Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 50, Number 22, Jasper, Dubois County, 14 February 1908 — Page 2

"Wfeen wlnter at fal oldest And coldest And boldest. Thin cometh cood St. YJenUn To aiow that lor I burning And slchlnr and yearning. JLad breathe upon tha wtntry earth hl tendernea divine WONDERFUL day, the fourteenth of February. It Is so wonderful that It spreads Its charm Ter the preceding week and the week that comes after. For days and tfayg the Small Person sneaks into the "touse -with unnatural, unhealthy and auspicious quiet, holding queer shaped bulging packages under her coat or smuggled away la the innermost caverns of her absurd little muff. The paste pot appears everywhere la the Thönse. The paste brush disappears ntirely and is Anally found In a state of suicide and the Ini-bottle. You see something on the floor that looks like cherry. You pick It up and it Is a red paper heart. While you are looking at It the Small Person trot3 Into the room, gives you one mysterious slance, immediately separates you from your treasure and scampers away to a hiding place under the dlntsgroom table, whtra she sits for three straight hours in a billowy pool of ivhlte paper lace, big white envelopes And numberless samples of scissors. Then, after theso charming hours f mystrrlous preparation, the great Ah.? approaches. The mail man is the Kris Kringle, the Santa Claus, the cood fairy. 'With bended shoulders he plods down the street, while the Small Person has her nose glued so tightly to the window pane that there Is coalderable question whether or not it will detach Itself without the aid of & paper knife. At last! Hooray! The bell rings. At imminent risk of catching everythlng from a cold to a spanking the -Small Person dashes out of the front 4cer and fairly leaps into the mail tag. She emerges looking like a young stationery establishment, nothing but envelopes, big, little and middle sired. "With a squeal and a scurry she blows back into the house and opcn3 up her treasures. There are paper trees filled with brilliant paper roses, and beneath the forest trees sit little cup4d3 '"'without no clo's on at all." just a3 "11 It were not February and chilly. Great big. beautiful white swan care -more beautiful even than a new automobile are dragged out of their white casings, and lo! when you touch a little spring somewhere the swan cars are filled with flowers and all sorts of wonderful, exquisite, beautiful things, like birds and Jewete and lov ing hearts. Oh, it Is very, very deZishtful, being a child on SL Valen tine"a day. While all this excitement is beating the quiet home atmosphere into quiv rs you Bit down In a far-away cor xer and think of the time when you ere a little girl. Perhaps you didn't Jhave as much attention as the Small jrirsoa; peraaps uungs uiuai umciow come your way and perhaps It's eecauaa you cu so uiue tuat juu rc rcau, w " auuuv-o vaai me rcisuu suj.u üo.c jauch. It Is from deprivations that 7ou learn what cood things mean and how much they mean. Somehow your mind goes way back, so far you wouldn't dare tell the years. You wouldn't even gucs3 them. It seems so long ago that It mu3t have besa another world, or anyway anether life. You see a dingy old schoolroom, where the benches were frighttally hard and where the clock was so lasy It never moved Its bands at alL The days were very long for a little tiny child who should have been xomping ana playing out. 01 uoor. - ore day mere came strange wma yvrlass about St Valentine. You won aerec 11 vcre tne man -no m to trim the trees is tho orchard. It was all very new to you, because ajuch to get acquainted with in a big Bt5e..wrA 27 about a St. Valentine's box. Next J.- ,iw ..j vi, .w

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YTben US U at Its bleakest Aad mlcet And weakest. Then mtath irwod St. Valentin. To show tint tort U rsy And wistful-eyed and exy. And breath on every totptd Man w teadora dlrtae. Good HoejWeplnr. FPIEND OF THE, 44TJLE dropped white envelopes. When school was about to be dismissed the Beautiful Lady who took care of all the children opened up the mysterious affair and took out the envelopes one by one, calling the name of the little boy or girt. You held your breath. When would yours come? Ah! exquisite moment of anticipation! Your heart such a tiny little silly, lovable heart, too fairly ceased to beat, for every moment you expected thr.t your name would be spoken. The other children were busy showing their white lace valentines, and never noticed the wistful little face la a far-back seat. It was all over. The box was empty. The Beautiful Lady closed her desk. The children ran for their hats and coats. You placed two soiled fat little haad3 to two very moisty-mlsty eyes and felt your first great sorrow. You did. didn't you? Well, If yoa didn't, I did. The heart of a child Is 60 sensitive a Cower. A thought will crush it a tear will bruise 1L HIS ONE DAY TO GET EVEN. Husband Sent Burlesque Valentines and Had His Wife Guessing. "Say, old fellow," said Brown, as ho laid his hand familiarly on Potter's shoulder, "didn't I see you In the stationer's a day or two ago looking at valentines?" "You probably dkl. a3 I wa3 la there." was the answer. "Buying for some sister or niece? Xo for my wife." "But you are over 50 years old and have been married a quarter of a cea"I Get a Hundred of the Meanest Bur lesque Valentine 1 Can Find. tury. You don't say that you are suit ...... iuuiouuv.. -r .,, r rHfa nn hMt A , cminr nr dolnsr ... ,A,aIV ww t hv lmr not Sne,8' 5, pigheaded aad 1 j ,v, nnw war I can ret eTe ner u on valentine's day. Thea j get loy of the meanest burje3Que vaenUnes I can find and send i , - ht next türee ,,, ,w' h h sent 'em and treats me fairly welL Try It once. It is a good deal better than threatening her with the family ax." Love's Lottery. Oao often wonders how SL Valen tine's day ever got a start. It is said that in England and France the young folk were given to playii 5 a game In -which the names of all the girls and hoys were written on tiny slips of paper. thrown Into a general r-cptacie. and then drawn out lottery fashion care oem5 uiea ul ,u. - person " - other sex. The person thus drawn üecam ou ;--;. meat decreed by fate o U impose upon the couple a sott of loy All lot which Jgg JTÄÄSTSS ?.S u-d it Is a question whether or not ff ,1'- oi.cted the rieht maiden L. c Hrht hMu.

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REPUBLICANS FAIL TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S INTERESTS. And the T;payers, by Their Votes, Seem to Be Willing That Trust Monopoly Be Prolonged The Political Situation. As It has boa proved' beyond contasjtloa, bot by oidnce and admissions, that tbe tariff has fostorod trusts and still protects them from comnoüÜOB. why should the tariff not be reformed, so-as so longer to protact the trusts? The answer to this question oaa only be. that the majority of the American people desire to prolong this trust monopoly when they elect representatives to congress and members of the state legislatures that vole for Tailed States senators to re pros eat their states In the national legislature. From various causes the majority of the voters have decided that they are willing to bo plundered by the trusts, although they were opposed to being plundered by the railroads. At least, that Is whero their preference for Republican policies have brought them to. The people have been fooled once more Into believing that a Republican congress would protect their interests under the lead of Roosevelt, the reputed trust and corporation buster. The last congress, after prolonged discussion, was forced by public opinion to pa39 the railroad rate bill, which was supposed by many would compel the railroads to charge reasonable rates. That was the theory of President Roosevelt and the Republican leaders. The Democratic leaders in congress told the people the law was entirely Inadequate to reform abuses, but Mr. Roosevelt turned the tide cf real reform by accepting a bogus amendment to the bill, for fear the Democrats should have the credit of aiding the people. The railroad rate law did do some good things. It abolished the free passes, it compels the railroads to publish their rates, so that every one can know what the rates are and all shippers be on an equal footing. It gave the interstate commerce commission a little more power, but not enough power to make unreasonable rates reasonable. Many of the states, mostly Democratic ones, however, have taken the rate question in hand and lowered passenger rates within the state boundaries against the protest of the railroad managers, who declared that to do so was virtually to confiscate their property. They have appealed to the United States courts for protection, and in all cases the Republican federal judges have decided in favor of the railroads. With recard to the industrial trusts the situation is still moro deplorable, for the federal government has accomplished nothing that has reduced tho price of one of the necessities that the trusts prodoce. It is true President Roosevelt has taken to himself tho title of trust-buster, and Senator Knox, when attorney general, did successfully prosecute the combine of the Northera Securities company, but the railroads tbat composed that combine still charge the same unreasonable rates, and in fact have increased some of them, notably the rates la lumber. With a great flourish of Republican trHatpetä aad a loud blast from the Roosevelt bugle, the paper trust was declared abolished, yet the price of prim ,s thaa ever and I there is a demand, from even Republi can Bewspxpers. uuu uie uinu -1.. on paper and wood pulp be abolished. So the net results of all this pretended effort for railroad and trust basting has produced no practical results for the relief of the people. A Republioaa congress is in session and virtually doing nothing, and tho Republican leaders declare their intention of doing as little as possible, except to pass the appropriation bills and adjourn in time to round up delegates to the Republican national convention, whore more promises will be made, with no more intention of keepin? them in the future than In the past If so many eyes were not blinded by partisanship, and the trusts and corporations did not supply campaign funds. tfcre would be a revolt again3t this stand-pat program, but such par tisanship and corruption, aided by Democratlc divisions for the control I . . I .!, J Ol IHO pari, uiuj dKa.lt uiu awuu patters another lease of power. Was there ever such a political mess offrd to -he American people when s important maiiuts tor uiuir should be demanding their at"?auoa; Bee: Combine Finances. The poor old beef trust that Roosevelt and Garfteld investigated and foind was only making about a dollar a head on th cattle It kill!, seems to have become more prosperous since tho Republicans have been trying to control it. At the annual meeting of Swift ft Co.. held a few days ago. wnJrh corporation te sajd to ho part of b(,f comWe; prosident swm fcJllfj. Th( past yea hag bM!n 0Qe of our ffs rHa- t0 VOumP and th(? av - Mllnr Fht presented showed a sl(rp,os rf $15.m000 after paying a ijrMead f eren per cent, and add proert7 va!ue ove! nve dollars to each share and charging r o .600,0(K) - b Republican SEH Tb LTtla Z tn .floH iv of inspectloa of JJ j ; fj?',? "ha rmprs )f the beef ooro- - Aweffcan public.

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Peculiar Actions of Treasury Authorities During the Panic. Tho rPOed investigation by the Konaio of the administration of the Unitsd Statos treasury during tho pane will no doubt produce publicity of some extraordinary achlovemontr la the field of finance. It Is claimed that the Issue of Panama bonds was sold to the banks for less than other people offered to pay. and that In distributing the proceeds and the other avail able cash in tho treasure the south and west did not get their fair share. The law, of course, provides that the bonds, when Issued, wcro to be sold to the highest bidder, and atthough the depositing in the national banks of the available cash In the treasury Is left a good doal to the dis cretion of the secretary of tho treasury, as to amount and the socurlty for tho same, yet the law provides that the banks of oach section of tho country shall get their fair share. These are sorlous charges, especially If it turns out to be true, that the people have been plundered by their own servants by selling the bonds to national banks at less than they were worth. There is another very serious question that the Republican admin istration must explain, which Is why Panama bonds were sold at all, when thrje was no need for such Issue for thi purpose of providing money to bu.ld the canal? The books of the United States treasury showed at the time the bonds were sold there was a balance of over $250.000.000 of cash on hand available to pay for canal building, which congrosa could appropriate for that, or any other purpose. It is true that the receipts of the government under Republican laws have been, for the present fiscal year. less than the running expenses, and as the last congress had been very extravagant In making appropriations, it will be necessary to trench more and more upon the available cash before the fiscal year expires. But the deficit will probably not be more than $50,000.000. which would still leave $200,000.000 surplus cash. Why. then, did the president order an Issue of bonds when tke treasury had ample funds to meet the extravagant appropriations? The excuse will probably be that to call upon tho banks during the panic for a return of even a few millions to pay the bills of the government would have been very Inconvenient for the Wall street bankers, to whom tho Roosevelt and former Repui'can administrations were under great obligations for contributions to campaign funds. It is a comfort to Democrats that Senator Culberson, the new party leader In the senate, has promptly demanded tho evidence of all these questionable financial transactions, which on their face will cost the people many more millions of taxation for a generationto come than there was need for. That Balance of Trade. It Is surprising to find Secrotary Taft reiterating that stale old Republican Idea that the United States receives gold In payment for the apparent balance of trade on our foreign commerce. In his speech at Boston he said: "We are able to settle for tho ono hundred millions of gold that we withdrew from Europe ... by tho excess of our exports over our imports in the single month of October." This reasoning is. of course, intend ed to show bow prosperity produced by the tariff follows the footsteps of the Republican party and compols foreign countries to pay tribute to us. Bat the facts do not warrant the assumption, but entirely disprove iL The official reports of the United States treasury show that our mer chants exported an excess of gold, sil ver and merchandise ovor their total imports of $7.631,000.000 during the last 70 years. During the past ten years there has been exported ?o,00S,000.000 moro of gokl. silver and mer chandise than has been imported. As this is greater than the entire visible gold supply of the world how can Mr. Taft, or any other Republican stat istician, explain why we have not all the gold in the world In exchange far our enormous excess of exports. The gold imported during the panic was forced here by bidding more for It. in the free gold market of England, than the Bank of England or anyone else was willing to pay for iL Tho bankers who Imported It made a largo profit, for currency here was selling for three per cenL premium, and gold, of course. wa3 quite as valuable as paper money. As the balance of trade Is adjusted from time to time, this gold may. and probably will, return to Ixindon unless we are able to pay our debts there with wheat, cotton and other merchandso. The disputed question of whero the onormoic bal ance of trade goes to and why we do not receive payment In gold for It, which we evidently do not, can prob ably be explained by the large sum paid annually for ocean freights. In terest oa our bonds and stocks held In foreign countries and the enormous sum carried abroad annually by the ever-Increasing flood of visitors from this country to Europe nvcry summer, not forgetting the money taken by immigrants and what nur forolgn pop ulation send to their rclatlvos abroad That wo recelvo from abroad nil wo are entitled to cannot be disputed, and the attempt of tho Republican poli ticians to show for partisan purposes that we arc receiving vastly more Is unworthy of those, who nsplrc to be known as statesmen. "No peace in Ohio" Is tho way the headlines put It Though as a matter of prlnolplo w favor ponce, yot someUrnen u-ar hfinut uruirl roautto.

Dr. C. F. Simmons, whoso advertisement appears In another column of i this paper, has probably helped more . people to acquire homes of tholrown ' In the most delightful and fertile section of the country, where life is really

a pleasure, than any othor man now living. Dr. Simmons Is a Southerner by birth, a broad-minded, kindly gentleman, who Is never happier than when helping others to help themselves. He would not misstate anything for all tho wealth of the Rockefellers, and any of our readers Inter ested In land In tho sunny Southwest can enter into negotiations with him with tho fullest assurance of a square deal at any and all times. GOT IT. Cholly Er h'm did you ever hear your slstor speak of me, Willie? Willie Sure; I heard sis say dat your head was shaped like a lemon. Millions In Oats and Barley. Nothing will nay you better for than to cow a plenty of biR yielding oats and barley with oat at 40c to 50c a bu. (Salzer's new Emperor William Oat averaged 50 bu. per acre moro than any other variety in 1907) would pvy immensely while Salzer's Silver Kins Barley whirh proved itself the biegest jieldcr at the WisKronsin Agricultural Station during 1907 if vou had planted 50 acre? would have given you in 1907 just $300.00 on 50 acres. It is an enormous yiclder. JUST SEKD THIS JtOTICE A.ND 1UC to the John A. Falzer Seed Co.. i-a Crosse. Wis., and we will mail you the only original feed catalog published in America with samples ot r.mpcror miliam Outs, Silver King Barley. Billion Dollar Grass whieh produce 12 tons per acre. S.-iinfoin the drv soil lururintor. ete.. etc.. and if you semi 14c we add a package of new farm feeds never before seen by you. Vhen He Skipped. Suddenly the lone woman awoke, and pressing a button flooded the apartmerr with UghL In the full glare stood a burglar. "I don't wish to alarm you," she said to him, "but In just a minute the hour of midnight will strike." He did not seem Impressed. "Are you aware," she continued, that tho coming of the hour will usher in the new year?" Still he stood mute. "And that It will bo leap year at that?" she added. Then it was that he fled into the darkness. Stj.71 or Omo. Orr or Tolkoo.I LOCAt coctt. i ' . J- Cukst mike otä tint h ! ealor prxor of ta enn ox t. j. - ....... .M (hit aal.1 Srm will Par t3u tit! Of OSE UCN'UUEU DOLLAKS for ttch msA errrr cut ef CtaXh Ut caaoot h careii &j 13 w j. lUt-i-'i Ciliuu tent. . , ruAiw. vi-..-. R-wtm tniMsforna ad iabcrihs.ia mj prca e, , Ulli tüi ir of December. A. P.. lj- . A- VI..-...-" tilTiCr", -., rnrm u liken latenuUr 9 1 art direlr w i Uwxl al aaeM tartee of tts r w . a - Ti Uir FmUr 11 tar coatt?Ux The First Advertiser. The author looked up from the first chapter of his mammoth history of advertising. "I wonder," he murmured, "who could have been the first manufacture- , to advertise? It is an item that would . fit In well here." I "There Is no extant data oa tho sub- ; ject," said tho farmer, "but I have every reason to believe that the nen is the person you are looking for." J Sheer white goods. In fact, any flno ; wash goods when new, owe much of their attractiveness to the way they aro laundered, this being done In amanner to enhance their textile beau-, ty. Home laundering would be equal-1 ly satisfactory If proper attention wis! given to starching, the first essential : being good Starch, which has sufficient i strength to stiffen, without thickening j tho goods. Try Defiance Starch and j you will be pleasantly surprised at the improved appearance of your work. Wasn't Skeptical. "A scientist claims that rubber can be made from Indian corn," remarked the boarder who had been perusing the scientific notes in a patent-medicine almanac "I cness he's rieht," growled the scanty-haired bachelor at the pedal extremity of the mahoSany. "The bat - tor cakes we have this morning would j seem to Indicate as much." I OVER MXK MILLION W.UOO.OOO) SOLD THIS YEA It. Sales Lewis' Single Binder cigars for year 1007 more than - n,H,oKi Sales for 19-X5 ,00.000 Gain 700,000 Quality brings the business. 1 Took Two to Beat Her. TlmklnKYour wife seem3 to be quite a fluent talker. Simklns You bot ßhe is. I never Itnew her to bo outtalked uttt once. Timkins Indeed! Slnkins Yes: and then it took two other women to do 1L Requlescat. Thcrfi was a youne lady in Gusm Who vnld: "While the ocean Is calm I I'll plunge In for a lark'" 1 But sho mrt with n shark. vVo will now sing the Sth Psalm. Houston PostHe Certainly Can. Mrs. Dcnham Ycu used to ay that I was your life. Benham-Can't a man cet Urod life?

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