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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-27

Here ~ arc n twilight land.
RockinG -chalrs = ever hand
sway snh swing end sQuenkt
Here 4 ncithcF port nor street.
Darc ere she little twinkle fcet;
White arc the gowns and iooso5
No place here for baii % bal.
No need nov for coat or hat
None for stockings % shoos-
what are the stories o. twilightiands
1lark. ah. hasx'
Call \ swect names where thcy stanes
Waiting IN the dark.
Cinderella. and little 10 Peep.
Who Lost her sheen her prctsy sheep;
Jack noruef. hold BOY Hue.
And the three bears living IN The wood
Ana The wolf that ntc Red Riding Hood
And the spinning pussy. too.
tho little children in swihght-iand
Ar still ~ mice.
And the st~orytellcr Uus understand
She's 20 toll zach story twice.
Tho crickcts chirr, tho stars eyes wink;
Perhaps tho man In the noon may think
Them ssucy In their play;
hut whatsoever 10 heard or said or done.
Each sleepy. weary little one
Gets rested for next day.
FOR he pillow q white IN twilightland.
And white tho bed.
And the tender loving mothers hand
u laid on the drowsicst head.
And iisS NE tune she huns and sings.
A with soft crcsk the rocker swings.
How far away IL scemsi
That tune-that lullaby all mol
They are leaving t~wilight-larsd you 500
For the stillcr land Of dreams
-(3ard Dofv Bates. n YoufA's C~0mDasfos
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-Aman can 20 back on relations.
And II will not dis turb the worlds plan;
But an. It's . different matter
When relations 60 back on the man
Bxs.
Lady crushing into a shop)--Can
you change a note for me?'' German
shopkeeper (who is something Of a mu-
sician)-"vot you vos troubled nit
sharp or vlat?'-Bmriington Free Press.
Dakota Lady Ito bride Of ayear)
IL understand. Mrs Pullquick. that
your husband has reformed somewhat
since his marriage" Mrs Pullquick
-sOh. my. yes; John drinks as hard
as ever. but he doesn't shoot As many
people rs he used to- "-Epoch
"A young lady Of Philadelphia re-
ceived a special-delivery letter. The
messenger handed her the book to
sign for it. She took the book and. in
stead Of writing her signature. she
wrote: Dear John: Glad to hear from
you. Come up Sunday night She
had answered the letter.
Omaha Lawyer-.Well. Wouldn't
want to be a Gar. The paper says
the Emperor Of Russia was frightened
half out Of his wits recently BY seeing
. commercial drummer with q sample
case under his arm edging up to
him." Omaha Merchant-..Well, well!
1 didn't know the Gar ever kept
store. "-Om0ha World.
-Wife-"John. it's time to get up
and build . fire." John-'Thank
you, my dear. for reminding me. but
I've turned over = new Leaf. I've
sworn OF from building fires" As
John picks himself up from the floor
he sullenly mutters: These New
Years swear-offs never do amount to
any thing anyway."-Rsoris Tran.
SCRIPT
Omaha Dame-s'Soyou arc named
after your fatherp / suppose. though,
your has some pet name fol
your" Little Boy-'No; she calls me
Will. same As she does papa-" when
she II In another room and calls !
don't sec how you q tell which one
she means-you or your papa ''Oh,
that's easy enough She always cali
me kind . coaxing youknow."-Omo
"a World
"A young lady who from her accent
owed her origin TO the Emerald Isle
walked to one Of the money order win
dows in the post-oflce yesterday and
laying down twenty dollars. asked tina
they Be sent 70 her sister in Belfast
Ireland "Aa." asked the clerk. '.yo'
have made = mistake. Go to the for
eign window This Il the domestic
s1Made mistake, have IN" was the tri
umphant rejoiner. well. now. that
when ! lave You out In the cold
6hure. and Fms dombtio meself. -
AiIadclphiG CAL
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Henry Merrill. . Vermont boy.
has jus: been appointed BY the
Chinese Governments 20 ace a chief
commissioner Of customs q Ceres q
: salary Of c12. 900
Less than forty years ago Daniel
Manning Wa . typc-setter in an A.
bany office. steady but not swift at his
work. He read much and could do
cipher almost any manuscript
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland has
been for some years engaged IN . close
study Of the life and work Of 81.
Augustine. with the purpose In view
Of writing book upon him and bis
mother. Monica
Mrs. Shaw Of New York. b
winning fame and money a. :
whistler. Her services are in great
demand At private entertainments in
that city. and her patrons r among
the nos prominent society people
"A young Lady who was formerly
one Of the Wells College girls, says:
s.Nlrs. Cleveland was the greatest favor
tie ! ever knew. for when mending day
came every girl in tho college would
gladly have darncd her stockings"
Could good will or philantrophy 60
beyond this?
Prof Langley. the astronomer.
who has just been elected Secretary Of
the Smithsonian Institution. is one II
the lions Of Washington society. Heis
much sought after for dinner parties
His bright eyes and enthusiastic man
ner contradict the signs Of old age seen
in his gray hairs-Harper's Bazar.
There Is a colored citizen named
J. T. Shufton in Orlando. Ga. who Il
= graduate Of Howard University in
both literary and law branches After
he graduated he was admitted to prac-
tice in the United States Circuit Court
aud the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia. He Is also q graduate in
medicine.
The first lines Andrew Carnegie
wrote for print appeared in the New
York Tribune. and for them Horace
Greeley wrote him = letter OF thanka.
Mr.. Carnegie has great many photo
graphs Of his recent coaching trip in
England. the most Of which were taken
BY Mrs Carnegie, who il rs good .
photographer as she is . musician
Hdrper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. the
philanthopist never goes to the thea
ter. and has read but two novels
s,Jane Eyre" and the Scarlet Let
ter" Hcr tastes are perfectly simple.
She has a great liking for bread. milk
and apples. 1t IS doubtful If society
las ever heard Of her; but she Is the
only woman who has the freedom Of
the door o. The House. a right which
even the Presidents wife does not
have.
Washington Is q great book-buy-
ing center. In a bookstore in that
city one afternoon recently the follow
ing ~well-known persons we're gathered
NJ the same Mrs Cleveland.
Justices Gray, Matthews and Harlan.
several members Of the Chinese Legal
tion. Secretaries Bsyard and Whitney,
Congressman French and West and
Senators Stock bridge and Edmunds-
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ssWhat a marked difference there =
In young men," remarked a suburban
matron the other day. Il have two
ncphows who alternately run =
from tho city 10 sen me, generally
staying all night. II almost gives me
tho shivcrs TO allot that spare room 10
ono Of them. he is so exceedingly care
less II looks tho next morning ~ 2
Bcdlam had boon loose. Every thing
il out OF place; tho toweI-rack : over
turned. the piilow-shams are crushed
the wash bowl il left full Of water. inc
windows arc thrown open to the IN
cursivc 1ics. and every thing generally
Is At skies and sevcns! But there > Inc
other ncphcw-Blcss my soul. ~ :
pleasure 70 have him come! Why you.d
think the dainticst lady had slept N
the room IL. removes the shams ana
spread. washes the soap before ne r..
turns ID to the sonp dish. puts the w
sQuarcly on the rack and the comb ~
% tho brush. rcfixcs the tidy on thc
bureau. and bows tho shutters before
he comes down and al that Why
rvc got nothing to do scarcely but re-
make the bed. and one would hardly
know ne slept in IL : not &c
why there should DO sueh : marked
difference between tho young men.
when they aro % much alike IN Almost
every other respect It's moro Ike
-l-- - a. tham-
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$3.50 .- ~ - 81 Y. "H
- u; <"'u net'' pleading
y ~" 49," """'"
Come q. yon merry maidcns.
Here's juss ~ placs q aas
Caps for al the nation"
sang Rob. 10 ,singly.
just then Beth heard her f,,,...
calling her NJ the foot IL the Stair
.'Y,s. papa" she answered.. s.a
wont 10 see what was wanted.
Hero Is something for YOU. dau.A
tor" hc said. tossing ! small nack
into her hands
p~i,. .... .-.,.l,.l
80" w. ~."'"N'c" "~'~ch'cvonsly
~ she carried V into her room and
discloscd 10 view n ,ed toho-.., MA
ii solemnlv advise Won I. NJ
these three al once" said No. ,al;na
mn The rcd. Tho white and IN. M. a.'
chen YOU will look like the Amcr;c.,
DAG. aud be an honor 10 vour cou,,rs
and a terror 10 the Zoe"
Robert Livingston Raymond y Ia
Beth, Twill q please behave vour.
self for a few minutes. inst "a so NV.
Il woald seem. aud tell me rhat | =.
going 20 say At the tea-tableP"
s!Nveli. IL / were you" returned R,h
tvvirV N look seri.us ~ vo,,5 s;s
~ -- .'"T
Ply snys NV ucar srietiu~. my LITTLE
hint worked like n charm-far beyond
NV wildcat honoe I Give van . 49,
n--,- - 10y
- '"tnAS a"t NV so"'Ssah caps
May you all live long and thrive. sly
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ux-sssrss.ry LsmaP oennrne1 . Ases.
cine~ J~celcs % ~ euDsome Ooors - the
Unloo1 nonseo - RE N-ona1nno1nne -
naessrs. vllas end Do111nsoa A1so Gee.
nrmsa-OeneraA nraGg Mlnlsfer - Mss'
WAsurxoron, Jan. n.-Aboos three
hours were consumed By the Senate IN
secret secret session yestorday afternoon
N discussinx the nomination % Mr.. La
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mar 70 an associate
jussiceship Of ths
supreme Court Of che
United States before
= vote VAS taken,
which resulted In
confirmation. The
vote stood 80 for and
- against conhrma'
tion. Among those
who spoks against
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-27

"A firw Of underwriters Of Roches
tsr, Pa. whilc taking charge q :
funeral at Woodlawn, : rival UNDER
taker had : boy pass around = bus'-
ness card during tho services stating
that ccfins could BE- had q The cheap
est rates. carriages 70 hirc. travelling
mon accommodatcd.s etc. Tho iirm'
when informed of what the boy was
doing. oxpclcd him. Il has created
quite 1. sensation. and the relatives O.
the dead ma are very indignant
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the BEGINNING

TIE BEGINNING
A school boy ten years old. onclove-
ly Juno day. with. the roses in full
bloom over tho porch. and the labor
ers in tho wheat fields. had been seni
BY his Uncle john to pay y bin At The
country store. and there was seventy
i've cents left. and Uncle John did not
ask him for it.
At noon this boy had stood under >
beautiful blue sky, and a grcattcmpta-
tion came. lie said 10 himself: Shall
give IL back. or shall Iwait till he
asks mo for itP II he never asks. thai
is his lookout II he does. why ! q
get II again" He never gave back
the money.
THE ENDING.
Ten years went by; he was 4 clerk
in a bank. A package Of bills lay IN
a drawer. and had not been put In the
safe He saw them. wrapped them up
in his coat. and carried them homo
He Is now in . prison cell; but be set
his feet that way when a boy. years
before. when he sold his honesty for
seventy-iivc cents.
That night no sat disgraced. and an
open criminal. Uncle John was long
ago dead The old home WIS desc
late. the mother brokcn-hcar;ed- The
prisoner knew what brought him
there-Scho0l Journal.
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-Ho-"What will you have. doar!
candy Or leo crenmp" 6hc-"No. ~.
ward; get mo somo popcorn. please
He-..Do You like that siufIP" She
Yes. 1 like every thing that popA"-
CAicd0o Tribune
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BosTon, Jan. 16-John r. WIggin, q
South Boston, died lest night from Tho
sfFects q Iaudnum, put up for him nt o.
nard's drug store bv mistake for valorlan.
NJ. Wiggin was n Minis battery during
~ war.
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WAfrRrowN, Oak, Jan. 1G-Nsws
reached this city yestsrday morning Qf
the death By Pressing q Miss Sarah
Boland, . school teacher r. N outlying
district The young lady lsft her board
sne placs Thursday morning. Ind that
~vss ths last seen q her until her body
~was found yesterday lying ~ : snow
drift only forty rods from her school.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
LaBoR,s CAMPAIGN SONG.

We're those that do the labor in this nation
Young and great
Our labor, skill and enterprise have made q
glorious state
But we have been protected out Of all we've
made to date,
AS we go marching ON, etc.
We've all paid so much extra for what rich
employers make,
So that we all could earn again the excess
price they take;
But we've Just learned the racket, and we're
going to make break,
AS we go marching on, etc.
Well not pay double price for protected stuff
we buy,
Wen save one-half our wages, and protect
ourselves; We'll try,
Well then have protection beating tariff
high and dry,
AS we go marching on etc.
Each dollar in our pocket will protect us
more. tits plain,
Than paying that much extra for some rich
employers gain,
And working hard to earn it back with all
your might and main,
As we go marching on, etc.
Protected foreign paupers may all work at
home for nix,
But we shan't be protected into any such
fix;
Wages are always higher farthest from pro-
AS we go marching on, etc.
Nine-tenths of all our labor can't be done at
all abroad,
And charging ten double price, and help
but one, is fraud:
We only ask protection Of fair Freedom and
of God,
AS we go marching on, etc.
Well still keep pushing onward this great
nation for the free,
Well put the stars and stripes upon the
broad commercial sea.
And we'll hang protective tariff on sour
apple tree,
As we go marching On. etc.
st. Paul, April II. 1883. III. G. 8.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
AN EXPECTED FLOOD.

The prospect for flood in the Missis-
sippi is uncomfortably promising. With
forty-eight hours of almost incessant
rain and several feet of snow in the
pine woods melting out at the same
time. it would be marvel if there was
not flood exceeding anything we have
had in that line since 1881.
Older citizens remember flood some
twenty years ago when the water in the
river came up to a mark within
a foot of where the Wabasha
street bridge now spans the river. If
the river should ever reach that mark
again it would be great calamity, be-
cause it would necessarily result in the
destruction of an immense deal of prop
erty. But there is hardly probability
that the river will ever rise to that point
again, or to any point that would inflict
any very serious damage upon this city.
The construction of the government
dams on the upper Mississippils is great
protection against floods, and in addi-
ton to this, the forests have been
cleared away and the prairie
sod has been broken. so that
the ground absorbs great deal more
water than formerly. While st. Paul
and Minneapolis have no special cause
Of apprehension, still there is danger
that the towns and villages above and
below us may suffer considerable dam
age from the rise in the river that may
naturally be expected after the heavy
rainfall of the last two days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
THE GRESHAM BOOM.

We wonder why certain otherwise in
telligent journals waste their energy
in the ardent advocacy of Judge
GRESHAM for the Republican presi-
dental nomination. The most ordinary
political sagacity ought to be sufficient
to demonstrate to them that GRESHAM
doesn't stand the ghost OF chance OF
being struck by presidential lightning.
Not that Judge GRESHAM is not an
able, learned and talented man. for
he is all that and more; but simply be-
cause the Republican managers who
control the nomination of presidential
candidates will have none of him. The
essence of the Republican machine, the
first principle of its faith, is devotion
to monopoly. Now if Judge GRESHAM
is famous for anything, it is his hatred
sion and oppression.
But to curry the necessary favor with
the wirepullers he would have to sub
scribe, verbatim, to their doctrines. OF
course, that is out of the question, and
equally of course, the favor OF the men
who make the nominations is beyond
his reach. Were GRESHAM mOnOpo-
list, instead of champion of the peo-
ple's interests, his candidacy would
have some purpose, and his friends
might indulge themselves in the hope OF
bringing it to a successful issue, so far
as the nomination is concerned. AS il
is, they are running after vain things.
But, after all, what does the energy
of any of the Republican candidates
profit them, since the people, as whole,
have already declared in favor of Presi
dent CLEVELAND as his own successor?
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
WILSON FOR THE PEOPLE.
He Makes an Eloquent Speech
Declaring Against a Pensioned

Ar1SCOcfacy.
Congressman Wilson is man of de-
cided convictions, which he is not afraid
to assert and defend on any occasion.
He does not believe the widows of dis
tinguished men are. entitled to large
pensions simply because their husbands
may have received high honors at the
hands of the people. On the bill to
grant pensions to the widows of Gems.
Logan and Blair he spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: / have voted against
all this class of pensions and intend to
do so. am in favor of literally pen
sioning soldiers for injuries OF disabil-
tiles resulting from service i'll the war,
but | am not in favor of pensioning
any one, or his successors, merely
for the reason that he was
illustrious either in civil or military life.
erty to accommodate my conduct in such
cases to my personal feelings l would i.
vote for the bill. Gen. Logan was one
of our most illustrious citizens-illus-
trious in both civil and military life.
His fame is Il part of the heritage of our
country that will grow brighter as the
years roll Oh. And as to the proposed
recipient of the bounty of this bill-the
widow of Gen. LOgan-nOne speak of
her but praise. And she deserves all
the praise bestowed upon her. But
every such bounty as a reward or recOg-
milton of eminence is undemOcratic,
and. as | believe, precedent our gov
ernment should not adopt or follow.
While Gen. Logan and Gen. Blair were
brave soldiers and patriotic citi-
zens, thousands and hundreds
of thousands of others were
equally brave, equally patriotic.
But it will be noticed that, while pen
sions of this class are becoming very
frequent, they are almost always, if not
always, given to the rich and the fa-
nous, who need not such bountieS;
while the poor, who have been equally
brave, self-sacrifcing and patriotic, are
aforementioned. This is neither re-
publicanism nor justice. Unless we
call halt, we shall soon have as large
list of pensioners-penSioned simply
because the pensioners are renowned in
military or civil life-as any old-country
monarchy. Where is this to stop? Are
these not the incipient steps toward the
building up of All aristocracy? l cannot
believe that this course is wise or that it
accords with the spirit or genius of our
government. l am sorry to hear the
word Democrat" or Republican"
used, in a party sense, in connection
with this bill. This is question of
what is wise public policy; of our duty
as Legislators of government of the
people, for the people-a government
that should regard and treat the rich
and the poor, the famous and the hum
BILE, alike. [Applause.]
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
COGGSWELL's PLATFORM.
How Owatonna'S Postmaster
Would Conduct a Campaign.

How Owatonna's Postmaster
Would Conduct Campaign.
Special to the Globe.
OwAToNNA, April 28.-A correspond
ent of the GLOBE called on Postmaster
Coggswell to-day, when the following
interview took place: ''Who is the
strongest and best man the Democrats
can nominate for governor?" "That
cannot tell. My choice would be either
Mike Doran, Judge Flandrau, Eugene
M. Wilson, Seagrave Smith, Daniel
Buck, John C. Wise, T. g. Mealy, H. r.
Wells,or George w. Batchelder. l have
known all these men for the last thirty
years, and they are all of the Jefferson
ian stripe. Either of these fully under
stands the true plan of administering
the government. Honesty, simplicity
them. l would like to read veto from
islation. 1t would ring, and don't you
forget it,"
ssBut what do you think of DIR.
Ames"
81 don't know much about Ames. He
came up on the political stage later in
the day. He is genial and, with some
classes. popular. He ran we'll two years
ago. Whether, if elected, he would ex-
hibit that good judgment and iron will
so necessary to make the state govern
ment what it should be, cannot tell.
The time has come when the people of
this state want something more than a
mere change of officeholders. They
want relief from the burdens now
crushing them to the earth. Still. if
Dr. AmeS is selected to ride at the head
of the Democratic column, he will find
me veteran in the ranks"
''What would be your plan of the
state campaign?'
''Tell the people the truth. Tell it to
them loud and often. Make no prom
ises we cannot and will not fulfill, if ele-
waited to power. Promise them cessa-
tion of such corrupt legislation as house
file No. 157, of last session. Promise
them appointments that will not stink
as bad as those at the state prison.
Promise them railroad legislation that
will fix bounds to fares and freights,
with easy rules of evidence. Promise
them that the people shall no longer be
compelled to pay the enriched manu-
facturer s5 as often as they pay one to
Uncle Sam. if our voice and vote can
help it. Promise them honesty and
economy in every department of the
government. Then wade in, trusting
to the people for the outcome, and you
will lind that the outcome will be sue
cess"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-29
WIVES IN MULTITUDES.
Troubles of Man Who Advertised
For Wife.

Atlanta journal.
Sam Goddard advertised for wife in
Georgia paper two years ago. Sam is
a countryman who bears striking re-
semblance to the uncle of his country,
though he is not so well dressed. His
advertisement was about as follows:
"Wanted-A Wife.
: 81 want a good, affectlOnate wife, who
will be mother to my little children.
She must be good housekeeper, and
well-disposed. | prefer that she be
light-complected, but no red-headed
woman need apply. L have a home
with four children. 200 bushels of corn
and fifty bushels of sweet potatoes.
Il catch 'pOSsumS enough to cook with
the sweet potatoes"
This advertisement was published sew
eraI times in Rome, and was copied all
papers. The replies began to come in
the second day from different parts of
the state, then from adjoining states,
and finally from every part of the Union.
After a month or so letters began to
come from other countries. A number
came from England and Scotland, one
or two from Germany and one from New
Zealand There were over 1000 letters
in all. At first Goddard was blithe and
joyful. His spirits rose and bubbled over
in all sorts of ingenious demonstration.
There were locks of hair, miniature
bouquets. and once in while photo
graph. The happy rustic exhibited
these trophies with undisguised salts
faction, and all went merrily with him
then. He was the most courted man in
America.
By and by there came great reaction.
The great deeps of his heart were brok-
ell up as his ponderous and uncouth
affections were gradually diSSipated
among a legion of admirers. He became
despondent, and finally, when the for
eign letters began to come in with %
cents extra postage on every other one,
he was sick at heart. The subject
seemed to have gathered terrors with its
numbers, and the reality of 1000 sweet
hearts was far more terrible than the
rosy anticipation that had preceded it.
After two years of deliberatiOn Sam put
all those loves aside and took unto him
self a wife of his home acquaintance.
This is a true story, and Sam Goddard
now lives happily near Rome.