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william Pitt Kel.cr~ 4 A present
Congressman from Louisiana and
formerly Vas Governor and Cnifc<l
States senator. liz has ju.t bccn
found guilty ~ receiving $4,000 from
= >far-ronie contractor named y. b.
Price. and ac ,uiltcd. The paradox ~
the assertion u only apparent The
payment u the money and the ravmcnt
Of Il 10 kellogg. for his influence ia get
ting contract. were not only proved.
but admitted; the otfcn>e was de-
mon~tra:cd and confessed BUT because
The transaction took place i've wears
AGO. il was held 10 Be barrcd by the
statute az limitations. The court.
thcrrupon. directed the ac1uirral 81
kellogg.
I, may be asked. how di the Lew
Department 81 the FEDERAL Administers
fion come 10 arraiyn this man on = de-
fectivc Indictment II will never u
possible 70 say whether this was ~ &C.
cident OF design. The indictmen. nut
the date ~ the reception of the bribe n
June -. 1879. II was shown that II
the date named kellogg ca~hed the
drafts given 10 him IS bribery money
and that was not quite fivc years aro-
But il was also shown that he received
the drafts about three months fcforc he
caShed them The court held that the
reception Of the drafts was the date u
the RI cry. not the time when they
were turne into money. The Admins
trStion lawyers declare that they dii
not know the drafts were three months
old when cashei: hut the informer
Price. on whom they relied for convic-
ton. <wore on the stand that he told the
Government counsel thar very fact.
II Is miserable business. kellogg
has been acquitted because his crime
has aged" the indictments against
Price have been nCllcd. because he
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-06

George. do YOU want % 20 10 tie
orchard with me while 4 hang UP The
clothes
..Oh yc<. yc<. ycs- Barbie-- said
Gecrgie. ciapp.ng hi hanis. He was
always giad ~ 70 % the orchard with
some one. but he VA afraid TO 70
alone. be U.s. such lit<;e fellow He
FL, sure Barhic would take iu<r - good
care 81 him - mamma always did but
when the clothes were hung IN. BaYbic
venf ID .hc house without saying >
worl 70 George.
The Little by very soon found that ~
VA alone. and 80 UP iond Ct. This
drew the alteration u lock - geese.
who werr niboiinr gr1-s near ~. and
they NIL came around him. No doubt
fhes wondered what small thing Il WIS
tia: zfOi - still and made snch >
noise. |; ccuitn.t ~ : goo~e- though
GeUrgSe waS not much bigger than .
goose. amt. YOU mas think. acted much
like one Was Il something god 10
rat?
They nuacked 10 each other these
questions. and then the, began % nib
BE hiS fingers teorricS crihs grew
louder and hi tears fell faster. AMI III.
how far away The house seemed. and
there were no windows looking out
npon the orchard H. would run. hut
he wns afraid The gceSe Would knok
him down with their wigs II be-
stood still he was afraid thry wnsili eat
him up. anil mamna w0nid never
know where her little boy had cone a.
Oh. ~ must ct home % mamma:
and giving one great. biz. frightened
ven. hc started aud ran. expecting the
next moment % feel the strong white
wings beating him - the ground hut -
his great surprise the geese made ~
objections ~ III going. and he was SOON
SHOW ing Nj bleeding fingers % mamrna
and telling the s.ory ~ his wonderful
escape. Mamma listened. and kissed
the little tinxer-tips and bound them mp
carefully She rocked her little boy IN
her arms and sang % him. The gecsc
in the orchard went on quietly nibblinE
the grass. They had forgotten al abou;
him. orr Litls Ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-06

There arc some important points n
raising corn-i0ddcr which have never
been sufficiently settled ~ accurate ex-
pertinent. hut which are worthy 81
careful trial By farmers who are willing
r. give the necessary attention. - vel
- b. experiment stations.
Among other practical questions. Il
whether the fodder should bc >own "a
thickiy in tho fnrrow a. "a prevent tho
formation u ears giving al the
s<rcrxrh II the land 10 The stalk<: or
whether more valuable feed may bc OBJ
tainei from an acre b. = thinner
growth with well-tormcd ears. In the
latter case. there might bc enough
grain MIXED with the chopped stalks 10
obviaie any addition "a meal Il being
understood that whether cut for the
soil or fed dry. the stalks shall b. cut
not more than half m inch long. ~
which their value Is more than doubled
In connection with this question. IS tho
fact that by preventing the formation
81 grain. the land would b. rather en-
ricncd than otherwise from the mass III
roots left in the ground: and. also. the
fact. proved b. trial. III. with very
thick growth Of stalks IN the furr0w
(Say four bushels Of seed 20 the acre)
more tons per acre were obtained thar
from thinner sowing. although the lat
ter was taller. and 10 superficial Oh
server appeared heavier. This result
was obtained. from the small Northern
corn. With The larger southern varie
ties the result might be different; and
with wet season. or with deep soil on
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-06

lon. % the southeastern coast ~ Hin.
doo<<an. n The Indi>n 0ce1r. IA.
cinnamon trcc sonnet me- crO~s q fhs
height ~ twenty fecl. Il lla< - n,
flowers q : <,|ky-Eray color The sirl
y taken from t''e young branches. - IN
are cuf = certain seasons q the rat
and stripped ~ their ouifr roaii
Tho strips ~ bark are exposed - n
hot <un. and IN irling arc amI
| up into the little quilts that
have seen. The finest cloves -
F. from the >picc Islands. = rrDun Iu
Pacific OceAn. between EorneD nnl N
Guinea. nft AR from the cons NV A.
The Gloves are the 1owcr.tutis ~ 81
Glove tr,c. which o.fen grows ~ ~
height Of forty feet Il 80 ben,r||
tree. and H. leaves .Ld stalls az.
of . pleasant aroma and arc <or.st' ~.
used - well - the buds Il II a H..
important article D: conmrr.- ss1
thousands 81 pounds az the Iitfie i.s
arc gathered annually ard shii M
Al parts a che giohe.
The nutmeg comes az the W -
the East Indies and from South ~
ica- II i the kernel OF the tru'i M l,e
nutmeg tree. which grows 10 : tst
~ about twenty-five feet. IT,
which incl0~e> the nutmeg d ~ /
and appearance II small pear in3i
II This fruit j. thin GOVERN. is
nn'- which + the mace Of COM INV.
al<O used - . spice. enclosed nm.
mace j. hard nut and when ri
i cracked orcn. out comes the rafra
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After al. this very defeat 81 the Nor
riSon bill. which the prorectionisrs are
% madly exulting over. may ani. We
believe Will prove the worst thing for
them that could have happened II
does not settle the question for : yea-.
nor for day. nor even for an hour. II
unsetrles il more than ever. Nor dos
II remove the question from the realm
Of politics On the contrary. ii plants
II there 20 stay till il shall have teen
definitely and satisfactorily disposed of
Nothing in the way Of fariff reform IS
20 be expecte from the present Con-
gress- The House has abdicatcd IT,
right ~ rejecting the Morrison Till. and
the Senate has initiated The evil ex-
ample w defeating the free-ship feature
II the shipping hill. But this i clearly
not the end Of the matter. II must ami
will 10 taken % higher court. II VII
b appealed 70 the people before whom
All great questions must come first ~
last; AMI when Il comes before them Il
viii receive thorough and exhaustive
treatment Instead Of being emascu-
lated - q political issue between the
parties ~ the defeat IN the House x
will -; 4 found that that defeat has i'm
pa51e1 IoH more Vigorous y'rii'fy:
NV mote intense si<nincance; AM
mat NJ W from cnninE ~ ngnre n
NM aPP,oacni,g RESIDENTIAL canvass. "a
wv - 'ne Only ISSUE ana Will cut The
only figure IN thar CANVASS
FIRST and foremost. il must 70 from
Washington 10 Chicago, and next from
,n'ca4o y tne country Inc Republic
~ 'onsen'ion VAL declare for prUiec-
Lon "a reuse - declare against r.
ms Denocrat'e convention VAL ~ the
tefy opposite y Will demand. IA clear.
une4uisoca, ana unmistakable words. =
Itl4tNlvu 81 duties IN Inc direction 81
free trade. There Il not 4 shadow "
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While fran.n,anf in.r can ~ Suncnz<.
Ri x,,i nearix eg,rx free ~ nlanr tbe
f,rrer- - r,os.ix ;nsere-fsd n 1 ~
nisnr~ IL cute \ isasr rou,h. r,cb n
cahbare. tnrnin< h..t@ ana tomatoes.
V;,h fhe-e there y of,.n = ~.r;n~ "
Iabor n ,sifiya,;or an,l weedin~ IL
crowinD then, N hed- ~ h;,ls Ana srhen
"a pron-r S;re -. them A. nrcprr .I;.-
tanree IL freshIx ,.ioxei Anil c,ifix.tel
carth. where IL their larrcr si-e tber
49, aheai ~ tbe ;neriiabie wrel
Growth time mating their c.re mncb
H. than Il would ~ X Gown whrrr
they were ~ <-row 1he -ea~on c,r II.
" ~ PROLONGED ~ .-,fher bot-heI- ~
MIA flames AN " hronyht t.rouob ~
iasr col.l daxs n early s6r;no IN <I;vbf
nrotecf;on The snccezs i <nrsr II ~
ni,nts are crown with enourh room n
i've them Considerable <nh-,a No. n m.
root ana stalk. II = often the re<,
nr>.t;rr ~ cron- thar a. rrcwn
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-06

Commenting on recent lecture By
Oscar Wilde. the Pnf' Mall uasesfs ssys:
mr.. Wide has clearly taken gcoA
deal by BIZ lcctnring tour 10. AmericA
For one thing. ne has found the tongue
III An nndihle lecturer: and for smother.
~ hns brought hack new setting iOr
many excellent cli stories H. appru-
rriaii0n ~ orr old friend. thc American
who mns indignant II being supplied
Win cast III Venus % Milo without
arms. wns - amusing ~ Il Wa andn-
cipus.
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Pwo yoing persons from Shenan.
doah County. Va. were married a
Harper's Ferry the other day. the groom
being sixteen years old and the bride
fifteen years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-06-06

-Srongc Pudding: Three egg. one
cup Of sugar. onc cup 81 -four. TWO
table spoons OF water. one half teaspoon
Of soda and one and onc-half teaspoons
81 cream tartar. Beat The eggs thor
oughly. mix cream tartar with the flour
and dissolve the soda In the cold water.
aiding II last. Bake in large roast
ing pan. spread the batter thinIy and
bake ten minutes When done spread
with currant jelly. roll while warm and
lay In clean towel in the warming
oven I'LL ready 10 serve. -- Exchnngs.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17
Slightly Embarrassed.

A New Yorker who was in Virginia
City last summer received u call one
day from sharp eyed, wiry little chap,
who said lie had few government
bonds to dispose of, and would make u
very reasonable discount for cash.
But, my man, the bank will buy
them
81 guess not. y
"WhyP'
because the cashier would be down
on me the mint showed up.
81 cant understand why"
stranger, YOU don't tumble worth a
cent, and it becomes necessary for me
to explain that these bonds have been
gradually acquired by stopping stage
coaches and asking the passengers 20
shell out, 1t so happens that the cash
Ter of our leading bank is one of the
gentlemen who shelled, and | reckon
he'd remember the bonds even if he
had forgotten my phiz'
The New Yorker refused to invest
even at 80 cents on the dollar. -||dtI
Street he,O5.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS.
White Leghorn eggs 81 per dozen.
Z. A. BURNETT.

Z. A. BURNETT.
Some one sho. a dog belonging to Mrs.
James, on Eighth Street Tuesday night.
Miss Fannie Goodman, of Jonesboro,
is visiting Miss Addie Fletcher in this
city.
Ice, wood and kindling, at City Brew
cry, Jacob Klee. If
"A boy named Guy SummerweIl had
two fingers cut off at the Singer works yes
terdsy afternoon.
WEEKLY BULLETINS containing the
delinquent ax.st for sale at THE BCLLE-
TIN Office, sixty cents dozen.
Carpenters and builders will find it to
their interest to call at Smith Bros. for
shingles. 81
The Doris show went from here to
Charleston, Mo-, but did not show there,
Cape GIrsrdesu IS the next stand,
The Cairo Odd Fellows will leave for
the anniversary celebration at Murphysboro
in body to-day if they can get an extra
train at reasonable figures.
Smith Bros. have got their single
mill in operation aud will sell shingles in
any quantity. Call on them for prices. st
"A committee Of the Knights of Honor
Lodge ofthis city, accompanied the remains
of II. H. Milburn to Princeton this morn
Ing, as did also Csceased's wife and mother.
Mr.. Nicholas Coen, of Hodges Park,
and Miss Sarah Lance, of Lake Creek, this
county, were married yesterday afternoon
by Judge J. II. Robinson.
Manufactures can sell cheaper than
dealers. Buy your shingles of Smith Bros.
They are turning out large quantities, best
in the market at their mill in Sandusky.
2t
Rose Eytnge at the Opera House this
evening in her great specially, Felicia, or
a Woman's Love-" aplay made famous by
a run Of two hundred nights at the Union
Square Theatre, New York.
Mr.. Walter L. Comings has been
appointed mail agent on the Texas and st.
Louis railroad, running between this city
and Pine Bluff. He enters upon the per-
Torrance of bis duties this morning.
The Democratic Congressional Contra
Committee i. to meet at The Halliday to-
day. Several members of the committee
from the more distant parts Of the distrc
arrived last night. Hon. F. L. Albrigh
was also here.
-Messrs. Smith Bros. have a shingl,
millin operation at Sandusky, IN this coun
ty, which promises to be a"big thing" whel
larry under way. The firm is "spreadin!
ITSELF as all enteIprising firms do whe
! their Efforts are rewarded with success.
} MIR G. F. Meyer and Alderman Nc
Cracken, of Mound City, were in the cit
yesterday They were much pleased wit
!, the result OF the election in their cit
y Thursday. DR.. Casey was elected Mayor an
the anti-railroad candidates for the counc
were also elected The council now stand
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17

Louisville has barber shop in tho
Turf Exchange which is managed en-
tircly by women.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17

TOR SALE.-One cooper double saw Mill. Elk.
ira heavy extended mandrcl with 40iOOt car
Tage; head 'ocks, also one 3O-i-ch and two 81
inch saws. All in good order and but little us 4,
Price 5000. Address.
CREVE CGCR LAKE ICE CO,
i4ih & Glatiot S.. 81. Louie, Mo
l2-5l
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Notices in this column three lines or less . cents
one insertion or sl.OO per week,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17
The Daily Bulletin.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY

ENTERED AT THE CAIRO PosTOFFICE FOR
TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE MAILS AT
SECOND CLASS RATES.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

Rev. J. b Madden and family remov-
led from Georgetown. Illinois, 10 Gibson
last week occupying the beautiful resi-
|dcnce lately vacated Nv Mr.. Psallin; ho
|filled the pulpit at the Cumberland Pres
|bytcrian Church last Sunday nosNing
and evening, snd becomes tho reEnIar
pastor, and lasx Sundays ceRgrceA
promises che year 10 be prosperous enc
Ito the church, having employed ono Of
1.-THE abIcst ministers. Let the good pe0-
lple Of our town givc Mr. Madden and
family . warm welcome. Gibeon City
!(Ill) Enterprise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

The Philadelphia Record (lnd Gays :
-'The easy assurance with which tho
tariff advocates began the campaign IN
|Pcnnsylvania after the nomination OF
Blaine has been sucoccded by . vague
feeling that The State is not BY any
|mcans As esie as II might be. 1hst en-
|thusiasm which was 20 sweep over tho
state with resistless tide obstinately re-
fuses TO &c; in. II Is hard ching 20 jn-
fuse enthusiasm among w0rkingmen
who are losing employment BY thOas-
ands. or who daily dresd the announce
mcm or fresh reduction Of their preca-
|rious wages. itiseGuaIly hard 70 arouse
manufacturers whose enterprises are suf-
Ifcring the depression and Iosses from
|overprodnction that have followed the
Iartiiicial stimu lus Of protection. In tho
10 which the protectionists OF
Pcnnsy lvania haYo been reduced, enter
Uprising opponents might turn what was
| at first hopeless campaign, end is now
a doubtful one, into victory IN the
iState.7
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

may be easily understood by the people
% Indiana, we will say:
Ten years ago next fal; VIM. III. Calk-
ms secured loan from the Common
School Fund On land that u practically n
worthless swsmp. With the assistance
OF intimate personal and party friends,
who probably never saw the iaud. he
obtained money frolr the school fund 70
fun twice the amount Of The value Of the
swami. lie has failed 10 paw the inter
est on the debt. and for eight wears The tax
payers hare been obliged b. law % pay
il tor him. He has failed to pay this
,lhopcst debt to the school fund, although
repeatedly urged 10 do so. He i a law
ryer and knows that the money cannot
ebe collected on his note by suit until the
-land Is sold, and he has the best Of rcas-
fons for believing that the land cannot be
sold at the appraised value, which Is
e0nly tUo-thirds Of the amount he re-
ceived from the school fund. He knows
: that the people who pay.the taxes have
} for nearly eight years been paying the
Interest that was due from him 70 the
sschool fund. Is this an honest transac-
ltion, or Is II swindle on the school
yfBnd, that should be sacred to every citi-
zen Of Indiana? "a such q man worthy
lts be made Chief Executive Of the State
t1s he the right kind Of man 70 guard
lthe interests Of the children Of the State.
and to look after the welfare Of the tax
-lpxyersi We leave the voters 70 answer
-these timely questions at the ballot box
Elm November.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

NJ The protective policy Of me Re-
publican party has driven American
vessels from theoocsn, encouraged wheat
farming In India ill that country has
become 4 competitor of the United
States IN The markets Of Europe, and
consequently brought the price Of wheat
down % is present unremunerativo
standard. We're Il not for the protcc-
tive tariff wheat would be worth to-day
10 10 90 cents bushel more al over In
diana. And vet prot ectioa benefits tho
farmer in hogs eye!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

"Mr. Blaine tells Us that the country
mas increased its wealth thigty thousand
million dollars (3O.000. 100000, in the
tEo decades from 1860 to 1850. which
mark the reign Of biz party. Mr.. Blaine's
figures are not correct; they are enor-
nous exaggerasions. But let ne for che
present admit them. Will he Fleaee 20
llel us where this thirty thousand mil
lliors OF increased wealth, produced In the
last twenty years is TO be found Who
.owns ii? II Is $4,000 for every adxh
'laboring man in the country. DO the Ia
Ibering men in the country own ii?
They certainly produce il, If it exists ;
but do they possess ii The incessant
strikes among the lab0ring Glasses, their
.|hourly protest against low wages, and
I<he chronic discomfort that has prevailed
among them for over half the twenty
l'years embraced in Mr.. Blaine's review
are the most effective answer to this
question. There is not one workinxnan
III 4 hundred who IL worth $4,000. Il
.l6his vast wealth has been produced
somebody else owns it-not they
n LET as see IL we can trace Il up. The
aggregate amount OF capital employed II
manufactures in the United States IN 1sst
amounted 10 $2.7so.o00. .oo8; the tota
.'number Of hands employed was 2,7s7 !
1900; the total wages paid was <s47. .vO0-
600: the total value OF material used wa'
& Sc. 3s6. .o00O00, and the total value Of fin
c,ishcd products was $500 O0p.Ou0. Di
\ vide the wages paid l$9f7 !00O,, O0) smont
ethe nunbcr of hands 2.737 .uUO) aud wi
-.hwc az the average yearly earnings 81
each hand. $3lG - less than 81 q day
e Now add together the amount tn
e|manuiacturers paid out in wages (S947,
800. .o0O) aud the amount they paid on
pfor materials (3. .396. uo0UO0) and The sun
'.is Sz,342, 10000. Subtract this from th
.-Itotal finished product ($5 1868, 600 90
aud we have their net profit -S 81 O26.
h'OC0, O0O--which u s6 per cent. on thci
!. capital 90, ,79U. .00oOn0).v
III "These census figures tell . cariou
olst0ry. They show that the manufacture
l-|ers made more money than they pai'
c'out in wages to their hands. Tn
i ramonnt they paid out IN wages "a
y sea-. .OOO.QO0, their net profits wore 81,
rtO22, ,oO010O. They made aprofit Of e1.0
con every dollars worth Of labor they en-
ltployed. They paid their hands on q
,fayeragc $s46 year, and they made
yprofit for themselves, on each hands "a
) -bor, Of $37s year.
j. THE working classes, then, did NOT "a
,fthe enormous amonnt Of money which
K according to Mr.. Blaine, their labor pro
reduced in the twenty years Of Rcpublica
stIrule. They made bare liying-$346
c-lycar. The profits Of their labor went
utlswelI the mammoth fortunes Of the PR
e ltcctcd manufacturers
M aMr. Blaine and his party assert th'
1cihe high tariff tax is imposed to sccuI
oigood wages 70 American workmen. 81
ut appears that the real object and efIe
{. oft IL to enable the manufacturing cal
cs)italist 10 make profit Of 81 % on ever
ei'dolIar in wages kc pays for labor, and
T. secure dividends OF 36 per cent. : yc
ll-lon his capital"