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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-10
OUR REvivlN0 TRADE.
Business IL Booming Under the Tariff
Reform Law.

1t seems very odd that republican
editors should accept the evidence OF
reviving Grade with doleful counte-
nances. They are indeed hard to please.
In 1893, when the importations were
light, the depression Of our trade was
treated by them as misfortune, and
attributed to the election Of a demo
cratic president Now when importa-
tons are increasing they revive the old
cry OF "a dcluge of foreign goods, and
lay the blame to free trade'--the
free trade" by the way. being repre-
sented by an average tariff Of 5o.l6 per
cent. on dutiable imports last year!
The value of dry goods received at
this port since January has been ss5.-
ol0, l3G, against ea4,so3,645 last year.
That our people should actually feel
able to buy more clothing this year
than last seems q positive misfortune
to the organ Of McKinleyism. Even
the consideration, from its point Of
view. that 1.-The foreigner" has paid an
increase Of so per cent. in taxes for the
support Of our government fails to
console u. The humiliation" Of warm
The importations representa- debt for
cloth"
The idea never enters the dense
Mckinley head that it takes two to
trade; that trade means mutual profit;
that profits are the life of trade; that
both we and our customers are bene-
fted when we exchange products which
we do not need, or even money which
we can spare, for products that we do
need and can buy to advantage To
the Chinese-wall patriots all trade Is
loss. all commerce is calamity all pros
pcrity rests on monopoly and taxes.
The interesting feature Of the pres.
cnt situation is that while foreign
trade is rcviving domestic industry is
increasing. II the complaining editors
will read their own news columns they
will find refutation Of their childish
theories. The comical notion that
wooden manufacturers have been in
iurcd by relieving their raw material
OF taxation is exploded by increased
activity and advancing wages in the
mills In iron, woolens and cottons
the Improvement is noticeable. From
Phil adelphia and Chester there are
dispatches announcing an In
crease in wages in wooden mills In
the Lawrence cotton mills an advance
was posted. In the Globe iron works
at Cleveland last years 10 per cent. cut
in wages was revoked, and the big ship
building company resumed work.
Similar encouraging facts are reported
every day. Political calamity bowling
ought really to take a resin. Y.
World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-10

--Trivvct-'Miss Flop claims to have
made a thousand rcfusals Of mar
riagc." Dice--"That's easily explained
When young Callow asked her to mar.
~ him, she replied, No, . Thousand
tim -, no. TIT BitA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-10

|, HERE are many
thrilling stories
told and retold
Of strange adj
ventures and ex-
ploits of the
characters that
anol fu..nnnA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-10

Unbelievers try to find. not the truth
about Christianity and the Bible, but
only evidence against them.
There Is time TO be silent, undo;
false accusations, and refutc them onls
by our lives. speech Is silvern, silence
Is golden"
We should openly confess our Fur
poses and hopes at the proper time.
when TO keep silent would be treason
20 the truth and the cause. Ther,
speech is gold, and silence Is de-
Those who condemn others uni
really pronounce condemnation
] themselves
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
Keep Duckiings DIR :.

II Is claimed that the Pekin duck
will thrive well without ponds. luis
true that the ducklings can De moro
easily raised away from ponds or
streams than when allowed to have
access thereto, but this due to the fact
that most of the duclslings are Matched
with incubators during the winter sea-
son. when the cold waters OF the pond
would chill them and cause loss
Young ducks will thrive better II they
are kept away from the ponds until
tbey are we'll feathered; but despite
ali Claims in favor of the Pexin duck
as being adapted to dry locations, my
experience is that the adult ducks , are :
more contented when they have a
pond. Like all aquatic birds. they en-
ioy the water, and they will thrive on
ON an open field away from water Tex
cept for drinking), yet they give .ne
best results when they have the priv
lepes of pond. Farm and Fircside.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
A Vital Question.

How to get most profit from our I'M
meusc crop of corn is now vital ques-
tion with Texas farmers. No matter
how high the price may be, selling 1t
straight will not give the greatest
profit The man who buys 1t must
have a profit also He divides the profit
with the farmer, but not in the middle
The farmer in the transaction will get
the smaller pile every time. To get the
most profit from a crop it must be all
utilizcd-the fodder and the husks, as
veil as the grain. If, in addition TO
the farmers profit in producing TIE
crop he can add the feeders proht, ne
will he going at it right. To do this
he must buy cattle or hogs if he has
neglected to raise them. or II ne
has not raised enough, let nm
buy a steer or two, or enough to make
a car load; or the same with hogs Blu
lin doing this he must exercise 1udg
ment. Some steers and some hogs ar
not worth buying. Get stock that vii
know what to do with food when the.
cet it-that can eat it at n profit N
man can feed cattle or hogs as profta
/. blv as the farmer who grows the ieee
because there is the pasture that woui
otherwise be wasted, and there ar
odds and ends that may be consume
at home that could not be sold. Whe
= farmers turn their attention to the col
I, sumption as well as the production
> stock food, they will begin to reap u
Ia,.;+;m.ta nrofits of their business.
> Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
Red Glover.

Red clover will not thrive in much
of the south, and in the north there II
a considerable area in which good
growths can not be gotten withous
heavy fertilixing. This area is increas.
ING. and is not entirely due to the ex.
haustion of the soil. A continued
close rotation that includes clover
tends to diminish the power OF some
SOILS to grow clover .luxnriantiy. u IS
the new soils that give the heaviest
Yields of clover, as a rule, and when
every third year has been devoted TO
this plant for period OF thirty or
forty wears, failure to get good STANDS
becomes frequent 1t is not safe to IN
fer that the soil is exhausted, as targs
crops of grain can still be grown, and
we are forced to accept the statement
Of Prof. Storer and other students OF
history of English and continental ag
riculture, that it is not safe to practic
a three-year crop rotation with cove
continuously Farm and Fireside-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17

cover . circle twice as wide as It's
height.
1s. As a general rule cultivation
should be continued for six, eight or
ten wears from planting, after which
closely crazed or lawn-mowed grass
may be permitted with frequent top
dressing.
II. The amount Of manuring or top
dressing must vary with the vigor OF
the tree: young trees should grow two
or three feet yearly, and bearing ones
one foot or more
10. Keep an eye to the future shape
of the tree, and timely remove small
needless, crossing or crooked linn bs.
This will obviate heavy pruning In
after years.
10. Pruning when dormant tends 70
| impart vigor. but if done when grow,
ing or in leaf it checks growth, ano
therefore feeble trees should never oe
pruned after growth commences in thu
spring. But healthy strong growers
may be lightly pruned at either sea
son. -, -,
90. Most of the "bad luck witt
Young trees and orchards is the result
Of neglecting the preceding rules
Southern Farm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
ABSOLUTELY PUNE

On q side door of q room In Duie-
veva's house at Plymouth. Mass, was
. lock which had given consiaera pic
trouble by not working properly. On
being taken of for repairs and after
being cleaned and scraped, the follow
ing inscription was discovered: Inis
lock was on the chamber door 1t ST
Helena wherein he breathed his lass
who made princes bow and kings
tremble ON their thrones-Napoleon--
The house is about sixty years oid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
KNOWLEDGE

Rr;nys comfort and Improvement ana
tends 70 personal enjoyment wnen
,;ohtlv used. The many. who live pet'
ter than others and enjoy life more. WIN
less expenditure, BY moro promptly
sdaptine the worlds best proaucss g
ths needs of physical being, will ateess
The value to health of the pure nquic
laxative principles embraced IN w
remedy. Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to it, presenting
IN the form most acceptable and PIe,s-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
Der beneficial properties of perfect .. la.-
stive: efIectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches ana ie!eIs
and permanently curing constipation;
II has given satisfaction to millions sn1
met with the approval Of the med liza
profession, because it acts on the Aid-
psys Liver and Bowels without WEAK.
ching them and it il perfectly Tree ifom
syerE Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Fig il for sale BY oil drug
vists in SOC and 81 bottles, but Il y nan.
Sfactured by the California tig eyrup
! Co only. whose name is printed on ever
package. also the name, Syrup o. ~
ana heinr well informed, you w'n ~
acc .ccspt any substitute II offered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
ONT for . Ride.

welI-known Irishman. who Is now
dead, was more than likely to be seen
At the funeral of any of his acquaintr
ances. or even at that of any Promi-
nent Hibernian though he might not
chance to know the deceased person
aly. Walking to his place OF business
one morning he met . funeral Proce
sion which, by its length, proclai.e.
;tsa,f 70 he that of FELLOW country
man AS he waited for the carriages
70 creep by some delay stopped its slow
progress, and seeing that the hack op'
ros;te him had but one inmate, ne
stepped in. Soon after the carriagt
had again started he said to his com CON.
nan;on: Whose funeral is this sirT
The man looked up in surprise. Sure
! / don't know" he replied: "Ofm oni.
out for a roide like ycsilf'-bosso'
/ Budget.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
PLANTING TREES.

twenty Rules to be Observed TO Insure
Success
The following twenty rules are SELF
evident To most tree planters. who. 1or
want OF attention, break some of them,
and reminders are therefore often uses
full:
1. A valuable sort is worth more than
merely handsome tree.
.. Good, healthy, bracing roots are
of more Importance than symmetricai
top.
a The roots should be long and
strong enough, and the top made light
enough. to obviate any stalking.
4. II the roots of tree are frozen,
and then thawed out OF the ground or
An contact with the air, the tree Will
be killed.
4 If frozen roots are thawed in COM
pactly-pressed mellow earth, the tree
may be made to live
g. Manure should never be placed In
contact with the roots when setting
out the tree. but used for mulch OF
top-dressing.
:. Trees should always be set about
ms deep as they stood in the nursery
or two or three inches deeper, to allow
for the settling Of the earth.
A. Spread out the roots nearly equally
ON all sides. SO as to brace the tre'
well.
0. Avoid particularly any small cav
;tv next to the roots, but fill compact.
AGAINST them on all sides with fine
mellow earth.
10. A small, thrifty tree with copiou
roots when set ont will lie good oea'
ING tree sooner than . large one wit
mutilated roots
II. Watering in dry weather crust
the surface and does not reach tn
roots.
IL. Young trees should not be set
= grass lot or among any crops
sowed grain; but the whole surfac
kent clean and mellow.
IA. Shriveled trees, before plantir'
NAV be made plump by covering 4
several days, compacity. with mois
mellow earth.
IA II newly set ones suffer iro
drought mulch the ground ADO
them. and frequently sprinkle
showers4he stems and branches
Is. The roots extend as far from :
tree a. Its entire height; clean 2
mellow cultivation should thereto
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
FlREslpE FRAGMENTS.

Chocolate Filling.-One-half cake
sweet chocolate. one-half cup sweet
milk, one-half cup powdered sugar.
volk of one egg, one tablespoonful
vanilla. Stir chocolate In, add egg,
sugar and vanilla Set in vessel OF
boiling water and stir until stiH jelly
When cold spread between the layers
and on top.-Ohio Farmer.
-Suet Indian Pudding.-On pint
corn meal, one pint boiling water haii
pint cold milk, quarter pound sues'
well chopped, two teaspoonfuis eacn
~ Ginger and cinnamon. half cup OF
r,o,asses and a half teaspoonful OF
| eft Mix the meal with the cold milk.
stir into that which is boiling, and ada
the other ingredients. and Coun-
try.
Mixed Ketchup.-Take equal guam
titles of green tomatoes whise onions
and cabbage; grind in a sausage MN;
Sprinkle with salt, turn into Dag anu
hang up to drain all night fut III
lar with one ounce each OF white mus.
tard seed, powdered mace, GROUND
cloves and allspice; chop two PODS OF
rod nepper and add. Cover with strong
co,d vinegar.-Ladies' Home journal.
Some people prefer iced coiiee or
, chocolate to anything eise' ana .ney
are ouite harmless, but of all unhealthy
drinks ever invented for the destruc-
t;on of the digestive organs OF the iair
GOV 100 cream soda water IL the worst
n II has not a redeeming virtue from
hygienic point of view' put the uea'
creatures love it, and it Will snereiors
o probably remain the most popu'A'
$ drink of the summer girl
" -Raspberry Vinegar. Over elgn
Is Quarts of raspberries well mashed pou
'e one ouart of good vinegar ana aiioV
'r chen, ia stand for three days, stirrinl
IL freouent,v. Then add one pound o
rs sugar for every pint of liquid and Dol
ali tooother. for half an hour. Strai
10 twice through flannel bag, put up
te bottles and cork tightly. A table
ry spoonful of raspberry vinegar IN
1T glass of ice water makes reireS,..
IA drink in warm weather.-orange "uo
= Farmer
Windsor Consomme. - Cut io'
on wounds of beef into small slices; pia'
he = slice of lean undressed bacon on u
to ,,ottom of the stewpan; lay the me-
lr- over f. with a few bits of butter or
'n' cupful of fresh gravy. Slice over ,, ~
NV a carrot, two onions, little shaiioI'
stalk of celery, two bay-leaves a.
an. some sweet herbs. Use deep pr
al place over the fire, and shake occasio
on ally to prevent the meat from stie u; an
md when the meat is Drowned on DC
les sides, and the juice partly drawn; q
rse- the necessary amount of water aiio
inc for waste. Skim well, check
- bo;l with cold water, and skim IL ag'
on and again. Let it simmer Tor Tn
her hours: strain and place in cool
ISIS place.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
HERE AND THERE.

The summer pig, if well cared for.
will prove a profitable ally OF the sum-
mer dairy.
To remove warts on horses take
murjate of ammonia drachms' pow
dered savin 1 ounce, freshlard IL
ouuces-mix we'll and apply daily.
"A good sprayer is very useful
about a poultry house. BY its use aus
;nfectants and insecticides can be more
thoroughly and economically USED
than in any other way
GRAY horses are the longest lives
and roaus come next in order. creams
have not much staying power and sue
cumb Quickly in very hot weather.
The great secret in fancy butter
making, says dairy writer, Is
studied purpose to keep all foreigi
Substances and favors out OF the milk
cream and butter, and have only orig
inal material from start to finish' ant
fancy butter results.
Mrs. Robert Garrett, OF baltimore
has Just completed a poultry nous
costing $4,000 1t is ESQ feet long an
has three towers, one of each is eie
rantlv fitted up for the accommodate
of the poultry keeper. Some peopi
have a great deal more money tina
anything else
-Goslings should be separated fro'
the mother when four or i've days oi'
and placed in a roomy coop. ana re
with bread crumbs and milk an
wheat bran wet with milk. Give the'
! also plenty green food from the law
+ or garden. In six weeks they WI
feather out and may then be gave
= | free range. and free swimming, II
! pond or creek is handy; if not, tub
3 trough will answer the purpose.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
QUEER ANSWERS.
they Came From Children of the City OF
Wisdom.

rbev Came From Children of tho CITY Oh
Wisdom.
Since wit has been defined by Moan
webster as "the felicitous association
of objects not usually connected. so As
to produce a pleasant surprise may
not the pupils Of some OF Bostons pun
lie schools, who gave the following
answers to their examination questions
l,r claim to it? The record as mere
g;vep Is bona fde, having been reao
during the past week atthe graduation
a~erc;ses of one of the leading gram
mar schools of this city.
!, Who were the Pilgrims? A dirty
filthy set who lived under the Rlon.u.
p. Name domestic animal useiui ror
clothing and describe its habits Inc
OK. He don't have any habits because
he lives in a stable.
/ Ifvou were travelling across the
desert. where would You choose to restf
| would rest on stool. ~
| 4. Mention five races OF men, Mem
women. children and babies
Describe the white race and snow
that IL is superior to the other races
white man WILL hou -
meets you on the street.
g. of what is the surface OF the ear'n
composed? Dirt apd people.
?. Name a fruit that has ITS seeos ON
the outside. A seed cake.
q Name five forms OF water. no,
,.ter cold water, faucet water, well
, water and ice water.
! O Name and locate the i've senses
, The ewes are in the northern part O
the face and the mouth in the southern
. 10. Who were the mound builders
: History cannot answer these quessions
= Science only can.
= n Define finch and use 1t in sen
. tepce. Finch, to shrink. fianne
n Ainches when it is washed.
q 70 Bv what is the earth surrounded
!. and bv what is it lighted? 1t IS SUI
x rounded by water and lighted by ga
e and electricity. 49,.
Ia Name six animals OF the Arct
# zone. Three polar bears and tnre
- "a What is yeast? Yeast is o veg
"A table fying about IN the air, al
n bitchine itself on to anything.
IN Is. why do you open the hampers
- stove when lighting fire? To lett
ba oxygen in and the nitrogen out.
r.. ~ What did the constitution do I
of the country? 1t gave the president
be head. , a.,
q come to man? False teeth--bost
les Budget.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
SPIDER AT WORK.
Prodigtous Feats Performed by the FER
tinacious Insect.

Prodigfous Feats Performed Dy tne
tinacious Insect.
..Sittiug on bench under pear
tree. I saw spider drop down from a
leaf fully nine feet ADORE the ground,
and disappear III the grass, leaving
slender rope of web. attached at the ,
MINER end to leaf and at the lower
to n fallen pear. In few moments
small. white caterpillar, barely an inch /
long, began to climb this rope. !.
grasped the thread in its mouth ana
drew mp its body abont sixteenth OF
AN inch al a time, then held tight with
the two fore feet, and, lifting its head'
solved the rope sixteenth higher; re-
heating this operation necessarily, the
rest of the body swinging in the AR.
Never pausing, without haste ana Win,
ont rest. this creature patiently worked
its way upward, as a man might up u
rome. Let anyone seize beam over
bead and attempt to lift the chest up
to level with it, the expenditure OF
strength is very great; even WIN long
practice, to Swarm" up pole or rope
70 any distance is the hardest labor the
human muscles are capable Of ms
despised creeping thing" without the
slightest apparent effort, without once
nsusinp to take breath, reached the
leaf overhead in rather under half an
bour. having climbed rope fully one
hundred and eight times its own length
To eoual this a man must climb SIN
hundred and forty-eight feet, or more
than half as high again as 81 faui 3
The insect, on reaching the top, a
once commenced feeding. and easii.
hit through the hard pear leaf; hoV
delicately. then, must it have graspe.
> the slender spiders web, which toucl
I would destroy. The thoughts who
this feat call forth do not end here, 10
|. there was no necessity to go up Tn
s thread: the insect could, to all appear
! ances. have travelled up the trunk {
the tree with ease, and 1t Is not 10
: supposed that its mouth and feet wei
I. especially adapted to climb weo'
thing which was to all appearance
!. merely the result of the accident OF tn
> insect coming along just after u
', .nider had left the thread. Anotn
few minutes and the first puff OF VII
xrould have carried the thread ava
!, as a puff actually did soon afterwar
y claim a wonderful amount OF or
10 ;nal intelligence-as opposed to the i
). used term instinct-of patience a
- perseverance for this creature 1t IS
:. easy to imagine that. because man
~ big, brain power cannot exist in II
organizations; but, even in man.
m seat of thought is SO minute that IT
q; capes discovery, and his very life m
cd he said to lie in the point OF contact
no two bones of the neck. Put The MI
I'M of man within the body OF the cat
vn n;llar-what more could have dol
~ Accustomed to bite and eat its
60 through hard leaves, why ana not
insect snip off and destroy its rope
!" Longmap's MagazinA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-17
Omen the safety Valve

mh vnr " viii he IN danger. Similarly, when
~ thai Yin importsnt safety valve Of the systemai
the bowels, becomes obstructed, open u
promptly With Hostetter's Stomach Bitters:
and guard against the consequences OF ~
closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia malana,s
Sheumatic and kidney complalns, nervv eSss
mess anf but potent conQueror 81 disease