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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

stubble OF the last harvest showing here
and there above the drifts. Now he
fields looked a. IL . new sower had gone
over them with diamond dust
We are the last Ia turn out and a.
soon as we have finished dressing a man
comes hurrying in with the cheerful an
nouncement that breakfast j. now
ready in the dining-car.
Nhewl What a whirl of frost anu
frigid air in the vestibule 81 our
sleeper II strikes the face like a dash
of cold water. but after a moment we
are comfortably seated AT the breakfast
table and the grateful aroma Of coffee
and beefstcak Is around us. One gets a
better meal on these northern railroads
than anywhere else in the far wet
not even excepting It's so-ealled palatial
hotels. And the price n only seventy
FIVE cents. One sits in a big wicker
armchair at table spread with linen
"a white as the snow and new silver
Our menu included fruit. oysters. fiAh.
beefsteak. venison steak. lamb chops.
fried. baked and hsshed POTATOES. eggs.
toast. rolls. coffee and buckwheat
cakes with country sausage.
When ! went back - the smoking
room Of our car three or four fellows sat
slouched In comfortable attitudes. with
pipes aud cigars.
''I'll tell ye. !" said one Of them. who
proved % be n member Of the state leg
islaturc on hrs way ~ Devils Lake. 1--WE
get darned tired Of this country every
winter an swear well leave il before
another fall. But bym by the warm
weather comes. an before seed time II
over it's melted all the cussin' out Of us
an we don't have no time 10 think O.
leavin till after harveStin'. an then
we're ready 10 swear it's the best ooun-
try In the world"
This cold il hard on folks who have
to be ont in IL" said q young man who
proved 10 be a track superintendent
3" : enough TO make cast iron pig
squeaL None of the section men who
work on the railroads In this country
last more than four or Eve years Most
of them are big. hearty frishmen when
they come here. bat they get weaker
and weaker every year. / don't know
why. ia; II seems To strain their works
Ia keep their blood flowing in this cold
air. Have you ever been out la itp
Well. IL cute like knife. sir. and you
have 10 look out sharp a. hep yer fAce
from spilin'. I've got one man who's
been on section about fifty miles up
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

the line for four ycsr. He was
strapping fellow when be ffst came.
but the second winter he began - grpv
weak. an he'll have % n carried home
IN fev DAYS. lie don't know what's
The matter, tut ID It's tho cold that's
simply chilled he life cut 81 him
nv ihi- time the suu was buried Ia
great rsas@es - cioud. ard piping
gale fran tie north dryTe ecnt
= snow straight Againsf -. North
and spath Ne Tr>ir1es vent reelinR 81
- TIE hrrszpn like white ~~,.. sDd ne
Kissing q The sssuw wns Ike ths swish
- the sprsy ia = nfr'esster Not
boese - t-r> vss visible ~ tifne<
thrnaghfut TIE rn<h n = hundred
niles NV and then = iurs'-ls shsc<.
le-osine liks ar ordinary Yankee pig
pan. sh@-'ed That n Vas stiil able ~
raise ia be-d at,c~e The drifts
Occasionally - $40 CREST eoris Of
sno~ pil.,d cio~e hesde he trackS
-.Tlsey ss.ar ts.e biprned stuff 80 bid
= - tls> rssis SD sss trnek1rsn ia
describing ~ Frrpo~e q thess snov
str7sefores
xe i~rir t'uisiins 'ara - sasls - u
hss frrkess har8 ens.-seh The srioT g
cut in hsf sqsste t.sn "a. yvu -. iiis~
-. ara ehrsse ~h@rs ~ dfift = fnu<s
liseiv ~ sssse flr<f ~ rxfsf = val
steut fstr frst high ~ - snsur fees IA
~teth. sslee ~fe1 sl,s erin r~sets< The
- - Il ~ ~t6sn she fr-urt.stor SD
rntee ~ ~~lii uutn ~,rs~sirnes u -
hiehar'. the t1sev~sph ppies sn1 -
sesSa - ssssSe a syvk
'<sfsrtfslns ssn fhe tr>-< 20 ao1-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

He va appointed = pssv In The estate
81 ss<pA-en A De1xi.s- ~hsa i.s ~~s
bat thirteen yesrs ed narsnE ne tear~
teen yeskzs ne remained IA the s~rShae ~
tt1s senate h< fsid every sakostan<ie
po>stioa except thai az -ssye2sisr~s-srn4s.
f1n4kiy attaining ~ INC diynity a post
master. In iscs he ~as appointed cor
ls>rtor II Internal revenue IN Mary land.
and sul~~. ueutly r~pros-ntet hls esaE-
" IL bOth houses CT tic ssSxs lsx4s4~-
tare. Whon as w. fo<iy-t~o y<ars -
aye hs returned. - senator frokn Mary
land. e the halls where Ia his boy hood
he lad served - page
David :. Barry. tho brilliant Wash
tngson correspondent 81 the New York
Sun. IL another graduate from tbs
RANKS Of senate pascs- lie MA not
novice when be entered that high
school. having served - page IN the
lower hoass Of the Michigan Legislature
for three years. when. by request II
70 the United States senate IN the same
capacity.
While in the senate his spare moments
were devoted 10 the diligent study Of
stcnography and he w4s thereby en-
sbied ~ step Into the higher grade Of
private secretary. IN which capacity he
was associated with senators Matt Car
peuter. ~ W. Aldrich anio. ID. Cougor.
His next promotion was 10 q depart
ment clerkship, when he rotated
from the war department ~ the census
Office and finally 10 the post Office de-
psrtment- The next step upward was
Is assistant To 7. c. Crawford In news
paper work aud rs correspondent To
the Chicago Times. the Detroit papers
and several other western newspapers
In 1857 he filed the position OF assist
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

siu.~s .xsr~zt s>oa, Hes pa4sin' =
tuns ~ssk thai ~h.-x4< "a hol1.a 81
sso~n g. = sLA1 sslA. Css<ie pret~Faf-
Hsila. He's straek into hefd a 'eln>
sas~s yer f.arn S>s eEas 6o>h. hs~
shs ols mare - IL snlfed sz2
l-sskine oas - khr s,n,io~ ~e s4w
half 4 dozen cslttr tAst tbs al o@F<~
"a. the track aasD d4s,f<d the c<4<lael
had flanx inso the drfft< s<sn< ~srs
sss.n1sng ON their hsn<is >hcalau os<P
Ia tsse sno~. otis~rs ies hall eArsed-
their feel painting ~ ~ Tie sky.
You ss1 said The razir0ed man
s-those cattle &r~ turned c1s - >hs< 10
themselves Their fcek al s1xe tramp
ing over the SNOW ne The crust that
harss 'su hss Sc 49, she trssAs eAe<s.
and when they strike = they think ne
the road ~ dss~<n"
ssilcnr yea ever ssop ana ny - drive
them orr inqsarod
Dangerous" he answered. shaking
his bead wisely '-rno-< arst.sr<'d snake
for fellow en- sN~e IA a. as>>th a .
mint They sin't nse - = fa>a nnla~s
he's on horse. an II they - Ia
'roond. seems n they wanted - hnd
out what's made of ian. Cur engin-
eerr have stopped e-sors nov an ss~a
~ drive EN- ~ with cisb<- tut they
~erv In = god TN - hurry - ~
back ga the iEsyBe. Them tErstters
arc glad q s>e yoa. bal they sint Over
polite"
s,xastle are fooi~. Any~sy.- sSsd .
young fellow la high top bf~ots and =
felt hat. who. they todd me after hs had
eft the train. Wa the lnost osfensiss
sheep owner In Montana Csttie are
fools. bat sheep arc just csnnk> Of nut
ton With four lea and the ese~sh q
life bat no brsins Ia en-. On u day like
this they'll run with the wind IL their
lungs give ont an then drsp and pile
up Hike q mountain. Of coar.e. tho
under ones are sr~mpicd ~ dnath. AID
the coyotes eis the rc<t fs~ known =
nock 81 n thousand % kin itself Ia tf's
way. We have - watch EN-. nn' when
the wind blows hard We drive can aga
II. taekin just n you would with ss.i-
boat Sometimes II takes AL the dogs
an rider on the ranch % kecp en- from
turnin' around
shortly after noon the second day cut
our odd mare" shot through the gate
OF the Rockies. A hundred nlliez hack
she lad shaken the frost Of her h.eis
IN a warm i,rs.cze fron the south asd
the icicies On her mighty sides were
dripping when We stopped ~ give her
another lunch II coal The gossip q
the sznoAnng-room had continued night
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02
OVER SEAS OF SNOW
The Stirring incidents Of Plunge
through North Dakota.
IT is AN AVALANCHE OF DtATH
some New stories q the wcoil, Nest.
The --oie Mare and the Cattle.
1he SNOW Nall.

II wss = bright morning. and TIE
frosty iron scrssched aud reared t<-
meath ne. when We swung cat Of the
Red river valley and Squared away
~est~ ard for our long rs>h soross
North Dakota wehsd left 81 Paai al
eight o'clock the night before by TIE
Great Northern and had passed through
stormy inferno Of cold About mid
night We stopped for . few mous~nts
and heard . trainman inquire how eoid
IL WA IF some one al the sss.tlcn-
Forty degrees below 1ero." wsx the
cheerful response
But with plenty Of blankets We had
siept quite - comfortably =. Nc could
have slept In our own homes.
When We a~oke ~ length and lifted
our window shades the snowy plains
wer~ sparkling in the sunlight. the long
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

and day and much Of Il Rad been ~
warm with imaginative fsrror t.si ia
rushed out II the venf4iators l,cf,rc II
could be taken down
Il hope this warm wind won't Etsrf
the snow OF these meuntains~ said the
railroad man n he M fresh CIGAR
Just look at the weight Of snow n
that peak above uS II II should essDe
down that long totsogg.n sliie "a wou
bury the track under Her fathoun.
Ever see slidef NO1 Well. ! saw one
last week on another road 'T~s'n
bigger n basebal when "A startsd
But IL kept growing until finally IL
jumped over preclpicr an started a
chunk 81 snow bigger n barn. uiat
came pluneing down. sweeping the
whole side II the mcuDtain clean a. this
floor
III the hand o. ODD hal struck that
train II couldn't havc h-en n1orc help
less The flying mass n snow hurried
Il in.n the rnvine - n IN hs.d tccn =
baby's 10Y. Pour men ~ore buried IN
der the slide We found three - them
~mothered q death not Tar below tho
surface. When ssc reached the fourth
victim n thing happ-ened IN nnxxr for
get u the day die. lie luy under me
ezgins. where b. s-pt 3usr enoogt air g.
krep him alive When wr puiiaa hirn
cut the poor frliow rss~~d hlso.alf ~ his
elbow rnsl,sd his cyes and said 1so,as.
I'm buried Then ne fer baok dead.
The dpctcr sad that We uBccs--~-d him
too quick II W. had thrown sr.rr-sthine
over bis face for an hour 81 two We
might have ssr-t him Yea see. them
slsses pack - bard "a sskss n psck.x %
make any impression On I'm. sn' II rrcv
cvvcr a man he's gone for god fts
lucky that The best raffronzis ~ g.
csrefnIiy prof<-rted and pstr,r1pd hat
there = practically VERY iirtSe danger
frsssn siid<s
II Wa rapidly growing dirk wber
Powell. cur gops-ns;a-~5 gfAnt 20
por,~r. lasi cur iaegsge on tb< platform
81 Butte city. One ur<s< ~ many irs,-
puient. iazy and r~uB-~caks1 psrtr-< on
The far western ro<sis that I esur,ns
help prsising this mars csrefsf n-,-en.
tim ~ eur cc~nfcrt Thr rr---< carrsr M
tbs morn,slns lay un3er st.atnr
ciond Of $50, and srno.>e Tsnrh tlss
san was tust - we hsd o. sr~Y.e On,
wsF b. ths street cars n 49, - = ts.e
air ard srrss,sse ~ hs<ies had hurst oct a
syrne hole Ia the grpund - o--~shslr.-
the city. The dogx in tbe stresss ~--~s
wheezing ard psntinR fint h-s 49,
up the Taosnt-in the iighss ,sr. ,.u-nfrae
IN connties~ shofss sad frs.snl,bns l,r,a.--s.
sfd the miners are throngsng ia And
-. j. A.. 4
pun. end even the De~ rgrne tepderto,s
who stands watching tbe game vii
sieHsf forget he~ Frr@flv this strs.~-
rfssre doth otfebd tbe lungs
Dawn WscHakz
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02
Richard Mansfield ON the Drama OF the
Twentieth Century.

lFrom Our New YORK Correspondent
Mr. Richard Mansfield. who has gained
fame as one of the greatest of American
actors. in speaking of the future OF the
stage, said
presume that the wealthy men OK the
greater cities viii before many years give
10 the drama the same encouragement and
liberal support which they have been dis
po-ed In this century To bcstow upon the
other arts. For the perfection OF the Ameri-
can drama we must look very largely to the
support Of those who have wealth with
which To encourage all those influences
which tend 10 greater cultivation OF the
people.
prssume that IN New York city. for in
stance, We shall have n great theafer-pcr-
hsps modelled after that u the great thea
ter OF France IL win b. supported not by
the patronage Of the state. but by that Of
individuals Of wealth. With such support
the theater IA the United States can become
the great refining and moral influence
which Ia IT'S highest form il has been In
France. IL will develop actors who are
true artl-es, and whose artistic achieve
ment- win be recognized precisely as are
the achievements 81 those who Do the best
things in ether forms u artistic endsayor.
The prizes which await those who sue
cessfully portray human nature and life a.
they are or as they have existed will bc
not only pecunlary ones. but Will also be
that recognition which society now gives To
the great painter or the great writer. Tn
der the inhuence of such theaxer a. be
lieve viii be established the best stimulus
FOR dramatic workmanship will Inspire
those who undertake To- write plays We
shah thereforc have developed not only
grsas artists upon the stage. bat great con
stroctors and writers II plays for them.
And when this condition j. reached the
American drama. both In IT, acting and in
ia making. win he one Of the proudest
achievements 81 the American civilization
Of the Twentieth century.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

ERASTUs. wIMAN.
bishop Newman on tho Futur. OF Meth
odfsnl.


prom Our Ses York Corrcspondentl
Bishop Newman. Il the Methodist
church. speaking Of the tendencies Of that
great dissemination. aid: Il think the
Methodist church will awaken IN the next
century 10 the importance OF doing tho~o
things which viii enable IL To maintain its
coEslFnandlKig position afaoug religious de-
nominations. ! ana inclined % think that
enc % tho most important OF the changes
which the ~ thoritie= In the determination
viii permit VIII lie the adoption Of the
Wesley litarzy.
That liturgy, a. not many % the pres
ert generation know. does not differ In
macy respects from that Of the Church n
EnelAnd or the Protestant Episcopal
church u she United States. I, was the
liturgy prepared by Charles Wesley for the
0se u the Methodist Rpisoopalia1s In t.ie
early days % that denomination. II ha1s
tsesa gradually alanio0ed. There Is a
<nung tendency - The donomiEafi cn now
70 rrturn - 1t, and have no houb. that
early Ia the next century il will a4zsin 10
aeopted
Il shall rejoice II live 70 SEE it. IL viii
put IS ia closer relations with the great de-
ucrnfnaficn from which Ve spranx. and
which IN these days, having overthrown
tbcss influences which made thr ,rzanizs.
ton q the Nrthcsissf church tlecses>Ary. -
nc~ working With mighty xiad for Tho
esCfs' q Christ I ID not thiak that the
as<.2tiou - tie Wesley iltsirgy wlll canse
rfteru r shc Arsh1<lssts - the Protestant
Episcopal 81 rfii. The two deroninattcsle
aNfa f<suiia-iy Their pwn work 20 do. All
N TIE ncxs centarT tbeT ars gying - do it
ulaEnlfcentlf They vii o. II SIDE -
-.cA a. hrptisers. afler az. Ia one fsEallJ.
BE- r-liafou- er~plopnent af - Txsn-
tiefh rsnfurY Is. I think. - terp paca with
ths fa..ys iilcent material prosperity which
s'vai's tbs country and each will suppic-
rusnf Tia otisaF
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~h,r p..<,ol,,e

!, often haTpens that rb~n TIE mas.
ter = ship serves ouf an exemplary
punishraeut AZ he beginning n = rar-
age ne has little rof'ssion e repeat i.
for the crew rcaiixe .ast ~ intends -
- sbo~s On rectrt cruise - oz,s -
the shir< = ihe white Feet sailor 49,
q he panisbed fsr fisotodieneo. ard
the erese isriei Ai,eus The deck ~
earn what ~peld - dene $50. fin
The captain lowered TIE o6enisrs
srsse. Tins rss1acin1 Nis shere Dave
fken orvierea him - - put in tbf -
tcsn~e A. ~ ~ss being let sa~xv -
eaptaia ssde3s In ssitarv cof6r~-
mems fo- Eve ds~s~ uc4aent letter
IN hrred and wster snt fnAilr. ~
tbe eoiEwff res<kta ~ hssehwsr. -csf
OF rs tobafeo. Tha rnsn wsr- a---d
~ sse SEVERITY ~ the "a r.>n sne
there 49, ~ arrttsev tri-e<t ~ tt.e
-sTe<e ~~ea tbfagh tks- eaptssn re5~rs.
- sd f-ee-a ne nasn AFTER the frss "a,
q ~ eenkzrrasenL
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

Tkor-sse NJ Niiisn- r.rur,ri~sor - -.
Is7~er Renvspa cpai WORKS. rridgr.
f,o-t. O. hs~ t-~~n fatsllF bftt<r
~ . ~teiorss stailion ~tsch ~ SO
hsiefsine in his fsrrT 4 -FpoFft him
~ - h~sh &c 80 s,sssni5er. slse.s hirr
H,s tiof ~rsuie . rnt. m = pi<ce 49,
is'ske< b. dssnet~F esit = ~ rfle<k. and
trafo9ad hinl ~ - ssofosrh ~ he go
sr~<n-iki. be oezln1s li~e
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

~es appoinsea through the kindly Of
8es ~ nsssiel Hetster.
Capt. Hsseett ws@ we lad when Re
uttered he halls which Honest John
DAVIS q Massachusetts. predicted
~efsld k- the scene II his life's lzbors
: fsithfui prophecy Il hrs proven
t'rcEn Hae< ~ messenger. froTa fne~aen-
Ver = assistant toorteeper. cap< Bss
.eft has served ~ srrsse for sixty-tvp
ycafs lie t1s aaet naauv rsen ~ many
Fainds iia hss fsF bit his tosrfaent -
that he neVt y saw ~ nssnv ~ enc 49,
><rfstla.ze a. 81 tha senat~ e fssf
tnecentss 9slo-< 49, Capt Bs<sets =
~ grsat rssfH, i1t he j. cAerv - efvsnx
thrFn prhi Nfsor. fer ~son,e 6ay- -
perpnses nishlng = nook A - = a.
-~s1y wapfersn9 - - h7~sy = ~
sesr and felio~ Leaf 3 5 - - h<p~s
tes>t - ftsrvsse raef so7n ~ rssiiss~s.
sssc zaarf gupa thiszs nag - ta<t -
tfse -vgrcI
s.snstef ArtAar ? fsor4r@a. II ~srT~
lara. ss@t of.e q Cza1 Esss~esss sor<.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

When Msurstius ~ss cesed - or~at
Britain IN lsle tbe-e was eapanfic
turtle iD = court ~ a.. artillery f>--
racks - Ff~r Isouis which h stin fi,ers.
although almost blind "a weighs th--<
hsnsired and thiftT pornfss srsd stssds
t-o frst h'vh When s'.ltif.e. To shell
h sisiIi and one. half so-t Inns and n
csn csrry two raen ou its t,aak VITA
ea,se u = teli~v-t - 20 - i~><f t~s
hnndrs.1 rea-- I'D
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02
BOYS IN THE SENATE
The Work and Pay Of the Pages
in the Senate Chambers.
HISTORY OF The FIRST PAGE
The New Pages a Bright Loo or fso,s.
some Great Men Who Have served
la This Capacity.

A hundred ycars ago there were no
pages in the sonata That august body
Was composed Of twrnty-six gentlemen.
representing the thirteen United States.
They were obliged To DO thsGr own
'.hustling."
There was considerable Of n 10 do.
for the ways of legislation were not
beaten tracks and senators had not
served long apprenticeship in state
craft. Constitoeuts were less trouble
some then than now. kilograms were
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

mept for a period Of thirty-one years.
lie Is man Of scholarly attainmerts,
fine social position and the affable man
ncr Of the old school. Few men In
these days have such rare "reminiscences
of their boyhood.
The senators had many bon mots
among themselves. to which young
Hanson listened with appreciation. A
drove OF mules was passing through
the grounds one day. and Henry Clay.
calling the attention Of John Holmes.
Of Maine. 90 them, said IN bantsring
way: Holmes. there are a lot Of your
constituents out there" Il see." replied
the senator from down east" nonehal-
antly; they are on their way 20 Ken
lucky 10 teach school"
Isaac Bassett. the same who for many
years has been the most picturesque
feature of the senate. was the second
aspirant for The position IL page, and he
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

- rnoss econoulic4iiy administered TIE
osantry Nil D. diss11S ir-iso p<s<a4 districts.
41d rDssssns naaslsss - Sks ihsasa1d IL
- 2ttenc@i e. nsecA more p<omi y frutn
ne4x p-a<zal osnters The United states
p.<rsd s<rvles sfli Dc th~ greatest business
snsoilsns azss tns last b1.21s~shks <reat
business u1zcallx H. The world
JOHN WASANAKkR
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

Prospective Sservsnt-l hepe vcur
refzhherHoo.l IL = ari<t ere
Prospective Mistress 'erfairlv. WI
Frs<pertve servant - eil ae8t
rsnf r. hare rs rssiscesssn filae Al
ta~sn - ~stA a14,r3sfiy - pr De
tra8s Trisz
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

an unknown trial. the imperfect postal
facilities made letters infrequent. and
personal visits were few and far
between. A journey OF a few
hundred miles 70 the seat Of
government meant more In the closing
days Of the eighteenth century than a
trip 10 Europe does in these fin dc steele
times Under these conditions. like the
good housewives of the period. the SEN
ators managed 10 '.do their own work"
for forty years, until Andrew jackson
took tho reins of government. lie made
things lively for them. and Us Office
making and Office giving became the
rage Of the hour they created the posi-
ton of page in the senate.
Grafton ID. Hanson was the page.
appointed IN December. 1870. His
grandfather. Gen. Montjoy Bayley, who
was then sergeant-at-arms. was his
sponsor. Mr.. Hanson is still resident
of Washington, having held the posi-
ton of chief clerk in the Office of the
paymaster general at the war depart
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02

ant to A. w Layman. of the New York
Sun, and when that gentleman re-
signed TO become editor and proprietor
of the Helena independent, in Montana,
Mr.. Barry assumed the management of
the Washington office of the New York
Sun. He evidently does not intend To
stop climbing until he reaches the top
most round of the ladder.
Other past pages" who are filing
promising and prominent positions in
the world are three Bailey brothers. one
of whom. under the nom de plume OF
Edward Alton. is making a name in the
field of literature. The other two arc
in the United States navy. The United
States consul at Tahiti. Mr.. Jacob Doty,
was once bright page. Mr.. Stuart
Robson, the comedian, learned few of
his tricks in the senate chamber when
he was page there
Alonzo III. Stewart, under whose
watchful care the present pages are
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11

Interests Of the people At large and not
in their own selfish interests VIA.
the country wants. and what congress-
should attempt Ia give Il. IL sys:em II
taxation which Shall rest lightly upon
industry and upon the people. con-
grcss should not sit still and wat for
comparatively ignorant representatives
Of the little industries 10 present long
arguments; 1t should only permit these
industries To send in their statements
10 bc considered when necessary. and
should invite well known and able
patriots. who have for years been
students Of social and economic condi-
tions. 10 present the needs of the pe ,pie
before the committees.
such course would be ridiculcd as
'impracticabc' by the pearl button.
tin-platc. jacl-knifc and piano felt men
who figured NJ prominently in the Nc
kinley bill, but il is time that this
country turned its back on these mar
ROW, selfish bigots and give ear to the
broad-mindcd men who are recognized
as authorities on public questions.
We should take advantage of the learn
ing of this age by adopting some of the
economic principles which are about as
firmly established as is the fact that
water always seeks level For ex-
ample. the most unanimous opinion OF
authorities for the last fifty years has
been that trade is blessing and not a
curse, and that direct is preferable to
indirect taxation. Yet here we are
trying to kill trade and using an old
fogy method of taxation because il is
highly satisfactory To the few manu-
facturers who have taken the trouble
to make our taxation laws for Us.
The present congress should legislate
for the whole people. to whom it owes
its existence. If it shirlss its duty and
legislates for any class or party it may
expect the fate of the Mckinley con.
gress. byron W. Holt