Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 38, Number 2, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 September 1895 — Page 3

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WEEKLY COURIER. C. DOANK, rubliwher. JASPER. . - - INDIANA-READY-MADE SHOES. fair M- "o'ly.t lMr Shape Hit Hrcla for Wim an4 I'ttlldrrn. Sellins: ready-made shoes Is a very different thing now from what it ucd to U when many thousands who now buv them had their foot wear made to order. Sizes in ready-made shoo hare been greatly multiplied. Not only do men's shoes run up to No. 13 in length, "but the vary in width from AA. the the narrowest, to EK, the widest. A salesman must know all about sizes and be able to make a pretty pood guesN at what a cHstoiner needs, but aiust as well know what makes of idn.es run wide or long for their numlTs r.rf're all these niceties of shading -were invented, the matter of fitting -oa-lv-madc shous to a customer's feet wai a simple one. I'erhaps it would wore accurate to say that there ,Tas no such thing as a lit in readymade sSmxs save for persons of normal arnl average feet. The long, slnndor (Mit was not provided for, and neither nasi he short, thick foot. The numbers of men's shoes mo-t called for now ate 7. T?a and f, with the widths A, I :ini C. In women's shoo the numlers in length mo-t in demand are 3. 3-. 4, 4 and 5. with the widths A and 15. ltut the usual sizes above and below t chj are provided in large numbers. There are many calif for 13 at the large concerns, where unusual sizes are provided. It ts ditlienlt in small concerns to pet any tiling above 10-. The dinVrence in price for size is litt;c or nothing, save that what are called 'misses shoes which run pretty high, are for some reason sold cheaper than -women's shoes of like size. Some women know this and profit by itWomen hav- from time immemorial Iteen alximinably ill shod, and most of them are so still. The makers of ready-made shoes unhesitatingly cater to fashion, and it is difficult for us men to find a ready-made shoe with a low heel and a roomy toe. Nine women out of ten have wretchedly abused feet, and the condition of their walking- shoes at the end of sir weeks se U such that their brothers or husliands would not for a moment think of wearing them. Working women stand or walk all dar Ion? on French heels, partly through vanity, partly because Wtter shaped .shoes have to be made, to order at a comparatively high price. Children's shoes, save In rare instances, are still made in defiance ol bygiene and are responsible for hall the pains of learning- to walk. Doctors are recommend inj that infants be brought up barefoot. The price for infant's shoes made to order is prohibitive to the poor. Every .ort of -shoe that professes to be hygienic has a high price put upon it because of the name. Women have of recent year learned some wisdom in the matter of fool wear from the fact that shoe for wear in athletic .ports are made in sensible and comfortable shapes. These shoes which have to le roomy to be endurable, have broughtabout a slight reaction against the vanity of wearing shoes toosho-t and too narrow for the feet. The man and woman of normal and and average feet is always welcome in the ready-made shoe shops because auch persons can usually be fitted in less than ten minutes It would hardly be possible, to carry on business were there not comparatively few feet of abnormal size or shape, fora man or -woman with such feet consumes from half an hour to an hour of a salesman's time, and often goes away without buying. There must be small profit in Veiling ready-made shoes to such people. The man that wears say 11K AA is a most unwelcome visitor to any shoe shop, though in all the large concerns salesmen manfully struggle to fit such customers. On very busy days the man or woman of abnormal feet meets with an early intimation that there is mt fit to he had. Such persons come to be known in the shops and to be dodged by the salesmen. N. V. Sun. C the V-tIirr AfTrrt tli Health. Von know that the weather affects your health, but have you ever satistied vourself as to how it does it? By observing the barometer for a few months and comparing your feelings with its readings you will discover that they fluctuate in harmony. Then just a little plain thinking will make it clear. When the barometer is low the atmosphere is light and the air pressure on the body is considerably lessened. When this pressure U removed the blood is forced to the surface and distends the vessels. Weak or diseased part arc congested, sensitive nerve fcnbmitted to unusual pressure mad a sense of fullness. a sort of stuffy feeling pervades the whole body. The blood, does pot flow jreciy cut account 01 inc in nenc a. - m at. los of nerve

tone, the brain becomes sluggish and irrawu . mental acuteness is impaired. The . but how coalj she help It when other Urometer is not' responsible for all people made idiots of themselves? this, but St explains how it all hap- i What a atupld thing- for her not to ptns. ilcalthv. vigorous persons are have looked through the book, anynot a fTectcd bv the changing pressure way, before she had lent it to him but

and UK.wturo nf th nt inrw.n?ui- IIb those who are diseased or have weak sjK)ts. They have suflicient vital energy to resist the tendency to congestion of the small blood Teasels and of the rjucus membranes to throw oÄ more moisture than the atmosphere will absorb. It is for this reason that children and young people ia good health lo not suffer to any extent from atmospheric changes. Pittsburgh oHimercial-Gazette. A w Mentation. The small boy had gone out with hia lather for a sail, and the bounding billows ha,j Raiten him up to the extent bat hc had jwrted with his breakfast, "h. japa. he exclaimed, after the econ attack, "what makes me uaMvatiovr that I'ress. wayr I Stroit Vre

I THE FOUR VOICES.

ftf soW Hrowj 'lean!, wua U ultl to lure f"8 Of wiairrs auJ iumMtr orao talrty-aaii-svpa. Trtw4! lu-htly olJ Trri-s. of weet ovnteen. Tiicfalrvst cru-.tur oathl sMsof Iieavca. -lie jnsnt täeeveatrif brtvxt taat tlr Tfce rullcs leavm. avthe vootherow ilia!" Such allcs wtr.N lake hl Iii "er. Uut lib bcart w-w luutttna low to Ulm: -Oh, thai tho untner ol life wre uprise ! Oh. to bare fu'ial h?r louit suinracrs ago. I It yet too late WobM tal meet young tain Glva the bor el kr jouta to-J No, üb. nol" "Yea. pleaant It !. whea the wood i?row dim. To acar tat soastl of taa leaven that stir!" Sues trivUl Word tutd her Iip-i tohlm. Hal her heart wj waUt-trtui; low to her: -I ther cremen fcethe maa that 1 se& A mas li-e the Iliy. ru ol aires txu'or lie tblaU tn chlMUa and foolish, ah. mol CoulJ he really wre Xor- No, ah. no" Quoth h! Upi: "Cool aisht, roa now arc hone." IrarcdaW heart: "CoJlove her. whoe tjrer she be'." hiU her H;w: Uo-l nljht. you were kind to eotne." SUhetl hr heart: "No. ae never, couM never lave et" Truth. FROM COO KOCK. ISY 3IAY II. HATCH. It was variotrsly designated the and Turtleback." the Turtledove," ! sometimes merely the "Dove." The old I wits of the island knew it only as the j Turtleback rock, named for its decided - resemblance to the .shining brown shell of a monster tortoise protruding from . the water; but 0.1 account of its charm1 ing security for a tete-a-tete and for the appreciation it met with from those I who were strong enough swimmers to ' enjoy its dvantage the name which had "been given to it for its crustacean likeness was usually perverted into the simple, melodious appellation: "Coo ' rock." Indeed, so general had this term beeomo that even the Venerable guests of the Shawkemo house, discussing the tide which covered it pretty well at the full, would call it so in all : seriousness, possibly confusing it. mentally spelled with a K, with the various I Indian names with whieh the bland ' abounded, or believing it had refer ence, spelled with, a C. to the gentle lapping of the waves about it. It was Monday morning. Most of the men who had corao to spend Sunday on the Uland had returned to town, three hours distant by rail; and, although the day was exquisitely clear and beautiful and the bay rejoiced in a thousand shifting blues in the sunshine, the bathers were few a half dozen boys at the school age turning back-somersaults off the iloat, some children paddling, around in the wet .sand with their clothes tucked up be- ' hind out of the wet like cock feathers, and a staid matron or two near shore, mildl3' bobbing tip and down incased in flannel and bathers' hats As Marie Trask walked down the float for her morning' plunge she nodded to the boys, looked out over the water, and sat" down a moment on the edge to try its temperature. She f-lt a little lonely, a little depressed; .she swung her feet irreproachable in bize.- in shape, and in black silk stockings lazily in the water, and meditated. She was a comely object for the water to reflect; a trim, r girlish figure in a well-fitting black bathing suit, her blonde skin browned by the outdoor life she was leading, her eyes clear gray, a small no.-i which had a tendency to be Uoman, a sweet, happy mouth that was quick to smile and show the white teetli that had not yet lost their, baby wneTestHess at the edges, and, crowning all, her sunny blonde hair; not so much of it, but it crinkled and rippled over her head in such a fashion that no one came near her but wanted f lay a hand on it and smooth it down a bit, just to feel how soft and silky it tvas. She looked over toward the rock; it was quite a distance out in the little harbor, and the tide ran rapidly there at the turn. It was auoui luu now, but it would be slack water for some time yet. and she thought she would try it." She had been out there often, but never alone- She was a strong swimmer for a girl, and destitute of fear; but always before to-day there had been someone to go with her. She slipped otT the float; the water was perfectly clear and just cooler than the air. With strong, quiet strokes she started for the rock as a goal; half-way out she grow a little tired, floated a few minutes to rest, and then swam on. It seemed tauch further than usual; but always before she had been diverted on the way with manly converse, or given a friendly hand if she were tired. At last she reached it. palled herself eagerly up to the highest bulging point of the rock, and gave a sigh of satisfaction. She turned her back to the bore a ad looked out at the hill-clasped harbor. What a nerfect day it was! feho was . V . t i at least SIIC 113(1 UlSCUcrvu in time what a jealous, doubting friend she had almost consented to marry. She remembered every word of the letter she had found waiting for her that asoraing. It ran: "DKAR Ma:i: When you loaned me Dobtoa'a poea last nicht. I do not think yoa ksew jou had left the Inclosed vcrca la tho took. Tcrhapi I saoulJ not hare read them tCcrtalnly he ihoutd not, Marie thoughtl. but I have ilse so Tacy ay that a weraan's laxttaet 1 quick to ruth at the truth: a man has that lastlnct waen he loves. Hy tho signature. 'Jack.' 1 taeur at oace they were from Jack KJrertoa.and that he must hav written them to yoa wbea yeu left the Edsrcrtoa carap three weeks aso. Oslr three weekst ItuacrvedBte to Ulak he had the right to say .uy-, mi.n in rna vnf s a little hil sco, and ye. iaa yeu hive let me believe yoa loved i tan. . I "I am Rata: to leave cm the .W this mora1 1st- I eaaset bear to stop to say Kood-by. I Yean, DahUeu."

And tho verses "Dear Eyes," tk were ealled; -Si t.un? oym meet mlr.e ears day l:irticHt anil leu 'cr. and eyci that mtkm, Orthtr litmtb hoj. and U the while I think ot you who luve xoav away. "I Ion so to ImU la yaur eye, dear. Your eye- Wat, aiez'i to my oul uatll Tho cry ufcmii'H Joaellncs Krow.t ktlll A I iImw yyu ku nar, o nar " She hail never known Jack could make a rhyme, till thesu verses hul come to her. Doar, honest Jack! how sorry he would be if he knew all the trouble he had brought about. No, she could tcarcely hold him responsible for her present discomfortit was all her own earclessncHs; and the nerct time tdiu indulged in the exchange of literature she would shake the s-olume to its foundations to exorclsu all lurking imps that might do her ill. One h so apt to tuck things away in a book nnd then forget all ubout them. Yet, after all, he might have given her a chance to explain. She was aroused from her reverie by the soft rush of waters parted by

the even stroke of .strong arms. Marie turned her head rdioreward; a man tvai rapidly swimming toward her. The head looked very familiar, but he had written her he was going ou thuel?ht ten. A few more strokes and thero was no doubt of his identity; sho turned her gaze again out to sea. Ho clatnWred up on tho rock beside her. He was a superb creature, with liinbi bronze and shining as ono of Gcrome's Arabs. He looked like some radiant river god with a, dash of water on his chestnut hair, hia eyes as blue as tho morning sea, and with that beauty in his face that comes from conscious strength and kindliness and the glory of youth and vigorous, overflowing lifo. "Good-morning, Marie." She had not yet looked at hira, "but she met his gaze now with a half smile. I thought you were going on the eight ten." "I started," he answered, "crossed the ferry, went to the btation, and came back. Why did you como out here alone? You should have knows better, the tide is running out now, and the swim hack will be a hard pull all the way." "I am quite capable of taking care of myself," she answered, Eomcwha .stiffly, "and if you are afraid of the tide you would better go in at once." lie was astonished to find her adopting an injured tone; if anyone had a rijht to be hurt, he surely was the one to enjoy tho privilege of that position, lie looked at her despairingly; tho little curls, dried b the sun and wind, beckoned tnaddingly. lie forgot his grievance for a moment "When Venus came ashore oa the waves," he said, keeping his eyes on the curls, "Zephyrus blew her there, and before he loft her he horercd about and kissed her uutii her hair, which the sea had wot, was dry and shining like bilk; but St always kept the crinkle the motion of the waves had given it, and all true daughters of Venus havo inherited that ripple of the waves ever since. That is the story I always think of," he finished, seeking now her clear gray eyes, "when I see your hair in the sun. Marie." i She laughjd c-ayly. "It seems to me' some one else is dipping into poetry besides poor Jack." His brow darkened. "Don't make a joke of it," he said; "the blood has been boiling in my veins ever since I read it. 1 don't blame Jack for loving you, nor for writing it to you. I ought not to have read it; but the thought of his having his arm about you, as it clearly implies, and that you have cared for him, perhaps care or him still, has driven mc almost beside myself. If you have any pity for mc tell me the truth, or let me go." "You may go," she spoke coldhy; "I will not keep you." "See; we are here." he said, "under the free sky, with the pure clear water, all about us, close to honest nature, and life would be so ffood to me if is there always to be an if? if only I knew the truth and that it is not what I thought that you do not care for him." "I am very fond indeed of Jack; and as for the verses, 1 think they arc charming, and that any girl should be happy to inspire a man like that." Darrell groaned. "You are more I frivolous than I believed, and you have not been true to either of us." "I think I will swim in," she said. She slipped off the rock and struck out for the shore. Ho followed her silently, keeping his eyes upon her, for tho tide was making hard out to sea. "Don't try and buck against the tide," he called; "let it carry you down. Just swim for tho shore; you waste your strength that way." He was swimming close beside her now. "If I needed it." she asked, "would you be strong enough to tow rao in?" Ho laughed grimly. "Try me," lie answered. He took both her hands in his, swimming easily on his back; to this healthy young giant her added weight was nothing. They went rushing1 through the water at what seemed a terrific rate of speed to ,the Rirl whose endurance had already been taxed by the swimming, and the aense of security and strength it gar her was a deli cious relief. At last they reached the float; the little boys wer tearing up and dowa the saad doing: jumping "stents.'' She let go of his hands aaul he lifted her easily to the float. 8he was quite pale; perhaps there had been fomc nervous strain in her unusual exhaustion. "Don't you feel well?" he asked, as he stood beside her, taking long, deep breaths after his exertion. She nut out a small, wet hand to him which he gladly took in,hls own damn grasp. "I should never have gotten in alone," she said, catching her breath a little, "so 1 cannot bo horrid to you any more. That book belonged to my Cousin Mollic, but she docs not want to announce her engagement to Jack till the fall." Demorcsfs Mag' zinc. The increase of wealth in ibis country proportioned to population was greatest betweem 1850 nnd 18GCX

OUR IRON INDUSTRY.

SncrrM-! Coiirllilo:i vlth Forelsa Man ufacturer. Tho Manufacturer!! Ilecord an mnuices that the Annlstou Pipe Foundry Co., of AnuUton, Ala,, has secured n contract for 30,000 tons of cast Iron water pipe, to be shipped to Yokoh.-ttna, Japan. The contract was uwurdbd on a bid submitted in competition with leading Huropean Iron muiiufiKtturors, mid will Ikj the largest foreign hhtpinunt ever made by an American iron works. This is Ikh lioved to be only the beginning of ex tensive exoorts of iron and steel to Japan. Here wo have the utrongest possible proof of the assertion of the turill re forinert that our iron Industry needs no nrotoetion but could easily com pete with all iron-producing countries. Kor over thirty years the American consumer has paid greatly increased prices for nil iron und steel products, under the pretense thai without the protection of hiirh duties against foreign Meel und iron, our mills and foundries would have to close ! down. In spite of the fact that we i IKJssess the richest deposits of coal, iron ore, lime, etc, in the world, and eon-,

scqucntly have n natural advantage In of Hff Urs wh5ch-'he phlladelthe conversion of these raw Materials fa h b Jflt n wWlej l0 into finished products which has made t unl m lhe mcantime ittrles

us tne grea esv.rou "". 1 III IHU WIlfHl, III'" iim.n..n ' , ... i !.. t i. ..,.. i nl oiit-our infant Iron industry, und maintained un almost prohibitive tariff on foreign iron and steel. The result j has been to establish great trusts I whi'.'h have controlled pi-lees and compelled tho consumer to pay far more than the same goods could nave been bought for under free competition. The attempt of the democrats to lower the heavy duties on iron and steel was vigorously opposed by every republican in congress am all the hired organs of monopoly, on the ground that the admission of foreign goods would rum our manufacturers. ft . 111 4 f .Ttf T . 1. !.. nen tne uison lariu. wim iw .greatly reduced iron aud steel duties, became a law tne republican press prophesied all .sorts of calamity Hut the result was, exactly the reverse of their doleful prediction, for the past eleveu months have witnessed me greatest prosperity that the iron In - dnstrv has exnerienced for years. Idle mills and furnaces have started up, wages have been increased by all the principal manufacturers thousands of additional men have secured mnlovtnont. and it seems likely that the total production tor the year win 1 ... ,, tal production for the year win -gest in our history. Not only ir mills supplying the home marut our exports are increasing. be largest are ou ket. but our exports and with a few more years of tariff re form the United States will obtain its proper share of the markets of the world. Since we can ship iron to Japan in competition with Kngland and Germany, there is certainli no reason why any duties should be needed to secure tho home markets, as the only elTect of the tariff can lie to make the people of this country pay hiirher prices than the same goods are sold for abroad. H W. H. A WINNING ISSUE. Tariff KcforB- Willing to Arcent thn Untie of llnUle Orfereil Uf tan VrotrctinulHt. All along the republican lines, now forming for next year's engagement, we hear nothing but the tariff cry. In view of this fact the deliverance of Senator Cullom to the assembled republicans at Springfield has more than ordinary significance. 'When the republican party gets control again, as it will next year," wild the s-enator, "with some republican for president, we will take up that tariff act and go over it item by item, and make suchamendments to it as will give reasonable protection to labor and American industries as against foreign labor and foreign industries. The people of this country never knew they wanted that sort of protection; they were never certain of it until the democrats, by mistake, got possession of this country two vears ago." Who made the "mistake" through whieh thu democrats came into control of the government two years ago? The people repudiated the republican tariff law at the congressional elections of 1600. The law was the "overahadowing issue" of that campaign, aud its repudiation was the most em phatic on record. If the result could then have been characterized as a mistake," growing out of Imperfect information and hasty judgment, the characterization will certainly not ap ply to the results of the elections of 1SU2 which confirmed anil empnasizeu those of two years earlier. In the two vears intervening between these two successive republican defeats on tariff lines, the republican tariff policy found opportunity to demonstrate its capacity cither for good or bad. To assert that the people mane "a mistake" in confirming in MV their previous judgment of 1800, is to assert that they are incapable of forming a correct and intelligent judgment on any public question. Yet that is the nttitudo not only of the Illinois senator, but of the party for which he stands and speaks. It is clear enough that we are to have, if the republicans carry the country neit year, another period of tariff agitation, resulting in sweeping changes in existing schedules. The republicans used to assure us that tariff discussion unsettles values, impairs confidence and destroys prosperity. They used to insist that such discussions paralyze trade and confidence by leaving the basis of calculation in doubt and undisplacing certainty with uncertainty as an clement in all business transactions. Hut now, 1b full view of another campaign, and in the full flush of a confidence which gives them the courage of n candor not usually beloniring to them, they declare for moro Agitation, more unsettled values, more impaired confidence and more paralysis of trade and commerce. The democratic party will aceept this ehallcnire. It believes In the pco nie. It believes in the wisdom of their nnl hid'ftnent on anv question. He lieving. as it does, that if the people had raiu'r. o mistake iu 1S00 that laisr

take would have been corrected In

18i, It is entitled to believe that the mistake thu people made in 1S0 will be corrected by them iu lSUa In an era of reviving trade and commerce the wisdom of democratic administration is being proved. Tho republican party wan condemned in 1932 us in ISDO because in those two years tho country saw clearly ihat every charge made by democracy against republican admin istration was justified. Democracy, condemned in 1S',M, will be justllied again by Ihu people when they see every false charge brought ugainst its administration of thu government overwhelmed in a rising tide of prosperity resulting from just laws .vtscly admiu istered. St. Louis llepu jIIc OUT OF DATE. Na Tlnm fur Ktrlkf While Wdch Are .! vh no I hi;. "This Is not a time for strikes for higher wages," whines the pretended friend of the svorklngmon, the Philadelphia Manufacturer. Of course not. The time for strikes was when MclClnleyism was closing factories, throwing thousands of men out of work, und making strikes auch as the great Car negie striku of lsl)-', useless us a pro- .!.? ttit.l ti .kil it'll rw 'Phi iu. to prevent the American workingmen ,,!,. reaping ping tne lull Deneui oi mo goon times by pretending that conditions do not warrant wage advances. Hut thu workers themselves know better. They know that over one million men and women have had their wages increased from 10 to 1." and 20 - a Th kn(jw lhal xhQ .k1 if ( ;e!rt which under a i cont wUh iMa r. t) Ui,.0 t,)e ,aces ) strik. , . wopkmen has e with tllc t:iri,r tfv w,iüh H Thev knmv ! - .r,n,l,.rf.il business rn1 vival caused by the Wilson tariif which ti .nie ( re,!ovInff the hlbor market of the hosts , q UIIOIIiployciL They know that the tlme when htrkcs huviJ any chanc0 , q S1JCCCSS ls when men urQ in demand, , . , lf en llJVer8 are ou. rcuUUy viel,1In to the reql1ests of their hands , -f wa , Js thev know that in case of a strike they could not fill the places of the strikers. These are some of the things which the workers have learned by long exnerience. And thev are not likely to cease strivinc for the highest possible i . i i!. ;ii wages wnieu traue conomoiis wm wages whieii allow, merely j gan of the m 1,,' ty uecause me bvuki-u urmanufacturers warns them leving that prosperity nas returned to the country. APT ILLUSTRATION. A Monkej" Stnrr with a (iood Applica tion. When Harnum's show was In winter headquarters in Hridgcport, Lonn., a few vears ago. a number of monkeys were kept in a large circular cage, til vided into compartments by wire par titions, Uach dav when the animals were fed, instead of eating his own portion a monkey would thrust his head through the wires nnd steal from his neighbor's dish. hile he was thus engaged the next monkey was stealing from him. and soon all around the ca-'o. The result wa that in the scramble and uuarreling a good deal of the food was spilled and wasted, and while a few stronger and cunning monkeys got more than their share, the others were poorer than if each had eaten his own portion. Theso monkeys, without knowing it, were true protectionists, and illustrated perfectly the ideal state of society from a high tariff point of view. TheT.MeKinloyites would have us all engaged in trying to take by taxation from each other's wealth, for tho purpose of making everybody rieh through stealing from everybody. The farmer would be robbed for the alleged benefit of the workingman, tho latter for the benefit of the manufacturer, who himself would be robbed by duties on raw material for the benefit of tho land owner, the land owner would have to pay higher prices to benefit the merchant, and so on all around the circle. Instead of this complicated system of tolls and taxes the Ideal society is one in which each man enjoys the "full reward of his own labor, and neither steals nor is stolen from. Lnnrr Tariff Ki-iliirr Traut rrnfH. The operations of the sugar trust under the Wilson tariff, as set forth in the report o'f Willett & Gray, tho well known sugar statisticians, shows that during the first six monthsof this year the trust made a net profit of 3.O00.000. This is said to be the poorest showing made in any six months of the trust's historv, and the report makes it clear that the German granulated ... . i i- . i . sugar, wnicn was raucii cneapcr man the American, has been used to a considerable extent by fruit canners and preservers. This decrease in sugar rust profits is proof ot the wisdom oi the Wilson tariff in reducing the protection on refined sugars. Had the trust no tariff advantage over foreign refiners the competition in retined sugar would have still further bene fited the American pcopio oy reaucoo prices, sugar can oe renneu cneapcr in this country than in any part of the world, but it win ne uearer man in other countries so long as tne sugar truiit is protected In its monopoly by even a small duty. Wool ttlla-bt Under l'retfctl. Under tho high protective laws the price of wool fell from 5 cents In 1837 to the lowest point of all In 1894 under the McKinley law. Now it is beginning to advance again under the new tariff law. The fact is that In Ohio in 1867, when the trt law "protecting" wool was passed, there were over 7,000,000 head of sheep, and the price of wool was r0 cents a pound. From that time until the t'Sth of Inst August wool was under the so-called protective laws, and yet the number of sheep decreased over one-half Imd tho price dropped to about 10 cents per pound. Republican organs have never attempted to explain tho reason for this reduction in sheep and the price of wool, but went right along demanding protection for wool, knowing that tho results flvH tho Ho to their false claim, and they are btill at it, Zauesvilc (0.) SUi ual.

SUNOAV SCHOOL. laterMtleaal fee lSHS-Jeihu KeacwiBg- th CUTaaaat Jehut 84U4-SS. ISpocUlly Arranged from Feloubet's Notes! Oolkx Tut-TtM'hera our God will vre trv. tu HU volee will no obey Josa. THE saoTlox IneUiile Joshua, 2t to CJ.3S. TiMC-lt C. litt, tibtlueen years alter ta Utt lesson, and the twuty-tlftU ot Joatiua'M rule orer Israel JOütfUA vra nearly one hundred and tea yearn old, llvtag at Tltnnath Serah, not far from Shechem. l'l.ACr The reltelout capital wa attll at Ballot., six miles nnrthwutt ot Jerusalem: but tho great aftHcmuly for renewing the covenant was at ShechtJtn, bntween Mounts Ebal aad Gerlzlo. EXn.ANA.TOHY. 1. Eighteen Yearsof Uest. Although the Canaanites wero not wholly exterminated (till: 12; Judges 2:3,3), yet after nearly seven years of warfare, of course Intermingled with tho cultivating of fields aud the making of homes, the war was practically ended, and the people gave themselves to tho positive work of settling down as prosperous citizens of tho Promised hand (21:4'.t-45,) In his address Joshua first recounts, as in u panorama, with scene after i,cene, some of tho great things God nad donu for this people-In the past. No idol had ever done such things for its adherents. 14. "Now therefore:" in view of theso facts. "Fear ihe Lord:" Not bu in terror before Him, nor driven from Him by fright, hut hold Htm in reverential awe and respect, realize His power to help and to punish, so as todevute yourselves to Him in pcrfeat trust. Thero can be no trifling. "Servo II im in bincerity and in truth:" Not in outward forms merely, but also in tho heart and the life (John 4: 23, 21), and not with a secret regard for images, but giving nim a worship spiritual and real. "Put away the gods which your fa thers served:" We thus learn that idolatry lurked among the Israelites, and that it was that form of idolatrv which had been known in the family of Terah of old (v. 2). "On the other side of tho flood:" i. e., of the river Euphrates, whence Abraham came. "And servo ye the Lord:" 15. "If it seem evil," unwise, injurious to your interests or to your conscience. "Choose you this day whom ye will serve:" Ite decided. Cease to "halt between two opinions," to be "everything by turns, and nothinglong." "The gods which your fathers served:" In Chaldca. What had these dono for them? Their ancestors had rejected these gods as unworthy. "Tho gods of the Amorites:" who had been unable to protect their worshipers from being destro ycd by the Israelites. It would be absurd to turn from Jehovah to them. "As for mo and my house, (household) we will serve the Lord:" even if we stand alone. Tho decision was worthy of the grand old man. 10. "And the pcopio answered," etc: Tho people decided, aud sincerely, to serve God. 17. "He it is that brought us up," etc.: Their whole past history was wrought by God. Everything they possessed was the gift of God. He had led them; Ho had helped them in marvelous ways; He had chosen them as Ills peculiar people. 18. "The Amorites" (mountaineers): These are mentioned In particular because they were of gigantic stature, of great courage, and the most formidable enemies the Israelites had to conquer., Uut even these were conquered by the aid of God. 19. "Ye cannot serve the Lord," etc.: I. e., ye cannot in your own strength; it is more difficult than you imagine. It was a very serious and difficult thins to servo God, and, unless they were true-hearted und sincere, they would not succeed. "For He is a holy God:" And therefore cannot endure anything impure, or selfish, or wicked in His children. "He is a jealous God:" Unwilling to have a rival, as a true husband or wife is and ought to be unwilling to have a rival in the other's affections. "He will not forgive your transgressions:" Ilather. will not pass by, if taking no notice. Joshua is supposingtheir willful rebellion and forsaking of God.Gray. 20. "If ye forsake . . Ho will tunn:" He will assume a different attitude toward you because you put yourself in a different relation to II im. 21. Again the people declare that they "will serve the Lord." 22. "Ye are witnesses against yourselves:" your public promise to obey; will be n witness that you know your, duty and accepted the conditions of blessings forobedience and puulshment for disobedience. 23. "And Incllno your heart unto the Iml God:" for if they gave God thoir hearts, they could not worship idols; and all acts of worship, even to the Lonl, were in vain, unless they proceeded from the heart of love. 24. Again, in still stronger word, they promised: "His voice will wa obey." 25. "So Joshua made covenant witn the people that day:" I. c., ho solemnly ratlllcd and renewed tho covenant of Sinai (Ex. 10:20) as Moses had done before him In the plains of Moab (Deut. 29: 1). Cook. "Set them a statute: either he formed the whole into a stat ute and ordinance which was promulgated for all Israel to receive and obey, or It may mean that he declared or propounded to them, he set before them the sum and substance of the Mosaic statutes, which their covenant obliged them to ebticrve. Bush. PRACTICAL SUeeKSTlOKB. There are great advantages In largt) public meetings, where every possible, appeal can be made to persuade men to decide to serve God. Every person must deckle for himself whether he will serve God or oot. "We must serve God from free choice, or not atThe scrvico of God Is reasonable. Every high motive is on that side. Wo are witnesses against oirrsclvo. Tho mercies each one lias received, his conscience, his profession, hl principles as to worldly things, his dealings with others, all are witnesses gainst him, if he retis to scire Ued

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