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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
TRUE DEMOCRATIC Principles.
Grover CIevelnnd's Anti-DemOcratic
Position.

Grover Clevel0nd's Anti-DemOcrattc
Position.
In setting forth what true democracy
is Mr.. Cleveland says that "above all
things" il INSISTS hat the money OF the
people should be sound and stable
neither ~shriveling in purchasing power
in the hands of the poor. nor by its un.
certain value driving enterprise and
productive energy into hiding" This is
true, as far as it goes. Democracy,
above all things. insists that the money
by means Of which the people make
their changes shall not appreciate in
value to such an extent as to double
their debts-to such an extent as to
cause the products of their labor tc
shrivel and shrink in value in their
hands until they are unable to buy
enough money with them to pay their
debts and taxes. Democracy insists that
it is far better for the prosperity of the
country for the purchasing power Of
money to ''shrivel" than it is for the
purchasing power of the products of the
peoples labor to shrink.
We have seen what an unstable and
unsound dollar has done for the people
even during Mr.. Cleveland's administra,
ton. 1t has resulted IN the prostration
Of trade, the paralysis of business and
the destruction OF millions Of values,
all because the value Of the unsound
and unstable dollar has been increasing
in purchasing power, while the prod.
ucts of the peoples labor have been de-
creasing in price. Democracy is as fair
to the debtor and the producer as it is
to the owners of capital loaned or in
vested. It's whole mission is one of JUS.
tice. 1t is not true that a rise in gen
eral prices to the level of 1873 would
work injustice to any class. Those who
are profiting by the shrinkage in the
debt-paying and purchasing power Of
the products of human labor have no
right ( 0 such an advantage, for it is an
advantage that works overwhelming
injustice to the people, and. indeed, to
all classes.
We are very glad that Mr.. Cleveland
made his speech For the first time in
his public career he takes his true posi-
ton: for ever through the fog In which
his ideas are enveloped the people can
see that he has no sympathy whatever
with the fundamental principles of de-
mocracy. lie may not be a republican,
but he is an anti-democrat. His associa-
tions and his sympathies are all with
the small class that is enriching itself
Mt the expense Of the peoples prosper.
ity.-Atlanta Constitution.
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WHAT MAKES HARD rlMEs7


why hard times in this country Is n
question well worth considering. Why
such suffering as we have had for
years when the land has been blessed
with abundant harvest and with n
population disposed To active industry
with organized industries OF h very
best and natural unequaled.
A recent governments report shows
how the farmers have suffered from
low prices, and this gives us some light
nj least. We give some figures that
speak for themselves:
In 1896 we produced 2,2S3,000 900
bushels OF corn; the farm price for it
was 2l.5 cents a bushel. and the total
value $4ol. 100000. In 1891, for a
corn production of 2.0G0, 100000 bush
els, the farm price was 400 cents a
bushel, and the total value vas $500
100000, or S345.O00.O00 more than the
farmers received in 1896 for n vastly
larger crop. A loss like this must af-
feet the whole country.
In the latter part of 1896 a slight i'm
provement took place in the price OF
wheat, owing to scarcity abroad, yet
the farmers got for the crop of that
year $202, 00o. 900 less than for the
crop of 1891. The average of wheat
was 72.6 cents n bushel, against "a in
1891, but we had the advantage of n
failure Of the European and Indian
crops, which forced up the price of
wheat; otherwise we would scarcely
have got more than the 50-cent aver
age. With crops of wheat half as
large again as ten years ago we are
getting some $40, 1000 a year less
for it.
Oats make a worse showing. For n
vastly larger crop in 1896 the farmer
receives $70,0OO,Oo0 less than for the av-
erage crop Of the six years from 1890 to
1895, and $4,000 less than for the av-
erage from 1880 to 1889.
In these three great farm products
the farmers received $4,000, goo less
in 1896 thar the average of preceding
years. This decline in prices has been
going on for some 20 years, and If
cotton and other crops We're taken into
the account the loss would be increased
Dy HuudltdS VI iAO AhViN-
All this explains the shrinkage in
everything else; in the prices Of mill
and factory products and the wages OF
the mechanic, the laborer and miner.
Farmers and those dependent on the
marketing of their products constitute
fully one-half the population OF the
union.
The republican party proposes to
remedy all this by increasing taxation
thereby making dearer those articles
the farmer has to buy. In addition to
this their protective policy is calcu-
Lated to seriously cripple our trade with
foreign nations where our breadstufs
aud provisions find a market Let us
not forget that the country during all
those years has been under republican
policy. The ruin is theirs.-Springfield
GILL Register.
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WOMAN TO WOMEN.


ESOhu bhC AhtIlbA1ous RtitlucEcs 4As
Many a woman will recognize the ills de.
Capron, Iii. Unfortunately, Iey are ills
peculiar to the sex, n we have no doubt,
whatever, will be read with the greatest in
terest.
The facts are givsa p~recisciy as stated to a
reporter OF this PAPER. Mrs. DE Mum said.
Il was almost a wreck. i was all run
down and too weak TO do anything. | felt
ms il there was no hope for relief. ! managed
to keep around the house a good part of the
time, but the bed was the proper place for
me. No one knew how badly l felt. My
appetite was gone, / was troubled with a
became 80 dizzy that l could not stand up.
On several occasions l reeled off the side
walk and fell when l attempted to walk. /
have given you but a faint idea OF my con-
dition."
"Howdid it happen that you were cured?"
II read an article in one of the papers
which seemed plain and honest and was in
duced TO buy a box of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. / was delighted to obtain relief be-
fore using the entire box. | continued TAX
ing the medicine and to-day am completely
cured. You can't say too much for those
pills" repeated Mrs. De Mum.
DO you know of any other cases."
Yes, l know of several. / recommended
the pills to my n%eighbors and everyone who
has taken them hin there is nothing like
them. My sister took them for nervous
headache and received prompt relief. There
seems to be something in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills to make sick people well. Think
they were rightly named when they called
them DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are an
unfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor a~taxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
ons beadaehe' the alter effect Of 'l IL gr ier
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
complexion, all forms Of weakness either in
male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers. or will be sent post paid on receipt
of price, so cents a box or six boxes for
$3.50, by addressing DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
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feature of the Mccormick roller bea ring il
seen in the so-m-or cage as it is called
which holds the rollers from running to-
gether, and if for any cause the cage is taken
from the shaft the rollers will not fall out
and get lost. In order to avoid the McCor-
mick patent the other harvesting machine
company who claims to be the originator Of
roller bearings in harvesters has cut out the
metal in the ring at the ends of the rollers.
If the cage is taken out the rollers slip out
and become filled with grit, or worse, get
lost.
The methods of the Mccormick Company
result in an annual saving Of many Thousands
of dollars to the farming public. New de
vices are not embodied in their machines
until long and oft repeated trials have
shown them to be practical. |. has been the
same with the roller bearings rs with every
thing else-McCormick experimenting Il
done at Mccormick expense, and not at the
expense Of the farmers, who are too otter
duped. by manufacturers who rush int
print for notoriety and bull the market with
impractical forms.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
THE PEOPLE IGNORED.
A Case Of Government by the None,
Power.

The people last fall voted for currency
pected it, until they We're given TO un-
derstand that the republican campaign
promises were only a feature Of a sort
Of bunco game. A great number of
voters supported the republican candi-
date for the presidency under the as
surancc that his election would promote
the interests of the bimetallic cause.
Those voters also were fooled. although
the president has made a show Of carry
ing out the pledge OF the ST. Louis plat
form. We are not TO have any currency
reform; we are not to have "A bimetallic
policy. We are TO have only tariff of n
high brand. High tariff has long been
an article of republican faith. and the
leaders would like to put another robber
measure On the statute book. so thai II
IL should happen to just antedate the
return of prosperity. a pure republican
policy would be credited with having
brought good times. The New York
Press Washington correspondent thus
explains the failure of currency legis.
lation to materialize:
Leading republicans know that II the
house should pass a bill reforming the
currency or TO permit pooling or any iegis-
lation Objectionable TO the silver combine
in the senate the tariff bill would be made
the object of their revenge.
1.-The activity of the house In thrusting
upon the senate corporation or financial
Legislation instantly would rekindle with
added fire all the animosities OF the cam.
paign. and the silver question would jump
10 the front. There would be endless de-
bate, and the result would be the fail
ure OF everything which is earnestly de-
sired. Above all issues the republican
managers intend to keep the tariff for
ward"
There's the whole secret. The repub-
lican party does not want to take any
orders from the people. 1t proposes TO
show them that it knows better than
they do what they want, and while
there is something desperate about this
bluff. it will work well if the country
be favored with that prosperity, which,
it is widely believed. will not returL
until something is lone to relieve thu
stringency that is caused 10y n fault
currency system. That is, republican
defiance of the will of the people will
go down with the people if it shall prov.
| to be n success, but the chances for sue
cess are so slender that the republican
leaders may well pause before proceed
ing to the length of establishing a
| policy Of robbery instead of one of re.
lief. They have no notion of pausing.
however. unfortunately for them and
their party.-Binghamton On. ~
Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

by locaf applications, ~ they cannoe Sc1enI
the diseased portion of the ear. There -
only one way to cure deafness, and that -
by constitutional remedies. DEAFNESS -
caused by an inhamed condition Of ehe sDur
cous lining OF The Eustachian Tube. Whsn
this tube gets infamed you have a s-.shllng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when Il =
entirely closed deafness is the result. and
unless the inflammation can be taken ou4
and this tube restored to its normal co..
dition, hearing will be destroyed foreysys
nine cases out Of ten are caused BY eAtarz,
which is nothing but an infamed conditions
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred DoilaIs for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) THAI
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh CnrA
Send for circulars, free.
#. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

1t has been said that the conveniences III
one age become the necessities OF the next;
but no ordinarily sane man will contend
that the necessities OF one age should be-
come the inconvenience OF the next. When
binding was done by hand the left hand cut
the platform of the harvester aud was de-
livered into the receiver with its heads
towards the rear of the machine. The men
stood in the receiver facing the grain. With
the left hand machine the heads of the
grain are at the left hand of the man doing
the binding, SO in taking out the bundle
turned TO the front table or to the back
table he kept his position toward the
bundle itself-that is, with the heads toward
his left hand; hence. in making the tuck he
showed the ends under the band toward the
heads. Grain is handled by the shocker by
grasping into the heads, as shown in the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
At THE DRY o STORE

Moired poplin in two-color efiectA-
Small checked cheviots for girls
frocks.
Very large muffs in black. brown and
gray furs.
Cardinal and emerald-green neck
scarfs for men,
Black velvet coats edged with Persian
lamb.
House waists Of evening shades Of
corduroy.
Collarettes Of grebe for velvet capes
or gowns.
Tiny-patterned tafeta for girls
party dresses.
Tam O'Shanters of rough camel's-
hair materials.
Many mouflon muffs to wear with
gray costumes.
Poke bonnets Of velvet edged with fur
for little ones.
Rough boucle cloth coats for boys
under ten years of age.
Nun chains of gold links. plain and
studded with jewels.
Draped vests Of black or gray lamb
fur on cloth gowns.
Misses plaid gowns trimmed with
black velvet ribbon.
Iridescent bead edgings in al colors
and narrow widths.-Dry Goods Econ
cmist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Feed young chickens first light bread
crumblcd and moistencd with milk for
. few days, tlien corn bread with
shortening enough TO n.~sc 1t crumbls
well, and after awhile some oatmeal;
then rice or grits. Such feed, II given
In full doses often enough, will make
chicks grow rapidly. They do not need
egg custard or any other dainties.
Plain. nutritious food II best for thslg
diRestiou.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

portable pen is shown herewith. One
end protects the occupant from sun and
rain. Two trucks made from a board
are screwed to one end, while handles
are placed at the other end. 1t can thus
easily be moved its length every day,
and quite a bit of ground dug up and
fortified during the season. - Farm
Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
FOR THE GIRLS.

A girl Of IS wears her skirts just above
her ankles.
Bleaching the hair Is not only out Of
fashion, but intensely vulgar.
II you object to using vaseline to In
crease the growth of your hair, why
not try washing it in tar soap?
A young girl should make no engage
mcnt. either of q social or a business
nature. without informing her mother.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
TO SILVER.


NeeIOustDb1AS
The so-called .'silver men" in the
United States have no desire to block
the way to a just and proper interna-
tional agreement for the restoration OF
bimetallism. II the monetary system
known by that name is a good one. or
II it be better than gold monometallism,
IL follows, as of course, that it cannot
Become a bad thingif procured by inter
national agreement.
But we do not believe that such an
agreement with the leading commercial
nations is within the scope of reason
nble probability under existing condi-
tions. The two nations whose C
renee is deemed essential are England
aud Germany. The finacial policy of
both countries is absolutely controlled
by the creditor classes. 1t is true that
the best economic thought of Europe.
both in England and upon the CONT
nent, is in favor of bimetallism. But
this economic thought" is not the con-
trolling force in European politics.
While the great arguments in favor OF
b~imetallism are unanswered, and will
remain unanswered, it is not apparent
that any progress has been made toward
fits establishment. In truth, the ten
denotes seem TO be the other way. The
reason is perfectly plain. The moneycd
men. who constitute the worlds great
creditors, are benefited by the appre-
citation of money. II enables them to
collect their pay in money more valu-
able Il. e.. of greater purchasing power)
than that which they loaned. Now and
then we find a maj whose generous in
stincts lead him to surrender a pc
~cuniary advantage. But such men are
few, and, rs a rule, they do not belong
to the class of professional money lend
ers. The latter are altogether insen-
sible to argument based upon moral
and equitable considerations II those
considerations are opposed to their in
terests. When dealing with the money
lenders themselves argument in favor
Of charging the money volume Is SIM
ply wasted.
These same classes are all powerful
in shaping the financial Policy Of their
respective governments. There is no
form Of wealth so potential rs ready
money. We know something of its pow
er in our own politics. The banker
controls the business man." the bust
ness man controls his employees. and to-
gether they, in large measure. control
the elections. In Europe, where uni
versal suffrage is unknown. where the
governments are either practically in
the hands OF . angle man or a select
lew, II necessarily follows that the dis
tinctively creditor classes" constitute
relatively greater "power" than they
90 here. They not only influence the
elections in countries where elections
are held. but they influence the leading
statesmen" and. in large measure. die
sAte their policy.-National Bimetallist.
1t was supposed THAT the change Of
administration yyould cnu.> = re-,or,1
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for b eeo4+
Cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and -
stantly takes the sting out OF corns and bun-
ions. Greatest comfort discovery Of -
age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or Dsw
shoes feel easy. Is a certain cure for sweaAr
ing, c%allous, hot, tired, aching feet Try =
to-day. Sold by all druggists and shso
stores, Csc. Trial package FREE. Addssm
Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy. N. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

The world demands that a poor wife be
loved by her husband as much az a good
one.-Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Over 400, 900 cured. Why not let No-To-Bse
regulate or remove your desire tor tohaccoH
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed. SOC and 81 90, oil druegis1nA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

They say that the ostrich can digest stoneo
and broken glass. We wonder if en- ostrich
ever tried to digest an American rAdishs-
Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Some people give 80 much good advice
to Others, they have none left for their own
use.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

A mar is a fool ior betting the opposit.
way from vhich be votes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

When a man gets SO mean that his wiGo
won't live with him, he says marriages - .
failure.-Washington Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Charity robs herself when she frOwnD
while bestowing a gift.-Ram's Horn
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
il Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

You never really know how many dis
eases there are TO which mortals are sub
ject until you hear a GROVE of old women
talking together. -Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

"Is that a good hen, Uncle JOSH n
good hem" said Uncle Josh; why, that q
hen lays eggs as big as hailstuns. "-Dstroso
Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

The young man who always tells what
high wages he gets, need never expect .
Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Considering how mean men can be, they
deserve edit for being as good as they are,
-Atchisul Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

A sprain cannot cripple if you Ne 3
Jacobs Oil. 1t cures it.
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Mrs. Musicus-'Did you have much
trouble in learning to sing SO beautifully
Miss Frankly-"Yes; especially with the
ncighbors."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

When bilious or costive eat . Cascare4,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed loo, ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

For 6 years had neuralgia" You haven't
used st. Jacobs Oil to cure it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Cant cure my rheumatism!7 You canh
you must use st. Jacobs Oil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Al you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

just try a l0c box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, l0c.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

II is not the women who look at TIM No.
dry goods, who buy the most.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Some people spend a great deal more tims
being mean than it would take to be cous~
teous.
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1t was supposed THAT the change Of
administration would cause q general
r,se in values. but 10 far tieonly things
Unit have risen have been tho Mis-
s'ssipr river. the airship and popular
Observation-Disclosures Timea
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PORTABLE PIG PEN.

II Can Easily he Moved It's Length
Every Day.
Getting the pig out of doors in the
summer is good for the pig, and often
good for the land on which the pig uns;
but the pigs efforts need direction, OF
damage may be done. A %convenit-t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-09-03
COUNTERFEIT MILEAGE TICKETS.

~ ~ - ~
Recently there appeared IN Pittsburg'
a man giving the name OF r. e. Lucas
accompanied by woman calling her
self May Anderson, who attempted TO
dispose OF counterfeit B. a U. Mileage
Books. They did succeed IN selling some
TO the brokers, and then departed for
Cleveland. where they registered at the
American House as r. c. Lucas and wife,
In their efforts to dispose Of the spur
iOus tickets, they aroused suspicious
which we're at once communicated to the
B. & o. Agent who immediately took
such action AS led to the arrest aud con
yiction o. the woman. who was founh
guilty of selling counterfeit tickets. and
sentenced TO six months in the work
house. and to pay fine Of $500 and
costs.
The man succeeded IN N king his es
cape, but as he - known to the railroad
people aud police, his arrest IL only
question OF time.
The b. d o. officials have taken every
precantion to prevent the sale or use OF
theee spurious tickets, aud have express
ed determination 70 prosecute to tho
fullest extent OF the law anyone caught
attempting to use counterfeit mileage or
other bogus foims OF transportation, and
will be especially vigorous against bro
kers found Offering them fot sale