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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

Prof Loudon's proposed system Of
time, on the decimal plan, provides that
the present day Of twenty -four hours BE-
divided into ten divisions. 80 that each
hour would correspond to two hours
and twenty-four minutes; this hour
would be again divided into hundred
divisions, called minutes il necessary,
each minute on the new system CORE
spending to LA minutes; again. this
new minute division to be sub-divided
for accurate measurements into one
hundred divisions. called seconds. The
advantages arising from such system.
as enumerated, are the abolition Of the
so-called a. m. and p. M. as has already
been accomplished BY the twcnty-four-
hour system; all the advantages deriv-
able from the adoption Of any system
based on the scale Of ten-namely, the
Inconvenience arising from the contin-
dal use Of vulgar fractions and the use
Of symbols for each unit in the ordinary
Affairs Of life; and. finally. the fact that
the time in hours and minutes, which
for all practical purposes is sufficient, il
indicated Immediately BY the clock-this
latter being considered q specially i'm
portant advantage. as. by the present
system, II is always essential to multiply
by five in order to know the true time.
IN T. Sum
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ORCHIDS.


The Tashloaabls erase Among wealthy
Female Cranks.
There was recently. in New York. .
great sale Of orchids belonging TO the
estate Of Mrs. Morgan. who Is said 70
have paid two hundred thousand dollars
for this one variety Of lowering plants.
The sale realized some seventy thousand
dollars, and il showed that there exists
class Of rich people who are willing to
give large sums Of money for this par
ticular variety of plant Indeed. the
modern world Is divided up into groups
Of people who set high value upon GER
tain articles. Rare old books are the
lunacy Of oac set, old pictures Of an
other, bric-a-brac Of . third. Then
horses and dogs, rare specimens Of
birds, ETC.. have their admirers. One
hundred and fifty years ago ragged what
was known as the tulip mania. Ger
tain wealthy people developed craze
for Tulips, and the competition 3D.
vanced the price Of these plants to ab-
normal figures. But the hunger was
then satisfied. And 50 il probably will
be with orchids. A reasonable taste for
flowers il commendable, and many a
young lady who now spends many hours
IN learning how TO play the piano very
badly would be much better employed
in studying botany and seeking out the
mysteries and marvels Of plant life
Democrats Magazine.
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MIR. Waite has worn out five satin
robes since he became Chief Justice.
George w. Gable. the novelist. has
become a Sunday-school teacher NJ his
new homo In Northampton. Mass.
There are 633 German papers pub.
lishcd I'm the United States, u which SO
are daily. 70 Sunday and 47f weekly
papers. The circulation ranges from
400 70 65. 900.
Mary Anderson. the actress, has
her lie insured for 100000. the larc-
est policy ON the life Of an American
woman. Clara Morris II insured for
$4,000. IN Y. Sun.
DIR. Morton W. Easton. Professor
o. Comparative Philology in the Uni
vcrsty Of Pennsylvania. has studied no
less than twenty-five different LAM
guages, both ancient and modern.
A popularity q the late Horace b.
Clailn, the great New York merchant.
was that he would never disclose his
age to any one except his wife! H. AZ
ways responded to inquiries with
'WeIl, I'm over forty. IN T. T,rj.
uie.
The second King Of Siam. who died
the other day, had great many
names, most Of them unpronounccable.
When he was Prince he conceived
fondness for this country, and affixed
TO his titles the name Of George WASH
ington. - Harpcr's BaF0r.
II has not been generally known
that Mr.. Longfcllow added to his
poetic gifts those Of an artist The BIZ
ogiaphy which Samuel Lonrfcllow il
preparing will contain letters and
diaries written BY the poet while
abroad, and charmingly illustrated by
him with dainty little pcn-and-uk
drawings. which are carefully repro
duccd- - Chicago Tribune.
] heard good story about GcncrM
Sherman the other day Some one
wrote him letter requesting lock OF
his hair and an autograph. In reply
the General said: II regret 10 state
that as my orderly Is bald. and as the
man who formerly wrote my auto
graphs has been dismissed, | can not
comply with your request This was
mailed without his signature. Phiia-
deiphia Inquirer.
The death OF General Joseph s
;-nifh. Of Kingston. N. r.. recalls the
days when the mails were carried ON
horseback. At the age Of seventeen he
entered the United States service as
mail-carricr, carrying the mail on
horseback from Kingston to Delhi, and
70 cambridge on the Susquehanna. He
rode forty miles each day for three
years. travelling 30. $50 miles during that
time, and receiving $50 year for his
services. - Troy Times.
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The Damage Done BY Cattle Feeding I,
Moving Fields.
Those who will persist in pasturinl
their cattle in their moving fields in the
autumn should remember that il they
Will take them out early enough to give
the grass time to start, so as TO afford
some protection TO the roots when cold
weather comes, the injury to the next
years crop will be much less than II
fcedingis continued until winter sets in.
There Is anather reason why late feed
ing should Xbt be permitted, which IS,
after the heavy rains come the
ground softens 50 that the feet Of the
cattle. especially on low land. sink in
quite deep, not only making the sur
face Of the land very uneven, but press
ing many Of the grass roots SO deep
that they send up but feeble growth
the next year. and II also exposes the
roots Of The grass on the edge Of the
holes. SO that many Of them are entire
" killed b, the winter
While we do not believe that NOW.
ing fields should be fed at all. except in
very rare cases, and for some especial
reason. we are willing to admit that II
fed only in the early part Of the au-
tumn. when the land is hard. and there
Is yet time to give the grass chance
TO grow enough to protect the roots
during the winter. the injury Is COM
light. SO that with plenty Of
manure the crop the next year may be
quite large; but when farmers will per-
list in feeding so hard and 50 late that
the grass roots have no protection. the
loss Is irrcparablc; mo amount Of manure
will secure large first crop Of hay the
next season; besides, the land Is made
70 uneven by the feet Of the cattle that
I Is difficult 70 cut the little grass that
ioes grow. The farmer who IL short
q pasture in the latter part Of the
eason had better hire a pasture
han to injure his moving land BY
ecding Il; orif he can not readily hire
pasture, IL would he better to feed his ,
ows at the barn night and morning !
ew months. We have seen two now
ne fields side BY side. where one was
I'd until winter set in and the other
ever fed; and notwithstanding the /
ne fed was heavily MANFRED every
ear, and the one not fed MANFRED but
cry lightly once In several years, the
cid that was fed was wintcr-killcd 80
ad that Il did not produce 50 much as
he field that was not fed; in fact, often
considerable portion Of IL would be
, badly wintcr-killed that II would
reduce but very little except worth
- weeds. Az there was nothing but
fence that divided the two fields, and
70 soil being alike, Il was full proof
mt the cause Of being wintcr-killed
rs the late feeding. Tho owner con-
nucd the same course year after year,
rough the evidence Of his bad man
cement was continually before him. wv
PloN0hn,an.
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a correspondent Of Western journal
says there is no surer way Of predicting
change in the weather than BY OBJ
serving the habits Of the snail. They do
not drink, but imbibe moisture during
a rain and cxude il afterward. The AMI
NAL is never seen abroad except before
rain. The tree snail. as IL Is called.
two days before rain will climb NJ IN
stems Of plants. and, IL the rain Il going
TO Be hard and long one, will ret On the
sheltered side Of leaf, but IL short
rain, on the outside. Then there are
other species that before rain are vel
low, after blue. In other snails deem
indentations, beginning st the head be-
tween the horns and ending with the
uncture Of the tail. appear : few days
before storm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-25

~eesse's klssesic Light nnd Nov u o.
A. : recent meeting o. the Academy
OF Sciences. ct Paris, pclate hall filled
with water, In which were half dozen
insects about an inch In length, which
shone like diamonds, although the room
was filled with sunshine. was passed
around among the members. These in
sccts had been brought from Mexico,
where they are 10 BE- found in the for
ests. Their scientific name Il the
pyroph0re; and. as none had ever been
seen before in Europe, they created
quite sensation. The light resembles
that Of . glow worm or fire hy, Il.
though ~ much more brilliant and in.
tense ~ nm electric lamp SURPRISES
= wax taper in is power Of illumina-
ton. When the light begins TO fade. Il
can be made as brilliant Is before bv
shaking the insect, or dipping II in
water. II is said the Indians
Of Mexico use them for
light at night, Us few will suffice to IL
Illuminate an entire room. When they
are walking at night, they put one on
each foot. 50 that they can be sure Of
their way. and also that they do not
step upon any yeromous snake or rep
tile with which the tropical forests
abound The Mexican ladies buy them
of the Indians, and inclose them in
transparent bag. which they wear in
their hair or at the neck. The effect is
very beautiful, especially when several
are worn; and. as the Indians sell them
for few cents dozen. they are within
the reach OF every fair one. They are
fed on sugar-cane, and. IL well taken
care Of, will live long time. One
placed upon page will enable it to be
read with ease in the darkest night
Scientific american.
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Winter in the signal station on
Mount Washington must b. serious
business. Water will freeze hard BY a
red-hot stove. There are six men in
the signal station. One Of them in mid
winter goes down the mountain on
snow-shoes. picking his way. but il j.
often week before he can get day to
return in. The highest wind recorded
on the summit is 1872 miles an hour. and
the lowest temperature is fifty-five de-
grees below zero. or eighty-seven de-
grees below freezing. The wires on the
posts are removed in the fall Is accumu-
lati0n Of frosts on them would break
them. CHICAGO Inter- Ocean
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4 WONDERFUL OPERATION.
I've usU Pupils FORMED Tor : Bl,n1
0iSl's Eyes.


DT. 9. c. McDermott has performed two
operations on = patients eyes this week
that are considered marvellous BY those
who have knowledge Of the subject. The
patient Il little girl from Lebanon, Ohio,
Who Is now with her mother at 50 West
Seventh street. Her name il Mary Mar
garet Reardon, and her father Is an en-
ploye Of the l., B. q w. Railroad. She L
eleven years old, and has been almost
totally blind since birth, being aflictsd
with what u knowz - congenital cata-
racts. The center Of each pupil had a cat
aract, and she could only see dimly from
the circle around the cataract. As her
mother said, she could see dark objects
moving, but could not distinguish horse
OF COW from : train Of cars. She had re-
ceived an education such - u given to the
blind, and can read very well the raised
letters which are used for the sight
less. Her parents bad been anxious =
have something done for her syes since
she was three years old, and taken her
70 prominent specialists, who would not
guarantee that they could do her any
good. Within the last few weeks DR..
WcDermott has been treating her, and
Tuesday last he made an operation %
the left eye. He did not attempt to re-
move the cataract, but made an incision
n the lower part Of the eye, and
oormed . new pupil. He then ban
daged the eye, and found yesterday
that il had entirely healed up without in
nammation. He therefore repeated the
operation on the right eye yesterday A.
ternoon. The little girl, who had . nine,
intelligent face and pretty golden hair,
was startled when the bandage was re-
moved yesterday morning from the first
eye operated on. and declared that thmss
looked strange to her. She took no q =
aesthetic while the operation was per-
formed, and never ninched or cried. TIE
doctor says that for few days bis patient
will have 70 wear . bandage, and after
that she will begin TO see, and in . few
weeks b able 70 read common type.
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Boil -hbage Is much swmtAr
when he water i changed In boiling.
III
Minute Pudding: One pint Of milk.
TWO eggs. four tablespoonfuls OF -four
Bake from fifteen 10 twenty minutes.
Serve with butter and sugar.-Ex.
(, change.
! Wholesome Lawyer Cake: One
egg. one cup Of sugar, one cup Of milk.
one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons Of
cream tartar, two cups Of -four, butter
Inc size Of an egg Farm and Home.
Temperature Is an important fac
tor in fattcning animals. Keen your
stock comfortably housed and large
percentage Of food will be saved m
making them fat. Indianapolis Scnfi.
mel.
They gave up first. namely, bur.
docks, against which correspondent
Of Popular Gurdening armed himself
with butchcr-knife and decaptated
every plant just below the surface as II
first appeared IN sight.
For a farmers son there should be
goodly number Of agricultural books
and papers provided, besides religious
and strictly secular ones. IL farmers
are 70 be intelligent tillers u the soil
they must BE- reading and thinking
farmers, and boyhood is the season when
habits Of reading and thinking are
formed. Toledo Blade.
Ruth Brown says, in the Farm Jonr.
MAJ. that twenty or twenty-five hens
will produce enough surplus poultry
and eggs 70 pay an ordinary farmers
grocery bill, and II the hens are man.
aged just right they will pay for some
little things besides. The poultry-yard
Is nice thing TO fall back on when
other sources fail, and il Is better than
running debit account at the store.
Goldfish Balls: Take one-third
more mashed or finely chopped potato
than fish. The bones must be careful
" removed, and the fish also chopped
line. Add one beaten egg and table
spoonful Of melted butter. Mix well
with a spoon. Roll the balls in -four
and fry with salt pork. lard or beef
fat. Have the fat boiling hot before
putting in the balls. III The Cotersr.
A drink that is truly refreshing for
one suffering from sore throat or cold
is made by pouring Quart Of boiling
water over carefully washed handful
Of Irish moss. Let it stand until the
water Is cool: then strain through q
muslin bag, add sugar and lemon iAce
with few thin slices Of lemon. until il
Is about like lemonade; little CHINA
mon i considered an addition by some
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Michael Davitt. the Irish acitator.
mys; "A pickpockct told me re III.
tory Of his arrest one day in the follow.
ing language: 1 was jogging down !
blooming slum ia the Chapel when /
hutted rcclcr who was sporting 4 rcd
slang; broke of his jerry and boned
ne clock, which was red one, but I
was spotted by . copper, who claimed
me. l was luggcd before beak, Who
gave me six doss in the steel. The week
after ! was chuckcd up I did Z snatch
near s.. Paul's, was collared, and eot
this bit Of seven stretch. - HercAoef's
Patrol. ~ :
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In no institution Of learning in the coun.
try IL more complete education given than
In the celebrated Notre Dame, near Balti-
more. Maryland. The Sisters in charge say
they find that Red Star Cough Cure sue
cessfully removes all colds and throat trou-
blcs among theirpupils. It Is absolutely free
from poison, and costs but twenty five cents.
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We zee that : bizarre building n
chicago = to Be decorated with s;lIfe-
size grifins In terra-cotta. y That a
''te Chicago. In no other city IN thc
weld would IN architect pfo6eoa II
<now what Il ''life-sixe" for n imaCi.
nary creature which never lived & 81.
buffalo gzprssa
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We often see children with red eruptions
On face and hands, rough, scaly skin and
cate depraved condition OF the blood. II
the growing period, children have need 81
pure blood BY which To build up strong and
healthy bodies. II DIR. Pierce's sf}o;den
Medical Discovery il given, the blood Is
purgeo 81 rs bad elements, and the childs
should be- Scrofulous affections, rickets.
teversores, hip-joint disease or other crave
maiadies and suffering are sure % result
rom neglect and lack Of proper attention
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North Carolina. which sold onl,
500. 600 pounds Of tobacco last season.
will probably grow not less than $780,
900 pounds next year There are 5000
acres Of new tobacco lands in eight or
ten counties
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Philadelphia contains more dwell.
Ing houses owned by their occupants
than any other city in the country.
beating New York BY 10000. Phiiadei-
phi0 Press.
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1Dtogv1ow w1th ~. Wilson oou1G, HnPgo
representative ADVERTISER. - q 1ts nsa-
fBrom ~ New Haven fConn.) SUNDAY linton.
Oct ~. lbo5
Mr.. Wilson 60ule, Secretary and Treas
urer 0f The Hop Bitters Manufacturing
Company, has been spending the last two
days heyo, Arranging his advertising mat
ters and Vas intervlewed BY UNION 70
porter - 70 the results and the worth u
Newspaper advertising. he aid that for
the four years previous 70 1873 they spont
All their money IN bill posting aud circu-
lar., from which they received no profit; II
fact, they got back just about half what Il
cost them for making the medicine and
printing and distributing the circulars.
In tho spring 81 ISIS they placed N 3D.
yertlsing order Of $4,000 with II. p. Hub
bard, Of New Haven. The results were
sales Of olO7 600 They Increased the ad-
vertising the following year 70 $4,000. the
sales being o300OOO. The next year they
spent ol20,00. with e4SOO00 sales, and the
next year tho expenditure vas slightly In
creased, - also the sales. Thy argue from
fhis that Nofking bNt sisa0p pure n<p<pop<r od-
sevtfstng, jsdici0nsiy and thoroughly dpplied, y
~ sxvs road 70 success.
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Rev. n. H. Fsirall. D.
D.. Editor Of the Iosco
1efAodfek. says edifori-
ally. ~ the November
(lSsS) number OF hispo-
per: I'VE have tested
the inertia o. Ely's
Cream Balm. and b.
lieve that By . thor
ough course Of treat
ment. II viii cure y.
most every case Of 60
tarrh. A:inisferu. q 4
rlaee. ere afiicfed with
head ana throat srou-
bler and cafarrh eecn1o
more prevalent than
ever. We can not rec
0mmend Eiy'a Cream
Balm too highly"
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TrE best cough medicine Il Piso,S Curs
'"r Consumption. Sold everywhere o.
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a TRxAs stcer-Go there ed uOW -
with The country.-0l Guy Dgrtek
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"What lovely complexion" 70 often
hear persons say. Il wonder what she
does Tor itiv In every case the purity and
real loveliness Of the complexion depends
upon the blood. Those who have sallow,
and healthy by taking enough Of DR..
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery 70
drive out tho humors lurking ia the system
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MILD, soothing and healing Is DR.. sage'a
CataITh Remedy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03
DIssoLUTIONs a PARrNERsBIPs
DISSOLrTION OF PARTNERSHIP

The go o-partnsnhip heretofore existing be-
tween JoHS SHANk~ aud WILLIAM y. BAR
RETT, doing business under the hrm name
OF SHANkS & BARRETT. at No. 10t Cove
ernor street. Richmond. Va. is this day dis
solved by mutual conseat.
Mr.. JOHS SHANkS will conduct the
PLUMBING, GAS AND STEhM-fIT'rfNG
BUSINESS. In all its branches. at the old
stand, No. IO4 Governor street.
Mr.. WILLIAM -. BARREJT will conduct
the TIMING, RANGE, AND Stow
WORK BUSINESS, In all It's branches, At
the same place, No. l0t Governor street.
All creditors OF the firm VI SuASEs a.
BARRETT will present their claims at once,
and all persons indebted TO them viii please
come forward and settle. Either member
OF the old irm will receipt for all dues aud
pay all claims.
All work contracted for prior To MARCH
I. II ssJ. will be- completed by the oid firfu.
Thankful for past patronage, and sole It.
ing "a continuance for the future. with thu
assurance that all work Intrusted Ia either
OF the new firms will have prompt and care
lul ztteation, We remain.
JOHN SHANKS,
WILLIAM :. BAKRETr.
RICHMOND. VA, March 2. Issb.
NH stu. III. .Ssust'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03
PFRILS OF THE DEEP.
crew OF the Schooner Lizzie &. Hickman
saved from a Watery Grave.

crew OF the Schooner Lizzie &. Hickman
saved from a Wstery Grave.
The officers and crew of the schooner
Lizzie G. Hickman, Of Wilmington, Del.
were landed in New York on Friday by
the American ship |. +. Chapman. which
found them in sinking condition. The
Lizzie Hickman set sail from Richmond
on January Sth for Bayonne. y. j.,
and Brooklyn, with cargo of slaves
and ore, and at < =. NJ. on the 18th
encountered a heavy gale from the
south-southwest, with heavy seas last
ing ten hours. She lost part Of the
deck-load on the 10th Of the same
month. The wind suddenly changed to
west-northwest. blowing harder than
ever, when the vessel was found leak
ing badly. The deck-load was imme-
diatcly thrown overheard to tighten the
vessel and to prevent the leak. if pos
sible, from gaining on them. All hands
were kept at the pumps.
On February I, latitude - degrees
"a longitude 60 degrees 20', the Eng
lish steamship Teddington, from Ioko-
hama for New York, was hailed, and
supplied the schooner with provisions.
In latitude 35 degrees ~. longitude
G2 degrees 20>, on February 5th, u
southwest hurricane lasting five hours
struck the vessel. which caused her to
leak worse than ever, and all hands
were kept at the pumps. On the ith the
terribly heavy seas which were continu-
ally breaking over the vessel carried
away one boat and foregaif, blew away
mainsal and worked everything NOVA
bic from deck. The next day the stern
was Knocked away with the steering
gear and rudder-head. She was then
in Il waterlogged condition, the water
being up with the decks, and the seas
breaking completely over her, when
signals of distress were shown, and all
hands were rescued in terribly eX-
hausted condition, nearly all the crew
suffering with frost-bitten hands and
feet.