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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
They Must 0e Hardy

Secretary Wilson Of the department
OF agriculture referred 1T q recent
dinner in Washington to the amateur
Aorists who spring up in the suburbs
1t this season BY thousands.
More florists. perhaps. than flowers
spring up" he said.
= In . seed shop the other day
heard one Of these amateurs complain
about the last batch Of seeds he had
bought After he had ended his com.
plant he began 10 elk floral Ques.
tons.
"Oh. By The way,' - said, what u
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
First Bake Crust Defore Putting in the
ingredients.

A lemon custard pie that is alwl: 9
appreciated Is made in this wise: II"
crust is baked first, as an open shoi..
perforating it in several places With a
fork before putting in the even, TO
avoid blistering. Fer the filling. cream
together One-half cupful OF sugar ard
butter the size of a walnut Aid he
juice of half lemon and two table
spOOnfuls of boiling water. ard 'est':,
the beaten. yolks of three eggs. Craze
In little of the rind and cook n
double boiler until thick Beat tse
whites of the eggs to still fro,h and
then stir in after the filling is tak.a
from the fire. Pour all in The op-a
crust. already baked, and set II: oven
for few minutes. II a merinSue Is
desired. whip the whites to fro.h,
add two tablespoonfuls pulvcrizei
sugar, spread over the top. aud G-y
slowly In the oven until an inch Thick
and a golden brown.
A lemon pie that is absolutely re:..
able is made in this way: Have ready
the pastry shell. Dissolve one table
spoonful Of cornstarch in a little cold
water. Pour over teacupful of bos,-
ing water, stirring all the time until
clear and free from Jumps. Add one
tablespoonful of butter and a email cup
full of sugar. and cook few
moments longer. Set on back
Of range and add the beaten
yOlks of two eggs and the juice
and grated yellow rind OF one lemGn.
Stir until we'll blended and p.ur Ia
crust. Set in the oven a few minutes
with the door left open, while prepa:-
ing the merinsue, made from the
whites of the eggs-beaten stiff -
to which two .scant tablesroonf,'s
sugar have been added. Spread even
~ over the pie and set on tie crate
of the oven to rise slowly and brown.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
HER OWN MEDICINE
TABLES NEATLY TURNED ON ONE
PRACTICAL JOKER.
Sharp Lesson, However, Unable 70 e.
feet q curs-Posslbiy There 10
Only One Way to Stop
These "Aumorjsto."

Are women practical j0kers! The
question was being discussed by two
meE who were somewhat interested In
psychology. and as the conversation
progressed it became less scientific
and more cynical. At last the young
er man brought 1t down to a personal
basis. proving only one case. but that
one quite cOnclusively
MY sister," he began, used to
teach in one of those $1,000 a year
finishing schools for girls. The name
doesn't matter. but you'd recognize 1t
in q minute II told YOU. mentioned
my sister to show you how l heard
this. Among the teachers there were
half dozen inveterate practical jOk-
ers. One was as bad as another. 50
perhaps none deserved any sympathy.
Now, the youngest Of them was the in
structOr in English and. incidentally.
poet Of no mean ability. She had
been persuaded by her friends to sub
init her work to q publisher. with the
result that q small volume Of poems
was brought out.
In this state of affairs one of the
Clique Of which she was q member
saw great possibilities. She taught
logic. think. At any rate she had
deductive mind capable of making
plans that would work out nicely. So
she wrote letters to Is or 20 Of her
friends asking them to write to the
poet, saying they had read her book
with great interest. paying her all the
compliments they could think Of with
out seeming insincere. and asking for
her autograph"
After a while the young woman BE-
gan to receive the letters Some were
from New York. three or four from
cities on the Pacific coast. several
from England. and one from COnstan-
tincple. You can imagine how elated
she was.
One afternoon she received q note
from the teacher of logic. 1t ran
something like this:
Come up to my room for q cup
of tea. have a new picture which
no doubt you would like to see.'
The pOeteSs went. and. according
to the established custom. walked in
without knocking. No one was in
the room. but on the wall was the pic
ture. 1t consisted of q large gilt
frame in which were arranged all the
replies that she had sent to those who
had written letters in praise Of her
poetry"
We'll. what a trick" exclaimed the
older man. What did she dO?"
Sat down and cried. naturally"
1T cured her. / guess"
mo. There's only one way to cure
q practical joker"
They say that the only good In
dian is a dead Indian. and its"
Il believe you're right"
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ing been mustered out Of the service 1t
the close Of the war in 1865. He was q
great lover OF the q. A. r always at
tended its meetings and no man in the
county or his post will be more missed
than our friend w. W. Maxwell.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Time to Pick Up Bargain curios.

ss"e % VSek Up 0af01on Curtoo.
Foreigners In Japan find q great Cd
Dortunity to purchase curios at the be-
ginning Of each new year. Every one
In Japan Is e.3ected to clear up his
books and pay his debts by the last
day Of the old year. The tradesmen
send in their yards-more often miles
OF bills to the honorable lady of
the house" and presents are politely
exchanged all around. Shopkeepers
hold bargain sales to enable them to
pay the Wholesale houses, and II q
man cannot raise sufficient money to
pay his creditors 1t IL not an uncom.
mon thing for him to sell of sufficient
or even all Of his property at q sacri
fice to enable him to meet the new
year with q smiling face. The only
other honorable way out of his din.
culties Is for him to commit suicide
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Discovered.

Discovered.
Church. am disappointed in Cut.
ter.
G0tham-Why 20?
Il took dinner with him the other
day"
Have . poor dinner?"
1T wasn't that: but, you know, he's
. vsllknown sculptor"
Yes, I know"
We'll. / noticed that he couldn't
carve at the table any better than ]
can!"-Yoaker1 Statesman.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
LOSE BLOOM EARLY
UNFORTUNATE FATE OF SOME
AMERICAN CHILDREN.
Are Little Men and Women at . Ten
der Aee-0sy Of ~ Acts ~
"Sociai Secretary" for
the Family.


cred the following instances Of the
way in which some American children
are made ready to struggle with life.
Think of Q girl of 13." she said.
who has been taught to believe that
all her birthday means is the gift Of
q beautiful pearl from her grand
mother From her very first birthday
the fact has been the most important
thing that has happened to mark the
anniversary of her entrance into the
joys of this life.
Her grandmother was. like all her
family. very rich. 1t occurred to her
that she would like her granddaughter
to have Q pearl necklace that should
be as fine as any that money could
buy. So she hit on the idea of pre-
senting the child with q superb pearl
every year.
In the meantime all the childish
Joy of the child's birthday celebration
has been made to lie In the acquisition
Of that pearl. It has for IL birthdays
been the engrossing event of the cele-
bration.
Just what the effect Of making the
material part Of her string Of young
years the most important part 1t is not
possible to say. To me. as q person in
terested in the proper training Of the
young, the idea seems gr0tesQuely in
appropriate.
almost as singular In its exhibition
Of q parents idea of the right sort If
influence for child is the occupation
Of 14-yearOld boy that l know He
has been intrusted by his family with
the care Of all the social duties of his
mother and the other members of the
family.
He takes charge of all the cards re-
ceived at the house, sees to 1t that
cards are sent in return. and acts as
sort of social secretary for his sisters
az well as for the other older members
Of the family. They are very much
amused by the enthusiasm and clever
ness with which he relieves them Of
all social responsibility.
He is now II. and that is an age
at which seriousness may without too
much emphasis be allowed to play
some part In a boys life Yet his par
ents apparently think that what he is
doing is important enough to be al
lowed to occupy much of the time
that should. in fact. be spent at his
books or In some more serious way.
What he will think about when he
is 81 it is not possible to say. Perhaps
he will outgrow his obsession with
cardboard and stationery. But what
will be the future of the 13-year-old
girl who was taken to Europe last
summer for her first educational
tour?
"She went with her father and
mother. and there was scarcely q cor
ner of Europe they did not visit. They
travelled. indeed. more than 1900
miles. They are quite sure about
that, for they went in a motor and
they have the record of the trip.
Those 10000 miles were SO divided
that the usual speed during all their
journey was 40 miles an hour. What
q comprehensive idea of Europe that
girl must have got on her first educa-
tional trip to Europe! How must her
youthful imagination have been
stirred by the sight of the strange and
quaint sights she saw in those
strange lands, travelling at the rate
of 40 miles an hour"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Advertised LetteFs.

The following 10 list of unclaimed
mail matter remaining in the post Office
at Columbus, Nebr., for the period end
ing Nay 6, 1908: Letters Cxer.
wonka, Il MacDu6ey, g Barton Wilson,
Cards-Annie Czerwonka, Miss My
naher, E b Miller. Jay Phelps, Hies
Mary Pechsnec. Parties calling for any
OF the above will please say advertised. ,
CARL KRAMER, p. n.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Route 10. 8.

Herman Saunders of Platte Center
visited friends on the route last Sunday.
Born, on Sunday, Nay 3, to Mr.. and
Nm. John Mindrup. an eleven pound
boy.
Owing to trouble with her eyes, Miss
Martha Seefeld has given up her sewing
and il 1t home again.
The quarantine for small pox was
raised Tuesday from the home of Mr..
and Mn. John Drunken.
Our informant who gave the item
about the number OF posts that the boys
broke for WIN. Godekin was in error.
There were only q few broken and while
Mr.. Godalin does not like the way be
was treated he will drop he matter, as
the boys ore sorry regarding their part
in the matter.
The Adsmy Skiddo0s went down to
defeat in game with the Buttermilks
last Sunday, the score being to 10.
The Buttsrmilks only had four of their
regular players, while the Skiddoos he'd
their full team. The game was full of
srroB and wild throws on account of the
bad weather. Quite large crowd was
present to witness the game.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Notice To Farmer.

We are now ready to place contracts
for sweet corn. white and yellow dent
and flint field corn, cucumber, musk and
water melon, pumpkin and squash to be
grown for seed purposes. Write or call
and see us for prices, stating number of
acres Of each kind you wish to grow, and
We will name prices promptly.
WESTERN SEED 4 IRRIGATION Co.
Fremons, Nebraska.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Widely Different Varieties,

Widely Different Varieties.
rs It = good idea to make q speech
whenever You get CHANGER" said the
young man who 10 learning the states.
manship business.
1T depends" answered Senator Sor.
ghum. "on whether your speech is the
kind that shows your constituents how
much do you know or how much you
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
kWED BY THE CROSS
SAVAGE INDIANS RESPECTED
SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY.
cruci6x on Breast os Young lrishman
Who Fell with Custer Was Means
Of Saving Body from
Mutilation.

The following story OF the Custer
battle-ground was told to the writer by
one who received 1t from an eye-wit-
ness of the scene described witness
Who. indeed, had q fatal interest in the
field. since he himself had lost his IA
Their In that last heroic stand OF Custer
and his men.
Among the soldiers who were en-
gagged in fighting the Indians. in the
campaign of which the Custer episode
forms q part, we're two young Irish
men who had been in the Papal Guard
at Rome. Before they left for America.
the pope had given them his blessing
and presented each Of them with
gold cruciix upon which the mystic
beneficence of his prayers had fallen.
One of these young men was with
Custer when the general and all his
followers went down before the Zero
cious onslaughts of the Indians. The
other was with the company which
was the first to arrive upon the field.
The scene of the battle was indie
scribably horrible. The CHASTITY nude
bodies Of the dead lay about in. a man.
ner to sicken the soul. They had been
stripped. scalped and mutilated &C.
cording to the custom Of the savages.
The young Irishman wandered hope
lessly about in this fearful charnel
place In despair of finding his friend.
All ut once he discovered . body
neither scalped nor stripped, but with
its limbs decently composed as II by
q kindly hand. He recognized 1t as
that of his comrade. On the quiet
breast lay the gold crucifix Of the
pope, attached to the slender chain
on which It had always been worn.
The squaws engaged in stripping
the bodies had discovered the holy
emblem hung about the young mans
neck, and awed at the sight Of it, had
feared to wreak their usual horrors
upon him. They had Strengthened
his limbs and left him without the dis
figuring marks of the tomahawk.
The friend of the dead man took the
crucifix and q lock of his comrades
hair and sent them to the young mar
tyr's mother In Ireland.
It was said by those who looked on
that the Indians who spared the
corpse because of the crucifix must
have been those who had come under
the training of the famous Father De
Smet, since he had given the savages
among whom he worked such a deep,
though ignorant, reverence for the
cross. that they would never dare to
maltreat body on which it was found.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Helpin0 Him.

Helping Him.
"Jinx Is dressing better than usual
lately"
Eyes. his wife has been helping him
to reduce expenses"
His wife? Why. man. she was di.
vorced from him q year ago."
Il know it: but she has married
again, SO he doesn't have to pay any
more alimOny. Post.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Minced coIIops.

Take ~ pounds hamburg or round
steak and have II. ground. Put in a
stew pan and stir With fork until all
grains are separated. then cover with
water and cook slowly one hour. add
ing more water II it boils away. Add
salt and pepper to taste and a chopped
onion If liked. Thicker with a table
spoonful Of -four mixed with cold wa.
ter. and serve with mashed potatoes.
This makes q good dinner for five
adults.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
New Line to Yellovstone Park.

Tourists may now 60 right 10 the edge
of the Park via this new and scenic line.
Only by trip to Yellowstone can the
tourist comprehend it's endless variety
and stupendous grandeur.
Very low round-trip rates to this re-
sort In effect this summer via the Union
Pacific and its connections. -
For information regarding the new line
to Yellowstone, inquire of E. G. Brown.
agent.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
The Retort Courtroom.

The Rstort Courteous.
You had the nerve to marry me
for my money, SIR"
well, madam, you certainly have
not the face to suggest that I married
you for your beauty? -Baltimore
American,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
xhauStton.

I'm rather interested In young Mr..
De Ritter" said the customer. and I
want to get . copy Of his novel. Have
you got it,"
I'VE did have . small supply q few
weeks ago." said the book salesman,
but I'm afraid it's exhausted"
Really. heard It was weak. but
I didn't think It was that bad Cath.
Ole Standard and Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
divorce and HUmanitarianIsm.

1t is not denied that there should be
divorce laws in the country. 1t seems
inhuman to compel two persons to
maintain q nominal state of matri
mony when they are wholly estranged.
II the two persons were alone con-
cerned there would be little objection
to the most liberal laws. But there
are generally children to be consid.
cred and at all times the general state
Of society. Property interests and the
general welfare are affected by d.
vorces and they should only be
granted when there Is sufficient rea.
son. It is because of the vast an6
complex interests which are or may be
involved that q federal law on the
subject Is to be desired. There are
many titles to property in this country
clouded by reason of our many and
varying state laws on the subject. So
ciety is based on the marriage rela-
ton and 1t should be kept as inviOlate
as is possible. When the bonds must
be severed 1t should be done openly
and with full knowledge of all of the
circumstances. And II so many peo
pie did not marry thoughtlessly there
would be fewer cases in the divorce
courts.-PhiladelDhia INQUIRER
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
q hardy rose?

q hardy rose?'
"Tt is one.' growled the dealer.
that doesn't mind your wife pulling
It up by the roots every day to zee II
Il has begun to grow yet"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

Remove Onion Od0r.
To remove the 0d0r of onion from
fish kettles and saucepans in which
they have been cooked, put in wood
ashes or salsOda. potash or lye; MI
with water and let 1t stand on the
stove until 1t boils: then wash In hot
SudS and rinse we'll.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Coal.

We have. large stock Of coal, Rock
Spring. Maitland, Zsigler, Treoton,
Gem, Banner, Golden Ash, and Monarch
in lump and nut. Also. Peuna. hard
coal IN all sixes. NEwMxh l. Ws1cH.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
The Virtue OF Drevitv.

The Virtue Of ersvity.
Kwoter-Too many words. Of coufse,
are wearisome. Brevity IL the soul OF
Wit.
Wise with . y1wn)-Not always:
but in any event 1t IL always com
Wendable
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
GOT NEW FURNACE
0lSA9TRoUS RESULT OF MRS.
olcGs' Discomfort.
Chapter Of Accidents That Attended
Removal Of Heating Apparatus
Trouble Originated with Loss
Of "cadooey."

John" young Mrs. Giggs said. I'm
going to have the furnace moved. II
doesn't heat up bit"
Gee. that1l cost about $25." John
said. We can't afford it,
But. dear, Ill freeze to death. Be
sides, I've already told the man to
come. It'll only cost about five dol
lars"
You're on" said John I'll duck
The wOrkmen came after break.
fast.
Go right down into the cellar" she
told them. She went to the library to
read. Soon there was knock on the
door and one Of the wOrkmen ap-
peared.
Wen have to put out tn fire fore
We can do any work. he said.
Ten minutes later the wife was hud-
died in the parlor and the house was
filled with smoke. while through the
furnace pipes came various ''rackety"
noises, but no heat. She laid aside
her book and went to see what prog
fess was being made.
We won't be done fer q good
WHILE" the foreman said. in answer
to her question. .BilIs lost the
cadOOey." Back the wife went to
the parlor and waited some more.
Then she went back to the cellar.
You see. tn gadget's broke or we'd
be done afOre this" the foreman ex-
planned. She said she would build a
fire In the kitchen range.
'DOncher doOt." he yelled. "Wanter
blow up tn house? TIL hot water
pipes all mixed up. an you can't have
any fire till We get 1t fixed"
More waiting in the cold parlo-.
Then there came a knock on the door.
1t was the foreman again.
'Th' boys say them pipes oughtent
to be put up agin." he remarked. LII
able to burn up tn whole shack
New ones won't cost much" insinuat-
ingly.
How much?" she asked.
Ten dollars"
More subterranean noises and then
= crash. The cellar stairway was
filed with q cloud Of dust The
sound of loud swearing came from
below
whats wrong?" she called
"Th' blOOmin' thing fell in" was
the answer of the foreman. faint
no good. Never was. You'll have to
pot n nou fI,rnaco Wo cant uOnkov
with this here thing no more"
When John got home he found Mrs
Giggs wrapped up in blankets and
crying.
Its all right" he said. I'VE need
ed a new furnace. anyway" And
then they went to q hotel for three
days.-Kansas City Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

The Kerr estate. - IA 1-16-3 west, nix
miles due north Of Monroe. Gall on or
address Mira O. B. Watts, Monroe, Neb.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
THREE RECIPES FOR scALLoP.
stewed, Fried, or Made Into Salad
They Are Al Good.

Stewed scallops are very nice and you
can use the small ones for that pur-
pose. Heat one quart of milk in
double boiler. put one-half cup of hot
water into granite. pan, add one
quart of scallops, bring to a good
sharp boil, and cook for three minutes.
Add them to the hot milk. Season With
pepper, salt and II liked a bit Of
mace. Soften up one-!ourth pound Of
butter and when the stew has come
to scald. put In the butter. but do
not allow 1t to boil. Serve with oyster
crackers crisped up In the oven and
red cabbage slaw.
Scallop Salad-Boil one quart OF
scallops in sailed water, drain and
cool. Cut up in small pieces. arrange
on lettuce leaves. pouring over any
dressing you may prefer. l use my
regular mayonnaise Of oil and eggs
and made In the regular way. You can,
however. use a boiled dressing II you
choose. It's quite as good as many
salads that are more fancy.
Fried scallops are as a rule liked
as well as any form of cooking them.
Wash and dry on a clean towel. Dip
in beaten egg and seasoned cracker
dust or fine crumbs. Place in frying
basket and plunge in boiling deep fat
They ought to cook in four minutes.
They can also be fried In pork fat
Garnish with lemon points and pars-
ley: Tartar sauce Is also served by
many with fried scallops. Scallops
can be baked with bread or cracker
crumbs. similar to oysters. Any rule
you use for escalloped oysters is safe
to use, only season a little higher.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers,
These make Is an excellent sprine
breakfast dish. Toast as many slices
of bread as there are persons to be
served, and place into the oven to
keep hot. Put q tablespoonful of but
ter in the frying pan and, while It 10
heating, break ss many eggs as ara
needed into . bowl. Six eggs is q
good number for four or five persons.
Allow . tablespoonful Of cream or
water to each egg. As soon AZ the
butter IL melted and begins to bubble
turn eggs In. and as the whites begin
to set lift and stir with q silver fork.
Have ready two finely chopped sweet
green peppers. with the seeds re-
moved. and as soon as the eggs have
begun to cook stir the peppers through
the mixture. Cook . moment, then
dish on the hot toast. Garnish with
= little cress or parsley and serve at
once. II the toast is preferred soft,
dip each slice for . moment in hot
milk before covering with the egg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-06
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START BERMUDA RACE.

iSEyV..fY DIRK. June G.-With the
cheers On ss of hundreds of onlooktrs ring.
ing IN lin their ears, the contestants in
q the New York-Bermuda motor boat
race sat forth today III their stauncll
little craft to brave the Gao miles OF
tossing $billows5 that lie between New
\ nrla Hlrbor and st. Davids Head.
Bermuda This is the second race OF
the kind. the first having been won
last year by the Ailsa Craig, which
.smalntnfned an average speed OF
twelve miles. The winner will receive
1.-THE James Gordon Bennett challenge
;;iiS53cnp. and q cash prize OF $1,000.