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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-23
SIT WAS a mighty nice little sup

hTT WAS a mighty nice little sup
per-" said MIR. Grigsby. as he and
MIS-. Grigsby fastened from the scene
ofthelate revelry. Everything seemed
10 taste good. Mrs. Haskell is az ele-
CANT entertainer.
Il hardly think that elegant is the
word to use." observed Mrs. Grigsby.
II suppose | ought 10 have said that
she's a gracious hostess or something
OF that kind said Mr.. Grigsby- Il
don't see what's the matter with 'cle-
CANT myself. and ! know when l am
being entertained"
1T is not my idea of entertainment
tohave the claret punch made so strong
that it affects people as it did Mrs.
Drake
Affects, What are you talking
about? She wasn't affected. Jus be-
cause she has a naturally lively man
ncr.T
That's her natural manner, is it?
Wen. | suppose you ought TO know.
You seemed to notice her "A good deal.
I'D be sorry il il was my natural man
ner, though. even il il does please yon
SO very much"
Il didn't say it pleased me-
1T wasn't necessary. but then !
jon't know that we need talk about
ter. If you weren't pleased with her
YOU can disguise your feelings pretty
WELL
IF you could manage to disguise
yours a little oSce in awhile i think you
would be ever more popular than you
are"
Thank you! haven't any particu-
lsr desire to have a lot of men crowd
ing around me all the time. am con-
tent 10 leave that sort of popularity to
Mrs. Drake. I'D like to hear what you
would have to say If | carried on in the
way she does. l suppose her husband
LIKES It,"
Il never heard that he objected TO it,
He seems to think that she has not yet
forfeited all claim 10 his respect and af-
fiction. By the way. | never knew you
20 play a worse game Of whist than you
did tonight"
II expected you would say something
Of that kind. II it's your idea that by
saying that you defend your own
shortcomings, it's very foolish of You
nay DEAR
Il notice hat lately you never cal
me my dear until you begin to get
mad
Il get mad. Well. I'd be justified i
Were. a man who would play tn,
king as second player when the foul
was led. and he had the seven and nin'
IN his hand besides. has a great right Il
talk about bad play"
II was going on the theory that sh'
was calling for the king with the ac'
and queen behind. / couldn't tell tina
you didn't have anything but th'
queen
NO, | wasn't signaling in the shame
less way she was"
Who was signaling?"
Mrs. Drake was signaling. j sup
pose you think it's a harmless and in
nocent mark OF an engaging ant
Nvacious disposition 10 cheat at whist
Tor my part. / don't see where tn
mirthful part Of ii comes in. but thel
haven't got a beautiful quickness o
perception myself"
Did say anything TO you about he
having a beautiful quickncss of per
ception?"
Didn't your"
'fsU know perfectly wi that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-23

As IL the Is per cent. and two years
limit in the Porto Rico tariff measure
were not sufficiently apologize. the
president came along yesterday with
n recommendation 10 congress that
the 100000 collected on importa-
tons from the island since the Span
lsh evacuation be applied to the relief
of the Porto Ricans by the United
States. Next to the performance OF a
"plain duty" the president seemed to
think the two millions would serve.
The republican majority. stimulated
l,y sharp home messages of disapprov-
al OF Wednesdays work, lost no time
in joining Mr.. Mckinley in his con-
science fund. The Porto Ricans asked
for a loaf; they get a stone. Instead
OF admitting this territory to its con-
stitutional rights under the flag. and
giving it's people the opportunity OF
working out their own industrial sal
walton through fair and rational trade
privileges. the president and his party
in gre prefer to procrastinate
and temporize and patch up provision
al laws.
II Is a cruel and cowardly policy
from frst TO last.-Dctroit Free Press
"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-23

The Chicago Times-Herald thinks
there are probably a good many Eng
lishmen who are wondering why
..Bobs'' wasn't sent down to bob up on
ALI sides of the Beers in the beginning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-23

The brewers Of Johannesburg were
the first to be Communicated to-
hoIvoo for the Bnar artillery
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-23

Mr.. Mckinley can truthfully say
that II Is no fault Of his II the demo-
cats do not elest the next president. =
Albany Argus.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Occupatiou of Clipping PoodIes.

An entirely novel mode Of earning
livelihood has been taken up with
success lately by Miss Blanche Dali
lin. the daughter Of an English caval-
~ officer. She has adopted the clip
ping of poodles as her profession. This
is one of those things that can be done
badly or can be elevated to a fine art
In Miss Dailin's case the surest sign
of fitness namely. success--has not
been wanting. and very busy life
she leads. now staying i'll a country
house, intrusted with the clipping Of
beautiful show poodles, now taking
charge of some canine favorites whose
owners cannot bear them to be sent
to shows without some one being with
them to cheer them in their absence
from home and friends.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
The D;s,ppcarance of :, Town.

"Whoevpr suffers from sense oil the
youth ana cru,iit% of this country
said returned tourist. should take IL
trip 10 fine Isles OF Shoals. There na
will SEQ Il few scattered relies of the
once lurrrisliing town of Gosport. Il
fishing village Of some Goo PERSONS.
which has been completely wiped out
Tho Isles now occupied by hideouS No.
tells and summer cottages. were once
the home of particularly sturdy ana
iutr,lircu. class of people. who lad :fll
academy that attracted students from
tbr mainlamd. sold fish to SPAN ana
other foreign countries as well us 10
orr own. and were in every way dc-
sirablc element of population. lhe'f
ilownfull began with the RevGlutloii'
when they were forced 10 leave the
islands because there was no way oi
defending them against the EngllSh
w,rsbinS. and ,haS,heen made COM
pIctr within the past few years. "heli
the proprictorS of the hotels havSGrao-
unlly become possessed OF all the iail".
None OF the fishing people are no"
loft. their houses have been torn doWll.
and about the only reminders OF them
left are tiny. little. stone church.
which was erected in $500. and Il NUM-
ber of graves scattered about the
islands. After au existence OF nearly
two centuries and half Gosport mas
disappcared. probably never to figure
again. rs the islands arc doubtless Il
sourcc of greatrr revenue as Il sum
mer resort than they would br is
homes OF fishermen" en."-Philadeiphla
Rnpprl
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

cessful rearing Of bottle babies OF
any place III the world. The first pro-
cess consists Of straining the milk,
which is done By patent separator,
for Randall's Island is raising just
now 140 babies on the bottle.
The straining of tie milk is 4 most
important feature, and can be done
quite as well at home as at Randalls
Island. Mrs. Dunphy showed the
young mother how. Taking two yards
of cheese cloth which had already been
boiled twenty minutes, she folded this
into little bundle about eight inches
square, laid it in an carthenware pie
plate and placed the plate in & hot
oven, where it remained until the top
fold began to get brown. \ coarse
towel was also put in the oven at the
same time.
Nine little squares were cut out of
the cheese cloth with bright clear scis-
sors. Three Of these squares were tied
over a common milk strainer. the milk
was poured through into another SINH
lar strainer, similarly fixed with steril-
lied cheese cloth, and still through an
other strainer.
1t is appalling how much dirt and
dust there is even in the cleanest milk.
The milk was then put into Il large
alright bottle. and the bottle set into
ice to get very cold, but not to freeze.
When sufficiently cold it was poured
into an eight ounce nursing hotile-not
one Of the old-fashicncd deatl-dcalins
horrors with long rubber tube, but
with just single rubber nipple.
Mrs. Dunphy filed ten bottles. the
requisite number for one baby. The
bottles were inserted in cylinders.
bound together for convenience by Il
tin band These cylinders can hc
made Ey any tinsmith for twenty-five
or thirty cents per set OF ten. The
bottles, corked up tightly. the cylin-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Science Guards Baby's Dinner:
An Object Young Mothers Regarding the Proper
the Nursing Bottle:


That the nursing bottle, either di-
rectly or indirectly, is the cause of the
majority of deaths of infants is the
consensus Of opinion among the best
medical authorities. Much as has
been written and prayed and preached
against it, there are few mothers who
regard the nursing. bottle With the
nropei amount Of fear which it in-
spires in the man of science.
always remember that there is Il
risk-a great risk-howevcr careful
you are, in bringing up your baby on
the bottle was the advice given Il
young mother the other day by Mrs:
NJ. c. Dunphy, the superintendent of
Randall's Island New York City:
The young mother, the wife Of n
well-to-do Harlem tradesman, had
gone over to the island to find out how
milk and milk bottles and nursing nip!
pies We're really sterilZed. She had
read in the papers and the magazines
hundreds of directions, and none Of
them seelled to agree, or else the di-
rections were not worded plainly: Her
threc-months' ole baby was not thriv-
ing, and she very wisely determined to
have somebody show her exactly how
to sterilizc milk ard bottle and nurs-
ing nipples.
Like hundreds Of other T.ould-bc
scientific mothers, this one had been
''sterilizing'' milk by simply immers-
ing the bottles in water and allowing
them to remain until the water reached
the boiling point. and as Il matter Of
fact the milk WAS thereby rendered
even more dangerous than before it
had been stcrilized.
The mother was then shown by SIM
plified process how she could prepare
her baby'S milk at home with the Joy
full certainty that after slerilizing 1t
was absolutely pure ard germ proof.
At Randalls Island they have the
most complete facilities for the sue
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

chiefs son fell out Of cocoanut, tree
enc day. breaking his leg and suffering
other injuries, which during that sea-
son Of the year made his recovery i'm
probable. This was the favorite son OF
one of the chiefs fAvorite wives, and
he was more than ordinarily solicitous
about his recovery.
"At this point my fortune seemed to
turn. Ny father had studied surgery
before he went into the mercantile
business, and from seeing him dress
wounds l had a certain crude knowl-
edge Of surgery. On one occasion
hudL watched my father set the brok-
eli arm of my little sister. This served
fie; weil: caused it to be indirectly
communicated to the chief t,iat had
the power of healing and could cure
the young man, intimating that in or
der to possess this full power ut the
time of operation 1t would be neces'
sary that should be assured of my
freedom. The news came to him in so
roundabout way that 1t took his
fancy and he sent for me at once. l
told him could heal his son before the
next moon. He gave his consent and
assured me of my freedom i'll case his
son should get well. set the broken
limb as best l could with what appli-
ances l had, procured some vegetable
gum and applied it TO his sores. and III
four weeks the future chief of the tribe
I was able to hop about with the aid OF
"a crutcli. At the end of eight weeks
lie had. thrown away his crutch and
was able to engage in all the sports Of
the young royalty.
| Chief Masou was delighted with the
result, and when expressed a desire
to leave, he said: Here. take This. and
while on your perilous journey, ii any
one interferes with you OH this island,
produce this and you Will be permitted
to proceed in safety The talisman
which he handed me was this belt. to
which was attached Il hollow piece OF
wood containing the message: CIV
en- by Chief Masou. in the village Of
.ssMeo' This belt has the power of pre-
serving any one from the attack Of all
Kanakas through New Caledonia. You
robserve that it is ornamcnted with
beads and native coins.
with this Masou gave me enough
French money to pay my fare to
America. On reaching New York l
applied to the French, colony for aid,
and have only recently found ont the
exact location of my brother. l have
mot seen him for more than twenty
years. knew that he was in the cat
tie business. and ! now find that he is
out on White River. S. d..
Correspondence in the Minneapolis
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Man SuncrioritY.

One see; many curious phases Of hu,
man nature in the safe deposit vaults
Of a banking institution = from the
women who never by any chance
know where their keys arc. and &c
through bag and pocketbook with rcck'
less haste, 10 The man who is not quite
certain that ne has locked his box and
returns to the vault three or four
times, puts his key in the lock, shakes
it hard, and finally goes away con-
vinced that "all is well" But in re-
cent experience with Il new customer
to whom 1 was renting box the eli
max was reached. When l handed
him The keys and said:
Now. here are two keys. Separate
them so that if YOU lose one you will
have the other to admit YOU"
He quickly replied:
"Very well. I will put one on my
key.ring and lock the other mp in my
box"
And yet they tell us that men arc
more logical than women.-The Now
Lippincott.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
IIittle nIistnke In AIcdnls.

The chief officer of Yorkshire yco.
manry regiment, while congratulate
ing one of the troops on its appear
ance. made Il stirring allusion to the
medals worn by some army veterans
in the ranks. One Of the men, Il ma
tive of Wharfdale. afterward went
home in Il very thoughtful frame OF
mind, and next morning he came on
parade with several mcdalS OIL his
breast. Said the otficer."I didn't know
you had been in the regulars" NO,
1 amt" said the man. We'll, how
about tho medals then, my good fel-
low? They can't be yours. The man
promptly answered: Cant they. Aye,
but they be. Ny old coo won EN- all
at Otley Show."-Upper Wharfdale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

f If baby appears ) be not thriving,
IaGd the mother can determine this by
Weighing It carefully every sther day.
Ether ifs milk IS, not agreeing with il,
Eapd a.,physieaias:A sHsh1d be. E!l consulted
EEimmediately. :. The healthy %Ste VIII
|jincrease in weight between certain
bages, while at others it will remain. dl'
|Imost uniform, but it will never lose
weight: The falling off in weight OF
FSeven an ounce oil. two 1neans some.
sthing. and what tEis something j.; no,ts
but the physician should determine.
E III. just what proportions to dilute
1.-THE milk after it has oeen sterilizel
sand bottles and nipples made germ
proof, is question often asked by
mothers through the columns Of news
pa perS: S3 ge1teral rule can be formu-
lated to ailswer this Hid$tioD: Ttat 's
something Which the phySiGiHh alord
sGan determine. The formula that will
agree perfectly With tIe baby often
Spi,r5ves the death Of another: Each
baby requires individual attentions
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
An Empress's Lesson in Spelling.

When l was quite. II little girl l
used to hate spelling more than any
other lesson. 1 remember once spell
ing Russia with Il small r. and my
governess said to me. What would
the Emperor Of Russia say ii he knew
that you spelt his country with Il small
'r!'" replied laughtily: Il don't
care what he would say: | shall never
see the Emperor or his country during
my lifetime, l dare say. so it doesn t
matter" st ".th! how different
ly do think now" said the Empress,
smiling. Il spell Russia with ! very
very biz r. and the Emperor with Il
tremendous e Empress OF Russia
Quoted in London Gem.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
bubble and boil around the bottles {,

bubble and boil around the bottles for
not less than twenty minutes. Then
it was pronounced sterilized.
Lifting the cylinders out Of the ket-
lie, they were set in a sink and the
cold water faucet turned OH. 1t is
yerf. itnportpiit tHdt tile milk should
be thus cooled and iii running water
before being put ii the icebox; if put
in the icebox Immediately after taking
from the boiling water. the milk gets
cold too quickly, and all the beneficial
results of tile steriliz.ng are neutralf
lied:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Intl,e Same Gra rc.

In q certain community Il lawyer
,licd who WAS Il most popular ana
worthy man: and among other virtues
inscribed upon his tombstone was
this: "A lawyer and an honest man.
Sumo years aftrrward farmers al
lance convention. WAS held in the
TOWN: AMI one Of the delegates. being
of :, sentimental turn. visited the
silent city" and in rambling; along
t,r ,omlS. was struck with tho i'll
s.riptiou: ".l lawyer and an honest
man.
uc was lost in thought, and when
run upon by Il fellow haTse@d. who
noticing his abstraction, asked if he
had found the grave OF i dear friend
or relative. said: Nc. hut am Won
derinr SHY they came to bury these
two fellows in the same grave.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Eux.HulitIiIg Parsons.

There are still in England two rep.
reseptatives of the old-rime foX-hunt.
ing parson. These are the Rev T..
ing parson. These are tlie Rev. f.
inolds, who are 'sspcctirely masters
OF the ,Cattistock S;sl Coniston packs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
when
so Of

unrolled on arrival it is discovered
that the little feet are stiff and cold,
and many feeble life GIBBS out ere
the boat that carries the frail burden
is moored to the landing.
And still larger percentage of these
babies live and grow into strong,
hearty children than any other class
of bottle-fed infants, not because they
are pampered AMI cared for like hot
house flowers, for where there are IL.
babies there Is no time for pampering,
but because the milk bottle is feared,
as it must be by I'LL conscicntiou:
mothers.-New York Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

ders were set in a porcc-ain kettle full
of lukewarm wafer. just LARGE enough
10 hold them without allowing them
to wahLle. The kettle was placed OH
6 cool; stove and The Wa,el allowed 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

Brigandage in Sicily is mostly con-
fined to the neighborhood of the large
cities. Palermo. Mcssina. Catania. In
the more remote regions travellers are
safe from molestation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
THE COOLING PROCESS.

mill, avoid
advice
immersed hot garnS the preparation OF her DaD
water the $ to 9S tmik
will the
milk. TnurSng Doue fOf one mltH ol II pao
bottles
in the death rate
to minimum Within he next t"o
While the boiling Miss 8Sears
Randas Island babies poor
showed the Young llile n"f~ oorways
mother howt steriize the bot T" ehouses
!. Damp
Never bottle le det,
turn it up said NJ '..'' arents,
mothers ima olen
boiled nipples and oI}hs
salatosdrS .@5 SAsas
vronq a: when
rvorrns tbe III ........ s.
Two folds tho steuIed ri,.
then laid piece of unroed arrival IS discovered
unpalted boda kneadng that the little feet are sun ana o
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

ing. More tlan that should never be
s!criiiHcd. because. while the milk may
keep sweet y much longer time it loses
much of lis nutritive power II allowed
TO grow the leas. bit stale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

Coed nature IS The 'e"uty of the.
mind. a;id. Ike personal beauty. wins
almost .Sithuiii anything clSr--Som"-
l,nrs. INDEED in spite "t positive d..
6nirnr:s&. -itaHway.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

g 4 man maysbe said to have reach.
ed a ripe age when he begins to fall
off.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

.Two-thirds of the teachers IN the
public schools Of Chile are women.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

The steriet. caught in Siberian riv-
ers, com2etes with the pompano, from
the Gulf of Mexico, as the most de-
Iicious fish in the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14
Bugg,ies, Wa gg,ons,
Pianos, T Organs, T. :.
ai,ls. .,H
Musical Instruments,
HI OH W. ant

Bnggy-h running best riding with the staying
and Top Bnggies Carriages
The best Wagon made, and Russell Wagons
ANYTHING line Buggy Robes Whips Saddefy etc., "e
ito at
The finest Piano the market can snow
Call and let ho" taen TO So
Music in this sectlon eoas an
look through aud vocaand
sad necessity zen or yours when op
or
Goods services. -, -: ~, - {
You are cordially aud Jet shoHyou anythn
o hear ~. .f.., ..t 4frsss
P. CGsBB, ,.,l, ....s .,.,s. : ''ga =
JOHNSTON. @.G,ss3o
is.,,..a5s s..ea sgart boa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-11-14

Two folds of the sterllized cneese
cloth were then laid on q piece OF
clean, unpailted board-a kneading
board is a good thins-and the bottles,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-06-02
CONVENT OF MERCY
st. rIartinviIIe, La.
This Institute offers superior advantages to Pa.
rents DESTROYS Of giving their children solid
and refined ednca on.
TERMS OF TUITION,
MUSIC, ETC,
MODERATE.
For particulars apply to
SISTERS OF r1ERCY.

II troubled with rheumatism, give
Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. It
will not cost yOu cent If it does no
good. One application will relieve the
pain. 1t also cures sprains and bruises
In one-third the time required by any
other treatment. Cuts, burns, Prostitutes.
quinsey, pains In the side and chest.
glandular and other swelIings are quick.
ly cured by applying it. Every bottle
warranted. Price. % and 80 cts. For
sale by T. J. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-06-02

The engine and pump OF the
Irrigation Company are now rum
ming day and night, and We learn
ed that all the rice growers are
getting all the water they want
If the company can keep up its
water supply and convince the
planters that they can irrigate
more land, we are certain that next
year the acreage planted in rice
will be much larger than this
year, as there is yet many hun
dreds, if not thousands of acres of
land adapted to the cultivation of
rice which are yet idle and produ-
cling absolutely nothing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-06-02

The rice mill at New Iberia,
operated last year for the first
time, has cleared profit of SO per
cent net. and the company has
last week declared q dividend TO
the stock holders Of the amount of
the profits. With the quantity of
rice that will be grown here this
year and an increased crop that
will likely follow after this one If
it proves successful, We have not
tho least doubt that q rice mill
here would be q paying invest
mont.