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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
Sights at Clowns Rehearsal

have on dirty old sweater and q
third didn't seem to find shirt neces-
sary. A. tall clown would be wearing
patent leather shoes and his team
mate would have one foot stuck in a
carpet slipper and the other in a con-
gress 'gaiter. All we're thoroughly in
earnest and rehearsed the widest and
most outlandish antics with a patience
and an attention to details that neces-
STATED doing their tricks over and
over again. 1t was evident from few
minutes Of looking on that the clowns
is not the easiest job in a circus by
any means
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
LOST $500.
Buying Medicine When Right Food
Was Needed.

Money spent for "tonics" and "brac-
ers" to relieve indigestion. while the
poor old stomach is loaded with pas
try and pork. is worse than losing a
pOcketbook containing the money.
II the money only is lost it's bad
enough, but with lost health from
wrong eating. 1t is hard to make the
money back.
A Mich. young lady lost money on
drugs but is thankful she found
way to get back her health by proper
food. She writes:
Il had been a victim Of nervous dys-
pepsia for six years and spent three
hundred dollars for treatment in the
attempt to get well. None of it did
me any good.
Finally ] tried .Grape-Nuts food.
and the results were such that. IL IL
cost a dollar package. I would not
be without II. My trouble had been
caused by eating rich food such as
pastry and pork.
The most wonderful thing that
ever happened to me. I am sure, was
the change in my condition after I
began to eat Grape-Nuts. 1 began to
improve at once and the first week
gained four pounds.
Il feel that I cannot express my
self in terms that are worthy of the
benefit Grape-Nuts has brought to
me. and you are perfectly free to
publish this letter if it will send some
poor sufferer relief, such as has come
to me-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
REPARTEE.
Too Free Speech.

100 rTee SPEECH.
The allegations made during a trial
for 'blasphemy" raises the whole cues
ton of courtesy and kindness in pub
lie discussion. Ridicule and sarcasm
are permissible. and effective weapons
in debate, but mere vulgarity and
abuse or irreverence in dealing with
subjects that are sacred to others, are
not to be COMPOUNDED with free speech
and cannot be Observation-Disclosures
(Eng.) News.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

A m ong the
newest designs in
lamp a n d can
die shades are
s o m e cretOnne
creations remark
able for tn e ir
loneliness and for
the C b ar m in g
light they shed.
One might fancy,
ofhand, t h a t
such shades are
intended solely
for country house
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
Interruption Resented.

So you're still hunting work.
Yes, sir" answered Flooding Pete.
Don't you know that out west they
are willing and anxious to give them
employment,
'Sure do. OATS the reason likes
dis territory. You can go on huntin'
work without bein' disturbed"-Wash.
ington Star
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
Cladstone's Thrift.

very great. and was curiously accom-:
panied by his love of small economies
his determination to have the prop
er discount taken of the price of his
secondhand books. his horror of a
wasted half sheet of note paper. which
almost equaled his detestatiOn of a
wasted minute-Recollectio Of Sir
AlgernOn West.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

She-WOmen's clothes are a mys-
terry to men. aren't they?
He-Oh, ! don't know. 1 can often
see through them.-Cornell Widow.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

Hec0mme00e0 tSeo WIG.
Irwin Cobb. humorist Of New York.
was recommended to q lecture man.
agement. The latter sought an intro
duction through a friend, Mr.. McVeigh.
Come here. Irwin. want you to
meet a friend of mine." said McVeigh.
After q few minutes conversation. the
lecture man preached the subject Of
lecturing as follows: 80
II was just wondering. Mr. Cobb.
what you would think of a proposition
to do some lecture work next sea-
SOM" -
Cobb looked at his questioner for
just q moment in blank amazement.
Evidently such thought had never
entered his head before. Then reach
ing out his hand confidentially. he
said:
I've got II. My wife will do it. She
is the best one knOw."-Lyceum and
Talent.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15
Putting lt ConcreteIv:

Although Mr.. Lawton was wont to
indulge in sort of language which
left his hearers in some doubt as to
his exact meaning, yet when he was
put to 1t" he never failed to make
himself understood.
mo, l shouldn't want to live in a
house like Philander's." he announced
to Mrs. Lawton on. the evening of his
return from visit to a nephew. His
cellar, now-it's most desperately
overlooked whenever the weather is
anyways damp"
Just what do you mean by des-
perately overflowed?" asked Mrs. Law
ton. -.
Il mean." said her husband, mildly,
that all they had to do was to open
the door that led from the kitchen
down cellar. and the apples come
floating right in on to the kitchen
floor. Is that plain to ye?'-Youth's
Companion. -.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

: Neep BUSY.
Occupation is the necessary basis
of all enjoyment-Hunt.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

Pea-fed pork is growing in favor in
some sections. Some raisers have
produced profitable hogs without feed
ing single grain of corn, the feed
consisting almost exclusively Of the
peas. But there is little question but
that the better ration is combination
of peas and corn.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

AS q general IerullZer LOT bearing
orchards Prof. w. NJ Munson of
Maine favors formula containing
about three per cent nitrogen, six pei
cent. phosphoric acid and eight per
cent. potash. To brace up an old
orchard or to force more growth more
nitrogen may be needed. A simple for
mula for bearing trees, and one easy
to remember, is ESQ pounds nitrate OF
soda, $50 pounds muriate Of potash
and 500 pounds acid phosphate. Mix
thoroughly and apply broadcast at the
rate of 500 pounds per acre every year.
If the orchard has not recently been
fortified, used 500 pounds the first
year.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

Do not let the soft corn of last sea-
son. which was abnormally backward.
lead you to make the mistake Of
planting too early corn this year.
Plant the kind Of corn which has given
the best results in former years.
There is no sort of likelihood that we
shall have another such season as last
year. at least not for another 25 years
anyway.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

A comfortable nest for the setting
hen is made by putting fresh earth
into a box and covering with straw
hay is better for it will not gather
moisture = and sprinkling Stacked
lime and sulphur upon the straw. In
such a nest the hen will not be trou-
bled with lice and she will not break
her eggs.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-15

1t is we'll to look over machinery
to see II bolts and screws do not need
Tightening. but especially is this true
of new machinery. The nuts and
bolts work loose with the first use of
the machine. and it is the safest plan
to examine often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
HALF-ACRE HoMESTEADS.
French Government to Aid Workina
 men to Provide for Future.

From a Paris Letter
 There Is no country in the world where the land is so subdivided as in France Nevertheless the rural districts are being deserted for the larger cities, and now thoughtful politicians, headed by NJ Ri bot, are trying a plan for getting the population back to the land"
 A bill passed in the chamber last spring is now beginning to come into operation. It's object is to give town and country laborers an opportunity to acquire on easy terms a plot of land and a home stead. This plan, it is argued, is a better provision for the evening of life than any old-age pension fund.
 The plot of land must not cost more than $240, it's extent being limited to 25 ares-a little over half an acre. The i'm tending purchaser must be the possessor of 24o francs (s4s); which, if he has not, is provided by the state. and the moment he deposits the money he becomes pro prletor of the holding. He must insure his life and must undertake that he and his children will cultivate the land. Each district has it's own guarantee" company and intermediary which act for the state Each company must have capital of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
IT DRAGS YOU SLOWLY DOWN

continually, or you are taken With sharp cricks and stitches of pain when you stoop, turn. or try to lift, 1t is sure that your kidneys are out of order and need prompt attention, for sick kidneys cannot right themselves with out help.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for the kidneys. They relieve conges- tion quickly, cleanse the kidneys and the blood, set the Altering system in perfect operation.
 l, Fifty thousand persons publicly rec ommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's 8 case right at home:
 Birmingham Testimony.
 Mrs. M D. Parsons, 1125 s. Second street, Birmingham, Ala, says: While I have not been using Doan's Kidney Pills long, I have received enough benefit from tn em to give me positive proof of their worth. I suffered terri bIy from a dull aching across the small of my back and a soreness throughout that region. If I stopped sharp pains would dart through my back. What gave me convincing proof that my Kidneys were disordered was the un- natural appearance of the kidney secre- tions. Having Doan's Kidney Pills brought to my notice, procured them at Norton's drug store and can truth fully say that they proved a great help to me in every way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

It's hard to keep an even temper with a dull pain nagging all day at your back; in fact kidney troubles are at the bottom of very much of the nervousness and irritability that are so common today. You wonder why you are short and cross, can't keep your mind on one thing, are inclined to worry over tri1es, and subject to fits of blues" and despondency. Partly it is due to the pain in your back, partly to the irritating effect of uric acid on your brain and nerves.
 Uric acid Is a poisin that is always forming in the body, and it is the duty of the kidneys to filter it out of the blood and pass it off, dissolved, in the urine. Healthy kidneys do this work thoroughly and well, but weak or sick kidneys get behind. and the work matter collects here and there in tn muscles, joints and nerve centers. Head ache, dizzy spells, rheumatism, neural gia. blurry spots before the eyes, nerv-, ousness and heart trouble are signs Of uric poisoning.
 So do not wonder at your condition, especially if the urine does not look or pass naturally. And if your back aches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

those friends whom I supposed he knew, as in that way I could give him some reference as to my character. It turned out however, to be a mistake.
 My experience shows that you were right" said one of the listeners, flor l took a place before I explained such situation and had to give it up. l had no means of knowing that the very nice woman and the very polite man who en- gagged me to come to a town in western New York as housekeeper were divorced and that the sentiment of the place was very strongly against them and in favor of the former wife of the man. l took the post, went to this town and began my duties. The second day there was call for me on the telephone. After 1 had answered it and had come back into the room In which my employer sat l saw that she had not liked what had occurred.
 One of the tradespeople?' she asked icily. Are they at you already on the telephone?' I explained that 1t was a friend who had called me up, an old friend whom I had written that l would be there. I knew they were nice people, so did not hesitate to mention the name How should I be expected to know that she was a distant relative of the divorced wife of my employer and the woman who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
WORK FOR THE
 GENTLEWOMAN Not Always Her Fault That She
 Loses Place HER SOCIAL TRAINING
as Often Handicap-EmpIoyers 5aIk at Her Knowing People They Don't-BIame Sometimes
 Wrongly Laid.
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Is it too difficult to help the gentle woman to help herself? Is her frequent inability to get along at whatever her friends may find for her to do her own fault? Is there justification for the oo- servation that some women are so help less as to make 1t impossible for anybody to aid them? Often women who are in need of such help have reached an age that has of course found their charac- ters completely formed. It is not easy for them to fall into the way of doing things as others wish.
 Here she's back on my hands again, ' one frequently hears, "and 1t seemed on- sy the other day that I had found a place for her. Whats the use of looking for them if she is constitutionally incap- able of keeping them?'
 Let us hear some stories from the other side
 q had an excellent post in household on the Hudson river" said one who had come back to the working women's ho- tel in the inevitable search for something  cation of three little children. Their father, who was a widower. spent much of his time in travel and the rest in New York save for the occasional visits he paid to his children in the old country house their mother had lived and died in. It was a great house, many times too large for me and the three little girls who were in it. Two women servants were the only other occupants of the small part of the building that was required by me and the children. Outside the house were the coachman and the gar dener with their families.
 ''Everything was going very smoothly after six months. The children went to school every day not far off. l took them at intervals to town for the theatre and as the father told me dressed them eX- actly in accordance with his ideas and wishes. They had grown attached to me and there seemed to be nothing in sight to interfere with my holding the post un- til the children grew up.
 q had often thought the house was too lonely. We were quite alone after the servants went to their rooms in an other wing. The two men were not far off. but they were scarcely within calling distance The house, five miles from the station, sat far back from the road. More complete isolation could not be imagined. I did not always feel comfortable myself, but it was not for me 70 make sugges- tions on my own behalf to my employer. It was not until something happened to make me solicitous for the children that I determined to speak to their father.
 "One night when I was reading to the children one of them suddenly stopped me.
 "T hear somebody in the hail. she whispered.
 ESQ did T. said the second T heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

My advertisement was answered by man living in a large Pennsylvania town" she said, 'and he agreed to meet
 me at his hotel in New York on a certain day during the next week, as he and his family were to make a motor trip that would bring them through this city On the day appointed I called at an up- town hotel and met him. He was wid- over, and his grown son, just out of col- lege was also in the room- The daughter whom I was expected to chaperon had gone out. I had a very satisfactory con- versation with the father and son, and finally the head of the family said it would not be necessary to wait until his daughter returned, as he was certain she would like me. Every detail of my em- ployment was settled. I was to join the family on a certain date at their home and there act as chaperon for the daugh- ter and as housekeeper. The whole thing had been arranged so pleasantly and the
 head of the family had been so polite that I felt l should do what I could do to let him see that he had not made a mistake. After he had definitely engaged me the daughter. very charming girl
 had come in and I met her. It was to , assure them that I was all right that
 mentioned had friends whom they prob ably knew living in their town
 !" Both the Ayes and the Bees l said, T have known all my life and they have
 for years been intimate friends Of my
 family and can tell you who I am
 Instantly I observed that there had been a mistake somewhere. The father and daughter exchanged looks. So did the son and daughter. The atmosphere i indicated plainly that there had been a change.
 "The father was the first to speak.
 "rWell, under these conditions he went
 on, I don't know that we shall care to
 stand by what we have just been dis
 cussing Perhaps it would be better If
 we decided to consider unsaid all that we have agreed to here. If, however, we care to renew the discussion of this subJest with you I have your address, and 1t will
 be easy for me to communicate with you by letter.
 .I left the room recognizing an mex l plicable feeling of hostility from these people who had been so cordial a few
 minutes before. It was some time before found out what had done to cause the
 change. I wrote to my friends to inves-
 tigate and learned that they knew my employer that was to be by name, all though he was in an entirely different
 social set and that he probably did not
 care to have a housekeeper who knew
 families that had never received him.
 That was the explanation of my loss of such chance. I still feel, however, that 1t was my duty to tell the man that had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

4o,0o0 of which half is to be held in re- serve. A capital of $2O, 0O0000 has been set aside for loans at per cent.
 The original idea was to provide these homes for workers aged 50 or 60 years But it has been decided to give younger people chancellor instance, soldiers having completed their service-who will marry and bring up a family on the land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

Sleeping Gar Line, Birming- ham to Mobile reinstated Oct. 20. Leave Birmingham 10:3O pm. On track 800 pm. Secure reservation Queen & Crescent City Passenger Office, Wood ward Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

We salled out into the dim hall but saw nobody. The children were gradual ly convinced that 1t had been mistake. put they were frightened. l determined to speak to their father when he came up the next day. 1 told him what had happened and asked if one of the men could not be put into the house, as thought it would reassure the children and keep them from growing nervous.
 I'm sorry Miss x, he said to me, that anything of this kind has happened. You were doing so well with the children. But I cannot have nervous person with them. You are too nervous to stay out here, so I will take the children to their grandmother in town. I'll do that on Monday, and as this is the 18th, why, we'll consider that our arrangement ends then I'm sorry, because I should have preferred to have them stay in the coun- try for their health.
 Now, was I in any way responsible for losing that position? My duty as a conscientious guardian of that mans chil- dren was to tell him what I did. Yet I haven't the least doubt that the woman who helped me to get that post thinks I was a fool not to keep it and that am not worth any more trouble on her part. "
 There was another woman with a story to show the occasional unreasonableness of employers. She had suddenly lost a place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
Got Some Return.

From London Opinion.
 rom-It must cost a pile to keep an airship.
 Jack--It does; yet mine has been source of profit to me.
 Tom-Why, how's that?
 Jack-But for it I probably would nev- CT have got anything out of my accident insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25

somebody just then start to go upstairs
 Then we'll go out and see who it is. all together I said, trying to reassure them, although l was trembling from head to foot Of course 1t cannot be anybody but Mary or Miller or one of the servants
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HoW's BUSINESS.

Business is poor" said the beggar.
Said the undertaken, It's dead"
Failing off" said the riding-school
teacher.
The druggist-"Oh, vial" he said.
Its all write with me-" said the
author.
Picking up" said the man on the
dump.
MY business is sound" quothed the
bandsman.
Said the athlete. I'm kept on the
jump"
The butler declared it was cork
ing"
The parson- it's good" said he.
IN make both ends meat said the
butcher.
The tailor replied, 1T suits me"
Boston Transcript.
Or. A. j. Gordon, of Waynesville,
spent yesterday in the city.
MI. and Mrs. W. J. Butts are spend.
ing a few days on Cumberland.
Court Stenographer Chas Redding
returned yesterday from Waycross.
Miss Eleanor Holmes Klasing leaves
this week for Atlanta and Rome to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. L. Williams and
child are enpndfuo tho u,aa1y IN (,,p,
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personal :
AND SOCIAL

Miss Sadie Tharin has returned
from a pleasant visit to friends in
Savannah.
Mrs j. t. Burnett of Macon, is the
guest of Mrs. J. b. Pearson and Mrs.
Ada Miller.
Miss Pauline Calhoun Of Beach, is
the guest of the Misses Torras on
Richmond street.
Mrs. II. H. Harper leaves this morn
ing for visit to Chattanooga and
several other cities.
Solicitor General John w. Bennett
arrived yesterday from Waycross, ami
is attending the superior court.
Mr.. n. Emanuel and family left yes
terday in Mr.. Emanuel's pretty yacht
to spend week at Cumberland.
Messrs. J. C. Butler of Albany, C.
w. Parker Of Waycross, R. A. Drane
of Macon, and Miller Gilreath of At
lanta, spent Sunday on st. Simon.
-
Mrs. A. b. McCaskilI OF Albany is the
guest of Mrs. D. Watson VIM on
St. Simon.
Mrs. Nellie lnnis Hay of Savannah,
who has been the guest of Mrs. d.
Watson VIM on st. Simon. returns
TO her home today.
$50
DIR. and Mrs. G. w. Blanton are
among those who are spending the
week ION Cumberland, DR.. Blanton be
ing among the Brunswick shootars TAX
ing part in the tournament.
-
After pleasant visit in the city and
on ST Simon DR.. and Mrs. w. e.
Lambrlght returned to their home in
Atlanta Sunday nis--t.
Mrs. d. NJ. Beggs and little daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, have returned from a
short visit to Mrs. I. B. Wright at
ST. Simon and are the guests Of DR..
and Mrs. r. F. Fox.
Mrs. r. L. Walker will have for her
guest this week two accomplished
young ladies, Miss Susie Smith, of
Dublin, recent graduate of Shorter
college, and Miss Rosalie Smith of
Hawkinsville, graduate of Agnes
Scott
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

Announcement is made OF the en-.
gngement of Miss Eleanor Holmes
Klasing TO Mr. Willard Milton Wilkes
the marriage to occur in the early
fan. Miss Kleasing, tie bride 70 be
Is a charming young lady OF Rome
who has recently made her home in
this city. She is a sisteY of Mrs. y
]. Gill, and a cousin OF Mrs. G.. w
Hooper, and is a rare type Of blonde
beauty. Mr.. Wilkes is Ahe pharma
cist with Bruce's drug std e. and while
he has only lived in BrunA wick a year
he has made many frlSQds among
whom he is very popular.
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Valued same as Gold.

r. G. Stewart, a merchant Of Cedar
View. Miss. says: 81 tell my custom
Ars when they buy box OF DR.. King u
New Life Pills they get the worth CT
that much gold in weight, II afflicted
with constipation, malaria or bilious.
ness" Sold under guarantee at
Roses drug store. CSC.
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0s sis.is GarEy gfisers
Tee s~~Nr.,,.a S'N's-~ ~'sls.

business mans luuch at the Ogle-
thorpe hotel every cay from IL 10
$3.50, for 80 cents.
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WIN. NOBLE. Dentist.

WW. NObLEs DENTIST.
No. 1900 Norwich St, Brunswick, Ga.
Having competent assistance is
prepared to do crown and bridge work
while you are waiting, at moderate
prices.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.