE.
'Vh. my lands. ny mercy me- she
began 70 crN' They ~ al there j. for
u'nner; ana go n'gn abou break
e'rts oonc ~ ny no1s.
Tom stepped over her with his hands
in his pockets.
"iiiiio. said ~Jehoshaphat. 'hcre's
ONE"
But Tom paid no attention. He was
just then thinking ~ tho brave Lord
Somebody who rescued the beautiful
Lady Somcbody-clsc from robbers. ~
hoshaphat helped the old woman np.
picked up the potatoes for her. and
then ran after biS hro.bnr r.r
awhile they came 10 the ton of a hin.
which slopcd down 70 he pond. sud
denly Tom struck an attitude. and
1870
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

There is . strip Of country IN
Houston County. Tex. one mile wide
.nd ten miles long. where the wells or
1inarily furnish plenty IL water. bit 4
aorth wind takes II all out. The wells
ere from sixty - eighty feet deep
Uljc1go Herch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

The first place Of business erected
oy the New Haven Conn colonies.
1ating back 10 1852. Is still standiny
and IN active us<.-H Hartford Post.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-03-14

years, such as Loss OF Memory. I.asst'lde,
Nocturnal Emissions, Aversiors to Society,
DimnS5s OF Vision Noises in the Head; the vital
fluid passing Miobserved in the urine, and many
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graduate Of the University Of ennsylvania)
viii agree TO forfeit FIVE HUNDRED Dol
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Con5iitation free, Thorough examination and
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all ma chareS ara forwarded
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anyone applying by letter, stating his symp-
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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
THE OCEANIC SIS. co. AND THE
BANANA TRADE.

During the discussion on the Sub.
sidy Bill statements were made of
the large increase in the expectation
of bananas since the Oceanic boats
had been running, and the fact was
urged as an argument in favor of
subsidizing them. 1t was stated
that during the quarters ending Dec.
81, 1888, and March 81, 1884, the
number of punches shipped were
very much larger than during the
corresponding quarters year earlier.
The argument seemed to pass al.
most unchalenged until the second
debate, on the third reading, when
attention was called to the fact that
the "Mariposa" and alameda" did
not begin to run until July of last
year and takes not less than year
for bananas to mature after the
plants are set out. Ana tnat no one
here could judge of the facilities of
these boats for banana carrying until
after they began to run. And that
had bananas been planted, for trans
portation by these boats, Immediately
after their arrival the fruit would
barely be matured by this time.
The true reason of the increased
production and expectation was the
great demand, and the facilities
offence by the Pacific Mail boats,
long befor the Oceanic boats ever
saw these waters.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
THE OLIVE BRANCH.

Mr.. Gibson wants the olive branch
to come up now for season and
permit us the edifying spectacle of
its gentle waving. We are in favor
of the olive branch too, but prefer it
after the birch stick has done its
wholesome work. Once there was
highway robber Cor pickppcket or
something of that kind, who was
caught in the act of taking mans
purse, fight naturally ensued, but
the thief got the best of it with the
aid of his admirers and friends and
then holding the stolen property be-
hind him, said to the unfortunate
wretch who had been deprived of his
money, "Now look here, why will
you fellows keep up this everlasting
fight? Let us have peace, you have
been fairly licked and you ought to
submit now, and let us GO on in our
legitimate business. We shall not
rob you of all you have, that is,
unless we find we really need it. :"
And sure enough. What was the
use of keeping up fight after the
thief had lshowed that by the aid of
his fellow thieves he was the better
man? Oh yes, let us have the olive
branch for a time. Meanwhile we
will accommodate ourselves to big
lottery and. other jobs and save what
we can hide.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
TINE BANK ELL

Is practically dead, now that MIR.
Spreckels has turned against it. and
there is nothing left for the Cabinet
but to put its collective tail be-
tween its respective legs and crawl
out of the House with its ill gotten
offspring, the best way it can.
But what n disgrace upon our fair
fame; what an insult to this people
is this condition of affairs. A for
cigner, who is not even a voter,
comes down here and dictates who
shall rule over us and what laws
shall be made for us. Mr.. Spreck-
els makes the statement in public
that II can make Cabinets, and |
can break Cd6metS." And the
worst of it is that it is true, Ha-
waits honor is trampled in the dust,
and those who arc in honor and by
duty bound to protect her, use their
position but for their own despica-
bic ends: and to blacken her reputa.
ton but the more.
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medicines should be sent direct TO
the Secretary Of the Board. "
Mr. Gibson told an absolutely
falsehood whom ho first answered the
resolution,in stating that no instruc-
tions had been given upon the point.
And the Hon. member stated that
he was able to prove that Mr.. Glib
son did give the very instruction
which DIR. Parker transmitted.
Whatever else may be said of DIR.
Parker, he is truthful man.
Mr.. Gibson's course in attempt
to punish some and reward others
was condemned as most improper
and contemplate. 1t is another
instance of his unwarranted and
corrupt prostitution of power.
Among the names of the honorable
men whom this charlatan has at
tempted to punish because of their
manly independence are: Hons.
c. r. Bishop and E. o. Hall, and
Mcssrs. A. T. Atkinson, Godfrey
Brown and James w. Girvin.
These are men whose record il
public service is that of capable ant
pure officers, as compared with thu
be smeared record of the Mormon
Apostle of Lanai.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
the ENDOWMENT BILL

Has been ordered to be printed.
The community will now have the
opportunity of knowing the true
inwardness of this swindling con-
cern. Mr.. Davidson, the wet nurse
who has finally succeeded in warn
ing this abortion into life, is re-
ported to have said that he had had
this thing on hand for years, but
had never before been able to find q
Ministry corrupt enough to support
it. Whether this enterprising At
torney said so or not, that is just
about the size of it.
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THE WORST GIVE AWAY YET.

The Ministers have sold them
selves for n mess of pottage, and
they have got the biggest kind of
mess on their hands, and no pottage
to show for it either.
The first bank bill was rejected
on accout of its being the most dis
reputable act that reputable man
ever dared bring before Hawaiian
Legislature. 1t was condemned by
every body, the islands over. for
reasons known to every one. Be-
fore the breath had been kicked
from the despised carcass of the
bill, the Attorney-General, the
sworn law adviser of the Crown,
gave notice of new bill to create
"a general banking law" to be
introduced as Cabinet measure.
When this new bill comes to light,
what does it proved to be? Moth
ing but a rehash of the old one.
All the worst points have been
picked out of the old wreck, and
warmed up with little palaver for
gravy. And this is a measure which
is brought forward and advocated
by the men who are drawing fat
salaries for attending to the public
business, and devising measures for
the public good. By men who have
taken solemn oaths to properly at
tend to the business of their offices.
And now. 10 and behold. after
they had played the traitor, and
deliberately tried to sell out the
country to the Philistine, the Philis-
tine has gone back on them and
says he wants none of their BILL
And there they stand, this shame
less quartette, exposed in all their
nakedness. They stand as the
champions of measure which if
carried out would jeopardize the
independence of the country. They
took this position after a full discus
sion of the subject, knowing what
they were doing, in the interests
solely of monied clique who have
shown themselves capable of sacri-
ficing the whole nation for their own
selfish ends.
Had not Mr.. Spreckels, for rea-
sons best known to himself, left the
Cabinet in the lurch, they would
have pressed this measure with the
whole of their unholy power, and
whipped into line all of their bought
mp votes. This is the most COM
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17
THAT POI CONTRACT.
(From the p. G. Al


''The following correspondence is
self. .eXplanator. 1t has been handed
us by Mr.. Keau:
HONOLULU, July 10, 1884.
"To DR.. G. w. Parker, Secretary of
the Board of Health.
Dear Sir-I have been accused
by a newspaper of this city of having
obtained a poi contract for supply of
the branch hospital at Kakaako
through political reasons.
"Will you kindly state in writing
to me how many bidders there were
to supply the branch hospital with
poi from July ], 1884, to December
81, 1884, and what the different bids
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-17

Referring to tho above VIC beg to in.
form the business public that we arc
prepared to make lonns, discount approx.
cd notes, and purchase exchange ut the
best current rates. Our arrangements
for selling exchange ON the principal
points in the United States, Europe,
China, Japan and Australia are being
made, and when perfected, due notice
will be given. We shall also be prepared
TO receive deposits on open account,
make collections, and conduct general
banking and exchange business.
610 3mb (signed) SPRECKELS & Co