Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 39, Number 20, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 January 1897 — Page 3

WEEKLY COURIER

JASPER

0, DOANK, luliMhr.

. . INDIANA.

BABY BELLE. if you'll come hito our cottspe, I will show ' v m -..m. thing riir, i i .loiil.l If have ever sen a -'"ht ,,.,. iwl nnd rulr: i cr than "" ,ne Baiat worHnp- hand Bf C ' nAa have loM r do, S ire. the Mtr' work Is falr-st. an Ills Vi i I greatest, toe all tho thing of bostuty wbleb upon ,!,, world have smiled, Nan :; 11 ""' h( ''' 1 s"(,"'i'!v t,:' ' 1 tteauty if a child.

., r: Y. wi- lov- ii' r, ni.ir.

Iiorhooü in in' ui ii;n r.n.ih is a

line-look in' WOMBS BVen now , and when she Vais U fid till'1 IV. Iilioll! the In (

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i in- eotUMf lloor. pulling . ff hi r

little da r foot, whlto sjd dimpled arm.--. I boulders dimpled, too .. ( "., , ;i, na minnai-r I loss-orris, t'mlr n u at PUPS MM p"Url, ., . Kunll!?ht dropping golden op foil . . little rari. .. II, i'cr BO canning. filrr ihinM could never t ragt i ... , ;..iiure pcrfod luauty, i'Vi ry moil"!' perteet grace. .., , onder that v lov her mre than v.. i ran ever tell ml,, winsome, woesome, darling! Airy, fairy, itchy Bells! may have th'lr crowns and dlala and their robes of purpl hu, r woi-kn of nrt and Im.i 1 1 1 y k ; i 1 : wealth, and welcome, to- . nvy sll Utslr splendors while ws ,.iv this single coin, ; ;,,o to our bosoms than tfn li r h are to them. , - tor" of worldly treasure, actthlands nor uold, and yet . -'i I., yund all measure In our . as household !"'t, And BV loVS her yes, we love her, mor" lhan words ran over tell i . i MMIKSi WSSOBJMi darllnx! Pnlnty, ,! .: '.in ; Itahy I relic! n , ritten of our Pnvlottr. when H 1 and WAlksd 00 earth, I brought their IrSBBllfTS to Hin-. for a Messing on 1 1 -i r birth: i i m 'i others would have chtded: "tin , ! tho ICsstsr h-," c i m rebuked th-m, ssyliujr: "fluff or t1 -:n to come to m" Tg, k the little ones and MSSSSd them. In Hta SltSS nn 1 on His kn'. f "Whs would entsr rlsovsB must f... IIUo (iTit- of these." to you w nder that w tove hersaers Umn a ..r.i i i an -v-r tell? j at ; a blesoliig for bet irtssowis. winsiT.lP Uuhy Ii lie! HattM Dyer Britta, in Qotdea ias.

JP! VVKIttHTS COURTSHIP

Relatod

by Sil. IM TT '.v'cins, P. BOd Storok'jopor.

(.rviin.HT. lrW T ain't much f n story teller, lut 1 rucss I can fi yni tbe sti..iurli! fa'tthout Jim Wriffht's tsouytshlp nd mar ringe aa well aa anybody. Ii bappn1 . ,! '. t years air.i, und it inter. tatet! t t folks around Barkley' eorttera ao i ,i ii ti::.t for four or fie years there asaa'1 ixa qutltin' l"'. mr mite so c . v, r:r appie cut, nor raisin', nor

'winp i-iillin" that soii.clMxly uifln t tn. nmethinR new about it. and I finem

i hpv'rc Uükioc aboul it yet

uroutiii i in- tiarn ami had frone t l to iiuii,. v. Ith & poll of milk fur iheTlnmic Mns' own private uae, and he met Saruh in the kitebeu, starting Um brenJcfasl It was not to r from s-.nn ise. "Snruli, said Jim, "I'm i acrnttnt, ittd I ktfAM it, but if you'll jiut irui Hiat bivnkfaal wor! lor about ball an

hour and et into mj buirjor' .'im bad Jus! KoUafbt luan'-nou hufj'y tod Ua4 ii yoiuif horse of Iiis own "we'll I i-i v down to the rider's and ret Married and noma right bank, and .'iithe (otke waN in. hi ami w ife aft' i Wiird." if Barak ama s'prtaed when ka naked her to f .i to th' eonoerti she was a pood deal mom SO this time. Shliln't say monk, though. Hba just kMikaanl Jin iiin! . lie siij s: "Ar y:u in earnest, .lim?" " if oourae, I am," aald Jiaa; "bni I'm piicIi a coward that if yon don't say yea right now I'm afraid I'll never darebkI you again." "But, .l:m." said Sarah, "think of beta' married v. ithotsi I waddla'draaal" "What do I care about wcildin' dress," say ; Jim, "Come on, or I'll gel Beared again. By this time Jim had pot over his basbfulneas a little lit nnl he atoed there with smile on his face that, ns

id any more thun he J Surah told my wife afterward, made

her fi't'L't't all iiiioiit i in- weiKttn itress. "All riplit, .J im." sin- aaya, "hit h up quick!" it waan't two minutes before the) waa n-eittin' together Id tho boggy and dim's three-y o r-.ll colt was a-takin' t hem down to the elder's, double tntali time. When they got there they f und the elder behind the paraonage in his little garden, a-weedin' his onion bed no's to tfot un an appel Its tor b rank fast The elder uas as s'pri nl Saraii had been, Weil, yes." he said to Jim, "to bt , . . UiaI dal

sure, jusi let me w aan up a niue. "oh, never mind that," says Jim, without thinkin1 be was talkin' t the preacher. "We've got to gel back before breakfast. You can marry ua right out in the front yard." So the elder walked out in front of the bOtUM and told them to join hands under the i!Lr elm tree thai stands by the front door oT the pevraonage. He ' pped just long enough to sail his wife and daughter as witnesses. Tim thought that was annecesoary. but the elder insisted upon it. Tin- elder's mar riage ceremony took op lets than a

look in' of the bull lot. .o, i ne wa

Aendnr and niltowj nor nuytbiuir lil.e that, !'"t he was tall ami healthy and roil ohonkril and brlghteyed, and she held her head up and looked IS thOUgk kIic was plad to he aliva all the time. As I said he fori', Jim wa.su pood talker only when be waa look in' girl In the face. Than be was about the beshf ulsel critter you ever seen, and li- used u at and say iioiliinjr at all, meal times, r.t oii map Thompoon'Si whrrt blaehnlf stood jut -. n m the table fnam Barnh'a, Thompson and Ids wife, they naed to joke dim a (rood deal aboul Sarah ami SO did the other hired men. No; they didn't all feedal Thorn peon's table, hut they all Knew how haahfll Jim waa. There a a hull lot of ' n i ami soflM "f 'em was married men and lived in the tenant houses tha! arc . eattcred aver the plane, and them that waan't married- all hut .lim boarded with tin' lenanta. dim Lived with Thompson because he wa - a kind of a head man. Ot OOUree, Jim had to talk with Sar. i!i a : nod deal, in the natural course if things, for they was together a lot every day, but, so far aa anybodi

know s, he never sa

was oiii;ti to. i. ut every nay ne thought she was a little nicer than he did the day before, l i'poaa if 1 was wrltin' a novel about it I'd any be waa in love with her, and my w ife she was n irl then, and was engaged to marry

me oaad to tall me that sin thought Sarah was in love witJi Jim. She said BO girl WOUld speak SO short about a feller a Sarah did abottt Jim. unlesBhe liked blm well enough t marry hin.. I ii.' d to think that was kind of CUrioUS, and I think so yet. Well, Saiaii and Jim hail been work in' for old man Thompson about year before Jim evei said anything particular to her. How be finally eonaa to peak Out was aboul thi way: There Was a professor of "vocal music" a feller that parted his hair in the middle and put beSIWSS on hi, mustache come to the Corners and held sitif in' aebOi I til winter. He got Bve dollar.- a Bight once a week, I" side .

half of what tiny .should take in at the door at a COnOati at the end of the ail gin' school. Jim didn't go to lingin' school, mostly 'cause he was so bashful. Sarah didn't bo neither, lor some

NEW KXKCÜ1IYÜ. Jamos A. fount Inr u.'uratcd ss Gov. ernur cf Indiana,

i lit, I r. tiiunii H Wore V.Tjr ItrU-f kiiI Slm ptswi la iii. Iwaainswl adasess Sasv Mount s,,iiri. I, i, WarMMfJ Not Ak'I""1 ' rim Km, I. Kiolatlou. IgMAafATroUa, Ind.. Jan It W&V

lam H- Haggard, of Tippeanno i oosna ty, was in;' iur irate 1 licutenaiit povsrnor nnd Jamei Mount, of Mont eomery county, u, inaugurated povirnOT of Indiana Monday. This Is the order in which they Were inducted into o files, tic e being a departure from the old eastom. Uueually tho governor nnd Ueutennnt governor ara inaugurated at theanma time and on the snate platform. Monday tue Lieu tenant governor took tin oath of offioe In the annate obantbar, wiu-r- he is to preside. After brief oeremoniea there be acapuiponied the guvornor-eleot and hla MMnpnny to the south corri lor of the lapib i, where Chief Juatiee Jordan, of Um supreme court, administered the tatfa f office. In one rcspeet Monday's custom was Hollowed, The retiring governor drove Wo the hotel and met the incotiiinp gov niiir and la utenaut povernor, and M orted then by carriapt; to the capitol. After tiic oath of ofites had been administered Qov. Mount delivered a brief eddresa to the members of the Legislature who stood about him. Cent! men of the Sea .m sad i. ass 1 1 llopreMMilal VSS laMkMatas Bath of office pr-scrilieil tiy the consul .; o , t 1: state ar.d ent- rinr upon the Is i.urne of In obllvstlons, I am not Unmindful of the :r.v- rcponhlbiiUiits as'' arduoue daUse tnen sntaUeA

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drinkinn It was all brougm nncfc fic. h t'i my inind one day Inst Week, v bea I found out my oldeal boy, 81k . v as k : .1 o' shinin' up to Jim's oldest girl, Barnh, nnaned after her mother. Jim's a pretty prominent citiaen now. flea the auuMgerof the Barkley place end member f the eounty board i J 1 .- .4

Rupervieors, ami some DO sa mm a g"' I I- eye on the legislature for next term. '. : that's him poin' by now. Too see,

- a big, tall feller and looks kind of In' like. When he was a JTOUngMrrha wasn't exactly w hat you'd call i let dm, hut lie looked as solid aa a rock, ami his eyes w a.s always wide Open, Ol ly when he bad to face a pirl. n be BSed t weaken. That's what n ids his eonrtahlp and mnrrlaga so eurioua. ifood talker? Well, yes, he ia, now. JCol lety polsahed, sanyhe, but he c:un Kj ah in it ,' p'int. and that's more than seme of .,ur college ed neat cd f.-ilers ran do. Hut he never was much of a Iter tid atter ha pot married to Saraii Amkrson. Jim got well arquninted with Sarau When h- was nothing lad a hired man. worldn' on the Berkley place, when old Man Thompson was imuiaper. Sarah Was WOrkln' there, too. then, Shcwns Mrs, Thompeon's hired girl, Noj you couldn't call 'em servants, the way you

IV folks kXMC M It Sara.li I fat Her wai old Denoon Andereon, and he stood juM well in the community as old man Thompson did: maybe better, beeauae oi, AndeeaOB owned his own farn; Tbosnpeon wus a kind of a hired BUM for Barkley, The llnrkhy plm-e. oti know is alMitit WK) acre. It's the t farm in this totMi, uml l!arklc I i .. n Bpenda most f bia thne In Hen York and Boston nnd Europe, nnd other iwoj places, w ben folks baa more i ney than brains, nnd has coachmen ' drive For 'em and puis on different ' different tlmeeof the day and that. Barnh Andsrraon naed t at b same table with tbe Thompsons, m c, ami so diil Bm, Why. if ' lerof kliem had Ihvm' asked fo eat sep- ! 1 1 otii Um family they'd have quit f i ff and everybody arosjad lheeot 1 ' ould hav' backed 'em up in it, too. ' the Thonpaonn would knMhnen " out of the neighborhood if they'd Im s up ti lc tOO pixxl to have ,?im Wrighl and Sarah Anderson f' with them w In n t !ic et t heir m als. ' W riir'nt's lathes', you Know, was

or here for a pood many year -.

wanted to semi his boy to col

but Jim wouldn't po. lie l k I B' with his hands better than ' i ooka. He said lie BOUld make mey in the long run his wa, n be hired oaf to eld man in- declared that he'd he i" of the hip farm some day. s now, as I told von a little

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Miss Anderson I've pot somethat she said

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reason or other, But tke morning before the eoeeert ka up and asked Barnh if she'd gO l" it with him. Sic tohl my M i f- a 1 1 crw ard that she w SS so f rust rated she hadn't hardly breath tt tell him -he Would. Bttl she didn't let on she waaa'priaed. Übe only saidi 'Why, certainly, Jim,'' ami when candle-light come on tbej stalled away from Thompson's house afoot together, it w.u- about a mile from there to the Bteetin' house where the concert was held, but Jim BeveT said a word all the way down. Barak tried to talk to kim, but it wa'i.'t BO Uae, When they pot to the steps there was Quite a lot of thfl hoys atandiu' outatide the meettn1 bou--door and one of i iiein said, out lor. J, so that Jim heard it: "Say. hoy . here comes Jim Wright and s n ah Anderson!" J. in dusked all up; then he turned to s.u. ih and Mki: "Excuse nn- a minute;" then he took e quarter out of his pocket and he walked up to Hod Smith

and said:

"Here. Hod; you tant into the meetin' house; thin' eis- to 'tend to." Sarah wa so dazed

aever word and went into the eimrcii with Hod. Then Jim be started to k awav. as if he was afraid of his shadow. i"'it he hadnt gone ten steps before he turtu'd round and laM basted that feller till In s.p.e.ihd for iin rcy. Then Jim he wi-nt In me and ehim up in th" haymow and lay then- and bated kimself all Bight. How l I know what he done thai Bight? Well, he told Barak about it a pood while afterward, and she tOkl my wife. Ah for S'irah. well, she WBS madder Hi in Snytklng, and 'twas about two monthbefore she'd senk to Jim apin. No; there didn't any of the boys give Jim ny M s SbOUl it. They didn't want any In tuba 1 in" in thcirn. Tt w.is mighty BBeomfortable around old man Thompeon's for spell after that. ThompaOU said he'd have tired Jim for tn'ntin" Jsarah that amy only Jhsl NM too pood n man to let go, It was BtOOg i" JtMBB some time, just about the heginnln1 of hay In', that Jim made his second break for Sarah. He'd !.,it it in his head, from the WBJ she lookatf at him onOB in awhile, that she kind of Kited him atter all. Everybody elae kastu she 'lid. for once, w hen somebody made fun . I Jim when she uns

for bain so bashful, sue, tunc i

I In in a i lece ot her didn't fotpet riKlit

minute and Jim tohl Sarah afterward that he should always feel thankful that it wasn't long drown out, "Salute your hride, Jim," said, the elder when they were married hard and fast, "and I'll tunk- out a ccrtiiicate and -end it around to your wife after breakfast.'1 Jim wasn't so bashful then but that be Could kiss Sarah riph before the minister and his wife and dauphter, but he did it in a hurry beOBUeS the breakfast wasn't pot yet at the Thompson house. Then Mr. and Mrs. Wripht drove back, nnd they've been a happy pan all their lies. It made n new man of Jim to pd married, ami. as I said a liltle while apo, koB one tif our prominent citizens now, and whether he ev-r pet.s to the legislature or not, he could hav my vote and the vote of evefyOM of the neighbors "round here for nny-

Miinp. no matter how hip an Office he wanted, or w hat tick-t In run on. Here lie is now, coniin' lwi'k. T.et me introduce von to him. PAUL PANPT.

Our on Ttoiton. Sh was from BoutOfl and waa on her way to the geysera. she had render! tbe stage driver thoroughly uncomfortable by throwing g i en! chunks of botanical ami geologicai Information at his head and he had about reached the determination to frighten her with stories about highwaymen till she wouM vet i usiiie t he coach, when aomo gnarled and twisted oaks attracted her attentioa. "o you know BOW obi those trees are'." she asked ami was preparing to launch a whole row of Injures at him ,hen he surprised her by answering, very promptly! "Vcs'ni." "How old are they?" "Three thousand and six years." "HOW did yOU arrive at such act'iimt renultaf" "Well, a smart young woman from Boston want known all aboul ü told me tket were 3,000 yenra oltl, an' that was six yars apo. they must be MM now poin' on .1,007."- San Francisco lost.

JAM EH

r pro'ouml sen

of our errat eomWOBWasIth WBO hv

tl.pir suftrai-' hav ci'.lel me to thl-. liwn

i'tlon of honor BOd trust, it rh- II I e niy conlutat ssits iter M sit sdmtsliier Tht i ffars ot BtaW as to pSBSBOM IBS best interests Of all our poopsa It i mule mv dOW. 'a obedience to tbe conitituf.on. to safere the laws. Qeatlemsaef the legislature Into JOBf fsBBdS IS SOamlLMd tke Blah isssosiHiUliy sf sisktas lasra. The rssaits of reet lasers win ix far-rfafhina. He who pre vi ii--. tue j)a.iire of mi;v Uj i-1 otitis l to equal credit w.ih aha aut tor of rood Mtwi C.intlictl'u.' ml I restl will arlsu ur rent ell t: I will be preschte 1. the dlp ition of which will require mature thecuht, carcfu. SOastOse ntion arnl SSMseSd net on son e St tbese ne ri"ts will b- represente.l by men who are sUI.leü in all tSS itStSllS of lOftal itlon; men who are persuasive of ucech ami triiine.l in ilipi'Untcv; ne a w!ioe influtnes will be aspov tfaetertaths passses se OOfa o of B i-u-. reeelvlnc their lUppoH Off their oprsnllloa Tnee lnflii"nce uro powerful factors (or rooil so lonif ns they are enli.teil in a w r t : i v SSUSO, li' he.'ome -r-nloious wlic:. usei for liefe .! nr wise ii eu-,-uro or sceunne cluss legislation agataM the pub tie treat. sueh In -flurticos are becomlnß more and StOVS Ooafltal In eontroilaur state anil SSttOOBl leiIntion.anil are cohun t" he a nienncp to fren. (foverninent f 'orporat ions. triKts anil coat lunations, through tObOVlalS. are ShlS SB 'ook after their interest., while the mclianlc. th' farmer, the miner, the business man ami IBS day liiborrr h ive na one outside the members of the teffltlsUVS bedJ to eiert IsBaSSOS In their behalt To your wlsilom anil to your sense of Justice Is committed the rifhl ami BWWSf to enact Isws thai shall dvance the lct Interests of 11 the people. The time allotted for this Important work is short The pr-vullinK disposition BIB OSS, representative , to mu.tlply. rather than dieest bills Tho multlpllclty of bills frequently results in the defeat of meritorious sasaseres Laws should be founded upon principles of Interdependence of all our industries business interests, pursuits, callings and relations of capital and labor of BSBployST and employe. It Is of the inmost UBpeVtSSM taut an understanding of this laWfdSpSSkdsaSS ba inculcate 1. be OOSaprsBOSsted and tie acted upon He wn engenders strife, armis- hatred or creates ..iscord Is planiinn the seeds of roTO-

IStlon haws that tend to conciliate, that seek amicable adjustment of differences, that facilitate harmony and concord, will strengtbea the bonds of union. BotuMne Ain loan SBsomsfnefnt Ihrse erifiinl.atlons should te held to such strict accountability by law as will Insure a Isette:- guarantee of aafetv to the money entrusted to their care At the same time you must not be unmindful of tho fact that these ass ci.vtlons hate. In many Instnn.-es. been he pfSl to the common people In enabling them to purchuseand nuild hon.es TBerefOffO, in correcting defects, your acts should not prove destructive to what, under pro;i r safeguards, may be a benetirent institution Msjoatioa. Article S. sost on 1. of the constitution, says: Knowledge and learning generally diffused throughout - eosaaasnltv, bslsc sssss tlal to free government it shad be the duly of the general assembly to niiconraso by all suitable means, moral, intellectual, scirntitlc and ngrfruUura.1 ltnpi ov inent . and to )rov i.le bv law for a general sad uniform system of common schools, wherein tuition shall be Without chars and ee,osllf a sea to ail." The education of Ho- r, ns.es is d- clared esBSntial to fr .- government In compliance with the wis lum ot this provision, we should look to the enactment of a mild compulsory education law. Moral restraints are urged as needful to our food la thte nsje of reseetes ntui tavssttsje ttoa the ability to BStdOmMod and up, ly trt-nc' becomes a necessity to pro re.ss Tue In1 1 in .-rademj of Science is to tie com -nn i, led r, r and enSotiruged in its good work. Tue farm Institutes, now being held in the

MsrniUb ares In ttirae counties havtag leea gra. Ic 1 sml i.v It. d by tins county cmuinissloners are lieft IB repair at the county's espsase. 'the super I, or. being thus relieved ' SaSS St the main thoroughfares, kteokMeats SsnssstfsM MM labor mul las at i, is, I, -;, ,i ii i o i the lateral r ads !" all 1.1 soon bo improved. Too oeonoiuv la aud lasse rest m win soon be Um. chtratcd tv the fuel that the counties having tho best roads will maintain tl.i at "ss est than the mud in 18 with all 'heir BBBOBVsasBO ', are naniuuid in their wretch. d SOBgUUsO The w.,rUroeulrod by law of tble-bodled m o. toceuier

with Die roa.i-tax. gives to the road BBMSB .sors of our siule h ex loaditure. in tuonrf ! ami I; bor. of a vnst sum Much of this is waste i b) icjsin of ineornpetent uianagomei. The r.ulroal tax for h ,f iwsy luiproviBSSSt, ia so in o road StgtrlStS of out I st tte. Is so manipulated by the road supervisee that the money insu-, s , Btoea to his beeefti tha tho bjasreeas Staat et the tsorougajfatee la sesse taatsasea in our stat. . a b oo r . . ci-i-. ss is earned on and money is made out. or tSUAohlSg IS this read iaWhlle some of our ron-1 laws need reform ire; IBs ataaaer at tbett saasnstsa asede stssaletten, i Wbob eoaapstsn ils stade the toot in selecting ' superviso: .. at. t.u-p.tv ers s.-e ta il tly ids- ,

!..'ge their uuties. we will nut sotne miprovemr'Ul in our hi.: n w y wltt.uui a!r.liuiial IBS cniv ooMMissiosras awi ronrnsnie raosTaaa These offl I .is have large discr'tioar pwers nder tto Isw. They should he he id to M aesoaat through pr:ntd reports of allowance, ami expenditure of .public Bsesey,

ami th putiiicattu'i of th. se reports, as pi ) scriboJ by law, Bhee fl BS Stade rua.idatory. MAVn i'X T S cons'ltulion provid-s th .t "tuxatloB

sh; 11 bo equal und umfo-m throuihout tho slat " T. is clear y unpies thai all prop rty sti.i il be .r it ;u st pro , ort on of tho liurden. It Is no uii 'onmon t' log in the settiemenl of decedents' ostotas to Bnd i h- us- B Is of dollars In tteposita, not is, v large ot stock and pelts has that were not listed I taxation. Real e-tato can not he si ereted. au '.. w ..'a ao eBssapttM on a count of uuu titag or other debt, be who osnsrea ettit - is u!.jetel to the p.. -in lit of an nn .u- i r 'P Til n of the taxes.

The 'ax law BOOUM be us s, archlai as posBlt'le and the township an 1 unity assessore and the state lax mm mi.s loners should so that the law is snforosd API' Ol I NMfNT LAW. ' IBS Spirit CM tbe constltut ion recognises th quality of all uien hefore the l iw th,t they are entitled to equal r presentat on and an equal voice in scieclii: th-ir r rc-enta-ttVSB It Is to bo hoped and confidently expoctod of this general assembly tast It w . . enact a law apportioalsg the COBgressl aa! teBatortsl and representative district t hit will retW: li nor and credit upOB thogl enacting it. and lu a manner that w ill , ive th'' ee etors their constitutional rights. cKHTtN.wsi. octdumavtoa r vsanivoMati lllil.AN I r. ATI ON.

T: e cui.mitt' e re.. vi ! 1 fOf hf th" last gen seal Ms stair i ad is Isswseilnei to report to tbtt honorable hod.-, are entitled to much ' rre.llt for their fatliful re-vice Tney have säsailestSd B ISOdSMS stat' pride which is

reciprocated by t..' 1 ro . sive opls i

of our state. If this centennial is t) be observed. their plans po-sess

much BtSril Th p-cvatling opinion, hovever. is that any exposition thit would be cr d.iab'e to our stat" win necessitate a vast expenditure of nio iev A celebration condnetOd WUt a HailM 4 expenditure, following so Bisji tf lev the Woetd's Oolumhiso exixsition. wo-.dd be SUSBded wlti f Hurt) BCMf would red ct dls-re.lit upon our state. 1 he advisatiility of the ohserVSOOS, tin n. hinges uts,n the wisdom of exec c a uffl. lent sum of moaey jo Insure st;c--ss. and the ability i f tht state to bear SBOk gBpOU' dl'tire Any gre.t I : : y f mor. v n' tl.ifl time bbusi Bag ni sal oaf rltesdy seavy atsm debt and ull to the bWtd m t taxation The beat service that can be render- ! our state, both us to Its credit ami h' mr and iho w lfare of ic.ir pi-epl - is th- ado- t.onof a y-t.-sn of economy that will r ilucc our debt and lower the rate of taxa' log IsStTA- OB LAWS. The pre-rn' 'ate of in-'iranee Is burden. ' me T' O gr' t a sum f tt on y is !cav :.-.g our state In prsatlUBM for th" amount r.-turn-u In loss on BSltOles. 11 cent exan tnation of the st ite auditor's books show th t s.i.c s7 : th"'v has been pnid ut over ..1 -00U 090, wh.le th. re has been p Id biek to Bgg li j biiMsrs bat s Hille over MtOHXaM TheM reports lodSIBtO glosa top.. Ic . bold- rs of iuoo.ooo it stasters hut little whotaer this hn mense sum of tweiitv-tlve millions of dollars was In profits or hi extravagant salaries, thg loss to mir people and state Is too excesslv. ah nnaeeesi rj ssrrteeB le bests sosasaalsa sho tld be removed OBBSSl 1 V the U p reent. penaltv ussesse.i against b m eoiapanl s for the lapse of i ach 0) days from loss until payment Tic org .niat loa of home Companies should be encouraged Th" presort excessive rues o insu? absb aredrtvlng the farmer into the organization l boms mutual eonpaalss. so provldod by the acts of issi Millions of dollars Of farm property is thus 1 1 ne Bred at low Cost, w.vh the money kept at home. Trusts or combination of capital formed for tha purpose of countersctln the law of stippiv ami asesaed and with a view to arbitrarily controlling. BMsBlpBlst Is I or increasing the aprlces of any pred ict commodity or article of ni"rchandis9. should be declared a barrier to trade, got Shouid be prohibited bf law The puritv of the ballot will oelürmtne th existence of anv free government To every voter should b granted his BBtrBSBrSSlSlI rights, lioth in convention and at the iiol's. The choice of nominating conventions sbou d not be subjected to trsttlc. barti r and ch ns st the behest of s committee of party trickBasra, KU. PIERS COMES Thea still sppr-sl to our syatnpathy and patriotism. Indiaa.i Is Justly pseed at her soldiers snd s-ulors. The most Imtxisting monuBMM ever erectrd to the memory and pitriotism of brave men stsnds In Monumwni Place, In our beautiful capital city It is a lasting testimonial of the veneration of the people of our great commonwealth for her soldiers, living or dead. To care, for him who has borne the bottle, snd to provide for his widow and orphnns." is s pari of the u'ltlnlshed work comm. Bed to B patolotle people by the immortal laacoia. fr.nM. tasi'ituiiona The constitution provide that the "penal eoV shall be touniled on the principles of re

form and BM vindictive justice " Kor the Sgrri IBS ant St this provision S merit system tboald he established in our prisons and the inmate put upon th' ir honor nnd munhood and graded accordingly Hut few of those Inmate are so hardened By crime that ihrre does n remain so n spark o." manhood, and an appeal to this. : c.enp.i tiled by hope of re-

I waul may prove to )e an Indue, meut to hin to seek lO regain ata 10 t SO) MO l lo se appe al Sreestlj to our svmpsthfes. I At the earliest eenvenlent period tho girls' rsj formatory BBOUM M BgpSf H' 1 from Bht vromI m' prison. The close proxlnilt of tee two I brings tbg ref nnat .ry Ifl touch SfttB environI ments that tend to und i m ie reform influI encr . These gTea: instlt 1 1 : r. st and ;is monuments ! to the prlBcipl' id love and betu tievnee Ihn I anfort unnte war.ls of our great Mate withla their wads are entitled SB our fosterli"; carg state b 'A it a op onaafBuna 1 roust not relrjin from some wi rlsof com-

MONETARY C0NFERENC1

UoeomtionH Adopted ut tho Indl anapohK Gnthorlny:. Pteseni tistd Btaeslaffd imiired ilia I'resiileut lo lie AsttOd I" Appoint a 1'BsastBislMii so., itotlrosBeat od in n, i Biaioa Note l rgd. Im ianai oi is, Ind., .Inn. 14. Tht Monotnry afsrsnos, which closed its amain nt ii thai iiy Inat svenlngi adopted the following resolutions as embodying tbe Idenaol the eonferensM as the beat method for seearlng a remedy for entstieg Baanolnl ills: This uiivi ntion ilecluie, that ll has become BbsolBtel) sgeeasary tbtt a oonsit'nt, Btrelght-forsrard ami Mlihetetsiy-piaiined BOOBStari sysltm hall he iliaugupated, lbs nisrtsmgnlnl bums of which should be; 1. That tbe Of OB SOS gOtd siaioiunl should he uo.it, la I lied.

t. That step, should he taken to insure the ultimate retire infill of ao cusses of ihc 1'i.ited Mates i ot. s by a gr;. dual an I steady process aid so as to avoid injurious contractlou of ths ' gurrsaei ordlstu-banee of tue business in this our country, und until such retlrsSBSM provii s.oii lias hi. n made, for a separation of tha I. v . ii us- sad BOtS Issue dcputliiieolM of Iho to ssaty. I a That B bashtai svsteui lie provided which I SBOBid tiiriush aredtt facilities lo every por1 tiooot the c ' uatrj tad un else do slrsalstlMi

Ige lally with a view of securing such a distribution of the loanable capital of the country as 11 i. ml 1. 1 equal i .o MS rates of interest in all pal t s theieof. l,i tbajpurpose Of effectively promoiin thg at o a "b.a i ts .no in, 'lb t fifteen ineiiiliers of this cooventiot, in; appointed by the chairman M act as SB aassutlvs SOStmtMSS while this convention is m l '. BSaalnO. with the fuil powers of this ooavsetlOB, The executive commutes si , i,a. th" sowei to iBniaaati its meuitierBhlp to any nun bei BOt exceed i nn ..i. ar.d live an ii tM is thereof sIibU const itule ii iiuoruui ot Bait sossstlttet The exe, ni ,. e oii, mitte shall have spsvisl charge of the tMOllCltatlOB, receipt and dts but se in uu i i eoBtrtbuttoBS volsstarily ant for all purposes shall BBTS power tocall this eonVSBtlOS tegethet again, when and where II ii .i. seem best t. sa d committee to do and said committee shall OOtttiBUg in office, with power t' mi veeaastes satU discharged at a future meeting of this conv eiltloa. , gssotMd. That it shall be the duty of tbe SB BSBtlVi' ciiiniiil'.U e to endeavor to procure Si the ipeoial BOSB SB St congress, which it. is unlerstOOd will bg ailed la March next, legislation calling (Ot the appointment of a Btoaetury commission by the president, to e, uslder th" ontlre question, and li report U congress at the earilost la possible ; or, tsiling is sseui'S Uta nbovo legislation, the are heieby stithorire.l and NBBoWSfed to select a commission of 11 BStSB . . BOeordtBg to the rules and plans set forth

.n suggestions Ubmittved to 'h. . .invention by Mi Hanns, of Indianapolis, as follow: Article L The eoinmisidoii shall consist of II

nembere, to be Bsated bj the szeeatiws sstBiUise sppulstoil by this ssaveatloB, Vhneg ., iUvo sosamlttse shall have postw to BU vaisncles in the committee a they may occur. Ai t i del The tust meeting of the commlsllgg '.hall be held at a tune and place to be , lesiguuled by the executive BBBBBtltiSS of this I eonventi in on a SSj tg be Issue i therefor; and lit such meeting the committee shall organlio ; ay th' election of such officers ami the adup- ' lion of such rules ami By-lSWS for Its own gov-

irnmenl as may be agreed by s nsjority or ,ts members; and taoroaftot it sha.i bo Bge

. i,j -uch rules ami by-laws sniijezt to tin so ariicles art. B dl rules and by-laws of the commistioa astd all Its proceedings shall lie directed ' toward t!1 accouipllshment of the objects ot :ts creation, which is to make a thorough in- ,. .-.gatuii of the monetary allalis ami nerds of ibis country, la all relations ami aspects, snd w ma'.e appiopriate su;'ijestlons as to any i tvils foutid to ealSt, and the rOSstrUies therefor. Mt no limit is BlSSSd BS08 the scope of such nqulry. or Ms BtSBeeest eoibluctlng the suine.

sxct i I. g oiii.. that ttio exis-nses therein hiisit -ot BBgBSd Ms seat set apart for such purpose jy tin- sieeutlve n MBsaittsc Art t The executive couiuulleo of this coa-

reiil. on shall use bO liiucu oi inr vooouarjr i, . ... Btada to das nil)- be aval labia torthat purpose to dot raj all seoeasary sxMBSea of I he UUSillllSallW. and shall notify tho KMBuniasloa trues thus to uaae ol tke awessn M tvnUsbte, M oresr that tt may regulate Its I xendltures BUISldlagly. and no liability laall a ttifh to aaM ssssästtsse ortotbioon renn. o beyond t lie am "iiiit so sp-eit'.ed ' Art I When t lie labors of this SSSSBBlSStSU lave BOSS compleied. sofsr as practicable, the tie, titiv, omiu itee. if it deems It advlssble, lhall issue a call to tiring this dimension tojether again at a time ami place designated la uch cull; and at the uieeling so convened tho BnaasMttea shall atabe r sport of it doings and luagesttoBS In such miinner and form as It shall j Iceiii lest adapted to present the same to Ihie i loiiventloii and Its members for BStlOS, and If ! legislation Is deemed advisable shall aooom-

pany such report with s draft of suoh bill or Ollis providing for such legislation. Hrrd, That all resolutions and rnmmuniesllons as to methods of currency reform which lavo been presented to this convention boreerred to such commission when formed.

CONFERENCE.

MONETARY

OhBlt BBOB Patterson Will Name ihm Coavfereore ( ommiltao In About s . Iniuan ai'oi.ih, Ind., Jan. L5. CBin art Patterson, the chairman of to monetury conference, has left for I'hihittclphia. lie will announce th names of the 15 mem hers of the executive committee iu abont a week. It M xpected that he will select representative men from all sections of tbe country and will ascertain their willtngBBBa to serve before naming Mean, Mr. II. 11. ilunna, Mr. M. EL Ingslls snd other members of the comuuiUeo Wkkth nrranped for the conference all express themselves as satisfied with the action of the conference. Mr. llanna said; "l have not had an opportunity to learn how the action d the conference is received iiiUdde of this city, but all the Kentlcme,n with whom 1 have talked here seem to be in accord with the action taken A great deal depends upon keeping this whole subject before the people, and upon bringInp tue. uuiled iiillucuec of the best iiK-ii of all sccuous to hear upon cooai',H.. The nlan WS air reed BOOB waa

a cixaiprout sie. We had a great inuuy no-ii of ati tiiig personality in the comBailees on resolutions, aiul 1 t hink va did very wail to get togcthtrr as wediiL. VS shall enntlnne the work, aud we hope we shall ultimately succeed.''

litt BM

tbg bji getting oit ihr torv i " hut i just wanted to rtptain : i. bad Barak stood In this neigh

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'round ami gave mind t lint the) BW BJ . I t 1 1 J on. Well, nr, I Mid

Marie lt. ade bj Kettle v as rleel

WhiiI'I- la InslHiiee. Pronoaaln should oevei

h i ter. anyhow. Did yon vi r hen? of one tha; I tied oimply on I hat account?-

it w .is i'i -arly hnvin'

that dim look ooarage agin, ii" nan trot the motion' eh r,"- Ü) '! ul d to

. Y. Truth. iiiii im- te tu apt, "W ill you be at) v. ih. ffraaletH Paula, und BMJCi in' haptty' I am i-orry, ii etor. but I si, .mid like to be happy mystlV Iliiuioi iutLschfj Biaettar.

different stale, nie the most direct and prac tic I nieana Of Imparting to the farmer in s B led lafOffBtattSBi Tue amount appropriate ft f r this work In tadlBBS ta less than I ,f th" average aUeved la the state csrrytae for .ii d i his w, rk t nder t he economical and w;s Btaaagemeat ot MatltBtse it Isgeawslly Spaced Sd ihnt Indiana, for the amouat espea, led. is comlucling the best institutes and Boldini nsti of them than any other stat -u the u 'lionHi tiw at i urn vi.ar.NT Oku roods srs tisenilsl tn i i.vhe-t. ieMlepBMB! lot laity intellectually nnd BShUS etaUy btsaj oossttetMeet sittte. sotnat i h) a e .a Bjend ibla spirit of p-ogress. are taphllv ISSproVlBg MS hlfbwsyi. In th near future some of our counties will have s com-

p.sio system ui tree gravel toads The

BMBOattoa at Ms board for its scble servi Tis sstlsatble ladtsaaed ggatlaMea composing this Board have gtfl I I BOtt Mao aal then SB rgies lo promoting tho b't Inter-sts oj our charitable reform .t, r . sad BtBSVl Inst t, tn ns. '1 he SUggOStlocB of this board ; re worthy of cori -tder.it ion. While tho side expects such laws, rules and rrulaliotgl is tend tn unet eronon y. yo our people desirn such lltiernlltv as till pffg' vide for the comfort snd c .reof l.erunformate warua The spirit of our Beop4g deBlSOds that th in control el M'arttsbMi reformatory and penal ititltut:on ,, trom highest to the lowest, be ssloetsd 'nil.. refsreS s to SOatpS-SSei Bad ii BOSS of I SB" ,ctf r rather than party nftlilaiion. to ih-r e ,i tnat the Statt bbb'o bs honored In the ejaaagci its' if het i loititutloas.

AN EMPHATIC DENIAL. (en or ijuesaila Hemes I'ub.lshsd Storlea of I rs, e gsgat lOtlSBBi WaanuMTnit, 'inn- ia. Benor Gknt" aalos QBoanda, the head ol the Cuban jiint.i in Washington, was informed that a story bad BOOB BU Wished lotho effeei that lometary Otneyand MinMMr DoLomb hnd drawn aparttolm to etui the unban WBr OH UM Hues proposed by lieu. Lome, honor yue.ida eniphaticaliy ionled that suy tucb action hud been taken or couli be approved by the L'ubuun under existing oirou instance a.