Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 39, Number 46, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 July 1897 — Page 3

W EEKLY COURIER. I . IKiM. r.iMl.lier. JASPtt. : : INDIANA. BESIDt THL BIER. If you have tiarn rt-are IS shed them rii'W." Hut not for her; she I beyond It all; So bitterness of Seeth for her can he; II, r shallop. Ihut no J.-tiartlle appall. Ha traversed "the Immedicable 1 " II, r nlniomü smile the morning's art outdid; lb rluvltur way made Hate her wor' :- r Hut the white ahadow neath the rutflii lid In all. save memory, remains of li r. The house la altered now, and StrsSgSty still. ti. re many anxious t ame and went before; There waa no ln.-k of effort and good will; Alan, that there can le no effort more'. Those little children in UM years to come Will grieM- In r f. atur. s never to retail; Ph.- was no sorely needed in hi .- home. Jlow hard It wua to go and leave them all! Client we sat beside the silent bier And every eye with sympathy is wet, witnessing the sorrow that is lore. Her grief we ponder that w as keener yet 0 more to greet them with the. morning kiss: No more to rot k thim by the evening fire; Hot here to foothe them when life goes a miss; To fall to satisfy their Ions desire. et who ran tell what rr'nlstrles divine. What consolations soothe the final hour. What luminaries o'er the darkness shine. What revtlatlon of supernal power? WOW, pastor, dear, console us as ne'er before; Now, mourners, look upon her features wan: Look through your tears, your last, for nevermore Earth's sweetest face your gase will rest upon. 'lose tip the casket and ko lay her down: Leave one fair fiower on her stainless fate untimely not unlike her own The sole companion of her dreamless rest. Kdward N. i'omerey. In Springfield (Mass.) Kepuhlii an.

KOW TO DRESS, j

l.i in u eck MB afford to buy. Just at pit i all of our itjrUa far um Jdss wear arc sensible. A man needn't wear Jewelry or sspeni hrg waistct Itl or fancy shirts. If hfl tit., he Simply shows t Ii it t lie is lacking in taste The i-allie thing Ik true of omen's dress. The shirt waist roatUOM is simple and incxpen . , and y ct it makes, very womtili oll like a blooning summer beauty. Whs. if a Woman were u queen she couldn't dfll UM any BOttlUM more beautiful ami appropriate." Mr. Banford spoke with set huslsi m. "The trouble is." lie said, "that peopit put MM many ornament on themselves. A man will) a tweed suit, a sinfit, watch chain and a plain Imw necktie is a swell. But when he gets red slim s with blue tups, striped trousers, cheeked coat and cst. pink shirt, red necktie and a white hat with n black bund around it, w by. he's a monstrosity. And, besides, Iiis idothes cost him twice what he should pay. "You know n hundred years n go the people of wealth and osition wore the fancy cost nun s, and ti.e poor people oi the servant rlasr had to dress plainly. Mow is it ti -day? 1 board in a house right across from a swell family ,ut on lOO South side. The other IIIOI llillg 1 raw the girl come out. She wore a sailor hat. a lipht shirt waist, a plain !m It, a cloth skirt and Lnplish walking boot, No frill ;, no ornaineuts of any kind. Understand, but she looked like IB empress. In a little while I saw the maid ICTVant come nut, and, say, she

hod a hat a font high, with a bushel of

I HE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

fati-riniHoiia! I. for J til V". 1 NOT I'll ill Treat-hi ii if In Atlieua At-la lArranged from Pelt St t's Notes.' Ooi .1 l . s TKXT.Ooi I a Kplrlt; an .ht-v that worship Him must worship liua In spirit and in truth John i. 24. Till. SUCTION Includes chapter 17: 13-34. TIM!. -A ti ..J. I., win tl,:i,i.s It was In November, from tin fa t that with the ancients, navigation In those seas closed Novi ml. er 11. I'aul probably rtmuinnt In Athens from four to eight wt-k. 1 1 X I ' I . A N A TORY KOT KB. I. l'uul at Athens-Among the .lews. Vs. i-17. PmI Itcgan his work in the Jew ish synagogue on the Sabbat Ins, but went daily to the Agora , or market place, and discussed religion tlwfi.es. II. Hauls Work in Athena Anitnif the Philosophers. Vs. H-V.M. He cx-i-ited bo in nt-Ii interest thai the attention oven of Mm Kpi' iirt ans and Stoics, Hie. lenders in philosophy and religion, was drawn towards him. After discussing with them for a time tin y requested him to leuve the crouds of the market and äst end the steps of Arcopagus. Mars Hill. III. Paul's Address Hcfore the Court pf Areopagus. Vs. HHM, "In the midst of Mars Hill:" Kit her the place ArcopaoiiN or the court ol A retiparua, w berevcr ii sat. ntrodtiction. "- an- loo laparatitious:" This and the U. V. arc pissible rondorinft, but .do not exptoaa tho foeta nor tin- cointfsy of Haul, lie would MJT! "Ya are ery rvllffloOB,1 'or objects of religion were on ccrv sub'. L'.;. "As I passed by," or tdonjj. In

i-. wtuidcrimrs around Hie city. "And

MB. BANFOBO always looks well. It wtuld seem that the tailor nakflO a spt t ial tff Oft in behalf of the JOUHg man. His clothes fit him and the (rartnents bar ni.e one with another no that his apparel, regarded collectively, is a work of art. Mr. Saiiford seldom wears colors or checks, and people are not compelled to turn and look at Lim a second time. Apparently he does not strive for effect. It mitfht be supposed that he is merely fortunate in Iiis selection of Wearing apparel. As a matter of fact, Mr. Satiford is a student of clothes. He learns from observation that he must avoid certain kinds of apparel if he is to i-nmnifiid himself to people of taste, He keeps informed as to fashions, also, ami follows those which are inexpensive and vhieh have been adopted by the men vho can devote most of their time to dressinp themselves. The result is that Mr. Snnford. although receiving bOt a mixlest salary, tl known as a "pood dresser." He has a small wardrobe, but it is sufficient for rne who cannot chanpe clothes several times a day anil who is not under obligations to have "morninp," "aftertoon" and "eveninp" clot hes. Mr. Snnford, in the course of a conrcrsation the other eveninp, announced jnis lM-lief ihnt men in Chicago are badly dressed been use they lack taste. He tarted on the assumption that the men art badly dressed. He said that so far as he had nbsened nt least IM percent.

DOCTRINE or SIMPLICITY SHOWN.

of the male adults walking the streets Were subject tu MTVON criticism. It was sul'im sicd to him that ery few men could afford to spend the money to keep themselves in pood clothes. "There never was a time w hen a man MMtM dress so well nt such small cost." Mid Sauford. "I don't mean by dressinp woU that a man is to be simply respectable or clean, but 1 mean that he is tu be in stslc 1 mean that it dm -n't cost much nowadays to dress so as to be 'in line. as we say. What does n man n I this summer? A suit of lipht cluck or pray stuff, with a short coat cut Hose to the body, a pair of tan shoes, "oft shirt, a washable tir and a straw hat. Is there anythinp expensive in that make-up? That's what the millionaire wears if he wants to he in style, fid that'e what a untn earning tea dob

tlow ers on it, and more jew elry an. I u.u.(1 . yVaa attentively contcmplat

inp. "Your devotions:" Not acts of worship, but objects of worship, such us latnpioa, iltara, Inaaffto, "l cound aai altar . . . To the Ink now n God." Subject.- The True God. First. The tine hh1 i.s the ( reator and Source ot all thinps. "Whom (or w hat ) therefore ye ignoriotly worahip:'1 bather. whom ye worship, not knowing his name, and attributes, and nature. There i.s no reproach implied, as there is in ourtranslutiou- "ifnonuBtiy. 4. "tiod:" Tbc true (.od . rented nil thinps. "God that made the world:" Not an Idol, not one of many deities with which the Greeks peopled the world, bat the Creator of all thinps, the Supremo Being, the one (.od. "Dw.-lleth not in temples made with bands:" thouph as beautiful as those they saw around them. In the tOOtpli of man's heart lie dw eilet Ii by Uli Holy Spirit. 25, "Neither is worshiped fserved) with men's hamLs:" as idols axe, but only by men's hearts. He wants not help, but love. Second. (n.d is Draw inpiAll Men To

ward Himself. 27. "That they should I seek the Lord:" The whole object of : the Divine providence, in His dealing! ', w ith nations :ih well as w ith indiv idual.s. Is to bring then to a Icnon ledge of the

one true Qod, "Mipht feel after Hull, and find Him:" I'aul here deli nes the actual position not only of idolatry, but of the modern s stems of relipioti. such as rationalism, spiritualism, so far as it is a relipion, and all systems that leave out ( brist and an inspired Hible. They ask questions to which ( hrist is the answer. Third. We Are God's Children. ?S. "Tor in Bin we ii.:"' Everything la us and about us pertains to God. 20. "Forasniu. li then as we are the offspring:" Children and heirs of God, of His love, Iiis care. His nature. His home. His happiness. "We OUgbt not to think," et.-: It is impossible that n spirit should have an idol for its fnther. Fourth. The Immediate Duty. DO. "And the times of this ipnoratice God winked at:" i. e., overlooked. Sinscom mittel in ipnoiance nre different from those committed apainsl light and conti iciiee. They do not so harden the soul npninst God and the pood. "Hat nvv:" Sinei' Christ has come with new lipht. new motives, a new messape from God, "Coininandet h all men everywhere to repent:" To turn from their sins, and live as children of n holy God should live. Fifth. A New Motive. .11. ".Tudpethe world in righteousness:" The riphteotisuess of the judpment Is w hat makes It terrlbl" lo the conscience. "Hy that man vhoi He hath ordained:" The nan Jesus ( brist, whom God had ordained aw taM Saviour of all who will believe, end the judpc of all the disobedient. "Hath givm assurance." or confirmation. "In that He halb ra i ed Him fron the dead:" The reaorrectioa of Christ brought assurance of the judgment of the world by Christ. IT, Haul's Success at Athens. V:& 34. Flrt Effect. Some Mocked. Haul's tc-acbiflg was opposed both to their philosophy and their lives. The easiest way to escape his conclusions war. to sneer nt them. Second. Some Delayed a Dei ision. There wan nothing against faul, and they dismissed him for the pre nt, ready to hear more if a convenient season rrer enme. Third. Some Believed, There were set era of them, but Ofllf tw o prominent ones Ore mentioned. It, "Dionysius the Areopnplte:" A member of the court of Mars Hill, and hence n prominent anil learned man. " w.rn in named Damari " Forwhnt she was noted Is unknown, but she rr.r.st have been n woman of distinction and power. A church was founded here Ititcr, end the Fartbction became a Christian temple.

ribbons and truck than you could pet

into a show window. It's the sanu wuy with the men. A fellow who's really swell hasn't any jewelry on him. He carries a plain bamboo stick and a pair of plows, maybe, anil the onlv color in his make-up will be his cravat or bis hatband. Then you'll sec roiih rate-track tout come alonp with a silver-beaded cane, a speckled vest, a diamond pin in a flannel shirt, four or litt loops of a w etch chain with a big t harm on it, anil a pair of shoes that v ou would use for Bracking ice. Now, it wouldn't cost that fellow half as much for clothes if be would imitate the swell, but, you see, he thinks he has to decorate him self in order to impress people, lean take nine-tenths of the men who are walking the streets to-day in tuilor Bande clothes, lead them into a depart mint store or a ready-made clothing place anil fit them out so that they'll appear better dressed than tiny are now . A man can't make himself well dressed ley payinp larpe prices. It'sall in t he select ion of clot lies a nil t be av oidinp of contrasts. For instance, a man can wear a lipht soft hat if his suit is of one uniform color, but if he has a lipht hat of one shade, a lipht pair of trousers of aWtTther shade and a fancy necktie 00 treating with both of these shades, then the man is dressed like a jay. 1 make it a ride never to wear more than one loud OT fancy article. If a man has a quiet hat and a subdued suit of clothes he can wear a pay cravat, and it will look all ripht. if he has a dark coat and u dark pair of trousers he can wear a fancy vest, but if he cluuiffes to lipht trousers then he looks like a bunko ilia it." Mr. Banford was remind .1 iy one of the awed listeners that the show windows were full of the payest and fanciest patterns of shirts and cravats. "Why are they put on the market if

line re not the real style: lie was ; asked. " I hey are the style if used in moderation," he repli' d. "Nearly ull of

our styles in fancy shirts, cravats, gotf stockinps and the like are borrowed from the l.nplish. These rainbow clothes are intended for outing wear. A nan Who r IM bOatiag or w heelinp or w ho play s polf has a ripht to w ear these loud clothes. They are really uniforms, the same as our baseball uniforms. Hut the 1 1 otilile is that about half of the ymmp men in Chicago have boupht these peacock shirts and cravats ami are wearing them during busim s-; hours. The re-ult is well, you can see fur yourself. They have come in with an epidemic of loud hats anil yellow shoes, and the whole effect is something horrible." Mr. Banford spoke with much earnestness, and one of the listeners, who happened to be Wearing mottled olue ready-made tie against a backrouud of red and idaek shirt, turned up his coat collar and changed the topic of conversation by asking the result of the ball genee. Chicago Beaord.

To Itease Womnn. The Banging Gardens ei Babylon four acres of parden raised on a baM supported by pillars, and lowerinp in ten MM one MOV another to a heipht of over ;i00 feet, and hulling at a distance like a vat pyramid covered with trees were constructed by Nebuchadnezzar, in order to pratify his wife Amytis, who felt weary of the Bat plains of Ha by Ion, and loupe. I for something to remind her of her native Median hills. Tht vast schievemeats of Thothmes ii. of Egypt may beheld by some to surpass this; hut it is a question whcthti it was not rather Queen Hataau herself who did the work. Hatasu was a remarkable woman, and wished to ! regarded as a

man. She SMUSMd male apparel nnd an artificial beard, and pave herself the name and style of a Meg, In addition to all her wonderful achievements j as a builder, she erected two obelisks -of n d granite 100 leet Ugh before tha i Temple of Amnion great works that ' are nWSOeUed in form, color and beauty of engraving bjr any similar productions of Egyptian art. cither sajftfj or later. Cincinnati I'.nquirer.

Several colored people in l.iv ingston county. Ky.. were enjoy inp themselves at a dance, when one of the numlier, having arrayed himself in white, burst in upon them as a "ghost." The others collared him. set hispho-tly hablitnents on tire, and lie only saved himself from severe burns by leaping into a luiU stream.

AN MPPtAL FOR FREEDOM. Tka ( alms I.enuue of e Yiirlt iska for Financial A III The Cuban league of New York, whose presldtnt i" Ethan Allcu. and vice presidents such men of nutional reputation and honor as Chaunccy M. Depew. Koswell 1'. Flower, etc., basissued the following appeal asking for tanaalel aid in it patriotic efforts) in behalf of strup-'linp Cuba: To the People of the United States: A brae and generous people will aid the oppressed. Cuba is umlcr a brutal tyranny. Inspired by our history she freely bleeds for Independence, and appeals to us for help. We must hear, and bearing) promptly act. An irrepressible conflict between republicanism and monarchy w is inaugurated by Washington and his compatriots, and as trustees of the preat political inheritance from them we must be in that OOttfl let whether wo. will or not, whenever any intelligent jK-oplo lircs the opening gun for freedom. Hy un unparalleled career of courage and saeriliee the Cubans have proved their ripht to self-povcrnment. Our people, to keep untarnished the heroic crown of our fathers, which our povcrnment at Washington for three years has failed to do. must extend material support to the embattled heroes on Cuban soil. The passive policy of this administration, in emulation of the last, still repressed the nobler impulses of our people, while foul murder continues. To give now is more than to lipht. He who supplies the weapon is brother in achievement to him vv ho w ields it. "A plan for small subscriptions at local points, deposited there with banks OT business tirtns, reaches all. l.et those who w ill serve send addresses of themselves ami bank to the Bed,

White and BltM Le ipue, New York, "ETHAN ALLEN. "President of the Cuban League." DOCTORS AND PATIENTS. Oiltl Tales t I'll ieln II of tilt- Olli s I I in l ; n u i ii ml. A physician w ith a larpe pract ic scch strange sights some humorous, some pitiful, and some irritating. Sir Henjamin W. Kichardson. commenting on the fact that these singular sights tend to produce in the doctor's mind the feeling "All thinps are alike to all," says he once surprised a bishop by say -Ing that the w riter of F.cclcsiastes must bav e been a i.t's-tor. IIikt a woman who kept a fuel store brought her husband to Dr. Hichardson in a little cart with his body covered with small coal, tinder the idea that by this means she was keeping him warm. Another w oman, to w hom he prescribed nn ether mixture, therefore volatile, lirst made it warm, in onler that it might lie agreeable to take.

He vv as called in the early days of his London practice to visit a servant in a larpe house, nnd overheard the mistress

ask the housekeeper: "What sort of s man is he, and how did be come'.' Did be drive?" "I think you'll like him. ma'am," replied the housekeeper; "but, poor man! be is only a walking doctor y et." People made a distinction between the Walking and the driving doctor la former day s. A phy sician with a large payinp practice used to ride in a chariot w hieb cost, NO puincas. Now people do not care if a doctor comes in a landau, t.r a brougham, or a cab, provided he comes quickly. The old physician was known by every body as a dot-tor. He wore a long, broad-tailed coat, knee breeches, Jb"sian boots, a frilled shirt with ruffles at the wrists, and a large white cravat of the finest lawn. lie carried a cane with a perforated 1mi at t be top. w Inch held camphor or some other smelling substance. W hen he w a-s called to a consultation, he expected to find a table spread with wine glasses, n decanter of brandy and a bottle of w ine, Youth's "ompanion. PopOterlty nml n Man. One of the incidents ihat conduced to give the queen temporary popularity in Ireland was this: She ami the prince, with the prince of Wales aud Prince Alfred, were driven in their roomy carriape to Mr. Datgan's exhibition. The streets and windows were thronged. There were only bright faces, nnd the air was tilled with cheers. She bowed very affably; the prince held bis ha: a little before, his forehead, and hardly bowed. The prince of Wales took oil a cap with a white bund and held it rather gracefully, as if to show that he

should have bowed were theqiK'on not present. Prince Alfred looked a little sulky nnd kept bis cap on bis bead. The queen did not appear to see him, but she did. She w hipped the cap off his head with one band, und with the other gave him such a slap in the face. It was done in an instant, and without any change of countenance. Thundering c heers marked the approval of the mult it nde. -Contenporary Bet lew. Diil the job llTiuaetf, It - ! lated of the late Due d'Aumale that lack of decision is Illustrated by the following incident : When about to enter n room at n reception in 1STII he was asked by the usher what name should be announced. "Ocn. le Hue d'Aumale,' he answered: nnd then. suddenly changing his mind, be said : "No; announce his royal highness. Due d'Aumale." Hut. not feeling satisfied with this, he said: "Say merely Due d'Aumale." Finally he said : "Say nothing." and walked in unannounced. N. Y. Times.

PRACTICAL BrOOEBTIONS. The city Sjf AtheSS wi a pirtrre 0 Ihe hum m heart, full of idols, many o? them very beautiful, full of lust, .rid passions, and longings, but often nmonp Its many pods rejectinp the true Cod. nnd atnonp its many searcbings r. fusing to seek the true Saviour. The high 1 culture, and art. and llternture, mtlTOOndlngs of beauty, and an atmosphere of philosophy, ennnot nlone make a people holy, or save them from sin. T'scd for Christ and His Kingdom, they are blessed; n a substitute for Christ, they are a failure.

KXTORTION AND ROBBkRY. Tha Poller That I ntlerUea tha IUlar BUI. ft Dinpley bill Is uot a revenue but

a protective measure. Hie policy underlying it is the robbery and estortion of one clius of people, or one section of the country, for the henelit of another. The protection policy is one Which has built up an army of sappers

and miners whose only purpose is to loot the country and build up huge fortunes at the exs nse of the people. It i is destructive of public honor aud of personal patriotism, and leads to disi content with povcrnment and distrust between individuals. a pass sun noneslesd a the Pinfftsy bill has been could not fail to receive the condemnation of the democratic

iienatora. It will not do for republicans to say that democrats are only seeking to emUirrass the administration. They are fully aware of the necessity of revenue raising, and urgue that the needs of the government should be liberally mot, but here the agreement ends, for while the republicans want to build up individuals and sections a4 the expense of the others, the democrats met it with: "All we have for the Sinai II mSII t'l actual needs, but not one cent for robbery 1" In the formation of a bill to raise such a large revenue as is required, there will be those on hand who will s. ek to make the benefits either personal or sectional. In the taxation of imports thus is built up a margin in favor of local dealers in such articles. It is in handling this feature thut the difficulty of tariff making comes in, and it is ripht here that the democratic principle of even justice stands for Unpeople, while the republican principle of protection stands for treasury looters and the trust and monopolies Which have fattened upon the natioa. It is the duty of democrats, every w h. re and at all times, to fight favoritism, und to see that povcrnment is administered for all alike tuakiiip due recognition of all sections, ami removing

mere personalism from consideration. The Dingley bill is an abomination. The principle of protection itself is an abomination, and should not be permitted to become a fixture in the platform of any party. It should be utterly condemned and driven out of discussion.

that all parties would be committed

M'KINLEY PROSPERITY.

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toi raising from the people only thnt

amount which is necessary to meet the expenditures of the government, economically administered. The d moeratk party has all along upheld the policy of just taxation and economical g .vcrnnn nt a poljcy which has been warmly upheld by the constitution, and adherence to w hich calls for as stubborn a resistance to the Dingley Una of to-day as was given to the McKinleyhm of UM. The Dingley bill is built on protection, and not on revenue lines; and, for that i SSSOO, it siiouid meet, w lit n on its passage, the earnest opposition of the democratic senators, who are rieht in endeavoring to amend it in order to reduce its objectionable features to a minimum; but who, when it boooncs apparent that it is impcsssible to pass a revenue rather than a protection measure, should vote to kili the whole bill. The democratic senators have taken

the right course in their treatment of the tariff bill, and in permitting it to come to a vote without unnecessary delay. The bill will lie passed by re publican vote over the protest of the democratic senators, and the republicans w ill be responsible for the consequences. In the meantime the democrats may Ik- enabled to insert a fewredeeming features in the bill, but nobody expects that they will be enabled to revise itto a degree which will make It anything else than apratecticn monstrosity, snnstrueted without regard to revenue, and as such deservtnfr the condemnation f all democrats. Atlanta Constitution. FAVORS THE RICH. The Tariff W hlt-li Itrpnlillt-ann Would Force I pun Ihe People. The principle of the proposed new robber tariff law if it is proper to dignify a fraudulent assault upon the pockets of the poor for the benefit of trusts and other monopolies with the assumption that there is any principle in it is to impose according to the spe

cific instead of the nil valorem system. That is tin duties, instead of being fixed at a certain per cent, of the value of the dutiable goods, nre to be fixed at so much per pound, or yard, or gallon, etc. This is upon the plea that frauds upon the custom may be more easily guarded against under the system of specific than under that of ad valorem duties. The plea is doubtless true in a measure, but docs not justify or offset the evil of the cruel w roups imposed Upon the plain people by the spccillc S stem; and besides it is not made in pood faith. The real reason for preferring specific duties is the ndvantnpe they offer for petting the pri nter burdens of federn! taxation upon poor consumers

and letting the rich off easy. For illustration: The cheaper gradea of wool ens which are boupht by the pOOTSnd those in moderate elrcnnstsnces would pay I lower tariff tax per yard under

the ad valorem lystCu ' ha n t he de a 1 1 r grades which are bought by the rich; j but under the specific system both gradea would be taxed at the same rate I per yard. Specific duties are in har-j mony with the whole tariff system of d -crimination in favor of the lieh, and it is entirely proper thst this system should characterize hc new tariff

measure. Illinois State Register The sole guide to this Isgisll ' ion Is the highest tribute possible to 1 1 upland protected i uteres! a, against ths Weitere nnd rights of the people. Adeqnsts revenue is totally disregarded and equality of burden absolutely ignored. The much vaunted policy of aid to Infant industries has been sbnndoosd and protection is no longer clothed in deceot apparel; it is tribe tS purely. Manchester (N. II.) Union.

Hördens and l.esa

Ihe lril. We I re told us an evidence of Uie prosperity which it is claimed has corns upon the country thnt there is money ami to -pare in the vaults of the national encbeOjOSr, loch I loney as is there is tak ii from the pockets of the people., who need it far more than the government needs it, but there is a certain class of people who assume that the goveri.no i t is a rich beneficence, totally apart from the people, and they fancy that because in their eagerness to prevent the harsher burdens of taxation proposed by the Dingley bill citizens of the United States have hastened to withdraw imported goods from warehouses in d to till their stores with such as they m isl, and thereby accumulated duties in the treasury, the fact is evidence of prosperity. These are persons who look to t he gold reserve u a sort of fetich and to a large treasury balance as not only temporal but also eternal salvation. What prosperity i there in the very s -i atonal fact that many good bunks in Chicago pasjst-d their dividend in July and that others reduced, the amount so paid ? The management by these bankers ii prudent, but it is not a manifestation of prosperity. Prosperity does not show itself in that way. Prosperity does not shorten sail. Nor is prosperity seen In the fact that a great number of coal miners throughout the United States have concluded to walk out rather than be subjected to the further reductions and hardships by nwno owners who enjoy a, protective tariff on hirtuminous coal. There is no prosperity in the fact that 'JVOflOQ workingmen have quit, while unnumbered thousands have no opportunity for work. One may speculate if he choose upon the time when prosperity will present itself, but whoso asserts that it is hers now is stupid. When prosperity comes the people who need it greatly will

know that it is here. There need come, no ghost from the grave of the treasury department to tell us that prosperity has arrived. Prosperity is not a thing that can be made by governments any more than by IndividuslS, though both may unmake it by fooiisk intervention, by rapine, by idlene-s. by living Ott 4tM fruits of other people's toil as povern mentw do and do properly when they confine themselves strictly to the di charge of an ascertained function of government, ami improperly, disastrously, when they MSunS that government is some preat necromancy which by exacting tribute f nun the people for the h-neflt of a protected class, may make prosperity. They make prosperity for the protected class, but what of ths infinite number of 'the unprotected? Hepublican lenders are very anxious to impress upon the people that prosperity has arrived. The people will nelieve it when they see it. They have had the same old assurnnce from these same old party leaders so often nnd so untruthful that they are through with then. Prosperity by the election of M. K i ti ley ; pfOSpsrity by the inauguration of McKinley; prosperity by the appointment of Ileid as envoy to the rpieen; prosperity as ihe result of lift Kinloy's visit, to the exposition at Nnshville; prosperity because the secretary

of the treasury iscertain that it is here; lo! here is prosperity and there prosperity, but the only visible evidence of pfUapSlHj consists in passing dividends and in locking out labor. CTtirs go Chronicle. PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

The foreign policy of the administration is not one that he who runs may read. Itinghnmton (N. V.) Leader. President Mckinley may find it necessary to negotiate an annexation treaty with Ohio after the next election, st. Louis Republic, Tf the present feeling of disgust among republicans continues and there is no prospect of its stoppage l'.oss Ilanna will have to invest the next campaign funds in mules and chains to drag republican voters to the polls. st. Uniis Republic Mr. Bryan said at Cleveland that measured by fulfillment, the pold sdroeates have never made a prophecy that has ever come true. These prophecies, we may say, were only made to deceive and get votes. Mammon m.r did deul in truth. 'Hie father of lies lends in all such cases. Illinois State Liguster. The utter failure of the republican party to fulfill the promises of revived prosperity w hich its spokesmen made so glibly during the campaign has bred a discontent snong the voters of Iow a who supported McKinley which may not improbably result in overturning the mujority of SfyOOO given by the stnto to ÜM republican presidential ticket in IgSJt lt. Y. Journal. If the republican party he really enamored of the policy of reciprocity forced upon it in ls'. by Secretary Blaine there Is now an excellent opportunity to put it into prnctice. Ihe Japanese fairly insist upon trading With us upon tems of reciprocal advantage, and all the other countries of this continent hold out both bnndn to us in prayerful entreaty. Philadelphia. Lei ol d. When ardent protectionists send

memorials to i. ingress praying for the i . in., v a I of the "inequalities of the present protective s y m" we may well htlieve thai the BTOteotlVS system is buing undermined. If the sy stem of prot. et ion were just t here would be no occasion to correct its Inequalities. Put if it wen- possible to correct all the inequalities protection would le of no advantage, because a mon who paid a dollar in tribute to protection would get it- back again, and he might Ss well have kept It in the first, place and anved the bother nnd exjiense of trsnsferri.ig it from his own pocket and getting it back there again. So It hi evident that absolute justice is Impossible. litis Observer.