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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
The TURNlP.

A poor laborer had dug up in his
garden a huge turnip at which
everybody wondered. IL will make
a present OF it," he said, Ito my
noble landlord, as it pleases him
when the gardens are well cultivat-
ed"
SO he carried the turnip to the
castle. The nobleman praised the
mans industry, and made him a
present of three ducats.
Another peasant in the same vii
lage, who was rich and covetous,
heard Of this, and said: 81 shall
go directly and make the nobleman
a present of my fine calf; for il
he gives three gold pieces for com
mon turnip, what shall | receive FOL
such a beautiful calf?"
So he led the calf by rope tc
the mansion, and begged the noble
man to accept it as present. Th'
nobleman quite understood why th'
peasant was acting so literally. III
said that be did not wish tor tn
calf.
But the peasant continued t
press him not to despise SO triflinI
a gift At last the shrewd noble
man said: "Well then, since yol
force me to do so, | will accep
your present But as you are 81
liberal toward me, | must not le
YOU find me less liberal toward you
| shall. therefore, make you a pre-
sent in exchange, which cost M
two or three times more than tn
calf is worth" and so saying, b
presented to the astonished ant
crestfallen peasant the huge turniI
which his neighbor had grown
From the German OF G. Vol
Schmid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
worked n Problem While Asleep.

An Amsterdam banker once request
cd q professor of mathematics to work
out a very intricate and puzzling prob
lem for him. The professor, thinking
the matter good exercise for the intel
lectual faculties Of his pupils. men
toned 1t to them and requested them
to work out the enigma. One OF the
students. who had pondered deeply
over the intricate subject during The
day. retired to bed. Some time after
ward he arose, dressed. and. seating
himself at his desk, worked out the
problem accurately, covering sheets o.
paper with his calculations. He hat
no recollection in the morning Of hav
ing done SO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

LENT.
Is this fast TO keep
The larder lean
And clean
From fat of meats and sheep!
Is it to quit the dish
OF flesh, yet still
To fill
The platter high with fish?
Is it to fast an hour,
Or ragged go,
Or show
A downcast look and sour?
No. 'Tis fast 10 dole
Thy sheaf Of wheat
And meat
Unto a hungry soul.
1t is to fast from strife,
From old debate
And hate;
To circumcise thy life;
To starve thy sin,
Not bin;
And that's to keep thy Lent.
Robert Herrick, 164'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

And so the poor farm will soon
be provided with wind mill, eh?
Well, | would Just like to ask the
Co. Comr's why they can't have
conservatory of music erected for
those paupers? Pat in an electric
fan for each ons of the poor old
souls, to keep cool by in July and
August, while the rest Of US poor
mortals swelter in the heat! Yes,
put in an ice plant, too, and an cleo
trio line running direct to Jasper,
that they may have the pleasure Of
"a morning trip and return before
breakfast. A few cork legs and
arms would not be amiss, as come
of them are lacking in these useful
appendages.
Oh, yes, and rock roads. Why,
| like to have forgotten that. As 80
many Of the poor laboring men have
had to haul coal, and other things,
as they must work or starve, and
often mire in the mud. On, ye
Gods! Why not spend some Of the
Dubois Co. funds in improving the
roads, instead Of spending SO much
in "tom foggery" for the poor farm?
Just as soon as the roads become
passable, along comes four dozen
log wagons, and then they are cut
up SO that no one else can travel.
Why not pass law that each team.
ster cutting up the roads, or other
wise injuring them, shall pay dam
ages? Why can not some Of the
money that is spent foolishly, be
put to more wise purpose, and
put men 10 office who have enter
prise enough and sense enough to
give the people better roads?
UNCLE Tom, for good roads.
Alder Creek Hollow, Mar. IS, '93.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
Following are the large emplo

Following are the large employ
ments for women: Servants, 1,2S3,.
763; agricultural laborers, 663, ,2O9 ;
farmers and planters, 3O7 ,7O6
traders, 1914; textile workers,
|277.972. There are 1871 women
clergymen. 1,O41 architects, 7Sf
dentists, 2,l93 journalists, 1,Ol(
lawyers, 1887 physicians and IA
women veterinary surgeons. In
cluded in the above army Of womel
workers are several good cooks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

Il don't understand how Miss Mil
yuns can see anything in that foreign
noblcman. He's nothing but 'gilded
fool"
That's so. and yet the chances are
ten 70 one this will be case OF a fool
and her money soon married Phil
adclplia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

Following the example of Colora-
do the state of California is devising
measures for the exclusion of con-
sumptives from its borders. In
both cases the action is distinctly
ungrateful. Colorado was built up
by "lungers," and If it were not fol
the money spent by those unfortu.
mates in California the southern por.
ton Of the state would be the dead.
est broke proposition in the country
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

In the gardens Of the White
house at Washington grows the
flower Of the holy ghost, which
blooms the gardners say, only once
in an administration, and in the
middle Of each flower is an exqui-
site likeness Of a dove with out
spread wings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
A March Outbreak.

"How dear to my heart is the
steady subscriber, who pays in ad-
vance in the spring OF the year; who
lays down his money and does it
quite gladly, and casts round the
office a halo of cheer. He never
says stop it, cannot afford it,
nor I'm getting more papers now
than can read, but always says,
send it, the family likes IT; in fact
we all think it a household need.
How welcome he is when be steps
in the sanctum, how he makes our
heart throb, how he makes our
hearts dance. We outwardly thank
him we inwardlv bless him, the
steady subscriber who pays in ad-
vance. FIX.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
Incorporating.

One day little four-year-old Cora was
trying TO stand on her head. Her moth
er asked her what she was doing. She
answered:
.Tze standing on my head to rest my
."-i,oston Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

The Chicago health department
has officially confirmed the theory
that lemon juice will surely kill the
germs Of typhoid fever. A tea
spoonful Of the Juice in half a glass
Of water is recommended for the
patient. This is something worth
remembering.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

If we had double track belting
the globe at the equator, the cars
loaded with grain raised in the
United States in single year would
fill both tracks solid, and then
enough would be sidetracked 10
reach from New York to San Frar.
cisco six times.--Ex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

1t is reported that Andrew Car
negie has an assured income OF
$1S, 100000 a year. This means
1886, 900 a week, $4,000 a day,
81 600 each hour, $34 minute and
fifty cents second. 1t looks as
though Mr.. Carnegie is doomed to
die disgraced, after all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
Elementary Knowledge.

Simpson = DO you know anything
about art?
Jackson-I know enough about ART
not TO try to talk about it.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

The management Of Virginia
railroad has given notice that in the
future no unmarried man will be
employed on their lines, and that
all men seeking employment must
be at least 30 years old.-Ex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

The hundredth birthday anniver-
saries of several great authors are
close at hand. Ralph Waldo Pear
son and Bulwer Lytton, 1908;
Beacansfeld and Hawthorne, 1904;
Whittier and Longfellow, 1907;
rennyson, 1909; Thackeray, 1911;
[Dickens. 1912.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

The Repor, Of the Secretary OF
the Interior shows that there are
row about Z 900 domestic reindeer
in Alaska, az result Of the govern
rnents policy in importing the ami
mals and distributing them among
the E-kimos and other natives for
bree ling purposes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

A pound Of radium is worth a
million dollars. 1t is metal.
There are only two pounds in exist
ence. 1t will give light just like
the sun. II a particle OF it is placed
on the skin, sore will come that
will take months to heal. Post
Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

cause the best citizens do not vote.
Give your husband a good clean
ballot and tell him to put II in.-
Phalanx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

If people like you. don't ever start
trouble for yourself by asking them
hy.-Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

OF all the idiotic yells that the
different colleges have formulated
this from the Syracuse Medicoes is
the most idiotic: "Well man, sick
man, dead man-stiff; dig 'em up
cut 'em up, what's the diff? Hum
orous, humorous, blood and gore.
Syracuse Medicoes, 1904"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

In California 239.504 bachelors
are fighting for 3S, ,775 maidens. In
Idaho there are only 1856 spinsters
to 90 round among %, 42l bachelors
and in Montana the surplus Of pos
sible husbands over wives is in the
ratio Of about seven to one. In Or.
sgon it is roughly four to one, in
Washington over five to one, and in
Wyoming nearly nine to one. And
lin Pike county, Indiana, there are
at present 16 lonely women adver-
ltising for husbands to love them etc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20

1t is said that one Of the largest
ranches, if not the largest, in the
woIld, is owned by a woman, Mrs.
John George Adair. This ranch is
said to comprise over 1000, 900
broad rolling Texas acres. The ~.
La. nsteers that won in the carload
lots classes in Buffalo are from the
ranch Of Mrs. Adair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
A r vengeful BlackbaIi.

A black ball in secret society is not
club with which to avenge per-
sonal grievance. 1t is not dagger
for towards use with which to even
up all old score. 1t is not brush
dipped in black paint with which to
besmirch the cha racter of one who
may hold different views from your
own. A blackball is a fraternity's
shield, to protect not individuals, but
the Order from those who would In
iure it. 1t should never be cast with
"a prejudiced mind or selfish thought.
Remember, it is serious thing to
COR stitute ones self judge, jury and
executioner in one single act without
the Orders interest demands it.-An-
tIgo Republican.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
DEATH RELIEVES HIS PAINS.
]. j. Bowerman Passed the Great Dr.
vide Thursday Morning. After I'm
told Suffer ngs of Five Days.

Mr.. l. j. Bowerman who was strick-
EN- with paraletic stroke last Sunday
evening, was relieved from his suffer
ing Thursday morning at II o'clock.
He was born in Canada nearly 20
years ago, and moved to Shiocton,
this state when u young man and re-
sided there for a long time, after
which he moved to Seymore to reside,
where he remain but a short time,
when he moved to Eagle River Is
years ago and has resided here ever
since. He leaves widow. five sons,
Burt, of Evertt, Wash, Will, of Mu-
Messing, Mich, Milton and Edward, of
Black Greek, Wis, and Joe, whose ad-
dress is unknown, and one daughter,
Mrs. II. E. Haskins, of Mureoing,
Mich. besides two sisters, Mrs. May
McNeish and Mrs. Phoebe Elliott, both
residing at Black Greek, Wis. to
mourn the loss of kind and loving
husband and father and brother.
Those who surrounded his bed side
when death took him from this earth,
were his sons Will, Edward and Mil
ton, his two sisters and grand daugh-
ter Pearl Burk, of Munesing, besides
his widow.
BY his death Eagle River loses a
highly respected and honorable citi-
zen, who for thirteen years has lived
here and during that time has won a
large host of friends. He was a very
handy man, in fact he done things in
the way of repairing that others could
not do, besides being fine mechanic,
he conducted a small feed grinding
MILL repaired watches and clocks. and
bv bis death, all will miss him and
his place may never be filled again in
this community.
After pray at his late home by
the Rev. w. r. Dixon Saturday morn
ing, the remains we're taken to the de-
ceased old home at Shlocton, where
the last sad rites were said and his
remains were hidden from all earthly
sight Sunday morning among the
scenes of his manhood days.
The bereaved relatives, especially
the widow whose trials and trihula
tons have been many, have the heart
felt sympathy OF a host of friends in
this hour of bereavement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26

Miss Hattie Robida returned from
Milwaukee Tuesday where she is at
tending the st. Mary's Training school
for nurses. Hattie has been on the
sick list, and came home to GONZALES
cence.
Mat. Rettler came up from Black
Greek Thursday, where be has spent
the past month visiting relatives.
We are glad to announce that Nat
has entirely recovered from his late
illness, also Mrs. Rettler is fast recov-
ering from her sickness.
! The new summer resort of +. W.
Mcintyre, in construction on Catfish
lake, is fast approaching completion.
The foundation is finished and the
first floor is laid, and the frame work
is well under way. The resort will
be finished by the opening of the tour
/ ist season.
will be found an article to the parents
of the children attending our school,
from the pen of VIM. D. Fuller, our
esteemed principal. The article will
bear careful perusing by all parents,
as by cooperating with the Principal
the grades of our school, can be raised
to a higher elevation than they are at
the present time.
james Donnelly and Frank Fed
erer drove up Friday from Three
Lakes, and attended the auction sale
of Godkins horses, which were sold
by the Sheriff, to satisfy Judgement
of Milo Hart VS. John Godkin. The
horses were bought by j. o. Daniel
son of Rhinelander, who paid $4,000
for the team and $25 for the single
horse, and s. for a set of harness.
Next Sabbath evening will be the
second address in the series of adj
dresses the Pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, is giving on the Bible.
Last Sunday evening he spoke on the
edible and Science" Next Sunday
night the subject will be GLOW we
got our Bible" Following will be adj
dresses on ''Some Objections to the
Bible" and :'rhe Elevating Influence
of the Bible.'' The general public are
invited to attend and listen to these
addresses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Town Treasurer Of the Town
of Eagle River, Villas County, Wiscon-
sin, tina, the tax roll for said town for
the year of 1902 is in my hands for
collection and the taxes charged there
in are subject to payment in my Of
flee at Mrs. Morey's store on Wall
street at any time prior to the 31st
day OF January, 1908. After said S1st
day of January, 1908, | shall proceed
to collect the taxes charged on such
roll remaining unpaid.
Dated this 5rd day of January, 1908.
FRED MoREY, Town { .erk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
To the Patrons of the Schools.

1t is with no spirit of criticism that
these lines are written, for am sure
that could not ask for any better
support, cooperation and sympathy
than I have received since | took
charge of the school; yet l thought
that just word at this season of the
year woold be helpful to all. First in
regard to homie study. l think that
the parents and teachers have right
to expect an houror an hour and a
half of the long winter evenings, spent
in some study by all pupils in the
school, acove the fifth grades. OF
course this does not apply to those
who are doing music or some other
line of home study.
This week the semi-term reports
will be given out and you are asked
to look them over carefully before
signing them. If your boy or girl
has low standings there is some cause
for it. The examinations are test of
the work done during the past six
weeks, and our markings represent,
to the best of our ability what your
child has earned in comparison with
others in their class
TIE standard of independent work
and research may be made higher for
the High school pupils by your CO.
operation and encouragement OF home
study during the winter evenings.
Asking your help in this and all lines
of school work, and inviting you to
visit our regular work and see what
your pupils are doing, and thanking
you for your past sympathy, am,
Very respectfully yours,
VIM. D. FULLER, Prin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
Half Rates to the Mardi Gras and
Winter Resorts,

Via the North Western Line. Cn ac-
count of the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans and Mobile, excursion tickets
will be sold February II to %, inclus-
i've (and for trains arriving at Mobile
or New Orleans by noon on February
24), at one fare for the round trip
with favorable return limits. Excur-
sion tickets are also on sale daily, at
reduced rates, to the principal winter
resorts in the United States and Mex
leo. Fol full information apply to
ticket agents Chicago & Northwest
ern R'Y. 2-l6
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
BV MYRTLE Kuehne.


Examinations were held in the diff
ferent department the latter part of
the week.
The pupils of the high department
receive their examination questions
typewriter. This is better than hav-
ing the questions written on the
board.
Lee Carpenter was q visitor in the
different departments Monday. Call
again.
Harry Hanson spelt down in Miss
Diamond room.
Mrs. Sargent was welcome visitor
Thursday.
In spelling contest between the
first and second grades, Melvin Beard
sley was successful in spelling down
the grades.
Mrs. Lawler visited the Kindergar-
ten Friday afternoon, would like to
have her call in the High room.
Rollie Carpenter was absent the
first part of the week on account OF
sore eyes.
The Roman History class are draw
ing maps. They show the territory
the Romans conquered. This proves
very interesting.
a new rule has been made for the
three upper departments. This rule
was made to stop the running in the
| halls at recess time.
The Physics class seems to enjoy
the experiments performed in electric
ity. The experiments are interesting
as well as instructive.
One of the boys in the High room
heretofore made daily visits at the
depot when the accommodation went
south, but of late he has failed to at
tend. What's the reason HIP
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
RATES SATISFACTORY.
4 Coco Warm Stable In Connection
EAGLE RIVER, WIS

ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE BETW ZEN
DULUTH AND ASHLAND ON N. p. Il.
a new passenger train has been put
Ia service on the Northern Pacific, be-
Aween Ashland and Duluth in both
directions. daily except Sunday.
This train will leave Duluth East
bound at 8 o'clock A. M. arriving at
Ashland at HOO; beave Ashland West
bound at 4 o'clock P. nj. arriving in
Da'uth at 6.55 P. M.
~3Thia will give this territory the
best passenger train service it has en-
josed for a long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26

We wish to thank the neighbors
and friends, who SO kindly assisted US
during the time of the illness and
death of my husband and our father.
Mrs. [. J. BOwERMAN,
WILL KOWERMAN,
Ed. BOWERMAN,
MILTON BOwERMAN,
PEARL BURK.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
o Serve Wisconsin

Next Tuesday Senator John G.
>pooner will be reelected to the Tn
tied States senate for the third term.
Having recei> ed the republican eau
Gus nomination there is now no longer
any doubt of his reelection. Senator
opeoner is one of the ablest statesmen
OF to-day, and will rank in history
with Webster, Benton, Blaine and
other great men. merrill Advocate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
Obsta les Overcome for Cupld's Sake

Obsta les Overcome for Cupid's Sake
Last Thursday Willard Thomas and
Miss Mayme Tribe, both of State Line
came down and took out a marriage
license, after which they went to the
home of the Rev. w. X. Dixon, to
have the nupital knot tied. To their
dismay they were informed by the
reverend gentlemen that the law re-
quiied days time after the license
was issued before the ceremony could
take place, unless the County Judge
issued a special permit. So the in
tended groom looked up Judge N. a.
Colman for the special permit, but
the young couple were again baked,
as Judge Colman was out of town.
With license in bis pocket, and
heart trying to leap out Of its bonds,
and determination rs strong as steel,
Willard wired message to the Coun-
ty Judge and al last secured the COW
eted permit, and in the evening the
h&ppy couple were united by the Rev.
w. X. Dixon, and the newly welded
couple went to Rhinelander Friday
morning on their wedding trip, as
happy as two turtle doves, and as if
nothing had happened to mar their
first intention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
FOR SALE.

| will sell or rent my farm. Will
also sell my cows, span of gray horse
es, harnesses, wagon and large car
riage. For prices inquire of
MRS. FRED BREDEL,
118 Farewell Ave,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26

Excursion Rates to Wisconsin Dairy
me 5 Convection at rOnd du Lac,
Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates February 10, Il and II, limited
to return until February IA, inclusive
Apply to agents Chicago & North
western R3y. So. 2-2