Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 41, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 April 1899 — Page 3

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The Currency Question.

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TUh FINANCIAL RATIO.

REVENUE FROM WAR TAX- AGGRAVATING OBSTINACY.

AHOUT COLD IMPORTS.

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, iaai ,.r silver u Mmw i. ih- Mile suae of II s. ,nriil Inn from OwISm

,D. u M M. tYrru-chi Mid (ClflcSgO tag r.l I irSipiWBbW 5. lvji): The free uoinugf of silvi r at ilx(W,B , m-, rr. .stablb8ii d hj ll't- United w iiioiit the WMnmMt ofKu ould be a rtt I sttoaatio .' ' ., -...Ilmtal bimetallism, for HIV - it giWf of l!" US standard the t.tjvi poWOf of the United States receive bo eoornsous Impulse ,1cm iojinn i 1 would Lave such. . , ir. et upon the economic 4d iitam iiiJ Interest of Baglaaad . . European pettonanow nieerned . -r old sUindard that it may be kU atls preslieted In adv-un. that : of . It - would fun-'' ib adoption of International biait tallL.Mii Uli only tin.- solution, IfCU Upon . to tow denflf tue pcoib Itj u ,! i rneoi ) of it." 11 i Mudthfld the preapit wide eepn a of the metal- pri hide tin- poslib! tv of our con-idei ing so narrow a . . teen to one. What. ha . 1 1 it separation of tfae im la I.-7 , ,.! cannot ! u-ttributed to. -my thai ben token place in their (.i iilu:-t inn. At the !.. g 1 tli- pr.s-eiit century their rolau roduetioa was a UMh more than . f Kilter tonnr of gold. t ihr .f tbo ' iiiury it WW I II 'lj . Bfj in 1 1..' flft ii their relative m was nearly four uf gold to , t r. But ; bete '. ai gee did duce any practical effect upon , f stive volue. They vera linked tr ae fliednnowofgoJdlnereaeed. n uvreOSC r decreoae in the output .f either metal simply had t hi eff I . ' i r . ing or d ti a-it.g t he vol IM - mono-, without disturbing I ! a ! ii'ii I degree their relative Since F.:s. lha period of tht-ir , n, the produetioa .f tileer bti ... ry ;. if at ail. -.-. 1 that ..f ; r separat ioti from encbottiee Ii.-.; d in 1ST.:, when silver was fn-m tile in on J sto k Bl d .i'u'r. ) the -itutttion rt Biereban

., i Dil waa I ran Herren f c i of tW balnsea iK-cupiid by to the scale cxHMipird by pmpand .'is a neeamnry conacqnencie .i Um new uecupnnt of tin- money h;i rison iii value, und ailver, oilMff property, bai (allen in m urdl, prteet bnvc bean and anitiv talltog . Tne dtanaa of ail.r .i- i laotiey nn tal is t iie sole can-1' t iti aoparation frocn gold, and the v possible way of reitnHng1 it to i parity with kM Ii to replace it in .t' mnn y seal- f the ha'ai ea by ftiwing it. with tiu- in. niiy fonetion .pially wrMhgoM. This certain !j v. ;: the effect otarreating tin fa of r. mi. I ratiMnff them to gradually n e in i lie oppoaite din Ion, therehjf BergU l ir all our ii.du.-tri. s and L'ii' amp!.' . raploynen t to UiIkit. t . r j . ought not t.. forepo tru sead.iM'ji's iiioriliTlh.it we mas try to . our debta puhii.-. ainnicipal and v . . !n nioiu-y of the higheat mine - porchaaiig power, eapecinllj when ire dar no legal or anovnl oh to do xi. - inn-; i wr r-nn mbei iiat money of the iiiplw-t rnhteor asinjr powr n; ..: - I'm- low--' rf prii-e. a eoBtiannl leanentng ; - "duel ion. and i C Otting ihwn nf i paid for lal-or. Tr pay ourdthtl money of tin bighi It mint Of purhnil C rxwj'r is a ' I t tarnt thai may plattded in a gn it eitj at a tump renal of it- h aefieiarlea, hut it 4'i d no riitrrtair.n. i i't in the bomui. s of its viet iius. the toiliup

Tl- I'rupir (! thf l'lprr H hllr Ihr II. in mi s nilli !. a I'nni r Tlirli I in r la I J Iii

ItWII I'ri-illi Hi.ii of 1 1 . I - i rrrl'l Iiiiii nil I in i r III Ii t llrliit-al iiil ill i ii ti mI ill-rn 1 1 nit .

! ajo Jb in' -tn Im waa in dieting xoui Importi on ernblo M-ale. Hut journal tin- outiooh fur Impi i'i.w metnl ua d eidi il j In facti ii inyt in o

A fi M cHinfidi m 1; 1(1 rj r. !: now regai t inn - of 1 1 unfuvoriib

mapj worda (bal jrohi importern are not in -;;'ht. CludMrfCt'l, : II a pronouncf.d f.'oli!- jiap.r. i-. a.- rulr, quite fair in its atatamenta of fact, and iittOaliy well-iiiforiiud oi . : Ananclal and ImtUneea eonditiona. But il. judgmi nt is frequently at fuuH iu dealing with the probable movementa of l dd. for tin- i-imjile riauju that, lik.- all papers, it fails to take Into COl !. rat on he most important element affecting luch movementa, iian.i ly, that of internal iu ;n! ..i ot. If for a month or two or three -!.-r. la a benvy Imda balance in our faor. it i-. broadlj aaaomed thai gold in larei a mount a will promptly move thin was i ader auch eircnniatancci tin re gen i ally fa a beginning, but the very mown m it i-liow s t-isiis of bi-roniirr large, j.- are tak n ii: Europe to eheaa it. The gn .it bai.U.s put up theird - i . and rniy a ihori time ago thi J'.atKof England I reported to hare become a heavy borrower In the marhet f"r thr purpose of creating i itriogebey, protecting Ita reserve, and preccntlng

an outflow of ditions. an ai favor of would br i i mnounta, Be nuil. TN- get t be moi . j .: a; d evel el mi tal. hich

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em r.i! iption of ."old as lord haa i 1 to steady i Ing demand! for that h ('. i. and in ist always ic BCCOUnt. Gn at nations.

FALLINC PRICES.

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I tier r A u I ir .1 1 1 ll i l I Iii nit njnwoawt, 'Hi, (ro Id men mj that low prices an r- at rdl. 'Hiat may or may not br i nt fallinp price! in. an eftl ali.,r thee not ootj Inereaac hurhoi bot they Impede prodnetion n d imprril luisiiii i t t. rpri . M : Wef, low prices nre an til. if with w prices ilebt an to hr paid Which r created whin prin- were high, : 'iiti earnings onjuatly tak. n " I bom who arr entitled to (hem Id turned over to fchom who har im ' t. them. It is often elaimnl. that when price- fail, what oi -ts lesa. and therefore no one hurt. Itut. in the tir-t plac . debts tid taxo. and many other thing! do '' i lange with price- ai d conse- : y mare of everything la retfalrei " pay the same debts, taxes ami many ' things, after priees have fallen. 'g ' thshgn do not go down evenly. " d lets im Irrt, profe -ional service.-.. ' rl f cdoeathM ami miftffn that can MneroUci by monopolies, follow ' 1 v Then, ugnin, producer- sell in " alroteaah) market and buy in the : mnrhntl and prices iu the retail '' often remain up long after Iw.lesale pr'eeg hove pon down lee, in any view of t he quest ion. fallI prvevs work tajastioe bo all proprs, and most of ulV perllnpf, to the rrienltaunl clnai .1. War-

Hi- Vi nn linrannr. ( ' You say you ate everything put h.fore you in In- Santiago i'gn. and that you never got sick? " t hat's whit I said, "tl.nv c'o you neeontit for ttmtl" ' Wae an im innne.' J tindentand." Why, for ten year l'e Iwen eating I wlfet evoking" fankera itatw

eontnii lag bnndr di of milliona of people, wbleh, a few ji ars back, used no gold whatever mVe in the arts, are now straining everj nervi to accumulate raat boards for monetary purpon s. During the last vear Russia

aim; added nearly 'UiJ'. 1 0 to her' stock II. r pn - lie iiK)ii tin- London

market isat all times a .- troiigly marked and important feature. The same itrue of ii-tria Hungary in a les-. r.ie-

gr . and latter!, .Japan lius loomed up an a factor of no incon-id'-rable pro- j portion-. As nation after nation swing ; to the gold -tar.dard. they one am! all j begin to reach out for their part of j tin- World's gold, Mr. Kverett. in lüs . memorandum . ihe oonclnseon of which is given in this Ns ue. shows t hat while in I-:.'! there were fewer than 5IMXKI.0U0 I of people upon the gold standard, ihrre j are now 3ojwo.opo mora thaon anvenfold Increa-e. A.- then has been not hing like thi lama increase of gold, it I n c. sanrily follow that the dial rlhntive hare of each nation has become less, i With :;ii.(niii.iH.o of people bidding against u- for the world's stock of gold. we cannot aspect to get Bl much of it a we would if our competitors were only one-third of that numbi r. this i Struggle to;- gold is, to some ext. i t. reeognied by the gnat trad, journals, bwt tin y appear to lie blind as to its effect upon, productive industry. When- j ever lius-ia '..;. up a iic!lar of gold it leave- j 1 1 t so much I ha less to nn alire orprtce1 the American mrmer'wgraii and in fad ery t hing 4 MM that v. produee. It would seem that almost anyone should le able to get as simple an

Idea an that into his brain, but there :.r.- many who have thus far boea unable to do so. Bat the direct am! Immediate rea-on why gold Importi are so small ami disappointing U tbe circumstance of our tiling so heavily in lebt. The interest upon our for- ign debt is certainly not li-sthan $-... onu -(miO a year. ;.t il it may br ?..i.ooo mn more. Other gold payments which we annually make swell the sum to about f 4 H1.OO0 O.N1. Our exports luoel erl our imports by that sum to simply make it a -tamloff. If we lUOCCad in doing thi-. an! gold iK'cins to move heavily In our direction, Enirland and

oth r creditor nations will at anna check It, by raising their dkwoonte and sending home hmertcan securities. with the double - Heel of stopping the Outflow of gold and breaking our market at the san e time. In SUch a struggle the debtor nation i- at a linadful dlssdvsi tage. Tbe gold. Ktnndnrd increases that disadvantage by lowering the or;.-.- "f erarf thing whlcb we sell in Europe, and out of which our defaV om most Im- paid. II. V. Baitll - s.rr Will Win In lfMMl. The mone kings, trusts and monopolies realise that th. nee they an- making of Präsident McKinley will devtrox his political future so far a- the people of thr country ire concerned. and that it will be utterly ImpomibM for them to reelect him: tin y also r- nl ire that the federal ofticeho'di rs will heebie to force hie nomination tli rough the notional convention hence they will double tin ir efforts to gain control of tbo democratic national convention in 1000. The forces that overthrew ( levelandi-iii in ts'.C are alive am! active, and cannot tie beaten in the COO vention of tfttQ Si . r Knight Watchman. t nolo, um w soMaa, Tie to '. it very phieolly. In the cour-e f time men became philosophical even in love affairs. "So you have decided that you lannot marry mi ." he said. "Sir!" she replied. "I have rfrcided nothing of the kii.ii. I can marry ou to-morrow It 1 Uriah. 1 COOll have married JOl any day in Ihl las' lU months, as von well know What I have deeidecf Ii that you cannot niairj me." Chieigo ETening I'osU

The treamrv bi. n an of statistics r

port that tin- receipts from the war revenue act from June m. iltfl, to the end of the year, or for a little more then months, aim anted to $m..'m'.2.113.99. Thii is eneluslve of TtS,inijM additional taxes e ictad on articles 'relating to tobacco manufact urrd. ! tied a i d removed from fac'ory or custom i .!.-. ae o f. lin e 1 :. 1 -' ."and of additional colbttions on fermented liiior f'r.reil in vxarel.ous amounting to 1161,34,60. It is also exclusive of tin- duty ,u ten imposed by the war revernm act. which probably produced not f 4r from $l.!,,o,')0. A Itf 00,0019 may be stated as tin- total y ield properly dme to the law for the period named. This I at tinrate of $'J."O0.O00 per month, or $10.tMi.000 s year, in round figures. Tl.ii Is s goodly rum. yet Mr. Cannon Las warned his party a . tos that it will not sofico and he haagtvea the figures which go to show that in tiite of this larL'e increase of revenue thr re will be a deficit of fully flOO.noii.co- during the fleeul year beginning with nrxt July, and that as soon as the proceeds of the war loan are exhausted it w ill Ik necessary either to borrow money or to increase the taxes again to ccver the deficit. TI s is what the rhronicle predicted before cr.ngre.-? met last December and when pel pic were taking for grant..: that tnxos were going to be red ue d and tetllng their representItivm what tax. they would prefer to have abolished first. Doetiment.iry and proprietary stamps are the principal source of revenue under the act of June 13. I, the receipts fn in this fource having been aboul -vi.ono during the V months. The extra barrel tax DO beer comes next as s revir.ue yielder. having proluci i about 111 1 '. From tl -e two sources came $10.450.000 of the increase $51.300.000 from internal tsxes,

or nvi r 7 p. r cent, of the whole. Tie

idditional taseaon tobacco in its various forms came rext as revenue producers, having yielded nearly $0,000,Special taxes follow, with a yield Of $4.500.000. Tlie tax or. legacies was hardly worth collecting, having produced or:,y 1134.

889.03. Tbe only tax that yielded less was that on mixed flour $5.1".i.95. Put that tax was not intended to produce revenue. It was Intended to protect the American stomach by preventing the adulteration of flour. To judge from some of the developments in the beef inquiry it would seem that the American stomach needs protection, ami better protection than is afforded by existing inspection laws. Such of the figures as relate trictly to revenue tax- - teach the same old lesson, that the masses of the people supply the money with which to pay the big bills for war, ior conquest, for the enrichment of a few syndicatee St home or in a lot of orquerod provinces. The stamp taxes nre paid by the great business public and the beer, tobacco and "special" taxes and the fea duty are paid by the still broader public the great mass of the people, ineluding almost every man who works for wages. And the taxes which in some special manner fall upon wealth ti e taxes on gros receipts and legacies amount to t o more than $11.1,437.38, or much less than ore percent, of the total. The returns show who pars the piper while the Banna syndir.i'i s dame their imperial jig and the gi r.era's and" ndmira! engage in a scramble for glory and promotion which Is anything but a pleasing -pec-taele to set lcfore the nations of the earth. Chicago Chronicle. ELECTIONS NEXT FALL.

Ihr soldier. i.i.i it 1. Hin th Trii lb tbourt UkO kabaollartt Href.

Tie e i duct of the officers and sob diem ot i.r uban wax army in regard to the q nett ion of bad beef must be estreenely annoying to McKinley, Alger and Eagan, At every opportunity they have p. rsikted in saying that the beef which they got in tie iah was so v. is that burial was the only disposition possible '.o be made of it. Whin th court of inquiry was fitting in Washi, - ii. e viry nice canned beef was I i.i d and served up in variou forma for tl . suldiirs to taste. They tasted, aid wi. u asked iu say which var.ety was like what they bad ;n the field they all sa il none of ii wa- i.k. what they had. They went on the witness stand and swore that what they had in the field was simply loathsome. Th. n the court went to Chicago and made an inspection of the canning business, being shown how carefully the beef was canned and how nice it tasted. Put more obstinate soldiers went on the stand and said that what they received in the field was not nice, tint it not only smellrd to heaven, but had mnggOtl iu it. Then the court adjourned toUmaha and Inspected the canning procesjea there, finding them agreeable in every way, and the beef itself most debght-

THE ANOINTING IN BETHANY. lumli) . Iii. il I r,u la - iseSBOOnl neeSei ie im u, IM.1I J..I.II Hlt1 I.

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til" out 1 Mai k II b. Till; BlflCTltN Hi. lu-Jes onlv the lesson.

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v. w i.f Ike nt of the chsft. r. wha ti Include sii mat juim fPa we of Jae Ova an ye from Üatiuday. Aoril 1. lo WeUnt mJm. Al! tl U KXI'lANATOKY. I. Jeane Kntertaiaed at iu-ttiaiiy. Vi. 1. 3, 1 he rising of Lairusfrom tlie dead, a- (ii.-cribed in our last k-seon. . f A. . at A

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THE RALEIGH COMING HOME. Hi i i.lnri Ilri.tril In i I. - I . ii I I .ulinl Irl. -ml. I . , ,-r , , lie rt- II.-1,-hiIi i in- i niiiii Jsets,

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kened inch bitter hostility that

left the region of Jerusalem and

spi iu a few weeks in retirement with II . disciples at Kphrai. in the mountain . . strict north of Jerusalem. - tl. Passover drew near. Jesus w. i ! aerom the Jordan and descended on the othi i -i. t broaujh i'erea to the ford-, opposite Jericho, healing and teaching bv the way. Thfi.ce lit went

PngnJ, tsotSS, Mar, b .1 Ihe I'nit l Btetea rriiiaei Uuleiifh, 1'apt, Janemh It ( . 1 . : . i i . from Manila, llecenilier 15,

i is eonliug In n-, will coal at llcrmudn

on oril .unl evpei ts to r.acb New York on April 15. -I. .rill) ouI he lUleigh tin- been having : loriny w lather on the Atlantic, but has bee bfhaving splendidly, ami proves to le a good sea boat. All an- well on beard. Th'rs is the first of Admiral Dewey'i ami -hip- io ix- boood for home. She I a- on board a nunibcr of men who . aged the crew of the flagship (!y mpia. Mit- Hull ml. l.lnrlnna II fil. Many ihangi - .11 the pi rsonnel of tin Raleigh base been neoaauitntotl since the battle of Manila. She participated in all the movementa about the pbil-

up toward Jerusalem and reached . ipplne i-land-. in the battle of Manila

Itethai y 1 n Friday ev. ning, March Jl, &ix days bi-fore tlie I'assover." Here Be s pi t . Saturday the Jewish Sabbath, dnubtlcs with tin- family "that Jesusloved. " i "There 'h. y made Him a supper." In the little town of Bethany Jesu.-.iiad

become popular, and since the raising

ity had leen supplied on Ants i d Aigi r that all the Sabl. ,il

rdsy evening, after the Jewish

ful eating. Then they called some more of Lazarus He was regarded with

soldiers, and these said tbe lame marke.; veneration. The supper was

about the beef thi;

with bv E ican an

other soldiers had sa d. Tlie Orcahs canning1 met hods might be perfect, but the kind of c lnned beef turned out was not the kind that reached the soldiers in the field. Did anybody ever see such irritating perversity! The provident 'ht to rebuke them in a special proe1 uiiation.--N. i. Tost.

PROTECTION AND TRUSTS. Monopol! Have Multiplies nnj tSSrlstlSS I :I' T ll-uli-llBOS UiiIi.

Tlie important state elections of ls99 will occur in Ohio. Iowa. Kentucky and M.tryiand; and in each of thrse states the new national issues growing out of the war w ill obscure to a considerable extent state or local questions. Ohio is. of course, naturally a republican state, but the offensive prominei re of Mark H.mna. Preaidl nt McKinley' manager and finai.cu r, is i xtremely distasteful to a gnat body of self-retspccting republicans. With a strong and popular di mocratic nominal ion for governor, .t is not impossible that the president's own state might be won by the demoerney. The narrow republican murgin in the legi-lature in which Mark Haniva's senator-hip was the ssue. and the unsavory scandals coin ICted therewith, show conclusively that, with Hann running thing, repub! . mi sue ess in Ohio is not a foregone conclusion. Iowa will unquaMionably go republican; Kentucky, while it will be fiercely couteste.l, will almost certainly go democratic. In Maryland there will be s battle royal, but. although the state has for the past few years gone republican, it is naturally democratic, and surface signs point to its redemption. Some forecasts of the results of the great presidential struggleof next yesr can be made aftar the votes have been counted in the important state which vote this year. There will be. however.

no teal n tlie gnat r.mpire s;aic in 1899. Albany rr.i-. The condition of the national treasury m giving the republican managers more anxiety Mian tlie condition of the currcurv. Ibllion-dollar congteanes leave a trail of trouble for the ireamtry oflieialu which they would be glad to avoid if they could. Hut reeklesw extravagance in appropriations brings its. bunions, and in the pn-sent Instance it. is a certain deficiency callmated at from $100.000.000 to $100.000.000. IIow to meet it I the qnrs,or now worrying eere1siry fiage and ronV minus! finincier -IVn er News

Tru-ts and protect on are yokefellows. They pull together and advance the prosperity of the money power. N -t so very long ago M.-iv.i.: y waa talking1 about proteetil g the "infant industry" of manufacturing tin plate. Now- tlie tin plate trust is one of the

meet oppressive Of corporations. Tin plate is difficult to obtain because it is protected by the tariff and production has been curtailed by the trust. In the market reports it is stated that owirg to the ". hört supply" tin plate is advanced in price to $1.50 soox. an increase of $1.50 a Lax in tbe last six months. Tin plate workers are thrown out of employment, operatives are discharged, wage reduced, production cut down in order to force prices up. If there are a million boxes of tin plate produced in this country annua!- I ly thi action of the trust haa taxed the people of the Halted States just $1.500.000. Thus the republican administration ! 1- ! ied an imp ist of $ 1.:. a. .000 on tl people for the express purpose of making the tin plate manufacturers rich. There ran be no foreign competition. McKinley! "infant industry" Ls amply protected by the tariff. What do the people think of republican lawmaking when in this one instance it is shown that it costs them $1.500.000 a year? Tlie tariff is a great thing for the trusts, and the trust managers knew lli when thev invested millions of dol-

tbe house of Simon the leper, probably one who lad been cured by Jesus, "Lazarus wa- 01 e of them that sat at the table:" What had been done for him ly Jesus made him an honored guest, II. Thi Flask of Precious Odors Poured I pon the Feet of Jesus. V. 3, "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard:" Ity the ointment we .rn- to understand rather a liquid perfume than what we commonly know as Ointnad L " ry costly:'" worth about $300 or $400 in our time. "Anointed the feet of Jesus:" She first "poured it over His head" 1 Markt, but John noticesonly her pouring It upon His feet, for it was common to pour it upon the head, and expressed the usual sentiments of honor to a gin st ; but anointing the feet wasunusual. and expressed the tonderest. most humble, most reverential, unutterable affection. "And Wiped His feet with her hair:" This, too. was unusual. She took "woman's

bay, tbe capture of tbe Uorregtaoe forts, the capture of tbe gunttoat Cub lao. the bunbardini nt and capture of Stibijr und tin- botwbardmenl of IIa late foit. forcing the surrender of Manila. A roiitlniii.ua iltution. After leaving Manila, on DeCCmbet 1". tbe Raleigh -topped at BlWganOtOi Colombo. P.oinbay. Aden, Port Said, leandria. Valla. Algiers ami dibraltar. In all the l'.riti-b colonies the officers of the British army and navy snd the civilian population gave tbe imerieen war ship anenthusiastie welcome, showing her offieers and crew every form of eourto-v . Dinner-: with the American decoration and American national niu-ic were given to I'apt Coghlnn and bis officer everywhere. In mark. .! difference to the reception nt the Bnleigh on her outward pas-age t.. years ago. liovernors, generals, and admirals and Other high officials all wished to i-it ami inspect the ship. fmmi nni l lotklsvo ,,,r innwlnraln. The Kaleigb siill ba her war paint 011. At Singapore she met a Spanish transport having on l.ur.l troops a-id -ailor- from Manila. Although (lying a war ship's pennant, the Spanish ship lowered her color, and permission was gmated to the Spaniard to visit the Kaleigb. where they Ernternallied with the American sailor, who gave them much needed food and clothing. Many of the Spaniard- showed the Anieri-

cli. f ornament." and devoted it to wip- ! mis wound inflicted iqioii ttieni ny ing the travel-stained feet of hr the shell of the Insettcaa fleet.

teacher. III. Fox. - of Money Versus Flasks of Fragrance Va. 4-fi. 4. "Then saith . . . Judas Iscariot:" He looked upon this as a waste, and his mutterings convinced some of the other disciples so that they joined with him in his condemnation of the act, f. "Not that he cared for the poor:" He was acting under false pretenses, "Hare what was put therein:" rather, took away, as K. V.. stole. Or his bearing the money lag ga--' him tlie opportunity to steal. IV. The Two Answers of Jesus in Defense of Mary 's Act. V. 7. 8. 1. "Then said Jesus:" If we con bine the reporta of the three evangelists, it will appear that Christ's words were substantially as follows: "Let her alone. Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath Wrought s good work upon me; she hath done what she could; against the day of my burying hath she kept this, nd is come lieforehand to anoint my bodv for the burial." "bet her alone:"

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, . , m , . , 0 . Iiliiv 11 ' Jill II I 1 WW, i.i n.-. .., a,,.ars in c.impa gn funds to bnv voteafor ; . , . , ... lansrusee of sharp rebuke. Jesus was

McKinltv. --Chicago Democrat.

PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS

Hepublicanism's Frankctisteln. the trust evil, has now appan ntly attained such menacing proportions as to frigditen even its creator. KU Louis R. public. Mark n.mna is versatile. He can take care of the president, manage the Ohio campaign and superintend the syndication of Cuba at the same time, lb has a three-pronged brain and an ot topodean touch. St bonis Republic. It is observed that the administration orgriiis are not printing starrpangled editorials about Uncle Sam's gl ir'.ous war in the Philippines. In fact, they are preserving an eloquent munmess on that subject. Bingharaton ( N. YA I.i ader. A $1 .noo.mxi.OOO copper trust and a IfSgflOOjOO I trust in knit goods nr. the latest! additions to the list of mnnojolh - that has grow n so rapidly under Mel nleybim. As the Scripture say s; 'And after that-the .ludgment." Illinois State Register. Instead of taking a sensible view of the beef controversy. Cien. Alger haa bt hav e,!, even from his own stsndpoint. in a most injudicious manner. "If the b f was luiii. then I nni incompetent: thorcforethebeef musthave been good" this, or se.methins? like it. appears to have been the unpublished reasoning of the secretarv.- Milwaukee Sentinel. The announcements of alleged wsge rsising in the north and northwestwould lie more agreeable were they free from tbe suspicion of being part of tin Hanra McKinley prosperity -promising programme, as were similar announceiMUtl almut the time tlie present administration began Its career of public plunder. Richmond Dispatch. The party of McKinley and Han na. wince its accession to power, haa etlldici-'v avoided every species of tax

atlon tliat wouiu tnuni inc pocucm 01 w-altli. because it owes It aucces to thi olav. and has. imposed the burden of mugamlag the expense of govern man! upon the smn'l property owner, the people of moderate mesne and th wage-earners, who are the lea-vt able In pay taxi- 'Ihe Income-of the rich have leen allowed to pay nothing to government for the protection they reciive. while tribute hau een levied up- n the food, rairmrt Ittd hePer of the poor Sb Ioui Ilepiib'ic.

The quarantine from boinbay was waived at Aden. I ordlnl Wale SM Mnlls. At tbe island of Malta, in tbe V-di-terianenn, the Raleigh met the Rri'jsh hfedit rinnono fleet, cesmtstinnj af hw battleships and a numlver of cruisers. The l'.ritish ailor extended a nsot lOtdJaJ welcome to the Americans, and the sailor of the fleet and the soldiers of the garrion entertained the crew o the Raleigh ashore, the best of feeling prevailing. During her stay nt Malta the Tin le'.gh wa- crowded with Rritish red MOtS and blue jackets. I iilertniiieil nt Cairo. The American officers were enter tained at Cairo by I nited States Consul Harri-, and nil tbe british and Egyptian otlic. 1 were present. The I ri-ni h Were POIM. The Prench at Algiers showed a tmrked difference. There was no ncition except from the Hriti-h and American residents, although the French officials were polite. snlille.l the spnnlah l inn. t Qihrnttor the crew of the Raleigh mw the Spanish floot rommanded by Admiral ( 'a 111:1 ni. It consisted of ix

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the Raleigh sailed at t!n- same time m! proceeded close IO encli other. The Raleigh hoi-. od the Spani-b flag and saluted tt. The salute was promptly returned by the Spanish adaairal from bis flag-hip. tbe Emperador Carlo Th.- bal. iL b. iu two years. Im at!el $f..(MM) knot. FOR AN EQUITABLE DIVIDE.

indignant at the hypocrisy of Judas

and the dull perceptions of the others. The first defense of Marv's deed waa

that it was a. hiL'h art of a noble soul ex- ship, and wa- anchored ncross nn-ssinc its noblest emotions. The sec- ! AlaTeeiras bay. The Spanish fleet

I W9 and defense was that the act did not Intl rfere with gifts to the poor. 8. "For the joor ye have ulway s with you: " I h. y would have plenty of opportunities to aid them; and tlie more thry did for their Master, the more they would do for the jmor. for the poor are Ir ft in His stead, and through them would lie expressed the increased love of the Master. V. Conclusion.--More Opposition sod More Faith -Vs. Ml. 9. "Much people :M The R. V . uses a C.reek text w hieb inserts the article so that it reads "the common people." in contrast with the rulers. These, incited by curiosity, went to see the wonderworker, and th man on whom he had w mught this marvelous werk. 10. "Hut the chief priests consulted that they might put haznrus also to death:" This standing public proof of Jesus as the Messiah must be put away at any cost. PRACTICAL, SVOGEBTIONa.

The first condition of all really great moral excellence is a spirit of genuine self-sacrifice and self-renunciation. A curious writer say : "If my friends have alabaster Imxes full of fragrant perfume of sympathy and affection laid away, which they intend to break over n. v body. I would mther they would bring them out in my weary and troubled hours, anil open tin m, that I may be refreshed and cheered by them while I need them. ... I would rather have a plain coffin without a flower, a funeral without a eulogy, than life without the sweetness of love and sy mKithy. . . . Flowers on the coffin cast no fragrance backward on tha wear road "

nan i'''h. A Scripture examination waa being beld recently In an English school, tbe lesson being Elijsh offering up a sacrifice on Mount Carinel. As the children looked like good scholars, tbe inspector gave them a question, saying: "Now. you have told me thst Elijah put the bullock on the altar. W' y .'id be put water round the allarT The 1 andren Nok.' amazed, xeept one little boy, who itOOd tip and said: "Please, sir, to make the gravy.' Chicago Fveriir.r N'ews

Hell of Ihr lliuuihli-rs of flic S,-.h-,-n H Vlilea. nf I nil Cttjr, . W nnl riielr I ni-l.-a lo IMn.-u-. Kansas (ity. Mo.. March ..1. Attorney I. .1. Ringolsky. of thhl etty, ha bn ugbt seit iu the circuit GOUH at Falb 1 ty, Vcli.. to conf-st tin- will ot th- late Stepben I'.. Miles, of Falls Citv. the heirs of Mile-' two daughters lei ag plaintiffs, and his two sons the dvlendnnts, Miles, in hi early d ays, w is -tar Koutor.' and received large Innd grants along his route in Nebraska from the government, ile died in ootober. 1'T. leaving nn estate -alued at over three million dollars. Ihe petition ot the plaintiffs allege that the twe son. Joseph M. and Samuel and the families i.f the two daughter. no geeeneed,were made joint heirs by the will, but that tin- ons .livided between thi BsWnllSI the entire estate, i !i- faro'lie of the two daughter are f.irnnri living n.nr F.erwick. Kns. ttorney Ringolsky cluims lo have foon 1 a will making an equitable disposition of the pn-i-rty and alleged to have been wit sjeanod by Thnmei R. Miller and B. it. Ql vim. St. Louis hotel men. liaWph Miles i a bsaker at Falls City Mra. Unlrnkivrr V nnla tnaiea

Fowling Oreen. .. March .11. Mr W. II. Westenhavei-. whose huahond wa- killed 011 Saturday la-t by Join tml Faul .eltner. yesterday tiled ui4 against them for 110,000 damages on account of the death of br mi1ki "I She has Iftnehed the farm of 'he becthere Wi Visit Velloivalone I'nrU. Washington. Marili II, Ser.i'tor ON t. r of Montana. WOS the 'A'tuls BaUJM j. -t.-rdiiy. and urged the prcsld, nt c vi-it the TcimwatOne national park flnrtm hh immer vacation.