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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
REVOLT

rhe Question Of Representation In the
Quhdr ennial conference.-the Lay Mem
beers Pay the Freight. and they WMlDs-
mand Equal Representation with the
Ministerial Brethern-A National Com
~vention OF the Laity Likely tn be- Called.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10. THE Tlmes-iierald
says:
Rebellion has broken out in the
Methodist Episcopal church. The lay
men demand equal representation with
the ministers IN the great q~uadrennial
legislature of the church. Three times
have the ministers voted on the ques-
ton and defeated IT, and the laymen
have lost patience.
The church will be brought face TO
face next week with "a revolt that will
probably o~vershadow the question OF
women delegates in the general con-
ference. Representatives of The Penn
sylvania and New Jersey conferences
have issued an address for the change.
Leading laymcn of Indiana have called
u state convention TO meet at ~lndianap-
oils next Wednesday to consider the
question. A lay con vention, represent
ing the Cincinnati conference, sen
greetings last week to the Indiana con
vention. and urged the calling of a
national con vention.
The laymen of the Central Illinois
conference have called a convention to
meet at Canton September IL, and that
meeting will probably take action on
this question. Another big convention
will be held in Baltimore next month,
and IL not forestalled by the Indian
apolis convention it is expected To is
sue n call for a national convention of
Methodist laymen TO make plans to
bring the ministers into line.
Under the rules of the church each
conference is entitled To one minister
al delegate to the general conference
for every 45 clergymen. Each confer
ence is entitled to at least one lay dell
egatc, but in no case can it have mor
than two.
In the general conference at Cleve-
land, last year. Is, 600 ministers had
337 representatives, while the 2. zoo, 900
lay members of the church had but
100. In Indiana 33i preachers had
seven representatives, while 30, 900 lay
men had but two.
Under this system many small con-
~ferences have a disproportionatelv
large representation, while the large
conference that contributes heavily to
the support of the church car have
only one delegate more than the small
conference over in China or India, that
has to be supported by money sen
from America.
There is little doubt that a national
convention of laymen will be held,
and it promises To bring out many Of
the most prominent members of the
church.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Wherever the potato crop a be got
on in time for seeding with fall grain
It makes the very pest seed bed. No
blowing is needed II the weeds have
been kept down. II is only necessary
to pile the potato vines in heaps and
burn them. starting the fire in a brush
heap II the potato tops are too green
to burn readily. A great deal Of plant
food is developed after growing a crop
OF potatoes. 1t is largely heterogeneous,
- the potato crop is chiefly water and
carbon. with some potash. which IL
mostly found In the potato tops.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
FORK or THE POETS.


00ccf0o.
{ built q palace by q troubled sea.
Broad walls OF spotiess white and tur-
rets tall.
Great c~olonnades. the towers Of mine owl
strength.
I did not dream my palace fair could fall.
But, at the open gate. an angel knelt.
And, sorrow that / knew not OF. be allied.
Come. friend" l cried. "~rejoice In my
success"
II weep" was the reply. that thou hast
failed"
When months had come and gone. i saw
the walls
OF my poor palace blackened by the
flame,
its mighty towers in ruins at my feet.
My head was bowed In sorrow and In
shame,
And at its shattered gate i knelt anc
wept.
My angel friend now stopped a palm to
press
Upon my brow. She bade me look above.
"Rejoice." she cried. in this thy first
success"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Did you ever see a cabinetmaker An
lsh . nne piece Of furniture? When the
material comes from the saw II 10
simply rough lumber. When planed it
is reasonably smooth, but far from be-
ing finished; much sandpapering, rub
bling and polishing must follow before
the job is complete. The more work he
puts on the better price he will receive
eDr the article. So with the wheat field;
the plow leaves the ground rough. and
there must follow much planning. rub
bling and polishing. The better finish
we put on the more profit in the Drop
Agricultural Epitomia.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
THE FARMING WORLD.
WATER FOR SHEEP.
UnD~ss IL IL Absolutely Pure the Flock
VII ne clmat

UnDess IL In Absolutely Pure the Flock
VIII be Dectmated.
Water is directly absorbed into tho
blood with whatever impurity may be
contained in IL. 1t is to some extent
strained or filtered Of what il may have
Of solid matter not dissolved in il, but
whatever is held Ia solution. and some
Of what it may have that is not dis
solved to som extent, goes irto the
blood with it. Thus impure water
pcisons the very fount of life. says
American Sheep Breeder, and carries
Into an animal what may be the o
injurious TO the health of it. There are.
however, some injurious matters exist
Ing in water which are more especially
deserving of notice on account of their
very deleterious effects, such as the eggs
or germs of organic matters, either
vegetable or animal, as the spores of
various minute plants, and the embryos
Of the most deadly parasitic animals.
Or these may be mentioned the germs
of epidemic diseases due to the growth
In the blood of minute plants derived
from these germs, and the deadly para
sites such as the liver fiuke, the various
Intestinal worms, and the ova of many
tape worms. All these may be taken
into sheep in water drank from streams
or springs or most frequently from
etagnant ponds. One Of the most fire.
quent sources of infection is the over
flowing of pastures by streams into
which a large extent of MANFRED lands
may have been drained, or into which
the wastes of towns or cities have been
discharged. On this account the shep-
herd cannot exercise too great caution
for the protection of his flock, or esti-
mate too highly those most favorable
localities where the streams flow down
u%ncleared mountain slopes. from the
primeval forests, or where the sparse
population has never defiled the soil
with filth and impregnated ii with the
germs of disease. Nor can he estimate
too highly the pure artesian fountain
flowing from far down below the
sources of %impurity, and supplying the
focks with wholesome drink. And in
the choice OF a range or for d farm for
the rearing of a flock, this point is to be
considered first and last as being of the
most paramount Importance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
A Ruincd Renutation.

"And you say" said the Sympathetic Per
ron, looking down from the elevation Of the
doorstep upon the latest applicant for sub
urban charity, that you have honestly
done your best to find employment"
81 have, madam"
"You have a regular vocation?"
II was formerly an expressman."
"In what city!"
"ln Boston,"
"But, surely, at this season Of the year
you ought to find work enough as an ex-
pressinan in a large city like Boston"
Madam, you do not know Boston. You
have heard of the Bacchante? Yes? Then
it is only necessary to tell you that | am one
of the expressmen who carried her TO the
station"
But / do not see"
"The fact became generally known,
madam. From that moment ! have ceased
TO be respectable. There is no one in Bos-
ton who will now employ me."-Boston
Budget.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

The house Is e~mpty-coldly, strangely still.
/ go from room to room and hear no
sound.
No busy foot, intent on household TIA SIX,
Nc clinch OF needle in its tireless round.
And yet here lies the work. but yesterday
She planned TO make SO perfect and COM
plete.
And here a page half written. with the
pen,
Beside a scrap Of verse. most strangely
sweet.
These autumn leaves she gathered yes
terday
And massed their notified beauty In .
vase
With feathery grasses and cool. fragrant
ferns;
These asters lay beside her glowing face.
A ribbon here, a dainty kerchief there
Her very presence speaks from all
around.
And yet / cannot see her graceful form.
call her name. but cannot hear a sound
May Morrison. in Housekeeper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

If an egg is broken the hens will ea;
il, and it is 10y eggs being broken That
the hens learn the vice, as they eve
eat eggs unless they first find one
broken. The only way to prevent the
hens from eating eggs after they cnce
begin is to make a nest with n top, com
polling the hen % walk in to reach the
nest, and have the box raised ten
inches from the floor, SO that the hen
cannot stand near the box to eat the
eggs. When she goes on the nest she
cannot do any harm, Is she must come
of and stand up to eat the eggs.-Farm
md Preside.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Spirits CT turpentinc have been used
n = remedy for roup with excellent re
suits. 1t Is given in half t~easpoonful
doses. once a day, mixed with sweet
oil or cotton seed oil, in the proportion
Of one part turpentine to two Of the
latter. 1t is also excellent when used
m an ointment for swelled heads or
eyes, and is one Of the best remedies for
yspes, a few drops only being neces-
ssry for chicks. II will also prevent lice
II freely used on the roosts and owe
The floor and walls Of the poultry
housA-Earmeu' Review.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
- !,
@asss5s#:zs:- a
CORN CROP DRAY.

=, b and c. On the rear of top is another
piece. d, just like c, through which and
the boards a, are run s h-inch bolts
9h inches long. The heads of all bolts
are underneath. Bore two holes for
stakes, e e, neal the outer ends OF hind
cross piece d. Fasten by chain in
front, and half the terrors Of fodder
hauling have disappeared. A cross sec
ton is shown at the right of the Illus
trstion.-Farm and Home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Some peevish, luerulous people seen
mere bundles Of nerves. The least sound
agitates their sensoriums and ruffies their
tempers. No doubt they are born So bus
may not their be ameliornte6,
if not entirely relievedg UnquestionAblys
and with Hostetter's Stomach Bittens. By
cultivating their digestion, and insurine
more complete assimilation Of the food with
this admirable corrective, they will expert
ence a speedy and very p~erceptlble gain -
nerve quietude. Dyspepsia, biliousne0I
| constipation and rheumatism yield to The
Bitters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

"What, What"
The irate old man choked with indigna-
ton
"You want TO steal my child from me. -.
rob me Of my daughter? Why siri-"
His rage got the upper land Of him, and
he gasped some more
Rascal is no name for you,"
The young man was perfectly calm.
"You bet il isn't" he said, slowly; "and Y
anybody SAYS otherwis e there's liable to -
trouble"
In the face of such sublime gall what coule
the old man do?-Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
CORN CRiR
0ats and mall vermfn Canaot Attach
Its Contents.

One Of the handiest things for the
corn grower is a convenient place for
the storage of corn for curing, when II
In not to be sold and hauled directly
from the field. For several years tho
Massachusetts, agricultural college
~ Amherst has used small corr
cribs as illustrated herewith. They
ere set up in aay part Of the field
or together in ows II corn is rotated
on various fields the cribs are carried on
teams from the old TO the new corn field
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
DIRECT ROUTE TO FRISCO.
The santa Fe Will Get II by Acquiring .
New Line.

JOHANNESBURG, Cal, Sept. l0.-It il
stated on good authority that the rail.
road soon to be built, connecting this
place with Kramer. will eventually
pass into the hands OF the Santa Fe
company. Johannesburg is to be the
terminus for the present, but within
the next few months the road will be
continued - connect with the Valley
road nt or near bakersfield. This will
give the Santa Fe q direct routs to Sap
Francisco.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
HAULING CORR FODDER.
Dray Made Like the One I'm Picturs
Saves Lots Of Work.

Saves Lots Of Work.
The dray portrayed herewith is made
of eight 6-inch 16-foot fence boards,
as shown at a a, etc, with one 6-inch
fence board 7 feet long, crosswise un-
derneath in front, b. On top in front
Is a 2 by 6 7-foot long piece, c, with Z
H-inch bolts 5H inches long through
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES WEST


One fare plus s2.0o for the round trip -
Nebraska. Kansas, st. Psul, Minneapolis,
Black Hills, certain portions OF Iowa, Cob
Der 5tb and 10th. Ask your ticket agent for
additional information. l.. w. WAKKL.Y,
General Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

A Natural lnfe-ence.-"Did You hear what
Whimpleton's little boy said when they
it," "He said. THERE Mamma has been
gettin' bargains again Tit Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

came TO Mrs. Craig, and how she was cured:
II have taken Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
~ pound and think il is the best medicine for women In
q the world. i was SO weak and nervous that ! thought
~ l could not live from one day TO the next had pro-
= lapsus uteri and leucorrh9a and thought l was go
y ing into consumption. i would get SO faint / thought
Z l would die. had dragging pains in my back, burn
ing sensation down to my feet, and so many miserable
feelings. People said that / looked like . dead
woman. Doctors tried to cure me, but failed. i had
given up when l heard of the Pinkham medicine. 1
- got a bottle. 1 did not have much faith in it, but
thought / would try it, anu it made a new woman Of
get every lady in the land to try it, for it did for me what
SALLIE CRAIG. Bakers Landing, Pa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice. Dr.. e.. w. Patter
son, Inkster, Mich, Nov. s. 1894.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

We never value money as much as we do
right after having spent it foolishly.-Wash-
ington Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Autobiographical.- The self-made man
was speaking. lie said-'My father was .
raiser of hogs. There was a large family a
us"---and then his voice was drowned by ths
applause Life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

A Sundayschool Interruption. = Clergy
man-''St. Paul made one error, my dear
children" Juvenile-"Did it let in a run 2
Truth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Nothing makes a woman 80 mad as for an
other woman whom she does not like to
make . dress like hers.-Washington Dem
ocrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

Great minds may run in the same chaDp
mel, but there is plenty OF room for more
Washington Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il Q Constitutional Cure. Price 10.

Nobody is too poor to have lace curtains.
washington Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17

To Cure . Cold In one Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-17
THE HEAT PLAGUE OF AUGUST. 1896.
1GsL Pfnkhams Explanation Of the Unusual Number OF Deaths ann
Prostrations Among Women

The great heat plague Of August, 1895, was \
lesson. One could not fail to notice in the Ii
the dead throughout this country, that SO many
the victims were women in their thirties, and
women between forty-fve and fifty.
The women who succumbcd to the pro- E,
tracted heat were women whose energies ~
were exhausted by sufferings peculiar to ~
their sex; women who, taking no thought n
of themselves, or who, attaching no inn
portance TO first symptoms, allowed their "
female system to become run down. ~
Constipation, capricious appetite, restlessness,
forebodings of evil, vertigo, languor, and weak
ness, especially in the morning, an itching
sensation which suddenly attacks one at
night, or whenever the blood becomes
overheated, are all warnings. Don't wait 4
too long to build up your strength, that "
is now a positive necessity Lydia Z. I'll
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has spe-
ci6c curative powers. You cannot do better ~
than to commence a course of this grand '
of first symptoms You will see by the following
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-20

Mari, Owen White, Carter White, DR..
Huffaker, Dr. Townsend, Studio, John
ston, Tucker, Lat.a, Weakley, D. M.
Payne. and a number of others whose
names could not be learned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-20
BILL AGAINST GAMBLERS.
The Committee Reports Favorably ON
the Amendments

Following is the bill of Representa-
tive Pitts, at Austin, which has aroused
the anxiety of the knights of the green
cloth, together with the amendments
recommended by the committee:
An act to prevent and suppress gam
ing houses and to define the duties and
enlarge the powers of courts and of
officers in relation thereto: to provide
penalties for owning, operating or bav-
ing any interest in gaming houses. To
empower officers to search premises
and seize any property therein kept or
used for gaming, and to provide for
proceedings to condemn and destroy
such gaming appliances. And prohib-
iting persons from resorting to and be-
ing present during the progress of I'M
lawful gaming in such gaming houses.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of
the state of Texas:
Section /. If any person shall estab
fish, keep, own or operate, or shall,
knowing the character thereof, have
any interest in or receive any revenue
from, or rent for the use of any house,
room or place of any resort Of any de-
scriptiOn whatever, used or commonly
resorted to by people for the purpose
of gaming, or where any gaming tables,
stands, boards, wheels, layouts, dealing
boxes, dice, cards, checks, check racks,
hOldouts or other appliances of any
description are kept for the purpose of
gaming in violation of the laws of this
state, or where people play at any
game prohibited by the laws of this
state, he shall be fined in any sum not
less than 800 nor more than 5000. and
all furniture, tables. stands, boards,
wheels, layouts, dealing boxes. dice,
cards, checks, check racks, holdouts or
appliances of any kind, used or to be
used for gaming found thereon shall be
seized, condemned and destroyed as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. If any person shall resort to
any place prohibited by section l OF
this act and be present during the pro-
gress of gaming prohibited by the laws
of this state. he shall be fined in any
sum not less than SO nor more than
| $50.
Sec. ,. Whenever complaint
shall be made against any person for
! gaming in violation of the laws of this
state 1T shall be the duty of the county
attorney or justice of the peace or
grand jury before the said complaint is
made to take also and file Herewith
the affidavit of the witness, describing
the situation of the premises where
| the said gaming occurred; and the
county judge or jus ice of the peace
before whom said complaint and affds
Wit is filed, shall forthwith issue a
/ writ to the sheriff or any couSta bic,
describing said premises aud command.
| ing that he enter and search said
premie s and seize all furniture, ia bles
stands. boards, wheels, layouts, dealing
boxes. dice, cards, checks, check racks
hoidOuts or other appliances of any
kind manufactured used or to he use q
for gaming, and the same safely kept
to await the further order of the court
| and the Shprit Fl nr ia hlp Wb hon,
SAID writ is issued shall serve the same
forthwith and make his return, with
list AID appraised value Of property j
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-20

Since prophecy concerns herself
With matter worth prediction,
1t were useless task to guess
What form the next lDtiictlOn
OF fin de steele chumpery
The GOthamltes Will start in.
When every one who's not concerned
Has taken Bradley Martin.
The week has not been one of ex.
traOr binary society events, neither has
there been Il dearth in amusements.
Many social events have occurred dur
ing the week, but none so close tOgeth er
that the butterflies of society were
kept on a move sto follow the event
of their social inclinations. There
were many card parties of private
nature, but the participants have kept
their names away from the hearing of
Fin de Steele, who has no desire to
Geive in features of private nature,
but would be glad if names were sent
in not latter than Friday noon of all
the social events occurring during the
week. There were also several social
gatherings out at Fort Bliss, and l
must say that society at the fort
seems to be enjoying itself to the full
extent and from what [ have heard
many of this city's ladies and gentle
men very much appreciate an invita-
curing at Fort Bliss.
A most enjoyable entertainment was
given last Tuesday evening by Mrs
Award White complimentary to Miss
Lille Wise, of Colorado, and Miss
Katherine Martin, OF Nashville, Tenn.
The early part of the evening was de-
voted to an auction sale-each guest
was provided with a bag of BEANS
each bean represented a dollar in
value, then the numerous packages,
the contents of which were unknown,
were auctioned off to the highest bid
der. The contents of a number Of
packages proved to be very handsome.
The auctioner was Mr.. Richard
Burgess, who was assisted by Mr., Teo
Cooley. Both gentlemen proved to be
experts in their line, Mr.. Burgess es-
pecially being remarkably successful.
his work showing the result of careful
training.
The auction was followed by progress
Sive hearts, there being thirteen tables.
Miss shelton won the ladies prize. Mr..
Owen White the gentleman's prize.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Payne,
Mrs. J. NJ Dean; Misses Katherine
Martin, Lille Wise, Kirk. Pansy Loom
is, Nina Neff, Maria Shelton, Elise
Mamie Beall, Radford, Ida
Radford, Emma Uliman. Rebecca Pay
ne. Mary Edwards, Lewis Stevenson,
Mamie Sexton. Kate Moore, Porcher,
Grace Allen, Lillian Newman, Crosby.
Messrs. Dickman, NJ pore, Williams,
Carpe 1ter, Burgess. Cooley, Porcher,
Bert LOOMS, Roxie Loomis, Dean,