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The evening times., 1902-07-12
Local Items.

Monday. July II. viii be E2woTta
League day at Washington Grove char
tauqua special rate rf 20 cents
Tor round trip has been secured for that
date, good on any regular train The
Grove contains delightful picnic grounds
for large or small parties and there is
an abundance Of splendid spring and
well water; so those who desire can 20
on a morning train and take their
luncheon and spend a pleasant day. II is
expected that q large number viii go On
the 4:3G SEQ or 5:50 o'clock trains OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
take dinner at the hotel. where 2 rate
IF 30 cents for dinner has been granted
The last train reaching there IN tine
for the evening meeting leaves the Bal
timore and Ohio station at 7:05 o'clock.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the occasion DR.. Francis !
Woodman VIII have charge Of The music
Mrs E. A. Shipley, secretary Iowa State
Chautauqua, viii make an address on
Literature an Inspiration in the
Home. II is expected to have another
speaker and some special music Wash
ington Grove Chaatauqua has been in
dorsed By the Epwortal Leaguers OF the
District and i IS hoped that q very
large number 3iII avail themselves OF
the low rate and 90 up il the afternoon
II they cannot 60 for all day
The evening times., 1902-07-12

Miss Goldie Paxton. an active member
Of Eldbrooke Chapter. who recently had
an operation performed for appendicitis.
is steadily improving
The evening times., 1902-07-12

Nj Edwin s. La Fetra, the popular
president Of the Washington District
Epworth League, leaves next week for
ten days outing and recreation at Chau-
tauqua. n Y, and other points.
The evening times., 1902-07-12

And in that thought we half forget thar He
Is Vheresoever We seek Him earnestlv.
sui filing every place
With sweet abounding grace.
The evening times., 1902-07-12

He IS not with lus merely as a thought. but
as a Hfe--Hoyt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

oew EzDesissced Fruit Gsewsss o.
The East Treat Trees That Are
Self-Sterile.

Many varieties of orchard fruits
especially plums. pears and apples. do
not bear satisfactory crops when
standing 10y themselves. Some do not
bear at all. The trees of such varie ties
require to be mixed with trees Of
other more or less closely related va.
rieties, or they require TO be grated
with mixture of two or more varie-
ties. This general condition is summed
up by saying that such fruits are SELF
sterile, and the problem Of self-ster-
iity is the one with which we have
chiefly Ia deal. As soon as this matter
began To be observed the fruit growers
ana eNIerimenters both found that a
great many plum blossoms are i'm.
perfect. In the majority of such bios.
SONS the pistil, or female organ from
which the fruit itself directly develops,
Is detective; sometimes il is entirely
wanting. Ii is evident that a blossim
having no'pistil cannot produce plum.
and il Is at least fair to suppose thar
any defect in the pistil renders the
chance OF ffui:-bearing much smaller.
considerable attention was given
therefo'e, eight or ten years ago, 70
TINS part of the subject. 1t was found
that in some cases all the blossoms on
tree were so deficient as to make
iruitage impossible. 1t has been
found that plums are very largely self.
sterile, eases of self-sterility being al.
together rare; that a ma ority Of pears
tested show more or less self-steril.
ity, and that the same is true of 40.
pies. Perhaps one-fourth Of the an
pies In common cultivation are totally
feif-sterile, and a third fourth neec
cross-pollination for the best results
Inc remedy for all this unfruitfulness
is the mixing Of varieties either by
pa htihg several together or by graft.
ing two or more into one tree.-Troy
On. ~ Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
Rules for Trim ming Roses.

Pruning is an important matter IN
rose growing. Climbing and pillar
roses need only the weak bra nches ard
the tips shortened in. Other hard,
kinds will usually need cutting back
about one-fourth or one-third. accord.
ing to the vigor Of the ranches. either
in the spring or fall. slight cutting
back also after their June fowerinS
in the case of the remontants will en-.
courage more flowers. Severe pruning.
however, will only induce the growth
of vigorous leafy shoots without f,ow-
ers. The yer-booming roses will need
20 have all dead wood removed a. the
time OF uncovering them in sprins,
Some pruning during the summer i,
also useful in encouraging growth snI
flowers. The stronger branches which
have lowered may be cut back one.
half or more. The rule in trimming
roses Is tocut back weak growing kinds
;. rcrely, strcnggrowers moderately,
Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

being adopted Of hanging them to
nails which are driven through the
laths. A slim nail is used and driven
diagonally, slanting upward Ii ex-
tends about one inch through. The
midrib OF the leaf is stuck on the nail.
as shown in the accompa ying illustra-
ton. A good man can hang 800 laths
in this way The laths are three.
1ourths by one ard one-fourth
inches and four feet long. machine
Is used to put in the nails. driving 90 AT
time, then turning the lath and driy-
ing 20 more. so that 40 leaves are hung
on each lath.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
TOPS OF APPLE TREES.
"hether to Have Them High or Low
10 Subject Holly rIscussed
by Fruit Growers.

For many years there has been n Dc.
sire among fruit growers to lower the
tops OF ayr trees. Attempts were
made in this direction some wears aro
when rows we're closer together than
they are now placed, and difficulty vs.,
sxpe r1enced in getting through between
the trees with teams for GA thering The
fruit and also for hau.in~ ferti6zers
on the orhard and for cultivatinr them
For some years, then. the tendency was
70 higher tops to overcome this OBJ.
lection. In more recent years. how
ever, the tops have been coming down
until in some localities the branches OF
the trees almost lie on the ground.
There are some things in favor of this
plan. The fruit can be gathered with.
out the aid Of large ladders. There
will be no grass or weeds growing I'M
der the trees. and high winds will mot
have as much effect on trees Of This
kind as on tall ones.
We do not recomm nd the practice az
topping the trees so low for general
adoption, but there are localities WHERE
it would be n decided advantage 10
have the tops very low. This IL n mat
ter Of fancy with orchardists who knew
the conditions and will be governed ty
them.-Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
SAVED A LIFE.


Gratitude promotes publicity and
it's no wonder people testify when life
is saved.
Every reader with bad back is in
danger for bad backs are but kidney
ills and neglect may prove fatal
Neglected backache is quickly fol-
lowed by too frequent urinary dis
charges; retention Of the urine, pain
ful urination, Diabetes, Bright's dis
ease.
Read how all such troubles can be
cured.
CASE NO. 34,520.-Mr. Walter Nc
Laughlin, Of 3o22 Jacob street, Wheel
ing, w. Va, machine hand working
at j. A. Holiday & Sons planning mill,
says: II firmly believe had / not
used Doan's Kidney Pills when / did
! would not be alive now. was in .
terrible condition, and although
took quarts of medicine, and was
attended by doctors, got NO better,
butwo Friends spoke of my bad
appearance, and thousands knew
about it. ] could hardly get around
and felt and looked like dead man
rather than a living one. Doan's
Kidney Pills. procured at the Logan
Drug Co.'S store, were a blessing to
me; half box relieved me; three
boxes entirely cured me-"
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Nc
Laughlin will be mailed on applica-
ton to any part of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
\. Y. For sale by all druggists, price
so cents per box.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Lets see! Young Brown suicidcd.
didn't hep?
mo. lie forgeried or misdemeanored
or something like that. but he didnt
suicide"
The first speaker said "Oh!" In .
dazed sort Of way and devoted the rest
OF the day TO trying to make up his
mind whether he was at the wrong end
of . joke or not.-Chicago Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
sFrises syssea New OAserv s<ie.
Cafe Cara

n addition TO through chair car and
Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco Sys.
tem operates on its trains out Of
handsome Observation Cafe Cars. IN.
der management Of Fred Harvey. These
ears are equipped with every convenience.
including large library observation room
and platform; the former supplied with
easy chairs, writing material, fastest news.
papers and periodicals. Electric lights and
electro ians add TO the comfort OF the pas.
sengers. These trains leave saint Louis and
Kansas City daily via the Frisco System.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

"You." said the man. ARE not SO hot"
The cucumber, thus rudely addressed.
managed 10 remain cool and replied:
"And youare not SO many sou might
be-"
Then. to sustain its premise. il doubled
the man up.-Typographical Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
a Post .raduate.

Barber-Have you had any experi-
ence in shaving students?
Applicant for Job-Oh. yes, sir; al
ways go over their faces with the back
OF the razor. and ask them il il pulls
uuch.--Harvard Lamncon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
SHADE-GROWN TOBACCO.
new way Of Hanging the Leaves
which II Far Superior to the
Old Lath Method.

Last year the single leaves Of the
shade-grown tobacco crop were sewn
on laths hanging in the curing house.
The best that man could do was 10
handle 200 laths. This year plan is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
A WcII-K nown Odd Fellow Dead.

Bloomington. H., Nov. A telc.
gram from Pittsfield. ILL.,. announces
the death, on Monday. of A. n. San
ders. one Of the best-known odd fell
lows in Illinois. He published the
state organ of the order here for
20 wears.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
one or The socred M,~,.,,..

He-I don't know why il is, but
asver can do anything as a woman
wants il done.
she-You don't know why it is?
Why. it's because you're a man.-De-
troit News
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

He-Er-the stories your father tells
about the things he saw on: west. you
know.
She-Well?
Ought to laugh at their impfob-
ability and make him think that am
smart. or ought l TO pretend that be-
lieye m?"-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

That boy OF yours is a credit 10 his
father. Williams"
Il must admit that he is. think il
was all in the system. put in the irst
Is years bringing him up. and the next
six calling him down."-Cleveland
Leader
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Appleton, Wis, Nov. Capt. Wei.
come Hyde. aged as, lineal descend
ant Of Lord Hyde, Of England. ano
one of Appleton's pioneer residents
died, Monday, from old age and gen
srsI debility. MM
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Little Colds" cglecied-thousands Of
ives sacrificed every year. DIR. Mood;
norway rme Syrup cures little colds
sSies bis spds, too, down to the very verge
o. consumption.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Years Of suffering relieved in a MIGHT
Itching piles yield at once to the cura I've
properties OF Doan's Ointment. Never
ia!ls. AT any drug store. so cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

What's the secret OF happy, vigorous
health! Simply keeping the bowels, the
stomach, the liver and kidneys strong and
active. Burdock Blood Bitters does Il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

DR.. August Koeng's Hamburg Breast
Tea" writes Mr.. i. Batsch, of Horizon,
WIS, enabled me 10 get rid Of an obstinate
cough; we feel very grateful to the discov-
erer Of this medicine"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

"A lar as this world Is nc~rned. a snot.
.rst character Is often worth less than ths
souv 70 arrange the spots artstically.-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Botblots-"Why do they call that place
q chop house" Joblots-"Because YOU need
an az 70 cut the steak, / suppose - Detroa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Almost Miraculous. DIR. Thomas Electric
OIL. AT any drug store.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

One trouble with the pursuit oil happiness
that other people do get in the way
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Some people seem to think that industry
consists OF telling other people what 10 DO.
indianapolis News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Possibly frankness would not seem 40
prutal " We were more accustom 10 it.
Indianapolis News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

1t doesn't make any difference how some
people do things, they always get them
wrong .-Indianap polls News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Kindness IN US rs the honey that blunts
the sting OF unkindnAs in snother.-IAn-
dor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

Putnam Fadeless Dyes produce the bright.
est and fastest colors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07

h'' lily 'fh'ht tntlt - AZ Dlt0IlIul
rainfall, and not little hope is
found in the fact that the native
trees are reproducing themselves in
the drier portions Of the country
where the fires are kept out and
where grazing is restrained within
reasonable limits, and many waste
place is becoming a wilderness of
yerClure"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-22
PICKS FOURTEENTH WIFE.
Goshen Doctor Thinks Dorothy Agnes
Weed of Bridgeport Will Do.

DR.. James Nicholas Vann of Goshen.
N. Y, husband of thirteen wives, has.
it is announced, just selected his four
teenth in the person of Dorothy Agnes
Weed of Bridgeport, Conn, whose let
ter pleases the doctor, says the New
York Evening Journal. Her commun1-
cation was selected from several hun
dred. She has not been notified of her
selection, but the impetuous doctor
takes her consent for granted. Her
letter reads as follows:
My Dear Sir--I read of your misfortune
and am, indeed. sorry for you, and have
made up my mind to write. To say that
am fond of elderly people but mildly ex-
presses it. 1 am neither light nor dark;
have light brown hair, brown eyes. Peo-
pie say they talk. Am sweet disposition.
Am five feet tall Age. twenty. Weight
1870 pounds. Health good. My birthday is
Feb q Would it not be nice to hear from
you on that day? ] dote on housekeeping
or homemaking. At present / am board
ing, as M parents do not live here. Hop
ing this may meet your approval and l
can hear soon, yours sincerely,
DOROTHY AGNES WEED.
Bridgeport. Conn.
DIR. Vann was a long time in decid-
ing. One other letter also captivated
him. 1t was from L. W.. Is Leveret
street, Brookline, Mass, the writer of
which admitted she was not beautiful.
The doctor assured her that was no
objection, as he wanted a loving wo-
man. Before settling upon date for
the wedding he expects to hear from
New York astrologist as to his future.
DR.. Vann was famous hunter at
one time and devoted years to the cap
ture of wild animals for Dan Rice, the
circus man. He is little man, wiry
and nervous, but nimble despite his
ninety-four years. His skin is tanned
and darkened by the suns Of many
summers. His armament consists OF
many deadly weapons, which he used
in his career as hunter.
"My first twelve wives were fair and
lovely women and are undoubtedly
now with the angels" says DIR. Vann.
"My thirteenth wife was not, and her
name will not mention. She is living
today. If | We're to meet all my de-
ceased wives in any other place but
heaven, | fear the green eyed monster
would enter their hearts; but, as all is
happiness over there, | shall depart
this life when the first summons comes
without trepidation. know that each
of my deceased wives would rather
have me be happy than ploddlng
around the world alone. Therefore
intend to marry again, and trust my
fourteenth wife may be in form and
feature a composite picture of all the
rest and the embodiment of their many
virtues"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-22
INDIANS ANNUAL ROUNDUP OF RABBITS.

Phoenix (Ariz.) Correspondence New York Sun.
A horde of bowling, unprecedented
braves, dense mass of long-eared,
grav-furred rabbits, dozen flights OF
arrows, and then an onslaught with
heavy mesquite wood clubs; an acre OF
ground covered with heaps of dead
rabbits, feast on the slain. then the
sleep of The glutton; such in brief is
the conclusion of the annual jack-rab-
bit hunt of the Pima and Maricopa
allied tribes.
AS far back as 60 the traditions OF
the Indian these rabbit chases have
occurred. The Indian still disoains to
use modern weapons in his chase OF
the lack-rabbit, and adheres to the
arms which are used by his forefath-
ers-bluut arrows and clubs.
On-the ella river reservation, 20
miles south of Phoenix, the greatest
round up of rabbits ever known within
the memory of the Oldest Indian in the
ella valley took place last Thursday.
The rabbits this year have been par
ticularly destructive to the Indian
crops, and it was with the hope of
driving the jack rabbit from the lower
valley that the big round up was held.
From the Salt river reservation
came nearly 100 bucks, land from all
parts of the reservation along the ella
no fewer than 400 men and boys were
present for the chase. Early in the
mOrninp the hunters gathered and at
day break the chase begun.
A party of tourists from the east
came from Phoenix to see it, and were
uests of CHIEF Hermo.
From a hi h butte they watched
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-22
CURIOUS FILIPINO CUSTOMS.
Returned American Tells How to Foil the
Festive COCkr zach.

James L. O'Neill, an American, who
has been in the Philippines for two
years, tells an interesting story of Gu
rious customs among the Filipinos.
Zone of the most unique institutions
l encountered is what is known as the
sleeping machine" said Mr. O'Neill
recently to the Washington correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Times. 1T is
supposed to be a bed, but it looks very
much like a hearse without the glass
sides and wheels. 1t is entirely in
closed with a heavy wire screen,
through which the air finds it very
hard to penetrate. You are Informed
that this screen is placed on the ma
chine to keep out cockroaches, which
in that country are a delicate little ami
NAL about eight inches long, though
perfectly harmless. You crawl into
the machine at the end as a coffin is
put into a hearse and close the gate
behind you. The bottom of the ma
chine is made of cane like the seating
of chair. The bedclothing consists Of
a single sheet The head Of the corpse
i should say person-who desires to
sleep (notice l say desires to sleep
rests upon an alleged pillow composed
of matted chicken feathers of the con-
sistency of an oak tree. The machine
is very effective SO far as keeping out
the reaches is concerned, but in other
respects / consider it a total failure. l
am told that one becomes accustomed
to it in time, but was afraid to make
the venture, and so rugged myself up a
shack more like an American bed.
Zone of the most interesting features
observed" continued Mr.. O'Neill,
''was in a little town in the southern
part of Luzon. The people Of that COM
munity, in spite of the American inya-
sion and the efforts of our government
to bring about higher degree of civ
ilization, still indulge in their old Gus
tom Of performing their morning ablu.
tons at the town pump. Any morning
between and Z o'clock you will find
upward of 100 people-Filipinos-bath-
ing at that we'll. Although that Sec
ton of the country is thickly sprinkled
with Europeans and Americans, no at
tempt has been made to abolish the
custom. In fact, it has come to be
looked upon almost as sacred right"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-22

the round up, and then hurriedly
rowed and came together. 1t was a
motley crowd that herded the jacks.
The Maricopas are men of unusual size
and height, while the Pimas are short
and sturdy. On the puny Indian po-
MES the contrast is marked.
In an hour the circle had been com
pleted. In compact formation and
with ear-piercing cries the raiders
drove together the frightened rabbits.
So close was the line that few rabbits
attempted to escape.
In less than two hours the line had
closed in on the quarry, and the tumb-
ling, panic-stricken rabbits tossed
about in the space within it. At
signal from Chief Antoine volley of
arrows few into the center of the cir
Gle Volley followed volley, and then
two score small boys went into action.
With clubs alone they completed the
slaughter. In less than an hour the
work was completed and the count be-
gan.
More than 1000 rabbits mace up the
bag, and the day had broken the tribal
record. Chief Antoine explained TO
the whites that more than LOCO jacks
never had been slain in the days hunt
before.
In two hours the feast begun and the
boiled meat was hurried into the stom-
achs of hungry hunters. The meat OF
the young jack is much like thatof the
cottontail, the rabbit of the east, while
the flavor of the older meat is unpleas-
ant to whites. The Indians. though.
make no distinction, and for two days
the Teasing continued.
Part of the meat was dried for win
ter use and the furs made into blank
cts.