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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

Leaves hoosevslt With = Baa Jeb g
HIS Hands and Himself
Free 10 Act.

II looks very much as IL Mr.. Hanna
were leaving Mr.. Roosevelt with thu
bag to hold" In the bag Mr. Roose.
welt IL holding is a big national scan.
daS and several other detrimental facts
peculiarly associated with his admin.
istratton. They become the more pecu-
liariy his own political property when
the great party boss, Marcus A. Hams.
declines to have anything TO do with
them. says the st. Louis Republic.
BY cutting himself on from Mr..
Roosevelt AID all things kooseveltiau.
MT llama leaves himself frse to fol-
low his own political fancy in his own,
political way. Mr.. Hanna c1uld 20
before the republican national oonven-
ton unincumbered. from the conven-
ions point II view. He could 60 be-
lore the convention with q clean prom
Use OF providing . radically different
quality of administration and federal
service. and q promise nf vindicatine
MS party's record. of redeeming his
party and rehabilit ating il in the peo.
pies respect By contrast his com.
petitor, Mr. Roosevelt, could not make
such promises; at least could not give
such promises a political value SO thar
they would pass current in exchanges
for the pople's votes. Mr.. Roosevelt
is estopped by the ADMINISTRATOR
record.
Mr.. Hanna's declaration that he will.
not occupy the chairmanship as of old
conclusively demons rates that doodle
possesses a tremendous political signif-
canoe in republican circles; in fact the
declaration almost establishes doodle"
as an issue. were q declaration required
to establish what ia established al
ready Certainly clear distinction.
based in good part upon the fact of
the national scandals. would contrast
MIR. Hsnna's candidacy from Mr.. Roose.
velts. with the difference altogether in
favor OF the former.
Mr.. Hanna's declaration places him
IN semi-receptive attitude. II repub-
Leans want him. they may have him.
His declaration clearly attests that Mr..
Roosevelt SO far from being a sure
hing. is regarded as a dangerous prop
osition by big faction in his party.
With Mr. Hannas declaration. repub-
lean politics shows it's first shark n
life and interest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

sSvsng 10 Dslude the Voters Into the
Belief That Everybody IL
Prosperous.

The republicans have fooled the PEG
pie 80 often and SO long. or at Least
they think they have done so, in regard
% prosperity and its causes. that they
mink the people will believe whatever
the republicans tell them. This 4
having demora!izing effect upon the
republicans and is making them even
more reckless OF facts than formerly.
II the republican leaders in congress-
assert that black is white they fully
expect majority Of the people to be-
lieve 1t. at least on election day.
The republicans have but one cause
Tor prosperity--the Dingley tariff act
and continued republican administra-
tion. Good crops in this country with
high prices. occasioned by the scarcity
abroad, cuts no ice. In their plan Of
salvation. for all OF these things will
De reversed II the wicked democrats
should get control of the government:
at least SO the republicans unhesitat-
ingly tell us. for haven't we had ex-
perience in the past?
Now that We are in the midst OF Q ~
we're depression and that hundreds Of
thousands are out of employment en-
tirely. while millions are working at
reduced wages. the republicans con-
unue to prattle about republican pros
perity" and to assert that we are more
prosperous than ever before When
the Hon. j. G. Cannon was nominated
Tor speaker of the house, he said. in
a speech to the republican caucus:
The people never were so well and
perfectly employed as now"
In speech in the house on Decemberl /.
Congressman Hepburn, Of Iowa, I'M
blushingly stated:
To-day every man In the United |
states who wants TO work finds CON-
pensating wages in the great labor
fields OF the United States. and at a
compensating wages. What has there
been time when the distribution of
wealth was as great as II is now. and
when the humblest and the poorest
had so large a share OF the accumula-
lions OF each year as now? There new
er has been time"
OF course the democrats quickly &C.
cept such challenges as to the present
condition OF industry and business.
They are having long lists OF wage re-
auctions and closed mills printed in
the Congressional Record. They are
also printing numerous statements
from leading republican papers and
from trade journals which freely and
frankly declare that we are now at the
beginning OF what appears to be a
period of depression and are discussing
the probability Of the extent of this
period. But what do the republicans
care for these facts when they are con-
fdent that they can delude the voters
into believing that everybody is pros
porous? Are the people really hypno-
tied on election day by these leading
VIII the people ever
open their eyes and see the facts for
themselves? When they do there will :
De big and varied collection of repub- .
lean statesmen out of jobs. Times Will +,
hen surely get bad right away; very.
very bad.
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The Rejected @ses.

Miss Wunder-Tt must make you an.
fully tired to be thinking up funny
things all the time.
Joe Kriter 1.-THE humorist) at all
That would be quite refreshing. What
makes me tired is to be thinking up
things that are not as funny as think
they are. --Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

wilder-~hat Is the trouble between
the Websters?
Wobbles-Why, haven't you heard
that Webster met his wife In q dark
passage Of a friends house and kissed
her. and instead OF screaming. she
kissed him back?
''She knew him, then?"
"That's Just II. Webster swears she
thought It was somebody else. s-Dqo.
ION TranecYsp.
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FAULT FOUND WITH MESSAGE.
"epuhiic"n senator's Are DtsgrunsIes
At the Passages About
Treaties.

Tne more President Roosevelt's mes.
sage is analysed the more fault repub-
lican senators are finding with Il
They have discovered. says a Wash
ington telegram, that. among other
Things Objectionable il contains long
discussions Of the Chinese and Panama
canal treaties, which are not only con-
trary TO usage. but a distinct violation
OF one or the unwritten laws which
control the mutual relations of the ex-
ecutive power and the senate in regard
TO foreign treaties.
treaties are supposed to be held q
secret until they have been submitted
TO the senate. Under the rules of that
body they are maintained as confiden-
ffal executive business until such time
as the senate by majority vote agrees
to their publication. Heretofore presi.
dents in transmitting treaties to the
senate have merely indicated theiu
character President Roosevelt. how.
ever. is no slave to precedent or any
body's rules. He deals extensively with
the subject matter of both treaties, sc
that their contents are familiar tc
every American citizen who took the
pains TO read the presidents message.
Senator's regard this as a direct
breach of good faith anu are angry.
They say that the president ought to
have known better. He will probably
hear from II hereafter when the treat
les are taken up for ratification. Then
the senate will not let such an oppor-
tunity slip by without reminding the
president Of the necessity for greater
prudence. II is only a question OF time
when there will be public disagree
ment between the president and the
senate. Until now republican senator's
have refrained from expressing open
OF the presidents conduct
only because they have not been sure
Df their ground. They have been
afraid that the public would side with
he president. Now. however. they are
convinced that the president is losing
MS popularity and they will take the
irst occasion that presents itself to en-
press their condemnation at his siren.
losity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

Senator Scott. al West Virginia
is still for Hanna for president. Looks
as IL he had something he wanted to
trade-Los Angeles Herald.
Speaker Cannon has very weak
voice, but that Is not so serious defect
as the poor eyesfsh t common to preside
ing officers when the wrong man is try
ing to address the chair.--AlbanJ Ar
gus.
Secretary Shaw bases his plea for
a ship subsidy IN the argument that the
marine interests of the country are the
only ones which are not protected. II Ia
q ghastly shame that there should be
any discrimination in passing around
the graft Detroit Free Press.
The most noteworthy trait OF tn
presidents communication to congress
Is its lack of candor. This is a detect
the country did not expect in a public
document from Mr.. Roosevelt, who.
whatever his faults. has been belie;Sed to
possess the courage OF his convictions.
The unfortunate Sredicament n which
the temperament of the executive plocea
him ia relation to recent events a, a =
Isthmus of Panama has led him. douls-
lees unconsciously, into sun. ,ressine
,ome Of the essentials OF his cour 8
lAerein and into pervstfing ascertain.
lble truths connected with it-Chicago
chronicle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

Gen. Miles denies owning any OIL
wells In Texas. Perhaps he Is one Of
the many who thought they had oil
wells. but found no oil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-18

weapons lcaped into position The
spectators. knowing no shots would be
wasted. kept only from the immediate
neigh borhood of the fight Two semi
circles Of faint glamour marked the
path OF the revolvers as they flashed
from hip to aim. A splitting Of quick
fire-two sharp srsacks OF noise. so
twined that neither eye nor ear could
name the earlier. and the rcvolvers
had spoken. Neither in vain.
Bolande fought with his arm swing
ing free. his whole body exposed. The
marshal's first bullet hit him in the
depth of his chest and whirled him
completely around. The next SHOT
lunged into his unwounded side and
thrust clean through him.
The marshal. little cooler. a little
reader for battle. had crooked his left
arm into shield for his heart and
lungs. and in ITS elbow rested his busy
revolver. Bolande's first shot went
high and seizeng on his chin. carried
away the flesh of half his jaw. The
second missed. flung low and nipped
ut his right elbow, shattering the joint |
and shaking the six-shooter from his |
grasp. AS he bent in fierce haste TO |
seize II with his left hand. Bolande
shot him through the top OF the shout
der breaking his spine and psralvz-
ing the lower part OF him. But even as
he Quivered to the floor he grasped his
revolver. ard. agonizing into a Qnick
aim. fired again at Bolande
The bullet fastened on Bolande's
left leg. and brought the giant thun-
derously down. And now the des-
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
sTUMPY LEARNED TO sUBTRAcT---BY ALEC BRUCE.

curbstone playing marbles. Sure, he
must have marbles in his pocket. He
did have them, bulging pocketful,
jealously guarded. and after a struggle
she successfully extracted three. But
it was all she could do to get them
and for days her soft white hand re-
tained evidence of the getting.
'Stumpy Dent!" she cried with blaz-
ing eyes, now tell what 1 have DONE
"Cobbed ma marbles" walled the out
ragged pupil with streaming eyes and
waggling toes.
Hush, hush, sonny; I'm going to
give them all back to you. I'm only
trying to show you what subtraction
is. Now, how many marbles had you
when you came to school?"
"Twelvei" shouted Stumpy.
How many have you now?"
One by one Stumpy counted them and
considered.
How many?" repeated the teacher.
Twelve. when ye give 'em back
t'me," calmly announced the hopeless
one.
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Fairgrounds were deserted. Troops OF
madly excited boys and girls flung
frantic guesses at the delighted
grocer.
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-lingl Vainly.
across the way the janitor swung his
bell high above his head, then down to
his weak old knees, and the brass gave
out it's utmost.
mo, no, no, every guess must be
written, and / will take none till 8
o'clock this afternoon cried Darby,
dismissing the disappointed mob.
But one boy, regardless Of the jani-
tors peremptory mandate, remained
glued to Darby's window, mumbling to
himself, his chubby fists clutched tight
ly at the crimson sill, as he dumped his
toughened knees against the freshly
painted panel 1t was Stumpy Dent.
and he was thinking, yea, he was rea-
soning. Where had he seen a bottle
just like that one wi the peas. Ma
had one just the same down in the cell
lar Surei
Suddenly, vixen the white -aproned
assistant peeoed out of the door
Stumpy melted Hockey? Fine ne
knew what hockey meant, and ma
mustn't see him get the bottle, nav,
nor the peas. And she didn't.
At O'Clock that same afternoon Pa
Dent came unexpectedly upon his OFF,
spring. Pa seldom disturbed the stable
loft till the evening wnen he brought
tn horses in. and therefore had
Stumpy chosen it as a fitting place for
his operations. A newspaper spread
lengthwise. the French prune bottle, a
pyramid of peas. S-1mpy carefully
counting every pea he dropped into the
bottle, and on the white margin of the
newspaper a record of red chalk
strokes That was what pa saw when
his head topped the open trap
"Stumpy" he cried sharply. what
are you doing? Why are you not at
school?"
Taken in the act and breathless from
the shock, Stumpy did not reply at
once. Under such strong discriminating
circumstances the grard impulse of the
ordinary boy would have been instant
confession, and take the conse-
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From pent-up forms a roar of boy
ish laughter made sensitive Stumpy
fearful and tight as a clam, and away
went hope like the filny wake of a
dream.
OF course Pa Dent soon heard the
story and looked sadly at his son. He
himself had tried the practical illus
tration scheme. but the lad was un-
responsive.
"Stumpy," he demanded, shaking the
boys fat hand a little roughly, do you
like SCHOOL,"
"Yis," was the glib reply
Then you must do better, or I'll take
you away"
Now Stumpy spoke the truth He
really loved his teacher. School was h 8
heaven, and in his clumsy way he had
tried hard to catch subtraction. But 1t
wasn't pas threat that awakened
Stumpy. To Darby Peck. the towns
leading grocer, must be given the cred
it. Darby had a way with him. such
a way that for every customer his ri
val, Bollinger, boasted, Darby could set
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quences." Not % with 5tumpy. a
splendid evasion loomed up before himS
"Subtractin', pa" he gurgled. dab
bing his finger on the last chalk mark
so as not to forget his total.
"Ah. see" said pa
Certainly, the excuse was q feasible
one.
Came o'clock and Darby was again
besieged- Every boy and girl In
Munkersville had a guess to give IN.
and every slip had to be carefully ex-
amined. At last. amid breathless ST.
lence. Darby. beaming Ike a harvest
moon, mounted a chair and IN loud
tones cried:
'Nine-two-two IS the winning num-
Der, boys; and Stumpy Dent guesses
nine-twO-cne. Stumpy gets the bill"
Wild was the scene In Darby's. Up
and out went Stumpy on the shoulders
OF the fifth grade gang. And pa. driv-
ing home in his buggy. felt a lump IN
his throat when he heard the loud
cheers for Stumpy
How did you do It. sonny?" he ask
ed. when the demonstration was over
and the boy safe at home.
"Jes' this way" whispered Stumpy.
Il fetched mas prune bottle from the
cellar. Darby's was Jes' the same In
size an wi the same wee rid label
on the neck. So filed mas bottle
neat wi peas. emptied 'em out on the
newspaper an counted 'em as filed
1t up agin. That gave nine-two-one."
"Ha. ha. hai" laughed Jubilanf pa
Come. StumDy. lad" he cried. count
ing out FIVE shining silver dollars for
the bill, come an well put your
money in a bank"
1t was a miniature iron bank. a penny
in the slot affair. and the silver rat
tied and rang as il dropped to the little
vault below.
Now, Stumpy." said pa. proudly.
that's your first deposit. and 1t draws
interest at 5 per cent in one month"
But when the month was up and pa
pried open the lid only three shining
dollars demanded 5 per cent Stumpy
had learned to subtract
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the rule, and vigorously denied every
thing and anything that touched on
the softness of Stumpy. And toward
pa- because Of his sittin' -on-the-fence
attitude. she assumed frigid front.
silence is jes' the same as consent.
Dave Dent" she complained bitterly,
eveing her spouse with a shrewish look.
SHANE on ye, an him your own flesh
an blood!"
But Dave paid no heed to these out
bursts. AS matter OF fact, pa was past
speaking TO Stumpy. he had fought the
good fight and failed. In time, perhaps.
he allowed. intelligence might penetrate
TO Stumpy's BRAIN
od-humored, fat and fiabby, Stumpy
had seen nine healthy summers. His
eyes were blue and watery, his cheeks
dimpled and red. Rain or shine he wore
a havseed hat two sizes too small for
his abnormal crown, kept in place by
an elastic so tight that 1t puckered and
REDEEMED his skin. His pants were
drawn I'D three inches above his knees,
and though his ma tried hard to pre-
vent it, Stumpy's kneecaps were always
exposed. For Stumpy had a weakness
for curbstones and marbles, and rather
than stand on his feet he hustled along
on all fours.
In school work Stumpy was disap-
pointing, two grades behind the times.
Yet he could read. spell. add to the
thousands. and would attack millions
If he dared. But OH subtraction. sub
traction-not even standing black
board example could enlighten Stumpy' s
mind.
His long suffering teacher, like pa,
was nearing exasperation point, when
suddenly a happy thought occurred TO
her. She had observed Stumpy on the
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thing savoring of exertion. The novel
must not be too sensational, because it
might thereby disturb repose. but such
a one as flows from beginning to end
at an easy dead level pace warranted
not to arouse too much feeling. Be
cause to the luxurious woman even
sensation would be fatiguing.
A box of candy is the unfailing re-
sort of the luxury loving woman.
To don a neglige, with only the nov
el and the candy, is the sum total OF
many woman's existence. To eat
and grow fat. sleep and accumulate
adipose. hibernate in sleepy inertia is
perhaps not lofty idealism, yet such a
woman is. after all, not half bad. She
is too lazy to make mischief, too indo-
lent to gossip and too busy doing moth
ing to even fall in love with another
woman's husband-hence Judge her
kindly. COLONEL KATE.
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up four. And Darby had just opened a
branch near Stumpy's school.
Nav, the laddies trade amt much, !"
he admitted, but am acaterin' tenn
jest the same"
Here hitherto, Bollinger had held
full sway But Bollinger was mean,
hard as nails: he didn't give marbles
away with every scent purchase. But
Darby did. so Darby corraled the
school Bollinger tried hard to get it
back At half price. as lure. he ad-
vertised squeakin' balloons and sticks
of candy, the chow-chow kind. Who
wanted squeakin' balloons and chow
chow candy? And again. Darby went
him one better:
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The luxury loving woman. II she be
wealthy, has but one idea Of the enjoy
ment Of wealth and that Is in the lazi-
ness and languor of the very atmcs-
phere she breathes. She will not be
bothered by anything that requires the
effort Of thought or with cares, and ner
one aim in life is TO make of ii but sue
cessive scenes of eating. drinking and
sleep.
A maid to wait on her and a friend
to pass the time with her is the sdm
total Of her ambitions.
Fads Of Orientalism are rapidly in
vading all classes and tea drinking has
become IN a manner national insti-
tuition. There is hardly to be found
young girl of any pretensions who has
not either a little kettle on crane for
the purpose Of tea making. or some
other more or less elaborate device by
which the fragrant decoctlon may be
brewed at a moments notice.
Physicians are railing, though fruit
lessly, against the increase of tea con-
sumption, and many women are ac-
credited with being tea inebriates.
That the deliciously insidious little
leaves have a narcotic effect cannot be
denied, and many become so hopeless
ly addicted to the indulgence that in
time the effect becomes almost as per-
nicious as the habit of alcohol
Luxury is not always a question Of
wealth or environment. and some wom-
en- with hardly a penny to call their
own revel in a cheap luxuriousness
that embraces almost as much solid
comfort as princely wealth bestows
Expensive luxury is, of course, more
elegant in its appointments, more pic
turesque in detail. but the woman who
loves her ease can enjoy it just as
thoroughly In a cheap kimono at a cost
of 70 cents as can the woman who
garbs herself In the finest embroideries
Of the Orient.
The kimono has grown to be the ac-
cepted symbol Of Incidence and luxury,
and few women are so bereft as not to
be able to possess one of the happy
looking. shapeless gowns. the very
sight Of which suggests ease and COM
fort
There are women who ignore every
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body agreed that
Stumpy Dent was
silly; not very much
off, but off. Pa Dent
himself did not deny
it. OF course, ma
r-nn n A.o..Io- -
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Copyright. 1908. by T. c. Mcclure-)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-04
Crow. first: o. Fl. Crow. second.

NIONt uESL, - n AIONs ScLCiQ-
Exhibition herd. o. H Crow. first.
Heifer I year and under AMeCandless
first: Croft second
Heller months and under 12-Croft.
first; McCandless, second.
Heifer and calf under months-Croft.
first, McCandless. second.
-Four animals. get Of one sire-Croft,
first; McCandless, second.
Eeifer and calf under months-Croft.
first; McCandless, second.
Four animals. get OF one sire-Croft,
first; McCandless, second.
Two animals. produce OF one cow
Croft. first: McCandIess. second.
Exhibitors herd-Croft, first; McCand-
less, second.
Breeders young herd, bred by exhibit
tor-Croft. first; McCandless second
SWEEPSTAKES.
Best bull over years. NJ. Croft.
Best null under years.. VI. Croft.
Best cow over years.. NJ. Croft.
Best heifer under years.. NJ Croft
Best bull. any ages. NJ. Croft
Best bull or heifer. any ages. NJ Croft
HEREFORDS.
Bull 2 years and over-C. A Stannerd.
Sunny Slopestock Farm. Emporia, first;
Jas. SondeIl. Ell Dorado. second
Bull 1 year and under &C. A Stan
nerd. first; Jas. CondeIl. second.
Bull years and under sc. A. Stan
nerd, first.
Bull months and under &c. A.
Stannerd. first
Bull under months-C. a. Stannerd,
first
Cow years and over-C. A. Stannerd.
first.
Cow years and under &C. A. Stan
nerd. first.
Heifer l year and under &C. A STAN
nard, first. second and third.
Heifer S months and under &c A.
StanneTd. first; Jas. Condell. second.
He!fer calf under months-C. A. STAN
nerd. first Jas. Condell. second.
Four animals, get of one Stree. A.
Stannerd. first; Jas. Cc[en. second
Two animals. procure Of one COVE.
\. Stannerd. first.
Exhibitors herd--C A. Stanrerd. first.
Breeders young heri-C. A. Stannerd.
first; Jas. Condell, second.
SWEEPSTAKES.
Best bull over years-stannerd.
Best MBull under years-Stannerd.
Best COW over . years-Stannerd.
Best heifer under yesrs-Stannerd.
Best bull, any age-Stannerd.
Best cow or heifer. any age-Stanneri 4.
RED POLLED.
George Groenmillsr & Son OF Pomona
won all premiums in this class. Y frsts
and seconds and sweepstakes.