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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-10
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REMODELED STABLE.
How an Eastern Dairyman Rea-.
ranged an Originally Inconven-
lent Farm structure.

The drawings herewith viii explain
the way in which | remodeled my COW
stable a year ago Ny barn was Of the
prevailing plan in this part Of the state.
a bank barn Of two stories, with feed
ing-room next bank, horse stable next
this and COW stable al lower side, with
manger against weather. boarding. and
feedroom for feeding hay. etc, cribbed
OIL from the mows on second story. In
feeding grain the feeder had to pass in
between the cows and place feed in
troughs. carrying feed from feeding
room through horse stable to COW sta
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CUNED WITHOUT MEDICINE.
The Nan with Rheumatism Comes
In Contact with thc Hold
Up Man.

Eyes" said the man in the macintosh.
Lighting another cigar, lit was one OF the
most remarkable cases | ever knew. Rheu-
matism p years-both shoulders-had to DO
fed like a little child. Arms had hung help
less ever since | knew him-no use OF them
whatever
And he was cured without medicne?''
asked the man who had his foot on tho
table.
.Yes."
COR liniments!" inquired the man with
the souch hat
Or linlments."
"And recovered the use OF mis- arms in ono
moment" observed the man with the Cog
giles on.
Yes"
I've heard Of such things" remarked the
man in the inverness 1T was under cir
cumstances Of strong mental excitement,
wasn't y"
81 thought so. He was induced to believe
he could be cured if only he made the effort,
wasn't her,
Il suppose SO. Something or other Of that
nature"
Then there's nothing strange about il.
The history of medical practice Is full Of
such cases. II was only an Instance Of what
they call faith cure"
NO" said the man in the ma cintosh, re-
fectively, you could hardly call it that.
The cure was effected by a man with a re-
volver. who met him on lonely road and
said
"'ITold up your hands!' And be held
them up. Chicago Journal.
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VIEW ON FEEDING FLOOR

had them sawed in four-inch and eight
inch pieces and surfaced on one side
OF these I made spouts Of the proper
length to reach from the feed trough
a sufficient distance above the floor OF
the second story for conve nience in
feeding. These are constructed with
a lip TO prevent wasting feed in pour
ing in. The spouts and troughs were
arranged in pairs and hood was made
TO extend out beyond the line Of the
trough and down from the upper floor
TO the line Of the lower edge of the
boards of the upper portion of the
manger, which should extend down as
near to the height Of the cow as posi-
bic. This hood prevents the coarse feed
from getting into the trough.
keep the feed on the second fioof
OF the barn, and ! can feed the grain
at the time that give the coarse feed
] save great deal of time in this way
] am not annoyed with the cows eating
out of my bucket or spilling the feed
as pour it into the troughs. Alto
gether have found it satisfactory, and
i give ii in the hope that il may be use
full TO others. One of my neig bors who
remodeled his barn this summer has
fitted up his stable in the same manner.
National Stockman.
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OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

President Mckinley has duly in
vestigated himself. Now who shall in
vestigate the investigators? Albany
Argus.
The cries of "Yah. yah yah!
Beef" which greeted Alger in Boston
puncturod the coat of whitewash.--
Utica Observer.
Every now and then some matter
pertaining to the United States projects
itself into congress and interrupts the
work of governing our island posses
sions.--Detroit Free Press.
Secretary Wilson says the Ameri-
can is learning to eat mutton under the
scientific guidance of the agricultural
bureau 1t is gratifying to be informed
that one department of the administra-
tion has a definite purpose.-Chicago
Democrat.
-Whitelaw Reid. one of the peace
commissioners. in his speech at the
plutocratic banquet at the Chicago
Auditorium on Lincoln's birthday
spoke of our "option in the Philip
pines So we are to pay $4,000 900
for an "option" on an insurrection!
And This is called q great bargain.- ILL
nois State Register.
Admitting the truth Of all that is
said about Alget the fact must Is borne
in mind that the president put him in
office the president is keeping him
there, and the president is responsible
for him. If Alger is incompetent-and
that he is SO !, apparent TO all-Prcsi-
dent Mckinley. and not his inefficient
servant. is principally to blame for the
mistakes that have brought disgrace
upon the republic. -Manchester On. H.
Union.
The American people. regardless
Of party. will continue to support the
administration Of William Mckinley in
all measures TO attain the best results
of the war upon which we entered n
wear ago. They will forgive much. and
allow a good many bygones TO be by
gones. but they will not be whcedlcd in
TO the belief that everybody has been
wise, straightforward and just too
good for anything" at every stage OF
the proceedings.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t now remains for all who
deemed il unwise TO antagonize the rati-
| fication of the treaty TO get TO werk and
contest the progress Of our unwise inn
perialism. Its opponents of all parties,
and particularly Of the republican
party. whose glory it has been TO he
known as the party of freedom"
should now be true to the principles
which have been the glory of the re-
public by making il government which
rested its right TO rule upon the consent
of the governed.-Springfeld Hepub-
lican.
The president is clamoring for a
200 per cent increase i'm the army. The
imper'alists want millions for the navy
and for coast dcfenses. The pension
roll il becoming more buriensome.
The ratification Of the peace treaty calls
for an appropriation OF $4,000, 600.
Every branch Of the public service Is
| calling for more money. and in the
midst of this we are told the war tax
Il to be maintained for two or more
years. and even then n bond issue may
he necessary. But this docs not deter
Hanna in his efforts TO push through
| the ship subsidy steal. and the presi.
dent does not hesitate TO suggest snoth.
er big subsidy for Pacific cable
! Louisville Dispatch.
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GOLD IS A FAILURE.
Especially n> standard for De-
ferrcd ymcnt--Rising value
OF Money Does Injustice.

The failure of the supply Of money to
keep pace with the demand causes the
dollar to mere ase in value. This. OBJ
viously, is to the advantage of the idle
holders of idle dollars, and to the det-
riment Of everyone who has the sale
either Of his labor CT the product of
his labor. II there were no deferred
payments or Dc lot, this would not cause
such Injustice but wherever there are
deferred payne cts. then an apprc-
ciating collar works great injustice TO
all debtors and TO all who labor or who
have made investments in productive
enterprises To Illustrate: TIE farm
er who borrows money calculates that
il viii take a certain amount of his
products when the debt is due TO buy
the dollars in which the payment is TO
be made. The laborer figures IN the
same way. He has contracted to pay
his debts in dollars. but he must pur-
chase the dollars with so many days
labor, and II the dollar appreciates the
laborcr knows that il will take more
days labor TO get the dollars than it
would have taken when the debt was
made. In other words. when the value
of money goes up. the price Of prod
ucts goes down. Through the appli-
cation of this principle by means Of
the single standard OF gold the profits
Of the farm, the shop and the factory
have been shifted into the Golfers OF
the few, who control the nations cir
cuiatinv medium
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The Monetary Problem.

whole world, by opening the closed
treasures Of your western silver mines
and sending forth "siser showers" TO
make the earth blossom as the rose"
Why is il that you do not pursue this
plain, common sense and Humanitarian
policy? Why should you deprcciate the
value Of your own great product, and
thereby enable India and other
foreign countries to bug your sil-
yer al one-half it's value and use
The profit in an unfair compc-
titicu with your farmers and pro-
ducers? Is there any other answer
but that Of ignorance or cupidiiy?
have shown the immc nsc profit that in
dividuals made during period Of five
years in traificling with India through
the medium OF your deprecated sill
vcr-deprecated BY your own act-but
! have not taken account OF the tremen-
dous losses that came to your farmers
and producers and property owners as
a result of this III fair competition
These losses are so vast as to preclude
the idea Of anything like al accurate
estimate.
Your government processes TO legis-
late for the protection Of It's citizens by
building tariff law high enough to
keep out foreign com petition, and THIN
it proceeds to undermine that wall by
running sluices ofdcprecatcd silver be
meath its foundations. These are things
which intelligent foreigners find them
selves incapable Of comprehcnding.-
George Augustus Haig in Mississippi
Anllnr namnrrrf
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COWARDLY TACTICS
Gold Advocates Dare Not Give Pub
IicG the True Reason for Desir-
ing the Single Standard.


The gold men have Invariably fought
under cover. There is not "a leading adj
vocate Of the gold standard in the
United States " daros to publicly give
his true reason forde manding that gold
should be retained as the sole metallic
base of our monetary system. Those
who know anything about the subject
are fully aware that gold is constantly
rising in its exchan re value. That il
will all the time buy more and more,
except when some unusual thing oc-
ours to temporarily raise the price OF
some particular com modify. as in the
case of wheat at the present time. They
know that as money increases in pur-
chasing power ne only beneficiaries are
the holders Of fixed incomes. and those
whose interest in money exceeds their
interests in all other things combined.
They know that what bene fits these
classes in such a way must injure all
others. Finally. they know thatif they
were to declare that they were seek
ing TO further enrich those who are
already the richest. they would be
buried out Of sight at the very first
election. So the mllionaires and multi
millionaires, together with their subor-
dinate shoutcrs. pretend that they want
the gold standard (honest money, as
they call IT'D in the interest OF the wild
ow and the orphan. the hod carrier
and the washerwoman. This is a pal
pablo fraud. II should deceive nobody.
and should convince every thinking
man that the gold standard has nc
va liz lrfnnsn
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The entire wealth OF the world may
be roughly estimated atS300, 100000 600,
and the total money. including paper.
at $40, 0O0, 100000. In other words. theie
is about one dollar in money for each
$50 in property Now, suppose that
everyone having property should sud
denly conceive the desire TO exchange
it for money. and il should all be eN-
changed al once. How much would II
bring? How much could ii bring? No
more than so, 100000. 600. for thst is all
there Is. II would not, in fact. bring
so much. because some men would not
part wi;h an Of their money. j. Il
not perfectly clear that IN such case
money values. that IS prices. would nj
once fan 10 about onc.thirtieth OF what
they are now? II could ot.be differ
ent. and ihe wealth Of the world ex.
pressed in terms Of money. instead OF
being 100000 10000, would only be
about SIC. Oo0OOO0o0.
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bic. Perhaps it seems foolish that any
one should have a stable SO incon-
veniently arranged, but it is fact that
nine-tenths Of the cow stables in this
part Of the state are constructed in this
way
| divided the entire space into sec
tions OF three feet four inches each and
made partitions between the stalls, let
ting the partition extend back from the
manger two feet six inches, and making
that portion of it two feet six inches
high. let the partition extend
through the manger. making il so high
that one COW cannot reach over and
rob the other of grain or hay. made
a drop by setting row Of locust posts
five feet back from the manger and
spiking plank to them and filing the
space between them and the manger
with clay and spiking plank on top Of
this for the hind feet Of the cows TO
rest upon.
The manger Is my own device.
took oak boards TO the planning mill and
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Doesn't il sometimes make You gloomy
TO hear the wind bowling about ON wild
nighty"
mo" answered the man with care
worn look. Il rather like to hear it. The
wind doesn't come up and ring your door.
bell and ask how about that bill, or tell you
dog. Ii doesn't sing / won't 20 home till
morning away off the key and disgrace the
neighDorhood. 1t howls because It enjoys
st. But it never says anything to hurt any.
hody's feelings i sometimes honestly wish
that there was more wind in this life and
less people. Washington Star.
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tune By risk:ng the property Tney are
still abe to cal thelrown
These are the true causes u the
plethora OF money accumulated a.
the centers of population, which APP
pears TO so puzzle the "iinancicrs" To
know how 10 invest il IN order to get
more without earning II. Tile end 10
not set. Prices will continue 10 fall.
r r. EWING.
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AlInys His suspicious,

II there is one time in a mans life when
he is devoutly thankful it is when he feels
the old boarding house cat rub up against
his trousers on the day when rabbit stew
In announced. -Yonkers Statesman.
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Durability Is
Better Than Sho4v. -

The aveath of the multi
millionaires Is not equal to
good health. Riches zvithout
health are a curse, and yet the
rich. the middle classes and
TIE poor alike haze, in Hoods
Sarsaparilla. a valuablc as
sistant in getting and main
tanning perfect health, 1t
never disappoints.
ecrofuIa Three year, ago our son,
now eleven, had serious case OF scrofuls
anderysipelas with dreadful sores, dIscharg.
ing and itching constantly. He could not
walk Several ply sicians did not help for
sixteen months. Three months treatment
with Hoods Sarsaparilla made him per-
fectly we'll. We are glad to tell others OF ~
MRS DAVID LAIRD, Ottawa. Kansas.
Nausea vcniting speiis. dizziness
and prostration troubled me for years.
Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not
sleep. My age was against me, but Hoods
Sarsaparilla cured me thoroughly Ny
weight increased from l25 to l43 pounds. I
am the mother Of nine children. Never felt
% well and strong since / was married as I
do now" Mrs. NJ. A. WATERS, 1893 33d St..
Warrington, ID. c.
Eczema" We had to tie the hands OF
our two year old son on account OF eczema
n face and limbs. No medicine even
helped until we used Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which soon cured" Mrs. A. VAN WYcx, I2S
Montgomery Street. Paterson, n. j.
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Hood. rin. cur. liver MS: non-irri,stine ana
The only caiharte 20 take WITH Hoods sarsapariils.
Daily camera., 1899-02-24
Strange History of a Spanish Ring.

1t is stated upon what appears to ne
good authority that in one of the
parks in the Spanish capital city of
Madrid a magnificent ring hangs by
silken cord about the neck of the
statue of the Maid of Almodma, the
patron saint of Madrid. This ring,
though set with diamonds and pearls,
is nevertheless entirely unguarded.
The police pay no attention to it, nor
is there any provision made for watch
ing it by special officers, because it is
not believed that any thief, however
daring, would venture to appropriate
it to his own use. And, when the his
tory of the ring is considered, it is
hardly to be wondered at that a super
stitious people prefer to give it a wide
berth. According to the story that is
told Of it, the ring was made for King
Alfonso XII, the father of the present
boy king of Spain; Alfonso presented
it to his cousin Mercedes on the day of
their betrothal. How short their mar
ried life was all know, and on her
death the king presented the ring to
the grandmother, Queen Christina.
Shortly afterwards Queen Christina
died, and the king gave the ring to his
sister, the Infanta del Pillar, who died
within the month following. The ring
was then given to the youngest daugh-
ter of the Due de Montpensier In less
than three months she died, and AL
fonso, by this time fearing that there
was some unlucky omen connected
with the bauble, put it away in his own
treasure box. In less than a year the
king himself died. and it was deemed
best to put the ring away from all the
living. Hence it was hung about the
neck of the bronze effigy of the Maid
Of Almodma, where it appears to be as
safe as though surrounded by Gordon
of police.
Daily camera., 1899-02-24
In LONDON SOCIETY.
RESTS ENTIRELY ON THE GOLD
BASIS. v
II Person Has the Coin OF the Realm,
Though He Is Black Rascal in
Other Respects. He May Purchase
Recognition OF "Cheap Nobility"

According to the Daily Telegraph,
many ladies of social position have
Indignantly denied the imputation that
they have allowed guests to come to
their parties on the understanding that
they should contribute something to
a charitable fund. In London, the
contributing guest is a social lnstltu-
ton. But he is generally expected to
contribute, not to charity, but either to
the entertainer or to the entertainers
friends, or, if the entertainer be in
terested in politics, to party funds. On
these conditions, any he or she may
30 far as going to parties is concerned
have a very pleasant time in Lon
don as we'll as in country houses. The
personal contributions take the form
of doing something mysterious in the
city by which money is obtained, al
though it often happens that this is
mere preteXt for giving.
An acquaintance of mine, pleasant
enough snob in his way, although he
would have robbed a church to make
money, and would have cheerfully paid
half the plunder to secure social rec
ognition, once explained to me the
whole process. l was surprised when
he told me the sums that he had paid.
Women he said. "are never salts
fed" do they expect you to make
love to them?" l asked. "Oh, no."
he replied, there is nothing of that
sort expected What they want is
money against invitations And as
they have something to sell that
want to buy, the transaction is easily
settled l generally say that l have
made it for them in the city, but |
don't think that they really believe it
II is only civil way of explaining"
If my friend had not been married
should have advised him to purchase
an aristocratic bride. AS it was, rec
commended him to take big house
and give parties himself, hiring some
lady Of fashion to invite the guests.
This he did and he is now quite shin
ing light among London entertainers,
many of his guests even going so far
as to occasionally invite him in return
to their own houses.
He asked me about politics. 1t was
perfectly Indifferent to him, he said.
which party he joined. for his aspira-
tions were social rather than political.
Under these circumstances I recon-
mended the tory party. He might
stand, I explained, for some place
where money was wanted, and wheth-
er he got in or not he might subscribe
to the party funds. This would Sc
cure his admission to a good tory club
and to all the tory political Grams.
Only the other day he thanked me for
my disinterested advice, which has
borne excellent fruit. have now sug-
gested to him few race horses, cot
tage at Newmarket and a yacht
take the greatest interest in his career,
and l expect I shall soon see him
baronet. If not a peer.-London Truth.
Daily camera., 1899-02-24
INDIANS AS LUMBERMEN.
Their Reservation Along
Lake Superior.

The experiment of uaing Indian la bor
in the logging woods is being carried
on by lumber company of Duluth
Mimi, which has contract for cut
ting many millions of feet of pine in
reservations on the south shore of Lake
Superior. The company's contracts
were made with the Indian bureau
The Indians not only get money for
their timber. which is invested by the
government and paid to them in INSTALL
ments, but they are also kept at work
so long as the timber remains on their
hands, thus giving them employment
and teaching them an occupation.
On the Red Cliff, Bad River and Lac
de Flambeau reservations there are
sawmills, each built and operated un-
der this agreement with the Indian bu-
reau, and all the adult male indians
who want work are kept busy, all The
year round. They have sold their tim
Der for large price. the government
has put their money into bonds and
pays them the interest. 1t gives them
to earn enough to keep themselves and
their families in comfort. so that IL
time every Chippewa family on these
reservations ought to be well off. For
years there has not been time when
these Indians were in need of food. nor
have they ever become beggars, as
most other reds have when once re-
moved from their original territory.
The experiment of working these In
dians was undertaken with consider
able timidity. but it has proven success
full. 1t has been found that three m,u
must be kept ready for the work tia;
TWO whites would do. Two worker, and
a sub for the Indian Will not wurh
long at a stretch. He must knock of
once in awhile and take a res; in his
tepee. An understudy is necessary 10
keep the force up TO full strength. In
most cases they are not trusted with
responsible work. In the woods they
are choppers. cooks. swampers. but
never teamsters or leaders. At the mills
in summer they are common laborers
car pushers, pile leaders. etc. but SCI
dom machine hands. head pliers. saw
NerS or skilled men. SkI.-.U work they
do at times, but usually in couples.
with a white man to act as leader. IL
in the lumber piles. where three mel
are needed for the work. There are
exceptions to this rule. and some of the
Indians have shown as much aptitude
for business as whites. and there are
few on each reservation who are tax
ing contracts independently and doing
well in the logging business. These are
able to get along without white help
In most cases where ambitious Chip
pewas have tried contracting it has
been found that the chief trouble wa
in the refusal of men of their own race
to obey orders or to work for the IN
dian boss as they would for a white
man. Most of the Indian contractors
have gone broke as the result of just
this fact.
About 45.OOO,OOO feet of timber are
being cut this winter on the three res
ervations in which these contracts have
been made by the Indian department.
In these operations some 500 ilu ',!e
find as steady employment as they al,
willing to accept. They work wca
when they work at all, and receive the
same wages as whites. from $50 10 %!l
a month and keep. In the summer ri
the mills they get from 81 to $l.25 per
day.-N. Y Sun.
Daily camera., 1899-02-24
Animals and Their Toilet.

Cats, large and small, make the most
careful toilet of any class Of animals,
excepting some of the opossums. The
lions and tigers wash themselves in ex-
actly the same manner as the cat, wet
ting the dark india-rubber like ball of
forefoot and inner toe and passing it
over the face and behind the ears.
The foot is thus at the same time q
face sponge and brush. and the rough
tongue combs the rest Of the body.
Hares also use their feet to wash their
faces, and the hare's foot is so suit
able for brush that it is used to ap-
ply the paint" to the face for the
stage