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The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Why WON'T WOMEN LEAD,

The Country Inundated With Gowns q
Foreign Manufact1re.
I imagine women would open their
pretty eyes wide at the idea of their
owing anything to their own city. But
they do. They owe to their own country
. sort Of loyalty that will make it fear
no competition with the luxury venders
of other countries. I once heard a most
excellent woman-a modiste with q
clientele of high class-agonizing over
tho great national question Of protection
or no protection with such frenzied
earnestness that I was compelled to ask
her why it touched her in such personal
fashion. She was for protection. ''Touch
me-" she answered tragically. "Of
course it touches me. Free trade, and
the country is inundated with the gowns
that I now import for my ladies, ladies
who will wear nothing Of American
manufacture.
What a great people the Americans
would be if the women, on the contrary,
would wear nothing that was not OF
American manufacture. How easily
they could set the fashions for the world
if, with their wealth, Independence and
love of luxury, they chose to be leaders
where now they are satisfied to copy and
follow.-Jeannette II. Walworth.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

THEY get after some things in the
cities little more closely than in small
places these days, and it is we'll enough
to keep track of what is going on. DR..
Reilly of the health department OF the
city of Chicago says that the alarming
increase Of intestinal diseases is due
wholly to the drinking water. There 1t
is procured from the lake and the people
have been cautioned to boil it before
using it for drinking purposes, which
many have neglected to do, and cOnse-
quently winter cholera is epidemic all
over the city. 1t is disease OF the
intestines and caused by drinking bad
or impure water. The health depart
ment of Chicago are making an analysis
of the water each day and claimed it is
improving, but still not fit to use for
drinking without boiling. The same
condition of things may be safely assnm-
ed in most places in the country where
surface water, or water nearly at the
surface is used. There is, for instance,
here big difference between the water
in the ordinary drive we'll, and in the
deeper wells which constitute the supply
for our city waterworks, and the water
OF our very deep wells-the artesian, is
still purer.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
A Word for CadY.

The Schuyler Sun assures Congress-
man Meiklejohn that while it would
have been proud to support him for re-
nomination, it cannot and will not at
present assist in gratifying his guberna-
torial aspirations. The reason given is
that the Suns choice for governor is
1.-The Hon. A. f. Cady, of st. Paul, and
as long as there is any chance Of his
being a candidate he shall remain that
choice for the reason that the Sun be-
lieves he is deserving Of the nOmina-
ton" The boys up in this neck-othe-
woods are just nOw Of the opinion that
Mr.. Cady would be mighty good man
to beat 81 Holconfb for congress with,
but he has not as yet given anyone
cause for believing that he desires pO-
litical honOrs Of any nature whatever.
However, If he should decide to enter
the lists against Meiklejohn ct al he
would have western Nebraska almost
solidly at his back and would make
serious inroads on the territory repre-
sented by the other fellOws.-iSt. Paul
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
A. % EaSland.

The war talk has not all-died away.
The atmosphere is pretty clear, and the
motives are pretty we'll understood all
around,-but 90 Tar as our m0re-0r-lees
linesl cousins on the little island across
the big pond are concerned. We arc pretty
much unit in opinion.
It is good to compare notes and opin-
ions occasionally, and 80 We give our
readers the following. duly credited:
Chicago Tribune: Instead OF appeal
ing to American authors for peace, these
Englishmen should appeal to their own
government t. do right. This is just
what they have not done. however. They
have not even intimated that their gov
ernment might be wrong. They cay:
I'VE want peace and our customary
profits. Help MS in preserving them by
admitting that England 10 right and
Venez uela and the United States wrong,
and the Monroe doctrine musty tradi-
ton which England is not bound to
respect.
Philadelphia Times: We feel that We
have made q reasonable suggestion to
Great Britain-a suggestion such as one
gentleman might make to another NOT
merely in self-interest. but in the inter-
est OF q weaker neiahbor. Our sugges-
ton has been rejected in manner that
touches our self-respect, and the nation
has very promptly indicated its deter
mination to make it a demand. OF
course this means that We will fight If
We must, or that we assume that England
does. 1t is simply that We do not intend
to be bullied, even by our nearest of kin.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
King SOlOmOR'S Notion

That There is nothing new under the
sun" does not always convey the truth.
Especially is this true as regards the
new composite cars now operated daily
via The Chicago, Union Pacific and
Northwestern Line between Salt Lake
City and Chicago.
These handsome Buffet Smoking and
Library Cars are entirely new through
ont, OF latest design, contain all modern
improvements. and are we'll supplied
with writing material, the leading daily
papers, illustrated periodicals, maya
zines, etc.
The fact that these cars run daily via
"The Overland Limited" and that the
Union Pacific was the line west Of
Chicago to inaugurate this service should
commend itself to all.
See that your tickets read via ''1'he
Overland Route"
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Dated Columbus, Neb.. Jan. 10. 1850. l5jal
NOTICE..
GIVEN that hx rhine

AYOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue
Nj Of q chattel mortgage dated February l:
1885 and duly fled end recorded in the Office of
the county clerk Of Polk county, Nebraska, on
the I'D day Of February. 1888, and executed by
payment Of with interest s Ct per cent PET
there is owing at the date hereof SS509. together
with o additional a. liauidated damages % for
1885, making 5000: default having been made
in the conditions Of said morteage and NO pro-
ceelines at law having been instituted to recover
said sum, therefore the undersigned will sell the
property described In said mortgage. viz: Six
chairs, six chairs. one dining table. one parlor
table, one wash stand. one g;ass cupboard, one
bureau one lounge. one loanes. one mattress.
one rocker, one wardrobe, one kitchen table.
one cupboard, two pictures, one hedstesd. one
spring one. one bedstead, one spring one. one
mattress, being for st. Mary's Polish church in
Polk county. Nebraska, at public anction In the
room in rear of Waener's saloon; on Eleventh
street. Columbus, Nebraska. On Saturday. Feb
ruary LIST. 1880, at O'Clock, p. m, OF said dag.
JOHN WAGNER,
lsian-t Mortgage.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

ture - IN the past, be capable Of devils.
ing means to supply all the revenue that
10 needed to maintain the public credit
We have full faith in the patriotism
and wisdom Of the people We will
push forward the work Of the league
in all sections Of our land, feeling that
in the end the policy of protection will
be restored in full effect. and that some
of the immense losses that We have suf.
iered will be re9ained
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
VIZ are in receipt Of q copy Of a

We are in receipt OF copy OF q
paper published at Kirksville, Missouri,
in the interest OF the novel method OF
the treatment Of diseases called Osteop-
athy. 1t seems that there is large
school and hospital at that place devoted
to the teaching and the practice OF this
new system of treatment without drugs.
The founder of the system was an allo-
pathic physician, who lost three children
by spinal meningitis and says that this
put him to thinking and investigating,
and his general conclusions, as set forth
in this paper, are that mans body is q
machine, q wonderful, living machine,
and when all the parts (bones, tendons,
muscles, blood-vessels, etc., are where
they ought to be. there is health; if any
are displaced, there is the contrary.
Food and water and pure air fed to the
machine, he claims, with oversight by
trained anatomist and psychologist when
anything goes wrong) are sufficient ordi-
narily for the normal running OF the
machine. Accidents, ETC., may call for
the exceptional work OF a surgeon. A.
T. Still is the deviser Of the system and
pupils from his school have started ont
to compete for business with the allo-
paths, the homeopaths and all the other
s'paths." One Of these, F. d. Parker, was
brought into Justice Vien's court at
Council Bluffs the other day to answer
to prosecution instituted by the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Medical society, the charge
being that Parker was ''practicing medi-
cine without a permit from the state
board of health" The account OF the
proceedings in the trial is very interest
ing, but too lengthy for us to copy. The
result was that there being no evidence
before the jury that Parker had ever
held himself out as healer or that he
used medicine or surgical instruments,
the verdict was mot guilty" the defense
introducing no evidence. A number Of
local physicians were present at the trial,
besides people and patients in sympathy
with the osteopath. One of these piped
forth from the jury box: WAS it crime
for Jesus Christ to heal on the streets OF
Jerusalem without permit from the
state board of health?" "Thatis it,"
roared Finley, the attorney prosecuting,
with the angry blood rushing to his
face, and making it resemble boiled
lobster: ''bring on your crowd of hood
lums and let 'em cheer. II Jesus Christ
should come in town today and set up a
saloon on Broadway it would be crime,
just as much as for any one else" JUS
tice Wen raped for order, which, the
reporter wittily remarks, ''came when i:
got ready"
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

The FIRST reproduction of Mr.. Percy
Ives's recent portrait of President Cleve-
land is one Of the many interesting
features OF the January issue of The
Art Amateur, and the article on Boards
leyism" extravaganza is pertinent and
appropriate. The supplement Of work
ing designs is full of the usual features
and the most popular colored supple
ment of the month is undoubtedly the
beautiful sunny landscape by the Bel
gian painter Veyrassat, entitled The
Last Load" The magazine is really q
marvel both in the richness and variety
Of its contents and the beautiful care
and finish of its production. 1t is abeo-
lutely indispensable to every lady of
culture, and every man who appreciates
art in the household should see that at
least one copy comes in the house to stay
every month. Montague Marks, o
Union Square, New York, Price IS
cents. tAO0 per anpum,
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

The Blair Pilot, supposed to he an
impartial observer at close range, Of
affairs at Omaha says OF the BOlln de-
falcation:
ITO an outsider it looks as If every
possible effort of the bondsmen, the ex-
perts put on the books, the Comptroller
whose Office it was to know the condition
of the city treasury at all times and the
united effort of all the official power and
influence of the city except its mayor,
has been playing to screen BOlln and
his deputy and to deceive the public as
to the true state of facts"
1t seems that three or four high-priced
experts have been ON the treasurer's
books ever since BOlln's exposure came
early last summer and they found prac-
ticslly nothing SO far as the public could
learn more than was known within the
first three days until an admission of
of the loss of a 377OOO bond item was
forced from them q few days
since by outsiders and largely through
the efforts of the Bee.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
PROBATE NOTICE.
The STATE OF NEBRASKA. o..
cnuntv nf Platte cS'

County OF Platte,
In the county court, in and for said county. In
the matter of the estate Of Franz Frenkins,
deceased. late of said county,
At a session Of the county court for said
county holden at the county judges Office in
Columbus, in said county on the tenth day Of
January A. d. 1895. present. j. N. Kilian, county
petition OF Anna Frenking praying that letters
of administration be issued to her on the estate
of said decedent.
ThereupOn, it is ordered that the fourth day Of
February, A. ID. 1886, at 10 O'Clock. a. m, be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition at the
county judges Office in said county.
And il is further ordered, that due legal notice
be given of the pendency and hearing of said
petition by publication in The COLUMBUS Jour-
NAL for three consecutive weeks.
Copy Of the Order.)
j. N. KILIAN,
County Judge.
Dated Columbus Neb., Jan. 10. ls.i l5jan3
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

No ONE ever thought Of introducing SO
expensive feature as ithographic color
work in the days when the leading mag
azines sold for $4OO a year and 35 cents
q COPY. But times change, and the
magazines change with them. 1t has
remained for The Cosmopolitan, sold at
ono dollar q year, to put in an extensive
lithographic plant capable OF printing
$4,000 pages per day Zone colorl The
January issue presents as frontispiece
q water-color drawing by Enc Pape,
illustrating the last story by Robert
Louis Stevenson, which has probably
never been excelled even in the pages OF
tho finest dollar French periodicals.. The
cover OF The Cosmopolitan is also chang
Cd, q drawing of page length by the
famous Paris artist Rossi, in lithographic
colors on white paper takes the place OF
the manila back with its red stripe.
Hereafter the cover is to be fresh sur
pfise each month.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Wait TIL the Whistle Blows.

When President Cleveland was inau-
gursted two years ago, Duffy Bros. silk
manufacturers Of this village, muzzlsa
their factory whistle, and it has not been
blown since, the working people going
to and from their work without its me-
lodious sound. The whistle will be again
blown in 1897 with the Inauguration Of
q Republican president and good old
times-Fort Plain IN. Y. Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

Interest in the cotton states in the in
ternational exposition to open in Atlanta
ON Sept. lS next is spreading. The in
dications are that the exposition will be
particularly instructive to southern peo-
pie because it must show them to how
high a degree of skill and advancement
American manufacturing interests have
progressed through the instrumentality
Of q protective tariff. The moro this
fact is impressed upon the south the bet
ter will it be for the entire country.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Fruitxrowers Interested.

The prunegrowess Of Califoruia will
be interested to learn that under the
0orman tariff up to Jan. 81. 1895, the
imports Of foreign prunes at New York
amounted to ISIS. At pounds - com.
pared with 6,l72, gao pounds imported
during the ooeresponding i've months
year earlier. Tariff reform has taken
away . market for 4, 400. 600 pounds Of
California prunes In hve monthsL This
II not theory. Il II Q oondition showu
from custom houss Import sstuEua
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
THE WEIGHT OF n.

THE WEIGHT OF II.
months have passed and . billion of rep
resentative money has disappeared.
In their 1898 souvenir they show that
the Is railway receiverships rendered
necessary that gear involved an indebt-
edness amounting to 81, ,212,2l ,OS3 and
the total liabilities of banks suspended
was $2IO, 99S, ,SOS The business shrink
age in textile trades was almost $4O,-
100000 and in other industries over
$9O, 100000
Adding the record Of the trade fail
ures they found that the disaster brought
upon the country by the free trade party
during 1898 was equal to about 25 per
cent Of the annual production average
for the country during the past decade. !"
Our artist has explained the extent of
the disaster for the two full years from
March, 1898, to March, 1894. Accord
ing to the record of the bank clearings
the shrinkage in business was $780,
100000, during the first six months
only that this new tariff has been in
force. below tho amount Of business
done during the first six months when
the Mckinley tariff was in operation.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
The Paradise Of the Pacific.

Three grand tours to Honolulu,
Hawaiian Islands, ''The Paradise of the
Pacific" via Union Pacific system and
Oceanic Steam Ship Co. Leaving Omaha
the morning of Jan. 10th, Feb. 18th, and
March 9Th. Only nine days from Omaha
to Honolulu. S2O5OO for the round trip,
including stateroom and meals on steam
ers. Tickets good for nine months, with
stop-over privileges. For Information
and tickets apply to J. r. Meagher.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Our Fires Won't Burn.

No matter what kind of q currency
We have, it will not rekindle furnaces
and employ idle men SO long as We go
abroad for our products which can be
made at home because Of the cheaper
labor prevailing there. Will
liam McKinlev.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
LEGAL NOTICE.

In the matter Of the estate of John NJ. Pearca,
deceased.
H1OrlCE is hereby given that in pursuance Of
~ an order of J.. }. Sullivan, judge Of the
district court Of Platte county, Nebraska, made
on the Sth day Of June, ls95. for the sale Of the
real estate hereinafter described. there will be
sold NJ public veECne the following described
real estate. tO wit: Tie snuth half Of the south
West quarter Of section fifteen, in township
nineteen north. Ot range four west If the 9th
principal meridian in Platte county, Nebraska,
subject To the first mOrtgag. thereon.
Said sale will be held at the county judges
o:fce. in Columbus, in said county, on the 10Th
day Of February, lS.6. at I o'clock y. IN.
WILLIAM J. IRWIN,
Executor of the last will Of John NJ. Pearce,
deceased. lian3
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Tin Plate Imports.

Tin plate imports at New York dur.
ing the five months ending Jan. 81,
1895. when the German tariff was
in operation, aggregated 65. 494, 455
pounds as compared with imports Of
72,O24,O37 pounds during the corre-
sponding months o year earlier.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
Bennett's Paper Happy.

French trade statistics for January
show an increase Of nearly $l1, $50, 900
in exports. This gain, which amounts
to Is per cent, lis attributed chiefly to
the recovery in trade with the United
States on the change in tariff. fact
that should be noted by the producers Of
American raw material, BY American
farmers, by American manufacturers
and by American wage earnera
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
California Fruit Cheapened.

Nearly 1900, 900 pounds more of for
eign prunes were imported at New York
during the first half years operation Of
the new tariff than in the hecorresponding
months year earlier. California fruit
growers will note this
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

IT is now given out that Morgan 4
Co. will take all the bond issue or none
at all. Give them none, and let the
common people be consulted about their
own businesS
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

MAJOR PEARMAN, who died recently at
his home in Omaha, was among the
earliest settlers in the state, locating at
Nebraska City in 1854. He was 65 years
old and one Of the most genial Of men,
full OF the milk Of human kindness for
his friends. and q hot shot always ready
from full box for his opponents in any
contest. He was q born humorist, seem
ingly, and if there was q ludicrous side
to any event, he was sure to find it. He
was best known as 'Squatter Governor"
OF the great state of Nebraska, and his
messages to the burlesque Third House"
Of the legislature were always an event
Of the times, the hits on state politicians
being often "rich, rare and racy." Peace
to his memory.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

The remarkable new constitution
which is just going into operation in
South Carolina is reviewed in detail by
Albert Shaw in the January Review OF
Roviowc
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

The Review of Reviews for January
contains two cartoon maps suggesting
the wars, riots and rebellions that have
disturbed the peace Of the world during
the wear 1895.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

HENRY BOLLN, ex-city treasurer OF
Omaha, was placed under arrest Satur-
day evening last, the information charg-
ing him with embezzlement and larceny
Of city funds.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

DYING, Horace Greeley exclaimed,
"Fame is vapor, popularity an accident.
riches take wings, those who cheer today
will curee tomorrow, only one thing
endures
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

The frontispiece OF the January Re-
view of Reviews is a reproduction Of
what is known in Germany as Emperor
Williams cartoon. The Emperor did
not draw the picture, but gave the idea
and rough sketch to an artist, approx
ed of the finished result, and presented
the original to the Gar OF Russia. The
motive of the work is an exhortatiOn to
the nations of Europe to '.join in the
defense of your faith and your home"
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

"CHRIsrMAs charity is moral that
needs teaching all the year round, and
not merely at a season when mankind is
predisposed by plum pudding to mistake
q good moral for a good book"
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

IT is stated that the city attorney OF
Omaha is delaying action on a resolu-
tion directing the legal department to
take immediate steps to obtain the
amount OF Henry Bolln's defalcation
from his bondsmen. Attorney Connell
takes the position that it would be use
less to 60 into court until the experts
have determined what part OF the total
Iefalcation is to he charged to Bolln's
respective terms of Office. The experts
have been working at this phase of the
matter for some weeks and are said to
be yet far away from definite amount.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15
LEGAL NOTICE.

"ENRY DUISKEN. defendant, will take
u notice that ON the 9Th day Of January
lss6. Charles Reinke. plaintiff herein. fled his
petition in the district court Of Platte county,
Nebraska. against said defendant. the object
and prayer of which are To fOreclOse a certain
mort gage executed by the defendant and Sophie
Duisken to the plaintiff np"n the north half Of
lots seven and eight, in block one hundred and
thirteen, city Of Columbus. Platte county, Ne
braska, To secure the payren. Of two certain
promissory notes dated September Both. 1921, for
the sum of $3.50 each and due and payable
one and two years respectively from the date
thereof, that there is due upon said notes
and mortgage the sum of $4,000 with interest at
per cent. from April lss. lS9i. for VIII ich sum
with interest from April lst. 1884. and for taxes
and insurance paid amounting to 5000, plaintiff
prays for decree that defendant be required to
pay the same that said premises may be sold
to satisfy the aIncunt found due.
You ARE required: to an>war said petition on or
before the 2:th day o: February. las.
Dated January 18th. lS!si.
CHARLES REINKE.
MCALLiSrER < COnNELirS, Plaintiff
Att'ys. lajant
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

when will somebody give US real
new fairy-story-a story for children,
that is, story that every judicious child
will buy to present to it's parents."
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

Mrs. MATTE MYERS, who for over
three years conducted questionable
resort in Philadelphia, declares she paid
the police every week for protection.
When the payment ceased she was ar
rested and sent to prison and after being
incarcerated for a week she was dis
charged upon the payment Of 500 to a
lawyer and to private detective Of the
district attorney.
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

Within the last week We have made
arrangements SO that We can furnish to
our readers the Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean and COLUMBUS JOURNAL, when
paid in advance, at $l.75. II
The Columbus journal., 1896-01-15

THE idea that a nation can fight a
desperate and long drawn out war with
nothing but paper and go to ruin in
time OF profound peace the moment the
gold standard fails, is too absurd for
aAriona consideration"