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The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

FeSoad Told oood lie and Stuck % q,
But Wjthout Avail.

This being . true story Of . recent
occurrence the prominent politician
Win Be known as Mr.. John Brown. and
his intimate friend. . politician Of
less prominence. ~ Mr.. James Nc
Coy. It seems that at about noon
Mr.. Brown Was unduly exhilarated
when seen BY his friend. and after
exacting from him promise that he
would at once % home Mr.. Mccoy
went to his once. About three o'clock
In the afternoon he responded to .
telephone call. and was Just . little
Aurried On learning that Mrs. Brown
was at the other end Of the wire.
Have you seen John today!' she
asked. n
II did. Mrs. Brown. He was called
away on important business this
morning. but Just . little while ago
got message from him that he would
start hack On the next train. Hen
be In town In about IN hour"
Mr.. Mccoy was still at work In his
once at flve O'Clock when again he
vas called to the telephone. Again
Il was Mrs. Brown.
HAS John got back yet, Mr.. Nc
C0y!'
"Yes, but he had several important
matters to attend to. and just started
for the street car . few minutes ago.
He'll be homo in hreequarters Of IN
hour 1t the latest"
II am very much obliged, Mr.. Nc
Coy, but put John to bed half IN
hour ago."
All Of which goes to show that there
are times when . lie Well stuck to IL
not - good ~ the truth.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
Gun Wlnnina Stream.

In the New Britain city clerks Of.
ice is q silver cup enclosed in q glass
case, says the Hartford Times. The
cup was won by New Britain hremen
in . state parade and tournament In
New Haven so years ago. The event
which the 1iremen won was q stream
throwing contest. Fifty or more Of
the husky IRE laddies dragged q small
tub" as It was called. through the
streets Of the Elm City. and the crowd
on the sidewalks laughed and jeered
the flremen from the Hardware City.
Laugh. II you viii. but he laughs
best who laughs last" yelled back the
foreman In answer to q particularly,
noisy party. and he expectorated TO-
bacco juice.
In the contest the stream from the
tub" was thrown skyward far In ex-'
cess Of other competing teams. The;
next day the company returned to the
home city and were given . reception
In spite Of the prevailing heavy rain:
fall. The foreman Of the company
spoke, and In his remarks said:
''This water fall IL the water which.
vas sent up In New Haven yester.
day."
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

Of comparatively small value t. the
balance Of the state. The reductioa
Of Is per cent On grain, ETC., 10 . fir
and just law and viii undoubtedly b
enforced By our railroad commission.
The law which forbids Ill foreign in
suranoe companies from taking their
cases, when sued, from tho state to tho
United States court, looks like . freak
law. We think the courts win declare
It unconstitutional, and arc surprised
that Governor Sheldon failed to veto
it. The state primary law We oosider
Of no practical benefit to anyone, just
passed because it Was in the platform
and because it is Q fad to have such .
law. We predict its unpopalarity Ill
over the rural districts, and its repeal
1t the next session Of our legislature.
The State university should have ne
ceived more liberal support, but tho
senate WAS apparently afraid Of the cry
of extrav.ganoe. The bill making it
IN offense for . legal voter not to cat
his vote 1t every election WAS killed,
as it should have been. Every free
American citizen should feel Il to Be
his duty to exercise his franchise at
every election, yet this is . free ooun-
try and nobody should be forced to
vote. Take it Ill in Ill, the legsla-
ture just adjourned has made splen-
did record.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

Reporters are In the general course
of events the recipients Of countless
favors. Some courtesies extended 10
them. however. are prone to bring
with them an aftermath that is not
altogether pleasurable; as. for in
stance. the other day q reporter in .
neighboring city accepted the kind
offer Of police court oncial to have .
ride. when the onicial. by the way.
Was en- route to the Jail.
The reporter happened to be going
that way. 80 accepted the favor. He
had ridden but . block or two when
he passed one Of his acquaintances.
who. looking up 1t him gave him .
cold. CLASSY stare. and strobe on.
Cad" thought the reporter to him
self. Does he think I've been pulled
h?"
The circumstance was quickly dis
missed and the reporter fell into con-
versation with the onicer. Presently
he glanced up to see two fashionably
dressed lady acquaintances just Cross
ing the street. They gave him one
naughty glance. In which there was
not . look Of recognition. and swept
on. ..
This passed the endurable mark.
I've got to get OF here, he said to
the omcer. Have an interview with
IN old fellow in this block; good day."
He took q car back down town as
quickly as possible.
Just ~ he alighted he bumped into
one OF the passengers and, glancing
up. recognized one of the fashionably
dressed acquaintances just passed.
She colored visibly, then said hesi-
tatingly. How do you dO?" He hasn't
seen the man yet. and he has work for
some time ahead making good from
that ride.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
WHERE AMERICA 70 suPREmE.


d. TT II refreshing to me-" said the
smartly gowned woman, TO get back
to America, where can have water
and good coffee to drink with my
meals.
/. ''Oh. yes. Of course. one can buy bot
tied water In Europe, but somehow
one seldom does: ut least not to use
On the table. One drinks according
to the country over there. and the na-
tives seem ~ ignorant Of the uses Of
water. internally at least, ~ . Ken
tucky colonel.
In England I drank ale and tea: In
France. claret: In Italy. Chant: in
Germany. beer and Moselle and Rhine
wine. and in Holland. coffee.
mo, I did not like the coffee they
make In France. Notwithstanding We
hear % much In our own restaurants
about French coffee. Neither do I
care for Turkish coffee. In fact, Amer
ica and Holland or, should say. New
York and Holland-are the only places
in the world where I can flnd coffee
to suit me-"
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
FOND OF MISERY
Pc 0ejleS la l0eje, oeod q 0ad, q
comme0 Lee % leanllndI 40
:: eoedja0 % d. vlaeone
+. oS cAieaoA

People Ike mystery-mysticism.
Some oldtime superstitions are dying
out. but for each Of them . new one
comes two"
d. George z Vincent a the Uni-
versity Of Chicago made this remark
just after he had finished . talk to
students at manual training high
school. says the Kansas City Star.
/: The first ever knew Of supersti-
tions." he said, was when my father
broke . mirror at home. II worried
him. and l asked my mother Why.
It's bad luck she said.
Bad luck, pondered. Why II Il
bad luck! It was . mystery to me.
But began learning something about
these mysterious beliefs. 1t brings
bad luck to cut the cord on . pack
age they told me. 1t should be un-
ted It's bad luck to put On the left
shoe frst' and its bad luck to get out
on the wrong side Of bed No ono
knows Why al these things bring evil,
but many persons believe they do.
Tn the south % many superstitions
originate among the negroes that they
are almost innumerable. No one ex-
plains the reasons for their 'voodoos.'
Some superstitions are sensible.
For instance, II 10 said bad luck win
come II one passes beneath . ladder.
Maybe It viii. Maybe some persons
have been taught valuable lessons In
passing beneath them. It Il uncom-
Portable to have . bucket Of paint or
IN ax dropped on ones head. Perhaps
this superstition originated from some
one Who underwent such IN expert
ence.
The belief that II you pass q pin
without picking It up you viii have
bad luck originated many years ago.
Pins were costly then and children
were taught to pick them up and keep
them for their value. They formed
the habit. and II has been handed
down from generation to generation
until It has become q superstition.
Perhaps some children who did not
pick up pins had bad luck when they
the parent. forcibly and quickly, and
with stinging effect"
Dr.. Vincent smiled when he smoke
Of the number Is. So many persons
are afraid Of It he did not deem Il
worthy OF mention.
Last week Dr.. Vincent was lectur.
ing on the subject, Superstition" He
declared that everyone had some par
ticular superstition to which Difference
was shown. An old woman who had
attentively arose and declared
she had none.
'N0ne at all?'' she was asked.
None" she replied.
A gray-haired man sitting by her
side nudged her.
How about them coffee grounds!"
be asked.
She blushed and took her seat. And
Df course the audience laughed.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
A. 70 Chess.

Chess Is Of great antiquity. and its
origin is lost In obscurity. Though
nearly every nation under the sun
claims the invention Of the pastime. It
Is undoubtedly Of oriental origin. The
Romans placed over the door Of the
Temple Of Janus: "Ex Oriente Lux ct
Ludus Scacchorum" c'Out Of the East
came light and the game Of chess" y
Chess was called by the Hindus
.cheturanga," the four angas-that II.
the four members of the army-ele-
plants, horses. chariots and foot-s0l-
diers. The Chinese played chess 5000
years ago. and called 1t the game Of
war" And to-day We have "krieg-
spiel," the modern game of war.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
counod's Old Guitar.

St Cloud is about to do honor to
the memory Of Gounod. The illustri-
0us composer at one time lived there,
and for years Inhabited . pretty villa
at 4ontretout, where he composed
the greater number Of his master.
pieces.
During the Franco-Prussian war tho
German soldiers sacked the property
and burned down the house. Every.
thing was destroyed with the excep.
ton Of . guitar, which to-day is to be
seen In the Opera museum. This gui7
tar IL precious to admirers Of Faust
and "Mireille" for more than one rea-
son. for It IL said that its chords re-
sounded to the composers first must
cal conceptions. It bears in the CEN
ter, written by the masters hand. the
words: ''Nemi aprile. 1867"
It II now proposed to erect Q monu-
ment to Gounod. which win be sur
mounted by q bronze reproduction Of
J. b. Carpeaux's bust Of the great mur:.
sician.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

nothing moro, on her lead, than . rose
bud In truth, il matters not to moi
men vether women were waseepaPer
baakets on their head or dolies, il j.
woman her elf who Is eifha511e
ect dream OF . horribltf hfnlalel;;
lar hat has but little 70 4XakkS St&
case. But who has ever 80 S1enNn
who was perfectly satis61a NJ ~
Eastef hat three days air. the ~
mark had bean removedN Y26 hsse
not! Have you! OF Seulsl,SWol.
That Is Why women are sotAnhapf1 1o'a
:ns lie Of ve.aa = fall q ysi ny ~.
Wa Sssskiss hsa.t I'd ssarsIi sy3%..l w
And Gls1t lips, I'D b To eoal si'f' !. ~
Ihe ceeeet loogtnGD tAat aEi.A ..st!sst, ..1,st,
which tAb void n0Voe satfGes! 'ts.T.
90me more, so0e loaa, hut a tAe SA6eo slsis
Not 90 qoits Aappg. %. Doe ops!; ~. i.
And % it d that women, lovely uo,ll-
IN, can trace eail Of her cAfeJi ID st
rows hack to every first tine ste asnh;
ed IN Easter hat. Ala IL 'trusI
"Pity 'tia Ii true!'' 'H~ss'ss
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

A new G. A. r. post has lately been
organized in the city Of Chicago which
meets every Sunday afternoon in place
Of the usual custom Of meeting even
ings. The old veterans are getting too
weak to face the night air. Every
roll call shows that some comrades
have passed away, but the memory Of
their glorious deeds will live forever.
The strength and glory of our nation
Il their monument.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
Cremation of the Dead.

Cremation Of the Dead.
Cremation u one OF the most an
cient methods OF disposing Of the dead.
Before the beginning Of the Christian
era, cremation prevailed among all
scivilized nations, except the Jews. Chi
'nese and Egyptians. Later. however,
this form gave way to earth burial.
&: Cremation has had . revival during
the last few years. and from one Gre
matory In existence In 1880, there
were over 50 In 1890. and since then
others have been added to the list
each year. Cremation II common In
Japan. where ~ per cent. OF the dead
are incinerated. The first cremat0ry
In the United States was built At
Washington. Pa. in 1876. by Dr.. lie
Moyne. and the first incineration there
was that Of the body Of Baron de
Palm. which took place in December
of the same year. This was the only
cremat0ry In the United States until
1884.-Sunday Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

The Nebraska legislature has ad-
jouzned. The great mass of our peo-
PIE are we'll satisfied with its work.
Tie present session had hardly begun
before such democratic papers % the
Omaha World Herald and the Colum-
bus Telegram proclaimed that the
rspablican members Of the legislature
voald not fulfill their party pledges,
bat they did, and then some. The
tvo cent fare bill WAS not in the repub-
liean platform and was not advocated
b Governor Sheldon, yet 80 long q
% many other states are enacting im-
ilar hvs. Il vas best perhaps to pass
t. The emergency clause should not
hsve been attacked % - to give the
sailroad companies . hir chance to
adjust their interstate - veil - local
Iatel IF tie railroad companies had
not fought the payment Of their just
taxes they undoubtedly would have
hred better at the hands Of our legis-
latnrs. The terminal tax law, - It
p@sd. = . good thing for Omaha, and
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03


A hundred square miles Of country
around Mount Kosciusko. one Of the
highest peaks Of the Australian Alps.
has been proclaimed . reserve by the
government, with . view Of the forma-
ton OF . national park Freedom
shrieked when Kosciusko FELL" accord
ing to the post Campbell. and this
peak was % named by brother Polish
patriot. the late Count de Strselecki. .
political refugee. who spent several
years in Australia and did some valu-
able exploring and geological work.
He was probably the frst discoverer
q gold In Australia. but at the request
a tho local government which feared
IN outbreak Of the convict population
II the news became known. he made
no public announcement Of the fact.
He spent the closing years Of his life
In London and Was knighted BY Queen
Victoria.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
1ors hr SeAssling.

Governor Sheldon has signed s. F.
2N, by King of Polk, . free high
school bill that permits students to
attend an adjacent high school and
the school district of his residence to
levy . tax to pay his tuition, not to
exceed seventy-five cents per month.
State Superintendent McBrien is no
doubt immensely pleased over the pas
sage of this bill. He has been work
ing strenuously for . number Of years
for legislation Of this sort that would
stand the test of the courts. We pre-.
sumo that he and the other friends of
the measure feel they have created IN
act this time that will hold water.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
E. z. STROrHER. .......................Ma .Manaeea

There are three cigar factories in
Columbus, and they make good cigars,
too, but the cigars passed around 1t
Commercial Club banquet were not
Columbus cigars. We would advise
our Commercial Club management to
practice what they preach.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
stzaishtsa Up.

The delightful art Of walking, The
happy practice Of vagabondage which
Stevenson and Whitman praised %
we'll, the most innocent Of pastimee
the simplest Of exercises, i in danger
Of falling into allegiance Gays Bliea
Carman in tho Delineator, for April.
Our fashionable people affect one
ridiculous manner of valkingand then
another, year and after, bat slnost no
one thinks it worth while to learn to
walk normally. There can be no uni
form fashion Of good walking. The
normal walk Is not . matter Of caprice,
but Of srt; it lends itself to the infinite
varieties Of character, and becomes in
each instance expressive Of the indi-
vidual; % that We recognize . man by
his gait - easily as by his voice. The
first requisite of good walking il .
good poise. fthe body Is we'll poised
at each point Of its motion. the motion
itself must be good. The process Of
walking which has been described as
series Of falls. ie, to be somewAat more
accurate, . series Of falls and recover
les 50 insendbly merged that there is
no saying where the fall ends and the
recovery begins. In walking We are
in . state of unstable equilibrium. We
pass gradually frem one position to
another, yet are never out Of poise.
Wear playing with gravity. Agood
walker spins the earth deity beneath
his feet, - IN acrobat in q circus,
lying on his hack, spins . barrel or .
painted ball.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

A law was passed in the early part
Of this seasion Of the legislature that
makes it unlawful for any township OF
precinct to vote bonds to aid in the
building Of any railroads. Nobody
paid any attention to the passage of
this bill, and nobody seemed to care
much about it. Now Boone county
seems to think that they have achanoe
to get . railroad company to build to
Albion, if they will vote bonds, and .
strong lobby was sent to Lincoln to
make IN effort to have the new law
repealed. They are willing to have
the law read that it shall take q two
thirds vote to carry such bonds. That
ought to be . pretty good safeguard,
but it would not look we'll to have q
lhw repealed during the same session
it was enacted, 90 our Boone county
friends might as we'll go home.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
Equally Matched.

Suit0reI cannot boast oi wealth
but have brains. sir. have brains.
The members Of my literary club viii
tell you that you'd have the greatesl
aebater in town for . son-in-laW.
FAther-And I can assure you, my
dear fellow, that you'd have the great.
est lecturer in the town for . mother
m-law. Your request IL granted. and
Heaven helpI mean bless-yoa.-
Stray Stories.
White sewing machines. Carl Sohu
beat White = king.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
Wheat and Chat.


James Arthur was . canny old
Scotchman who lived In the town Of
Ryegate. Vt. In the late '50s. He IT.
tended church regularly. and always
drove the family horse, Nell. and n.
though she undoubtedly possessed
many virtues, speed Was not one of
them.
One Sabbath On his way home from
the kirk one Of the younger members
Of the congregation drove up behind
with . fast horse and, Offering some
excuse for being In . hurry. drove past
q . sharp gait
The old gentleman In reply to the
others remark about driving past 10
Piled: "Oh, aye. the char . gangs b.
lore the Wheat."
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03


This has been . splended harvest
for the milliners, and they have GREAT
ed the most Of BY the magnificent
designs and stylish patterns placed in
attractive positions where the feminine
eye could gaze and gaze, and admire
and admire. We do not profess to
known much about vomen's hats
excepting tie price We do known that
. woman dresses moro to please the
masculine eye than to draw admiration
or envy from The gsotler sex- %,
after Ill, Ill the men must be The
judge Of the Easter bonnet So 6f
- We are concerned we admire . large
hat On . little woman, and . shoEt. odd
snapped hat On . tall woaan,-lonR,
lean women who wore something
that very much resembled . stack Of
alfalfa On . frosty morning. AID 10
have also cast . seooad glance at Tie
little, ht stnbby voman Who woie
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
crsvdsa VIII Railroad Da.t.e..

CfeWde1 With Raihead Dusins0.
Ceotzal Ci,y NoopaFsil.
The verdict of every one Who visit
Central City now Is that it Is getting
to be . great railroad center. Trains
are in the yards constantly, gangs Of
workmen are putting down track, dis
tributing material and pushing con-
struction work. Things are 80 badly
cluttered up that trainmen and EN-.
ployes are praying for the completion
of the double track. IF the weather
continues good the track from Lock
wood will reach Central City in .
week or ten days.
A gang Of workmen began yester-
day morning to extend the Stromsburg
track westward to the depot The
main line is 80 crowded that the new
passenger has been delayed every
evening from forty-ive minutes to IN
hour in getting into the yards and up
to the depot The new track is Of .
temporary character and it may be
taken up later. Some think that its
construction means that We are to have
no new depot, Is the track runs right
through the proposed depot site.
The Burlington bridge crossing the
Platte at Grand Island burned Tues
day night and since that time the Bur-
lington trains have been sent around
BY the Union Pacific to this place and
thence to Aurora over the branch.
The Grand Island bridge appears to
be susceptible to fire as It has been
burned once or twice before. It i
thought the line can be opened today
or tomorrow. e.'
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

pfter-It would b interesting %
traee the oriein of some q The CO.,
moa remarks o( he day. For inetaAe4
I vundee Who originated the e1preo'
-: IT never rains but Il pou1A ).
Wiseman-Noah, wy pgooahH. 4
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03
Uatloa'S AnfhaQ.

"The Star Spangled Banner has
been officially recognized Is the nation
al anthem of the United St.tes, and its
dirgelike notes will hereafter be BY
authority Of the Government heard
upon all suitable occasions. Among
the other honors which will be q mill
tary salute, the U. s. Army Regula-
tions, having been 50 amended that
when the national anthem is played
by the band on any formal occasion,
or At any place where persons belong
ing to the military service are present,
they shall stand attention, and even if
not in ranks they shall render the pre-
scribed salute. The position ofalute
must be maintained until the last note
has been played. The regulations
further provide that when the air is
played through once, With repetitions
or variations except where repetition
is called BY the score. It i also
directed that the same respect -
accorded "The Star Spangled Banner"
shall be observed when tho national
air Of any other country is played - .
compliment to Official Representatives
of the foreign country.
The Columbus journal., 1907-04-03

AccOtu1ng EtO OfOvef Cleveland,
W.. Bryan, Edgar Howard and
Others, the issue At the next president
III election will be the tariff: The
republican party Will cheerfally &C
capt that issue. The Dingley tariff
law has been in operation now some
twelve years and each succeeding year
seems to be more prosperous than the
preceding one. What bettereconomic
conditions .csn the American people
ask for or expect than veare now hav-
ing? Tho only class of men that have
any cause for complaint are the men
working for fixed wages, and Is rule
al their salaries are being raised and
everyone can readily find employment.
Do the American people want the
protective tariff removed and have
our manufacturers complete with fore
ign labor? Do wewant the conditions
- they existed during Cleveland'sad-
ministraction repeated, our factories
idle, Coxey armies, soup houses, ect.,
and European factories working over
time? What if Massachusetts, shoe
manufacturers want free hides? Isn't
It better for Nebraska to have good
prices for cattle and hides, What If
shoes are . little higher than they used
to be? Can We not we'll afford to nav
the diherences Suppose steel rails are
protected too much, so long rs the
hzmes Of Nebraska are getting such
big prices for their grain, their cattle
their butter and eggs, in fact, every
thing they have to sell. Why should
No want to tinker with the tariff? By
al means let the issue of the next
presidential campaign be the tariff, and
tie good common sense of the
American people will again snow the
democrats under.