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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-29
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a Good Thing. Provided II 4. Not Com
Quoted on Too Large "a scale.
II j. a good plan 70 experiment on a
small scale. 10 try new methods Of
planting, manuring and cultivating; TO
test new varieties. and to ascertain
which for your farm is the best. There
are so many conditions under which
the farmer must work that plans that
are best in one locality will not be best
in another. We a 60 further than
that and say that what Is best on the
farm one year will not be the best an
other: 50 that the best success can only
be attained BY a-certaining the best
that l. adapted for your soil. and then
being guided by the season in carrying
il out. But. like much other work. ex-
pcrimcnting a DO carried 10 excess
Small experiments, conducted care
fully. so that the results secured can
be considered as reasonably accurate.
may be made very beneficial. But il
i easy to 20 to an extreme. and ex-
pertinent on such a scale as to almost
preclude the possibility Of a profit.
The farmer who experiments on o
large scale very rarely meets with
success. Ii Is well enough TO try on a
small scale. and. IL the results arc
satisfactory. enlarge. But changing
on a large scale, planting or sowing
the whole crop with new. untricd
varieties. or By an entirely new plan,
or growing largely OF a crop that
heretofore has been left alone. are
almost certain TO lead TO failure. 20 a
more or less extent Continual chang
Ing from one crop 10 another. from
n kind OF stock 10 another. or
changing the plan OF work each year.
j. experimenting on too large a scale
for profit. 1t i we'll enough to change
when il Is reasonably evident that tho
change i for the best. and this fact
can usually be much better ascertaincd
by making the experiment upon u
small scale first. and then branching
ont as may seem best. II the plan is
not a success upon a small scale. tho
loss would be a very small matter:
but, II the crop Is a failure, the loss
may be quite serious-at least sufi-
Gent 70 make II an object TO avoid.
50, the better plan In nearly all cases
Is 70 experiment upon d small scale
first, and then enlarge, rather than
DC continually changing about. and
thereby increasing tho risks.-Prairio
Farmer.
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a 7 WRECK.
-Four Men Killed and Two BADLY blurred
~ = Collision on a Canadian Railroad

Four Men Killed and Two BADLY blurred
~ q Collision on q Canadian Railroad.
RrvikRE Du LouP. Que. March s2O.-At
eleven O'Clock yesterday forenoon the
Halifax express collided with a freight
special a mile and a quarter from Ri
mouski. II. Michaui. conductor Of the
freight special; - Whitney. engineer of
the express; J. foley. fireman Of the ex-
press. aud - Levisquc, fireman OF tho
special, We're killed instantly.
Engineer A. Joliyet. A. L~evesque. =
brakeman on the special. aud the express
messenger. were badly hurt, but not IA
tally.
Two engines. tho baggage car and .
couple q freight cars were badly smashed.
Engineer Whitney was found sitting in
his engine with his skull cut open. Mi
chaud and Levisque are still under tho
wreck. FOLEY was found in the snow. 1t
appears that the down special had stuck
IN the snow between Bic and Rimouski
and was at the time running on the ex-
press trains time. None OF the passen.
gers were injured.
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TWO GIGANTIC WAVES.
How . Youngster Was Throw Overboard
and Rescued.

and Rescued.
Mr.. John Mcleod Murphy. or En-
CINE No. Z. Of the fire department Of
this city, tells this story:
1T was In the summer OF 1877 that
then a student on the training ship
Minne-ota-was drafted out 10 take
the captaincy Of the after guard star
board watch OF the cruising sloop sup
ply. Every summer II was customary
70 send i a draft Of two hundred and
fifty boys on a cruise on the Supply,
and this year there was no exception
made. The ship was in charge Of com
missioned officers Of the United States
navy. the latter being under the com
mand OF Lieutenant-C Commander John
II Newman. The cruise was for the
three summer months. during which
time the boys practiced lacking and
wearing ship. and were drilledin reef
ing and furling sail.
One fine day in july a boy named
Bob Hyde was detail cd lookout at the
starboard cathead.
I've we're about forty-eight hours
out from Block Island. The sea gave
indications Of an approaching gale.
Soon a heavy storm-cloud was seen On
to lccward. and we made ready to re-
ccivc IL. We were not long waiting.
IL struck US 10 lecward. and sent us
spinning. The wind blew a hurricane.
The waves ran mountains high, and
still tho little ship ran on.
Hyde was, as | said before. at tho
starboard cathcad. 1t took all tho
strength he could muster to keep him
from being washed overheard. At
last one huge wave carried him OF
Ills strength had given out
"All hands TO man tho first cutter
sang out the deck officer, Lieutenant
Andy Ivcrson.
TO his utter surprise and con=tcr-
nation no one Of the watch fastened
10 obey him and to cndcavor TO rescue
the poor fellow.
Turning around TO SEQ tho cause
of this Discrimination TO assist a drown-
ing he saw a sight that madc
him for nm instant believe that hc was
dreaming. for there. being lifted over
the fife rail OF the poop deck. was Bob
Hyde. lie had been swept on boad
again. One wave carried him of; The
ncxt brought him back again.'-N.
Y. Sun
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The Failure ~ the joint Convention seems
Likely 70 Brred Trouble isctween Opera
tors and Miners

The Failure ~ the joint Convention seems
Likely % Hreei Trouble isctween Opera
tors aud Miners.
CoLrMnus, d., March ls.-Trouble be-
tween the operators and miners seems
inevitable since the failure Of the joint
convention to agree upon a scale Of prices
at the meeting in this city, and Il j. likely
10 start in Ohio before the lapse Of many
days. At Salinevslle .here is already a
difference Is % the screens in use. anil a
prominent officer Of the National Pro-
gressive Union said last night hat il was
Wore thar probable that a double strike
would be inaugurated there 70 maintain
the present scale Of prices and 70 force
the operators 10 use the regulation
screens. lie was asked IL a strike was
i~naugurated in this State II II would not
give the Indiana operators an immense
advantage over those in Ohio In
supplying the great market ~ the North-
west, and ia this connection the officer
made an important statement. This
matter had been considered. he said, BY
the miners, md in order 10 prevent the
result, tho decision had been arrived at
in the event Of q strike Ia Ohio to- with
draw OH the union mel from the mines Of
Indiana. and lessen the competitive pow
ers Of the operators by curtailing the out
put. The officers Of the union generally
anticipate trogbie during tie present sea-
son, hat express a willingness - a. all
possible 10 AVOID a clash between opera
tors and miners.
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COLLEGE HOODLUMS.

A College Prank which Stamps It's perpc.
traitors n Lost 10 Every sense Of Pro-
priety and Dccenrv.
NEW HAVEN, tonn., March pa party
OF undergraduates. while oat on a lark
Monday night, threw a rope around he
statue Of the late Prof. Benjamin Silli-
man and pulled it to the ground. dam
aging both the statue and the pedestal.
The officers of the college are enraged
over the affair, aud the students are III 4
state Of agitation, a somebody will Ger
tainly suffer for the escapade. The pro-
fessors spoke Of the affair To their classes
yesterday in a very serious way. They
said q contemplate outrage had been in
ficted. not only pon the college. but
upon the memory OF an eminent man, VINO
had rendered distinguished services 10
science. and whose name was honored ali
over the world. IL was announced that
those who We're guilty Of the otfense
would not be permitted to emain as stu
dents.
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cosT OF a Strike.

Loss Or NiIIionsto the Chicago. Burling-
ton a Qaincy Railroad ~ the strike aud
Other Causes.
BosroS. March 20.-The Chicago. Bur-
lingion 4 Quincy railroad report for ISIS
showsa decrease in gross earnings of 81
7s6,9lo; increase Of expenses. S2.7si.jFj;
decrease Of net earnings. S..2co,9i0; de-
crease 81 dividends. u, a9l.3sG: increase
Of deficit. S5.Gs0.05I; amount Of deficiency
to b. deducted from previous surplus, Is, :
331.42s.
The directors attribute the poor show
ing to the strike, to new competition, to
lower rates and 20 the prohibition os
pooling. They think the worst feature Of
the railroad situation Is the attitude of
the law-making power, State aud Ma
tiOnaf.
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BERLIN, March 2O.-The North German
Lloyl- steamer Graf Bismarck, from
Buenos Ayres, has arrived at Bremen.
She reports that on her outward "a ssago
the Belgian ~cmiyrauts comprising her
complement ~ passengers rebeled
against the quality OF food served 10
them aud some 81 the mutincers threw
their food into the faces Of the officers Of
the ship. They then attempted 10 cap-
ture the provision room by storm, and
We're with great difficulty prevented by
the crew from obtaining possession Of IL.
During the fight the mutineersc cut one Of
the boats adrift. The riosing was finally
quelled, and the leaders OF The mutiny
were put In irons.
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49,
ois ~ Doing ~.
Many appear 70 think that grating.
or incubation. as budding j. often
called. has. like vaccination In tho
animal subject. In some mysterious
way the power 10 so change the nature
OF the tree that II will bear better
fruit than before. We have graft
"a fruit and natural fruit often
used rs equivalent to good and poor
fruit Grating j. simply planting q
cutting. but instead Of planting II AS
We do most cuttings In the soil where.
under favorable conditions. II will tako
root. the cuttings are planted in tho
body. or the wood OF an old tree. and
instead Of forming roots. the graft
unites with tho old. and takes" and
becomes ia al respects a part OF tho
stock rs the tree that Is grated Is
called. There are several kinds Of
grating. the mechanical operation
varying. bu. all having the same end
in vicw-to convert or change a tree
from an undesirable kind to Il variety
we prefer.
The cuttings, or cions. or CRAFTS, de-
mand as much care in their selection
as ii they were Young trees to DO
planted. They arc usually cut in
autumn. aztec the leaves have fallen.
and should be Of the last summers
growth. new shoots at least "A foot
long. These should be cut from bear
ing trees. making sure that these are
Of the kind We wish TO convert. Tho
cions are to be tied-or better secured
with small copper wire, a. string may
decay-into bundles Of convenient
size. and accurately labeled. Tho
bundles OF cions are placed in boxes
and carefully surrounded with saw
dust or loss. and kept in a cool cellar.
They must be inspected occasionally.
and If the packing material is becofn-
ing dry. give it a slight wetting.
Some pack their cions in boxes Of
sand or sandy soil aud bury them be-
low the reach Of frost. and whero
water will not settle.
Some methods OF grating are quito
difficult. but the two most in use arc
very simple and every boy can prac-
them The cleft is the most sim
pie and the most common. The cion
Is cut with a sharp knife in the form
OF a wedge. A branch OF a stock is cut
on with a proper saw. and with a
heavy knife. struck with a mallet. a
split or cleft is made This is kept
,pen with a wooden wedge. and tho
usually two in a large stock.
are carefully set. 20 that the inner
bark Of the cut portion Of the cion and
hat Of the stock Will come ia on
act. The wooden wedge. being care.
'ully removed. the spring OF the stock
will firmly hold the cions. All tho
,are places. on both stock and cion.
IRE covered with grating wax TO pro-
them from rain and air.
Crown grating differs in cutting tho
zion upon one side only, to form a half
The bark of the stock. il be-
ing cut of as before. may readily be-
with a wedge Of iron or hard
wood thrust between the bark and
wood. 10 allow the cion 10 slip in be-
.wccn the two. The bare surfaces arc
xaxsd as before. American Agricult-
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Wife Ito husband ut breakfast)
"John. | heard you mutter In your
sleep last night. 'Yon boys may think
what you like. but I'm Of the opinion
that the dandicst maiden Of the lot y
the Dizzy Blonde" Husband CATER
cxplanation)-.'I think this coffee j. \
little cold. my dear" Wife, think
SO myself. John. love; and I'll make
you d fresh cup as delicious as nectar
-Epoch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-29

How General and Garrison Courts- N npess
Are Conducted
The Articles OF War" provide fol
the trial by courts-martia Of all Der,
sons under the control OF the military
authorities Of the country who may be
accused OF offenscs committed agains,
the regulations and laws enacted for
the government cf the armies OF the
United States. Unlike the practice In
civil life. the combined powers Of both
judge and jury nre vested IN the officers
composing a court-martial. they delhi
Grating upon the evidence OF the wit
ncsses, determining as to the guilt or
innocence Of the defendants. aud pass.
ing sentence upon culprits. An officer
Is appointed as Judgc-Advoca,e. whose
duties are 10 conduct the prosecution
as well as To act as counsel for the nc
cuscd when the latter has no legal adj
wiser OF his W and to object 10 any
questions that might lead to an answer
on the part OF the defendant tending TO
criminatc himself.
So-called general courts-martial are
convened for the hearing and judy
mcut OF important eases aud for the
trial Of commissioned officers. and may
be appointed By any general officer
commanding a separate army or de-
partment. Such u court consists Of
thirteen members. unless the cxigen-
cies OF the service prevent the assem-
bling Of that number OF officers; but in
no case may a general court have less
than five members.
Garrison and rcgimental co rts-mar-
tial, having three members. are ap-
pointed By the commanding officer OF
any post or regiment. and arc con
vened for the trial OF minor odcnses on
the part Of any OF the enlisted men
forming the command. ~ the law
now stands. wen the slightest infringe
mcnt Of the rules OF discipline calls for
action by a court-martial. and such
petty breaches OF good conduct. as abb
sence from roll-call or from quarters
''taps." sloycnly or untidy dress.
Q~uarrelsome or abusive language To
comrades or non-commissioncd officers,
the penalty for which Is usually
the imposition Of a slight fine to DO
from the soldiers pay. are
treated with all the form und cere-
mony o ftrials for grave ~otfenses. Tho
sworn testimony Of the witnesses, ac-
cording 10 the rules Of evidence, must
be reduced TO writing. and a report
made Of the proceedings in each case.
A. the regulations prohibit the execu- |
Ion o. any sentences by a court-mar-
-ial until its action is confirmed by the
)hicer ordering the court. When the
'act j. taken into consideration that.
according to the report OF Colonel
Acting Judgc-Advocat & m
sral, there were l0.ii1 trials before
garrison courts during the past year in
N army the total peace footing OF
which Is limited by law to a force Of
put -. 900 men. il would seem that a
less cumbersome and less irk-
'ome 10 both officer and men might be
BY which petty violations Of
regulations could be punished sum
without injustice to the SOL
iicr. -Harper's Weekly.
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-''What a pity II is" says a s.
Louis clergyman. ''that there are 50
many sweet sinners and sour saints"
During the year 1883 the follow
ing cities have dedicated now Y. NJ.
G. A. buildings al the following costs:
Toronto. $4,000; Detroit. 1925. 900;
Albany. 500. 900; Indianapolis. $780,
600; Worcester. $40. 900: 81. Joseph.
$l25. 900; New York (~railroad). $780,
900; lorkvi,lc Branch. $4,000.
A writer Ia the Congrcgationalist
says that the word deacon has fallen
into ~disrepute, because so many repu-
table writer's have made deacons the
butts Of ridicule and satire The re-
suit Of this is seen in the re-
luctance OF 20 many good men to ac-
cept this Office in the New England
churches.
The Leeds Mercury is authority
for the statement that there are in
England and Wales 2j0 religious de-
nominations. with 1900 places Of
worship. There are 5000 ministers.
and the church and chapel officials
number about 10000. Communicates
number about 5000. O0) The annual
cost Of all this is about $50. 0 1000.
In addition to preaching well. tho
successful pastor faust be able to plan
for his people. and 10 lead them in car
rying ont good plans, lie must be
able 10 tide them over crises. lie must
be a mar Of affairs. Nothing pleascs
n people more than to see their minis
ter human enough to grapple with tho
business side Of religion. Christian
Standard
The history OF the church shows
that while God buries His workmcn."
He does not fail to carry on their
work Tho former die and disap-
pear. and 60 TO reap their reward in
Heaven; and other hands take up tho
work and are followed by still
others. Thus the work goes on.
while tho .workmcn' are constantly
changing. Independent.
"A recent return gives $500 Epis-
copal churches in England. l.26y
Roman Catholic chapels and sta
tions. 2S5 Presbyterian churches. 2.7l3
Baptist churches. loo Wesleyan min
listers. f4t chapels. Methodist (new
connection), 1905 Primitive Method
ist chapels. 1855 United Methodist
free churches. $50 Bible Christian chap
and 1920 Congregational churches
-. was stated II a recent conven-
ton Of colorcd Catholics in Washing
ton that there are 20 Colored Cath
Ollie churches in this country. each
OF these having a school annexed,
besides 50 cDlored Catholic schools,
: orphan asylums and 3 rcformatories.
The Catholic hospitals, homes for the
poor, etc. are open to both colored
and white children. About 5000
children are taught in the schools. and
800 children cared for in the asylums.
There is but l Catholic priest, but
there are Z coiored students
As II preachers were hard pushed
fortopics. several Of them have recently
announced. among other subjects. ..Boy-
the Dead The Great OH
I" Straight from the Shoulder :. Hell.
and the People who are Going There
"Taken BY the Throat. use your
beware ..Of Goes the
"Cp the Man" ;. Can
you trust Trustse' These titles COM
pare favcrably with the blood-curd-
ling titles Of the %sanguinary dino
novels Imagine Paul to announce as
his subject. "Eutychus-the fellow
tumbled out Of a window."-
at Work.
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PHu.Ar :LpHIA, March is.-Postmaster-
General wanamakcr. who Is perhaps the
busiest man in the country to-day, went
throuvhh his routine Of meetingsnt Bethany
sundny-achoo yesterday, looking a. fresh
a. though he had not an official care on
his mind. He went 70 church In the morn
ing. and opened the Sunday school In tho
afternoon. Afterward he taught his BIZ
ble-class at which, and nj the Sunday
school also, there was o very large
attendance. srhe twenty minutes expert
ence meeting followed the Postmaster-
Generals address 10 the scholars, and he
went home TO dine. but re%appearcd tor
the vesper prayer meeting which he or.
ganized last Sunday.
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wAR IN

IB"omcrs firei Upon nv Unifed states
soidirr--Arres Of thu soldiers Demand
~.
TOPEKA, Kan. March 20.-United States
Attorney Hogan received kilograms from
Station, |. T.. yesterday, an
bouncing that the boomers at that point
had been fired upon by the United states
troops early yesterday morning. and that
most 81 them had iel to the cover OF the
woods. One Of the kilograms was from
Deputy United States Marshal Lindsay,
who said that the boomers were demands
ing the arrest Of their assailants, and he
desired 70 know what his duties were.
The United States Attorney Immediately
wired the deputy United States marshals
near Oklahoma Station to arrest every
person guilty Of violating the United
States statute. be he soldier or civilian.
II i stated that two men were injured in
the engagement yesterday morning.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Singular and InexplicabIc Death 81 a Lo.
como. i've Fireman.

PIEDMONT. w. Va. March M.-Henry
W. Albright, the fireman on an east
bound freight train on the Baltimore a.
Ohio railroad. met his death in a manner
mysterious aud incxplicable. some dis
lance above the Little Capon river the en-
gincer noticed that his steam gauge was
falling. Turning toward the tender he
said: Fire up; we're getting low" But
his fireman was not there. The engineer
was n~onplussed. He blew down brakes
and consulted with the conductor. Final
ly they backed under flag 10 look for the
fireman. and found his dead body hang
ing from the top of the bridge across The
Little Cnpnn. The manner IN which no
was killed ana how he got Into hi- ~ingu-
lar position q Tie b.sd5e are aliAe nys-
ferioug-
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dropping a piece into the
slotan taking out a piece Of chewing.
gum has been described u q ''nick,,
movement" -Jcwclcrs Weekly.
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"a New York plumber declares
that all editors are liars. bnt We
notice that his startling piece o.
news Is not being copied verv widely.
burlington Free presA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-02
Saved by His Monkey.

An instance Of the instinct and fidelity
OF young monkey comes from Batig-
nolles, suburb Of Paris. A little boy $50
says French journaD, the son of an In
habitant of that part of the city, was
playing in one of the rooms of his faith
ers flat with the monkey, which is a
most Intelligent and domesticated mem
Der OF its species. The boy, in fit of
juvenile caprice, tied the cord of win
dow blind around his neck and pretended
to hang himself, to the immense amuse-
ment of his Simian playmate, which
grlnned and chartered on chair. Sud-
denly the boy became ivid and began to
cry, for the cord got into real moose
around his neck. In very short space
OF time the monkey took in the situation
and tried to undo the moose with his
paws, but had to give up the attempt.
1t then hoped away to another room,
where the boys grandmother was sit
ting, and began to pull at her gown. to
chatter, grimace and look wistfully to-
ward the door. At first, thinking that
the animal wanted to bite her, the old
lady was frightened; but, seeing that it
was endeavoring with might and main to
drag her toward the door, she rose from
her seat, and went, piloted by the mon
key, to the room where her grandson was
moaning. The boy was instantly extri-
Gated from his perilous position, though
it was some time before he recovered
from his pain and fright. Jocko, the de-
liverer, says the French authority for
this strange narrative, received nice
little tablet of chocolate cream for his
splendid action, and lac deserved it,
London Telegraph.