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The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
POINTED

A girl Is never going to gO very far
wrong who Is II good chum OF her III.
Their and brothers.
There Is Il family IN every ncighbor.
hood which furnishes amusement for
the rest and doesn't know it.
Every on" has had moro happy days
In his life than wrrtched ones, but how
he let's the wrctchcd Oncs stand out!
There are so many operations Of late
that II man can become distinguished
by arriving in heaven all in one piece.
One great trouble in life Is that the
paths for going wrong are planted so
prcttily with flowers ut the beginning.
Occasionally q disagrccable person
will boast that ut least he Is sincere.
but that Is no excuse for being dis.
agreeable.
Three things you never discover till
there Is d"ath In the house: The good.
ness Of the %ncighbors. the way time
drags and how loud the clock ticks
Atchison Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
TIE CHICAGO STRIKE.

IIfE SlkIhE.
Here Is o solar plexus from the
Womsn's Suffrage headquarters. II
may not be strictly logical. bat that
doesn't matter:
when Colorado had a great strike.
the anti. woman suifragists Of Chicago
sent q letter to the Illinois legislS.
ture. declaring that thee Colorado strike
was due TO the evil influence Of wO.
man suffrage. To-Day Chicago IL
having n great strike. accompanied
with riotin9 aud bloodshcd. Now II
will be In order for Colorado women
TO tell the public that tho Chicago
strike II due to the evil influence of
the Chicago Association opposed to
tho further extension Of suffrage To
women" AZ NIL events, the a. q. j..
II. =. ". has not prevented the strike.
and therefore the a. u. r. Il. =. W.
is clearly n failure. and OF no nsc
whatever. At my rate. that Is tho
argument tho Chicago ANTS" have
been nsing about Colorado AMI IL il
n poor rule that viii no; work both
ways"
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
A TRIP TO 4 STAR.
The ARes Of Time II WOuid Take Que
Ca Reach Ccutuurl.

"T.ct us suppose a railway to have
been built bet zen the earth AMI tb,
fixed star Ccntauri." snii II lecturer.
by a consideration of this railway
workings we ran get some idea of the
enormous distance that i%ntcrvcncs lc
tween Ccntauri and It's.
%"Suppos" that I should decide "a
tax" Il trip Oh this new aerial line T.
the fixed star. ! ask the ticket agent
what the fare il, and he answers:
1.-The fare Is very low, sir. 1t is
only II cent each hundred miles
"'And what, ut that rate. will the
through ticket one way costT' I ask.
"'lt will cost Just 81. 15U,OW,UOW.' he
answers.
II pay for my ticket and board the
train. We set OF ut u tremendous rate.
allow fast l ask the brakeman,
'arc wc going"
"'SiNty miles nm hour, SIR says he,
and It's II through train. There are nc
stopingcS.'
Gwen soon be there, then, won,
wcT I rcsumc
"'WcIl make good time, sir say
the brakeman.
"'And when will we arrive"
"'ln just lS,GrI.O years "-rhila
dclphia Bulletin.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
4 IIfEORl'.

The World Herald reports TINT last
Saturday It sent forth a pnrty Of
archaeological research. which party
proceeding toward tho isolated region
known ~ Council Bluffs unearthed a
skeleton which the World. Herald
supposed to he that Of tho missing
link. At least 1t suppOses thnt this
skeleton represents n prehistoric race
that inhabited this country before the
Indians. From the appea of the
bones, the World. Herald dcduccs the
following interesting points: The
subject was Of a very low order Of
Intelligence. NJ shown by the obtuse.
ness Of the facial angle: his animal
nature was largely developed, judging
from the prominent cerebellum he
was o n vegetarian, because his
front teeth IRE all CANNES. no incisors
being found no departed this life at
about the age VI fifty years. az 10 evi.
dsnced by the somewhat fra 2 zled
condition Of the said teeth.
Now II Is going on ll3 years since
Columbus found Indians occupying
this hemisphere; and a fair presump.
ton Ia that at that time the Oldest in.
habitant was at least 81 years Old. SO
the Indians have been here 800 years
without doubt. Since the osseous
gentleman under consideration was
Of a ace that preceded the Ind ians,
he must therefore have been planted
for at least half o millennium. Yet
he was only two feet under ground,
there were no indications Of artificial
personalities. and he kept fine.
We don't wish to question the World
Hereld's judgment in matters anti.
quarian. but considering all these
circumstances and the fresh and
blooming condition III which His
Boneship was found. we venture to
suggest that on a closer inspection
these mortal remains may prove to
be those Of Pat Grove.
According to the World Herald's
own account, Pat had aged consider.
ably d his Inst appearance ami he
may very we'll have worn down his
molars to some degree In the process
Of Rnashing his teeth In the agony of
exile. So our theory would not ser.
iously conflict with the 50.years. old
hypOthcsis. At any rate. we pre-.
sent It for the consideration Of the
World. Herald. II the much resurrect.
ed Sherlock Holmes can offer anything
to assist NJ and the World Herald In
wrestling with this problem. 1t Ia up
to him.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
AN BRIDGE.
NJ Wedding Party In England Will
uRss Over the structure.

Standing In the center Of an open
field ut lloXnc. near Eye, In Suffolk. IL
IN OhrliSk erected to tho memory 81
King Edmund. who met his death there
ut the hands of tho Danes IN so. On
tho site Of III" monument stood m oak
tree. In the branches of which the king
sought refuge from his foes. At night.
fall he emerged from his lcafy hiding
plncr and sccrctcd himself under Il
bridge which slmnncl II stream called
the Goldbrook.
\ wedding party. however, passing
over the bridge In the evening. observed
III" kings gold spur glittrring in tho
moonlight. and in this way his retreat
b"cam" known to his enemies. lie was
taken back to the tree In which he had
previously hiddcn himself and shot
with arrows. and his body was after.
ward removed 10 Bury st. Elmunls
AMI Inferred IN III" monastery there.
On Goldhro"k hrihg" Is inscril"l II
record Of I'll" event. Local tradition
has II that many years ago IN" existing
Inscription was followed by tho words,
'r'urs"d hr the wedding party that
passes this BRIDGE No part Of this
nnathcmn Is now visible. but the tradi.
ton Is 80 veil known that u bridal
party will tax" Il circuitous route rath.
rr than pass over the bridge London
standard.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
SACRED STONES.
Some That Claim 60 Mark the Center
OS the l~nlVersc.

Some That Claim 60 Mark the Center
Os the lniVersc.
The sacred black stone Of the Man
chu dynasty Of Chinese In Mukden Is
the center Of the uni, crse. according e
old Chinese superstitiOns. and added
vcncrability cOmcs to Mukdcn from til,
graves Of the clnpcrOrs ncar by.
The Do.ring IN l.assa. Tibet. Is an
other center Of the universe. which. nc
cOrding to the Tibetan priests. Is shap
ed exactly like the shoulder blade Of Il
sheep. All distances are measured
from 1t. and II IL very sacred.
Another center IL the kaaba, in Nice
ca. Il dirty blnck stone let into the wal
Of the most sacred mosque and polish
ed every year by the lips Of thousand.
Of wOrshipcrs. The Arabic word fol
stone. 'llngar." appears In Scripture.
writings rs n proper namc The Mecca
pilgrimage IL II hal" and those who
have taken 1t are known as 'hadji."
Even so sane Il people IN the ancient
Greeks cam" pretty near wOrsliping q
stone-thc ''Omplmlos," or center of tn,
earth, ut Delphi. The Romans set up q
stone Of great consequence In Rome
but for purposes Of measurement. not
worship. and 81 the London stone OF
today Is nseh.-T.ondon Telegraph.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
THE CIGARETTE.

The general impression regarding
the new cigarette law which goes In.
to effect the first Of next month In that
II prohibits the smoking Of cigarettes
IN we'll IN their manufacture and sale,
but Il does not. The law simply pro.
vides that It shall DO unlawful to
manufacture. sell or give away or
ing allow to be taken awny anv cigar.
cites or the material for their com.
position, for instance cigarette paper.
within tho state. The law applies To
any person, firm. association or cor.
pOrati0n. The fine. for every oiiense.
~ five dollars to one hundred dollars
In the discretion Of tho court. Hut M
long m yOu can get hold Of the paper
AMI tobacco. or smuggle into your
possession the cigarette of commerce.
you are all right. And this IL where
the law IL ''pow'ful" weak. for the
sniok " II not going tU testify against
tho person Of whom he buys tho in.
gradients Of the cigarette that he has
procured clandestinely. Stolen sweets
arc tho most enjoyed. The Indiana
law applies to the person who smokes
" cigarette, AMI oven people who e
through the state on railroad trains are
Liable to arrest nj my station II caught
~ tho act nv n local spottor or OH mr
OF the law.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

John Jacob Aston and his son rigidly
attended to business In the same office,
a little story building In Prince
street. Just east Of broadway. Tllcii
constant companion there ~ Fltz.
Greene Hallcck- Marco BOzznris Hal.
heck. IIRllcck became u clerk for AstOr
In 1872 and worked seventeen years.
Tho employment. nc himself said. WINS
not profitable. but permanent" AstOr
warned him when he began not to talk
to any n Of his wealth. The two men
became great friends. Hnlleck spent
months with his patron ut his country
seat and became one Of the trustees OF
the Astor library. Tho poet frequently
rallied the old man on his wealth.
"Why Mr.. AstOr." he would say. ''if I
had 500 a year ana was sure Of II I
would be- content" The great land.
owner took him ut his word. and In his
will. much to the amusement Of bOhe-
milan New York. left tIallcck an an.
nuity of $2OO.-Burto1 J. Hcndrick Nv
Mc(IVrc's.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
4 ELRGlIN

There IL talk. started Nv Congress.
man Hull OF Iowa. tlnt Japan. after
whetting her appetite on Manchurin
ami the Russian navy. will wan the
Philippines by wnv Of desert.
Why should not Japan wnn, the
Philippines? They are much nenrcr
japan than they mr." tho United States
md are peOp!ed bv u race similar 90
the Japanese. For every reason Uncl"
Sam could think nj why he should
have them. the Japanese a think OF
two ensons Aud. further, is II worth
while that the future relations Of
japan and the United States should
bo clOuded because one country has
what the other country must obvious.
~ desire?
a solution might DO found in u
little deal In real estate. Uncle Sam
paid go. OOO. 900 for tho islands and II
not quite certain whether no got u
bargain. Shortly Japan will have in
hand Nh Indemnity from Russia to
the tune Of 81. coo. 600, 900 or M. II
might be good business to step In an |
relieve japan Of. say 500, NO, 600 of
this money, and lot hcr take tho Phil.
ippine Islands.
This might DO imperialism. or anti.
Imperialism. or Just business. hut 1t
would yield nearly enough ready cash
to dig tho Panama canal. st. Joseph
News.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
Fresh Fruit,

Sold In the morning. silver ut noon
and lead mt night" IL always used with
reference to fruit. Most people think It
means that the explanation Of the prov
e"b Is that digestion IL strongest In tie
morning and wcnkcns rs the day goes
on. Hut you will note that the provcrb
refers to fruit alone. II It has to do
with the digestive power only 1t should
be applied TO all foods. The real cXpla.
nation Is very different. 1t Is that fruit
freshly gathered Is fitted for eating and
lessons In value rs the hours pass. That
IN true not Of frnit only. but Of all veg
ctables. That which comes direct from
the garden to the table IL tho most pal.
atable and In every way best fitted for
cOnSumptiOn.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
LOST IN TRANSIT.

We are always glad to DO able to
commend the action Of o contempor.
airy. No doubt o few unkind people
will not believe this. but It Ia true
as gospel aud In consequence Of this
truth We are ut this writing almost
dcliriously happy In the fact that we
are able to pat our friend the Tele.
gram on the back and soy well
done !"
The highly ~cOmmendabie action to
which we refer Ia that the Telegram
for QUO In ito career has made the
amend honorable by admitting that
4. has misrepresented the facts In re-.
gard "a a political enemy. According
to the great religious weekly In its
issue Of last week. Mayor Dickinson
had issued n manifesto TO the effect
would he allowed ,o have beer on his
table ~ his own home ON Sunday.
Presumably IL would be all rgiht for
him to crawl under tho table and soak
TT u stein or twO. though the Tele.
q did not explain that point hut
not on tho table, no kir. not on the
table, unless he was prepared 10 risk
n p~enitentinrv sentence.
Itnving invested the MAYOR with the
authorship OF this brilliant dictetic
regulation. tho Telegram then pro.
ceedcd to rOnst him tO q dark brown
finish TOR b",ng 50 mean. First chap.
ter Cndctli here.
In this weeks edition tho piOus
weekly explains with q deep siRh Of
relief that 10 finds itself to have been
mistaken in n small particular about
what MayorD dickinson said last week.
namely he didn't say It. He did way.
however. that no saloon would be
allowed 10 sell liquor ON SUNDAY.
because that would he In violation OF
the law. The story endsth here.
Comparing the original story with
tho amended version. n IL apt Mt
first sight tn think there IL not much
likeness. However. on more minute
inspection W. find that tho word sun.
lay occurs In both Of them. no that
the resemblance is really very strik.
ing. The slight discrepancy occurred
Of course while the story was In tran.
nit through the successive stages from
raw material to finished aeticle-re.
porter. teleg raph editor. city editor.
compositor. proof reader. devil. chief
COOK. bottle washer. editor.in.chief
one ring. two rings. three rings!
The error was very natural, very
excusablo aud quite In line with pre-.
cedent. Moreover the mayor. drat
his hide. Ia a republican.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
NORUil'

Tho government Of Norway has
formally served notice on King Oscar
NJ Sweden that Norway Is no longer
subject to the Swedish crown. 1t IL
n step that has been contemplated for
q long time and ono that was newt.
able. Sweden and Norway do not DO.
long together naturally. The two poo.
ples have never been In sympathy with
each other, AMI tho alliance which
has existed for nearly a hundred years
has now apparently been broken for
COOL. Naturally King Oscar nnd Swcd.
Oh will protest vigorously against the
separation. but the Norwoginns have
declared themselves ready To support
their decision by force Of arms IL
necessary. and II Is hardly to he OK.
pected that sweden will undertake to
compel n continuance OF the union.
Since tho two countries have merely
been bound together by mutual agree.
ment. tina separation IL not in the
nature Of q revolution but rather a
secession, and the world will be glad
to seN II q blOodless one.
What strikes the American mind as
strange il that the hardy Norsemeu
seem never to have Thought OF estab.
fishing q republic. They are casting
about for some member Of the Euro.
psan royalty to whom they may pre-.
sent the crown OF Norway. Possibly
. republican party NAV vet spring NJ
befor" the question IL settled. bn,
nothing has been heard from 1t yet.
The population Of Norway IL Of tina,
brave. hardy. independent fiber tina
should naturally turn toward demo
cratic government, and II IL dis
appointing that no sign OF such .
spirit has appeared there.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
4 SUMMARY.

A good German farmer In Oreston
township the other day said tn US -
heard from u Of my neighbors who
takes the Journal that you said some
Of tho supervisors drew more salary
than the law allows: that the Colum.
bus Telegram worked q scheme with
some Of tho county officers to get the
county printing; and that there 10
sOmo crooked work In regard to the
Standard Bridge Company AMI that
we taxpayers have. to paw the freight.
1 was taking the Telegram and the
Hiene Mt that time and ] never raw
anything on those subjects In either
paper. I just lately subscribed for
tho Journal In order to learn about
this matter. wish you would say
again what you said before. There
arc manv others like myself who
would like tn know the facts anil II
,e'ms W. cannot got Thorn from the
official papers that we are paying to
give us al accurate record OF the
county business.
We cannot ut this time enter into a
full discussion OF all these questions
~ deeply ~ We have In the past AMI
~ deeply ~ We shall again In she IN.
turO
We will take the time. however, to
summarize::thesc facts, and In doing 40
We will promise to print in full In q
prominent place In the journal, any
denial OF u statements. which anv
u Of the accused or any other person
whomsocvor mny desire to make.
Here are tho facts In brief:
|. Tho law limits u SUPERVISOR
salary to $500 a year. Supervisors
Ernst and Bender for the year 1904.
each drew much more than that
amount.
DO they know tho drew this money
In violation Of law? Yes. Supervisor
Dietrich voted against allowing Ger.
tain illegal bills Of these supervisors.
Tho Journal repeatedly called their
attention to tho Inv. Finally, by
request tho county attorney told them
in written opinion that they were
entitled to no more than $3.50 each q
yer for salary And the journal was
the only paper in the county Il o.
printed for tho Taxpayers Of Platte
county any part Of the contents OF
that opinion although the taxpayers
pay five democratic papers % nor cent
more than tn" law allows to print tho
supervisors proceedings.
=. Tho Columbus Telegram charged
the county IN 1903 si5 q thousand for
printing certain blanks and printed
enough at that price In 1903 to last
over 1904, In their 1901 bid knowing
that these blanks hal already been
supplied ut $l5 they offered to print
them at S. -, And thu county clerk
advertised for bids on these selfsame
plans In 1904, although he knew they
wor" already on hand at the 90 price
Hnd Notwithstanding the law to al.
wvertise for bids only on supplies sctu.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

II you don't believe In the efficacy
Of composition. soms day drive into a
little town that boasts but one livery
stable and notice how promptly the
livery man shows up just after you
have unhitched your own team. put
them In the barn. embarrassed and
fed them and unloaded your whip and
Rrips and blankets.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

Many COOL items arc lost to the
newspapers BY the modesty Of the
people who hesitate to toll Of matter
concerning themselves not that they
don't want them to appear In print.
but they are afraid they would he
pushing themselves forward. This II
. wrong idea. From a Proportional
standpoint. the man who will stop a
reporter ON the street Hnd tell that he
has been to Omaha or sOme other city,
that bis wife entertained from a dis.
tance. II the hest mar alive. II you
have done anything mean and disrop.
utable. u IL not necessary to tell II
for there are always plenty Of people
to 10 that for you. hut tell all the
good things count. -Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

England lost In her wal against her
American colonies because she tried
to impose upon them regulations not
In harmony with the principles Of
natural Justice. Russia's subjects
have defeated her In her war with
japan. because their government has
violated every principle Of natural
justice In dealing with them. In the
long run. nations must be right II
they would prevail.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

The trainers Of the new O law
might have saved nm ovcrworked state
Assessment board much annoyance by
delsgating the assessment Of railroad
property to the federal courts In the
first instance.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

Everything at present seems to indi.
cate that the valuation Of railroad
property will be increased by the
new state board Of assessment. Little
public interest will be manifested In
this fact. however, because the federal
courts ultimately will fix the assess
ment,
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
One Advantage.

Grecn-This paper tells of II man who
recently married his aunt. BROWN
He's In luck. G~rCcn-llOw soi Brown
Being his own uncle now. he will be
able to wear his watch rcgularly.-~Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14
NJ. Fairbanks apparently has gain,

M. Fairbanks apparently has gain.
nd 10 popularity ON his western trip.
Il IL by no means q foreRono conclu.
sion. however. that Mr.. Fairbanks
will receive the next presidential
nomination. He has tho undoubted
coutidauce Of tho whole people and OF
the businasa interests In particular.
Hut 10 far a. 1t con no judged at pres.
ent. ha 10 not 10 ardent IN advocate OF
remedial railroad legislation a. Pres.
tdsnt Roosevelt 10 and for that reason.
unless conditions change considerably
before nos. he will be- handicapped
IN the race with . man like Mr.. Taft
whose views on that question coincide
with the Presidents. That there
will be something OF q contest no
tween the radicals and the conserva
tivss In thu republican party there ca,
h@ little doubt. That tho radical ele
msnt will win seem just now to b,
still less doubtful. Mr.. Fairbanks
prospects for nomination. therefore,
wOuld seem. from . nj Of genera
reasoning 10 be rather remote. Thu
OF course would not he true. II Mr.
Fairbanks. later on should he iount
standing with Roosevelt ON the rail
roAl and tariff Issues.
And NJ. Fairbanks has 90 many al
mirable qualities " . Businessman. q
Q gentleman, . SCHOLAR aud Q states
man. that II 10 to be hoped he ma!
adhere to the principles In which tn
massss Of the people believe aud 70
the support Of which Roosevslt ecu
piss first place In the hearts 9th
whole American people.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

Mrs. llousckcrpcr- Jane. are the
eggs boIling9 Jane date Of BOSTON,
Most a%ssuredly not. madam. I may
safely say, however, that tho water IL
In which they are immersed.-Phila
dplDhi0 prCGA
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

People who 20 to tho train to wit.
ness the mrting Of Brother Burruss
and Brother Howard arc advised to
take boats with them. 40 great will
be the deluge Of tears.
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

When you see . silver. haired old man.
fresh complexioned. erect. Of elastic
step. don't you feel like taking OF
your hat to him?
The Columbus journal., 1905-06-14

We don't like to rake NJ tho past
but they haven't put II hack vet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
TRY GUESSING DISTANCES.
Interesting Pastime for the Young
Folks When Time Hangs
Heavily.

Almost everyone knows that the
head of an ordinary horse is as long
as a barrel, but not many persons
would have thought it so without
measuring. When you have a rainy
day or a dull evening try a distance
guessing contest, suggests the Wash
ington Star. Let each player have
pencil and paper and write down the
list of things to be measured. All
have a voice in making up the lists.
Some one suggests height of the Ia
BILE. All then write height Of table,
and each puts opposite his guess OF
the height in feet and inches. In
the same way other objects are Sc
Iected and the distances guessed
width of door dimensions Of room,
length and height of mantelpiece,
distance around a circular stand, dis
lance around Claire's neck or Jacks
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
SicSlY -Octogenarians.

They were neither Of them brilliant
scholars, but they liked to moye with
the times as regards their knowledge
Of current events, so the daily news
paper was regularly delivered at their
humble domicile, and it was Jennie's
duty to read out during breakfast time
all the most interesting items of the
day One morning. after wading
through the latest intelligence from
the front, she turned TO another page
Of the paper and said:
"Hcrbte, it says here that another
octogenarlan's dead"
What's an octogenarian?"
well, 1 don't quite know what they
are, hut they must be very sick crea
lures, You never hear Of them hui
they're dying Scottish American