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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
BIRD SONG ON THE WING.
mech Beauty l. Added when the
>Ongss~r Ris~s Above
the Tr~etcps.

'Thc songs ~ all birds gain in
wing. They seem To be delivered
with more abandon and greater VOL
ume. The wafer-thrush's first
cousin. the oven-bird furnishes q
striking example ~ this. His ordi-
nary song consists Of a repetition Of
the same note hammered out with .
constant crescendo- Very effective it
il, too. as a part Of the general music
Of the forest. though lacking individ-
ual attracfiveness on account Of the
monotony OF it, iteration. But when
the bird rises above the treetop> and
digo bird TO an accompaniment of
scattered notes, he takes far higher
rank as a performer" says a writer
in Lippincott's Magazine. "Not al
ways. however. does he require the
exhilaration and inspiration Of an
don his plain chant for a more forid
song. have heard him sing the lat
ter perched on grapevine. not two
feet above the ground. And. as il TO
show that he did not reserve his su-
perior powers for special occasions.
he mingled il with his plain chant and
ending with the song. and some
times reversing this order. I love 10
see the oven-bird on the ground.
There Is such ludicrous assumption
Of dignity on his part as he strides
about the stage. never for a moment
forgetting himself so far as TO hep
There is the same even measured
steadiness about his movements that
there is in his chant. Ii is only when
he launches himself into the ef
fcrvescing song that he forgets his
staid demeanor."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
DIVIDING THE SPOILS."

lea than they are selling them for -
foreigners.
Stand pat" IL the platform in Iowa
as well as In Ohio and all along the line.
1t is comprehensive platform and COW
ers all the issues Stand pat" for the
trust-made tariff and the tariff-mads
trust Stand pat" for colonies where
our flag can be carried without our free
dom. Stand pat" for Payne. the practi-
cal politician, and his peculiar methods
as an investigator Of the post Office ras-
cality. Stand pat FOR 1.-The statute OF
limitations" Stand pat" also for
Hanna and Quay and Plat and Addicks.
In short. stand pat" for everybody and
everything that will make an easier road
for the election to the presidency Of Mr..
Roosevelt. at one time civil service re-
former and moderate protectionist and
self-proclaimed successor to the policies
including reciprocity treaties and a
letting-down Of the tariff bars-of the
late William Mckinley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Senator Allison's Iowa idea Is
that the republican revisionists in his
state are Binghamton IN. Y)
Leader.
1t is a pity that the face Of Wash
i,gton on the two-cent stamps failed to
influence those unblushing falsifers Of
ire post Office department Cleveland
piain Dealer.
Manila used to seem an awful long
vay on. but with the new cable in OPP
Grafton Il will be just the same as next
door-with some tariff restrictions
indianapolis News nnd).
a plea OF guilty once made per-
manently prejudices case. The preju-
dice remains. though the plea be with
drawn. The Iowa republicans have con-
tossed tina. the tariff schedules AFFORD
shelter to monopoly. Modification or
obliteration OF that confession will not
diminish its effect upon the country
Elmira Gazette
Postmaster General Payne. II ap-
pears. has issued an order to all postal
employees. high and low. cnjoininl
strict secrecy" henceforth concerning
mast. present and future development!
in the department This order come,
rather late. Strict secrecy now wouis
sImp,v confirm putk- suspicion THAI th'
worst Il yet 20 rsms Pro idcace Jour
raj Rep
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

"On-ery. u-ery. ick- cry. Ann.
FAlesy. follesy. Nicholas, John
Down IN the meadows. the children at
Tell their quaint numbers the old-fashioned
way;
All In row. while the counting IL done.
Lips tightly closed. aud with eyes full Of
fun.
Listening 10 catch every SAY Ing and sign.
Waiting their turns 10 the last IN the line
Grandmamma smiles. for gfandmammas
know
The funny. old counting they said .ong ago
After the spnning-whee lessons were
done.
Down In the orchard and out In the sun.
Just wee while before candle-ight came.
Grandma was of with the rest for a game.
And she will tell n you ask her the way
She and her playmates the queer words
would say.
IN the same orchard. her grandchildren tell
Riddle and catchword that no one may
spell
Go where you may. It's the merry Ole game.
Every where children may play Il the same.
Playing at tag the land over they know
The counting our grandmamma said long
ago
Frank walcott HUT. in Youths Com
panion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

ness. wanted rest on Decoration day
and went fc the place of tombs TO find
Il. He had fingered for hours watching
the slowly moving crowds, or reading
the inscriptions cut into the stones.
He had seen many teays. be had seen
grief in all of its stages from the agony
which treads upon the heels OF fresh
loss TO that quiet resignation begot by
wears. Always the scent of the tons OF
flowers was in his nostrils and In his
ears subdued voices.
1--WE do not differ 50 widely from the
Chinese after all" he had said. They
sr,. a people Of ancestor worshippers,
and these rites are tingrd strongly
With worship Of the dead"
Now. late in the afternoon, tired by
his long watch, he eat with his back
agains, q massive g,ani'e shaft which
rose above him. faced and pointed like
nm obslisk. Ii had been restful cay
and he felt the better for IL. Not any
of the grief he had seen touched him.
because he was used TO grief and the
plaints and signs Of the people seemed
far away.
He sat while the minutes passed and
the shadows heightened, half doing,
and his mind as such minds will. stray
cd from the graves and murdered bios.
SONS TO the intricacies Of the case upon
which he was engaged. lie was run.
ming over its main points in desultory
way and fast drifting into slumbei
when he heard the sudden crunch OF
wheels on the gravelled drive and
roused with a start. CHANGING around
the corner Of the shaft at his back b.
saw a carriage stop ten PAGES away
II was carriage Of dark green bod,
with black wheels. The horses were
nav and blooded. The coachman wore
= rich and inconspicuous livery. Or
the panels was a coat-of-arms no
larger than the palm Of hand. Their
was solid,y, richness and quie'ude II
all Of the appointments Of the equip
age which spoke az wealth and breed
tcS. Hardin.. noted tina, tbs coachma'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
-Jrncle Hanna declares that he "

--CHrIe ffdHH8 ueCIdTes tHHt ne W.
tied Uncle Morgan In Wall street the
other day entirely for recreation"
wnnt o Jolly time Uncle Hanna and Tn
Gle Morgan must have had exchanging
paes and funny stories = Chicago
rh~nplcle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
SCANDALS ARE THICK.
gvssy Department 81 Geserssess
Rosses with Grab Games
ana ls0Oetag.

The pickings and stealings that have
been partly exposed In the investiga-
ton OF the post once scandals are but
. sample OF what has occurred and Ii
.aking place In every department OF the
government. Already an inkling Of the
corrupt state OF affairs has come 10 light
II the agricultural department. and an
lLvestigation would doubtless discover
much more serious breaches Of trust
than the short weight OF seeds pur-
chased for free distribution and the
change from high-priced seeds to those
worth much less. The secretary OF ag-
riculture and assistant secretary are
both responsible for this defalcation.
the change having been made on their
express order.
In the war department the letting OF
contracts TO favorite bidders has been
partly exposed. and involves Gen. Lnd-
dington and the quartermaster's depart
ment and Congressman Littauer, who
President Roosevelt says Is his most
intimate friend and closest political ad-
wiser This Littauer contract for gloves.
with profit of $4,000. is but trifie
compared to other scandals that will
develop when thorough Investigation
Is had.
The purchase OF supplies for the treas
nry department has so far had no light
thrown on It for some years. but il is
we'll known that favored bidders have
q pull that outsiders cannot overcome,
and the prices paid are far I'm excess
OF what the same class of articles can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

De purchased for In the open market.
The contract for ink for use in the bu-
reau of engraving and printing has long
been noted as a steal OF great magni-
.ude. Secretary Shaw is SO occupied
with protecting the interests OF Wall
street with his refunding and other OPP
erations. that Of course he has no time
to give to the minor details OF his Of
fice. and the footing goes on right under
his nose without an attempt to stop IT,
The republican members OF the ap-
preparation committees OF both houses
If congress are dined and wined by
those interested. and their eyes blinded
20 the waste and robbery of the vast
sums they authorize to be expended.
The republic is in the commercial
stage of it's existence. and ofhcials and
the favored few are nearly all inter-
.sted In the crying evil of the day. max
ing money easily. The set-rich-quick
schemes are not confined to thoese who
advertise for dupes in the newspapers,
but others are being industriously
worked to loot Uncle Sans treasure
box, which Is continually kept filled
by the taxes that a generous and long
suffering people pay under the contribu-
tons that their representatives force
from their pockets. In the aggregate
one-fourth OF all OF the money paid for
taxes and appropriated by congress Is
wasted or stolen. and nothing but
reform of the system that has grown
up in the past few years will bring
about retrenchment and a return to
inf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
A Tomb in
the Hills ~
BY H. s. CANFIELD
Copyright. 1905. by Daily story Pub. Col

THE fresh yellowish green of the
spring had not changed TO the
darker hucs OF summer. for the season
was late in the Pennsylvania hills.
The sunshine warmed sward and barred
ground. but there was lingering chill
miles away a big city threw it's murk
of coal smoke TO the sky. but out in
the cemetery there was clearness and
utter peace. From the topmost twig
~ maple an oriole swung and chant
cd his evening hymn and. though the
sun was low, from grass and bush came
the muliitudinous hum Of insects born
for day All morning and for long
after high noon the burying ground
had been thronged by people who came
10 lay offerings Of flowers upon the
graves of their loved ones bnt r ow the
fores, OF marbles was deserted and the
flowers. I'm blemaiic IN their swift de-
cay. were already dropping and with
cred That pale Death tPullida Mcrs)
which knocks with equal hand at the
door Of prince and peasantseemcd still
10 linger about the place ard mutter a
benson. Slow on the late breeze came
the rolling notes of hell from the
city and the round golden sounds har-
monized with the quietness and en-
riched without breaking il.
Robert Harding. who was lawyer
and had come TO Scarborough on bust
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

psbiscans ef That state Cesclude
- Let the Trusts Revise the
TaslG for Then.

The Iowa idea" was vanQuished %
it, native heath. The demand OF the
Iowa republicans made two years ago
for radical revision Of all the Dingley
schedules that afford . shelter to mo-
nopoly" was Whitfield down to the van
ishing point. says the New York World.
The new platform says:
I'VE reiterats our faith In the historic
pstnciple OF protection Tarin rates
enacted to carry this policy into enecs
should be just. fair and impartial. equal.
iy opposed to foreign control and do
nestle monopoly. TO sectinai discrimina.
ton and individual favoritism. and must
from time to time be changed to meet
the varying conditions incident 10 the
progress OF our industries and the chang
Ing relations In our foreign and domestic
commerce Duties that are too low
should be Increased and duties that are
too nigh should - reduced"
This eminently "tactful' declaration
means anything or nothing. according to
the Individual Interpretation which
any Iowa republican chooses to put upon
IT, That is its obvious purpose. But
whatever success IL may have in salts
flying the republican farmers Of Iowa
that they can safely trust the monopo-
LES to revise the schedules that shelter
them. the country at large will not mis-
take the meaning of this compromise. e."
Ii completely 6svitalizes the Iowa
idea" II abandons the brave demand
for such reduction OF the Dingley du-
ties as would deprive the trusts OF the
power to extort prices from 20 to 40 per
cent. higher for their products in Amer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
THE IDEA NOT REPUBLICAN.
Something Republicans Want
10 Keep Quiet.

The idea that protection is the mother
OF trusts and a shelter Of monopoly IL
not and never was an idea of Iowa repub-
Leans or any other, protectionists. n
speak strictly. IL never was an idea that
they wished the people TO get into their
heads. says the Chicago Chronicle.
II is not so much an idea as a fact
which is perfectly well known to the
beneficiaries OF protection as II is to free
traders, but the former would rather
not have the people know II.
NJ. Cummins and some other republic
can leaders in Iowa saw that the farmers
and many others suspected the fact. and
turned what they saw to their own and
their party's political profit. But they
were careful all the while to protest that
they were protectionists Of the strictest
Pennsylvania sect. They were. there
fore. in a position TO keep the suspicious
protectionist farmers In line by pre-
tending to oppose tariff which shell
tered monopoly'while,a at the same time.
magnifying protection.
In short. they have been confldencine
the plain republican people Of lows
who were getting their eyes open to the
fact that protective tariffs necessarily
shelter monopoly and that they are con-
trived and enacted for no other purpoe<
under heaven.
II is time TO stop talking about this q
an Iowa republican idea. II b givin(
the devil ten times his due.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

A prejudice cannot he principle.
The light OF God cures the lust Of
gold.
Love cannot he limited by latitud'
or longitude.
Men mistake the glory Of gain fo.'
the gain Of glory.
He who serves God only for wages
will serve the devil for raise
Ambition becomes sin when y
turns from the blessing Of service "a
the boosting ~ self.
When o man buys healthy peaca
a the price az a sickly pride he has
made good bargain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

Hark, In the dark watches of the
hight they could plainly hear foot.
steps in the kitchen.
burglars" he exclaimed hastily
covering up his head.
"Oh. Henry" sighed his wife. Il
wish had Your faculty for looking
a, the bright side If things. I'm
sure it, that Brown woman trying
tc enficc my cook away "--Esrsas
CT. lndcpeudeat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17
The Right and the Wrong NJ II.

Whitaker Wrong Won't you lenc
me FLYER, then? Well. ] must say
you're laundering fond Of your money.
Cautious Friend-Yes. That's where
the difference is between you and me.
Whitaker Wrong How do you
mean?
Cautions Friend Why. I'm fond 81
my money. and you're fond 81 other
people's.--Ally Sloper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-17

There Is 10 he modification in the
rules ~ football Every inc . play
els neck il broken. il l. a foul
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-30

The following beautifully printed an
nouneemen,s were sent out last week tC
quite number of our people
Mrs. Martha X. Brown
announces the marriage Of her daughter
Eleanor Hawthorne,
MIR. Charles Flanagan Copemap,
Wednesday, July twenty second,
nineteen hundred and three,
Kingwood, Yves, Virginia.
Al Home
after August first,
PruntYtown, West Virginia.
The wedding took place last Wednesday
evening as announced in this paper las,
week. Miss Martha Brown, the handsome
little daughter of b. l.. Brown of this place
and niece of the bride, was flower girl
and looked very sweet, dressed IN white
and carrying a large boquet of flowers. On
Friday the newly welded couple were
rendered a reception at the old home of the
groom and this week they left for Prunty.
town, their future home.
Here is another Preston county boy who
gol life sentence In Cupids Court. while
a Clarksburg young lady gets lynched The
following announcement tells the story
Married
Martin A. Lynch
and
Dora +. Winter
Sunday afternoon. July twentY-sixth
nineteen hundred aud three
at
Clarksburg. w Va.
The groom is a son OF Michael Lynch OF
near TOWNSVILLE, and has held position In
the Company store at Tyrconnell for some
time. We congratulate the young man on
securing such charming bit OF Winter
right here In dog days.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-30
Items or Interest.

From The Grafton Sentinel
Mrs. Ann Daley of Kingwood, is visiting
Mrs. Pat Moran on East Main street.
Miss Anna Kenny IS spending short
vacation with Kingwood relatives and
friends.
Attorney d. M. Heuzog Of Uuiontown,
has filed statement in a suit brought some
months ago by Bruce l.. Casteel Of Morgan
town, against DIR. !. G. MeClenathan Of
Connellsyille, for alleged SANDER. Casteel
asks for 10000 damages. The plaintiff
had his leg amputaled at a Connellsvllle
hospital and the defendant was one Of the
surgeons who attended him. The healing
process was very slow and Casteel charges
Dr. McClenaihan with saying that IL vas
due to a certain disease in his system, thus
rejecting on his chastity. lie denies that
such was true and says that his reputation
was greatly damaged as a result.
The Buekhorn Portland Cement Works,
located at Mannheim, a mile down Cheat
iifNi itvhi NvHiNebulkg are nVW ~ bptta-
ton and cement is being manufactured.
The scene is very busy one, too, as viewed
from b. &. o. passenger trains descending
Cheat river grade. The plant is located
almost directly opposite historic old Buck
horn Wall, and as the train rounds the
curve a splendid view Of the big plant IS
obtained The stacks, several IN number,
point high up toward the sky and the black
smoke rolling from their tops illustrates
forcibly that Something is being did. &"
Especially at night is the view interesting
as the company is operating a splendid
electric light plant In connection with the
mills, displaying quite a number Of arc and
many iucsdescent lights. This plant will
do much for that section Of Preston county,
and is already employing large force If
hands
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-30
Hudson.


Correspondence OF the Argus
Much warmer weather.
Wheat threshing is now ia order.
Hay harvest is the next thing on tapis.
Thanks to the weather man for change
from all rain.
Miss Mary Gibson is home from attend
ing school at Terra Alta
]. NJ. Gibson went to Terra Alta Satur-
day after his sister, Miss Mary H. Gibson.
John Johns has one of the finest looking
pieces of buckwheat in this end of Pleasant
district,
Marion Light was shopping at Valley
Point and having sorne blacksmith work
done also.
Albert Harmed has returned to hiS work
at Leitsdale, Pa, after short visit with
home folks
Messrs. Forman are threshing out the
farmers wheat 10 the entire satisfaction of
all concerned
Forman Gibson had very urgent business
calling him 10 Pleasant Valley on las,
Saturday evening.
Jeremiah Gale Of Valley Point, spent
Sunday the CUES, of his brother, Levi Gale,
Of Harmony Grove.
Nelson II. Gibson visited the parental
home Saturday and Sunday, returning
Monday morning to PIsgah to work.
The Harmony Grove NJ f. Sunday
school and Epworth League seem to have
died from want Of better attendance.
a. l.. Gibson, the general merchant of
Rhymer, w. Va, IS expected home for a
two weeks vacation about August ard.
Mrs Zettie NJ. Gibson and children Of
Pisgah, spent a few days the past week
visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. waitman c
Gibsons'.
Quite large number from this section
were at Valley Point on last Saturday night
for the ice cream supper, which had been
postponed for a week.
Jay Jenkins, a contractor Of Morgantown,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his family
here. Mr.. jenkins is thinking Of moving
his family to Morgantown in the neal
future.
The west end Of Pleasant distric, il
blessed with four ihreshing machines, viz
Troy Groves, N. !. Graham and the two
Forman Bros. Competition is the life Of
trade.
| IIUMBUG.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-30
Our Boys Lose Another Game TO
Tunnelton.

Our base ball club have been unable &c
get down to earth since they went up SC
high in the air over at Oakland recently.
They played another losing game last Sat
arday on their own grounds. Function
came down in full force and with the hes,
club they ever had and they pu, up good
game of ball. They had "Duteh" Small.
wood from Rowlesburg, who has been play
Ing professional ball this season as pitcher
for the Charleston team. Aud with Bank.
ard, the Pennsylvania catcher, Il made a
hrs, class battery. Then young DR.. Bone,
who has been playing with college club,
is 50 foll of Il that he could hardly be kept
away fIom the bat at all. Then there was
another big slugger from Simpson with a
gaudy red uniform on. In fact there were
three or four different kinds Of uniforms in
the aggregation and the Tunnel,on sports
be, their money freely aud wen, home
happy.
Our boys were in hard lack, Jim HAYES,
who always hits the ball aud never fails in
the field, did not play as he had gotten
more than enough in the last game he had
been in, aud Ross Jackson, another of the
best players, got his thumb knocked out Of
place early in the game and fielder had to
be put on third base and sub in his place,
DO, with all of that they might have won
the game il they had not made such costly
errors. Jake Jackson pitched a splendid
game and then spoiled his record by run.
ming on a foul ay and getting out and
Maurice Jackson and Charley Menear were
both caught mapping at second aud put out
with their eyes wide open and knowing that
three on four fellows were laying for them
aud working all the old tricks of the game
on purpose to get them out. 1t would be
bad enough for greenhorns to get caught
that way bat for old players it is ineNeusable.
Another score was lost at the home plate by
Smallwood getting his big carcass in the way
and shutting off the base runner from reach.
ing the plate. As it was plainly done on
purpose aud the result very close anyhow
the score should have been allowed by the
umpire Another costly error was Art
Eviek dropping Fly down in left field,
something he was never known to do before
and letting in man or two.
The umpiring was in the hands Of Charley
Messenger aud Ben Bowermaster aud both
are good umpires and there was no kicking
to amount to anything. The score was to
in favor of Function. There was a good
crowd present and il was fine afternoon to
play.
The Tunnelton club played at Oakland
one day last week and lost by score of
Sto2.