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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

On a green hillock, beneath the shade of a
large tree, sat a shepherd maiden, gazing with
large, dreamy eyes into the blue sky until it
seemed as though the blue of the skies were
reflected in her eyes. She was startled from
by her side, and on looking round, beheld
green, hairy monster, with cleaning red eyes,
staring out at her from behind BUSH She
started up with a little shriek of terror, and
turned to run away, but something in the
monsters eyes held her back, and she began
to think that he looked more sorrowful than
savage. The dwarf gazed at her for several
minutes. At last she said:
"What do you want"
"I am starving" he answered. "Give me
some food"
At once all the maiden's fear was swallowed
up in pity for the poor creature and, thrust
ing her shepherds crook into his hairy hand,
she said:
''Stay here and mind the sheep while l
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

~ CAMP without camp fire would be
Al a novelty-almost an impossibility
W. Even supposing the campers were
supplied with cooked and canned
food, and did not care for coffee or tea, a
camp fire would be indispensable. 1t adds
to the romance of roughing it, makes camp
cheerful, seems to be kind Of protection
against tramps or wild animals, and, in gen.
eral way, is a friend that cannot be dispensed
with.
Granting this, it is well that all amateur
campers-out should know how to build this
useful adjunct. Perhaps you may think you
do know, that nothing is more easy than TO
gather together some chips ana leaves and
sticks and set fire to the aggregation. But
that would be only fire, perhaps a bonfire,
and it could never rise to the dignity OF q
To build the very best kind of a camp fire,
you should get mammoth back log, by cut
ting down a tree, if there is no other way.
It must be at least foot thick, and may be
two feet, and at least twelve feet long. Build
your fire against the middle of this log, and
when it burns through. keep pushing the
burnt ends together.
Another convenient arrangement is TO take
two green logs, about eight inches in diane
ter and four feet long, put them side by side,
seven inches apart at one end, and a wider
or narrower space at the other end accord
ing to the draught desired, and build fire
between them.
When you are cooking, keep your fire down
as much as possible, because you don't need
bonfire TO cook by; and, under any circum-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

fetch you some," and sped swiftly down the
hill.
The dwarf, left to himself, flung himself up
on the ground and sobbed bitterly; his proud
heart was at last touched by the pity of the
palace and the happy home that he might
have offered her, but which, by his own pride
and folly, he had forfeited:
When he at last rose, his eyes were not SO
flaming and red as before; they were soft and
even brown and more humane as they were
before his enchantment The maiden soon
returned with loaf of new bread, and the
dwarf snatched it from her hand and began to
deyour it fercely. When he had finished he
turned to her and asked suddenly
''You are good and gentle-wili you marry
The maiden shrank back and answered has
tily- :,
''Very well." the dwarf replied, and with
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

~ CAMP without a camp fire would be
Al a novelty-almost an impossibility.
. Even supposing the campers were
sunnlied with cooked and canned
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

1S ANY, many years ago there lived a
M king and queen who had one son.
III This young prince was as handsome
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
craft Charges Make Lilley Unpopular

dove mott out of season, and Theodore
Burton, the Cleveland student, had
followed with a peace pastoral Of the
millennium. Then came MIR. Lilley's
turn to howl. Everybody under the
dome knew he was scheduled to speak.
and there were as many rumors in
the air as notes in a sunbeam
concerning the sensational fea-
lures of his address which. by the way.
did not materialize. But as soon as
Mr. Lilley secured the floor and start
ed in with the usual formal, mfr.
Chairman" the couple of hundred Of
Republicans and Democrats. who had
listened with the greatest interest to
Hobson and Burton, rose almost as il
by preconcertion. and filed of to their
cloakrooms. When the Connecticut
submarinist had been talking for five
minutes or so there wasn't a corporal's
guard in attendance on the floor, either
of his own party or of the opposition,
and when he concluded his remarks
and took his seat, the 16 members
who, by actual count, remained in the
chamber. didn't give him even cour-
tesy handicap.
In the congressional directory Mr..
Lilley's full name is set down as
George Leavens Lilley." But this
isn't So. 1t can't be true. George
doesn't leaven Lilley or anything
about him. His dough has never risen.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Joseph Letter to Take an Army Bride

formidable rival in a naval officer who
is very popular. but has no fortune.
That Mrs. Letter favored her sons
suit was evident. although she has
lot showered upon Miss Williams the
attentions she has shown Miss Elkins.
Last autumn Mr.. Letter established
several hunts and took daily exercise
On nearby Virginia farm to enable
him to join the cross country riders of
the Orange County hunt of which Miss
Elkins is one of the two girl men,
hers. Mrs. Letter is said to have in
formed one of her confidants that to
win the young West Virginia girl as
her daughter-in-law she would settle
s.. OOO,OOO on the bride, give the young
people the use of her Dupont Circle
house. and bequeath to her daughter
in-law the famous ruby tiara and neck
lace that even in London society are
regarded as particularly choice jewels.
According to the gossip Of clubs and
drawing rooms the engagement will
b. short one The honeymoon will
be abroad with presentation at the
court of St. James and a taste of the
London season under the guidance of
the countess of Suffolk as its most
brilliant and alluring features. Mrs.
Letter. in view OF her sons prospective
marriage, has abandoned her intention
of going abroad for the summer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
ROUND THE CAPITAL
laformation and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There Washiniton.
Senator Owen Gives Genuine War Dance

Plenty Coos came here with fire in
his eye and vengeance in his heart
against the palefaces at the capitol.
He had grievances dating beyond the
arrival of CHRISTOPHER Columbus. He
had several bouts with Senator Clapp,
the tall, dignified chairman of the In
dian committee. The eloQuence of
Plenty Coos prevailed finally. and an
agreement was reached to bury the
Ratchet, smoke the pipe and go back
to the reservation. Plenty Coos wound
up his descent upon the capitol in
the committee room by rising in his
place and making a. solemn tender of
his beautiful eagle-feathered bonnet to
Chairman Clapp. Senator Clapp. who
is from Minnesota, blushed and re-
fused to put on the royal headgear.
There was a moment of embarrass-
ment which was suddenly relieved by
the senator of Cherokee blood. To
him the bonnet was ':caA of the wild"
Hand me the bonnet" said Senator
Owen. Plenty Coos beamed with de-
light and extended the bonnet, which
was made of the trophies of a hundred
American eagle wings. Senator Owen
gravely put it on his head and struck
the attitude of Osceola or Black Hawk,
or King Philip delivering an ulti-
matum to the palefaces. Then he
whirled around and around. threw an
invisible tomahawk and finally sat
down amid great applause" as they
say in the Congressional Record.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Ashologer Predicts Teddy's Reelection

time in the next four years So far
as he has been able to figure it out
astrologically there is not another man
in the nation that could manage the
trouble. The professor says: Il have
obtained among the stars the nativity
of President Roosevelt, and from the
same l. find that he unquestionably
will ne nominated by the Republican
party for president and will positively
be reelected by large majority"
But the president is not going to get
off easily. He is warned that he will
be in danger of a peculiar trouble with
his knees, and that he should avoid
firearms. combustibles and impulsfve-
ness. He should also take care of his
eyes and teeth.
Then the deck. or the stars, show
man with high forehead and sleepy
eyes. He has a wayward disposition
and bad habits, and will be around in
1908 and 1909.
The professors source of informa-
ton. however, indicates that the presi.
dent will weather all storms and pull
the country through with him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

W Observation-Disclosures of Presi-
!" dent Roosevelt predicted that
the East room in the White House
would turn green from envy when the
president learned that the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs witnessed a
genuine war dance by Senator Owen
of Oklahoma, the junior member of
the committee, wearing a magnificent
war bonnet" of eagle feathers, worn
for many years by Plenty Coos, chief
of the Crow tribe.
Senator Owen is one-quarter Choc-
taw and three-Quarters game sport"
Thus. when Senator Clapp, chairman
of the committee. declined to don the
war bonnet at the request of Chief
Plenty Coos, Senator Owen grasped it.
placed 1t on his own head and went
through the proper movements of the
chief of a victorious Indian tribe lead
ing his warriors into a war dance
after successful battle. thereby saw
ing the reputation of the committee
in the estimation of the Indians and
preserving the pride of Chief Plenty
Coos.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Old Eli Pretty Young Vet.

One does not always remember that
the first Spanish settlements in South
America antedated the first English
settlements in North America by near
Iy 100 years and that when the Pill
grims landed at Plymouth there were
already cities in South America that
could boast of longer history than
Chicago can to-day.
When Harvard. our Oldest univer-
sity. was only an idea in the minds of
few English colonists. the University
of San Marcos in Peru was WELL
established institution already older
than Cornell is to-day When Cornell
celebrates her hundredth anniversary
the. University of San Marcos. still
flourishing. will be getting ready to
celebrate her four hundredth. When
Yale was founded this ancient univer-
sity Of Lima was already l3I years old,
or about the same age that Columbia
is to-day.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

MOT in many years has member
~ of the house of representatives
been SO thoroughly unpopular with
his colleagues as is Representative Lii
ley of Connecticut. whose charges of
graft and corruption in connection
with submarine boat legislation in
congress brought about the present
investigation by the Boutell special
committee. And this is stated as a
fact, and not by way of criticism or
disparagement. Mr.. Lilley knows it,
too, and it seems rather to please him
than otherwise. At least. SO his friends
have gathered from his occasional ref
erences to the subject.
A brilliant example Of the covent-
rescue attitude of the house member
ship-Republican and Democratic
with reference to Mr.. Lilley was fur
nished during general debate on the
naval bill. Richmond Pearson Hob
son, once one of our leading Oscula-
tors, had turned loose a line of war
talk calculated to make the traditional
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

THE latest romance of Washington
1. society concerns Joseph Letter
and Miss Juliette Williams. the daugh-
ter of an army officer. The announce
ment Of their engagement was made
the other day..
sMr. Letter has spent this winter in
Washington. Miss Williams is the
daughter of Lieut-.COl. John B. VIII
liams. now stationed at Fort Dupont,
Del. She was introduced to Washing
ton society largely through the influ-
ence of Mrs. Corbin, wife of Gen.
Henry C. Corbin. who became &C
quainted with her in Manila. With
her mother and younger sisters. Miss
Williams has an apartment in a fash
ionable apartment house.
Until the recent visit to Washing
ton of the duke of the Abruzzi, Mr..
Letter was very attentive to Miss
katherine Elkins. Since then his
wooing of Miss Williams leaves moth
ing to be desired in the way of arGOr
or persistence. Mr.. Letter has had a
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
FRIENDS HELP.
St. Paul Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for breakfast
1 always felt languid and dull. having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or SO
a weak, nervous arrangement OF the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down.
AT other times I had severe head
aches; stomach finally became. af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
I had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady. for many years
State President of the w. C.. T. L..
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee; she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said It was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
b!ed with chronic dyspepsia for years.
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice a
day. She was wholly cured. Still
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was Godsend to her. her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving of coffee and taking on
Postum.
so many such cases came to my
notice that / concluded coffee was
the cause Of my trouble and quit and
took up Postum. I am more than
pleased to say that my days of trouble
have disappeared. am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A nssv
one appears from time to time. Thsy
are genuine, true, and full Of humaa
interest
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Manuel Garcia's Simple Life.

The just published biography of
Manuel Garcia, by Mr.. s. Mackinlay,
contains some interesting details of
the daily habits of that distinguished
parsonage. who died at the age of 1872
It is recorded that he led the simplest
of lives:
His lunch invariably consisted Of
the same simple fare-some sponge
cake and a pint of milk. which would
be fetched from baker close by by
my younger brother Charles. I asked
Senior Garcia once If he did not feel
hungry long before dinner, teaching as
he did all day on such slender diet.
NO" he answered, Il don't feel half
the discomfort from waiting that
should If l took a hearty meal in the
middle of the day and then tried to
teach Immediately afterward. Besides,
I don't really need it. Most singers
and teachers of singing eat more than
they should A man with moderate
teeth. such as have. can grow old On
sponge cake and milk" And he lived
for more than 30 years after that to
prove the truth of his remarks.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Valet Gave American Millionaire
Few Pointers on Dress ToQs.

The valet applied the backing with
his fingers, being very careful not to
soil the boots white tops.
You Hamericans," he said. lave
the cash. but you hain't got no sech
dandies as as London. Me former
marster. the young Marquis of Car.
abhas, as a separate pair of boots.
The boots cost from G3 hup, the
trees from G2 hup. You don't do that
sort of thing ere. You hain't hup to
it.
"Carabbas as two tailors, one for
sportin' toss, one for dress toys:
Heach taller as a stuffed manikin, a
perfect model Of his ludship, to fit
the clothes on to. L hain't seen no
nanikins ERE.
.Carabbas and ali his family-hit's
a common thing among the swells-
haliers sends their linen to the south
of France to be washed. Them there
French laundresses is splendid; the
soutrern sunshine, too. beaches the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

THE second elective. or third term
party. consisting of Senator iona
than Bourne of Oregon and John A..
Stewart of New York, has received
an addition in the person and prophe-
cies of Prof. Gustave Meyer. "scien-
tific astrologer." of HobOken, n. J.
In a communication sent to Wash
ington Prof. Meyer says that Taft is
wasting lot of time and money and
losing needed sleep because it is in the
stars and planets that Mr.. Roosevelt
will succeed himself.
Prof. Meyer says that this is fortu-
nate, as the gyrations and juxtaposi-
tons of the fixed stars and of those
that have. not been fixed show that
this country is going to have an awful
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
NOT LIKE ENGLAND'S DANDlES

stuff wonderful; but you, sir, well,
you're content with a steam laundry
wot works hamobinable.
Yer English swell as town clothes
and country clothes. In town he only
wears dark, shiny things-top ats.
black tail-cOats, dark blue or black
Overcoats. In the country he wears
lounge or sack suits, flannel shirts.
gay overcoats. tan boots. But over
ERE you don't hObserve them distinc-
lions. You wear country clothes in
town. You carn't deny it, sir. l see
it hoften.''
I'll try to learn. Algernn," said
the young millionaire humbly, as he
got ready for his bath.
We'll, you're in good 'ands, sir"
said the valet in an encouraging tone.
Listen to me. and you'll soon be hup
to snuff"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
THE STORY.

THERE was a dearth in the land, es-
pecially in that portion of the coun-
try surrounding Gilgal. Successive
crops had failed owing to little or no
rain falling, and the people were much
distressed. In their impoverished con-
dition they were unable to make the
accustomed offerings to the school of
the prophets located at Gilgal. and as
a result The students enrolled there
had but scant living. As result of
this. there was much discourag ameht
and not a little murmuring. and il
seemed inevitable that the school must
/. close. But in the darkest hour of the
experience the prophet Elisha had
come and had cheered and encouraged
them TO hold on yet little longer. de-
claring that Il the school should close
ii would b. a -eproach upon the land.
and The religious influence which the
school eNer;ed would be destroyed.
The land is apostate enough al
ready withou- our leading it still fur
ther into .orsetfalness of GOO.
Yea, is not the present distress Of
the land due 10 the wandering of the
people from God? And what will fol-
low if even the religious teachers and
leaders are scattered? Rather. let us
wait patiently until the Lord provide
deliyerance"
Thus they had been encouraged to
wait patiently. and Elisha had re-
manned with them. sharing their
scanty fare and setting them an exam
pie of sublime faith and patience. And
so the days had passed But the sit
uation had grown darker and darker.
To be sure the land was beginning to
bring forth its fruits. but harvest day
was yet far ahead, and the supplies in
the school We're practically exhausted.
Yes. disconsolately murmured
one of the students to fellow mem
Der one day after the last bit of flour
in the barrel had been used. I'VE
have no more here to eat. and who is
there to provide for our needs? Can
it be supposed that the people who
are likewise suffering should bring to
us what they will need for them
selves"
:. But the first fruits belong to the
Lordand to those who minister in the
Lords service" was the response
True" exclaimed the first speak
er. but what seem the people to care
for the claims of God upon them?"
, And for that very reason let us
not by our conduct make ii appear
that neither do We fear God"
But our last meal is gone. and We
shall starve even while We wait
Thus was there murmuring and dis
couragement throughout the school,
and it seemed as they went supperless
to bed that night that there remained
nothing for them to do but abandon
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
NO MARRIAGE BELLS FOR HIM.
The Details.

1.-The particulars-?'
well, Capt. Feebles was shot in the
back, originally, and went around with
his back bent a good deal like an in
terrogation mark. until he got a port
ly slab of back pension. Then he
Strengthened up his back until It was
decidedly concave instead of consider
ably convex. dyed his wtiskers q
fighting black and set out in pursuit
of a buxom widow. who. being a
widow, knew exactly how to be caught
while maintaining all the symptoms Of
eluding capture to the very best of her
ability.'-Smart Set.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

of this territory of the breeding places
of mosquitoes, permanent relief could
be secured. In reviewing the life-his-
tory of the mosquito 1t Is evident that
the fight against the adult is futile and
that the effort of control must be d.
rected against the breeding places Of
the insect.
1t is the common opinion here thas
the taro patches and rice fields are
mainly responsible for the abundance
of the mosquitoes. They do breed to
some extent In these places. but the
writer has found the source of mos
quities. even in the immediate vicinity
Of taro patches and rice fields to be
mainly the many exposed receptacles
filled with standing water, common
about the laborers' quarters. 1t is not
In the fields, moreover. but about
them in the clogged bitches and about
the sides, where the water remains
comparatively shallow and unchanged
that the larvae are found. The writer
has, however. found that in abandoned
rice fields. where the water stands In
more or less confined areas for a
great length of time. the larvae do
occur In large numbers.
In the outlying districts. where city
water is not supplied and rain.
water must be stored for use, the
many containers used for this pur-
pose, especially about the native
houses and Chinese shacks, are by far
the greatest source of mosquitoes.
The writer has counted as many as
II tubs. barrels and other containers
about one native house all breeding
mosquitoes in immense numbers.
Generally speaking, the extermina-
ton of the mosquito can not be &C.
complished. The remedy is by sys-
tematic and continuous effort to do
away with their breeding places or,
If that is not practical, by the prop
er treatment, to render the conditions
unfit for the development of the
larvae. In favored localities this will
result practically in determination.
D. L. VAN DINE,
EntOmOlOgiSt. Hawaii.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
CHINESE TO SAVE FORESTS.

The Chinese are saving their for
ests. The almost worldwide move
ment to protect and establish forests
has reached the Celestial empire, and
the first Chinese school of forestry
shortly will be opened in Mukden.
The Chinese realm sometimes is
pointed out as the worst example
among modern nations of forest de-
struction. The floods which periodi-
cally are poured down from the denud-
ed mountains are destructive beyond
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

comparison with those of any otlle..
country, and the want of forests is
assigned as the chief cause.
Wood is scarcer in China than in al
most any other inhabited region of
the world, although the country is
we'll adapted to the growing of trees.
In the establishment of forest school
the Chinese government gives evil
dence that it realizes the need of be-
ginning it's reforestation in a scientific
manner.