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The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22
Something New Under the Sun.

A lady in Illinois sent us l2c a year ago
for our remarkable collection of vegetable
and flower seeds and sold $37.76 worth
therefrom. or made 3l4Sc. That's new
just send this notice with l2c and re-
ceive the most original seed and plant
cafaloC nuhliShed and
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

Evangellst Torrey, Who prides hl0-
self upon the number Of his coave9taL
met one hardened sinner In Chicago
whom he failed to convert Tie min
lister had been preaching to tent fan
Of people. He had described the vices
Of the rich. and had pointed Bihlical
analogies at their Mxuries. One nan
in the hack Of the tent had seemed
to be much interested. He leaned
forward to catch every word. Tor.
roy, taking the interest to moan
approaching coaversion, redoubled Ais
efforts. The road to he'll II lined
with vintage, wine, beautiful Wo0ea
and 1ne automobiles!" he exclaimed.
With q sigh ~ Of relief. the man In
the hack Of the tent arose. "Oh.
death. where is thy sting?' he said.
Laundry work at home would b
much moro satisfactory II s;Ae right
Starch we're used. In order to get tAo
desired Stiffness. It n usually nece0-
sary to use % much starch that the
beauty and Aneness Of the fabric -
hidden behind . paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys tho
appearance. but Also Affects The wear.
ing quality Of the goods. This troa-
ale can be entirely overcome BY usinG
Defiance Starch. a It can b applied
much more thinly because Of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22
Burlington viii ee Good.

The Burlington has nothing what
ever to hide from the public these
days." says a Burlington man In
position of authority. I'VE are going
to make friends with the people, try
to give them good service, make an
effort to perform every function that
a well regulated railroad should per-
form for its patrons and the territory
1t serves. We are making no secre:
rates, giving no special service to IA
vored patrons, and are trying to obey
the laws. The service given is service
for the public"
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

.91sOV
Above is sufficient seed to grow IS bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands of bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR 12c,
or if you send l6c. we will add a package
of Berliner Earliest Cauliflower John 4.
Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis. X. l. w.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22
The Hard Loser.

Goodart-Brewder was telling me to.
day about his hard luck last spring.
He certainly did lose q great opportu-
nifty.
Wise-Yes, and think Of what he's
lost since.
G00dart-Why, what's that?
Wise - Valuable time talkin8
about it.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer O.
Lewis Factory, Peoria. III.
Remember it's a poor resolutio0
that will not hold water.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

The extraordinary popularity Of Ane
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch q matter Of great i'm
portanee. Defiance Starch. being free
from all Injurious chemicals. IN the
only one which is safe to use On lne
fabrics. Its great strength as sti6en-
er makes half the usual quantity od
Starch necessary, with the result Of
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22
Tri.state Land COMPANY Suit.

The Trl-State Land company an
swered the suit started before the irri-
cation board by H. G. Stewart. The
latter was q former member of the
Farmers Canal company. The suit
involves the transfer of $4,000 acres
of land in Box Butte and Cheyenne
counties.
The Farmers Canal company receiv.
ed the permit from the state, and
when it went out of business trans
ferred its water rights to the Tri-State
company. Then it was that Mr.. Stew
art protested against the transfer, say
ing that NO such transfer could be le-
gally made from the nature Of the
property or right that was in question.
In the brief filed the attorneys for
the Tri-State company assert that the
forfeiture of the franchise is a matter
outside of the powers of the board,
and that no authority for the deter
minatiOn of such questions is vested
in the board. In addition the defend
ant company states that no proper
complaint was made to the board, and
that H. G. Stewart is not the proper
person to make a complaint.
The board of irrigation allows the
complainant ten days in which to file
its answer. AS soon as the board of
irrigation can be convened the matters
involved will be discussed.
Democratic State Convention.
The Official call for the democratic
state convention has been issued, as
follows:
The democratic state convention Is
hereby called to meet, at Omaha on
Thursday. March 5. at o. clock p. m,
for the purpose of electing a member
of the democratic national committee
for Nebraska, four delegates-at-large
and two delegates from each congress
sional district, to attend the demo
cratic national convention to Se held
1t Denver on July z, 1908. The dele
gates from each congressional district
shall report the same to this state con-
vention for ratification. Delegates
from the various counties to the state
convention shall be selected from each
county by a convention duly called or
by a primary election. if petitioned for
by fifty democratic voters of said
county. petition for same to be fled
with the county committee on or be-
fore February ii, 1908. The basis for
representation shall be one vote for
every fifty votes or major fraction
thereof cast for the democratic elec-
In.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22
Telephone Discrimination.

E. c. La Flang of Lexington has
complained to the state railway COM
mission that the Nebraska Telephone
company is discriminating against
Lexington. The rate to Omaha from
Lexington is $1.45; from Lexington to
Kearney. 25 cents; from Kearney to
Omaha the rate is 81.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

Swiss watchmakers are reported to
be busy filing English and American
orders for finger ring watches. The
ring watch. though little seen. II NO
novelty. The manager Of IN old Lon
don Matchmaking 1lrm says that he
saw them more than IA years ago.
Queen Victoria had three or four.
The simplest ones-a plain gold ring
with the watch inserted about
500. but with diamonds or other
stones. 5000 to $10.0o0 may Be paid.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

~ You Suffer from Asthsa
or Bronchitis get immediate relief BY
using Browns Bronchial Troches.
Contain no harmful drugs.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

Stost Lett Heavy Baby.
A 16-pound baby Was born to Mr..
and Mrs. John Reichenbach Of Brook
line. Pa. It il the third largest baby
ever born In PENNSYLVANIA.
The Columbus journal., 1908-01-22

FITS, St. vitus Dance and all Nervoes
Diseases permanently cured By Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 500
trial hottie and treatise. Dr.. r. H. Kline.
Id, 93l Arch st.. Phihdelphia, Pa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03

lishod of this distinguished lady and
her distinguished husband Evident
ly nobody but wilkins ever called her
Julia. and that makes us all the more
curious TO know who wilkins was.
He calls her his "beloved sister" too,
which suggests that perhaps she had
refused to marry him and had offer
ed him the consolation that has Of
ten been given to other men. lie al
ludes TO ''fratcrnal relation" which
confirms the theory that she had
promised to be his sister. One would
suppose that the identity of friend
to whom SO strong character MS
Mrs, Madison would apply for infor-
nation as TO the private life of the
man she intended TO marry must be
disclosed somewhere in the volumi-
nous publications that concern her.
but il Is not
Acting upon Wilkins advice. al.
though she had undoubtedly made lin
her mind before she wrote him. Dor
othy Payne Todd was united I'm mar
riage TO James Madison at tic home
OF her brother-i law, Charles Step
toe Washington, September 10, 1904,
and an Episcopal clergyman was
brought from Winchester to perform
the ceremony. The next day the bril-
dal couple. started for Montpelier. MIR.
Madison's estate In eastern Virginia,
and they lived happily ever after.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
The Wooing of President Madison.

real and personal, 10 the dear wife of
my bosom. first and only woman upon
whom my all and only affections were
placed"
Dorothy Todd was left the little
house on Fourth street, but no other
fortune: SO she rented her home and
went to live with her mother. Mrs.
Payne. who kept a boarding house in
the next block. and assisted her with
the work of the household Among
the boarders was Col. Aaron Burr, one
of the senators from New York, who
was Il notorious for his amours He
had been friendly with James Madi-
son while student at Princeton Col
lege, and although they differed on
almost every topic. and their habits
of life were very unlike, their youth
full intimacy was renewed. and Col.
Burr introduced Mr.. Madison into the
house OF Mrs. Payne. His first visit
was evidently a matter of formal ar
rangement, for the little widow wrote
her friend Mrs. Lee saying:
Thou must come TO me tonight.
Aaron Burr says that the great little
Madison has asked TO be brought to
see me this evening"
Love at First Sight.
There is nothing TO show that Col
Burr ever paid his attentions to the
blooming daughter of his landlady,
although he must have been sensible
of her attractions. Perhaps his at
fections were occupied elsewhere. But
1t is very certain that the great little
Madison was badly smitten at first
sight, although he was forty two years
old and bore the honors of an eminent
statesman. He had a national repu-
tation; was one the foremost men
of his time and n recognized leader OF
the new House of Representative
Washington was President then,
Adams and Jefferson were leaders OF
the two political parties, but Mr..
Madison was already regarded as eli
gible to that high Office and was talk
cd about freely as suitable presiden-
tial timber.
However, his experience with young
women had not been encouraging Fiji
teen years before he had been Tilted
in Il most cruel manner by Miss
Catherine Floyd. daughter of Gen.
William Floyd. wealthy aristocra.
of Long Island. member of the Con-
tinental Congress and signer of the
Declaration of Independence for the
state of New York. But we must re-
member that Washington was Tilted
by three young women and Jefferson
by two before they finally married.
! Mr.. Madison meant business from
the start. His attentions became con-
SDicuOuS as soon 40 Mrs 1'ndd dis
carded her mourning. and she accept
ed them complaisantly. Mrs Wash
ington took an active interest in the
courtship and one day had seriou.
talk with Dorothy on the subject, Civ
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Consent that my beloved Sister be
united and happy"

Consent that my beloved Sister be
united and happy
The four lines following we're eras-
ed with great care, so that the reader
could not if she tried be able to in
terpret them.
Yes. my dear and amiablc Julia you
have my fullest and freest Approba-
ton OF the Step YOU are about to
take No wish is dearer to my Heart
that yours Happiness & Heaven is my
Witness that nothing is less selfish
than my Attachment TO you. That !
have not been insensible to your
Charms ought not think 10 be re-
garded as Fault. Few persons I'm
similar Situations would not have felt
their irresistible Influence; but none
will venture to say could have min
Gled in their Emotions more true Re
spect and Fraternal Affection than /
have"
Then, having earnestly advised her
to accept Mr.. Madison's proposal, he
says:
with respect to the Settlement or
your Son ] will give you my senti
ments frankly. You are placed in a
critical situation in this Affair. The
Eyes of the World are upon you ana
your Enemies have already opened
their Mouths to censure and con
denim you. hope you will disap-
point them"
And then he proceeds to discuss
her duty to her child.
'tMr. Nh is as am informed a
man OF genteel tho not of large prop
erty. He has a right to expect some
| part but does not want the whole OF
your Estate. ! would suggest there
fore that your House and stables sit
uated in Fourth street he previously
to your marriage conveyed to trus :
tees in rtrust for the benefit of your
how it should be done THEFT he
closes his letter as follows
III | have given my opinion with
too much Freedom I earnestly solicit
your pardon. am sensible that
neither Age, Wisdom or Relationship
| authorizes me to advisc-but you,
own Command has opened my Lips
and Friendship bids me be sincere.
with the trucst-sincerest wishes
for your Happiness. ] am ever and
affectionately yours,
WILLIAM w. WILKINS.
! MY respects 10 Mrs. Payne"
| Mystery as to wilkins.
! wish we know who Wilkins wa.
and how he acquired the right to adj
dress the pretty widow in these tones
They must have been very clos,
friends. Perhaps he was a lover an;
she took that method of informing
him of her engagement 10 another. A
any rate, they were on terms of af.
| fectionate confidence. He calls he
Julia which was probably nc
name. but no one else ever used it
There are hundreds OF letters in ex
istence that were written to Mrs
Madison by intimate friends at al
periods of her life. aud that nam,
does not appear in any OF them. No
| is IL referred TO in any of the sew.
eral biographies that have been pub
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
How to Get Poorer Quicker.

We hear great deal about get
rich-1nock schemes, but If you want
to get poor quick. 20 into Wall street
without level head or n lot of
experience; play the races, take Hy-
er in the schemes you see advertised.
in mines and oils and real estate
not that they arc all bad, but most
of them are not good.
Some time ago New York man
discharged valuable employee be-
cause he played the races When ask
ed If he thought gamLIing wrong. he
said:
at isn't so much that, but | am
convinced that man who would
make the loose. onc-sided contrac,
required by n bookmaker is not com
potent to take care of his own inter-
ests or those of anybody Cisco. S
Mardcn, in Success Magazine"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03

! When, in August. 1894. James Mad
ison. member of Congress from the
state of Virginia. author in a great
part of the constitution OF the United
States, aged forty three years. fell in
love with Dorothy Payne Todd, aged
twenty-five, widow of young law
yer, n member of the Society oil
friends in Philadelphia. and offered
her his hand she asked time to con-
slider the proposal, writes William L.
Curtis, in the washington Star. Then.
like the wise woman that she always
was. she made inquiries as to the
private life and personal character OF
the statesman. who was already ia
nous for his political acumen. his in
tcllectual ability and his literary cui-
ture. The reply to her letter of in
quiry may now be seen at the store of
l>owdermilk &c Co. in this city. where
it was recently offered for sale by the
family.
Dorothy Payne Todd. was the
daughter Of John Payne. Virginia
gentleman, and Mary Coles, a cousin
Of Patrick Henry. Her father. having
conscientious scruples in regard to
slavery. set his negroes free. sold his
plantation near Williamsburg and re-
moved to Philadelphia, where he join
cd the Society of Friends. Thus Dor
othy Payne was brought up as a
Quaker. and at the age of eighteen
married John Todd, prosperous
young lawyer of the same faith. The
simple ceremony was performed at
the Friends Meeting House on Pine
street, Philadelphia, on the seventh
day OF tho first month of the yeal
1890. A miniature painted soon after
her marriage shows that she was q
beautiful young woman
A Beautiful Little Quakeress.
Indeed. Dorothy Payne was consid
erod one of the most attractive girls
in Philadelphia, notwithstanding the
fact that she wore the garb of &
Iuakercss. Its severe simplicity
heightened her beauty. and the gray
poke bonnet made her bewitchine
face the more fascinating. She was q
great favorite with Lady Washington
and frequent and familiar visitor al
tho Presidents house. Her sfstel
Lucy, when only fifteen years old
girls married young in those days
became the wife of George Stcptot
Washington, n nephew OF the Presi
dent. aud went to live at Hardwood
an estate belonging to George Wash
ington in Jefferson county, Va. no
far from Winchester and Harper.
Ferry.
Dorothy Paynes child. William
Temple Todd, was born in 1892. in he
modest but comfortable home OF
Fourth street, Philadelphia, and few
months later her husband, John Todd
died of the yellow fever, which raget
In that city for several weeks. H,
left a will devising "all my estate
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
Too Strong a Bluff.

Frederick Sterry was talking about
the crush that restaurants experience
on New Year eve. Washington
birthday and other holidays
But must not beast" said Mr..
Sterry. 1T is bad luck. A grocer in
my boyhood told me that.
"The grocer said that he had once
engaged new boy and had exhorted
this hoy always to give customers the
impression that they were very busy.
Whether VIC are actually busy or
not. say So the grocer said. Tell
people we are. for they like to deal
with brisk. go-ahead firms, that do n
large trade
We'll. an hour or so later a broug-
ham drove up and the rich judge $
wife entered She did not stay long.
The boy looked afterlher. And on her
departure the grocer said to the boy:
Did Mrs Judge Brown leave a
very large order. James,?
She was goin to- said the hoy
She had a list as long rs yer arm
But ] looked mad and told her we
was so Dpsy hardly seed how could
stop to tend to her, so she said, bein
rs She was in hurry, she'd Jest go
next door,"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
An Example to Policemen.

Chief Clerk W. II. Kipp. OF the New
York police department. was discus-
sing With reporter the qualities most
desirable in n policeman.
"a policeman should be above all
things resourceful." said Mr. Klpp.
"There was resourceful policeman
wrestling with two troublesome
'drunks' last Washington's birthday
night The men were more than the
officer could manage till he dragged
one TO trolley post. got his two
arms around IT, and then slipped the
handouts on him. leaving him there
TO hug the post till the patrol was
ready 10 come for him."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
Anecdotes About People

at dinner in Now York very dis
orderly suffragette meeting.
The Noise" she said. can only be-
likened to the hubbub that once
heard coming from the nursery OF q
friend with whom was taking tea.
Terrified by tiils internal turmoil.
my friend and 1 burst into the nursery
breathless. The children. In close
group by the window the baby in the
middle. looked up calmly.
What on earth are you doingg
tie mother demanded.
We've found. said the Oldest hoy.
poor grandmafs teeth. and we're filing
them down and fitting them on the
baby"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
The Ridiculous Motive

Carlton Mccarthy. the mayor OF
Richmond, in II recent address on
George Washington, referred 70 the
clear, cool. logical mind Of the hero.
we moderns," said Mr.. Mccarthy.
are chicken-headed beside him. We
90 ridiculous things for absurd rea-
sons. We are like the Richmond ca
terer who has just returned from a
winter tour of Norway.
What was your motive in going
TO Norway this winter?' said to the
man the other day.
A friend OF mine he answered,
made me Christmas present OF d
Baedeker guide book FOR Norway and
Sweden"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03

ing her some wholesome advice. The
President favored the match. but did
not butt in" With his characteris-
tic good sense he once wrote:
Il never did. nor do believe 1 ever
will, give advice TO n young woman
who is setting ont upon n matrimonial
voyage
When the Question Was Asked.
In July. 1894, the young Widow
Todd. her baby boy, scarcely two
years old. and her sister, Annie Payne
n girl of twelve left Philadelphia for
Hardwood TO visit Mrs George Step
toe Washington. Mr. Madison must
have followed them. and he must have
popped the question there about the
middle Of August, 1894, for on or about
that date Dorothy Todd wrote an i'm
portant letter to Mr.. William w.
Wilkins, n mysterious person OF
whom we know nothing except that he
enjoyed very confidential and affec-
tionate relations with the young wild
ow, and his language indicates that
he was not Quaker. The original
of his reply may be seen at Lowder-
milk's store. Iteis addressed to:
Mrs. Dolly p. Todd,
';Martinsburg. Va,
Virginia.
Particular care or George Wash
ington, Gent. Esq"
There is no explanation as to how
this important communication hap
pened to be addressed to the care OF
the President of the United States,
although it is entirely probable that
Mrs. Todd was visiting his family at
brothers living in that part of Vir-
ginia. and frequently went with the
rest OF the fashionable world to diiuk
the waters of Berkeley springs.
The writing is very legible, al
though the letter is much worn by
human contact and at the creases il
is broken so that some of the words
cannot be deciphered, 1t begins as
follows
The Letter of Advice.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. 1894.
IL will not delay moment. my
ever dear and valued friend, to reply
TO Your last interesting Epistle. Flat
tered as I am by your CondescensioT
." NphSuitiliS mt vi lulS Important
Occasion. and truly and disinterested.
~ solicitous for your Welfare-tht
Task | undertake is far from being ;
painful one. AS your friend / feel mo-
the least Hesitation in forming my
Opinion-ought /, then, to feel an,
reluctance in communicating it?
"Mr. Nh is NAV whom ad
mire. know his attachment to YOU
and did not therefore content mysel
with taking his Character from tn,
Breath of popular applause, but
those who knew him intimately il
Private Life. His personal Character
therefore. | have every reason to he
lieve is good and amiable. He unite
to the great Talents which have Sc
cured his public Appreciation thos
engaging Qualities that contribute s,
highly to domestic Felicity To sucI
q man, therefore, do most freel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
A Hard Hit.

Martin w. Littleton. tho lawyer, is
noted for his trenchant wit
AT the beginning of his career"
said an Albany judge the other day,
"Littleton had an elderly. prosy, long
winded lawyer for an opponent in an
assault case.
The elderly lawyer in his conclud-
ing address spoke for six honrs-an
interminable, foggy. stupid speech
Then Littleton rose. He smiled
slightly, looked at judge and jury and
said:
Your honor, will follow the OK
ample of my learned friend who has
Just concluded. and submit the case
without argument"
a Noisy Operation.
Mrs. Boorman Wells, one OF the
English suffragettes, was describing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
Not Hard work.

Prof. William Frsar of the Penn
savanna State College discussed isi
Harrisburg the eighty three kinds OF
breakfast foods that he recently test
cd for the government.
Most of them were very good. :.
said Prof. Frear. 1.-THE taste test, IN
most cases. was pleasure rather than
WORK. TO make work out OF 1t would
7, 0e 70 act like a little boy know ia
This little boys mother went, last
Washington's birthday, to reception.
, vs,.g the baby in Jimmy's care.
WI, Win an injured look, Jimmy said On
her return:
Mamma, wish you wonIdn,t
make me mind baby again. He vros
so bad that had to eat two n,inrS,
pes and half tho fruit cake to amuse
.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
Reflections of a Bachelor.

us surprising how little money a
man can gel along on when his fam
lily needs 1t all.
If man can't make up his mind
which OF two or three girls to marry
one of them will do it for him.
What woman loves bout baby
is how handsome it would be il 1t
looked more like her family
Are YOU above suspicion or below
IL?
One of the hardest things is to be-
iieye as strongly in a man you admire
as you get mad with your friends If
hey don't New York Press.