Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 31, Number 33, Jasper, Dubois County, 3 May 1889 — Page 3
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WEEKLY COURIER. C. DOANIC. XMibHaher.
JASPKK.
INDIANA
WHY? 0 m Why io th rala4rep f al Ah4 war he w stars salae?"' I wb'i KVialn yeu the r8Bi all Ytw'ru little yet, baby Mine. 'Bit why mb I little, dear mamma, any? And why eun't you 'xiilata ta ma Th iMhk I auk yH 'twut ev'ry dayt O mamma! Jo iteiwa tail ." God made you little, my darling pet. You haven't had uro to grow: Ywr little brain ean not wmpa yet What we olUer people know. Why didn't He mako me Wger, mat u'hut tor did He make me small?
.And why ain't you just a big as pa I tt want to knew It all." J0 ! baby darling, there Is no end; The Wfcya rua on forever; -And wr at the answers or wUere they tcni We sever shall know, bo, never. Till free from watching, from tn or tear, Tied esvltds cee to quiver, And rUi-dlmf..! ey.s " strangely clear When iwthed In the crystal river. Tor every Why brlngf a Why In trata, Kaefc one Kites plate to another ' And oft as the clew to one we gain, ti we are oallvd to meet Its brother. Have patience! the time will come for sight, It draweth daily nearer; III worheth good, night heralds light.
The darker brings the clearer. "Walt tiut in faith-Cod know the Why, Ami though with toll and sorrow And doubt and pain our hearts He try We, too, shall know, to-morrow. Isabella C. Khoailes, In Sprlngtleld (Mass.) Kepubl can. thiTfatal kiss. A Fortunate Mistake, and Every Body Happy.
When par como down from tho ton o'clock that morn in' wo was all in tho back porch. I was churnin' to ono Bide, whore the Wash'ngton bowor shades tho sun, and Sis was tracin' somo pillar bhams, with two owls a-bllnkin' at ono 'nothor, an' ' Rood night" writ orhovo. Thorn ain't liko common owls, what wakos up when dark comos. Tar turned tho celler stoop for tho side steps, an' Sis th rowed down every thinsr. an' says she:
'Par, whero's my muii?" . Henry Cabell was balancing hisself on the porch rail whittlin', an' I soon par's eyes twinkle as they looked that wny, hut I give him a warnin' an' nays lie: Two letters tur you, Irene, n package o' chicken powders fur you, Tamely, an' tho papers." Sis opened ono letter. "A card of ucceptaneo from tho Century-old Magaxlne." fays sho, an' laws, ma!" as she red tho nex' one, "May Moverill will bo morriud the 10th!" Them's too many morrysfur me, ' gays I. Read the papers." I'm fond o' hoarin' 'bout tho mur
ker Tar l rtww jug and got the lg blank book an' net 'eat before her. Then I put on Si' long circular (me an' Sis is 'bout one size) an' tied on her beaded fascinator, an' thought I'd jes' step over to Mis' Cabell's an' see ef I oould oome up with that Uenry Cabell an' his foolishness.
The way it all happened ' bout bis an aim was more'n a year back, when the Cabolls first moved to our neighborhood. Judge Tolllver's old estate was or
dered by the court to be sold, because
It was covored by ho many mor gagos ran' land knows, it weren't covored
by much olso), an' it was bought by Colonel Cabell. Henry's par.
Tho Colonel settled hero by tho IUue
RIdmi mountains fur his health, an
mighty niue ole gentleman ho was; palo
an1 aristocratic.
Tho family was very friendly with
us from tho first, of wo couldn't count
oursef no further hack than groat
grandfather somobody, who paid fifty-
fivj. vT4 fm iri'ut.Lrranuinoiuur u
laea Mis' Cabell she turned cold to
Sis' an' looked reproauhful-llke at me
taks, I hedn't done an' we was all miser-
(though) land
nothin' to her),
able together.
Thing was
this way, an'
studyin' it over as I went
I was on slow let' Sis
an
ders an' hangin s an' tilings o rate interest that goes on in tho world. I'ar was roadin' tho News Carrier, an' Sis took up ornothsr paper, an' says she: " Mar, just listen nt 'this I torn from a traveler: -Durin' my sojourn in California I visited many of tho old ruined missions. In tho graveyard of ono the priest pointed to a section beyond some "olive trees and said: "All in that row were of ono family, and thoy wore each in turn kissed by a ghost before they died." ' " (I think them's tho verbatim words.) Said Henry Caboll, when Sis hod finished: "Allow me to havo tho paiwr. Miss Irene." an' I seen him road
that fool thing over twice an', luff n little to hisself as hu handed it back. Well." fays I, "kiasln' must be scae in Californy it ghosts is a-tnkin' it up." Then I whirled tho dnher roun', fur tho butter bed come, an' thought no more erbout it. That evenin' 'twas gettin' sorter 'tween lights, when Sis went to the milkin'-gapover by the old injin buryin' ground. I hed jes' doubled tho ynllerdorkin's chickens to tho black bantam's coop an' counted thirteen turkeys as thoy Hew up to roost, when here como Sis a-runnin', her face whiter' n a spcrrlt's an' hor eyes shinin' liko stars, an' says oho: "Omar! 1'vo scon a ghost slidln'
tip against tho fonce rail, an' I've had a token I'm goln' to die!" Nonsense!" said I, "you ain't soon nothin' but Jersey whlto, that's missed comln' to the cuppen now fur throe might." "O no, no indeed, mar!" cried she, an' O! when I startod to run it kissed e plum in the faco." Then 'twern't no soul but Henry Cabell," says I. "Land knows you've played him fast an' loose long ornough; it's no wonder ho wants to get cvon. Besides," says I, when I soon she looked cut erbout Henry, "no's goln' away to-morror, an' ho knows ho'd never get to kiss you good-by' nootlier
way." , "Hut, rear," says Sis, a-shlverm , thom Hps was cold and clammy, an' I smellcd a smoll not of this earth." "Pooh," said I, "you smelt nothin' but Henry's cigar; an' any lips would be clammy with tho night air comln' on." It waf n't no use talkln' to Sis. "I've had a warnin'," she ropcatod, Inkln' on a cheer as wo entered the house, and claspln' her hands In angulsh. "Lite's sorrows will soon be
o'er: leave me to solitude, ar,
kt me write these thoughts." O yes," says I, "you shell." fto 1 tiled uu the tak bottle out
started his geology tree that away,
By tho time I hod helped 'em make a kittle o' soft soai) an' two kittle o' ap-
nlo butter, mo an' Mis' Caboll was fast
friends.
Honrv Cabell 'pearod to bo a well
munnnrod voutiff man: sarcastic, mob-
bo, an' a littlo over porlite; but
never said nothin'. 'lho only son an
rich, he'd as much right to bo proud us
-M-.,.,r Wn work mluhtv fast. It
soon turned tho old Tollivor house up
side down with vorandy's an bay windows. It fenced in tho big plantation an' altered things oroun' till, of tho olo judge could a-roso from under the cherry tree in tho gardon, ho'd thought ho took on moro'n common at the court-house; an' thoy do say that worn't no little. Sis wasntschool in Richmond all this time, an' of course knowod nothin 'bout tho now neighbors but what wo writ. Sho was studyin' hard to graduate, an' did. Kerriod off all tho prizes,
. - l ...... lnkr ihiiiiIi mnnnt
an tuo laws anuw uu nuitu
erlong with 'em; an' mighty proud wo all was. Her par ain't noted to hev rw much sense as me; but a child 4 wouldn't a gone on the way ho did tho day Sis got homo from school, with her diplomor f ramod In a case wide as the pianny top. an' a flower garden o commencement bo'quets tied with white ribbin. Henry Caboll was to tho depot that day. A glint como in his oyo an' his mouth d rawed up for a whistle
when Sis got ofren tlto tram; out i give him asldeglanne, an up ho steps an' says: "Present me to your fair daughter. ' Sis' brown eyos was a-sparklin. an' aha l!a look nowerful lino In hor now
cloth travel! n' dros anVwido-brlmmed hat rolled crbovo thorn yaller curls an' rosy chocks. I'interduced Henry, an' Sis give him a short bow, as ef handsome young man hod a-lined tho railroad from Richmond to the Blue Ridgo tunnel, an' sho was joe' a littlo tired lookin' 'em over. Well, it commenced from that day.
Miss Cabell said Sis win a beauty a airy, fairy suthln' nother; an' the Colonel lot on liko sho was a queen, witn his chivalous rnannorg. Sis has
got a mighty takin' way with hor, tin? sho was sweet as plo to all out Henry. Him sho woro porlite to, an' sho went' t no more. Sho hedn't boon home no time 'fore folks seemed to tako tho heft o' tho whole business 'bout hor an' Henry on thoirsolves. What with sayin' "'twould be a fine thing to make such a grand match," an' "so convenient, jlnln' land," an' all such talk, I mistrusted (unowin' how hlghty-tlghty
Sis was) fur a neighbor to como nigli tho house. Henry got his spankin' now double team an' askod Sis to go with him
to the big meetin' at Tinklln Spring church a-Sunday. Sis' new Iaylac silk come from the town dress-maker's a-Satnrdny, an' tho reeds an all set better an' hed more room in a phayton then in our carryall, so r ho excoptea of Henry's Invite. Henry's horses was slow for bloods, as par said, fur me'n him got to church first. When they arriv', however, a dashIn' lookin' couple they was. Nothin' on that church green belt a taller
candle to tho sun by 'cm. Isetty Green was nigh tho korridge block when Henry driv roun' with a flourish, an' savs sho to Myra Rrown:
"Sis sets up there liko sho hed a deed o' trust on them horsos an' the driver." 'Sho do," says Myra, "but I reckon Colonel Cabell '11 go hlghor'n a miller's daughter fur hla son." Sis heard It, an' tho spots in her white laeo vail showed out like polkadot pink callkor 'gainst her face, as sho nn' Henry passod to the church door. After that sho turned the cold shoulder to Henry an' kep' it turned.
an tilings went on worao uu wioo between 'em.
Sho poarton'd up sometimes very
gay, a-urtvm wuu ino yuuK urum
gentlemen from tho Mountain iop, an' slngln' love duets. Thon sho'd go
off in tho sulks, an' bo a-writln'
poetry, till I more'n susplcioned there was a rose In tho canker. As fur Henry, ho got mighty palo. Ttmos he'd sprtico up an' drive by scornftiller'n a Congressman; an' next day mebbe ho'd como over an' hang roun' meoker'n a candidate votln' day. I hedn't no patience with Sis' uppish ways, and I wern't a bit s'prlsed when Henry gave out all at once that he wae gola' travelln West.
down the lane the evenin' I
a-writin'.
Twae what I call "blind man s holerday," but the poet folks cull "twlight deepenln' into dusk."
Though misty In tho gloatnin', the
bigger stars was a-shinin' liko farott
Hghte on a dark soa. Way on tne
mountain ransros loomed against the
fadln' sky, with hero an' ther' a lofty peak in the dim prospective.
High between Doby's Mountain an
Raid Knob, wher' tho tunnel cuts its
way through, a train o' lighted cars waa a-windln' erlong tho dark mountain side, like a fiery serpent glldln' in
its hole.
As I said, I was jos' enjoyln' tho
peaceful scene, an' not a-thinkln not
a-fearin' 'bout ghosts, when sudden
like a great tall thing in a whitoy
suthln' nz right up in front o' mo. an'
clappin' its two long arms oroun', give
me u cold an elaihmy kiss.
I shrieked an' scratched an' give it
a bitin' kiss back, an' then I planked It ono blow an' a kick thot laid it a-sprawlin' on the ground. (I'm mighty tough an' strong of 1 got excited, an' par keeps mo cartn on that ercoiint )
Then I hollered murder three tlmos
rim back to our home.
When I throwed open the doorthor'
was Sis, with her hair flyin' roun' her faco like a oriolo; an' says she, 'fore I could open my mouth: "Mar." says sho, 'Tvo wrote It, an'
I've called it -Tho Fatal Kiss.' " "Yos, ' says I, "right you hev; an' I'm tho fatal ono as givothe kiss, fur I b'lcovo I've kilt somebody, a-lyln' outon tho road. Whor's tho lantern?'' Wo went back quick, an' who should bo .layin' ther', wrapped in his long overcoat (ono of thorn dudy things thev woars now), with tho light side
turned out, an' his mar's whlto nuby oroun' his head, but Henry McVeigh
Caboll! Part of his mustache clawed out an' his face all bloody wher' I scratched itSis got down on her knees an' lifted his head onto her bosom, an' says she, srvin' like her heart would bronk: "Omy Henry McVeigh," says she, "air vou dead? Hev ydu been betrayed by a kis?" (an' sho a-klssln' of him all tho time). It's to my opinion Henry Cabell was in thet stoopor a lectio longer n necessary; but finally he opened them big black eyes o' his'n, an' Miss Sis was
causht in her own trap, an giau i
was. I knowed jos' how it happenod. Henry seen mo comln' 'long in that young gal cloak an' fascernatcr, an' he mistook it was Sis. Ef one kiss was fatal, two couldn't hurt nohow, so ho jos' played ghost agin. o Well, I laffed, as I would ef it hed o' been tho Governor hiself; an' Sis sho wilt liko a foather, an' looked roun' to run. But 'twern't no use, fur tho hollorln' brought tho Colonel an' tho servants out from tho Cabell mansion an' par
an' Tobey Kurtz from our barn, where
I reokon two or tltre yeam'll likely cure SU o' that foolUhntwa anyhow.
It was a legend full ef horrer, Tld by a pr.est of fcaa llurrrr. llut wm I you thrill with' fear an' st -rt, Hev you so ghost within your heart! Is there no memory of a time You falsely listened lo lovVs rhyme? No trystla' plaee you'd better m ssed, Than know vou hv the wrong oae kUaed!
Ida B. Hays, in Detroit Free Proai.
THE MEGATHERIUM.
DIVIDING THE SPOILI. ra KepwWMran IiUj mi Clvll-ltorvlee Maform and VwtltlesU Honesty.
It It very evident that the spirit rhieh, in the days when Mr. IMalaa wa. Speaker, appointed a committee with General Butler at its head, to e:jcute a war dance oa the principle of ntviUSarvlce rssform. I again at the
helm la Washington. Within one month after hU Inauguration, PreslJ tIM..1aAn Voo nimnlAtalv ftAt kt
. . i Mil i. aami. I lauii canar s,wmi'twvij -
Coasummate SklH Him WHH.M ihis u iwn;., fhat hU
tlH t l.. vUthH Was CuH-trarieM. iroi """ --- - This leviathan of tho vast plains of was to be a namby-pamby, mllk-and-
water iiuiiuHinn""" . . w j apparent that for the next four years thU h tn ba a irovurnmunt of the
Smith Ahi.tIch. which WOfO OUCO OC
cupiod by immonso numbers of tho
raco, now entirely oxtinet. pariaKos oi tho generic character of the existing diminutive sloths. It rivaled in size tho largest rhinoceros, was armed with claws of enormous length and . 4 . . ..,. ...inn nt
power, us wnoio iramu iiu!ww3buk oxtromo degree of solidity. With a head and neck like those of tho sloth, its legs and foot exhibit tho character oi tho armadillo and tho ant-oater. Somo specimens of tho animal give tho measuroment of live foot across the haunches, and tho thigh bona was nearly threo times us thick at that of tho elephant. Tho spinal marrow must havo boon a toot in diameter,
and tho tail, at 'tho part nearest tne body, twice as largo, or six feet in circumference. The girth of tho body was fourteen feet and a half, and tho length eighteen foot. Tho teeth were adm'rably adapted for cutting vegetable substances, and tho general
structure and strength of tho frame
for touring up tho ground In search of fnnt. wmnnhitiL off tho branches of
trees, and uprooting their trunks, on
which it principally fed.
"Hoavllv constructed, and ponuer
ouslv accoutred," says Dr. Uuckland,
In his eloquent description of the megatherium, "it could neither run,
nor loan, nor climb, nor burrow under
tho ground; and all Its movements must havo been necessarily slow. Rut what need of rapid locomotion to an
animal whoso occupation of digging
roots for foot! was almost stationary? And what need of speed for flight
from foes to a creature whoso giant
carcass was encased in an impono
trablo cuirass, and who, by a single nat of hla paw, or lash of his tall.
could in an instant havo dcmclishod tho cougar or tho crocodile? Secure
within tho panoply of his strong
armor, who.-o was tho enemy that wmilil dare encounter this leviathan
of tho Pampas, or in what more pow
erful creature can wo find the cause that has effected tho extirpation of his race?
Ills entire frame was an apparatus ol
colossal mechanism, adapted exactly
to tho work it hud to do. Strong and
ponderous in proportion as this creat-
uro was npuvy aim uu.tici,
nevertheless, suited to Its pristine con
dition, and in many other respects was It calculated to be the vehicle of life and enjoyment to a gigantic race of quadrupeds, which, though they have ceased to be counted ait.ong tho living Inhabitants of our planet, havo in thoir fossil bones loft behind them imperishable monuments of the consummate skill with which they were constructed." N. Y. Ledger.
LOSING HER SKIRT.
thoy was focdin', an' a putty sight wo all was. We wont back to our house, an' it was some time before Henry got fixed up an' every thing explained. Sis' high-flyin' ways was gono. She blushed enough in ono night for tho whole eighteen years, an' Henry McVeieh belt on to her like ho wore brim
ful o' fatal kisses an' ready to bestow 'em any minlt. The old Colonel looked powerful pleased. He rubbed his hands an' spread out his long whlto fingers like they were pinions o' peace a-hovorin', an' says he:
"This is a fine contra tang, my dear ! madame, to a most unpleasant condition of affairs." "Vcs, Colonel," says I. "but kom-
trary is the general natur o love, you know." Mis' Cabell como ovor tho nex' mot nin'; an I do say it, thet fur a high cuite an' a tip-top lady, she's got as fine foolin's as "any woman I ovor saw. Sho embraced Sis an' said: "Rlosa you, my child; you nro welcome to our hearts," as she kissed her on the furrtid; an' sho an' Sis hod a real nice, cffectln' scene. Rut that I was busy thinkin' wouldn't it bo better to order sunnor all ready, I'd a-cried too.
(I've got a mighty savs. when I ain't
other things.)
Sis is all we've got. Sho'll havo tho mill place an' tho Hanna tract an' tho big survey, an' I don't see as Henry Cabell is a-comln' down so, an' hinted
tender heart, par a thlnkin' 'bout
as much. "No, no." says don't think wo thought. Irene's
will fit hor lur any
an
Mis' Cabell, "pray harbored Btich a beauty an' Interlco'
pessltion; beside,'
. . . ... i a
sho went on. as a big tear rouea ouo her nose, "our child's happiness is of nrcdomernatlu' importance."
Consul tin' orboutthotrossow. Sis told her par "sho raly could not particularize; ho'd hev to .give hot- tart MiMcrtC," or suthln'; but to my notion a four-horse team won't more'n hold tho luggage of sho an' Mis' Caboll gits tho half they talk erbout fur the bridal tower. Honry sayB ho believes in ghosts. And ef all ghosts' kisws comes to such bliss as his'n, he advises a more extensive acquaintance with spcrrits
than people In general kcers lo hev. Sis is so took up with other things he ain't wrltln' aiuoh poetry now, an'
Sectnl HlHHilcrs Mmla by Persona Ignorant r the ".style." Many aro tho social blunders made by tho.o who are in some minute dotail ignorant of "the style." It is difficult for the mascullno mind to realize that it is really by intention that a lady's smaller belongings, her pencil, Tlnaigretto anc watch, should swiug from her belt; tho clement of rackhjssKces in such a proceeding scarcely appeals to the prudent, who are likely Innocently to remonstrate. "Madam," said a gentleman, courteously, to a latly who was rapidly
passing him, "your watch is swinging
from your belt"
Well, sir," rejoined 3he. witn a
mU which relieved the worus oi
rudenes. "let it swing."
It is said that a lady prominent In Washington society made a call, with
lmnnnl utflnca UVUI!. On tllO Wife 01 a
Senator, who said to her as Hhe left:
"Kxchsq me. but your bonnet Is un
tied."
fib. Unit's the stvlo." said tho
nallor. and tllO hOstOSS blushed at llOt'
own Isrnorance.
Annthftr ladv. wearing a dress of
camel's hair, was saluted by an ac
qualntance with tho words: "My dear
Mrs. Smith, vou must havo boon play
inr with the cat. Please let me brush
r - - - - vnur dross.
Vou might brush as long as Mrs.
Partington need trundle hor mop to
sop up the Atlantic," said the other.
murrilv. "and It wouiu ao no gooa.
Thoso untidy hairs aro woven in."
In tho davs when trains were worn
even In inappropriatu places, a little country crlrl. whoso mother only be-
itnvnfi in ilfftslnff conveniently for
wnlklnsr. visited a fashionable hotel.
"0 mamma," whispered sho, as Bhe
saw a ladv sweeping down a gardon
path trailing some superfluous feet of Hrtth lMihind her. "mayn't I go and
tell that poor lady her petticoat's
coming off?" Youth Companion.
Tho Society for tho Suppression
nf Vice last voar Secured 101 convic
tlons. made 91 arrests, seized over 4ft,
000 nounds of bad books and papers
nnd caused the destruction of an itn
menso amount of vile matter of various
sorts. All this was done at an expen.
dlturoof only.fiW.-a
boys, oy tne ooys anu iur mo uii and that no ono Is eligible to share in it beneficence unless hU Republicanism is of the Tom Piatt and block of
five brand. When that noble tsunuiiySchool superintendent, Mr. Wana-
maker, was appointed to the ofilco of Postinafeter-Uoneriil It was universally conceded to bo a business-like stroke
of pollticul sagacity, which liquidated a $10,000 obligation on the one
hHinl nd nrotnlsod a business
like administration of postal busi
ness on tho other. And in
this the President showed a
very long head. Mr. W anatnalicr s at
tention bad beon attractod to tho ex-
portness shown by one John S. Clarkson in handling tho mailing lists of the
Voice, tho Prohibition organ In Aow
York, which he obtained Eurreptltlously, and carried to the headquar
ters of tho National tarn paign committee with the greatest celerity and
ithout losing1 a pioco of the pteclous
mall matter. The Volco made a great
ado over Mr. Clarkson's connection
with its mailing list, and Mr. V anaruukcr, being- a prohibitionist, naturally accepted Its ouloglos of his ox-
pertness as a dlslntorostoit tnuuio to Mr. Clarkson's qualifications to bold
any place in the Fost-Olhco Depart
ment lower than the rostmasier-ucn-nihSn. fop whifih he recocnlzed the
U ' - w - "
absolute fitness of only ono merouani prtneo In the United States. There
fore, he named Mr. uiat-Kson as ma
first assistant, and gave into ills nanus
tho power of decapitation and appointment throughout tho Union, reserving for himself tho control of tho post-
oftlce at Philadelphia, lotthe businoss
fntm-nsts of Wanamaker, merchant.
might suffer through tho selection of Borne political hack to tend his malls. In this Mr. Wanamaker demonstrated that ho possessed tho capacity to look out for number ono. with which tho wo 'Id that buys at his store has credited him. Mr. Clarkson know what the Troslaent and Mr. Wanamakor expected of
him, and was too anxious to see me chips fly to waste time carossing the handle of tho axe entrusted to his keep
ing; so he bogan laying about nun
with all the Indiscriminate energy oi
a boy with his first hatchet AVherevor he saw a Democratic postmaster his
little axe foil with unerring coloi-lty. Ho never had to strike twice to sever an
offensive partisan head from the office
that supported it. Unly one consiu-
eration restrained him from removing every Bourbon head with one foil sweep of his roeking axo. It was necessary to make out commissions to fill vacancies as rapidly as these were made, and
no ho is forced to prolong tne agony. But with his enjoyment of tho task this can not bo considered uncongenial extension of his labors. How ho per
forms his share in tho glorious privilege of giving us a first-class mall service may be gathered from the
following account of Congressman Owen of Indiana's visit to
his shambles: "l went m tne
other day with a long list or Republican niunoa I wanted favored and
asked that a many Democrats be turned out- General Clarkson took
my paper, and after running over it hastily said that a new rule had been established by which men in Congress
would be required to sot down opposite
each name and post-oilice wnore changes aro desired tho amount of
Hilary the positions pay. x repueu
that if nothing more was required i
could soon comply, and stopping out
side picked up a blue book, and wiunn ton minutes filled in tho twenty or thirty places whero tho amount of salary was required. Then I went back
to General Clarkson, anu no iook blue noncll and wroto across the back
of ouch one, -appointed.' " This is tho
wnv tho thing goes from morning to
night every day except Sunday. The clerks filling out tho commissions and
Innkinir tin the bonds are bolng over
worked. There aro no reports to tno
effect that his work has began to ten
upon Mr. Clarkson. "The labor we delight In physios pain." Chicago
America (Ind.).
ROTTEN BOROUGH.
andUUte in any alstriet twoeivs majority, then the Incumbent who terms were afeout to expire hold over and continue as legislators until the next election. One can easily how, under circumstances, the whole law-maklnc power can be held in the grip of a few wealthy and unscrupulous wen.
and the State made to support polltloai opinions that the ma of the people reject The legislative dlstrksls ar rotten boroughs within a rotten borough, and the entire State is a small that item be more easily managed and controlled than Cook County. It ia safe to say that If political matters were conduoted in Cook County, or In any Western State or
county, with the same recKies uwi gard of popular rights as is done in Rhode Island there would be such popular uprising as would drive the "ringsters" from power forever. It was a much loss threatening show of powor on the part of "the machine" in Chicago that causod the people to rise nt tho recent election and crush at ono blow all its pretensions. Such "ring" methods are not in consonance
with Wostorn ideas or popular ireodom. But tho Rhode Islanders do not seem to know how to get rid of tholr devil fish, and so continue under the ruloof "the machine." It looks as if Congress would have to take a hand in the mutter sooner or later, and Investigate tho question whether tho Stato of Rhode Island has a republican form of government or
vi.nj. i.ii.j u. HonniiUrM rem
CHtvoriimeni or ru'iT
Rhode
that
Ta It unable for a person to
think without words?" ssks a oorre
spondent. It to. Did you ever run
vnur head asrainst a hail opon uoor in
the dark? And wasn't the brain litvtarnaturaltv active for about six
iMcondf before language got m (leek?
The minority majority" in
Taiiinii tui holds its erin on
State, and tho candldato for Governor
who received the largest numoer oi
votes Is now about to bo defeated Dy
the Legislature. Governor Davis received a large plurality of tho popular
vote, but In that ollgarcny-riuuen ctmmonwoalth this fact is of no importance. Ho must have a majority, nr mors than one-half of all the votes
cast, and if no candidate rcceivos that number, then It becomes the duty of .latnr. ronrosontlng a much
Hmallor minority, to elect tho Gov
tl such otVr State officers as
liuvu not r eceived a majority vote.
HaslrtiM the fact that the State is
latrlcted In such a way m to give the
manufacturing lords complete control m muSnrltv nf the districts. It iS
that each legislative can
dldate should be elected by a majority
vau al kU dUtrkH. ML Ihwm
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not Tho minority, anu not, mo jurjority, of tho pooplo appear to rulo ia that 'State. Chicago Herald. THE CHICAGO ELECTIONS; In the lrty of th l'eople TUert U Sfa Koum for .VrleHrts of MoHopwly. Let it be known that the city of Chicago is Democratic. Not that a victory has boon won in a local contest in which thore was no stake except
the spoils of a few city orhcos. rot that one ring of politicians have been turned out of office to make room for another equally bad. But that thore has boon a contest between two polltloai parties In which ono party stood upon the platform of pure Democracy of respect for the rights of the peo
pleand the other on tne regulation platform of denial of public rights which Interfered with the privileges of a class. Chicago 1b Democratic because the local . Democracy did not hosltate to follow in the footsteps of the great londor of Democracy, who, In the last campaign, dared to lead his party back Into tho only position In which It could
win a victory of any valuo to tne people. Let Democrats all over the country rejoice ia tho victory. It Is their victory. It is an earnest that the Democracy of the West will be found In the next National convention roady to give battle with the enemies who have too long dlvidod the party by tholr devotion to principles abhorrent to
evory true follower of Thomas Jeffsrson. Now, indeed, can we celebrate the birthday of tho founder of the Democratic party, and feel proud that
in our day wo have an organization of
which he would not be ashamed.
Tho Democracy of Chicago havt
wrved notice upon the Randalls, Hills ;
nnd McAdoos, that thore is no room in
the party of the pooplo for frieuds w
monopoly. Chicago Loader.
DRIFT OF OPINION. If thp Democrats do not win in
Ohio this fall it will not be tho fault of
tho present Republican Legislature. Cincinnati Enquirer.
-Mr. Wanamakor has an oyo foe
harmonious color. He is making ills
postmasters of tho esme shndo as his
postagestamps. rhiiadeipiuauocoru.
Thore wa groat talk about nign
wages for lauor w uen mo iujiuuiwi party got into power, but there is now no prospect of an increase oxcept in the wages of Cougresstnon. Atlanta Journal.
If Mr. Bayard, whose worst . I 1 LI- ..1
enemy never quosiioncu susuiuw
Integrity, hud made his son thief hx-
aminer of Claims in tho Mate ua-
partmcnt what would tho Republican press havo said about it? This is what Blalno has done, and Mr. Maine's personal reputation is as bad as Mr.
Bayard's is good, while young Blaine Is notoriously without qualifications for tho office. We notice that most of the Republican organs are sllont about the matter and we don't wonder! Indianapolis Sentinel. If the New York post-office was to continue to be conducted on business principles, Mr. Pearson wouhl obviously have been the man to conduct It If it was to be converted into a political machine we know ol no hotter man than Van Cott to take charge of It He will make a very poor postmaster, and the deteriora
tion of the service is inevuaoie; duiibb Administration is consistent; we know
whore to find It. Thore Is no ClvllSorvlce reform "nonsense" about it. Anv nrctense on that score hereafter
v - -
an only cxcito laughter.-
Times.
-N. Y.
November Fools Repent. Tho farmors of th Republican State
of Kansas aro begixnlng to wipe the dust from tholr eyes, and their vision
Is better now than previous to the November election.
They havo just discovered that trusts aro the outgrowth of a high tariff, and furthermore, that they are detrimental to their Interest Atapuoilc meeting held recently, they discovered the twine trust, ann resolved t unite to crush It All of which shows that there were November fools as well as there are April foehk-Harrlsburg (Pa.) Patriot.