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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22
left IT, blazing wildly up towards the
black and stormy sky.

left II. blazing wildly up tow ards the
black and stormy sky.
II was late in the afternoon before
the foraging party had reached the
little settlement, several miles away,
and after getting well warmed and
rested they had started oat on their re-
turn. carrying plentiful supplies for
their fasting comrades on the snow
bound train. But in the early twi-
light they had missed their way, and
after hours of aimless wandering
through the painless snow, chilled and
overcome with drowsiness. they had
thrown themselves down 10 sleep, even
though they knew that TO sleep then
might mean To perish. They never
dreamed that they had almost reached
their goal. round which they had been
circling for SO long.
Suddenly, through his half-closed
eyes. one of their number saw q light
fash out in the distance, and, half
dreaming. he fancied it a star. At
that moment he was child again in
his fathers house. and it was Christi
mas Eve. His mother bent over the
bedside and tucked the blanket close
around her boy, and o. how warm it
seemed Her goodnight kiss was
pressed upon his brow, and as she left
the room she drew the curtain back SO
he could see the sky. whence one
bright star shone down upon him
through the silent night His star in
the east" perhaps, and as he remem-
bered the sweet old story the star
grew brighter still and seemed to
beckon him. like Heavenly guide.
Then the dream faded away and con-
seriousness came struggling back
through the bewildering numbness
which nearly mastered him. but still
the star CLEANED on.
A star, light, beacon fire, a refuge
close at hand. With difficulty he
aroused his sleeping comrades. and
they raised their shout for help
The wind caught up the sound and
carried 1t across the great white sheet
OF snow to ears that were strained with
listening. Then came shrill answering
cries OF encouragement, and brave men
came plunging onward through the
drifts in haste to find and aid in bring
ing in the wearied and half-frozen lit
tie band.
Happy tears were glistening in Mrs.
Van Aliens eyes that night az she Law
on her improvised bed Of cushions un-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

Some Pertinent Remarks on. srssonalsls
Quest1Ons.
It requires no outlay Of money To
wish people merry Christmsk
Don't give yourself to more than one
girl as a Christmas present
Don't spend in gifts the money you
owe your wash woman. 49,
Presents are not numerous. in the
homes where the parents carefully
teach their four-year-olds that Santa
Claus is mythical parsonage.
Price-marks ON Christmas gifts arc
not TO be regarded AZ emblcms Of YER
acity.
The woman who can circulate most
through the stores the FIRST three
weeks of December can approximate
moro closely the value of the presents
her friends receive. William Henry
Siviter, in Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

NOT Pleasant prospect TO be OBLIGED
% spend Christmas Eve and Christmas
uay cold and hungry in a snow-drift
Ia a deserted part Of the country
Inc afternoon wore slowly on. There
was no communication with the ont
siue world, for the storm had beaten
GOWN the telegraph wires, and the for
aging party which had started out
some hours before had not returned.
Mrs Van ALLEN, all this time, went
hitting from group TO group. dropping
crumbs of comfort on every side. and
endeavoring 10 replace complaints
with at least IA sembiance of content
But the weary children were fretting
because they wouldn't be anywhere
for Christmas. and wouldn't have any
Christmas till Christmas was all over. I"
Then a new and charming possibility
opened itself TO Mrs. Van Aliens busy
brain; and presently she was seen in
earnest consultation with the conduc-
tor and the porter, and after that they
all three vanished into another car.
The proceedings after this were so
delightfully."- mysterious to all of the
children, and they were SO taken up
with wondering what was going on.
that they quite forgot to fret One end
OF the car had been hastily curtained
of with shawls. but one child, peep
ing, was sure he had seen the branch of
great green tree.
All OF the mothers had now been
taken into Mrs. Van Aliens conf.
dence, and several Of the older girls
had been called upon to help. behind
the shawls.
The excitement among the children
momentarily increased. and just as the
darkness Of Christmas Eve was enfold-
ing tho wearied and supperless passcn.
gers in the dimly-lighted train, down
came the screening shawls, and bril-
liantly-lighted Christmas tree burst on
their bewildered gaze. Then such
shout went up as filled tired little Mrs.
Van Alien with keen delight
o Cousin Henrietta NARROW and your
eight children! You little dream how
the unexpected gifts so carefully pre-.
pared for You are being scattered now!
Your coats and shawls will serve To
keep these little snow-bound children
warm through the long-coming night;
and your toys and bright picture books
will while away the otherwise tedious
hours Of their long cold Christmas day.
There had been general invitation
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

given to everyone upon the train, and
no one. young or old, was forgotten.
Mrs. Van Allen had found something
in her seemingly inexhaustible treas.
urc box that was appropriate for each.
Even the conductor was presented with
a handsome pockctknifc; and the
brakeman who had so gallantly
plunged through the deepest drifts 10
cut down the Christmas tree had a new
warm muller wound about his neck. by
her own hands.
IL they had been Mrs Van ALIENS
chosen guests in her own home, the
evening could not have passed more
merrily. And for the time no one gave
his or her personal discomfort or dis
appoi ntment even a passing thought.
When the lights on the tree had at
last burned out, and the sleepy chill
drcn were about to be tucked into their
imprpviscd beds, Mira Van Allen sat
resting upon her now empty Christmas
chest, with hcreyes fixed drcamily upon
the dismantlcd tree. Turning at last,
she beckoned the conductor TO her side.
Something has been worrying me"
she said. in her rapid way. The
foraging party has not returned, and
cannot rid myself Of the dreadful idea
that those poor men may be lost and
wandering about, half frozen. in the
snow"
more likely they have found COM
Portable quarters in some farmhouse
for the night, and early In the morning
they will turn up, bringing supplies
for our breakfast" was the reassuring
answer.
perhaps So" she assented, doubt
fully. But still. there is the other
chance, and | feel that something
ought TO be done Maybe it's only q
woman's foolish fancy, but won't you
do me this favor? Get that obliging
brakeman to help carry out this tree,
which has served its purpose here, and
somcw hcre--at safe distance from
the train-set IL on fire. There's just
a chance it may prove beacon light;
and anyway. Id feel SO much better to
see IL done"
Not any Of the men would have de-
MED this little woman anything that
she might ask. no matter how absurd
the request might appear to them. So
the dismantled tree was carried out
and dragged far up on the top OF the
drift, and there they touched u on ana
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der the great-coat of the kind con-
not a soul on board that train. but had
called blessing down upon her and
her wonderful; Christmas tree.
With the first rays of the Christmas
sun, for the storm had ceased in the
night. and the morning sky spread its
clear dome of blue above the sparkling
whiteness of the snow. help came, with
snow-plows and gangs Of willing men.
1t was unlooked-for luck. and the
another, for there were few among
them who would not be able now to
reach their homes in the course of
Christmas day. But during the wake
full. wee small hours of the night. little
Mrs Van Allen had suddenly changed
her plans. II was % no use to go on to
Henrietta Marlow's now, she thought,
for her Christmas box was empty. And
50 she had decided to bid her fellow
travellers farewell Ut the first stopping
place from which she could take train
that would carry her back to town.
There were tender good-bys cx.
changed when the parting came. with
many grateful WORDS, and children's
kisses and warm embraces Mrs Van
ALLEN stood smiling and waving back
to them from the little wayside station,
while the train slowly rolled on and
carried them one and all out Of her
sight and life.
what nice people they all werc,"
she said to herself, land such good,
happy children. bless them. Well, the
more ! see Of the world. the better
opinion ! have Of the people in it. I
didn't get TO Henrietta Marlow's after
all, but declare never had lovelier
Christmas in all my life. But how sur
prised Caroline and John will be to see
me back so soon," she unused, land
when they know - but they sha'nt
know a word about it they'd only call
!. another Of Augustus vagaries. and
they'd have too many disagrecable
things TO say. know they think I'm
very queer. but they are Just rs qncer
themselves and drcadfully curious.
Now I'll just give them something to
wonder over and puzzle themselves
about this time, and won't tell them
one single word"
So MIRA Van Allen suddenly reap
pesred and seemed in the best OF spirits
IN spite OF her heavy cold But she
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22
YOUR WIFE AT CHRISTMAS.

She finds all business matters new,
To her finance Is strange.
A hundred dollar bill or two
She calls . little change.
Each day the dinner Is on TINA
No word she answers back.
She shows that she can act sublime
To get sealskin sacque.
Although her taste you'd not deny,
You must admit IL mars
The seasons JOY TO have her buy
You neckties and cigars
She makes you drink OF sorrow's cup
To gain the kids applause:
For now she likes TO rig you up
To look like Santa Claus
Though ready for the ysarsy strike
II hits you rather funny. .t
She wants to know FIRST what you'd iika
Then asks you for the money.
-Jsmes J. OCtnnell, In Judge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

. ITS uofrequent-Wasn't it too bad
poodle? '0
W. hrS Flyabout - 1 haven't heard.
uofrcquent--It didn't seem to
I'll. es,lhg well the other day, and she
for ~. .nr harkalong to the drugstore
a, sone medicine for 1t. When he
,icI . LOT something that would cure q
fror, puddle he winkcd at the druggist,
drna, 'orce Of habit, I suppose. and the
kinasss gave him some stuff that
'u the dog. Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

Among the Hill tribes Of Burmah the
our cardinal virtues are: To kill .
foe, TO fall in battle, to become priest.
and to offer oneself as sacrifice to tho
earth goddess. The great sins are:
Getting into debt, bctraying public se-
crets. breaking an oath, refusing hos
pitality, and skulking in time of war
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Il thought 1t better to get you some
thing useful" said Mr.. Dosaill 70 his
wife, $50 ! have brought you couple
OF good brooms for your Christmas
present"
That was very thoughtful Of you.
my dear" replied Mn. DossilL II
share your ideaA, and have bought you
q good strong coal scuttle for you to
carry up fuel from the cellar In. -
Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

According to Topinard the average
height Of Laplanders is co., inches; Of
Bushmen, 81; Of Chinese, o.; of French
men, 65; Of Russians, c5.4; Of Germans.
CO.,; Of Danes. CO.,; Of Irishmen, OF; OF
Englishmen, Scotchmen and Swedea
GA; Of American Indians, 6s.2; OF Pat
agonians, 70.3
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

In olden times screws were made BY
hand, and five minutes were spent In
making one. Now Q machine rattles
out sixty in minute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

N ,,,a nm, What IL the name Of that
I;,, plrl you were playing with?
Msm Dot-Clinging Ivy.
var -clinging Ivy? That's a
ara queer name. Are you sure you
mad Dot Yss'm. Oh, mol has
Good NJ. mistake Irs Myrtle May.-
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A tale my mother told 20 me
Beginning Once upon a time
II 10 tale OF skies that rang
WIN angel rhapsodes sublime:
VI that great host serene and white
The shepherds saw one winter night
ana the glorious stars that sang
An anthem once upon . time
This story OF the halowed years
Tells OF the sacrifice sublime
OF One who prayed alone and wept
While His wearicd followers slept
And how His blood and Mary's tears
Commingled once upon q time
And now my darling at my side
And echoes Of the distant chime
Bring that sweet story back to me,
OF Bethlehem and Calvary,
And OF the gentle Christ that died,
For sinners once upon . time
The mighty deeds that men have told
In ponderous tones OF fluent rhyme
Like misty shadows fade away.
But this sweet story bides for aye:
And like the stars that sang OF old,
We sing Of ''Once upon q time"
Eugene Field, In Chicago Saturday Evening
Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22

1T Il the girl who says she doesn't
believe In accepting prescats from
young men who IL most likely 70 b.
popular this montA. -Waahington Star.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22

blow with the butt Of q revolver and q
bowling armed mob threatening the gov
ernor's life was in the corridors below.
To meet these situations the senate con-
frmed the new Rdjutant general, Mr..
Artz, and Mr.. Hettsnger a. brigadiet
general.
We have had mobs Of republican thugs
making war on the governor and the
troops under the flag. And on the floor
Of the senate Senator King, while dis
cussing q resolution commanding the
governors action, referred to the senator
from Shawnee in almost the words used
by Cicero in the Roman senate concern
ing the traitor Cstaline who, like StsrnO,
was not in his chair but absent organic
ing forces, declared, "He sbsentS himself
from the senate"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22

have SAID to us that they don't want us
here, and let US leave; and when we do
60, let us 60 like Lot when he walked
out Of SOdom, and looked not behind
him.
ain order to show the politeness and
generosity and hospitality and unssl6sh-
ness Of the citizens Of Topeka, / want to
relate an occurrence that took place here
few years ago. They held convention
for the purpose Of securing deep water
at the Gulf of Mexico, and they held a
reception for the delegates in represent
ative hall, at which l was present, and
the citizens Of Topeka brought their
wives and their children, and occupied
about all the seats in the hall, and when
the delegates came, the ushers, who
were VIM. Higgins and Samuel Howe,
endesvored to get them seats, and even
begged and entrssted and threatened
1AA DWOEoS OuO buo hAOISSnAA OAblAouD bBu
their wives and children calmly sat and
famed themselves, and allowed most Of
the delegates to stand up. saw some
men who had come a thousand miles, who
were Seventy-five years old, stand as long
40 they could and then leave the hall in
disgust. And then DIR. McCabe, who
was Che orator Of the occasion, found him
self face to face with his old congregS-
tion.
'Now let US move this capitol out to
the central portion Of the state. Let ua
tear down these columns Of marble and
pillars Of brass, and move out whore men
toll with their hands and follow the
plow.
"And / want TO say that when man
comes in contact with the soil he has
touched the hand Of providence, and ID
made q better man thereby"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22
State House Items.

The new board Of police commission
ers for Ft. Scott are T. Cochran,
Bsmberger and ]. Bryant,
8. M. Scott, of Mcpherson, VIM
Wykes, Of Sumner and r. B. Kepley, OF
Shawnee, are appointed as the new board
Of public works.
A basket containing a human skull
and bones was found in the corridor OF
the state house Monday. Over it was
tho inscription: "This man ventured too
far up. Observe his fate. SabeH"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22
New Senators,

An item announcing the election Of a
PopuliSt senator, W. V. Allen, in Ne
brssks was omitted from last issue.
Senator Allen was elected by democrats
and POpulists, and his election gives gen.
eral satisfaction among the new party.
He is a stern supporter Of the Omaha
platform and is described as q Populist
from the ground up.
W. N. Roach, democrat, was elected
senator in North Dakota Monday on the
Bixty-frSt ballot.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22
LeedH,s speeCh.

Aoouy OpooOuS
On the resolution to appoint 9 COM
mittee on removal Of the capitol, Senator
Leedy spoke as follows:
~ had concluded this morning, Mr..
President, not to push this resolution,
but in view Of what has occurred here
to-day, have concluded that the capitol
ought to be moved from this city.
"The citizens Of this city have con-
spired to overthrow the constituted su-
thorities of the state by bringing into the
city and swearing in as deputy sherifHs, .
lot OF thugs and pluguglies and bum
mers and political sharks and ward heel
ers, that had no more right in the con-
fines Of this county than PinkertOn thugs
would have in the boundaries Of the
state.
'"They have been brought here on, free
passes at the instance Of tho railroads Of
this state in hundreds and in thousands
to overswe the legally constituted gov
ernment Of this state, and l have seen
many of them on the street with the
badge Of deputy sheriff upon them, and
a large part Of them have faces that
would convict them in any police court
without any corroborstive testimony.
"This is question aS to whether the
railroads shall control the legislation and
authorities Of the state, or whether the
people shall control it, and I want to say
that no man has ever raised his voice
against these corporations in the state
Of Kansas, that they have not beaten
him down and tramped him into the
mire, save one, and they whipped him
into silence, and the question now is ~
to whether or not they can tramp the
people Of Kansas into the mire. AS the
senator from Barber said the other day:
we are the bottom crust Of society, and
we have simply risen up, and that which
is above us will either bend or break
"For long series ofyearS Cato closed
all his public addresses before the peo-
pie of Rome with this sentence: 4 be-
lieve that Carthage should be destroyed
and no doubt the citizens Of Rome called
Cato a crank and calamity hOwlSr, and
said that his speech was an old chestnut
that they had heard all their lives, but
finally the people Of Rome came to SEQ
that that city across the Mediterranean
was standing and q constant menace to
the people, prosperity and welfare Of the
Of Rome and they wiped 1t of
the earth.
ave do not desire to ihjure tho city or
the citizens Of Topeka, and We would not
harm single hair on tho head Of the
humblest citizen, but IL the capitol In
moved, the Copeland hotel, that iSfull
Of thugs and heelerS Of every degree, will
then be inhabited by bats and owls, rats
and cockrosches, and the spiders will
draw their webs across the corridors and
halls, and no one viii brush them aside,
and the crickets will build their nests In
the empty bottles in the cellars, and the
grass viii grow in the street.
"But the people Of Shawnee county
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22
THE LEGIsLATURE.
THE HOUSE.

the unsettled condition or Things, mas
held its meeting at four different places
during the week. Notwithstanding this
it has passed several good bills which
will be mentioned later. The house is
now located in the south wing of the cap
ltol.
THE SENATE.
The senate chamber has been the
quietest place in Topeka this week. The
senate having tried to maintain its "dig-
nlty," became 80 unattractive that, like
all digni6ed persons and bodies, no one
cared anything about it; even the re-
porters generally left the chamber for
less dlgnifed but more attractive scenes.
The following are some OF the impor-
tant bills that passed the senate this
week: An act to appropriate certain
moneys for the state university, agricul-
tural college, and industrial school for
girls. 8. B. Sc, limiting the deputies OF
aheriffs, msrshals, etc., to citizens. s. b.
122, prohibiting railroad companies from
employing inexperienced persons as con-
ductors and engineers. No. lib, to pre-
vent the "blacklisting" of corporation
employees. No. 116, to authorize moor
porated educational institutions to issue
teachers certificates and life diplomas
on compliance with certain regulations.
Senator Forney's game protection bill
and Senator Jumpers stenographer's
fees bill.
Tuesday the Legislative appropriation
bill passed the senate as amended by the
house, and soon after was signed by the
governor, thus giving the republicans an
opportunity to try the case in the courts.
It is worthy of note that although the
republicans had steadily declaimed
against Populists because they did not
pass bill and go to court, every repub-
lican senator voted against this bill and
fled q protest against it's passage.
Thursday afternoon s. B. IA, to repeal
the metropolitan police law, was under
consideration. With their usual hypoc-
risy a majority Of the republicans talked
and voted for the bill, and with the dem
Ocrsts howled for local self government.
A bill to prevent the sale OF peniten-
tisry coal disclosed some Of the rotten
ness connected with the republican
management Of that institution, Senator
Baker openly charging that Buchan OF
Wyandotte had had much to do with
the purchase Of coal lands there at 500
per acre which cost but $50.
A good bill by Senator O'Brysn to pro-
vide police mstrons for cities of the first
class to have charge of female prisoners
was passed on Saturday.
Among the important bills introduced
were No. 397, to levy state school tax,
and No. S98, to levy county tax for
school purposes. No. 383, to provide a
uniform course Of study for the schools
of the state. No. 800, authorizing the
appointment of q court commissioner in
counties having a population of $4,000.
But few more bills will be introduced
this session, as the calendar is already
too full.
An important and carefully prepared
joint resolution was introduced to sub
NIT to the people an amendment to the
constitution providing for the initiation,
repeal or approval plans by the people.
A eauy k;roao kha military ritnatiOn
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THE FALSE FIRE ALARM.

In another place we speak of the call
ing out of the fire department yesterday
morning. Box, No. "a, was smashed in
by a stone by two men, who were seen
to do the deed by Miss Jane Day.
They tried to break the door with
pickets, and, failing in this effort, took
the stone, breaking the door and pulling
the alarm, ran away. 1t is safe to say
that it would not have been healthy for
the tramps if the fremen had gotten
hold of them.
Chief Tiffany took the precation TO dis
connect the box; otherwise the alarm
would have been repeated, as the men
came back after the firemen had gone
and repeatedly tried to sound another
fire alarm. One of our policemen shad-
owed some fellows about the village the
day before, but as they committed no
overt act there was no excuse for their
arrest. The town seems to be full of
tramps who try back doors to houses
and appear suddenly to scared women
and children. We repeat, police patrol
should be placed on our streets at once,
and day police as well as night force.
There is danger in the present lax ar
rangements. The proposal to adopt the
Rutland city tramp law at the special vii
lage meeting, September 9th, should en-
list a unanimous vote. Railroad these
fellows to the Work House and there
will soon be no trouble. Alarms of fire
as a feint to draw attention elsewhere is
an old fad for robbery-it should not be
allowed 70 work here.