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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-12
PLATTR CENTER

From the Signal.
The six year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lohoff was taken to Colam-
bus last Monday for treatment. The
child has been ailing for some time and
medical treatment 80 far has not i'm
proved her condition materially.
On Tuesday polish boy some 16 years
whose name We did not learn. was riding
a colt at the Niemoelier farm lear Mon
roe, when the colt threw him of and
either stepped on or kicked him on the
top of his head, making cut about three
inches long. clear to the skull.
A large flock OF psIicans flew over the
west part of town Wednesday morning.
The pelican is q very large bird. white
with black trimmings. and in the sun
light that morning they looked as large
as sheep. Ed Bacon took shot at them
and made one Of them turn around and
take the back track.
The question of an electric light
plant for Platte Center was discussed at
the meeting of the village board Monday
evening. 1t is believed that with flowing
wells of the proper size sunk on the M.
f. Clother farm, sufficient water can be
obtained to turn q water wheel which
will run q dynamo of sufficien: size to
furnish lights for our streets, business
houses aud residences.
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BELLWOOD.

From the Gazette.
While on our rounds through Savsn-
nah assessing we find that hog cholera
played havoc IN many herds last fall.
Some lost as many as $50.
Mrs. Albina Curtis. who gave birth to
twins-a boy and girl-about three
weeks ago, is again able to be around at
her home. The babies lived but three
hours.
Cal. Galwick, who served two terms as
county treasurer of Butler county, died
on Friday before last at AOnrovis, Cali
fornia, where he went for the purpose OF
benefiting his health. His body wac
brought home to Brainard for burial.
Farmers in some neighborhoOds are
organizing what is know as the Broth
erhood of Road Draggers" and assume
an obligation TO keep certain stretch
OF road in good condition for one year
says the Lyons Sun. At their meetings
different methods of doing road wOrh
are debated and considered. Nothing
costs the farmers of this county sc much
money as poor roads.
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srauooLe WIN WOUNDED LION.
Adventure That Came Near Costing
British OhSeer His Life.

Lieut.. G. 8. Anderson, Eighteenth
Hussars Of Dawlish, who has been at
tached to the intelligence department,
is suffering from blood poisoning. the
result Of mauling received from lion
month or six weeks ago on the Dor
ders Of Somaliland and Abyssinia,
says the London Daily Mail.
In company with q native servant
Lieut.. Anderson went out for q days
shooting. Finding q lion at short dis
lance he fired and the shot grazed
the animals skull. slightly wounding
1t. The Infatuated beast lAaped upon
the ofhcer. throwing him to the
ground. and bit him through the knee
just as he fired q charge from his
double-barreled sporting rife through
its head. The animal continued to
claw and bite him. while Lieut.. Ander-
son, fighting for his life, dubbed the
lion with the butt end Of the rifle.
All the while blood was streaming
from the wounds of the lion, which
was of unusual size.
The native servant, although prac-
tically unarmed, rushed to the aid of
his injured master. and at length the
animal. exhausted from the loss of
blood, skunk away, leaving Lieut. An.
ders0n almost overcome and in q very
precariOus condition.
Subsequently the lion was found
dead at little distance from the
scene of the encounter. The injured
officer was conveyed to the coast and
at Alden embarked for London, where
he will be treated In q hospital.
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FULLERTON.


From the News journal.
Chauncey Wiltse sold his big st. Ber-
nard dog to parties in Boeton. The dog
weighed 800 pounds. He was shipped
to his new owners yesterday.
A deputy United States marshal came
to Fullerton last Friday and arrested
Frank Maxey, a comparative stranger
here who was working up members for
the Modern Brotherhood insurance
lodge. He was charged with illegally
using the mails. The federal judge CAV
him 60 days in Jail. At the same time
he arrested Mrs. Uzendoski, a Polish
woman for using cancelled stamps. She
gave bonds and will have hearing
later.
The Gould land and cattle company
of Nebraska has brought suit against
the Rocky Mountsin Bell Telephone Co
to recover S., 500 damage over a mistake
"helio girl made in sending message
for the above company The message
given to the girl for Transmission read
..Ship 4O0 he I'D of cattle to Wamsutter
on the 9th" But the girl made it read
.Ship 400 head of cattle to Wolcott to.
night" The Telephone company as
serts that the Gould company being q
Nebraska corporation and never having
filed with the secretary of state its &C
ceptauce Of the provisions Of tie Wyom
ing constitution, as is provided by Law
has no right 10 bring snit in that state
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GENOA.

From the Times.
The heavy wind which prevailed
Wednesday night started q box car in
motion somewhere up the Albion line and
it passed through Genoa about III going
at the rate of 50 miles per hour. The
car stopped at Oconee.
Married, in GENOA. at the h"me OF the
brides mother, Mrs. William .. Pugsley.
on Wednesday, May, ), 1909. Mics Fay
A. Pug-ley 10 Robert b Beer, Rev.
Joseph J. Parker. If Kesrney, officiating,
From au Omaha paper We note that
Uncle Sam has ruled that rural carrier
does not have to leave his wagon to de-
post mail in the box and that unless the
farmers fix up suitable boxes they will
GET no mail hereafter. Postmaster
Thomas. OF Omaha. has SO notified bic
rural carriers. The intention OF the Law
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Opinion Checks Drink Habit.

Fifty years ago a gentleman got
drunk habitually, and no one thought
the worse of him. A gentleman the
worse for liquor could be seen In .
drawing room any day, and women
scarcely withdrew their patronage and
countenance from him.
The great Hobbies, the writer and
philosopher, calculated he had been
drunk a hundred times in the course
Of his life, but after 60 he drank no
wine. Drinking in the army and at
the universities was common enough q
few years ago.
Now what do we find? Lady Violet
Greville asks in the Graphic. The
young undergraduate. the young Of
.ficer, are temperate to degree. Pub
lie opinion is against drinking. and
public opinion is stronger than any
act of parliament.-London Globe.
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A Costly Mile.

The new Washington street subway.
Boston, which passes through the
heart of the shopping district, is con-
sidered to be the most costly mile OF
underground railway in the world. Its
construction and equipment has cost
$4,000. 900, OF. about $4,000 per lineal
foot. The first section Of Boston's
modern system of rapid transit, con-
sisting of subway tunnels, was opened
about fourteen years ago. This was
followed by the erection few years
later of the elevated road; and sub
sequently to that the system was ex'
tended by the construction of the East
Boston tunnel under. the harbor. The
opening of the Washington street
tunnel marks the latest, and one OF
the most important extensions.
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Barefoot DANCING.

We read Of young women in various
parts of the country giving shoeless
and stOckingless dances for the bene-
fit of charity and for other purposes
not announced, among which perhaps
could be numbered the qualification of
feminine vanity and the desire to at
tract attention. Apart from the pro-
priety of such spectacles and the abb
sence of mOdesty which the old-fash-
toned love to think is still innate in all
womankind. there is the matter OF
the grievous affliction which audiences
are going to be called upon to endure
if this mania continues. The feminine
pedal, no doubt, was originally q
thing of beauty, but tight shoes and
French heels have not conserved 1t,
and the suggestion that young women
should dance barefoot should appall
them quite as much as it does us, even
if they are not restrained by any
thought of prOpriety.
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Complete Specifications.

A Rockland county. New York, pa
per of recent date contains this ad-
vertisement: "Wanted-Girl or woman
to wash, iron, serve meals and do gen
eral Homework for two persons: eight
rooms and bath to keep clean; wages
SIS week every Saturday night to one
that can give satisfaction. Work must
be done according to specifications;
not a hard place: don't apply unless
you are competent. One afternoon a
week of, besides every Sunday alter
noon and evening; but must return
and get supper every other Sunday.
Gentleman friend may be entertained.
but not fed. seven nights week from
7:3O to II, no oftener or later; this
gives one whole day-24E hours a
week-for spooning, which ought to
suffice until after matrimony; Inen
you'll be lucky to get one day OF a
month. If the restrictions sc EN- un.
reasonable, do not consider it."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-12
HUMPHREY.

From The OeOorHat
August Ballveg and Miss Eva Kersch
we're married 1t st. Franois church We'd
nssday morning q 8 O'Clock, Rev. Father
Kurzer officiating.
What it means to live in good neigh.
borhood vas thoroughly demonstrated
Wednesday when the neiehbors Of John
Paul Braun gathered ut his farm in the
st. Msry's neiehborhoosi Wednesday and
finished his blowing. In the forenoon
ten teams we're at work and in the after
noon seven more were on hand and by
night 6fty acres Of ground vas turned
over Mr.. Braun has been seriously i'll
for come time: consequently ives behind
with his work. but his good neighbors
did not allow his crops to suffer by bis
illness.
Ben and Joe, the two and half and
three and q half year old boys OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Beller lost their lives in .
fire which destroyed al the buildings on
the farm of their parents q mile and .
half northwest Of ST. Bernard Wednes-
day evening. Nothing definite is known
as to the origin Of the FIRE. The two
children were known to have been play
ing in the barn, and a. parts Of their
charred bodies were found in the debris
of the burned barn, it is thought that
possibly the children might have started
the fire while playing with matches
There was . stiff wind from the south
west, and % the barn was located in this
direction from the other buildings, the
6re was not long in spreading to the
house and other buildings on the place
Mr.. Beller vas in the neld at work and
Mrs. Beller was attending to her usual
household duties. when about O'Clock
she discovered the barn in mass OF
flames. Her first thoughts naturally
turned 10 the safety of her children
Knowing that they were in the barn, che
made desperate effort 10 rescue them.
but the fire had gained such Roadway
when che noticed it, that it was impossi
BILE for her 70 do anything toward say.
ing the lives Of the limo ent little vic
Tins. The alarm Of IRE was quickly
spread and in short time all the sur.
rounding neighbors had gathered at the
Beller place to lend their assistance in
subdneing the flames but all to no avail
as everything perishsble was destroyed
MIR. and Mn. Beller have the deep sym.
patty If all in their dreadful affection.
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Married in Prison.

A strange marriage recently took
place between a young French couple.
NJ. Louis Jean Savenac and Mile.
Marie Octovier. The bride and
bridegroom have received a dowry
from the state. The bridegroom was
awarded on the day of his engage
ment seven years hard labor; the
bride got two years on the same day.
They met in the passage leading from
the courtroom to the cells and
plighted their troth. They were mar
ried in one of the prisons in Paris.
The jailers passed round the hat and
bought them their wedding rings, and
in presenting them to the happy pair
the governor of the prison made the
pretty allusion to their condition that
their friends all hoped that these two
little rings would be the heaviest in
the chain which bound them.
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SILVER CREEK.

From the Sand
Wednesday of last week Ned Powers
SON of O. N. Powers, was taken to the
Columbus hospital for treatment for
rupture. His mother was down to see
him Sunday and his sister Lorna was
down yesterday. His condition is inn
proving.
Margaret, wife OF Anton Evon. or Ivan
who live in Polk county seven miles east
of Silver Greek. was killed Thursday by
vicious bull. Her body was badly
crushed and bruised. But little is
known of the affair except that the old
lady had taken the cattle out on the
meadow to herd. She returned to the
house about 8 O'Clock and collapsed.
A Shelby doctor was called. but che died
about l O'Clock. Mrs. Evon wac shout
60 years of age. The funeral was beld
at the Polish church near by at 90. m.
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Wooster, who signed q
receipt for railroad tickets and money
saying she accepted them in good faith
for the purpose of returning to her hus'
band, has been moro or less criticized
| for the act. Now comes Mr.. Wooster
and almost wholly excuses her from per
sonal responsibility for what appeared
on It's face to be very dishonorable act
He says that he learned yesterday thai
the action was taken by Mn. Wooster
Who was weak and nervous at the time
on the advice of her attorneys, and thai
the blame rests on her legal advis
ers instead Of upon her. He regrets tn
position che allowed herself to be PLACED
10 aud wants the above fully understood
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Medical Student. in Paris.

Though there is a complaint that
the medical profession is overcrowded.
yet each year the number Of students
increases. Some interesting statistics
come from Paris.
On the first of last December the
number of first year students was us,
of whom 227 were foreigners; 55S of
these were men, 157 women, but of
the latter only AZ were French women.
These figures show that the prOfes.
sion of medicine is becoming more
and more taken up by women. though
French women are hesitating more
than those of other natiOnalities.
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Told by the Features,

Men who succeed in commerce
have alert faces, but no particular
features. Clergymen who 60 up the
ladder of preferment have faces that
tell of self-repression-tight lips. eyes
which look straight ahead. Artists. on
the other hand, have eyes which are
all over the place and small. we'll
formed chins. Politicians who succeed
by their influence over men have al
WAYS prominent noses.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-12
FOR CONSTIPATION.

We are SO positive Rexall Orderlies will
promptly relieve constipation that we offer
to furnish the medicine free of all cost II
the user is not satisfactorily benefited.
Surely We could offer no better argument
as to why you should Try Rexau Orderi'es.
They are particularly pleasant, are eaten
like candy, and may be taken at any time
of day or night without Inconvenience.
Two sizes, Ioc. and :5c.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-12
MONROE.

MONROE.
From the Republican.
Born, Nay the End sn eleven pound
girl to Mr.. and Mn. Tom Thomszin.
Mrs ]. F. Magill and little son Morris
Allen. arrived home Aondsy from Col
umbus, where they have been visiting
with relatives.
Mics Hester Hill, deputy IN the post
Office, is taking . vacation this week and
dn. Vestsl Moore 10 taking her place in
the post Office.
Henry Claybnrn shipped out th.ee cars
of cattle and hoes last week that net'ed
him nearly o. 900 Henry will invest
come Of it in b new barn, ]. T. Smith
will do the building.
The new village board met Monday
evening and organized for the coming
year. eli citing H. J. Hill, chairman; L.
franklin, clerk; and Lin Riley, treasurer.
the same officers ~ lest year.
W. H. Groves. accompanied by his
brother, left last Friday for Portland,
Ore, where they will look for . location
and should they find one suitable. expect
to remain there permanently.
Ms. jacob Smyer and daughter H. So
Mabel, went to Kearney "Wednesday
where they will visit at the home OF her
daughter Mrs. Will Craig. Mr.. Smyer
went to Kearney last Friday and will
accompany them home.
]. ". NcCuster. who has been Union
Pacific agent ct Monroe for some time
was checked out Monday OF this week
and goes to Omaha, where he will b as
signed to Q main line station. He is
succeeded by v. J. Conklin, who is trans
ferred here from Tarnov.
Next Monday evening the board Of
education will meet to elect the remain
ing three teachers for the coming year.
MISS Oandace Brown, who has had
charge of the primary department, will
not be an applicant again this year. and
that will leave three vacancies to be I'LL
ed. Miss Bennett, the principal, will no
doubt be reelected, rs her work has been
very good.
LastSaturday afternoon those interest
ed in the building OF y farmers elevator
at Monroe, met at the Monroe hall and
perfected their organization with Henry
Clayburu as chairman and E D. Jenkin-
son, secretary. The following directors
were elected who will select the officers
OF the association from their number:
Isaiah Lightner, VIM. Webster, Chas.
Potter, Hugh Hill, W. b. Joy and E. A.
Gerard. Seventeenhundredd dollars was
raised for the purpose of putting up the
elevator, which will be located just east
of the Omaha Elevator cOmpsny's pre-
sent elevator. The articles of iacorpora-
ton were fled with the state banking
board, and az soon a. they receive favor
able consideration the work OF getting
ready to build will commence. Already
the company is in receipt Of communica-
tions from contractors who wish to fig
urey on the building.
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Mermaid for Breakfast.

A stranger meal than any ever par
taken by Frank auckland or the most
hardened and cosmopolitan traveller
is described by Juan Francisco de st.
Antonio, in his account of his trav-
els and adventures in the Philippine
islands, published at Manila in 1873.
In this curious little work the author
tells US that he once breakfasted on
a mermaid, and he further gravely de-
scribes its flavor as being like fresh
fat pork.
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A LAUGH Coming.

There Is 17-year-old girl in Atch.
ison who feels SO good that she al.
most screams with joy. In few
years when we meet that girl pushing
a baby buggy and looking as cross as
it is possible for married woman
AtchiSOn Globe.
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The Duty Of Eoraiveneae.

The most plain and natural senti-
ments of equity concur with divine au-
thority to enforce the duty Of forgive
ness. Let him who has never. in his
life. done wrong. be allowed the priv
ilege of remaining memorable. But
let such as are conscious of frailties
and crimes consider forgiveness as a
debt which they owe to others
Blair.
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They Looked Scared.

The great critic was as pleased.
what a wonderful look of crir ging
doubt and terror" he cried, ION the
condemned mans face! How did you
manage It, Dawbs?" -a.
well, you see," said the artist.
with q grateful smile, Il spent a week
at Orville and Wilbur Wright's school
of flying, at Pau, last month. and made
a composite Photograph of the pupils
faces as they waited to go up"
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Trouble with His, Too.

Mr.. Wayback was tugging and
straining at bureau drawer that
stubbornly refused to be opened. Aft
er five minutes strenuous exercise.
he remarked quite forcefully: "Gol
ram the balky thing, anyway! No
wonder the government Is abolishin'
all bureaus from the navy depart
ment!" illustrated Sunday 1agasina
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-12

It would pay pleasure seekers to try
the old plan Of looking on life As
duty. where pleasures came by acci-
dent or kindness, and were heartily,
gratefully enjoyed. 1t stands to rea-
son that II you are deliberately ar
ranging to get pleasure. and plenty
Of it. you can not enjoy it as much as
IL your life consisted of duties, and
your pleasures came by the way.
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Has Passion for Languages.

Friedrich Theil, a peasant Of Rauda.
in Saxony, whose leisure hours have
been devoted to the study of Greek.
Latin. Hebrew, Sanskrit, Arabic and
Gaelic, is Is years old. He is begin
ming to study the English language.
Theil is in correspondence with some
of the leading philologists of the day.
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1wo Views Of Women.

Stanley Hall says a woman is differ.
ent from a man and should have DIFF
ferent kind of training. judging her
from the point of view of the psycholo.
sist. Prof. Thomas, who is sociolo-
gist, says that woman is as yet an ar
tificial being and that the traits she
shows are not necessarily natural fe-
male traits.
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We Scream Too Much.

George Riddle of Boston, distin-
guished public speaker, is afraid that
Americans are tending to become g
race of sopranos. The politician makes
his announcements in a high falsetto
voice and Juliet shrieks her part in
the thinnest of sopranos. Nervous
breakdowns are traceable, he says. in
many cases, to our high-pitched voices.
This may be obviated by speaking
SLOWLY and in low toDa
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Foolish Question.

A New York chap wants to be told
why theater tickets in that city do not
indicate the hour of the beginning OF
the performance. Should think he
would know. The hour Is not men,
toned because nobody Is ever on time
at the beginning Of the performance.
What would be the good of wasting
printers ink?
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ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES @

is for the farmer to put up good post
and box that will be an ornament and if
he is not willing to meet his o. s. that
far the old man will not carry mis- mail to
him any more. Each box ought to have
the name Of the owner on it. This is a
great help and pleasure to people driving
through the country.-AlbiOn Argus.
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Not Realistic.

Author latter first performance
Well, what do you think of it, old
man?
Criticus-Oh. I like 1t well enough
with the exception of the villains
part.
AuthorWhat's wrong with It?
l. Criticus-It Is shy of realism. Why
he doesn't smoke q single cigarette.
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camphor Cures Colds.

Take gum camphor and dissolve In
kerosene, having enough so that there
is always a little camphOr undis-
solved in the bottom Of the bottle.
Rub the lame parts thoroughly and
often with this and you will have re-
lief. Do not bandage 1t on. as 1t will
blister II used that way. This is also
an excellent remedy for cold in throat
or lungs. Rub Il In, well.
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PILES! PILES! PILES!

williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. 1t absOrbs
the tumOrs, allays itching at once, acts as poul
tice, gives instant relief. William Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the
private parts. Sold by drugxists, mail Soc and
Sl.OO. Williams' Mf'g. Co.. Props. Cleveland. o
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Handy Ink Eradieator.

When q blot occurs and the ink
eraser is not at hand use . bit of the
emery board which comes for mani
curing the nails. It is quick and ef-
ficacious. but care must be taken to
work gently SO a. not to make q hole
in the paper.
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Literature the Last Resort.

; People resort to literature exactly
in proportion as they are unable to
make a living any other way. Litera-
ture as q symptom Of financial despair
has received far too little considera-
ton at the hands of econ0mists.-Phil.
adelphia Evening Post.