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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22
THE STORY.

THERE was a certain woman OF
] Shunem in the land of Israel who
as Scripture says, was great-great as
concerned the possession of this
worlds goods: great as to abilities,
for she was wise woman and ordered
the affairs of her husbands home
after the most careful manner of the
eastern housewife; great as to her
womanly virtues, and the kindly deeds
which she was constantly performing
for her neighbors and friends; great
as to her piety; but, above all, great
in the burden of sorrow which rested
upon her heart-a sorrow which she
hid from her husband and the world,
a sorrow which when 1t strikes deep
into a woman's heart is greater than
any sorrow which q woman may know
the sorrow Of a childless home.
When as a bride she had come to
take her place In the splendid home
which her husband had provided for
her 1t had been with the joyful thought
that children would come to bless and
make bright the home. To her, rs
with all women in that eastern land,
the childless home was a reproach
and the GROWING honor of wifehood
was motherhood. But all through the
long years Of her welded life this joy
and blessing had been denied her, and
it seemed as though her heart must
break with the burden of its grief.
Her husband. conscious of the
yearning Of her heart-for bravely as
she tried she could not hide It alto
gether from his fond, loving eyes
sought tenderly to be not only hus-
band but son to her. and tried to dill
her life with activities and pleasures
which would take her mind from her
grief. And she being too true a wom-
an to be swallowed up of her sorrow,
found relief in the performance OF
kindly deeds which endeared her to
neighbors and friends and made ~
name great in Shunem
Now 1t CHANGED one day as she went
about her gentle MINISTRIES that an
errand of mercy took her to the other
side of town. where a widow woman
and her three children dwelt in poy-
erty. In passing through the market
place she observed solitary figure
sitting in secluded spot. His cloak
or mantle was drawn closely around
him, but from without the folds of the
garment which envelOped his head
there looked a strong face, whose
penetrating eye seemed to take in
every detail and movement CT the
busy place. Knots of people gathered
here and there talked In low tones
and the furtive glances which were
cast in the direction of the silent fig
ure indicated plainly that it was the
stranger who was the subject of con-
versatiOr. But no one, moved By
friendly impulse. seemed inclined to
speak kindly word of greeting to the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22
sERMoNETTE.

True piety finds its express
sion In genuine hospitality.
Doors opened to admit the
faithful servants Of the Lord
let in the blessing Of God a.
well.
To give to supply the need Of
one who 10 engaged in Gods
work 10 to give to the Lord and
such giving never goes without
it, reward.
God can find shelter and food
for his servants In most unex-
peeted places.
The entertainment Of this
plain, unassuming prophet, poe:
and despised, except to the few
in Israel who were faithful TO
God, was not going to bring So
eial prestige to this Shunammite-
woman, in fact her hospitality
perhaps was going to cost her
the regard Of many Of the "s~ell
set" Of Shunem. But enough Of
the light Of righteousness and
truth had shined into her heart
to make her understand that
there was more honor in enter
tanning one Of the humble SER
wants Of God than in filling her
house with q choice company Of
her rich neishbors.
To-day we need to learn the
joy and blessing Of true hospi-
tality. "When thou makest q
dinner or supper" said Jesus,
zeal, not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, neither thy kinsmen,
nor thy rich neighbors, lest
they also bid thee again and a
reeompense be made thee. But
when thou makest a feast, call
the poor, the MANNED. the lame.
the blind; and thou shalt be
blessed; for they cannot recon-
pense thee; for thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrec-
ton Of the just"
The good heart 10 sensitive to
goodness in others. This Shu-
nammite woman perceived that
Elisha was holy man."
The good heart also delights
in fellowship with goodness. It
was a real joy and privilege for
this Shunammite woman to re-
eeive the spiritual blessing
which Elisha the prophet was
able to bring to her and her hus-
band.
" this Shunammite woman
had been absorbed in the latest
fashion plates, or been gaddins
about to afternoon card parties
and social teas, or the matinee,
she never would have had eyes
to see this man Of God az he
passed to and fro by her home.
} This Shunammite woman
never dreamed that her kindly
service was to bring to her the
treasure for which her heart
J Ionged most. And yet 10 It not
q literal fulfilIment Of the dec
iaration Of Scripture that it we
"seek first the kingdom Of God
and his Righteousness, all these
things shall be added unto us?"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22
COFFEE EYES.
q Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro.
duees Blindness.

The curious effect Of slow daily pol
soning and the gradual building in Of
disease as a result. Is shown in num-
bers of cases where the eyes are II.
fected by coffee.
A case In point will illustrate:
A lady In Oswego. Mont, expert
enced a slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes in the form of increas-
ing weakness and shooting pains
with wayy, dancing lines of light. 20
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at q time.
She says:
This gradual failure Of sight
alarmed me and naturally began .
very earnest quest for the cause.
About this time I was told that cot
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form. and while I didn't believe that
coffee was the cause of my trouble. I
concluded to quit 1t and see.
II took up Postum Food Coffee In
spite Of the jokes Of Husband whose
experience with one cup at q neigh
boris was unsatisfactory. Well, I
made Postum strictly according to d.
rections. boiling II q little longer. BE-
cause Of our high altitude. The result
was charming. have now used Pos
tum in place Of coffee for about 3
months and my eyes are well. never
paining me or showing any weakness.
know to q certainty that the cause
Of the trouble was coffee and the cure
was In quitting 1t and building up the
nervous system on Postum. for that
was absolutely the only change made
In diet and took no medicine.
My nursing baby has been kept In
. perfectly healthy state since I have
used Postum.
"Nr. -. q friend. discarded eol-
fee ind took on Postum to see II -
could be rid Of his dyspepsia and ife.
Quent headaches. The change prO.
duced q most remarkable improve
ment quickly"
There's . Reason" Name Gwen ~
Postum Co. Bsttle Creek Mich.
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PLY, at least excitedly. To her, speak
ing-the distance is too great for Ed
win to understand the words. but ap-
parently from the gestures they are
those of amity-is Count Cipriano Da-
nella. his eyes sparkling vivaciously.
his costume the romantic one of Cor
sica.
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HE COULD BE TRUSTED.
Youngster "Made Good" Before Temp
= fation Was Put in His Way.

:. A train from the north pulled into
the station at Charlottesville, Va. An
elderly man thrust his head out Of a
window of a day coach and summoned
a little colered boy. The following col.
loQIy ensued:
= Little boy. have you q mother?"
d. "YaSsuh." "-....
Are you faithful to your studies?''
- "Yassuh." 20 90
A:::.'NDo you go to Sunday school?" o..
= '"Yassuh" .. -. 49,
DO you say your prayers every
night?" 80 ~. 49, .
:: ="Yassuh." -
=: Can / trust you to do an errand
. for me-" :. .~.-. 80.
...Yassuh." &c.. 80. ...
"Wen, here's five cents to get me
4; couple Of apples."-Success Maya
zine. - &C., .
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How He Did the Trick.

A driver on the Avontuur railway,
South Africa, while staying at the
Gamtoos, caught a large cobra de Ca
pello alive. The cool way In which he
did the trick (says local paper) sent
a cold shiver through every one who
saw it. He simply caught hold Of the
point Of its tail. gave it sudden Jerk
toward him and caught it by the back
of the head. He then placed it in a
biscuit tin. The snake was three
inches in diameter and about four feet
long.
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TOOK TIME.

A Scotsman, having hired himself
to q farmer, had cheese set before
him that he might help himself. After
some time, the master said to him:
Sandy. you take a long time to
breakfast"
In truth, MASTER" said Sandy: -
cheese O. this size Is ma sac soon eaten
IS you may think" :
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CHAPTER xvl.-continued.


"Oh, hang 1t, what have they done
to you. smarty?" growls the detective
angrily. Then he cries: GLORY halle
lujah! Bully for you!" for Edwin has
run down the ladder and is busy try
ing to unloosen the irons from the
Americans legs.
They've got keys somewhere"
snarls Emory. Hang it, think of their
cheek, manacling a detective"
Edwin is up the ladder again. He
strikes another match and on the
ground story finds. after some little de-
lay, a bunch of keys hanging on the
wall.
After some trouble with the locks,
which are rusty. Elijah's legs are re-
leased and he ascends with Edwin, his
jaws almost swapping with rage as he
tells his wrongs.
Il was playing the fisherman at st.
Tropez," he says. Il had got onto
them, all right knew the head devil,
the elder man, Cipriano. when. like a
fool, l went on board of that big,
cursed fishing felucca to them, pre-.
tending to want to get job, thinking
would find out what the devil they
were driving at. That was the end of
me. hadn't more than got in the
forecastle than I was covered with two
long knives, and that scar-faced fel-
low said to me: The first time, you
were warned to keep out of this affair.
This is the second time They were
savage enough to kill me. but they
simply corded me up and threw me in
the hold, and oh, what time | had as
their internal vessel dashed about the
Mediterranean after you. When they
gave up chasing you they stopped
here and put me away carefully in
that hole down there"
Suddenly he cries: What are you
doing?" for Edwin has his hands in an
iron ring and is trying to pull up an
other trap door in the flooring. e.
Il want tools by which we can break
enough masonry from one of these
embrasures to get OUT" says the
sailor.
But pulling up the trap door. both he
and the American gaze astounded into
the other vault.
Two red flaming eyes encounter
theirs If you come to kill me. I'll die
like a Corsican. my teeth In your
throat" cries . low. -hoarse voice.
Then as Anstruther lights another
match, shrek rises to them: THE
husband of Marina, Madre di Dio!"
"Tomasso!" exelaims Edwin, add
ing: In Gods name where is my
wife," -
"Diavolo. of course. You have come
here to find her. At the fork Of the
Bastia road. 1 thought the .Lucchese'
captured my mistress and myself and
forced us to drive toward the east.
Coming over the mountains. their Ian
guage told me they were not Luch-
cheese but C0rsicans l would have
told Marina. but when 1 got out to
water the horses at the little fountain
up near Pietra. two of them struck me
insensible aud awoke aud found my
self here. But, Signore, l beg you to
note one thing. Your true wife and
my honored mistress believes she was
rescued from the Lucchese' by Cipri-
anO Danella, and she is grateful to
him. Get me to the light that l may
aid you" The old ,Corsican has faint
~ staggered up; moment later he is
pulled from the vault by the strong
hands Of Anstruther and the detective.
This il old Tomasso Monaldi." says
Edwin shortly. who was supposed to
be killed"
Holy smoke. the fellow Nho WAS
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no relief until I used Doan's Kidney
Pills, They cured me five years ago.
and this is twice have publicly said
SO. The cure was thorough"
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents q box.
Foster-AIilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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Losing q Tenant.

:: A landlord in the Highlands OF Scot
land had .'crofter" tenant, who paid
him ten shiilings year as rent for
the. little farm. At the end of the
second year the tenant came to the
landlord and said that he was not
able to pay more than five shillings a
year, as crops had been poor. The
landlord agreed to this.
: At the end of the third year the
tenant appeared before the landlord
again and complained that things
were going SO poorly with him that
he was not able to pay any rent. The
landlord agreed to let him remain
rent free. At the end of the fourth
year the tenant once more appeared
before the landlord, and said:
:. Colonel, II you don't build me a
barn I'll have to move" $780,.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22

N. Heath. Of LIS
Eighth Street: For
fifteen years L suf-
fered with pains In
my back. frequent
calls to pass the Sc
cretions. dropsy. rheu-
matte aches and other
symptoms OF kidney
trouble. I could get
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22

There is no evil. that we cannot
either face or fly from but the con-
'sciousness of duty disreearded.-Dan-
Eel Webster.
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Pray Without ceasina.

Prayer continues in the desi:s of
the heart, though the mind be busted
with outward things.
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IL curet WhiIe You Walk.

= Aliens Eoot-Ease is. certain cure for
hot, sweating. callous, apd swollen, aching
feet. Soldby all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute Trial package FREE.
ADDE'S Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy. N. Y.
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Dc Good.

When in Rome do as Rome does
not want you to do. Do as Rome
ought to do, or as right requires.
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Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. Yoa
pay loo for cigars NOT 50 good. Your. dea+
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John DIS Eaole Stone.

=; John b. Rockefeller pretends that
he is not and never was superstitious;
still he carries in his pocket an eagle
stone It is a perforated stone OF great
antiquity, found in an eagles nest, and
is supposed to be q charm against
disease, shipwreck and other dis
asters 1t is of brownish tint and
about the size of pigeon egg. When
shaken 1t .rattles as If another stone
were inclcsed within 1t. A ribbon
passed through the perforation Is said
to possess more virtues than even
John D. himself When the old gentle
man wants to confer a particular favor
upon some one he gives q few inches
OF this ribbon.-New York Press.
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Didn't Want to Pay More.
. you: are fined ten dollars for con-
tempt Of court ::
I'm glad. Judge, that this is not
higher cotrt"-tIarper's Wtekly. -
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Evil Sneakino.

II you must speak i'll of your neigh.
Dor, do it where only a mean man will
hear it-that is, when nobody IN
around but yourself.
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FROM SUNNY ORANGE GROVES.
The Twiee-Toid Experience % . 90
:. eernardino, Calf, Man.

From Sunny San Befnardino, IN the
midst Of orange groves. writes Lionel
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Maintaining His Dignity.

Even the elevator boy had to draw
the line somewhere. to prevent his
being made too common. A writer
in the New York Evening Post tells
of a recent experience with one Of the
fraternity.
II any one calls. Percy. while I am
out, tell him to wait. shall be tight
back" she said to the apartment
house elevator boy.
There was no answer.
did you hear me? Why don't You
answer" asked the woman. with
some heat.
Il never answers. ma'am. unless I
doesn't hear. and then says
'What?"
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Who Likes. Lemon Pie;

You should try at once 'OUR-PlE
Preparation for delicious Lemon uieA A
lady says: T will never again try to mako
'OCR-PIE' Preparation" Try 1t and you
will say the same. At grOcers. 10 cents:
Put up by D-Zerta Co, Rochester. N.Ys"
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Power, be II ever So great, has not
half the might OF gen..s3ses.--H nnt
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22
short.siahted Policy.

Locking the heart against the drafts
of sympathy is the swiftest way of
inpOverishing the whole life.
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Shorten the AGONY.

Shoften inc N9onys
"Say!" growled the man In tho
chair. hurry up and get through shaw
ing me-"
why" replied the barber. you
said you had plenty of time"
Il know, but that was before you
began to use that razor."-Philadel
phia Press.
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NO Trouble to Show Goods.
= Old Gentleman Ito: beggar)-What
:. do you: do for a living? o.: 49,:
: :: Beggar-I make post holes. SIR
Old Gentleman (absent-mindedly)-
.:Yes?' Well. never give charity:
bring me along any you have on hand
and Iii buy them from you
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The Thunder Cloud.

!. Rt. Rev Chauncey B. Brewster.
D. D.. bishop Of Connecticut. told an
interesting story not long ago OF a
coiored clergyman. who was far from
being a brilliant preacher. and had
the habit. when exhorting his breth-
rem, Of shouting in q very loud tone
OF voice The bishop thought he
reprQve him, SO suggested kindly that
perhaps his sermons would have as
good an effect If delivered more soft
.ly. But the colored minister replied:
We'll. you see. it's this way. bishop.
I has to make up In thunder what I
lacks In. Weekly.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-20
rB'irst published in The Topeka State
Journal March Is. 1S0S]
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the City Clerk up to O'Clock p.
m. Monday. April 6, 1908, for all catch
basins and necessary pipe connections
and for the grading. curbing and
paving of the following streets: Lane
street from the south line of Sixth avenue
to the south line of Eighth avenue, North
Jackson street from the south line of
Morse street to the south line of st. John
street; Thirteenth street from the west
line of Harrison street to the east line
OF Topeka avenue: Harrison street from
the south line of Huntington avenue to
the south line of Euclid avenue, Garfield
avenue from the south line of Thirteenth
street to the north line of Fifteenth
street; Monroe street from the south line
of Tenth avenue to the north line of
Twelfth street, and Williams avenue from
the west line of Clay street to the east
line of Buchanan street, also for the re-
paving with brick on the present concrete
foundation; Tenth avenue from the east
line Of Jackson street to the east line of
Harrison street and Sixth avenue from
the east line of Harrison street to the
west line of West street. All of said work
to be done in strict accordance with the
plans and Specifications now on file in the
city engineers office where estimates of
said work are on file subject to public
inspection
A certified check of deposit of per
cent of the amount of the bid must ac-
company each proposal. All proposals
should be addressed to the city clerk, To-
peka, Kansas.
[seaLl G. B. BURGE, City Clerk
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-20

M. ]. Drury, mechanical superintend-
ent of the western grand division at La
Junta. Col, stopped off in Topeka for
a few hours yesterday on his way from
La Junta to New York where he will
spend a vacation of a couple Of weeks.
Engineer Dan Shannon is running
temporarily on runs Nos. los and log
between Topeka and st. Joseph in the
place of Engineer James Thomas who
is laying off.
Engineer Mach of Argentine is run
ming temporarily on runs Nos. and 10
between Kansas City and Newton.
Engine No. 1898 was taken out on
trial trip yesterday and will be as
signed to service within few days.
The shops closed down last night un-
til Monday morning with the exception
of the coach repair shops. The black
The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-20
smith, machine, boilermaker shops and
many others are affected by the clos
iracr ON~S


many others are affected by the clos
ing. ,.s-.-...
B. I. Payne, motive power account
ant of the Santa Fe, has returned tc
Iopeka after having been in La Junta
on business.
+. w. Thomas, supervisor of appren-
tees, made short trip to Burlfngame
last night.
Engineer Link Gallety went ives,
yesterday with a light engine which
was sent to Newton.
Engineer E. e. Smith and NJ O
Smith have returned from Melvern
where they attended the funeral SER
vices of their grandfather, the late
Asher Smith, the veteran Santa Fe
engineer.
Brakeman Harper is running in the
place OF brakeman Welden on runs Nos.
6S and "a between Topeka and Emporia
j. H Snavely, the Leavenworth &
Topeka agent at Jarbalo, was in To-
peka yesterday on business trip.
Brakeman Henry Holloway has re-
turned to work on L. & t. runs Nos.
101 and 102 between Topeka and Leav-
enworth after having been running as
conductor on a work train.
Engineer William Simpson has re-
turned to work on runs Nos. II and Is
between Topeka and Kansas City and
has relieved Engineer L. A Bowman
of Argentine who was in his place.
H. B. Lautz. assistant to General
Manager J. E. Hurley, has returned
from short business trip to Oskaloosa
H. z. Muchnic, of Atchison, who is
general manager of the Locomotive
Topeka yesterday calling upon the Of
f1cials of the betterment department
by whom he was formerly employed.
Nick Brown, western passenger for
the Colorado & Southern road, was
here from Denver on a business trir
yesterday.
C. NJ. Buck. office engineer of the
eastern division, has returned after a
vacation of three weeks.
Ed Shakeshaft, assistant general pas
senger agent, is in Chicago today on a
business trip.
Walter Smith has returned to work
as news agent on the Kansas City plug
after having been off for a couple oi
days attending the funeral of his
grandfather Wednesday, and managing
the newsstand in the absence of Miss
Clara Fry who spent Thursday in ST
Joseph:
The entertainment at the R. r. 7
NJ c. A tonight will be under the di-
rection of Miss Clara M. Crumb, elo-
cutionist. Several of her leading pupils
will participate in the programme ano
several musical numbers will be rem
dered.
The Rev. Mr.. Hoover will address ths
noon melting at the r. r. Y. M c. A
Saturday night and E. w. Calkins viii
sing.
DR.. c. A. Stewart, who is holding g
series of evangelist meetings in NORTH
Topeka, addressed the meeting in the
new planning mill this noon.
Conductor Will Hutton has returned
to work after having been in Kansas
City to attend the funeral of Conductor
Mcneil.
Engineer H. A. Pearson has returned
to work on runs Nos. 9 and betweer
Kansas and Newton after having beer
off for several days on account Of sick
ness.
Brakeman Claude Hewitt has re-
turned to work after a short layoff ant
is now running on runs Nos. 119 ant
120 between Topeka and Atchison
Fireman Walter Tennyson is laying
off on the L. & T. runs for few days