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The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
VIII Paint EiRel Tower.

The aesthetics want the Eiffel tower
pulled down. They say it is huge,
ugly scaffold. The plea was put in
when the plans for the exposition Of
1900 was first discussed. UnfOrtu-
nately for them 1t cannot come down;
it is leased to a company whose con-
tract runs for twenty years from the
date of buiiding-a good many years
yet to come. This was the arrange
ment to reimburse NJ Eiffel. The only
thing. therefore, that the commission
could do fer the aesthetics was to study
some means to make the tower more
agreeable to their eyes. Two years
they have cogitated and have hit upon
an idea. They are going to paint the
tower from the red-brown it is to sill
ver-white. This is not the small
change it may seem, either mechanic
ally. since it will take fifty men two
months with $4,000 kilogrammes OF
paint and the operation must be re-
peated a second time. or aesthetically.
for instead of, as now, seeming to rise
from the earth, it will appear rather
to descend from the ether regions.
Lighted at night it's whole length with
streaming lines of light, it will look
like some great ladder let down from
heaven. The aesthetic Jacobs on the
ground will. therefore, have whereon to
give their imaginations full play.
However the aesthetics may Srumble.
Parisians would certainly miss the
great candle that lights them democrat
ically, one and all, to bed: that sways
its head in the clouds-it is said to
sway three yards and more out of the
perpendicular-a monument to French
science. 1t is another matter what the
thoughts may he OF the man that built
1t. whose name is constantly by its
means on the lips of Parisians, while
he himself, by an irony of fate, seems
forgotten. NJ. Eiffel, since the Panama
affair which involved him, is heard of
no more. Up in the top of the tower
he has some private rooms, where dur
ing the Panama trials the wags pro-
posed that he be imprisoned. Has he
taken refuge there to expiate his faults
or to rumiEate on the ingratitude Of
his fellow-men'
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
Chance Meeting In Rattle.

Chance Meeting In battle.
An Old soldier once started can reel
them OF by the yard. Here is one OF
their stories:
During StonewaIl Jackson's first
valley campaign. and the day before
the battle Of Cross Keys. I was
Etanding." said an ex-Confederate
officer. with several other officers of
Elwell's division under the shade of a
clump Ct trees in an old field over
looking deep cut in the road through
which the troops were marching. Sud
denly observed Maj. Bob Wheat. the
famous commander of Wheat's bat
talon of Dick Taylor's Louisiana
brigade. looking directly forward At a
lot OF Federal prisoners approaching
under guard. Wheat was most
magnificent specimen of manhood,
and. guided by his intense gaze, I soon
singled out among the prisoners the
object of it. man of like proportions
himself. In a moment more Wheat
had rushed down the bank with ont
stretched arms. exclaiming:
oh. yes. l thought that was you
giving us So much trouble"
The prisoner opened wide his arms
and rushed to meet Wheat in an en-
brace which showed to us onlookers
how tender must have been their reia-
tions in the past and how great their
friendship still. After a long embrace
Wheat told his friend to march on to
Richmond and he would see that he
was well cared for and soon exchang-
ed. Then, turning to us. Wheat ex-
plained that the Federal officer was
Col. Windham. an Englishman, who
had served with him on Gen. Abu-
sana's staff in the Garibaldian strue-
gle for Italian freedom"
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

No dairyman should breed his COWS
b Z scrub bull. II it be possible to
get the services Of q pure bred AMI
NAL Of . dairy type. Neither should
. man that Is trying to build up
dairy herd breed his cows to q bull
Of . beef strain. This Is perhaps moro
commonly the error than that Of breed
Ing to . pronounced scrub. We have
known q Shorthorn bull kept In q
neighborhood where milk dairies were
plentiful and to receive the patronage
OF most. II not all. Of the milkmen.
notwithstanding the fact that there
was first-class Jersey bull in the I'M
mediate vicinity. The cause for that
was that the services Of the Jersey
bull were two or three dollars higher
than those Of the Shorthorn bull. Yet
the men that were patronizing the
Shorthorn bull expected to get some
thing wonderful in the way of mixers.
Some OF them were quite surprised to
find. when such calves came to the
point Of giving milk, they In no wise
kept pace with the expectations that
had been raised by the standards set
by their mothers. They were good for
"beefers." It is true, and tie butchers
often cast longing eyes at them. bu:
as mixers they were failures. Yet
that fact did not seem to impress the
dairymen to any great extent. They
seemed to think that getting a good
mixer was a matter of chance anyway.
There Is some difference between the
fees charged for the services of the
right kind Of a bull and the services of
the wrong kind of a bull, but the diff
ference In fees in no wise keeps pace
with the difference in the value Of the
product as mixers. The scrub bull Is
a good thing to ignore, and next to
him the bull of beef breed. when 1t
comes to a question of raising dairy
cows. Every farmer should be will
ing to pay a good price for the serv-
ices OF good bull, for only In that
way can a man be induced to invest
money In an animal of that charac-
ter. The man that purchases q bull
Tor neighborhood use must charge a
good price. for he knows that he has
got to get back his whole purchase
price plus fair profit for the use of
The money and for labor. in a very
lew years. He also takes the risk Of
accidents and diseases. Dairymen
should encourage the keeping of first
:lass bulls by giving a liberal fee for
heir services.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

The November number Of the North
American Review offers to the publis
q most attractive table Of contents
Under the title of "The Far Eastern
Crisis" Archibald r. Colquhoun. au-
thor Of "China in Transformation. %
ably discusses the proper methods by
which the governments OF Great Brit
ain and the United States may be
moved to interest themselves actively
In the welfare of that country. ma
tional Public Health Legislation" 10
dealt witS by U. o. B. Wfngate, NJ. D..
secretary OF the Wisconsin state board
OF health. and a charming article is
contributed by Edmund Gosse on
NORWAY Revisited"
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

When Napoleon Slept In Peters BED
Peter the Great hated Moscow. and
above all. that stronghold Of Oriental
intrigue and moral darkness. the
Kremlin. II remember right. says q
writer in the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal. he never Inhabited the palace
within its walls after he was child.
The old palace is a network of incred-
IDLY small, low. ill-ventilated rooms.
some little bigger than closets. paint
ed in green's. blues and reds. after the
Swedish fashion; rooms which seem.
even today. to reek Of plots. intrigue
and murder.
Napoleon. always a trile theatrical.
insisted on sleeping in the bed o. Peter
the Great when he occupied the krem-
lin in 1872. The bed Of the boy Peter
fitted the hero Of Austerlitz to nicely.
It is a very abbreviated couch. In
the very heart of this Oriental palace.
with no window which gives on the
cutter day and oren air. is the terem
or women's quarters.
The ladies. even the Tsaritza and the
sisters of the Tsar. were only permit
ted to look down into the hall of coro-
nation through a carved wooden lat
tice, just as ladies do in the East.
When Peter mounted the throne Of the
Tsars, the women Of Russia were Ori-
entails. imprisoned more vigorously
than the ladies of Cons:antinople to-
Gay.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
RELATING TO HEALTH.

The muscles of the human body ex-
ert force Of 534 pounds. The ouan-
;ity of pure water which blood con-
tains in its natural state is very great;
II amounts to almost seven-eighths.
The blood is fifth Of the weight OF
the body. A man is taller in the morn
ing than at night to the extent of half
an inch or more, owing to the relaxa-
tion of the cartilages The human
brain is the twenty-eighth part of tie
body. but in the horse the brain is not
more than the four-hundredth.
An observant critic is authority for
the statement that the after-dinner
speaker must either restrict himself
TO few simple dishes. and these very
sparsely partaken of. or run the risk
OF violent attack of Indigestion with
possible serious consequences. He SAYS
that all good after-dinner speakers
are dyspeptics. and attributes much of
this state of things to the effect of the
nervous strain incident to the prepara-
tion for the speech to come. Instead
OF enjoying his meal, the orator is full
OF anxiety as to the success of his ad-
dress. The vital force ordinarily used
by the digestive apparatus is diverted
to the brain, leaving little. if any. to
carry on the work of digestion and
assimilation.
A medical scientist is authority for
the statement that children and old
people especially suffer from a lack of
lime in the system. Persons who hab-
itually drink soft water. while thew
may enjoy immunity from certain of
the ills Of life. expose themselves IN
others perhaps quite as much to be
avoided. Hard water helps the teeth
and the bones by furnishing lime
which is necessary to health. growth
and development. Old persons Who
drink but little lose their teeth more
quickly than those who take a reasoc.
able amount of drinking water. Lime
or food products il which it abound.
should be part of the regular supplv
furnished to the system One of the
ncs: valuable vegetables for this eur.
pose IL the ssiiew taruip or ru.abaea.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
LITERARY NOTES.

The publishers report that Quo
vadis" has reached a sale Of more
than 100000 copies.
George Moore is now At work upon
sequel to Evelyn Innes," to be
called Sister Teresa"
MT. Whistler is writing a ne. boot
ana 1t Is stated further that Il Is
10 De on the lines of THE Gentle Art
OF Making Enemies"
II Is said that Jeremiah Curtin, the
authorized translator OF Sienkiewicz.
Is graduate of Harvard college and
can speak eighteen languages.
Jane Austen is becoming fashionable
III france. A translation CT North
anger Abbey" is coming out In the
Revue Blanche. AID Emma" will
probably follow.
George Meredith's n,w volume Of
poems entitled "Odes In Contribution
70 tho Song Of French History" Of
which 1t has been said Of one ode that
nas been published that 1t IL more
Aeredi'hiaa than most, will be pub
lished this fall.
George w. Cable. who has just end
ca q somewha; lengthy visit to Eng
land. where he was very cordially re-
ceived. has kept full diary of his ex-
rerlences and is said to contemplate
the publication Of some portion Of 1t
before long.
MIG. Margaret Benson. daughter Of
'he late archbishop Of Canterbury. is
an EsyptoloGist Of much energy and
some note. With another lady she
has been engaged in excavations
at karnak and has written a book
describing their discoveries and giving
an account Of the daily lie Of excava-
tors in Egypt.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Lieutenant Bradley A. Fiske. U. s.
NJ. has written an article for the No
vember Century entitled why We
Won at Manila" Lieutenant Ffske
contrasts the discipline. marksmanship
and training of the American and
Spanish sailors. and gives an impress
sion Of the engagement from the view
point OF 1.-THE man behind the guns"
The writer. who is an oflicer of the
Petrol. was stationed aloft, where he
could see above the smoke and have
an unobstructed view. His duties
were to measure the enemy's distance.
so he had the means and the leisure
for observing everything connected
with the action.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
Dlsruted lIon0rs.

History being but a continuous sue
cession Of repetitions. We do not have
to search far In the east to find a dis
pute regarding the award of honors
for a naval battle which bears an in
teresting II not a very close zesem-
blance to the contemporary controver-
sy concerning Schley and Sampson. 1t
stands out as one of the picturesque in
cidents Of the war between the states.
and Farragut is the central hsHre.
After the capture of New Orleans by
the feet of that famous admiral he
sent the report Of his operations to
Washington by the hand Of Captain
Theodorus Bailey. The captain. In
nocent of the contents Of the report
which he bore from his commander.
was eagerly welcomed at the capital.
and in the presence of Senator Grimes
Of Iowa was asked by the secretary OF
the navy to tell the story of the fall
Of the Crescent City. When Bailey
had finished Grimes exclaimed: Come
with me. The account of this great
battle must be told on the floor Of the
senate"
In the senate chamber Capt. Bailey
vas greeted with emotional cordial
ity. and members of the house hurried
over to listen to his recital of the i'm
posing and stirring events, in which
he had taken an important part. lead
ing, as he did. the first division up
the river even in advance of Farragut.
At the conclusion of his narrative the
representatives returned to their
chamber with the impulse to give
thanks Of congress to both Bailey and
Farragut, while Senator Grimes in
stantly arose in the senate for the
same purpose.
But before the motion was made
Secretary Welles had read Farragut's
report, which did not refer to Bailey
Is having led the way, and indeed
represented the feet as ascending the
river in two columns abreast, himself
at the head Of one Of these. Welles
hastened a warning to Grimes. and
the senator. in the midst of his eulo-
gium, was obliged to call a halt on
the enthusiasm which was sweepine
the two houses along. He explained
the matter as we'll as he could to Capt.
Bailey, who still sat in the chamber,
but naturally that officer went forth
filled with humiliation. 1855
Afterward Farragut alone received
the vote Of thanks for the victory. and
1t was seven years later, and after
much correspondence between him
and Bailey, that he was brought: to
see the error which he had committed
by inclosing in his report sketch of
the movements as he had originally
planned them. but which had been
rendered vitality incorrect by a subse-
quent change In his plans. It was
then that he wrote to his wounded
subordinate: MY examination of the
printed diagram has fully satisfied me
OF the justice Of your appeal. shall
therefore forward to the department
a correct sketch of the final attack as
We passed up the river.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Henry n. Stanley. in describing his
Journey through the forests of Africa.
says that the most formidable foes he
encountered. those that caused the
greatest loss Of lie to his caravan and
came nearest to defeating his expedi-
tfon. were the Wambutti dwarfs.
These diminutive men had only lit
tie bows and ARROWS fo- weapons. so
small that they looked like ch;ldren's
playthings: but upon the tip of each
tiny arrow was q drop CT poison
which would kill an elephant or a
man AZ surely and quickly as a rifle.
Their defense was by means Of poison
and traps. -'ae-s;F -
They would steal through the aense
forest. and waiting in ambush, let ny
their arrows before they could be tis.
covered. They due aisehss and cart.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

The November Atlantic throws a
strong and valuable sidelight upon
many of the questions involved in the
recent acquisition of new dependencies
by the nation In the opening paper by
David Starr Jordan on our past and
present management of Alaska. Pro-
fessor Jordan writes from experience,
as a scientist and a government COM
missioner, and shows how the vast re-
sources of that country are squandered
and wasted by reckless mismanage-
ment, which will be equally destructive
to our new possessions if similar meth
DDS are allowed to prevail in them.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

ofArI OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, L.
Lucas COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm Of F. J. Cheney & CO.,
doing business in !he City Of Toledo, County
And State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case o! Catarrh that cannot DO
cared by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence. this 9th day Of December, a. d. lsSd
ISEAI.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Eall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and
ae.a directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of .ae system. Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists 15c.
E3lrs Family Pills are the best
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
Iowa Patent Omce Report.
Copyrights have been granted as fol-

Copyrights have been granted as fol-
lows:
To H. E. Fuller, OF Indianola, Iowa
for an illustrated tooth and disease
record book in which pictures of the
different kinds of teeth are shown in
the margins of the pages upon which
dates and remarks are to be inserted
to make up the history of each tooth.
To F. d. Heddon, Of Plover, Iowa,
for a farmers account and recapitula-
tiOn book. 1t contains much valuable
information and advice about farm
transactions and how to keep accounts
advantagecusly.
A Canada patent has been granted
to Butler and Ssansbury, of Fayette,
Iowa. for their metallic endless carrier
for harvesters. etc.
Upon appeal to the examiners-in-
chief a patent has been allowed to
NJ. G. Shain, Of LOhrville. Iowa, for
his barber's shears. adapted to prevent
annoyances incident to particles of
hair floating in the air to effect res
piration and the eyes during the oper-
alton of cutting hair.
Drawings and specifications and all
work necessary to be done in prepar-
ing and prosecuting applications
promptly attended to.
Consultation and advice free.
THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO.,
Solicitors.
Des Moines, Nov. 5. 1898.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
DO 1oa Want - Live

In . ilne, mild and healthy climate.
where cyclones and billiards are un-
known, where good, rich lands can be
bought At low prices. near cheap trans
portation and with educational anc
industrial advantages? Homeseekers'
excursions to Virginia via the big
Four Route and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. Write for descriptive
book Of Virginia. list Of farms for
sale, excursion rates. dates. time-cards.
etc. ]. C. Tucker. G. N. A., 234 Clark
street. Chicago. Ill.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

WOrthington c. Ford, who is known
as one OF the foremost statisticians
Of the world, has been called to the
head Of the historical and statistical
work OF the Boston public library. His
function includes that of seeing that
the library is supplied with the full
complement of works of history and
statistics, and of being at the service
of scholars in utilizing such riches of
the library to the best advantage.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

1t has been found that Colonel
George Waring died a poor man. and
that the suddenness of his death left
his financial affairs In a state of con-
fusion. Ex-Mayor William L. StronS
has headed a movement for . memo
rial to show the appreciation by the
citizens OF New York Of the colonel's
work. and which will. at the same
time, provide for Mrs. Waring dur
ing her lifetime. ine idea that gov
ernmental pension should be granted
to the widow is not favored by her
friends. and there is grave doubt, too,
that such a measure would pass con-
gre0S
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

The ceremony of ordaining Edwards
r. Evans, a cousin of Fighting Bob, -
as the pastor of a Congregational
church in Danbury. Conn, got as far
as crowding the church with specta-
tors to witness the rite before It was
decided that the candidates views
were not sufficiently orthodox. Mr..
Evans, who is q graduate of the Yale
divinity school. has preached several
times In the church he was TO nave
taken charge of and is quite popular
with its congregation.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The mortal who never doubts nevel
thinks.
Some men give according to thei,
means and others according to thei,
meanness.
The best qualities of the mind ant
heart are developed by sacrifice rathe:
than by indulgence.
The man who is always waiting fol
something to turn up is usually asleei
when II finally comes along.
A boarding house is the place to ge.
substantial food. 1t is often SO sub
stantial that you can't chew it.
Woman is called the weaker vesse
presumably because she is leaky AM
lets out all the secrets she hears.
What q sensible woman doesn't know
never troubles her, but it causes her in
uuisitive neighbors hours Of untoic
agony.
Nature uOrIs v,0nEerc and me. on
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

There are still thousands of acres of
government lands in the states of
Washington and Oregon, also prairie
and timber lands near railroad or va
ter communication that can be bought
for IS an acre and upwards. There are
no cyclones. billiards, Ions winters or
real hot summers, no failure of crops.
Take your choice. II you wish to raise
grain principally or finest stock ON
earth, you can find locations in these
two states where you can do this to-
perfection. l have no lands for sale
but II you want information where it's
best to locate write me at 199 East 3rd
St., st. Paul, MINI. Yours,
r. E. WERKMAN.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

The Hindoos consider their dead as
eacred. and do not allow them to be
handled by alien hands. the near
est male relative-son. father or broth
er-preparing the body for burial. and
II there be none of these relatives.
son is adopted by the family for the
purpose.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Tho American Boys Battlcshlp.
Every American hopes our school
boys will succeed in their efforts to
raise 100000 to be used in build
ing battleship. 1t costs great sums
to build warship. but you can build
up your health with Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters at small expense. This
remedy is for all stomach. liver and
bowel disorders.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

"The lords Of creation men they call.
And they think they rule the whole:
But they're much mistaken after all,
For women has control.
And ever since the world began
1t has always been the way.
For did not Adam. the very first man.
The very first woman obey?"
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

many pairs Of shoes and never wear
the same pair on two days In success
sion. and consequently have not the
least idea which pair I wore ON May
!. send you souvenir. however. Of
that memorable day. 1t Is rabbits
foot that I have had for some time
and which brought me luck. Nay 1t
bring you as much" This ougn, to
be sufficient to prevent the Ohio man
from regretting his modesty In not
asking the admiral for all the shoes
he possessed.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
Des Moines, Nov. 5, 1898.

Speaking Of the immense power of
Bcss Croker. Bourke Cochran says ev-
cry financial house in New York city
breads his hostility, and that, If he
declared that he needed 100000 for
political purposes. $4,000, 900 would be
Immediately forthcoming.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

It's Just as easy to buy Diamond &C"
Soap as inferior kinds. Your grocer
sells it.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

In response for a request from T.
Hanly Beam. an Ohio man. for the
shoes he wore during the battle Of Ma
Mia. ADMIRAL Dewey has written let
ter In which he says: II have a great
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Young Doctor find it hard to draw
the line between hay fever and fnfiu-
enxa. Old Doctor-It is hard, nv boy:
but social distinctions have to be
made; there's no help for it."-Detroit
Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30
CONSULTING A WOMAN.
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Inspireo
Confidence and Hope.

Examination by male physician is
a hard trial to n dclicatcly organized
woman.
She puts it off as long as she dare,
and is only driven to it by fear of can
Ger. polypus, Or some dreadful i'll.
Most frequently such woman leaves
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Piso's Cure for Consumption is tho besA
OF oil cough cares.-George w.. Lots,
Fabucher, La, August 26, 1885.
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

"A glorious thing is patience.
And they are useful friends
WHO never make beginnings
ill they have seen the ends:
But give us now and then a man
That we may crown him king
Just to scorn the consequence
And just to 90 the thing"
The Columbus journal., 1898-11-30

Nothing humbles the average man
more than to find himself in the soup
when he thought he was in the swim.