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The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
Long Takers.

Yesterday morning the telephone
exchanges of Council Bluffs and St.
Joseph, No., were connected, and a
test conversation carried Oh very
successfully between the two places.
Notwithstanding the distance be-
tween the two towns is 175 miles,
the voice of the young lady operator
in st. Joseph sounded nearly as dis
tinct as on an ordinary occasion are
heard the voices Of the operators in
the Omaha office. There was an en-
tire absence Of induction" the
cracking noise often heard on long
circuits, and the whole experiment
demonstrated beyond a doubt that
telephone communication on long
lines is practicable.
The experiment was conducted at
the st. Joseph end by James A.
Corby, Esq, president of the St.
Joseph Telegraph Company, and in
the Bluffs by Manager G. II. Judson,
a Western Union wire being used
Omaha Telegram.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
Think Again.

Queen Victoria was not twenty
years of age when she ascended the
throne. Coming into power with a
heart fresh, tender and pure, and
with all her instincts inclined to
mercy, we may be sure that she
found many things that tried her
strength of resolution to the utmost.
On bright, beautiful morning the
queen was waited upon at her palace
of Windsor by the Duke of We'll
lingtOn, who had brought from Lon
don various papers requiring her
signature TO render them operative.
One Of them was a sentence of court
martial against q soldier of the line
that he be shot dead! The queen
looked upon the paper and then
upon the wondrous beauties that
nature had spread to her view.
"What has this man done?" she
asked.
The duke looked at the paper and
then replied, "Ah, my royal mistress,
that man fear is incorrigible. He
has deserted three times"
"And can you not say something
in his behalf, my lord ?"
Wellington shook his head.
"Oh, think again, l pray youw
Seeing that her majesty was deep
ly moved, and feeling sure she
would not have the man shot in any
event, he finally confessed the man
was brave, gallant, and really a good
soldier.
"But," he added, "think of the in
fluence."
"Influence ?" cried Victoria, her
eyes flashing and bosom heaving
with strong emotion. "Let it be
ours to WELD fiuence. | will try
mercy in this mans case; and I
charge you, your grace, to let me
know the result. A good soldier,
you said. Oh, thank you for that
And you may tell him that your
good words saved him."
Then she took paper, and wrote,
with a bold, firm hand, across the
dark page, the bright, saving word
-"Pardonedm
The duke was fond of telling the
story, and he was willing also to
confess that the giving of that paper
to the pardoned soldier gave him
far more joy than he could have
experienced from the taking of a
city.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
will the Earth swell up and
bust:

Ii Prof. ProctOr's scare has had its
day, the public will now have time
to ponder the question raised by a
German professor, who claims that
the earth is increasing in volume
annually with abnormal rapidity,
and that this increase in bulk nat
urally increases the attraction of
gravitation while it diminishes the
speed of the globe in its motion
around the sun. AS this ball grows
larger in circumference it naturally
draws nearer the sun, and as
it slows down in its orbital mo-
tiOn our seasons are naturally
disturbed. If it keeps on
increasing in bulk at the present
ratio it must almost stop revolving
entirely, which will prolong our
summers fearfully if not our winters,
and if the centrifugal force decreases
as it must with the decrease of speed
and the increase Of size, we must
eventually tumble into the sun and
be destroyed. Does that account
for the present hot weather?
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
Thrilling Exhibition by n
House Painter I'm Cin-
ciun;lII.

Bernard Koehler aud Fritz Hisgen
two house-painters, yesterday began
painting the large house at Belts
street and Central avenue. Three
O'Clock in the afternoon found them
close up under the caves Of the
house, and sixtv-five feet from the
ground. They had just finished the
surface within, reach, and had started
to lower the scaffold a few feet.
When the required distance had
been reached, Hisgen called to his
partner to hang on to the repe until
he (Hisgen) tied his own, when he
would come over and perform a
like service for him. Hisgen had
just completed his own knot when
Hoehler cried ont: Come over
quick, | can't hold it, Hisgen, as
quickly as possible started across
the aerial bridge, but had not gone
two steps when he saw the man let
go his hold and felt the ladder give
way beneath his feet. As he began
the fall, in the energy of desperation
he, with both hands, grasped the al
most smooth top of the fourth story
window cornice and there hung in
the air distance of sixty feet from
the pavement. He then gave an ex-
hibition OF nerve that terrified every
one who saw it. Placing the toe of
one boot against the window-frame
he gave his body slight pendulum
motion away from the house. A
second push gave him a better i'm
petus, and as he swung on the re-
turn toward the window he released |
his hold and went crashing through |
the glass safely to the floor of the |
fourth story room, from whence he |
Immediately looked out through the
aperture he had made to see what |
had become of his companion.
Koehler had not been quite go for
tunate. AS he went shooting
through the air he caught the hang
ing rope with both his hands ald
lessened his speed all the way down
at the expense of all the cuticle of
his palms, which were burned off by
the friction. He landed in a sitting
posture on the sidewalk and was
taken to the hospital with a pair of
sore hips.-CRcinndH Commercial
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
Columbus Post Office.

'pen on Sundays frem IL A. NJ. to I2 NJ
and from 1880 to p. NJ. Business
hours except Sunday q A. NJ. to : p. NJ.
Eastern mails close at IL AN.
Western mails close at 4:15P.M.
Mail leaves Columbus for Madison and
Norfolk, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, A. VI. Arrives at 6 p. NJ.
For Monroe, Genoa, Waterville and AL
bisn, daily except Sunday6 A. NJ. Ar
rive, same, & PM
For PoStyille, Farral, Oakdale and
Newman's Grove, Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, q AN. Arrives
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
at q pm.
For Shell Creek, CrestOn and Stanton,
on Mondays and Fridays at A. NJ.
Arrives Tuesdays and Saturdays, at
6P. NJ.
For Alexis, Patron and David City,
Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and Saturdays,
Pm Arrives. at II NJ.
For st. Anthony, Prairie Hill and st.
Bernard, Fridays, 9 A. NJ. Arrives
SATURDAYS, BPM
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
AIR AND LIGHT.
DOCToR'S STORY.


Good folks will ever have their way,
Good folks ever for il must pay.
But we. who are here and ever, where,
The burden Of their faults must bear.
We must shoulder others shame-
Fight their fOllies and take their blame
Purge the body. and humor the mind;
Doctor the eyes then the soul is blind;
Build the columns of health erect
On the quicksands Of neglect.
Deacon Rogers, he came to me:
"Wife Is a-going to die" said he.
doctors great, and doctors small
Haven't improved her any at all.
Physic, and blisters. and powder and
pills,
And nothing sure but the doctor bills.
Twenty old women with remedies new
Bother my wife the whole day through.
sweet as honey. or bitter as gall
Poor old woman she takes 'em all.
"SOur or sweet, whatever they choose,
Poor old woman, she dareu't refuse.
$50 she pleases whoe'er may call,
An death is suited the best of all.
'Physic and blister, powders and pill
Bound TO conquer, and sure to killr'
Mrs. Rogers lay in her bed,
Bandaged aud blistered from foot to
head.
Blistered and bandaged from head to toe,
Mrs. Rogers was very low.
Bottle and saucer, spoon and cup,
On the table stood bravely up:
Physics of high and low degree;
Calomel, cstnip, boneset tea!
Everything a body could bear,
Excepting light and water and air.
1 opened the blinds; the day was bright
And God gave Mrs. Rogers some air.
Bottles and blIsters, powders and pills,
CatnIp, boneset, syrups and squills;
Drugs and medicines, high and low,
4 threw them as far as | could throw.
what are you dOing"' my patient
Frightening DEATH" | cody replied.
lyon are craZyr' a visitor said;
l flung bottle at his head.
Deacon Rogers he came to me:
"Nife Is a-gettin' her health" said he,
Il really think she will worry through:
She SEE Ids me just as she used TO do"
All the people have pOohed and slurred,
All the neighbOrs have had their word.
''Twere better to perish, some of 'em
say.
Than TO be cured in such an irregular
way"
"Your wife," said | 'had Gods good
care,
And his remedies-ligEt and water and
air.
"All of the doctors. beyond a doubt
Couldn't have cured Mrs. Rogers with
out"
The Deacon smiled and bawed his head.
Then your bill Is nothing" he said.
Goods be the glory. As YOU say.
Tod bless you, Doctor, goOd-day, good |
day"
Ii ever ! doctor that woman again,
Ill give her medicine made bv men.
VIII II. Carleton.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

4 ShSibC oiC ot Il diiS SOu W lut tHONC'
ment of crank on either platform
of the car, which breaks or connects
the electric current; there are also q
car brake and bell signal, and with
in easy reach of the conductor, who
can run the car as well as receive
fares and tickets. The car itself was
built at Cologne and it is similar to
a one-hOrse car on an American
horse railway. Ii is handsomely
fitted up and can be run either way
without turning. By resolution OF
the authorities the rate of speed is
limited to fifteen kilometres an hour,
but on the return trip from the Ca
det school with twenty persons on
the car we run at least thirty miles
an hour and at a steady continuous
rate, proving that high speed was
attained.
When one considers the entire
absence of smoke, cinders, and other
discomforts incident to the use of
steam locomotives, this invisible,
noiseless power seems a great step
forward in the mode of moving rail-
way trains. Some of the advanta-
ges of the employment of electricity
as a power may be stated as follows:
A great saving in the force required
to move the train, As there is no
boiler, water, or coal required to be
carried. The cars can be built much
lighter as no dead weight is trans
ported, and are much more easily
controlled by the brakes in stop
ping. The electric engine occupies
little space underneath the car, is of
small weight, and free frem danger.
Water-power can be utilized to pro-
duce the required electric current,
Git need not be near the railway,
thus doing away with the use of
coal and steam engines. When two
tracks are needed they can both be
supplied with power to move their
respective trains. Two or more
cars can be run together as train,
or at intervals behind each other.
Much credit is due Mr.. G. Frischer,
the chief engineer, for his great per-
severance in overcoming the many
difficulties in the way of this great
enterprise, as also the firm of Sie-
mems a. Halske, for their liberal
expenditure of capital for the build
ing of the Car and railway. In fact,
all the promoters of the electrical
railway at Lichterfelder may wei!
feel proud of the success that has
attended the opening OF the first Of
the kind in the world. In conclu-
sion will add that the road is now
open for passenger business, and the
car is making regular trips between
Lichrerfelder and the Cadet school. |
". W. GytScOm's Berlin Letter 10 |
the Ne,C York Times under date of
-Hdg 20, 1881. -~---@A
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
CARS RUN BY ELECTRICITY.
Success of the Berlin Experiment.
Described by One Who Saw 1t.

Success of the Berlin Experiment.
Described by One Who Saw It.
was invited on Sunday, the 18th
of this month, by the chief engineer
of the firm of Siemens & Halske, the
world-renowned manufacturers of
electrical cables and apparatus, to
witness the trial opening of their
new electrical railway. From the
complete success of what might be
called an experiment in the use of
electricity as a motive power on this
new railway, | feel sure our people
at home will be interested in some
of the details of its construction and
operation, as well as some of the
objects proposed to be accomplished
by the application of electricity as
moving force. The electrical rail-
way was built for the purpose of
showing that passenger trains could
be run on il, and freight trains as
well, and, in addition, to secure to
Germany the credit due her for the
first practical railroad carrying pas
sengers operated by electricity. The
electrical railroad is built from a
small village called Lichterfelder to
the principal Cadet school in Ger
many, g Kilometres from Berlin),
and Is 2la kilometres i'm length. The
width of the track is l metre, the
rails are of steel, and rest on cross
ties Of wood, and this is all the
insulation they have; in fact, the
whole road is constructed in the or
dinsry manner.
A short distance from the road
way in the machine building of the
wster-works the dynamo electrical
machine is placed, and is driven by
ten-horse power engine, which fur
nishes the current of electricity
which is conducted by means of an
insulated cable under ground to one
Of the rails of railway. From this
rail the electric fluid passes by
means of the tire of the car wheel
(resting on the rail charged with
electricity by q system of springs in
contact and rubbing against it to
the electric engine fastened under
meath the car, and after serving its
purpose in driving the engine is
conducted to the tires of the wheels
on the opposite side, and from these
wheels tothe opposite rail they are
in contact with, thus completing the
electrical circuit. | will explain
that the tires of the car wheels are
insulated from the hub and sxles nv
the use OF wooden disks. The cleo
trical engine is placed equidistsnt
between the two sets OF car wheels.
ss before stated, underneath the car.
Its rotating shaft lies parallel TO the
two car sxles. On the end of the
engine-shsft is small grooved pull
ley, and connected with the car
wheels are drums with similar
grooves. Small belts made of spiral
steel wire connect the pulley and
the drums, one set of belts running
to the drum on the front wheel and
the other to the one on the back |
axle. By this arrangement of steel
belts the power is transferred from
the engine to the car wheels. The
starting and stopping of the car and
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

Nebraska seems to have some
young men who are easily disheart-
ened, but they are growing small
by degrees and beautifully less.
They are not of stripe calculated
to win fortune aud repown in the
great west, and never ought to have
taken Horace Greeley's advice. A
short time ago one of them in Ri
chardson county hanged himself
because corn that he had planted
rotted in the hill, and now another
young man near Exeter takes his
life by poison because his father
wanted him to hoe potatoes. One
killed himself because the crops
wouldn't grow, and the other killed
himself because they did grow
Omaha Republican.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

Judge Paul, of Howard county,
this state. invested $500 in a bury
ing ground, and after spending con-
siderable money in advertising the
fact, effected sales enough to realize
$40. Judge Paul has lived long
enough in Nebraska to know that
this is not good state in which TO
speculate in graveyards. Nebraska
is too healthy climate, and besides
the people are too busy to take time
to die. Let the judge plow up that
ground and plant corn instead of
"sriffs. ."-Omaha Republican.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

The following conversation took
place between a kind-hearted lady
and a small boy who politely swung
open the gate for her. 'Ah! what a
nice, polished, polite little boy you
are! l suppose You live about here p
You lie-I DON'T
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

C. II. NANWYCK, U. ). Senator, Ncb
raska City.
ALVIN SAUNDERS, U. >. Senator, Oman:
4. }. MAJORS, Rep, Peru.
E. X. VALENTINE, Rep. West Point.
STATE DIRECTORY:
ALBINUs NANCE. Governor, Lincoln.
:. j. Alexander, Secretary OF State.
John Wallichs, Auditor, Lincoln.
q. NJ. Bartlett, Treasurer, Lincoln.
c. j. DilwOrth, Attorney General.
w. W. w. Jones, Supt. Public Instruc.
e. }. Nobes, Warden OF Penitentiary.
" " " W. aanISH MTSeH Prison Inspectors.
10. Carter, Prison Physician.
H. p. Mathewson, Supt. Insane Asylum
JUDICIARY:
5. Maxwell. Chief Justice,
.To ,mase 1ohh p LaAe Associate Judges.
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Il. W. Post, Judge, York.
NJ. b. Reese, District Attorney, WahOo
LAND OFFICERS:
VI. b. HOxie, Register, Grand Island.
VIM. Anyan, Receiver, Grand Island.
COUNTY DIRECTORY:
J. G.. Higgins, County Judge.
John Stauffer, County Clerk.
j. W. Early, Treasurer.
Benz. Spielman, sheriff.
X. l.. ROsssiter, Surveyor.
iInT i: lI.sS %sS$;: $::s, counsycommi,,ionsr..
DIR. A. HeintZ, Coroner.
}. +. Montcreif Supt. of Schools.
By Byron re; "aii1si Miilsit, Justices OfthePeace.
Charles Wake, Constable.
CITY DIRECTORY:
j. X. Meagher, Mayor.
II. j. Hudson, Clerk.
John F. Wermuth. Treasurer.
Geo. q. Bowman, Police Ju dge.
l.. j. Cramer, Engineer.
COUNCILMEN:
lSt Wdrd-JOhn Rickly.
q. A. Schroeder.
2d Wdrd-Wm. Lamb.
|. Gluck.
Sd Wdrd-J. Rasmussen.
A. A. Smith.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29

The political capital which Post
master James is making out of the
Albany rumpus is that of taking no
hand in the contest, but going right
along in attention to matters per-
tanning to his department. His
ambition is to get the mail facilities
of the country better regulated, weed
out corruptionists in connection
with the service, save money to the
government, and win the plaudits of
a grateful public. The postmaster
general has no time or inclination to
take a hand in political fights
omaha Republican.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
EAR Err -

DE OF GOOD CHEER. Let mott
ID low prices Of your products dis
courage you, but rather limit your ex-
pcnses 20 your resources. You can do
30 by stopping at the new home OF your
fellow farmer, where you can find good
accommodations cheap. For hay for
team for one night and day, - cts. A
room furnished with 4 cook stove and
hunks, in connection with the stable
free. Those wishing can be accOmmO-
dated at the house Of the undersigned
at the following rates: Meals % cents
beds 10 cents. j. h. SENEGAL.
q mile east of GeTTaFd's Corral
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
JOB WORK

Of all kinds neatly and quickly
done, at fair prices. This species
of printing j. nearly always want
ed in a hurry, and, knowing this
fact, we have 80 provided for il
that we can furnish envelopes, let
ter heads, bill heads, circulars,
posters, etc, etc., on very short
notice, and promptly on time as
we promise.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
Il. e NJ, TIME TABLE.
O.. n. & R. III. ROAD.

Time Schedule No. 4. To take effect
June 2, 81. For the government and
information of employees only. The
Company reserves the right to vary
therefrOm at pleasure. Trains daily,
sundays excepted.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
ADVERTISING

In its columns always brings it's
reward. Business il business, and
those who wish TO reach the solid
people Of Central Nebraska will
lind the columns of the JOURNAL q
splendid medium.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
SOCIETY NOTICES.

q. A. R.-Baker Post No. 9, Department
of Nebraska, meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evenings in each
month in knights of Honor Hall, Co.
lumbus.
JOHN HAMMOND, i. G.
ID. ID. WADSwORTH, Adj't.
II. p. BOWER, Searg. Maj.
The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

C. II. NANW YCK, u. ). Senator, Ncb-
raska City.
ALVIN SAUNDERS, L. >. Senator, Omaha
4. }. MAJORS, Rep, Peru.
L. X. VALENTINE, Rep. West Point.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-15
THE WEATHER.

Vennor, the weather prophet, has pre-
dicted that today and to morrow will wit
ness storm period of more than usual Sc
verify. His letter is as follows:
II gave notice some time since in the
New York Times of the probable approach
of q storm period" in proximity to the
18th and 18th of the present month.
OF this / have received renewed indica
tons, which make it appear probable thai
the storms will be accompanied by cold
and snow-falls over large portion of the
western and southwestern states, reaching
to, and extending over the lake regions.
1t is further probable that these storms
will occur simultaneously in and through
out Great Britain. In the Northwest
there will be intense cold.
This occurrence predict on the basis OF
weather relationships, a new principle
already briefly alluded to in some of my
letters to the press and more fully treated
of in my forthcoming almanac.
HENRY g. VENNoR.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-15
CAUGHT.

When woman wants to deceive a man
she is inclined to deceive him by feigning
love for him. The reason she would prob
ably assign for this is that by such feign-
ing she can blind his judgment and sup
press his common sense. A feminine de-
tective has been practicing this ruse upon
another (masculine) detective in the west;
and with entire success.
She is named Nellie Mcpherson; has
been some time employed by the CONNER
cial agency at st. Joseph, Mo-; is about
| thirty, tall, slender, has dark hair and
eyes, is attractive in person. and has most
engaging manners. Some time since
divers western railways, the Chicago and
Rock Island, and Burlington and Quincy
among Others, found that great many
counterfeit local tickets on their roads had
been put in circulation, and they employed
Detective Murray. of Chicago,
to discover the counterfeiters,
He entered on the work, apparently,
with much eagerness. expressing conf
dence that he could soon trace out the
guilty; but he really made no progress.
Then the corporations engaged Nellie to
assist him. and she did assist him vigor-
ously. In few weeks she had reason to
suspect him of the crime; but, in order to
blind him to her suspicion, she pretended
to have fallen madly in love with him.
The pretense wheedled him completely,
and in short time she had collected over
whelming evidence against him. She set
a trap for him, he fell into it, and she
caused his arrest at Chicago hotel, while
he was waiting for sentimental inter
view. He is now in jail, complaining that
he can endure discovery and disgrace; but
to be betrayed in the sacred name of love
wounds his tenderest sensibilities to the
core. He may commit fresh crime again
whenever he can; but he can never smile
again-never, never, never. The mimosa
like nature of detective, where the holy
emotions are concerned. cannot be OWNED
by ordinary mortals.