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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
The Little Church Brother.

Every Sunday morning she was there.
Some said her people ought to have
her stay at home until it was time for
Sunday school, but they always took her
and she always stayed awake.
Their pew was right where the sun
would strike it, through the stained glass
windows, at just such a time, every
Sunday morning that there were no
obscuring clouds, and it would light on
the little golden curls and the roguish
face that turned saucily backward until
even the most staid worshpers were
forced to struggle hard against grins.
1t mattered not whether it was Chill
dren's day and there was Il spirit of
unwonted levity in the auditorium. or
whether it was a communion service,
the Little Bother was there And she
was always pert and pretty, and brim-
ming over with merriment, i'll charming
disregard for the nature of the place
If the minister paused sometimes, and
glanced her way with just a trife of q
frown, as the force of some leading
thought was lost on group of listeners
because childish prank was essayed
just then, was it to be wondered at,
since ministers are only human? And
if a wee hand tried vainly to grasp the
contribution box as it was pushed be-
tween the seats, is it any wonder rhe
young man handling it was veXed?
but Ine llttle bOlnef uluH care
1t was the latter part of one week that
the minister was summoned to the Lit
tie Bothers house, and it was the very
next day that he went again, in sad Of
fetal capacity, for the ills of changing
winter weather discriminate not, in vic
Tins A little white coffin was carried
out and away to where the snow had
been dug and little hole made in the
ground.
The following Sunday the minister
preached, as usual The church was
pretty we'll filled, as usual, too. and at
the accustomed time the sun stole
through those stained panes.
1t felt it's way hating along the tops
of the pews, as though in dread of what
it might not find. At the seat of the
Little Bother it seemed to pause
There was an odd click in the minis
ter's voice just then, and he. hastily
moved the sheets of his manuscript. The
church was painfully still for an instant
before he resumed.
Though he tried not to do so, he
glanced over to where the sun spots still
marked the Little BOthers old seat.
But the Little Bother was not both
ering.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes,
Coats or Rugs. Send for price list to
TAUBERT TANNERY, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
Unfamiliar Facts.

schools costs S25 100000 a year. There
are 10000 pupils and 10000 teachers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
A WELL MAN AT 81.

The Interesting Experience of an
Old Settler of Virginia.
Daniel S. Queen, Burrell Street, Sa-
lem. Va, says: Years ago while
lifting a heavy weight, sudden pain
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
Only One "BRoMo aUININE,

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the Signature of e. w GROVE Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One day 25c
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
erS HEADACHE.

fAI Nav. Colds are the most fire.
Mt 5er To,o I@s LAXATIVE BROMO
s1aot He ss conse. E. ". Grove on box 25c
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Hair a. an Index of Health.

Modern medical men declare that
the finger nails afford better evidence
as to the state of a persons health
than the eye or the color or texture of
the skin. A very distinct gloss and
4 rapid growth of the nail are always.
they declare. symptomatic of good cir
culatiOn. digestion and general health.
DR.. Matsura. the wellknOwn physician
OF Tokyo, while admitting the claims
OF the finger nail to be an index of
the health. prefers that Of the hair
as indicating better than anything
else loss and gain in physical we'll
being. He has established from his
observations that the hair grows less
in volume In proportion as the health
declines. He has even measured the
extent of the decline by observing the
decrease in the diameter of q series Of
hairs. Badness. Matsura, following
his theory. declares to be due really
to constitutional weakness which
does not. however. always actively de-
clare itself even to the victim. He
claims for the result of his investiga-
tons that il they do not necessarily
serve the interests of pathological
science. they cannot but prove val
liable In the case of pOst-mortem ex.
aminatfons. inasmuch as they can de.
eide as to the deceased persons state
Of health just before death.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee offers $50 for the best article not
exceeding 1000 words on the subject:
WHY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
SHOULD BE SUCCESSFUL NEXT
NOVEMBER"
The competition is open to all.
In jadging the merits Of contributions
consideration will be given not only to
style. arguments and facts presented.
but t. the convincing power, and it
should be bOrue in mind that Members
of Congress are to be elected a. we'll as
President and Vice-President.
No manuscripts will be returned. but
will be the property Of the Committee.
The best article will be widely used
both in the newspapers Of the country
and in pamphlet form.
The award will be made and check
sent to the successful contestant about
August 18th. Manuscripts must be
mailed not later than July 18th to
LITERARY BUREAU,
Republican Congressional Committee,
Metropolitan Bank Building,
Washington, d. @.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

A Democrat in the Pierce County
Leader enters . protest against the
graft game now being worked by a
bunch of fellows, with headquarters at
Lincoln, to skin Democrats out of $40
for the empty honor Of joining the
Bryan Volunteers. 1t is not necessary,
in order to become a Bryan shouter,
to pay tribute to the numerous gener-
ais and field marshals now gaddiDg
around the state making a plea for
money to carry Nebraska for Bryan.
The trust representatives furnished
coin to Nebraska Democrats in the
last presidential campaign to assist in
defeating Roosevelt in the state, and
it is apparent that Bryan's Nebraska
managers will receive financial assist.
ance from the same source in the com.
ing campaign.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
DEFECTS WERE MANY
Samuel Adams, Too. strayed from the
Path Of Rectitude.

James Henry Stark paid his respects
to John Hancock and Samuel Adams
IN a speech before the New England
Historical Genealogical society at the
meeting In the society's house on Som
erset street, says the Boston Herald
The subject Of the speech was The
Loyalists of Massachusetts, Bay,
Whose Memories Are Now Forgotten
by an Empire They Served So Well"
Samuel Adams" he said, "as tar
collector Of the city of Boston, default
ed. and his bOndsmen were sued by a
vote OF the town. Judgment was rem.
dered in this case for $4,000. The
city Of Boston recently paid $16S for
the document giving the terms of this
settlement. which is signed in Adams
own handwriting. This document 10
now In the city clerks ONCE at city
hall.
John Hancock was the greatest
smuggler this country ever knew"
continued Mr.. Stark. AT the time of
the American revolution he was under
indictment for over q half million dol
lars. As treasurer Of Harvard college,
John Hancock defaulted all the funds
OF the college. When he died, % years
later. the college got the money back
from his estate.
The loyalists represented the best
class OF people in the American colo
MES. The character of the revolution
sry leaders ike Adams and Hancock
was not to be compared with the char.
acter OF such loyalists % Winslow,
Copley. Hutchinson and Sir Isaac Cot.
I'm.
"Hutchinson was one Of the great.
cot men America has ever produced.
he established the present boundary
q 4essaEhqRef3D and had e net beoo
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
The Amenities Of Oysters.

One of the most profound remarks
ever made by that profound philoso-
pher Thackeray was when he passed
two tubs of oysters side by side. and
he saw one was labeled Il shilling q
dozen" and the other II shilling 3
pence q Dozen" He exclaimed: How
those oysters must hate each other"
Well, "even an oyster may be
crossed in love-" and William Dean
Howells has another tale to tell anent
the Psychology Of the oyster. At one
Of the little suppers that the poet
LOngfellow gave to the brilliant Cam
bridge circle. James Russell Lowell
paused with the pepper box poised
above his plate of oysters to say whim-
sically: Its astonishing how these
fellows love pepper"
Dear me! You don't say so!" ejac-
ulated a nice. prosy old gentleman who
used to sleep through the suppers.
The temptation was too strong to be
resisted, and Lowell was fairly
launched into an account of hoW
red pepper. accidentally dropped into
q basket Of oysters. had been drawn
out with half q dozen of the bivalves
clinging to it. when the ever gentle
Longfellow interposed to save his mat
ter-of-fact old friend.-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

! There are indications of trouble in
store for some of the ambitious states
men Who served in the last legislature.
lin the Eighteenth Senatorial District,
composed of the counties of Polk, Mer-
rick and Nance, Senator E. L. King
will seek . denomination. Heretofore
The republican nomination has gone
By rotation, and this year the candi-
date should come from Nance county,
but King refuses to recognize the
rights of Nance county, and his friends
announce that he will put up . fight
1t the primaries, regardless of what is
liable to happen at the polls. In the
Senatorial District composed of Pierce,
Stanton, Madison and Wayne coun-
ties, the same state of affairs exist. 1t
has been the custom to pass the nomi-
nation around, but like Senator King,
Senator Randall refuses to recognize
the rotation idea and is seeking . re-
domination. Randall is from Madison
county, but Stanton claims the right
b name the candidate this year, and
much hostile feeling is being worked
hp over the action of Randall. The
prediction Is made that if King and
Randall insist on remaining in the
6sld. thereby causing . split in the
party, it would result in the election of
tvo Democratic Seoators.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

for him Berkshire county would now
be part Of the state of New York.
1T was he who sid Massachusetts, of
an irredeemable paper money that all
the other colonies were troubled with.
Sir Isaac CONN was another great
example. a. he later became an ad-
miral in the British navy.
Interested motives caused most of
the leaders of the American revolution
to take part. This was done at the
expense Of the wealthy and educated
class. who were at the head Of at
fairs. These wealthy and educated
persons were driven from the country,
their estates conhscated and they
were warned not to return under pen.
atty of DEATH"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

The cleverest thing uttered at the
congress of governors was the presi-
dents retort to q southern governor
who was inveighing against whole
some fear in his state that "the spirit
of Capitalization would interfere with
the rights of individual states" There
could not have been a possibility of
the presidents knowing what was com.
ing; but with the cleverness of an
Irishman, rather than the phlegm of a
Dutchman, he retorted: "The COVER
nor of North Carolina hasn't any fear
of government intrusion when congress
appropriates money to improve the
rivers and waterways Of his state"
It was complete answer. It was the
retort moet courteous and most "flab-
bergasting"-if may use a popular
word, we'll beloved at Washington
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Museum for lawvers in par,.

The French palace of justice, like
the department of foreign affairs and
he police headquarters. is to have its
museum. and it will not be the least
interesting of the collections of Paris,
:or the department possesses numer-
JUS documents which will be of in
ierest to lawyers all over the world.
The idea Of museum of justice IL no
longer a mere project, for an organi-
cation committee of famous judges
and lawyers is busy arranging 1t, and
It Is to be opened before long.-New
York American
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Natural Beauties to BE Preserves.

Natural Beauties to BE Preserved.
A movement has been started To
have the Malibu region in the Santa
Monica mountains Of California de.
clared q national park in order to
preserve the prehistoric fora and
fauna. found in petriaed form, from
vandal hands. Biologists have de
clared the range to be the Oldest
mountain chain in California, and the
wealth of priceless fossils found in
the different strata bears out the state
ment OF the scientists. Little. II any.
OF the land is valuable for agricultural
purposes, while the rugged beauty OF
the many canyons opening on the Pa,
cific ocean Is unsurpassed for weird
scenic effects.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Are the most gigantic end beautiful
trees iu the world, some having reached
q height Of 335 feet with base circum-
ference Of ITO feet. The age OF many
are estimated by scientists at eight
thousand years. The Matiposa Grove,
which can be visited while en- route to
the Yosemite, contains some If the
largest. In the Calaveras Grove are
trees ninety to one hundred feet Of huge
size. Near Santa Cruz 10 q beautiful
grove Of redwood Rig Trees which will
we'll employ q days visit. There 10
nothing in any other part OF the world
like this region. which is best reached
via the Union Pacific For booklets
inquire Of E. l.. Lomax. G. p. h T. A.,
Omaha, Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Had Learned Sometime.

Ever notice IT," Queried the party
who propOunds questions In sections.
Did l ever notice what?" asked the
innocent bystander
THAT the longer q man II married
the less he lodges when his wife
throws things at him." said the In
stallment interrogation.
YES. I've noticed it," replied tho
t. b.. who had been up against the
matrimonial game for several years.
He soon gets wise to the fact that
there is no danger II he doesn't move"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

The complicated primary law has
not introduced a very healthy brand
Of harmony into the republican party
of Iowa And the Nebraska primary
Law, assisted by Jim Latta's barrel, has
injected . row that threatens to split
the Democrats of the Third Congress
sional District.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
via Chicago, llilvaukoo&St.P Pail 4

Thirty day round trip tickets on sale
daily after June 10Th to many points in
eastern Canada. western New York end
to New England points via Montreal;
and on every Thursday beginning June
18th to New England points via Albany
or Rotterdam Jet. via CHICAGO, MIL
WAUKEE & ST. PAUL Ry. Complete
information about fares, train service, or
other details from F. A. Nash. General
Western Agent, 1924 Farnam Street.
Omsha.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
TRUST CASH IN NEBRASKA.

TRUST CASH IN NEBRASKA.
While Mr.. Bryan is talking about
the need of publicity for campaign
funds it is rather unfortunate that the
democratic organization in Nebraska
has been called upon to explain what
it did with . neat little bundle of cor
poration funds turned over to It from
the New York strong box in 1904.
Explanations are forthcoming, though
they are not Is yet very satisfactory.
The incident originated with the
publication in New York Of what
looked like . canard. It contained IN
allegation Of bod faith against Mr..
Bryan. The substance Of the story
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

How many Democrats in the Platte
county court house endorse the follow
ing, quoted from . recent interview
with Colonel Henry Watterson: "This
one party power is almost as bad As a
one man power. We have been for
over fifty years under the influence Of
one party and everything points to 4
desire for shaking up, for . change
if only for the sake of . change"
Watterson's idea of . change is the
turning out of Republicans in Office
and giving the Democrats . chance to
draw the salaries. If q change" u .
good thing in federal affairs Why not
in county affairs? The Democrats
have filled the court house of Platte
county for years, and the introduction
and endorsement of the Watterson
idea would mean . republican
at every desk in the court house now
presided over by Democrat.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

1t will not be necessary for Colonel
Bryan to steal q "crown of thorns" and
= cross of gold" in order to capture
the nomination at Denver. He already
has q cinch on It.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
The Hoh. tim t,atta, Ahd expscts

The Hoh: jim t,atta, Who expects
to receive the endorsement Of the
Democrats as . candidate for Congress
from this district, was in Columbus
two days last week trying to break
down Judge Towards fences. Mr..
Latta is a banker and is said to have
q barrel on tap, consequently he is
liable to cut some ice in the contest.
Money sometimes has more weight
than brains and frequently lands =
political plum if properly placed and
wisely distributed. 1t is reported that
Banker Latta has been led to believe
that he will receive considerable sup
port in Platte county At the primaries,
and that several prominent Democrats
of Columbus, who are strong party
workers, have promised to uee their
influence in his behalf. The Demo-
Gratis of Platte county have IN excep-
tionally strong organization-a ma
chine, it is sometimes called and it is
not likely that the leaders would jeop-
ardize the organization by passing up
a home candidate and supporting q
man whose strongest recommendation
is big bank account. The Journal is
not taking sides in the dirty fight
Latta's political financial agent, Dan
v. Stephens, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee, has
started against Judge Howard. While
Mr.. Latta has been loaning money,
drawing interest on investments secur-
ed by chattel and real estate mort
cages, Mr.. Howard has been fighting
the battles of his party and boosting
into Office some of the men in Platte
county who, it is alleged, are now
quietly sticking the knife into him by
encouraging Jim Latta to come into
Platte county and divide the vote at
the primaries. 1t is one of the un-
written laws of all political parties,
that candidate should be given . free
hand in his own home without being
compelled to compete with an outside
candidate for support. In thus de-
parting from the time-honored custom
and becoming an interloper, Mr.. Latts
has laid himself open to criticism from
all who believe in a square deal.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
0iveeeina.

Oiveroine.
Husband-Vm afraid I'm BECOMING
cross-eyed. dear.
Wife-The idea! Why do you think
that?
Husband-This thing Of trying to
look at my income and our expenses
At the same time 10 slowly but sure
" getting IT. work n.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

What has become of George w.
Berge? Since that $4,000 exposure
he Lincoln agitator has not been very
much In evidence with his mouth.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Twenty-Five men have been Presi-
dent Of the United States. They were
chosen for this high post for various
reasons some for their eminence in
civil life, some on account of military
distinction, some because of successful
party leadership, some because Of their
conspicuous identification with com
manding Issues, some through hero
worship or adventurous personal pop
ularity, some through party comprom-
Uses, some through the accidents Of
politics or nature. Not often, if ever,
have the American people deliberately
set out to train man for the Presi.
dency, to prepare him through educa'
ton and experience and work for the
responsibilities of their highest and
most exacting public Office. That is
what they are doing now. have been
doing for some years. They are train.
ing William Howard Taft tn be Pres
ident. That he will be nominated by
the Republican party is virtually SET
lied and his chances of election are
fairly good.
If ever a man was put in training
for the presidency and kept there, and
required to 60 through all the arduous
experience sure to fit him for the final
and highest promotion, that man is
Mr.. Taft. 1t does not matter that
this was what We may call unconscious
design. In the very nature Of the
case it could not be conscious. There
exists no power anywhere to sign an
apprentice at the presidential trade.
But in the larger echeme of things; in
that play of fate which some call prov
idence, it was just as if the power to
indenture a presidential apprentice
had somewhere existed, and q young
man named Taft had indentured him
self to the American nation. OF
course he did not himself realize it.
But he played his part from the be-
ginning precisely as if he had realized
it. As q matter of fact Mr.. Taft
never till quite recently had an ambi-
ton to be President. He was not one
of those star.gazing youths who set
out for the White house. This aspi-
ration was not awakened in him till
long after it would have had its birth
in the minds of ninety.nine men out of
a hundred placed as he was. 1t is
we'll known that his real ambition,
even as late as year or two ago, was
for the supreme bench. But the
beauty of it, the magui6cence Of it,
from the character viewpoint, is that
from first to last he unconsciOusly
acted precisely as if he were conscious,
as if he were ambitious for the presi.
dency, as if he realized that he had
signed articles with the American peo-
pie. That is the way the greatest
achievements of the larger scheme of
things are almost always worked out
in this world.
*
All along the path of this man from
boyhood to now, from the hulking
youth who outwrestled every one at
Yale to the "quickfooted fighting ele-
plant of our modern politics" ready
to step into the presidency if his party
can carry the country, we gather incl
dents which speak of his courage, his
strength, his self:sacrifce, his endur-
ance, his justice, his patience, his
humor, his wholesomeness, his firm
ness, his intense humanness. He
affords US convincing example that
a man may smile and smile and still
be strong as q giant and firm as q rock.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

: The Nebraska delegation to the
Republican convention in Chicago
elected Victor Rosewater for member
of the national committee. R0sewater
received 8 votes, Warner l, Nettleton
/ and NcCloud 4
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Once q week, for the past three
months, the headlines in the daily
s,apers have announced that waiter
on is for Bryan"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

The new currency law has brought
out some queer criticism from the
Democratic press. The Republican
party is charged with the "crime" of
being the father of national banks,
and with being responsible for the
additional "crime" of enacting another
financial measure demanded by Wall
street." Strange to say, in discussing
the new currency bill, the "crime of
1873" has not been mentioned. Bank
notes, similar to the ones now in use
were used before the Republican party
was organized-before the American
Union was born or this country dis
covered by the Mortimer. The bank
ing system of this and European
countries is copied from the Chinese
banking system improved in
some respects and not as good in 9TH
ers. The first bank note was issued by
the Chinese government 2697 years
before Christ, or 1905 years ago-sev-
eral centuries before William Jennings
Bryan and other great writer's on
financial topics were born. Instead of
being called emergency currency"
the Chinese notes were known rs econ
venient money" The notes were first
issued by the treasury of the Empire,
but experience dictated q change to
banks under government inspection
and control. The convenient money"
notes were similar to the modern bank
note, bearing the name of the hank,
date of issue, etc. Carefully preserved
in the Asiatic museum of St. Peters.
burg is one of the ancient Convenient
money" notes issued by . Chinese
bank 1906 years ago.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

The convention that will name the
ext President of the United States is
ession At Chicago as the Journal goes
o press.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Crushed Possibilities.

Fat Reporter was my story
killed?
Editor-An act Of mercy. You fell
down on 1t first
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

A statesman will give the people
hat they ought to have, but a politi-
ian will give them what they want.