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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.


Charles Emory smith. United states Min
aster 60 Ruxsia. say. fiie stories 90 the
Faminc HAVE in No Way Eren Esage-
rated American Generosity Extoiicd
tfom Gar a. Peasant.
NEW YoRx, May 5.-N.r. Charles
Emory Smith. United States minister
~ Rnssia. whn arrived Oh ghe Tcuton;c
yesterday Y. il an Interview with a r.
porter Or the United Press said he was
very glad 10 get tlsk. With regard to
the situation in Rash. he said that il
had been ia no WAY exaggerated. The
ravagrs o. famine had been felt il its
>cvcrest from everywhere. lie be-
iievcd. however. that The worst was
over. and that the survivors would
soon DC fire. from famine and disease.
Some suffering. Of conr~ he said.
would follow. but with the
outside aid Russia was receiving. he
Thought. with economy. the people
would b. able 70 tide over until the an
uuai harvest The destruction d live
stonk- Mr.. Smith said had been very
great. aud had worked : double injury
- many had died that il vas impossi-
HE To take care Of and reap such crops
as there were. The generosity Of the
Americans. he said. was cxtolled every
where. from the cz1r down to the low
ct ~-rf. The reception ~ the cargo Of
the Indiana. he declared. partook oi
the nature Of a religious celebration
The dicnitarics were ~ hand; guns
were fired and American and Russian
faTS displayed along the route 81 the
distribntipn ~ The supplies.
Speaking ~ national politics. Mr.
Smith sail he Thought that Harrison
would undoubtedly get The nomination
He would not venture an opinion ~
thr vice-prrSidcnry. IIc waS " tn.
opinion Tint III democratic candidate
would come from the west. Mr.. Smith
did not think that ne would return X
Russia ~ sid the chances ~ his do
ing y, were very remote
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13

uee q elEhe oczrs Of the pills q, : 49,.
only QW-sec,-I can with de ~. -
cane only. walk all about the lruse
yard, can saw wood. and on De. <,n, 80
] walk down town. Ny ENACT $500
gone; ! have eained ten ~ lnds; 1 fesi ~
new man, mo when the spring opens
expect 70 be able "a renew my .rr.n ~
piano agency. cannot speak III INV Nv.
terms Of DR.. Williams Pink PiII~ ~ 80
People, ~ ] know they saved nv life 49,,
All &c doctors had given me up IS H.
such 4 the wonderful story which n,
Express reporter has succeeded IA ~ arir.
y~eriiication Of In all its dotalls. from ~
hospital records where MIR. Guam, ~.
treated and from the doctors VITO MA ~,
case In hand and who pronounced hlr, ~
durable. Let Il b. remembered that ai IN.
hospital treatment WAS two aud three ,eans
ago. while his cure, b. the n>e 81 Dr M
rms PMS Tor Pale People. las ln-,n
effected since last September. is4l y Y,
y beyond a doubt evident thar III. frc,rn~,
- wholly due "a the use Of these f,~,x,,.
pills which have been found a. have .r.,,.
such remarkable cures in this aud stncr
cases.
Mr. QUAINT placed in the hands az tie r..
porter his card ~ admission IL Eouscrss.
hospital. which 4 here reprninced N fnr
Their confirmation q his statements:
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13
s'ntai Fall ~ q crnnd stand NJ q Political
Gathering in Texas

AUSTIN. Tex. May ..-A telegram re-
reivrd here last night from the small
town of clcburn. where HoQg and
Clarke were making g~ubcrnatorial
speeches. says that the grand stand. on
switch were seated nearly 1000 people.
fell yesterday. and thirty persons were
iniarcd. some Of them fatally.
~ yarxrst TtiIsis SIM Ever cartrr~d.
So1rE~EF. Pa. May 5~.-rrnhahly the
largest iiI.cit s,iil evrr captured was
brought into town yesterday afternoon
by Revenue Agent Slusser and Police
man Gilbert 1t belonged 20 VIM.
pritts. the notorious moon~hiner and
murderer OF Old Jonathan H~ochstetIcr.
az Laurel mountains. and was foind
carefully concealed near his residence.
Pritts Il yet q fugitive from justice.
The still. which has . capacity ~ 100
gallons. bore evidence Of recent use.
Jacob ~Sautemier. Pitts son-in-Iaw.
has been arrested as an accesscvv Ia
abe murder ~ Hochstctlcr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-13

AT Paterson. y. D.. two strikes are
on-onc 81 twenty helpers n the Phoenix
silk mills and the other at the Dolphin
.utc mills. where one hundred doffers
are ont The mill has been shut down
and the spinncrs and other WORKINGS
have been thrown out Of work
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
frequently found this to work

frequently found this to work
to my advantage. AS there
is no regular business system
among them, no fixed valu-
ations except on ponies, they are apt to
raise the price of an article according to
the supposed eagerness of the buyer
until the demand becomes cxtortionatc.
On more than one occasion my Indian
interpreter has gone to the tepee Of his
''friend, who CHANGED to be the owner,
and proffered him a reasonable price.
saying only: You are my friend;
want it for this friend" In such case,
should no one be at home, he will take
the thing without ceremony and ar
range the matter with the owner after
ward.
When young man marrieS he &C
quires right to the girl by making
presents to the parents commensura te
with the attractions of the maiden. If
unable to satisfy the demands of her
relatives, who are keen match-makers,
he goes in his extremity to his
"friend' and lays the case before him.
and receives from him the necessary
ponies 1t must be explained that among
the prairie tribes, who almost live on
horseback, pony is the standard of
value. every well-to-do man having from
fifty to a hundred or more. rated at from
fifteen to thirty dollars apiece.
On the war-path the two friends
are pledged to stand by each other
through every danger. Should one have
ibis horse shot in the engagement, or be
wounded so as to be unable to escape
with the rest, his "friend'' takes him
upon his own horse and brings him
away safely, or if hard pressed he faces
about and makes brave fight until
both are killed Observation-Disclosures
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The Part Taken by Congress in Legalizins
Them.

The Part Taken by Congress in LegaliZins
Them.
1t is not known by many people how
little legislation has ever taken place in
congress on the subject Of weights and
measures. Although the constitution
gives congress authority to establish a
system of weights and measures and
coinage, and although congress early
gave its attention to the establishment
of a system of coinage, believed to be
MS perfect as any now existing, yet it
has never established system Of
weights and measures. The only units
of weight and measure which have act
ually received the official sanction of
the Troy pound, brought to this coun-
try by Albert Gallatin during the ad.
ministration of John Quincy Adams,
which was specifically designated by
congress as the unit for the control of
the coinage of the United States, and
the metric units of length and mass the
use of which was declared to be legal
in this country by congress in 1866.
The nearly uniform custom prevail
NIlt CpuIlllN Ill LllC ltSS
of weights and measures has grow n
ont of the action of congress more
than fifty years ago, by which the o.
flee of weights and measures was an.
thorized to send to every state of the
union accurate copies of the standards
then in use by the treasury department.
These standards were generally adopt
cd by the various states to which they
were sent, and thus practical uniform.
ity was secured The office Of weights
and measures has charge of the prescr.
walton of the actual standards IN use
by the treasury department, and is thus
the final and only court Of appeal in
all questions arising i'll reference to
weights and measures. Its functions
include the standardizing of weights
and measures of length and capacity
in use in the customs department Of the
United States, the construction and
standardizing of weights and measures
for new states as they are admitted to
the Union, and in general way suc!,
service as similar offices or bureaus
render in other countries. Maj. J. W.
Powell, in ChautauTua.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
Insisting on Accuracy.

Teacher-What is the distance from
here to the moon.
Thoughtful Pupil-About two hun
dred and for-eight thousand miles.
Haven't told you time and again,
Johnny Pepperill, that the distance
from the earth's surface to the moon is
little less than two hundred and forty
thousand miles?''
'Yes'm, and you told us little while
ago that it was night in China and the
moon was shining on China, this very
minute" :
Certainly"
.'Well, amt it eight thousand miles
from here to China?"--Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
THE WEST INDIES.
A Pleasant Place in Which to Spend til
Winter.

A Pleasant Place in Which to Spend the
Winter.
Americans can have no idea of this
island, that the people here call Little
England" and it is well named, too.
The enterprise of the place is remark
able, and at times l can hardly realize
that l am so far from home And as
for the comforts and luxuries of life.
they are not lacking. Many things arc
much cheaper than they are in America.
The island is about twenty-four by
fourteen, but so densely popu-
lated people swarm everywhere.
The last census showed twenty
thousand. but there is not much
doubt but what the next will be
thirty thousand. A large proportion
of the people are colored, but are of
high order of intelligence. The houses
are nearly all built of limestone (per-
haps I ought to say of the better
classes). The very poor each have
their own home. and you would be
surprised to see how clean they are
kept.
The streets are cleaned and watered
every day, and it is not only necessary
from sanitary standpoint. but for the
comfort of the foot passengers, as we
have no sidewalks. suppose we have
the best pavements in the world, as
they are of limestone, and are as smooth
and nice as any floor.
They don't raise great many fruits,
although the markets are we'll supplied
se1o
ton is the sugar-cane, and it is pretty
sight to ride either by train or tram
(horse-cars) through waving fields of
cane. Several times I have gone off
into the country to feast my eyes with
beauty of the landscape, and it is so
hard to think of you all at home SILVER
ing with the cold, while here it now
seems like our June weather. From
now until February is our coolest
weather, then the hot times begin again.
The thermometer averages about
eighty-fve degrees now.
If people in America only knew what
a delightful place this was, more would
want to spend their winters here
Idalette B. Mills, in Waterman.
A Homemade stretcher.
Economical women make good sub.
stitute for the polished wooden coat or
waist stretcher shown in shops out of a
sugar barrel hoop which is cut the right
length, the sharp edges trimmed and all
roughness removed by rubbing with
sandpaper. In the center small hole
is bored with gimlet, and hook to
hang it up by is screwed in-altogether
very simple operation, and half a
dozen can be made in a very short time.
N. Y. Tribune,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02

Tor specific information to any matters
relating to Redwood County or Redwood Falls,
apply to the Secretary of Board Of Trade, Red
wood Falls.
IooLE Rr0s, NAP ENGRAIERs CHICAGO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02

Garden Seeds, fresh and sure to
grow.
Fruits-Fresh Bananas, Oranges.
Lemons Dates, and Apples.
observation-disclosures, Potatoes Cab
bage, Squashes etc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06

What is the most paying form of lit
erature2 Under certain circumstances,
apparently, sermons. The sermon which
Canon Fleming recently preached at
Sandringham has already realized
profit of 1900. Considering the COM
parative brevity of such a contribution
to literature, this must almost be "rec-
ord" in publishing profits. Thirteen
hundred pounds is no very excessive
sum for a three volume novel, but for a
pamphlet not much larger than lead
ing article in newspaper 1t is a unique
price.
But, then, the circumstances were
unique. The sermon was preached by
command of the Princess Of Wales, and
it had special reference to the prema-
ture death Of the heir presumptive to the
crown. One is glad to know that the
excellent Gordon Boys home has
profted by the large sum realized by the
sale which Canon Fleming has gener-
ously placed at its disposal.-St. James
Gazette.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
Hurrah for Harrah.

Charles j. Harrah is prominent iron
manufacturer of Philadelphia, and until
two weeks ago was a firm believer in the
ridiculous theory that protection was
good thing, He went investigating a
little for himself, and like thousands of
other voters who did the same thing the
past summer, he found the arguments of
his party did not fit together. In fact
he discovered several missing links and
failed to prove to himself what he had
heretofore accepted as gospel truth.
Then he wrote letter to the Press,
asking for a little light on certain
subjects. He received an answer that
not only failed to satisfy him, but open
ed his eyes to the deceptions practiced
upon inquisitive Republicans by the
editors of the party organs. He wrote
some more letters and the answers
became more and more muddled every
time.
At last he cornered the Press on the
wool subject, and, like every other pro-
tectionist sheet that ever entered con-
troversy, it got mad. On Tuesday it
decline to continue the discussion any
longer or publish Mr.. Harrah's letters,
telling its readers that the question was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
Reached the Danger Line.

The antagonism between capital and
labor, or rather between the capitalist
and the laborer, will continue and in
crease in magnitude until the climax of
the present industrial system has been
reached and passed.
The student of history can see that we
have reached the time that just precedes
revolutionary period. The Tompkins
square outrage; the breaking up of
peaceful meetings at Chicago; the de-
velopment of the great army of tramps
in 1876; the Pittsburg and other riots of
1877; the continued growth of labor or
ganizations; the wonderful uprising of
1886; the establishment of the American
Federation Of Labor; the eight hour
strikes, and now the Homestead, Buffalo
and the renewed revolt of the miners
against the contract convict labor sys-
tenn, together with the rapid increase Of
industrial trusts, all point to the fact
that the danger line has been reached
George E. McNeill.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06


While the schooner Madeline Down
ing, on its way from Buffalo to this
city, was passing the Dunning, about
100 miles east of here in Lake Erie, Cap
tain Patrick Woods saw about half a
| mile ahead the waters of the lake lashed
into foam.
Drawing near, to the surprise of the
captain and all on board, huge sea SER
pent wrestling about in the waters as II
fighting with an unseen enemy was seen.
1t soon quieted down and lay at full
length on the surface of the water.
Captain Woods estimates it to be
about fifty feet in length and not less
than four feet in circumference of body.
Its head was projecting from the water
about four feet. He says it was a ter
rible looking object. 1t had viciously
sparkling eyes and large head. Fins
were plainly seen seemingly sufficiently
large to assist the snake in propelling it
self through the water. The body was
dark brown in color, which was uniform
all along. From what he says it would
be capable of crushing yawl boat and
its occupants.
AS the vessel passed on its course the
snake was seen disporting itself on the
lake. At the time he saw it the lake
was calm and there could have been no
mistake in recognizing the object.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06

The residents Of Howrah have been
finding lately that jackals are animals
of anything but an attractive temper.
In some cases they have come right up
to the bungalows in search of prey A
little girl, aged about five years, was
playing in veranda when jackal
suddenly rushed on her and was drag
ging her away when she was rescued.
She was severely bitten. Three natives,
while walking along the Kooroot road,
were attacked by jackal, which was
only driven off after stubborn fight,
and tale Is told of two women, while
standing near tank, being attacked
and bitten. So serious has the state Of
matters become that the public propose
to submit memorial to the district
magistrate praying for the adoption Of
measures for the destruction of these
pests.-Pioneer Mail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
convert.

JUDGE GREsHAM's announcement that
he is for Cleveland is being treated as
lightly as possible by the Republican
papers. They claim he has no follow
ing and that he can only control one
vote-his own. But they forget that
Judge Gresham will vote in Indiana, a
state where one vote is worth to the Re-
publicans 1000 cast for Harrison in
many others. And if he has no follow
ing why did they coax and threaten
him continually since the Minneapolis
convention? He has following of sew
eral thousand, and they have left the
Republican party for the same reason
Judge Gresham did. They could no
longer stand protection to monopoly"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
In the Bondage of Trusts.

There is an interdependence between
the McKinleyized Republican party and
the trusts. The trusts supply the funds
by which the Republican party is to be
returned to power, and the party hopes
to pass the force bill, surround the bal
lot boxes in the southern states with
bayonets and maintain itself perpetually
in power. In the language of the New
York Tribune, there are 100 tariff meas
ures in the force bill. No voter who OBJ
jects to the domination of trusts and
monopolies can vote to return the Re-
publican party to power. The party is
in the bondage of trusts and is willing to
subverse the liberties of the people to per-
init their masters to amass wealth at the
expense of the toiling millions.-Uti tica
On. " Observer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
Cleveland Is No Straddler.

Cleveland wrote his famous tariff re,
form message as sacrifice of policy to
principle. He has time and again
proven that he dared assert his views
frankly, fully and plainly whenever oc-
casion required, without regard to the
consequences to himself. Cleveland
certainly has earned immunity from
the charge Of being straddler. He is
exactly the opposite. No public man of
the day is more positive and plain in the
statement of his views. This fact has
won the respect even of his political
foes.-Omaha World-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06

THE Nepsdealer believes Kline will
make his canvass for the senatorship on
the new county question. If he does,
then Wright can take things easy and go
to Harrisburg with a fve-fgure major
ity. The new county cry is played
out, and it is about time the Hazleton
politicians are given to understand that
they will not get everything they ask
for. They may be able to run the
fourth legislative district, but they can't
run old Luzerne.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06

NONE of our tariff editors have as yet
disputed the assertion made by 7. V.
Powderly in Thursdays K. Of L. Journal
tina" protection does not advance wages. /"
Neither have they shown him a man
whose wages have been increased by
the tariff. They dare not face the issue
without bringing in misleading and
bogus statistics, but they are still bowling
about protection to American labor"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-06
The Lesson of u Strike.

The Catasauqua iron workers returned
to their mills on Monday, after an un-
successful strike that lasted since July /,
1891. For fifteen months they held out
to compel their employers to pay the
wages that were promised them when
Harrison was candidate.
When Harrison was elected and the
Mckinley law had passed they present
ed their scale, which was promptly re-
jected. They were told the country was
full of iron workers who would work for
less, 80 the strike began.
Nearly $4,000 was spent by their Ia
bor organization in trying to win, but
they finally saw truth of their employ
ers' assertion that the country was full
of iron workers, and now, after their
long struggle, as many as could obtain
work went back at the old wages.
Last spring when defeat was for
shadowed the strikers became violent,
and repeatedly assaulted those who had
taken their positions. One murder
resulted from these scrimmages, and
some of the men are now in Jail.
They have learned the lesson that
the Mckinley tariff or any other tariff
can never increase their wages unless
their employers see fit to give them a
share Of the profits.
All the money that the Amalgamated
Association possessed could not gain
them the victory or the increase while
thousands of iron workers were idle
elsewhere.
This proved to them conclusively that
protection, labor organizations or vio-
lence will not raise their wages, and it
applies also to workingmen in any other
industry. There are exceptional trades
where the unions have enrolled all the
men engaged in a certain work, but there
are very few which are strong enough to
demand increases when they wish.
Pursuing the subject little further it
will be seen that the tariff has nothing
direct to do with the question of wages
unless we allow for the fact that it COM
pels people to pay higher prices for the
necessities Of life.
If the men who went to Catasauqua to
"scab" had work where they lived, and
if they were receiving fair wages for
their work there, is it likely they would
have taken the places of their fellow
men? The absence of the opportunity
to employ themselves or for others to
employ them compelled them to take
the positions of the Catasauqua workers.
Their own poverty or the fear of it
made them 'scab," and until poverty is
abolished by opening up this country's
great natural opportunities, which are
now held away from everybody by land
spectators, the labor market will always
be crowded and a so-called "scab" will
be ready to take the place of every mar
who drops his tools and asks for an in
crease.