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The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

Ike = cua ~ coffee Il get the proper
oui:it."
Il had /" split bamboo rod for
deeP-watsr fishing and a shorter one
dOr lsait casting. and two reels that
stood me in seventeen dollars for the
reeds alone. Thea I !:aI a tackle-6ox.
a i0innOx-iS1cket. bass and trout flies,
phantom, minnOwS, Spoon-hcokS. a
landing net. sinksfs. bass hooks. buck
tail. spinaers. rubber waders. chain
strinsers. fishing tOggery. fancy corks,
aIa tine lines and small hooks for
fishing Ter a fish. a gaff for big fish,
:,nd saS. when ! got through l made
the tug sore b. askin: him if he got
mis- hit 1u. vi What l blew in"
Well. ; framed NJ with the bug
aiterTarIs. 3id he takes me out, and
:aoOest. "a. first tine l land a three
lsOund SEi:'i-GOu;: bass, and | says to
him. Ferdy-his name was Ferdinand
-Fcrdy. saws 1, it's worth the price.
Just this n ga alone And it was"
When | got here there was Il fellow
herc from Ocoromowoc. ana accord
ins To hls say-so he vas a scientific
fisherman from somewhere before the
flood. One or two Of the men around
the hOtei said he was able to make
good. although At that he was very
generous witt. his talk. He had his
wife with him. hut she wasn't a fisher
man.
81 alons about nine O'Clock. he and
4. gets to talking. and the first thing
lac does is to kid me about my tackle
and lines and hooks. He was the
greatest ever about advice. and to
near him I wouldn't be able to catch
. bull4head with my outfit if l fished
for a month. He had everything diff
fcrent from my works. and on the
Level. he must have paid a thousand
dollars for his plant"
81" had a little talk with Ducky
Jones. tie fellow tha: used to work
here. around the stables. and he told
ne the fish hit best carly in the morn
inc. just before the mist rose up of of
tbe bars. He said that when the mist
r0Se. the fish could see the boats. and
then they tchosganed for deep water.
aad that made the fishing slow. But
he Raid that when the mist was over
the water. they bit to beat Ranagher.
Said you could catch EN- with both
hands and both feet"
Il slipped Ducky a little piece of
money for his tip and says l. I'll
get out before this OconomowOc geez-
er gets up and have a dozen bass
by the tine he's getting his boat
ready. I got my boat all ready. and
Uhicky said he'd have a minnow buck
ct filled IN in the boat for me. So
! turned Ia and when the old alarm
clock ratified for me, l vas Jonathan
On the spot. and out in a hurry"
And right GU the stairs l met this
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

| Well. he's getting EN- just the
same" "a Clara.
Look out there with the net" says
OconOmOwOc. as he steers a bass
alongside. easy now" and then
heard Clara say. oh. he got away"
And then Mr.. OcOnOmOwOc begins
to roast her for her awkwardaess and
she gets hnny and a y she won't
handle the net any more. and he says
That fellcw'i hear every word we
say" and she says. Il don't care if be
does, You started it."
And all this time it's Just bin.
splash. and snake EN- out with yours
truly. The little Ones I throw back.
and the big ones go on the string.
and during this time-yOu know how
clearly voices sound Ove the water
| can hear this Mrs. Oconomowoc
shooting it into hubby"
Why. Ill wager he's got q hundred
fish by this time says she. as the tail
of a three pound bass comes over the
side of my boat"
Yes. says he. and he'd be drum
med out Of a fishing camp IL he
caught fish that way up in the woods
You don't seem to be out of the
woods Yourself retOrts Clara. with
this stingy little four bass and n
pike she says.
Well they're all caught in a sports
manlike manner returns Mr.. Ocono-
mowOc.
THAT must be a great relief to
Them says Clara.
Clara. says Mr.. Oconomowoc.
I'm sorry l brought you out this morn
ing. What's the matter with you any.
way"
Horace says the lady. you ought
never to have been a fisherman; you.
re too passionate"
There you co. says he. and d-n
me. If there don't 20 that bass Id a
got ii YOU had been there with the
landing net"
NH. Wellington says the lady,
I'll not be sworn at: row me to the
hotel this instant"
And so they rOwed in. and the mist
lifted in a few minutes, and l followed
after them"
had fixed my tackle all right be.
fore l ups with my anchor, and
knew that no n at the hotel would
know of my crimes If Horace didn't
blow the gan. But I reckon his wife
that OF, for l vas 1T for that
trip. But when the guests we're ask
ing me questions and congratulating
me at the table. Horace was as sulky
a bear with a sore head. Clara. |
however, gave me a real friendly,
beautiful smile"
He was a real mutt that Horace:
but CIara-she was an out-and-Out
thoroughbred"
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

OconOmOwOc fresh and he was say
ing Hurry up, Clara We got into oul
boats together. and he seemed to have
his bait all right the same as I did,
and his wife, she was looking sleepy
and kind of Disguised At being hauled
out before she got her beauty sleep.
J pulled ont and got a position about
what l judged was right from the way
Ducky had said was right and as
only had one to row for. 1 beat this
guy to it. l was trying to get to the
center of a big bar out there. and
aimed to keep straight with the hotel.
and about a half mile out"
Il sounded the bottom with my big
pole, and found about four feet of
water and l knew I a over the bar.
SO l anchored and begun operations.
About fifty feet away from me in the
fOggy mist this Mr.. OconomOwOc an
chors. and by the time he was fast
and ready I had landed one bass. l
fastened onto him the minute l cast
in, and it took me about five minutes
to get MIN in. l threw out again. and
another 0ass had the mlnnOw in q sec
ond. 1t took at least five minutes to
get him around and get the landing
net under him and about this time
the Oc0nOm0w0cs landed their first
bass"
'Ducky Jones had said that the mist
rose over the lake and
up in half an hour. and about
time the great white light broke
on my gray matter about where l
was at. So I took of the tip of my
rod. tied the line tight to the end of
second joint. bid a hasty farewell
% scientific methods and started to
vank EN- in like I used to snake in
out of the old gravel-hOle on
my grandfather's farm. Gee. but that
was a swift game. AS soon as the min
low hit the water there was a bass
" 4 wail-eye waiting for it. And
he minute I got a bite it was come
ll!-ye. and ! jerked EN- in by main
and slid EN- on my chain
;tringer and baited up again"
Say. but 1 vas doing a land-Ofice
business. And just about then l heard
say TO Mr.. Oconomowoc. Hes
Ave fish to your one" And
hen OconOmOwOc says, "He might as
yell dynamite EN-"
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
MUSIC STUDENTS
Should Have Steady Nerves.

The nervous system of the musician
Is often very sensitive and any habit
like coffee drinking may SO upset the
nerves as to make regular and neces-
sary daily practise next to impossible.
Il practise from eve to eight hours
q day and study Harmony two hours"
writes a Mich. music student. Last
September l was so nervous / could
only practise a few minutes at a time.
and mother said l would have to drop
my music for 4 year.
This was terribly discouraging "a
! couldn't bear the thought Of losing
a whole ear of study. Becoming con
WINGED that my nervousness was
caused largely by coffee. and seem:
Postum SO highly spoken OF. i de-
cided | would test it for q while.
Mother followed the directions
carefully and I thought / had never
tasted such a delicious drink. Wa
drank Postum every morning instead
of coffee. and by November I felt more
like myself than for years. n was
ready to my music.
now practlse as usual, do nv
studying and when my days work ia
finished am not any more nervous
than when I began.
Il cannot too highly recommend
TO musicians who practise half
a day. My father is a physician and
recommends Postum to his patients
Words annot express my appreciation
Tor this most valuable health beyer.
age. and experience has proven its
superiority over all others There's
Reason"
Name given by Postum ca Rattle
Creek, lie Read TIE Road to
Wsllvlle.' in pkA
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

| tractive looking garment for negliRee
but it is far more trouble to keep them
both clean and fresh than it is to care
for only one piece at a time. The rea.
son for the innovation was, of course,
III return of the empire gown. but the
princess slip of lace and nainsOok is
a far more becoming gown to the fig.
ure than is the combination.
Golden quilts are in great demand
for spring hats. and what could be
easier than to paint over those that
fail to match any hat at present in
use?
Sometimes. too. the, imported hats
are trimmed with artificial quilts of
silk. and some of tha new quilts are
made of chiffon on IA wire frame.
These last two are q great convent
ence. for in early spring days the wind
plays havoc with the brittle quilts.
while happily wire cannot break.
Unless a woman really desires to be
gray long before her time, the con-
slant use of tOngs to make the hair
curl is not to be thought of. for the
heat from the irons cannot fail to dry
out the natural oil in the tresses, max
ing them crisp. broken and often gray.
Instead of waving the hair by this in
furious heat process substitute patent
waver or liquid curling prepara-
tons.
One Of the lOveliest gowns l have
seen for some time is u velvet in a
most exquisite soft shade of sake blue
with more than a hint of mauve in the
high lights. with intrOductiOns Of
heavy purple silk net almost hidden
beneath embrOideries of blue. mauve
and purple. quite impossible to de-
scribe properly in mere words. and a
beautiful jabOt of old Flanders point
held by a magnificent buckle of anne
thyst paste.
Bangs are coming back to fashion.
but that does not mean that young
need cut their front hair short
and do it up in crimps at night. neither
smear it with the sticky ounce seed
and dandOline lotions Of ancient bang
days. The new bang is a soft. fluffy
of what are called pincurls rest
Ing on the forehead. just below the
and they are called pin
curls presumably because a good many
Of them are attached I o a hairpin ar
and tucked in after the
is finished. That is to say,
they have no more connection with the
head than they have with the
1raids and puffs and curls that dec
,rate the top of it. This little row of
mang across the forehead Is to
)e considered more and more au fait |
Is the days go by.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
mar

Shoes continue long and narrow.
Shoes with velvet tops are the
latest.
The wasp waist is threatened. but is
not imminent.
The short waistline may be length
eed for spring.
Paris is experimenting with a fash
ion in sleeves almost skin tight.
All tunics of the day are long and
flowing in character. without draping.
A new fancy Of the season is the
use of black ermine tails as a trim
ming
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

jar OF soft CASTLE soap. To make this
scrape a cake Of pure soft soap and
add it to about a pint and a half of
water. Pour into a saucepan and
stand 1t over a brisk heat. but not
N that will make it boil. When the
soap Is all dissolved. pour it into a
wide-mouthed jar. When the mixture
cools 1t will be a jelly. This jelly is
excellent to have to rub on the hands
when washing them. 1t is also an ex-
cellent shampoo and may be used on
the hair with good results. The head
and scalp should be rinsed carefully
and thoroughly after washing them
with this solution.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
Lucky Stones on Shoe Buckles.

If the stone representing the month
of a girls birth does not look good in
a ring she may the emblem on
her slipper buckles. Certain jewelers.
are selling dainty little buckles O;
bookstores. agate or sardonyx. The
are set in oxidiZed or dull gold
buckles. BirthstOnes now are set in
umbrella handles and even in garter
buckles. SO it must be a highly par
ticular girl who defies the fates by not
wearing her emblem.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
CALIFORNIA
What's q Widovoef

VVUoG vVU00V006I
10 . W1doWer q married or a SINGLE
man?
This question continually cropa nm
and 1t ID continually being answered
both ways. Certainly q widOwer is
narried-he is not . bachelor. That
3 q answer. Certainly. on the other
oand. no matter what the man once
was. he Is single now. That is the
other answer. Thus In all match
games Of single against married men
games Of hockey. football. baseball.
:ricket-the poor wid0wer is tossed
rom n side to the other like a shut.
:leclock- The solution depends solely
upon his skill.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
~sINNER" CAN COME AGAIN.
1hiefs Visit Resulted in Nice MarQin
OF Profit to Farmer.

II there are any more chicken
thieves like the one who entered his
hennery three weeks ag0. Thomas In
graham Of Park Mills. n. Y, will glad
ly furnish q chart Of the grounds and
guarantee to tie up the dog. A few
mornings ago Mr.. lngraham entered
the hennery. and to his amazement
found q dozen fowls in place Of the
ones that he had missed after the
visit OF the thief. He also found hang
ing to a nail in the building q scrawl
which said: Mister Farmer, was
wicked when I stole them chicks of
you. but wringed their necks when !
hooked EN- from the rOost. so could
not put 'em back. Am awful sorry l
done it, and will prove what l a by
bringing you other chickens which
never stole. Them / took were COM
mon chicks. these are blOOded. Never
will ! steal any more. Sinner" With
such a conscience. the sinners resolu-
e1on Is evidence Of good business judg-
ment. for Mr.. Ingraham says the
fowls he received are worth at least
twice as much as the ones whose
necks were winged" when they
hooked"
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
BOLSTER PILLOW

A bolster fixed n the back of a chair a s a head res is a great comfort
especially to an invalid. but they ire apt to get rather quickly sOed by cn
slant use: nd an adjustable owe that al he washed is a great advantage.
The cushion " e show is a simple bolster. covered with pale green sMeen.
the cover of white lawn. Ornamented with two designs lin Openwork embroid-
the cover is ut five inches longer than bolster, and is made to button
over 1t the back. The ends are finished with lace, and runners are pt in
close up to the bolster. SO that the lawn may be drawn up tightly. a bow
being sewn N by way of ornament. As this owe al be quickly removed
is used for working W. the open holes. also for the stalks, which are in
satin stitch.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

One of the prettiest spring gowns
exhibited recently showed q nile green
panne velvet coat trimmed with heavy
cord Of the same color at the collar
cuffs and vest. also with small velvet
buttons. The skirt was of wolfe sew
eral shades lighter than the jacket
and had q band Of velvet around the
bottom the same color as the jacket.
Another pretty costume seen recent
~ consisted of a gray velvet jacket
and a skirt Of large gray checked
material. The skirt was full plated
and had q self-fold around the bottom.
while the coat had q rest and cuffs of
the gray material.
The smartest linen collars are the
c0l0red ones. and those in light blue,
pink. gray and leaf green are partic-
ularly novel. Usually they are seal
loped and embroidered along the up
per edge. The embroidery is in cot
ton. usually pure white. and the col
lars are worn with white wool or duck.
linen or French flannel waists. Where
the collar has a full plated frill down
the front the edges of the frfll are
usually in color and the collar and
CUTS match these edges, Where there
is no frill some bit of color ia the
waist itself OF in tie tie will give the
note for the collar and jabot color
combination.
The newest color shown in the ad.
vanced styles for spring is called mul.
berry. This seems to be a cross be-
tween crushed strawberry and rasp-
berry. and it is just near enough to old
rose to be becoming to almost any
complexion. The most charming linen
suits are made in this color, the white
cuffs and yoke softening the tone
where 1t comes near the face. Many
Of these dresses are trimmed with
white cotton or sOutache braid In all
sorts of intricate designs. The new
mirage silk also comes in this color
and makes a most fascinating material
for house dresses and dancing frocks
for young girls.
New hat ribbons show an immense
white polka dot on deepcolored back
grounds, such as dark red. navy blue.
golden brown and green. Three yards
will make a generous bow with a lit
tie to spare for draping the crown. |
The e bows. both plain and ring |
dotted. a be bought ready for adding !
to the hat all wired. These are very
pretty AMI airy looking. and Just the
thing to take the place Of the ribbon !
on a silk hat.
This is certainly peculiarly TWEEN
tieth century. and SO many women
have learned the art of
making enamel that it especially ap-
peals to us. Most of such ornaments
are large. taking the form Of brooches
Or pendants and are made after the
of old paste. intermingled
gems. Some of these pendants
md brooches are in the shape Of flOw-
ers or fruit, and faithfully copy the
colors of both. says the Queen. Gold
wire often intersects the enamel. A
bunch of grapes has the tendrils and
caves in gold. the grapes represented
~ pearls. while green tints are repre-
;ented by emeraldS.
Combination underclothes are be-
more and more the rage. Al
most all the corset cover and petit
ened together around the waistline.
Both bodice and skirt are made ON
he circular pattern. SO that they are
oined together by beading through
which ribbon is run. 1t is a very at
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
eYESicHT WAS IN DANGER
from Terrible Eezema-0aby's Head
Mass Of itching Rash and Sores
-0isease Cured BY cutiewra.

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
we're all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead Of
setter and We thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall of.
She suffered terribly. and would
scratch until the blood came. This
ON until she was five months old.
.hen I had her under our family doc
tors care, but she continued to grow
worse. He said 1t was eczema. When
she was sever months old I started
use the Cuticura Remedies and in
Two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign Of
he eczema since. Mrs. II. F. Budke.
LeSueur. Mimi. Apr. Is and May 2. o."
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
Toole'S Practical Joke.

John Lawrence TOOle, the most pop
ular low comedian of his day. once
gave a supper to 80 Of his friends. and
wrote a note to each of them privately
beforehand. asking him whether he
would be 50 good as to say grace. As
NO clergyman would be present. II is
said that the faces of those 80 men
as they rose in a body when ToOle
tapped on the table. as a signal for
grace. was a sight which will never
be forgotten.
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

Liquid Soap for Tender Skin.
One of the most convenient things
to have in every medicine chest, is a
The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18

The following advantages are
claimed for the grain drill: 1t saves
seed: il plants evenly and it gets the
seed in good depth Of soil where ger
minati0n is most certain. Experiments
at the Illinois station show that five to
seven more bushels Of oats per acre
can be grown with the drill than
b~rOadcasted. W. speak Of this BE-
cause our readers grow more oats
than any other small grain crop. In
the sowing of winter wheat expert
enced growers have long considered
that broadcast sowing 10 an invitation
to failure. There are some exceeding
~ favorable years when good crops
are grown in this way: but IL is safe
to say that in these same years better
crops would have been grown by the
use of the drill: while in poor years
the drill makes all the di1e. ence BE-
tween uccess and failure.
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STILL ON.

State College Times (Penn.)
The tidal wave of temperance which
swept over the South has at last
reached the West, with the result
that the great Northwestern railway
system of over 10000 miles has gone
dry" for 10000 of its employees have
sworn off. This is a magnificent vic
tory for the cause of temperance.
h action of the Northwestern en-
to the preachings and efforts of tenn
perance workers, but rather to that
great wave of business temperance"
which is sweeping over the country.
The men began to realize that their
jobs were not safe if they drank-and
that their lives were not safe if their
companions drank So, for the sake
of their positions, they a v up their
own drinks-a1d for the sake of their
lives, they insisted on the "other fell
low" giving up his drinks. The re-
suit is a great victory for temperance.
Other roads and other corporations
will take up the cudgel against the
drink habit, for they see the advisa-
bility of such a course. The liquor
business has apparently seen it's best
days.
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is wrong or the goods do not suit you
they do not exchange them for you,
or if they do you ave to pay the
freight on the first two ways and ON
that for which you exchange one way,
be without the goods and your mon
ey for weeks and weeks and even
months, besides, as the common eX-
preston goes, losing your religion.
They do not pay * into our city
and county treasury, with which our
schools are maintained, roads, bridg-
.es and other improvements are built.
They do not contribute to our church
es, charitable institutions, nor to our
poor. They have no interests what
ever in you Or YOU town. These
things your home merchant has.
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SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS;
BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE

Supreme court adjourned at Santa
Fe last Friday evening until Febru
airy "a, but before adjournment the
following business of general inter
est was transacted:
The case of the Territory of New
Mexico, appellee, versus Jap L. Clark
appellant, appealed from the district
court of Torrance county, was reset
for the February session. Clark was
convicted of the charge of murder
and is serving a term in the peniten'
tiary. He does not deny the killing
but claims it was don il self-defense
Hereafter u. S. district court terms
in the territory will be of six months
duration instead of only three months
as has been the case up to this time.
An order extending the limit from
three to six months was entered il
the supreme court Friday. This ac-
ton vas taken after a conference be
tween the justices.
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AT HON e.
From Elida News.

ETOu Ellud NEWS.
Jus at this time of year the big
mail order houses are flooding the
country with neatly gotten up cata-
logues, quoting attractive prices on
staple articles (and containing at
tractive ~pictures) and making all
sorts of big sounding statements for
your cash. We notice hat there is
no place in any of these catalogues
where they offer to exchange their
goods for the farmers eggs, poultry,
butter or any other kind of produce,
o is there any place where they say
that they will credit you when your
wife gets sick and your cash surplus
g is beginning to get short. They
do not promise to extend you a pen
ny's worth of credit, but make you
pay ash and freight for the goods
and buy sight unseen. If anything
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WANTED.

WANTED A pair OF driving mares
to weigh 1,0O0b or rel Also a
light mountain hack. One pair OF
draft mares. Call at the office of A.
o. Millice, Room Ia, Garst building.
WANTED:-good team for delivery
wagon. Shepherd & Co. 74t3-
WANTED Agents to represent a
real estate proposition Experience
unnecessary. Ladies or gentlemen.
(Some agents are making 800 a
week. Call at D.. L. Geyer's Office
on Second St.-G. P. Elliott. 74t3
FOR SALE A good phaeton AID
harness cheap. Apply 507 N Lea
47t3*
FOR RENT Two nicely furnished
rooms. 119 S. Richardson. 73tf