Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 45, Number 47, Jasper, Dubois County, 31 July 1903 — Page 3

Weekly Courier. C. DOAKK, I'abllaher. 9ASTKB. """i J. l i. 'INDIANA.

THE GOLDEN WEDDING, ITfi i nor nr. tagethert I" ii. lay y....r hm i in min; List, tin- sour Udden VY-ldlng With II - jndlanaa tlHine. gift s ii - i,( . t.,rin and unshlfit ir .if mi, mid lovellfl v v i ii of iif.i u-K. thr. Thanks to 11. m wh i.gu,s above. I Wh-n I w i you In your beaut And our Ih's wer In ti. lr Spring; V hen wi. piaffed iii lave in uniOS And I ml J It with I Ma rlnif. Reeves Itself w.o. dlsnned in rlelon Hy tin rapture in my breast; Rut to-, lay my love la it rone er Fifty j . .i r Ihm tees ! teat! When upon four hrow rtcsc. ndod From ;,, t hand the Rift ram. down woman s regal riarht of mother. Roj ally ou w.u. the crowa. Ii . it Ii.,vv I loved you. lov.-d you With a strength I Marco dared own. Fervid Willi a .troti man's passion Wife, that love has greater grown! Midst four hnlr the thread of silver CtM SJ v.ar they II;,;,, d away. Bill Mir 111 -i were Ixiund more closely By the 1.. v. - links forged each day. Stalwart hhij nnd gracious daughters Were th" islfts you gave to me, 1 hii.l hut my love to offer Still Its incense circles thee! Flf'v years of life together! Close, ah. close the shadow steal, And our feet the river's margin Ton. h unnoticed a we kneel flos-er. clMer. let your hoort heatl Throb with mine this glad t. dayFifty years of life toeether! Si.irm .r sunshine, Love in'i.i sway! A. J M. Dmigall. in Canadian Miuiztne. NW Left on Ship Island S e w BY MARGARET A. LOGAN. YulM. MKS. BIKDLING always regarded her husband with ap proval, save in the light of a COuntTJ t-dit.,. llii store, alic would argue, drew more custom than nny other in the lit:l- tuwn f I ptoii, ami It afforded bin a steady, though moueat, income i while thi- publishing business brought much labor ami annoyance with very small recompense. Rural atibseriberp teemed to consider SrttWOud ami vrL't'i aides sulti dent compensation for such literature, .iinl i lie editor frequently found Ii i 1 1 1 1 f involved in dilliculties; Mr. smith taking offense at gome politics effusion, ami Mr Jones feeling injured because Iiis friend, Mrs. Miami, was not mentioned among the persoanls, I ne society notes are vrritten up by Mr.-. .Nobiing. who generell eontribes to gel nanus wrong und eostutnea impossible, Jim gav- her the job, becnuse lie felt sorry for her. Her husband is perfectly worthless ami out of work half the time That's Jim's way. you know. lit pays Mrs. Dreamy for the stuff she Cells poetry, because she is a poor widow, ami Supports herself and children by teaching ami sewing." While his wife thus an burdened tier ruiii'l to confidential friends, Mr. RirdHng, a ma;; of literary Isstee end benevolent uispoelfton, enjoyed bis pec u Bar management of the I'pton Chrofeide, and a day cam.- when the little v.. man was not SO blind to the prit Urges of being an editor's wife. This was when the Printer's Ink Fraternity, of which lie wns a iivmlier, decided it hild its annual meeting at i.'ilfport, on the Mississippi Bound. i i nt now famous shipping point had already become a town of phenomenal Interest, and most of those backte is editors had never beheld the beautiful waters of the Gulf. Excursion r.it.-s were cheap and an invitati.n front Mrs. Hearty, her old schoolmate, living at Gulf port, settled the Question of hotel bills very eons fortably. "And she snys Little Sis must iiiuie wild us. I will run mrr at once and make your mother's consent, 'The child grows shy and reserved, sever going I nowhere or OS big anvonc but tillage folks." 1'iessie ltirdling. known as Little Sis, might teem hj ami quiet beside a certain set in i'pton; but she was sprightly enough in the home circle snd aaMSBg congenial friends, Gladly ill. I her yoiiiir heart lieat that April Morning us they boarded the tram. Thefts came no presentment of evil, no thought of any change of destiny awaiting her. Beautiful were the green, lunliling' woods, the orcliard.s in ink and white bloom, the sraviag fields of corn and cafte, and, full of iatertmt, tlr oilier editorial )arties amottg iasenpers taken on ut different stations. 'Surely, we are not required to wear those things, Mr. Blrdllng?" By "those things" she meant fraternity badges, prepared for the ocaion. which some excursioatsta .s.irte,i with as much pride as if it bad lie. n a Victoria cross This badge wei : t ii orange-colored ribbon with scarlet lettering, from which depended a deep ami very brassy fringe. "I Khotiiii as willingly deck siynsM l!ii n red peonv or a biy sunflower. It i .i'U brother did not pet them f..r ne." "Mnt tbree lc been given rne, Hess, and we must wear them at the meetings, or brethren will think its to., pro id. Here we are in New Orb-ins. " After a dnv ami Sigh! in Mi F.-es-rent City, full of novel experiences, they took the early StOCnlSg train forGulfport, Tben came s Hueressios of oVIIghta, The shining river of pris. Lake FaMieriiu- nt.d the wild du:ks, marshes glowing with flowers

f eery hu nJ p Ma4g severed with f 1 1 . re Mi 1 1 1 1 m . I. .. i ...i i

, . ...n. .,, ui in mu jvrI ii me. J lie water Ii1.,-- " eried fk .-. "I l'Ue . j then. ,., I I. I 1I i Olli pet oue." When they le't the nert sution. her broth i sgjM ared with .Ue si the eovrtcil l.ioM.i:i, a pentlt-iusa banded in.- this, saying it was for the young ladj in tin- gailor bat. ü,ere are Sther sailor h. ie. ;, hul yours i the moat fetching.' "1 k .'ow.'' said hi, wife, "he was pe piny ,nrr jlig papr 4t ijeshii Blaek eyes ami hatrf" "And moustache, too, to be Strictly accurate'' "If i-. that Mr lireiard, tbe glrhl are all wild Shout," Mrs. HeSTtj afterwards informed them -Mv i ,,s band shall Invite him to dim- with us to siorrow." At the appointed hour the fraternity assembled t.. bear the sddreas of welcome from a Isndlng dtLaon. In a younp man who rose to respond, th.- BildlingS, at once, re. opiiii .1 Mr. Brevard, "An editor." wnispered Mrs. flirdItnp. "Bessie, I will never give my consent." Next on their propramme came the poem. This had been prepared by r. youthful maiden of CoeUshOTO, who, after readinp her effusion to a circle of adinirinp friends, felt convinced that it was a gsüulue inspiration of the muse. So, in pleasing tones, she recited - For many gifte our land that blase, We rarely must unto The prosa fJlv.- vv irni, -t thank.- We see It Wisdem on thlrstv souls, secure. pour To women. Politics and Church. Their dsarssl nicht, and duly search I- there much im.re of this. I erondei ."' "Yoa need not siyb. Mr. Blrdling. It is better than eny "f Mis. Dieaiui'a sentimental trash." "Happily, the hotel r ption is at four and even poetry BBUat gire place to dinner." Mr. Brevard bad a previous invitatio to dim-. )jut requested an introduction to Mr. Hearty's puests. "I suppose you will join tin' excur sioil to the island to-morrow," he said at parting. "Mr. BirdUng, will you allow me to secure seats for your patty on the Coquette'.' The captain is a friend of mine, ami she is safer and more comfortable than her name would indicate." This offer ami pladlv accepted. At an early hour a small tup to which four schooners were sttsched -teamed away for Ship Island, bearing the merry excursion ista ami their friends The t oqnette, finest craft of them all. bad iiie liveBesl crowd on h. r dech. t m-e beyond the channel, narrow wharves and unsightly bathhouses disappeared, tlie smooth, sunlit water broke into larger waves, ami the i oast rills ires looked yet more picturesque against their background of woods. "Tell ii..- something of ship Island," said I'essie. "I feel very ipnorant, Mr. Brevard, among all you wise men and w ..men " "1 supeose you remember that it was discovered by Iberville, a French Canadian?" "Yes. and when big Meet sailed into that broad passage between two Islnads be rejoiced to find it in a deepwater hat In. r. Hi - ships mipbt now now safelv renosc. after their ono - a conflict with the ocean ami British vessels. That was in Iii;'.." "Well recited: Little dil IlM-r.ille think that such a diatiaguiahed party as ours would soon' day be Halting bis roadstead. ' From Ship and Ca Island some of these French crossed to the opposite höre I and founded a colony at Old Biloid, now known as Ocean Sprinps. "Why. yon know it all. That wood land to the onrth was once a dense forest, which served Lafitte ami his band as huntinp proiind and biding place Mac l read you the 'Legend of the PsscagOUlasT" He took from his pocket i -mall volume, Mm. Hindsle't "Legends and Lyrics." and read her beautiful version of tin- tale. Mosnwhils th" waters took a greener hue, snowy -a:,. I drifts on tlie Island became distinctly visilih. then the I tcli t bouse and walU of Kort Massachusetts. The seagulls ceased rockinp to and fro and some. Spreadin ir their white vvinifs. seemed to pire welcome to tin- visitors. "They arc bringing up the rowboats. Hut for that storm we might have landed at the pier." "I shall enjoy the row, but pb-a.e do not mention storms while we are here." Whereupon an old inhabitant isformed them that a storm was conBdentty predicted for this month, lithe usual euuinoctial had mt vet StllfSd. The same harbinper of evil found Dessie lunching with a im rry crowd under the silent gnus of Fort Misssschnsetts, and w.lniili''iail fWther information. "Thix fort w.ibuilt before the war in the sixties, und between the two armies ami the frequent storms it ha- had a hard fight for existence, These -ami dunes are full of soldier.-' bones. 1 am told," etc. Ib.-ssie turned away from this dreatltul mall, with bis talk of storm- and dead men's bone.-, and Mr. Brersid iiime to the rescue. "The surf Is m i l. finer on tlie other side, f.nd rare shells are thrown ashore by the wavts Shall we see what tresavM trove awaits us?" she glad I us-i-nted, nml they grndnsllj strayed fsr nwey. In hour Mssed ami Mrs. Hirdlinp, surrounded b new frientls and 1I acquaintances, was chatting pleasantly, when kef husbanri cam. up nrlth an anxious countenance, "Facl, your basket-, ladles, they are bringing out the boats. Our sailors fear a storm, for the wind has chanced suddeuly, snd see blsik cloudi'

"Where i De 1 was walk ing w.il. Mr I;. -

"1 will inquire about I i ' ra t you at the lauding." "lu-s-i,-.' i.jrj iu white sailor hat': 1 saw Ie r g ou the tii st bSBl vsith s dsik !, ir.-.l man." others cuu Irmlag this stuli-im-nt. the H.rdliUg-w.-re ati-tied and embarked without in lay but another white sailor ha. J ,.d t en se ii and the piri who wore it wa- J. ssie. Our r.eie was un1 t .11 putting some shells in wrist bag she carried when J ; Krevard. whos," siteiiti .n hsd at last befl drawn from h.-r to the ci-md, .'egat to realize their dnmmr. "lbe wind has l.anp-d, and the-, break'-r.s an- mueh larp-r than when we bit tin- fort. I.ut with bSStS, amay reach tin- lighthouse BCfOfSj -t storm." iiie iHstsnce S ..t.-r thsn he iraapin'd. ami they faced a wir.d that soon blew a jh rf-i t pale. When the break. m; waves forced a ili.-mn.-i tlimuph the beach and thus separated them from their startin,,' point she sunk wegry and disli.urt.-ned to the ground. "Miss Hirdlinp. I shall never forgive myself for tin- '' "It was I who insisted on pstherinp more shells." "Would yon be afraid, if I left you aloue to search a cro.ssinp? First let me make you more comfortable." He scooped out a nest in the wet sand and surrounded it with brush gathered near. but. si though hoS protected, the tfl minutes H-ssie spent there alone sosmsd to her almost an eternity. (,aijipover the dreary sand dunes, she thought of the bom-- .,f soldmrs left to bleach arnont: then und almost expected to see a skeleton arm -r a graining skull uncovered bv the fsle. Overhead, the black mass had broken into tattered frag-1 .. 1111. ,. mcnts of cloud like huge vulture fluttering nbo'.f. Then the wind - mournful ni'inotone would sometimes rise into a shriek The ere.-;.. - K tide creel up along the sand And o -r and o'er the sand. And round and round the sand And never home came she." Why liid Kiugaleys Baca cesse to her like a foreboding strain'.' Would the fnte of bis her.niie ie bars? Why dii Mr. Brevnrd remain so long." Mr. Prcvanl. by devious ways had leached a point much u r.r the lighthouse, ami drawing a bamlk-r-chief from lu, pocket to wave fr on a pole, also drew out a box of lastrhts This suggested a botifire With thi dry driftwoo.l around he hind hid a bisse whi.-h managed to maintain itself in spite of wind and rain. Tben takinp a torch from the pile he waved it aloft, and was r-jok-"d lo see an answering signs! Other eanicioniats hal remained on Hie island, for the water bdesMM too rouph for the last row-boat to venture out to the fleet. These were enjoying the hospitality of the lighthouse keeper's wife; -..me examining ma tine curiosities, and some admiring in gnfety, the sublimity f the storm, when i ne of them exclaimed: "That must bet -ignal of distress!" The keeper's buip spyglass so. .n discovered Mr. P.revard. with F.e.ie in the distam--: then eiery man olenteered f-r rescue. The cut off wansrraw, but dangerous, and the hridgv they succeeded in making, rather nnsteady, though --i- crs-ed it without act i!ent. Under Mr. ltr--vard's greater weight and firmer step esse lot's ga- way ami br- him int.. the swift current Uel iw. Strong arms then laid hobi of the rope whi. li h.had -.-cured about bis wai-t and bo was soon standing on the bench with Uo in.iury lost a few brui- und s very hrinv soaking. . . .. i 'I saved a few of tbo- dearly liotltrht shell." said Ressie. a- they were enjoying th- ni-e hot supp.-r prepared for them. "Yti may mid my book as a s-ou-venir." She displayed the litt 1- bag which hung .n h-r arm through all the ad venture, ami be handed her bis copy of "Legends ami tgrles," much the Worse for cont act with salt water. Mrs. Itri-vartl still pTSSSTves that wrist bag nnl blse bound !ok in remetubrnncc of the niosl c-ntfal day in a reeasrknbty placid lif. -V. o Times-Democrat. MIXING UP MATERIAL. Sa Author's Wrlhod ..f I'lilag t m III I hararler S mm in Often,! HO Owe. There's I g I many qu-er things in this WorkL" said Miss .low.lers, MeHtntively to ber friend. M m Harn s. "Rut the queerest .if all is folk-. .No, du I von wer tak- notice of that jrowng aan thnl sp-nt the fore part of Attgnst here, a friend of the BUaMOfc fnmilv "I did." sail Mi-- Harm s. "but he knew bow- to eat; be was the heartiest bonnier 1 wer hai. Hut it's bis trade that's so queer he's a story -writer, and h-'s alwavs l.voking for what be calls 'material.' He eeine.l to think everything and everybody here was material, ml I ..-:id to bin outright .ne lay. Vn may cl int 1 rouble if yon take Rranbury f11s nnd put 'em right in a iH.ok. fault, fai'.n.r- and ali" "I'.at he InUgluil ami sa il tWOUtd be all safe the way be (Hd it, ami tlien be explained hi- no : hod. "I tak" the old nun's trait- anil give m to old I.hIk-s," he said, and if there's a naught , pirl I t-irti her into a little boy. and any mid. Ii-aped f k- I make into voting ones. Tb-ti I lny the serne in l'anala. where Fe nevet l--n,' fee -!-. 'and set the time back .".0 years, und ther you ar!' Nw tid ton i-ii-r hear BUeh talk as that in nil your day-' But thej tell me his lnoks sell j ist üke hot cakes" I Ysuth'a (. 'Uipau. u.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

im Ihr I i r r i. a il .. ii t vri '.ti lor lunM I IMi.l iu uc! H..Ha Da IS. niK I.HfitON TKXT. ll San. M l - i I And San:..- at mtlch the Isrd tpskr and caaac to Uothlehoa. Sad tt Hdsre or it.. lens irrsMd al t!.-n.it.g. sr.j u.j, I'opirit ttu sssceestyt It. At 4 t.r sail. I'-. i .ably: 1 arr. SSSm IS sriiiu-v untu th Lord. r.-l;fy your. Slvsa anJ me tsl;t me to it. saerWos, .nd he ma et Had Jssm at.d tia sons, aad :tm to tii sacr:n-e. Ai d It tarr.e to fmm t.v.r tkey wr somt. ttat k iooSed on K.lab, af-.d said. Surrl ttr lord s aiulr.ted 1 btt r hlrr " lint th Lord smid unto Saimi-: look not on hi countenance, or on lbs helrht t hU stature. Im-, aus 1 r.av ref us. U Mail for if,- lor4 e.th nut a man seeth. for man loohtth on the outward appearance, ut the Icrd looketh on the htart. S Tl.. n J-s-. ca .ed Ablnadab. and tr.ad aim pass trturi Samuel And I. sa:J. X'ith.r r.ath the LorJ chosen this Tfcn Js made til a rr.tr. afc (ass by. And he said. Neither hath the Lord cI.jm-ii this. : Agair Jew mad ssven of Ms son to pass b. for. Harr.ue. And Sarr.u- M 4 unto JlsSSS. The Iord hath not eSsite IfctSS IL And Samue. said untc Jess-. Are her SU ehlleeeal Ar. 1 be said. Ther rnialne'h e( the oun-st, and. b'l.old h k-prth th. sr.-ep. And Samuel a d unio Jesse. 8-nd and fetch him. for not sit down till b come hither. g And heacst. ar.d brourht him In. Now tie was ruddy, and nttkal of a beautiful countenance, and good: to took to Ar.d th I-ord said. Arise, anoint h.m. for this a k 13 Then Samuel took th horn of o:: and ar.u:nt-4 him lr. tb 1st of his brethren; and th Spirit of the lrd cam upon David from that da tv-ward so .San. a., rose up and -nt to Kamah. MUMS TKXT Dun l.x.Loh mm th talMard syprsrssrr, hat the l.ord l....keih on the heart. I Sal. ItftT. OI T1.IXS OF SCltlPTURK SK 'TluN . -Za The Inspection 1 8am . l.e-:. I ft- aneimtas i 8am . is:ii-u IV?.l "V, V ' ia.f , THUS It bably about Ml U t . Pl.Ai K--Ramah, Beth!h-m ar.d C. btat. , NOTKS AND COMMENTS We tl.i the less of Samuel for takirp to heart so keenly theiüs appoii.t-np failure of Saul. He mourned for him ss for an oi:!y son. His grief se. med to cut the nerve of his pubi c ambition. How long he did nothing about it, we do not know, it may have been years or only a few mnthv Hut he was finailv aroused to take action for Israel's future. The dynasty of Saul must soon end. Who should sneeeed him? Twelve miles to the south of Ramah lay the fSSSOUS town - . Bethlehem, the home of Jesse, the grandson of Ruth and Boar. Hi line family of eicht talwart sons wss !oubtss known Is Samuel, wlo.se i judicial journeys for many years had given htm a wi!e acquaintance. One morning, under divine impulsion, the OM prophet took his own horn vf saer d oil at ' walk-? Reth'ehem Iii arrival enUSCf surprise am! fear at Rethleh-m. Apparently hi? vi-it-had been infreqtient in his later year. and only some momentous errand conld have crawr. him from his quiet retirement at Ramah. The people I trmble as they thir.k how the old i Puritan prophet treated hl enemb. i and half mspeetfaig some unpnr. i-hed ' criminal among their number. th-y ask: "f'oniet thou jieaeeably?" ! Sl. I. f. . . I. I .... I H' II I . d I an. inrii . . , ! al! suspicion: announces laconicallv IM .... .. ' ht purp . -', --. and bu's them ' 1 -i.,;.. i - v. .. -1 . . . . a j-.i .... ,.-- . . 9 a .i.i jv.ii i in. "S.ir.tify yourselves:" "Wash yoSS persons and put on clean elothinp ........ . . .. .. . . , ... K R. r, Ikie The sacrificial rite bavin? Wen stTi tub d to. Samuel now devotes himself ti the bu-inc which wa the real eanse of his -. mirg He iroes to l, .e' hotis. am! interview his on Each yOUth i niCSISlvd by the loffy tandan! of the divine ideal for the I hingshifh Kiiab. the oldest, is In the full sirrnifth f robust manhood. At I fit-t thought the prophet is ln-Iined to aceept him and look no further. Rut bis divinely-inspired ecoi 1 thought warns him not to trns imi much in outward ppcersnee. The memory .f the bsndaOMt young Saul haunts him He turns away. He scrutinizes the face of -ix mere of .Tefs sona in turn, searching for kinpliness in char acter. None of thm meet Jehovah's reqniremer t "tiooiilv to Io.k upon: Something in Davi!'- face an! mnrner letokei s the Iki s developing possibilities. Reing youthful and ustralt ed. he was lb- more susceptible to Samm-I's Influence. Ear!y youth is the time for noluting for ( ne's life misior "Then Samuel . . anointed him in the midst of hi brethren: The ceremony vsa not un?erstooil by :he brothers. They lit I Ie I reamed the office intended was the kirgship. Probably the proph't revealed his full purpose to David, and aha! a deepeti'rg effect It must have had upon the young mar.'s Bfel A trarre malady had attacked the king a species of insanity or perhaps only violent despondency, induced by hU growing evil temper. This distemper w as found to j ie b! to the soothing ffeet of music, and the young heph rd mnse:an from Refhlehem wae broucht to -onrt to charm Into roodl.nm. re.J sanity the king shn. sucesr he ws- destined t lie. Here he soon be-ame a favorite, snd In due time he made the kiri' armorbearer Atheism is hut egotheiem. owanlly f-.ir find- no favor with i "od I h. power f .1 heart is the heart vf all power It is doing the right in the dark flint is always hard. Kuh day will Iw bright if we take t as i; cornea r,w from (ixF hand. We shall never be angry without Inning until srt ar. angrv ..n!v at du Dur pri'le on ecwusl of the -it w l D't commit will not pr.icure parloa for these do Parse lior

Kt.VIVAL OF TARIFF liSUE. Llllle Hjsmiend at Hellet for th riile from I mil I'rlct an. I I: i lorllou. The l ie . ongress lefused to psss the 111 to reduce the tariff rates on importation from the Philippine islands, and all the protsi tlonista were in a gr.-.ii state of Kiee about it Although the Hag

ws s over the unfortunate Islands they are treated h the republican leaders as a foreign lo'intrv (Jov Taft on the Fourth of July sent s message to President Roosevelt In answer to his Indepen.b-n. e day congratulations, making a i a for concessions in the Philippine tariff schedules, thus rebukIng the republican leaders who have de termlned to "stand pat" on the tariff issue until arter the presidents! election. Now Judge Taft is too wise a politician to make this effort for tarift reform a leading issue and press the mat ter on President Roosevelt, unless he

resrea the result except the reform of : eyes of the entire world are upon Preslthe tariff wss accomplished before the j dent Roosevelt to see If he has the nerv election of IWrt He knew his message j (and I want to tell you he has) tosend would receive the w idest publicity and I to the government at St. Petersburg the crsste a public demsnd for tariff eon- ! Jewish petition of protest against tho

cessions to the Philippines, such as congress would not dsre to ignore. The republican leaders hare been comforting themselves that all danger from the tariff agitation was postponed when the Iowa idea was laid to sleep by Senator Allison, and this fire from the rear is very disconcerting to them If the Philippine tariff issue is opened up in congress, the democrats will demand that trust productions be added to the free list, or the protection they now enjoy vastly diminished A record aote on such a proposition would be disastrous to s number of congressmen

FOR THAT EMPTY FEELING USE TREASURY OIL. .With apolgi to a well-kaowa medlcln -onian). - Indianapolls Sentinel.)

fn.m lose distticts ami would lead to trouble in some of the western Btates where tariff reform and trust control are demanded by a large per. entage of the republican voters. Many of the favored monopolies do not want the tariff, eves Wltll the Philippines, touched st all. They opposed the tedtiction of the Porto Riisn duties ' . .,, .., . . , , . ' and are still fighting reciprocity with ; " , . ..,,. . , . , . , i'uba. If the Philippine tariff is abol- , , . . . . , (.... it wi I he under whin and sour. ..---., .- - " a pro. e. I ure oy no means uesiraiu- iu the republicu party on the eve of a . .1 I I. 1 presidential election There la no doubt that President Roosevelt, in his message to tlie coming special session of congress, will orgeCubsa reciprocity on that bcxly, and he may sngcest that the Philippine terifT be abolished. Hut will the reptihll. an leaders, the ultra protect lonisis who control congress, adopt his re. on.men lations? President Roosevelt also knows that our home tariff should be revised, to take from the i rusts the monopoly it now gives manv of them, and thus reduce the price of Tust productions. Rut will he have 'the nerve'' to recommend it? Su. h a political move would be vastly popular wi'h the people, but would be denounced by the fniets and their accomplices the republican politicians The president's next message to ongress w ill be scanned with more than usual interest, and the i loa of that body will u- watched h th-' reaf majority of the voters with anxmus solicitude to see if any relief will be granted from trust extortions Congress may be forced to give ro IprocPy to Cuba and free trale to the Philippines, but the repuMloas Issderi will not permit the sa. red tariff that robs our own people, to he Molested, They look to th-trusts that are making millions out of tariff protection to liberally supply theiampaign fumls to defeat the will of the people Many of the men in charge of ihe public business, even as public service Is now llmitnd or defined, rarely do their work promptly, efficiently and 'mpartially Even In the post office department, the boasf of the a !-. . aie of government ownership, the service costs almost twicp as much as It eOUld be don. for and men in high placei peddle ntracta, work their "grsfrs" and cumber the salary list with the names of idle relatives and women The public business of the lountry is still on the party of spoils bssis. In spite if all the efforts of reformers and th costly exerience of the people who feed the spoilsmen liottson (Tex ) Fost The 'stand patters" are missing nnne. tions with the markets. While the politicians are standing pat the markets are no, and It Is of course essentfsl to the stand-pat policy that the markets shou'd stand pst For It is upon the theory that the markets will not stand oat unless the potltielsne do. that the stand-pat policy easts If that theory does not hold gooo men 'ne noie atann-nat policy Is shown to be i delusion and a snare -SpriBgfl-l.l R publl.an Und .

DIPLOMACY AND NERVE.

1 nseeli and liar 1 hlr l.r et uf IKila the Klrea uous strain. Tte state department gives o it the official nitormatioii that the Russian PMPSrMnStM refuses to receive tbs Klshtnsf pstltion on the ground that Russia considers the persecution of Jews is . on. .minK her own sovereignty alone On the same day Secretary of State Hay informs an anxious publio that China promises two open ports in Manchuria and that Russia assents thereto This latter concession la supposed to offset the slat) in the lsf-e to President Kooaevelt In refuslns to rceive the petition of the Jews, which the president hsd promised to forward to the czar, but who now refuses to receive it. Justice David J. Brewer, of the United Stat s supreme lourt, In a speech at Milwaukee on July 15, the day before the above events happened, said: "The atrocities perpetrated at Kishlneff." The official information that the president has backed down and accepted 'the promise of China and the assent of Russia to open two ports in Manchuria," Is decidedly refreshing. President Roosevelt may change his mind and persist In sending the petition for the unfortunate Jews, but if he does It will be in defiance of the advice of his secretary of state, and may bring about a state of affairs that may lead to war with Russia. War would require a vast deal of "nerve'' in all of us, ami war with Russia would be a much mors I arduous und rtaklnt. than with decrepld Spain Hut what about the compensation we are promised'' In return for the la.-k of nerve .1 Russia has promised to retire from Manchuria In September, and in that ease the "promise" of Chlnn o op.n two ports to the trade of tht world might be eonensMMted Rut if Rii-- i lio.-s pot w,thilraw her troops, China caanol keep her promise, and Russia can easily find an excuse for not opening the ports The cahb-s from tho I Ana. ..a.. V.r., 1 . . - 1 I . eam. .-.b. ... iiiain 1 poiuiiiK inmps ! Into Mam hurla am', evidently preparing to hold that country at all hsissrd, It appears very much that President Roosevelt, with "his nerve" snd his , sacretsry of täte, with his diplomacy. had In n handed out a gold brich by China ar.d Russia, lad It will be a long time, if ever, that th door will be open In Manchuria. POINTS AND OPINIONS. Postal defii it this year. $ü.00O,ooii; last year, 2, I.OOQ Atlanta Const Hut Ion. Perhaps, if Fnde Mar'.. Hanns I '"Uld promise to give just as much iu the campaign, anyhow, there would ba no further effort to foist the b ' presidential nomination upon him. 'I he Commoner There should be no further displacing of honorable and veteran army officers for Gen Leonard Wood's be nail t until the whole truth is known about his previous successes as a diaplacer N. Y. Sun (rep (. - The meat advan'age of "reform within the party" is being illustrated In the post office scandal. Those who revealed the existence of the machine ring, and the irregularities of his predecessor, are being "quietly dropped." Delaware (iarette. It is unkind for a New York newspaper to Insinuate that President Roosevelt is rated as a statosman anions; cowboys and as a cowboy among statesmen. That's vha a man gets, though, for achieving a Rough Rider reputation at the o it lay of almost incalculable strenuoslty. St. Louia Republican. Speaking of the situation in the poat offi. e department, the Troy. N Y.. , Times, a good republican paper, says: i "The republican administration la D t ' hunting for democrats. It Is loo! ing for rascals " This Is true, of ourse. but probably the Times would hivs ! stated the case differently If hid taken a second thought. Charleston News-Courier. - An exchange observes thai senator Allison has sent the "low . MMf romping all over the country Tlds IS because the sage of the repubh -. Idt of the senate was called on to lo ir the "idea" too often. People have to wondering why it takes an exp to handle the matter. They ask plain proposition in politics and ernment cannm be considered ii plain way Kven Brother Allison not be expected to forever keep popular thinking apparatus in background Cincinnati Eaouirer