Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 50, Number 14, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 December 1907 — Page 2

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HKUK t.s honor among the doni-

rens of Paxton alley, but Mr. Smlth'g toy ihOD stood at the

ver OHlmilOs. Hi'- they reckoned him out a! hound From time t time evil-looking men muttered to one another about the long stocking tha' Mr Smith was sup;osed to have tttofl hut ho had fliciir. il in the prize rlnK in his younger das. and he was said to sleep with a bi; knob stick beside him. the matter ended at mutterings. A big. powerful man was Mr Smith; ami he had a powerful edge to his tongue Kvery one in the alley feared him oxupr Jimmy

Mr Smith knew him as the extra ordinary paper boy who brought hack a dime given hini In mistake for a penny, an event which was hislacteal in the allev. At the time It gave rise to doubts as to Jimmys anity, but afterward it was held that

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man Anyhow. Mr Smith took two papers regularly afterward: and the day after his funeral which w is the day before Cnnsmias eve a sleek man In a shiny top hat invaded I'axton alle) escorted by a policeman, and rk evidence as to the identity of "the boy called Jimmy who sold papers" to the public generally, and In particular to the late Mr Smith. When the sleek man was satisfied ujon this point he proclaimed Jimmy the sole legatee of the estate, which

tmprised the little shop and

and all their contents. You 11 find a lung stocking somewhere. I expect ' the lawyer said, "and you'd better bring it to me to take care of: ard if 1 were you I should take the MUM of Smith." Coder ordinary circumstances Jimmy would have been elated by his j?tKd fortune, bit somehow the world had not interested him lately. He had had a terrible cough for we. fa his business exiMisine him to the

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There was a wild chorus of recog- , headed There was a grating noise QitioO when he appeared between the outs. do the window the noise of

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a rail Jimmy. Jimmy Want any one to run your errins, Jimmy?"' Yer might give M somethlnk. Jim m ?" he heard all these gie tings and a dozen more. He shook his head and returned to his seat. He certainly did feel ill. and he seemed to lose things for a few minutes, until Hill Hlack came in for three little toys. Hill was looked up to in the alley as a man who did big jobs." and the Klacks w ie K-neral!y reckoned well-to-do; but Hill's transactions hadn't been

the frame to press back the catch. Jimmy struggled to move, but his limbs only wrik'led a little. He tried to shout, but no sound came. The shutter-; came open with a crash, and Hill Hlack stepped within The short. Jagged knife that he had opened the window with was still in his hand: and Santa Claus seemed i. "inting Jimmy. You've given them my toys." he said. I'll give him your money Jimmy closed his eyes to escape the sight of the knife, hut he felt

ery profitable lately, and he had to Hlack looking at him. Then, to his be careful, because he knew that the surprise, he went away into the

police had their eye on him. So they were hard up. like the rest. Found the long stockin', Jimmy?" he asked, casually, when he had taken the toys No," said Jimmy. And if I had it 'u'd be at the lawyer's. Hill, an" don t yer make no mistake." Hill growled under his breath "If yer didn t look half dead I'd knock yer head orf. yer young hound," he said. ' insiny waitin' ag'inst an honest man. Goin' to offer to do any think ler yer. the missus was. wot I'll soon put a stop to now." He gave Jimmy a ferocious scowl as he went out. and Jimmy resolved that if he found the stocking he

shop. Jimmy heard a noise of unbarring and unlocking. Then he felt a cool hand on his pulse. "Collapst .' a pleasant voice said. "It's lucky we weren't an hour later " Jimmy opened his eyes, and saw the doctor and Hlack bending over him "I've been playin' at Santa Claus, mate.' Hlack said. "We Judged yer was pretty bad not to answer the 'nockin', so I got in. Rare nice toys them was yer gave my young "una. Judged yer was pretty bad, so I '.etched cm." Mill Hlack looked at the Are thoughtfully, and repeated to himself: "Rare nice toys." Then he carried

Jimmy upstairs and helped the doe-

would take it to the lawyer at once, tor put him to bed. He was wonder-

He went to the door and faced a

crowd of excited faces that ranged in rows from the front of the shop rU'ht across the alley. "Jimmy'" they cried. "Give us somethlnk! Yer might, Jimmy!"

fully gentle In handling Jimmy. Mrs lack was gentler still with Jimmy while she nursed him and he grew very fond of her. Hill and young Hill were looking after the

shop. s- said, and doing "very fair.

Jimmie's Xmas Stocking -Opened His Eyes.

Jirr.mie

ami had nastv pains In his side, and wr.i'd to be burning all over. He nofti in on the moraine of Christ mis eve. and explored the house wpli a kind ..f numb curtoaftg He spool most of the morning in the .shop parlor in the arm-chair in front of the Are He did not even pjo out to the quirk-lunch room for the beautiful dinner that he had promised himself Hp had taken a lot of milk from the milkman, and he kept drinking that He did not seem to eat about anything hut milk, and every- ( thing felt strange and uncanny The figure on the mantelpiece a whitebearded old gentleman which he believed was called Santa Claus was the strangest and uncanniest of all. 1 The tire was almost out, ho he put n some more coal. He saw that It was nearly four o'clock "Lumme!" he muttered. TX9 let the day go, an' 'AVCtt't done no bus'ness. This won't o HI take down the shutters, an' 'i pen the shop." It bad been a hard autumn, ami the people on whom I'axton alley lireyed were short of money So Pax ton alley was short of money, too. If few entered the shop, there were or.--ugh outside. A dozen cold, redMm noses flattened themselves mains! the glasp ; a dozen shrill voice clamored; a dozen little hands polated with grimy, chllblainy fingers here and there. Jimmy remembered when he was a kid" how he used to spend hours at the toy shop window, and how the woman he lived with then had thrash (I h'm for spending on marbles a penny of the MM he had taken for papers It wa.i his own money, ho held, or he wouldn't have done it Ko t,, vä,. freak of nature. Jimmy was honest Hut now he could hard y sit up In a chair, and he didn't t-liove he could walk, but when a VWMI rime in for a fen-cent doll, he managed to crawl to toe window X .-. ve he; .

Jimmy always said afterward that and she hoped he'd take young Hill he only did it because he thought he m the business. was dying, and the toys would be no j Jimmy nodded and smiled feebly Mi to hini. and the pains in his - he did everything feebly just then Mail ' drawed him out of himself and promised to take young Hill, lb Tied to speak, but his voice was and said he made no doubt they'd only a whisper. So he beckoned to do very well; but In his heart he was a big boy and whispered to Mm; and worried about the business the boy stood up on the doorstep, Three weeks later Jimmy came and si V d to tBO crowd: "Jimmy s downs'alrs to the shop parlor, and pabl' to give yer a toy each. Jim- the hist thing he noticed was that Ul' " Santa Claus was gone frorr the mnnThe big DO W nt sprawling before tslpiecs He was very weak, and he the crowd that swayed and ttrwjglad could not help a few tears coming

in, and Jimmy was driven back to the counter. W unen came in to plead for their babies nt home. Roys and girls came in to remind him of their brothers and sisters. Hy nine o'clock he had given to every small inhabitant of the alley. Then Jimmy tried to- go to bed. but was so weak and giddy that he could not climb the stairs So he

sat in the arm chair instead felt strange as well a poorly.

chairs, the fire-Irons, the coalscuttle the table-cover, everything, seemed to turn into fantastic figures, and long tailed demons were running up the blinds. Santa Clans on the mantelpiece was scowling and sneering at him. Jimmy got Into a sudden rage with Santa Clans and struck hini with his I fist Saata Claus tottered on the mantelpiece, but righted himself. He was more solid and weighty than Jimmy had imagined, and there was a clink Ing sound as he swayed a sound of

to bis e-,; but he had brushed them awny tofoTO Hill came In. j "Feel all right, boy?" Hill asked. Yes, Hill," Jimmy said Pretty i fair." , "Seems strange down here, don't i it?" "A little strange," Jimmy agreed. Hill cut some hard tobacco In the I palm of his hand, and whistled softly aud filled his pipe 'Notice anv-

He thing perticklof strange?" he sugThe ir,.S(,.(j ms ..yes were on the man

telpiece, where Santa Claus wasn't, and so were Jimmy's. "No," said Jimmy, hravelv. "No. Bin." "Not on the mantelshelf?" Jimmy pressed his fingernails airainst his palms. "There was a sort of figure there," he said, "wasn't there s Hill? I I s'poso it got broke. It Mam 1 matter. Hill. It It wasn't worth nothlnk." Hill laughed e.nd slapped his leg with his hand. "Yer ain't no Judge of figure.,, matey, I can see That ete was a curious old piece of stuff.

clinking money I he truth Hashed :in vahrMe. or I ain't no Judge. I MOB Jimmy as he sank back exhaust- j took the notion o' lockln" im away e, in the armchair. The "long ,, stairs. Jimmy" Hill put his stocking" was In Santa Claus, and he i ,4r, a, hand on the boy s shoulder, (ould not g't to it. and he never The long stockln' were Inside him! would, because he was going to die. j over a thousand dollars. I took the lie saw Santa Claus leerln nt him nheriy of usin' the odd money in the when he woke, and in his dreams. tms'MM (M PM, but the thousand Is and w hen he dozed. Then he sudden- there. An' It's lucky fer yer. matey ly looked frightened. 8ome one was j as yer was dealln' with an honett knocking loudly at the door. That was man -wot might have been diffrlnt what frihtned him. Jimmy woke j if you hadn't flven the kids them completely just as the knocking toys!" ceased. He must have been asleep For there Is honor among -Paxton n long time, he thought. McOMfl the l ev, and Paxton alley extends to fire was low; ami be ;ui. posed he the toyshop now Jimmy and young had been what 0M called light-. Hill are then!

SCORES BOND ISSUE

OPINION OF A CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS ORGAN. New York Journal of Commtrce and Commercial Bulletin Flays the President and Hit Incompetent Trejsury Head. The general trend of public opinion on UM ftooatnroll bond atu; certificate

issue is declile.ll unpropit ous for the president s plan That IfUMM and conservative organ of rep.it.ibl' bus! MMi the New York Journal of Con. merce and Cointiieieiiil Btjjlsttn. which Ml supported I'resldent KouOWlH'l railroad and unii trust policies, says: "The most deplorable phase of this extraordinary proceeding is the revela lion of the incapacity of both the MBretary of the treasur and the president of the 1' rated States to conipre hend the situation with which they are dealing, or to appreciate the con sen in 'ices of what they are doing. Incidentally it illustia'. s the danger of elevating to the position of the head of the tieasury department of the government a mere amateur, a neophyte It. finance, who has neither the natural capacity, the training, nor the experience to qualify him for its duties." This estimate of the Republican secretary of the treasury is beyond all I i cedent, and the Journal of Commerce has no better opinion of Preslil' nt Roosevelt's grasp of financial affairs, for it adds: The president s letter of approval Is melancholy in its exhibition of lack Of understanding and of grasp in matters of niorueutous consequence to the people of this country." After quoting the president's advice to the people about hoarding their money, which the Journal Of Commerce calls canyrtii: paternalism to the extreme, as if the government WON omniscient and OOUÜ potest and the eople were Its grandchildren, dependent upon it for their blessings and needing only to obey its voice in orler to he prooporottfl and happy." It 'urther says: This assumes that the private hoarding of money is the whole cause f trouble, and that such hoarding is ittei ly without reason and has only to

be abandoned to sot everything instantly right." The presidential assumption that business conditions are sound and we should put the money we have into irc.ilation in order to meet the needs f abounding prosperity." and that usiness conditions are fundamentali sound" aud all our people have to lo now is to go ahead with their nor mal business In a normal fashion anc the whole difficulty disappears" Is Rooseveltlan to a degree. The Journal of Commerce likens It to "applying the Christian Science doctrine to the finance and business of the country which has been for two or three years working into a disordered condition and needs careful and judicious treatment." The Journal of Commerce does not believe the issue tit certificates will do much to restore normal conditions, and that the Panama bond Inflation will only add to the trouble by refusing lo contract the currency when the process of readjustment will have relaxed tie strain. It discredits the president's "assurance that the leaders of congress are considering a currency bill which will meet in permanent fashion the needs of the situation." The leaders of congress. It declares, have hitherto shown little appreciation of sound principles and methods and that even if such action Is taken it will be too late to "meet In permanent fashion the needs of tbo situation" Congressman Fowler, chairman of the committee on banking and currency. Indorses the opinion of the Journal of Commerce. Neither President ROOOPJfBtl nor his secretary of the trQMttfy have had any experience In high finance, in fact both have exhibited more expert knowledge of financing practical politics by procuring campaign funds from the trut funds of life insurance companies that should have been sacred to the widows and orphans of pollcf holders than to the greater field Of national finance. Forcing loans from corporations with such "practical" men as Ilarri.Pian at their head Is the high finance that the present administration understands. When the political anil financial wind was fair the atimlnlsf ration boasted of its success, and claimed that prosperity was Its own production. What excuse will the Republican party be able to In vent now prosperity has turned Into panic and business depression'' Good Bankers and Bad Bankers. In ffpW of the disclosures concern Ing the Walsh banks In Chicago, the Knterprlse National tank of Allegheny. Pa., and certain national banks in New York and Hrooklyn. the ndvlce of President KoMWtfl relating to hoarding must prote MfpBtor) W hile all bankers are not grafters, some hankers certainly are. The president should have discriminated between good bankers and bad otis

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS Latest News of Interest from Various Towns In. Indiana

TALK OF CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

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Bend is Placed. Has Practically SnccumbcJ

South Head The announcement made In South Hend lo the effect that

the lineal city administration, headed b Iftpw Fot.irty, had deiided to fight I H. F Shively, ex -congressman and at

one tune Democratic candidate for governor, and that the support of Fo garty's followers in the future would go to F K Hering, indicates that the latter will be the opponent of A. L Brick in the next congressional race. The announcement of Fogarty and his

Logansport. Cass county is practically "dry." except in kip -there is a saloon in America. Deer Creek town in that Is marked for the tob. someday it will go. The ' w.t ship Is Kel. In which Is situ.i city of Ixgansport. and Uogl has 60 NoloollS besides a few V ln.ii.-es ami a brewery agency m The MMI and saloon M this city have had thing tin i

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followers Is open and to the point. Hering came to South Hend as a foot ball player and a coach and is now in the ice business.

Coal Demand Fall Off. Brazil. The demand for coal In this state has been falling off the last few days. The Hraxll Hlock Coal company has only one mine at work. Similar reports come from the bituminous district. The operators are unable to account for this condition unless it Is due to the mild weather This is the first time In many years at this season that the companies have closed e' en temporarily any of the large mines In this district.

way for years they mixed up In polltics and carried thines as they saw fit. And whenever there was any talk Of making the saloon keepers ODOf the law it was to laugh George Gra bam was made Superintendent of tho

: Metropolitan police and he has I n

able to keep the saloon and liquor nie-n within bounds, but at times It was a mighty hard Job and even his life has been threatened.

Company Leases 4,000 Acres. New Albany. Over 4.000 acres of land in Scott township. Harrison county, 20 miles southwest of this city, have been leased by the Veitch Oil company, of Chicago. Natrual gas has been used In farmhouses along the river. In Harrison county, f.r many years, but was not found In sufficient quantity to pipe any distance for commercial purposes.

Squelch Matrimonial Agency. Indianapolis Violet Lancastc and her daughter Garnet will not prey on the affections of mer. more lonesome than prudent durim: the next several months elgh' months In Violet's case, six months In Garnet's Judge Kenesaw Mountain 1-andls sent them to the Women s prison for the terms Indicated on the charge of using the malls to defra'i I Their matrimonial agency Is squei. I

Farmers' Institute at Waveland. Waveland. The farmers' Institute will be held here, beginning on the 27th Inst., and lasting two days. E. C. .Martlndale. - Wilkinson, and Miss Hertha Miller, i ..nklin college, will be the instruc- The Waveland Poultry association will hold an exhibit at that time, birds to be scored by T. M. Campbell, of Darlington.

Remarkable Case Settled. Montlcello. A remarkable rer strance case was settled In tM White circuit court when Ch.v Co hell, of Motion township, granted a license to sell Ilrjuor on an application filed In tfM and In the face of a blanket remonstrance in Monon township at present, which I valid and which has been a bar M 'nt the granting of licenses to iOTeral men who have recently applied

Indiana Underwriters Elect. Indianapolis. At the annual meeting of the Indiana League of I'ndei writers the following officers were eleet. d: President. J. W. Williams, Prussian National; flrse vice president, Gub H. Wise, Agricultural; second vice president, Charles N. Gooham. American; secretary and treasurer, OaOTM M. Ib'hm.

Murderer Dead. Fort Wayne Mra. Alice Smith, of this city, left for Michlean City, to bring back the body of son. Claude Smith. who died of f nberciiloKlH In tlie state nrison Si'. ''

j was sent to the penitentiary from I

ity. ten years a", after having MM convicted by a Jury In the circuit c of the murder of 1 1 year-old Km'

Krech on the night of October 0. Is "

Miner to Study Esperanto. Jasonville. So many are the nationalities of the miners cmployed in the mines about here that they have begun to study Ksperanto in order to be able to understand each other Shopkeepers are learning It also In order better to conduct their business.

Tariff. Of course. You antfhl lower the tarllT when limes are ticklish lest I. mav make them worse; and you cannot lower It when times ure good lot It may upset things. The onlv statesniansliip, It seems, is MatMMMMt of the neessary and in v table. N. T. World. And Doing Us All the Tlmo. ' Hieb tariff does lots of peopfo good.' declares Senator Foraker. "It did us good." responds the small competitor and the general 00UMMr Detroit Nuwa

Fire Lost at Tell City. Tell City At an early hour the Tell City machlneworks was de stroyed by fire, and the foundry adJoining was badly damaged. The loss exceeds $10.000. with only $J.O00 Insurance. Court Appoints Receiver. South Hend. -Judge Vernon Van Fleet, of the St Joseph and Klk hart superior court, appointed a receiver for the Horseman's Mutual Insurance Company of Klkhart.

Asks for $20.000 Damages. Hloomfield William MeClellan. of Linton, filed his complaint hers In the circuit court asking f000 damages against the I n ' Fourth Vein Coal company. He w.n dragged a long distance by a car an 1 besides suffering serious injuries I I his tody his right leg was so ma-; ! that It had to be amputated.

Peru to South Bend. Peru. The project to build Interurban line from Peru to South Hend. by way of Rochester. Arcos an d Plymouth, to work in M$MPMttM w: h the Indianapolis and Peru branch of the Vnion Traction line between ' and Indianapolis, Is being revive.!

Trook Back in Indiana. Peru. Sheriff Vol pert has returned from Englewood, La , ha- I I in custody Orren H. Trook. former cashier of the Tully Exchange bank at Converse. After a few hours tentlon Trook was released on $".""i' bond, furnished by his brother.

Twenty Injured in Wreck. South Hend Twenty persons on O CaiOMJPi South Hend & North ern Indiana rallwny car were seriously injure.) when ;i banuuige car crashed into the passenger coach. The Injured are at St Joseph's hospital.

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Lovers of Fifty Years Wed. Kokomo. Iovers In a country school ,,0 years ago, Dr. Lewis Kein. 77 yearB old. and Mrs. Martha Jane Hod son, of Greontowm. were mar rli'l at their newly constructed home In South Armstrong avenue.

In Trip Around Horn. Newcastle This city will h represented In the trip around th Horn of the American navy; "' RIand Is going as an electrician i " the Hancock, while Charles W is assigned to the Colorado.

Run Down by Cut of Cars Mitchell. Matthew Jennie Medora, and Jöhn Wade, or Fort Ritner. were caught by a Motion Rlne and a cut of cars, while MJkll I along the track lu this city, I -s'.iuUy killed.