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The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
KEEPING up-TaoATEI
Old Fashioned. Ways Pc Not Win IN,
Composition Win Modern =
Metbqdss naTtarf 2

It is within the province 81, the fes-l
idents of community to either kill
of or build up the trade Of the home
town. 1t Ia too often that the mer.
chants md -uther-- businesg men; -afe'
to blame for the conditions Of which
they thsWsslyes ponapta MA rs
an age OF advancement, OF Improved
methb,is, and the business man who
pe..-.3..s in EARRING on his business as
his forefatke1 did years ago. Is very
apt to lose out What would the mer-
chantsthink Of the farmer who would
not do his blowing with an old.fashlons
ed plow and an ox-team. and cut his
hay With scythe and do his reaping
with q sickle? In fact. such a farm.
err wpuld. an the present age, 1bs o
uniqu6 personality In America. Yet
the merchant IN; many; cases VIII adj
here to Did style and practice5 This
is time when rapid sales and the
quickly turning over OF stocks are e.
] = 49, - 80 : --->- = -
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p, ON ) MAcKEREEsseiio oNsn,
Daily +Roltine In ire Ire Ut the Glel.3
,uda eester Fisternen.

asFheE fontine life = On q g nackeref.
sehoo4st IS not stFenSD u.s. The qreMsi
consists ofIi14i raens "a Sskfppe III, and.
Cook. Mwo Jngn co9stG nte watehs
one ahM ga lookout DE othersat
the wSseI,S so that -eda,f man has tHd,
hours Sp duty; and he9 s1i ioarseofs3
before hts flyn .comes around, agaih.
During this Nperiod'he may be.cal1ed
on to shorten SAIL wash the deck or
to, perform olfes yorEl tHffplf Of the
crew have theft hunks forward with
the cook, who is. king of the foreeas'
tie, and the rest sleep aft with the
captain. We were assigned to "a
double bunk aft, where we were not
troubled with galley Smells. but had
to be on our good behavior. t. All the
roles and reyels were forward The
crew ate in two shifts, the older men
with the skipper.-Travel Magazine.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

run down from 1870 to 1875 pounds. I
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. I re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
allssthe urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. 1
have been we'll now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale BY ait Dealers 50 cents a
box. Foster,Milburn Coz Bufraio,N..Y Y.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
clTIEs AND TOWNS.
How They Are Built Up and What
Gives Thorn Permanently.

Towns and cities ARE built where
exist the greatest natural advantages.
Growth and imp6 rtAuce depends on en-.
vironments and conditions Require
ments are that there be some manner
Of employment for their population.
Thus the business Of the place fixes Its
standing. 1t is then evident that: the
greater are the resources of country
and the more enterprising Its people,
the more important will be it's cities
and towns. Some locations have IA
vorable conditions for certain lines of
mapufacture, and single industries
support thousands, like the textile In
dustry at Fall River, and the manu-
facture Of jewelry at Providence, r. I.
Others have shipping facilities that
cause them to become great CONNER.
cial centers.g No city can exist within
itself, free and Independent Of tribu-
tary territory, but must depend upon
large scope of country to supply 1t
with the products necessary for the
sustenance Of its people, aid for tho
marketing Of its articlesof commerce,
ana It's manufactures.
Towns and cities decay when their
business interests are Destroyed IN
the west spastteuisrly d9 the mining
sections, can be found hundreds Of ex-
amples illustratjyeyef this fact The
discosssy of aofaine BE- sufiaentS to
gather People TO tdmpesef a CITY. With
the exhaustion of its mineral re-
sources chnsips ssts.destroyad and the
te%n bRcGAies ASs8rted.N-4n agricul-
tural sections exist commercial towns,
made hesessafI by. Tho development
Of the surrounding country. Such
towns are supported by the trade that
observation-disclosures certain scope
Of territory, and industries that can
be Established to Employ labor. With
hefel$pnRnts Of tributary country, and
SxbaHsioA " Industries, land the exer-
else Of enterprise many Of these towns
-attair the magnittde 'of cities and be-
come important commercial and finan-
cial centersv With their growth. farms
sadiaqeht tletease fi1 value stT4e truth
Of this is in evidence In nearly every
gtatei Of the dinien.- While within the
boundaries Of the United States proper
there are more than $4,000. aoQ;ot peo-
pie. there is room for millions and mil
lions more. There will be hundreds
and thousands more cities pulsating
with business come into existence.
Reader, Is not your home town one
that may become great city II you
only do Your part to assist It toward
greatness?%
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
A Bumper Crop.

{ "Ya-as," said the, man from south
ern Kansas, 81 reckon that year was
what you might call banner year
with. bumper wheat crop WY do
yu know that Slle Edwards-neigh-
Dor O. mine, Sile was-had SIGH q
stand O. wheat on ten-acre field O.
his'n that he had t. rent tn field next
t i'm t shock about half of it---wasn't
room fer tn shocks on tn ground 1t
growed on."-Judge.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
His sentlmentas

g Yes, ]: acknowledge that Your IA
Yher did me favor once which placed
me under q lasting obligation to him.
Z cannot therefore, refuse to. lend you
the money. But come around to-mor-
row for 1t, won't-you2" -7.4>Ai y "a
c, Certainly, IL you, haven't got . 1t
1iow.TsT ssssTi ~ - Bla32'N = J.
: oh, I have 1t now; all: right; only
I hate on such notice to part forever
with what is near -and.dears to to, m gs.
Judge. 80 ,e.. 5i-a.i.
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Faithful Beost.
Unappreciative Master.
Often the-case.-

EvaziThatt6ld saying, 7E"Marryis,f N
haste, repent at leisure is B good one,
isn't it2 yfo IA
Ednh-Yes, but it was quite the re-
verse with Helen, giShs .,aecepted a
chap who was not working and re-
gretted it the next, day..
EvaEAh, l SEQ. with .her 1t was
Marry at leisure, repent in haste."-
Chicago Daily News. -,
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
rhsIeIephone.

Rural telephones are boon to the
farmers. They can. keen. in close touch
with the markets, and all the doings
Of tho outside world. One Of the uses
that the phone can be well put to, is
the getting Of late market news from
the home town. There are very few
farmers who cannot use the tSIephnne
with profit during the marketing sea-
son.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
as. he a strong part 2"
,Time for Chanoie.

Miss Ethel DO began, .'or Ethel.
1 mean. I've known you long enough
TO drop the miss haven't ~"
She. fixed. her lovely eyes upon him
with a meaning gaze. Eyes, i think
you have" she said. What prefix do
you wish to substitute?" =,
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
"A Description.

:. Teacher-Johnnie. can you describe
the spinal column? i.-----'t
Z Johgnie--Yes; ma'em. tits a long
bone extending up and down through
the body. Your head sets on one end
and you set on the other. Judge.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
OURAMERICANKIN
FARMERS THE BACKBONE OF
q COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
FEEDING THE OTHER NATIONS
Greater Need Of Study Of Economic
Principles by the Tlllers Of the
soII--BuIIdIne Up the
Towns.

American farmers are the wealth
producers of the nation. In the United
States annually the products Of the
farms exceed In value all the gold the
country has produced in score OF
years. II the term can be used In q
free republic, the farmers are the
American kings. The results of their
labors feeds not alone a single nation,
but assists in supplying sustenance
for large part Of the people of nearly
all lands of the earth. IT'S the prod
ucts of the farms that give the means
Of support to the great railroad sys.
TENS, that keep the thousands Of great
steamers plying the oceans, that make
possible the thousands Of great enter
prisgs - ihile.- the -farrnnr r-annny.
the most independent GLASSES Of the
land, too often he fails to reap full
reward for the, woSkw he has ACCOM-
plished. He Tgsf Aght N9bWbihe taftdr
combine, Fand apaya takes 10 SUPPORT IN
situations from which he receives no
benefit. This is, bsQapse, ,qs. the COO,
centration of cspHak Ii Eha hanhss Of
comparatively few in large financial
centers. But is not the f4fmeE I ito
blame for this condition to great
extent? Does he not make It possible
for Ihe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
large cities? He certainly does lend
his Support to the building up,M
trusts, and to capital csncentraNoH,
when he fails to patronizS enterprises
in bis home town, and refuses to help
buitd up its industrles----~''--'---------''.-'
There is penny wise and pound
foolish" attitude on the part Of farm
ers in mahE con- hhaitiss kh$t e. dsl
structive Ito their own interests. 1t is
seeing profit quite, often npurely,
imaginary, and I'M striving to gain 1t
lose sight OF the truth that they. are
welding the sword that will eventual
ly infiict serious wound to them.
selves. This is the practice of pur-
chasing goods at trade centers distant
from home.y Towns and communities
are made wealthy by retaining as
great part Of. the earnings OF its
people as 4possibIe. The larger the,
town can be made, the more valuable
becomes the farm located near It, be-
cause the home market Is made bet
ter and higher prices are secured for.
products. ..,..s.
Money earned by the farmers and
the business men, II retained at home,
generally finds Investment In new en-
terprises that give employment to la
bor,. and add to the wealth of the
community and assists In }oweringtaxs'
alton. On the other hand when Iahe
earnings Of community are sent
away from 1t, the towns are deadened,
and farm-vaiues lowered, taxation is
made greater and the small imagined
gains to those sending sawayY the,
profits Of thelf Iabof Feactsagsinst the
sender who's assists fns: Concentrating
money In large financial centers in the
hands of those who pay no local
taxes. Generally. the monied powers
of those distant cities. dictate to the
farmers what prices shall be received
for the products Of their farms, and
to the, laborer the compensation he
shall receive for his labor. Ia not this
proposition plain? (.
D. M. CARR.
F4
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
No Confusing Envlr6hmsdt 2

NO CONFUSING EhVIrOnHeUtslI =
80. 80 MISS Edfth-tfo evening calferf=
When I write,,h hpaye4 to be, entirely
alone. and baye everything quiet, 50
there will be- nothing to disturb my
thoughts. d J., don't seq how any, one
gan dictate, to- an amanpensis.r ;-9i
e Mr.. 9oodfallowH+dt's. very; aasy..t I
dictate All my business 1ettersi G.s;!t'i
e you do?. And don't your thoughts
Sftehs wander 'ffttom the ,subiect' until
gou find yourself unable 70 proceed 2.
:, oh no! IL Ny Typewriter Is 9 MAJ; /"
IN. Z. weekly. .H..fsiuitsi
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

says: ""I had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time I was mug
tered out Of the army,
but in all my life I
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, diz-
illness and sleepless.
ness, first, and then
dropsy. l was weak
and helpless, having
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
SLEEP BROKEN BY ITCHING.
Eczema Covered Whole Body for q
Year-No Relief Until cutieura 90.
Remedies Prove a Success.

"For a year I have had what they
call eczema. l had an itching all over
my body, and when would retire for
the night 1t would keep me awake half
the night, and the more would scratch,
the more 1t would itch. l tried all
kinds of remedies, but could get no re.
llef,p,.s ~,,. --.-,. 70 ,--.- ~; =
RI used one cake Of Cuticura Soap,
one box of Cuticura, and~two walls of
Cuticura ResolTent Pills, which cost
me dollar land TWENTY-FIVE cents in
all, and am very glad I tried them, for
I was completely cured. Walter w.
Paglusch, 2o7 IN. Robeysst., Chicago.
ILL.,, Oct. and 16, 1906" sss
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
iAnloiss6lsir Efses44r,IeeItYy;.:.ffri;laim;p6.:

Electricity is now being largely
used in the bookbinding industry for
embossing and such work. With the
aid of. the current II is possible to
maize aSe, impressioIs . minute, which
more than atones fofa It's increased
cost.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
WflIie's Conundrun1.

=. Willie Beefenham, (who. has been
admitted a few moments to his moth
er's afternoon tea-I've just thought
Of a splendid condundrum., Why is all
the silver, here to-day like our new
servant?
The.Guests-Oh, why, Willie?
:. Willie (triumphantIy) - Cause
they're both hired.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

fTS prevent that tired feeling ON
Ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
ages-tinle--saves laber>-sayes annoy
ance, will not stick to the; iron, The
big 16 OF. package for 10c.. at your
srocer's. q 80
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
Electricity III eookblhdlna.

Electricity is now being largely used
in the bookbinding industry for EN-.
bossing and such work. With the aid
of the eurrsnt-A rs possible to make
4S0 Impressions q minute, which more
than :atones for its increased cost.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
Squeezing People.

He1I see the nuEnbet Of people to
the sipare mile in this country is IT,
while In England it Is $50.
She--And yet ] imagine there is
just asS much squeezing done over
here as there is in 5England.-Yonls.
crs Statesman =, s-s
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
"Hullo, old chap, you are looking

bad."1. - Z "..7;> - =.
!. Eyes. I've just got over the infliI-'
enza, md It's really left me too weak
to crawl"
What do you want to crawl for?
It's much better to walk" 3. r..
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
Catherine Ostrich Feathers.

Ostrich feathers can be taken every
eight months. The plumes are not,
as some suppose, pulled. but are cut
with sharp knife. The stumps with
er and fall out. 80
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
She w as Hurt.

~ Arthur-But wasn't abe angry when
you called on her with four-day-old
beard on your face?
Charles-Yes; she said she felt 1t
very much
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

j II you wish beautiful clear, white Clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 3 oz.
package, s cents. .. ~, =. :, (. ,
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, A certain cure for, swollen;sweating,
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. s. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
Strong Part.

you say your big brother is with
an opera company now?"s %'4
Yes, ma'am." II. -7' :
; CrHas he a strong part?". =, - ~
"Yos, -ma'am; why, he's one of the
fellers. that bit the anvil in the anvil
chorus." Yonkers Statesman. ~; =
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
q Was Looking 10 Her Dad.

--.-O1d Got rox@=Bnt II daughter.
marries you Will she have AL the COM
forts to which she has been accus-
| tomef?r - uei - a; 5,H .IY.! =
Ii Young De 'grSdpute 4MeIl,' It :wfli be
yeur, fault If she hasn't ~ ~" ~ :' IS
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

! He who receives a good turn. should
never forget IT. .-he who docs @ones
should never remember it.-Charron.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

There Is always reason In the man
for his good or bad fortune. Emerson.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How Veteran Was Saved the Ampu.
y tation of Limb.

B. Frank Doremus, veteran, OF
Roosevelt avenue, Indianapolis, Ind,
The Jasper news., 1907-10-24

The time is never lost that Is de
voted to work.-Emerson., $50
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-10
LIKE HUMAN coRKs
How the Water In Great. Salt Lake
Treats the Bathers. Z

How the Water In Great Salt Lake
Treats the Bathers.
Bathing in Great Salt lake Is a
unique experience.
Flights Of steps lead down into the
water from the interminable platform
along which the lighthouses are stu
ated. The water is quite shallow at
first, and you find rare enjoyment for
time In wriggling your toes about in
the salt that forms the bottom In
place of accustomed sand. You are
obliged TO wade out some distance be-
fore you experience the peculiar buoy
ancy Of the lake First you feel your
feet trying to swim out from under
you. You find 1t more and more diff
cult to walk You begin to float in
spite of yourself. Then you realize
you are nonsinkable. You can't sink If
you want to- Throw yourself on your
back or sit down or try to swim, and
you bob about like a rocking chair in
freshet You feel as though you had
been turned to cork. You can't help
looking at the phenomenon subjective
ly. You don't see that there Is any
thing peculiar about the water. 1t
looks and feels like any other bathing
water-until you get some of it in your
eyes or in your mouth. Then you wish
you hadn't come. Ocean water is
sweet in comparison. In fact. the
chemists tell us it is eight times less
salty
You can't drown in the lake by sink
ing. but you can be suffocated to
death. which is just about as uncom-
Portable and undesirable. We found
signs everywhere warning us against
being too talkative or too frolicsome in
the water.
When we came out we brought with
us large deposits of salt on our skin
AS the water evaporated we found our
selves covered with white crystals.
Only strong shower bath of fresh
water or good clothes brush can put
you into fit condition to dress.-Travel
Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-10
TOKYO'S SLUMS.
Worse Than the Worst In Paris, Lon
don or New York

Worse Than the Worst In Paris, Lon
don or New York.
. Tokyo has slums whose poverty
reaches the last depth of human degra-
dation Below the cellars of Paris,
the alleys OF London and the crowded
slums of the New York east side. the
Japanese capital reveals lower gulf.
1t is a region that no ray lights. Your
moldy man Of Paris and your "hOOli-
gan" of London do have at times fierce
joys and moments Of acid pleasure,
but the microscopic intensity Of the
distress In the Shitaya quarter of To
kyo bars out all hope. Tokyo has far
too many poor people. and their dis
position is a pressing problem. Thou
sands are shipped to Korea and For
mosa. but the pressure steadily in
creases owing to the constant migra-
ton OF ambitious Japanese from the
provinces to the capital city.
Japan carefully avoids all public ref
erence to these great sores on it's body
polite. Their existence Is hidden from
the foreign visitor. Rarely does a
tourist see the slums. and specialists
studying the city for precise informa-
ton are sedulously kept out of the
poorest quarters. Japan Is so skillful-
~ press ACCENTED that the existence of
these miserable purlieus Is not even
suspected by the average student Of
conditions. 1t is journalistic rule in
Japan not to say anything that be-
trays weakness in the life of the peo-
pie. and 1t Is a rule generally observ-
ed But there are writer's In Japan
who think that in adopting the civiliza-
ton of the occident the republican
form OF government should also have
been imported, and these give the min
istry trouble at times by telling plain,
unpalatable truths The Kokumin
newspaper detailed representative to
live the life Of the lowest and poorest
in Tokyo, and his articles dealing with
life In the Shitaya. district created an
immense sensation. When translated
into English In pamphlet form the
government promptly bought up the
entire edition and destroyed the plates.
Walter J. Kingsley In Worlds Work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-10
German Syrup

We want to impress on our readers
that Boschees German Syrup is
positively the only preparation on
the market today that does relieve
and cure consumption. Tt contains
the specifice. such a., pare tar, ex-
tracts OF gum, etc, etc., which have
been so highly endorsed for the cure
OF coughs, colds and consumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, aud be free from the
spasm of dry and racking cough i'm
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, nea1ng and soothing
tseatment, and the patient needs
fresh air, good food, etc, German
Syrup will give free and easy ex-
pectoration in the morning. WITH
speedy and permanent relief. Small
bottles 70 cents; regular size, con-
tanning nearly four times as much.
Is cents. At Frost & SPECS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-10
An IRISH SUPERSTITION.
Fishermen Don't Like to Meet Women
When Starting For Work.

Fishermen Don't Like to Meet Women
When Starting For Work.
Ssgperstitions as to its being most
unEMeky to meet a woman when set
ting out to fish or upon any journey by
sea are not uncommon. From head
Iand ON the Donegal coast the writer
was one day anxiously watching a
en1zM smack beating across the bay
&Eainst a heavy sea and stiff breeze
vzhis-h had suddenly sprung up. After
q long and hard fight for it, the little
craft made the pier in safety. and up
on condolences being offered the skip
per Gn his recent hardships he said:
~SMre, what better luck could I have?
Didn't I meet redheaded woman in
Sligo ths morning the moment l left
my Esdging to walk down to the boat"
In fkis case the color of the woman's
hair and the fact of her being the first
person met with after the man left
his house seemed to be the determin-
fng factors in the days luck. But in
otheE places the objection to such an
encounter embraces hair Of all shades
and any hour of the day. it being am
ply Sufficient to bring the i'll luck that
any woman should pass you by just
as yOn are walking down to the boat.
Only a few weeks ago the writer visit
ed y small fishing village on the Gal
WAY coast and just before getting on
his car to return home was chatting
To- the iandlady of the little inn. A
strapping young fisherman who was
walking down the road toward the
harbor suddenly stopped, climbed over
the fence and made his way to his
boat across the fields. The writer OBJ
served to his hostess that the young
fellDw must have mistaken him for a
PROCESS server with a writ for him.
She laughed rather derisively and said:
'tItS not you at all, sir, he's afraid of,
but me. He's just going fishing and
w0rzsG not pass me by if you gave him
the I'LL Of his hat Of gold."-London
Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-10-10
AN MIGRATE SOLDIER.
His Cowardly Action Was the Making
of a Nobleman b

Of a NobIeman.
Here is story Of the battlefield.
There was war between the Swedes
and the Danes. One day a great bat
tie was fought, and the Swedes were
beaten and driven from the field. A
soldier of the Danes who had been
slightly wounded was sitting on the
ground. He was about to take drink
from a flask. All at once he heard
some one say:
''Oh, sir, give me drink. for am
dyingr'
1t was a wounded Swede who spoke.
He was lying on the ground only lit
tie way off. The Dane went to him at
once. He knelt down by the side of his
fallen foe and pressed the flask to his
lips. Drink" said he. 'for thy need is
greater than mine"
Hardly had he spoken these words
when the Swede raised himself on his
elbow. He pulled a pistol from his
pocket and shot at the man who would
have befriended him. The bullet grazed
the Danes shoulder, but did not do
him much harm.
"Ah, you rascalr' he cried. II was
going to befriend you. and you repay
me by trying to kill me. Now | will
punish you. l would have given you
all the water, but now you shall have
only half" And with that he drank
the half of it and then gave the rest to
the Swede.
When the king of the Danes heard
about this he sent for the soldier and
had him tell the story just as 1t was.
"Why did you spare the life of the
Swede after he had tried to kill your
asked the king.
Because. sir,' said the soldier, ~
could never kill wounded enemy"
"Then you deserve to be noble
man." said the king. And he rewarded
him by making him knight and CIV
ing him noble title.-"Famous Stories
Retold."