Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 29, Number 49, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 September 1887 — Page 2
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Om United State.
Mm Fedeut of
He mmm4 the
Chief of the army aad
nary of tUs Republic with took of psjtrfettos. Hs called down wrath ef the satire Q. A. R orgeatae-
thc Preehleat aa declared
KNttitt ttk Msnseif could, in
B BUT lllMM OS HWC i
fidelity to the doetrlaea the party 1
u4 the aenaaada of uwnauoR upon Ha central gowriMMiL At TohsW. they tw M bar eonsldarml it about sua&eieut to sound tbe prai of John Sharmaa and mule a parade of hie pretension to tbe PreaMencv. What
Umt had to mt about ouokmmm of
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101 OUR YOUNG I0LK8L
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bribati to Mm wmmM Bwmnrii cur) Jaw Fa was la Fa PiwUmL the Ctaretoed evlto a aiaatas a.
and not iwertoet ito oeJiatto to make tj 1mm miIimmI at Onai-
a pUla iBatimsnl tf iH-toytoo mm! wiJm w) aUtoon, end was catted to MSiMrifNi
political pwpoaa, a liMrt lb people tfcfl bar t twet-oo. i r. bebr. to.
mm koiiMy Switk to frt Mm a oittiim. wkmupM tk etorteftl wit , ropltod: "I toy wvt a dog that
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ai --a. a a to,aui i hhmiuu lh i h rHaoinuai nauinniviT
, iLL 4 Um Frori-1 abrMoa to atako a SWn boom. twenty
oTorafo.' ... . jmi. ia tmUITm n&lv tbiar that waa troair aadt
z r..:.r:. wWt hi too tottor aoetiataic m twi aa. now 7 , " n.BLx Hr Mjiitv i lKSfT 5rS3 ' watok was ooaoaoi i. okackaWo a.4 oaraoot aboat tao Tolodo HvHtk)a of SJfc JoS, ; Sorftriac tonaa waa Um oeoaaio. of a wa. it. oatboateatlo , XunT tow: t roMarkabto dkwlaT of aoctiooal bato. Gororaor Focakor. aaO. ao doabt, tbor Utorary iwr ol if uiwu
Twoatr.fra RMaok e W Ik tboir arUitr to abM tb Frotbtoat ;roSl ITltTbiitoiri oootiaa char of treoa !! 11 P fJTrT; ,7.I-T?TvSLi: . moa him. tbar fba4 aaolWaoatlaMBt
i w in -.-!-. emmmIct ' aaaoac tb aoopto that aid aoi
Moattoi, It batoota; ICaaM eoaattos, ' Mtwragt tboir abriokt of war" aad n botbob; aad 11 Iadlaaa ooaattos, ,1 afaiaat what tbar torawed Ml-ihoMok. "aabaar rabok." Bat tbM ataa
.TJrf.TJ , Tattia arooi to ba a daagor-
FoortoMOMmtiM ia Iowa, Hbaibili; M eartM to Dacota. T baibok; S eoaatto
hi M taaMOta, 1 1S baMoto, aa4 It
in Xobraaka, 11 haohahr. The arrag yWd of oata ia taa 4MNr. oatMatoBM abowabr tbrwMta wtam from oar raoortt is as follows: Twaaty-rtx IHiaois eoaatMc, hahri; 11 ITlwoaaia eoaathx, t Ml babto; 11 Ohio ooaatiM, IS 9-t baihahi; 11 Xfcwoari ooaatiM, 44 baoto; 11 Xkbinaa eoaattoB, 3K hflhta;TKaatoeay oaatioi, 4 - baabte; u Kmhm eoanthw, VhmW; It Iaalaaa ooaatiat, M4-S baabok; Iowa ooaattoa, tt M baibalt ; 11 Dakota oaaattoi, M9-11 baabok;9 Xtaaatota ooaatiM, tt
IS SfWHta ooaattM;
pkoa of fra-works wita waiett
to ilMMiao tboir teat dbmUr of tha
'UAoJr akirL" For a week or two
mMibtieaM dovotod dMpUr hoads
aadoabtokada to Tattfe. Ha was a bigfar aaaa tbaa Grant. Bawattba idol of tboir heart aad tba boaat of tboir patriotiM. Bat. alaa, Tattia bad beoa beard of Wfore. Ha bad a rtoord. Gradually aa tbia roeord bagaa. to appear ia tba iadopfradoat newspapers, tba Bopabiieaa papers pat baa aanM in aaialtor traa. Tbor eame down from
" a,
Gororaor Forakar. and. mo doabt tbow wiU b a Urair content between blrn
aad tba eoacparativaiy yong aad vigorotta Gttboraatorial oaadidato of tba Daaaooraay. Bat waat bare tba Rapblioaa Stato ooaroattona to proelaim in tba taattec of priacipM ralatiag to National affairs? Tborais aotoaa point of vantaga that tbay bobl ia proaeat politk byrirtaaof tboir aatoeadoaU or tkeir record. After a quarter of a century of su)r0mftr a central jtorernwent. ther bare loft to a Democratic Admin iatratioa tba task of saving tba pablic Unda lrora tba elutch of specalators, railroad corporations and foreign syadieatos, and holding what it left of them for the ue sad oecapaney of tba actual Mttlor. At this lata day, aad ia tba faee of FroaMent Cleveland's ring-
iar doeUration of the National policy
The roetat rain have
mmd iaTtowaiod the aaetoree. aad a fair
sapoly of fall feed is now aatfeiaatod.
Potato f eaeralir are wrata eat a poor oroaoaaosoaatof droaght, bat tote rariattoi baTe beea helped by tbe xatec The apple crop wHl be gaarally lbt ia the Waat. Cattta are beciaaiac to afek as to
asadHioa, aad are reported to toed beatth . as a rate. I Theareraca eoadftioa of the corn crop to tba mates reportiag hi as fottows:. Tweasy-aix eoaattos ia IlHaok report aa' arerace eoadtttoa of the crop ef te.4 per seat.; eterea ooaaties ia Whwoaeia, a.t per eeat.; tea eoaasiM ia Ohio, ttJ per seat.; eierea ooaaties ia Xhwoari,at per eeat.; tea ooaaties ia Mfcaifaa, per eat.; seTsa ooaaties toll Keasaeky.Mper eeat; thirteen ooaaaies -talCaaeas, 44.7 per eeat;atoe cowiWee to; Indiaaa, 4 per eeat; aiaetoea ceaattw ia Iowa, per cent; thirteen eoaaties ia', Dakota, Itt per seat; tea ooaaties to Xia-1 aesato, 7M par eeat; aad thhrtoea ooaa-, tss to Xobraeka, 79 per eeat.
The weather has beea faroraMe Mr all
in Keatackyv Teaaessee, Tirgtehi
totbeXWaie Atlaasfe aad 9ew Mm-
In Xiaaeeota the aaoat
tararored. aad harreet orops
L by raias.
btoek Soar Una pica to aoaparcil, aad upoa that subject, toe nepauiieans can
at toK tba tail of tbeir eoaaai was hardly give that iasaa any prominence I toUr aaaa ia near! aad brilltaat antil ia their repertory. As to bonaaty aad
laa proof lurainoi. aim wwaw w wboiating that for tbe past two weeks they bare boycotted his name entirely. Tbia k aagratof ui, aakind. detaatabto. It baa beea: a kmc time aiaea they have
atraek aaeh a ind" aa Tattle. Ilia
a
Queen Victoria is going to insu
t4e aa order of literary aaerit, eonoist-
Knights, fty Jtnigma
eoiHBankmiL and one hundred com-
..... A 1
HOW IHKIIIg the loailiBg
The oria-inal of a lone lost letter
-written by General Washington ia aeknowletlgent of aa address from the eitiaene of Newport haa jiwt been found in that city. It is written on both aides of two quarto pages of letter paper and is still distinct and readable. More copies of Mrs. Dodge's "Story of Hans Brinker1' have I win sold than any book for ohIWren from the pen of an American author, yet tbe author bad the most extreme difficultiu findin a uublteher for it
WMt the warn ree breast
Bet the baby wean a W4te white
aye. aees, aye.
The Kalnrrt's aart is a bete ia Me treej Bye, baby, bye. Asa there be steeps as ease as be tea bat The robin's aeet ie btcb ererbeaa. Where tbe ieary beufh of the Mate apreait Sttt the babe's eet M a Httte white baa. Hrt vttaMTi By . JhNfetV Jhaaiaa. a. JWaUtot A LONG WEEK.
How
Ware Taht a
ArftW ewHl4 I.w4
O mamma, Leslie is tbe naughtiest boy! I shouldn't s'pose anybody could lore Win, and I dan't ever waat to play with him any more." Mamma LeHter looked upfront her tewing, and said, witb a sigh: 'Grade, what is the trouble now?" "It's Leslie, mamma. He wanted to
play 'nagerie with his Noah's ark, and
K names' aa If aka eeM aoi bear ic Tbe hours was sUwly aha waa giad when asaasaaa 4d her it waa bedtime, aad aha weal to stoop thiaking that oae day had feaa. What a long, long walr that waat LaaMe eame orer every mora lag to tha gate, aad threw bar kiaaaa, which aha rata r nod with interest. It ssmed to Graee that aha cow Id aerer auarral
with Leslie again, aad that aha ahoNbl be perfeoUy willing that be ahoald hare his awa way in every thing, if that dreadful week would only eoma to mm aad. And it really did at last Grace awoke early that morning aad aouhl hardly eat her break fast she whs ao excited. She had j net toft tbe tabic when Leslie rushed ia. Papa and mamma laughed orer the joyful meet ing. "Mamma said I could stay all tbe morning," said Loalie. "and you must eoma over and stay this afternoon with me can't she. Aunt Jessie? Get all your dolls, Grace, and we'll play they are poor children, and take them out into the country ami give 'em a jolly treat I've sared up all my money to get some peanuts and candy mamma said I oouUL I've got eight . i
"Hadn't you a little rather play 'nagerie with your Noah's ark, Leslie?" asked Grace, "cause I Mtould like it aver so much." "May be we'll play that afterwards,"
said Leslie; "but hurry and get your
when it waa compieieu m manueuupw i 'i ',.k n Anu t,sr I ,u .i0 m, rny innw.
'PrtllttHl the i WUISIUHi in v I nwv. JT " f. J
J. M jSoriUHDVS nnnnj v, I .... IT.l!.u,..i1,l.'f
book after it had been declined by poory omiur.-. .. - -
aevaral houses.
eftcteacr in the administration of publie affairs, it is enough that the people
kr had twa vean' exoerteaee of
souad Democratic gerernment to eontract with aa many decades of Republieaa eomiotioa aad misrule. Tha
aptoador, though meteoric waa 4 ash- Repubiieaa State eoBTeatioas will have tag and intrepid. He tod a charge of to occupy themselves ohieiy with the frothing fire agaiaet the Adminietra- gtorificatioa of a Sherman or a Blaine, Uoe. Sa made things red hot He for, with the exeeptioa of tome little) attrred up tbe camp followers aad by-pUy witb tbe shirt and an interlude opened the eves of tbe bummers who of joggling with the palsies, there is exist by preying upon the Treasury as nothing else for them to do. JV. I. aeaaioa claim acsata. But tbe Veeat.
. . . ... , . i m m m
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Wanted Some one to inform John Sherman whether ha will be mom i . j 1: J Vm
UUN OT MOW. in mm w , ft i
great preseura ot uncertainly. aaya xpr. The Repubtieaa papers are verj much displeased with tbe platform adopted by tbe Ohio Democrat. Tbia to a sure sign that the Ohio Democrats are oa the right road. St. Ltti K-
pwofieaa.
. WEATHER AND CROPS.
The
We mUlr WaW--Croo
I''lrw'trtlBfcrta'wfc'Jrtu?- jWaaiSJBsaal Bm
laHior Taray
So Laso rtoaeoa
WAsaraoToa, Aas;. . The ehraal ofie weekly weatber-crop battotia says: Sertos; m weak eedieg Aagaot Mithas been ttf bsty waraaer thaa aeaal throagheat tbe Soetberu States aad the Ohio rmJlar. aad eoeier tbaa ntaal throaahoat tbe
Lake ragioa aad the Uppor XitMipirf aad huelnoss Xlaaaari TaltoTS. the aTorajte daflr toot-
Xieeeari Taltoys, the aTerage daflr -t. t- (lu tut: ilMrM rftavtar
9 to 4 : dames beiow the aonaai. Ia Be
Xew Xnciaad. the XkbUe Atbtatte
aad ea the Fadfe coast the differed hat stiabtly trooa
The daily average toeaperatare for the soasea, from Jaaaaryl to Aagaot M,bas ranged from 1 to 2 degrees abere the aonaai to tbe eeetral valleys, aad it has beea sligbtly aoeler tbaa asaal at stations oa the Attoaelc aad Paoifc eoaets, aad from Lake Saperior westward to Xoatoaa. Daring the week the rainfall has beea to excess goaoraUy throaghoat tbeeera aadtobac. eeregieae, aad the aertheast porttoaet theeettoa regtoa aad to Xortbera Jfew1 Bagtoad,whik there has beoa lees thaa me asaal smnant of rata to the tower Xbv eiestofrf Taller, oa the XfcttUe aad Soath Awaatlc eeaet, to Arkaawe, to the soatheca portfoae of Xhwoariaad KaaftM,aad from Lake Superior westward to Dakota. Weil ahttrRMtod rams have occurred three ghoat the droaght regioa.aad rata aeattoaee to this aesttoa. The torge dotaioaey ia the raiafel! for the eaaea,rangtog from Ire to 4 fteea laches to the Xtotisstppi Taltey, has beea slightly redeeed ia the Xwtherw Mates aad aagmeated to the Jfoethsra States dariag the past week, tbe ealy tecttoae reportiag aaexeeesof rataiaH for the season boiag Xortbera Xew Sawtoad. eoatral aortioaa of the XMdte
Attaatlc States, Soathera Dakota, aad the
Repubbcaas have beea chilled ia their appreciation of Tattle. They aaay banker after him aa much aa they did. but they conceal it V they do. Why do they act rush to bis defease aad demand aa iaveetiga-
tiea? TJireesenouaebarges fcave beea made agaiaet hue. His successor ia the poet of Commander of tha DepartBteat of Xatcbec has accused him of the theft of a toadau. and plainly charged aad proved that be was guilty of am immoral sartaershia with a
treasury ageat ier purposes of ualawful apaaulatioa in cotton. His accuser is aa equally distinguished ex-oSker aad a mewber of the Grand Army of tha Kepuhiic. Tbe latest chapter ia Tattle's record ht a transcript from tha reoorde of the circuit court ia Madison, la., showing that Tuttie pleaded the statute of Hmiiatioes ia a suit
hrausrbt against him in 187C. by a firm'
named Rickey Co.. who carried oa
the hoteL restaurant aad liquor
ia Xatcbec Miss.. lSf4.
"I can hardlr tell," says Mr. Hubert Howe Bancroft "how 1 came to devote my life to history rather than any thiHg else. Looking back, it seems to have been acoidental. Tha motive was neither a longing for wealth nor a thirst after fame, while tbe development was easy, gradual and natural. My history is nearly finished now. and about half of tbe force whieh haa been continuously employed at ray library for twenty-five years haa been retired, yet there's before me several years of historical labor The "Fox Hunt" figure is the latest
for seaside germane. A lady and gentleman ara selected aa foxes. The gentleman receive a fox's tail and the lady a red ribbon to be pinned to her left shoulder. Three additional couples receive different ribbons and represent the hunters. A. waltz ia them played. The couple representing the foxes is allowed a start and the hunters follow, endeavoring to capture them. If they succeed tbe foxes retire and the successful couple finish the dance witb their trophy. humorous! That was a merciful man of South
I think he's just as selhsh aa can be, and then he knocked my dollies all on tbe floor in a hsap, and smashed Lilian's head, or something, I s'pose, for I thought I heard it crack" "Now we will hear what Grace did," interrupted her mother. "Why, I didn't do nothing much," said Grace, "'cept aa I jast hit his Noah's ark a little speck, and it felt on the floor, and Noah's bead came off; and Leslie grabbed 'em Hp just aa quick as he could, and said he shouldn't ever
come again, and ran home." "I am very sorry that my little girl should treat her cousin ia that war.
and a visitor,, too," said Grace's mother. "It certainly waa very unkind." Grace hung her head, but the naughty look did not leave her face. "Mamma," she said, "I don't s'pose anybody in all tbe world could be kind to such a try in' boy. I hope ho won't comi! to see me again till I'm a hundred years old, I do, truly." Mamma took up a pen and some paper, and wrote a note, which she handed to Grace. "I want to have yea remember, Grace," she said, "that yoa are not to go to see Leslie or speak to him for a
whole wock. I have explained it to
We'll have just a splendid time.'
"I'm so glad we can play together again," said Grace, as she brought her extensive family. "It seemed mo-t as if you were dead and 'twas dreadful; but we won't ever lose any more weeks will we Leslie?" And they never did, for the leseon did not need to be repeated. Julwi J). ftak, m YeulM's OsmpAate.
PLAY-TIME.
The Wapplwoas of CMtiHiooa Oo of floods SooU OtfU-is DeHghta to Iaaoeoat IH-
wham Tattle was ia eommaad there.
ic them pay him .
for a peraueetoa to do business ia Xatcbec. They sought to recover
from him aa the ground of blackmail ha lite. Tattle did not deny tbe ebarge. but declared that tha lapse of tftae debarred any aetioa ia tbe ease. This is a fine record for the man who got aa such a mock seatiaaeat that gave the Bepublicaa papers a spasm of patriotism a maa who is shown to be a thief, a blackmailer, a cacator, who pleads tha statute of limitatioae upoa being charged with hk Bomeroue
trine. It to the duty ot uwu. A.&. of Iowa, as well as each individual
bar of that organiaat oa iu ths try. to demand aa iaveeUgatioa
bato tbe charges agaiaet Tuttie, which are confirmed by oSktol document oa file at Washington. Let there ba a & A- JL court of inquiry ia the case of Tattle, aad if possible, rid that orgaaiaatioa from such characters that bring upoa it reproach aad shame. Hfeeaee houhl ba brought up wader the head af the "good of the order" ia every poet ia tbe eouatry. J-)f (-V. T.)
sophkaliy or continue to butt it head
against the ttoae wall of defeat -AT. '. Freeman ( Color Republican papers in Ohio accuse General Powell, tbe Democratic mutdidai for Governor, of riding oa
another man's thousand-mile railroad ticket There must be a great poverty of plausible erie against him when tbia is tba best that cam be done by such talented liars as the Ohio Republiean. Ckk TUm$. Gororaor Foraker's res as why the Republican party should ba returned to power under the leadership af Jim Blaine have not met with gen
eral acceptance. On tbe contrary, there seems to be aa impreseiee that there are multifarious andMulligauiaa reasons why he should not be returaed to power. Ca ikrmU. When two Southern -cities like Montgomery aad Birmingham compete for tbe privilege of receiving and sustaining a proposed negro college, it is time for tha thoughtful Xortbera Republicans to paese and reSeet orer the party tenet regarding the alleged injustice to the race aa practiced ia the South. JfeeoM Teicfraph. Upon oae of tbe badges used at tha Ohio Republican convention at
Toledo appeared the words: "Vim, t forgotten
Ybror and Victory." This should not with you.
be taken as aa indication
Tonkers who took his gas meter with
ti ta tU nnuatrr for a little rest.
xae American peopieaaTo i Yonkers StaUtmn.
up their minds mat xr. iHatne snail What beats us is to know how it not be elected FresMeat of that Repub- i to stretch the skin so lie. and the party to whieh be helongt liktl70Ver 5Hd, aml yet not have
either accept tae veruici pane- . R turol,. -Dafwvi'We
s gree. When your family physician gets sick, it is not good form to call and gaae at him every few days. It shows a mean, revengeful spirit JfWreaaaf Traveler. A man in the park reading a sign.
Keep Off tbe Grass," asked a police-
Play is neither idlenn nor folly. It is oae of the many god things which have come into your lif- from Heaven. It is a gift from'God. It i on of His wonderful works. When Ha made the beautiful earth and the sky, and tbe body and soul of man. He made the happy play of childhood. It ia a part of your life as truly as prayer is, a truly aa the soul itself is. And it U part of the life of ohildrea all the world over. U it were possible to journey witb tbe suulight and see all that it sees, and go round and round the globe with it, we should everywhere see children at play.
Xow, the first thing 1 want you to see
and
BlltllllHItt aV
She bald tin her sweet face, but her
mamma was bending over her work. "I haven' taay kiss for you now, "she aid. The little girl's eyes filled with tear. "Why haven't you, mamma." she mk('A.
You think it over while you are
gone, and perhaps you may find some nuiH." wxa the answer.
man facetiously what be could keep it 1 The little girl went away with a very
off with. "With your feet" was the ' aobcr face. She delivered the note to brief reply. I'amw Silings. j Aunt Dully, who read it with a queer
u. 1 REPUBLICAN OQLLAPSC be ! Aa rtolabte CooHlia of Mm Moo-
auithsi a Faeinc coast
The weather for tbe week
rorahle throve boat tb eora bettaad
reseat rata baTe areatlr faaprored the 1 Htrt aa rats? rartr-
eoadWoe of that crop, but ewtog to the) The Toledo eoaveatio made a bad
laorfra!e.i. h P!!!, party iareprodoeia IJTI 1 aaoct to tee campaign of ISM on ac-
geeafreeTltoba to Teaaef eeuat of Um weakness of ito platform the weather for the past week has ha- aad the exhibition of a desperate prevedtae crop ceadKioac aad the eottoa I auxiotv on the part of Senator Sher-
aarvoot is pragrosotag, nut more ramwoow WM to ,t himeatf forward aa aa aspi
rant far the Republican aomiaauon for
publicans hare forgotten Burchard and '' o'clock; oe are again willing to pin tbeir faith to "You have alliteration. It M rather a sign that 1 1 bear," aaMlB
the crow to the oeatral perttoaol
Arkansas. Ia Worth aad Seak Carettaa aa eseeM of ratofatt for the week Ss re
ported as unfavorable for the eottoa crop.
tha Preaidsacy. Tbe principal husi-
aeea of the eoaveatioa seemed to be
the weather baa beea geaeralty tovovahle j the formulation af a resolution under
for alt crops ia Keatocky, Toaaeetee, Th- whi
ew&aaJLf. mfaJ Basdaad
aad hi the XMdle Attoatte
Ia Xtoaeeota the
3tew
which to set forth aad enunciate the
by the rata.
XnwYoMVAag. M. The Academy of fustewas wett fitted by BMmborseftlM
Aaei-Peverty Society tost eight Dr.Xe-
uMyaa, Hoary Oeerge and Jena Jieiacam
Xr. Qeonre mm: "The aeaxtwc
iMroty. It k leased peesftae
I be the aaaa Secretory of State.
e of bms etty
asMthspeealeofthe State aad bard work
to tat that Is necessary to push eaeeftsx
parties to the fear aad bring
roe att It eaei be srnMpllsb.il.
IChiiss.) we meat
whtoblsefthe Baaal
claim to the aoaiiaatioaia the
name af the Republican party ia Ohio. The indefatigable Senator waa oa tha spot, drilling bis partisans like a very Suwarrow aa tha eve of battle, and he
ia pushier tha resolutioa
through, aotwitbetauding tha dogged opposition of Bleiae mea, who re-
Meadmet to tba fortunea o taetr
abeewt chief aad eat grimly aad sug-
gMtlrslyimiimnhrt amid the chseraaad
atgn
they still base their ability to win upoa j
their oid-tinte remtlneea to use V a for votes OSwa OtWrver. A few weeks ago tbe Freehleat's critics were sneering at him for never venturing beyond Buffalo, and knowing nothing about the country he presides over. Xow that he decided to travel and see it they are accusing htm of trying to boom" hie second term by "swinging around tha circle." The next qneetioa at the debating so aiettos ahouhl be: Whether a base-ball
ummre would be happier aa a Fres-
ideut af the United States, or a Pres
ident of the United States ha happier j
aa a base-ball umpire? DttrU Senator John Sbenaaa haa de
fiantly won the iadorsemeat of the Repttbtieaa State eoaveatioa of his native State, Ohio, for the Presidential candidacy, through strong personal exertions, as evinced ia the fact that he caueed himself to be elected aa a delerate, and by the hidden threat of
tha rejoicings of the net very decisive otherwise ruining the prospects of his Sherman maiorKy. I party in the coming State elections. It
Tbia hi hi marked contrast with the waa tha latter consideration, particuhanaottioaa aeatlmesH aad aetioa of tody.that impcl"d the Btaiaa men and the Dsmnnratfs eeeTeattoa at Cteve- Gavernor Foraker to drop their opera-
aadltiaa. But aueh a vietety deaa net
thecetHM-al pettey aMMPsr mterieJ1y from a defeat t
af Presldiat sreiaad'a I Um AitrH Wmh$.
A rural corresnoBdent asks: "How
can I remove vermin from my hens?" Make them use their combs. Your hens don't seem to have been brought upright. BinghnmUm Bepubtioan. Aa advertisement reads: "Wanted A young man to be partly out of doors and partly behind the counter," aad the Cleveland Ltmkr asks: "What will be the result when the door sUma?" Sam Johnsiag "Miss Snowball, will yer participate in some moah icecream?" Miss Snowball "No moah, Mister Johttsing. I likes ice-cream once in awhile, but not as a beverage. Please 'scuee me." Textu Sifting. Absent-minded Business-man (to office boy) "Tommy, go up to my house and tell my wife I have again
my watch. Bring it back " He pulte out his watch
that the Re- and continues: "Now, Tommy, it m
oa back at ten." Apoon.
rone to housekeeping.
said Berry to his friend Hanks.
res," said Hanks, "and my wife is
perfectly delighted. She reminos me
of a tea-kettle, she sings so pleasant
ly." "Humph," said Berry, "my
wife remind me oi a jbh-kbihb.
o. I never knew when she'a going ' boil over." JV. F. IMqtr. She Made a Mash. Twss a Mx-eetler tttie-te be briet atatetlHMtthreeekt K te grief; For see set ea ttaat. What be saW after that We'arepset bet we're uiraed a aew teat Tom Silings. "Tis at the picnic in July we sit down oh the cmetard pie," sings the
poet af the Boston C'ewn'cr. To which we would add: "And then you skip right straight for home and scape it off with a curry-comb." When it comes to poetry we expect to keep up with Boston or smash our machine ia the attempt Newmmt JndeptndtiU. An Elmira lawyer had a witness. on the etaad recently who claims to have been drugged and robbed of hit money. "They gave ma something to
drink." said the witnees. "and I lost
all conseteatiouflneaa." "Indeed," answered the lawyer, "and have you ever fully recovered your eon eientfous-
neear" 'Faith, nor," was the honwrt
reply, "many toimaa I think I have not" And the witnees did net see why
the sadSeaee amUed. " Gasest.
is that this playing of you boys
Aunt Dollv in this note, which you may girls in the streeta, or anywhere else, is
take over to her now." a pleasure to uou. nuns wi o a.in "Oh, goodv!" said Grace. "I guess and loving that He delights m every Leslie will be aorry enough, and wish thing innocent that ia a delight to you. he'd tried to please me. Kis me, Just aa Ha delight in tbe songs of
birds and in tne whot ami ir.ngra (lowers, Uedelighta in the play of cbiblhood. It waa because He w thinking of it aa a pleasare that be ent ZecHariah to tell the builders of Jerusalem the good news that chiklrea should soon be playing in tbe streets. God has made play a part of your life because He want you to be atrong. He haa work waiting in the years to come for every boy and girl on the earth; and although it ia not all the same kiwi of work, all of it ia work which will want strength for the doing. Therefore, He willnot have you always at tasks. He haa divided the time for tanks with time for play. He will have you out in the open air. By your games He will have your body ia endleas motion. You shall run and aaa a a . S
not be weary, ion snail leap anu dance, and race and climb, so that every part of you may be made strong for the work that lies before you in life. For another thing, God wants yen to have a happy gateway into life. Nobody can tell beforehand whether your after life will be happy; but God , in His love has secured that the time oi play shall be happy. In games you are joined together, just as we who are old ia our toil?. The playground is a
--wwiiiinnm. but hurried home and little world. Tow can not have any
aa a
wuttt iliractlv to her mother' room. pleasure in a
"Mamma," she began, "I guess-may be it was me most aa much aa 'twa Leslie that was naughty." Mamma dkl not look up from bar ewing. Presently Grace cme to her with a verv penitent face. "Mamma," aha said, "I'm sorry I . 4 . - i J I
was naugnty; vwas me a yrmm oo
more than 'twa Leslie."
Then mamma laid down her work
and kissed her little daughter.
"I am very glad to hear you say so." she said, "aad I hope yoa will try and be gentle and kiad to your cousin iu tha future." "Can't I ploaae just go and tell Leslie rm sorry?" asked Grace, coaxhtgly. "Do you remember what I said about H. dear?" aeked Mrs. Lester. "Yes, 'urn," said Grace, "but" "Well, Grace, when I say anything like that don't you think I mean it?" "0 mamma! I can't ever live a whole week 'leas I east see Leslie, I don't 'pose. Can't you please shut me up in a Hark closet ami make me lire on bread and Masses, or else send me to
hed
smile.
"Tell your mamma that her idea ia a good one," she said. When Grace left the house, she saw Leslie sitting under the big elm tree, lookingas if alibis friends had desertad him.
Grace glanoed at him. then hurried an without a word; but she had only gone a few steps before he called her. "If you'll bring your dolls over, Til play any thing you waat to," he said. Grace stopped ami turned half way round, but did not answer. "Hetty is making me a strawberry turnover, and I'll give you half, he added, as an extra induceme nt Th little rirl did not wait to hear
'eauae
pleasure in any (A it games unlesyou
try to have tbe othera playing wum you aa happy as yourself. To be unkind, unjust, unfair, or ungenerous in a game, is to spoil it or bring it to an end. Surely this is a new. rich addition to our knowledge of God. whon we discover that the srme kind Father, who gave His Son to die for us that He might deliver us from sin and death, made the joy and play af boys aed girls in the streets and in the house. May you carry something of the joy of it all
through life with you, and may y remember that God has been so good to you that He haa set your life between two worlds of joy the world of your happy childhood and the world that awaits you in Heaven.. Jtoaaaesr JfeWsed, D. D.
A Jametown photographer claims to hare taken some excellent pictures of a cyclone which lingered in that vicinity recently. When we see one i of them we will feci a good deal mote like believing the story. A pwtogropher who ean go out and set up his machine fu. . f-vrWaa aad make it look
to stay all day or something, pleasant and hold ito chin a little highet e don't you see this will punish a.d keep still long enough to hare its
Leslie jhat the same aa me, and he's picture token must have lot ot nen .
wouldn't ever VaUolm BtU.
such a darling aad
quarrel if 'twaett' t for me. If yea only would, Mamma Lester!"
Mamma smiled behind her work.
"I think ytm
each ether better far a week's tepara-
"Are yoa feud af poetry,
"Instead 1 am.
Foe par?"
Mrs. Pert;
raetoral
both need a leeton." ewpeoially pastoral poetry. . I I am turn you will leva paetry? Have jatt a J"' kerfer a week's seaar. "To he sure, tha hymnal. 7
Fear
It waa very hard, aad
. juU a of verses by all tne pas
tersefawr ahat."-wa