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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
rOLO OF WRITER'S.

Miss Laurence Alma Tadema, daugh-
Ger of the painter. who has already pub
lished more than one novel, is about 10
issue n volume Of verse under the title
OF Realms Of Unknown Kings"
An interesting combination Of artist
and author is that Of Mr.. William Mich
olson and Mr.. Rrdyard kipling. For
the almanac of Twelve Sports for
1895" Mr.. Nicholson has made the Illus
trations in his original style. while
Dir. Kipling has written the verses 10 ac-
company the pictures. II. ii. Russell
is the happy publisher OF this unique
volume.
A volume from the hand Of Hon. Mrs.
Maxwell Scott. OF Abbotsford, is an
nounced by the Macmillan company
"The Making of Abbotsford and Incl
dents in Scottish History" is its title.
Hon. Mrs. Maxwell Scott is great
granddaughter of Walter, and has in.
herited her love for the later medieval
history Of his native land.
In Nine. Couvreur ("Tasma"). who
died at Brussels few days ago while
still almost "in her earliest youth" the
London Times loses a Jealous and able
correspondent and Australia one of the
best-known of her novelists. The au'
thoress of "Uncle Piper's Hill' was
woman of no ordinary ability. and from
time TO time many bright and amusing
stories from her pen (as well as the Sc
rial novel THE Penance Of Portia
James") appeared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
CHEAP CRIB ROOFS.


When short of crib room, the method
Of covering described below may be OF
value. 1t can be applied TO any kind OF
a crib. Fill sufficiently high in the mid
de with husked corn TO give an incline
TO the edges of at least one-quartes
pitch. Commence at the lower edge
with good-sized ears of corn with the
husks on or what we call snapped corn
placing the tip-ends down. and tapping
over one-fourth or one-third OF the
length OF the ear. on the principle Of
matching a roof with straw or hay
Place the ears Of snapped corn three
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
Gen. sherman's Little Joke.

The great Marcher through Georgia
like all people who get the right kind
of physician. had a great deal Of faith
in his medical advises; but he would
crack the usual joke with them. espe-
cially when he was sick; and he told
DIR. Bliss once that he didn't seem To
be getting better. for all the medicine.
"well. general" replied the doctor,
jokingly. perhaps you had better
thrown physic TO the dogs"
II would. doctor" replied Sherman.
''but there are number OF valuable
ones in the neigh borhood. Every
Where
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

Teacher-Johnny Jones is ten years
old, and his sister is Is years older
than Johnny. Now, how old is John
uy's sister?
Pupil-Nineteen.
How can you be SO stupid?"
"Guess l know what my sister says.
and she's Is years older than me-
Boston Transcript
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

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serious losses a woman can undergo
Beautiful hair gives many a ~ornAn q
claim 10 beauty which would be utterly
wanting IL the locks were short anc
scantv. II il almost as serious loss wheu
the natural hue Of the hair begins 70 fade.
and the shining tres<es OF chestnut anc
auburn are changed 10 gray or 10 faded
shadow OF their for rrer brig hfncss >1cn
Q loss Is no longer . necessity here -
one remedy which may well be called
great remedy BY reason OF ITS great sue
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cleansing the scalp OF csndru1- and re
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no other preparation can produce
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
LATE FARM INVENTIONS.

To do away with the overdraw check
rein in horses mouth new bride
las a support which goes under the
chin to keep the horses head up.
Sore backs on horses are preFen.ed
by a new harness pad. which has pneu-
matte section inserted under the soft
leatho~ covering TO KEEP the pad from
.kafrr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

A corduroy road made of small cedar
frees, which were in a perfect state OF
preservation. was unearthed the other
day 80 feet below the surface OF the
earth. seven miles east OF Ashtabula,
O. Prof. Carl Wright. teacher Of geol-
ogy in Oberlin college. who has visited
the spot and examined The wood. gives
Il as his opinion that the wood has been
where Il was found since the glacial
epoch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
ROOF MADE OF UNHUsKED EARS

courses deep. and If carefully put on .
very good substitute for boards is oh
tanned.
The ends Of the ears can be made &c
project over the edge of the crib by =
few inches by using cord or stove pipe
wire. II ditch is cut around the crit
so water will drain of, corn will keep
very well in such a crib. without floor.
Boards IA inches wide laid across the
crib. on the ground, every six or eight
feet. to shovel upon. will be great
help. The ground can be covered with
snapped corn if desired before throw
ing in the husked corn.-American
Agriculturist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

India rubber as paving for streets
was tried on a bridge in Hanover. Ger
many, a little more than year ago. and
proved so satisfactory that experimen Is
are beng made in Berlin and Hamburg
with il for ordinary roadways. 1t is
said to be perfectly noiseless. unaffected
by heat or cold. and less slippery and
more durable than asphalt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

breakers this morning?
Second Summer Girl-Decidedly not
See how it's raining. Free
Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
PnteruMl wisdom.

Daughter, what time did your COM
pany leave last night?"
why, papa. he started home at half
Never mind when he started:
want TO know when he left Ohio
State journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

In selectirg a place for fruit IL 10 al
~ays safest TO choose dry upland and
avoid q low muddy soil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03

II your lungs are weak thev ned food strength.
There Is a vegetable remedy which Is 10 the lungs
lust bat bread 70 the system-food. strength IL
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
RAILROADS AND WAGES.
Corporations Can Not Fix Wages ii
Proportion to Rates.

Corporations Can Not Fix Wages In
Proportion to Rates.
Among other methods employed by
railroads to prevent legislative reduc-
ton of rates was the threat that II
rates were reduced labor would nave 10
bear the burden in reduced wages; ana
the roads found effective allies In en-
ployes who petitioned the legislature
to spare them by refusing TO reduce
rates. The threat was absurd, and the
action of employees almost idiotic. RAIL
roads never wait for adverse leglsla-
ton before reducing wages, and en-
ployes know it. In states where rates
are fixed by legislation wages OF rail-
road employees are no lower than IN
Minnesota, and employees know it. De-
mand for labor makes it's price, in rail-
reading as we'll as other things, and
therefore if farmers could retain to
themselves a larger percentage of the
value of their crops, instead of hav-
ing it go into railroad Golfers they
would have more with which to buy
supplies, would be better patrons OF
railroads, augmenting their business,
increasing their demand for labor, and
consequently increasing wages. Rail-
roads pay labor no more than they are
compelled to, no matter how rich their
owners may become. If they were a
little less rich and farmers little more
SO, railroad laborers would be advan-
tagged in spite of railroad owners. This
is the lesson that employees of all
sorts, in country like this, must learn:
Ultimately all wages will be relative
to the earning capacity of farmers. II
they are profit makers labor will be
better paid, and as their profits de-
crease or disappear wages must go low
er and opportunities to work must be
fewer-Sidney M. Owen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
POVERTY is UNNATURAL.
You Must Wish for the solution of the
Problem.

You Must Wish for the solution OF the
Problem.
We seldom hear Of any person
starving to death, though sometimes 1t
does happen. But life was intended
to be something more, something
higher, than mere existence. No
one can believe God to be good and
Just and at the same time believe that
he intended that any man, capable ana
willing to earn a living should be re-
duced to the humiliating, miserable ana
painful condition of dependence on the
bounty of others for the very existence
of himself and his family. No one Will
pretend to deny that but for charity
thousands and thousands would starve
every yearein this land of plenty. .,
On every hand is heard Yes, it IS
plain there is something wrong, some
where. But what can we do? We are
not responsible for it. We give in aims
all that we can afford to. What more
can we do?"
There is this you can do. You can
honestly and conscientiously study the
problem. i. You can give patient hear
ing to social reformers. You can keep
your mind open to conviction instead
Of meeting every proposedremedy with
a sneer .pera bitiof, sarcasm. You can
read boYsss written. by men who are
devotinS,tbeir lives to this great So
cial problem. You can encourage free
speech 'add promote education. But
first ,of: all you mdst>get rid of the
idea that abe problem be solved.
You must tear out oflyour mind the
blasphemous thought, that, God intend
ed such conditions, You, must wish
for the solution Of the problem, and
then it wilf.not be long before you hope
for the solution, and then we are quite
sure it will not be rhuch, longer before
you find the solution and become earn
est advocates of it.--:York, Pa. Gazette.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

A "Womans Department" has been
formed under the American Bimetal-
lie Union, with headquarters in Chica-
go. Some of the most prominent wo-
men of the nation are to engage In
the work. 1t is non-partisan organi-
cation for carrying on educational work
in the interest Of bimetallism. Their
plan is to create an interest among
thinking women, encourage orgaliza-
ton, invite men to membership, estab-
ssh libraries; circulate, thim etailic lit
eratnre, and in. other ways instruct
and arouse, public opinion throughout
the Union, as to the necessity of our
government returning to bimetallism
before its people can again be pros
porous Mrs. M. e. Walker has been
selected as the general secretary of the
department Her great abilities as an
organizer, writer, and speaker, war
rants the belief that. she will soon make
her influence felt in the, silver cause,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mrs.
Walker was recruit in the Bryan
campaign, from the republican ranks
of whom the advocates Of silver may
feel justly proud. She is a'life-long
bimetallist, having interpreted the
planks in the various republican plat
forms, to mean true and immediate BIZ
metallism, and having held to that
hope until the fiasco at the st. Louis
convention, when her party, falling
into the hands of the money power, re-
pudiated all former declarations and
bowed to the gold standard. She has
already associated with her many of
the ablest women in the country, and
the work of organization Is reaching
out to every state. When women rally
to the support of principle, they are
sure to meet respectful recognition. It
will have the effect of causing men to
stop and think, and it is a pretty well
established fact that when men inves.
tigate the monetary question, they soor
become converted to bimetallism, ex-
cept in the cases of money lenders.
and interest gatherers of whatever ma
ture. Friends of bimetallism can great
ly assist the cause by placing them
Gslyes in touch with the Chicago Of
flee, 705 Journal building, by means
of corresponder' re with the. secretary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
Fundamental Finance.

According to it's definition and to
common sense, money is medium of
exchange, but according to Shylock-
Republicapism money is thing to loan
and draw interest on.-Pittsburg Kan
SAN :, ~
The only reason in the world that
Cuba is not free is because Spanish
bonds would be worthless the moment
that this island was no longer tribu-
taay to Spain.-Chicago Sentinel.
A great many measures are being
ventilated in Congress for the improve
ment of the National banking system.
The death of the. entire scheme af-
fords the only hope of a substantial
reformation.-Bee.
1t is as ridiculous to demand that mon
ey should be made of gold or silver as
to demand that slop-buckets should be
made of Harveyized armor plate
Cumberland, Md, Uncle Sam.
| undertake to affirm, without fear
of contradiction, that a paper issued
by the government with the simple
promise to receive il for all dues, would
be as uniform in its value as the met
ais themselves.-John c. Calhoun.
The first issue of greenbacks were
redeemable in neither gold nor silver,
and yet they stood at par with the gold
dollar France has a purely fiat pa
per dollar. Ii is irredeemable and Is
not a promise to pay. 1t circulates
freely both in France and bordering
countries; it has always been at par
with silver and gold, and it was with
this dollar that France lifted herself
so rapidly out of her war debt and
into comparative prosperity as to ex-
cite the admiration of all civilized ma
TONS Cumberland. Md, Uncle Sam.
A ST. Louis chemist announces that
he can make gold out of clay. A short
time ago chemist announced that he
could cof{tert SILVER into gold. This
the st. L0,lis chemist also claims. Yer
lily the chemists will settle the vexed
single gold: standard yet We hope
they w+4fwuccged in making both gold
and Silver too cheap to be desired as
money ,metals-Commonwealth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
A POLITICAL RUSE.
Our ENJOYS Extraordinary to the Courts
OF Europe.


A Washington correspondent writes:
James Hamilton Lewis, the brilliant
young American who represents dis
trict in the state of Washington in
the present House of Representatives,
has very little faith in the so-calrSa
himetallic commission. Yesterday he
introduced bill in the House provid-
ing for the repeal of the act under
which the "envoys" were appointed.
He takes the position that the whole
effort to secure conference is unde-
sirable. His views are best stated in
his own words: The purpose of my
bill is to repeal the law permitting this
unnecessary and useless commission
and save to the people the 100000 to
be spent under the measure. Or what
avail can the conference be? Sena-
tor Wolcott upon his return from Eng
land said that we could have inter-
national agreement to coin silver II
only England would agree. This was
an oft told tale. We silver men had
been constantly urging the recognition
of this obstacle as the reason why we
should act independently and no long
err parley with devices rendered to be-
guile the hopeful.
Have we not tried to secure con-
ference four times, averaging an ex-
pense to us in all of $114,000 trip,
counting the printing and circulation
of reports 100000? And all with but
one result, decision to have more con-
ferepces. Here we are in debt, our ex-
penditures being $4O,000,0OO annually
in excess of receipts. Appropriations
are made to an amount of $1,240, 00O,-
900, all payable on a gold premium pa
sis and we are now to expend $1OO,OoO
to provide a set of gentlemen for
eign excursion which has for its op-
ject the postponement Of any action by
this administration on silver until al
ter the next congressional elections.
"The ruse is too apparent. II we
are friends of silver let us be FRIENDS
to her, irrespective of her enemies. Lev
us legislate for our money medium, at
we are assuming to do in the matter
of the tariff, notwithstanding the pro
test of England or Germany or otnel
nations. 1t is to this end that wouie
move at once by abolishing the com
mission. l am opposed to this sense
less junket and unnecessary expense.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

1t is said the government of Japan
have c6hcludedAo have gold stand
ard. SWhy hot& In. order to. bring it
about, however, they. have not con-
tracted the. currency, but changed the
value of their Silver sciirrency. That
is, they have 'pagsed "a measure equiv
alent to changing the value Of half dol
lars in silver to one dollar! Heavens
how could they do that? Why, by an
imperial fiat. It is perfectly simple.
Some learned professor, has told us that
the Japanese and Chinese race have
bigger headsEVhsavier brains-than Eu-
ropeans. This may account for thel,
action.-J. d.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
UNEQUAL Distribution.

Phianthropist-We my little man
what is tho trouble; will you not con-
fide i4 me2
. Little 1g. rrying-Trouble never
cames siNsly-there,s another pair Of
didn't haa enough 'to~sat before they
Seame-I don't know what We'll do
NOW. a ..v,,., -.
PhilanthS t-Thkt' Ford will pro-
vide always provides bread ana
sbshtsa toS ach mouth.
rEaLitM bA-Oh, yes, l spose So
but the trouble is that "he' sends the
mouths ALT to our :hdAse-and's the
breaHNnd butter to your house.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
Leo TOistoi.

The government, as we'll as the rul-
ing classes, know, in their secret hearts
that the land question contains all So
cial questions; that, with its solution,
all special privileges would disappear,
and that this question is the leading
subject of the day. Yet, while they
pretend to care for the we'll being of
the masses, and while they raise for
them benefit societies, factory inspec-
ton, income taxes, aye, and eight-hour
working days, they carefully ignore the
land question.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
Republics May Deteriorate.

To what low and base conditions
even republican government may fall
is illustrated in this description of an
cient Athens, when her people thought
themselves enjoying the blessings of
political liberty: "The great men were
only too prone to regard their fellow
citizens as rabble, mere things to be
played off against one another, and to
consider that the objects of life were
dominion over the property and rights
Ut their fellows; that love, self-sacri-
flee and devotion are fictions; that
oaths are good only for deception" =
Farm, Stock and Home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
La Sale.

Industry is now wholly under the
control of capitalists, specializing for
profit. No one now makes things first
Of all for his own use-as mythologiz-
ing economists relate-and then ex-
changes what is over for the like re-
dundant work of his neighbors. Men
make everything first of all and last OF
all for other peoples use, and they
make it at the direction and expense
of capitalist who is specializing for
money, and, in the absence of system
attic statistics, is specializing in! the
dark. Chances and social connections
make him rich-the same make him
poor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
How MilIionaires Are Made.

When the fortunes of Americas
great millionaires are analysed it is
generally found that they have been
acquired by despoiling the people Of
something that belongs to the people.
Lately there has been a decided ten
dency towards organization on the
part of the people to resist the attacks
that are made on their property and
their privileges by the great social
parasites of the day otherwise known
as Misunderstanding World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

It is mistake to direct opposition
against the prize winners and not
against the system which puts up the
prizes. The men will die and pass
away, but the system will remain to
tempt others into the vacant places.
1t is monopoly, not the monopolists,
that is to be attacked. Without the
opportunity, the latter would not exist.
Detroit. Mich. Justice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

Why does Tom Reed want the Sen
ate abolished by the adoption of the
House rules? Because it would be
more convenient for the dispatch OF
business If the president, vice presi-
dent and the speaker were the only
parties to be consulted with regard to
legislation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

Why is Editor Pulitzer so anxious for
the ratification of the arbitration
treaty? Because the good opinion of
the money powers of England pays
better than advocating the rights of
the American people. a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

How has Mckinley equipped his ad-
ministration for the campaign for in
ternational bimetallism? BY filling
every place of Importance at home
and abroad with monometallists.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
What We Are Coming To.

Even trusts can't make money when
the purchasing power of the. people is
gone.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
OPINIONS OF THE RADICALS.


Lest, perchance, your reckoning on
some later day be worse,
Halt and hearken lords of land and
princes of the purse,
Ere the tide be full that comes with
blessing and with curse.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

Why are tine Anglo-Americans who
toady to England better than other
people? Because it is true if you can
believe what they say.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

]. c. Mansfield, dealer in dry goods,
Springfield, KY, has made an assign
ment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
WHY IS 1T?

Why are the monarchies Of the old
world constantly buying gold and
boarding it for pretended war pur-
poses? Because they are afraid that if
they do not buy it up, it may get into
the hands Of the people and make them
anarchists.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

r. B. Robinson, dealer in dry goods
at Fort Dodge, Ia, has made an assign
ment
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

Copeland & Marsh, general store, at
Ramseur, N. c., have made an assign
ment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14
OoLpBUG GOOD TIMES.

The Prick piano case company, OF
Farley, Mass. has made an assign
ment
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-14

Why has Cleveland taken the side of
monarchy in every controversy we
have had during his term of office =?
Because he wanted to get even with the
United States for the wrong done him
in being born in America.