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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

from the world thousand other Lang
holmes would have leaped in to take
his inconspicuous place. And Lady
Muriel, bound by tradition as she was,
knew that che would have to marry
Mr.. Langholme unless he died, cheated
at cards, or scored a ducks egg in
the forthcoming match between Gen
tlemen and Players at the Oval.
Mr.. Langholme. needless to say,
was playing cricket for the Gentle
men.
Yes, there was that one point about
eter. He had n batting average of AZ
for the season. t. he went down ig-
ANONYMOUSLY before the bowling of the
demon bowler, a coarse fellow named
Hobbs. the earls disgust might pos
sibly induce him to consider some
other mans suit-not Mr. Butts.
I'm afraid it's useless. Sammy
sighed Lady Muriel. I've got to mar
ry Charles"
why have you got to marry
Charles" demanded Sammy trucu
lently.
Because it's the proper thing" saiC
his beloved. If We got married there
wouldn't be any bridesmaids. An'
she looked at him pitoously
Sammy looked back at her an'
knew that he was up against IL.
But that only set his Binghamptol
brains TO working faster. Sammy ha'
been a pretty good ball player in hi
day. Why shouldn't he make a crick
eter9
A sleepless night produced a bri
| liant scheme. He would do IL. II
would, And he wouldn't say a wor
to anybody about II. He kept ava
from Muriel. But he induced the ear
to send him a ticket OF admission :
the grand stand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

thasil strongly them
Miss Julia
F. Walsh Thomas X Mcaughon Mrs
Reynolds Hit Mrs Robert Roo
Bodget b. Aeshe and Mrs Will
IamI
its headquarters in Wash
pledge limit themselves
products they
within the as
honorary III eXacty
whole United
thing 10
busne ando
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

little the explain that the Hot
AS accused usually died. the trial. VIII
be seen.w excee simple
touches the
swed that
him for the appointed nine
greenhouse creeping
a than
bed beside granite
of
completely with
its
had
cidenaly there
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

me az
6 miles IN
where is difficult
to
mail the parcel matter at the Denver post Office
The
will
shipping perhabe prod
lie
deliveries
of shipments of destination
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Representative james L SidyutH OF
Texas has introduced bill for the re-
moval of the garden to Rock Creek
park and the transfer of its control TO
the department of agriculture.
Visitors TO Washington always are
interested in the botanical garden.
Curiosities and wonders, too, make the
place of sharp interest not only TO bot
anists, but to laymen.
The Hottentot ordeal tree will
interest students of savage Juris-
prudence to whom superintendent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

of the Anaeos.ia flats" between the
army war college and The government
hospital for the insane
Last summer a fishing expedition
took him TO the south shore of the
eastern branch OF the Potomac. where
the government has built up acre after
acre with mud dredged from the chan
nels of the branch Congress has been
worrying for a long time over the best
means a. producing revenue from
these flats. and when the district
commissioners Were asked 10 PASS on
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Mrs Thomas X. Marshall. wife OF
the vice-president, and Mrs. p. K. Nc
Cumber. wife of the senator from
North Dakota. with Mrs. Ollie James
tof Kentucky and other leaders of Off
cial Washington, have all declared
that the importance which has hereto
fore been attached TO foreign manu-
featured goods has been largely psy-
Geological. and that not all of their pop
ularity has foundation in fact, and that
they intend to do their utmost to re-
lieve the masses of the American
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Free 20 Our Readers

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago, foi
4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free. Write al
about your Eye Trouble and they will advis'
as TO the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies in Your Special Case. You
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieve'
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn'
Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for soc
Try 1t in Your Eyes and in Babys Eyes 70
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation. Adv
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Zip andh
the land consulted the agricultural depart
soil
mules and machinery and
told him where
bushels
failure
which
will bushels sheed
buhel
dollars
should about thousand dollars
gross
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Jnat IneTe are 20 DC ITO IduICdI 0VOP0
taken to equip post offices with either
elaborate cold storage plants or ice
boxes
Postmaster Praeger at Washing
ton did not wait for a decision as TO
whether the department had authority
10 build cold storage plants. He just
took materials from his building.
used his own forces and has contruct-
ed one at the post Office near the
Union station, where perishable prod
ucts which cannot be delivered inn
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a Chance.

Lend me five dollars, will you old
chap"
Haven't got it. But I'll tell you
what III do. III lend you the five L
lent Jobson a year ago if you can col
lect it"-Boston Transcript
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Getting II Done.

You can't get anything done unless
you do it yourself. And usually you
can't do it yourself very well.-E. w.
Hove's Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19
made in America" Gets Impetus in Washington

uNM receiving big and those who have given
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19
Many Wonders in Washingtons Botanical Garden

III has botanical garden plant valuaoes ana
land entirely inadequate
almost directly in front tne cao
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19
Sees Fortune in the Black Mud of Anacostia Flats

DIN typewriter in the of the Municipal
the
ndd the black mud
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Always proud to show white clothes
Red Cross Ball Blue does make them
white. All grocers. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Who ever say n free show that
didn't have some kind of string at
tached to it?
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Parcel Post Ice Boxes for Perishable Commodities

THoUGH by the post office de
controller the declared
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GI,IIEt,XlAK23; E33.Yd.H
fBoX 70: :X sl;J:EE3KILES
The Cause.

What made your wife give up her
idea of being a new woman!
The new baby"
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Stubborn Colds and irritated Bronchial
Tubes are easily relieved by Deans Men
tholated Cough Drops-5c at Druggists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Munster province. Ireland, contains
1852 hogs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-19

Indiana contains 21S.00O laboring
men,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
CARRANZA Is PEEvED

Just when everything appeared TO
have been set for a possible solution
Of the Mexican problem comes the
disturbing element in the person Of
Senior Carranza In a defiant mood
which promises 10 make the work OF
the Pan-American conference more
diffieult. II not nullify II. With the
announcement OF the Presidents ap-
proval OF the plan OF the conferees
for establishing order out OF the cha
otto conditions In Mexico the repre-
sentatives OF Carranza have let IL be
known that any Arrangement that
does not include him as the dominant
factor will peeve him TO the extent
OF resisting any contemplated ad.
tustment OF the disordered state OF
affairs.
II begins to look very much as
Secretary Lansing Is quoted as say
ing. that the arrogant chieftain was
playing with the United States -
and that his offer to confer for peace
was simply a dodge TO get villa and
Zapata TO commit themselves. and
was without any sincere intentions
ON his part. Just what effect these
revelations will have on the confer
erce. which reconvenes in New York
tomorrow. is conjectural at this
time. Probably the Brazilian minis.
ter al Mexico City. who is speeding TO
View York, will throw some enlight-
eminent on Carranza's action when he
appears before the conference. which
will serve to cheekmate the dilly dal-
lying maneuvers Of this slick dis
turber.
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PERvERsIoN OF FACTS

The Democrats are good on jug
Cling statistics. just as accomplished
as they are in their involved system
Of Treasury bookkeeping. which
makes a deficit look like a surplus.
They have been claiming all along
that in the first fiscal year the Tn
dCrwood law was operating. sufficient
revenue was produced They pointed
20 the first nine months Of its crer.
alton between October. 1913. and
June. 1914. ~ proof OF this condition.
but they resorted 70 an ingenious
perversion Of the facts 10 do this
An analytical critic. with nose for
tricks Of this kind. has discovered
that the Department Of Commerce. in
a quarterly statement Of importations
and duties collected. extends the FIRST
quarter Of the fiscal year 1914. from
July I 10 October ?. 1913 during
which period the Republican tariff
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law was stIll IN effect. During this
period the duties collected on i'm
ports amounted to sss.3sO.457. which
the Democrats presume to credit to
the Underwood law. II the Under
wood law had been in force during
this period the duties collected for
this period would have been S57. 395.-
s53. giving a balance in favor Of the
protective tariff law OF S3O.9sg.5O4
Thus It is shown that for this quar-.
ter the Underwood law was benefited
by the protective tariff law to the
above amount
The same commentator takes up
the second quarter Of the fiscal year
OF 1914 and hnds that the duties col
lected In that period amounted 10
s65,274,599. During two months OF
this quarter. however. protection
still applied to raw wool. which yield
ed a revenue OF Ss6s.ss3, and for the
entire period on manufactures Of
wool. S1.s35.46O; on sugar. S7.ssS.52i.
or a total yielded by the Payne-Ald
rich tarin for the second quarter OF
S10.2s7.s64.
During the third quarter revenues
we're collected TO the amount OF sss.
45Ii02. During the two months OF
this period protective tariff rates
we're still effective on raw wool.
which yielded a revenue Of ssss $50:
on manufactures OF wool s1.ss5.54O.
and on sugar s7.s63.521. or a total
yielded by the Payne Aldrich tarin
law Of siO.2s7.s6f In March OF the
third quarter the reduced duty on
sugar went into effect. This quarter
yielded revenue TO the sum Of Sos.
f57.i02. In this event Payne AIdrich
tariff rates which still applied on
sugar during the hrst two months OF
this quarter yielded $4,000. 900. Dur.
ing the last quarter the Underwood
Simmons law was in full effect and
yielded a revenue OF fs3.sO6.916.
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THE REVENUE PROBLEM

The greatest argument for a reyi-
sion Of the tariff will be the increas-
ing insuficiency Of the revenues.
There is no question but that the al
ministration is very much concerned
over the swelling deficit. but Il is
also very certain that the President
is determinedly opposed to any IN.
crease In tariff rates for revenue pur-
poses. Having declared the Under.
wood bill the best tariff measure ever
passed. naturally he Is loath to dis
credit himself But unless the reve-
nues improve within the next Ave or
SIX months IL is believed that the ad.
rinistraiion will be unable 10 With
stand the demand for new legislation.
j; this happens IL is certain that those
persons who are not satisfied with
certain items In the Underwood VIII
son tariff act will demand tariff re.
form. The only interest that seems
to stand a chance Of getting relief
Is the sugar industry. and that is
very slight. II # gets anything It
VIII not be on account OF protecting
The industry, however. but prevent.
ing a loss OF revenue. Sugar goes on
the free list next March and immedi.
ately great revenue will be lost.
The government has collected be.
tween S5O.OOOOOO and $50. 600 900 an.
nually from sugar duties. all Of which
VIII be eliminated after next March.
The argument for a reimposition
Of sugar duties viii be very inAucn.
iial In Congress Whether President
Wilson Will attempt to stand out
against Il II question which has NOT
been answered definitely. II has been
suggested in Washington that he will
advise against such a move. On the
other hand. the President Is not un.
mindful Of the necessity for revenue
measures. According 10 present
prospects. the administration realizes
the need for the reimposition OF the
war tax. Furthermore. Il Is report
ed that Congressman Hull. OF Ten.
nessee. the author Of the present In.
Gene tax law. Is busy preparing a
draft Of an inheritance tax. While
Mr.. Hull IL very close 10 the Presi
dent. IL has not been made clear
whether he is working on this meas
ure al the mitigation Of the admins
trauon. 70 is expected. however
that the President will welcome some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10

The government OF the United
States for many years did not like
''protestorates" and spheres OF
influence" and other phrases
which cover the intention of gov
ernments TO exercise influence IN
the Affairs OF a weak state with
out formal annexation. The Brit
ish were twenty-five years In
Egypt before they Acknowledged
the truth that the country was
really one OF their colonies. The
United States in 1885 had a sim
liar chance to annex Cuba: but,
by the famous Teller Resolution,
announced in advance that the
people Of that island should have
an opportunity TO frame their own
government. When the time
came. however. the United States
was not willing 10 leave the Gu
bans free to drift into the hands
OF any other power. and therefore.
by the Plat Amendment. laid
down conditions which the Cubans
had 20 accept. Cuba II therefore
not an independent country. but
a protectorate OF the United
States. The Cuban government
can make not treaty and incur no
debt which would interfere with
interests Of the United States.
One Of the Platt Resolutions al
lowed the United States to send
troops II necessary to keep order.
II was done IN 1906. and Tor two
years the regular Cuban govern
ment was suspended.
That Is a perfectly clear and
open arrangement. understood on
both sides. not so with the two
additional protectorates which
have recently been created. The
attempt OF Great Britain. Germany
and Italy TO use force against
Venezuela in 1902 reused President
Roosevelt TO a weak spot In the
Monroe Doctrine: Since the
United States does not permit
other powers to occupy the terri
tory OF Latin-American state,
Is not this county bound to be
an international policeman and to
use the big stick" on countries
that will not pay their debts?
Roosevelt mad reason 10 believe
In 1906 that certain foreign pow
ers were on Ihe point of seizinx
ports OF Santo Domingo. because
their citizens could not collect
money lent to the Dominican gov
eminent. He therefore took upon
himself the great responsibility
OF making an agreement with the
Dominican dictator at that time,
by which the custom house was
put In charge OF a representative
OF the United States. Forty-five
per cent OF the proceeds was pa.d
over TO the Domlnicans who
liked that arrangement because
they got more cash than when
they thought they were getting
It all. II pleased the bondholders
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April lambs which when weighed last
week averaged a shade over % pounds.
the four largest averaging III pounds.
II was authoritively made known
Tuesday morning that gold had been
FOUND In paying quantities in this county
ana very close this city. The gold was
discovered some time hut was kept
quiet. Charles Swain. OF New Hamp-
n SniTs now b ~ this city, procured some
lnation and received word that they
were rich IN the precious metal, We not
state but gold In paying quantities.
This city has been feeling the effects
II the boom. and may Tom kingsley and
for their untiring efforts In developing
the oil neld.-wetzel Republican.
As about all the newspapers are pIac-
ing some one in nomination for COVER
nor. The Republican desires TO suggest
good as could be made To- order TO serve
as the chief Executive OF this state
That man Is Judge Homer r. Woods. Of
Morris can be located. we are pretty
sure 90 have second TO this notion
Mason Republican.
Rev. Or. l.. W. Bowers. Of Parkers-
burg; superintendent Of the Parkersburg
church. b. mentioned among list OF
possible selections for the presidency
OF West virginia Wesleyan college at
Buckhannou. Others mentioned are Rev.
pr. J. r. Bird. pastor OF the First VI. p.
church Of Charleston. and Rev. e. u.
King. pastor OF Terra Alta.
The big glass plant which has been
considering locating here f. rapidly
formulating plans and At the same time
keeping IN touch with the Board Of Com
mercc. The two in coalition are making
arrangements which bid fair 70 land
the plant for Psrkcrsburg In the near
future. Definite results are not yet
ready 20 b. announced but Indications
are favorable. -ParkersburR News.
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A SERMON ON COTTON

The Manufacturers Record. of BAL.
timore. representing the conservative
financial and Industrial interests of
the South. has a remarkable article
calling attention TO the cotton situa,
ton. II quotes from a sermon Of Rev.
DIR. Ashby Jones. Of Augusta. Geor-
gia. whose closing sentence. Cotton
al the cost OF character is too
large a price TO pay" is a rebuke
equal TO that administered 10 the
money changers in the Temple by
the Savior. II is the price OF cotton
that Is moving the prideful South 10
the same condition it was in over
last years mendicant plant. On this
point Rev. Jones eloquently OBJ
served:
look back TO last autumn with shame
and humiliation. II H. picture OF the
south hawking her impotence upon ey-
weakness. and like blind beggars plead
ing their poverty with the plant. BUY
n bale. lest we starve. Was this the
south which rose phOentN-like from the
ashes OF the civil War with a resilient
resourcefulness which astonished the
world and rebuilt this miracle OF a new
South? Have We forgotten all our prin-
ciplcs OF democracy. with It's familiar
protests against paternalism. that We so
quickly creep 20 the national treasury
crying for charity l. cotton OF so great
value that for 10 we will sacrifice our
manhood. our Independence and our NOR
Al roise7 am profoundly convinced
that the Price OF cotton Is n fundamental
moral question. and by IL God Is testing
the souls OF our people.
The Record believes that the time
has come when the facts must be
studied by the people of the whole
South; that II is in danger OF wor-
Shipping cotton and sacrificing honor.
integrity OF character and all that
makes for human advancement for
the price OF bale OF cotton. I'VE"
continues the Record, have idealized
cotton: we have thought in terms OF
cotton; we have worshiped cotton.
until some OF US have backbones
made of cotton strings and brains of
cotton bolls. the one as weak as the
other is flsbby. Cotton. which. right
!y handled. would prove TO be ore
OF the greatest blessings that the Al
mighty ever gave to any country on
earth. has many times in the past
proven a curse to US. II was cotton
that fixed the chains Of slavery
around the South. and It Ia cotton to
day that onslaves the thought and
the heart of many OF the people OF
the South. Cotton as king is d.a-
bolical ruler. whereas cotton as a
subject. held in check. would prove
ore ~ Heavens richest blessings
Let not the South lose It's soul in
exchange for bale Of cotton"
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because the United States recos-
nlIed that fifteen million dollars
out OF the nominal debt OF thirty.
two millions was legitimate: ana
the forty-nVe per cent OF the pro
aeeds pays interest and some
thing on the principal. The gov
eminent in WASHINGTON liked II
because II cleared up a disagree
able spot in American diplomacy.
and extended the influence or 20.
United States. The Senate. though
with wry face. finally ratined a
treaty under which this system
has been going on for the last
nine years.
President Taft found a similar
state OF airs down in Central
America Secretary Knox figured
out that the Republic OF ZION.
duras owed about three million
dollars though Il is hard TO md
out where such a sum came from.
Dollar diplomacy was sim more
In evidence in Nicaragua. Knox
negotiated a treaty in 1872 BY
which the custom house was TO
De turned over TO a United States
representative. Just as in Santo
Domingo. That treaty has never
been ratified: but the American
collector OF customs is stiu right
on the spot. and the money is col
lected. The mix-up here Is great
erfthan in Santo Domingo because
several American banking houses
have advanced money to the gov
eminent In NicafaguA, on the
vague security OF their being rati-
ned by the Senate. In 1913 Sec.
rotary Bryan went still fartehr by
negotiating another treaty-which
also is still unratihed-by which
the United States agrees to pay
Nicaragua three million dollars
Tor the construction OF a canal
which nobody expects ever to con
struct. In that treaty. further.
Is inserted merely a CODY OF the
Plat resolutions as applied TO
Cuba. This means that, II the
treaty is ratified. Nicaragua Will
be a step-child OF the United
states. We shall have 10 protect
IL from Foreign aggression. to root
out the civil wars. 20 govern II
from Washington and very likely.
IN the end. 20 annex il.
That Is he result toward
which the practical protectorate
In Santo Domingo is probably
moving. II Santo DOMINGO IL
annexed. the sister republic OF
Haiti will follow. II Nicaragua
should be annexed. sooner or later
the other four Central American
states will come along. first as
protectorates and then as depend
encies.
II that is the policy OF the gov
eminent and Il is thought TO be
good policy. why is IL not frank
ly stated to the American people
so that they may express their
opinion?
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The Chicago Herald. neither APPLAUD
ING nor condemninE the procedure. Just
preolcts that Che incoming Congress
VIII ma 70 necessary either % surtau
expenditure severely or to- seek other
sources % revenue" The one best bet BE-
on the latter course. a Democratic Con.
Eress never "curtails expenditure 20.
versly or any other way 70 spends
money Ike drunken sailor. regardless
~ The condition ~ the treasury. and BE-.
favnrife rastiue is % issue bonds or to
devise new taxes which viii DO PAID. ai.
most in fun. b. northern Republican
States