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The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26
Bio Price for Land,

COLUMBUS-There seems to be no
limit to the price Of land in this coun-
ty. Twelve months ago SIS was the
high price for farm land and some
were inclined to the belief that that
figure would hold the record. but last
week Mrs. John Ahrens refused an of.
fer of SIS cash for 100 acres of land
in Bismarck township which is unim.
proved except that it is fenced. The
offer was made by Frank Arni. who
owns 320 acres in the same section.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

them: if they become too cool he Gov.
ers them with warm blankets. The
per cent of matches usually runs from
60 to 20. This is very good when it is
understood that it includes the infer
tile eggs, which are taken out and
sold after q few days of incubation.
Chicks are hatched out by the thou.
sands and retailed to the villagers at
from 1 to ~ cents each. The prac.
tice of heating the whole room instead
of the incubator only is one that has
been followed to a small extent in this
country.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26
Fremont Boy Arrested in Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore.-Arthur Lucas.
aged II, whose home is Fremont,
Neb-. was arrested late at night for
roaming the streets here In court
Lucas declared he had run away from
home three months ago on account of
his fathers cruelty. After hearing the
lads story he was turned over to the
Boys and Girls Aid society. He will
be placed in . good family here and
sent to school, as he claims he ran
away partly to eot education.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

To q bad attack of the hives add q
little prickly heat, a few mosquitoes
and a graphaphone playing in the next
house and you have a sample of intol-
cradle misery.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Seeds do not always germinate soon
after they are sown, but may lie dor
mant for several years. covered Der
haps by too great depth of soil. When
favorable conditions arise they burst
forth in abundance.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Seems Useless. Under the Conditions.
BLACK Tom Of Snake Hill, n. j..
who has just died. at the age of 102,
attributed his longevity to the fact
that he drank whisky and smoked to-
baccO all his life. He also spent his
whole life in New Jersey, which may
help to account for it.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26
Dr.. LIVINGSTONE. comoass.

The Royal Geographical Society has
recently acquired the boats compass
used by DR.. Livingstone On his first
journey down the Zambesi valley in
1855.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Wahoo Gets New Court House.
WAHOO-The people of Wahoo are
celebrating over the result of the spe-
cial election to vote bonds to the
amount of $S5. 900 for the erection of
a new court house. The proposition
carried by a three-fourths majority.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Hoeing destroys many weeds. This
is the best way to clear out most of
those with tap roots. which should be
cut below the crown.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Advocate the silo. and II you have
will thus benefit both the public and
not one yourself. construct one. You
yourself.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

George L. Killmer. OF Connecticut,
relates the following. which he says
was one Of the freaks Of war:
Grants army reached the North
Anna River May q. on its flank march
to Richmond. The enemy arose into
view across the stream. Warren's
corps crossed at Jericho Ford with
slight opposition. The lead was given
to Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett's brigade.
Bartlett's men plunged into the water
with their accOuterments on and wad-
ed waist deep to the opposite bank.
Using the bluff as a rampant. they
Kept down the eEemy's fire until a
bridge was laid and the artillery had
crossed.
THE guns and infantry supports had
barely got into position covering the
ford when Col. Browns South Caro-
lima brigade charged and doubled up
Warrens right flank. Bartlett's brig
ade hurried to the rescue at double
ouick, and in the maneuver occurred
Cne Of those odd encounters which
give to war a touch Of romance. One
of Bartlett's regiments was the Eighty
third Pennsylvania. veteran resr
ment. Browns command included the
First South Carolina These two regi
ments ran into each other. but the
Pennsylvanians got in the first fire.
One of them seized Col. Brown and
made him prisoner. and another shot
down the colonel of the First Caro-
lima. This was the second meeting of
those regiments, the first having been
a. Gaines's Mil. two years before
BO,h had fought on every field of bat
tle from 1862 TO 1854 and their losses
in killed and wounded were about
equal throughout the war. The First
lost PSI men killed in battle. ard the
Ejghty-third 2S2 killed. The loss of
the Carolinians was next to the high
est in any southern regiment. and that
n, the Pennsylvanians next to the
highest among the northern regiments
I'm many other respects these two
regiments had parallel records. The
First South Carolina was formed Of an
cid militia regiment. composed OF Mex
lean veterans: il volunteered for
short term in 1861. and then reenlisted
for the war. Its first colonel was
hero of the Mexican war. Col. Maxey
Gregg. The Eighty-third Pennsylvania
also grew out Of an old militia com
nand. and FIRST entered the service for
three months It's colonel. John w.
NcLane. was a Mexican veteran
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

The effects Of barnyard manure
have been seen in a soil twenty years
after its application.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

these are kept in q single room. and
this room is heated by fire of char
coal. No thermometer Is used. but
the heat of the eggs is ascertained by
touching one or two to his eyeball.
Nothing is done by rule; but the man
that takes charge of the incubator
plant becomes very expert in the mat
ter of temperatures and has little
trouble in keping the heat about right.
II the eggs become too hot. he airs
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26
Militia Saved cettvsbura.

There Is one factor in the opera
ions of the two armies in the Gettys-
ourg campaign. says Abraham b.
Green in the New York Herald. that
Is entirely eliminated by most histor-
ians and by Gen. John B. Gordon and
Daniel E. Sickles. and that Is the
militia troops of New York and Penn
sylvania who defended Harrisburg and
the line of Susquehanna. Gen. Gordon
states that he was leading the advance
Of Elwell's corps and was ready to
cross the river At Wrightsville and
march on Philadelphia. but was pre-.
vented by the burning of the bridge:
but he omits to state. as do other
writer's. that it was the militia who
burned the bridge and who were
ready on the opposite bank OF tho
river to dispute his crossing and to
defend Harrisburg and Philadelphia
Gen. Gordon thinks that il he had moi
been withdrawn from his attack on
the Union right on the first day the
Confederates might have won the vic
tory. But what would have resulted
if the New York militia. $4,000 strong
had not been on hand to check this
march on Harrisburg? 1t Is all very
we'll to say forty years after the bat
tie that Elwell was recalled from hi:
attack on Harrisburg by Lee. when tht
fact is that he Was foiled in his at
tempt to cross the river and wa:
checked by the determined stand tax
en- by the militia troops on the Othel
side.
The war department issued an ordel
General Order No. 1875. June %. 1863
promising a medal of honor for thu
services of these trOOps-service'
which Gen. George w. Wingate de
scribes as - f0rlOrn hope-but Il
has never been issued. The regiment
from New York were the Eighth. Sew
enty-irst. Thirteenth. Twenty-third
Twenty-eig Fifty-second. Fifty
sixth. Eleventh. Twenty-second ant
Thirty-seventh, and were composed o
such soldiers as Woodward. Aspin
wall. Everdell. Bokee, John Q. Adams
Varian. Dakin. Asa Bird Gardner
Wingate, James b. Bache. Ludlam ant
many other men we'll known since II
military and business circles. Severa
bills have been introduced in congress
to approprite money for these medals
but they have all failed to pass. Th'
only survivor of the militia at Gettys
burg who has received a medal is Col
Asa Bird Gardiner.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

through the sponge bucket Of the right
gun. In spite Of the fact that NO men
could live in such . Ore. officers Of .
Vermont regiment and of the Ninety
Fifth Pennsylvania ran to the assis-
tance Of Lieut. Metcalf and Sergt.
Lines. but these fell before the guns
we're abandoned.
Later men Of the Fifth wisconsin
and other REGIMENTS manned these
guns and some Of those captured that
morning"
How . Lie Saved the Capital.
On July 9. 1864. at the battle Of
Monocacy. Md. . member Of the One
Hundred and Sixth New York. First
Brigade. Third Division. Sixth Corps.
Was captured early in the fight. He
was taken before Gen. Early's Pro
vost- MARSHALL General. and questioned
as follows:
"Yank. what troops are those over
there?"
The answer came promptly. The
Sixth Corps"
This statement was met with the
assertion: "You are . liar."
You are NO gentleman" said the
prisoner. Il am IN unarmed prisoner
of war: IL I were not there would he
trouble here and now. ] never allow
q man to call me . liar without Great
ing q disturbance: but now am
helpless"
Southern politeness replied: "Ex-
cuse me: was too hasty: did not
mean that. But is the whole Sixth
Corps over there?"
Yes. sir"
II can not believe yOu. and this Is
why: About q month ago We left
Cold HarbOr, and the Sixth Corps
was In our front: We have been
marching ever since. and now you
say the same corps is before u.s. How
did you get there?"
| I'VE came up the river on boats.
| The old man (GranD knew where
sou were going. so he sent the Sixth
! Corps to escort you to Washington.
Now. il you do rot believe that the
Sixth Corps is over there. go over
| and you will find out"
| This information was conveyed to
Gen. Early. and he knew what il was
to meet the Sixth Corps: he had met
it before. and always got licked. The
lie told by the prisoner was this: In
stead of the whole corps being at
MonOcacy. only portions Of the First
and Second brigades Of the Third
Division were there. with q detach-
ment Of the Eighth Corps.
I claim that II Gen. Lew Wallace
and Gen. J. b. Ricketts,, with the men
under their command. had not fought
SO calamity on that hot July day for
several hours. Early would have cap
tured our capital. II he had. England
and France might have recognized
the Confederacy. and il might have
been the end of the United States.
Who can tell what good that lie did
On July 12. 1864. when Early's forces
we're before Washington. gold
reached it's highest point. II was q
critical point in affairs.-Walter C..
Stricken, in National Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26

Seward sometime the latter part Of
the month. A purse of $50 has been
made up for the winning team
William Schultz has brought an
action against the Fremont brewery
for $4,000 damages on account of in
juries sustained by the alleged negli-
gence Of the defendant in the con-
struction and operation of a machine
for running a steam scoop.
As the result Of a drunken spree
and q quarrel Charles Ballet is dead
and Alex Blair. his stepson. is in the
Harrington Jail. by his own confession
charged with the crime The murder
occurred three miles northwest of st.
Helena. at the home of the murdered
man. The man was killed by a blow
from the fist
Thomas Zimmerman, q prominent
German farmer residing IN Hanover
township. Gage county, sold forty
head Of hogs which averaged 400
pounds.
The $c,500 damage suit Of Mrs. Cal
Vandevere against the village of
tSsila has finally been settled out of
court for a consideration lof $375.
which has been paid the injured party.
Some time ago the board offered to
settle by paying $500, but Mrs. Van.
devere's lawyers held out for 500 and
finally q compromise was effected.
The 7-year-old son Of . farmer
named lille. living near Hadar, died
from lockjaw. The commissions were
caused by stepping upon q stubble in
the asld twelve days ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
He Did the Trick,

A party of drummers were sitting In fAN observation car of a Pullman apeediMN toward Kansas City. says The kanea& City Journal Various subjects were dfs- cussed and redlscussed when a solar l0o&- Ing individual In the corner asked sonia one to throw him a box of patent match&a that were on the table The mateheE were of the kind which must be strsaok on the side of the box to light. and as tho little man put 8 cigar in his mouth Aa took a match from the box and drew IA across the sole of his foot.
 You can't strike those matches that way" spoke up one of thopo kind who are always ready with information. 'sTeu have to strike them on the box"
 That so? Wells always strike mine ess. the Aoies of my ahoes,"
 Not that kind" from another ocounanAl of the car who had became InteFAateA
 The man with the matches tried lt aaalMl and failed, The others AMiled ana eHS| man remarked again that 1t waa tgmgcsx sihle,
 I'll wager ive that \ aa it NssuRa KI quit, said the man with the StMHN aN M4| tried and failed again, Several HkeA thGt$| hands in their pockets. but the AkAkl speaker got the bet
 Dell, now begiasA he said with anila,
 He lost no time In going ahead anA taking the side of the box, he rsihhed H several times over the eoie of his GAo%s and then struck the match just a@ @aas as on the side ef the selAs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05

school histories of the Revolutionary War
 have grown increasingly mild with the
 generations. So with the school his-
 tories of the Civil War in the United
 States. It is not. to be sure, with the
 spirit of any of the school histories with
 which he deals that General Boynton has a quarrel, but only with the letter But 1t Is very undesirable that there should be anything to quarrel with on either score in the histories from which the rising generation. North and South, derives its notions about the Civil War. However important 1t may be to maintain a good understanding between the United States and the United Kingdom, 1t is much more important to have a good understanding among the people of the United States themselves. Several battlefelds oS the Civil War have been thoroughly, accu- rately, and impartially ''mounmented" under the direction of joint commissions composed of survivors of both sides Would 1t not be possible to secure the same results by somewhat similar means in the writing of school histories, so that the accounts authorized to be studied in Massachusetts should be equally accepta- ble in South Carolina. Or is that only a beautiful dream, not to be realized until the last of the cantankerous veterans on either side shall have passed away? We fully believe that the day is not far distant when from Maine to California and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, the same histories, meting out justice to all sections alike, will be found In the hands of the children of the land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
MASTER ADAM, THE CALABRIAN.
BY ALEXANDER DUMAS.

| Scene 2nd-Nicetora-The storm and ths meeting of Gelsomina and Brandi. X6A sun, which throughout the day had saii&1 proudly through a sea of biue. was no<. sinking in.the west in a bank of coppefr colored clouds. From these Stromh6I1 stood out boldly. a biuish conc plurnsA with flames. Towards the South. like ~ ribbon stretching level with the sea. ran' the shores of Sicily, and beyond. wreath~ ed like his neighbor, in . mass of cloud. roes giant Etna-
 Scene ard--The Church of fsicotera- The Banditti divide their spoil arrest oe Master Adam.
 Scene 4th-Marce Brandi's ssif-sacrifica.
 Scene 6th-The viaticum.
 For all the condemned who meet the holy viaticum on the way Co death e. cape the justice of earth. pardoned of right by the mercy of Heaven"
 As a story, 'Msster Adam has lost nothing by translation, and it's action, its subtle touch of huznor and clearly drawn characters give 1t the resemhlance of Dumas and not the product of his novel; bureau. sNA
 While Dumas was 6 genius and loved his art, he was, nevertheless. frankly al money maker, but though he lent hts name to many so called romances. ha could not give them life. and they served no other purpose than to turn dish0neek penny and blacken his fame Howawer. time. the great crucible. win separate tha gold and the dress. the true from the spurious. the real from the '-journeyrnaisj Dumas and after reading ''Maatev Adam" one feels quite sure 1t win ha given the masters trademark. (R. Nst Fenno & Co.,. New York, ". r. Mable Drake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
CURRENT TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Henry" cartoons. The Boy in Summer time," and others that have attracted wide attention.
 Novel readers who delight in the un- usual fiction will remember the fascinat- ing Viking story. The Thrall of Jeff the Lucky" whicch attracted wide attention last spring as much for its striking ap- pearance as for the charm of the story itself. The author succeeded in getting the medieval atmosphere to a remarka- ble degree. faculty as difficult as it Is rare, and 1t is to be hoped that her new romance, just announced, will be equally successful in this respect. This time Miss AlJencrantz has chosen the period Of the Danish Conquest of Britain for her background and will call her book ''The Ward of King Canute, ,"-the same Canute who Is famous for his effort to control the advance of the incoming tide The story Is concerned with the adventures of Ran dalin, & beautiful Danish maiden. who becomes the Kings ward by the fortunes of war. It can be easily seen without going further into the story that the tur- bulent period of the Danish conquest of- fers the best kind of material for A capi- tai romance and the publishers believe that the new bok will find the success that 1t doubtless deserves.
 The name of Anna Catherine Green ia known wherever the lover of detective stories reads his favorite literature. Her latest novel bears the mysterious title of The Filigree Ball." Mrs. Rohlfs. for that is the authors name in private life says she has done her best work in s.'Tha Filigree Ball"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05

The present revival of interest in "Wil- Nam Ellery Charming" makes very timely he biography of him by John W. Chad wick His treatment of the life of Chan hing will engage the attention of readers and students of the anti-slavery conflict. Tor Channing's relation to this subject lbounded in dramatic interest and had an Individuality which is carefully brought sut. Of more immediate importance is his prophetic attitude with reference to he liberalty of the sects and the prob Iems of sociology and philanthropy. The main intention is to exhibit Channing's vital criticism of our present tendencies and his encoura cement to our aspirations.
 pr. Thomas J. Hudson, after a con- siderable period of retirement, is about to bring out another of his remarkable books He will be remembered as the author of "The Law of Psychic Pheno- mena," and which competes very &C., tivley with fiction at many public libra ries In his new bow, ''The Law of Mental Medicine" his theories are even more bold and original, and as the subject Is one that is exciting much widespread discussion, the sales will probably be larger than those of his former book, especially among Professor Hudson's ex- tensive circle of admirers.
 MT. John T. McCutcheon. the famous rartoonist of The Chicago Record-Herald ls to bring out through A. c. McClurg & Co, book of his drawings, under the lilte of Cartoons by McCutcheon." One hundred of his most popular pictures have been collected, including the Prince
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
FRESH CUT LEAVES.

Mss Hartshorne IL well known in 3oe pan. where she lived several yearS - company with her father. both of who were loved and honoced by alI, wheth< Japanese or foreigners who had o1S quaintance with them. This work DE therefore. the result, not Of ssfpef04 observation. but of careful stuey.
 gives an interesting view of tho eoum and the people. It 10 not m hl4@cx4q essay, but weaves In here and thete e1I(e siderable history. It is not . tee4n
 treatise on any one phase of Japon4 civilization, but general descr1peton things Japanese" It is . work q same class as Miss ecidmore's "Jin n sha Days in Japan." or Fink's s1to&u Time in Japan.'' It 10 not c 9o4u guide- book, but contains just aoout VI the usual traveller in Japan would 1l or ought to know. It is . work. not 0 much for the specialist as for the ee4 eral order. We have found here an there some error in the spelling Of Jan| anese names. in dates. or even in stato@' ments. Some seem to be misprints; ot1o] CTS are evidently mistakes. We hcU( that in future revised editions these ml4l nor slips will be entirely obliter4ted fro4 this otherwise acurate work. It ts W1113] ten in pleasing style. Henry [. coeteI| q Co.,, Philadelphia. Pal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05

Tn his preface, Mir. Harry A. Spurr, as translator, effects two proof of Master Adams genuineness as the work of Dumas, and those familiar with the great authors life and style will readily credit them.
 Dumass association with Garibaldi. his travel in Italy. his quickness to see and understand the salient points of peo- ple's characteristics and his ability to grasp what is reportorially known as. good copy" together with his inventive gentous, make hin as much at home on Italian shores as iD "la belle France" l"
 Master Adam" had the scenic setting and stirring incidents with which to build an amusing and at times thrilling drama, and the cast would read like this:
 Master Adams-Painter of Madonnas and souls in purgatory. Unselfish, humorous. devoted to his art and to his family.
 Babilana-his wife.
 Golsomina-his daughter.
 The Corporal Bombarda-his son.
 Mattee-friend of Master Adam. and full of envy of his Grecian Captain.
 Marce Brandt-Bandit by Divine Right and lover of Golsomina.
 Fra Bracalone--Franciscan friar. a4
 Sister Martha-Keeper .ot the lamp of the Nicetera Madonna. .l. . :, Gidsa, Laura-friends to Gelsomina
 Time beginning 17e4. Place, the Province of caiabria. Tn the summer 1t roasts you as thoroughly as if you were in Timbustoo; in the winter 1t freezes you as uncompronlsing- ly as Et. Petersburg does?" Scene I-Monteleone-a name reminiscent of crocketts fascinating story "The Sll- yer skull'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
A A Whaleman's Wife. se

From cover to cover this Is story of the sea. vital. piethoric in detail. and with many thrilling happenings on the briny main. It had in 1t pun, of the satesea breeze that with caressing breath fans . few of your own fancies into life. But as . novel, story of hearts. 1t is . sort of an aborted and sawed-off affair, with moral of course that wags along behind like the .sea-gull that follows in the wake of ship.
 Priscilla, the simple minded daughter of old Ezekial Fish. typical Yankee farmer of Vermont Coast turns up her pretty nose at the honest devotion of Ruben. a hulk of . lad, who Is. heart and soul, in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
Songs of Two Centuries.

The writer needs no introduction. As the author of Farm Ballads. and Farm Festivals" he has acquired a world wide Tame. He Is pronounced the founder of a new school of American poetry. This volume contains some seventy poems written in the close of the last century and the beginning of the present. It has many illustrations. The collection con sists of poems of the seasons, home life, nature. the nation. and of pleasure and pain. all of which show versatility and variety. both pathetic and humorous. Much quaint dialect is given. The vol tune will receive a welcome by those who love Carletons wholesome and sun ny verse. Harper & Bro. New York, N. Y., N.5o.)
 Fred Emerson Brooks Is not an un- known author. as previous publications of originality and merit prove Tn col lege the wrtier was known for his genius as public speaker and impersonator. and his productions indicate poet of marked ability. Pickett to Charge" is a masterpieces of accurate and thrilling description. while many other. poems in this volume are characterized by the keenest wit and pathos. He has wide variety of themes and has given vol ume which will cheer snd delight every one who reads.