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The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

cred that a command to military serv-
ice could be justified only by imminent
national destruction, was deeply IN
censed when he learned that the a
was to no more than an ~oficershlp IN
the new body of Royal Guards. but
the young lord checked hin with m
patience.
."What a throng of many words. my
friend Morcard. have you spoken!
Did YOU learn naught from the pail
SADIE that gave way. because churls
Maid me their service when and now
thew would?" he demanded. NOW
let me inform you that / have got
that lesson by heart, and hereafter
no king shall have that trouble. o
me. At sunrise ! ride back with the
messenger" And he maintained h
view SO firmly that his face was rather
stern as he spent the night setting
matters of blowing and planting and
pasturage with the indignant old SER
viror.
But the next morning. after he had
set forth and found how every mile
lengtheniug behind him lightened the
burden of his depression, a kind OF Joy
rose phoenix-like out of the gray
ashes of duty.
IF | had continued there. l should
have become feeble in mind he said.
Now. since | have got out OF th;.
tomb that she haunts, 1t may be that
1. a follow my art more Justify.
And suddenly his %sternness melted into
= great warmth. toward the strap
ming soldier riding beside him, toward
the pannier-laden vendors swinging
along in their t~ireless dog-trot, even
toward the beggar that hobbled out
OIL the ditch to waylay him. TO hve
out in the: world. where you are pull
ed into others: lives whether you
will or no, is the. best thing TO
people to forget" he. said. '"Solltuce
has comfort only for those who have
no sorrows, for Solitude is the mother
Of remembrance" -
He got genuine enjoyment out OF
the hour that he was obliged to sit
in the ante-rOOm, waiting to be admit
ted to the King. praise to the Saint
who has brought me into a life where
there are no women" he told him
self. YES! Oh, yes. Here once
more I shall rule my thoughts like a
man." When a page finally came to
summon him. he followed with buoy
ant step and so gallant a bearing that
more than one turned to look at him
as he passed.
Wonder goe the new Marshal" he
heard one say to another, and gave
the words a fleeting wonder. =" =
The bare stone hall into which the
how ushered him was the same room
in. which he had had his last audience,
and now as then the King sat in the
great carved chair by the chimney
piece, but other things were SO
changed that inside. the threshold the
Etheling checked his swinging stride
to gaze incredulously. The knots. OF
men, scattered here and there in buzz
ing discussion, were. all .dark-rObed
merchants and white-hearded judges,
while around the table under the
window a dozen shaven-headed monks
were working busily with writing
tools. The King himself was, no long
er armored, but weaponless and clad
in velvet.
Certainly Edmund had never re-
ceived a greeting with O of formal
at1nity than. he young Dane did now,
vhEa Edmund could peveS have Spok'
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
GREAT CROP OF POTATOES.
Yield This Year Estimated Z
8,774,245 Bushels.

oVl1S,(fS oOossCtO
OMAHA-The Union Pacific, has
Just issued an agricultural bulletin
dealing with the potato crop of Ne
braska for 1904. The bulletin shows
that the average of Nebraska's potato
that the average of Nebraska's potato
yield 5.523. 1877 bushels. The acreage
this year is estimated at 74.552.
The bulletin adds: 1T will be seen
that a material increase has taken
place in the acreage planted to pota.
toes. 1t would seem that Nebraska
can successfully engage in potato
raising for commercial reasons. When
one reflects that the total acreage
this year is about One-third the area
of the smallest county in the state it
is evident that potato raising is very
profitable. The western portions of the
state will produce potatoes in great
abundance if, the climatic conditions
prevalent for the last four years CON
tinue.''
An estimate by counties of the 1904
yield is then given and the total yield
is estimated at S,774.245 bushels:
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Circulating" Morn Land.

What promises 10 prove the most
remaI kable discovery ever made in
scientific agriculture is that of Ut
George T.. Moore. in charge Of the
laboratory of plant physiology, the
United States department of agricul
.ure. by which worn out land Is in
1culated" and thereby made to- yield
fabulous crops. DIR. MoOre's discov
cry brought to practical results ex
periments carried on by a celebrated
German, Prof. Noble Of Tharandt.
DR.. Moore has decided his patent to
the. United States department of agri.
culture, in trust for the American
people. AS a result any applicant
nay have free Of charge enough inOcu'
!ating material for several acres.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
NOTE TO. RUSSIA:
British Government Demands Apolog
For Attack.

British Government Demands Apology
For Attack.
LONDON-Great Britain has sent q
long and urgent note to the, Russian
government, Qficially detailing the
circumstances of the amazing. and un-
explained attack BY the Russian sec
Ond Pacific squadron during the night
of October q on British fishing boats
In the North sea. The text Of the
note has not been given out. but. 1t
is oficially stated from the foreign
Office that it contains the significant
announcement that the situation is
oae which, In the opinion Of his ma
jesty's government. does not brook de.
lay.
Meanwhile the conservative public
and press are remarkably undemon'
strative. As usual the lingo element,
democrats and even some oficials 60
SO far as to say that 1t may be nee
essary to stop the Pacific feet pend
ing settlement of the whole affair.
though this extreme measure. 1t. is
believed, will not be necessary. Ev-
erywhere there is evidence Of the
very positive opinion that this is no
time for the usual diplomatic dilly-
dallying; that there must be no de-
lay and no limit set by Russia to its
apology or the extent of compensation
for sufferers by what King Edward
himself terms the u~nwarrantable &C
ton" of the Baltic squadron COM
manders.
The king sent the following mes
sage of sympathy to the mayor of
Hull.
From Francis Knollys, Bucking-
ham Palace, Oct. "a. 19O4.-To His
Worship, the Mayor Of Hull: The king
commands me to say that he has
heard with profound sorrow Of the
unwarrantable action which has been
committed against the North sea fish
ing feet and asks you to express the
deepest sympathy of the queen and
his majesty with the families of those
who have suffered from this most Ia
mentable occurrence.
"KNOLLYS."
-(Francis Knollys, baron of Faver'
sham, is the private secretary of King
Edward.)
The deep resentment of the whole
British public, however. is. reflected
by the incident at the Victoria sta
ton Monday night on the arrival OF
! Count Benckend0rR from the cont.
nent. There is no attempt anywhere
among men of responsibility to mag
nifty the occurrence into . deliberate
act of war. but in view Of the pres
| ent inability to find n explanation
there is being poured upon the heads
of the officers of the squadron a flood
of ~invective and insinuatiOn. though
incompetence first and thereafter
complete panic is the most generally
accepted explanation. Thus far no of
fetal word has been received from st
Petersburg as to the attitude of the
Russian government. -
The fact that it had been decided
during the day to prepare a semi-Ofi
cial note expressing the regret of the
Russian. government and its willing
ness to make full reparatiOn SO soor
as the responsibility was fixed wa.
communicated by the Associated
Press to Lord Lansdowne and wa!
the first information on the subjec'
he had received from st. Petersburg
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
william. without Government.

In the village of Altenburg, on
whose borders three countries meet.
there are no soldiers, 10 police. no
taxes. and its people are ruled by no
monarch. The inhabitants speak a
uueer jargon of French and German
combined. and spend their time u
tiyating the land or working The yalH-
able calamine mine, which is the boast
of the VILLAGE.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

Marshal. There is another task in
store for you than to fight NOrmans-
and it may be that you will think II
beneath your rank, for instead of the
State, It concerns me and my life.
which someone has tried to take. Yet
l expect You will see that my death
would be little gainful to England"
A second curt gesture cut short Sc
bert's rather embarrassed protest.
Here are no fine words needed.
Listen to the manner in which the
deed was committed. Shortly before
the end of the winter. it happened
that Ulf Jarl saw the cooks sculliOn
pour something into a broth that was
intended for me to Eat. S~uspectins
evil. he forced the fellow instead IT,
swallow it. and the result IA that
that night. the boy died"
The Etheling exclaimed in horror:
MY lord! know you whence he got
it, -,
You prove a good guesser to know
that it was not his crime" the King
said dryly. A little while ago. l
found out that he got it from the
British woman who is nurse to Ell
giva of Northampton"
!: To this. the new Marshal volun
teered no answer whatever, but drew
his breath in sharply. as though b.
found himself in deep water; and the
King spoke on.
Il did not suspect the Lady of
Northampton having evil designs
toward me-, .because-because she is
more prosperous in every respect
while l am alive: and 10 that belief
is proved true. for I am told for GER
tain that. the day before the British
woman gave the boy the liquid. a
Danishman gave the British woman
an herb to make a drink Of" He
paused, and his voice. became slower
and much harder, as though he were
curbing his feelings with iron. "Since
you have heard the Norman rumOr."
he said. 1T is likely that you have
heard also of the discomfort among
the Danes, who dislike my judgments:
but in case you have not. l will tell
YOU that an abundance of them have
betaken themselves to a place in the
Middlesex forest, where they live out
laws-and their leader is ROthgar
LOdbrOkssCn.
1T is unadvisable for me to stir ur
further rebellion among the Danes
by accusing them of things which 1t is
not certain they have done, and even
would not help: while ! cannot let the
matter continue, since n thing al
ter another. worse and worse. would
be caused by il. The only man who
can end it,. while keeping quiet, Is the
| one who has the friendship Of h only
woman among them to whose honor
would risk my life. / mean RandaliE,
Frrde'S daughter"
Whether or not he heard Sebert.s
exclamation, he spoke. on as though 1t
had not been uttered. "One thing is.
that she knows nothing of a plot: for
did she 50, she would have warned me
| had it compelled her to swim the
Thames to reach me. But she must be
| able to tell many tidings that We wish
to know, with regard to the use they
make of their jewels, and the Danes
| who visit them, and such matters.
which might be got from her. without
letting her suspect that she is, telling
news. Now you are the one person
who might do this without making any
fuss, and Il u ny viii therefore that
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Vatican Sounds the Powers.

ROME-The vatican is sounding the
powers on the subject. Of the admis-
sion of its representative at The
Hague conference on the same ground
as the suggested admission of the
South American republics, which were
not represented. The vatican en-
phasized the fact that it was excluded
from the first conference chiefly be-
cause Of the opposition of the Italian
government, supported by Great Brit
ain. which asked in exchange Italy's
support for the exclusion of repre-
sentatives of the Beers.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
N. s. Phillips Drops Dead.

.CHICAGO-While listening to the
pitifur tale of a: deserted wife Myron
s. Phillips. a real estate dealer.
dropped dead Friday in the grand
jury room. He was serving as a mem.
Der of the October grand jury and
had been an attentive listener while
the woman testified. As he rose from
his chair to demand the husbands
indictment for abandonment. he fell
to the floor unconscious and died
three minutes later: Heart disease
was the cause. Phillips came to Chi
cago in 1892 from Hebron, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Ranohman.

STURGIS, S. D.-Word has been
received here Of the disappearance
of James Garrett, q resident of the
Cave Hills country. 1t seems Garrett
had gone out to place some poison for
wolves. The horse he rode is said to
have come home to the ranch with a
bullet hole through the saddle. This
as led the people of that vicinity to
believe that he has been murdered.
A large number Of men have been
securing the country for the man,
but at last accounts he had not been
found. nor any trace of him.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Condemn ARMY Step.

The congress of naturalists d
physicians which. recently met IN
Breslau strongly condemned the
"g~oose-step" as practiced in the Ger
man and some other armies. Dr. Thai
witzer read a paper on the subject. In
which he showed that the adoption Of
this ridiculous step accounts Tor nu-
merous knee and foot complaints
among the troops. Sixty per cent OF
the sores on the feet of the men are
in consequence of persistent adher-
ence to this antiquated step. =
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
BATTLE.EXPECTED
MOVEMENT At THE FRONT lNOi
DATE READINESS.
SklRMlSHES At PRESENT
A Decided Engagement Was That at
Buddhist Temple Hiii-The Th'rd
General Attack on Port Arthur Be-
oan Oct. -.

ST. PETERSBURG-The military
situation has not developed anything
OF great importance. although the
fight at the Buddhist Temple bill on
October q appears to have been a
decidedly heavy. engagement 1t PROB
ably indicate that final moves on both
sides are now occurring preparatory
to another long and serious battle.
Viceroy Alexieff is now on the way
to st. Petersburg. The nature OF his
reception here is the food for nue.
sneculation. Some of his friends still
cling to the idea that he will be made
chancellor of the empire. with MS
residence in the Winter palace, where.
It is said, a suite of apartments has
already been prepared for him. On the
other hand, many declare that his
political career is practically over and
that his reception at st. petersburg.
while officially cordial, will mark the
end Of his political ascendancy. 1t is
rumored that the v~iceroyalty of the
Caucasus will be revived for his spec
ial benefit. which would constitute a
complimentary and comfortable sort
of exile.
General Kourpatkin has telegraphed
as follows. under date of October 29:
Il have received today no dispatch
reporting encounters with the enemy.
During a cavalry reconnaissance yes
terday. after an. infantry fight sup
ported by artillery. we occupied the
village. of Chiantsanhenan. The en-
envy has retired from Sindiapu. On
October % our chausseurs, with in
significant losses. retained a village
a kilOmeter west of. Chen!ianpu
against a violent Japancse lombard
ment."
General Kcuropatkin also records
other outpost affairs. including the
| Russian r~e-OccupatiOn of the village
of Tynsin. a short distance south OF
L~uidZiatung. whence they had beer
previously expelled by the japanese,
| who burned the village.
CHE FOO-The third general attack
| on Port Arthur began October "a. &C
cording to unimpeachable authority,
| On October &c japanese shells set fire
to the only smOkeless powder maya
zine in Port Arthur. Portions of the
town caught fire and the coufiagration
continued the whole day. On October
Is the japanese captured the. Russian
trenches on the slope of Rihluns
mountain. also a fortified position
protecting that fortress. The japanese
consider the progress Of the. siege tC
be highly satisfactory.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Japanese CAPTURE q. Town.

TOKIO-A press telegram. from
General Kuroki's headquarters reports
that on Thursday the japanese cap
tured Waitaoshan after sharp fight
ing. The attack began ut 8 o'clock in
the morning and ended At 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. the Russians retreat
ing. The japanese captured two ma
chine guns. The Russian casualties
r estimated at 200; and those Of
the Japanese at 10. The Russians
occupied Waitaoshan on the 18th in
slant with eight corps, and began con-
c%entrating defenses.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Reused Her Enthusiasm.

= A. tiny girl riding in a car became
deeply Interested in a baby held by a
woman seated beside her. frequently
calling to her mother to join in her
enthusiasm, eliminating with: And
see it's dear little hands. and its fin
gers. and its cute: littI., nails and.
oh. mother. isn't this too cunning.
there's dirt in them D..
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Carnegie Gets. q Medal.

NEW YORK-The opening exer.
cises of the American meeting of the
Iron and Steel institute. the second
meeting which this international or
ganization. has ever held on Ameri.
can soil, was held On Monday night.
The session was marked by the pre-.
sentation to. Andrew Carnegie of the
highest honors the Institution can be.
stow. the Bessemer gold medal. An
drew Carnegie is the first American
to become president Of the ~organiza.
ton. it, membership being chiefly
made up Of Engiishmen.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Wreet on a Southern Road.

NASHVILLE. Tenn.-A Murfrees-
boro. Tenn. thirty miles south of
here. Nashville. Chattanooga & ST,
Louis passenger train No. >. north
bound. was wrecked at 5:i5 Sunday
afternoon. Engineer James Grino
was badly scalded and bruised and
Assistant Express Messenger FRYE re-
ceived painful bruises. No passen-
gers were injured. An open switch
caused the engine 10 leave the main
track. col1id:Eg with. freight cars on
a siding. T1e engine was overturned
and rolled ito LITTLE creek.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
NEBRASKA DAY At THE FAIR.

One Thousand Residents Of State Take
Part in Ceremonies at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS-Headed by Governor
J.. H. Mickey 1000 Nebraskans cele-
brated Nebraska day" at the Worlds
fair on Tuesday. The formal cere-
monies took place in Festival hall.
Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews of
the University of Nebraska offered
the invocation. Addresses were made
by President Francis of. the exposi-
tion. Governor Mickey. Hon. John Lee
Webster of Omaha and G. w: Wattles
of Omaha, president of the State
Worlds Fair commission. 49,. =
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Protects Town Tenants.

Great progress has been made ia ne
land with the. Town Tenants league
within the last few months. 1t aims
to do for. the. tenants in towns what
he various forms Of the Land league
have done for the agricultural tenants
to protect town tenants from con
~fscation of the Improvements by
ground landlords.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
No. Riotinc at wilma.

V1LNA-Reports of serious rioting
are incorrect. 50 far as the province
of wilma is concerned. Not only are
there no :anti-Semitic disturbances,
but mobilization is proceeding, though
q number of ~reservists are missing.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
MARRIAGE = Matter Of Business.

The average Japanese girl rarely
knows that her hand has ever been
sought until all the arrangements have
been made btween her father and
her sutton. The latter, however. does
not manage this in person. but leaves
all the arrangements to some trusty
emissary, generally an intimate
friend.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

A bright and CHEEKY breakfast room
in a. country cottage has bread. low
windows OF loaded slass-pale amber.
and green The wall paper is a; soft
clear green which is cool and repose-
full in effect and harmonious. nth the
weathered Oak furniture. THE <frieze,
above the green paper has large pop
pies in shades OF deep tan with nat
ural green foliage on a ground of the.
same tone as the paper. ,
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Trouble In Central America.

tMAZATLkE. MeX!co-New reaches
Mexican west coast ports from visit
ors from Guatemala hat the little re-
public is on .he verge of another Y
luton. which is said TO be the result
of an. act cf war on the part of the
Republic Of Salvador. General Saliva
dor Toledo. is now preparing to in
wade Guatemala at the head Of forces
furnished fy the S%alvadorean repub-
lie; and. it is feared. the trouble is
likely. to involve all Central America.
President Cabrera of. Guatemala has
turned against Toledo.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
canada's MOVING Fair.

Canada has a cart stocked and at
tractively decked with Canadian prod.
ucts. travelling through the remote
districts of Scotland. where the Cana
dian immigration department can not
reach through the ordinary advertis
irg columns.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
TORPEDO Boats Put to Sea.

TANGIER-Five Russian torpedo
boat destroyers have put to sea. The
remainder of the feet has been coal
ing and provisioning all day.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Yellow Fever in Mexico

MEXICO CITY-There are six eases
of yellow fever at Texistpe. There are
in all twenty-four patients. The last
patient has left the hospital at Te-
hauntepec. Merida reports two new
cases and Santa Cruz four new cases.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Wasted.

Sir" said the Vague Shape at the
portal to the man of the house, II am
Opportunity. i knock once at every
mans door, and"
Yes" snapped the. man. land
you've Knocked some of the paint OF.
What do you suppose the bellpull's
for?' ="
Then he slammed the door in his
face. -. -
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Demand for Small Farms.

In England the best remedy for
farm d%epopulation is held to be small
farm holdings. II is stated that when
| ever q large farm is divided into small
| holdings the demand for The land usu-
ally far exceeds the supply.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

The Largest Colladium.

The largest .colladium- known is in
Beavertown. Pa. Some of the leaves
are. four and one-half feet long and
forty inches wide. while the circuur-
ference of the stalk is fOrty-nine feet.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

As no roads are so rough as those
that have just been mendcd. so no
sinners are SO in~tOlerant as those that
have Just turned out saints.-Colton.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Buffalo Bill and

NEW YORK-Colonel W.. F. Cody
returned to America Friday on the
Campania, accompanied by Chief
Iron Tail and a band of Sioux In
dams.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
Ash You, Druggist for Aliens Foot.easa.

Ask Your Druggist tor Aliens Foot-ease.
81 tried ALIENS FOOT.EASE recent
", and have just bought another supply IL
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in nay feet which was
almost unbearable. ard would not be vita
out it nOw.-Mrs. w. . Walker, CamoeL
N. IL Sold by all Druggists, &c.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
. cough cure.-J.-W. BRIEN- 81 Third Ave.
", Minneapolis, Mimi, JAN q. lSo. -
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

Our acts our angels are for good or
Ill. our fatal shadows that walk by us
still. Fletcher.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02

J.. The British postal department II
villlng to establish. &C. O. d. parcel
delivery. The larger firms favor il.
the smaller arms are protesting.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-02
COMPILATION OF INDIAN LAWS.
Two Volumes of 1900 Pages Each
Fully lndexed.


WASHINGTON-A revised edition
of the compilation of the laws and
treaties relating TO Indian affairs.
compiled and edited under direction
Of congress by Charles J. Happier.
chief clerk of the United States SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs. has
been issued by the government print
ing Office. This compilation is en-
braced in two quarto volumes Of 100
pages each. and contains all treaties
ever made with the Indian tribes and
all laws relating to the various In
| dams enacted by congress uD to the
present time. together with executive
orders creating reservations, prOcla:
nations. statistics. trust funds. etc.
The revised edition includes the sig
natures to the treaties, many treaties
| that were, heretofore Unobtainable
and other useful information. Each
volume is fully indeXed. making q
search easy. The statutes at large
is followed in its makeup. The com
pilatiOn of the. Indian treaties and
laws has been recommended for many
years by the secretary of the interior.
commissioner of Indian affairs and
both Indian commissions of congress.