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Medical men are ,n.,
necessity u better ,.n,"sa ~
churches. .A', .
The Eaptists 81 the -.re,.,
IN the United States have u'''
three million point u
1T Is reported that m.
VANS IN Utah are deserving X. NJ
hierarchy in great numln '-ea
The total number II v.
IN the Presbyterian rhurcb
net gain during the past year N nv
a Protestant Eriscoraich u,,.
ing $500 900. is 70 b. lralf X ps,.s
phia As . memorial OF 'sr
w. South. ''4'ss
Alta special M,
see-s Of Harvard Cole. w
report refusing admission N
the Divinity School was alon,.a
The income Of the lnl,.-t.-
oxford for the present year \.
400, 200. During the last wear NJ
vcrsity has increased ia can't,
nearly fis.ooo. Y
Princeton College Is offered "a y.
Tor h purpose Of proyiliny r..~
Bible study for students: s,o or. y.
scholarships. and sIOo. 0oa w.
dormitoEy.
The Chrsstianso Of Great Eri,atn
altogether % foreign mi,slon. III, I'M.
$5,csa4'7 Over one-ihirl IL ,he sm.-
came from the Established church.
Hen. Thomas Beaver n -.,i..
N~Icthodis's " LewlsDurg, pA.. a nv
church in memory Of NIX iafa.r
was ordained BY the apostolic R.ss.a
Asbury.
-Nassar College cclch-af 4 N. .r.-
terccntcnnial Anniversary rn...,l~
Benson J.. Losing was .le hi.,or,s
and George William Curt. tse oy,.D-
Tho graduating class numbered tor,r.
six.
The annual meeting II the cen--,-
gational School and Publication >.r,4,v
was held in Boston recently. The -rsar.
stated that 5Sl new Sanday-,ehoo!, m.ra
organized during the year. The n.
ceipts for the year were larrcrh III ~s.no
than in the preceding year.
Rev. Q. +. Cobb has discovered VI.
low and time-worn documents wr.,,.s
by John Nitchie. a memhrr n ,ho la-
in New York. who died hf,y wears AZ
and whose portrait hangs tn tia man.
ayers rooms az the Bible House. wblpA
disclose b interesting fact that 4 ta-
back As January, ISIS. q ,hinaman ~
the name Of John Lowe Al Cooke III
admitted TO membership and commsn.ca
an the Md South Reformed Du,e,
Church in Garden street. N
The number Of suicides hy pnn.l. y,
German gymnasia. especially in Berlin.
on account Of a failure 70 pass ,he cx-
aminations for an advanced class la
increased 70 such an alarming ex.ant
that the PrusSian Cultus Minister. ".
Gossler. has addressed . public letter -
teachers and parents on this subies.
He urges them b a better education.
morally and physically. Of the pupil.
and TO a greater regard for sho In
diyidual weaknesses AMI chdrac,cr u
the different pupils lie appeals ~ both
home and school to work together to-
end
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THE FAIR.


Meeting Of the sub-Committee are Per-
msnent Organix ration.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-THE sub
committee on permanent organization
Of the Worlds Fair Commission met
yesterday morning at the Continental
Hotel. The following members Of the
committee we're present: Judge j. A.
McKinxie- Of Kentucky. chairman OF
ths committee; A. T. Ewing. OF Chica-
70; J. II. Breslin, Of New York; r. A.
weidner, Of this city. and NJ. b. Harri.
son Of Duluth.
Thomas Cochran. who was chairman
Of the finance committee to the Centen-
NAL Exhibition met the committee and
rave them the benefit Of his experience
in that undertaking.
Mr. Wiedner stated that he had had
an interview in New York with Cen
eral Goshorn, who was director-general
Of the Centennial Exhibition. and that
General Goshorn said be would be here
on Monday TO meet the Commission.
Mr.. Wiedner also said that he inform
ally preached to General Goshosn the
idea Of hts assuming the director-gen-
eralship Of the Chicago Fair. MI. WED.
ner said that General Goshorn did not
seem to look 0 the proposition with
much favor. The proposition to make
General Goshorn director-general or the
fair met with the strongest approval Of
the members Of the committee.
The meeting yesterday morning lasted
two hours and Mr.. Cochran gave the COM
mittee a general idea OF the n in
which the Centennial Exhibition was
conducted. In the course OF conversa-
ticn the question Of keeping the fair
open sunday arose. On this question
the committee was unanimous that the
exhibition should remain open on the
first day Of the week.
Mr.. Cochran particularly impressed
upon tho committee the necessity OF giv-
ing the director-gcneral Of the fair alb
solute authority and also the value OF
time In preparing for the exhibition.
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W,sHrxcrox, July l5-Mr. Cullon
to-day offered in the senate . resolu-
tion. which went over until tomorrow,
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury
% report By what authority merchan-
disc In bond and goods or domestic
origin are permitted to be forwarded
between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports Of the United States over the
Canadian Pacific railroad. such mcr-
chandise on arrival a. Vancouver be-
ing there trans-shipped; and whether
o. not snch transportation and trans
shipment on foreign territory is con
sistent with the safety OF the revenue;
also other facts in that connection.
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WAGES AND PROTECTION.


Facts from the Wage Tables of the MAJ
ssshusctts Labor Reporta
The wage tables Of the Massachu.
setts Labor Reports are always interest
ing reading for the light they throw on
q good many mooted questions. They
are especially interesting for the light
they throw on the proposition 50 conf
IDENTITY made hat the tariff increases
wages. A comparison OF the wages paid
In some OF the gbly-protected indus
tries with those paid in the industries
which enjoy little nr no protection
shows that The claim so often made in
behalf Of the tariff Is utterly untenable.
The paper industry, for instance. en-
Joys less protection than any other
great industry OF Massachusetts. In
the age tables OF the labor report Is
per n Of the employees in this indus.
try are represented. or these IL e
b : nearly 80 per cent get SO and up
wards per week while nearly IS per
cent get SIS per week and upwards.
The wooden industry, on the other
hand, II one Of the most highly pro-
tccted. II the tariff has the effect
claimed for IL Of raising the wages Of
labor in the protected industry the
wages in the wooden industry ought to
BE- much higher than the wages in the
~scantily protected paper industry. In
Of fact they are not higher. They are
much lower. Instead Of 80 per cent. get
ting oser $40 = week, as in the paper in.
dustry, only 81 per cent. get that rate.
And instead Of % per cent. getting SIS
and over. as In the paper industry. the
number IN the wooden industry getting
that rate II only 5 per cent.
The contrast is quite as marked when
the lower wages In both industries are
compared In the paper industry the
proportion Of the workmcn reported re-
cciying less than sa week Is about IL
per cent while less than 20 per cent
q under s. In woolans " Der cent "a
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1t makes .. good deal OF difference
whose State IL Is when 1t Is a question
Of State rights Kansas Republicans
have had a great deal 70 say in the past
about ''the damnable herosy OF State
rights" and the outrage Of any opposi-
tion 70 Federal authority. But when
the Federal courts decide that the Fed
eral constitution. in tho absence n
legislation BY Congress. allows liouors
70 be imported into Kansas and sold n
the original packages.~ Kansas Re-
pubiicans resent the interference a.
federal authority with State affairs.
and some Of them even 70 50 FAR a. "a
declare that they will not stand Il. The
Hutchinson News talks in this strain:
-it means that the Supreme Cour, Of the
Inited States has declared that a State
mas no right 70 regulate her internal
anairs unless BY . special act OF Con.
gress- For he time being II means
hell. hut our State will not submit "a
the outrage without the bittercst flrh,
known In the annals Of Kansas history
Probably. however, Kansas will finally
submit without the necessity or scndius
United States army 20 compel hes
obedience 70 the Federal cSnstitution.-
y !. Evening Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25
S S
rhey Are the strongest Female Workers
In All Europe.

The Lancashire women al least. an
the rosiest, strongest set Of one
imaginable-that is. on sundays Arl
holidays, when repeated washinrs anj
~scrubbings have removed several lzF
ers Of coai-dust: and IL IS n0tu-icnS
locally. that at q pinch most IL III EN-
are equal in physical power NJ thfi
masculine colleagues. Athome they ax
inferior 70 any class Of women. rorkln3
or otherwise. Being engaged in ~
open air all day. they can naturally
turn in the evenings with more thas
ordinary zest 20 household duties
In word. they are thoroughly do
mesticated. Lastly-and this. after all
Is the great point-thcir dcmeanor AMI
general conduct are absolutely unin
peachable.
As TO the working dress Of the pi
women, thati is certainly peculiar. looka
st from a conventional standpoint
Up to a few years ago they were =:
tired like men up 70 the waist. witt
buckled clogs on their feet Above th'
knees came the end OF a ~peculiarly-fash
Toned tunic, . composite sort ola Ear
ment-half jacket half dress. with soms
sacking material tied round the wais'
Is an apron
"A limp bonnet, tied under the chin
or = sort OF turban. so arranged a. Jusi
70 show the manipulated hair and tbs
bright earrings. completed the costume
and very odd it looked. especially Al ,
distance. which in this case did notleni
enchantment to the view.
Now. ont OF Difference to the feelings
Of certain peculiarly sensitive people
the tunic Is worn a little longer. . a
nearly to hide the masculine garment
the head-dress Is a little heater. md. IN
addition, a short Jacket is worn.
The dress isccrtainly nc picturesque
but as . means to an end. as allowing
the utmost freedom ~ motion and %
waiting accidents. IL is beyond all praise
Nevertheless, the women themselses
AZ, conscious Of its ~inccngruity. and
take the earliest opportunity Of chang
ing II for ordinary female attire IS sccr
- they get home from work
II has happened before now that whiit
proceeding 70 or from work they have
some Of them, been made the subjee'o q
attack BY somebody with an undue pro
portion OF tongue 10 brain. but--tnis
may be said with safcty-nevcr NOR
thar once BY tho same individual
In addition to possessing > highly
vigorous vocabulary they are - hans
ened with exposure 70 the weather ar
developed BY the nature OF their wofs
that they can give . good account Y
themselves, even though . fight shon.a
ensue. and the opponent may have rea'
2 70 admit with benefiting huniiils.
She wisdom Of Providence in ~enao~ln5
women generally with the Wall ""
keeping from them the power
sells Saturday Journal.
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less than - and more than half lee
than ~.
Quite as emphatic - the showing
made by : comparison 81 the shoe in
dustry. in which there Il only about 20
per cent 81 protection. with the cotton
industry. which j. protected all the way
from 40 70 - per cent. In boots and
shoes, Of the number Of wage earners re-
ported nearly one-half get 81. and ove
per week and onc-hf;h get SIS and over.
In the highly protected cotton industry
more than - per cent. Of the wage
earncrs reported get less than S a week
and oycr 40 per mi get less than s, 8
week.
When. therefore, the ~protectionist as
serts that the imposition OF a duty
means an increase Of wages for the
employees in the industry 20 favored the
facts are dead against him. Detroit
Free Press.
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The haicyon days of the vigilante>.
when justice was swift sure and poetic.
are just now much bemoaned by some o!
the old-timers- The spectacle of = man
tried and sentenced % . term In the
peniicntiary because he killed q neigh
boris steer In order 20 provide his starv-
ing family with meat nils them with
snch indignation a. al only be 70
iicvcd by = resurrection o. oft-told tales
long since dead and buried. Uncle
Biddlc Ackerman's memory Is especial
~ good There is = tradition that In
the old days no one was more def with
the moose than he.
did the man shoot the steer because
he was hungry for meat? II SO. all
right Did he shoot the steer and then
sell the hide? II 50. hang him And
all the other old fellows nod willing -
sent.
Remember the trouble We had with
that low-down chap. Hill Spanglc. in
isl9? No? Well. il was this way: Eill
and his wife and = big brood Of young
ones lived In 4 shaEty about four miles
out. Somebody was leaving the skinned
carcasses Of cattle around on the prairie.
They were always shot in the head
None Of the meat was ever taken. but
tAeir skins we're always missing. We
traced three Of the skins To town. and
then traced the shooting and skinning
TO Bill >panglc. Next day five vigil
lantes had him swinging from a limb in
front Of his house. On accoun, OF his
family they Leu him down before he
croaked. and warned him TO pack up and
get out before another sunrise. Bill
failed % move. and they warned him
again.
.'He paid no attention. and the third
day. Just as the sun was coming up. the
same five vigilantes rode up and hitched
heir horses TO some trees dfty yards
from Bits front door. They all dis
mounted AMI one Of them took OF tho
belt containing his knife and rcvolvcrs
and threw II on the ground. stripped
himself 70 his shirt. boots. trousers and
somhrcro. raised both hands above his
head. and walked slowly toward Bills
door. Bill stood in the door with two
reviewers cooked and aimed. Behind
him stood his wife. with a rife aimed
over his shoulder. The unarmed man
walked on slowly. with his hands high
above his head. One Of those who re-
manned behind cooked his rifle and
stood partly concealed behind his horse.
For nearly half IN hour his IN
armed man stood and talked with Bill.
while two reyolvers and . rife were
still aimed az his heart. He was urg-
ing Bill 10 leave the country for the
sake Of his family. From what they
could hear the others knew that Bills
answer was hat this was his home and
he would not leave il alive. Twice the
unarmed man lowered his hand slowly
TO his brow. and each time he did 50 his
comrade glanced along the barrel Of hi
rife At Bill from behind the horse.
But twice the unarmed man raised his
hand again and resumed the converse
ton.
FAT last the unarmed mans left hand
wiped the perspiration from his
brow, while with his right he DELHI
erately removed his sombrero. AT that
instant a rife rang out from among the
trees, and Bill Spangle lay dead across
his own Threshold" - Brownsville
TEX Cor. y. u. Press
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PRESS COMMENTS.
The Republican editors are no:
giving Mr.. Blaine credit for his revision
Of Mr.. William McKinlcy's tarif.-At-

The Republican editors are no:
giving Mr.. Blaine credit for his revision
OF Mr.. William McKinlcy's tariH.-At-
lanta Constitution.
IL a cottage BY the seaside
A nations ruler sat.
And Ire Wild. wild waves were saying:
Where did you get that hair
N. Y. Sun
As . President benjamin Har
rison is a sad failure. but as a standing
''ad' for John Wanamakers summer re-
sort he can't be excelled.-N y. Tel
egram-
Perhaps Thomas Brackett Reed
Is right When a National treasury Is
TO be p~lundered. the work should be
done as quietly as possible .-Louisyille
Couricr-Journal-
"Goyernor Hill spoke manfully and
truly AZ Indianapolis. Every other
Democrat should at all times and in all
places d%enounce the yillainies Of the
present era--Chicaro Herald.
After Mr.. Blaine gets through
with Mr.. William Mckinley perhaps he
will take hold Of Colonel Quay. Quay
is the only Colonel in any part Of the
country who refuses 70 deny that he Is
something Of > thief ATLANTA Consti-
tuition.
In view Of Congressman Butter
worth's tariff talk. senator wolcott's
silver speech and Secretary Blaine's
diplomatic wink. Is IL the least bit
strange that there should be an audible
smoker all around the board?-wash-
ington Post
Matthew 5. Quay. the silent saint
OF tho Republican party. is preparing to
elect his man Friday. Delamater, Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania BY the use OF
large sums Of money. III Is not definite
ly known what treasury he intends tc
rife. -Chicago Times
Mr. Ambcrg. the Republican can
didate for Treasurer Of Illinois. need not
disturb himself in such warm weather
by denying that he is . Jew. After the
election everybody will know that he is
not one Of The chosen people. st Louis
Republic
One Of the House messengers OF
Congress made an odd blunder the oshei
day. He came into the Senate with a
message from the House announcing the
passage Of certain bills .'by the Speak
err" II was not an error that the strict
est interests Of truth required TO be cor
rccted. -Boston Herald.
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lBryrAro. n. Y, July i6-The Board
81 Managers Of tho Lake Carriers A.
ISOLATION. representing the organized
vessel M Of the great lakes, met
yesterday. Resolutions wore adopted
protesting against the passage By Con-
gress 81 bills designed % grant tho use
q any United States pier. wharf OF
ether harbcr property for the use Of any
private individual or corporation They
~ that ali piers wharvcs or other
harbor property on which public money
- ben expended should DO held for
Ne % u The general public and pray
Congress 70 hold them for such purposes,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

NEw York. July ia Parkersbur7
~. Val special to the Herald says:
a gigantic scheme to develop the oil
territory Of this State Is under head
way, with J. q. Blaine. $. II. Elkins,
senator Camden and the STANDARD OIL
Company behind. The intention Il %
sink = line Of wells from Warrington
across the state, through the West vir.
GINA oil fields, TO Eureka. Ovcr 100
wells have already been put down. and
the Standard IL 10 erect tanks with .
total capacity Of 800. 900 barrels, and 4
pipe line. Nearly $1,000. 900 has besn
~expendsd in ureliminarv ~ork.
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You think YOU know ycrr
boy. but you dent ~ yrs- "
know All the best rcc.ie .FcH.ai As'
-Harpcr's Baxas.
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MONTANA cH,vALRv.


A frontier>man Lets an Enemy an with
Mild Funish lei
Now and then you will find a mar
who will bully and fight at the Same
time. such a chap was "Lop-skoul
dered Bill" as VIC called him in Mon
ana lie was ugly. quarrelsome and .
braggart- but he would have fought ten
men as soon as one. For two years hs
had a revolver where he could drop his
hand on TO IL in . second. and the hall
dozen chaps who were looking 70 get
the drop on him had 70 keep on waiting.
One day. however. Bills shooter got gu,
Of repair and he gave il to . miner 10
be fixed. Instead Of waiting for il
he wandered down to = saloon
where the hard 'uns congre-
gated. and it wasn't . quarter Of an
hour before he set out to pick a fuss
with . new arrival. lie just ached L
kill somebody. and when he nettled the
stranger into talking back" he reached
for his gun to pop him His gun wasn't
there. When Bill realized it he turned
As white As snow, thinking his time had
come The stranger had drawn on him.
you see. and he carried a wicked look
in his eyes.
''well?- he asked. a. Bill raised his
hands.
II haven't any gun
II See Leave il somewhcre?"
Yes
Very careless in you I've 90, the
call
You hcv.-
You are a bad man. and ought 70
shoot you through the head. but | don't
like this cold-blooded business Hold
W your right hand and spread out tho
fingers"
stranger. don't DO it
Either that or Ill put six bullets in.
70 your heart, ~Sprcadg'
Bill held up hin right hand. and three
reports followed each other like the
ticking OF . clock. Zach finger was
of At the first joint.
.'Thatl do said the man. a. he low
cred his weapon '.You cant pull tri1-
ger with nothing on that hand. and be-
fore you can learn TO shoot l~eft-handed
some one will bury you
lie vent out and away. and Bill vent
for . doctor and sat there and cried like
: boy. Next day he left withouts word
70 any Of us. and We always believed he
jumped on Horse Clif into the creek.
which was then on . food.-N- ". Sun.
or tho original edition Of the scn
nets Of Shakespeare, published bv
George Daniel. Of London. in 1000. there
are but two perfect copies known. One
OF these is in tho British Museum. for
the other 5000 was paid but 1 shor
time = As tho book is very small.
only sx4 inches. and weighing less than
ten cunces. II was figured that al that
rate each ounce Of tho precious volume
brought $500. or many times il own
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BosToS, July 1.-THE Bear dag
that General Fremont first hoisted over
the conquered Monterey in Is47 Is fly
ing At half-mast At the headquarters Of
the Associated Pioneers Of 'Forty-nine.
and will . remain until the Path
finders body is committed 70 the grave.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-15
Brief Mention.

Russell & Bayne, Anthony, had hogs on
the market.
A. NJ Russell sent in a car of cattle and
one of hogs from Mt. Hope.
Price s, Beehine, Stafford, marketed a
car OF hogs.
J. B. Kell shipped in car of hogs from
Millerton.
:. 5. Benson, Attica, marketed car of
cattle and hogs.
J. II. Williams, Goddard. had car of
hogs on the market.
NJ. NJ Munger came in from Harper with
a car of cattle and hogs.
p. J. Quigley, Harper, sent in a car of
good hogs,
w. f Ezell, Piedmont, had a car of
hogs on the market.
6. w Williams. Bluff, was on the mar
ket with two cars of hogs
/. H. Spencer came in from Great Bend
with two cars of hogs
Carr & Son. Udall, sent in a car of hogs
Mcdowell * Co, Arkansas City, mar
keted car of good porkers.
Jap Sommerville, Oxford, shipped in a
car of hogs.
Ward Tucker has just returned from the
Col B. H. Campbell, city, marketed "a
head of Galloway heifers which topped the
market
j. Z. Whitney, Ruella, came in late with
d car of hogs.
j. p. Campbell, prominent cattleman
of Caldwell, was visitor at the yards
J. w. Beard, of Leroy, Kansas, an old
time cattleman. is p new buyer on the
market, and expects to locate here perma-
nentiy. The shippers and statesmen are
glad TO see another buyer added to the list
of good buyers already on the market.
Mr. B. has Just returned from a trip
through southwestern Kansas and said he
was surprised to find that this market
stood so high in the estimation of all the
stock growers and shippers. He had made
up his mind TO go onto the Kansas City
market. but after looking the field over
carefully he decided his chances for sue
cess were much greater here, as the future
OF this market Is certainly very bright.