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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

Don Basilio. play lis a tune on the
here under the trees
Yes. Yes. Don Basilio. play some
thing
Bring him the cornet Joaquin is
practicing with"
Its not Il very good one. but you'll
play for us. will you not. Don Basiio:"
NO
You WON'T"
No
But why"
Because | don't know how"
"He doesn't know how, Did you ever
See such a hypocritc:"
Come. come. Don Basilio: why, we
know you've been leader of military
band
and that nobody could play the
SOrnet like yourself
'And that you have i pension from
the Government"
We'll yes it's the truth. l have been
musician in my time. and the cOrnet
was the instrument l played; but it is
also true that years ago | gave my cor
net away to a poor player in need Of
one. and since that time have not so
much rs hummed tune
What Il pity
'Oh. but this afternoon you must play
for US
Remember 1t is my birthday. grand
Ca"
And here's the COrnet at last"
Now. lets have Il pretty tune"
a waltz
NO. Il polka
'No. 10. a fandanSo! fandango.
Our national dance"
Don't bother me. children Have
not said that cannot play"
''But why can't YOU"
Because I've forgotten the way, and
because, moreover, l have vowed never
10 learn again
ITO whom did you make this VOW,
father"
40 myself. to Il dead friend. and 10
your poor mother, my daughter"
All the bright, childish races grew
sad upon hearing these words.
''Oh. if yen only knew ut what cost
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

i learned to play the cornet" continued
the old man.
1.-THE story. The story exclaimed
the children. Tell us the story
We'll. yes" said Don Basilio. lit is
really story worth telling. Listen.
and You shall judge for yourselves
whether | can or cannot play for you
today"
And seating himself under a tree.
surrounded by the wondering children,
he told them the story of how he learn
ed to play the cOrnct. Let us listen to
Don Basilio:
Ii Is now seventeen years ago that our
beloved Spain was shaken by civil war.
Carlos and Isabel disputed the crown,
and our countrymen, divided In two
factions, shed their blood In fratricidal
conflict
had In those days a friend named
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
We Lead the World.

The capacity for making iron i'm this
country has now reached an Outturn Of
100000 tons per week for 229 fur
naces in blast. This is a jump of 90
600 tons, as compared with the output
of October. 1894, and marks the per-
manent placing of the United States in
the lead of all other iron producing
countries.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
remove that man from the ranks. and

remove that man from the ranks. and
let the executions proceed at once
Then | caught you in my arms
and brought you here
Scarcely had Ramon ceased speaking
when arose trembling and between
laughter and tears embraced him. say
ing:
Il owe my life To YOU
Hardly that" replied Ramon.
What do YOU mean" | exclaimed.
Can YOU play the cornet:" he asked
NO"
Then Won do not owe me your life;
rather. it is that | have compromised
my own safety without securing yours"
| felt my heart grow cold within me.
And music" he continues; do you
know anything of that"
Very little. You will remember
what they taught us in college"
Little. indeed; or. better said. moth
ing" replied Ramon. You will die,
without the slightest doubt. and | also.
rs traitor Just think of it. In llf-
teen days the band to which you belong
is to he organized"
Fifteen days"
Neither more nor less. And as yOu
will not be able to take your place in il
tfOr God will not work n miracle) we
shall both be shot
TO put you to DEATH" | cried. You,
for my sake: for me. whom YOU have
riskcd your life to save. All! heaven
I III
| shall learn TO play the cornet.'
Ramon burst into laugh.
What more shall | say, my children?
In fifteen days-oh. power of the hui
man within fifteen days. with their
fifteen nights for | slept DO more than
nature compelled in half nonth)-in
fifteen days | had learned TO play the
cOrnet.
What days those We're, Ramon and
| left camp early each morning and
passed hours with musician who
came from q neighbOring village 10
teach me.
Escape. I can read this thought in
your eyes. All. nothing more impossi-
bic i was n prisOner-they never re-
Taxed their vigilance. and Ramon di1
not wish TO escape without me-
1t seems to NE now as if i'll all that
time | could neither eat nor sleep, nor
think of aught save my cOrnet | was
insane and music was my monomania.
| was resolved TO learn and | did
And if had been dumb should have
spoken; and paralytic. should have
walked: and blind. should have seen
because l willed it.
oh. the will answers for all ResOlu-
ton is power. Children. learn this
great truth-to will is to achieve.
saved thus my life and that of my
friend But went mad and my mad
ness was the art | learned. 1t might
be said that in three years the cOrnes
never left my hand. DO-re- mi-fa-Sal-
In 81. behold my world during that time.
But Ramon did not abandon me.
Together we cmigrated to France, and
there | continued my playing. The
cOrnet was myself-it seemed to ring
in my mouth. The people, the noti-
biiiticS in the art, all gathered to hear
me- 1t was wonder, Il marvel. The
cornet seemed TO yield to my fingers; 1t
became elastic; ii mOaned, it wept. 1t
cried aloud; it initiated the birds, the
wild beasts, the human sob
Thus passed two years more. At the
end of that time Ramon died. Gazing
upon my friends dead body recovered
my reason: and when, then In my right
mind. | one day took up the cornet and
tried To play l found TO my astonish-
ment that the power had left me.
Will yOu now ask me to play n tuna
for your dance:
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

my eyes. A shadow more obscure than
and bend over me. 1t had the outline
of Il man. My lips murmured mechan-
ically the name Of him who had been
so much in my thoughts.
Ramon
What is it," replied the shadow.
ed. can be in the other world"
NO" replied the same voice
Ramon, you still live
Yes
And =
Also"
mitage of ST. Nicholas. and | still
prisoner. or has it all been n Dream"
NO. Basiio. you have not been
dreaming Listen:
''AS you know, yesterday | killed the
Lieutenant Colonel in fair fight After
wards. mad with the excitement of the
battle, went on fighting desperately
until the close of the action. Then. as
the moon rose, | thought of YOU and Of
our appointment. and directed my steps
to the old Hermitage. with the inten-
ton of awaiting YOU there. Ii WAS
about 10 o'clock when | arrived: so, as
the hour agreed upon was 1. l lay down
to sleep. AT the stroke of / / awoke
with start. Two. three. four. the
hours rang out and still you did not
come. Without doubt ] said TO my
self. he IS dead and with a heavy heart
| set out at daybrcak for the rebel
camp. All had given me up for lost,
so | was received with JOY and the Gen
eral showered distinction upon me.
afterwards | learned that some
prisoners We're TO be executed that
morning. a presentiment filed my
mind. Can BasiliO be among them| |
thought. l ran toward the place of cX
ecutiOn. The soldiers of the firing
squad had already taken their posi-
ton. l heard the report Of their rifles
as they rang out IN voileys on the still
morning air. At length l reached the
scene; east my eyes rapidly along the
line of victims, but can see nothing.
Anguish blinds me; fear unncrves me.
At length | distinguish you; but two
places removed from that of death,
What is to be done? l go mad give Il
shout, break through the line of sol
diers. and rush TO your side. and. fling
ing my arms around you. cxclaim.
hOarsely:
'''This one. no. This one, no. my
Gtneralr
The general who was in charge of
the execution. and who knew me so
favoribly by my behavior i'm the pre-
yious days battle. asked. curiously:
why. is he a musician!'
THAT word was for me what it would
be for Il man born blind to suddenly
light of hope fell on my eyes and daz
Zled them.
Musician / cried. Yes yes, my
General. A musician, a great must
clan.
"'What instrument does he play?' in
quired the General
The-the-cr-that is-why. Of
course, the cOrnet! He plays the cor
metz
care we i'm need of n cornet play
err? said he, turning to the leader of
the band. Five seconds. five eternities,
before the answer came:
"'Yes, General; one IS needed
"'Well, then, continued tie General.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Both Had Cause for Complaint.

Neighbour called to say that you
must keep your dog from barking; he
won't let our baby sleep.
HOuschOlder-Tm glad you called
wanted to say that if you don't keep
your baby from crying, l shall have TO
enter complaint. 1t annoys my dog
awfully.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: The
failure Of the Standard Wagon Go. and
the Davis Carriage Go. 81 this city has
been announced They were very large
concerns and gave employment - Il
great number Of men. and furniShci a
market for vast amount of raw mate
rial The officers made Il heroic strug
Gle 30 live. but had finally To Succumb
to the inevitable One single sentence
in the presidents announcement of II"
failure * sufficient 10 account for the
disaster. and for other business troU-
bleS vet TO come. The paragraph re-
ferred 10 reads as follows:
The bankers dollar has in It's pur-
chasing power almost doubled III value
while the manufacturers and enterpris
inc business mems dollar. invested in
buildings. machinery and merchandise
is reduced 80 per cent below original
cost.
BY referring To quotations of the
yalue of bank stocks it viii he seen
that they have not been shrinking. The
products of industry. the wealth ere
atcd by labor. skill and enterprise. are
flowing into the possession of those who
10 not add single iota 10 the worlds
wealth. The bankers are very consist
emily in favor of doubling the purchas.
ing power of money and currency. bur
what is their gain is the enterprislnS
business mans loss. Gold monOmetal-
lism * daily recording its Victories.
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One Only had been pardoned. and this

One Only had been pardoned. and this
because lie was q musician. The Car
lists at that time spared the lives Of all
musicians on account of there being a
great scarcity of them in their battal
ions.
And were YOU musician, Don
Basilio? Did you save yourself by
that:" exclaimed his hearers with one
breath.
No, my children" responded the
veteran. Il then knew nothing of
music
Well, the execution squad drew UP in
line and we were placed facing it. /
was No. II In the row--that is to say
! should be the eleventh 10 die. Then
l thought of my wife and my child
of YOU and your poor mother. my
daughter.
The firing began. Those awful death
volleys maddened me. As my eyes
we're bandaged | could not see my com
panions fall one by one. l wished to
count the discharges so as TO be able
to prepare myself for the last moment.
but at the third or fourth volley L lost
count. Oh! the echo of those shots will
reverberate in my heart and brain for
ever as they rang out that fatal day.
At one moment they were Il thousand
leagues away; the next. their thunder
seemed to peal within my very ear.
And the volleys confined.
Now. | thought. The sharp report
followed, and l was still alive.
"This will be it'll said. and then |
felt myself seized by the shoulder and
dragged out of the ranks. while voices
sounded in my ears. l fell unconscious
to the ground. the last thought that
passed through my mind being that /
lad been shot and was dying.
Afterwards it seemed to me that I
was lying stretched on my prison cot.
l half raised myself and looked around
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

VITA rs ih2 ease IS different. ~ very
few OF OF" leading men are really capa-
be. Icy are generally lawyers. and
often lawyers WHO have not brains
enough Il earn living at law. II i
such men aS these that are pUt up -
meet the hrainy, trained business men
OF EUronp
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Some Facts About Our Money.

There are only two places N the
United States where gold is coined Ia
any considerable eXtent-Phi,adelp hia
ana san Francisco. Though there is
a mint in New Orleans, there is not
enough bullion sent there To make ii
worth while to keep the mint in opera
ton. These three minis coin all kinds
of silver money. The mint at Philadel-
phia alone coins the baser pieces-con-
per and nickel. Nearly one hundred
million pennies alone are turned out
annually by the Philadelphia mint.
yet the supply Is not equal to the de-
mand The profit to the Government in
the coinage of these pennies is 800 per
cent, or 50 On every $40 coined. The
5-cent nickel pieces cost our Govern
ment only cent aud half apiece.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
They Try 1t Again.


committee of the House OF Commons
WAS asked:
What was the temper Of America
20 Great Britain before l773:" lie
answered: The best in the world.
They submitted willingly TO The govern
ment of the Crown. and all their courts
paid obedience 10 acts of Parliament.
Numerous as the people are in several
old provinces. they cost you nothing in
forts. citadels. garriSonS. or armies Id
keep them in subjection They were
governed by this country III the ex-
pense Of a little pen. ink ana PAPER.
They were led by thread. They had
not only regard but affection for Great
Britain. for its laws. its customs. its
manners and even Il fOndneSS for lis
fashions. that greatly Increased its
commerce. Natives OF Britain We're al
ways treated with particular regard:
and To he an old England man WAS Of
itself Il character of some respect ana
gave Il kind OF rank among us
The British government took away
from America its representative money.
commanded that no more paper bills
of credit should be issued. that they
should cease 10 be Il legal tender. and
collected the tax in silver. This was in
1113. Now mark the consequences.
This contraction OF the circulation med
ium paralyzed all the industrial ener-
gieS of the poole. Ruin seized upon
these once tlourishinG colonies: the
home 30 every interest and every fam
lily; discomfort was urged on Ia ,iesper-
alton. till at last human nature arose
and asserted its rights" And England
is trying to do this very thing again
American Bimetallist.
Intern itional Money.
We have said repeatedly that this
money question is purely 4 national
and not an international question.
Every nation has its own money When
II trades with any other nation and
there is a balance TO be paid from one
TO the other. it is always paid in the
money of the creditor nation. For in
stance. if we buy from England we
have TO pay in pounds: if we buy from
France we pay in francs; If we buy
from Germany we pay in marks. AMI
our gold is simply melted down to rs
equivalent in the money of the cOun.
try where we pay the debt. The same
is true when other countries pay Il
balance of trade that is due 10 Us. 1t
is paid in our own money. nothing less.
and this talk that we want 4 dollar
that is good the world over is arrant
folly. There IS not Il country in the
world where gold dollar is worth any
thing more than simply its bullion
value measured in the country where
YOU try 10 pass 1t. American dollars
are not current in London any mora
than pounds sterling are current in The
United States. Each country must have
its own money. The sooner we stand
up squareiy and fairly and adopt hon
est bimetalliSm the sooner We shall he
fair and honest to producer and con
sumner. TO debtor and creditOr-Clevc-
land 90 Plaindealer.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

Afterwards it seemed to me that
was lying stretched on my prison cot.
l half raised myself and looked around
me, trying to pierce the darkness with
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02
THE COURIER.

that while in our ward there were two
primary tickets in the field, ! was the
choice OF the delegates on both. Upon
the morning Of the primaries l was
waited upon by several Of those named
on each ticket and was asked for con-
tributions to help secure the election Of
their ticket. OF course l could not tell
them that each ticket was favorable to
me and that no matter which won they
were my delegation, az contributed to
each for the sole satisfaction OF seeing
them fight each other and spend my
money in an effort to defeat my own
delegation on each side.
secured the nomination. / will, il
the campaign permits, tell you more Of
il anon. A. J.CANDIDATE.
Vote for one Y.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02
IoASCA.

want free life and want fresh air,
And l sigh for the canter after the
cattle,
The crack Of the whips, like shots in
battle,
The medley OF korns and hoofs and
heads
That wars and wrangles and scatters
and spreads;
The green beneath and the blue above,
And dash and danger, and life and
love,
And Lasca.
Lasca used to ride
On mouse-gray mustang, close to my
With blue s'erape and bright belled
laughed with joy when 1 looked at
her;
Little knew she Of books or creeds;
An Ave Maria sufficed her needs;
Little she cared. save to be by my
side,
To ride with me, and ever to ride,
From San Saba's shore to Lavacas
She was as bold as the pillows that
beat,
She was as wild as the breezes that
blow;
From her little head to her little feet
She was swayed, il her suppleness, to
and fro
By each gust OF passion; a sapling pine
That grows on the edge Of Kansas
bluff,
And wars with the wind when the
weather Is rough,
Is like this Lasca, this love of mine,
She would hunger that l might eat,
Would take the bitter and leave me
the sweet;
But once, when l made her jealous for
fun,
At something I'd whispered, or looked
or done,
One Sunday, in San Antonio,
To glorious girl on the Alamo,
She drew from her girdle dear little
dagger.
And sting, Of wasp!-it made me
An inch to the left or an inch to the
right,
And shouldn't be maundering here to-
night;
But she sobbed, and. sobbing, SO
swiftly bound
Her torn rebose about the wound.
That l quite forgave her. Scratches
don't count
In Texas. down by the Rio Grande.
Her eye was brown-a deep, deep.
brown;
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02

Her hair was darker than her eye;
And something in her smile and frown,
Curled crimson lip, and instep high,
Showed that there ran in each blue
vein,
Mixed with the milder Aztec strain,
The vigorous vintage Of old Spain,
The air was heavy, the night was hot,
l sat by her side, and forgot-forgot;
Forgot the herd that was taking their
rest;
Forgot that the air was close opprest,
That the Texas norther comes sudden
and soon
In the dead Of night or the blaze of
noon;
That once let the herd at its breath
take fright,
And nothing on earth can stop the
fight,
And woe to the rider, and woe to the
steed.
Who falls in front Of their mad STAN
pede!
Was that thunder! No, by the Lord.
spring to my saddle without word.
One foot on mine, and she chung be-
hind,
Away on a hot chase down the wind.
But never was fox hunt half SO hard,
And never was stoed SO little spared,
For We rode for our lives. You shall
hear how We Jared
In Texas, down by the Rio Grande.
The mustang flew, and we urged him
on;
There is one chance left, and you have
but one
Halt, jump to ground, and shoot your
horse;
Crouch under his carcass, and take your
chance;
And if the steers, in their frantic
course,
Don't batter you both to pieces at once,
You may thank your stars; if not,
goodby
To the quickening kiss and the long
drawn sigh,
And the open air and the open sky,
In Texas, down by the Rio Grande.
The cattle gained on us and then l felt
For my old six-shooter, behind in my
belt;
Down came the mustang. and down
came we,
Clinging together, and-what was the
A body that spread itself on my breast,
Two arms that shielded my dizzy
head,
Two lips that hard on my lips were
pressed;
Then came thunder in my ears
As over us surged the sea of steers;
Blows that beat blood into my eyes,
And when could rise
Lasca was dead.
dug out grave a few feet deep,
And there in earth's arms / laid her to
sleep;
And where she is lying no one knows,
And the summer shines and the win
ter SHOWS,
And for many a day the flowers have
spread
A pail OF petals over her head;
And the little gray hawk hangs aloof
in the air,
And the sly coyote trots here and
there,
And the blacksnake glides and glitters
and slides
Into the rift in a cotton wood tree.
And the buzzard sails on,
And comes and is gone,
Stately and still as ship at sea;
And wonder why do not care
For the things that are like the things
that were
Does half my heart lie buried there,
In Texas, down by the Rio Grande?
r. Desprez.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02

gretteu tnat ne snoulu, toward the emu
Of his life, have married his record by
assaying the role of demagogue.
The World Herald made some I'M
pleasant allusion to that large ard
gifted statesman. Ed Roggen, the other
day. The large and gifted statesman is,
as everybody knows. one Of the chief
guards OF the inner temple OF the Rose
water shrine, and it was but natural
that the Bee should come to his de-
Tense. Mr.. Roggen," says the indig-
nant Bee. was for eight years deputy
secretary OF state ard was elected and
reelected by the people OF Nebraska to
the honorable position Of secretary OF
state. No man who has ever filled that
responsible Office left behind him a
more creditable record for capacity and
integrity" The Bees admiration for
it's large and gifted emissary may have
made it hit enthusiastic over the
smissary's record for capacity and in
tegrity," tho on second thought, don't
believe any one will question Mr..
Roggeni 8 capacity. 1t is really enor-
nous. Some people have capacity for
one thing, some for another. The Bee
continues: Mr.. Roggen came to Omaha
five years ago at the solicitation of lead
ing business men and property owners
to undertake the difficult and delicate
task OF organizing the anti-prohibition
forces. There was nothing dishonorable
or disreputable connected with his
work in that campaign" Again is the
Bee led into an irresponsible enth usiasm
through its admiration for Roggen and
his capacity" Had the Bee been in a
calm mood it would never have said
that Mr.. Roggen came to Omaha five
years ago at the solicitation OF leading
business men and property owners.
Knowing full well that Roggen. large
and gifted and capacious as he is, had
been upon the rocks in this city, and
that he was taken to Omaha by Mr..
Rosewster for the express purpose of
furthering Mr.. Rosewater's peculiar
personal schemes, the Bee would, had
it not been carried away by it's enthusi-
asm, have kept perfectly quiet on this
score. 1t is wonderful how reckless a
little enthusiasm will make people. Mr..
Rosewater and his large and gifted as
sistant collected a large amount of
money for the purpose Of fighting pro-
hibitior, and it is no secret that this man
Of great capacity was chief leg puller in
the cause. There has long been q sus-
picion OF strange proceedings on the
part Of Roggen in this matter, and the
statement that there was
nothing dishonorsble or disreputable
with his work in that cam
paign" is not convincing. The truth of
the matter is, Mr.. Roggen is a great
nan, but unfortunately he is not as
good as he is great. and the least said
about his good qualities the better. The
'unny thing about il is a man like Rose
water trying to give character to man
ike Roggen.
have seldom seem a more truthful
,r interesting presentation OF the work
ngs Of practical politics" than the fol.
owing which appeared the other day in
he World Herald:
j am one OF the men running for Of
ice this year. 1t is the first time /
lave been a candidate; in fact, l wasn't
! candidate this time; l was simply in
he hands of my friends. A few Of the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-02

vice 10 the country, and it is TO be re-
GREETED that he should, toward the end
Of his life, have marred his record by
assaying the role OF a demagogue.