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Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09

Write to the Warren Business
School for circulars. They have
some special inducements to offer
you.
Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09
Astray.

- Ono three-year-old black steer,
weight about 1000 lbs. Please
notify c.. J. JOHNSON 4 Son,
Warren, Ninn.
Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09
The Churches.

Norwegian Lutheran.
c. J. NoLsTAD, PASTOR.
There will be services next Sun
day at 7:30 p. m.
Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09
Butter and Eggs Wanted.

We pay one cent over the market
price for butter and eggs at our
store.
PIHLsTRoM & LIND.
Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09
Mission Church

Mission Church
O J LUNDELL, PASTOR
Services Sunday at 1890 a. m.
and 8 p. NJ. Sunday school at II a.
m. Prayer meeting Thursday at7.30
p. M.
Service at Aug. Westberg's place
Vega, next Sunday 3 p. m.
Service at the school house at
Vega P. O. Wednesday Nov. 10th
at pm.
Warren sheaf., 1905-11-09

Nj. E. Church.
GEO. E. TINDALL, Pastor.
The subject sermon nextSunday OF
at 1870 a. m., will be 'sThe Lords
Prayer His Kingdom.
Sunday school at II As a. m.
Organization of Junior League at
p. M
Up. M EpWorth League Devotional
meeting.
7:45 P. m. Temperance meeting
The Saloon and Political Corrup-
ton. A cordial invitation to all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
TIME.
its pivisibility and Its Relation 10 the
Speed of the Planets.

Napoleon, who knew the value o.
time, remarked that il wa- the quar-
ter hours that won battles. Th
value Of minutes ha been oflca rec
ognized. and amy p r.on watching
railway clerk handing out uckei
and .hange daring the last lev rln
utes available must have been struck
with how much could be done ii
those short portion of timo
At tile appointed .olr the tra.i
start- AMI by and by j. olrr, .ng pas
lsengcrs at the rate Of s.Aty miles an
hour. In second yoI are carried
ltwenty-nine yards. In one twenty
ninth of a second yon pass o,cr one
yard. Now. one yard is quite an
appreciable distance. but one TWEEN
ty-ninth Of a second /, a period
which cannot be appreciated.
Yet it Is when we come 10 plane
tary and stellar motions that the
notion of the infinite diyisibility OF
time dawns upon Us in new light
1t would seem that no portion OF
time, however microscopic. is una
vailable. Nature can perform prod
igies not certainly in less than Nc
time, but IN portions Of il 30 mi
mute as 10 be altogether inconcciva
.ble. The mrsh D -cv0lve. on hCr avi
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
THE cow TREE.
A Vegetable Freak Fund In Mountain
Regions Of Venezuela.

The mountain region of Nenezue-
la Is the home of one Of the most
remarkable botanical freaks known
70 grow upon the American conti-
ncni 1t L. a tree which hourishes
only upon the mountain sides and
always at the height Of about 5000
feet above sea level. Ii Is lofty and
slender for lis height and has broad,
'stlii leaves of a dusty white color,
which give il the appearance Of be
ing almost dead. What is queer
about This tree with the tall, slender
trunk and dead looking leaves and
branches. 1t Is odd enough. sure,
for. although il j. very stupid
looking forest growth, il is known
The world over as the milk" or
"cow trec'-the famous "palo de
vaca," which humboldt so glowing
rs describes. Ii is an evergreen va
riety. and those who have used its
milk pronounce it perfectly de-
liclous." When the traveller, hunter
or native Of the Venezuelan noun
tains is tired. hungry or thirsty he
needs but to cut the bark Of the COW
tree in order to be rewarded with a
copiou- flow of this milky sap. which
is said TO be even sweeter and richer
than the milk Of the best high grade
jersey. If collected in vessels and
allowed TO stand for some little time,
say from eight to twelve hours, it
grows thick and yellow. and the
cream" goes through the process Of
rising to he top just as ii does
in ordinary milk.
At about the time Of sunrise, ac-
to scientists. is the hour
hoscn bv those acquainted with the
trees pccuiar.ties for tapping the
bark. At that time the milk - be-
.icycd 10 be more palatable and nu-
trit.a.s than If taken after the sun
Aas been acting for some hours
lpon the leaves Attempts have
been made 10 cultivate the COW tree
both in Mexico and in the smaller
Central American republics, but so
far all such innovations have been
failures. ~ soon as il IS removed
from the mountain sides. even in It's
native land. where the natives have
tried to grow il in the valleys, it
withers and die.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
Coed Enough for the Boys

Yes, this is the girls room
our daughters room See the
neat brass bed, the snowy drap-
cries. the freshly laundered cur
tains. the neat rug spread over
the clean mating. Everything
fair TO see Our girl is a great
''homebody." but somehow our
boy wants to be out on the street
instead of at home. o, yes.
this is the boys room. That bed
we came near throwing away.
What's that? Yes. whenever
we have any bed clothes that are
torn we let the boy have them,
and we'd put a cheap carpet on
the floor only he soon wears holes
in it with his heavy shoes. He
doesn't seem to care much for a
room of his own. so we just put
that old cracked mirror over that
dry goods box. and then we
covered the box with some wall
paper left over from last spring.
He started to hang some pictures
on the wall but he had to drive
nails in the plaster to do it, and
we couldn't have the walls
mared like that. That's the
reason there are no pictures in
here. I've been intending to
have the glazier put in a new
pane of glass but keep forgetting
However that piece of paper
pasted over the hole keeps out
the wind and rain almost as good
as a glass I" Where is he now?
| don't know He left right
after dinner. | cannot under
stand why he does not like to
stay at home. for | am sure we
try to make home attractive and
pleasant for him " -Commoner.
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On the Honeymoon.

She said something that rubbed
him the wrong way.
Seeing ihe look Of pique on ms
face, She cried
"Oh. my darling. my darling.
have hurt you.
NO, nv dearest" he replied
grayely. The hurt feel is due to
the fact that know it hurts YOU to
feel that YOU have hurt me"
"Ah, no. DO not let that hurt
YOU for an instant. Ny hurt Is be-
cause | know it hurts YOU TO feel
that | have hurt myself by hurting
you"
NO. my precious. Ny hurt is be
cause yos are hurt over feeling that
| am hurt because You feel that YOU
have hurt me ana are therefore hurt
yourself and
Let Us leave them, dear reader.
They will set over it in time.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20

As an example Of what queer
things come up at the London auc-
tions: At the same sale appeared
lately an apron. two armlets and
other pieces used in devil dancing
ceremonies in Tibet. these objects
being made up Of bones belonging
to deceased lamas-thcv are carved
with images OF Buddha; deaths
head made Of lacquer, to be used as
a mask for the devil dancer, and a
contemporary death mask Of Oliver
Cromwell in perfect condition. The
mask taken from Noll's face brought
$500 and the devils outfit $500.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
ROiteuess Rampant.

The New York Life Inurance
Company contributed $3.50, 900 to
the republican campaign fund
during the past three preslden-
tial campaigns. and now comes
the New York Mutual which ac-
knowledges it paid $4,000 into
the same fund.
The republican national COM
mittee should be required to pay
back every cent of this money to
the widows and orphans fund OF
these institutions from which it
was accepted. Mr.. Bryan was
belabored by measly republican
organs because his special train
was paid for by democrats of
this state who freely contributed.
But of a party that sent its
speakers over the state special
trains and paid for them out of
funds partly made up from sa-
cred funds supposed to be laid
aside by loving husbands for
their wives and helpless orphans
what ought to be said in condem-
nation? Is American chivalry
clean gone, or will President
Roosevelt require that these
grievous wrongs against society
be righted as near as can by
complete restitution? - Daviess
Co. Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
Ciqars at Their Best.

BUY your cigars in quantities,
put them in cedar box, lay the
box away in your cellar and at the
end Of three or four years they are
just right for smoking said deal
er. "A cigar, if properly kept, i'm
proves with age. and at the end Of
four wears storage reaches the maxi
mum Of excellence. There are some
curious things, however. about even
the costliest kind that every con-
noisseur recognizes. In certain To-
calities the best brand Of Havanas
acquire bitter taste after being
laid away for a few DAYS don't
know whether 1t Is atmospheric in
huence or what the cause may be,
but certain it is that some climates
are ruinons 10 their flavor. Any
smoker Of the finest goods will also
tell YOU that ii j. necessary at times
to change from the imported 10 the
domestic cigar, If only for a brief
season. tire Of cigars costing 40
cents each wholesale and cannot
again take pleasure in them until |
have INDUCED for a period in some
genuine Connecticuts. Washing
ton Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
No.. 6.
CLAIMANTS TO DIVINITY.
Attempts 10 Impose Upon the Fanatic
and Creduious.

There have been many attempts
made IN the history Of the world by
claimants 10 divinity to impose upon
the fanatic and crclulous. Perhaps
the movement of this kind which
attracted the greatest attention was
that initiated by Joanna Southcotr
at The latter end of the eighteenth
century. This extraordinary wom-
an was domestic servant in the
early part of her career; but. becom-
ing probably the victim Of religious
mania. She announced herself as
prophecies. and very soon, by dint
Of her extraordinary claims and
writings. She obtained no fewer
than 100000 followers.
joanna announced in all serious
ness that she was about to become
the mother OF the divine Shiloh and
named Oct. 10, 1914. as the date
upon which the event would take
place. rs showing the perfect faith
her followers had in her claims, il
NAV be mentioned that they sub
scribcd for and bought a silver era
die which cost 81 900 and that $500
was spent IN pap spoons. As the
date approached She shut herself up
in a house specially bought for the
Interesting event. and the fever of
excitement which reigned may be
better imagined than described, for
Joanna was over sixty years OF age.
Instead. however. of the divine child
appearing the venerable prophecies
herself died on the goth Of October,
or ten days after the date she had
herself fixed for the birth Of the
Messiah
But Joanna j. by no means the
only example Of a human being ar
rogating divine powers to himself or
herself.
When George III. was king one
Richard Brothers, masters mate
in the royal navy. suddenly an
nounccd that he was prince of He
brews and ruler of the world" and
that therefore King George should
give up the crown in his favor. His
claim met with scant courtesy. He
was promptly imprisoned as Grim
inal lunatlc-though he could not
have been madder than the poor old
king-and kept in captivity for
eleven years.
The navy seems TO have been
happy hunting ground for this class
of impostor at this period. for the
next to appear was Zion Ward, an
ex-shoemaker. who had served in
the navy. In 1928 he had the i'm
pudence 10 announce himself as the
divine Shiloh, who had been expect
Cd by Joanna SOuthcott. People
were credulous then. as they are
now, and Zion" got quite respect
able following and died a wealthy
man some years after-London An
swers.
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Why the Judge Objected.

The following story is told Of
Judge &. W. Green, who for many
years was Judge Of the probate court
at st. Albans. VT: At the annual
town meeting the purchase of new
town hearse had been voted and a
committee appointed to canvass the
townspeople for subscriptions. One
Of the committee thought it would
be an excellent plan to have the
judges name at the head Of this list
and to that end approached him.
The judge absolutely refused to
make a contribution and when ques-
toned as to the reason said. "Why
should | subscribe toward new
hearse when | haven't ridden in the
old one yct:'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20

A keeper was in the hyenas cage
at Hall by the Sea. England. One
.of the animals improved the oppor-
Itunity to turn upon the man in an
ugly mood. The keeper promptly
defended himself and, to teach the
animal manners, gave It a drubbing
until il slunk into a corner. One OF
the spectators, a dear old lady, then
demonstrated with the keeper and
thought he had acted cruelty. The
man stepped out Of the cage and, ad-
vancing to the lady, said, "P'raps,
mum, you'd like to come inside and
manage him" The invitation was
not accepted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
" hat Hurts Worst
A man once called me terrible
name,

A man once called me a terrible
name,
And uttered a fearful curse:
And cannot say il for very
shame
To blacken herewith my verse.
The curse it stung like a wither-
ing flame,
But the shame Of the name
was worse
On the fire Of my rage like a
wind it blew,
As only a foul name can.
And my smoldering hatred lived
anew
As straight at his throat ran
And may nobody ever do to YOU
What | did TO that wretched
man.
But still for peace | may vainly
call,
As the souls in torment do.
For the blight remains, as bitter
as gall
Is the thought that pierces me
through
He is dead and done for good
and all,
But the name that he named
was truep
- Cleveland .pader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20

Dresden has an odd institution
municipal newspaper, not like New
York's CITY Record. but a real jour
nal, printing the news Of the day
II was beuucathed to Dresden BY
Dr. Cunt. 1T has large circula
tion and Is the chief advertising me
dium Of the neighborhood. Its prof
its are applied to beautifying th'
city and to charity. - New forl
Tribune.
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A Mrs. Malaprop.

The mistrc,s Of certain board
ing house is noted among her board
ers as much for her entertaining
conversational powers a. for the fine
table she sets. Nevertheless she is
something of a Mrs. Malaprop, and
occasionally severely tries the polite
ness Of her listeners bv the peculiar
breaks" -hc makes. They had wo-
men under discussion at the table
the other night. some Of the board
,rs expressing a preference for slen-
der figures and some favoring en-
bonpoint. IL like a good, plump wc-
man." said the boarding house mis-
tress. "None Of these thin emanci-
pated women for me. "-Philadel-
y 49,
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He Was waiter.

Myer (entering the cafe) =
Hello, Gyerl | heard you quit
your job in the bank. What are
YOU doing now?
oyer (seated at table)-Im a
waiter at this restaurant.
Myer-Is it possible?
Gyer-Yes; I'm waiting for
my dinner.
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Wei Parried.

"What passed between yourself
and the complainant: = inquired the
magistrate in county court. II
think. sor,' replied the worthy Mr.
O'Brien. "a half dozen bricks and a
lump Of paving stone" In Irish
Life and Humor" William Harvey
gives another anecdctc Of the Irish
mans readiness in the court Of Law
"Now. Pat" sad a magistrate t.
an old offender. "what brought YOU
here agoin:"
"Two policemen. sor." was the la
comic reply
Drunk. | suppose ?" queried the
magistrate
"Yes, or" said Pat, "both ay
thim."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
Disastrous.

Maria saws she'll never get off
street car the right way again.
"Why not :"
"The other day she stepped off
the way George told her, and at the
same moment fat woman in the
seat ahead stepped off the wrong
way and the car started, and Maria
and the fat woman met face 10 face
and Maria bumped squarely up
against the fat woman, and the fat
woman fell against Maria, and Maria
clutched the fat woman around the
neck, and the fat woman placed her
fat hands on Maria's shoulder as if
she meant 10 waltz with her, and
then they both went down in a
struggling heap" - indianapolis
Star
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20

\ few years ago Inc president de
eidcd to appoint Nr. Nynnc, now
consul general at London. to be first
assistant postmaster general
"liow will We keep this from th,
newspapers I: was asked 10y some Of
the presidents advisers.
Il think that the best way would
be to take the newspaper CORE
spondents into our confidence" :" said
the president
This was done. and the secret was
carefully guarded for a month, al
though known all that time by fifty
or more Washington correspond
Louisville Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
The Story Of NapoIeon's Bees.

Napoleon L., wishing To have an
imperial emblem more ancient than
the heur-de-lis, adopted the bee un-
der the following circumstances
When the tomb Of Childeric. father
Of Clovis, was opened in 1868 there
were found more than 800 Of what
the French heralds mistook for bees,
"of the purest gold. their wings be-
ing inlaid with a red stone like car
nelian" These were, in truth, what
are in French called feurons, orna-
ments supposed to have been sprin-
kled on the harness of a war horse.
These "bees" were sent 10 Louis
NV, but il was Napoleon who had
them sewn overkIis imperial robes,
"a emblematic the activity and
enterprise Of hi1 dynasty. 1t has
been held in modern days that the
French ileur-de-lis i really derived
from a bee with outspread wings,
and if this Is so the royal and the
imperial emblems originate in a
similar source.
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No Fault Of Hers.

"Ah mel" sighed the gossipy
female boarder, Zone half of the
world doesn't know how the
other half lives"
20, well don't worry about
it" growIed the old bachelor at
the foot of the table; 1T isn't
your fault if it doesn't know"
Chicago News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-20
\ .,,s,Oe, and Vanity at Funerals
Scored
~ MARTIN DO0LEY.

The agitation in OppoSllioli ~
;,jnstrial insurance seems futile.
IT, ria cause of the disease lies
iaoner That class of insurance
tbe natural outgrowth OF the
r,nity that presides at our fun
eral barbarlsm
Tbese companies have their
valking delegates going about
| ,be country in search of prey
| and ensnaring doting mammas,
unreasonable widows and the
great mass of humanity who
siayishlv follow custom. The
frreral is made the occasion for
displav. and there mist be a
fved amount somewhere for the
undertaken and the parade. No
] Sane mother would look on this
insurance Of babies in the light
of profit. She wants her child
10 be buried as gorgeously as an
other Besides. the amount Is
generally a mere pittance
Unless We change our burial
customs that form of insurance
Min fasten on us like the red
necktie. the politician and the
drecracker. No danger of the
| poor nother's neglect on account
Of q desire to recover on a policy.
The poor love their children
most. love is their only luxsry.
There is the coffin trust, and
there the insurance company.
The poor stand between. and the
despoiled creature knows not
whether TO jump into the sea
and be drowned or to remain on
shore and be gobbled by the
monster.
Our abiect worship Of custom
encourages and enriches the
takers. Just as the conquest OF
Egypt 10y Persia was affected
because the Egyptians had an
idolauous affection for cats.
Hhe Persian army entered their
domain with a string of cats
ahead of il. The Egyptians
made no resistance. They were
afraid Of hurting the cats.
As individuals we have a modi-
cum Of sense. But We toss our
opinions into the common scrap
heap: thence to the crucible.
The resultant moasic is called
public opinion. Politicians and
othor vagrants dance on il, and
leave us worse than they found
Us. Custom is unmerciful. Ten
men buy automobiles. Ten
Thousand other men want to be
|jn the swim, and they buy auto
mobile caps.
The same blind and senseless
habit of following custom is seen
al the time of a funeral. A
family will pay 1927. 4S for a cas-
,ket. the actual cost of which is
about Sll.l9, just because some
one else has done such a foolish
thing and of course the under
taker encourages the vanity
which prompts such a couse.
When the time for services ar
nves people come from far to
comment. Now. why cannot a
man in his grief invite a few
friends. then meet the surging
multitude at his front door and
say.
Friends, we are in trouble.
# you will please go away, you
may come next week and exam
me all our belongings, and our
family will pose before you.
showing you what clothes we
borrowed. and what are our
own"
A nondeScript horde will wait
ior hours to view the remains.
And all this in connection with
one whom they have no more
interest than in the statistics of
last years pumpkin crop. And
N the long procession. which
Clred carriages at the rate Of sS
apiece, would 10 per cent of the
persons have loaned the man in
the hearse four bits when he
was in health?
No burial should cost more
than $40. .-Ex.
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Take care to cook fish we'll, for it
II not only unpalatable but unwhoIe-
|'Vine when underdone and il should
|ai"ays be served hot for invalids.
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ALL M0NEY-MA0 SAYS
GOVERNOR HANLY
Nation has Forgotten the Command. Thou
Shalt not Steal. Declares the Gov.
ernor in Chicago Speech.

ernor in Chicago Speech.
Governor Hanly sounds warn
ing against scramble for plumber.
paints a dark picture Of condi-
tions and says life of nation is
endangered by the continuance
OF graft.
CHICAGO. H., Oct. 9-"This
nation has gone money-mad.
For ten years this land has en-
joyed material wealth and pros
perity such as the world has
never before seen and during
that time this madness has come
upon us in force We have for
gotten the commandment, Thou
shalt not steal" " and we are TAX
ing the position that it does not
matter how money is obtained so
long it is got. We cannot con-
tinue in this road indefinitely and
secure the continuance Of free
institutions. The dangers of
peace Will destroy this country
at the present rate just as GER
tainly as might a disastrous war
Such was the keynote Of a
speech on the patriotism of
peace" delivered by Governor ].
Frank Hanly of Indiana, Sunday
afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A.
auditorium, in which the Hoosier
chief executive sounded 4 vehe-
ment note of warning to America
against allowing continuance of
graft. official corruption and dis
regard of law in the scramble
for p!Inder
Governor Hanly painted a dark
picture Of conditions in the Unit
ed States, and insisted that the
very life of the nation was de-
pendent oh a speedy return to
saner ideas and more honest
methods.
Opie Read never bothered
much about writing poetry, but
here are three verses from one
of his characteristic bits. An
old darkey is describing the APP
proach of winter A loose
breeze from Medicine Hat sug-
gests the selection:
'Twoan be long 30 dc col win blows, 4
Wild hits bret to cuttin an keen,
Awhirlin' an ertossin' lie old dry leaves,
Dat once was so p oty and green.
De ole hens cl4ichins is an done hatch
An some on en- : learned how to crow.
Dat sassy young dominccker'll come
down peg,
When he freeze bofe feet in de snow.
De ole s,ovy duck will feel mighty bad,
When das Ice on lie water by De mill.
Po' ole critier halter wait fur thaw
For she tote er lump er mud on her
bill.
De hogs squeels loud when de fros' gin
to fall.
An crowds one erncther in lie pen,
one done keer u tother gwine TO freeze
Hogs, da's mighty like men.
WILLIAM LIGHTFoOT NIsscHER