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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04

RhNHs A<HAbis A1Hckt SQllLCEn
Judah, Mount Giiboa. Beth-shan and ia
besh-Gilead
NOTES AND COMMENTS
After David had spared Saurs life.
as described in our last lesson. and
had thereby regained his favor. we
should have expected that the hunted
outlaw would have returned to his
bone. But no: David knew Saul too
well. He dared not trust him. In de-
spair he gave up the hope of living IL.
peace in his native land and went to
live among the Philistines until Saul
should die. 1t seems very unpatriotic
course, but he was probably forced
10 It.
All went well until the Philistines
wages war upon Israel. Then Achish re-
quired David's help. and he would have
been forced to fight on the side Of his
country's enemies had not the Philis-
tine leaders feared his treachery and
sent him away before the battle. Re
turning to Ziklag. he found the city In
ruins and the women and children can
turec by the Amalekites. WHOM he pur-
sued and conquered, returning laden
with spoil
Weakened by constant assertions
from his army. Saul is In no condition
to meet the strong Phi.istine host that
invades the land from the northwest.
He is panic-stricken at their approach.
In desperation he consults the witch OF
Endor" TO divine the probable result
of the coming conflict. and if possible
obtain a message from the dead Samuel.
The narrative Is one Of the strangest
In the Bible. DR.. Aglen. one OF the best
Interpreters OF the Old Testament. says:
1T is hopeless to try to understand this
incident. Magic Is at home in the east.
and ventriloquism, which the language
Implies TO have been the practice OF this
woman. may have had its part. All
that we know is. Saul thought he saw
and heard Samuel, and the figure he saw
and heard told him the worst"
Therefore Saul went into battle that
rael fed" The battle was probably
fought In the Plain OF Jezreel, the Is
raelites being forced back on their
camp on the slope of Mt. Gilboa. Maxi
Ing their final stand here, like wild
beasts at bay. they were slain in great
numbers. THE battle went sore
against Saul" A pitiable scene
5auls thres valiant sons slain defend. |
ing him; himself wounded and hard
pressed by the Philistine archers. seek
ng death as favor at the hand OF 4
his armorbearer rather than fall into
he hands Of his heather foes. and final /
" committing suicide-a miserable
'nding of most disappointing career.
After the barbarous custom OF the |
Saul's decapitated body was
with those of his sons. on the
'ity wall as humiliating disgrace.
also, as a warning to other
oes OF the conquerors.
A remarkable instance OF the per-
lanence OF true gratitude is this &C.
cunt of the acts OF the men OF Jabesh-
Head In the very beginning of his
eign Saul had befriended them and had
escued their city; now, after his death
hey. ont of all Israel. are the ones who
are befriend him.
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Amusing epitaphs are not difficult
TO find II one is seeking them. The
Cheshire Republican cites a most sim
gular one. which may be found on a
monument in eastern Tennessee.
Sacred to the memory Of John
Smith. for 20 years senior partner OF
the flrm Of Smith & Jones, now J. J..
Jones & Co."
The names are not really Smith
and Jones. but they will answer for
the purpose of the story."I met Jones
later" says the narrator. land he gavo
me frank explanation Of the inscrip-
ton.
Smith was bachelor without rel
atives." he said, but he knew a ire
mendous lot of country people, and IL
any of them happened TO see his grave,
they might think that the old h ouse
had closed up and gone out OF bus-
ness. So thought IL no more than
right 10 let them know that tho firm
was still alive"
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DISPUTES OF LABOR.
Outcome of Increased Cost Of Llv-
Ing and No Increase of
Wages.

The Employers association. Of Chi
cago. pretended TO have gone 10 a great
expense to try and discover what the
increase OF the cost Of living has been
during the last five years. They en-
ployed corps OF experts to unravel the
knotty question, who have reported that
the increase has been Is per cent. during
the time mentioned. Another corps OF
experts employed by Duns Mercantile
agency have for years been figuring
on the same proposition. and every
month publish the result OF their inves-
legations. Over year ago Dun's an
nounced that the cost of living had in
creased Al per cent from the lowest
point In 1897, and as their figures are ac-
cepted. the world over. as reliable, the
aosurdity OF the results of the Employ
ers' association experts Is apparent.
Duns ngures are based upon the average
prices at certain dates of $50 articles
OF consumption. with due allowance for
the relative Importance OF each. Since
the highest point was reached in 1902.
tnere has since then been a decline of
nearly six per cent. and from August
!. 1902, to August /. 1903, there was re
duction of % per cent, which will prob
ably be again raised when the figures
are published for August OF this year.
In consequence OF the large advance in
the prices of cereals Anyway. the in
crease from 1897 to the present time has
been about 35 per cent. Every pro-
wider for household has probably dis
covered that this raise in the cost OF
living has taken place. Ever since the
Dingley bill was passed In 1897. there
has been steady increase Of prices. I'M
til the climax Of 1902, when the beef
trust and the coal trust put the prices
OF their products out of all reason.
AS most OF the $50 articles OF consump-
ton are controlled by trusts and COM
bines. II is unlikely that the price of
their products will declire antil the mo-
nopoly that the tariff protection gives
the trusts is abolished or diminished.
There will be slight fluctuations as dur
ing the past year. but no great decline
until panic causes lack OF consump-
ton OF everything but the necessities. or
the monopoly Of the combines, through
the tariff. is taken from them.
The Employers association. OF Chi
cage. has been fighting the demand OF
the labor unions for higher wages, and
this one-sided attempt to prove that the
cost OF living has only increased Is per
cent. and that therefore. wages should
be only increased in like ratio, will hard
ly settle the dispute. Wages must keep
pace with the cost of living. or the la
borers cannot partakc Of the prosperity
that the trusts. combines and corpora
lions are Boosting of, and to attempt to
prevent the adjustment by fictitious fig-
nres is only to incite strikes and lock-
outs
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1t is well known in newspaper
offices. II not elsewhere. that the treas
ury bureau Of statistics is being used
by the present chief, in the most un-
blushing manner. to promote the high
tariff propaganda. All trade figures CAL
culated to show that the tariff is work.
Ing as theory would have II work are
promptly spread out in specially pre-
pared articles and mailed to the press
for publication on specified day. All
other statistics are carefully kept in the
background unnoticed. These gov
eminent specials to the newspapers
are not excelled by anything the
American protective tariff league
Is doing. This bureau o. statis-
tics has now been transferred to tn. new
department. ~ commerce and labor, and
the report comes from Washington
that Secretary Cortelyou intends to
stop the practice.-Springfleld Mass. }
Republican
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04

While in Canada lord and lady Lans-
downe pleased the Canadian people by
their friendly and unassuming man
ners. which were in marked contrast
to those of former governors-general
and their wives II is related that at
a garrison ball at Halifax the colonel
of the regiment that was giving the
dance came I'D to Lady Lansdowne
and said: Lady Lansdowne, won't
you give me a dance, please? I'm
tired of dancing with these silly little
colonial girls They have no style.
believe I'm engaged to one of them
for the next dance. but you might be
kind enough to rescue me-" Lady
Lansdowne replied. in tones loud
enough for everybody to hear, that the
colonel was llit to associate with any
decent people. colonial or otherwise.
and concluded: III this is the way You
treat your guests, will relieve you Of
the presence of one OF tn EN- at once"
Then she ordered her carriage and left
the ball.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04

The operator in a telegraph Office
has many chances for the observation
of varying phases of human nature IL
he chooses To make the best OF them.
A young woman stepped TO the desk,
asked in a trembling voice for tele-
graph blanks. She wrote upon one.
tore 1t in halves, wrote a second, which
she treated in the same way. and at
last third. This last she handed TO
the operator with a feverish request
that he would hurry It,"
This he did. and after she had gone
he read the other two for bis own
S5auseplent
The FIRST was. "All is over. never
wish TO see you again"
The second read, do not write or
try TO see me at present"
The third was, Come at once. Can
you take next train? Please answer"
Youths Companion
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and vent on n . matter-of-foce var
We usec TO play at love making. yea
and !. when the world was young. You
have been thinking that would expect
. bit OF withered, lavender-scented
sentiment" She laughed merrily.
Il suppose 80. Kitty, this thing Of
forgetting is not SO easy for us all. -
he said. miserably.
'Isn'tit? I'm sorry to know you had
. bad time. Still. you did accomplish
It." She smiled patronizingly.
Il didn't" he contradicted fatty.
lis II really 80 bad as all thatf Well.
! must go in now
Il th.uk you might say that you arc
sorry for me-" he pleaded. and she
turned back.
Il didn't suppose you'd forget and
and drag the law and the Gospel in be-
tween us after this fashion," he said
II don't understand you. but, Dick.
am sorry" There we're tears In her
voice. and again she held out her hand
II don't believe you-forgot," he
whispered.
oHtlAs sic hdlu UIdFfil.
now that / know what my remember
ing has meant TO you" Her proud
head was held high. her strong. sweet
face was raised to him with eyes that
had no shrinking in their steadfast
depths. IF wron ged myself by think
ing OF you before this meeting. shall
be careful not to wrong another by"
You waited for me. Kitty" He
looked al her. puzzled.
1T was hardly so much as that.
think. | don't believe expected you
to come again. | have been too busy
to think Of love and marriage. There
was little Catherine to bring up. Now
that | have given her to Charlie"
Little Catherine?" he repeated.
Dear old Bob gave her to me when
he died eight years ago; I thought you
understood. was all she had"
"And-and Charlie has married
herr"
Are you quite well?" she asked
erayely. Il think your pepole ought
to know
why Kitty. have no people. After
all. have you forgotten how utterly
alone in the world l am
She caught her breath sharply and
pressed her hands together.
Must il always be so, Kitty?
Couldn't you learn to care again."
And you were almost gone," she
sobbed.
A little note went into town on the
morning train, and Charlie and his
bride tent over II at the breakfast
table.
How lovely that the church is all
decorated, What a sly old auntie ours
is. We must hurry. TO get TO the we'd
ding. And you knew that dark man
and all about what he had come home
for"
"Of course. did
And she believed him.-New Orleans
Times Democrat
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He who wills our being wills our well.
being
Principles mark the steps of MANI
progress.
God has welded real happiness to sin.
cere holiness.
Gods promises are weighty becaus,
they ars gold.
Old seeds must be broken before new
life can begin
There is no opportunity TO read the
procfs OF life
Blessed are they who have God at the
wheel before the hurricane Of temptae
lion reaches them.
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Lesson 10 the Isternssional sesles sss
September u. I0o3-Deavh -
saul aad Jonashan.
THE LESSON TEXT.
Il. Sam. 2l.l-.2)

] Now the Philistines fought against L.
raei; and the men Of Israel fled from be-
Tore the Phisist.nes. and fell down slain lr
Mount Gllboa
And the PLilistlnes followed hard upon
Saul and upon his sons: ana the Philstines
slew Jonathan. and Abinacab and Mel
chshua. Sauis sons.
And the battle went sore against Saul.
and the archers hit him; and he Was sore
wounded Of the archers
Then said Saul unto his armorpearer,
Draw tiny sword. and thrust me through
herewith: lest these uncircumcised come
and thrust me through. and abuse me But
MS armorbearer wonld not: for he WIS
sore AFRAID. Therefore Saul took sword.
and fell upon IT,
AL1 when his armorbearer saw that
saul Was dead. he fell likewise upon his
sword. and died with him.
. 80 saul died. and his three sons and b Is
armorpearer. and al his men. that same
day together
And when the men OF Israel that were
on The other side OF the valley. and they
'Aat were on the other side Of Jordan, saw
that the men OF Israel He'd. and that Saul
ana his sons were dead. they forsook the
Cities and fled; and The Phlistines came
and cwe.t IN them
And II came TO pass on the morrow
When the Philisiines came TO strip the
slain. that they found Saul and his three
sons fallen In Mount Gslboa
And they cut on his head. and stripped
on MS armor, and sent into the land Of
the Phllistines round about TO publish 1t
an Inc house OF their idols, and among the
people.
~ And they put his armor In the house
OF Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body
TO the wall of Bethshan
u And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-
Gilead heard Of that which the Philistires
had done TO Saul.
~ Al! the valiant men arose. and went all
night. and took the body Of Saul and the
bodies OF his sons from the wall OF Beth
snan. and came TO Jabesh. and burnt them
there
u And they took their bones, and buried
them under tree at Jabesh. and tasted
seven days
GOLDEN TEXT. There IL n way
which seemeth right unto . man. hut
the end thereof are the ways of death
PROV ll.I2
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IN THE ORCHARD.

On' mere. beneath the roof OF green
- throw me down and dream again
sne golden dreams Of what has been
Ana future haryests yet TO gain!
A.e wheat waves In the field close b.
an apple, ripened ere its time
crops from the tree. the suns great eve
Seeks through the leaves. and. a. 1
rhyme.
me p'rds weave TO and fro and sing
mo very songs | would declare.
ana now and then the branches swing
surred gently by wandering air.
Inc binders. clicking IN the wheat.
me whistle OF a passing train,
HE distant noises Of the street.
Are to my song a 10 wrcfrain.
To-day To-day | rest M case
And pick the golden fruits thar grow
IN solitude on twigs OF peace
The fruits that only dreamers know.
-hes man Rave. In y. Y. News
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Old Fogey--r am pained to hear that
you are addicted to poker playing. and
that last night you lost sl27."
Young Togey-TSe idea, Why. I
don't even know how TO play the game.
so was informed by the party who
Won the money.-Stray Stories.
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DRIFT OF OPINION.

Mr.. Roosevelt's Sunday sermon
against profanity, yielded only six "I'ss
in given eight lines. However there
are more where those came from.-Al-
bany Argus.
IF Mr.. Roosevelt has really slat.
ed Secretary Root for president in 1908.
II Is an exhibition of autocratic ingen-
uousness surprising even Mr.. Roose-
velt's usual facility in that line.-Buf-
falo Enquirer
In arraigning the protection
humbug. John G. Calhoun exclaimed.
Protection. indeed. Call Il tribute.
levy. exaction. monopoly. plumber; or.
II these be too harsh. call II charity.
assistance. aid-anything rather than
protection. with which IL has not a fea-
ture in common" The years have
wrought no words with which better Ia
describe the Dingley bill.-St. Louis
Republic.
Controlled by "stsnd-Pntt~rs.v
The policy OF the republican party on
the subject of the tariff Is to-day die
tated by a comparatively few men.
These men are those who. because Of the
large political influence they can bring
to bear, by reason of large contributions
to party funds, have gained an ascenden-
cy over certain senators and representa-
tives and bend them to their will. Or
II may be that senator or members
own business interests are affected by
the tariff and so for personal gain he
is content TO violate his party's pledges.
TIE stand patters" are In control.
The president may urge this, that or
the other tariff policy. II will avail
nothing with the men who say the tariE
should be revised only "by its friends"
We have seen how that is done. The
last session OF congress gave splendid
illustration OF that. What will the next
rongress do? VIII 1t be an improve
ment on the last? 1t Is very do,sbtf,,l,
Both branches are strongly republican
and from the republican party no helv Il
to be expectaa Utica Observer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-20
PRICE OF WHEAT CAUSES SIX
FLOUR MILLS TO SHUT DOWN
Continued From First Page.

to the present price, no means of get
ting any.
E. N. Fairchild, of the Pillsbury
company, said he did not think it would
be very long before the mills would
resume. The officials of the CONSOLE
dated company did not know. Every
thing would depend upon the wheat
supply.
Present indications lead to the con-
clusion that the farmers will not be
in a hurry to ship to this market. Dur
ing the past season country millers
have been much hampered in their OPP
erations on account of having to come
here to buy wheat and pay more for it
than they would have to give at their
own mills to the farmers. This year
they will try tc provide themselves in
their own localities. This will tend to
make the receipts in Minneapolis
smaller than is desirable. in view of
the fact that the supplies are practi-
cally cleaned UP already
Besides this, the farmers have got
the dollar bee in their bonnets, and
are said to be little inclined to sell I'M
til they are assured of the highest price
they think their crop will command.
In the meantime wheat for Septem-
Der delivery is being sold at only a lit
tie better than SO cents. This is due
principally to the attitude of the
millers in the cash market. When the
dropped out. This caused the option
market to decline also from IS II cents
and the improved prospects that were
reported put it down to 80 cents at one
time yesterday.
w. B. Snow, the veteran crop statis-
tician, is now going through the North
west and sent word yesterday that the
yield in the Red river valley was turn
ing out much better than expected.
Other calculations have been made
with the result that there is every
reason to believe the yield in Mime
sofa and the Dakotas will be consid-
erably larger than the Jones estimate.
The Northwestern Miller estimates the
total crop of spring wheat in the three
states at 1853, 762,000 bushels, based on
the result of special inquiry of the
mills throughout Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, and the government re-
port as to acreage. Based on the Jones
figures for acreage the crop would,
according to the Miller, be 155,60O,000
bushels instead of 147,000,000 bushels,
at which Mr.. Jones estimates the crop.
The average yields taken by the Miller
are: Minnesota, 13 bushels; North Da-
kota, II bushels, and South Dakota, 13
bushels.
New York wheat exporters are
showing increased interest in the
Northwest. Yesterday three promi-
nent members of the New York Produce
Exchange were visitor; at the Mime
apolis Chamber of Commerce. They
"a TY of A
Ter & Co.; o. W.. Mitchell, of Power.
Son & Co., and Yale Kneeland, of
Kneeland & Co. They were the. guests
Of F. w. Commons, vice president Of
the Chamber. and will go on from there
to Duluth.
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Horseshoe to follow the racers when
they leave for the starting line tomor-
row, and late tonight there was a
good-Sized fleet at anchor there. Sir
Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin
came up the harbor in the afternoon
to receive the Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury and other of Sir Thomas
Liptons guests from the Oceanic, after
which she returned to Sandy Hook
with Sir Thomas and the party on
board, and lay there during the night.
G. Oliver Iselin, the managing member
of the Reliance syndicate, and his ad-
Visers, passed the night on board the
Reliance tender Sunbeam, at anchor
near the Reliance.
Sir Thomas Denies Jockeying.
When asked for prophecy of the re-
suit of tomOrroW'S race, Sir Thomas
said:
II am more confident of winning than
ever, and my confidence is shared by
every man in the fleet and other adj
nlirers Of Shamrock III. Designer Fife
is thoroughly satisfied with the tuning
up that Shamrock III. has received,
and Capt. Wringe is confident
In reply to a question whether or not
there was any basis for suspicion that
the challenger had not been permitted to
Shamrock l., Sir Thomas said:
There never was any jockeying.
do not consider it an honest way of
getting people to bet their money. Ex-
cept in few cases when Mr.. Fife has
wanted to sail alongside of Shamrock
l., we have always done the best we
could, and I have always wanted to see
her do her best" Sir Thomas added,
jokingly: Shamrock Ill will win the
fret oil NV cyiv i,,
utes, Pm not quite certain which; the
second race by four minutes and a half
You will have to ask about the third
race later