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The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
The Chinese Chess.

WEIGH is the greatest game of the
Chinese, especially with the literary
class. and is ranked by them superior
to chess. Like chess. this game is
OF a general military and mathemat-
ical character, but Is on a much more
extended scale, the board containing
POI places and employing nearly 2OJ
men on the side. All of the men,
however, have the same value and
powers. The object is to command
as many places on the board as pos
sible. This may be done by inclos-
ing empty spaces, Dr. surrounding
the enemy's men. Very close cal
culation is always essential in order
that a loss in one region may be met
by gains in another. thus employing
skillful strategy when the con-
testants are evenly matched. The
game has come down from great
antiquity. being first mentioned in
Chinese writing about 625 b. c. It
vas in all probability introduced by
the Babylonian astronomers, who
were at that time instructors of all
the East.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Decrease In Rumble BeeS.

There are. at least IN the older
sections OF the country, not nearly so
many humble bees as there were soon
after its settlement. We grow as
much clover as ever, but it is cut
earlier. and the men and boys en-
gagged in haying have o time to
fight humble bees than they did
when all grass was cut with the
scythe. There are not so many good
places for the female humble bees to
lay their eggs in spring as there
used to be. The soil is firmer from
longer cultivation. and there are
fewer rotten stumps. In u boy
hood. pretty much all the fun we
found in haying and harvesting
time was in fighting humble bees
whose nests were in danger when
ever we cut near where they WERE
American Cultivator.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Armies and Schools.

Italy expends every year $50, 0O0,-
900 for her soldiers and less than
g.. 900, 900 for schools. In Spain it
costs 800. O0O, OoO to maintain the
army. and only $1,5 500 to educate the
children. but then it is the exception
to find a Spanish farmer who IS able
to read or write. Germany boasts of
being in the foremost rank among
the nations in the kulturkampf of
the world. yet she expends 1885, O00,-
900 on her army. while $40. 600. 900
is deemed sufficient for the education
of her children. France maintains
an army at an expense of $751;. 600, 600
and supports her schools with $21,-
600, OOl The United States expends
$l15. O0o, 900 for public schools, while
the army and navy cost only $751;
600, 900.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Scientists NAV Differ

As to the causes of Rheumatism, but th0fo -
no difference Of opinion among them as to
the danger which attends it, the symptoms
by which IL itself. and the difficulty
of dislOdging IL in its chronic stage. Several
mineral and vegetable poisOns are prescrib-
ed for it, but none of these has been shown
by experience to possess the same efficacy
as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This benign
specific depurates the blood by promoting
vigorous action Of the kidneys, which strain
from the blood as it passes through Q the
rheumatic virus wheni 1t exists in the system
Physicians Of eminence testify to the value
of the Bitters in rheumatism, and the pro-
f%essional opinions regarding 1t are borne out
dence. The Bitters remedy chills and fever,
liver cOmplaint. dYspepsia and c~Onstipation.
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1t is remarked as singular, and posi-
bly, an indication of lack of patriotism,
that the average American. always eX-
cepting school children, cannot tell OIL
hand how many stars there now are in
the country's flag. Ii any reader of
this desires to try the question on ten
of his friends he will probably find that
only three Or four can give the correct
number even after q minute of hard
thought. The ordinary reply will range
from forty to forty-twO stars instead of
the correct forty-four. The admission
within four years of North Dakota,
South Dakota. Montana, Washington,
Idaho and Wyoming has brought the
list up to the last mentioned number.
The shape of the union has been
changed from a square to a rettangie,
and the stars are arranged in SIX
straight lines. the upper and lower ones
containing eight stars and the remain
ing four having seven stars.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
OUR FROZEN ANCESTORS.
Primeval Man May We, lie Discovered In
n Glacier.

n Glacier.
'Was he arbOreal. and did he live
upon fruit?" 1t has been suggested
that he was driven from these mild
ways by the cold of that unpleasant
time when glaciers covered the earth.
The trees died and the fruits per-
ished, and the ancestor, climbing
down, began with rats and mice. and
finished with cannibalism, to avoid
perishing likewise. Also. he in
vented fire. Also. the cold made him
use language. But this is rather an
unsubstantial speculation, since Pro-
fessOr Prestwich, for instance. be-
lieves that there yer men before
the glaciers. At any rate. he tells
us that at Sevenoaks, in the very old
pre-glacial plateau drift" above the
downs, he has found instruments of
flint.
1t is not impossible that those
beetle-brOwed persons. the paleolithic
men, the remote men who Clipped
out weapons of unpublished stone and
knew the uses of neither cattle, clay,
nor corn, were less human looking
than their skeletons would lead us to
fancy. There is a hint in one rude
scratching on a bone that they were
thlckly hairy. There is a remote
chance yet-at least it is a pleasant
fancy to entertain-that we with our
own eyes may yet e this hairy an
cestor of ours in the flesh. livery
one has heard of the entire man.
moth. skin and flesh complete, frozen
up inside of a Siberian river and en-
during to our days. The flesh was
so fresh that the dogs fell upon it
and ate it without ill results.
Now, these preglacial men of Pro-
fessor Prestwich must have been con
temporaries with those mammOths
and they may have %ventured. too
since they hunted the mammoth,
into high ATTITUDES. The discovery
of a refrigerated ancestor is by no
mea impossible.
1t is necessary for any n who
has read The Frozen Pirate" to curb
his Imagination here. In all human
ity We must hope the ancestor. when
thawed, will be dead. Fancy the
shock of Rip Van Wrinkle intensified
by 1000 generations. If he is dead
he must, of course, be promptly
stuffed by all the best taxidermists
in council, and placed in a command
ing position in the museum a relic
and true portrait combined.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
AUYe NTH Snakes.

The Isles of Shoals. mere rocks
standing ten miles from the New
Hampshire coast in a cold sea, are
alive with snakes. On a warm day
one will see dozens of them running
in and out of the DOGGY places Or
summing themselves on the bare
ridges They are nothing to be
afraid of. however. for they are only
of one variety-the common little
green snake that seldom grows to q
length of two feet.
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A Cunning Frog.

A scientific journal tells this story of
. frogs cunning: A brood of chickens
was fed with moistened meal in sauc-
ers, and when the dough soured a lit
tie of it attracted large numbers of
flies An observant toad had evidently
noticed this, and every day toward eve
ming he would make his appearance in
the yard. hop to q saucer, climb in and
roll over and over until he vas covered
with meal, having done which he await
ed Developments. The flies, enticed
by the smell, Don swarmed around the
scheming batrachian and whenever one
passed within two inches or so of his
nose his tongue darted out and the fly
disappeared. The plan worked so well
that the toad made a regular business
~
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There Is No Reflow OF Sap.

Mr.. Charles X. Barnes. professor
of botany in the university of Wis
consin, in an address to the state
Horticultural society, thus gives the
latest accepted conclusion of science:
"Before passing from this topic of
the movement of water which sup
plies evaporation, l must allude to
a very common and widespread idea
at least l Judge it to be widespread,
because it is so frequently pro-
pounded by my students-that the
..sap goes down in winter and up in
spring." just where the sap is sup
posed to go in winter is not exactly
clear, since, ii the roots arc absorb
ing water in the fall when the evapor-
alton is diminished. they are likely
to have quite as much water as they
can hold already. The conception.
apparently, is that all of the water
lodged in the trunk and spreading
branches goes down into the roots.
1t needs. however. only the most
casual examination of trees in winter
to discover that at this time they
are almost saturated with water.
The twigs of the hickory tree, for
example. will be frozen on a cold day
in winter SO that they are brittle
almost as glass. and one a snap OFF
a twig half an inch in diameter as
though it were an icicle. The same
twig. when not frozen. on a mild day
will be SO tough that there will be
no possibility of breaking it.
again, If n cuts off a branch
from a tree in winter and brings it
into a warm room, he will quickly
discover that water is OOzing from
the cut end. showing that the twigs
are almost saturated with it. As a
matter of FACT, the water in trees in
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
His Hosts Cigars.

The prince of Wales not long ago
was one of a large house party, his
host beng a very well-known peer.
After dinner. the royal guest, the host,
and the other male visitors repaired to
the billiard room. On u table at the
side were two or three boxes of cigars,
and the prince was helping himself to
one, when an ambitious millionaire APP
preached him, and taking from his
pocket a cigar case, held it out to the
prince. saying: Il think, sir, You will
find these better" "Nr. - re-
piled the prince, If a mans dinner is
good enough for me, his cigarsare good
enough for me-" The millionaire was
unexpectedly called away to town next
morning on business.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Horticultural Hints.


Rubbish around trees harbOrs mice.
Plums naturally grow in clumps.
and the seed will therefore bear thick
planting.
An experienced gardner says that
tile drainage must precede the ma
nure for succcssin gardening or
fruit growing.
Some n has said that when the
farm breaks out into smiles of fruits
and flowers it becomes the most
charming spot on earth.
1t is not worth while to have an
orchard unless it is given proper
care. The orchard cannot prune
itself or defend itself against insects.
The director of the Oklahoma ex-
pertinent station recommends as a
remedy for various squash bugs.
spraying the vines with soap suds in
which is enough Paris green to give
a decided tinge of color.
1t pays to sort fruits before offer
ing for sale. frequently the second
class by being uniform, will bring as
much or more than the mixed lot,
while the first-class will bring much
better prices than when mixed with
inferior fruit.
An orchardist says that he plants
his vegetables in the young orchard
SO that one cultivation will do for
both. He says his rows of trees are
thirty-three feet apart which admits
seven rows of Strawberries, nine rows
of corn, or eleven ows of potatoes.
At a meeting in New York a horti-
culturist said he had always made a
sheep pasture OF his orchard. and
that they the best insecticides
he ever tried. He advised keeping
100 sheep on every ten OF
orchard Give them plenty of lin
seed meal and bran which will make
them for apples.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
The POnesS Seal.

The seal ring worn by the pope.
and used by him on official docu-
ments to which his signature is at
tached. has on it the engraving Of a
fish. with the cipher of the wearer.
Since the thirteenth century every
pope has worn a ring Of this charac-
ter. and it is shattered with a ham,
mer when the wearer dies. to pre-
vent its use on q forged document
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
on Fish,

Speaking of barnacles it is said that
besides fastening themselves to ships
and piling, they have been known to
fasten themselves to a species of fish
found in these waters and which are
nown as bull heads. Specimens of
this fish have been found completely
encrusted by this little animal, some
times to such an extent as TO cause
death. sticking like a barnacle"
would SCENT t. be an appropriate phrase.
B~EECRAM'S PILLS cure sick headache, dis
offered liver, and act like magic on the vi
tai er-gans. For sale by all druggists.
Little ,iuties well performed will make
great onaa ,NaSy to accomplish.
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800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure in all Its
stages, and thst is Cstarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure known &c the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con-
stttutioDal disease, requires q constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
t~crnally, acting directly pom the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation Of the disease. ard
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing lite
work. The prOprietors have 60 much faith
in its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address, 81. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
II Sold by Druggists, $50.
Polishing a rascal's head never makes his
heart any whittier.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
ONCE MoREt

Once more along the riverside
Are willow-tassels swinging.
Once more among the woodlands wide.
Are robins gailr singing.
O4ee core the whirring corncrake cries
Amid the dew-wet clover,
Ger woodland green the cuckoo flies,
"A merry, careless rover.
TAe Eafy woods are all a-chime,
The skylark's notes are thrilling:
Once more q gladder, hl'.Esr rhyme
The poets 'ass axe filling.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives on good food and sunshine,
with plenty of exercise in the open air.
Her form glows with health and her
face blooms with its beauty. If her
system needs the cleansing action of q
laxative remedy, she uses the gentle
and pleasant liquid laxative Syrup of
Figs.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Peculiaritles Of Speech.

1t is a peculiar fact that persons born
deaf are usually mute, not from any
~congenital defect in the organs Of
speech, but from the fact that, never
having heard other, speak. they can
not initiate articulate utterance. It is
probably true, too, that the source of
some current error among those who
are not esteemed leaf lies in a defect
of hearing. Many persons who habit
ually tack on the ~ sound to words
ending in wv" say hat they are un-
able to distinguish between claw" and
E.lD.S
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
At the Foot Of the Palisades.

Perhaps the quaintest and queerest
little settlements within a hundred
miles of New York are those built at
e foot of the Palisades. The fisher
usn no live there appear to be as far
fr,ty, III. ~adding crcwd as though
thew wrrs a,s.e on the prairie. The
tall cliffs and jsgs>.d rocks about them
cut them off from tic est OF the world
and they have few visits lhere Is
mo-: a horse or wagon among them ana
no road to drive on. Springs T.. gooo
water are found within a rod or tS. OF
the salt Hudson, but beer and groceries
are q long way of, unless one takes a
boat and crosses the river to the Me-
tropolis that swirls and roars on the
other bank.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

creases from midsummer or early fall
to the beginning of growth in early
spring. There is thus NO necessity
for any '.going up" of the sap in
spring until the leaves are expanded
and the water with which the tree is
already saturated begins to DO
evaporated from the foliage."-F1Or-
ida Despatch.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Paste Diamonds,

The mosaY copies in the vatican
of large pictures by Raphael. Dom
enichino and others occupied from
twelve to twenty-five years to exc
cute and required from 5000 to 90
900 different shades Of color.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
A Man.

Foreign Yourselves l have just
from Niagara Falls You have
been there frequently. l presume?
American-N-O; but I've G a
draft of the tunnels for utilizing the
water-power. Magnificent scheme,
isn't it?-New York Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
German
Syrup"

: MI. Albert Hartley Of Hudson,
a. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
His brother had Just died from it.
When he found his doctor could not
rally him he took ore bottle ofCer-
man Syrup and came outeound and
well. Mr.. S. 3. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist J. E. Ban, Aurora,
Texas. prevented a bad attack Of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
In time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great renedy-Boschee's German
Syrup-for lung diseases. o
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

IIexeman's Ga mphOr Ice with Glycsrine.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face, Tender or Sore Feet.
ChiIblains, Piles, &c. {. q Clark CO., New Haven. Ct
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

Has the lest and cheapest land in the Uni
ted States and more ayen climate than Cal
ifoTnia. Rain enough TO rsise four crops a
year. Plenty timi eE and prairie Lumber
81 to = Ter thousand. For further informa-
ton, write to Gull Coast Ian and Improve
ment Co, 1924 Farnam, St, Omaha, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

This remarkable yield was reported
to the John A. Salzer seed company,
La Crosse. Wis, by Frank Floss of
Iowa., on q field of Salzer's Worlds
Fair Winter Wheat Speaking of
wheats, this new variety takes tho
cake. Several farmers who tried it
during 1898 believe they can raise 100
bushels per acre. His northern grown
wheat sorts, as also his grass mixtures,
can he sown with success as late as
Nov. 10. Salzer will send free a pack
a.e of Worlds Fair Winter Wheat and
his fall catalogue II you will cut this
out and send same to John A. Salzer
Seed company, La Crosse, Wis
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

To THE EDITOR:-Please inform your readers that
! have a positive remedy for the thousand and one
Ills which arise from Geranged female organs Not
a prescription to be flied. but / will send two bottles
Of my remedy Free Of all cost. for the medicine,
ready for use, to any lady II they will send their ex-
press and Pc. address hold correspondence strictly
confidential and forwa ard my replies and remedy In
plain wrapper, Dr. J, Marchisi, Utica, n. 7.
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1T Is the biggest thing have ever struck" WHAT
Why the business advertised in another column by
B T. johnson s Co. of Richmond, Va. III you are
open to Ill engagement write them They can show
you q good thing.
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READ THIS, Ne mean iust zs-kcr ne say. The
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS COLLEGE and COLLEGE
of SHORTHAND will. owing 20 the prevalent hard
times, and for other reasons, give free transpor-
tatiol from 8 10 500 miles. to students who come
aud take a business or Shorthand course of stu
DIV. This is the oldest and best Business College
IN Colo, and under the auspices of the UuIrf,sr-
" 81 Den7ry. In addition to the above courses.
Algebra, Geometry. Latin. German and the Sci
ences are taught free to students who want them
We have discarded all heo,y. and teach 4rfaa!
Business from the start.
For fun particulars call on OF address,
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Cor. 18th and Arapahoe SITS. Denver Colo.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

Attention is called T. "a Free Ride to
Denver" appearing elsewhere in this paper.
Read and take advantage of the liberal
offer that is made.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
Slxty-fve Bushels Per Acre.

The heart, not the head, is the real mas
ter of the man.
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Female weakpe.. Positively Cured

Folks who are thankful don't have much
trouble about being cheerful.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

People who give in earnest o o find out
that it is a blessed thing to do.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

1t is easier to be brave than it is to be pa
tient.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

fits stopped free By Oh. klISHD en1Af
xsRyi KESTOEYH. No nit after nrst day use 1Af-
yeIous cures. Treatise and se 90 trial bottle free to fs
cases send TO Dr. Kline, 9i Arch st Philadelphia. r.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

A good way to got help is to be a helper.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

The man who does lad work robs himself
while he Is doing it.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06
The GuIf Coast Of Texas

The golden calf never grows in a COW that
gives milk.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

II the BABY IL Cutting Teeth.
BE sure and use that old and we'll tried remedy, Ae4
W,,s1oy's SOOTHING SYRrP for Children TssthinG.
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How Nanv Stars in the Flag.

Cure Dyspepsla ana C~onstspation.
DR. Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills sent free with
Medical BOOK to prove merit, for &c stamp. Drug
Rfsts, 2Sc. DE. SAOOP, Box W., Racine, VIE
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

A hungry man never calls for cake. What
wants is bread.
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NENIN5MwMmvxMM

Only = advanced independent: normal
srhool in the state; Experienced Instructors: Fiftsea Dis
Gnf Cnurss; "Ten y months IN the wear: terms begin
srpt. II. l-c. >. Mar. 8 and Junc :: tuition. 81 yer weFk.
board u: room rent. sc: apparatus and eQuiI mort
conn re: electric carst Ia Lincoln every 2. IT NIT 6. For
turtle. inf rmstion aidrcs.. j. 7. Savior. Frsid. Mt. O
NJ +. Eivcns. Vice Pres tirrt. Normal. Nen.
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";iarson's Magic Corn s'aivo."
Warranted t. care, or money refunded Ask youS
drugsiss lorir. Hrl"e % cents
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A fool can ask questions, but only the
wise can answer them
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MY story: aye, anu WHAT Joy
would We find in the vagaries and
mumblin's of an old crazy woman
like me. l mi tell"
..He built this house for me. his
bride. Oh. but l was a happy girl
then: yes, an one of the tidicst and
prettiest Of the village. and often /
was told of it, and he was the smart
est and bravest of ali the fisher lads
that went out to the banks; every
M loved him. myself most of all,
tho / was a bit pert and liked my
own way: we'll. well, the day of rest
is nigh to me now. Hearken then,
sir, an I'll tell We a tale of the sad.
sad sea; a tale of its cruelty to one l
loved: a tale that's brimful with pain,
an woes an griefs; an. God. that he
should go. wild an awful the tenn
pest ragged when he dared an per-
ished." After q few moments of
weeping and muttering to herself she
began her disjointed narrative anew.
Softly the gray mists hung far
DER the smiling bay, an the sun
sparkled on the little ripples that
were SO weak they hardly broke on
the shore that fair September morn
we two were married. But as night
came on. great, dark, towerin' storm
clouds, leaden hued. scurried across
the heavens. an the fierce red light
nings glowed an flashed on a roar
in sea- From the dark south came
up the gale, drivin' before it straight
unbroken rows of mountainous bill
lows. crowned or top same as with
white yeast; then, like a fiend turned
loose with shriekin' yells an below
ms. down swoopcd the storm an
whipped big clots of foam from off
the waves. an hurlel the heavy
swell far up the groanin' shore.
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A Big Thing.

Polishing a rascal's head never makes his
heart any winter.
The Columbus journal., 1893-09-06

Growers are never wanted anywhere