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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

shay Rock, large rock protrudins
from san Francisco bay ard long
menace TO shipping, and especially (
~,,sels passing in and out of the
d, lden Gate, was blown up on the
:ttn Five tons of nitro-g lycerine were
ye,d to remove the obstruction, BOG
cubic feet OF rock being displaced
Thousands OF fish were killed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Representative Cooper, chairman Oh
Che house insular COMMITTEES, intro
duced Joint resolution. on the 81, au'
thorizing the Spanish bank of Porto
Rico to drop the prefix spanish Y
substitute American money for It's
capital. now pesos, ard 10 admit as its
councillors persons other than Span
Yards
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

Indictments charging George L
Gubbins, Antoine Horn and Edwarc
Williams. Chicago labor leaders. With
assault and melting riots, were turned
into court. on the Sd. and capiases is
sued for their arrest. The men are
charged with being the cause Of riot
April "a. during which Dietrich Lane,
: contractor. was SERIOUSLY injured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11

The Nicaragua canal bill was passss
by the house. on the I'd. by the over
whclming vote of 22j &c ~. II author
Ives the president to acquire title from
Costa Eica and Nicaragua Of the nee
sssary territory, and directs the secre'
tary Of war, under orders from the
president, to construc. the canal, at
cost not to exceed s'tn,00),u0O. $40,
100000 OF which is made Immediately
available.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27
HANDSOME RELER HYLkNO
I, les Dead IN Boston's Eorgu! and Mystery
Surrounds Her ldenti!y.

Boston. Jan. 26.-Hclcn f. Hyland. rs
sha was known at her boarding place
on shawmut avenue, young III years,
c1meIv in feature and possessed of
some material wealth in Go5d clothes
ana money. died. today. Of peill'i'ttI5'
and her body lies at the nlor&t'' await
i,r = claimant Some mystery seem" 70
cloud her name for the police seem cTr-
tain that HyIand was fictitious, al
t,,a,,o,, her life insurance pc,icy bears
mai name. and in the Application. MI
John. \. B.. is given as her birthplace.
with a brother as her immediate 'ela-
tiva Her address, however was n9t
given. The policy was made pay 1oie
to her estate. -, .a.,,,;,,.
From conversation with arqu'n'-
ances it was thought that thr "n'Aan
aa,,,a from a wealthy family from
which she had received some money
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27
Sherburne & Daley Serbune & Daley Sherburne Daley

ana expected more. Her death gave
rise To suspicion that she died from
malpractice and an autopsy showed
peritunitis as the cause.
III searching for something which
would lead to the woman>s identity, the
officer found hall a dozen photographs.
one was Of an elderly woman. who is
believed to be her mother. another is
Of soldier Of co. ID Of the artillery
branch Of the service. The uniform IS
That of a British soldier. There is also
the photograph Of a baby boy and 4
number cf photographs Of herself.
some If the photographs We're taken
In Now South Wales, Australia, @Ad
one in Ireland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27

Dunn. that creditor who within four
months of his debtors bankruptcy. has
innocently received n payment on his
debt. cannot be permitted t. prove his
dent in the bankruptcy proceedings nor
receive from the estate Of the bank
rupt dividend thereon without sur
rendering the preference allowed. Tie
ruling is said to establish q new prccc-
dent for creditors under the national
bankruptcy law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27
20 DEATHS IN HONOLULU.
Bubonic Plague Confined Chiefly to Natives
Two Whites Have Died.

Vancouver. T. c., Jan. 26.-News from
liunpluiu ptr steamer Miowera says: The
inc time tine Minwcra sailed for this port
was - out Of - gases. Two. We're whites
and another was half-breed. The other
deaths were about equally divided De-
tW cen Hawaiian natives ana Orientais.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27

OmciaI Notification has been receiv-
ed 1t Pucnos Ayres Of the appearance
Of tho bubonic plague ct Rosario, 230
miles Nv water northwest of Rucnos
Ayr,s The government ms issued a
decree of absolute isolation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27

Petitions in bankruptcy we're filed at
James p Hal of Lincoln. Willie p, Roh-
erts of Enfield. Charles Il. Dunham or
Woodstock, ana james NJ. Parker of Fort
Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27
Polo Games.

Az CHntan-C.nton. 6; Plymouth, 4,
AZ Naterbury-Wat IL -her'-
ID Sew Haven-New Haven, z; Hart
III ran River-Fan River, :; East Wey-
mouth. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-27
BANKRUPTCY RULING.
A Decision at Chicago Which Is Said 10 6.
tablish a New Precedent.

Chicago. Jan. Ga ruling was made
in the United States circuit court, to-
day. by Judges Jenkins, Wood and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
Mixing Kerosene EmuIsion.

Many speak of the emulsion as
troublesome to make. 1 find it very
easy by the following method: A bar
of common washing soap is dissolved in
a quart of water and allowed to boil,
then two quarts of kerosene are added
to the boiling soap. This is churned,
while hot, with a'revolving egg beater;
a force pump would be better, but I do
not own one, and a beaten answers very
well. When the emulsion is properly
made it will come like butter, so thick
that the beaten will not work. A pint
of the thick emulsion is diluted with
eight quarts Of water, making a liquid
resembling skim milk in color but
closely related to kerosene in odor.-
Vick's Magazine.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
STATE OF ONO, CTrT OF TOLEDO,

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of f. J.. Cheney
8 Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK J.. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. d.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
LSeall Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. T. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
fascinating SOIL with Germs.

DR.. Altman describes some success
full experiments made at the Alabama
experimental station on the inocula-
ton of the soil with nitragin, the new
germ preparation for supplying the
soil with nitrifying organisms for fix
ing the free nitrogen Of the atmos-
phere. Some earth was taken from a
lawn which for several years previous
~ had grown ~Iuxuriant crops of com
mon vetch, and which consequently was
rich in nitrogen-fxing bacteria, and of
this q solution was made in water. In
this solution the seeds Of the hairy
vetch were dipped before sowing.
There were four experimental pIats,
and all were cut on the same day and
the produce weighed, with the result
that there was a much greater increase
IN the i~noculated than in the uninocu-
lated plat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

boxes, and saw them through again
and again, as suggested in the dotted
lines. All that remains is to nail in the
corners the pointed stakes that hold
up the rails. Nothing better can be de-
vised for tomatoes than supports made
in this way. The same kind of supports
T also exceedingly useful for putting
about rose bushes or small shrubs that
one may be starting upon the lawn.
Such small growths need this protec-
ton until. they r big enough to look
out for themselves.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
value OF Orcbnrd Grasg.

Unquestionably it is a good grass,
and if it can have plenty Of water it is
a luxuriant grower. But it will bunch
Gin spite Of fate" At least that is my
experience. Thick sowing win prevent
that to some degree, but it is sometimes
recommended in a mixture for a per-
manent pasture. In that case it could
not be sown thickly enough to prevent
it from punching, and I had about as
soon SOW ten-pin balls and let them re-
main on the land. Stock would not
eat them as readily as it would orchard
grass, it must be admitted, but in time
they would not be mor unsightly or
more i~nconvenient in the care of the
pasture.-Richard Preston, in AgricuL
tural Epitomist-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
CROP TBAr PAYS WELL
When Properly Cultivated a Few
Acres Of Onions viii Give Excel
lent Money Returns.

When a good yield and quantity car
be secured, there are few crops that
give a better return than onions. One
advantage with them is that they can
be marketed as soon as matured, or
they can be stored and kept to be
marketed whenever desired.
In growing onions successfully, it is
essential to have good seed, to sow
early, to have a rich soil, prepared in a
fine filth and to give thorough cultiva-
ton in good season. A failure in any
of these will often so affect the
yield or quality Of the crop as to deter
mine the question Of profit or loss.
It is an exceptional case to find a
soil that is naturally rich enough to
make a good crop of onions without
the addition of some or fer
t%ilizer; on the other hand, it is an ex-
ceptiOn to find a soil too rich. The
onion is a gross feeder. A very heavy
dressing of coarse, fresh manure could
be given and Incorporated with the
soil with profit, were it not that in
most cases this kind of fertilizer con
tains so many weed seeds as greatly to
increase the labor Of clean cultivation.
On this account, so far as is possible,
well-rotted manure should be used,
taking are to thoroughly incorporate
it with the soil on the surface. Wood
ashes are one of the best fertilizers for
this crop, and if there is not enough Of
w~ell-rotted stable available,
commercial fertilizers can often be
used to a good advantage.
Onions grow so near the surface that
the manur should be applied and
worked in the surface, and for that rea-
son top dressing after blowing will
generally be the best plan.
One advantage with onions is that
they may be grown on the same land
for several years without change if
liberal manuring is done, and if clean
cultivation is given the first year this
will be found quite an item.
The very first favorable opportunity
in the spring should be taken advan-
tage- of to prepare the ground and SOW
the seed as earliness is an important
item. The soil should be prepared in a
fine filth.
A better termination of the seed and
a more vigorous start to grow will be
secured while the cultivation can be
commenced earlier and clean cultiva-
ton be given with less labor if care is
taken to have the soil thoroughly pre-
pared in a good filth before the seed is
sown, Mark out the rows ten or twelve
inches apart. If the drill is used it will
mark them out, SOW the seed and cover
all at once. One advantage in using
the drill is that the seed will be dis
tributed in the drill rows more evenly
and be covered at a more uniform
depth. It is best to use plenty of seed
so as to c u a good stand of plants
1t is better to thin out than to replant.
Give clean cultivation from the start,
keeping the soil in good filth until the
crop is matured-St. Louis Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
R GOOD MEDICINES.
Many Vegetables and Fruits Are
More EmcaciOuB RemgGfgs Than
Drugstore Compounds.

We take the following from an ad-
dress delivered by L. II. Galloway be-
fore the Illinois Horticultural society,
as published in the National Rural.
We can vouch for many of these vege-
table remedies as being quite as eff
cacious and much more pleasant to
take than the prescription often given
by physicians, and some day we may
add others to the list here given:
Honey is wholesome, strengthening,
purifying, healing and nourishing. /
have reference to the kind made bv
bees-not the glucose kind. Persons
suffering from rheumatism, ervou
diseases and nervous dyspepsia should
a eat celery and turnips. Onions are al
most the best nervine known, and will
quickly relieve and tone up a WORKOUT
system and are beneficial in cases of
coughs, colds, influenza, scurvy and
liver complaints. Lettuce eaten by
those who suffer from insomnia is
beneficial, Let those who need iron
for a tonic eat spinach, and let the
drug Cron) alone. Persons suffering
from gravel should. eat onions and
spinach. Carrots should be eaten bv
those who have asthma. Let those
who need increased perspiration to
relieve overworked kidneys and lungs
eat asparagus. ~Cranberries are proper
diet for those suffering from erysip.
elias. They should also be applied ex-
ternally. Lemons satisfy and cool the
thirst in fever. BIackberries are a
tonic. Blackberry cordial is the prop
er remedy for diarrhea. Persons who
are bilious, who have indigestion and
dyspepsia, conditions for which cal
omel is usually prescribed, should let
the calomel alone and eat freely of
ripe tomatoes. Let those who have
rheumatism and need an aperient eat
pie-plant. The apple, excelling other
fruits in phosphoric acid, is an excel
lent brain food. It is aperient and
diuretics and hence obviates indiges-
ton and dyspepsia and assists kidney
secretion and prevents gravel. It
cleans the mouth. Let persons who use
drugs classed as aperients and Iaxa-
tiVes and cathartics stop their use and
eat freely of apples, figs, bananas, pie
plant, tomatoes, onions, Strawberries,
ra~spberries and ~blackberries,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
Took Him Down.

A former commodore-captain Of a famous
transatlantic line, while friendly and polite
to his passengers when below, was very
much the reverse if approached when on
duty. As he happened to be on deck one
fine afternoon, a lady, quite of this
popularity, accosting him with some trifing
query as to the probable duration of the
favorable weather, was both surprised and
indignant to get CURLY answered:
Don't know, ma'am-don't know. Better
go and ask the cook"
The lady, though taken somewhat aback,
was quite equal to the occasion, and re.
joined:
"Oh, 1 beg a thousand pardons. Excuse
me, pray. I thought / was addressing the
cook!"-Collier's Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Of doors. For general crop I prefer to
burn a brush heap where my plant bed
is to be, then dig up with a mattock,
working in all the ashes while warm,
and sowing the seed in early spring.
The bed is well raked, thoroughly
irmed and covered with brush. This
makes an ideal bed where the plants
grow stocly and form good roots.
Transplanting is best done with a dib-
BILE, putting the plants on the west
side of the burrows running north and
south. Ryoung plants are watered too
much they will not grow thrifty and
are more liable to blight. When the
plants get about one foot high they
should be trellised by driving stakes
near each Hill or putting them eight to
II feet apart and tying with binding
twine.-American Agriculturist.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

i70SHGaETyRE.
THERE'S MONEY IN Il.
Tomato Growing Can ne made the
Most Proatable Part Of the Gar-
dener'a Occupation.

Tomato growing is n of the most
profitable lines for the gardner and
truck farmer. The yield under ordi-
nary circumstances ranges from $50
to 500 bushels per acre. The surplus
can be used for canning, making cat
sup and wine, and the refuse may be
p~roftably fed to poultry. i.
There r many varieties, but the
best I have ever planted r the Stone
and Canada Victor. The plants may
be grown IN hotbeds. cold frames or out
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
ArtlacInI ErnIt CoInrInr.

Various fruits are coIored on the
surface or in their substance to suit the
fancy of purchasers in France. For
example, strawberries that T unripe
are given a red color by means of a
fuohsine preparation, ordinary oranges
Of poor quality r made to pass for
blood oranges by injecting rocelline
into their pulp; and melons are rem
dered Of q fine orange color by inject
ing a solution Of tropoeline and at the
same time aromatized with an artif-
ciaI melon essence-Chicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
That Wnnn,t Much

"You-you were in the late war;" he
qperled OF the man who had been telling
about the battle of Santiago.
Certainly" was the reply.
And you marched and suffered and
fought and was a hero?"
No, sir nothing of the kind. I simply
landed at Santiago; decimated the ranks 81
the enemy, forced him to surrender, and
then brought about the end of the war"
oh, that was all, Ell? Beg your pardon
for the interruption. "-WashinSton Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Write today to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
N. Y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, apowder to bake into your shoes. 1t
aching feet. 1t makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
ions. A~lldruggists and shoe stores sell it. Csc.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
A RennIt-

Askit-What will be the result Of these
Kansas editors and preachers changing
places?
Telit-The people viii put pumpkins in
the contribution plates and pay subscrip-
lions in suspender buttons. = Baltimore
American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
SUPPORTS FOR A
Very Easily Made, Nothing
Better Has Yet Been Discovered
for Tomatoes.

These should be made in winter, that
they may be ready when needed,
Knock out the bottom from grocery
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

"This is one of the little things that
count" as the lecturer in the dime museum
remarked in introducing the mathematical
infant prodigy.-ToWn Topics.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

There should be little or no pity for the
man who has deliberately gone and got rich,
knowing all the time that his wife had social
aspirations.-Detroit Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Each package of PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES colors more goods than any other dye
and colors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Some men quarrel so much that after
awhile they think they enjoy it.-Washing-
ton Ca.) Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a
successful remedy.-M. p. Dieter, 81 Throop
Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y, Nov. IA, 'g4.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Humanity's desire for revenge is illus
rated in making the goat a butt of ridicule.
Chicago Dispatch.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

When a man has a day to himself he can't
recall any of the things he lOnged to 30
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

The Best Prescription for ChIlIs
and Fever is q bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simplyironan and quininein
atasteless form. No Cure-no pay. Price,5Oc.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Cure YOU cough with Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Don't give up a bill for lost. The fellow
may get married and make it good.-Wash-
ington (Ia.) Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Some pretty girls are SO vain that people
refuse to admit their good looks.-Atchison
Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

3 \. MONTGOMERY, President
=. g. JONES, First Vieo-PrssldenG
NAPOLEON HELL, saoond v.-Proall
p. D. sNOWDEE, Third v~Ios-ProatE
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTEsEBE
please state thnt you saw She Advertise.
meat In this pRneF.
, 1900-07-30
TROOPS FOR CHINA.
Estimate of the Forces Now on Their
Way to That Country.

Denver, July 29.-As estimate has
been made at army headquarters of the
troops so far designated for service,
who are either in China or en- route.
Those who have left Manila and are in
China are the Ninth infantry, to the
number of 1900 men; eight companies
of the Fourteenth infantry, 1000 men;
light battery artillery, 10 men. Gen
eral Chaffee, with eight troops of the
Sixth cavalry, numbering S25, have left
Nagasaki and are expected to reach
Taku today. The First cavalry, eight
troops, 1926 men, are on the way. Third
cavalry, four troops, of 400 men, are
en- route to San Francisco. Ninth cav
airy, eight troops, 1926 men, also on the
way to the coast. Eight companies of
the First infantry, 1850 men, are in
Cuba, but are expected to start for Chi
la very soon. Eight companies of the
Second infantry, numbering l,050, are
en- route from Cuba. Eight companies
of the Eighth infantry, 1876 men, are at
Fort Smelling. OF eight companies of
the Fifteenth infantry, 1850 men, half
are on the ocean and half are en- route
for San Francisco. Eight companies
of the Fifth infantry, 1850 men, are in
Kentucky. A siege battery of the Ninth
artillery, $50 men, is in Kansas. One
company Of the United States engin-
GERS, $50 men, is en- route to San Fran
cisco. Four batteries of the Third ar
tillery, $50 men, are at the Presidio.
General Merriam left today for Oma-
ha to superintend the moving Of the
siege battery, which Vas ordered from
Fort Riley
, 1900-07-30
THE BRITISH SOLDIER.

1t is said the the British soldier
wears such tight clothing that his in
ternal organs are often seriously in
jured. Then when on the march his
chest is compressed by the weight of
his knapsack. canteen, greatcoat and
heavy cartridge belt. Usually the
stomach is the first organ to suffer
from over-taxing of any nature. Over
work, abuse, neglect or improper food
is bound to produce dyspepsia and its
attendant evils. For any disorder of
the digestive organs Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters should be taken. This ia
nous medicine will cure all ailments
of the stomach. Try it for constipa-
ton, indigestion, flatulency. dyspepsia,
or insomnia. 1t makes the
weak strong. and an occasional dose
will keep the bowels regular.
, 1900-07-30
200 FILIPINOS l. l.
SiXty-Two Others Captured and Fifty.
Six Rifles Confiscated.

Manila, July 2S.-The reports of the
military operations during the past
week show that in that period 200 Fill
pinos were killed and sixty-two were
captured. Among the prisoners taken
were eight officers. Fifty-six rifles were
also confiscated. In the same time the
Americans had ten killed and fourteen
wounded.
The campaign during the last even
days has developed several stubborn
fights, chiefly in the mountains. Early
in the week Colonel Edward Goodwin,
with Company l of The Fortieth volun-
teer infantry and conveyed by the gun
boat Callao. occupied Oroquita, in Min
danao, without resistance. All the in
habitants deserted the town, but on the
second day of the American occupation
GOO rebels, mostly Bolomen, made a
savage attack on the small garrison.
They were finally repulsed. after los
ing eighty-nine in killed inside the
town. The American loss was two kill
ed and three wounded.
On Wednesday Major Wheeler, who
was following the trail Of the rebel gem
eral, Tecson, overlook 300 insurgents.
The latter selected a. fortified hill and
successfully resisted the Americans un-
til Major Wheeler made a forced charge
| under a cross fire. The enemy stood
their ground until the Americans were
within thirty yards Of them, when they
broke and fled. The rebels had fifty
killed. The American loss was one
killed and seven wounded. Among the
latter was an officer, who was carried
on a litter for two days I'VE the noun
tain to the nearest army hospital.