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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

why the Democrats Can Nes Lass y
Cni~ss Ih~y -" . s.<h-
mo taxation Tor surplus was tne
Presidents admirable message 70 Con-
gress and the country an spite o. me
protests Of the ab.esf hepnpiican mink
ers and journalists Of the country the
Republican politicians and fresiden-
fiai candidates have joiner issue LOT
the campaign on this point Dotn
Blaine and sherman dinerlng "'ue'y
in other things. have aereea tnas tax
alton Tor surplus = not uneons'''n-
ficnal; not unjust; not Illegal; mos e,
tortionate' not dangerous 70 nnanc'A
stability; not destructive q eommefce
and trade' not cnerons 70 Inc mefcan-
tile classes not purhensome " "c's
crs; not a extoriion rom me Nno's
people Never before were me me-
80 sharply drawn on TINS question A.
the opening q : ressn'',a can.-
paign- sever oe,o1e ~ -.
i'can party ioreea % y - - rs :: -
70 deienn me mos. un'enao'' i,'.s -
its faiiacs; never oe'ols - ~ -
oerHAiS F'.'. ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24


nov. yamss q. n,aine's Letter pss''nlns
q Alnow H. Nasnr = - 0-ed - ehs 80
uun1.rnn Nntlonn1 Convcatt~" - = N~sn-
inrs ~ ohe rr<~iieacy.-u- Connsri~
unrrsony - ne 1s~rtys md WIN Help ~
ths Canvass
PrrrssuRcu. Pa. Feb. 1.-The Pitts
bursh Commcvciai Gazette pcslishes shs
following:
Nr. n y. Jones. chairman Of tho re.
tional Republican committee. hasrccrived
: letter from Mr.. Blaine declining 90
allow bis name 10 be pre- seniedtc the Na'
tional Republican convention - cam
ddats for the presidential nominal on
ar. Jones', when asked whether Mr.
B'aine's dsciinn,ion would prevent
his friends from nonina ting him anyhow.
said: As am chairman Of the National
committee 1 do not think it would 10
proper for me 70 have any thing to sky on
that subject"
Mr. Blainc's letter i Is followss
FronEScE ITALY. Jan. ~ issS
b. y. Jones. E<Q.. ChnrwtN " fAf A<psoNcd"
Nafioa 4 Corsmff<e-
srR--I wish through you 70 state 70 tho menu
hers Of the Republican party that my name
wlll not be presented 20 the National conven-
ticn called 70 assemble n Chicago In June next
for the nomin alton OF candidates for President
ana Vicc-Presideht OF The United States
am constrained 70 this decision By conSac'
erai;ons entirely personal 20 myself OF which
you were advised more than year ago. But
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

Slap ali the tar on poor folks backs.
But spare Tobacco and Rum:
Taxes OF f1fty-odt millions year
Laid upon Liquor inspire me With lcash'ns'
LET Us repeal EN- and not interfere
with = similar rax on the Laborcr's clothing
DUTY on food and apparel ne'er ycxes
Aught the industrial scum
30. a. said. in apporfioning tAxeA
Spare Tobacco and Rumi
Fun choruA b. Stanford, Stewart. Stock
bridge and other Republican Senators. vno
1oin hands ana dance around the Father q
the war-Tsrn In ring singinE,;
All We shall advocate during the Session
A sources from which II should come,
May Be conveyed n the simple expressions
~spare Tobacco and Rum
Slap ali the tax on poor folks backA
But spare Tobacco and RUM
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb "a -EnEineers b
gan 10 lay out grounds yesssrday Tor the
Union Iron Company a. West Duluth
where extensive blast furnaces. rolling
ma rajl milIs will Be built. The company
"A composed of prom inent local capitalists
Ana parties from Chicago, Philadelphia
Ana Boston. and viii have capital Of
n .000. 600. Tho works viii occupy eighty
6ve acres, There win BE- . dock lyo00foet
long. with . capacity o. aO,0oo tons Of
coal ana room for over one hundred COX
inr ovens. There will b. two eighty.son
bssst furnaces, and The steo1 and rolling
mills win b. N proportion. Interpreted
that one Of the blast furnaces will b In
operation before TALL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

james Albert. the PhiiadeIphian. Breaks
che SIX Days. grcorst with Score q Six
Huanrsd and Twenty-onc and Half
NEW YonK. Feb 12.-At ten O'Clock
last night when the great six-days'
peiextrian match was concluded the
score stood:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

81. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 13-1hree pris-
oners escaped from the county jail last
night. The names % the men are Billy
O'Connors. tho notorious Minneapolis
pcst-ofEics robbef; Frank It, Clair and
william Thomas, both awaiting trial Tor
D. ghway robbery. The prosr1cts fos
Z recapturc are considered doubt
fuI, q The delivery was made about
lao Last evening, and their absence was
no< discovered until about the sumo hour
this mornInr- The hour u their de-
arturo vas learned d r. Burkhardt :
United states prisoner from Milwaukee,
who was III the same cell with Thomas,
ara refused tomske IN attempt 70 escape.
giving - rsasoa chat - va innocsnt'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

NEW YoEK. Feb. 1a--Ths Central Labor
Union q iss meeting yesterday protested
vigorously against Assemblyman
Ro.schs's Tenement House bill; de-
nounc.d the sugar trust and the action
OF he cigar manufacturers who have de-
.terminsd 20 evict their tenant workm ~;
fhs book-kesper<, and similar orxanixa-
tions: demanded that insmediats steps
% taken 70 fruxtrate che announced i'm
tention o. downtown merchants 20 have
she Saturday half holiday law repealed.
Resolutions covering these points were
adopted. A resoI ution binding the union
40 prosecute The sugar trust foe cons
rpiracy against The community wos
unanimously adopted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

can not make the IN
ncuncemcnt withou
giving expression 70 m,
deep sense 81 gratitude
70 the many thous-
ands Of my country
men who have sus-
tanned me 50 long and
90 cordially that their
feeii:,x has seemed 70 80
beyond the ordinary
political adherence Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

Of the We stsrnworli.
TO : reporter who
called upon him. Ma
jor Powell said that
Il win b . surprise
70 most people %
know that England.
France and Germany
are paying large a.
tention 20 American
antiquities, and max
ing far more 81.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

Thus Albert beat the best previously
record "a time Of 6lo miles In 1l2 hours, by
~slevsn and one-haif miles.
WHAT THEY WY.
An estimate Of the gate moneys. 20 be
received Be the men Who covered 3D.
miles and over, il ., follows:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

Mlrht Be conveyed IN the simple exprtss'n'
..spare Tobacco and Rum
fchorus By sherman. Edmurds ana kyc
while the orator walt<cs gracefuny ~ ms
IN the aisie,:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

The letter hn~ excited general comment
throughout the country. botn from The
press and prominent men in putlIc life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
A Winter View of Mount Wash
ingtOn.

The Moat Mountains meyer look
more beautiful than when their tops
are rejecting the sunbeams through
millions of crystals of snow. Between
Moat and Kearsarge you have sour first
full sight OK Mount Washington. which
is so entirely covered with its white
mantle that you can hardly separate it
in your thought from the banks of
cloud that lie behind it. as the folds of
a pearl white shawl enwrap the limbs
of giant at rest, Mount Washington
is always majestic; looked at from
north, south, east and west, there Is but
one opinion of its huge form always in
mastery repose; but if there is any
choice of times and seasons it is in
favor OF the winter. There is that in
its restfulness which makes you feel as
if you never could return again to the
cark and care of the life of the world.
All mountains clarity the soul, but
Mount Washington bushes the spirit
anu JANUS tuO Oub AZ 1lldu
as nothing else can. 1t is matter of
curiosity to note how such imposing
scenery influences different persons
who have some susceptibility to it. l
have watched this constantly during my
stay here. as our party has gone to diff
ferent points from which the entire
Presidential range could be seen.
Some have nothing to say; others only
betray their emotion by passionate
unwillingness TO be disturbed; others
break forth into raptures; all are
kindled in some way beyond their usual
moods. The winter view from North
Conway is one of the best to be OBJ
tanned from the east of Mount WASH
ington during the winter. 1t gives the
immense strength which is compressed
into the ridges on either side of the
ravines; it fills out the sense of majesty
which the Imagination longs 10 grasp.
Long before you arrive at the Eagle
Mountain house in Jackson. which is
the only hotel now open in the winter,
you have had ravishlng views of the
monarch of the hills. which fills the
soul with delight -NeU York Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
Mrs. Cleveland's Diamonds.

Mrs. Cleveland is developing a'fad''
"a costly one. perhaps. but one full of
common sense. 1t is nothing less than
the collection of diamonds. set and I'M
set. Through tho love and generosity
of her husband Mrs. Cleveland is al
ready the happy possessor of a rare
outfit of diamond ornaments. Her
wedding gift, her birthday presents,
and indeed. on all occasions when Mr..
Cleveland desired TO give her pleas
ant surprise. the gifts have always
been Observation-Disclosures, rings in
profusion, solitaire and otherwise,
bracelets, pendants and brooches. In
word. the jewel case of the presi-
dents wife holds princely fortune in
rare diamonds.
But the unmountcd diamonds are of
Mrs. Cleveland's own collecting.
Never q trip to New York but she re-
turns with some pretty unset stones.
They are not very large of course. and
some are of colors. it is true, She has
arranged them in little cabinets of in
laid wood. The cabinets are provided
with tiny little uests, filled with cotton,
and in them the diamonds rest. Each
nest has its number and nest memo
randum book tells, after every number.
the time and place Of purchase and.
practical woman that she is, the value
of the stone. Mrs. Cleveland's total col
lection OF diamonds, set and unmount-
ell, are estimated as being worth oer-
tainly $4,000.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
A Mouse on a High Wire.

Aqueer mid-air spectacle was wit
messed one noon recently by whole
boarding-house full of people and
throngs Of excited school children. A
mouse was walking one of the high
wires of the Pacific Postal Telegraph
Company. 1t was thought by some
that it was his full purpose to leap
from the wire into the boarding house
rooms, ten feet or more away. He
however, continued to walk the wire
When he had got thirty feet away from
the telegraph pole the mouse grew
very timid and scarcely advanced at
all. AT length he grew holder, and
finally made the perilous distance of
800 feet to the next pole. The wire
must have been at least 20 feet from
the ground. A child explained the mys.
terry of the mouse's queer journey by
narrating how black-and-tan dog had
pursued it, making it take to the pole.
When the mouse had completed his
dangerous nid-air trip he climbed
down the pole and stepped on the
hand of alooker on, who carried him
away in triumph. His spirit seemed
completely broken b. the terror of his
jaunt.-Sau francisco Examiner.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
The Coming Sheep.

The New Workers are waking up to
the idea that we should have more
American breeds of sheep. Some OF
the best breeders of the Merinos are
going to try to establish a breed of
mutton Merinos.
A Mr.. Markham. of Rochester. N.
Y, has in his care several fulfil bred
French Merinos from the famous flock
of the French government. They were
sent here TO sell. They are much larger
than any American Merinos; / We
larger legs and bigger heads; the
wool is not as line. They do not have
any wr nkles or folds. except it may
be dewlap. These sheep have val
lie to cross on the American Merinos,
to increase the size of the latter. They
have been bred in France for a GEN.
tury for size of body and length of sta
pie. Fine wool-that is, exceedingly
fine wool--never grows on large
body. The wool may be long and
wavy. or it may be we'll crimped, but
fineness of staple is arrayed against a
large fleece 1t is possible to have a
thick fleece on large carcass by judi
cious mingling of blood, such as the
Merino and Oxforddown. The latter
produce wool long enough for combing
and a thicker fleece than the large
coarse woods, and when crossed on the
Merinos the fleece is long and exceed
ingly compact. A good sheep can be
made by this line of crossing, with a
measure of blood, one-fourth Mer,no
and three-fourths Oxford. The face
and legs are brown and tue head clear,
with only d prominent tutt oyer the
ewes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
He Got the Lesson.

Got a pencil?" asked farmer on
the market the other day of citizen.
':Now. then, let's figure btu
"What onp"
''Well, / come In most every day
with something. and generally start for
home about dusk. One boy in particu-
lar up Grand River avenue has bother
cd me a great deal by .hitching on
The other night I thought I'd give him
a lesson. When he got on I grabbed his
cap"
'.And the boyP"
HE sat down on some bags of oats
[ hadn't sold and was taking back
home, and didn't seem to care much
about it He rode about o mile and
then rode off without his cap"
"But what about tho fggersP"
Pm coming to them. He threw out
six empty bags worth thirty-five cents
each. He slashed into three bags full
of oats with his knife and let 'em run
out. He threw away new tea kettle
which cost me eighty cents, and he
dropped overheard a horse blanket for
which / paid 81 Add up these sums,
subtract two shilling cap and see how
much 1 came out ahead. Free
Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
The Humorist and the wit.

Humorists are generally walking
itombsloneS They seem to view the
world as their enemy because they are
obliged to an,use il. and they take Q
savage joy in throwing profound
gloom over nil with whom they come
IN contact. Their fun is for the public:
individuals cannot be treated to laugh
save at their own expense. Some Of
the saddest temperaments will make
merry with pen. when to those who
do not understand this eontrariety Of
nature the writer is only dullard. o
very stupid person. The wags and
the wits in social life are few. Ask
yourself how many you know. and in
what does Heir drollery or brilliancy
consist. and you will be surprised tc
find what tame. commonplace people
compose tin '.bright ciscle" wherein
you chance TO revolvc. Wits the rar-
est intellectual faculty; it has lots OF
immitators, but the real simon pure wit
is an emanation of genius; to be trite,
it is born, not made, for cultivation has
nothing whatsoever to do with stimu-
lating il. Humor, on the contrary,
may be cultivated; raised under glass;
brought up on the bottle. and finally
launched as the most ''amoosing cuss.
who might with only one more turn OF
the moral machinery, become crank.
Wit is cosmopolitan, humor is Ameri-
can. When we SUM up the American
humorists the figures stretch out like
an electric wire, but our wits are mad
deningly scarce, and when they do ap
pear on the horizon little make believes
would fam retire to the background
Boston Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
I'he T Attest Swindle.

Parties are travelling through Central
Ohio with new confidence game
which is being practiced on farmers
and others. by which the schemers
have enriched themselves some $4,000.
Agents are employed to secure orders
for groceries at ruinously low prices.
The goods arc delivered by the car
load. each mans purchase wrapped IN
separate package and marked with
his name. Collections arc m;ide at.
once. Tho victim. on opening ms
package at home, finds short weight or
adulterated goods. and in some IN
stances almost worthless stuff One
carload netted the swindlers over $500
Farmers, looking Tor bargains. are
the principal sufferers. Lima 90
Gazette.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
A faint flush colored her face under


A faint flush colored her face under
his glance.
"Willinglyr she said softly. earnest.
ly.
Meeting often. such man and such
a woman must fall in love. which. after
all, is but finding in each other the
strongest kind of sympathy-that
similarity of tho soul which makes the
love eternal
"Why," cried Mercy. when her
cousin told her he was engaged to
Valerie. ait is only few months since
You declined an introduction to her."
IL but waited for an introduction ut
the hands of fate" he laughed. 81 did
not decline that cousin"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
Maenetisnn in Watchas.


The liability of watch 10 aeranee-
ment through magnetism isswell under
stood by those whose timepieces have
thus suffered, and by these who have
taken the trouble to inform themselves
as 10 the facts about the matter. But
there are yet many unbelieyers, or
rather. to speak more accurately, many
who belittle the Importance of guarding
against the magnet sm of watches. 1t
is, therefore, well that the results of
careful inquiry into the subject should
be published under the auspices of
such an authoritative body as the Wes-
tern Railway Club. At the last meet
ing of this club paper upon the ef-
fects of the magnetism Of watches was
read and was listened to with close at
tention. The author of the paper pre-,
sented many interesting facts concern.
ing his topic. He had foundthat watches
were seriously deranged by being
brought into proximity with dynamos
and other form of magnets. and that
by the use of shields en- ordinary
watch movements, or by employing
special metals in the construction Of
these movements, The effects of the
magnetism might be guarded against.
He found that many watches had be-
come to some extent magnetized by
the manipulation of parts of the
watches while in process of manufao-
ture. although this magnetlsaticn was
so slight as to be practically harmless;
he also found that very large percent
age of all the watches were magnetic
ed to greater or lesser degree. The
idea that the metal Of locomotive is
liable TO affect watches by self-contain-
ed magnetism was hardly borne out by
the Investigations. The rods. keys. re-
verse levers and boilers of locomotives
were tested for maghetisiii; and very
Little was found. not enough to effect
the rate of watch. The keys and
levers were found to be more heavily
charged, which fact is ascribed to the
position occupied by those members.
There was not enough of the magne-
tism in these members however, TO
seriously affect the watch. movements
- R0iluua RgUieW.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
Perverted Intelligence.

The wies of the criminal classes are
often so ingenious that | can't help be-
lieving that il those who practice then
were 10 turn tlistr energies into other
courses they would attain nc email meed
of honor and fame. -SSmc little lime
ago. for example. burglar was caught
red-handei il d strong room. opening
n safe VITA key that could not have
beer more perfect had it been supplied
~ the maker of the lock. The man,
after having been convicted. was asked
to say how he had obtained the key.
Nothing easier" he replied. 1--WE
knew who carried the key and what it
was like. so me and my pals got into
the same railway carriage with your
manager when he was going home one
day. One of us had a bag which he
Couldn't open. Has any gentleman :
kcyp' he asked. Your manager pro-
duqed his bunch, andfmy pal. who had
wax in his palm, while appearing to
open his bag. took a likeness of the key
of the SAFE There's the secret for
you" ~ Casselps Saturday Journal.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-26
FERTINEET POINTS.

II Is true that that which we cauli-
flower By any other name would smell
as cabbage. Washington Critic.
Musical hen parties are being given
in the east Meetings of political
ROSTERS have been in vogue here in the
west for several years.-Peorta Trans
cTibL
Satan vas the first anarchist OF
whom there is any record. and the
race seems 10 have deteriorated in in-
telligence ever since. -AitscauSee Jour-
nal.
1t is denied that Yale is going to
abandon the Bob Cook stroke. It's
ONLY in the minor details of college
studies there that changes are talked
of.-Boston herald.
We have escaped the cholera and
yellow fever, but chemically prepared
cigarette paper is imported into this
country at thu rate of 81, 900 worth a
day.-Albamy 4rgus.
1t is now in order for western pa
pers to publ 81 fairy stories about
heroic New York school teachers who
by means of a ball OF Irvine, piloted
their tender charges across Madison
square through blizzard.-1oledo
Commercial
Now that 1t has come out that Willie
Tascott writes poetry we look for his
capture as soon as vegetation begins
to take on its green. If there is any
thing a poet can not do it is to keep
mself out of sight in the spring-poem
season. Chicago Times.
Ground hog Grom his hole): "Ah.
there" Greedy from his bureau):
Stay there" Ground hog: you bet
1 will. That's the only reliable predic-
ton you've made this year. Good
morning" Tumbles back into his
cellar. WASHINGTON Critic.
Fearing that some woman may sail in
upon ls and give us cow-hiding. we
will explain: The winking and blink
ing of pur right eye goes on often
times when we are not aware of it.
caused by recent spell. and a long
one. too. of neuralgia in that member.
BronvoodN (Ga.) Reporter.
1t takes the skins of three seals to
make seslskin sack and boa. And
yet the deas delightful feminine re-
formers, who, eschew the feathers of
our forest soHgsters on their bonnets,
will rob three seals Of their comfort
able winter coats and leave them shiv-
ering in an icy climate that they them
selves may go warm clad.-Bufalo
Express.
Adult believers ID the so-called "faith
cure'' cannot be prevented from en-
failing suffering by a neglect of medical
advice when they fall sick; but when
poor little children are permitted to
suffer and die because their parents
have more 'faith" than sense. it would
seem that the laws are not protecting
the helpless to proper extent.-Ma-
aoduEee Wisconsin,.