The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-21
Fence Rail Philosophy.
Saws Aaron to Moses,
Lets cut Off our noses
Says Moses to Aaron,
Its the fashion to wear EN-. -
..INs the fasEion % Wear 'em.

We ARE nol fam 81 cd with the circumstances which i'm
ed Aaron make this suggestion. We are not aware
HAT Their otactoly organs had committed any Of ense
wh would Justify Their owners IN raising the destroy
ir hand agairst them We have foundation for the
,asition that Aaron was suffering under some gricv-
arct and like most ot his class would be willing to cut
tf nose TO 81 ite MS face The moving which
SUGGESTED this ash act must forever remain MISERY.
ok hypothesis may have some show Of pausibility.
Aaron may have been unfortunate as TO possess turn
np 81 which standing reprOGch to his other tea-
tp, Noses may have been more fortunate in his nasal
orsn which excited the envy Of Aaron. There peo-
p Who are willing to destroy themselves in order to in
ue he objects OF Their hate. People who go law over
ONE trivial mat er which should be settled Dy thea arbtra
n of ittle sense yirtuay say to each o,her
"Ies ul oil noses and they usually succeed in DO
irrt Aar0Hs pTOpOS ton not unreasonable or
fo -oy than many which made every day and ac-
ceeIea To- They dsailected A&rons in every commu-
ny who Because they aIe unable to advance some pet
scheme are wiling to cut off their by afiilating
with enemies to spite fri nds Political parties have their
Aaons s0re-heaGed minority not being able to rule
proposes faction is formed the strength of he
rary Is divided and The enemy has an easy Walk-0ver'
Is victory Tie disafe.ted minority cut off their noses to
spite the party which the usual outcome OF any course
ii action dictated by envy jealousy or discomfort.
But now let us consider the in which Moses met
the proposition of Aaron He did not stop to argue the
case with him. He did not point out the consequences
which would follow such act. He did not try to i'm
press upon Aarons mind sense of the value of what he
so Uthlessly proposed to throw away No. Moses was
sarsghted He threw out at once the clnchng argu-
|met which carries force irresistible in its power. Their
noses could not De Sacnced because IL was the 1aShOn 10
them This evidently settled the matter for this
answer given the climax. That answer has settled
matters d vastly greater Importance than the sacrifice Of
two Individual noses These three little words Its the
fashion, have mighty power They have made prince
II fortunes. and they have wrought widespread ruin.
Reason judgment and taste must all take a back seat
when the edc goes oth ITS the fashion, for fashion
kc tie measles. mist ran its course The which lost
its tail and ttea persuaded its fellows to have their
tails cut of because il the fashion, might have given
Aaron oilt vhch would We batied the astute Moses
o meet fol Tie aig mont It's the fashion, carries peo
e 70 far greater absudes than the cutting of Of noses.
mpels eope 70 off good taste, health, comfort and
apWnesS and to subs tute casualties dress social dis
comforts and eAI AIeIsye innovations which make life one
continual round OF fret and worry; and these troubles
and Affections rot only tolerated but coured because
1T fashion to en- and the slashng of noses goes
luthessy on