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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

y. +. Bush. Of Genesee County. Mich,
sends to the American Agriculturist
description and sketch Of the device
herewith illustrated for holding hogs
while their noses are fitted with rings.
An opening Is mado in the lower corner
Of the pen, large enough to admit the
snout but not the shoulders OF fair
sized hog, and door is fitted to slide
easily in frame as shown in the en-
craving. A lever is connected with this
by vertical piece Of inch board. three
inches wide, the connections all being
made with round carriage bolts. The
farther end Of the lever. whether ele-
waited or depressed. Is held in place by
wooden pin fitted into half-inch holes
bored for the purpose. When it is to Be
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20
TIE SMALLEST BOOK.
The Dainiest Little Morscl OF Caligrsrh,
In Existence.

The Dainiest Little Morscl OF Caiigrsrhy
in Existence.
considerable interest seems 70 have
been taken in our recent article on The
Smallest Hook in the World We now
proceed. therefore. to describe much
greater mo. much lcss) curio than any
q those hitherto mentioned. For in
uication Of its whereabouts we are in
arb'ed 70 Mr.. Avon. NJ. II. s. L.. Of
manchester. and for courteous permits
SION minutely 70 examine it 10 Mr.. John
rant r. q. =. the accomplished curator
q ihe Stafford Royal borough Library
ana Museum. The work in question
when differs from the rest in the cs-
sen'ial point that while. like them. de
lAre' book. II Is also. dc facto. a'manu-
Nrip'- consists Of one hundred leaves Of
w hnest rice paper. octagonal in shape.
MI measuring from side to side exactly
0ne.half inch. stitched together and COW
''ea IN silk. Nothing can exceed the
Agh'ness. delicacy and softncss OF the
material. or the neatness Of the pcnman-
'nlp This dainty little morscl Of calig-
Mphy which, at the first glance, pre-
'''ely resembles in its glass prison a
'efy tiny butterfly Of some uncommon
:, n.na' - very probably, unique in the
"es'ern world. How 1t escaped i'm
m'nent destruction is not the least won
a'fiul feature Of its history; for 1t was
'0oted az Ghanzi. in India. BY a private
%lsier during the mutiny; but 1t has
'~eh safe In Mr.. Plants possession for
many years. The work has not been
''ansated' but is officially defined. "a
'nc authority Of an Indian scholar. to DO
~ example Of the "Pathas. or Sacred
"r'itations Of the Mahrattas Brahmans.v
ana y = written without blot or altera-
u0h IN the Mahrattas character. in
K'Ossy black ink, with brilliant mar
Eh 81 vermillion to every page. which is
a d., numbered. Possibly the acme Of
p'o'lcal minutencss Is reached in this
.%auuiul little work Of art. which for
4, present, ~ any rate. may claim to DO
NM smallest book" as well as the
LAY scollective) manuscript in tho
'V'iu- Fall Mall Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

Columbia College In New York CITY
h.s an architecture scholarship now, an.
lowed with 100000.
1t Is reported that Johns Hopkins
University is 70 have q professionally u
poctry similar 70 that Of oxford. Eng.
At the Baptist fair in Flint. Mich.
,hc shade with which ground was broken
ar the new Baptist church was sold for
$40
The Mormons are now engaged in a
desperate effort TO maintain control OF
,hc salt Lake schools against Gentle
gains in number and influence.
Miss Richards. formerly Of the Ros-
ton Training school. Is superintendent
IL the first Christian training school for
nurses in Japan in connection with tho
poshisha Hospital.
Twenty young women are now en-
rolled as students OF the Kentucky Uni
ycrsity az Lexington, which this year
opens It's doors to them through the e.
forts Of the Kentucky Equal Rights
Association.
Cooper Institute. New York. will no
longer receive young women who desire
10 study photography and the use OF tho
typewriter unless they pass an exami-
nation showing themselves to be fairly
we'll educated and intelligent.
Franklin College. New Athens. o..
has now the largest attendance in its
sixty-four years history. Two years ago
the attendance was the smallest for
twenty years. Such growth i phenona-
email. Tut one college in Ohio Della
warel has sent out more ministers and
but four more classical graduates.
The Drexcl Institute. in Philadcl-
phia. Is to be conducted on plan SINH
lar 10 that Of the Cooper Union. Ii will
be open to girls in the day time. and to
Young men in the evening A large hall,
seating 1000 people. and reading-room
aNi library are among the contcm-
plated features. The fund available for
the school is said to be 81. 5OO,O00
An able and devoted young clergy
man not long ago declined nattering
call 10 a certain church. shortly after
ward friend asked him why he had not
accepted the call. oh" he replied,
'.ihc church is in such a bad way that
am afraid il will soon die "Yon sur
prise me-" said his friend. II was I'M
der the impression that many OF its
members were wealthy" THAT is just
The trouble. said the clergyman. Tall its
members are wealthy; there j. not poor
man in il. and a church with no poor
people is in my opinion moribund
c.urch."
The rniversalists and the Unita-
rianS have each been holding an annual
conference. The Unitarians in twenty
five years have advanced from $50
churches TO 400. and from S6.0oocontrih-
ufed for missions to $50. 200. Tho
strength ~ the universalists was tx
hausted in cndcavoring to eliminate
from their creed every thing which
would seem to invite discussion. which
'sas finally reached by the adoption Of
v~Pllowing affirmation: 1.-The Univer-
NJ church reafiirms the position
IN, II has held from the beginning,
~ That it rests on and believes in
~ stcrtar veracity Of the New Tes-
4 Ser 'ecords OF the life and words and
n4hSs Y our Lord Jesus Christ
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

used the gate IS opened by pulling
down and fastening the free end OF the
lever. person inside the pen drives the
hog into the corner. and in its eager
ness 70 escape 1t thrusts its nose into the
opening. II Is easily held there BY the
person in the rear, while the man out
side the pen quickly adjusts and fastens
the ring in the nose. The moment the
victim Is liberated II backs out, leaving
.hc place ready for the next.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

,a,ealc ~, your tongue shall be slit.
nv tne dogs In your town shall have Q
little bitr'
"hat horrible threat! When wc
IN" Youngsters we believed that this
~, NV really overlook '.tcll-talcs,r and
aany Time when we had been guilty
,n, 'a'c..nearing We would trcmblc for our
IN, ,'Rue safety. II this vile habit-for
IN, W \ higgins TO show i;sclf in little
,%.,aren' Y should be steadily battlcd
1's"' 'or y y a dangerous foe 70 ones
c ~arp'ness N after life. What il more
Il va'emptiblc than the boy or girl. man
c., no'''an' who goes from one to another
sls.'nv and bearing tales. repeating
alm' 'a,rS' carrying news? TO some II Il
hans S' = second nature. The habit has
I'M" allowed 70 grow upon them TIL
AL J a' ~ y without realizing that they
sns,' ~.'ng Il. Mothers. look out for tho
hav" ~ u ana root them up before they
Herald Z oea' mucn iruit.--Umaha
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

The YorTn's COMPANION gives SO much
Tor the small amount that il costs IL is no
wonder 1t is taken already in nearly Half \
Million Families With It's fine paper and
beautiful illustrations, its Weekly Illus
tratcd Supplements, and its Double Holiday
Numbers. II seems as If the publishers could
not do enough TO please BY sending 81 *
now you may obtain il free 70 January. and
ior full year from that date to January,
1871. Address, The YouTus COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

readers that have a positive remeds for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands Of hopeless cases have been
cured. / shall be glad 20 send
two bottles RI my remedy FREE TO any OF
your readers who have consumption IL they
will send me their express and post-office
address Respectfully, +. A. SLocrM. M. c.,
Isl Pearl street. New York
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

Tvs ssd 20 see woman growing old hefor her time
hold It's prime: - 80 '.''"' y,
She feels hl herself r burden when blessing she
And long. Tor death 70 bring her rele ase from
II these poor, discouraged women who
could only know that health could be re-
gained by the use OF DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. how eagerly they would hasten
70 avail themselves OF it They ought 10
know II, and try IL Every woman who is
still healthy ought TO be told about the won
deriui virtue In this medicine. and under
rible diseases common TO her sex II Il
guaranteed To give satisfaction or money
paid for twill be refunded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which the ladies' may use the liquid
fruit laxative. Syrup Of Figs, under all con
difions make 1t their favoritc remedy 1t is
pleasing TO the eye and TO the taste gentle.
yet ehectual in acting on the kidneys, liver
and bowclx
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

PROBABLY no man so fully realizes Tho
empty hollowness OF all sublunary and ter
restrial things a. the one who ladies' tea
spoonful OF freshly-Erated horscradish into
his mouth under the impression that It Is
vanilla ice-cream- Richmond Recorder.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

OregOns the FaFadIso q Farmers.
Mild equable climate. certain and abundap,
crops. Best fruit. grain. grass. stock country
IN the world. Full Information free. Address
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland Oregon
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

g. N. Scorr. Of Okolona, Miss, wrote TO
DR.. Shallenberger:
"Your Antidote for Malaria Is certainly
the best thing for chills and fever that has
ever been sold in the South have been
selling il for fsrslve pears. and know 1t to be
the best medicine have ever dealt in II is
perfectly harmless and sure cure in every
case. Sold By Druggists
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

IT Is strange that the man who Il dead IN
body who knows him.-Boston Transcript
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

WHES q Spaniard comes 70 America and
gets 20 prefer q beer garden TO bull fight,
he Is said 70 be on the road 70 . higher civ
ilizatiou.-Texas Siftings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

USE BRowS's BRONCHIAL TRocurs FOR
Coughs. Colds and all other Throat Tron bles
.frc.cminenty the best - Aer. Henri
Ward Bsccher.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

THERE Is one point in favor Of the man
that laughs at his own jokes. You are
never in doubt as 10 whether he intended TO
be funny.-Terre Haute Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

the human race Is great one,- said he
yes" said the widow 70 whom be was en-
gagged; ~ am now on the sroad lap IN.
Y. SUN
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

WITH is yellow, green and blue plum Is.
the new Brazilian bird Of freedom must be
compromi c between paroquet ana 4
peacock Baltimore American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

Yrs. there Is plenty OF room at the top.
and there always viii be unless facilities
for getting there are improved Bingham
ton Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

IT'S very monotonous 10 be rich IN,
there is variety about being moor that
sometimes makes one weary
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

I, POLICEMEN never commit crimes. ana
they are rather slow In the commitment Of
crIminals.-N. 0. Picayune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

V0me IFf6tm0nfs
!, sufferers are not generally aware that
tncr' diseases are contagious, or that they
ire due 70 tho presence of kving parasitcs
IN the lining membrane OF the nose and
eusastchai tubes Microscopic research.
however. has proved this 20 BE- fact. and
the result Of this discovery is that simple
Semcdy has been formulated whereby
Satarrn. Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured In from one ~ three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
y. B.-This treatment is not a snufY or an
ointment; both have been discarded Nv
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph-
ICY explaining this new treatment is sent on
receipt Of three cents In stamps 10 nav
postage BY A. II. Dixon A. Son. cor. or John
and King Street. Toronto, Canada. CHRIS
tian advocate.
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the ahnlc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

.AcTons, vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Pixies Toothache Drops cure ia one minute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

MERCURY had wings on his pedal extrcmi.
ties: The inference is that be had soar feet.
-Binghamton Republican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

STRANGE as Il may appear, il is when the
Iail comes that trade takes : rise.-Boston
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

The old smokers delight "Tansill'
Punch" Americas finest sc cigar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

A DISPUTE over the coal bill is likely to b
. heated controversy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

THERE are only few certaintics IN the
world. One Of them is the mother: you can
slwaysdepend upon her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

HAVE you noticed that Quiet ianc,,a
dolce FAR nientc feeling that has eli N i sndss
Gen settled on the country, as ii life Il no
Ion longer worth livings II is easily explained,
Inc pasc- ball season has closed Norris
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

1T IL hard TO be wise, but il Is compare
lively easy to look wise when you are not,
and II you keep your mouth shut in most
cases that serves just about as well SON.
erville Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

CLEANSE the liver, stomach. bowels and
whole system by using DIR. Pierce's Pellets.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

lF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 2s,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20

PrRx soap n white. RYown soaps an
eduiteratcd with rosin. Perfume Is put In "a
hide the presence Of 1aars fat. DoDbns'
Ficctrc soap - pnff. white and unScent-
Cd. Has been sold since 1895. Try n no~.
IT u strange that the man who Il dead In
love with himself should be hated by every
body who knows him.-Boston Transcript
NY friend, look here YOU know how weak
ana nervous your wife il, and YOU know that
tartcrs Iron Pills will relieve her Now
why mol DC lair about IL and bug her. . box \
SrnAScr as i may appear, il is when tho
| Courier.
Usr BHowS's BnoxcnAL TRocnrs FOR
frc-cminenuy the best - Aer. Henri
Ward Bscch<r.
POLICEMEN never commit crimes. and
they are rather slow In the commitment Of
criminals.-N. o. Picayune
.Acrons, vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Haie's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
fikeFs loothache Drops cure la one minute
THERE are only few certaint;cs "a fhe
world, One Of them Is the mother: YOU can
aiwaysdepead upon her.
ASr one can take Carriers Little Liver
Pills, they are 50 very small. No trouble N
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
MERCURY had wings on his pedal cxtremi-
ties. The inference is that be had soar feet
-Binghamton Republican.
THE old smokers delight - .Tansills
Punch" Americas finest sc cigar.
A DISPUTE over the coal bill is likely to be
heated controversy.
No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail 25c.
MARRIAGE never win be q failure till bach
elors' buttons cease 70 come on
1F afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. PC
The statesman in his eagle flights OF orr,
tory simply spreads his opinions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
DEMocRAcY.s VITALITY.

Why It WIN 1--we Long Alter Its Repub-
ncan Opponent IL ForGoeten.
/ A drowning man goes down for the
third time and then sinks to rise no
more.
The Democratic party has had but
three straight reverses since it came
into power at the beginning Of this
century. This is pretty fair showing
for life of eighty-eight years. The
last reverse has lately occurred in the
defeat of Mr.. Cleveland, and perhaps
this is interpreted by the blind pro-
phets who are asserting that it will
never come into power again to mean
a drowning party going down for the
third and last time.
Such prophecies either argue a Ia
mentable ignorance of the thistory of
the parties in this and other rep
resentative countries or are in
tended merely as a species OF ..bluff''
inspired by the bracing morning air OF
party triumph. The Democratic party
is a good swimmer and has never gone
down at all yet. but has simply had an
average reverse of once in about thirty
years. 1t is the only party that has
uVeo tnfOugn the entire history OF our
country and still survives in it's origi-
nal vigor.
The party which overthrow Federal
ism under the powerful prestige of
Washington and John Adams and came
into power at the beginning of the
century under Thomas Jefferson re-
tanned that power and the respect of
the whole people for forty successive
years. But, to show how utterly un-
forseen is the destiny of any party. the
Wings in 1910 carried General Harri-
son into the Presidency with swoop
that was as surprising to themselves
as to their amazed and bewildered adj
versaries.
And curiously enough the party that
performed this feat was only four
old bod No M; ,o1oo c~J
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
NOTES OF THE DAY,

Mr.. Clarkson says it was Amer
lean flags that elected Har rison. Was
it not American eagles? - CHICAGO
Globe.
Why doesn't Fire Alarm Foraker
put down the Ohio white Caps?"
The man who suppressed the rebellion
should make short work of those
scoundrels.- Chicago Herald.
No wise man can approve the
acts of the Anarchists; but every wise
man knows that government by the
Republican party in later years has
had a tendency to create Anarchists.
Louisville CoWrier-JourndI
Mr.. Russell Harrison is now on
the road, with headquarters at Indian
apolis. He carries samples of portfo-
lios in his grip which the head of the
house will duplicate when ordered. 1t
is understood that he has taken one
order at Augusta, Me- Chicago Globe.
Let the monopolists carry things
with high hand now, for the day is
not remote when the accursed syste M
of reciprocal rapine, which enables
them to plumber the country and to
buy with part of their plumber Ii
cense to continue their robberies will
come down with great crash.-Ias-
dianGpolis Sentinel.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Harrison
was trapped into giving Mr.. Blaine
the State Secretaryship by being made
to believe that he would be satisfied
with the mere compliment of the offer
and decline the appointment. If this
be a fact Mr.. Harrison does not yet
know Mr.. Blaine. The latter's powers
of declination do not extend to a place
in which he can be the b, IS of the Har-
rison Administrations Chicago Herold.
The Democratic style of states
manship is thoroughly National, re
pudiating every thing that savors Or
Partially to a section. 1t cherishes
an impartial regard for all sections
and all interests Its great heart em-
braces alike the North, the South, the
East and the v est, and it reioices in
the prosperity of the great agricult-
ural. mining. manufacturing and com
mercial interests alike. - Richmond
Wing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
Witchcraft in Germany.

A farmer in Germany lost several
head of cattle within few months, and
his family agreed that this could only
be the result of witchcraft, exercised
by neighbor with whom they were
not on friendly terms. A miller from
the vicinity, famed for his power over
evil spirits, was consulted, and ordered
the doors to be painted with certain
ointment. The evil-doer, he said
would be the first person to enter
thereafter. and could only be kept from
further mischief by having his or her
nose squeezed between the door and
the jamb until the member was
crushed. The first person who entered
was the neighbours wife, who was
duly captured, and who, though the
attempt at crushing her nose was UNI
successful, received some serious
wounds on the head in her attempt to
escape her torturers. Chicago Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
PERNlCIOUS WEEDS.
How Their Seeds Are Scattered by the Cold
Winds of Winter.

How Their Seeds Are Scattered by the Cold
Winds of Winter.
There is kind of winter seeding
not generally entering into the plan of
the average farmer. Winter is in
thought associated with a period Of
rest and comparative death in the
vegetable world. The winter wheat
lies dormant in its frozen bed beneath
the white blanket of fallen snow. and
the ears of corn selected for next
springs seeding are stored out of the
reach of the mice in the crib. ALI
meadow and pasture land sleep on
until wakened by the silent quicken
ing of the spring. Nevertheless there
is work going forward through the
short days and long nights of the Sc
we're months in the dead of winter.
Every gust of wind that hurries by
the street corner and dies away in
mOmentary calm; every giant gale
which comes down from the frozen
North and sweeps whole States with
a bosom OF relentless fury, may carry
with it the germs of weeds and deposit
them in some secure place where the
spring sun finds and quickens them
into new life.
All sowings are not confined to the
newly-harrowed field or the rich and
mellow garden. If it were so, farming
and gardening would be less serious
matter than it is, Many seeds like
those of the dreaded Canada thistle
are provided with light, feathery APP
pendages by which the ripened seeds
take long flights in the upper air like
SO many miniature balloons. Other
plants, as the burdock and begper's
lice. rely for transportation upon the
passing animals to which they adhere
by hooks, thus stealing ride. Others
still are left without any special struct-
ure for migration, and must therefore
depend in part upon the favoring con.
ditions of winter. The various sorts of
tumble weeds break up into a number
OF parts. or by a decay of the main
stem at its union with the soil the
whole plant is set free and blown by
the wind where it listeth. There are
many weeds which remain upright
with their seed-bearing portion above
the fallen snow and when the smooth
crust of ice forms over all, the seeds,
loOsened by the elements, are blown
for miles over the frozen surface only
to find lodgment in some ditch, hollow
or other place of safety. This helpa
to explain how marvelonsly weeds
spring up in cultivated g-ornd-
american Ao5icssltssriss.