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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

Large flocks Of poultry are KEEP, as
successfully as small ones. provided
the conditions under which they are
kept are the same But they must
have a proportionate amount Of space
and of care. To obtain the latter they
must be divided up into families and
become individuals instead Of aggrega-
tions- This is essential that the eye of
the master may see 10 the welfare OF
each. and in any eases Of lice or disease
may be quick TO detect the trouble and
apply the remedy This is more read
lily and cheaply done in the early
stages, and when but few have been
exposed To its communicating influence
Where these points are properly con-
sidered. large numbers Of birds can lie
handled successfully. bnt dire failure
il certain to await the one who at
tempts TO ignore them IL has been
proved over and over again that poui.
try. like most other living things. can
not stand overcrowding. and that indi-
vidnal attention is as necessary Il
chickens as 10 children Rural World
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Gail Hamilton was busy at worh
on n biography Of Mr. blaine when she
was stricken with paralysis. All tho
.,rretary's private papers were intrust-
"a to her. and she consequently en-
loved facilities denied to most hlogra-
pliers
Mr.. Percival Lowell. ~ Boston,
v,ho erected aud equipped "A fine tenn
,nrarv observatory IN Arizona last year
merely for the pifnose of studying the
nlanct Mars. announces that he will
have a twcnty-four-inch telescope made
M clark for further research in the
ZANE direction.
The last Of the Fighting Nc
Cooks" namely. Maj. Gen. Alexander
Mcdowell McCook. after having been
continuously in the service Of the
United States for forty-threc years. has
navy been retired from the army. This
.,ep was made necessary by our law.
since the general has reached the age
III sixty-four years.
Miss Julia l.. Underwood has been
teaching in the public schools of
Quincy. Mass. for forty years She be-
can AT the age 81 sixteen. and has kept
N the front in the progress OF educa-
,innal methods. As a model teacher in
model school town, she has received
offers from nearly every state in the
,nion. and from the famous school for
the blind in London.
The mother of Turcnne. the great
French general. gave her son his bent
toward military matters She caused a
number of toy cannon TO be made for
RS amusement, and herself aided him
10 piant these miniature batteries on
little hillocks in the garden, showing
him how battery should be- placed in
order TO command hostile position.
ten. Gordon. of Georgia. tells the
following story Of the war period to
illustrate the shrinkage OF the con-
federate currency: 'Onc day cavalry
man rode into camp on reasonably
good horse. Hello. cavalryman.' said
foot soldier. I'll give you $1,000 for
your horse You 70 to lthe bad
olace), was the horseman's reply. i
Just paid 81 900 TO have him curried."
The empress of Austria has curl
Gus dislike for flowers. 1t is said that
She can not bear To sit in room where
they are. When she was last in In
gland her apartments at the hotel
we're lavishly decorated with the
choicest blooms. hut directly the roya
steward arrived he requested that al
the flowers might he removed before
the empress came. so that she might
neither see nor smell them.
-"Oliver Wendell Holmes was talk
ing with friend one day says ;
writer in The Interior, OF Chicago
when the conversation turned upor
his classmates who were living
Now. there's smith" he said Hi
name will be honored by every schoo
child in the larsi when ! have been for
gotten hundred years He wrot
MY Country. lis Of Thee II he ha'
said .'Our Country the hymn woui'
not have been immortal: but that my
was master stroke. Everyone VIII
sings the hymn at once feels pei
sonal ownership in his native land
The hymn viii last as long as tn
country"
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HARD COUNTRY ROADS.


IL Hound to suffer.
At this time of the year we can APP
preciate good roads fully. and 1t is to
be regretted that we forget how incon-
venien. bad roads are as soon as the
roads that are bad get good in the
spring. A few weeks ago we had occa-
sion to drive four miles into the coun-
try in northern Ohio, where the roads
get frightfully bad on occasion, and
although we had fairly good team
and light buggy. the best time we
could make was 10 drive the four miles
in an hour and half When we ar
rived at our destination the team
showed the effects Of the hard drive
very plainly. though they had not been
driven off walk. A week ago. in
southern Ohio. we saw team trotting
along hitchcd to a wagon on which
was 5000 pounds Of hay. They have
good roads in southern Ohio. or rather
southwestern Ohio. and they derive
the benefit from them. They cost
tidy sum to make. but now that they
are made the people benefited would
not return to the barbaroiis mud roads
OF ipfihcT years ioi "hS
The cos,licst item of expense to the
farmers of this country is the loss they
sustain from impossible roads. There
has been much agitation on the subject
and il is having is effect, but until
something is done to improve the con-
dition az the roads Of Tho country its
prosperity will suffer to al enormous
extent Land in a courts where the
roads are good is worth twice as much
as ia a mud road county. and the farm
ers of the country could not pay taxes
for any purpose that would make great
er direct returns Good roads are
necessary to perfect civilization. and
that means that we shall have them
some time in the not distant future. -
Springfield (O.) Farm News
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TO fat,en cattle most rapidly at this
season Of the year provide pasture
with al least one acre Of grass for each
cove or steer Begin with five pounds
If cornmeal and one pound Of crushed
oil cake for each animal. Increase the
feed 10y adding one pound Of cornmeal
and one-half pound of oil cake daily
for two weeks II corn Is ground with
out the cob make mixture OF three
parts meal and one part bran or mill
feed by weight. A ration Of twenty
pocnds meal and bran, eight pounds
oil cake. with grass. water and salt.
will fattcn the animals as rapidly as
heavier feeding. would use nothing
but old process oilmcal.-D. ". Mott
In American Agricultural
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ELECTRIC WEED KILLER.
Ita inventor Claims to Have brought IL
Down to Practical shape

The electric weed-killer. which was
experimental upon some time ago with
varying results. is said to have been
brought down TO practical shape The
device was intended originally for the
destruction of grass and weeds along
railroads. 1t is now proposed TO ex-
tend its application 10 land covered by
noxious weeds. such as the Canadian
and Russian thistle, cookie burrs and
the like. 1t is expected TO he especially
valuable in the destruction of plants OF
the thistle tribe. in which the root
must be destroyed in order to annihi-
late the weed. 1t is claimed that the
use Of the electric weed killer will re-
duce the cost Of keeping railway lines
clear Of vegetation from $40 to $50 per
mile per year. The operation Of the
device is based on the varying con-
ductivity of vegetables. the more
moisture they contain the less re-
sistance they offer TO the current The
apparatus consists of an alternating
generator mounted on a car. producing
electricity at 1000 volts pressure and
stepped up to from 600 to $4,000
volts. according to the kind and quality
of the vegetation TO be destroyed The
current. after being raised 10 the re-
auired voltage. is conducted through
series of fine wires or brushes" TO the
tops of the weeds or grass; the other
side of the current being made through
the wheels of the car 10 the ground
The current leaps from the suspended
brush to the weeds. and passes through
them TO the ground. thus completing
the circuit The current traverses the
entire length Of the plant. from the
topmost leaf to the roots. ruptsring its
cellular tissue and completely destroy
ing it, The root is generally affected
more than the rest of the plant. from
the fact that il contains more moisture
In many cases the current. in passing.
heats the plant to such an extent that
il cannot be held in the hand II Is
said that the apparatus can be quickly
equipped, and at no great expense
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--~tewed Duck: Cut the duck in
small pieces, peel and chop an onion.
and fry il brown in dripping or butter.
Brown the pieces in this: then remove
them and put in heaping tablespoons
full ~ fionr and stir until smooth and
brown Return the pieces, cover with
boiling water and stew gently until
tender. Country Gentleman.
->paghetti: Boil onc-half pound Of
spaghetti or small macaroni in sailed
water. Drain. throw into cold water
for fifteen minutes, and drain again.
Fry a piece Of onion in two table
spconfuls ~ butter. add a table
spoonful Of -four and pint Of
strained tomatoes Stir until il boils;
then add four ounces Of cheese, salt and
pepper. and dish Of nutmeg. and the
spaghetti and when very hot serve
Western Rural.
"A Very Toothsome Pudding: One
pint Of bread crumbs. one quart OF
milk, one teacup Of white sugar. yolks
Of four eggs, grated rind OF one lemon
Beat tile eggs. sugar and lemon. thea
stir in the crumbs; bake until a nice
brown Beat To stiff froth the whites
OF four eggs with four tablespoonfuls
Of sugar Spread fruit jelly or jam
over the Pudding. cover with the frost
ing and set in the oven 10 brown
slightly. Serve cold.-l. y. Ledger
-Lyonnaise Tripc: Boil the tripe in
sailed water, unless. a is often the
case. il has been boiled before il was
sold Cut it in long. narrow strips
Put tablespoonful of butter in the
pan. and when it browns add small
onion. cut into bits. When this has
| Drowned. add Tablespoonful % vine
gar. the stripe. a little chopped pars-
ley. salt and pepper to taste. II the
picsSled tripc is used. omit the vinegar.
called for in the recipe. Good House
keeping.
-Shepherds Pie: A pound of NUT
ton, minced fine. or any scraps OF cold
meat can be minced and used for this
dish Two and half pounds OF pota'
toes boiled and peeled. Mash the po-
tatoes with little milk until quite
smooth. and add little salt. or butter.
Put the meat into deep pudding dish.
| season Win pepper anu salt a. CIV
meat is used. add a very little stock OF
water just to moisten it. Cover the
minced meat over with the potatoes
Make it look as neat and as much like
a real pie as possible. and bake in gen
tie oven for half an hour until the po
tatoes are nicely Drowned. II liked.
finely chopped onion can be added Il
the minced meat
-Mackerel An Beurrre Noir: Spill
the mackerel open at the back. sea>ol
with little salt, pepper and butter !
all over, lay il upon "A gridiron over
moderate fire. turning it when abou
half done. Cook il about a quarter @
an hour When done place it on ho
platter. Then put six ounces OF fires
butter into stew pan over hot fir
! and cook until the butter become
black but not burnt, then throw
about fifty leaves of parsley. which Fl
crisp and pour over the fish. Put thrs
tablespoonfuls of vinegar into I'll
stewpan. let il boil half a minute. SCI
son with pepper and salt and pour tn
over the fish also. Then put il into II
oven for five minutes and serve ver
hot. boston Budget.
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THE OYSTER IS cLEANLy.
But II Keeps Its House Tidy by Very Pc
eultur system.

Hut II Keeps ITS House Tidy by Very Pc
euitsr system.
The oyster is a particularly cleanly
creature so far as his own person is
concerned. His notions of housekeep-
ing. however. are not such as would
he likely To commend him to the favor
of New England housewife. lie does
not like dirt. but his way of cleaning
house is to paint the dirt over instead
Of sweeping il out However. he is
not to blame for that. He does the
best he can TO keep clean with the re-
sources at command.
An illustration Of this method. which
ia rather remarkable, may be seen at
some OF the oyster counters just now.
1t il found particularly in EocNaway
oysters In the hollow OF the shells
in many instances are dark blotches
the size Of finger nail. which look
not unlike blood blister. These
spots seem to be discolora-
ton in the she'll. The nacreous
surface is unbroken over them.
though the black or dark blue places
bulge slightly above the surrounding
white she'll Touch these spots with a
fork and they are easily broken into.
showing layer Of shell oftissue paper
thinness covering small masses of mud.
which may be scraped away until. be-
Meath. the ordinary white oyster-shell
is reached.
The explanation of this phenomenon
Is found in the weather of last winter.
There was a great storm off the south
shore ~ Long Island. which DESTROYED
many Of the Rochaway oyster-beds by
filing them in with mud till the oys-
tiers were smothered and by tearing
the creatures from their fastenings.
MANY other beds which were not de.
stroyed were somewhat disturbed b.
the waves That is the trouble with
some Of the Eockawavs seen new in
the market. The mud forced itself in
10 their mouths and between the shell
and their delicate membranes. IL
there il anything an oyster dis
likes il is sand and grit. Irritating his
tender skin. II makes him feel as
badly as man does with cinder I'M
der Ms eyelid. lie is utterly unable u
eject the troublesome substance. SO he
builds over il smooth LAYER Of shell
and il he j. left long enough undis
turbed he will have buried IL beyond
sight in the wall of his house. The
mishap Of last season Is too recent fol
| him to have done. that, so he Is founc
with mud just covered with coating
Of nacrcous paint
Ills method in this case i exactly
the same as that followed by him In
making pearl. A bit Of sand gets u
the folds 81 his body where he car
not get it out. and he covers 1t with I
notwithstanding layer Of nacre thai
1t may not cut and annoy him. III J.
Is not in contact with the shell IL !
found spherical body; IL II touche
the shell IL is gradually covered II
| with its growth. and is so rendered
harmless. N. y Tribune.
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HUMOROUS.

-Itis the wolf in sheer's clothing
that has the sharpest teeth Rams
Horn.
Only the wise can profit by the ex-
perience OF others A fool has to find
out for himself that fire is hot Rams
Horn.
~ know how Columbus made that
egg stand up said Wilbur. "He
had il Matched first. "--Harpcr's Round
Table.
Its SO quiet in the country" said
Gibson. that I've often lain awake at
night and listened to the bed-ticking."
-Tit-Bits.
she (haughtily)-"I beg your par
don. sir; you have the advantage OF
me- lie Iauntily)-"I should say !
had. am the fellow you Tilted ten
years ago. Household Words.
business. -Tailor-''I have called
after nv account. DIR. A." Debtor
Here is the money. but ! have de-
Quoted five shillings because you have
come in my consultation hour. Tit
Bits
"A Dangerous Experiment - Miss
Antique school What does
w-h-i-t-e spell?- Class-''No answer.
Miss Antique what is the color Of
my skin?- Class lin chorusl Vel
low
Anna. Your lover was again in the
kitchen till ten o'clock last night. l
can not allow that any more" II. too.
have been thinking il we couldn't have
supper a little earlier. "-Fliegendc
Batter.
A lecturer said. II must beg You to
give me your undivided attention: in
deed. il is absolutely impossible that
YOU could form a true idea Of the hide
Gus animal of which we are about to
speak unless you keep your eyes on
me"
What are the things that touch
US most as we look back through the
years?- asked n lady lecturer inn
pressively. There was a moments aw-
full pause. and then a small boy in the
audience answered: Our clothes.
Tit-Bits
~ notice" said the tall, pale girl,
with the high forehead, that there is
much progress being mace now in
photogra phing the stars On yes,
answered the fluffy girl. They use
them for cigarette pictures "-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Her Idea. Wife going on "A jour
ney)--"Dear. now don't play poker
while am gone" Husband-"Bui
you won't mind my playing little
game of only twenty-five cent limit?''
Wife-"All right. But promise me
you won't lose any more shan that
Puck.
-Conclusivc-"At least" observe
the head of the family. trying to bs
gay. the burglars left the house
And the English butler. who had beer
hired at great expense. spakc. saying
Yes. sir. The cellar window being
found hopcn proves that. sir" The mas
ter was gratifed. The incident showed
that the butler was really English =
Detroit TribunA
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barrow and hoe scraper does the rest
keeping the gutter open and breaking
the stone piles. Il ought to say that
the stone piles are never more than IS
inches high and fiat on top. SO that a
runaway team would pull over them
and not knock their brains ont in the
summer with n long handled hammer,
and "a piece Of netting over his face.
Practically this is the system all over
the British empire. and some parts Of
Cauada-wh j. in North America
There is a section of British road
on the Lincolnshire marshes-which
were once far softer than the prairies-
The bitches are kept in order by ad-
joining owners The stuff from the
bitches built mp the road. The bitches
are kept distinct-Iames Mcpherson,
in Landscape Architect
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The reader 81 this paper will be pleased %
learn that there IL a. least one dreaded
disease that science has been able 70 cure Ia
~ its STAGES. and that - Caiarrh hal
Ca,arrh Cure Is the only positive cure
known 70 the medical fraternity Cafarrn
being constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment Halls tatarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting direct.y on
tie blood and mucous surfaces Of tie
system thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building W the Constitution
and assisting nature in doing sts WORK The
proprictors have % much faith IN il c1ra.
tive powers. that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that II fails 70 cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address. FL CHENEY & Co, Toledo. O.
6@Sold by Druggists. &c
Hal Family Pills. - cents
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The route 70 Chattanooga over the Louis
Vile a. Nashville Railroad - via Mammoth
Cave. America Greatest Natural Wonder.
Specially low rates made for hotel and
Cave ferss 20 holders Of Epwcrth League
tirke,s Through Nashville, the location Of
yands rbllr University. the pride OF the
Methodist Church and along the line be-
tween Nashville and Chattanooga where
many Of the most famous Bottles 81 the war
were fought send for maps Of the route
from Cincinnati. Louisville. Evansville and
- l. outs and part ictlIars a. 70 rares. etc. 70
c. r ArnoRr. General Passenger AGENT
Louisville. Ky. or GEO. b. HoKSER, ID r.
A St Louis Mo.
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Cleanliness in all dairy operations IS
OF first importance. Milk with dry
hands. Keep the atmosphere in which
the milk must stand free from bad
doors Preserve the desirable favors in
the cream II the milk is wanted sweet.
lower the temperature as sccn as the
milk is drawn from the COW 20 just
above freezing IL possible Neglect Of
proper care of milk by patrons i the
cause Of much trouble at the factory
and results In like reduction in net
proGiA IL pays 20 lie honest
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AGRICULTURALHlNTS
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS.
u Takes a Great Deal More Than Talk 70
secure Them.

know well enough the kind 81 plan
the country is waiting for: IL wants
plan that will give it roads for moth
ing. No revolution Of that kind Is
likely TO occur. But il does seem 10
me. and has always seemed. that q
settled and united policy of employing
public prisoners on the roads might
easily improve the trunk lines 10 he
gin with for minimum Of cost
have urged this before often. for
had seen how well it could be done.
Every county gaol should work in
unison on n trunk road through
state Very often one or more OF the
county farms will own "a crusher, but
IL not good deal may be me in
breaking by using proper long-handled
hammers. All the stone for the crack
British roads was so broken. and may
be- is yet, but then there was con-
tinuous system about it, while here
there is none. There the stone heaps
are deposited along the roadsides
about 30 yards apart, and broken dur
ing December, To he laid on during fall
and winter.
lHtN dpli Wy ~ otsiiH 4" s''N - -
few days that will last forty years
without attention, They don't ballast
country roads from gutter to gutter .
inches deep rs our splendid new road
architects DO, They don't send two
horse teams along TO pick up the stones
first. and then throw them of again
into the bitches as have seen done In
this very state. They don't let water
or even mud stay in a rut, for they aim
To keep their roads without ruts. Ev'
cry drop Of standing water is let out
of such little depressions as exist
Some old fellow who does not want
to go TO the poorhouse IS given work
on each section iabont miles, OF road
lie does all the work except hauling
good road is first properly rounded
up. that is. sufficiently TO throw the
water TO the bitches and cutters.
Generally British roads are narrower
than here. perhaps 3e feet or so; in
such a case in the country road gets
about an inch of stone in the fall. and
then the attendant with his wheel
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Highest Of al IN Leavenns Pova-Lases U s. Govt Report
R3H!a!!! RRsslHs
ARSOLUrEEY PURE

What = claimed Will he the largest
gas holder in the world will shortly
be in the course of erection in Chicago
IL j. ordered by lie Chicago Gas Co.
and the telescore holder Will have .
capacity ~ three million fee. Of .
four-lift pattern. II Will he contained
in a steel water tank one hundred and
sixty-tive feet in diameter and thirty
five feet in height
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Although the methods OF attaining
the result afford discrepant indications
as 10 the amount of loss due to ill-keps
highways in Massachusetts. they alike
clearly indicate that the direct loss Is
very great; probably amounts TO some
where between FIVE aud ten million
dollars per anrum Report Mass Com
Highways
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KNOWLEDGE

BRING comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many. who live bet
ter than otherx and enjoy life more, With
lea expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the wos!!'s best products u
The needs Of physical being, vii attest
TIE value TO health of the pure liquid
LAXATIVE principles embraced IN h
remedy. Syrup Of FigA
Its excellence Is due TO its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pieas
an, 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect laz-
stive: e6ectually cleansing tie system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
Il has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neva Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance
syrup II Fig. i for sale By AL drug
gisss in J0c and 81 bottles. but Il il man
ufactured BY the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name IS printed on every
packaxr. also the name, Syrup OF FigAs
and being wei informed, you viii nos
sccert aEy substitute If offered
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MISS Kim going 10 send this item
abou, our fve-osciock tea to the Weekly
Gossir,er.- Miss Y--"T1ney won't take II
You've written on both sides of the paper
Miss X--.Dear me. u don't see why they
need Be so stun about IL They print on both
sides OF their Q WI paper, donttn-y r-kox
bury Gazette.