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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
LASTING PROSPERITY.
what Farmers Must Do To Enjoy Its
Coveted Blessings.


The press of the country is full OF
talk about the prosperity of the farmer
this year. and many figures are given to
shcw what an increased harvest of dol
lars our farmers will reap. While there
ia much exaggeration in many OF these
statements. there is much truth also.
Farming is "A better business than il
has been. Good crops and fair prices
for them at the elevator or through
the feed lot have put our farmers in
Letter position than since 1891. Still
there is room for improyement-no
merely i'm the markets. but in the con-
ditions that surround farming and
farmers, and which directly affect their
profits. There is room for improve
ment in production of many farms.
looking to less costly and bet
te- product. There is great need Of
improvement in live stock. both in num-
bers and quality. Such things as these
come within the jurisdiction of every
farmer. But other equally important es-
sentials 10 greater prosperity lie beyond
the farm and beyond the farmer as amin
tA'iaesfi- AtaAtoN
prevail when many of the things the
people must have are controlled by COM
mercisl monopolies or trusts. Some
classes may receive incidental benefits
from these organizations, but farmers
do not. They must sell i'm the open mar
ket usually. and can i'll afford to buy in
"A market that is not open. Allowing the
other fellow TO fix the price of so many
things is not productive Of the greatest
prosperity. The same thing is, TO a
large extent. true of taxation. Too
often farmers have allowed other classe-
TO impose the burdens which call for
high taxes on farms. while the other
fellow reaped most of the benefits there
from. There must be more caution
about this, if farmers are 10 realize the
greatest prosperity. And there are other
matters that enter into this problem
Better education of producers. result
ing in better product and broader
market; opening of new foreign mar
kets; uniformity of production by the
individual, and. consequently. the mass
of farmers-all these things are essen.
tial TO true and lasting prosperity. They
will not all be attempted. but in what
e'er degree they are approached so faris
farming improved. = National Stock.
man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
pANlCS AND PARTIts.
Tom Reed Puts the Republicans n .
Had Light.


Says Tom Feed. statesman as.d eco
monte philosopher: After a great
smash, like that of 1893. or that Of 1873.
there is nothing 10 do but wait and let
the business world settle itself"
So il seems we have the admission OF
one of the great lights of the repub-
lican party that there was u great
smash" in 1873. and that il was of the
same kind as the great smash" OF
1893, and that in each case there was
nothing 10 10 but wal and let the bust
ness world settle itseli.
| What will the organ, and spouters OF
the republican party 10 with this adj
mission? Ii has been their practice TO
Z, ny the great smash OF 1893 AL 20 demo
cratic success and TO democratic tariff
which did not exist until more than \
year after the smash. And in order TO
avoid troublesome questions arising
ont of their assignment of a cause for
the smash they have 80 made il their
practice studiously to IGNORE the smash
of 1873.
But now stands forth one of their
chief prophets and frankly admits that
there was great smash In 1873. They
can no longer ignore or deny the fact
| without repudiating one of their in
fallible leaders. How. then. are they
going to account for the result?
| The democratic party was not in pow
er in the summer OF 1873 when the panic
occurred. A republican president had
been elected by an overwhelming ma
! jority less than q year before and still
had three and n half years to serve.
There was large republican majority
| in both houses of the congress-elect.
Never did the democratic party seem
farther from power. never did its pros
poets seem darker. Nothing could be
more absurd. therefore, than 10 charge
the panic of 1873 up against the demo
cratic party.
But according TO the assumption OF
the republican organs some party must
have caused the ''g-est smash" OF
course. it was the republican party. il
any. Now, VIC were living under repub-
lican legislation in 1893, rs we were in
1873. not line of the currency laws or
the tariff laws which the republican
party had given the country had been
repealed or changed in the least par
ticular.
1t is then a necessary conclusion.
from which the republican organs can
in no way escape. that if republican
policy and administration produced the
great smash of 1875 they must also
have produced the great smash of 1893.
Mr.. Reed has put all his party organs
in a position where they must admit.
unless they throw all consistency TO the
winds. either that their party caused
10th the great smashes or that these
events occur no matter what party may
be in power. Mr.. Reed himself is evil
IDENTIFY disposed to admit the latter
Chicago Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
AMONG THE POULTRY,

Low -oosts are what YOU want.
Young ducks will beat broilers.
When the chicks are out burn the
old nests.
II you have poor. sandy land. put
poultry on it.
The poultry business is very far
from overdone-
There is an increasing demand for
pure-bred fowls.
Have a good. strong male bird. and
one not akin TO the hens.
Red cedar boughs are recomme nded
for hens nests TO prevent lice.
The majority Of poultry houses are
not warm enough for minter.
Don't ship poultry in a coop that is so
low that the birds cannot stand up in
VI.
Duck farming has increased greatly
in the last few years because il is profit.
able.
Buy eggs of responsible breeders in
setting time. II is bad business 10
buy of irresponsible parties.
A tablespoonful of lime water In
zach pint OF drinking water is a good
remedy for bowel diseases.
A double-walled house, the space
Allied with chaff or straw, makes .
warm. g-producing place in winter.
Don't feed corn steadily for egg pro-
duction. whatever anybody may say.
II is contrary TO both reason and sci
ence.
Many farmers who have kept chick
ems all their lives need to study the
business, almost from the beginning.
to make a success. for they have paid
no attention to it.-Western Plowman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
Hoods pills are the only pills To take
shooA . ssso with Hood SarSaparilla
Last Month of the Tennessee Gen.
tennial and Industrial In position

The month OF October closes this greatest
of all Expeditions ever held in the South, and
next to the Columbian, the best ever held IN
this country. For the closing month, spe
cial attractions have been arranged. and
the rates from all parts Of the country have
been made lower than ever before known
The location Nashville, TENN * on the
main line OF the Louisville 4 Nashville
Railroad, directly on its through car route
between the North and South, and the trip
in either direction via that city can be
made as cheaply, If not cheaper, than van
any other route. Ask your ticket agent
for rates, or write TO c. p. Atmore, General
Passenger Agent, Louisville. NY, for ratc
and information.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
A OIsGRACEFUL APPOINTMENT.
An Infamous Act of President Nc
kin1ey's.

President Mckinley appointed Henry
Demas naval officer of the customs at
New Orleans, position of high respon-
sibility and trust in the government Of
the United States.
The president made the appointment
with full knowledge that Demas was a
perjurer. q bribe-giver, bribe-taker.
man without character, a boon COM
ranion of the frequenters and inmates
of the lowest dives in New Orleans.
The proofs of these allegations were
laid before him and are now in his pos
session. and he has admitted that he
Las read and was worried" by them.
He made the appointment knowing
that the people Of the whole country
were aware of Lis complete acquaint-
ance with the facts about Demas. The
proofs were published in the World in
series Of articles beginning June IL
last, and were copied everywhere and
were not and cannot be denied in the
smallest particular of depravity.
He made the appointment to fulfil
bargain between Demas on the one
side and William Mckinley Osborne and
Mark Hanna on the other. Demas and
several of his pals" were Pledged and
even sworn to support Reed in the re-
publican national convention. Osborne
bought Demas for Mckinley with cash
and a promise of this office.
President Mckinley has now made
himself a principal partner in this bar
gain. shocking in itself but vastly more
shocking in view of the degraded char
acter of The man with whom the presi-
dent of the Unite States has locked
arms.
1t is n disgraceful act. and one which
will put lasting stain on the admins
tration Of President McKinley.-N. Y.
World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
NO CHANGE IN RATIO.
Sixteen to One VIII Remain the De-
manI.

The St, Louis Globe-Democrat does
not foresee an carly dropping Of the six
teen to one ratio by the advocates of
free silver coinage. The moment they
abandon this anchorage" 1t says. they
are at sea without a compass or rudder.
Some would want to adopt the twenty
70 one ratio which Senator Vest pro-
posed In 1898, others would advocate
the thirty-two to one which Japan ac-
cepted, still others would suggest drop
TO forty to one, which is approximately
the market proportion, while Others
yet would variously want TO tie their
party to everything between these two
extremes"
1t is not unlikely that the adoption of
no little popular support last year, there
being many persons who believe that a
coinage ratio is TO a great extent a crea-
ture Of circumstances, determined by
conditions Still. there were good rea-
sons why the ratio of sixteen to one
should have been the choice of the sill
yer men. 1t was the existing legal
ratio. and its adoption would render
recoinage unnecessary in the event Of
popular acceptance Of the policy of sill
YER reconciliation. 1t is a very con-
venient ratio. considered from the point
or view of the sizes of the silver and
gold coins, and moreover, according to
the theory OF the silver men "a theory
not without FEASIBILITY the adoption
OF the free coinage policy would have
quickly caused the commercial ratio
TO come down nearly il not quite to
the legal ratio. II this theory is correct.
IT does not matter whether the CONNER
cial ratio Is thirty to one or fifty to
one
There is no reason, therefore. why
the silver men should abandon the six
Teen to one ratio, although they would
doubtless add TO their following if they
uld not make an arbitrary ratio an arti-
Gle OF political faith. 1t is doubtless
true. moreover, as the Globe Democrat
says, that .he dropping of this ratio
would lead to confusion in the silver
ranks. and il is TO be presumed. there
lore, that the silver slogan will be six
teen to one" until the end.-Bingham-
Ton IN. Y.) Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
FEEDING FOR QUALITY.
How the Flavor Of Meats Can Ne De-
ctdcdIy Improved.

cidcdly Improved.
A variety of feed will produce better
meat than corn alone. There is a recog-
ntion of this quality of flavor in NUT
ton and pork. and the barley beef that
Is fed right TO develop the better quail
ity Of beef will in some markets COM
mand a better price. That distinct i'm
provement in the flavor Of meats can
be produced by feeding certain foods. il
not SO wei. understood. The sweetest
and best-favored beef we ever ate was
mainly fattened on pumpkins and Hub
bard squash. in a season when both
were very plentiful and almost unsal-
able. They were fed to fattening cows,
without grain, the sugar in the Hubbard
squash supplying the place Of starch
We have heard that the bagasse from
sugar cane, after most Of its sweet has
been extracted, makes an excellent
quality Of beef when ii is fed to fatten.
Ing cattle. Undoubtedly the same re-
suit comes from feeding rich corn en-
silage. made from corn put in silo when
II was in the caring stage. 1t is not
merely the succulence of this feed, but
also the fact that IL contains sugar,
which is much more digestible than
starch, that makes the beef made by
feeding corn in this succulent stage
better and sweeter than il is when il il
fed after the sugar has been changed to
vtarch.-Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

Torn Tomkins. who had fragment Of
newspaper in his hand, rolled over until
he faced Woebegone Williams. nearly set
ting the haystack on fire in the operation,
and remarked:
"Say!"
'Wot,' returned Woebegone Williams.
Il guess mebbe water amt 80 bad after
all, If a Teller tackles II right"
''Such as how" demanded Woebegone.
somewhat startled by the suggestion.
wy, here sa item that says Count Maltke
has sailed for Hayre in the saloon of the
Bretagne"
say. ! thought there was somethin'
funny in the way them swell guys keeps
crossn' the ocean. Now understand IT,"
And after full and free discussion both
decided that they would risk the water
themselves under such conditions.-C Chicago
Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
IN a STATE OF CONFUSION.
The Dinglcy LAW Proves 10 he .
Deflcit Producer.

DeGclt frouucer.
The Boston Advertiser by as com
ments on the Dingley law illustrates
the confusion OF mind that protection
ats, who used to howl about the deficit
unan they were black in the face, are
In now that the Dingley law is greater
deficit producer than any other bill
that was ever framed. IL confesses TO
disappointment, but it must be remem-
bered, it says, that 1.-THE new tariff is not
like the old one, the work OF party
pledged TO lay import taxes for revenue
only" The zone great end of a we'll
constructed American tariff must al
WAYS be the protection of American
industry" and if the Dingley act
SHOULD ultimately prove :" be made
quate, TO the extent OF few millions
a year, for the raising of revenue. it
would still stand before the country
IN favorable comparison with its pre-
decessor" Finally the Advertiser ex-
poets in the future to get both revenue
and protection from the Dingley bill,
when in "the better times the people
will buy enough OF. such foreign goods
as are not made AZ home to bring up
the receipts from imports to high-water
mark"
just how this expectation will be
realized, when the protection policy
is to tax only goods produced here and
admit goods not made here free of duty,
isn't quite clear.
But to revert TO the pretense that the
Dingley bill was not designed TO raise
revenue. Such a claim is an insult TO
President Mckinley, who called con-
gress together in extra session. II is
a refutation of the national republican
platform, which declares: eve de-
mand such an equitable tariff on i'm
ports which come into competition with
American products as will not only
furnish adequate revenue for the nee
essary expenses of the government, but
will protect American labor from the
degradation TO the wage level Of other
lands"
In his inaugural address President
Mckinley said: ut is the paramount
duty of congress TO stop deficiencies
by the restoration of that protective
legislation which has always been the
frrnest prop of the treasury"
II won't do for defenders Of Ding
leyism TO claim now that the revenue
matter is OF secondary importance. II
won't do for republicans who were APP
palled at an average deficit of $4,000. 600
a month under the Wilson law TO make
light of deficit of sl400O.000 the very
first month Of the operation of a new
law designed by order Of the president
20 stop deficiencies. IL won't do for
defenders of Dingleyism 10 expect TO
raise revenue upon such foreign goods
as are not made at home. because the
doctrine of protection as laid down in
the republican platform calls for the
free admission. Of such goods.
We refer to these troubles of our re-
publican friends not for the purpose OF
embarrassing them. but to point out TO
them the fact that protection conflicts
with revenue raising. They didn't set
tie the tariff question. On the con-
trary, II must be thoroughly overhau,ed
IN very short time and a new tariff
must be made. for revenue only. and
upon lines distinctively different from
those upon which Mr.. Dingley pro-
seeded.-Utica Observer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

Oddly enough the man of un-
savory reputation whom the president
has appointed naval officer of the GUS
toms of New Orleans turns out TO have
been one of McKiniey's supporters in
the st. Louis convention Detroit Free
Press.
-Republican logic is queer thing,
Here we have a tariff bill protecting
American manufacturers Of iron
against foreign manufacturers. and The
American manufacturers are actually
undertaking the foreigner in his own
market.-Omaha World-Herald.
There seems to be no good rea-
son why Secretary John Sherman
should speak in this years campaign.
He has already said more than he can
atone for or explain in the rest OF his
natural life. Anything he might say
would probably be an extension OF his
iniquities rather than apology or rep
aration for the past.-Cincinnau EN-
aminer.
1t Is now asserted in Wall street
that the sugar trust is known TO have
a surplus of s35,O00.000 which will be
distributed shortly. This is given rs
the cause Of the recent investments OF
the Rockefellers In s,rgnr stock. Pos.
sbly IL may also help the Rockefel-
lsrs TO unload at advanced fgurss the
sugar stock they have accumulated
Indianapolis Seminal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
EARLY FALL FLOWING.
Its Advantage Considered from .
scientinc Viewpoint.

Scientific Viewpoint.
The advantages of fall blowing over
the same operation in the spring are
dwelt upon by Prof. ii. Snyder. of the
College OF Agriculture Of the University
of Minnesota.
Fall blowing keeps the humus and
nitrogen Of the soil in better condition
than late spring blowing. Nitrifica.
ton goes on in the soil until quite late
In the fall, and in the south the process
goes on the entire year. The change is
most rapid near the surface. where
there is plenty of oxygen from the air
In early fall blowing the available nj
trogen formed from the humus is mean
the surface. where ii does the sproutine
seeds and the young crops the most
good. With late spring blowing. this
available nitrogen is plowed under. and
inert organic nitrogen is brought to the
surface.
In old soils the process of nitrification
does not go on rapidly enough 10 fur.
nish available nitrogen to the crop. In q
new soil the process of notification Is
liable to go on too rapidly. Deep pillow.
ing and thorough cultivation aid in
notification. Hence, the longer the soil
is cultivated. the deeper and more thor
ough must be its preparation. Flowing
must be done at the right time. prefer.
ably in the fall so as not To interfere
with the next years water supply. The
application of lime and wood ashes aids
Ia the reduction of nitrogen of humus 10
available forms, and prevents the forma.
tion of sour mold. Good drainage is
also necessary to nitrification in the soil
In water-logged soils the humus does
not decompose normally. but peat is
produced on account of the absence OF
oxygen. We thus see that notification.
although sometimes serious source Of
loss. may be largely controlled by care.
full management Of the soil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
CORNER FEED RACK.

and the like. he can give his horses
their hay ration in short meter. for the
rack should be connected by means of
the chute with the NOW overhead.
When the grass harvest is gathered.
should the barn be crowded with hay.
the mouth of the chute over each stall
may be covered with a board. so as to
prevent hay froE. settling down into il
when not desired. II rarely takes long
for enough of the hay to be fed out SO
that IL may be uncovered again.-Fred-
srick o. Sibley, in n. Y. Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

II is known that q brood of chick.
that are apparently well Will suddenly.
begin to droop and die, especially wheL
the weather Is very warm. In such
cases the cause is usually lice. There
may be no lice on the chicks when cx.
amiaed on one day. yet in two or three
days more they may have the large lice
o.s their Leads. In the first symptoms of
drvopiness rub drop Of lard on the
head Of each chick and dust itwel. with
insect powder. Then treat the hen In
ne came manner. as Ice - from the
IN 70 The ohicks.-Farm and TireeidA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
HOW TO KEEP A DITCH OPEN.

the plan shown In the accompanying
diagram can be used to advantage. A
stake is driven at one side of the pro-
posed trench. and is anchored from its
upper end as is shown in the sketch.
As the trench is deepened board /.
clipped down behind the stake, an
other stake secured in the same way.
holding the other end ofthe board. As
the trench is dccpened. the board is
pressed down and another added above
st, the stakes also being driven down
and SO on till the required depth is
reached. The same plan will probably
have TO be used on both sides.-Orangv
Judd Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
That Terrible seourre.

Malarial disease is invariably supplement-
ed by disturbance Of the liver, the bowels,
the stomach and the nerves. To the removal
Of both the cause and the effects lfostettcr's
Stomach Bitters Is fully adequate IL "iilis
the bill as no other remedy does, perform
ing its work thoroughly Its ingredients arr
pure and wholesome. and II admirably serves
70 build up a system broken by M health and
shorn OF strength. Constipation, liver and
kidney complaint and nervousness are con
quered By It.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01
CORNER FEED RACK.
How the Work of Feeding Horses
Can lie Sfmplfded.

The Importance of having everything
az handy as possible in and about the
farm buildings is not to be ignored. The
work of feeding horses can often be
simplified by erecting feed racks. as
herewith represented in the cut, in the
corner of each stall. right above the
manger- Such rack takes up little
room. practically speaking. and when
ore is in hurry during springs work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

Aliens Foot Ease, powder Tor The feet
IL cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly take~ the sting out OF corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
OF the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tigh,
or new shoes feel easy. IL is certain cure
for sweating. callous. hot. tired. aching feet
Try il day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores, DC. Trial package. FREE. Write to
Allen ;. Olmsted, LeRoy. y. y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

Via Big Four Route. Account one way
settlers excursion. Tickets on Sale: Sep
tember eth and DIST, October 5th and 10Th
For tickets and full information call on any
ticket agent OF the Big Four Route, or adj
dress +. q. Mccormick, Pass. Traffic Mgr
Warren J Lynch, Ass. Gen. lass. d Tkt-
Agt., Cincinnati, o..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

The Star tobacco factory at St Louis is
he largest in the world. The buildings are
in two rows: 24O0 feet on Park and 200 feet
on Folsom avenue. with total width of "a
feet You will discover the reason for this
growth if you give Star plug
tobacco a trial
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

The republican goldite organs
that have an ovcr-<urply Of Hanna
prosperity, might paD portion of it
over TO the suffering and starving
miners. In other lines Of labor there
are men seeking work who would be
glad TO come in for a share.-Illinois
State Register.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

Mr.. Hanna has never been more
Impressive and eloquent than in his
present passionate declarations OF how
Ce loves the laboring man.-Chicago