Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 36, Number 28, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 March 1894 — Page 3

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FLORAL DECORATIONS. W mi Art In A rrunt;l"tt I lower l'ritiirly ami Naturally. fl,t preference for growing plants f0r 4- f'intivi' purposes Is becoming m on.icrsal H,!t ;vc' -seldom notice thu iV, ,-, t of bouquets a ml houquet-muk-,iU given deserving prominence. Whllu jt'sii-rtainly most, sensible idea to piitvh.iso beautiful .specimen plants nv iic.'j may be enjoyed for niany weeks ,rort " years after the celebration for an i they are intended) fordecoratit!,'"1"' parhirs or dining tables on spc(J, invasions, or to present to friends, It ..f-n desirable to select instead, a h.!U'N"ine bouquet .of tastcfitlly-ar--'" 1 blossoms. Where tho purse will allow one to or,kr repeatedly, the e.(uisite bouquets on which the experienced llorist iojer to display his rare skill and jurff t taste, this subject may seem I iittlo importance, but tlieru are nutiy who delight in using for decorate purposes or for lloral offerings, 1iU'ptets from theirown private green-1)..uh-s In this ease the subject of appropriate selections and tasteful arrangements becomes vastly InterestIE if The art of arranging tlowers graceful and naturally, is a rare accomplishment, and one that is worth curo- . hi. study. IJeinember that gracefulness and naturalness should be our 3". and not artistic arrangement, if t.i-ord artistic is used to indicate U t perfect degree of art in which no art is visible, but everything looks so . mule and natural that it could hardI .magined other than what it is, . . .'U'd not'employ a more suitable t, -i liut the bouquet usually supj) s. I t.i be artistically arranged is in c -...st i very ease decidedly stiff, and i; any collection of blossoms in art r !..-.! ure. I? eluimed that the Russian and n 'women fa'r surpass tlie Kng In their many modes of weaving rs into' houselioid decorations, ai. iat llowers are toooften regarded ..- ;.s mere accessories. In France .: i i.ermany the wreaths ami bott- (" are especially charming, and i . !v s not a toilet without its appropruv flower parure no family fete in I l.e-:i...ny without its graceful door j wf..'!is, 'its garlanded picture frames a1 i coronals of lliHwrs.all arranged ' n . the most perfect harmony in ref... I t their surroundings. ! "h us. on the other hand, there j of!, n seems to be but slight connection Meen the llowers and their sur- ' r 1:1 lings, and it is certain that many i are fnd of llowers, and have fettti.tsl their characteristics, often , irak the common mistake of choosing si. h as are either in form or eolorquite uns ted to the articles which they are intiniied to decorate; in arranging our van, decorating our tables or selectin? f-ur corsage bouquets we should ahvas have in mind a regard for the pencral harmony. This is of lirst importance in decorating with cut flowers, nnd after making a jtidiciouschoiec of llowers that will harmonize with their immediate environments, we should next consider the best method of cutting and arranging them, nnd then how to keep them from fading prematurely. Ideas will stiegest theme.vis as we work among the plants, ami we soon find ourselves ambitious, to pmduee some especially attractive ' r.ition tnat will illustrate our pet tue. ries Philadelphia Press. HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER. tml Hit. Dr.trnrtlon r III NVn- Window litdn't Worry Ulm. Talk about dead philosophers." fa 1 the man sit tln bar. '4Thet-iV n ve one down near the French market wan puts history to sleep." j "long'." j ,k,ure thing. " Why, say, he gives the j M;-es cards and spades. That man had j lui saving tip money patiently for ! ?urs to buy a new show window. One i he got the required amount to ! ?etn, r and he came uptown and or"rvl a plate glass a half-inch thick, ati'l 'inally it was in position. The: wan would stand inside nnd look out. lien he would stand outside and look j You never saw such a perfect pic- ( "re ot contentment. ' "I'nr.'t see any philosophy in that." ' Well, hold on. One day the man's H' Newfoundland dog lay asleep in bie store. Along came a dime museum agou with two Wars in a cage and Kifper sitting beside them trying to oolc scared, but rcallv looking foolish, w wars were so small and harmless. There was a gong on the wagon, and it created a rush to the strccL The do '"oked up, his oye caught the bears, ani he made a dash right straight '"rough thatplate-glas.swindow. There wasa crash, then the crowd gathered, atl men. women and children talked j citedly, for the window and Its cost a'"l Us history were well known. Tho j w.mest person in the crowd was the an luimelf. He stood there a minute waking at the irregular hole. Then lie miled. No great loss without some small Win. he said. 'I've got the measure M Uiat dog, anyhow.' "And In; walked in und spat on tho M.-ve-hearth."--sjt. Louis Post-Dispatch. Hi.rlenl I'roof. raterfamilias What on earth did na voting man mean by paving you .funn unconscionable long" call last Mar- oh, papa, it was purely an no Mitt, you see! The clock stopped at '-rast twelve.-Puci:. SHI K00111 for Improvrnirnt. Youth-Well, Parkins, do ,0 think I will look presentable at bl jewpttoi, thin evening? 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11KIIK a a nicht 0 Mtranly tili. No sound U.1 hunvy Ii a u r i in I K Ii t thrill. E ' e n vliluiwrlnp nit ure sct'intil tu tw Dumb with un told calamity. liuslirtl wm tho 11KX..1 f t KiMnteh tsliy! Amt mute the in juriicr s i.t.nu'rlist; ery! For whoso tu tn mMm. ivf to tell Where lay tho lost J.'inmatiuui? . Ami what avail were bitter jiraycr rrom liearts all m.mV with eohl dcspalrr Anil strength iva. stwut uwl hoi had rleilAD.l alt was cAr fur Ho was dfud. There was a morn wtoo opal haze Shone plorlous wih celestial rayü: Whoio common air was breath DlviaeWboso every cloudlet was a bhrino. With music throbbed tho rinsing tide W ltd melodv the mounuiln.sldo While every warbler heard his .strain ltcechoed o'er and o"cr again: And tonpues ot men? Ah! who can tell What Joy what erics what starnmcrinps foil From lips unloosed, that sobt'4 tho word: "The Lord U risen He U the bord'" Mrs. U l. Wolrord. lc X.Y. Independent KS, I wan tired nnd sick of it all. I could deceive myself no longer. My life did not satisfy me; the very grande u r that surrounded barren. me only made it seem more Lent was almost here, but what tvould it mcao? fcelf-sacrilice, "ROBERT, TOÜ self-denial? To me, yea; to most of the women of the society in which I moved it would mean a '.nv weeks snatched from a bewildering confusion of luncheons, dinners, operas and balls; a little time in which to design and order bewitching toilets, to devise a fresh campaign in entertainments that would rival those given by our friends; a few hours given to church going in plain gown and bonnet; a few dollars out of our abundance given to charity; .1 few hours spent in reading the latest novels, and in discontented thought, and when from ennui life became unbearable we would wish for the rush that would once more stille thought nnd memory. Then Kastor would come to ns in all its glory, Kaster with its lilies and holy thoughts. In thu great fashionable church, where sunlight filters through beautiful stained glass windows, and heavenly music peals from organ and surpliccd choir; where hundreds of snowy lilies would lift their heads like censers unto Heaven; the minister, as fashionable) as h church, in burning, eloquent words, would tell of that day so long ago, when the angel nt the open scpulcher proclaimed n risen Christ. How many of us would regret the year of frivolity behind us, in which wo had crushed every thought of God and His people from our hearts, and in which we had filled our minds and lives with vanity and folly? Easter would make an excuse for tho wonderful display of beautiful costumes, of jewels, llowers, silks and laces which would fill tho church. What a farce it would all be; nnd I had I any right' to sit in judgment; did I not till my life as did they? My beautiful home on Fifth avenue, with its white and gold drawing rooms, its priceless pictures and bric-a-brac, libraries, music-rooms, servants and equipages, what woman would not envy me, ami yet tho l)ul sea fruit turned to ashes nt my touch. Up in the nursery wore my two beautiful children with their governess and nurse, toys and books enough for fifty children; but they scarcely know their mother. To be sure when I stopped in tho nursery for a moment they held up their rosy lips for my kiss, smoothed the glimmering folds of my gown witli their little hands, and called, mo thoir "boofnl mamma;" but their little sorrows nnd griefs, pains and aches tlwy neve? thought of bringing to me; it

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nminma had 1,0 time for that. And my Jms. andpeople said it had b:'i u a l.w match; to be sure wo wer lt ri- ., I m juiy woman could ailord to J-.vo Ihmert Morton for himself alone. Handsome, aristoerat'c, wealthy, a cultivated gentleman in every sense of the word; and yet wo had drifted apart; and now we Nch'.om saw each other except when yvo entertained tit home, liusines on Wall street and ids club held him fast, and I did slave ever serve master more faithfully than I served society. 1 had tioth'cd of late that Hubert looked a little worn nnd tired, but ho was always well. Never mind, through Lent I would try to get acquainted with my children and win Robert back to my side; and with a sigh I left the conservatory-, where the Haster lilies, just budding, had started this train of thought, and went slowly tip the broad stains to my lnmdoir. My maid was waiting to dress my for tho Van Tassel ball. As I stood before the pier glass, that stretched from lloor to celling, I looked w ith curiosity at the figure before me. The green and pink brocade of my court train lay in shimmering fold's far behind me: priceless Duehesso lace draped the front of the gown, and was caught here nnd thsre by a diamond star. The shoulders and arms were quite bare but for the diamond necklace that clasped tho rounded throat The proudly poised head, with dark, satiny braids, and tho face, with its soft black eyes, were very beautiful, they told me; but I saw the discontented droop of the scarlet lips, and the reckless, disappointed glance from the eyes; and I wished, as 1 stood there, that I might change places with any woman who had lived a good, true and useful life. I was so tired of this endless round of pleasure for pleasure's sake; but who would have believed me if 1 had toht them'.' In the eyes of the world 1 was one of the favored few. The ball was a brilliant affair; all the highest beauty and wealth of the city wore there. Jewels worth a king's ransom, gowns from Worth and Telix that had cost a small fortune, light, music, gayety everywhere, and still 1 was wretched. It was growing late, and I stood for a moment in the conservatory, waiting for my escort to bring an ice, while two gentlemen on tho other side of the palms were talking in low tones. "Well, it's all up with Morton. Ik's lost every dollar!" "Yes, so they say. I pity him; a fine ARE CT THOÜHLE!" f fellow, young, too; and it will go hard with him." "And that wife of his is nothing but a butterlly. I tell you a man has my sympathies, who goes down like that, with such a wife. She will be a hindrance, a burden, rather than a helpmeet," "She is beautiful, but a soulless doll, j as anyone can see." , The "soulless doll" stood as if turned ! to stone, while all my titter selfishness rushed over me. My husband, whom I had promised to love and honor, had been struggling with this trouble alone, and I had seen nothing of it! What was I but a butterlly? Ah, 'tis well sometimes to "see ourselves as others ! see us." I went blindly up to the dressj ing room without waiting to sqe my J hostess, and in a few moments was roll- . ing toward my home. In tho library a dim light was burni ing. Uobcrt was at home then. Go ing softly upstairs I found my maid dozing before the lire. She sprang up as 1 came in. "0, you are ill, madam!" "No, only tired;" nnd soon I was clothed in my dressing-gown, and went down to the library. There, seated by the table, his head resting on his arms, was my husband. Going to him, 1 laid my hand on the bowed head. "kobcrt, you aro in troubl;' let mo help you." Ho sprang up, his face haggard and drawn. 'Margaret, have you heard? I am ruined ruined." "Yes, I know; but wo have each other." He did not seem to understand. "It is not for myself 1 care. When I first know all was gone there was a sense of relief. The strain had been so grrat; tho sleepless nights, tho terrible struggle, had worn mo out Uut then came tho thought of you and the children. All is gone; do you understand, Mnrgarct, your money, too? There is nothing but your jewels and the little house your grandmother left i you." "Itobert," 1 said, putting my arms ' around him, "I know, but I havo you. 1 1 have been a wicked, selfish woman; but if God will forgive tno I will . be u better wife and mother now. In a moment 1 was clasped in his arms, happier than 1 had been ia years.

Lent passed very diffcrcntlv than I

.. - .Aiinarii. nvery moment was tilled to overflowing, but I sang gayly over my work, nnd Uobcrt and I felt ns if wo wero living our honeymooa over again. Of course thero were many annoy nnces, direct euta from people, who had been glad to bo entertained by us in our prosperity, anil, harder still to bear, patronage from persons who had been only acquaintances, not friends. Yet there was the happiness of Unding we mm mauo real friends: thouirhtfu kindness that touched our hearts. For if adversity shows us our enemies, it also shows us our friends. We had decided to leave New York. go to the pretty town of Itushford and live in tho Iittlo cottage that was left us. .Hubert would start in business with tho money my diamonds had brought. It was almost without a pang that 1 saw my beautiful home dismantled, and the week before Kaster found us safe in our now habitation. Some of our plainest furniture was brought from our city home, and never did a room look prettier to mo than did my tiny parlor with its gray carpet and dotted muslin curtains, and when my godfather sent me as a present tho lit tle piano that had stood in my boudoir, 1 believe it mado me happier than anything that had ever been given me. Kastor proved a beautiful day, so Robert and I, with our two little'ones, went to the quaint old church. How different it all seemed. The bright sunlight streaming through tho windows, and the Onl3' decoration was tho bunch of violets on the desk. Tho congregation of true and earnest people sang as if their hearts were in the hymn; the minister prayed as if ha were having a talk with a loved friend, and tho sermon was tho plain and simple gospel of tho Christ who is indeed risen. As my little girl crept close to me and laid her golden head, with a confiding gesture, against my arm, my heart overllowcd with thankfulness that at last I knew tho joys of wife and motherhood, and was no longer "a soulless doll." That evening, as we sat around out cheerful hearth, my husband, bending to kiss me, said: "Ah, Margaret, this Kaster, although without lilies, has been the truest Sabbath of our lives!" Agnes W. McCleh land, in Good Housekeeping. AN ANCIENT CUSTOM. Tho Giving or Colored l'i:r. Aniouff tb Il.irly Tuoplrj. Klcanor A. lltirnet asked awhile ago why eggs are used at Easter time, The fact is, tho custom dates so far back that I think nobody knows just how or when or where it originated. Wc arc told that the Jews always used eggs at the Passover feast, so they were called Pasch eggs; and as our Kaster corresponds with the Jewish Passover tho practice was continued. It is said that the Persians, also, when they keep the festival of the solar new year, in March, present each other with colored eggs; aud so the pretty custom has been iiandcd down and passed on to our day; aud wo give to our friends all sorts of beautiful colored eggs, and dainty devices In the shape of eggs for Easter gifts, hardly knowing why. With us the Easter egg has come to bo a symbol of life from the dead. As life springs from tho apparently lifeless egg, and as now nature wakes from a sleep that has seemad all winter like death, so we may know that when our bodies aro laid away in the grave there is just as surely a resurrection for us as there was for tho body of our Saviour when He broke the bonds of tho tomb upon that glorious Kaster day so tnuny years ago. Let us all keep that thought with us as wo prepare our little Easter tokens, and see how much sweeter and gladder it will make the day. Phebe llird, in Chicago Advance A WHITE MILESTONE. Glad Eaatertlde Ilvrnldn tho Itciurrectloa ' nf All Ufa. We have come again to ono of the white milestones of the year, Eastertide, and wo look beyond it for the April softness creeping over tho land. For thero is a sweet prophecj' of balmy winds, and the soft, restful green of the tender grass along the hedges, aud the violets aro peeping from thei? frozen beds, " Emblem ot our own great resurrection, Kmblems ot the bright and better land." And the blush of the apple blossom is in the ringing of tho Easter bells. Our eyes have long been dazzled by the snows of winter, or blinded and weary with the fog and mist, but the air will soon be full of tho perfume of spring llowers and the song of birds. Such is to be our portion, for tho anniversary tt His resurrection is at hand and Nature clothes herself in the most delicate and beautiful of garments in honor of our risen Lord How hope comes again to the invalid with Kaster day. and how it brings a renewal of it to the weak and weary Christian, for tho remembrance of this day warms the heart into new resolves, new love for others, into broader charities and greater sacrifices for those who stand and wait. For, "as Christ was raised up from the dead, even so wo also should walk in newness of life." Banner of Gold. An raster Seeg. Sins; a song or Kaster, A sonR or happy hours, Ol ilanhlng spray, and shadow play, And lovely springing llowers, Of birds couio borne apaln to build Ilcstdo the cottatru eaves, Or waking buds, and rushing floods, And daneo ot rustling leaves. Sing a song of Kaster, A song that means a prayer, Of want nnd'lovo to Ono abovo Who keeps His world In care: A tone for all on this green earth, l'or dear ones passed away. Sing clear and strong tho Joyful sons, .Thi song of Kaster day. Sing a none Qf Easter, A song or pure delight, A fons that marts in merry hearta, And swells from tnorn till night; An Kastor song that children lift, Without a Jarring chord, That thri'.m afar from aur to nur, To praise the children's Lord. -Harper's Yev P pto.

HEARINGS ON THE TARIFF.

tklBK to II GilMed hf Further IhttlKHtlon, Tho decision of the senato finance eommittco to give no hearings on the Wilson tariff bill is wise. In tho abstract it is indeed dcsirablu that an In dustrial measure of thin sort should be carried through only after a most careful and painstaking investigation, and with a detailed consideration of the effects in regard to each industry. Hut as legislation goes in tho United States, tho experience of the last fifteen years Indicates that nothing would bo gained and something would bo lost by preliminary hearings. Among tho congressional documents there is a long seriös of reports,- tirguments and hearings presented at ono time or another on tho tariff question. Thero is tho report and testimony of tho tariff commission of 16S'J, in two largo volumes. These aro the arguments presented on tho Morrison tariff bill of 18S1. and on the next Morrison tariff bill of 1SS0. Tho testimony taken before tho senate finance eommittco in 1SSS fills four bulky volumes. Tho hearings beforo the committee on ways and menus on tho McKinley tariff act of 1!9U make another thick book, and those beforo the present committee on ways and moans on tho Wilson tariff bill still another. Here wo havo a whole array of volumes, from which wc can judge- what would bo the probable result of further hearings, if now given by the senate finance committee. An examination of this huge mass of evidence on the tariff shows that it yields singularly Httle satisfactory information. It consists chiefly either of general disquisitions on the tariff at large, or else of appeals by interested parties for increase of duties on particular articles. The only object which hearings could now promote would be nn improvement of tho details of tho Wilson bill. As to the general principle, the country decided emphatically in the elections of 1800 and 1SU2 that it desired a moderation of the extreme protective system. As to details, the hearings of tho past have shown chiefly what duties those engaged in tho protected industries desired, while THE DEMOCRATIC WASHINGTON WARE. N. the main ovidence which they have brought forward in justification of their demands has consisted of lengthy comparisons of the ratu of wages in European countries and in the United States, without any reference to the relative efliciency of labor in the two. If it were desired really to secure trustworthy and solid information ns to tho expediency of tho different rates of duty, it would be necessary to havo something more than this sort of vague and cx-parto tcstimonj Men interested in protective industries nr' inevitably tempted to exaggerate tlv need of duties, and, indeed, will often honestly think that thoir business requires a greater degree of protection than in fact there is any occasion for. It is nn open secret, too, that they will sometimes intentionally ask for more than they expect to get, so as to leave some room for apparent concession. In tho hearings hold when tho republican senate bill of 18S3 was prepared, and nt those which preceded thu McKinley act of 1890, this diplomatic policy was followed with unexpected results. Higher rates were asked, in not a few eases, than it was expected to secure; then, when the details of the bill wero presented, the manufacturers were as much surprised as was the country to lind that they got everything which they bad asked. Under tho present circumstances, hearings beforo tho senate committee would mean simply that those who were Interested in tho protective duties would present long tales of woo, and protest that any reduction of duty would ruin them. They would exaggerate the effect of any change, in tho hope of securing Bomo sort of concession, and would throw no real light on tho question how far vested interests are really likely to bo affected by tho changes in tho rates of duty. All the information which is now likely to bo got by public hearings Is already in the possession of the senate, from the voluminous reports of the last few years. It is unfortunate that our traditions and habits in legislation make it virtually Impossible to got accurate, do tailed information as to tho probable effects of tariff measures. It would not be irnposslblo in the abstract to liave a commission of honest and capable men, who should examine the condition of tho various protected industries, and should report a careful ami detailed scheme for a moderation of tho tnriff. Such a commission would not content itself with hearing only those who chose to appear; it would summon witnesses, appoint apecial agents to investigate particular cases, carry Us inquiries to other countries, secure information from all possible

sources, and would give real aid is th preparation of a well-framed tariff bill. Something of this sort was attempted in 18S2, when tho tariff commission of that year was appointed. Unfortunately that commission was mado up almost entirely of protectionists, and its investigation, while more fruitful than those of congressional committees, yet hud tho sntno ex-parte einmieten Even if a perfectly non-partisan commission were appointed it is questionable- how far congress would follow its recommendations. The absenco of any con centrated responsibility in congress, and tho possibility of tinkering and amendments in committees, in the house, in tho senate, iu cone ference committees between tho two houses, make it exceedingly dilllcult to carry through intact any piece of legislation, however carefully prepared. Our political methods make inevitable a certain rough-and-ready element in. legislation, which perhaps has its good sides as well as its bad. At all c'ents, there aro flaws of detail in every tariff act Even the McKinley act was admitted by tho protectionists to contain bomo mistakes, and those who favor the passago of tho Wilson bill need not claim that it is immaculate. JJut it is an honest measure, carrying out tho pledges on which thdemocrats were put into power by the people. It is ns carefully framed in its details aa any tariff measure which has been beforo tho community for the last thirty years. It Ls not likely to be improved in the provisions aa to protested articles by hearings or by tinkering in the senate. On the other hand, tho business interests of the community demand a speedy settlement of tho tariff question. Harper'i Weekly. OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

- "Conservatism" is tho name ot the senatorial decoy duck the McKinley itesarc now depending upon. N. Y. World. McKinlcy's swing around the circle might have moro effect if the dato were two years later. It will require a good deal of a strain to keep the enthusiasm up to this pitch until lSOO. St Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.). CROSSING THE M'KINLEY DELA Y. World. The handwriting on tho wall spells McKinley in Pennsylvania, but outside of that citadel of the sky high tariff it reads: Proceed with tho Wilson bill, annd proceed with greater expedition than hllherlu. -IJoston Herald. Tho protectionist scheme has always been to complicate tho tariff, so that nobody can understand iL The way to reform it is to simplify it Down with tho rascally schedules and classifications! Louisville CourierJournal. In tho declaration of the republican lenders that they will have no more crookedness, there is n refreshing admission that they havo heretofore been givcu to wandering from the straight and narrow path. Detroit Free Press. It will bo noticed that tho manufacturers who reduce tho pay of their employes "on account of the Wilson bill" always forget to reduce tho prices of their products. This is the McKinley idea of protection to American labor. X. Y. World. Tho democratic party will never make much progress towards annihilating tariff monopoly until it drums the tariff monopolists out of its camp. Two or three protectionist democrats under such circumstances can do moro to block reform than the entire republican organization. Chicago Herald. The welcome report that the United States treasury is in an improved condition affords further evidence of tho fact that the general prosperity of tho countrj is being restored and that time coupled with wiso action on thu part of thoso in national control aro nlono necessary to the establishment of better times than could ever be hoped for under the baneful influence of McKinlcyism. Detroit Free Press. "When tho republicans reduced tariff duties," says the St Louis GlobeDemocrat, "they did not increase tho public debt to make good the loss of i revenue." Hut they mado it necessary I for their successors to increase it under '.lie republican revenue laws. "When the republicans reduced tariff duties," it was the revenue duties which they re- ' duccd, increasing at the samo time pro tective duties. It is thus that under tho operation of their law, which has not been changed in tho slightest particular, a deficiency in tho revenues made n bond issue necessary. Tho reason thai thu republicans did not resort to a bond issue was that they were turned out before the operation of their law required such an expediency. They had their bonds already printed whea they went out ot oflke, LoukiTÜlt Courier-Journal,

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