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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21

The Philadelphia Record contains =
suggestive cartoon. Two geese labeled
''Silver Purchase Democrat" and "Enor-
nous Appropriations Democrat" are
carclessly approaching fox, lying on
its back as il dead The fox is labeled
"High Protection" The cartoon is en-
titled 1.-THE geese that think the fox is
dead" and is intended for an object les
son for democrats.
The idea Is good one and expresses
truth which may be more conspicuous
to the democrats after they have made,
or tried to make, tariff bill on the
lines Of the Chicago platform But 4
comes with poor grace from newspA.
per that advocates new duties on sugn,.
tea and coffee. and the leaving of pro-
tective tariff duties on textile fabrics
Of every description, products of iron
and steel, carthcnwarc, glassware,
etc. (all Of which articles, by the way.
are manufactured in Philadclphia), be-
cause tariff bcncficiarics, whose inter
csts deserve consideration" are not n
favor Of ruthless cutting OF protect
i've duties"
No, the high protection fox is not
dead, and he lives at the same old quar-
tiers and does business In the same old
way.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21

never contemplated by the framesv ri
this paragraph. As illustrations OF the
working Of this clause. let me name
few articles which now come In Mt the
rate OF fifty cents per pound. and
which but for this ill-chosen and i'll
considered phrase would pay about the
following rates Of duty:
Cocaine muriatc. 1910 per 10
Eserinc sulphate. ......-........-. oSsW
Homatrophine hydrobromate .,..- ia5U
Hyoscine hydrobromate. -.......... :soO
These are all salts Of allsaloids, and
used In medicine only. In addition TO
such articles, paragraph - has also
been made to apply to medicinal prep
arations protected by patents, and In
the strictest sense Of the word monopo-
lies All these come in now at the rate
OF so cents per pound, because in some
stage of their preparation alcohol Is
used. whereas they should pay. accord
ing to their value abroad and the % per
cent clause of paragraph 10. about the
following rate OF duty:
Antipyrin ................. ....t 2oo per pounu
l1peraziu-. .-.....'..-...'.' i-o PCT pun.
Dinretin. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. oU per Pouuu
Both of these lists can be extended
almost indefinitely, and according to
the statement made to the writer by
former assistant appraiser of the port
OF New York, which statement fully
indorse. the government has been de-
prived of millions Of dollars Of revenue
under the workings of this clause.
which was intended by its authors
only to bring about the manufacture
of chloralhydrate in this country; 1t
has acted like boomerang and has
made American competition in this cx-
tensive class of merchandise absolutely
! impossible"
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SPECIFIC DUTIES.
Drug Importer Exposes Their BAD
Features.

Drug Importer Exposes Their BAD
Features.
A prominent New York dealer in
chemicals. drugs and medicines, in ex
pressing his views before the tariff re-
form committee Of the Reform club,
now preparing tariff bill such as it
would like to see adopted, says in re-
gard to specific duties:
while, in the abstract, specific duties
are the ideal duties: while they are per-
haps easier 10 collect and certainly
easier to determine, yet from the vast
number OF articles coming under the
headings Of drugs. medicines and chem
icals it Is virtually impossible to adopt
specific duties. To do SO would necessi-
tate special mention Of many thousands
OF articles, and would prove cumber-
some in the extreme; am, therefore, of
the opinion. based on many years ex-
pea.ience, that in this elias of merchan-
disc adj valorem duties are the only
practicable ones
Now, to come down to the present
tariff law, IL has retained almost all o.
the abuses contained In the law of 1888,
added few new ones, and brought re-
lief i'm but few instances on articles OF
minor Importance. The greatest change
has bean made by the introduction Of
paragraph 7s. which reads All medici-
nal preparations, including medicinal
proprietary preparations, of which alco-
hol is component part, or in the prep
aration Of which alcohol Is used not
specially provided for in this act, fifty
cents per pound The mischief lies In
the clause or in the preparation Of
which alcohol Is used Under the
ruling Of the board Of general apprass-
crs all alkaloids and salts OF alkaloids
which otherwise (undcr paragraph 76)
would pay % per cent al valorcm duty
are now entered under this clause 1t
the rate Of fifty cents per pound. trc-
mcndous reduction In almost all in
stances and q contingency certainly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21
HUMOROUS.

Van Arndt-"What do you gener.
ally take for a headache?' De Swiil-
"A champagne supper. Vogue.
--''You must have perseverance"
said the young physicians friend.
mo-" was the reply. ''what I want Is
patients. "-Washington Star.
A verdant Old ACCESSIBILITY
your grandfather live TO green old
age?" He-"Well. 1 should say so! He
was swindled three times after he was
seventy"
---She-"Are you in tho auction busi-
ness?" He--"No. Why do you asley'
She--"Because you hold my hand, AMI
say you are going. going, but never
go."-N. Y. Ledger.
Very Thoughtlcss of Them.-Dusty
Rhodcs-"Say, dere's a story in de pa.
per about a man what killed all his
folks, because dey wanted him to go to
work" Weary Raggles--"Dat was ter
ribler Dusty Rhodes "Ye-es; dey
oughter have knowcd better Puck.
MARY Jane" said the Dakota
farmer TO his spouse, lit seems like
nyin' in the face Of Providence to name
the boy Elijah. 1t sounds too much like
the old Teller in the Bible that was car
ricd away by a cyclone. don't think
it's n proper name at all fer this coun-
ry."--Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Tremlow-'Dick writes from
Constantinoplc that he's sent us real
old Damascus blade for mcmcnto."
Grandma Trcmlow-'T hope he'll he
have better than that young Baltimore
one he brought from Yale last summer.
didn't get a wink Of sleep for week
while he was here. Smith, Gray &
Co.'S Monthly.
Mrs Clara Foltz, when In San
Diego, had for examination one day a
large, burly Irishman. The idea Of be-
ing questioned by woman lawyer was
to him huge joke. until she began to
question him on personal matters.
when, assuming suspicious air, he re-
marked: II don't know yer intentions,
mum; but I'm a married man."
Nanny Church is an old nearess
who washes for a living and who. in
the delivery Of her patrons goods, has
a good deal Of hobbling around to do in
MI sorts of weather. The past win
ter ovcrtaxed her patience, and the
climax OF her complainings was reached
on oWashington's birthday, when the
tremendous storm Of that day evoked
the exclamation: 'Ncbber see dc like
err dis winter scncc I waz bon! Hit do
crpcar ter me kat de Lor' done gcttin'
OIL an childish. "-Boston Courier.
The Soap lie Wanted The guest
ut hotel in Flint found in the morn
ing that the soap which he was expect.
ed TO use possessed several Of the char
actcristics Of the geological namesako
of the town and made kick Here"
he said 70 the boy who responded to the
bell, II want some sosTl ! can wash
with" whats the, matter With what
you've got?" inquired the boy. Max,
good" 1T ought to Be. It's thu 49,
castile soap" "On. Is It," sneered ~
guest "wcll. yoa talse IL away s.S
bring me some OF he best castiron sosr ~
May be can handle It more satiss-s.
torily. - Detroit Fss PresA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21

MY friends tell me that there Is
magic spell about my writings" said
the author. complaccntly. as the editor
looked over some of his manuscript.
YES, think there is, but ! prefer
Webster's style Of photography, my
self replied the editor. as he handed
the manuscript back-Yankee Blade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21

IL is matter OF won der. even to
those who realize IL best, what q mira
Gle may be wrought with money. In
three months from the day that Sarah
stood in the street with nothing save
her inheritance she was owner and
mistress of one of the bcst-appointed
houses in New York. There was no
lack now OF fine dresses and laces and
je weis: no lack OF people who called,
leaving cards and invitations, and no
lack of men who we're ready to pay
court and compliments TO her.
These three months had been rev.
citation TO Sarah. II was her first ex-
pericncc with the social world. But
her long business training had given
her keen insight into things and had
taught her to form quick and nearly
always correct opinions Of people.
For the first month she was inter
estcd. The second she was bored, and
the third she was thoroughly unhappy
and dissatisfied. The functions of so
ciety she found wearisome. The po-
lite lies that people continually told
each other disguised her. The light.
ness with which society regarded what
she considered crimes shocked her She
found herself longing for something
that was genuine and good, and won.
dcring whether any body was really
honest
This state OF things became intol'
cradle TO the plain, practical business
woman. She thought it all over one
night. as she sat alone in her luxurious
chamber. IL was different. vastly diff
ferept, from the room where she do
her 'thirjsing three months before
Wa this what she had missed theE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
NEWFANE,

There are five prisoners in the Jail, one
of them young woman.
The ranks of the young people will
receive welcome addition this week, on
the coming of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ballou,
and congratulations will be in order.
NJ. A. Howe attended the alumni re-
union at West Brattleboro this week. He
is expected to be present at the Vermont
University commencement exercises.
The old County House barns are no more,
and next week the L is to be moved south
ward to take their place. Then, according to
plans, work will be rapidly pushed on the
large new L.
Frank E. Aiken of Grafton and Miss
Gertrude Ball of Westminster West were
arrested recently, charged with adultery
and were brought here by Constable Rand
of SaXtons River and lodged in jail
Among departures this week are those
of Mrs. Dewitt for Brattleboro EN- route to
NeWburgh on the Hudson to visit her son
Rollin, and ii. A. Kilburne, who makes
a temporary stay in Putney before settling
in Swampscott for the summer boarding
season.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Walter c. Balou of this
place and Miss Flora E. Wilson of Rich
mOnd. The ceremony was performed at
Burlington Tuesday, Rev. Dr. Halves Off
ciating. Mr.. and Mrs. Ballou will be ''at
home" after the 18th.
The June Vermont Missionary saws
Miss Kirkland, who labored in town last
fall, is convalescing at her home in Mass
achusetts from severe attack of lung
hemorrhage which seized her in the north
part of the state in the winter. Miss
Billings, her associate, appears to have kept
steadily at work.
The savings bank officials have been in
terested in some points about the extra
examination of books. Some 1900 books
are held, and about three-fourths of them
have been brought in, in comformance
with the new law. One old gentleman
from Franklin, Mass, thought he must
bring his book himself, and arrived by team
one evening, leaving the next morning.
Book No. 5, now the oldest book
out, had deposit of S275 in about the
year 1854, which now amounts to $780,
with odd dollars in favor of another hun.
dred. Books between Nos and 26 have
been taken up previously. The latter num-
Der was sent by j. L. Burdett, paymaster
on the Hudson d Lake Shore railroad.
with directions to be sure to have the
same old book returned. These old
books contain no printing. Even the
directors names were written with a pen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Charles Abbott of New York is making
a short visit to friends here.
Active preparations are being made for
a grand celebration on tie Fourth of July.
c. E. Luanme, one of our butchers, met
with an accident by The falling of a wind
lass, which came near crushing his Shout
der.
Stella Mikart, who has been in DIR. Mil
lington's family for the last ten months,
has finished work there and gone to Brat
tleboro. Rose Shattuck takes her place.
Josiah Goddard was attempting to load
a hog into cart, when the horse took
fright, kicking Mr.. Goddard and inflictng
serious flesh wound from which he is
confined to the house. The hogs leg was
broken by the blow
Rev. Mr.. Stafford from Boston preached
very acceptably from the pulpit in the Bap-
fist church last Sunday. He was friend
of the late Rev. o. p. Fuller. 1t is rumor-
ed that former pastor, Rev. j. S. Good
all, will supply for the next two Sundays.
He will meet with a warm welcome.
Last Friday evening several of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Aldrich
called TO remind them of the eighth ami
versary of their wedding The evening
was spent with games and sociability.
Cake and ice cream were served and at
late hour the party left, wishing them
many returns of the day.
Fred NJ. Leonard of the North village
has just returned from Boston with his lit
tie son Hannum, whom he had taken to
the hospital there for medical treatment,
one of his ankles being the source of his
trouble. No operation was performed, but
instead brace was made and the little fell
low gets about quite nimbly on crutches.
Several of our young people seem to be
matrimonially inclined. Frank Belden and
his wife have just completed their we'd
ding tour of pleasant carriage drive.
Arthur Douglas gave us genuine surprise
by bringing home bride last week, and
Herbert Ramsdell and Celia Cummings,
who were married last Sunday, are spend
ing a short time in Worcester, Mass.
Hearty congratulations to all. More later.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09

WILMINGTON.

Wilmington never looked more beautiful
than at the present time.
Joshua W. Partridge of Gardner, Mass,
has visited friends in town this week.
Mrs. Edward Titus went to Brooklyn,
n. Y, on Tuesday, and her husband was
summoned by telegraph on Wednesday.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Club
house extension and it is expected that
everything will be in the best of order by
July 1.
Memorial day passed off most pleasant
ly and to the satisfaction Of all. Rev. r.
c. T. Mckenzie delivered the memorial
sermon on Sunday, May rs. 1t was most
appropriate, and replete with patriotic SEN
timent.
The barns and hay destroyed by fire on
the Ransom Moore farm, belonging to S. 7.
and W. A. Davenport, were insured in the
Granite State Insurance company, and the
personal property belonging to F. G.. Har-
vey was insured in the Vermont Mutual.
Both risks were insured through the agen-
cy of G. NJ. Russell, and have been
promptly and satisfactorily adjusted.
The marriage Of Fred A. May to Miss
Allie Belle Carpenter at the home of the
bride on Thursday evening, May %, was
an event of much pleasure. The presents
were numerous and valuable. The welded
pair are now enjoying an extended tour
and will return in few days to enjoy their
honeymoon. Congratulations and best
wishes of all are most cordially extended.
The memorial Grafton delivered by Rev.
l.. 2. Tucker on the Both was listened
to by the large audience with much inter-
est, and was certainly an effort deserv-
ing of the highest praise. Mr.. Tucker
preached at the Methodist church morning
and evening last Sunday, and those who
had the pleasure of hearing him perceived
that he had lost none of his power as a
pulpit orator. On Monday Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker left for their home in Bradford, fol-
lowed by the best wishes of their many
friends. d a.
The Bristol Herald speaks in the follow
ing complimentary terms of c. NJ Rus
sells memorial Grafton, delivered at that
place on May 80: "Dr Kent in few we'll
chosen words introduced Mr. Russell, who
delivered an address that contained vast
amount of thoroughly interesting and in
structive matter. Mr.. Russells
address was a grand effort, going outside
the beaten path of Memorial day addresses
and taking in many new ideas. 1t was
scholarly production and far ahead of any
similar address delivered here in years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
WARDsBORO CENTRE.

w. A. Ramsdell's family went Wednes-
day to Brattleboro, and will occupy their
residence there for some months.
S. G. Estabrooks has closed his shop
here and entered the employ of L. b.
Ramsdell at South Gardner, Mass.
E. E. Allen is hCme from Worcester.
Mass, where he has been attending bust
ness college. He goes this week TO Prince
ton, Mass, to take position as clerk in a
hotel.
Ira Sprague of Keene, n H. is visiting
at his fathers, F. c. Sprague's. He is out
of employment on account of the recent
boiler explosion, being an employe of the
Keene Furniture company.
n. E. Curtis and family of Baltimore,
Md, arrived in town Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Curtis will return to Baltimore after a
few weeks visit. Mrs. Curtis and the
children will remain with friends here dur
ing the summer.
Rev. Mr.. Drake was absent last Sunday,
being detained at Springfield, this state,
where he went for a few days last week.
There were two cases of diphtheria in the
family he was visiting, and it is uncertain
when he will return.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
WILLIAMsvILLB.

Children's Sunday will be observed at
the Methodist church next Sunday, June
IL.
Rev. S. P. Fairbanks and family moved
into the Methodist parsonage on Thursday
of last week.
Abbot Timson, son of the late Levi Tim
son of Boston, is visiting friends here and
getting facts toward writing the genealogy
OF the family.
Mrs. Z. q. HOvev, with her sister, Mrs.
Arad Hunt Of Brattleboro, went TO Ash
field, Mass, on Friday morning for visit
of a week or more.
Frank Willard has carried the goods of
Frank n. Jones to Warwick, Mass, where
Mr.. Jones's family is living.
Mrs. d. D. Dickinson and her sister,
Mrs. Samuel Moore, left on Thursday for
visit among friends in Boston. Mass.
Mrs. Thomas Roach of Greenfield, Mass.
is visiting with Mrs. John Howe at the
hotel. She is evidently fine equestrian.
Asahel Moore, whose death occurred
Sunday, had been married SO years the
day he died. He had been a member of
the Methodist church so years. His wife
was Mary Bemis, sister of WIN. Bemis, for
merly of Bratteboro. They buried two
children in infancy and two are living,
Mrs. Horace Ais and Mrs. Lucy Farnum.
Rev. L. 5. Morse of Brattleboro attended
the funeral at the house Wednesday, the
burial being in Williamsville. Mr. Moore
had been sick since last January.
Mrs. A. G. Williams, Mrs. NJ. A. B.
Lamb and S. G.. Brown of Newfane, left
last Friday morning for Wellington, Conn.,,
TO visit their brother, Gilbert c. Brown,
and family. Mr.. Browns son, Rev. c. H.
Brown, breaches for the Baptist society in
that place.
These delegates were chosen last Sunday
TO represent the local society at the meet
ing of the Windham and Bennington coun-
ty association of Universalists, which oc-
ours at Putney, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June l3 and IA: c. X. Stedman, Mrs. c..
L. Park, chosen by the parish, and Mrs.
7. 7. White and Lila Park, chosen by the
Sunday school.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
held meeting at the Universalist church
last Sunday evening. The subject was Al
fred Tennyson, and readings from his
poems with sketch of his life composed
the exercises. Another meeting will be
held Sunday, June Is, and the children
will assist largely in the entertainment, at
the close of which several children will be
christened The whole day will be OBJ
served as Children's Sunday. Rev. A. A.
Rice will preach at the usual morning SER
vice sermon suitable for the occasion, and
flowers will add to the attractiveness of the
services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
DUMMERsTON.

Children's day will be observed next
Sunday in the Congregational church with
appropriate exercises by the children. A
sermon for them will be preached by the
pastor, Rev. p. f. Barnard.
On Sunday preceding May 30, Rev. Mr..
Barnard preached sermon appropriate to
the observance of Memorial day, taking
for his text the passage in Job relative to
what Satan said to the Lord: Gan that
man hath will he give for his life" 1t
was an excellent discourse.
The preparation for Memorial services
in the church May 80 was quite elaborate.
Much hard work was done by the ladies
and those who helped them. There was
profusion of Towering plants, evergreen
and foliage. Small flags made an attrac-
tive display as part of the decoration.
The exercises were interesting and good
sized audience was present. The Col.
VIM. H. Greenwood post of Putney was
present, it being their eighth annual visit
TO Dummerston to decorate the graves of
departed comrades. Mrs. f. D. Green
wood, as usual, furnished baskets of beau
tlful flowers for the soldiers graves. Din
ner was served to about lao persons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
WEST DUMMERsTON.

The funeral of Charles G.. Roel was
held last Sunday at noon at his late home,
and at l o'clock at the church. A very
large audience was in attendance, for Mr..
Roel was a man highly esteemed as life
long citizen and neighbor, and had held
several positions of trust and honor in the
towns gift for many years. He was eX-
tensively known as man of industry,
thrift and sound integrity. His wife, who
has been for years in impaired health, sur
wives him, and goes to spend her remain
ing days with the only daughter, Mrs. P.
B. DeWolfe, in Springfield, Mass. Be
sides this daughter there are two sons liv-
ing: Austin W., the well known asylum
gardener at Brattleboro, and Rev. Edison
M, of Stephentown Centre, n. Y, each
of whom have the hearty sympathy of the
entire community.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
PUTNEY.

Mrs. Kendrick is having her house
painted.
A good many farmers are planting their
corn this week.
Some tobacco growers will begin setting
plants next week.
Mrs. Henry Cough of Fitchburg, Mass,
is i'll with typhoid fever.
Rev. Mr.. Skinner of Wilmington is sup
plying the Baptist pulpit.
Mrs. Marshall Gale has returned from
her visit to St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Williams of Mount Holly has begun
business at the old Pierce stand.
A comedy troupe are holding the boards
at the town hall every evening this week
DIR. Foster is having a new piazza and
bay window built on the south side of his
house. ..
Mr.. Williams, our new merchant, has
taken possession of the store bought of G..
L. Pierce.
The Universaist Sunday school conyen-
ton will meet at Putney next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
A Mr.. Kellogg of the New York Theo-
logical seminary is preaching at the Con-
gregational church for few months.
Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Stowell, Mrs. Kendall
and Miss Walkup attended the Grand
chapter of the order of the Eastern Star at
St. Johnsbury.
The ladies of the Congregational society
will hold a strawberry and ice cream sup
per at the vestry next Wednesday evening"
June IA, from to s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-09
WEST WARDsBoRo.

Napoleon St. Peters of Searsburg, is liv-
ing on M. NJ. Shines place.
Bert Pike of South Lancaster, Mass,
recently visited at G. E. Putnams.
Frank Glazier and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, recently visited at j. r. Davidsons.
1t is probable that telephone line will
soon connect this place with Townshend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph White and son of
Boston, Mass, are stopping at H. N.
Fitts's.
John A. Streeter's youngest son, about
six months old, died in Newark, N. j., the
Goth of May.
AS it is expected Mr.. Robertson will
preach again next Sunday, the children's
day exercises will be postponed till even
ing.
The delegates from our union to the
convention at Townshend were Mrs. G. H.
Ryder, Mrs. E. b. Earle, Mrs. E. A. Pierce
and Mrs. P. A. Perry.