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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
OFFER TIL Eli SERVICES
FREE OF CHARGE

This is a union Of specialists of this
and other countries who have recently
become united tfat they may combat
with and successfully treat chronic
diseases. They are now touring the
northwest going through South Dakota
Montana, Washington and California,
visiting the principal towns returning
in two months to all points visited oil
this trip.
This organization of specialists ought
to be able to cur you if you can be
cured at all. These doctors have
established laboratories in Minneapolis
that they may supply their patients in
the northwest with medicine.
The German and English specialist
licensed by the state of South Dakota
for the treatment of deformities and
all nervous and chronic diseases of
men, women and children, offers to all
who call on this trip, consultation,
examination, advice free, making no
charge whatever, except the cost of
medicine and the expense of preparing
same. All that is asked in return for
these valuable services is that every
person treated will state the result
obtained to their friends and thus prove
to sick and afflicted in every city and
locality, that at last treatments have
been discoverek that are reasonably
sure and certain in their effect.
These doctors are considered by many
among Americas leading stomach and
nerve specialists and are experts in the
treatment of chronic diseases and so
great and wonderful have been their
results that in many cases it is hard
indeed to find the dividing line between
skill and miracle.
Diseases of the stomach, intestines,
liver, blood, skin, nerves, heart, spleen
kidneys, or bladder, rheumatism,
sciatica,, diabetes, bed-wetting, leg
ulcers, weak lungs and those afflicted
with long-standing, deep-seated,
chronic diseases, that have baffled the
skill of the family physician, should
not fail to call.
According to their system no more
operations for appendicitis, gall stones,
tumors, goiter or certain forms of
cancer. The "Bloodless Surgeons, 3"
doing away with knife, with blood and
with all pain in the successful treat
ment of these dangerous diseases.
If you have kidney or bladder trouble
bring a two-ounce bottle of your urine
for chemical analysis and microscopic
examination.
Deafness often has been cured in
sixty days.
No matter what your ailment may
be, no matter what others may have
told you, no matter what experience
you have had with other physicians, il
will be to your advantage to see them
at once. Have it forever settled in
your mind. If your case is incurable
they will give you such advice as may
relieve and stay the disease. Do not
put off the duty you owe yourself Oh
friends or relatives who are suffering
because of your sickness, as a visit this
time may help you.
Remember, this free offer is for this
trip only.
Married ladies must come with their
husbands and minors with their parents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
President Taft's Dignlfed Attitude.
From the Quincy (Ill.) WhiR:

President Taft has old-fashioned.
but nevertheless admirable ideas, re-
gardiug the dignity Of his official sta
ton. He believes that It Ill BELTS
the incumbent Of the high ONCE he
occupies to take the stump and argue
with the people that they should re-
elect him. The record Of his admin
~istration Is an open book, and II that
record does not commend him to the
favor of the country he will not 90
forth and importune voters to give
him another term. The presidents at
titude Is an admirable one.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
No rrIeksry In Taft.

From the Wilmington (Del.) Daily
News: sg
We don't expect Mr.. Taft to re-
sort TO tr1ckery. no matter to what
lengths Mr.. Roosevelt may feel Inn
PEELED 70 90 In that direction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
COMING TO WEBSTER
German and English
Specialists
Will be at Commercial Hotel ON
Monday, October IL, 1912
FOR N DAY ONLY

EeLnaihau -uvces HinlscTaI.
ented Pr. :"'Gn@ itheTreat-
ment OF Ehron Diseases
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

The Norwegian steamer Beta. which
reached Tromso recently, found one OF
the Andree buoys. which contained
the following inscription: "Andree's
North polar expedition. Buoy No. TO-"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

Henri Richter, principal of a high
school In Norway. lectured on Henrik
Wergeland at a Scandinavian educa-
tors convention In Roskilde recently
and on account OF unfavorable remarks
about the Swedes he was not permit
ted to deliver another address for
which he had been booked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

Thor viii he seven aviators at
StocNhn'-- Hvr'nr "fying week"-Ced-
erstrcm- 5alieeck, Sundstedt, fora
Sioberg and Ask and two pupils OF
Cederstrom. Bjornberg and Slow. The
aviation meet IL scheduled to take
place Oct. IL TO Is. s~
MARION 8. NonDLIUR
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

The American flag which was used
during the ceremonies Of the opening
of the Danish-American national park
at Rebild Hills Is flying from the royal
castle at Marselisborg.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
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Sweden will participate in the great
Panama exposition. which will be held
in San Francisco in 1915. 1t is feared
that owing to the high freight rates In
the United States It will be a very
expensive proposition for foreign
countries to participate In this expo
sition and 1t is believed that it will
cost Sweden at least 100000 to make
any kind Of an exhibition and esper
cially one which would be worthy OF
her as a nation. Norway will also par
ticipate in the exhibition and that
country will most likely expend rome
thing like $350,O00 for a starter. IL
Is, however, definitely settled that
Sweden will participate In the exhibit
ton and a commissioner will soon be
appointed. who will at ono take the
necessary steps for preparing the ex-
hibits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

Next month Stockholm will be Wis
tied by a British squadron and al
ready there are under way great prep
arations for the proper reception OF
the Pyi.iGh officers. The chief of the
squau.On Is pcac Admiral Warrender.
who W" rive on the Indomitable,
the -ne ship which carried King
George and the Prince of Wales dur
Ing their visit to Stockholm a couple
OF years
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVIAN
Recent Happenings In This
Country and Abroad.
WITH FEELING OF ANXIETY

Norwegian Paper Frankly Discusses
Norway's Relations With Her Great
Neishbors-Work of Danish Credit
Societies Attracting Widespread At
tention-Sweden Will Participate In
Panama Exposition at San Francisco.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

w AN supposed 10 be dead. | have
81 no intention TO publish my ex
81 istence TO the world. for If
a should do so | would soon be dead
in earnest. Nevertheless am going 10
take the risk of telling the story under
an assumed name
Years ago, when not far out of my
teens. | was sent abroad 10 travel.
Full of desire TO explore mysterious
paths. / was foolish enough TO spy upon
q band of what are now called an
archists. Having been told by a young
German that he suspected them of
meeting in a deserted barn near his
house, | went there one night. peeped
through a crack and was discovered.
but ran so fast that | congratulated
myself my identity was unknown.
\ few weeks later was doing 4
cathedral in one of the principal cities
of the continent | do not care TO
name the place. l was irreverently
poking my nose into all the corners
and crannies | could find when l was
accosted by a young man. who asked
me if l would like to see Il very curious
closet. told him that would be glad
to see anything curious. whereupon he
invited me TO follow him. He led me
to dark corner. where a door not
over four feet high stood open.
IF you will stoop and enter there. "
/ he said. you will be repaid for your
trouble"
| did as | was bid and entered 4
| closet not much too large TO hold my
body. Then heard the door slam and
| the bolts in the lock shoot forward.
My sensations are not only indescrib-
able, but, if | could give any idea of
| them whatever, would be extremely
painful to the listener | had not been
locked up minute before it occurred
to me that the band upon whom | had
spied had tracked me, discovered who
l was and taken this means of putting
me out of the way. There was moth
ing beneath me but a cement floor
| nothing about but four stone walls
Therefore | looked up TO see what
there might be for Il ceiling. Fan
| ABOVE l. SAW Will dppcdIcu " bC "
rectangle Of light. l gaZed at it lone
while, trying to determine what il
was, but my mind was not in Il state
to deliberate on anything, and l made
no Roadway.
After while | fell into sort of stu
por, owing doubtless to my terrible
mental condition. During this time
| presume, | gained some rest from
my sufferings, for my consciousness
was restored. Since there was moth
ing to see except above cast my eyes
again upward.
The rectangle had doubled in size.
Again / fell TO thinking as to what
il might be. and this time. in order tC
occupy my mind and thus relieve the
mental strain. | gave way TO all sorts
of speculation. The cathedral clocl
struck. and | counted nine strokes.
had been shut up ever since 4 in tn
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
WHERE CHALK COMES FROM.
How This Useful Article Is Mined.
10000 Tons Imported Yearly.

10000 Tons Imported Yearly.
about as big as piece of chalk" is
a familiar old time phrase that is sup
posed TO represent the limit in indefi-
niteness of expression, for in reality a
piece of chalk might he the size Of a
pint. cad or it might be as big as
mountain. And yet there are many
people to whom "a piece of chalk"
would be definite enough-persons to
whom it would simply mean lump of
chalk such as carpenters or lumbermen
use in marking lumber or chalk in the
form of crayOns used in marking on
blackboards, these being perhaps the
only ways III which they had ever seen
chalk used.
One such person. with but limited
knowledge of chalk's varied uses and
Of the great quantities in which it is
used, was surprised to read in the ship
news of a daily newspaper of the ar
rival of a steamer with cargo of
chalk. He was still more surprised to
learn that such shipments are common
that there is imported into this country
chalk 90 the amount of about 10000
tons annually, says the Baltimore
! American.
The chalk thus brought here comes
mainly from the south OF England and
| the north of France, with little from
Denmark. Mach of if comes from chalk
pits on the banks of the river Thames
not far from London. Chalk fOrma-
tionS may rise above the level surface
of the earth, like the chalk cliffs on the
southern coast of England. or they
may lie under level ground and go be-
low the surface The chalk miners
first remove the accumulated earth and
various deposits above the substance
as they might in uncOvering any min
eral deposit or formation. Then the
chalk is got out of pit as stone might
be taken from n quarry, except that
chalk doesn't have to be blasted, only
picks and crowbars being necessary.
Besides the common chalk of com
merce, which is quarried out and which
is imported in great quantities, there
is also imported what is called precipi
tate chalk. It is used in the manufac
ture of face and tooth powders. The
quarried chalk is used in making whit
ing and in the manufacture of oil
cloth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
Waiting to Be Crushed
By JULIAN VARNHAN1

afternoon. | was thunderstruck hav-
ing supposed that had not been there
an hour
Presently | saw something dangling
from above. After watching It Tor
some time | was able 10 make ont that
it was rope Then | discovered that
it was coming toward me. Lower and
lower. nearer and nearer. il came till
1T last was able TO grasp il. Then |
remembered that l had my box OF wax
taperS for lighting cigars in my pocket.
and. striking one OF them. / tossed II
upward. For an instant could make
out the ceiling. 1t was OF iron. and in
its center was an iron ring. from which
the rope was swung. Lighting several
taperS in succession. held them above
my head and ut last could see the cell
ing rs long as Il taper would burn.
Horror OF horrors. 1t was coming
down TO crush me-
Again. from sheer agony I became
unconscious. | was revived by the
clock above striking l.. Every stroke
seemed to toll my knell. The ceiling
with my hand In half an hour all
would be over
Then | heard far above. 4 sound rs
of the rubbing of metal against metal.
listened and could distinguish the
noise OF cogwheels running together.
and. oh. blessed sight-the ceiling was
rising.
Then il occurred TO me that | was
| in the clock tower under the weight.
which was now being wound would
not be crushed | would starve. There
was one chance for me- Selling the
rope, | tied it under my arms. As
soon as the slack was taken up began
TO rise-ten. twenty. fifty. Il hundred
fleet. There was more light | looked
above. Between me and the weight
were arched windows Might not get
through one of them on 10 Il roof L
got up a swinging motion and when [
reached the window clung 10 the case
ment and urloosened the rope. Break
ing the glass. looked ont. The roof
was twenty feet below. / jumped and
landed safely on my feet.
In the east was streak of dawn. but
did not stop 10 take note of IL. going
here and there till | found door by
which to descend. | found myself in
the body OF the great cathedral. All
the irreverence of the previous day
was gone. | fell on my knees before
the altar. Then. exhausted. | stagger-
ed to one of the cushioned pews and
fell asleep.
l was awakened by the sexton. whom
told that | had been locked in by mis-
take He opened the door for me, and
went out knowing that If my enemies
knew | had escaped them they would
certainly kill me. | never stopped till
| mad reached Australia. where L lived
for time. then shifted TO Alaska.
am now living in one of the large cities
of the United States under an assumed
name.
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"A ~ proclaimed the arrival OF
another seal hunting season,
their means of earning Il livelihood. On
the first day twenty-five steamers NOV
ell out of the harbor Of St John. New
foundland. for the north Atlantic on
their annual quest, one of the most
hazardous n man could find Two
thirds of the people of Newfoundland,
the greatest fishing country in the
world, are engaged in harvesting the
oceans wealth. From childhood To
old age it is their calling. The sea-
board Is exposed to natures fiercest
moods, a,:d perils lie in wait on every
hand. The waste of human life is APP
palling. Hundreds perish annually, yet
these simple fisher folk defy the ele-
ments year after year
The seal fishery or seal hunt takes
place in the early spring among the
foes which cover the ocean off New
foundland and Labrador The winters
fury is then spending itself. billiards.
sweep the north Atlantic. the icy
masses are sent crashing against one
another or RATED into chaotic heaps.
and no situation can be much worse
than thar of the ships and crews en-
meshed therein.
The ships that compose the fleet are
manned by crews OF from 100 to 30
men, each vessel being literally pack
Ell with human beings. for the idea is
To kill load of seals and then return
as rapidly rs possible. The Newfound-
land seals are hunted for their skins
and fat. They do not possess the furry
covering OF The Alaskan variety. the
skin being used mostly to make pat
ent leather shoes and kid" gloves.
The fat * converted into oil as Il base
for high class soap or with the stearin
removed acts rs II substitute for olive
oil. The seals mount the lee foes of
Labrador in February. where their
Young are born.
TnE "WHlTEcoATp
The young seal known as the white
coat IS tie most valuable and the cas-
lest To- obtain. The species lies help
less on the foes and is killed by a blow
on the head with an iron shod pole
called the gaff. The men rush on the
ice with clubs and knives. and as the
whitecoats are stunned with the for
mer they are disemboweled with the
latter. Then they are gathered into a
number % heaps each on separate
islet of Ice called n pan, and the ships
flag is displayed above each pile. so
that as she comes along I'm the wake of
her men she collects them. the crew
falling back 10 her at shutdown.
A fog may close over the foes, and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
BeIated Sympathy.

Mrs. Awe heard the terrible news,
my dear. and I've called to offer YOU
my sympathy
Mrs. sympathy. Terrible news.
What do you mean?
Mrs A.-Why. this about your nus
band. his deserving you and running
off with that chorus girl,
Mrs B.-Good gracious. That was Il
week ago. He's home again now
Satire.
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Fashionable Indisposition.

well. here | am" announced the
fashionable physician in his breezy
way. And now what do you think is
the matter with you:
Doctor. ] hardly know replied the
fashionable patient. What is new?'
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
ReIioious Infection.

Mother-Johnny. you said you'd been
TO Sunday school.
Johnny with PARKWAY look)-1es'
mamma.
Mother How does it happen that
vour hands smell of fish?
JOHNNY carried home the Sunday
school paper. an the outside page IS
all about Jonah an the whale.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
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& Pack Of Sheer Nonsense
An inference.

HAS Polly got her music lesson
mixed up with her gymnasium hour
"Of course not Why do you ask!
Il thought from the way she was
playing she might have thoughtiessly
taken the piano for a punching bag
Baltimore American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

to burn their clubs and ropes for
warmth and were forced to eat seal
carcaSSeS to prevent starvation. For
tunately the weather remained mild,
without snOwstorm and severe fr0StS,
and disaster was averted.
When binding snowstorm arises
while the men are out on the hunt the
peril is extreme. At such times they
make for the nearest slip. Sometimes
Il vessel will have to accommodate as
many rs 100 men during Il storm.
MEMORABLE DISASTERS
The disaster TO the crew of the
Greenland in the season Of 1898, by
which forty-eight men lost their lives
and sixty-five were frost bitten, eX-
ceeded in narrowing interest any other
connected with the industry. More
over, it eXemplified the terrible hard
ship and hazards incurred by the seal
men. FOR when tragedy befalls ashore
the victims usually are hurled into
eternity without Il moments notice.
but here they suffered unspeakable tor
fore they persisted on the pitiless ice
foe.
The ship had 80 men dispersed over
the ice when blizzard arose, driving
her seward and leaving them helpless,
exposed To the storm and biting arctic
frost. with no food, no shelter, no eX
ira clothing-nothing to help them in
battling against the terrible fate which
beset them. For two days and nights
they were scourged by the gale. Many
froze 10 death. others were drowned in
the seals blowholes on the ice, and
when the gale abated the ship worked
her way back TO where. dead and dy-
ing. the starved and frozen seal men
! lay. The survivors were gathered in
rs rapidly - could be, and the ship
then bore MP for home, her waist piled
with the dead and sixty suffering.
frosted hunters berthed below in foul
smelling. i'll lighted quarters.
1t was in 1873 that the schooner
Deerhound lost twenty-four men out
of fifty-six They had been sent off in
boats among the open or scattered
ice TO cruise in the watery lanes and
thus conduct the hunt impossible on
foot. \ storm arose. and the boats
were crushed between the writing
fragments, and the hapless occupants
sank or scrambled on TO tossing pan.
For two days the gale ragged. and at
| its close there was not vestige of the
little fiotilla 10 be seen. Two more
| days were spent by the schooner in
cruising about. and part of one boat
was sighted. and upon its being over
hauled two starving and frost bitten
seal men were found beneath it. who
died soon after being rescued. They
were the only ones OF the whole num-
/ Der ever heard from.
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q Slioht Mistake.

Me NO talkee Chinee velly WE'LL
explained the hostess upon greeting
the visitor from the newest republic.
NO natter responded the latter Il
can converse tolerably we'll in Eng
lish. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
The Least Part.

Cook (who has been discharged for
dishonesty)-W sir, you'll miss me
before I've gone very long.
Mastcr-Oh. we won't worry about
that as long rs we don't miss anything
else-Sketch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

The Pacific ocean is thought to
weigh 94S, 900, O0O,OOO,0O0,O00
tons.
The telegraphic lines of Persia
total 6,312 miles in length.
Ozonized air is to be pumped
into the underground passenger
tunnels of London in very gener-
Gus quantities.
The whites of the eyes may be
seen at a distance of eighty-five
to ninety feet.
In one year the island or Cuba
will have telephones from one
end of the island to the other.
The arctic tern flies 22.OOO
miles on its summer vacation.
8y8Ds>lS1.DS/sx.>1s>t <xS<S<S<S<T<S<SxS
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q Ridiculous Oversight.

What are your rules for success
Il have none"
Dear me. \ big man like you
ought TO have a few for interviewing
purposes. Washington Herald
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SEALS OFF ALASKA

tirely 10 the Atlantic side of North
America. The richest catch. the fur
seal. Is to be found by hundreds Of
thousands on two small islands an the
Pacific ocean of Alaska. 81. Paul and
st. George. composing the Pribilof
group Of islands, once were the scene
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A Prominent Nuisance.

THAT man is very much in the pub
lie eye" Yes" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "he is as irritating as a cinder
from locomotive. "-Washington Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

Il know you don't love me she
cried peevishly. Il do love YOU" he
demurred, only not IS much rs you
imagine l do."-Satire-
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Candid Opinion.

Blobbs-Do you think Miss Antique
would appreciate a birthday present:
Slobbs-Not so much rs birthday
absent Record.
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The Only Way.

Griggs-So Smart is going TO marry
his divorced wife.
Briggs-Yes; the mercenary cuss Is
after the alimony he pays her.-New
York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

Fame That Wouldn't Be Denied.
II told him there were dozen or
people right here in town who had
never heard Of him.
Il guess that took him down peg or
two"
II guess IL didn't. He started right
out to find them and borrow money -
Houston Post.