The Columbus journal., 1895-04-10

THE writer believes that human life
may be extended much longer than peO-
pie generally suppose. Sir Benjamin
Richardson. ar eminent physician of
England, was of opinion that the normal
period of human life is about ITO years,
and that " out of ten average people
could live that long if they lived in the
right way. They should cultivate q
! spirit of serene cheerfulness under all
| circumstances and should learn to like
physical exercise in q scientific way. No
man, he says, need be particularly alb
stemious in regard to any article Of food,
for the secret of long life does not lie
there. A happy disposition, plenty Of
sleep, a temperate qualification Of all the
natural appetites, and the right kind of
physical exercises, will insure longevity
to most people.
Gov. HoLcoMB last week committed
the sentence of John Rhodes, convicted
of assaulting an officer, to forty days and
that time having been already served he
he wa accordingly released from custody
on Monday last. The original sentence
was for ninety days and considering the
| circumstances, was a light sentence, and
the action of the governor in interfering
is severely criticised by many Of our best
people. What influence was brought to
| bear upon the official to secure this
action We do not know, but We trust
| there will never be occasion for another
like action in Fullerton. -[Fullerton
| News.
JOHN OLIVER. Of Pukwana, s. D., was
here today with eiehty-six sheep of his
own feeding, which averaged ninety
pounds and brought $4.25. They were
wheat fed and a cry good lot. Mr..
| Oliver considers wheat much cheaper
than corn, as all the corn has t O be
shipped in and costs 60 cents per bushel
laid down in Pnkwana. He says that
farmers will feed considerably more
sheep this year if they can raise the
grain to feed them, as the upward ten
dency of prices has nearly restored their
confidence in the animal of the ''golden
hoof."1Sioux City Journal.
From the Omaha Bee OF Tuesday, last
week, we clip the following in regard to
a gentleman who several years ago plac-
ed some of his medicine in this city:
Dr.. J. B. Moore of Emerson, Iowa, has
been engaged in the manufacture of a
remedy, which he calls "Tree of Life" 1t
contains alcohol in allopathic doses, but
the doctor had failed to take out a
government permit to carry on the retail
liquor business. The officers gathered
him in yesterday. He acknowledged the
rye, and was bound over to await the
action Of the grand jury. He said it was
done by mistake.
WHIsKEY at a wedding or at any other
kind of a gathering is apt to cause
trouble. There was a wedding held at
John Wragge's place in Stanton county
and conspicuous on the menu was a
fighting brand of fire water. After the
guests had partaken of the wedding
dinner some of them proceeded to overdo
the liquid part of the repast and a free
fight was INDUCED in, during which one
of the guests used a knife and caused
human gore to flow quite freely. The
groom emerged from the scrap, it is said,
with several ounces of blood less than
when he entered.|lNorfOlk News.
ALL necessary steps for putting into
effect the recent legislation raising all
pensions below S. to that rating have
been taken by the pension bureau. Low
rate pensioners whose names are borne
on the rolls of the Buffalo, Chicago, Con-
cord, Des Moines, Milwaukee and Pitts
burg agencies received the Sc rating on
April 4, and all like pensioners in other
jurisdictions will be advanced at the next
payment in their district. The change
will add about Sl,5OO,OOO to the pension
expenditures, and the cases of about
10000 pensioners will be affected. So it |
is given out from Washington.
In the Review of Reviews for April the
editor discusses recent political events, |
especially the doings Of the Fifty-third
Congress, the appointment of delegates
to a international monetary conference,
the election of q. S. senators by various
state legislatures, the deadlock in Della
ware, the constitutional convention in
Utah, the arguments before the Supreme
Court on the constitutionality of the
income tax, the change in the admins
tration Of the Post Office Department,
and other incidents of the month under
review.
SILENT criticism, after all, is the most
crushing. This was felt acutely by a
New York gentleman lately who invited
some friends and a connoisseur from
abroad to view his art possessions.
Picture after picture a passed, with
many encouraging smiles on the part of
the host, but without a word in response
from the distinguished guest. So pain
full became the tension, I am told, that
it was a positive relief to every one when
the party broke up.-lMontague Marks,
in The Art Amateur.
Another Nasty Pest.
The English sparrow overran the
country last year, and he was unani-
mously voted q pest. This year the Eng
hsh goods are overrunning our market,
. much more pestiferous visitation.
Steps were taken to exterminate the Of
Tending sparrow through immediate
processes; but, Notwithstanding the de.
Termination Of the people to relegate
the later British invasion, the coinci-
dent ills will have to be borne for two
years more. because Of the power Of the
present executive head at Washington
to have his own way about the matter,