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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

Columbus will no doubt have the
much needed and long looked for
Union Pacific passenger depot before
the close of the coming year. The
visit Of the railway commission to in
vestigate the numerous complaints,
and the energetic work of the Com
mercial Club and others, assisted
materially in getting action in the
matter. For . number of years Co.
lumbus has been entitled to . good
depot, something in keeping with the
growth Of the city and the amount Of
traffic handled. The present structure
u inadequate and IN eyesore to all
Who are compelled to use it.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

As IN evangelist, Pat Grove will
probably be . success financial y
for himself. A certain class Of people
always consider it their duty to con-
tribute to tine success Of . really bad
man Who reforms" and enters the
evangelitic field. Take the case Of
sBillie" Sunday q an example. Sun
day has made twenty or thirty thou
sand dollars "ssviDg" the people, and
owes his success more to his record
before entering the evangelistic field
than to his ability Is public speaker.
Many people take more stock in what
. man With . bad record says than
they do in whata man claims who has
always been good"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
A 4soosT" WITH EVERY SONG.
Young Man Evidently . Believer In
Judicious Advertising.

about the most res0urceful young
person I've encountered In the real
estate line" said q Pittsburg man.
came from Ohio. He secured q place
with q real estate firm. The second
evening he was in town one of his CO
workers introduced him to an evening
gathering at the house Of a we'll
known merchant. The company. learn
ing that the newcomer possessed .
voice, invited him to sing. He 10
sponded with Home. Sweet Home.
Everybody was surprised at his &c
lection. but a. 1t was well done no
was heartily applauded. Then he
surprised them some more.
stepping forward to the center OF
the room, he said:
"I'm glad you liked the song. There
Is nothing like Home. Sweet Home"
and let me say that our firm 10 sell
ing them on terms to suit and within
twelve miles of the city. II you don't
care to live there, the fact yet remains
that it's the chance OF your life for
an Investment.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
Would Not Pay Charged.
SERIES OF TEN TALKS ON ADVERTISING
writes ~ Ssyooar Estes a PAilsAsiVAia

He was an impecuniOus nObleman
with air castles in sunny France.
After much elaboration he sent the
following note to the pretty heiress:
Dear Miss: love you, but do not
know how to express myself. How
would you advise?-COunt De Bust"
And the heiress penned the follow
ing:
Dear Count: Express yourself any
way Ou wish except c. o. D.. a. you
are not worth the charges"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

The Englishwoman who has extri-
Gated herself from the social middle
1t home because she felt powerless
to help; who has learned what things
are worth while: who values health
and leisure, freedom from worry and
sweet country air above all that the
city has to give, can have them all in
Canada and feel that she is holding
them not ut the expense of others. but
with the toll of her own hands.-from
the Woman Worker.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION


Knosc oil men b. these Presents:
That We. leender Gerard. Ole I; koen, Gus
b. Spetce and u. T. Elliott, do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose Ut forming
and bec0ming corporation N the state Of Ne
braska for the Transaction OF the business hefe-
matter described.
i. The name OF th9 c0fp0fat1o1 small % tne
Emergency Coupler Company. The principal
place OF transacting its business shall 30 In the
Nebraska. -....a..
2. The nature OF the business to b transacted
By said corporation shall b the manufacture
and sale OF Emergency Car COQplef8 and other
q ea the re, Or 2,
property necessary or convenient in The trans
action Of said business.
3 The authorised capital stock OF said cor.
poration shall BE- 81. 10000. in chares OF 800
each to be Subscribed and paid TO! before the
commencement Of the corporate business.
I. Tho existence Of this corporation shall
commence on the LIST day OF December. 1908. and
continue during the perio OF ID years.
5. The business OF eel0 corporation shall! b
three end not more than i've in number. to- b
elected b. the stockholdess. Such election 70
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
Quite Correct.

S0sV0 SOuISO0
A smooth looking stranger recently
placed . number Of penny-in-the-slot
machines In q certain town. The ma
chimes bore the following inscription:
The greatest aid known to diges-
ton. Drop . penny In the slot Push.
then pull"
At the top Of the machine was .
handle to be pushed, then pulled. and
many townspeople who could not re-
sist the temptation Of trying some
new device. for the same reason that
Timothy took the wine-"for his
stomach's dropped in their
pennies and took . push and pull out
Of the machine. But that was all No
result followed. and there was some
talk Of blowing open the boarded
treasure.
At the end Of the week the agent
reappeared, unlocked the machines,
garnered the wealth and retired, after
explaining that exercise Vas tAs
greatest thing for digestion In tAe
world" The crowd was % paEalysod
that ths agent GocapoA umhaxmo6
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
Real War.


Al the late Lord Vantage, v. c.,
K. c. B., was . soldier of experience
and valor. his description Of . battle.
taken from his letters from the Crimea
and incorporated into Lady Wantage's
recently published biography, may be
considered accurate.
"A battle he wrote, ''is the most
exciting thing in the world, I think
much more confusing than one usually
imagines. and a. for all the nonsense
the newspapers write about unbroken
tines and columns. 1t II al stun.
Those who funk. lie down or get
out Of IRE. and In . charge II you can
get 10 or II men to follow you, It II
% much - you can do. Az for colo
nels or mounted omcers. one never
sees them, or takes any notice II one
does. In fact. It Il Just IKE boys
snowballing one another at school.
Youths Companjoa
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

Dickens: There are not few among
the disciples Of charity who require
in their, vocation, scarcely less excite
ment than the votaries Of pleasure in
theirs: and hence It IL that diseased
sympathy and compassion are every
day expended on out-of-the way OBJ
jects, when only too many demands
upon the legitimate exercise Of the
same virtues in . healthy state are
constantly within the sight and hear
ing of the most unobservant person
alive. In short, charity must have its
romance. a. the novelist or the play
wright must have his.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

w. r. Hearst, founder and sponsor
Of the new Independence party, is out
with . statement explaining why bis
party did not make . better showing
1t the last election. He says that the
party Is too far ahead Of the times
but when Mr.. Hearst was stirring
up the animals on both sides, it began
to look q though he was playing for
recognition and to show Mr.. Bryan
what his strength really was, the
people did not take him seriously.
His main plank was radicalism, and
the Democratic candidate stood for
too much radicalism for the average
voter.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.

To Meffett Fuller, NONRESIDENT:
You are hereby notified that on the 15th day of
December, 1903. Jennie Fuller 6led petition
against yo1 in the District Court Of Platte
county, Nebraska, tho object and prayer Of
which 10 to obtain divorce from you On the
grounds Of your being of sufficient ability 70
provide suitable maintenance for her have
erossly. vantonly and cruelty refused and neg
lected 90 to do. and thst you have become an
habitual drunkard
You are required to answer said petition on or
before Monday. the 18th day Of January, 1900.
JENNIE FULLER Plaintiff,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
IA FAYE1fES LAST VISIT 70 AMERICA
J. T. HEADLEY.

Again, in his old age, La Fayette
determined to look on the young Re-
public that had escaped the disasters
which had overwhelmed France.
When his plans we're made known,
our government offered to place .
national vessel At his disposal; but he
declined accepting it, and embarked at
Havre in . merchantman, and arrived
1t New York, August Is, 1924. His
reception in this country, and .trium-
phal march through it, is one Of the
most remarkable events in the history
Of the world. Such gratitude and
unbounded affection were never before
received by a man from a foreign
nation.
As he passed from Staten Island to
New York, the bay was covered with
gay barges decorated with streamers;
and when the beautiful fleet showed
away, the bands struck up-"Where
can one better be, than in the bosom
of his family?" Never did this favor
tie French air seem SO appropriate
not even when theshattered Old Guard
closed sternly around its Emperor,
and sang it amid the fire. of the enemys'
guns,-as when q free people thus
chanted it around the venerable La
Fayette.
As he touched the shore, the thun.
der of cannon shook the city,-old
soldiers rushed weeping into his arms;
and, welcome La Fayette!" waved
from every banner, rung from every
trumpet, and was caught up BY every
voice, till welcome, WELCOMED" rose
and fell in deafening shouts from the
assembled thousands. During the
four days he remained in the city, it
was one constant jubilee; and when he
left for Boston, all along his route, the
people rose to welcome him.
He travelled every night till twelve
o'clock, and watch.fires were kept
burning on the hill.tops, along his line
Of progress. Blazing through the
darkness, they outshone the torches
that heralded him; while in the dis
lance, the pealing bells from every
church spire, announced his coming.
The same enthusiastic joy awaited him
at Boston; and when he returned to
New York, the city was wilder than
ever with excitement.
In Castle Garden there was q splen.
did illumination in honor of him.
the bridge leading to it was surmount-
ed by pyramid sixty feet high, with
. blazing star at the top, from the
center of which flashed the name of
La Fayette. The planks were covered
with carpets, and trees and flowers
innumerable lined the passage. Over
the entrance was . triumphal arch of
fl0vers.-hupe columns arose from the
area, supporting arches of flowers, and
flags, and statues. As he entered this
wilderness Of beauty, the bands struck
up-'See the conquering hero comes"
and shouts shook the edifce to its
foundation.
He had scarcely taken his seat in q
splendid marque prepared for his
reception, when the curtain before the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

A good remedy for sleeplessness ID
to vet . towel and apply to the back
Of the neck. pressing It hard up
against the base Of the brain and
fastening over this cloth to prevent
too rapid evaporation. The effect win
be prompt and pleasant cooling the
brain and inducing . sweet and peace
full slumber. Warm water Is better
than cold for the purpose. This RENE
dy will prove useful to people suffer
ing from overwork. excitement or an1-
iety.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
His Position.

Actor-A man in the back Of the
house annoyed mo tonight. He
clapped and cheered at the wrong
times. He must have been very
drunk.
Manager-No. that was one Of the
hired claque. He cheers. but does not
iuebriato.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

According to the statement issued
BY Secretary Gruenther, the Bryan
Volunteers, which organization waa
respousible for the election of Shallen-
berger, has . small surplus on hand
after paying all campaign expenses
Over fourteen hundred of the faithful
contributed their SO and received q
certificate of membership.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

The new Democratic legislature
will, no doubt, make . number Of
changes in the present primary law.
A. it now stands, no one is satisfied
with it because of the weak points.
One of the changes will be to substi.
tute the rotation ballot, and another
viii he the election of the members Of
the various county central committees
By the voters of the precincts they
represent.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

The State journal believes that .
Democratic legislature will bury
county option in . grave as deep As it
has energy enough to Dig" Possibly
heprediction Of the Journal will prove
true, and the county optionists will
net what il coming to them for the
mart they played At the polls in de-
featinp Governor Sheldon.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30
ANCIENT AMERICA.

ANCIENT AMERICA.
Down in Arizona workmea are en-
gagged in uncovering IN ancient city
which was built BY civilizations
thousands of yeau ago. and those who
claim to be more or less familiar with
prehistoric times ssy that the streets
of this ancient Arizona city Was TEEN.
ing with life thousand years before
the children of Israel were marching
through the wildernessto the promised
land. The recent discovery of ancient
manuscripts in the Vatican ct Rome
has been the means Of throwing some
light en- the history of America before
its discovery by Columbus. Ten
thousand Egyptian years before the
Italian navigator Get sail to prove that
the earth was round, and thousands OF
years before the Mortimer visited this
country, ten millions of Americans, or
inhabitants of what is now called
America and of . country adjoining It
on the east over which the Atlantic
ocean now rolls, invaded Europe. The
distance between the two continents
was not - great 1t that time a. it Is
today, the American continent reach
ing nearly to the coast Of Africa. The
ancient manuscripts found in the Vat
lean contained . description Of the
country and the people that Inhabited
it and proves that they were we'll ad-
vanced in what is called civilization.
Ruins found in Central America prove
that at least part of this continent Is
older than Egypt, and that there must
have been carried on between this
country and Africa trade and COM
merce. When that portion Of the
American continent disappeared
through some great disturbance that
took place on the earth, and the
ancient country of Atlantis disap'
peared, and America, in the march of
centuries was forgotten, and the people
that once reigned supreme here and
builded cities and canals, were wiped
out by some great catastrophe or de-
generated into savagery. The history
of the world has been succession of
tragedies. Civilization has succeeded
savagery and barbarian, and in turn
has degenerated back again to its
crude state. And 60 the SUGGESTIONS
have gone on changing rs continents
and climates have changed and influ-
enced the trend of the human race for
unnumbered centuries. The claim
that even up to q thousand years ago
that the country embraced in what is
now a portion of the Dakotas and
Minnesota was an inland sea or IN
arm of the ocean extending down from
Hudson's bay, has been partly verified
by finding on . farm in Minnesota,
while workmen were excavating for .
drainage ditch, the anchor of . viking
ship of the pattern used about the year
800. The ship either lost its anchor
Or was wrecked near where the anchor
was found q thousand years ago.
While the history of this country be-
fore its discovery by Columbus will
never be fully known, enough has
been unearthed to clearly indicate
that this country was inhabited by .
giant race Of people when Europe was
. vast jungle and much of the land
now embraced in the Chinese Empire
was part of q mountain chain that
reached miles above the clouds, com.
pared to which the largest mountains
Al LII.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

gallery, in front Of him, lifted and
there was . beautiful transparency,
representing La Grange, with its
grounds and towers, and beneath it
"This is his home" Nothing could be
more touching and affectionate than
this device; and - La Fayette's eye
fell upon it, . tear was seen to gather
there. and his lip to qmver with feeling.
Thus the people received the ''peo-
PIES friend" From New York he
went to Albany and Troy, and one
long shout Of welcome rolled the
length Of the Hudson, - he foated
up the noble stream. After visiting
other cities, and receiving similar
demonstrations Of gratitude, he turned
his steps toward Mount Vernon, to
visit the tomb Of Washington. The
thunder Of cannon announced his ARR
val 1t the oonsecrated ground, calling
to his mind the time when he had seen
that now lifeless chieftain, move
through the tumult of battle.
Wishing no one to witness his emo
tions, as he stood beside the ashes Of
his friend, he descended alone into the
vault With trembling steps, and
uncovered head, he passed down to the
tomb. The secrets of that meeting of
the living with the dead, no oneknews;
but when the aged veteran came forth
again, his face was covered with tears.
He then took his son and secretary by
the hand, and led them into the vault.
he could not speak,-his bursting
heart was too full for utterance, and
he mutely pointed to the coffin of
Washington. They knelt reverently
beside it; then, rising, threw them.
selves into La Fsyette's arms, and
burst into tears. It was . touching
scene, there in the silent vault, and
worthy the noble sleeper.
Thence he went to Yorktown, and
then proceeded South, passed through
all the Principal cities to New Orleans.
and thence up the Mississippi to Gin
cinnati and across to Pittsburg. Wher-
ever he went the entire nation rose to
do him homage. "Honor to La Fay
cite" welcome to La Fayette, the
nations guest" and such like excla-
nations had met him at every step.
Flowers were strewed along his path.
way,-his carriage detached from the
horses, and drawn by the enthusiastic
crowd, along ranks Of grateful freemen
who rent the heavens with their accla.
nations. Melted to tears BY these
demonstrations of love, he had moved
like . father amid his children, scat
tering blessings wherever he went.
One of his last acts in this country
was to lay the cornerstone of the
Bunker Hill Monument. 1t was fit
that he, the last survivor of the major
generals of the American Revolution,
should consecrate the first block in
that grand structure. Amid the silent
attention of fifty thousand spectators,
this aged veteran, and friend of Wash
ington, with uncovered head, per.
formed the imposing ceremonies, and,
Long live La Fayette," swelled up
from the top Of Bunker Hill.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

He oUo0ooo u.
Howell-What became Of ROwell.
Who was here when I lived here?
PoweilNHe died Of throat trouble.
Howell-Well, I'm b hanged.
1ovallEYGe. that's tha vay - aie6
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

Governor-Elect Shallenberger has
given the Official plum tree another
shake and the hearts of several faith.
fnl members of the unterrifed have
been made glad.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-30

The Alb G and XVI Of
ADVERTISING \ I
:s.t: e ,s. .' s:;.: ." :. No 8
Most department store advertising may be
divided into three classes: bad. very bad, and
damned bad.
Bargain advertising in the first class. It does
sell goods; but if well done it could easily make
three blades Of grass grow where one grows now.
The worth $40 now 12.5 so" bargain offer has
been done to death The people buy the $50
article because $12 so much they want to pay
because they have seen the goods because they
have intelligence enough to know that they getting
GOOD value for the price, but for every who buys
there two others shoo-ed off by the roll-up.
tumble-up, throw-up- your money hurrah.
An honest bargain properly announced is always
good advertising controlled a newspaper page /
should use one-third Of it, down the side for leeid
mate bargains. should put the word Bargains or
Todays Bargains at the top and with the descrip-
lions Of the articles should give selling prices only;
say nothing in figures about values cost prices;
use that space for describing the goods. should
make the descriptions as brief as possible. leave
everything to the Imagination Of the customer except
the selling price; and now and then should omit
that let the customer to the store to find out
Then should make these bargains look like charity
by very contrast by using the remainder Of the page
to advertise my regular priced, alwaysn stock cloth
ing and dress goods and carpets and furniture and all
that sort Of thing; and should make this department
SO full Of life and spirit and enthusiasm for the goods
as to make my counters irresistible.
The store that breaches is in the second class.
Preaching isn't advertising. 1t may be entertaining
and instructive may analyze to nicely the ethical
policy Of the store; may impress the weak
with the fact that this store is great public benefactor
powerful influence for good in the community, sort
Of merchandise university which ought to be endowed
by the State. But preaching doesn't sell goods; it
doesn't even draw a crowd.
The formal, refrigerator, brass plate suffi-
Gent advertising is in the third class. 1t has all the
dignity and drawing power Of a corpse. Mark you I
am not critcisine the idea The idea is fine. ToPbe
chosen people clothed in purple and fine linen; to
bask in the sunshine of wealth, Of aristocracy
Of fame to eat where eats to drink what drinks,
to what it wears to buy where buys, to talk
what it talks, to dress your poodle dog with what it
dresses its poodle dog; to be somebody exclusive,
even one or two removed or second hand; that is
greatness and people pay big money for greatness,
even for the varnish veneer. It is the adver-
Using that is bad 1t might easily quadruple the
elusive people don't think You don't need put salt their
tails They follow leader like lot Of sheep Your business
TSs %s o.rs % ns o s
Of standing in line.
Embalm and bury the brass-pate advertising Use the
space Some of them read adver
isements. poor pebean should happen to read about
goods and wander into shop mistake let him do
the worrying.
I24m~ratt%
b. Compan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-30
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF THE SUN WERE DEAD

PARIS, May 29.--Camille Flamma
rion followed UP his essay: When
the Earth Is Dead" by another, even
more interesting: when the Sun Ia
Dead" Suppose the sun would
suddenly cease to give us light and
heat" he says, what would happen?'
"Self-preservation being the strong
est Of instincts, all men, women and
children would set TO work at once to
substitute artificial heat for the lack
Jag natural heat.
THE world contains at present ! 800
millions OF human beings. All these
would have TO turn coal diggers, each
filling 20 sacks OF hundred pounds
per day. This would mean a ton of
coal per day for each inhabitant OF
the earth.
Would that be enough? No. For
the power OF the heat lodging in the
sun is equal to 100000 milliards Of
tons OF coal per second.
This is more than the human brain
can grasp. To simplify the quantity
each ton Of coal Is to be represented
by a match. To carry the matches
needed 100000 trains of 10 cars
each would be required"