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The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26

6ss eofn until the telhorseIass hand of tn
professional butcher closes on their neekA
When this happens there 10 no time foe
another crow. The needle-liks point Of
the keen knife that tho butcher csrries IN
his right hand Il deity inserted behind
the victims ear. and tho next instant It,
lifeless body is shooting through . SPOUT
that leads to the floor where the '.plump-
ing" room Is located Il II I'll done in the
briefest part Of . second. q viii be moro
readily understood when Il II stated that
this butcher, single handed and alone,
can stab Il, 900 chickens In Q day Of ten
hours. Il does not make any difference
to him whether the victim Is Q spring
chicken or . full Aedged hen. One falls
as-easily before the plunge Of his knife rs
the other.
But 1t Is in the ''plumping" room that
the hen has o chance to exhibit its vitality.
In one corner Of this apartment. which is
always half filed with wet feathers, Is a
big iron tank full of boiling water. Into
this tho bodies Of tho birds arc thrown as
fast as they fall from the butchers spout.
and after they have been there half o
minute they are. hauled out by tho legs
and stripped Of their feathers. This pro.
cess requires but two sweeps Of Q ham
like hand, and the bird, denuded, il
flung into . cooling box. From there
they 60 downstairs to another cooler. and
then they arc packed for shipment
Chicago Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Gold Washing I'm California.

What anearth soaring, devastatingpro.
cess that whole system of gold washing
has been to = portion Of California; It has
torn down hills and mountains, filed up
lovely valleys and ravines with rock and
mud and left only bare rock and piles of
bowlders where were before shaded and
fertile little plains. This has taken place
over hundreds of miles Of territory. But
nature repairs such ravages very quickly,
especially in California, where vegetation,
wild or cultivated. grows after . rapid
transit fashion. There It soon binds up
these earth scars with Wild vines and
bushes. / have seen sapli1gs growing
through the roofs and barring the doors
of the cabin in q camp which had not been
deserted moro than ten years.
So far as outward Indications" went,
no set or perfect rule will work In finding
gold. As to place or manner of deposit,
the diggings In ono locality would be .
contradiction to those In another. The
heaviest gold was generally found deepest.
But sometimes the heaviest gold was
found on the top in the very grass roots.
Old miners finally dropped On IN adage
that developed itself Ike many other
things out OF the life and luck of tho dig
gings. That adage was: ''Gold Is gener-
ally where you find It." This worked.
There Is no getting outside Of It. The
Mexicans say: 1T takes Q mine to work
o mine" would recommend these two
texts to all who are disposed to embark In
mining ventures.-Prentice Mulford In
New York Star. -
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26

The Passenger Department Of the
Union Pacific, 'The Overland Route, !"
has issued q neat little pamphlet, pocket
size, entitled National Platform Book, y
containing the democratic, republican
and prohibition platforms, together with
the addresses Of acceptance Of Grover
Cleveland, BENJAMIN Harrison and Clin-
ton B. Fisk; also tabulated tables show
ing the plurality vote, the electoral vote
and an analysis OF the vote as cast for
Cleveland and Blaine in 1884 This
book il just what is needed at this time
and should be in the hands of every
voter. It plainly sets forth what each
party has to offer and every reader can
draw his own comparisons. Sent to any
address on application. Address, j. 8.
Tebbets, Genl Passenger Agt, Union
Pacific Ry, Omaha, Neb. =
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26

Anew sort Of hospital building b de.
scribed In Le Genie Civil. which seems to
have many advantages. The principle Of
construction seems to b the formation Of
IN iron shell. to which Il Q wooden lining.
capable Of being readily removed and 70
placed The lining keeps the room cool
In summer and warm In winter, while
steam and water pipes can be carried
through It. and. BY means Of . ridge venti.
lator. air can b withdraw from the
room ct any desired point By cutting open
inss into the space between the two
shells. After being used foe . SUM-
GENTLY long time. the structure may bo
taken to pieces. the iron work sprayed
With esrbolic acid and painted. and tho
wooden lining strips disinfected by baking
or by washing With carbolio acid OF bichlo-
ride Of mercury. after which the whole
can be put together again for renewed
service. The expense Of this complete
disinfection Is estimated at 8 per cent. ON
the original cost of the structure, which,
In Paris. Is about $500 for each bed, for .
twelve bed pavilion, including Ill tho
Iron work. carpentry. painting and glaz-
Ing. plumbing. gas fitting and steam
heating. together with the beds and mat
cesses.-Boston Transcript.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26

8HO0o0o1On0l 0nd Amateur 1ah0t0CTnDheFR
It does not appear that the sharp feel
ing that characterizes the sentiments of
professional actors toward amsteurs ex-
lists between professional and amateur
photographers. The fashionable summer
resorts on the seaside and In the interior
arc literally thronged with amateur pho
tographefs, ell loaded for game I'm any
shape. The local professionals straighten
out all the muddles and mistakes into
which the blithesome amateur tumbles.
The aid is given willingly. and not trace
OF the bitter envy and almost positive
malice that Is said to be rampant between
professional and amateur actors and ac-
tresses Is noticed. A highly interesting
professional at the thousand islands said
all the recent great improvements In pho
tography. the instantaneous plate par
ticularly. were discovered by amateurs
They have time and means to experi.
ment, he added. and II L. for our in
terest that the amateur Photographic
erase should continue. We, who sre kept
busy for money. take advantage Of I'll
these improvements. They bring US In
more money and save us time and many
Of the expenses incident to old days."-
New York Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.

That's what men are who plod along
trying to do their business, when they
feel half dead. Their eyes are dim and
throb; their head aches; the children
annoy them; their wives lose their
charms; they lose their ambition; they
make mistakes in their accounts
and the whole world looks blue; they
hate themselves and everyone else. And
whyf II you feel 80, why don't you
stop to think q minute e-or are you too
stupid? Your liver and blood are out
Of order; that's all. You need good
regulator and tonic. Take q bottle Of
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery,
and you will feel like q new man. In q
few days your wife will be the prettiest
and sweetest woman in the world; your
childrens' dispositions will be exactly
like your own; your business viii i'm
prove, and you will make money enough
to pay for the Golden Medical Discov-
cry" q hundred times over. Don't be
stubborn, but try it. -.
II you suffer from "cold in head" or
from nasal catarrh, use DR.. Sage's c.
tarrh Remedy. It cures when every
thing else fails. 49,. e., =.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Arsasan's Dvsllines In France.

>..S~Os - A~"OAASss6D - ~soeSSOS
In connection with the strikes In France,
and tho general movement among the
working classes which they may portend.
it Is interesting to note some recent
efforts to improve workingmen's dwell.
ings. At Rouen society has been
formed, with Q capital Of a2O, 900. which
has erected six blocks In the center Of the
town, capable Of accommodating ninety
families. At Lyons similar society has
built five blocks. accommodating sixty
families. The rents are fixed at about
the average rate of the seversl districts,
but the tenants have complete sanitary
arrangements. and q good water supply
into the bargain In each case . direc-
tor Of the company visits every tene-
ment once . week with view of receiving
complaints and entering into kindly re.
latiOns with the tenants. The CON-
panies have succeeded 80 far In paying 4
per cent. on the capital invested.
A feature Of tho scheme at Lyons d
that q portion of the capital was provided
by the local savings bank. and it Is hoped
to induce similar banks at Marseilles and
elsewhere to do likewise. But even % 1t
will be long time before France can vie
with England In provision Of sanitary
dwellings for the working classes-Paris
Journal deS Debats.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
WonaE's Rights In France.


C, Some millions of Frenchmen have 70
celEed q shock: not an electric nor an
earthquake one. II belongs to the moral
order Of phenomens, but L has none the
less spread consternation. The highest
court In France-the Cour de Cessation
whose function is to decide knotty ques-
tiOns of law by . direct appeal to the
moral principles from which all laws are
In theory derived, has declared that a man,
having promised marriage to Q woman,
incurs the liability to pay her pecuniary
indemnity In the event Of his refusing to
keep Ids promise. The shock Is contajned
In this decision. for which the public
mind was quite unpresared. A breach has
been made In a fortress that was held to
through this breach 1t Is feared the whole
army Of Frenchwomen win march. feathers
and ribbons flying. and that they will re-
fuse to lay down their arms-there are no
longer distafs-untn a new revolution
has been proclaimed in favor of their sex.
Breach Of promise cases In other coun-
tries. especially in England, have hitherto
proved an inexhaustible mine Of humor 20
the French journalists. They have told
us again and again that the principle Of
assessing pecuniary indemnify for SEN
timenta damage may seem natural
enough to John Bull. to whom time is
always money. including the time spent
In unsuccessful love making. but that it
is much too revolving to the instinct of
Frenchmen for 1t ever to be admitted In
judicial practice here. Revolving to
Frenchmen the principle undoubtedly is.,
but not so to Frcnchwomen. They hold
that oil weapons that can be used against
the male who profits In many ways BY tho
unfair division Of power between the
sexes are good to keep In reserve.-Paris
Cor. Boston Transcript.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26


A small needle Is vibrated to and fro by
the alternate currents. Attached TO the
end Of the needle Is Z siphon about the
hundredth part Of IN inch In diameter.
through which ink flows constantly. Tho
point Of the siphon or pen rests ON strip
Of paper which Is automatically pulled
under it, and q the needle vibrates the
pen marks the vibrations In xigzag lines
on the paper. The operator reads the
signals of ss they pass before him and
writes them on the usual blanks, while
an attendant coils up the paper strip and
files it away. There IL no noise O.. With Q
Morse instrument. and NO ealing" {"
The paper goes along continually and
when the operator at tho other end Of the
cable has q message to transmit he goes
right ahead with t. The sending opera
tor sits to the right Of tho receiver and
manipulates two keys side by. side, one
for the positive and the other for the
negative current. There Il no sounding
instrument except the keys. and the
operator has no means of knowing how
well he Ii doing, except that when ft does
not reach. the other end distinctly the
sending operator there. notifies the re-
ceiver at this end, who tells his associate
where to repeat from.
=. A Morse operator unacquAinted with
cable work would think the sending
operator was merely drumming" on the
keys, as there appears to be no system
about 1t, to the uninitiated-New York
World.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Fair language grants not the tongue

Daily excursions have been arranged
IL over the Union Pacific Railway, to
San Francisco, San Diego, Cotton, Los
Angeles, San Bernardino and San Jose,
California, also to Portland, Oregon, at
5000 for the round trip. Tickets are
good GO days for the going passage and
good for the return trip for six months
from date Of sale, with the usual stop
over privileges in both directions within
these limits. These tickets are also good
by way of Denver and Salt Lake City in
each direction. The Agent, Mr.. j. r.
Meagher, tells us quite number are
thinking Of making the trip soon, and it
would bo we'll for those intending to 20
in select parties to see him and arrange
for their accommodations Mr.. j. b.
Frawley, Travelling Agent, Union Pacific,
at Omaha, is arranging for these select
parties, and will be glad to give any fur
ther information in regard to these ex-
cursions. Parties Who prefer can cores
pond With Mr.. J. Tebbets, g. p. & T. A.,
Omaha, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
A Aillion Of Years,

To tho human understanding the vast
stretches of time involved In geological
history are utterly incomprehensible. It
is not easy. indeed. to form an idea Of
what q period even million Of years Is,
though Cron tells us how Q striking I'm
preston Of such lapse may be conveyed to
the mind Stretch piece of paper eighty
three feet four inches long around the
walls Of . room somewhat over twenty
feet square. recall the events of life to
give some conception OF q hundred years,
and then consider that Q mark one-tenth
Of an inch broad at one end Of the paper
represents the century. while tho whole
strip gives place for only . million yearsi
This illustration Is worth trying.
Could We stand, continues the author
Of Climate and Time." upon the edge of
. gorge. . mile and . half In depth, that
had been cut out Of the solid rock by q
tiny stream scarcely visible at tho bottom
ofthis terribleabyss. and dwerewe informed
that this little streamlet was Gble to wear
of annually only one-tenth Of IN inch from
its rocky bed, what would our conception
be of the prodigious length of
time that this stream must have
taken to e1cavate the gorge7 We
should certainly feel startled on finding
that the stream had performed this enor.
nous amount of work In something less
than . million Of years. - Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
PRONUNCIATION IN. ENGLAND.
cPee Names Dlsgahed Beyond ReeoS.
: nitioa.-A Partial List.

HsePee Nal.es Dlseuhed Beyend Recos.
- :: nitisa.-A Partial LIST ..
Persons who are entirely educated
through the eye without reference to the
eaI and on whom sound haa no efbsct ere
content to pronounce names Is they have
been accustomedto to hear them pronounced,
Without taking the trouble to observe or
even to notice how they are spelled. So
Whist we.cslI bad pronunciation of names
by those moving in good. society-&hat Is
to say. the: educated classes their good
pronunciation, and in almost every in
stance the change is for the worse to the
educated American critic. for insta1ce..
:-Chumley". for Chomondeley, Marsh
banks".fer Majoribanks, ."Bech,mp" for
Haauchamps, and SO on: Nothing but
the fact that the. people in Eng
land. speak different dialects In dif-
ferent. countiesb that : they cannot
understand" .one another, must &C
ioount for the fact that Blythe Is
pronounced "Bly." Miinvaring Is called
'.Aannering," SO Guy Mannefing" is
really Guy MaiAwaring; Mcleod" is
McC1oud: In Molyneux the Z is sounded;
in Vaux the finaa Z Is also sounded, but
I'm DevereuI the final x is not sounded;
n Des vanx the final Is dropped. In
Aeux. the takes the sound Of "Nexs."
Ker. is pronounced .::Kar," and Il would
bsvay bad style to call It Cur" Cock
burn ID called "CobuEn.'" Cowper. the
MT Of the ''Sofa" and ~John Glnin. q
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
BvAAlo Rill On The Cosssea.

81 don't know anything about Cossack
riding" said Col Cody, because I never
saw any Of II, but win guarantee that
our men can do anything that Cossscks
can do and more. too. There Is art In
riding Just as there Is in shooting. In
writing or anything else that 10
quires skin and training. From
what you tell mo Of the nature
Of the Cossack feats Of riding
should say that they were moro In
the line Of circus riding than the feats Of
our men. You must remember that
everything our men do is IN exemph6ca-
tion Of the various feats performed BY
them In making their living. Tho throw
ing of the lassO needs no moro than .
reference. but the feat of picking up ar-
ticles from the ground while riding BY at
full speed Is born Of the necessity Of re-
covering the end Of the rope attached to
the horns Of flying steer: that Is thing
that every cowboy must learn to do 90
that II after lassoing the steer the end Of
the lariat should slip from his hand he
can recover It while both he and the steer
are going full speed.
'Then as to the riding Of bucking po
MES, that Is q necessity, too, u the cow
boy must break his horse to tho saddle
Bucking Is . natural trait of tho mustang.
as the result Of the movements It Instinct
lively gets through endeavoring to rid It.
self OF it's rider. All mustangs are buck
ers at first. and they must be broken Of
the habit before they can be nude of any
use. What We call Q buckinQ mustang
is really horse spoiled In the break
ing-one that has never been success
fully broken and is in consequence of no
practical value. All of my bucking horses
are worthless for any other purposes.
repeat, there Is nothing the Cassacks can
do that the cowboys won't equal. II not
excel. and I only wish the Russian gov
ernment could send Us horse that tho
cowboys can't ride. That, Of course,
would be impossible, but If it could be tho
horse would be worth his weight In gold"
-Philadelphia Times.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Horace Greeley IN c.li6ssnis

Greeley was Q revelstion to California
Twas in Sacramento when the great edi-
tor appeared ON tho scene from the over
land trip In the early fall think It was
in 1852 he had been advertised to speak,
and went direct from tho stage coach to
the hall. where large audience was i'm
patiently awaiting him
Without removing his hat, which
perched as usual on the back Of his head,
Mr.. Greeley. In his long white overcoat,
strode down the aisle amid thunders Of
applause. Still keeping his hat upon his
head, he was introduced to the chairman
of the meeting, and turned to speak. As
he did 80 he took of his hat. but began
talking as he did 50. and not knowing ex-
actly where to place It. put It on the desk
before him The sight Of this uncouth.
odd. earnest man, queerly. gsrbed. with
odd gestures, instructing and entertain
ing . large mass Of his fellow men for IN
hour and halt, was most suggestive.
As he proceeded, warming with his sub
ject, continuing his talk, he took of his
overcoat. and tossed it ON . chair in the
rear. So
He made Q great hit, with the old timers,
especially, and during his brief stay was
honized to his hearts content. say to
his hearts content because there was .
great deal Of human nEture In Greeley.
He was much more partial to praise, and
much moro easily affected by It than many
people imagine.-Joe Howard in Once 4
Week.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
SLAUGHTER OF FOWLS.


Isasiooal work-Ths Chicago Way.
Killing chicken is . feat that few men
care to undertake . second time, It Is
not half 30 easy as it looks. A msn with
out experience may approach his victim
confidently. seize it BY the neck with q
vise-Hke grip and swing it round his head
and shoulders until he Is tired or until
poor 'rchick" ceases to dop her wings or
Wriggle her feet. and the chances are that
the half strangled bird will go cavorting
all over the back yard the instant it Is
laid ON the ground Its slayer. tired and
sweaty and covered with dust and feath-
ers. chases it around circle, and finally.
after number of desperate plurges. re-
gains his grip ON the limp but unbroken
neck.
''Take the AZ and cut its head of,
john" suggests his wife, who has been
IN interested but silent spectator of the
attempted slaughter. John acts upon tho
advice with . promptness that proves
that be knows . good thing. The Ak is
procured, and again the wriggling bird is
imprisoned. John carries it in triumph over
to . block Of wood. lays its neck out as
evenly q the muscular contortions of its
body and legs viii permit, and then raises
the keen blade for the fatal blow. II de-
scends with unerring aim. and the severed
head rolls of the block. But before John
has time to congratulate himself on the
success Of his expedient the head gives
one autter that Is its last, and . tiny
stream of blood hardly bigger than darn
ing needle spurts from the gaping wound
like . geyser, and stains hia white shirt
front deep red Then he vows In lan-
guage that will hardly bear reproduction
that he has killed his last chicken. II
tho victim - IN aged and tough hen with
. steel spring neck and extraordinary
vitality the work Of slaughter II even
more difficult. This IL the way Q man
kills Q chicken intended for his own table.
Down In South Water street there are
fourteen chicken slaughter houses that
turn ont an average Of about thirty
thousand dead birds every twenty four
hours. Tho process II simpler and moro
rapid. There - IN institution near the
corner Of Caxk street which alone u
ready to k1fo6 the featheEed tribe at the
rate of 10,000 . day II tho consumption Of
chicken meat w1x1ants tho Wholesale
slanghtse. The chickens are brought to
the plAoe BY Thousands and turned loose
In immense 'eoops that occupy whole
0ooeA and thaeo fhsv GOV and olnck md
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
TO a crafty man, a crafty and q half.

The Commercial Travellers Protective
Association of the United States, has q
membership of over sixteen thousand
and is probably the strongest association
of the kind in the world. Mr.. John r
Stone, their national secretary and treas
urer, 70 Dearbone street, Chicago, in q
letter states that he has been severely
troubled at times, for the past twenty
years, with cramp and bilious collie
which would compel him to take to his
bed from three to six days-while in st.
Louis at their last annual meeting he
procured bottleof Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and has
since used it with the best results. It is
the only remedy he ever found that Of
fected rapid and complete cure. No
one can safely travel without it. Sold by
Dowty & Becher.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
Good swimmers at length are drowned
UNION PACIFIC, ..
"fHI OVERLAND ROUTE

will sell excursion tickets at reduced
rates, to persons desirous Of attending
tho SIDaI OF SEiAsroPoI, to be pro:
duced in Omaha, August 9Oth, Sept. LIST,
Sd, 4th, 5th, 9Th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th,
18th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 2Oth, 2d,
25th and 9th. Tickets will be good,
going date Of sale and returning the fol-
lowing day. This vail be one: Of the
greatest attractions ever offered to the
public and should be taken advantage Of
by all. For rates, ETC., call on your
nearest ticket agent. .
IT. L. KIlrBALL, j. S. TRBBKTs,
.Actg Gen1 Man. G.. P.&T. Agr
=. Ell LoMAx, A. G. P..& T. A.
=. :Aanx5t
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
A small heart hath small desires.
GafAeld Branch.


On the Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake
City, on the Union Pacific, 'The Over
land Route" was formally opened to
the public on Decoration day, May 3Oth.
Ample accommodations have been pro-
vided, and the Pacific hotel company
will have charge Of the hotel accommo-
datiOns at. this famous resort under the
supervision Of the Union Pacific railway.
No pains or expense have been spared to
make this the summer resort Of the west.
It is only eighteen miles from Salt Lake
City on the Utah & Nevada branch Of the
Union Pacific. Trains will be run at
frequent intervals daily between Salt
Lake City and the Beach. Cheap trains,
good baths, and excellent meals are
among the attractions. 3tf -.
The Columbus journal., 1888-09-26
An i'll deed cannot bring honor.


OF the Union Pacific, 'The Overland
Route" has gotten out a fly-bill design
ed to call attention to the summer re-
sorts along the line Of this railway. It
is q good bill and tourists, pleasure
seekers, sportsmen and fishermen should
apply at once to J. s. Tebbets, General
Passenger agent, Omaha, Neb., for in
formation in regard to the points OF in
terest along the line, before deciding
where they will spend the summer sea-
eon, or vacation holidays. 3tf