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for he has a natural knack for all
things mechanical
Marjorie Gould, the eldest daughter,
now just budding into full girlhood.
promises to be great beauty
Though less than fifteen, she shows a
wonderful grace of manner. She has
much OF her mothers beauty and all of
her mothers dignity of carriage. Stand
Ing by The side of her mother il is no.
tfced that hey are exactly OF a height.
Miss Marjorie il dark with big brown
eyes, and a wealth of brunette hair. Her
skin is lovely and her face is oval She
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Some Politics; Mostly Religion.

Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin.
tells this good yarn:
There lived IN a certain section Of
my State good old man-Deacon
Brown. Wen call him-who took some
hand in politics, but confined himself
mostly TO religion. The deacon had a
son. John, whom the soyereigns deter
mined TO appoint as q delegate to the
county convention. The son was fixed,
and 1t SO happened that on the day John
was to attend the convention some of
the neighbors sent TO the deacon to get
him and his son to assist them in job
of threshins. The old man sent word
that he could come himself but that
John could not, as he had been appoint
ed a renegade TO the county concep-
ttN,1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Poor Mans Return

Representative Gaines. OF Tennessee.
gives this as an exact copy of a .re-
turn made by a citizen OF his State 10
the tax collector
mo wife. no child. nor house. neg Iard,
No cash in mortgage, bond, bank, or
hand:
My daily bread by daily sweat Isearn,
And here take oath this is a true re-
turn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Not Like Grandfather.

Young Jay Gould is very unlike his
grandfather. He has little head for
finance. But a great head for rnechan-
les When Jay was a tiny boy he sat
upon the floor trying to make a me-
chanical toy go round
jay loves mechanical toys" said his
mother. adding, with a laugh. land 1
cannot imagine where he got his taste
for them
He got bis taste for mech@tics from
me" replied old Jay Could gsia. a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Freedom Poor Investment.

The father of Representative Legare
was Secretary of the Treasury in 1S4a,
and it WIS about this time that one of
his negroes bought his freedom, Mr..
from this step The negro told Mr. Lee
care that he had no fault to find with
the treatment he had received; that he
had been kind master. but that he
wanted to be his own boss. 1t was not
long before the negro found employ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
Better Health Than Riches.

Mrs. Gould has one great ambition
which takes precedence over social de-
sires and other social aims. She longs
to see her family grow UP well and
strong II would die If they were i'll,
or lame, or deformed," she says. And
to see them all well and active Is the
greatest joy Of my existence And
strong and happy they all are
Mrs. Gould is a remarkable example of
a versatile woman. That she is one OF
the leaders OF New York society there is
no doubt On the first night at the opera
she graces Mrs William Astor's box.
She is at the head and front of every
social organization Of any pretensions
in the world. She shines in New York.
Newport. and London.
But, with 1t all-and here her versatif-
ify comes il--she is a good mother. She
spends her winters at Lakewood, where
the children have the handsomest play
ground and the finest school room in
the world. Gregorfan court, which IL
the name OF the Gould place, Is splen-
didly equipped for the bringing up of a
family of six.
At Lakewood, in the school wing,
there Is special study for Kingdom,
the oldest son, and there are private
classes for the others. and public classes
and q kindergarten. to which certain
of the neignbors children are invited.
II is The best college in the world for
growing boys and girls.
Mrs. Gould, who is in New York Sat
urday nights. for the opera, gets up
early on Sunday morning, and by
O'Clock is in her automobile, whizzing
away toward Lakewood. to spend Sun
day with her children. She remains over
Sunday and part Of Monday. And, be-
fore she leaves. she plans out their work
for the week. She writes oet the bill of
fare for tho whole family. and with her
own hands she hangs upon the door of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08
She Was Part Bird.

.T think the highest compliment
ever heard paid TO a young lady was
by an innocent Six-year-old little girl
says Representative Lewis of Georgia
at was during the holidays. and we'll
known young lady. possessed OF q
splendid voice was visiting at Jh6<.aone
Of a friend She had just finished sing
ing a beautiful old Southern song-.kit-
tie WeiiS'-when the little girl rushed
up TO her mother and asked:
Mamma mamma; amt Miss Nellie
part bird?' -
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6corse joy 6ouns

the nursery, the menu for little Edith
Gould to eat during the coming days.
Therc are many weeks when Mrs.
Gould remains at home, and others wnen
she is in New York. In the summer
time she makes her headquarters a few
miles from Newport, or spends the sum-
r1er on yacht From this point of
vantage, she can run over to Newport
for gay evening and home again. Dur
ing her absence, Mrs. Kingdom, Mrs
Gould's mother. cares for her grand
children
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pies of thE party, and he must go Il.
Upon counting up his liabilities and
adding thereto the fees of counsel, he
found on getting through that he had
expended precisely S272.32 more than
he owed when he started"
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er brought about the desired result.
am not prepared 10 say, but there was
an abundant harvest"
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Kingdom, the Eldest, Is
Studying to Become
a Financier.
Young Jay Gould Has a
Natural Knack for
Mechanics.
Eldest Daughter, Mar
jorie, Gould Make Liv-
ing by Music.

XII INGDoN IS fond Of figures.
But Jay prefers mechanics :
said Mrs. George Gould to
her next-door neighbor at
picked out for it. He is a tall. slender
IL horse show
nd then. in a whispered talk. the
SIZE of the fnancier told her friend of
aims OF the family and the wishes
CHI she and their father had for
sorge Gould. magnate and million
aire, has no mission in life which In his
estimation. and In that of his beautiful
wife, is more important than that OF
bringing up family of six.
The Goulds are firm believers in old
fashioned families, and when they were
married Mrs. Gould declared that she
was fond of children and did not care
how many came to bless the house Her
career shows that she has lived I'D to
her creea.
In their eighteen years of married life
children have come like stepping stones.
In a row, standing together, they look
like fight of stairs, each little higher
than the other II love to get them all
together and let them stand side by
side. l am so proud of them said
Mrs Gould recently Not long ago she
had their pictures taken all In row
The picture was posed In the court of
the Lakewood home. Il was complete
success.
Stand side by side and look pleas
ant" said Mrs Gould. And the family
ranged themselves in a row. All looked
pleasant except Baby Edith who
brought up the rear. From her point
of vantage at the end of the line. she
felt the responsibility too deep to smile
and the result was solemn express
sion widely at variance with her usual
sweet look
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shall have given up the cares OF tn.
poor forever.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Leigh
From the World

Vi'Il "" NtIIl
Mr.. Cowan and County Surveyor
Barred. III Stanton arc surveying six
sections of j. "a. COnnOr's farms north
wcst OF town. They nre assisted by
J. Il. Johnson. of this place, and snch
local help ns they need.
Last week We ropOrted that +. J..
Smith had completed the school cen.
sus of district No. - and found ~
children Of school nGc, which was
true ut that time, but since then Mr..
smith has found twelve more which
increased the number to !04. The
hooks are now closed AMI 20l will be
the official number. The increase Over
last year is more than forty which
shows that Leigh Is undoubtedly grow.
ing.
Leslcy Fowler. son OF Mr.. and Mrs..
Frank Fowler who lives just north
Of town had tho misfortune to got his
loft arm broken last Friday afternoon.
The little follow was riding q horse
which was considered safe. but in
some manner the animal became
frightened md gave u jump which
threw tho lad of. he fell with his
weight Oh his left arm and broke both
bones between tho wrist and elbow.
Mr.. Fowler hurried to town with tho
nov and Dr.. JunRtIuth reduced the
fracture.
The annual school meeting Of dis.
trict No. - was held IN the school
house Monday afternoon Mt 2 O'Clock.
The attendance was very small. Mr..
smith and MIR. Mckinley were re.
elected trustees for the term Of three
years. The question of the levy for
1908 came up AMI after discussion 1t
was moved ami seconded that the dis.
trict levy the sun OF seven mills for
the general fund nnd interest.
Mrs. ". q. Markham left yesterday
for Omahn nnd Council Bluffs where
she will visit until tho first of the
week. She will meet Mr.. Markham's
mother. Mrs. Stuart. there and the
first OF tho week they will leavs for
the west, At Schuyler they will be
Joined by Mr.. Markham's aunt. Tho
party will visit Colorado Springs, Den.
vor, salt Lake, Castle Rock. Washing.
ton. Portland, ami other points. They
will be absent until the first OF Oct0.
Der.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
DISAFfECTION IS SERIOUS
Reports Emanatinp From Russian
Sources Viewed Win SUSPICION.

London, July 3.-rhc dispatch from
~Scvastopoi telling of the action of
Vice Admiral Kruger. after q council
Of admirals and captains Of tho Black
sea fleet, In authorizing his officers
and men I q 20 ashore. Is regarded by
the London morning papers M Il full
explanation Of tho mystery surrounds.
Ing tn" recent occurrences ut Odessa.
II Is held that there Is no longer any
doubt that Russia Is confronted with
serious disnficctiOn In tho remnant of
her navy and that this knowledge act.
uatcd Admiral Kruger IN RETAINING
from any attempt to suppress the mn.
tiny on tho Kninz Potcmkinc. The
question is asked how far the same
state Of affairs may exist In tho army
should Occasion arise TO employ the
troops against n serious uprising.
Though for the moment, the out.
break threatened at Odessa itself has
been avcrtcG, II Is considered that tho
situation could hardly bo blackcr. Tho
history OF tho past few days inclines
IN" public hero to regard with sus.
riciOn most Of the reports cmnnating
from Russia and the tendency is to
believe tho condition OF affairs at
Od"ssn, litau. Crons;adt and else.
wh"r' Is much worse than has been
represented and no surprise will he
expressed should the alleged surrcn.
der Of the Gcorgi PohicdOnOsctz turn
out TO be no better founded than was
N" reported surrender OF the Kniaz
pOtomkinc.
According to the correspondent Of
III" Daily Mail AT Odessa, the GrOrg,
P0hicdnnos'tz entered the harbOr Sat.
urday afternoon. Her boatswain, who
had been netting rs captain. entered a
boat with ten mon and started 10
com" ashore. a force Of troops was
sent 70 capture them. Tho local an.
thorItlcS spoke with them and tho
hoh'swain. according 70 tn" dispatch
declared that they desired to surr"n.
der and yield up four ringlcaI"rs. After
n long parlcy three 'ughOnts filled
with troops and with orders to shoot
II tn" mntinccrs resisted, wcrc about
10 start for III" warship. At that very
minu'" n staff officer rushed up with
orders frOlh the commands: in chief.
telling ih"n not TO proceed. Soon at
'rWhrd" IN" governor general, with
5000 troops, arrived ana there was
NOR" useless talking. Then a lighter
Wa sent alongside, but the members
Of the crew Of the battlcshio declined
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
P0|EAK|N[ SAILS away
EE6EL oArrLEShiP IS CRUISING
AROUND IN BLACK SEA.
QUICK CHANGE IN SITUATION
Mutincers Reinforced by Crew OF the
0eorsI Pobicdonosctz, Who Later
Surrender conditionaIIy--No Dan
ger Feared at Odessa.

st Petersburg, July 3.-Thc M,
r~rcccdcntcd spectacle Of u powerful
modern batticship cruising around In
the Black sea In the hands Of n crow,
who, under tho rules Of International
law, cnnnot be regarded rs other than
pirates. and IF the admiral In com.
mand of the rest OF tho l;uxlno fleet
frankly confcssing hts Inability to
cope with The situation and ordering
the fires OF his warships To- he drawn.
has stupciicd the Russian admiralty.
Tho whereabouts of the crrant bat.
tlcship Kniaz rotcmkinc Il unknown
here. No plans for capturing her havo
been devised and the policy Of nonin.
tcrfcrCncc seems tO be ut present In
vogue. Tho situation would furnish
u lihrCtto for u comic opera were not
tho elements or the plot sO serious.
Dispatches from Odessa and Scvas.
topol, which are confirmed by the nd.
miralty. clear up fully the present
situation. Tho Kniaz rotcmkinc has
sailed from Odessa and IN now nj
large. and her crew, reinforced by
Eympathi2crs from shore, ~ still in
control OF the vessel.
On the Gcorgi lohicdonOsctz, which
cast In It's fortunes with tho Knins
Potcmkinc after It's arrival Mt Odessa
and landed It's officers. the moro loyal
or moro timorous portion Of tho crow
again gained the upper hand and
agreed io surrender and disarm the
ship. Tho rest of the squadron re-.
turned to Scvas,opol without vcntur.
ing to take up the gauntlet thrown
down by the mutinous crew of tho
KnInz %ro,cmkinc, and Admiral Kruger.
after n council of war. finding that NJ
dcrcd the fires drawn beneath tho
boilers of his ships and gave permits.
sion to all tho di%sarCctcd officers and
sailors to Quit the vessels and 20
ashore. Tho sailors of the Ekatcrinn
ii were known to be 80 mutinOus that
the h~attlcship was left behind when
the squadron started for Odessa, tho
whole crC dismissed and the shin
disarmcd.
The proclamation attached to tho
dead body Of the Knin2 rotcmkinC's
sailor OmiltChuk at Odessa confirms
the statement Of the authorities that
the revolt was engineered by social
rcvolm'ionis'". The proclamation tor.
minated with tho slogan Of the party.
"Onc for all and ell FOR one" This
makes tho situation more serious than
would have been the matter Of simple
Llsaftcctiun, and gives rise To tho
greatest apprehension that the rcvolu.
tionary organization may have con.
Quoted an equally successful propn-
Canda among tho soldiers. the results
Of which will be suddenly manifested
when the army IL called upon In some
internal emergency.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Our psighboring TOWNS and Villages
GENOA.
From the IDadar,

1t the fellow who broke our ham
mock down while spooninR In II with
his girl ut about l %. M, one night
last week will come around and re.
pair said hammock no questions will
be asked.
the Indian ball team took u trip ny
the line last week and played both
B%clgrah" aud Cedar Rapids winning
both games. At Belgrade the game
stood II to o and Mt Cedar Rapids 3 to
o. They must have played hall.
rho school directors report to the
school meeting Monday showed that
the receipts Of inc district the past year
have boon 81. 0Ol. 80 md the expenses
*GCSo. 90 The valuation Is s?3S, ?55. OO,
enumeration 1865.
The attendance Mt the school meet.
ing Monday afternoon was the largest
for years. about twenty-five ladies
beirg present. a. b. Campbell and n.
NJ McFavdcn were elected members Of
tho school board and 22is mills were
levied for school purposes ~ follows
10 mills for teachers fund, 10 mills
for general fund. Treasurer's report
showed the district to be- In debt about
$4,000, about $1,000 Of this being for
warrants drawn for heating plant and
furniture for new school house.
An Omaha Indian. who came up with
his wife Inst week to visit their child.
ron NJ tho school, attempted to take n
couple Of them home with him with.
ont permission of the superintendent.
A scrap resulted during which the rod
man pulled n SIX shooter. He was over.
powered. however. and locked up In
tho city bastile until the arrival Of
tho noon train when he was put on
board and sent on his way home.
A compile of fellows who came down
with the crowd from Albion to wit.
ness the nail game last week, carried
% hand grip full Of beer OH to the
grounds and began to drink itsin view
OF the assembled multitude. Supt. Win.
slow Immediately took u hand in the
donl conf seating tho boer md march.
ed them over tn his office where he
rrprimnnhcd them and then son them
homo wiser, and poorer tn tho extont
of several bottles Of Krug's Best.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
loomis Arrives In Paris.

Paris. July 8,-irnncis Il. LOOMS.
assistant secretary Of state and spc.
ambassador to take Ovcr the body
OF Admiral John Paul Jones from the
senior special ambassador. General
Horace Porter. arrived here. He was
met ut tho depot by q number Of ON.
cials. French and American. who &C.
companicd him TO the hotel. where
Rear Admiral Sigsbcc and the officers
OF tho American squadron are already
QuartcrCd.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
LINDSAY
The Opinion.

Mary Anderson returned from Ar.
kansas Wednesday evening, and says
she wants no nor Of that country Of
gators and snakes.
A large class Of young people were
confirmed AMI took first communion
at the Holy Family church last Sun.
LAY.
The l.ahoda building Ia now pro.
gresstnR "a rapidly % the weather
will permit. The brick arrived sunday.
Paul Brodboll returned from the
west Sunday evening. having tired Of
sheep ranch life. Frank Rathburn
decided to stay and try II another
month Mt least. Paul brought a lovely
complexion with him.
At the annual school meeting last
Monday Paul VanAcken WAS elected
treasurer. An estimate of expenses
was made calling for $500 to be raised
BY levy. Nine months school will be
held, beginning tho first Monday IN
September.
After q lingering illness Of several
weeks Morris lialleran succumbed
terday at moo to tho ravages Of
bright's disease. The entire com.
munity extends it, sympathy to his
bereft relatives. Obituary ncxt week.
The man who said there would he
no corn raised In Platte county this
year II beginning to subside. The
crop IL about three weeks late on nm
average. but most Of 1t will arrivs
alright. In the meantime some Of the
farmers are getting ready tn harvest n
bumper Of q crop Of small grain, and
will be at II In the very near future.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05

was re-. elected q member of tho school
board for another term and Frank
Leach was elected To succeed II. y.
Breunig.
Miss Agnes Carrig who has been
visiting Mt PlatteCenter and Columbus
returned to Humphrey Sunday even.
ing and left this week for Hot Springs
>. ID. to spend tho remainder of her
vacation.
Miss Ellie Mckinley graduated from
Doanc college ~ Crete. this state on
Monday Of tbs week. Mrs Mckinley
and three children Alphn, Dloyd and
Harold went down Inst Saturday aud
witnessed tho graduation exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. +. Grass and two
children returned home Inst Friday
evening from their trip ~ Detroit
Michigan. whore they visited tho
T. X. Otis family n couple " weeks.
They report tho Otis family getting
along In fine shape and enjoying life
hugely In their Michigan home.
VIM. Tieskoetter Of Eugene Wash.
ington. Ia here on u visit to Mrs. II.
Tieskoetter and family AMI other
friends and relatives. Mr.. Ticskctter
will be remembered by old settlers M
an carly resident Of Humphrey. He
Mt one time owned lind on which
Humphrey now stands. lie has lived
In Oregon for fifteen years or more.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
The Diamond Cure,

The latest news from Paris IL, they
have discovered diamond cure for con.
sumption. II you fear consumption or
pneumonia, II will. however. be- best
for you to take that great remedy
mentioned by W. T. MoGee. Of Van.
leer. Tenn,''I had q cough for four.
teen years. Nothing helped me. until
I took Dr.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, coughs and colds. which
gave instant relief and effected per.
ment cure. "~Unequnled cure for throat
and lung troubles. At Chas. Dacks
drug store price 80 cents and 81 guar.
anted. Trial hottie free.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
STRIKE FUNDS EXHAUSTED
Two Thousand Chicago reamsters
Ciamor In Vain for "BeneRts."

Clamor In Vain FOR "BeneRts."
Chicago. July 8.--Iecnuss Of a lack
Of funds and confronted with scces.
sions froSl tho ranks Of tho strikers.
the transfers joint council has called
a special meeting Of that body for to.
night to dccifc whether the strike.
which has been In progress for nearly
three months. shall be continued. and
II 40 10 devise ran Of raising money
to pay strike benefits.
Strike benefits for 1000 Of tho rail.
way express drivers wcrc due ycster.
dry. but there was no money In tho
treasury of tho union To meet these
claims. This lack Of funds caused
great dissatisfaction among the ex.
press drivers, and II was freely pre-.
dictcd that many Of these mon would
apply to the express companies for
work. Tho department store drivers
also threaten to mutiny.
Tho numerous city express rom.
pnnics will become involved In the
strike today, lnjunctiOns issued by
Judge Holden compelling these cOm.
panics 10 mako deliveries 10 all bust.
moss houses regardless Of their ron.
ncction with tho present struggle wcro
served IN a!l these companies.
when tho 1900 wood wOrkmcn 70
on strike todny for an increase In
wages from 2S cents to 30 cents On
hour all tho factories In which these
workmcn have been employed will be
closed down for an indefinite period.
This was decided upon at q meeting
Of tho employers.
Tho Cook county grand Jury made a
report %arrnignins corrupt employers
and labor leaders and returned thirty
Indictments charging conspiracy and
assaults. A q indictment Was found
against President Shea of tho team.
stcrs' union.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Rent Her Double,

IL knew no n for fOur weeks
when / was sick with typhoid nnd
kidney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie
Hunter OF PittsburG Pa. land when
| got hotter although l had n of tho
host doctors I could got was bcnt dou.
bio anil hal to rest my hands on my
knees when | walkod. From this tor
rible affection was rescued by Electric
Bittcrs which restored my health and
strength and now I can walk straight
az ever. They are simply wonderful"
Guaranteed to cure stomach liver and
kidney disorders: NJ Ohas. Dnck's
drug store price 90 cents.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Forced to Starye.

g. +. LooK OF Concord Ky. says
For 20 years l suffered agonies with
Il sore on my upper lip 80 painful some.
times that | could not cat After vain.
ly trying everything else | cured II
with I'ucklcn's Arnica Salvc." It's
great for burns cuts and wounds. At
Chas, Dacks drug store only "a cents.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Fatal Accident on Scenic Railway.

Chicago. July 3.-leG Reynolds. a
ninctccn.ycar-Old hoy. Of whiting.
Ind. was instantly killed and Mrs.
Rose Manning and Mrs. Charles
Brown Of Chicago were severely In.
jurcd In an accident on the scenic
railway ut the White City Amusement
park. The accident IL believed tO have
been caused by u piece OF brick that
In some una%ccountable manner had
become lodged on one Of tho rails.
The Columbus journal., 1905-07-05
Flood Along Republican River.

Oxford. Nrb.. July 3.-Thc heavy
rainfall Of the past three days has
transformed tho placid Republican
river here To a food. u mile and u
half wide and twenty feet dccp nj the
river bridge south of here. Hundreds
Of acres OF fine crops are under water.
tho loss ~ live stock being heavy.
The unusual height Of the water has
forced many families to tho ncighbor.
Ing hills. Through railroad traffic IL
interrupted. n condition general In all
directions from this place and un.
prcCcdentcn for this section.