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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

- Nine Cases Out of Ten the Trou-
bic IL Caused by Accumu-
lated SCOT.

In old times when the coal fire failed
to burn IL was attributed TO he jealousy
of the gnomcS, who resented the rob-
berry of their underground country OF
its coal treasures. The remedy was TO
cross the CRATE with a poker and the
mystic form of the cross was supposed
To chase away all malipn spirits. 1t
might he "A satisfaction To some house
keepers If they could find so simple an
excuse and remedy for fire that will
not burn.
IL Is strange what excuses house,
wife will resort to before she is con-
WINGED that chimney needs cleaning.
In nine eases out of ten when chim-
ney smokes or when the draught Of .
stove does not draw il is because Of the
presence of 500. If wood is burned the
chimney becomes filled inch more
quickly than when coal is burned. Anc.
when the fiue is open, as il is in fire.
place, the chimney becomes more quick
ly clogged than when the fiue is closed
10y a stoyepipe leading directly to a
stove. a chimney which is connected
with a stove will draw so long without
smoking that we become negligent in
this matter. 1t is possible to let CHM
ney alone for almost "A generation with
out its being completely closed up with
SCOT, SO long as it is not connected with
a fireplace, but with stove. The fam
lily in the house for the last dozen years
of this time have known that the
draught of the stove was poor" but no
one suspected the cause. Probably the
manufacturer of the stove had anathe-
mas heaped on his head because il did
not burn" Long before the chimney
smokes the fue may be SO closed up
with SCOT that the cooking stove con-
nected with it may be out of order. III
he fucs of a cook stove are clean and
there is no other visible cause why the
stove does not work well. il is probable
that the fiues of the chimney are at
fault The inside walls of a chimney
that is properly built arc as smooth as
plastered house wall. III the surface
inside the chimney flues is not smooth.
SCOT will soon cling TO the walls and col
lect more and fill up the space; other
wise it will fall to the bottom. as 1T
should. All chimneys should be cleaned
at least once in five years, and in some
cases oftener. 1t is not desirable how
ever. to stir up SCOT oftener than is
necessary. This all-penetrating dust is
very disagreeable TO encounter. Seal
up all openings 10 the chimney before
beginning to clean it, except the open
ing at the bottom and the opening at
the top of the flue. Scrape the sides OF
the fue with sharp-edged plank at
tached to ropes. There are very few
chimneys now that can he brushed out
by boys as old English chimneys were,
but ng-handled brushes now do the
work quite as well as the dusky little
urchins of old.-N. y. Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
HINTS ON HOARY AGE.
How the Fashionable Lndy Of Mature
Years Preserves Her
Youthfu1ncss.

In many ways the fashionable woman
r. benefactor TO her sex. Do you know
why it is that the fashionable woman
looks as young and rosy ut so as the I'M
fashionable woman generally looks at
30? il is because she takes care of her.
self. The questionable woman gets
her beauty sleep every night and never
dissipates in the matter of balls and lit
tie suppers prepared over the blazer
while the rest of the world is asleep.
She eats her three meals day and at
just the proper hours. Everything on
her table is wholesome and intended to
keep her skin rosy and her little body
lissome. She thinks it almost immoral
to clog the pores Of the skin with pow
der and pomade and she believes in ma
ture absolutely. And just there is the
difference. The fashionable woman
or the woman of the world, if you
choose, for the fashionable woman Is
hardly a broad enough term for the
woman who is always young at 5o-be-
iieves in art. She knows that nature
is a wonderful restorative, but she has
infinitely more faith in art and science.
When the wrinkles begin to come the
fashionable woman knows of pomades
and masseurs. She has found that the
Turkish bath will do more toward max
ing her eyes lustrous and her skin clear
than all the tcn-hour sleep and whole
wheat bread remedies in the world.
She wears corsets- snug ones. too-but
they are corsets that fit the figure and
do not grip il in a cast-iron wise. and she
hangs her skirts from the hips. But she
can dance all night and be as fresh and
rosy next day as If she had never seen
the inside Of q ballroom. - Chicago
Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
Hl2Je(lSOC. ..Axs~.
dS'!>ss4 9SllEDJS
SUCCESS WITH DUCKS.
indian" Lady, Noted for Her Expc IT.
ness, Tells About Her System
Of Raising The sn.

The old ducks are kept in robust
health by abundant exercise, and by
feeding largely Of bran and shorts
very little corn after laying begins.
Don't feed quite all they will eat.
One drake to five ducks, but the
brakes must be good ones. We select
the breeders from the long bodied
ducks, have no use for the dumpy
ones. Never set the first dozen eggs
laid by duck. Gather the eggs early,
keep in warm, not hot, place, and
never wash them. Now, don't think
this does not bear on the question.
II does decidedly. for being careful in
the above particulars insures strong
ducklings, and strong young is half,
or more, of the battle.
Never give more than IL eggs to q
hen; III is better. AS soon as ducks
are dry we remove from the nest
and cover with cloths srrinkled with
coal oil. Put of with the hen when
from Is to "A hours old. in good
coop placed in pen some 12xl2 feet.
Give warm water in a shallow dish,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
FEED TROUGH.

and after busting the old hen with
insect powder feed her whole corn
Place dish of pounded charcoal and
one of sand in pen. When SO hours
old give feed of bran and shorts
with sharp sand mixed in, handful
of sand to quart Of mash. Mix a
little softer than for hens. Keep wa
'er before them in a vessel they can
not get into, but deep enough to i'm
merse their heads. Take the chill
off the water for first week. Feed the
same feed for two days. giving about
all they will clean up four times per
day. After this, mix in cornmeal
with shorts. emitting the bran and
gradually increasing the meal from
one-third meal at first to all meal the
eighth week. Mix sand in once per
day in the same proportion. Never
omit this. If one has milk mix The
mash with it. Let them out of the
pen the third day, after the dew has
dried. and after the second week never
bother about their going to the pen,
nor about showers. Before this don't
allow them to get wet.
We feed mash In V-shaped troughs.
having enough room that they will
not crowd each other, giving all they
will eat after the eighth day and al
ways cleaning any remaining food
out of the troughs. The cuts show a
convenient feeding trough. and a pen
that will allow the ducks to eat I'M
disturbed by older poultry. When the
ducks are through the pen can be
moved. and what little they drop out
side while eating, the hens will pick
up after the ducks leave. Keep these
feeding troughs in the shade. with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
CONVENIENT FEED COOP.

water vessels right at hand. Quart
cans are good. but halfgallon or gal
Ion vessels are better. Rinse out the
vessels at each filing, which will be
very often. Feed as often ms they
come TO the troughs and have
abundance Of shade for the
ducks. Fruit trees and bushes
are fine for them. Have grass
or green OF some sort in their yards,
for while they do not eat much green
they enjoy picking among il and they
catch lots o. bugs, worms and flies
in it, Fed as above they will not take
more exercise than is needed to keep
in health. Unless bugs and worms are
plenty it will be necessary TO give
fresh meat scraps twice each week,
or give the meat and bone prepare
tions in their mash. The above
routine is for preparing ducks for
market in eight weeks. For breeders
layers or feathers, less feed and OF q
different sort would be necessary.
Keep the ducks away from old wells
or deep water holes. and keep dogs
AWAY from the ducks. Keep the
ducks as quiet ms possible. Put Z
liberal amount Of fine charcoal in The
mash once per week.-Emma Clear
waters, in Ohio Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
Relative
.s...


The bulletin concludes as follows:
ut may be stated that during the
years in which the course Of wages
declined the rates of 1891 and 1892. in
many instances remained unchanged,
and in like manner, during the last
few years. in which the general course
of wages has been upward. the wages
in these instances have not, of course,
responded to the general rise. In
other instances the per cent. was no.
tably large during the years of de-
preston, while during the last two
years of the period the reverse il
true, and a much larger increase real
~ took place than that indicated by
the table. In other words, wages in
some instances show but little huctu-
atoms, while in other instances they
are much more sensitive, responding
quickly to general conditions Of de-
preston or activity. The average
condition or general level only is
shown in the table, and while for the
reasons stated the fluctuations during
the period have not been so great as
popular opinion would indicate. the
figures for 1899 and 1900 show a graft
flying average increase over the condi-
tons OF 1891 and 1892, when wages in
gold were higher than at any period
in the history of the country prior to
the present year"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
TO PREVENT ExTORrION.
Gov. Wood May Appoint . Railroad
COMMUNICATIONS CURRENCY
Yellow Fever In Havana.

Havana, Oct. 15.-Gov.- Gen. Wood is
considering the advisability of APP
pointing railroad commission to fix
rates and regulate construction. This
Is due to numerous complaints of ex-
cessive freight charges. instances be-
ing reliably reported where the rates
ior less than one hundred miles are
higher than those from New York to
havana with the duty added.
senior Cancio, secretary of finance,
urges the introduction of American
currency into Cuba, and the doing
away altogether with Spanish coin.
ne argues that the fact of there being
Tour different kinds Of currency, all
having different rates of exchange
ana none regulated by law, serves to
eomplicate the financial situation and
greatly interfercs with commercial in
'erests lie recommends a special
commission to deal with the question.
~ Is generally admitted that yellow
.ever will increase in Havana, when
me street are opened for tho in.
s,aliation Of the sewers, a work which
VIII probably require three years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
GENEROUS AND PROMPT.
to Their Brothers, Sufferers
from the Galveston storm.

Washington. Oct. 15.-Postma ster.
General Emory Smith recently re-
ceived from Postmaster Griffin, of CAL
weston, letter telling of tho
pecuniary and personal loss which
had befallen the employees of his Office
as result of the terrible cyclone Of
September 8, of the fearful strain un.
der which they had been working day
and night since then and of the adj
mirable spirit which animated the
men, Notwithstanding their misfor-
tunes.
Postmaster Griffin suggested that il
the vast army of postal officials, clerks
and carriers could know the true con-
dition of the men at Galveston, a
small amount from each might be
checrfully contributed, and would
give the needed relief; otherwise it
was to be hoped bencfcen. govern.
ment. ITO whom we are loyal, will
hear and answer this appeal"
To this communication Acting Post.
master-General w. NJ. johnson sent
the following reply:
The department is in full sympathy
with the appeal of the postmaster AT
Galveston in behalf of the employees
at that Office who have suffered
through the terrible calamity which
has overtakcn them, and hopes that
responses, by those who have not al-
ready contributed through some other
channel, will be generous and prompt.
am gratified to learn that the action
taken in this direction by the Nation
al Association Of Letter Carriers il
meeting with hearty response.
Contributions may be addressed to
Hon. John A. Merritt, postmaster.
Washington, ID. c.
lSignedl wv. M. JOHNSON,
Acting Postmaster General"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

Hon. John Dryden: There is no doubt
that the block IL the final test of the
skill that we ms breeders are trying to
exercise in carrying on our business.
we sometimes talk about the butchers
standpoint and breeders standpoint.
but / think the breeder and butcher
ousht 70 come together. We breeders
are trying to capture the trade Of tho
best consumer, or the consumer that
will give us the most money for our
roods; that Is the idea. You cannot
very well find out what the standard
required IL unless you see the animal
upon the block.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19
FOR MALARIA,
CHILLS AND fever.
The Best Prescription Is Grove s
TasteleSS Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
So That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called ssTaste-
less" chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Grove'sis the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, soc.
N0TEs-Tbe Paris Ased'oGne Co., ST. Los's,
show and 0ne.laH million bottles o.
Groves TasteSess sold last yesr and
continually xD0reasjDO The o0noNssS0n -
inevitable fssse Ohm Tonic u pro-
scripAon having genuine nsc~if and
dragofsf ohensfsf wifi teW
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

Take as many nice lon chops as you
require for the dish and trim away
nearly all the fat. Fry these lightly
In hot. dry pan. set in stewpan and
dredge thickly with brown -four. Cut
in slices two or three large onions. sea-
son with black pepper and fry till a
golden brown. Scatter the onions over
the chops. and into the pan pour
enough hot stock to cover the surface.
Have a pint of chestnuts boiled, peeled
and added. Place cover on the stew
pan and cook the contents slowly for
two hours. The onions and chcstnuts
will be cooked by steam. and their flavor
will penetrate the chops. To serve take
up the chcstnuts and onions, pile in the
center OF hot dish. arrange the chops
around. strain the gravy. thicken and
pour slowly over the chops. Scatter
chopped parsley over the chestnuts and
serve. Boston Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

s,stistics Taken from Pay Eulis
showing Fluctuations Dur
Ing Ten Years.

Washington, Oct. l5.-IIon. Carroll
D. Wright, commissioner OF labor. has
issued bulletin giving summary of
data in n previous publication on
trusts and industrial combinations"
showing the rate of wages in varions
combinations for a period extending
back. in most cases. from the present
wear TO 1891. The data was secured
directly from the pay rolls OF estab-
lshments:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

Nofarm Is complete without wind power
mill. Ii pumps water, saws wood, grlnds
feed, chops fodder and works gladly and
freely every day in the year. Attention -
called TO the advertisement in another col
umn of The Acrmoior Co., Chicago, LII.
Readers are advised to write this great con-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

Mamma May, your father doesn't APP
prove Of Mr.. kraft's attentions TO you. He
considers him what he calls "a very smooth
fellow"
Mary-So he is, generally, but once or
twice when he called he hadn't time TO get
she ved.-Philadelphia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-10-19

New York, Oct. 15.--Rev. Albert r..
simpson, president Of the Christian
ana Missionary Alliance, yesterday
preached his annual missionary SER
non at the Gospel tabernacle. and AZ
result over fifty thousand dollars in
Nh pledges and property were real
xed Tor the support OF the missions
shd mission work of the alliance for
.ne coming year. w. l.. blackstone
participated In the services. The ser.
a'oh and the Offering wns the closing
snapter Of the seventeenth annual
convention Of the alliance.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
ECZEMA, ITCHING HUM0RS, PM
PLES-CURED BY B. B. B.
Bottle Free to Sufferers.

Does your Skin I;ch and Burn?
Distressing Ecuptions on the skin sc
you feel ashamed to be seen in com
pany9 Do scabs and scales form or
the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you
Eczema? Prickling Pain in the
Skin? Boiis? Pimples? Bone Pains'
Swollen Joints? Falling HAN? AL
Run Down? Skin PALE? Old Soresi
Eating Sores? Ulcers? To cure tc
stay cured take B. B. B. BOTANIC
Blood Balm) which makes the BLOOD
pure and rich. Is. 3. B. will cause
the sores to heal, itching of eczems
to stop forever, the skin to become
clear and tie breath sweet. Fol
sale by druggists at 81 per large
bottle; six large bottles full treat
ment) IS. Be sure the bottle reads
Botanic Blood Balm. Complete
directions with each bottle. So sui
ferers may test it, a trial bottle giver
away. Write for it. Address Blood
Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga. Describe
your trouble and free personal medi'
cal advice given.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
All Arrangements Are Completed.

Colonel NJ. D. Harman has COM
pleted his arrangements for the trans
portation of Confederate Veterans
and their friends who contemplate
visiting Louisville during the annual
reunion of the Confederate Veterans.
To avoid a lsy Over in Columbia he
has succeeded in having an extra
train put on which will leave Bates
burg OF 7 o'clock on the morning OF
The 29:h inst; Leesville It's; Summit
7:3O; Lexington 500 and will make
close connections at Columbia with
the special train for Louisville. Tick
cts will be sold from the above named
stations.
He has already secured the names
of % persons who have signifed their
intention of making the trip and if
there are others who think Of going
they can meet him at any Of the sta
tons or in Columbia. Ample ar
engagements have been made for the
party after it's arrival in Louisville.
This reunion promises to be the best
ever held, and the rates for board and
lodgings are extremely liberal, being
from Is cents per meal up.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
Bail Granted.

Messrs. G.. T. Graham, P. 81. Mel
son and ". H. Sharpe, of counsel ftr
Mr.. Shelton F. Perry, appeared be-
fore Associate Justice Pope in Co.
lumbia last Friday night, on an az
plication for bail. Messrs. D. S.
Henderson, F. E. Dreher and Solici-
tor Thurmond appeared for the State.
A considerable number Of efidavits
both for and against the motion were
read, and after hearing Mr. G.. T.
Graham for the motion and Mr. D.
S. Henderson and Solicitor Thurmond
against it, Mr.. Justice Pope held that
Mr.. Perry was entitled to bail and
signed an order d~ischarging him from
custody upon entering into bond in
the sum of $4,000 to be approved by
the Clerk of the Court. The bond
was promptly furnished and Mr..
Perry was released last Saturday.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
Strive for the Scholarship.

President D. B. Johnson, of Win
throp College, gives notice through
these columns that there will be a
competitive examination in the court
house at this place on July Goth, for
the award of vacant scholarship and
admission of applicants to the col
lege. President Johnson is n the
best of known and most successful
educators in the South, and under
his efficient management Winthrop
has taken a foremost place in tie
rank Ct colleges and an admittance
within her walls is eagerly sought for
By aspiring young ladies who are in
pursuit of a broad and liberal educa.
ton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
Try Aliens Foot. Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nerv'
u and hot, and get tired easily. II
you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease. II
coo!s the feet and makes walking
easy. Cures swollen, sweeting feet,
improving nails, blisters and callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions
of all pain and gives rest and COM
fort. Try it today. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 25c'
Trial package free. Address, Allen
S. Olnsted, LIE Roy, n. Y. AZ
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
7ESSs CURE 3slil
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ~
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use n
nj In time. Sold by DRUGGISTS. =
CONSERVATION

The case of j. W. Long vs.. the
Gross Brothers was heard by Referee
Spann last Thursday.
Desiccated cocoanut, already pre-
pared for making pies, custards and
cakes, at the Bazaar.
The outing of the children of the
L. G. l., last Friday, was very en-
joyable, Notwithstanding the rain.
The friends of William A. Spires,
Jr., announce him a candidate for
County Commissioner.
When you want family medicine.
toilet articles, fine soaps, and the
best %perfumery, go to the Bazaar.
Agood second hand buggy and a
road cart for sale cheap. Apply to
John Snelgrove, Lexington, S. G.
Mr.. J E. Rawl Kyzer is announced
as a candidate for reelection to the
Office of Superintendent of Educa-
ton.
The annual report of the County
Treasurer for the fiscal year 1899, is
in the hand of the printer and will
soon appear in these columns.
Chocolate for cakes, powdered
sugar for iceing cakes, candy trim
minss for cakes, fine extracts and
essences, all at the Bazaar.
Mr.. P. 81. E. Derrick has yielded
to the requests of friends and has en-
tered the race for School Commits
sioner.
Messrs R. L. Keieier, j. Wier Addy
and W. j. Ballentine have been re-
appointed the Board Of Whisky Con-
troll for Lexington county.
New dress goods, hats, clothing
and shoes arriving daily at the New
Racket Store. Our prices are cheaper
than the cheapest. Call and try US.
The Southern Railway company is
building a small waiting room at
Fredonia for the accommodation Of
its patrons.
Housekeepers are complaining aw,
fully because they have nothing to
cook and are threatening to leave the
lords of creation.
As is the usual custom there viii
be prayer meeting in the Methodist
church tomorrow evening. The pub
lie is cordially invited to be present
Referee Samuel B. George Was
busy last Thursday taking testimony
in the case of Z:mri CAN'T against
Narcotics P. Lewis.
We are of the opinion that the
girls have given Uncle Jasper thu
mitten. No bouquet adorns the lap
pei of his coat these days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-23
Money for the Pensioners.

Clerk Spaun has received the
money with which to pay the pension.
ers in this county.
The amount which this county
has received is S1,S9S.36 and is to
be divided among the differ emf
classes.
In class "B' there are 10 pension
ers who get SIG 40 each.
In class &C No l." there are lG
who will receive Sl2.30 each.
In classes &C No. g." SIS; mo. g."
~; and mo T." So, each of whom is
entitled to Sl2 80. The names OF
the pensioners as furnished by the
State Board will probably be pull
lished shortly. In the meantime the
money is on hand for those entitled
to it, so call on the Clerk and get
your money.