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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-27

sleep. however, Drought unconscious.
ness. and with the morning came new
desire 10 live. II rame-for ~ curious
~ does the trivial mingle with the
tragic in this checkcred life Of ours
from an invitation out to tea! The i'm
vitation came from Widow sickford.
one OF his parishioners, rich and
childless, and As full of whims and
oddities As q woman can possibly be.
Doubtless she had summoned him to
say that his dismissal was richly de-
served, reflected the parson. but at all
events he should get coed supper. and
the widows squash pies were famous
Afternoon came. and Parson Wade
brushed his threadba, clothes, tied and
retied his rusty nechtie with stiff,
eager fingers. and smoothed his thin
locks with infinite pans. He was
trembling all over with delight, this
foolish old man, for it was many q
weary month since anyone had invited
him out to tea. and he was as pleased
as a child at the prospect
A little smile stole over the wrinked
face with its sad lines and burrows OF
care, and Parson Wade decided. in this
new, Intoxicating pleasure, to say
nothing to his daughters Of the parish
committees decision until after his re-
turn from Widow Bickford's tea So
off he started, with something akin to
briskness in his gait. and his head
quite erect. as became a pastor invited
out TO tea by wealthy member OF his
| flock
All through the meal. at which tho
parson was the only guest. the CHEEKY
little widow watched him narrowly
with her sharp little eyes, gossiping
gayly the while about this thing and
that And the parson forgot his sor-
rows, forgot his shabbincss; yes, forgot
his daughters even, and laughed his
weak. quavering laugh which no ono
had heard for years, as he told long
anecdotes OF by-gonc days.
The widow. il seems, had observed
the old man for many months. with
mingled pity and indignation, and had
come TO somewhat startling deter
mination in her funny, whimsical
fashion. To be sure she had been be-
set by doubt or two. mainly in connec-
ton with her hus band. dead some TWEEN
ty years. But she was not a woman to
hesitate long when she saw her duty
plainly. and these doubts we're there
fore disposed of summarily.
''Ef the Lord wants me to marry the
parson and take care of him. why.
guess he'll take care of Hiram Bick-
ford's feelings. and don't have nc
need to trouble myself about 'em.
And Hiram was alters such a sensible
critter."
So the old lady, in her crisp black silk
gown and best lace cap, smiled on the
shabby. sad old man, while She helped
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A GREAT FARCE.


Familiar sounds Before the House WAYS
and Means Committee.
The hearings before the ways and
means committee have n familiar
sound. The manufacturer who is ben.
Gifted by the tariff asks for a reduc.
tion of the tax on materials he uses. or
stays away lest he should only make
things worse. and neither the consumer
nor the productive system of the coun-
try as "A whole is likely to be called TO
memory. except as an individual MEM
Der of the committee may chance to
ask a question.
The speech of the manufacturer who
wants all the tariff he has, and more il
possible. always informs the committee
that the business he is carrying on is a
new one. 1t may have been carried on
for fifty or hundred years. but some
feature of IL is still new: il is in its in
fancy: when it is older it will get along
without projections: indeed. il will make
price that foreigners cannot compete
with. but just now it is rather more de-
pendent on protection than it was ten,
thirty or sixty years ago.
The manufacturer who appears be-
fore him the committeeman will tell
him all about the differences between
daily or weekly wages here and in
Europe. but he will not tell him what
the labor cost really is in his product
The department of labor has had the
utmost difficulty in getting manufactur-
ers to tell anything about the cost Of
production. and in some notable cases
the superintendent Of the census failed
entirely to get information that would
have shown approximately the cost Of
production
The Information that has been OBJ
tanned from public and private agencies
shows some exaggeration in popular
statements of the differences between
European and American wages; they
prove conclusively that the daily or
weekly wage affords no idea OF the cost
Of labor. and they go a long way to-
wards justifying the generalization
that where the wages are highest tho
cost of production is lowest.
The truth is that il has been abund-
sntly proved that the higher wages in
this country are offset in whole or in
part by the greater efficiency Of labor
and the freer use of labor-saving de-
vices. while the higher cost Of raw ma
terials cannot be Offset in any such way,
and so far as the cost Of materials can
be reduced. the manufacturer and his
operatives will participate in the bene-
it, These conclusions are not reached
alone by statistical Investigations. but
by the testimony Of such manufacture
ers as have taken the trouble TO anal
we their own expenses, and have been
willing to give the public some infor-
nation about the costs of production -
Journal Of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin.
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No tariff hearing would he complete
without the appearance of those old
''rounders." John Jarrett and w. c.
Cronemeyer. and IL was inevitable that
they should turn up. as they did re-
Gently. with their same old set Of shop
worn promises and predictions Crone-
meyer, in particular. we should have
thought the republican members of the
ways and means committee would have
refused TO hear out of self-defensc- He
is the most thoroughly discredited tariff
expert and prophet that ever showed
his face in Washington. He stuffed re-
publican orators with his fairy stories
about the tin plate industry, and let
them go on record with assertions and
predictions which are now enough to
make even Mckinley blush Vet he
came forward again with his assorted
figures, and 4 I'd tlse commit,ee what
he estimated would happen, as IL he
supposed no one would remember how
the past few years have established
him as an exploded humbug.--N. Y.
Evening Post
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HUMOROUS.

Men who mean business do not
waste much time saying SO. Galveston
. News.
When il comes to jealousy and
growing man is about as bad rs .
rooster.-Dallas
The fact that an authors nose 10
red is no guarantee that his writings
are.-Atlanta Journal
DO you love her?" Yes" "Why
don't you marry bcr?" ASK her.
Browning, King & Co.'S Monthly.
snake you ever SAW" Lushforth-
About three days" - indianapolis
Journal.
BILLY was too much bent on get
ting that girl?" Yes. and the first no
knew he was broke."-Katc Field's
Washington.
One can not always Judge from ap-
pearances. A man may have a sandy
complexion and yet have no sand
Boston Transcript
Miss Pruner-''lIave you got ac-
qlaipted in the church yet?" Mrs
Pr;m-'Yes. indeed, already belong
20 one of the oldest factions in it,
Cleveland Plaindesler.
Fell TO Him.-Tommy-"where did
YOU get that black eye. Dickie?' Dickie
-''Inherited il from my father. / sup
pose. At least my mother says I've got
my fathers eyes Blade.
waiter" said the guest. bring
me some mushrooms" ''Single or
double price, What do you give
with double price order?" IAN iusnr-
ancc policy. sir?"-washington star.
Palliative Barber. There's one
thing that never causes me any sorrow
10 part with" Luckless Customer
"And that is?" Tal<ativc Barher--"A
comb. Next gentr' Buffalo Courier.
--Jack-"Chcer up. old man. don't
look SO blue," Harry-"Can'th help il. :"
Jack-"Oh come. Think of your best
GIRL Harry-"No good. ! married
her three months ago. IN. Y. Herald.
Now" said writer to para.
graph. ''bc good little joke. and when
you are old enough you shall have the
honor of being ascribed by the maya
zines to one or another Of the worlds
most celebrated pcople."-Washington
star.
--Papa--''Good gracious. what a
point Of interrogation you are. am
sure didn't ask such strings Of ques-
tons when was boy" Son-Don't
YOU think IL you had done so you would
he able TO answer some Of mine?'-Tit-
Bits.
--Inquiricus-"who is the author Of
the saying that the man is bcnefac-
tor who makes two blades Of grass
grow where but one grew before?"
Ignoramous Dunno; some lawnmow.
sr manufactures. suppose. "--Iiuffalo
courier.
Hobbs and Dobbs were Discussing
men who stammer. The hardest job
ever had" said Hobbs, was 4. un.
derstand deaf and dumb man who
hammered" "How can u deaf and
dumb man stammer?" asked Dobba.
Easily enough" replied Hobbs; ne
bsd rheumatism IN his aDseva Tit,
! htA
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FREE WOOL.

Cheap Wool and Cheap tisrments Would
Bc Very Acceptable In These Days Of
Enforced Idieness-
Judge" Lawren one of the three
political shepherds Of Ohio. is the re-
puted author OF series of resolutions,
recently adopted by his wool growers
association. in which it is declared that
free wool and mutton would be the
colossal political crime Of the age"
In tb~se days of enforced idle
ness and hunger free mutton. even
il il could he brought in for a cent
pound from the vast pampas Of
Argentina and the boundless ranges
of Australia, would hardly be regard
ed by the famishing as savoring OF
crime. As for free wool. that would
mean cheaper. more substantial and
more comfortable clothing for the
American people. and especially better
clothing for those who have small
means with which to buy
Would it be a Colossal political
crime" to give cheap food to the starv-
ing or to give cheap garments and
blankets to the naked? SO thinks the
Ohio shepherd. And why? Because
in his opinion well to do Ohio farmers
would not be able to get so much for
their fieeces. Is il. then. OF so great
Importance that these farmers should
get artificially high prices for their
wool that il would be crime TO give
the poor access to cheap food and
clothing? 40 thinks Judge" Law
renee.
But some other people know that the
Mckinley increase in the wool duties
did not givc.the Ohio farmers any bet
ter prices for their 1ecces- And they
also know that free wool would be a
benefit to most even Of such farmers
as own sheep, though they might get
less for their wool. because they would
gain more by the cheapcning OF the
goods they must buy than they would
lose on the price Of their wool.
We must have free wool rs one OF the
erst steps in tariff reform. This con-
gress must and will put wool on the
free list. The democrats in congress
will not hesitate to do this though all
the shepherds from Maine TO California
bawl in chorus about the colossal po-
litical crime Of the age. '-Chicagc
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THE UGLY OLD MAN WILL HI ri YOU
him literally to the sweets on the table.
and finally said:
james Wade, you'd orter be looked
on. fur, and the Lord SEE fur me to do
it,"
The amazed parson fairly gasped for
an instant. but he had been ruled all
his life by womank:nd, 50 he meekly
murmured: "Yes'm."
Its kinder lonely withouter man
bout the place. and that Jake. he's
wuthless 'n'less there's y man TO see
ter him. You and l. parson. are old
enough to do without high-falutin' talk
bout love and sich. and so, say, the
sooner we're married the better"
The widow drew a sigh Of relief as
she ended. TO think that now the mat
ter was all settled. The parson wiped
his spectacles. and said tearfully: God
bless you"
A little later. as they sat before the
blazing fireplace, the parson faltered
out: but what will the girls say?"
..Say?" responded the widow briskly.
"Why, lots O things. Never saw EN-
when they didn't But we won't tell
'em till it's all over with, and then let
'em talk.'
And so they were married. II was
wonderful TO see how soon Parson
Wade got accustomcdto his fine broad
cloth and his life of ease. Then. too,
he never realized that the affectionatc,
almost obscquious manner with which
his daughters now treated him was due
To the change in his fortunes. Tho
simple OLD man really believed that OF
which he had dreamed was come, and
that his daughters had returned to
their old. childish fonduess for him
The old taunts and Sights were all fol
gotten. and IL ever Mrs. Wade were
tempted to remind him she forebore.
though she insisted always that her
money should not be spent on the
girls"
So a wealth of cheer and comfort
came into the lonely. sad old life, and
Parson Wade seems likely to end his
days almost UNCONSCIOUS that he was
otherwise than happy. For, every day,
the memory Of the old sorrow grows
fainter. and he drinks the sweet cup OF
oblivion Springfield (Mass.) Repub-
| lican.
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CHAIRMAN WILSON.
An Able Tariff Reformer IT the He
OS the WAYS and Means Comm ittee.

An Able Tariff Resormer ~ the Head
NJ tho ways and Means Committee.
Hon. William T.. Wilson. the new
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee is the ablest tariff reformcr in
the house. and from away back. lie il
second only TO Carlisle In congress
and ont of congress the new chairman
Of the ways and means committee has
taught the gospel Of frcer trade with
an ability. an carnestness and per-
sistcncc exceeded by no one. Who that
heard II can ever forget that brilliant,
that magnetic speech he made when
taking the gavei of the last national
democratic convention?
'sThe mission Of tho democratic
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"what part Of speech Is kiss?' asked
Z teacher at vassar college
"A continuation" replied one Of the
smart girls.
Wrong, said the teacher, severely;
"next girl"
"A noun" put in demurc maiden
"what kind of . noun?' continued
the preccptress. !.
"Well--cr-.it Is both common and
proper" answered the shy girl, and
che vs. promoted to the head Of her
olssa. Vogue
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"YoU WONT HOLD NO DRUDGE. PARsoN?"
the world. IL would he SO always, now;
nobody would care for him, or look to
him for aid. And--the girls, his daugh-
tiers, what would they say when they
heard of II, how would they receive
this news? With bitter rcproachcs.
with singing words. he knew; and
the thought sent a shudder through
him. Yes, 1t would make things worse
for him at home, and things were sorry
enough there at the best.
All through the drcary years sincc
his wifc's death the old man had been
under the rule Of two unmarried
daughters. who made no effort TO con.
ceal the fact that their old father was
an uncomfortable burden on their
hands They allowed him shelter and
food to avoid town gossip. and added
his mcagcr salary to the comfortable
little income that they gained by teach
ing. But by continued taunts they sue
ceedcd in making his whole life sad and
uncomfortable. Yet Parson Wade al.
ways expected that some day he would
come home tn lind a kind welcome and
loving worda from then They're
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But there was no response from the
motiouless figure by his side. 1t was
growing dusk, but the pickering fire
light showed him the outlines Of the old
mans gaunt frame. the droop OF the
bowed head and the trem bling
wrinllled hand upon which IL rested.
There was something in Parson
Wade's attitude that disturbed the chair
mans sclf-complacency, and he shift.
ed uneasily from one position to anoth-
er, and wished heartily that his words
had remained unsaid.
"Rlest il / dreamed the old man
would feel so cut up about it." he said
to himself "As Mis- Prentice said,
he'd orter expect it, He's he'd his day v
1t had seemed simple thing. Old
.arson Wade had become oid-fashioncd
and rusty. and outgrown, too, by the
people of the bustli & little factory vii
lage What was to be done. then. but
TO throw him one side. like any dingy
old garment. and replace him with a
new minister Of later pattern and more
popular style? But, for some reason,
it is an easier matter To discard an old
coat than an old pastor; at least so
thought Chairman Hicks, as he glanced
uneasily at his companion, while sew
eral minutes slowly licked themselves
away.
Al last the stiffness became unsup.
portable lie started up and fell tc
poking the fire with nervous, energetic
strokes, which seemed likely to pat out
the flames His action. however. served
to arouse Parson Wade, who rose me
chemically, reached for his shabby
beaver hat. and with low Good
night. Mr.. Hicks" moved with slow
unce tain steps toward the door.
You won't hold no grudgc. par
SOM" said MIR Hicks. following him
But the parson suffered his nerveless
fingers to rest for an instant in the
strong grasp of the chairman, then
silently opened the door and went ont.
He tottered down the steps, and fun
bled several minutes at the gate before
he could open it.
The day was ending In q drcary rair
"a chilly November rain that made
people turn up their coat collars with ,
SILVER. and remark that winter wa
coming. nc Wluu WuiStieu uuout wv
lonely figure as it iept slowly up thu
road. Fitful gusts played with thu
thin locks that struggled over his col
lar and pierced his threadbare gar
ments. while the rain moistened hi
spcctacles SO that the faded old eye
could scarcely see the path. But ole
Parson Wade seemed to heed neithe
wind nor rain. but. with head bowed
low. staggered on in the binding
storm II passers by noticed tho desc
late figure it was only to clasp thei
bundles tighter, button their coat
closer, and hurry past, leaving hin
soon forgotten.
The news Of his dismissal had com'
TO Parson Wade with cruel suddenncss
and only by degrees did he recovc
from his half-dazed condition. Owe
and over in mechanical fashion he re
peated Mr.. Hicks words: There
some that's tired of old-fashioned doc
trincs. and wish . younger preacher
A progressive age, parson, is that we'r
lvin' in" They were tired Of HIM
then. that was what it all meant. an,
there was no longer any use for him IL
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For a person who declares his cleo
ton sure. Gov. Mckinley is rcsorting
70 a great many remarkable campaign
antics lie il now claiming that his
tariff hill Is responsible fos The general
resumption Of business now in prog.
resA
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dow tho Widow Bickford Made
Him Very Happy.

He pompous lit
tie chairman Of
tn 9 village
church commit
tee ended his
n at littl e
speech with a
final flourish Of
his fat hands,
and, lean ! n <
bac k in his
c h air, compla :
Gently awaited
the reply of his
audience. Rev.
Jam es Wade.
Decorah-posten., 1893-08-15
81

lom' bar bnut os ueI enonu uiI buue SnOhpoeIie poa min
StlGbre? SmioIertib CT bet meo Stoltbeo og 0lG0e,
p9 Nser, at bet tnsenlnnbe er BAN. bpem ies uoeIuttenNt
bar at tutte Tor min 6remsans; ies fsler hos mig ieu,
at bet er min esen 6raft. Sub bar label ben bGn
6rust.
seq bar fauet 9ooe airesninsspense os bar Osiaa,
lon' Fapa peo, Oreuet en- IiOen SauOeI for esen ~9tesning.
enonn en- Netie, os is ul uGre iitanb til at naa bet
~faal, iOn ies fra gespuOeIien al bar trastst eiter: min
esen Elante.
WVen nu, til bet, Der Iisser melt paa Siertst.
wtaa les lite tomne biem? Utaa i9 life npbe 2irei
laa llsnt o9 ~Iptteltst, iOm bet itaar min Mast at Siers
Oetf =, min O~prebare 6uosr, o~uertGnf Sparet npie -
9O Oct lite for baii9t! CAB mig baabe, at gapa 2Obet
~ H 9et lail9t Aar er fommen paa andre GGnter!
Nunoe le9 blot fatte, buub bet ital nytte til at oplGtte
nun Sptte iaaIGuse, oeune 0ytfe, Der beltanbis ~fOreiuas
pt mtg, o9 unoer bptlten alt onoet 9o6t er mig intet!
seq l0r9er iaameSet ruer, at bun, for buem ies aItio
OIL 'taa tIor % rem, for buem ies life nil bOue en- eneit
Sanf 'tlu'', enoelt9 Tan unic mig for IetiinOi9 .,
pO'ten Etle: 6annp auie mig for IetGuoi9l Wen leg
lppr8er: Buor pl bun pei tunne anoet, bun, iom lIge fro
Sarnoonuren bar Ieuet ben 1ro, at bun CT mig mere
t"o 'lEr' % lonl lcnere, %buer9ans jog bar uGret biemne,
oe'an0'9 bar funnel ie mine 6OIeIier autags en- ~ltGrfsrs
% mere Osltemt 6orm, uoen ~nosenlinSe at baue bort bet
oro ira mine SGber, iOm pil afssre baabe benpes %
min Sptte?
Decorah-posten., 1893-08-15
SO

NIT eset 9iem! So, bet CT bet bsSfs, ON bet Stem END
itaar paa ben fatti9fe 6lippe.
Seq ltrGtter mine arme inoS big, papa, til en- flor.
%'ln'aaosl's OnfaunsIis! 8, buuo bet CT for en- simmsl
at elite al Sjal os t9ierte! Seq er MI iaa aIab, lao
oper9'pen, iaa lptteIi9 men bet foruinber mart olt.
lan'n'eH, naar jes tGnter paa min fore Soro: bu peb
leIp bpllten, 6aSerl 81 ital mart tale ON BEN. Sab
mig %fortroen lise st us an6et, ipm naturIiauis fsrit bsr
lsbe at Stabelen!
Utter en- lpttslis 9eiie, os ale Wuno peb oob Jos.
breo, lanoeSe nj isuarmorses pb Slippen % min
9'aos oper perfra at ie min samle braus StOrnbom
f'p'Ite mig ltn Seltomitbuien ~iorssebes ~uenOeliot. bo han
oeo port u'epe Itrar efter itut mig 9apus 9inier !Soon.
Den. SuIten @ObbeO Os 0mbeO at fenoe mio mem
'msoe! Se par psl nosst saml,, men boa ioo fipr,
9Oor parnt bar ies lite tuttet Cub for s,apos !SelbreO
09 tor, bpaO ieg peb, bu itatter en6nu bsiere. ior rim
p~sopurenoe Sinosro!
S0aS. euer rettere MI mat, ~itriper ieo ooIaa tit snm.
nahosrtapter'en Tor at unoerrette BAN ON, min gnfom,,.
'9' ga" Oar leIO ~IOrIGnsit label mig pioe. at han IA Mi
msoe mug Der 9Ot5ebOrs. Sea er uel nu pant iii bora
V0O9so % ben Om6u, ban piier mia, en- Smbu. INN
SF'ne tinos fables %iaOerIis; men ~besuaotet pil Wouer
Ute 0''Oe 9dtur; bssse Oisie er snSoa itte ioo prr tor.
''eoe' 'on SrolprO9et paala0r. Sea tan aIOrio opbsr,
VI l9SIelGiie mine lanter meo bet bemmelioe WoorS
"'us~ pam % mig. ., 5aosr, bet oil 10 itfe marc
'@"s'' n0sn leg faar asos paa bisIe 0mltqnbiob,Orr
Decorah-posten., 1893-08-15

Iier Os Stsns, iom BON isnsrs orbneoe fit aammers
@niombeb.
Scr CT nosen. Der banter paa 0srsn, ST.. eetsler
jes maa ub % lutte op."
9etsIsr tos Saffetuarnsn. Gtisie git % TOM itrar tis
base mso Ell raft, liben Gut, GaroIus' GIoie Ssn, Tom
bapoe ct 9rep meo til oeres Nabo.
Cat, lille Glias!" iasoe 9etslsr % iaa paa Sreuets
llOifriit meo SIitte, iom tpoeIist fOrraaote @lGoe os
9GnsieI: bet par @eorss Saaub; "buoroam bar be bet
biemme paa graiperna ipas2"
$50 Cat, sOSt. Seoiteiaber piIOe ieIu baue rost ouer
nteo Srepet, men ban MATTE no ct 2grnoe til Stranb. "
"siaa, bu IGnses peI meset efter, at bin 6aOer itaI
tonime bien, M, Tan ies tente2"
Oct sisr ies altio. " iuarsbe @uttsl, imiIenoe mso
be iriite Yaber, Der baube en- iaa isine iaIoenpe eisbep
meo ben imutte Sobanues, men meb Wtor, tiIfsieoe
ban, ser bet enpnu parrs; bun Tan aIbris ilaa fig ct
Winut til &c."
Den ungs GlaS GaroluSion tit Ell Sslulfiaiug for lin
n~IeiIi9beo Os latte fig oerpaa ueo Chen al Nisis pa
StammeIsn, mebeus 9stsIer git inb gticoIines lille
Sammer for u~iOrityrret at laie @eOrss Sreu.
"SiGre, eIteoe 5aberi
9u er leg ba, Sub uG,e Iopet, after paa ipsuit Soros
buub, siter min treble %oitinbits &eiie. 3et opipIber
Sisrtet mtS iaamsssu @Iaps at tunne iies: gu cr lea
after nit eset eauo. SpOr be Finger ftisnt, Sc Orb
Seq peS bog ct Bar andre, Tom Finger snSuu ltisnuers !.