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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
FIT THE GROCER
Wife Made the Suggestion.

A grocer has excellent opportunity
to know the effects OF special foods
on his customers. A Cleveland
grocer has q long list of customers
that have been helped in health by
leaving OF coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee.
He says, regarding his own expe-
Renee: Two years ago had been
drinking coffee. and must say that ]
was almost wrecked in my nerves.
Particularly in the morning I was
so irritable and upset that could
hardly wait until the coffee was
served. and then 1 had no appetite for
breakfast, and did not feel like at
tending to my store duties.
"One day my wife suggested that
inasmuch as / was selling so much
Postum there must be some merit I'm
1t and suggested that We try It.
took home q package and she pre-
pared it according to directions. The
result was a very happy one. My
nervousness gradually disappeared. and
today I am all right. would advise
everyone afflicted in any way with
nervousness or stomach troubles, to
leave OF coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee" There's . Reason" Read
The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A nsss
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human =.
tereSt.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

A MERRY echo of the shot which
n opened the battle of Manila Bay
was heard at the Raleigh hotel the
other evening when Admiral Dewey
and many Of his officers gathered to
celebrate with banquet the tenth an
niversary of the famous fight. The ad-
miral cut a large victory" cake as
calmly as he cut the cable a decade
ago and the corks popped not SO loud
ly, but as continuously as the guns
popped at the Spanish heet-and with
happier results.
Not all the officers who won dis
tincti0n at Manila was at the gather
ing. Gridley. who fired when he was
ready. and several others have an
swered the salute of death, and
number are scattered around the
world on active duty, but enough were
in Washington to make the reunion a
striking one.
Chief among these present was Adj
mtral Dewey. Another noted figure
was Rear Admiral Coghlan, who won
much fame at Manila and more in the
"Hoch der Kaiser" incident. Other
rear admirals who attended were
Lamberton, Walker and Ford. With
them were Medical Director Wise, Pay
Director Calf, Representative Loud of
Michigan, who was assistant paymas-
ter on the Mccullough; Lieutenant
Commanders Brady, Bodderich, Price,
Irwin. Scott, Kavanagh, Butler and
Doddridge; Col. Bergman. U. 8. NJ. c.,
and Pay Inspectors Martin and Price.
When he entered the harbor of Ma
Mia Dewey's feet consisted of his Tag
ship, the Olympia, commanded BY
Capt. c. v. Gridley; the Baltimore,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

were commenced, and soon thousands
Of native laborers and hundreds Of
Italian granite masOns were hard at
work laying the foundations and pre-
pairing the bed of the river to receive
it's enormous weight of masonry. In
February, 1899, the cornerstone Of the
dam was laid by the duke of Con-
naught. Immediately after, the work
was fairly started. At times there was
great pressure to get section com.
plete before the inevitable rise of the
Nile. and as much as $500 tons of
masonry were executed per day.
On December 10, 1902, the dam was
formally declared complete, though so
many were the unseen and unexpected
difficulties encountered that at one
time Sir BENJAMIN Baker, under whose
advice the plans were accepted, stated
to Lord Cromer that he could form nc
estimate of the actual cost or time that
might be involved. All that he said
when the rotten rock" In the bed of
the river was discovered was that,
though conditions were bad, the job
could be DONE" To which Lord Gro
mer replied that, whatever the cost in
time or money, the dam must be fin
isked.
This shows the spirit in which this
gigantic enterprise was conceived and
accomplished. On December 10, 1902,
after three years of prcdigious labor,
the dam was formally declared com.
plete in the presence of the duke and
duchess of Connaught and Lord Gro
mer.
The quantity of water now stored
is more than ~ times that contained
by the reservoir, and affords sufficient
irrigation for $4,000 acres of land for
merly lying waste in the southern
districts of Egypt. The cost of this
extension is estimated at f1,5OO,OOO
English money, or $500, 900 American
coin.
One unfortunate feature about this
vast dan at Assouan is that the tenn.
pies of Philae and many others in
lower Nubia will be completely COW
cred by the damned up water, thus
causing undue saturation of the sandy
soil, which will probably undermine
the foundations of the temples and
ultimately cause their destruction IL
not removed. However. the idea of
placing them on other sites has a.
ready been under serious considera-
ton.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
THE WHIsKER IN PARIS.
Frenchnen Employ Every Means, Ex-
cept Greenhouses, to Get Growth.

1t is in Paris that the whisker
reaches its highest state of cultivation
and development, says Everybody's.
The luxuriant verdure on the faces
Of some of the Parisians who strut
along the boulevard every day can be
compared to nothing but the riot of
vegetation in the tropics. Every Par
isian has whiskers, much whiskers il
he can, but some whiskers, at any
rate. He supplants natures efforts
with the best aids of the barber and
trains and nurses his hirsute appur-
tenances with anxious care
The Parisians spend hours on their
boards and educate them into formal
gardens. set pieces. shrubbery, terrace
and vista effects. They lay out hair.
scapes with them, arrange them In un-
dulating meadows and Irvine them on
pergolas. There is the long. spade
concocti0n much sought by men with
black boards. which consists of about
foot OF hair cut square across the
bottom. and adds much glory to the
wearer, for the whiskers always shine
and glisten In the sun. There are side
whiskers and pointed ones, the heart
shaped and the curved, the waved and
the plain. A man who can train his
whiskers to grow in a new way is az
much Of a celebrity as . man Who
writes a good poem or paints a good
picture.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

Humorist Points Out. What He consid-
ere Some Wrong Conceptions.

Mark Twain said that the financial
panic has caused a wrong idea OF the
use and value Of money.
The spendthrift says that money.
being round. was made to roll. Tho
miser says that, being fiat, 1t WAS
made to stack up. Both are wrong.
strangely, wrong. too. in their ideas
about money are the veteran Aus
tralian gold diggers. These simple
old fellows, though worth perhaps .
half million or more. live in the sim
pie dug-outs and shanties of their lean
early days.
Once, lecturing. landed at an Aus
tralian port There was no porter In
sight to carry my luggage. Seeing
rough-looking old fellow leaning
against a post with his hands in his
pockets. I beckoned to him and said:
"'See here. if you carry these bags
Up to the hotel I'll give you half
crown
The man scowled at me- He took
three or four gold sovereigns from his
pocket, threw them into the sea.
scowled at me again. and walked away
without a word"
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THE OLD MAN GOES FISHING

but one thing, an that wuz that his
train come in, an he'd drammed 80
much that him an the jug felled in the
river!
AN what gifts me is, when he's
a-lyin' like that he full believes it's
As true as what the preacher says
bout whar he's goin' to fore he knows
It! An kaze don't say nuthin'-only
jest look an listen-he thinks it's
all Bible to me! But I'll say this:
wuz fooled 0nce-when l married
him-but he hain't never fooled me
sence!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

In reaching for the prize Of fertile
fields. which mean present prosperity.
Egypt bids fair to wreck. II not com
pletely lose the priceless archaeological
treasures which have been her peculiar
possession through the centuries, for
the raising of the great Assouan dam
has increased the height of the over
flow waters until many of the ancient
temples are completely submerged,
while others are partly so. This an.
nual encroachment Of the mighty wa
tiers of the Nile upo2 the sacred places
Of Egypt is undermining the vast piles
of stone and absolute ruin is newt.
able. Thus must Egypt take the bitter
with the sweet. Thus for her fruitful
fields she must pay the price of her
ancient monuments.
The AssOuan dam, $50 miles above
Cairo, was only completed a short
time ago. apd now the height of the
structure has been raised so that the
waters of the Nile spread out over
larger area of country. This dam is Of
solid masonry and is penetrated by
$50 gates intended for regulating the
flow of water Constructed from gran
lite blocks brought from the old quar-
ries at Assouan, 1t runs directly
across the river for distance of 2.15O
yards. Rising 100 feet above the
foundation. the thickness of the dam
varies from % feet at the top to SO
feet at the bottom. The additional
masonry on the dam has raised it nine
feet so that the stored water may
reach height of 23 feet above its old
level The $50 sluice gates include 40
lower sluices % times 6k feet for the
distribution of water and 40 upper
sluices 61s times IL feet to permit the
escape of surplus water. The iron
gates of the sluices are regulated by
the help of electrical winches stand
ing on top of the dam. The total
length of the immense dam is ~
miles; the height from foundation
about 100 feet; the difference of level
water above and below 67 feet and the
total weight of masonry over 1,0O0, 900
tons.
To the west of the dam has been
navigation canal by
means of which boats are locked up
and down stream. The same length
as the big dam. it is provided with
four locks each 230 feet long and three
feet wide. The two upper gates of the
locks are 63 feet high, and the others
40, SO and s. feet high.
When the Nile begins to rise, usual
ly at the beginning of July. all the 1870
sluices are opened. After December
1. when all the suspended mud has
passed through and the water has be-
come comparatively clear, the gates
are gradually closed, one after the
other in regular order. The lake upon
The dam becomes quite full about
February 1.
When the want of water in Egypt
begins to be quite noticeable, which is
about the end of April, the quantity |
required for cultivation is drawn OH |
gradually from the reservoir until it |
is entirely empty. This occurs usually |
about the middle of July.
The original plan for the Assouan
dam was worked out by Sir William
at the Egyptian ministry of |
public works, under the superinten-
1ence of Sir William Garstin, under |
secretary of state. The carrying out
If the plans was intrcsted to firm of
English contractors. Messrs. John Arid
Z Co. Two months after the signing
If the contract the permanent works
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
General en,and


of the Well-Informed Of tho World has
always been for simple. pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because it, con-
ponent parts are known to them to b
wholesome and truly beneficial in eject
acceptable to the system and gentle, yss
prompt. in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
eeilent combination Of Syrup Of Figs aud
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and reliss
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons Why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.. only. and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
Famous Battle of Manila Bay Recalled

Capt. n. NJ. Dyer; the Raleigh, Capt.
J. B. Coghlan; the Boston, Capt. F.
Wilder; the small cruiser Concord,
Commander A Walker; the gunbOat
Petrol, Commander E. F. Woody, and
the revenue cutter Hugh McCullOch.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
Only Long Sleeves Now.

Only Long Sleeves Now.
Mistress-Here is q nice dress for
you, Martha.
Maid-Thank We. ma'am; but can't
take 1t, really.
Mistress-You foolish girl. Of course
sou can take it, insist.
Maid-No. really. / can't. ma'am.
It's got them oldfashioned short
sleeves.
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ne was great inventor. :
THE thing I am working at now.
he began. stroking his thin beard with
q thinner hand. will be a boon to
every family and will startle the
whole world. In fact, 1t will put the
alarm clock trust out of business. The
idea is simply specially prepared tab
let's that help you get up in the morn
ing. For instance, If you want to
arise at five you take five tablets; II
you want to get up at six take six tab
lets; and so on" >
But how will 1t affect the alarm
clock trust?'
why. these tablets will cause q
ringing in the ears at exactly the hour
desired"
But the little crowd could wait to
near no more and hurriedly disbanded.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20
sustenance from the Tamarind.

Tamarind seeds are to be reckoned
among the fairly nutritious plant prod
ucts that have been reported to pro-
vide food during periods Of famine
in India, says Nature. The pulp Of the
fruit is an esteemed Ingredient Of GER
tain condiments. The kernels Of the
seeds when freed from the skin and
roasted furnish not unwholes0me
flour suitable for mixing with cereals
to make small cakes.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

The traveller in ireland win do
we'll" recently remarked an attache
to our embassy at London, when he
engages jaunting car to make sure OF
the step to which. in mounting. he
must trust his weight. The carman
does not help him to mount.
am afraid that step is loose an
American once said to the driver he
had engaged.
"The man took hold of the step and
shook 1t. All! sure said he. it's too
sthrong, 1t is. What are ye afraid
off,
AS he was talking. the thing came
OF In his hand.
This mishap did not. however, en-
barrass the Irishman. for, with the
sunnfest Of smiles. he turned to his
fare saying:
Shure. now, I've saved yer honor
from . broken leS!'"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

Reward Of Worthiness.
To live In hearts We love is not to
die.-Campbell.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

The Union Stock Yards at Chicago
together with the big packers and the
University of Illinois are interested
in project for the establishment of a
new veterinary college at Chicago. It
has been agreed definitely that the
stock yards is to furnish the land ON
which the packers will erect and
equip building. giving $25O.O00 for
the purpose. and the university will
provide the running expenses, $50 900
being available at the present the.
This will certainly prove a fine thing.
as there is no place on earth where
such thorough demonstrations in elm
ical work may be made as at the Chi.
cago yards. 1t is the intention to
equip the new college with the best
educators it is possible to procure.
The physical appointments of the
school will be most elaborate and up
to-date. The University of Illinois,
the school in every way
and shaping its policies and destinies
in the enlightened manner predicated
by the success of its oficials in the
great field of education. will have an
opportunity hitherto unequaled to Of
Fer veterinary training to an almost
unlimited number of students.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-20

Peas that a affected by the Weevil
will float on water and the sound
seed sink. Plant only the latter and
burn the former, and you will have
taken one step towards eradicating
this pest from your garden. Where
peas are used in large quantities for
seed. such as field peas, the weevils
may be killed by fumisation with car
bon bisulifl1e. Place the peas in a re-
ceptacle which is as nearly air tight as
possible and put on top of them some
shallow dishes. Pour into them car
bon bisulfide at the rate of half an
ounce for each bushei of peas. Close
the receptacle and let, it remain for
some hours. The fumes of the gas
will kill the weevils. This gas is
very explosive and fire of any kind.
including pipes and cigars. must be
kept away. or serious results will fol-
low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03

TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUINTNE removes tn
cause. There ID only one "BROMO QUININE."
Look for signature Of 4. w. GROVE. &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
RUNNING UNLICENSED BARS.
Charge on Which William Middleton
Gets Six Months.

William Middleton colored said by
the police to be member of the lawless
John Middleton gang" of the third
precinct. which was broken up several
years ago. was sent to the worknouse
for six months in default of $500 fine by
Judge Mullowny of the Police Court
yesterday upon his conviction under the
charge of running an unlicensed bar at
1926 Queens court. Middleton has been
under suspicion for the past six months,
the police say, but they have peen UNI
able to obtain sufficient evidence to COM
vict him. Several Sundays ago aad also
yesterday Policemen Embrey and Bow
ers were placed in the loft of a stable
near Middleton's home. where they
could obtain a good view through the
windows of what went on in the place.
Both policemen testified that they saw
a number of colored people go into the
place last Sunday as we'll as previous
Sundays and pass quarters ana
dimes to Middleton in exchange for
whisky ranging in quantities from one
drink to half pint. The policemen
were corroborated in their testimony
ton. The prisoner denied the charges
against him. saying that whisky found
in his place belonged to another man,
whose name he refused to divulge.
Two other persons arrested for run
ming unlicensed bars were arraigned
and entered pleas OF not guilty. Upon
the advice of counsel both the prisoners
demand trials by jury. They were
George Smith. arrested by Sergt Lord
and Policeman Livingston OF the second
precinct, and William Adams arrested
by Policemen Dollhouse and Van Horn
of the eighth precinct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
JOINT EXHIBITION BRILL
ARAB PATROL AND TEAM OF
MACCABEE LADIES.
Three Thousand Enthusiastic Spec
tators at Convention Hall Last
Evening to Witness Evolutions.

Three thousand enthusiastic onlookers
gathered at Convention Hall last night
to witness the joint exhibition drill pre-
sented by the Arab Patrol of Almas
Temple. A. A. O. y. NJ. S.. and the cham
pion drill team of National Hive, Ladies
of the Maccabees Never before' in its
history. it is conceded. has either or
ganizaton shown to better advantage. For
nearly two hours with certainty, celebrity
and dispatch. they executed marches,
countermarches. squares double crosses.
crisscrosses and all the other evolutiOns
known to fancy drillery, while the vast
number of spectators vigorously voiced
their approval.
Promptly at Q o'clock the two COM
mands, the men alternating with the
ladies, in the ranks, marched into the
great hall. unfolding line of marked
evenness that extended across the entire
hall in front of the stage, where the
salute of honor was rendered Imperial
Potentate Roe Fulkerson and the dis
tinguished guests gathered there. Then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Announcement has been made in ST.
Teresas Church of the program that
will be followed at the services. during
the nenten period. which begins tomor-
row There will be the blessing of
the ashes that day at the mass in the
morning at 8 o'clock, followed by their
distribution to the members of the con-
gregation as they present themselves
after that service. as well as at T:30
o'clock PM. when there will be a sermon
preached by the Rev. Father Smith of
the Apostolic Mission House. and then
benediction given. The stations of the
cross will be recited by the congregation
each Friday evening during Lent at 80
o'clock, and sermons followed by bene-
diction, will take place each Sunday
evening at the same hour.
The Anacostia fire engine company was
called out Saturday night by citizens. who
reported fire at Fort Stanton. Capt. c.
r. Kuhns took the apparatus up the
Norris road, where engine and hose car
riage were almost m!red. and the MEM
bers of the company explored the terri
tory for signs of a fire. Beyond finding
that some leaves and grass had been
ablaZe no cause for the alarm was dis
covered, and the company returned to its
quarters without going into service.
DR.. Charles E. Johnson. who has been
attached to some of the China missions.
spoke at the CIdFuen memorial fTeSpytc-
riIn Church Sunday night on his expert
ences in the orient The speaker ap-
peared in Chinese costume.
Rev. ]. w. r. Sumwalt. the presiding
elder of Washington Methodist district.
was greeted by a large audience Sun
day morning in the Anacostia NJ. r.
Church. He preached at the II O'Clock
service, taking for his text the words
Eye Are the Salt of the Earth.
Rev. Charles o. Isaac. the pastor OF the
Anacostia M E. Church, has arranged
to conduct special meetings In the church
the coming two weeks. The members of
the congregation were yesterday notified
of the program.
The Anacostia free delivery station.
which, after the recent fire which dam
aged the frame building. was temporarily
quartered at 10 Monroe street, is once
more, in the old building. IL Harrison
street, repairs to the damaged woodwork
having been made. In the adjacent store.
owned by George r. Pyles, which was
severely damaged, repairs will be under
taken soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
1000 MORE YEoMEN.
They Will Be Graduated This Year
From Newport Station.

NEWPORT, X. l.. March 3.-Command-
err William F. Fullam, .U.S.N., command
ant of the naval training. station here,
has given out the information that it
Is expected to graduate this year 1000 ap-
tfentice yeomen, musicians and cooks for
the general service. as against 1902 for
the fiscal year of 1907.
Speaking of the expected increase of
5000 men over last years record, the
commandment declared that the Newport
station had become one of the most i'm
portant branches of the navy, turning
out, he says, more men for the fleet than
all the other stations combined. While
the station has been greatly expanded in
recent years. the appropriations. 1t is
claimed, have been inadequate to COM
plete necessary improvements.
In this connection Commander Fullam
points out that If the items asked for.
including large pavilion for winter drills.
were approved the total cost of the New
port station would be about 100000,
which only equals the amount already
appropriated for the great lakes station.
the completion of which is said to need
another million dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
RIsKED LIFE FOR DOG.
Daring Rescue Made in Sight Of
Many Spectators.

PATERSON, n. j.. March 3.-Ro5ert
Walker. silk worker. living at Totowa.
near this city, risked his life Sunday
afternoon TO save the life Of an old bull
dog that some one had thrown into the
Passaic Falls basin Saturday night
Walker, who is about ninteen years Of
age, descended the face Of the perpen-
dicuIar cliff on the west side of the falls
basin and tied rope around the dog,
which had been marooned on an icef1oe
Atty feet off shore. 1t was impossible
to launch a rowboat in the basin on ac-
count of the broken ice.
About 300 persons saw the rescue. A
small rope was tied around the dog and
1t was brought safely to the surface. It
had been prisoner for about eighteen
hours.
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jackson 'Fesses Up.

William Jackson. colored, confessed to
Judge Kimball Of the Police Court yes
terday that he had been guilty of petit
larceny. He was accused OF stealing six
chickens from Virgie Alou. living in the
second precinct.
81 took 'em. jedge: / done took de
chickens Dey was six OBJ EN- said
Jackson 'but dey warn't on no roost
Dey was daid. OATS SOM thin fo' to
hep e. Teller err long in de cot. amt it's
Jackson was sent to jail for six monthA