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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04
AS TO AN EXTRA SESSION.
A Republican Scheme for Agltating Pro
lection.

A Republican scheme for Agltating Pro
lection.
In an interview predicting and favor
ing an extra session Of congress Senator
Sherman has said: 1--WE have plenty OF
money and plenty of gold in the treas
ury and / do not think Ii a congress IL
called upon to take up the consideration
of any radical change in our presens
financial system"
This is a. practical admission by the
Ohio senator, who is the chief counselor
in financial matters of the republican
rarty, that no necessity exists for an ex-
ira session.
The only substantial reason urged for
the calling Of an extra session was the
need Of revenue to protect the gold re-
| serve and prevent the issue of bonds
II there is plenty of money in the treas
ury and the gold reserve is in no danger
this reason is removed.
The only object of an extra session,
therefore. would be to pass a tariff bill,
not for revenue. but for protection; in
other words. to keep pledges of benefits
made to the bounty interests in return
for support in the campaign.
In doing this the republican adminis-
tration will not only offend the great
body OF voters who oppose high protec'
ton and supported Mckinley on ac
count Of his financial policy, but will
give n color OF proof to the charges that
the Hanna syndicate have a mortgage
on the Mckinley administration.
More than this, an extra session viii
again bring a disturbing factor int
business. What the business interests
need more than anything else now 10
complete relief from all political agita'
ton and menace. The prosperity ofthe
country depends upon the business men
getting ample time toestablish renewed
activity without the fear Of political
tinkering. /.
If the republicans care for the good
will OF the country they will drop the
subject Of an extra session.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04
REPORTED FROM CANTON.
The TAIN Of Trusts Between MoKinleU
and Ptngree.

Gov.-elect Pingree. of Michigan, has
been visiting Maj. Mckinley and talking
with him about trusts and corporations.
"a. found" says Mr.. Pingree, shat he
knows as well as anybody that they are
rotten to the core. He recognizes that
they are one of the greatest evils in his
! country, and knows that something has
got to be done. He's all right" The fur
ther information Is given that 1t was
Mai. Mckinley who wrote the antitrust
plank OF the republican platform in
1902. ''They may talk all they want TO
about Mark Hanna being president"
adds Mr.. Pingree, but they'll find that
William Mckinley is going to be presi-
dent himself"
All this would be cheering IL Gov.
Pingree could be relied upon 10 read
Mai. McKinley's mind and to estimate
nj their worth Maj. Mckinley's words.
The major as u politician has acquired
the habit of agreeing with the adver-
sary while he Is in the way with him,
end of seeming TO acquiesce in the
views of enthusiastic persons who do
the talking. Gov. Pingree is not noted
for taciturnity. and he is honorably
known as a leicester OF rapacious wealth.
Is il not quite thinkable that when
trusts and corporations were being de-
clared rotten TO the core IL was he ana
not the president-elect who spoke?
What though Maj. Mckinley did write
the antitrust plank in 1892? He was
as good n silver a tfen as Gov. Pin
gree himself, yet lie changed his mind.
1t helps To reduce to almost nothing
the value of this surprising retort from
Canton that Gov. Pingree should pref
ace it with the statement which fol-
lows:
III ever a candidate realized that he
owes his election TO the people anu nos
TO the gang, the major Is that man."
If the trusts and corporations THAI
are "rotten TO the core" are included in
1.-THE gang" what would have become OF
Mai. Mckinley without them? 1t II
true that millions Of the people believed
: they were doing their patriotic duty
when they voted for the republican can
. didate, but il Is also so true as to for
bid dispute that every trust n cor
I poration in the United States which
I takes a corrupting hand in politics
worked with frantic and constituencies
: energy for McKinley's election, and that
c be could not have been elected without
them.
: 1t may be that as president the major
will disappoint the natural expectation
of reward of the trusts and corporations
e Enthroned in the white house ant
clothed with power, ambition may come
IS to him TO do what is right even at thu
4 cost of consistency and the forgetting
'e Of service. Maj. Mckinley Is not
: stickler for consistency, as his cours'
" on the money question exempliiiec, am
is he has lived long enough to know tina
the trusts and corporations supports
Of him for their own and not for his sak'
I'd 1t is possible, therefore, just barely pos
III sible, that President Mckinley will d
O. cline to be the servant of the none
et power. which has made him Cleveland
On successor. But there are notmany III
es grees about. The governor-elect {
RS Michigan is a singularly s~anguine ma
is N " Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04
WHISTLE.
That Musical sound Is Made by the Birds
Wings.

At various times during the past few
wears | have read with much interest
discussions in Forest and Stream as to
how the woodcock makes his whistle.
that delicious ripple of melody so fas-
cinating to the ear of the sportsman
who hunts the shy and handsome game
bird.
While shooting woodcock recently in
company with a friend this question
was discussed. my friend at nee as
severating that the whistle was made
bv the birds wings and not through the
bill by the aid of the throat. at the same
time saying TO me: when neNt you
shoot a woodcock without injuring its
wings. and without killing il. simply
making a body shot sufficiently hard
to bring the bird TO the ground, call
your dog TO heel. retrieve the bird your
self. hold him by the bill suspended in
the air at arms length. and in fiutter-
ing TO escape from your hand the
whistle will be made by the birds
wings"
While shooting a few days later with
another friend | was fortunate enough
10 make n body shot on q wooucock'
which came TO the ground with the
wings unbroken. The dog caught the
bird. which had attempted to fly after
IL struck the ground. took it from the
dogs mouth. and. seeing its wings were
unbroken, I determined to make the
test then and there.
After telling my friend what l was
about to do ! held the bird by its bill
at arms length. and the result was that
IL made the whistle three times. each
time by executing a rotary movement
of the wings and body while fluttering.
II any sportsman doubts this state
iment ! wish he would do as have done
and all doubt will he dispelled from his
mind as to how this enchanting whistle
is produced.-Forest and Stream.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04
A Slight Mistake.

While on n visit TO Glasgow recently
l was witness to rather an amusing in
cident at Ellington street station. The
mother Of a family had just shown the
ticket collector n couple of half-fare
tickets for her two children. The ticket
collector. after looking at her doubt
fully, said: Hoo auld are theyT
"Just six. an they're twins"
cay. an whaur were they born?-
'This ane was born in the Gallygate
(6allowgate) an the ither IL Edin-
burgh." replied the mother, unthink-
ingly.-Scottish Nights.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04

been rescued from some dreadful ca
lamity and she feared to lose him
again, and when he begged her to tell
him what was the matter. that he
didn't understand" she exclaimed
rather Historically: "Oh, that is the
beauty of it! j don't want you to un-
derstand, Tom, dear, and I'm so glad
YOU don't. l don't think eyer care to
be understood again. 1t was only a
dream. and he's gone, thank goodness,
but YOU never can know how l suf-
fered."
Tom looked deeply puzzled at these
seemingly random and i~ncoherent re-
marks, but at her express desire for
bore questioning her. Whatever it
was she had dreamed the effect pro
| duced was that he had had a warmer
welcome thar ever before during their
engagement. and he was satisfied.
At the next meeting of the German
club Miss Rossiter. who a few weeks
before had read a stirring paper adj
vancing the theory that some time on
this earth there would be n golden age,
when kindred souls would live i'll the
full delight Of realized ideals. read an
equally stirring paper combating and
fatty contradicting her own pet the
orics.
On the way home from the club Mrs.
Denny. who prided herself or finding
the hidden springs which produced ac-
ton in her friends minds, suddenly re-
marked:
Nan Rossiter. you have some reason
for so suddenly changing your mind
about those theories of yours"
"Yes." replied Miss Eossiter, with ar
~inscrutable smile; II have n reason
but that. ms Kipling says, in another
story. and one l refuse TO tell."-Phila
delphia Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04

The republicans have come into
power on the pledge that their success
would guarantee a return to prosperity.
This being the pledge on which they
won. il Is t. be hoped that it will ma
t~crialize. They have promised to re-
store bimetallism by international
agreement, and the people VIII now
have an opportunity to test their sim
cerity. In the meantime there is but
one thing TO do. and that Is to accept
the result and watch Developments
Atlanta Constitution
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04

49, luxuriously in her great easy
.sair. preparatory to the rather un-
rxual indulgence Of an interpretive
mood.
81. could not be called interpretive
a general thing, for she was far too
rrsy with charities. flower missions,
Toi-toi clubs. church and society in all
.hssr fullness, TO allow herself the
,onular fad of ~self-analysis; and then
~. was Tom Lenfield; she had been
,rrared to Tom for nearly a year.
H. vas n lear good fellow, and was
.n,e.cding so well ia his business, and
,s,-SclI. she was vaguely conscious
,ba. she had rot been as deeply disap-
roi-,ei as an engaged girl should be,
,tsn She had received his note that day
cling her he had been called out or
,oan Unexpectedly and might not be
ale to return in time to be with her
that evening as he had planned.
She wondered if. after oil, she did
love him as she should.
She sighed a little and determined TO
allow herself the pleasure of feeling
rather miserable upon this subject.
Tom was a dear. she thought, but il
h. only had n little more love and APP
probation for the things she cared for.
Not that he was not all love m APP
rrcciation for her. she admitted To her.
SELF. for she knew that he considered
her the very loveliest and cleverest CIR
in the world; still there was no denying
that Tom was rather slow sometimes
md so practical. She remembered how
AZ the art exhibition they had stopped
before a picture Of the Impressions
school that il was the thing to admire
To be- quite honest. she was not entirely
sure whether she really understood and
admired II herself. but she had heard SC
much talk about IN from people whos'
Judgment she held TO be entirely aboy'
criticism that she had at last persuade
herself thar 4 her. too. IL was replet'
with life and meaning
At any rate il vas annoying TO hav'
Tom look at her in undisguised amaze
ment as she praised its virtues. n Y
hear him exclaim: That daub. io'
surely don't admire tnat?' But then h
was so penitent when she had explaine'
Ii to him. and even II he did not under
stand, it was pleasing to hear him say
"You are the cleverest girl. Nan.
often wonder how you can care for
fellow whose only pretense to goc'
taste is his love for you" She remem
bercd how. "A few weeks ago. at a sym
phony concert. she had looked int
Toms face tn see IL in some degree h
did not feel the JOY of the music tina
flooded her soul.
He was fond Of music. in his way. bu
NJ was candid enough to confess that
bright. pleasing bit of light oper
brought far more ~pleasurable emotion
10 him than the most soulful melodie
Of the great masters
On this particular occasion Nil
Iossiter remembered hat he had n
turned her rapt expression with n {
anxiety. and had murmured tenderly
what is il. darling? Are you sitting
a draught?"
Oh. dear. il was always draught. {
something equally annoying 10 he
She wondered IL she could choose fe
herself. what her ideal would be like.
She pictured TO herself several typ'
OF her own creation. finally wayerin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04

If the American congress VIII
heed the voice OF the American people
IL IL VII. give us a currency based upon
gold and a tariff for revcnu orly, G
two enactments will make IT. uliicuis
II not impossible for the formation o.
trusts TO corner p~rcluctH which ths
American citizens are compelled to GUY
Louisville Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-04

Young Wife, always thought you
the bravest man in the world while we
were counting. You wouldn't go 10
Canada In case of another war. would
you. dear?
"Not IL the war was with Canada
Detroit Free Press.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
WEEK AHEAD OF THE WORLD.
According to Rule, Inst Sunday
Was Eastcrfin California.

A special from Tacoma, Wash, dated
March 30th says: 1t was Easter Sunday
yesterday on the Pacific slope, although
probably not more than half dozen peo-
pie knew 1t. Those who did know 1t
are ambitious astronomers and mathe-
maticians. They find that the first full
moon after the spring equs!lor put In an
appearance on this coast shortly after
10 o'clock Saturday night; and IL is
fact that the first Sunday after the first
full moon after the spring equinox is
Easter Sunday the world over. But, In
this peculiar case, said to be the first
instance of the kind since the beginning
of the Christian era, only this part Of
the Pacific slope has its Easter-Sunday
a week in advance of the rest OF the
world. When the moon filled Saturday
night, reckoning by Paciic-coast-time, 1t
was already Sunday in New York and
London. Consequently, for the East and
the remainder Of the world. excepting
the Pacific coast. the first Sunday after
the first fun moon after the spring equi-
nox will not arrive until next Sunday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
OVER FIFTY NEW MEMBERS.

AT a called meeting of the Board OF
Directors If the Chamber of Commerce,
held Monday evening, over fifty members
were elected. This addition TO the roll
of the organization is the result of the
labors Of the committees recently ap-
pointed TO canvass for new members, and
is encouraging progress in the matter OF
securing the membership Of 1000, which
is necessary to carry out some very i'm
portant plans Of the Chamber in the in
terest of Richmond's development in every
direction.
When we consider the work the Chamber
is already doing for Richmond's adj
vancement, and how greatly ii could en-
large its sphere of usefulness and in
fiuence were II accorded the more sub
stantial support that a membership of
1000 or 100 would mean, 1t is difficult to
understand how any businessman. manu-
facturer, professional man, fnancier, or
capitalist, in the city. can afford not TO
belong to the body.
And Just here we would call attention TO
a suggestion from President Halves. OF
the Chamber that Is well worthy of being
acted upon. This suggestion Is that busi-
ness men and others would do good
work If they would interest in the Cham
Der their sons just grown to manhood by
paying the necessary dues to make them
members OF the organization, and en-
couraging them TO attend its meetings
thus educating them in the ways OF COM
merce and in general business relations
There is no school better calculated than
the Chamber to enlarge the business ideas
of a young man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

If the latest reports from Berlin are TO
be accredited, Emperor William has con-
founded the prophets, upset the European
political chess board. and mixed up the
diplomatic chess men in most astonishing
fashion. 1t is now said that despite the
consent Of Germany to the use of a part
Of the Egyptian reserve fund to pay the
expenses Of the Dongola expedition, the
whole trend OF German diplomacy is to-
wards the establishment of cordial rela-
tions with st. Petersburg. This may be
the trend Of German diplomacy, but there
seems no question that German interest
dictates binding Great Britain firmly
to the Triple Alliance. 1t would, there
fore. be well to await further develop
ments before attaching too much i'm
portance to Williams exchange OF courte-
sizes with the Gear. In view Of all that Is in
yolved in the Dongola movement. 1t Is
pretty fair to assume that when we get
down TO the business basis of the situa-
ton we will find that Salisbury has
satisfactory understanding with Berlin
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
THE ONLY PATH OUT OF THE BoGs

We have often said that only by In
ternasional agreement can the silver prob
lem be solved. That is the only path. we
repeat, which leads out OF the boys and
duagfnires In which the worlds financial
systems are involved. The cause of In
ternational agreement grows. In Phila-
delphia a meeting took place some two
weeks ago between the protectionists
and the western silver senator's. This
did not please the tariff men among the
Philadelphians. So another meeting OF
the Manufacturers Club was called for
Monday night last. This meeting passed
a resolution declaring as follows:
Resolved, That the question or BIZ
netallism can be permanently settled
only through international agreement
That declaration is true. If England,
France. Germany. and Austria, and the
United States would act upon this hint
or theory, there might be a universal
currency blessing the world before thls
time next year. 1t must not De for-
gotten that II was Philadelphia goldites
who adopted or made the short deciara-
,ion which we have Just quoted.
II Is reported that there were over 0o
men at the club meeting. The meet
ing at any rate not only declared for in
ternational agreement. but against the
free coinage of silver, and did so by
vote practically unanimously. We quote
the rest of the silver resolution which
was adopted. 1t is as follows:
1.-THE Manufacturers Club declares its
unalterable opposition 10 the free coin
age OF silver by the United States alone,
firmly believing that such policy Will
result in disaster at home and dishonor
abroad, and would only operate to place
this country upon the basis Of silver
DnonometallisD1,"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
WANT AND TAKE THE BEST.

Why pay 10 cents per week, when you
can get the best paper in the State for
10 cents?-Richmond Times Circular Tor
Petersburg.
The foregoing Is either a mistake, or II
is deliberately and wilfully misleading.
we have consulted the business column
of the Richmond Dispatch, and find that
its subscription price is Is cents a week.
and not 10 cents. or course. paper can
be published for 10 cents week. but a
very much better one can be, and Is, pub
lished for 10 cents and the people or Pc
tersburg always want the best.-Peters-
burg Index-Appeal.
Our compliments to the Index-Appeal,
and, through 1t. to the appreciative people
Of Petersburg for whom that paper has
won a right to speak. Verify, the people
Of Petersburg like the people Of Rich
mond. want, and take, the best.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
THE TARIFF.

whilst a large number OF papers and
politicians are constantly declaring that
Mckinley owes his popularity all over
the Union TO his advocacy in season and
out OF season OF the protection of
American industries. that sturdy Demo-
cratic organ, the New York Journal Of
Commerce. expresses its dissenting views
in the style following. We quote:
.1s may be safely asserted that even
among manufacturers opinion Is not
unanimous as 10 the expedieney OF pro-
noting an agitation for a change in the
tasif az the dominant issue In The APP
preaching presidential campaign. With
whatever sentiments the various sections
OF the business community regarded the
final enactment OF the Wilson bin. there
vas 4 general feeling OF relief that the
safin question had been finally taken out
q politics. IL was believed that after a
fair trial had been given to the system
Of lower duties the question would cease
20 be party one. and that further
changes IN the tariff would be made at
the dictates Of business necessity rather
than OF political expectancy. II Is no
doubt true that return to high protec-
tive duties is being urged as measure
Of. business relief. but there Is visible
lack OF unity OF sentiment about the de-
mand and very decided differences Of
opinion as TO the effectiveness OF such a
remedy"
The Journal expresses the true state OF
the case Mckinley Is not going 10 sacri-
nee his prospects for the presidency
tpon the altar or platform which the
Reed men are endeavorlng 20. compel
him TO occupy We have heretofore noti-
bed our readers that II was one shing
70 indulge Ia such tarl, defamation as
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
MIR. DAYARD NAY RETURN.
wilmington News which IL suxses-
tive Of This.

A wilmington Del) dispatch says:
There Is strong supposItion here that
Ambassador Bayard IL contemplating re-
signing from his post. While his friends
refuse to give any definite particulars.
they hint that Mr.. Bayard Is dissatisned
with the action Of Congress. and also that
the drain on his private purse necessary
10 keep on his diplomatic position mas
reached such point that he can no
longer maintain II.
When Mr.. Bayard took his family 10
England two years ago he rented MS
house at Clayton and Sycamore streets
to Howard Pyle, the artist, and IL was
then generally understood that the lease
was TO extend until the time OF MT. Ba-
yards return TO resume his residence
here. In obedience TO notification re-
celved last week Mr.. Pyle is preparing
to leave the premises. and certain local
contractors have been ordered at once
to begin the work Of renovation and re-
pair.
The story Of Mr.. Bayard's return was
rumored last week, when II was said ne
meant to visit this country next summer
to participate in the campaign In Della
ware. Local politicians, however, do not
credit this theory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

Mckinley uses in the primary meetings.
aud altogether another thing to so into
a rational convention declaring similar
..bosh." There Is no reason why the
Mckinley men should not so 70 81
louis with as many protecionist dele
gates as Reed will carry thither. Reed
was the first OF the Republican leaders
who suggested the sinking OF the protec-
ton question. ano Mckinley the first to
raise that question to the surface again.
The Journals utterance may be good
advice to the Democrats. There are oit-
ferenees Of opinion in both the Republican
and the Democratic ranks as to the
adyisabllty OF making an issue upon the
tariff. Mckinley and Reed are both
snrewd. wiry politicians. The Demo-
Gratis may learn from them.