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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

| Why-why." lingering il gingerly, II
b'leeve it's q valentine! am beat"
Derry skipped over TO the little
window. Let me see II, father. OH"
with two wrinkles coming on her
smooth forehead. Its 'comicl'
Some mean boy has sent il. Why. Il
isn't sealed. See. Dick, you can see
the picture right through the thin
old envelope. It's horrid-a hideous
old woman! Aunt Jerusha Dunlop
does not look like that. It's a mean
shame, Look. father"
some smart Alec sent il.
'spose,' growled the postmaster, with
as much gruffness as he possessed.
Chivalrous Dicks face had grown
very red.
That's Jack stacey's writing. l
know it. He's been TO the city to-
day, and mailed il from there. l
wouldn't have thought il of Jack. IL
shan't go any further" with an i'm
pulsiye movement
Derry caught his hand. her eyes
sparkling. stop, Dick; you mustn't
tear il. Father. mayn't we rob the
mail?"
"Dorothea Skipp."
"Oh, Father Skipp, don't look at me
that way-just let me rise to explain.
Poor Miss Jerushy Is awfully sensi-
tive, even If she is so queer and does
keep her pet bantams in the kitchen.
And she feels so fricndless and for
lorn, and-and I've heard mother say
she was real pretty once. She feels
dreadfully about her lameness and
her crooked back; and. just think,
they came from rescuing Jack Sta
cey's own aunt from a burning house!
How can Jack be so contemplate?
OF course there are silly verses on
the old thing"
stop and take breath, Dorry," ad-
vised Dick, quizzically.
81 don't need TO when I'm so indig-
nant," responded she. Now, / have
pretty valentine was going to send
to Jack; and. father, | want you to
let me take out that thing and burn
it up. and put mine in instead, p.ease."
The postmaster meditated. 1T
amt regular; but-wall, eff yer ma
says SO, ye can du il. Eff
Derry was half way up the stairs.
In a few moments she came down
beaming "She says she thinks 'twould
be perfectly proper" was her tri-
umphant announcement, "and-and
I'm going to put in my dollar that
Uncle John gave me. intended to
get skates when you get yours, Dick,
but my old ones will do very we'll"
"Dorry. you're AL can't think
of anything good enough! II put my
dollar in, too. My old skates are all
right for this winter-doesn't look
much like skating just at present,
anyway"
Derry jumped up and squeezed his
arm rapturously and whispered some
thing that made him look very glad
and proud and pleased. and trife
sheepish. But it was becoming ex-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

valentines IN to-day's mail. moth
err" laughed Jack. Can't endure the
anxiety any longer. BE right back!"
We'll, do; don't get cold" respond
ed "easy-going" Mrs. Stacey; and
Jack said: NO. mother" and went
on whistling lie stopped whistliug,
however, a. soon as he was out Of
hearing.
IF | can get that before anyone
else does, catch me ever doing such a
mean trick again." he soliloquized, as
he splashed along
arrived. He glanced al the box where
Miss Jerushy's infrequent mail was
always placed, through the courtesy
OF the owner. His heart sank. 1t was
gone, then; and by this time the
poor old woman had received the
cowardly insult.
lie pulled himself together and APP
preached the little mail window and
asked II there was anything for our
folks" Dick passed his mail out si-
~ DttH 81 AuAA
of his own trouble he must have no
ticed Dicks dignified, distant man
ner. But he did not. He walked
slowly toward the door and then
turned sharply and came back. SAY.
Dick" he began, you never did a
plaguey mean thing; and never sup
posed that ! would; but l have, and
I'm going to make clean breast of
it," And he began, but Dick stopped
him by taking two long strides and
throwing an affectionate arm across
his shoulders. Good for you, Jack!
Amt l glad." and he told what he
and Derry had done, finishing with:
80 it's all right. ! intended to tell
you. but l expected to feel different
while l was doing it. Come down, sis"
to Derry, whom he heard at the head
of the stairs. Jacks all right, and"
"No," said Jack; mot till I've been
and told her, and asked"
NO, no. no." interrupted Derry.
''neyerl That's what we've been try
ing to save all the time-her feelings.
you know. Mother'll agree with me.
I'll ask her TO come down"
Mother Skipp was the confidante OF
all the boys and girls in the village.
She listened thoughtfully, with her
hand on Jacks yellow hair.
NO, Jack" she said, at last; iii
will be kindest not to tell her"
Then all can do is to pay Derry
and Dick their two dollars"
"We shan't take it," said Derry;
and, anyway, the valentine Itself
really is yours. for | meant it fol
you, till thought you were mean"
But Jack was firm. Ii was the only
way. he insisted. that the affair could
be made right and square" and they
had to submit. He took it out OF his
bicycle money and thereby delayed
the purchase of that longedfor treas
ure a whole month; for Jacks dol
lars came slowly and in small sec
tons
ave can't keep this money
mother" announced the twins. "W'
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BY MINNIE [. Upton =

I HE Meigs stage
was late that day.
a dismal Febru-
airy I h a W had
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14
IN MEMORY OF A BOY HERO
atiOn of an Eighteen-fear-
United States soldier.

AT Sellwood, near Portland, Ore,
there was recently unveiled a monu-
ment to Arthur Venville, a lad who lies
in an unknown grave in the Philippine
islands. Venville was born in England,
but was brought to this country at the
age of ten months. When he was only
seven years old his father died, charg-
ing the child with his last breath, al
most, to take care of the mother and
sisters" The little fellow promised,
says Youths Companion.
He was quiet boy of studious hab-
it's. He liked TO go TO school, and he
wanted TO go to college, but he had to
take a place in shop to help support
the family. In 1897 his health began
to fail, and he enlisted as an appren.
tice in the navy, still giving his people
his wages. The other fellows called
him girl sailor" he told his mother
when he came home on furlough year
later.
Venville was on the gunboat York
town in 1899. She went to the Philip
pines. and in April was sent to Baler
bay TO rescue some Spanish prisoners.
The young apprentice was one OF the
party of n which. under command OF
Lieut. Gilmore, was sent ashore to re-
connoiter.
As the crowded launch approached
the silent shore there suddenly burst
upon II storm Of bullets. Several
men were killed, others were desper-
ately wounded, and all were drenched
Lieut. Gilmore has since told in Nc
Clure's Magazine of the behavior Of
Nenville, the ls-year-old apprentice,
who had never before been under fire.
Having no other weapon than re-
volver, useless at the range" wrote
the officer, 81 reached for the rifle
dropped by one OF the dead. II had
been hit in the lock and the clip was
damned in. Venville, one of the ap-
prentice boys. attempted to fix 1t. A
bullet went through the flesh of his
neck
"'Mr. Gilmore. I'm hit he said. But
he continued working at the rife.
"A second shot plowed through the
boys breast and came out in his arm.
pit.
"T'm bit again. Mr.. Gilmore
HE was still trying TO pull out the
| damned clip, when ball cut furrow
in the left side Of his head.
"'Mr. Gilmore. they've hit me
again.
''He wiped the blood from his brown
eyes with his coat sleeve, and then re-
turned TO his task as calmly as II IL
were only a mosquito that had stune
him. II was not three minutes until
ball crashed into his ankle, inflictinR
a painful hurt. There was just slight
culver in the lads voice as he looked
up 10 me and said:
"'Mr. Gilmore, I'm hit once more,
but I've fixed the gun, sir"
One wishes this true tale might have
ended, as stories do, with the hero's
recovery and return: but when the
other survivors OF Lieut.. Gillmore's
party were taken into the interior,
venville. being unable to travel, was
left behind, and some time later he
was killed by the order Of an insurgents
general. Yet his rs years, few though
they were. had been spent TO some
purpose. The monument stands fair
and stately symbol Of the boys hfe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

A passive church soon passes away
Uniformity is not essential to unity
Every act has cause end is a
cause.
The irrevcrent receive no revela.
ton.
The needless life will not be weed.
less.
Fretfulness Is the cause Of fearful.
ness.
God does not forget ~ benefit
those who do not forget His benefits.
The bars across the heavenly road
are as likely to be made Of gold ~ o.
iron. - Rams Horn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

service. The most notewor thy change
is the addition of third special serv-
ice which may be used on the same
day at any convenient time" 1t con-
sists of the "Te Deum," the lesser lit
any, the Lords prayer, special suf-
frages with reference TO the king, the
three special prayers for the king and
the royal family already alluded to,
the prayer for unity" and the bene.
diction
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

preston, and Mr.. Skipp growled to
himself: "Bless their hearts," as
they clattered up the stairs.
When Miss Jcrusha's valentine came
down again it looked very much the
same outside-but inside. Dick and
Derry smiled every time they looked
at each other, and had hard work to
keep straight faces when it was
handed over to a neighbor who passed
Miss Jerushy's ricke;y little house on
his way home.
al shall tell that sneak what we've
done, so as not TO have any more I'M
derhand work, and then I'll never
speak to him again." announced
Dick. tall with righteous Indignation
When the valentine was given into
her worn old hands Miss Jerushy was
too much astonished to speak. Such
a thing hadn't happened to her for 40
wears. She stood looking at IL with
an utterly bewildered expression till
the bearer vanished in the darkness,
while the sleet beat against her thin
lace aud settled on her gray hair.
She did not feel 1t.
Jack Stacey was decidedly uncom-
Portable. lie wasn't the sort OF boy
who does smart" things as a rule.
Some "friend" with defective sense
OF humor had slipped the thing into
his hand that day; and, struck by q
certain unfortunate resemblance be-
tween the caricature and Miss Je-
rushy. he had addressed il to her and
mailed il on the spur Of the moment.
A soon as il was mailed he stopped
20 think. That was the trouble with
Jack. He acted first and thought att
erward. which frequently resulted In
great discomfort and embarrassment
70 himself and his friends. About
eight o'clock that evening he threw
his geography aside, and. going TO
the kitchen, donned rubber boots and
coat.
.Wby. Jack, not going out to-
night, I hope!" exclaimed his mother.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14
PSI 1872
S1:ALENrlNE

My lips are dumb.
n Y lentlne! Saint Valentine
,rhou know'st this little maid OF mine.
This dainty sweet.
e. uure and fair that when she passes
our gray old world grows green with
grasses
Beneath her feet;
THAT everywhere her dear face shows
THE west wind takes II for rose
Just newly born.
O grant, sweet Saint. that 10 her know
ing
mn fragrance soft and bloom be showing.
Give me the thorn!
on. Phyllis fair, oh, Phyllis young.
I would mine were a poets tongue
That l might sue:
THAT might sing in golden numbers
To wake your heart from out its slum-
bers-
My love for you.
yet-no. dear heart! The years will bring
sweeter song than could sing:
So slumber on.
You will awaken to discover
When he shall come-that happy lover.
And ! am gone.
Harriet +. Blodgett. In N. Y. Independ-
snt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

One well-known firm Of publisher
runs a good deal of it's business ON the
following lines II secures q popular
novelist, offers him 90 much for his
next book and then forms q little
syndicate in the city to share the ex-
pense. A new book by popular au-
thor Is considerably safer inves me mt
than many newly discovered gold
mines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14

Little Johnnie crows 60 south
fer III winter, don't they?
Parcnt--Naw, they 60 south for tn
summer; they kin git ell tn winter
they want up north.".-Ohio State
Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
Shark In Flshermen's Net.

monster man-eating shark over
fifteen feet long, and weighing nearly
a ton. was caught by Frank r. Peter
son AMI Henry A. Thomas at White
horse beach. Manomet, Mass, the
other afternoon. The shark, which is
OF a species rarely seen in northern
waters, Is the same one which caught
James Rooney, a resident of White
horse Beach. by the hand, and pulled
him OFF dory, TO his death. some time
ago. Rooney had his hand in the
water. when the moster came up per-
pendicularly, and caught him. A
woman on shore saw the shark, and
iife-savers put out to his rescue, but
the body was never found. The
shark probably dragged him to the
bottom and ate him. Such fish would
ordinarily go through a net. but a
sharks tendency is to turn itself over
and over. and in this way he wound
himself all up in the net, which the
two fishermen, Peterson and Thomas,
were hauling in. There was plenty of
fight left in him. and he gave them a
desperate battle before they were able
to drive lance into his brains.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
The Rally For Liberty.

Gentlemen" said the speaker. ris-
ing to his full height and almost car
rying his hearers off their feet with
his matchless eloquence. "the time has
come for us to assert our indepeHd.
ence. We are free-born citizens. God
has given us as birthright the privil.
ege of governing ourselves as We see
fit. We bow our knee to no kings and
no princes. We have only ourselves
to blaine If we permit others to deny
the liberty that our fathers have be.
queathed to us-the liberty made 81.
cred by their hallowed blood. / appeal
to you. my fellow citizens. to arise In
your might. Let us exhibit our man.
hood: let us teach the world the great
lesson Of independence. Let U.S.
Say, gents" yelled the janitor, as
he suddenly stepped out upon the plat.
form. I'm goin' to shut this hall up
now. Clear out O. here. I've been up
three nights with the toothache. and
I'm goin' to bed early. Git before I
turn OF. the lights on you."
One minute and seven seconds later
the doors We're locked and the great
rally for liberty was one of the things
that had been.-Chicago Record Her.
MD. .s.aso----.<--------..s. !
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
Coffee Blindness.

1t is well known that the Moors are
inveterate coffee drinkers, especial.
the merchants. who sit in their ba
zaars and drink coffee continually dur.
ing the day. 1t has been noticed that
almost invariably when these coffee
drinkers reach the age of 40 or AZ
their eyesight begins to fail. and by
the time they get to be so years old
they become blind. One is forcibly
impressed By the number of blind
men that are seen about the streets Of
the city of Fee. the capital of Moroc.
co. 1t is invariably attributed to the
excessive use of coffee This opinion
has been confirmed by the opinion Of
European physicians living there
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
RARE JOY FOR A FIEND.
Mean Man Causes Mix-Up of Two
MESSENGER Bows.

messenger 0OySs
A small messenger boy IAN down
Fifth avenue this morning. ca-oling {;
5lithesome tune, his small heart al
peace with all the world. Some thirty
feet behind him sped a second boy
likewise at peace with all creation
and whistling as he trotted on. Upor
the sidewalk stood a heartless man
Eibbling large apple. and apparently
the last person in the world to pa!
any attention to the doings Of mes
senger. The boys passed him. and
with a malevolent grin, he raised his
hand. The half-eaten apple whizzec
through the air. passed over the head
of the rearward boy, and smote the
leading lad full in the neck, and dis
tributirg its core. pulp and seeds over
his shoulders and inside his collar.
With a yell of surprise and rage
the insulted youth whirled around
and the second bov ran into him. The
apple-battered one let go a fierce right
jolt upon the innocent lads yisage
and then they closed. For five min
utes they battered each other all over
the sidewalk, while two kilograms
fiuttered in the trampled mud, and
the heartless man, holding his ribs tc
prevent absolute demolition. howled
with glee.-New York Exchange.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
Horse Does a watch.uoo Stunt.

A prominent citizen of Gridley, CAL
has a horse that does excellent ser
vice as watchdog. But for the won.
derful intelligence and faithfulness OF
the ANNA! which occupies corral
next to the chicken house. a thief
would have made his escape with g
batch of valuable poultry.
During the night the proprietor was
awakened by racket in the henyard
and. on taking a cautious look. saw in
the dim light marauder coming out
of the henhouse with a sack. At the
same time the horse with q vicious
squeal. went toward the thief and,
wheeling about began to kick at him
The thief dropped the sack of chick
ems and ran, with the horse after him
the horse actually biting ont mouth
full of the mans coattails az he scaled
the corral fence. The bag contained
eight chickens.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
WEEDS

Consumption is a human
weed fourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young;
when old, sometimes i'm
possible.
Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
SCOTS Emulsion. Salt porl,
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consumr-
ton is when you begin trying
to hide it from yourself.
Others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer.
Begin with the first thought
to take SCOTS Emulsion. If
it isn't really consumption SO
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be better for the
treatment. If it is consump-
ton you can't expect to be
cured at once, but if you will
begin in time and will be
rigidly regular in your treat
mcnt you will win.
SCOTS Emulsion, fresh air,
rest all you can, eat all you
can, that's the treatment and
that's the best treatment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-06
"A Fight to the Death Between
Man and Moose.
BY Charles Jacobus.
HE story was re-

HE story was re-
lated in the for
ests of Lower
Canada, i'm front
OF a glowing
campfire. after u
day OF fascinat-
ing sport with
the SALINE fontin-
alls. or spotted
brook trout, with
our tent duly
pitched under the
cedars on tie
Shora of Su,in.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
By George AIDE.

She never let up until she had made
the whole House thoroughly Artistic.
Her Women Acquaintance would
come in and she would show them the
Dark Oak Effects and the Sea-Green
Frescoes and the Monastery Settee
with the Sole-Leather Bottom in it
and the corroded Teapot that she had
bought for 500, and the Table Spread
made from Overall Material with just
one Yellow Poppy in the Middle and
they would have thirty-seven different
kinds of Duck Fits and say that it was
Grand, and that her Taste was simply
Faultless. After that she wouldn't
care what Husband said.
He was a fairly patient Man and all
he complained of was that when he
sat down he dislocated his Spine, while
the Brass Knobs wore black and-blue
Spots on him; and the dining-room
Table should have had couple of
Holes for him to put his Legs through;
and he couldn't find Place In which
to stretch out; and he needed a Der
rick in order to move one of the
Chairs; and at Night when the Moon
light came into his Room and he saw
all the bunny Bean-Pots lined up on
the Foot Board and the instruments of
Torture staring at him from every cor
ner of the Room he would crawl down
under the Covers and dream of his
Childhood Home with the old-fash-
toned Sofas and the deep Rocking
Chairs and the big Bureaus that were
meant to hold Things and not to look
at.
However, he was unable to arrest
the reaching out after the Beautiful,
for only last Week she purchased a.
has-been Clock-price $115.
Moral-There is no Place like Home
and some Husbands are glad of it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

All the Furniture was straight up
and down. It seemed to have been
chopped out with an AK and was
meant to hold up Members of the
Rhinoceros Family.
On the High Shelf was a row = of
double handed Shaving Mugs, crippled
Beer Stems, understood Coal Scuttles
and various Copper Kettles that had
seen Better Days.
cat last we have Room that salts
fies every Craving of my Soul,' said the
Wife.
81 am more than Satisfied" observed
the Treasurer. 81 am delirious with
Joy. My only Regret is that an all
wise Providence did not mold me into
different Shape so that I might sit
down in some of these Chairs. What
from the WALTZ"
"Those are Florentine Lanerns,"
she replied, 'and they are very Roy
croftie, even if they don't give any
Light"
Next she started in on the Dining
Room.
Rule No. 1 for making Home more
Cheerful is to put in Shelf wherever
there is room for one. After which the
Shelf is loaded down with Etruscan
Growers and Antique Jugs.
The low-browed Husband could not
tell the difference between High Art
| and Junk.
| The female Bradleyite covered the
! Walls with about 400 Plates, each with
a Blue curly Cue on it. They looked
very cheap to him until he received
| the Bill, and then he learned that they
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

live in a Rink, but what he said cut
very few Lemons with the Side-Part-
ner. She was looking at the half-tone
Pictures of up-to- date Homes and be-
ginning to realize that the WALLPAPER,
Steel Engravings and the Enlarged
Photographs of zap Relatives would
have to go.
. One Day when the Provider~ struck
the Premises he found the Workmen
putting Red Burlap on the Walls of the
Sitting Room.
.Why the Gunny- Sack?" he asked.
"Cant we afford Wall Paper?"
Love of Art is the True Essence of
the Higher Life" said the Aesthetic and
she began to read a Booklet bound in
the same Paper that the Butcher uses
when he wraps up a Soup Bone.
"Corfe again. said the Wage Garner,
who was slow at catching these Ruskin
Twisters.
ssThis is Art Burlap and not the kind
that they use for sacking Peanuts" ex-
planned the Disciple of Beauty. above
the Burlap will be a Shelf of Weather
ed Oak and then above that Frieze
of Blue Jimson Flowers. Then when
we draw all of the Curtains and light
one Candle in here, it will make Swell
Effect
II feel that we are going to be very
Happy" he said and then he went out
and sat behind the Barn where he
could smoke his Pipe and mediate on
the Uncertainties of Life.
Next Day he discovered that she had
condemned his Rocking Chair and ihe
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
= Mr.. Dooe1 on Education = By

! "But why go on? Iddycation is a
failure. 1t hasn't suppressed sthrikes.
it hasn't previnted people firm losin'
their tempers, it hasn't subjooed their
passions, an worst iv all, it hasn't
made thin sad. It's a failure. I look
ed forward to tn day whin ginral Id
dycation iv tn masses wud give all tn,
wurruld a crouch; whin tn eye iv
youth wud be bedimmed be tear an
tn brow iv age cracked in seams be
Melancholy; whin laughter wud be
confined to dumb animiles, an man.
iddycated man, wud walk about tn
wurruld with a quiverin undher lip;
whin tn theaters, tn saloons, an tn
gamblin' houses wud be closed, tn
hurdy- gurdy silenced, an life wud be-
come wan perpetchool, sad, sweet
moan. Alas, it amt so. TIL graz
presints no ATTRACTIONS to me fellow
men. Though iddycated they continue
to be human. " all tn men know, /
alone have profited be iddycation. Ir
me We see tn EXCEPTION to tn rule. l
am always sad, always downcast. !
defy amy wan to tickle me-
so that's what TIL prisidi'a* Nv Har-s