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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25
HUMOROUS.

do you know / don't think much
OF Mawson." You don't have To. You
can size Mawson up in two seccnds."-
Brooklyn Life.
-Waiting.-Mrs. Angsll--"How do
you like the new minister?" Mrs. Good
will don't know yet. haven't met
his wife.--Chicago News.
No Returns.-"Do you think there
Is any money in politics. Jimpson ?"
You bet there is That's where al
mine went."-Detroit Free Press.
-"No. / never take the newspapers
home; I've family OF growu-up daugh-
tiers. you know" Papers too full OF
crime. ch?" mo. too full Of bargain
ales."-Truth.
They have never spoken since they
took part in private theatricals." said
Miss Cayenne. Il see; professional
jealousy" -Oh. dear. no; something
far worse. It's amateur jealousy."-
Tit-Bits.
why does the baron look so glum?
I thought he had just married an
heiress." $50 he has; but he speculated
few days after the marriage and lost
the better half of his wife" -Fliegende
Blaetter.
-Unscientific.-Firs Arctic Explor-
err have always considered Co'um-
bus somewhat oyerestiDated man."
Second Arctic Explorer-"Why? First
Arctic Explorcr-"He discovered Amer
Tea the first time he went TO look for
lt.--Puck.
The Prize OF Fiattery.-"That man
Crumlett has more invitations 10 din
ner than any other man in town"
slow does he work it?" He tells every
hostess with grown-up daughter that
she must have married much below the
legal age."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What made Kladderfeisch in such
a hurry 10 get out of Germany" HE
happened TO bear close resemblance
in personal apparatus. 20 Emperor
William" There was no harm in
that" mo, but there came boil on
the end of his nose one day. and he was
afraid Of being arrested for lese
ma -"-Chica 70 Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25
HARvEST-TIME.

I'm free 10 say never nave seen throne.
as yet:
49, aid hen looks like she owned one. when
-he's ready 10 set:
.rs the cat looks like she owned one. when
she takes the rocking-cha
7 always think king or lueen must have
mat kind OF ali.
ryt where / feel like I own one. good as a
king or queen.
.,a maybe a little better. Is on the NOV
ing machine.
star ana Comet ahead OF me. pulling for all
they're worth.
AID the wheat just bowing down 10 me
tell you, l own the earth,
We seen IN some queer old picture a king
IN a war-machine
with scythes fixed round the wheel-hubs-
or maybe IL was a queen
Tu, shouldn't like that business: you may
call II what YOU will.
war. or glory. or victory. but murder is
murder STILL
6,I ike my kind OF chariot better than
that old thing
That used TO NOV of people. and anyhow.
what's a king?
The more / read the papers the more Il
seems TO me
That king Is the farthest person In the
world from being free
put when I'm UP on the mower. watching
the falling wheat.
With the whole blue sky above me. tell
you. life Is sweet
Ara you'd wonder IL you could listen 10 the
thoughts that come 10 me.
That seem TO grow right out OF the things
/ hear and see.
<,,-.o. ,ha thoughts that mother nut in my
hears TO stay
was how the Lord Of the harvest took
things Of every day.
Ard showed their wonderful meanings. and
made the far things clear
Iy lkening them to little common ones
that were near.
A storm came up from the valley yester-
day afternoon:
we we're hound TO save the wheat dry. ard
We stepped TO lively tune.
And the asst big load rolled into the barn.
all safe and sound.
Just as the clouds turned over, and y
seemed like the world was drowned.
we stood and watched and listened. the
lightning split the sky.
Tho thunder roared ard shattered. and
then the storm went by.
And great white clouds Ike castles and
mountains fioated low.
All dazzling with the sunshine. whittier
than any snow.
I knew what mother was thlnking. X
wasn't far to seek.
Eut I'm not much at talking. waited iof
her 70 speak.
The world was shining. sparkling. but all
as still as death
-And the reapers are the angels. said
mother. under her breath
Margaret vancegrift. In Youths Com
pan.on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25

which 10 placed in the warmest win.
dow Of the house. Being surrounded
by moisture they can stand the sun
without willing. Root the harder
kinds first. such as geraniums. verbenaa
and fuchsias; coleus. heliotropes, etc.,
car be left until later. This method IL
well adapted for small house conserva-
tories: as this is sometimes obtained by
heating ten or fifteen degrees above the
air in the room il causes the quickest
growth, as well as the window. A bot
tom heat. an inclosed space with
common oil lamp placed below 1t.
Young Seeding plants are very apt to
damp off, In their young stages. II
is found tina; this occurs simply from
exposure. III the young plants, just az
soon as they can he handled. are lifted
and reset in the soil deep enough to
expose only the seed leaves. this damp
ing of IL completely checked and IL
rarely occurs again.-Farm and Home
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1t is an easy matter to set few cur
rants and gooseberry plants along tho
fence row, and then leave them to the
mercy Of weeds and worms without
fertilization or cultivation. Then the
owner wonders why 1t Is his fruit Is "a
much inferior TO that of his more
thrifty neighbor. No wonder that he
comes to the conclusion that there ID
only now and then one who is calcu.
lated to raise fruit anyhow" Plants
Ike animals. need a well-balanced ra-
ton and a large per cent. Of brains 10
one Of the principal ingredients Cur
rants and gooseberries are no exceP
ton TO this rule. These plants viii bsa1
some fruit without care. though II Win
be smaller In size. poorer In quality ana
the yield less than when literally treat
sdc4srm and Home
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"cbs Charge at SbiIcb."
BY WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
Written for This Paper.l
+s,,,sss,,,,,,.,,s,uss,ss,,,s,,sasssalAgi, ,,.,st
noYs called him ~ourve,eran. :

~ -
wv To the townspeople he was poor
Old Johr Worden. an inmate OF the
county poorhouse, an expense to the
tax PAYERS Of the county. and a gen
orally unin;eresting character. But J
believe that we boys knew the Old man
better than our elders. for we got near
er the " arm. patriotic old heart. And
he MAS patriotic. 4 wooden leg and
arm.ess coatsleeve testified TO that. But
these things did not seem 10 raise him
above the balance Of the inmates Of the
county house 10 the grown people OF
tbe town
With us bows "Our Veteran was n
general favorite. lie amused US with
stories Of the war. Some Of them 81
the sad incidents of that long and ter
rible conflict. and some of them OF the
humorous things he saw and expert
enced while wearing Uncle Sans blue
But his masterpiece was the Charge at
SHILOH" That charge in itself was but
al incident Of great battle The his
tories hardly mention 1t. IL may or
may not have had any important effect
OF the result Of that bloody engage
neni. but 10 "Our Veteran" Shiloh was
the one great battle OF the war. beside
which ali others were but skirmishes-
and that charge the greatest feature OF
tie entire battle.
During the war Old John had been a
sergeant in the -th Lndiana cavalry.
lis command had been with Grant at
Nicksburg. He had been through the
campaign leading up 10 the siege ofthai
city. had IN fact. seen active service
from the beginning of the war under
Grant or his predecessors in the Mis-
sissippi valley. OF the battle and Skin
mishes of these campaigns he had an m
exhaustible fund of stories and incl
dents that would interest rs OF these
Hse seldom heard the same one twice.
and no two Of them ever began in the
same way. But with the Charge al
shiloh" il was different. The incidents
u that ride were related to US every
saturday afternoon. and its completion
was signal for us to scamper home. for
There would be no more stories that
Gay. II was given as fitting climax to
OIL Of the other stories OF the day.
We could always tell. too when that
story was coming. for he had way OF
introducing il which he never used for
any other. He would take his pipe from
Ms mouth. lay it on the bench beside
MN. then rising to his feet would be.
GIN: Now. boys"
We could always tell. too. when that
That was the introduction to the
oharge at Shiloh His gray eyes
would kndle with a new light. the
stopped body assume more erect pose
our Veteran" would for The time he
ing become Sergt. John worden. of the
'h Indiana cavalry.
Vow. boys. / am going TO tell you
Of that great battle at Shiloh. OF tho
cavalry charge in which I los; both an
arm and leg while following my coun
Iss Nag across bullet-swept meadow
~ was wonderful charge. boys;
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25
THE FARMING WORLD,
SETTING PEACH TReEs
An O>te rruSs-<srowes Tells How "a
when co DO IL.

II
when 10 DO Ia.
One year ago last May we set 100
peach trees. Having often heard the
advice given to set small trees instead
q the large, first-class ones we felt that
j possibly we had made a mistake when
giving the order. Wishing 10 save the
time OF one or two years growth, IL
possible, we ordered the best two-year-
Did trees. They were shipped in good
condition and were set as soon as re-
ceiyed. They were well set, allowing
all roots their natural position. We cut
sny roots Off that would otherwise be
-ramped or bent up and cut off all in
iured or mangled portions OF roots.
Did not dig all the holes before begin
ming 10 set the trees as some do, but set
stakes for the trees and then brought
the trees out 10 q convene nj place in
the orchard. covering the roots with Q
quantity Of wet straw and moss with
blankets over this.
II takes very little hot sun and still
less Of drying wind directly on plant or
tree roots TO affect their growth. The
spot selected for the trees had been
plowed very deep and thoroughly fitted
before the trees came. Each hole was
dug for the particular root that was 10
be planted in il. After the hole was
dug the tree was placed in position.
when man No. held II there and
tramped the fine soil about the roots
as man No. shoveled the dirt in. After
the trees were planted we cut them
back or pruned them until they had
the appearance of a whipstock, and
that about 3A feet in length.
II seems almost a waste Of growth
and the wrong thing TO do to prune .
nice shaped tree SO severely. but our
limited experience in this line has
taught us that it is the thing to do. and
that the tree will soon more than make
up in growth for this setback" Out
Of the 100 we have lost one tree.
They have made a remarkabl growth
and we have not regretted setting large
.rees. The above trees are now well
filed with fruit buds, but buds on Q
peach tree this time Of year cannot al.
WAYS be considered buds Of promise.
We did not consider 1t necessary to
lose the use of the ground while the
trees were getting large enough to
fruit. We set strawberries for plants
IN the rows Of trees and three feet from
this row On each side just half way
between me tree rows one way we set
rsspberries. Trees, berry plants and
I'll were mulched with stable manure
are year ago. AM all expressed their
thanks for IL in growth the past ss..
ner.-A. ID. Olin, in National Stock
uRn.
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TREE 10000 YEARS OLD.
Giant OF Prehistoric Times Un-
earthed In England.

An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting considerable
interest in antiquarian circles in Lam
cashire and Cheshire. has been made at
Stockport. During the excavations in
the construction of sewage work for
the town some workmen came across
what has since provei TO be a massive
oak tree. with two immense branches
Prof. Boyd Dawkins. the well-known
antiquary, is of opinion that the tree
Is one of the giants of prehistoric
times, and he says that the tree is Ger
tainly 10000 years old. The corpora
ton of Stockport are at loss what to
do with the gigantic fossil. which IL
supposed TO weigh about 40 tons. and
as il is necessary that il should be re-
moved a proposal has been made to
blow il up with dynamite This has
aroused the Indignation of large Sec
ton OF the public. who presented the
following petition to the corporation:
THAT there is a valuable tree Of old
oak at present lying upon and exposed
in the gravel on and within their prop
erty; that the quality in color. grain
and solidity is better than any that can
be bought in the open market; that for
artistic work alone ii is greatly to be
treasured, for nothing in this country
is at present grown which can come up
to its dimensions; that il contains
within itself sufficient material TO make
the furniture for any public building
or town hall which may be erected for
the public benefit within our borough;
that il only requires lifting from it's
bed. which in the opinion of competent
biologists may be roughly estimated
as 1900 years of occupation; that pri-
vate effort has failed to achieve its re-
moval; that its destruction would be a
public loss and an artistic calamity.
that your representatives in council
be and are hereby requested TO con-
serve for the borough this grant Of ma
ture to her sons and daughters. whose
signatures are hereby affixed"
The corporation have reserved their
decision, and in the meantime efforts
are being made by local antiquarians
and others to bring pressure TO bear
upon the council to preserve the tree
for the benefit of the town and the
4 country 1t is believed that no discov-
cry Of such Importance has hitherto
been made in this country. and this be
ing so it is hoped that those interested
in such matters throughout the coun-
try will lend assistance toward pre-
serving the tree.-London News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25

The house of Hohenzoliern possesses
q family talisman. Since the time of
the Elector John Cicero. who fiourished
toward the end of the fifteenth century,
each ruler has. when possible before
dissolution. handed TO his successor
scaled packet This contains a ring. in
which is set black stone said to have
been dropped by huge toad on the
coverlet of a princess OF the family
Just as she had given birth to a SON
Frederick the Great found the ring in
an envelope, which also inclosed q
memorandum, written by Frederick l.,
stating its value and it's mode of trans
mission. Schneider. the librarian OF
William L.. declares that he saw the
packet handed by Ceiling. the treas
urer. to his royal master on his acces-
sion, and further asserts that he read
his account Of the talisman TO the en-
peror. who fully confirmed it.-St.
James Gazette.
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spratfs-Miss Elder is much older
than I thought.
Hunker-Impossib,el
.weli. I asked her IL she had read
.Aesop's Fables and shc raid she read
them when they first came out."-rit-
Bits
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The Man--say. little boy. Is your dog
good for rabbits?
The Kid-No. stree. He js mighty
bad on 'em. Catches every one sAas ~
iumps.-Up-to-Date.
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couNsELs CONSERVATISM.


Judgment and Hostile Expressions
NEWTON. Mass. Feb. IS -Rear-Ad-
miral Louis A. Kimberly. who COM
mandcd the United States squadron at
Apia. samoa. Mt the time of the disaster
there. was asked TO give an opinion on
the cause of the sinking of the Maine
he said:
'-One thing seems to me certain: The
less that is said against Spain and the
Spanish government at this time the
better 1t will be and the less for regret
there NAV he hereafter
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pride. ambition. selfishness. of fashion.
OF worldliness. Of sin and remorse. Of
self-indulgence. of sensuality. of COW
etousness. is always heavy. bitter.
CALLING yoke. an Egyptian bondage. II
is yoke with Satan. going in his
company and receiving his reward. II
costs something 20 be a Christian: II
costs much more 10 be a sinner.
The Yoke Of Christ Is Easy. 30.
For (1) il is the service Of good Master
who is seeking ever the best for His dis
ciples and servants co II is service
with Christ. doing the same kind ofscrv-
ice that He is doing. with the same joy
the same freedom. the same Heavenly
spirit. the same reward.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
l. whar was the title OF last sabtsfh's les
sonr . What was It's chief teaching7 .
What are the two main thoughts in TO.
days lesson7 why were Jesus warn.
ings TO the people necessary s. Is II AM
more likely that we would turn TO Iesui
and follow Him n lie were here to-daJ
with US in bodily presence than these PEG
| pie OF ancient Geiilee7 9. Why IL the yok.
| OF Satan so heavy and the yoke OF Chris
| light and easy7 Z. How can we learn o.
l Jesus. and what do we find IN Him vi
l should seek most 10 initiate IN our owl
| lfves7 g what fs the rest the Saviou
| promfses7 Il II the rest Of inaction. or ma,
| not 10 the rest that comes from work
Ing IN lire with the purposes Of God instea'
q the vain fight against Hiz VIM
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PLANTS AND FLOWERS


What is called the mud system OF
roofing cuttings is often used for small
quantities. A shallow dish of any kind
which will hold two or three inches
Of sand is selected The sand 10 entire
" covered with water, which In re-
newed as evaporation takes place Cut
tings or slips are set in this mud bath.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03
DUNMORE VOTERS.
Examined During Yesterdays Elec-
ton Contest Proceedings.

Dunmore voters exclusively were ex-
amined yesterday in the Langstaff-
Kelley contest. The proceedings were
of an ordinary nature.
The witnesses were: Thomas Corri-
gan, James Healey, Michael OHara,
Thomas f. Cawley, Bryan Healey.
Michael Cannon, Patrick Dean, Pat
rick Collins, sr., Mike ]. O'Boyle, John
Haustein. Sandell Zazzglno, Antonio
GARLIC, Frank Cullen. A. F. Golden,
jr,, Donata Mecca, Anthony Reagan,
Angelo Veto Saba, John j. Golden.
Richard Gilligan, William Purcell,
Mike McAndrew, NJ. j. Burke, Michael
Gallena, Charles Tavls, Michael Grady,
w. II. Walsh, Patrick Reilly, John
Clifford, Martin Cuff, Leonard Ro-
mani, John Manley, Patrick Conners.
Patrick Langan, Patrick Cleary, Pat
rick Cummings, Michael LAWN, John
LAWN, Roger O'Hara, Patrick Timlin,
Anthony Hart, Antonio Pensa, Rich
ard O'Hara, John McNulty, John Far
ragat, Patrick O'Neill, ]. j. Brogan,
Patrick Judge, John Finnerty, Patrick
Scanlon, Peter Neder, Patrick Doherty,
John McHugh, James ], O'Horo, NJ. ].
Hennigan, Peter Conroy, John Tighe,
Lawrence Mullen, IT. T. Mongan, Henry
Klassnew, Thomas NJ. O'Horo, Michael
Kane, John o'Horo, James Dryer,
Michael Halpin, Edward McAndrew,
Patrick Ryan, Michael Burke.
Upon adjourning, Commissioners
Lewis and Duggan announced that the
hearing of voters from Carbondale city,
Carbondale township. Fell township
Mayfield and Jermyn will be conducted
in the city hall, Carbondale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03
JULY WAS VERY WARM.
Figures, the Accuracy of Which Are
Vouched for by II. E. Paine,
Local Weather Observer.

Nobody will take very kindly these
days to the reminder that it is hot,
very hot. Figures aren't needed to
prove the assertion, but If such proof
was necessary it could be obtained for
the asking from II. f. Paine, the gov
ernment's local weather observer.
Mr. Paines house at the extreme end
of Madison avenue is we'll shaded and
so comfortably situated as to arouse
a feeling almost of spite in the breast
of heat-suffering humanity on any OF
these broiling days. 1t is there that
Mr.. Paine iots down the pecularities
of the weather several times a day for
the seeming purpose of dishing out
the result with undue cheerfulness at
the end of every month. He had great
opportunity during July to prepare for
getting in his fine work.
July was a hummer, according to Mr..
Paine's records which are kept under
the most conservative conditions. The
highest point reached by the thermom-
eter was 9S degrees on July 3, but the
month showed its versatility and dis
position to please everybody by creep
ing down to 43 degrees on July 10.
The mean temperature was 7493. The
mean maximum, that is, the average
temperature above 7493, was S651, and
the mean minimum was 6335. The
average range was 1922 degrees per
day and the greatest range was 81 de-
grees on July 16 when the mercury
shifted from So to SO degrees, an aver
age of ~ on that day. July 20 showed
the least range, II degrees.
The month was remarkably free from
rain. Only 2.69 inches fell, and the
greatest precipitation in any "a con.
secutive hours was .95 of an inch last
Saturday.
There were 16 clear days, 10 partly
cloudy and cloudy. On only days
did more than .01 of an inch of rair
fall. The only thunderstorms were or
July and 80. OF the rainy days -four
were after the 18th.
AS a month which furnished the ex.
tremes and little of everything, July
1898, outclassed the correspondents
month last year. The thermometer
last month as compared with July
1897. registered 8 degrees higher on the
hottest day and degrees lower on the
coolest. The mean temperature wa:
2.49 degrees higher. There was 2.3l in,
ches less rainfall and more clear days
Rain fell on 13 days in July, 1897, a:
against days last month.
Last months prevailing wind direc.
ton was southwest while 1t was south.
east year ago indicating the rule
that east winds and rain are partners
1t was observed, too, last month thai
the rainfall was the greatest on day.
when the range of the thermometer
was least.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03
TROUBLE is ALL OVER.
Satisfactory Arrangement Between
Cadden and His Men.

A satisfactory settlement of the
trouble between Contractor NJ. A. Cad
den and his men was arranged yes
terday by J NJ. Knowlton, business
agent of the Carpenters union and
work went on as usual yesterday on
the building on North Washington
avenue. Henceforth Mr.. Cadden will
pay his employees on the fifth and
twentieth of each month.
Mr.. Cadden said yesterday that his
men had not demanded their pay from
him before they struck or it would
have been given to them. He has al
ways employed union hands "a in
tends to continue to do so. With ref
erence to his trouble with L. r.. Quick
which resulted in his arrest, he said:
Mr.. Quick came to my home last
night and demanded his pay which
was previously attached by a boarding
order which he had given. Quick
worked for me as a carpenter, al
trough not a union man, and when
he asked for the money he said he
would set it or take it out of my hide
He would not leave my home when
ordered and l had to drive him away.
! struck him with my fist and not with
billy as reported and left him alone
when he got outside my premises"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03

or STEEL and twice the matter was re-
ferred to regular committees until the
project became a standing cause for
Joking and bantering whenever 1t was
mentioned.
The high and training school COM
mittee finally had the matter in charge.
Mr.. May, controller of the Ninth ward,
who generally accomplishes what he
undertakes, agreed to find a suitable
pole and his offer was accepted. He
found two trees at Pleasant Mount
from which the pole was made. The
two pieces were shaped and spliced and
are ready to be raised.
Delay has been experienced In put
ting the pole in place on account of
the surface rock in the corner of the
school yard where the pole will be sta
toned. 1t will have to be drilled out.
Into the drilled hole will be set two
pieces of timber bolted to and extend
ing above a third piece. The pole will
be bolted to the two extensions, Some
ceremony will probably attend the first
raising of a flag, but that Is something
which has not been definitely decided
upon.