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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14

The President on the Sth. approved
the act providing for An assistant Score
tary Of War.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14

FRANK McGowAS, an employe Of
Thomas A. Edison, has been missing
since January Is. when he started from
New York City for his home u Orange.
n. j.. with s1,s0o on his person He il
the man who travelled for years in
Southern countries in search Of the
particular bamboo hlament desired for
the Edison light.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14


TIE National convention Of colored
men In session in Washington. on tho
4th perfected a permanent organization
BY the election Of Rev. J. G. Price. Of
North Carolina. As president, and w. G.
Chase. Of Washington. secretary. Alist
Of honorary vicc-presidcnts. one from
each State represented in the conven-
tion. was also selected
on The 2sth Richard 4. Hawes was
hanged At Birmi ngham. Ala. On De-
ccmbcr A. 1sss. HAYES killed his wife
and two children. and their bodies were
found In > lake near Birmingham. lie
married . young woman at Columbia.
Miss. and was passing through Bir.
mingham on his wedding tour when or.
rested. A mob attempted 70 take him
from the Jail and lynch him. but the
sheriffs posse fired into the crowd. caus.
Ing the loss Of ter lives. Including bis
own. bis crimes cost fourteen lives
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Poultry PickinpS.

The claim that pounded oyster shells
assist III providing lime for egg shells is
not sustained. The hens in limestone
sections and along the seashore, where
shells are plentiful, lay eggs with soft
shells as frequently as those elsewhere.
The lime of egg shells is derived from
the food.
Get hogshead and use it for storing
the poultry droppings. By this method
it will be found that several hogsheads
can be saved in short time The guam
tity of manure made by poultry cannot
be estimated until the experiment of
attempting to save it is made, when
those who have not done so before will
be surprised at the large quantity de-
rived, which will not include that which
is lost on the range.
If a hen will leave her nest when any
one approaches, she should not be used
for setting purposes. She will generally
prove an unsteady setter and breaker of
eggs.
The experiments of Drs. Koch and
Sutton, according to the Sanitary Era,
prove that tuberculosis has its origin
with fowls, and that the Washings from
barnyards carry the germs into adjoin-
ing wells or brooks, thus communicating
the water used for drinking These
germs pass into the blood and lodge in
the lungs that are too weak to resist
their attack.
A correspondent of the Massachusetts
Ploughman says that quart of vinegar
in half pail of water, if thoroughly
sprinkled over the interior of hen
house, will free it from lice, when white
washing and other remedies have failed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Canadian Scandals.
From the Montreal Herald.


What a depth of degradation has pub
lie life in Canada under Sir John Mae
donald reached. Here is one of the
most trusted and petted of Sir Johns
friends corroborating the charges of the
liberal party; charges Indignantly de-
MED by the Ministerialists, although the
truth of them was manifest Mr. Ryk-
ert, says there are "dozens of members
sitting in the House of Commons,
daily voting money into their own
pockets" eve all do it." SAID Mr..
Woodwork. Is this not an outrage?
What do our clergymen-such faithful
tories as so many of them are-our
merchants, bankers, and others of emf
nent responsibility, think of this from
the mouths of their own friends? Per-
haps it might tend to reform if they
asked themselves who are responsible
for this state of things which makes the
Canadian government by-word among
nations. And the farmers and laboring
classes of the country can see from Mr..
Rykert's admission what chance they
have of being considered while their
representatives are engaged in voting
money into their own pockets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Cigarette ChrOmOs.

Charles Strong, of Cleveland, O., one
of the best-known tobacco men of the
Buckeye State, sat in the Westminster
Hotel, says New York Star writer, and
told some new things about trusts.
'The boys are not going to have any
more chromos in their cigarette boxes"
said he, "and perhaps that may have
tendency to lessen the sale of them,
but [ hardly believe it. There will
hereafter be, nothing in the cigarette
boxes but the cigarettes themselves.
Why this change? Easily enough ex-
planned. The big concerns all through
the country have come together, and
not long ago, at a meeting held in
this city, adopted a basis of agree
ment which Will shut out competi-
trust, with capital of $1,000
600, and the factories are to be run I'M
der one management, and naturally at
less expense. No pictures, chromos,
prizes, or anything of that sort are to be
peddled out, and the saving in that re-
spect alone will be enormous One
factory in New York last year spent
nearly $4,000 on advertising and fur
nishing it's prizes and pictures. The an
nual expenditures in this respect of the
large companies comprising the new
trust amounted to nearly 100000. I'm
der the new arrangement all this will be
saved, for there will be absolutely moth
ing given to the purchasers save the box
of cigarettes.
"Will the cigarettes be any cheaper %
was the question that made Mr.. Strong
smile, as he quietly answered: "My
dear fellow, trusts are not benevolent
institutions. They work for money, and
cigarettes will continue at the same
prica -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
KELLY Al The BAT.

There was ease in Kelly's manner as he stepped
into his place;
There was pride in Kelly's bearing and smile
on Kelly's face.
And when. responding to the cheers. he lightly
No stranger in the crowd could doubt twas
Kelly at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed
his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he
wiped them on his shirt;
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the
baIi INTO ms mp;
Defiance cleaned in kellys eye sheer curled
kellys lip.
And now the leather-coyered sphere came hurl-
ing through the air.
And Kelly stood a-watching it in naughty grand
eur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball UNDECIDED
sped
the umpire said
From the benches, black with people, there went
up a muffied roar,
Like the beating of storm waves on stern and
distant shore,
<'Kill him Kill the umpire J" shouted some one
on the stand,
And it's likely they'd have killed him had not
Kelly raised his hand.
With smile of Christian charity great Kelly's
visage shone:
He stilled the rising tumult; he babe the game
COON;
He signalled to the pitcher, and once more the
seheroid flew;
But Kelly still ignored it, and the umpire said
''Strike two"
s'Fraud ~ cried the maddened thousands, and
echo answered Fraud
But one scornful look from Kelly, and the audi
ence awed.
They saw his face grow stern and cold; they saw
his muscles strain,
And they knew that Kelly wouldn't let that ball
go by again.
The sheer is gone from Kelly's lip. his teeth are
clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the
plate
And now the pitcher holds the bail, and now he
lets il go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of
Kellys blow.
oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is
shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere
hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and
where children shout;
But there is no joy i'll Boston-mighty Kelly has
struck out.
San Francisco Examiner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04

small haste? He'll do himself hurt
or | shall do him a hurt meself."
Mrs. Cantor rose and took up her
shawl-strap and her umbrella and her
lunch-box. She twisted the leash round
her hand. 1t was not very light where
she was, and she was somewhat bewil
dered.
81 know it said it didn't CO." she re-
marked humbly, "but I was pretty sure
it was mistake, as it was standing right
with them that were going; and the
know what time the next train starts
for Bowside %
But the Irishwoman did not know
anything about the timetables. She
kindly assisted Mrs. Cantor to alight,
and that person walked back into the
waiting-roOm having an insane kind of
belief that she had been travelling a
great while and had gone over great
deal of ground And it was not yet II
o'clock of midday.
She went straight up to the ticket
window and put her question.
cat 7:30 this evening"" She thought
the man turned red and then pale at
the sight of her. She also thought she
pen there with him that ssif that infer
nal woman didn't get to Bowside devil
ish soon he should have to be put into
straightforward himself, and where the
deuce did she stay between trains %
She turned YEARLY away, wondering
what he was talking about.
Her mother-in-law was expecting her
to dinner that noon. She would not
dare arrive at Dearie's mothers in the
evening.
She sent telegram saying she had
been unavoidably detained and would
90 the next day. She had not the
strength to go back to the South End in
horse-car and get Scamp in and out of
it. She took cab at the station and
went to her own door.
Her husband did not come home that
night, and she was so thankful for his
absence that she forgot to worry about
him. Mr.. Cantor senior had to wait
nearly twentyfour hours before he
learned that NUNS Presh was an alb
breviation of "Mummer's Precious
and that it meant the black-and-tan
terrier.
There are some people who say that
Dearie's wife is not SO bright as the
average human being, but Dearie him
self atfirms that she is as bright as any
woman he ever met; that none of them
know anything Let us trust that his
circle of feminine acquaintance does not
include the couture" of Boston.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
DOMESTIC RECIPES.
COOKIES.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one
cup sweet milk, one teaspoon soda.
fiavoring to suit the taste, and flour
enough to roll.
JELLY CAKE.
Two cups sugar, one cup milk. two
and One-half cups flour, one tablespoon
butter, one egg, two teaspoons baking
powder.
EGGLEsS FRUIT CAKE
One cup sour milk, one cup sugar. one
half cup butter, two cups flour, one cup
chopped raisins, one teaspoon soda, one
teaspoon cinnamon, One-half teaspoon
nutmeg.
GINGER CAKE.
Beat one egg with one heaping table
spoonful of sugar, add one teacup of
molasses, one-half teacupful of butter
milk, with one teaspoonful of soda, one
half teacupful of butter, or any good
shortening, one heaping teaspoonfill of
ginger, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonful of cloves, two and
one-half cups of flour; bake in gradual
ly heated oven, for molasses burns very
easily.
sPICED GINGERBREAD.
One cup of molasses, one-half cup of
butter, two-thirds cup of sour milk. one
teaspoonful each Of soda, ginger, CHINA
mon and cloves, -four to make a stiff
batter.
COFFEE JELLY.
Soak half an ounce of gelatin in half
pint of cold water; dissolve it in half
pint of very strong coffee sweetened to
the taste. Extract of coffee can be used
to flavor this jelly, and answers well.
RAISED CAKE.
Two cups of raised dough, two cups of
sugar, two eggs, one-half cup of butter
and lard each, one cup of sweet milk,
two cups of flour, one teaspoon of soda,
one cup of fruit and spice, put in pans,
let stand one-half hour This makes
two loaves
GINGERBREAD.
Two cups of molasses, one cup of
shortening, three-fourths of cup of
water, two full teaspoons of soda, one
tablespoon of ginger, one small teaspoon
of cloves. Stir together, add -four, and
knead so as to handle conveniently.
Cut in cards and bake in quick oven
HONITON SPONGE PUDDING.
Take three eggs, their weight in the
shell in flour, butter and sugar, and
CRATE the rind of one lemon. Beat the
and whites separately, and then togeth-
er; add the butter, and keep on the
beating, then the sugar and the flour, and
beat the whole till light. Put into
mold and boil Il hours. Serve with any
fruit sauce, or with lemon sauce.
BUCKwHEAT CAKES.
One quart Of buttermilk, one teaspoon
full of saleratus, a teaspoon even full of
salt, and flour to make a thin batter If
you wish them to be extra nice, add two
or three well-beaten eggs. Fry on hot
griddle, which you must first grease
thoroughly to prevent the cakes from
sticking. They are to be eaten as soon
as possible after removing from the grid
die, with butter and syrup.
TO BOIL SPINACH.
Spinach is called by the French peo-
pie the broom of the stomach, because
it keeps that department of the interior
in such fine order. Spinach will cook
in ten minutes, and it will not taste like
the sodden mass Invested of all life
that is usually served under that name.
The water should be at the boiling
point, and there should be a little salt
in it. Then put the conscientiously
washed spinach into it; it will not lose
in bulk, and will retain its flavor Won
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Deepening Soil SLOWLY.

Almost any one will concede that a
deep, rich soil is better than one fer
tilted to less depth with cold, infer
tile soil beneath. 1t is somewhat Curl
Gus that the descri ptive adjective "cold"
is always used in connection with poor
subsoil. If it can in any cheap way be
warmed, that is probably as good a
method of making it more productive
as can be wished. The GOODNESS is usu-
ally the result Of excessive moisture, or
rather water that remains stagnant be-
cause there is no way for it to escape
except by drying out. Water that per-
colates through the soil, except it be a
pure sand, does not injure it. The
water passing through the soil is fol-
lowed by air, and this helps to warm
it after warm weather comes in spring
What soil full of stagnant water needs
is understanding. Often, however, the
subsoil is cold, merely because surface
rooted crops only have been grown up
omit. Timothy sod has mass of roots
near the surface, while below it is cold
and inert. Growing clover on such land
often serves many of the purposes of
understanding, provided the soil is not
full of water. But it must be under
stood that clover will not succeed on
land where stagnant water is found sew
eral months in the year. To pillow such
land deeply without first draining and
clovering it, turns to the surface mass
of poor soil, while burying beneath the
furrow that suited for feeding the roots
of any kind of plants.-American Cult
COtOr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Mozart MSS. Found in Manchester.

An interesting discovery has been
made in Manchester. While looking
over some old manuscript music in the
shop of Mr.. Cornish, the bookseller,
DR.. Henry Watson came upon several
manuscript copies of works by Mozart,
which further examination convinced
him to be for the most part in the COM
poser's own handwriting. Among the
manuscripts found are two concertos
written by Mozart when a child, and
several numbers from the opera of
EMithridate," composed at Milan in
ITO. The latter manuscript is without
doubt in Mozart's own handwriting,
The copies are in capital preserva-
ton, and the notation is clear and good.
The discovery was mere accident, the
existence of such treasure in the musty
pile of apparently worthless musical lit
ter being entirely unsupported. Yet it
was from the same collection that the
original score of the messiah" now in
Buckingham Palace, was brought to light
about twenty years ago. The music was
then in the possession of Mr.. Pearce,
of Bristol and it seems strange that af-
ter the discovery of one valuable manu-
script no search should have been made
for further autographs. 1t is con-
jectured that the scores may have been
brought over from Italy by Miss Har-
ford, who was studying composition in
Florence and Milan IN 1916, for MS. ex-
ercises by this lady, with date and To-
cality marked, are found in close
proximity to the scores There was a
great demand for copies of the opera
when it was first produced, and the
original score may have been left with
the copyist in Milan, and thus have been
eventually lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Pockets that Fasten Shut.

An ingenious Eastern man has taken
out a patent upon safety pocket for
mems clothing and ladies' wraps. The
idea is a very simple one, the pocket
being made at the opening in exactly
the same style, and with fastener or
catch identical with those on the leather
coin purses in which silver change is
carried. The frame work of the purse
is sewed into the goods.
The arrangement will doubtless be-
come quite popular with the ladies, as
they can thus carry their money with
them without fear of pickpockets, or of
losing it all by walking off and leaving
their handbags or purses lying coun-
tiers or ear seats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes.

Procure the potatoes for seed; then
dig square hole, about two feet deep;
curb this up with inch boards, and fill in
fresh stable manure to the depth of fif-
teen inches. Cover the manure with
finely pulverized soil, five or six inches
deep; then cover the bed with boards
and let stand until the manure heats,
which can be told by running the finger
down in the soil Next, plant the pota-
toes so they will not touch each other
(split the large ones in halves) Cover
them half an inch deep, and keep the
bed we'll covered until they begin to
grow. Water them daily with slightly
warmed water, until large enough to
take care of themselves.
A sandy piece of land is best to grow
the crop. [ make ridges, and prefer
them to hills. The soil should be finely
pulverized, and the plants set ten
inches apart. In hoeing, commence at
the top of the ridge and scrape down
the sides, and then draw the dirt back
This pulverizes the soil and keeps the
weeds down. Keep well hoed until the
vines cover the ground.-H. Williams IN
Farm and Fireside.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
,IENIlON.

Warm was the day-the drowsy air
Scarce moved the colOrs folds; and when
At "fifthly' Chaplain Militaire
Took fresh hold of his text, the men
Cursed their hot uniforms, and then
Resumed their stolid, hopeless stare.
The colonel vainly tried to keep
Himself awake, as on the sermon sped
And while the soldiers swore, not loud but
deep.
Beside his fathers nooding head
The coIoneIs baby boy popped up and said:
"'Tention, battalion! by platoons go sleep!''
-NeW York Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
Central-AmerIcan Union.
From the New York Tribune.


A federal constitution has been adopt
ed by five Central republics,
and will 90 into effect on September 10.
1t is tentative scheme of unificatiOn
limited in it's operation to ten years, but
if it works satisfactorily it will undoubt-
eddy be prolonged indefinitely, and be
replaced by permanent constitution.
The chief executive of the Federal Re-
public is to be one of the presidents of
the five states, the choice being regula-
ted by lot, and each state being repre-
sented in turn for one year. Each gov
eminent will appoint a member of the
executive council of five ministers, one
of whom will be secretary of state.
Diplomatic representation will be in the
name of the Republic of Central Amer
lea, and foreign affairs will be directed
by the National Executive Treaties
negotiated bv the Federal Government
will be submitted to the Diet composed
of fifteen delegates, or three from each
state. The Diet will meet in September
of each year for general legislative bust
ness.
When the revolt against Spanish pow
er occurred in 1923 a federal union was
formed, but dissensions speedily arose,
and after protracted struggles on the
part of the smaller states to escape from
Tie OOUllIldtlOl O1 Tic larger anu IuOIo
popuious republics the bond was dis
solved in 1899. subsequently the fed
eral system was tentatively resumed,
but, as no constitution by which the
rights of the smaller states could be adj
eQuately guaranteed was devised, the
republics have continued for many
years to act independently. The pres
ent scheme provides annual supremacy
of each state in rotation, and equal rep
resentation in the Federal Diet. If it
be found to offer stable basis of gov
eminent it will be admirably adapted
for the political and industrial require
ments of Central America.
The general government is empower
ed by the new constitution to promote
facilities for transportation and commu-
nication between the several states, to
adopt general tariff and postal laws, and
to establish on the Pacific a steam SER
vice between Acapulco and Panama
After September 10Th traffic between
the states will be free so far as manu-
facturers and products are concerned
The volume Of foreign trade, now ex
ceeding $31 900, 900 annually, has largely
been expanded through the agency of
the Pacific Mail steamers, although re-
Gently two German lines have been car
rying cargoes of coffee and dye-woods
to Southampton and Hamburg via the
Straits at reduced freights. If ma
tional line be organized there will be
additional competition. If railways be
be built to the Atlantic ports the pres
ent condition of trade will be wholly
transformed. Central America is evil
IDENTITY entering upon a new era of
national and commercial development.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
FARM AND HOME.


Pie.
I'd like to weave pretty rhyme
To send my Daily News
What shall do? In vain l WOO
The too-exacting Muse
In vain coax the tyrant mink,
And this the reason why:
She will not sing a plaguey thing
Because I've eaten pie!
A pretty pass it is. indeed.
That / have reached at last,
IF l, in spite of appetite,
Must fast. and fast, and fast!
The one dear boon / am denied
Is that for which | sigh
Take all the rest that men hold best,
But leave, oh, leave me pie!
| hear that Whittier partakes
Of pie three times day,
And it is rife that with knife
He slows that pie away:
There's Stoddard-.he was raised on pie
And he is hale and fat,
And Stedmans cry is always 'pie,"
And hot mince pie at'that
Of course I'm not at all like those
Great masters in their art,
Except that pie doth ever lie
Most sweetly next my heart,
And that fain would sing my songs
Without surcease or firing,
If, meath my vest and else, could rest
That Wand aIl-insp1ring!
What object to is the harsh
Vicarious sacrifice
I'm forced to make if l partake
Of fair and proper pies;
The pangs l suffer arc the pangs
TO other sinners due
I'd gladly bear my righteous share,
But not the others too,
How vain the gift of heavenly fire =
How vain the laurel wreath,
: If these crown not that God like spot
A well-filled paunch beneath!
And what is glory but sham
To those who pine and sigh
For bliss denied-which (as implied
Is pie and only pie?
Well, since it's come to such pass,
l boldly draw the line;
Go thou, Muse, which way you choose,
While Eleander mine.
Farewell, o fancies of the pen.
That daZzled once mine eye
My choice may kill, but still, oh still
/ choose and stand for pie.
-Eugene Field, in Chicago Nelcs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04

easy matter to keep the stables clean,
sweet, and well ventilated. Milking
COWS thrive wonderfully under such
treatment, and no faint will be comuni-
Gated to their milk from their surround
ngs.-Prdctical Farmer.