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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-22
A CHRISTMAS JOKE
crtnmer.s Anger Was Turnee
10 Joy while Demohshsng
Christnas Present

Funniest Christmas scene ever
witnessed was only year ago.
laughed the broker whose laugh j. all
the more CHEEKY because he made
recent hit in wheat.
.-Grimmer lives next door TO me, You
know. Peculiar old gentleman, but he
has a heart as big as Yankee cheese
IL YOU only know the way to reach H.
Last Christmas i was sitting al the
window when i saw 6rimmtr come
storming out OF the house with Int
tie hair trunk on his shoulders, He
slammed il down 30 hard that the Id
few about on one hinge and then went
on a dog trot 10 the barn. returning
with an AK. As the air began 20 MI with
fur and splinters, i went out TO ascer-
tain the trouble
-I'n tell you.' the old man yelled. in
a defiant tone III tell everybody and
anybody. Put il in the papers If You
want TO. The old skinflint of an uncle
OF mine sent the trunk last month NJ
the same time l received a letter from
him insisting that the trunk was not
TO be opened till Christmas i opened
her all right enough. as soon as l had
breakfast. What do YOU think there
was in il? A lot Of old literary frum-
perry that no secondhand book store
would handle and more cockrosches
than you could put in peck measure.
/ guess / wasn't mad and the old gen.
tleman let go with the AK as though
he were trying TO fell bullock. Out
rageous insult and this time the
wreckage was completed
"In the false bottom exposed tkers
Were government bonds. g-eenbacks
and quarts Of gold. Grimmer stared
and then sat down in a collapse IL vas
an hour before he was himself aga.u
| and then there were tears chasing each
other down the wrinkles Of his face a
he wrote the 'old skinfiint uncle No'
never saw such q whirl as we had a
Grimmer's that night. Fret
Press.
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THE FUNCTION OF MONEY.
Why the Medium of Exchn nge should
he Issued Only ny the Cow
eminent.

a somewhat lively discussion is GO
ing on as to whether an excess of ex-
ports over imports enriches or impov-
erishes n country. The question can be
decided by determining what is wealth.
Since 1873 our excess of exports in mer-
chandise and silver has amounted TO
III this excess was used
in paying interest to foreign creditors.
we are Just that much poorer; but IL we
received back in exchange for IL an
equal or greater amount of merrhan-
disc and valuables. we are that much
richer.
II is interesting TO note that during
this same period our excess OF gold i'm
ports amounted to only Sl0,2s3,35
This comparison very forcibly demon
strates the absurdity OF the claim that
a gold standard. or any single standard
of exchange. is necessary in handling
foreign commerce. With commercial
balance in our favor of more than 81
Ooo. 900. 900. we have only $l0.cO0,OOO
Of gold to show for it. All com
merce is barter. and the only
/ function OF money is TO measure the
value Of the articles exchanged and
facilitate the transfer. In other words.
money is not value. but certificate OF
value. the same as a deed 10 piece OF
real estate; and the material on which
the certificate is stamped or printed has
nothing TO do with its value. Money
is n creature of law. a representative OF
the sovereignty OF all the people, estab-
fishing a legal measure for the ex-
change of property among themselves
and other people. This medium OF ex-
change should. therefore. be issued
only by tic covernment-the people
and II should he issued in sufficient vol
ume TO meet the convenient require
ments OF trade and commerce, and no
part Of n should ever be redeemed or
taken ont OF circulation. except IN the
impossible case OF a decrease in popu-
lation. Instead OF redeeming money
the quantity should always be IN
creased in exact proportion 10 'he
growth Of population.
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had brilliant career. Where is she
MOVE"
''She lives only few doors away.
only discovered her few weeks ago,
and then by chance. She had hemor-
rhage and the children. who were alone
with her. became frightened and ran
over here for help"
"You say her husband left no in.
come. How. then. do they live?'
upon the little she earns with her
pen. She was our best composition
writer. you remember. But ii is a
meager and uncertain income. Besides.
il is Fastening her death. The doctor
says she cannot possibly live until sum
mer. She sits indoors and writes and
coughs when she ought TO be in The open
air and sunshine
"Why did you not send me word :
Certainly She needs a friend-frends.
rather know you have done all in
your power, but ! must do my share
Poor woman, Poor Carrie, Who could
have imagined such life for her.
Il thought Of you. and meant TO tell
you sometime, but your own trouble
was so great
The street door, which opened direct
| ~ into the sitting-room. which on this
occasion served as Gsningroom. was
pushed suddenly open and a delicate
girl of seven or eight years. with wide.
open, frightened eyes, rushed into the
room exclaiming:
20 Mrs. Harris. please come quick.
Mother has another"
You will excuse me-" said Amy
springing TO her feet and turning &c
her guest. ut is Carries little girl
Her mother is i'll again. i feared it
She was wor king so hard this morning
TO make a merry Christmas for th'
children. She said" lowering her voice
"that it would likely be the last the.
would spend together"
Il will 60 with you" cried Mrs. Sax
ton. rising also.
They found their friend lying on th'
lounge. fainting from loss of blood an'
scarcely able to speak. Yet she gave
smile of recognition as Mrs. Saxton too
herhand. She knew who was to be CUES
at the cottage. Mrs. Harris had prom
ised to bring Sunshine 10 see her afte
dinner. In one corner OF the room
stood tiny Christmas tree which sh
had been helping the children decora'
when the hemorrhage came. Under II
branches sat three-year-old baby Gar
lie crying quietly, with her present 10
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The Cause of Free Silver.


The effect OF this increase in money
supply Is felt in change In the
worlds price level. From 1873 down
70 1896 the worlds price level con-
stantly sunk 10 a lower and lower
level each year. bringing bankruptcy
and ruin in its wake and confiscating
the property OF debtors and unjustly
enriching money lenders and cred
ito-s. But from 1896 to the present
time there has been slow but posi-
tive upward moycnon in the worlds
prices, scoring nine points in three
wears. This accounts for the relief
that is felt from the pressure OF fall
ing prices caused by a contracting
money volume. Mr.. Sauerbeck's in
dex numbers. in which IS principal
commodities are made the basis OF
price computation, starts with 100 as
the index number in 1873, and finds
the average price OF these 45 articles
to be represented by 81 in 1896, and
that il has risen from 81 in 1880 to 10
at the present time.
The contention Of the bimetallists
in 1896 was that prices were falling
as the result of a contracting money
volume caused by the gradual elimina-
ton of silver from the currencies OF
the American and European states.
On the other hand the gold combine
ton rejoiced in falling prices, claim
| ing that they were due to improved
methods of producing commodities
and TO the peculiarly sound charac-
| ter of gold money. The republican
politicians who are the henchmen and
slaves Of the money kings defended
gold contraction and gloriled scarce
and dear money in 1896. But now
since through an increased production
gold has already deprecated consider
ably and consequently prices have
risen. they will attempt TO claim cred
it for the gold standard. 1t will be
difficult, however, for them to har-
lmonize their arguments that de-
lpreciating money which advances
prices in 1900 is a good thing while
the very opposite was the thing to be
desired in 1896, and they will be forced
to admit that their claim in 1896 that
prices were low on account of cheap
metnOds OF pfOdu'toh was Siioheou'
in view of the general advance in
prices since that time and the specific
and tremendous advance in prices
made by the trusts who have monop-
/ olized all of the great industries that
. are using motive power machinery
and Improved methods in production.
E But the republican politician is
! equal to any acrobat feat and will
e undoubtedly claim full credit for his
E party for the work of the Almighty
in defeating gold contraction by fur
nishing n more abundant supply Of
4 gold. But it will bother him good
:, deal to explain to the people VII!
s prices have arisen SO out of proper
4 ton to everything else in the specia
IS lines that use motive power and i'm
!, proved machinery since the formation
o OF the trusts. 1t will puzzle him T.
i explain TO the intelligent voters Of thu
n country why the profits Of this grea
IS nation should go into so few hands
o building up multi-millionaires ant
e dictionaries, while the percentage o
: home owners is constantly decreasing
y National Waterman.
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mamma. little pen-wiper made 10y her
own hands guided by her sister. claspec
close TO her breast. The eldest child.
nine-year-old Ralph. had eo.s for the
doctor.
The pathos. nay. the bitter agony OF
il. struck home TO Mrs. Saxton's heart
so sharply that for brief moment her
own trouble seemed an Insignificant
thing.
Have they no one when their
mother goes? No relatives 10 look after
them" she whispered TO Mrs. Harris.
She shook her head sadly
Absolutely no one. she tells me. To
leave them 10 public charify-the
thought of their separation from each
other-that is what makes dying so
hard for her. All. here comes the doc
tor"
He bent over his patient tenderly.
counting the Pickering pulse She
looked into his face beseechingly-
Tell me-" she whispered. with diff
ficulty. chow long"
He did no; answer at once, but at
last her look compelled him.
AN r--two-perhaps."
Then the three children gathered
close abou. her now. Her eyes rested
upon them with look of unuttera5le
anguish.
Don't. mother,- cried the boy.
sharply. placing one arm about each
sister Il will take care or them. They
shall not separate us. God viii help
me-
Mrs Saxton stepped quickly forward.
looking more than ever like Christ
mas angel rs she gathered the three
children suddenly in her arms.
"Thcy Shall be mine" she said. God
has given them 10 me-a Christmas gift
to FIJI my empty home"
The diving mother half raised herself
Joy struggling with doubt shone in her
face.
"Yours. Sunshine? All three? Not
-scpaiaied-w
>, Yes. mine-all OF them-if you will
give them 70 me. I have money and
nothing else in the world want them
Sec" she continued. bending 70 kiss her
diving friend. you 90 10 join your hus
bard: YOUR little ones shall comfort me
for mine"
When Sunshine Sax'on stole into ths
, hastily prepared nursery for last lool
, M the three sleeping children late tha'
Christmas night. her face had look o
: deem content which promised vel fol
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DO YOU really mean IL, Mrs. Saxton?
Would you? Amy would be so glad.
She speaks Of you so often. She feels
So"
The girl hesitated.
"Yes, l know, Nellie. NV friends are
all very knd-kinder than | deserve.
Well, then, il yor think l shall be wei
come would you run over tonight and
tell her TO expect me? Say that to-
morrow will be a sad day and ] should
IKE TO be among friends. Stay-l shall
not need you any more this evening.
You may as well stay all night. Then
il my coming makes extra work you
can help her"
"Work! o Mrs. Saxton. how can you
say it? Amy will count this among her
very happiest Christmases. You see"
she said, with sudden frankness quite
unusual with her, 'since my brother
has been out OF work so much, Amy has
a pretty hard time, and sometimes il
seems TO her as though her old friends
forgot her. She says the past is all
slipping away from her and the future
looks dark. Forgive me for telling you.
Mrs. Saxton. She was not thinking
of you so much-for she knows you
have had trouble of your own-bu'
Amy has been good sister TO me and
il hurts me TO see her getting so dis.
couraged."
Il thank you for telling me. Nellie
Good night, and a Merry Christmas tc
you."
Il was getting 10 be a coward" she
said TO herself. sadly. as the door closed
upon the smiling girl. IL was thinlone
that mine was the only trouble in the
world"
Nellie's sister-in-law had been class
mate of Mrs. Saxton's in the seminar,
and one of her many admiring friends
The fact that she had married a me
chanic and Mrs. Saxton a wealthy mar
had not interrupted their friendship
and when the young sister-in-law hat
asked to be taken as one of Mrs. Sax
tons servants. she had been cordial,
welcomed and given place of frient
as we'll as servant. But during thes'
had shut herself away as far as possibl
from all past associates.
From little remarks that Nellie le
drop occasionally, Mrs. Saxton had half
suspected the state of mind into whic
her old friend Amy Harris was lapsing
and the thought that had come to hel
when she sat in the twilight trying I
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her future and for that Of her new
found TREASURES.
lit is always So" she Whispered.
..Giye and 1t shall be given 20 You
- good measure. IL was SO little
tried 10 give this morning. and see what
has been measured back 10 me-,
She pressed kiss upon each tear
stained face and went out with thirst
mas peace in her heart--Ela Beecher
Cuttings, in Chicago Advance
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Mr. Honeymoon lsoInewhat hest
iatingiy)-M dear. what queer taste
TO this turkey. What do you suppose
ails IL?
Mrs. Honeymoon (boo-hooirg)-Why-
darling. you don't blame me. do you.
lift isn't just right? Iicok all the pains
in the world -sith il. even TO the stuffing
with cranberriss. which mamma told
me always 70 with roas; turkey
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A roidite contemporary says sueh
IN activity of business in the country
that there Is a scarcity OF actual mon
ey with which TO settle the daily pa
ances.- WHY not remonetise silver
then and set the rain,s 70 work com
ing more moneve-Illinols StSts reg
lister.
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Tom Marie jumped six feet when I
told her she was standing under the
rnistlesoe.
Jack-Then you didn't kiss her?
"Oh. yes. she jumped in NV direc-
tion."-Brooklyn Life.
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mas
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Mt-NN HEN silent are the
4lt[-WA shady delis.
NJ And southwark AL
K1S-I the birds have
lJNt%&$H flown,
~ s/lfI&' While breeze
,s,oneh the naples moan
$50 Tor yoys they once have khovn'
~ s,,sic al, the gloom dispelsF
VIA ,.sr ,stmas Bells. The Christmas Beis'
r,h beneath a silver sheen
NnAe 'hi,e and still. when moonbeams
glow sr,t,oa snovv
n.. ~ the blossoms In theH VICE.
. neauty lights the lonely sceneF
Va rhrlstmas Green! The Christmas
Greeni
-, wintry winds are bold and free
Ileus lake the orchard kings OF old
.,n.sa autumn wealth OF red ana goio
.,,ore their rugged branches hold;
~ henas with fruitage fair to seer
w CHRISTMAS Tree, The Christmas u rec
,,...~ lonely hearts by sorrow tried
Wa wealth OF earth Is but alloy
,rs love deferred their hopes destroy.
v,ta. blessing floods their souls with JOY.
~ -s-,h and heaven are glorihed?
~ ~. CHRISTMAS Tide. The Christmas Tide'
p,,n Raymond, In Minneapolis House
leeuer
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OFFICIAL WAR BOOK

by Congressman James Rankin Young. All about War with Spain, the Navy, all defenses. Battle Ships, etc. Portraits and biographies of Dewey and all prominent officers. Nearly cheap. Best authorship. Only authentic. official book. Experience and necessary. Any body can sell it. Ladies as successful as gentlemen. We are the largest subscrip- tion book firm in America. Write us. Fifty persons are employed in our correspondence department alone, to serve you. Our book is just out. Get agency now and be first in the field. Large Soc. War Map in colors free with book or outfit. Other valuable pre- miums. Tremendous seller Biggest money maker ever known. Most liberal terms guaranteed Agents making $7.O0 to S28OO per day. Twenty days credit given. Freight paid. Full book sent prepaid to agents $l .45. Splendid sample outfit and full instructions free for nine 2-cent stamps to pay postage, Mention this paper
 MONROE BOOK co, Dept. M.. Chicago, Ill.
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contest Notice.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 TyCsoH. Arizona, March 24. 1899.

TUCSON, Arizona, March 24, is9sl
 Complaint having been entered at this Office by Henry Beaver. of Arizola, Pinal county, Arizona, against the heirs and legal representatives of William Mcqueen. de- ceased alleging that they have failed to comply with the law in relation to Home stead entry 1874, made at the Tucson, Ari- zona, Land Office, on March s1. 1898, for the NE1z Section 25, township south, of range 6 east G. 8 S. k. M., situated in Pinal county, Arizona, with view to the cancellation of the same. Contestant alleges that the said William Mcqueen is now dead, and that the heirs or legal representatives of the de- ceased have wholly abandoned said tract, and failed to cultivate or improve the same as required by law, and this the said con testant is ready to prove at such time and place as may be named by the Register and Receiver for hearing in the case, and he therefore asks to be allowed to prove said allegations, and that said Homestead entry 1871 be declared cancelled and forfeited to the United States, he the said contestant, paying the costs thereof.
 The contestant having filed affidavit in this office on the 18th day of February, 1899, setting forth the fact that after using due dilligccee he is unable to get personal service upon the contestee and asks that said service may be had by publication in the Florence TRIBUNE. a paper published at Florence Pinal county, Arizona, the same is hereby granted, and the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at the office of William B. Reid. a Notary Public, at his office in town of Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, on the 5th day of May 1899. at 10 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged failure.
 Hearing before Register and Receiver U. S. Land Office, at Tucson, Arizona. on the i2th day of May. 1899, at o'clock p. m.
 MILTON R. MOORE,
 a1-2t Register
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Notice for Publication.
lHomestead Application No. i28i.l

lhOmeSUead AppucdtlOn NO. lzo1.J
 DEPARTMENTOF OF THE INTERIOR. LAND OFFICE AT TUcsoS. Ariz., Feb. 24. 1s99.i NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ~ following manned settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in sup port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Florence, Arizona, on Saturday, April 8, 1892 viz: Andrew Samslky, of Flor ence. Pinal county, Arizona, for the NE14 of NWl4. Sec. 2s, T. IS, R. 10 E., G. IS. RIM. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva- tion of said land, viz: Nicholas White, Charles A. Ritsch, Andrew Denier and Theodore r. Marquand, all of Florence, Arizona.
 MILTON R. MOORE. Register. First publication March I, 1899.
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Delinquent Safe Notice.

SILVER KING MINING coNPAyY.-Lo- cation of principal place of business, San Francisco, California; location of works, Pi- oneer Mining District, Pinal County, Ari- sona, Territory.
 Notice.-There are delinquent upon the fol- lowing described stock. on account of assess ment tNo. 2O) levied on the 10th day of Janu. ary, 1899, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders. as fnilnus.
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Sale Of Real Estate.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
 pursuance of an order of the Pro bate Court in and for the County of Pinal, Terri tory of Arizona, made on the 18th day of March, 1899. in the matter of the estate of ". R. Early. deceased, the undersigned, the Administrator of Estate of W. R. Early, deceased, will sell at private sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, and subject to con frmation by said Probate Court, on Mon day, the 17th day of April, 1899, at 10 o'clock e. m. at store of F. B. Maldonado, Casa Grande, in the said County of Pinal, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said W. R. Early at the time of his death, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of the said W. R. Early at the time of his death. in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying, and being in the said Casa Grande. County of Plnal, Territory of Arizona, and bounded and described as follows to-wit:
 An undivided one half @ of fractional part of block 2s, of Casa Grande townsite, 25 feet thereof fronting on Main street by 55 feet in depth, known as the residence and shop of ". R. Early.
 Terms and Conditions of Sale: Cash on confirmation of sale by said Probate Court. Deed at expense of purchaser.
 W.J. SHULZR, Administrator of Estate of W. R. Early, deceased.
 March 2s, 1899. a1-st
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Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa Grande and Arizola is at present, and with good reason considered one of the most desirable portions of this magnificent Southern Ari- zona. Great changes have been made in the appearance of this part of the valley during the last four years. 1t was about that long ago that the Florence canal was completed md the work of actual improvement begun. It is useless to deny that under our present water system there is nothing like sufti- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land
 THE CASA GRANDE VALLEY CANAL
 is forty-three miles in length and covers 50 LOCO acres of land, about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that 1t can be easily enlarged and it's capacity in- creased. reservoir covering l.MO acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gaa- lons in the southeast corner of township Q, range 8. gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by O shortage Of water during a few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of huge reservoir at the buttes, fifteen miles northeast of Florence. Com. petent engineers have examined and reported upon the scheme and pronounce 1t feasible.
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And in accordance with law, and an order from the Board of Directors, made on the 10th day of January. 1899 50 many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be neces- sary, will be sold at public auction, at the office of the company, No. BIO Pine street, rooms 15 and r, San Francisco, California, on TUESDAY, the Fist day of March, lss9 at the hour of o'clock D. m. of said day, to pay said delinquent assessment thereon, together with costs of advertising and ex- penses of sale.
 J.W. PEW, Secretary. Office-No. BIO Pine street, rooms 15 and i7, San Francisco. California.
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p. FISHER. NEWSPAPER ADVERTIS- La ing Agent, 21 Mechanics Exchange San Franaisco, is our authorized agent. This paper is kept on file at his office.
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Meteorological Statistics.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained station at Florence from 1874 to 1882 The reports covering the period from JulS, 1880, to April, 1882 gives the follow Ing statistics, which may be taken as a safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six yeas:
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New Mexico & Arizona By.

Daily except Sunday. Pacific time.
 J. J. FREY, General Manager.
 T. 4. NAUdLE, L. H. ALBREcHT Assistant General Manager. Train Master
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THE
 FLORENCE TRIBUNE.

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