Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 39, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 12 March 1897 — Page 3

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A UACHtLO CS HtVtHIE. On, B home ! a i r: lute handicap To soul that wnulil fair. In- free; It h is raptured man) u i'i is 'ncd v h;.p. j, i it M eer ahall BBBchla me. I, . j i ,t t!u- cares I BTOUM hav- to face, l:. tlM UM old rounds rxry tiuy, li, five n" u I Hi I" a IuiIkhik siluca aiiJ lunch ;tt it rlimm rufe. j , . v.r need hurry to can h my car, I t I Im v n't a plnee to pa, And early i r late no meal I mar. 1 i I'm lilnlni; alone, you know. ftii hands af tka '-look I never vhace, pot I irtft 1 an BBSf way. Since 1 as i' I" a tranafc lodigiBB place ... ; luoi Ü at a chance cafe. A t tether Of mine I loveil htfll well! Went wrorur Im Iii early cars, j ; i.o married ami 1 nhi liim a place to dwell. (Oh, Iba thnujtht af it bring! me tenr!) n.i there Mi baa Mvad -what a pitiful - i there ha will likely stay. w :,ii- i still sleep In a lodging plae And ItnKb ut u CkUN i afe. I iomtMMM thltlb Of Iii wife ami child And tbe vlna at bla eottsge door, ,. I dream of the ptrfect Hi s that mlled - T :i they smile for Baa no more. Ax I 1 mu.se: "If tha saint with tl:e BBgl I ! ai-.svvi red ru "y s' that day. v uid i alaap i" a transient lodging plica Cr lunch ni a chance cafe?" .'ix i Waterman, in b. A. W. Bulletin.

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akea rsui, ns ne lifted the old tai ii toned leaf bercovered box from the WBgOB at the ranch houae. "Gold a n 1 pre-

eiotH stones, liaeiy. iou Know ioikj tire all rich down ii. New England," rui ictl Theo. "Attn! Serena wouldn't being those." "tf course she wouldn't," pert t',!t lady herself, coming from thi dwellii which was to he her home for a. year. "1 ipitaj i know bettor than to bring anything llko tbatoal here why rlon'i you hove a board walk instead of a dirt a!i to the house?" ' I Iii isn't Connecticut, aunt; it"'. Texas, an' nighty m ar the PsnhanfUti." replied Paul. "If yon vlait the Tessas, do aa the Toxana do; you know the prot ai b." "I I is doI a proverb, and you did not quote it correctly: but hurry in with the trunk." So the heavy burden was. with much straining of muscles on tin part of tintwo aephews, carried inside; but Um youths' '-uriosity 1 inaiivii ut.sati.-lieil. Ttt bOOOght this N nnles in a Vayon to day, and I OOgbt to DO told Vbat'a in it," insisted 1'aul. Bo they waited while Aunt Serena npneked. Hi i aar a. apeona, a few koepaakea out the artlelea ca-ne, ail iipht of weight and f urn isbii.tr no explanation of the ayatery. Bai before the bottom was ri'aehed the lid slammed shut and no Bora W as tO DO seen. "Mighty funny abea BO partieular." omiin a ted i'aul, as Theo and himself .it on their poadeo the lollowing day. 0 couple of mileafroai the eabin. arntefa ng tlie big eattle herd. "l'BBgoiggtO tino ..ut, an' ri'tit soon, too." "Make a raid on t be trunk V" "Don't know; bt 1 'tii -aa so. Father and mother are going to take her over to th - aehool dbraetof this oftof noon. I'll make a hunt then." And be did. Win n lie e.wne back Irs f ...- was a study. "What d"e lind .'' asl. cd Theo. ' ouldnM piiess it in a thoiiand yeara," (...id, aitvetv iron. Igwaeateoa, beans, bnileta ?" "v. oar trail ain't t-n warm it's aalt." "What for?" 'How do you suppose I know .' I'm Coin' to ask her." But i'aul did not need to I -k. Aunt Beresa suspected tiiat hor bolongisga bad beCO aearehed, and forestalled any comments by remarking at the breakfast tabht: "ltH the pun st, linest salt 1 conid get - a hundred pounds of it. I've Uvod too logg within aavdllng distance, of salt WOtar to risk nut iiitf thing freab. ICveg for a isit 1 wanted to be ptciared for WMTgeiK-ies, and beside-. 1 suppose you use MtKk salt in lumps beic" I'aul admitted that she was partly right, and from 'bat time tiie ranch tahlc was not without the tlourlike, relined priHiuct of the eastern salt works. The sack was set inside t he storeroom ' ml was the siihject of many a Joke la Uic family as well as among the kerdoro. Kvetl the sturdy nephews WON not alunr referring to t he 'frt-Hlmess" that their aunt expn-ted to see in the solltil-Vc-t. "But then it's just what you'd allow to Dnd n school-teacher doin'," said Paul, Rla contempt for sehool-t4-m-hers was. however, largely assumed, and ht often wished he were capable of t' iching tha neighborhood aehool, as h ittnl waa doing. He longed for her Dowb-dge of books every time be saw m Croasing tlie prairie to the sod loiuse, a mile or more from the fauch, wbv-re all the settlers' children gathered, lint n something eis' was of more pleasing importanee. The gnws on the Ji beeoniing short, ami these Y"' 'lr "iRht had prevaaitod the slartm o n now ggOW t B, Wa muAt BtOVO the stock down 1 " t!. ragwhhajajBo1 unWuod the 1 ! aerdor; and the nu n allowed the c ' to graoa closer to the corral. Iva thooaBBd bead of Texas Battle I 'iUlt s'a of horns, thin, nervous face. and hw itebiiigtuiU it was

a difficult bund to manage, an arms that .kill alone could control. I'm uuni or horse ailigiy they had BaiUkeff resi -et nor f. ar. I.ul a iliBg an a bttfa could rule them, provided there eere mm,' h Btea OB i Ah the got sunn: . rdnw. gHllgnj into autumn bo ra.n eoma to atBü the gra aom tJiinc; Mnettamplod la tbokietory of th.- ram :: I n or three tim. s tlie hordara found it neeeaaary to drive tha am- aevemi gtilci to woter; bot the gras:, m ar tin- raiii-h house was Inrgesi, because IhrOUgk the earlier part of the Bt a on the sts-k had bfOB ke.t at BOBM distance f 1 1 .in the hOBM hea.l.piart. rs. "It bbsbjm like being outaida of civili- . li on," Buid Aunt Serena, coming home froan her aehool one daj ami looking out oxer UM that level plains, on whi.-b wer leading the excitable "longbonis." "Never mind,1 taid Pant, who : in.in just t hen, i bid in Iiis herder ost nine; "if we don't have any had luck, and get the Btock to BBUket all right, it'll take me into civ IllaatiotL I've a share la the herd, BOd I'm go log to c ill. gO." Paul, indeed, waa growing exceedingly aorvoua over the eattle'a condition. A feu areeka longer of abort feed would, be feared, make then unsalable at the high prices on which be had counted. The in xt day Uten was anothei drive to water, and a tireaoflM one it was, TwiCC the herd br&kfl into an aw k w ard trot, and it required all tue herders' ingenutty and eflortl to restrain it. The crackling of a stick, the call of a quail, the sudden starting of u Jackrabbit nothing teemed too trivial for Um cattle ia their presest condition. "W atch 'em mighty close, boys," was the chief herder's order, v. hen. after in neb difficulty, .ill w rr.- safely ret anted to the "house range." as the feeding geottnda mar home were called. And they Were watched close. All day an endless procession of herderrode round and round the restless creatures, turning back the atfsgglers. tin the second day the atmosphere aei med more oppreaaita than in weeks. It was "headache weather." ac -ording to Aunt Kerens, and she found the mile walk t.i the aeltOOl boUM a wearisome one, "1 shall dismiss school early this afternoon, " she remarked, on leaving home. "The children can't stand it to keen such long hours, I've invited the I nst reader class to come to tea with me. There arc eicht, of them " Theo and I'aul saw their aunt SB BBS walked slowly through the alOBS pBB turcd bunch grass, far on the opposite s.de of tin ranch bouse. "1 wish." said Um latter, anxiously, "that aunt wouh'.. ; -ry that bright yellow parasol. I'm taid it will make us trouble aoane day.' "Xoiisense:" was the reply; "we nl-w-t.s have the herd on Ulla aide of Um range while ehe goes and comes. She can't be hurt." "But the critters might stampede on ua." "What's g in to make 'cm? Besides, it ain't 1 ksly they'll go in that d iection. anyhow." I'.ut Theo did not know as much about the way I ,f rattleasdid h:solder

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DlUKCTI.Y TN FRONT OF THK UXcoMixa mfth brother; nor was he animated by tiie MBM per- mal interest iv the herd' well are. It was three o'clock when the brothers met again. "flay, TbeO," were Paul's words as be rode closely to his companion. "I'm ;:-.viuI thirsty. I wish you'd ride over to the house and bring out a can f water. The cattle are a little qulotof now, and I'll watch for Ixith of us." Without a word Theo was ofT. glad Bt a respite, and enjoying the 'irisk canter to which be spurred bis willing p-ny. Nor did be lessen bis BBSS on his return. Racing swiftly along he ap proached Paul nnd the henl. carrying th. BBB Of water and thrilled by the Sxsrolsa Bf Um half-mile ride. As he drew near the jtony brne.-d itaelf for the sudden stopping; but before Um halt MBM there was an accident. Into one of the numerous BJOgBMf holes, which dot the prairies of the west, went one of hin horse's forefeet. In an instant Theo w as hurled headlong from the deep-seated saddle and went, u did the pony, rolling on the sod. The vv ater can broke as it (ell. and the clink of its smashing could be beard for a long way. Paul beard it. and pressing the pur to bis pony's lank, hurried toward the victims of the mishap. Put that was not all. Before Theo and bis horse hg4 regained thi.r feet, each bruised and limping, every grasing steer had lifted its branching-homed head Ig I whs staring nt the unwonted spectael.'. Then, as if moved by a SSUBUBOa impulse, every animal took a few steps away. A loud bellow from BOBM d the more powerful ones followed, and tin v.. dk of the herd bCCBBM a trot. Tlie inarm increased as they moved tintrot waa a canter the canter a run; Bad) by the time Paul had turned from inspecting the fallen boy anil horse the dreaded stampede was in progfuas, The young man's face grew white, even through the gem ruus coat of run-

I'Uru, a. ii .cily urged his OXU! for. I d, (Mlicr herders were likewise rid I fast; but UM mas-of horna and UaifJ bad s was like un avalai.clie, piuagiag ahead, regardless of what wa before, blind to bbj rtaager, u all iuUfttts an unreaMiniiiL'. insane mob. The herd w.-is headed toward t'ie ranch hon.-.- and would go m ar it. then on a Bragg Ike i aUi leadlag toUM school. It all paSB4 I thront.'!, Paul's mind in an instant and, mingling wiUl the thought of injirv to th.-cattle, w as that of dan-l-.-r to the st-lio.il chiideea or their teacher. The ranch liouse hid his view of the familiar path at first; but af he pushed a!n ad in a frantic BOBS of Ihmiij able to nrn Um Icadern, on whom be w:a- rapidly gaining, it was fully revealed. Midway bet ween bouse and school. dlreeUy la the course of the now infuriat.d l'cast, was a group, the very i Lr 1 1 1 of which thrilled the hurrying rider. In itsluid.-t was a woman carry Ins a yellow parasol, ard around her were some little folks -not many; but to Paul's alarmed ga.e it sc. med a multitude. Air I S' reus and b -r tiny party of tea irii'-sts had iut beOOSBB aware of what B :,- oeeurrlng a half adle away. They c mid hear and almost feel the thouand of heavy bixifs ln-ating on the dryprairie. T he shouting cowboys, the bellowing steers, the du-t it was a!l a ! rightful menace, fjaeerteia w hich way to turn, and I n i n r it impossible tc eaespe from the wide sweep on wbicb be cattle were COmiag, they simply d silent and terrifleeT. Put as they waited they saw ot.- rider leave the group of half doen herders whose ponies bad rnrrb-d them near the leader of the henl. is aesertiag gat" passed through Aunt Berenr mini, nnd her beat t Mak a she - poke the words more to herself thaa to the children. it seemed so. Reining hie pony aside he was rid big like Bwtd townrd the riinch houae, which was but a little out of the herd'- course. Theo saw it, as he stood helpless beeide his lamed pony, und wondered. The other herders saw it nnd yelled frantically to him to return. l!ut Paul heeded them not. l ike a flash into his mind had come tlie worda of an aid eattleaasa who had triven him advice in the art of manag-n-a herd. "Ycb kin do more with a bunch o rattle by the r IBtOS than their dislikes." had la-en a part of his philosophy; "an I -r--t tb.-v're a good bit like human in that," Already Paul was near the ranch house, and the anxious watchers saw h!m stop his horse with a severity Which nearly brought the fait b f ill creature to its knees, dismount, dash in thronen the open door, reappear with Something in bbl arm, leap to tlie saddle nr.d race pellmelb fast aa the pony's feet could carry him. toward the head r.f the herd again. The cattle were runninir no faster than nt the start, but. neither hud the COWboyfl efforts BOOB able to check them. Moreover, the nmrry eyOS of the leaders nppeared to have been fascinated by the yellow parnsol which shone brightly in the sunlight, and Wets taking th ir way. followed by the whole frantic mass, directly toWBfd It. In the air was an odor of brnise-d horns. Bnd in the track of the herd was more than one struggling beast which had fallen in the race and lveen trampled unto death by its companions. Put Paul was well in a Ivanee of even the fore un art, and a cap of many rods Intervened betweea even himself sad the school party. "tiit: Prinre-r.it!" he wns gggfsg, Bl be leaned low on his pony's neek and pr. seed the spurs harder and harder or the atesming flanks. Then suddenly the watehera aw Paul turn aharply and ride directly in front of the oncoming herd, scares n BOSSBI yards a way. Put they aw aocneUliag more. As he nxle a fine white stream poured from his saddlebow, nnd a flour-like rail was left behind him. showing clearly on the brow n gras. and Kirren spots of earth. "What crnv thing" heran the chief Border, who hsd been far in the roar but w::s BOW near the front. The eowhoy riding next him did not w alt for t be conclusion of t he sentence. II is quick niin.l bnd solved the problem, and BboVS the nar the chief caught the aiBgla word. "Salt!" before the tirM of the cattle had leached UM w hite UBS Paul eras nrnvii the herd's track and was trimming to conn- h.wk further on. Put it was unssary. As the first rank reached the seemingly slight barrier a familiar BBd SppeUsiSg odor rSSSahsd the distended iiosirils. Forcetting their impatience, the atroug beevoa slackened their pace. The cfOWdlBg hundreds h hind pushed tln-m forward, but these. tOO, caught the scent and in a nn.mciit the whole herd wits hooking nnd striving for a taste of t he animals' greatest

luxury. Paul, seeing what would happen rode on, still doling out the suit until he bad a line long enough to engage Um greater pan of Um henl and prevent anv being crushed in the throne. As be looked back and saw the lately stampeded brutes, linking here and t here to t heir knees to lick up the feast he had apresd, ha Isagbed aloud. "The old cattleman." he thought, "was right. It w us their likes' that en tight "em." "Hope you won't feel sorry for the loss of your fine salt. Aunt Serena," remarked Theo, roguishly, the following day. "Not at all." was the n-ply ; "but I -hall -end for some more at um, and Paul can t pour it out as be d.d the other. This kind of weather will settle that." looking from the window nt the driving rain which hail come at last. "Perhaps it VfSS lucky that we had a drv - II. after all so that, i.ue -ait was Be dsmp." X. V. fndepentent. A West IVltn beach note BBfa) I eri . t iat a h ii a co man caught aa '03 pound jew nth uu the oveau pier.

A STRIKING PUOTEST.

Sa BSTeetlee 0n lea tba McKinM I uw. Ci of tlw most efT-rtive j,mt.-si ever BBSlla irainst the high Uiritf syatetu is Ineorpofotod Ut u ptpof Uai with the way . and na-ana TfiUIBllttTt by J. c. BejTsh, prusklsBl of the Midv KM Steel eaSBpsBy, of Philadelphia. T-- s company present-! to the winUiiltiM' u request that no change be tuada in the present schedules of the tariff relating to metals, or the materials, either raw or in a partly made state, that are i:s,-d g tho UiU-nufac-turu of metals. The request was sustained by some very eo'-ent arguments. Mr. Harrab Is-aii by premising that lha rommitt-c h:ul two objects in view; first, to obtain sullieient revenue for tlie reijuif ementa of the government wisely nnd esonomieally administered; and. BSsead, to alleviate the Inirden of Hie cost of living to those who are lca-vt able to bear the load, because of laaufflicent means of sulsisit4'n'-e. The president of the Midvale company then K)intsl out that any increase in UM rate of duty on articles iniHirt-d Into this country would necessarily diminish the market for sueh articles and at the snme time increase the co-t of living. An increase of tariff rates would therefore defeat the very objectH which the committee were professing to Feel;, while those objects would be prempUy and efficaciously realized by the diminution of existing duties. In respect to protection to the laborer by higher tariff rat-es, Mr. Harra!; Midi "W1 :( this a!tti-nal tax mljrM to a mall extent Increase the business of the manufr.ft':-! r. any profit comlr.ir to him In this In.ür.et manner meat nece.-sarlly InSUte to his sole benefit, because the questiOB of WBgSa Is on.- f.f auj'ply arl letnand, and cannot In any way bo affected ly tariff legislation,

and no manufacturer would permit any falso sentiment to Influence him to pay the laborer :; dollar more for wi than the mari.it supply of labor wuuld warrant." The Midvale company is engaged in the manufacture f steel only, and it does not desire any higher duties on articles eonapeilag WitB its products than now exist. Mr. Harnih gave conclusive reasons for this attitude of his company. Tha Wiison law reduced the tariff on tires one-half, and yet the base prk-e of tires to-ilsy is four cents m r poui.d, os it was OUdST the McKinley law. Xor has th? WUSOS law afTt-cted the number of tires manufactured in this country, to sag appreciable extent, as is BBMWU by the faeta that tl-.e Midvale company is the largest maker of this product in the l"i)it-d States, and that its business has steadily increased from year to year. Moreover, tariff rates sre already so high that doUMBtie manufacturers are exjiorting their products to foreign countries nnd selling them at higher prices there than here. The Midn!i company makes steel esstinga and sells them abroad, receiving from T.O to 50 per rent, more in Kngland than It can get in this country. This company is now earnestly engaged in itttreaxing its trade abroad, BBd its president greatly fears that any inc: of duty in the metal schedules by X citing retaliatory rneasurra on the part of foreign nations might have !,-..--trotis effect upon this new trade. Xo better tariff reform doesSBMBf than this letter has nppeared. It should receive a wide circulation. Illinois Ftate Register.

FAVORITISM OF REPUBLIC ANS. Protection VnKf the Klrh I'.loher onil tlie I'nnr I'liori-r. The incoming administration is ns poor in political v. BsJofB as it is in rmtriotism. 1. dag as the advance SgBBt of prexaportty, the republicans are doing tJl they can to earn the reputation of continuers of adversity. Tlie pn-sent tinkerin? of the tariff will do nun b to injure the party in the coming campaign. Tle-re is nothing more busi-ness-deStroy i: c than the unccrt. inty which always accompanies tariff revision, and la this instance it will be all the more dist ustcfui to the people because it Ls well known that the legislation of the extra session is largely, if not entirely, for tine, purpose of favoring industries already favored too much, and f protecting monop-olies that are aJnvuly .uf.iciently unjs pn bur. Put McKinley and tariff prrrtertVin are ever to be linked together, it would seem. It is quito fair to presume that tlie coming bid will be as unpopular and unjust n. waa its detested predo BBBaSMf. besides, tbo n-publican party is pledged to the plutocratic interests, ami Ilanna, the friend of capital and the uncompromising foe of labor, will dictate a policy that will steadily continue to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Tammany Times. A Tariff for Monopolist. "It is a great piece of nonsense to attempt to bring about prosperity by enacting a monopoly tariff. Our country does not stiff ct from a flood of foreign goods nor from comjetition with foreign manufacturers. Our ruiti and bankruptcy are owing to the impoverishment of the agriculturist, brought about by discarding silver as money and putting gold at a premium, and thus piling bounties on our competitors ibroad and benefl ting the gold oligarchy at home. Our ow n people have been impoverished nnd sacrificed and mnde unable to buy. Hence our manufacturers lost our home market, their great market, nnd lost prosperity. We must restore silver, abolish monopoly, liebten, not increase, burdens, and so relieve the people and bring back prosjjerity." Canton (O.) Democrat. It is graUfyiag to learn from refvblicsn sources that tho tariff that will be propo-ed at the coming extra session will be conservative and w ill not a a sincle inntnncc fnvor trusts or monopolies. Put the wise man will not take all this for QssjpsL We hatVO all heard such statements made before. The inevitable effort of protection is to build up trusts and monopolies. Peoria 14

ACITATING THE lAHIFF. aBe I'oiiri llvr l.uiur la I p villi tb 1 irioers. It is to be observed that the republican organs manifest very little cordiality in such support as they are giving tho republican tariff programme. Many of th.-m do not touch upon the Subject at all. During tho past four years cumbers of republican japers have protested against the unreasonably bit'h rates that are demanded by those who are in a jo.sition to i:sk for i.nd insist upon receiving the benefita that accrue from republican protection. Thix-o Wnrfits do not apply widely, nnd it ist beobaarved that oatslda that comparatively small circle where proteetiun Is helpful there is very little support riven to the proposed tariff, and Mieh support as there ia id not of the heartiest. As for the farmers well, the protection game may be said to be up in the agricultural districts. It has bceen played so often during n lone period that it is sadly the worse for the wear nnd tear to whteh it has been subjected. The republicans must shortly fOBUsS, if they do not reslbaa already, that the farmer thoroughly understands them Bad BO will not js-rmit himself tobe victimised by any of their old and wellworn tricks, nt any rate. Bs may be catifd:' by somethinir new, but be ia through with WSlking into UM protection trap. At least this is the way the Brgtu point, as nvitniss a resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania State Grange a couple of months ago, whoa it de fl red : 'That we cannot deceive ourselves with the ktaa that anv BMSSUTS of protection to our Industries offered by a tariff on Imports BS avail In the f liehtest degree to benefit 11 tTosrsT of these crops of wBlcB Be ate duces a surplus for export and whose prices are nece-sarlly mad m the w-. rld'a market where they are and must continue to be dJ rosed of. That while protection

i ountrtea which are Impon r.i of aKrlcul-

tur il products may In a measure remedy the evil of Jow prices by Increasing the duties

an agricultural Imports, It Is manifestly lmposslt'le for those which produce a sur-

pl-is for export to '!..- I. :i,l j ir: !' V of

relief to tho Interest of tlx- farmers by a hlRh tariff on these products." Protection ia doubtless still good for generous campaign com ribut ions, and the most must be made of such fruit of it, for it is clearly good for nothing else. When the trreat agricultural element admits seeing the folly and futility of it, its promoters may well regard it as having bad its day. It's a txvor thing to r ffer ns an excuse for arbolOBSle und violent disturbance of busin.-.ss at a time when business is so mueb la need of a rest. PinghamtoB (X. Y.) Leader. A LITTLE PLAIN SPEECH. McKinley I'romlsea Are Xot Melon I'ullllled. Tlie chickens of McKinley "promise" are coming home to roost. They ure now next door to McKinley himself, in demands for him and ilanna to tasks good their UTWUkMS. The press Iis; a.tchea carry the following from Cleveland, uttered by a prominent repuhiican leader, a n-lativc of Matt Quay, of Pennsylvania. He sa d: "If Maj. McKinley and if. A. Ilanna w ill -not nideem some of the promises that they made to the workingmcn of t Iiis country before the election, I am :n favor of the republican party, as a party, taking up the matter. "The entire csmpsign, which, w-ai managed by ilanna. was based on an appeal to tho workingmcn of t:i.s country. They were promised that the mills would open as soon as McKinley was elected. They were promised work. To-day tie tunes are harder than they were before election. One-third mono men are out of employment to-day than before McKinley was elected." This is doubtless a we'd meaning and an houe.st man. who made tlie mistake bo many made, of taking any stock in preelection promises, lie says that BsaSKBaad McKinley have not kept one. promise they made; say it is an outi go to call Millionaire Sherman to the cabinet and put Millionaire Ilanna in his place in the senate. He ib-niands that Ohio's governor, i'.ushnrll, w ill do lUlthing that WlU show that ilanna BBd McKinley are to blame, and not the (i. O. P. The simplicity of this man's faith is astonishing. It is childlike and blond. And yet he represents a eJa.ss a large claws kittens they are in republican politics, but they wiilget their eyes ocn--iu time. Minueapolia Penny ftSBB. PRESS COMMENTS.

Some folks are apparently animated by a desire to make this a government by the trutn. of tlie trusts and for tlie trust. Cleveland Loader. Il look as if the American farmer had outgrown that st.ige where he cxndd be convinced that a high tnriffon agricultural products not imported into this country constituted protection. Uingiiamtou (X. Y.) Leader. When tlie republican think his vote is not needed, the colored citizen ia a plain "nigger;" if the result in doubtful, lie is a "n gro;" und if suceeae dejiends upon his vote, he become "a colored gentleman." Tammany Times. American steel rails are selling way below Pnglish prices and our manufacturers have even leen invading Krgland, but that is no reason for the. removal of duties in the new republican tariff bill. Tlie trust will want to reorganize in a few weeks. Then t.lic duty w ill be necessary to keep up exorbitant priem to the home conaumer. Kansas City Times. Americans ean manufacture iron more cheaply than Kngliahiitcn, while paying much higher wages to lalior, but it has ln-en conclusively demonstrated that, the best paid labof is the

cheapest Kngland pays In-tter wages than are pakl on the continent of Bu ' rope, but in spite of that she h.-i.s b en nble to maintain her supremacy, le-

eause lie gets more srrvii-e for n given amount of money. The same is true of Inbor In the Tnited States. It is letter pahl than t lint of Esgtaad, hut in return It renders better service snd u rnors efllcient. Pittsbnrrn Tiinea.

THt SUNDAY SCHOOL. lasaetasclaesl - for Maaeh is, oj7 auul. Iii I'rrwt'utjr. I oa verted ArM gta-tB, n-ss, lArranted from Pc-loubet's Notea J ;i..l'i;. 1 EXT. Thia la faithful aBfk in, and wcrthy of all acoeptatlon. that, 'i Cbrua came Into tlie world to tuva atniiars. 1 Tim. 1-15. THC BWTION Includes the cnvers.ow of 8aui and tils preparation for ins great work tvs. 1-3"j. TI.MK.-A. I). 37. Mcst autho-Hles placw UM conversion of I'aul in this year. Put Prof. Kam say makes It about 31; and Prut. Thatcher In I r PLACI I. - .N'. ar DanuUKUB, lto miles northMksl of J ' ni.il Rl KXPLAKATORT. t L Paul's bitter OppoalUoa to Chrlold Vs. 1. 2. 1. "And:" U. ., Hut. in com

trast wit.h Phil. p. "yet" ever since the) pafssMttUoa bagua oa ths day o btepucu's death (8:1), and eontinulngf through the work of Philip recorded ia

the previous chapter; probably a few BOIlllB. "iireatlnng out threaten Inge"! t-te.: lie lived, as it were, in un atmosphere of threats and slaughter. 2. "I.etti rs to I lainaseus: " The w ork of peiS1 cut ion had Isen sj successful that B large part of the Christiana were driven away from .lorusah-m and vicinity; very probsbly not a few. in lease, ing Paieatuae. bad gone to Damascus. Theas letters were Paul's authority. II. Christ Appesra to Saul on tbe WsjM to Damascus. Vs, 3-8. 3. "As He j iuria ved:" Pnrhspa on bovsebsek, an aaually rapeeaeated by painters, or oni a esxael, aoeordlag to Canon Cook. "Suddenly (shout booo, 13:0) UMtsj Bhined round aboul BUn a light froaa Beeves The light was "alovo the brightoSaa sf the sun" (BS : 1 .1 ) . It was la the midst of this glory that Christ was seen by Saul (1 Cor. 15:S), no i bat In- can enumerate himself among those who bad behold the Lord after Iiis resurrection. 4. "Fell to the earth:" Blinded and BBBBasd. The whole eonpaay fell with him. "Ib ard a voice:" Clear and diatinct to him, but a mysti rious sound to others (v. 7. "Why ptraeeutest tiiou Me.'" Bethought he was persecuting Um disciples Of a jioor rabbi, an impoator, a enedflad BMlfsetori iu.d instead, he now saw that be w :us pcrse-

c-utiny this glorious being, this living and glorified .Jesus, worthy imbed to BS tlM Messiah. a. "Who art thou. Ixwd?" "I am Jesus:" Saviour, beljier, of wbOBg be hal beard, and p-rhap bail seen at BOtue timo (2 Cor. o:1j), but now sa cLang !. "It is hard," etc.: These words land the tir-t, clause of v. 0) are rigbly omitted from the teviaad Voraioa, EbttUMy bo long to the story, for i'aul himself utters them in 20:14. "To kick against tin- pricks:" i. e goods, as unruly oxen aometimea did. The more they kicked

against them. Um more, they Injures!

Ives, without escaping front

eir work.

C. "Trembling and astonished:" Many a sinner ftcs ia the same way when ho first sees himself as he Ls, sees tbe true picture of bla moral character and past life, in is ifi trast w it h th'- v is ion of .lesua and of Cod in their holy character. "V. bat wilt thou bsve DM to do?" This is the next atop in the inquirer's peofl ress. He would sec clearly what is required of him He would make b do

clalon, with all the facts before hi in. 7. "The BBSB Which journeyed with him stood eicechJcss:" In 2G:14, it BSjrS they nJl fell to the eartli- They amy have risen again 1 fore the blinded Saul arose on hearing the voice. "Hearing a Voles i the sound), but seeing no man: W e are told by St Paul himself (chap. C : '. ) that tin y "did not li.-arthe v oka " What ;s meant is clearly that they did not hear t be vv ords as words could attach no meaning to the sounds. 8. "And when bis eyes w ere opened i Proi.ahh af: r BMBS interval. "Saw no man:" Saw nothing. He wn totallg blind from the brightness of the lig'at. III. Three I 'ay s of I laii.nes.- and ( onflict. V. '.. "lie was three days w itbou siL'hf:" The state of his Blind may ber gathered from the tact tbst he took no food or drink during thai Interval. Andl vers -d as be was in the Iblile, he ould, even in lf:s blindness, search the Scrip lures, and, under the guidance of thO Holy Spirit, was enabled clearly to di pern the whole scheme of Christian di Tine la its falaoaasad truth- Without doubt, these t brce day s were a sear on of intense inward cotillict, alons and in darkness. IV. ( oner-:on. -Vs. 10-12:17. Ifi: 10. "A certain disciple S S S named AnnaBlas:M It. is gisiil to have some one to redeem the name. We know nothing further about aim SXO pt that "he was a good man, having a goxl reort of all the .lews which dwelt" at Damascus (22:12). 17. "Prot her Saul:" Show ing t hat he accepted him as a follow -disciple. "Sight SOS jfoly GhOBt:M The receiving of sight expressed the opening of the eyes of his mind to the new light from Heaven, and was to him a proof that be bad received the power of the Fpirit. the extraordinary gifts and quailbeat ions needful for his work. V. The Young Convert at Work. V. 10. "When be had received meat;" i. e fooxl. Tho three days' fast (v. 0) and ttl.e intense inward conflict bad obviously brought n'snit a stafo of extreme prostration. "He was strengthened: Ills physics condition was attended tow 20. "Straightway!" Immediately. "Prracbisd (IHM lallBStfi) Christ ( II. V.. Jesus), in tbe nynngogurs : " lie gave his religious experience, testifying to what Jesus bad done for him.

Tribute to m sincere Life. We were standing on the rear platform of a crow ded st reet car. One man renr us Mid to another: "The church

I 0 as. fall this aftofWMO at the funeral ; serv il'. He wns u rrood and true man the same all throu:'h the week tba he ! Was on Runday." That, teil I the story of a life. It is a true story, and It is ; a li svon toyonng t-icii. I'nited Presby-

terian. rt:id rntnplX One of the worst things about a bar! mnn is that he lends a long proreeaion of others Into e- iL Unm Florn.