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The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
New Compass for Warships.

New Compass for Warships.
The government of Germany has de.
cided to do away with the magnetic
compass on board the warships of her
navy and make use of the gyroscop<
compass. an invention of native of
the fatherland. The new compass
consists of a nine-pound wheel mount
ed with the compass card in a holder
Of quicksilver, being rotated at ths
rate of $1,000 turns a minute by at
electric motor. Two hours are giver
the compass to get up speed. and theL
1t is set in the direction of the math
ematical meridian. which position II
keeps unchanged. as it is not affected
by iron and steel and is not deviatec
by the rolling or vibration of the YES
sci. The gyrOscope compass was
tested on a vessel some time ago and
although left entirely to itself for q
month. it maintained its true direc
tion.-Pathfinder.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Route No. /.

Frank AerDi. sr., began sowing fall
wheat last Monday.
Frark Luchsinger was on the market
Monday with car OF ia. hogs.
Last Saturday We received a very &C.
ceptable present of sack of oats. Pre-
sents like this from the patrons are ap
preciated by the carrier. not for their
actual valne. but for the fact That they
show the patrons appreciate work of
Uncle SANS mail man.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
The Girl. for Us.


We've rendered an ode to the girl
graduate. we have lauded her loudly
and strong: but now we intend. If IT
isn't too late. to alter the tone of our
song. We want to pay homage and
tribute and love to the girl who can
spread out q meal-the hard-working.
patient but sweet-hearted dove who
never will grumble nor squeal. She
don't cad about in q snOwy-white
dress and issue her l0rdly commands:
she works in the kitchen. I'm proud
to confess. and isn't afraid of her
hands. The girl graduate you may
have IL you care-Tm glad II you're
stuck on your deal. but always and
ever we're ready to swear by the girl
who can cook q square meal.-Los
Angeles Express.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Unusual.

What makes you think your hoy IS
different from other boys and destined
to make hit in the world? Did he
distinguish himself in his studies at
college?'
Not particularly, but he. did not
come home from college dressed like
a niger minstrel" Post.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
w. T.. JOHNSON.
PIouoi.ir1 Gee for . i:.s-itsI.

WIou9i!EJ lee toT t.~S. .lesi
A somewhat novel method q. o. ain
ings funds for a hospital WIS adopted
BY the CastertOn (VictOria) commit
tee. The president induced the cor
mittee to lease 25 acres Of land and
then arranged with nua4Jer o:
neighbOring farmers to plough ard
SOW 1t. Twenty-Five teams turnel 10
the plOughing operations. which We're
complete in single mOrning-T
Lancet
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
For Snake or Doc Bites.

Caustics should be applied to the
bites of snakes or mad dogs after the
poison has been sucked out and the
wound bled. A hot iron, lighted
cigar. muriatic acid, caustic potash.
and lunar caustic. or nitrate of silver
are recommended for these purposes
In cases Of emergencies, although the
aid of physician should be secured
II possible.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
A Man Of Judgment.

"She turned her entire fortune over
to him as soon as they were married
"She must have unbOunded faith in
his judgment to give him control O,
so much"
"She has; he is the first man that
ever told her she was beautiful"
.- As Observed.
Golf is a good deal like the piano."
observes the grOuchy old sportsman
It's generally played by people that
don't know much about it,
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Card of Thanks.

We wish TO thank the many friends
| for their sympathy and acts of kindness
in the sickness and death OF our beloved
con and brother, Clyde.
G. NJ. DOUGLAS AND FAMILY
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Head and Heart.

1t takes a very great intellect to
equal the pleasures of very simple
heart.-Beatrice Mantle in ''Gret"
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Practical Wisdom

Practical Wisdom. Q
School Teacher-What lesson do We
learn from the busy bee?
Tommy Turnut-Not to get s.ung.
STRAY Stories.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

Learning Through Adversely.
He that has never known adversely
is but half acquainted with others OF
himSelf-COlton.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
TrV II.

You can save yourself useless worry
by permitting other people to attend
to their own private affairs.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

Great Value Of Noble Life.
Every noble life leaves the fiber Of
it interviewer for ever in the works Of
the world.-RuSkin.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
AZ the Shore.

The sea was white with moonlight
But, Mr.. Claverhouse." said the
young girl, gently, your proposal II
80 unexpected. you must give me time
to consider It." ." u.
Clarence Claverhouse coughed be
hind his hand.
Certainly, Miss Hoskins." he re
plied. "That-er-is what l have al
ways-er-been in the habit of doing
-ahem-in cases Of this kind"
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

Armed to the Teeth.
Prejudice has always been the most
heavily armed foe to progress.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

the
large Of their kind Side rolled and sharply b highly favor
Not good exclusive effects offered for
selection Our Millinery will be pronounced this
cordially
Opening showing
at
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Nero'S Test,

The deadly gauge Of Nero's drunk
enness was q finely wrought intaglio
ring. When he could not see the 1c
pres on e he knew he Wa0 dNnAk
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Notice

Notice
All accounts due the Nebraska Biepe
are payable to E. A. Harms.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
AS il Seems.

A chauffeur claims that one woman
can scatter in as many directions az
siX.-Kansas City Journal
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Victims Wall.

It's all right for woman to save
time, but making cherry pies with the
stones in ,'em is 4 poor way to do it
Detroit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Not Natural.

Redd-Have you ever timed your
automobile?
Greene-Oh, yes. 1t stood perfectly
still for 48 minutes on the road to-
daY.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
AljItsrative Disgust.

= AIlit0f1ttVe Disgust.
First Benedict-My wife's got hor
rible sort of directoire or what-dO-y0u
call-it gown.
Second Ditto-Can't be worse than
the one mine has. What Is It?
First Benedict-It's q beastly baby
blue bosh. What's yours?
Second Ditt0-Pale pink punk
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Why Have m of6eaf

Have you ever noticed that about
80 out of every 100 of the people who
call at your Office. want you to do
something for them?
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15
Congregational Church.

Subject for morning sermon:-God's
Helpers. Subject for evening sermon:
fhe Galilean n-The Pastor.
We invite you to these services.
WILLIAM l.. DIBBLE, Pastor.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

It Il not the worst liar who makes
q hit. but the best-Life.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

BY Steady Application.
Emerson: Read anything half IN
hour . day. and ir ten years you win
be learned.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

But Also StagnatIon.
Shakespeare: With the humble
there is perpetual peace.
Evening star., 1909-02-28

a week. though? If she's my daughter, she soon
Astro laughed again. She hasn't been spoken to
about it, l hope?'
"Oh, Lord no! What do you take me for? 1
wouldn't have her building air castles tor the world
to her a little I've no doubt the poor girl thought
was trying to mash her. She nice little thing,
though. for all her rats. liked her, by Jove! I'd
like do something for her in any case, daughter
not Her name is Miss Maverick
Does she resemble you your wife! q
why, the funny part of it is that she does, in
far away sort of fashion noticed that she left
handed too like me- Blue eyes; but her hair
Evening star., 1909-02-28

hennaed so l couldn't tell about that Cute little
thing she is. Confound it ! did like her immensely,
at first sight"
''Wen,'' said the seer after rejecting awhile Il
must confess that you have set difficult problem
for me But | think that it can he determined
through astral means No doubt you have con-
suited some medium already:'
'Oh, they're all lot of takers. They told me
that the boy mine and that the girl was too,
both
Il agree with you. The ordinary mediums
ignorant and unscrupulous lot | have occult
methods unknown except in the Himalayas of India.
But it will be difficult | afraid. But may ask
Continued page II
Evening star., 1909-02-28

way things like that go. I've been told l look like
everybody under the sun. l suppose I'm type.
Well. he is too Sometimes think he's like me, and
then 1 doubt it. There's one funny thing, though.
We both of us sleep with our thumbs curled up in
his great toe and SO have l. They tell me that's
rare My father had it too, though. He has blue
eyes, and so have l. Red hair, though and there $
trace of that in my family or my wlfes, that
know Of"
And the girl-have you seen her." Astro inquired
"Of course. Went right down there Immediately
and found her behind the counter-seling Sooth-
old by Jove! Big pompadour, rats in her hair,
brass bangles and all. What do you expect for six
Evening star., 1909-02-28

We said to be sport loving people, because
we gather in crowds and cheer We do it because
cheer at least find vent for excitement.
The sport is secondary. If cheering and the waving
of hats part of church service, if instead of
listening to the sermon respectfully and IN silence
1t got to be the custom to applaud good points our
churches would be packed to the doors. And then
should be called religious people But, in
sport, it would be only the letting off of steam.
In this country crowds the easiest thing in
the world to attract A barker at county fair
gathers a multitude about him. not much by
what he says as by what think or hope he might
say. The man standing the steps of the general
store eXcitedy telling his companion of an expert
ence he has Just had will find dozen people crowd
near MIN hear his tale 1t is the everywhere
But is it harm2 Are too strenuous? So
long as we have the safety valve, not So
long as we gather in crowds and cheer and yell and
wave hats SO long rush after the fire
gines run across the street to watch the horse
that has slipped on the ice, we safe.
For it is the native strenuosity that has built the
nation 1t is part of Roosevelt did not create
it nor did he add to it. God did that when He gave
climate For that is at the bottom of our
chief characteristic and inferentally it is at the
bottom of love for crowds. After all, we
hybrid people The blood of all nations is in
vet we are different from all others. The Russian
the German and the Celt change after they have
been here ten years. They all become strenuous
they add to crowds. And the climate does it
all. 1t begetS StrenuOuSneSS, our enthusiasm
and power, and SO long the solar system re-
mains as it is shall, for safetys sake yell and
cheer. if only get half chance.
Evening star., 1909-02-28

nerve-strained tension, is it the healthy sign OF
a keen mind and awakened interest:
The campaign gave added emphasis to the tact
that we flock in crowds; that the mind OF the
majority in the same groove.-the seeking
after excitement and the craving for something u-
usual. Taft and Bryan drew equally large crowds,
simply because, regardless of the man, the cheering
and the crowds enough to tempt people. There
was stimulus in the air superheated excitement
that drove people on reused their energies till they
cheered and yelled regardless of party or their per-
sonal opinions
But is it. as has been charged a fault Two boys
NAV be PLAYING marbles and notice them,
and for hours they will play without creating
crowd. But let six men stop to watch them, and
instantly, if by magic, dozens of others will ap,,
proach the small group, until there is crowd, and
for every who leaves, another will come, all
eager to take part in the excitement and to what
it is about.
Not long ago. to satisfy theory two men stood
on the of Broadway and Wall-st., New
York, and excitedly pointed to one of the upper
windows of the Smokestack Building. In minute,
one hundred people stopped and craned their necks
toward the SPOT and in five minutes the street was
blocked; not person in one hundred knowing
why but all asking questions, looking skyward and
everyone of them excited as if it was dog hight
a fire.
But is it bad thing? 1t signifies something pretty
important In China these experlmenters IN psy-
chology could point skyward in vain; for the stohd
Cinnamon would look at them for minute and
then walk on. In Russia they would not excite any
more attention. In England they might stir up
little amazement, but excitement And all be-
Evening star., 1909-02-28

an energy such as these more stolid
nations never possess.
1t is the residue of the vast furnaces
of our material life that these critics
complain Of but they forget that the
very fact that we possess these fur
naces makes this residue necessity;
and to destroy that is to choke the
fires that have made the country the
power it is.
The boy who sits perched in a tree
watching ball game till his limbs are
cramped and sore, does not do it be-
cause he loves the game SO much as
because within him is that native energy
that must cry out in excitement. The
thousands who go to automobile races
and camp out all night and undergo
bodily strain and fatigue for the sake Of
seeing the race, do not care so much for
the machines, nor for the men who run
them. as they do for the JOY of excite
ment and the wild relief it affords. They
are the cinders of American life that are
being raked out Those cheers are the
n cb 1yap f,,1f of + he
Evening star., 1909-02-28

A SPEAKER in the recent campaign
n criticized President Roosevelt for
his overpraise of the strenuous life and
for the alleged harm this constant
excitement has done the country
While there is reason to believe that
the orator was carried away by polltl-
cal bias in levehng his remarks at the
President, there can be no doubt that
he touched upon one of the most vital
of American characteristics But are
we too strenuous, as he inferred? Are
we too easily carried off our feet? Are
we, in short, volatile and overspon-
taneOuS!
Nowhere in the world do crowds
gather as they do in this country, both
in cities and in villages. y trolley car
does not break down that crowd does
not gather about it, eager for some
excitement \ horse does not kick the
dashboard off a wagon, that good
part of the village does not come out
and view the wreck, eager to see the
thing repeated Is this sign of too
hioh1y 6eye1Oned StrenuOSItV or too
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06
PAPERS 44Hp PEOP1L.

type of man it certainty that ability and oppor
tunity to work until the end must satisfy VIVA" tne
shall the young man choose-f he Compromising ILL
that longest independent usefulness?
Every day in the great cities no keen observer !S
needed to see thousands of young men r1skns 'heli
whole future in actions that be only rulnous "
them Not all these actions positive Inc negative
stand may be as menacing in a hundred ways. Inls
working capital Is working capital, not ldnns careeSs
time serving routine with dissipation sandwlcneo De
tween In the of hours from duty But even WORK IL
self may be blind work 1t may be honest work. WIN
only the pay day in the mind OF the worker w II
may be cIeareyed conscientious work that involves
future more than contemplaes the results OF yester
day Of last year.
"Am 1 a better worker than was last year? is the
spectfc question why am I not better?" is the fur
Their question which may need following up and forcing
a definite Your working capital has Deen lln-
paired If you forced to answer this second query
What has done the mischief? Your employer making
such a discovery to his working capital proDaoy
would employ expert accountant firm to snow MIN
the of such damage What are you going to DO
about your case?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06

Fever.
A clinical thermometer is probably
as matter-of-course a household con-
ventence in most families as Is step
ladder or broom; and 1t Is well that
its use and the general significance
of its disclosures should be under
stood by those in authority; but fussi-
ness and constant resort to 1t and con-
tinual discussion of temperatures are
to be deplored.
The old-fashioned way of placing the
hand upon the childs body and an
nouncing that it felt feverish" or
had fever" without any regard to
mathematical accuracy as to degrees
and fractions, worked Just as well and
perhaps better than the new-fashioned
way, carried to a nervous extreme
At the same time a rise of tempera-
ture always means something, and it
most decidedly means the calling in Of
a physician If it does not go down Of
itself or yield to simple remedies.
When the temperature Is taken by
the mouth the thermometer should
register about ninety-eight and seven
tenths degrees, although this may vary
at different times during the day in
perfectly well people. When it reg
listers ninety-nine degrees, or ninety
nine and f1ve-tenths degrees, the per-
son is said to be feverish. Anything
below ntnety-eight degrees is subnoc-
NAL, and anything over one hundred
and five degrees is called hyperpy-
rexia, or high fever.
In many. cases fever is a sort
of blessing in disguise. These are the
fevers caused by the toxins of bac
terra, of which typhoid is type. The
whole system Is then engaged in a
fight against the germs, and the battle
Is waged to more advantage, apparent
ly, when 'the blood is fighting hot"
This Is why, although the fever can
be beaten down by the application of
cold and the administration Of drugs,
1t Is often poor practice to suppress it
in this way. Getting the fever down
may be a momentary satisfaction, but
1t does nothing to help cure the I'M
DERIVING cause. 1t is as If a general
should insist upon 'silencing his own
guns.
At the same time the fever must be
watched and kept In check, because
this sort of fight Is calling for an I'M
mense outlay from the system, and
a raging fever not only burns up bac-
blood and all it can find, as any one
con testify who has watched or lived
through a convalescence from one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06
AN ANCIENT ORDEAL.
~~~~~~~~~~

How much the vacuum-cleaner has
done to destroy the comedy Of spring
cleaning is indicated by an account of
the old-time methods printed in the
Boston Transcript. One cannot help
suspecting that the viyidness of recol-
lection has helped to brighten the col
ors a bit here and there.
Laying a carpet sounds as simple as
writing a poem-paper, pens and ink;
hammer, tacks and carpet. But the
divine afiatus is necessary for each.
My cousin, Julian Cleghorn, thought
he had 1.-THE carpet-laying aflatus-
and as his adventures are fairly repre-
sentative, they may serve as the type.
Cousin Julian happened to be visiting
us at the time, and hearing that the
library carpet awaited the tack-ham-
mer, announced blithely:
Just leave that to me, Aunt Anne.
lay carpets blindfold with one hand
tied behind me-"
THE library floor is very difficult to
fit, Julian" faltered mother; but she
was secretly rejoiced, for father had
baked that morning.
"Shucks If nobody bothers me I'll
have that carpet down in twenty min
utes from the time Begin
After dinner ne unrolled the carr
pet and took a mouthful Of tacks,
Sarah held the lamp-there was no
place to put it down-and l was sup.
posed to hand him the tack-hammer.
We admired him openly as he made
one corner fast with few deft strokes.
Then he signaled US in dumb show!
We tried to fit the edges to the hearth,
the bay window, the radiator. the base
of the pier glass, but nothing suited
grimaces, with semaphoring arms.
You blithering idiots!" he cried at
last. spouting shower of tacks. Cant
you see l want 1t stretched" and he
fell to Juggling until he was black in
the face.
you got off It," suggested Aunt Caro-
line, and left the room abruptly.
Julian tackled In silent wrath. Then
he found he had tackled the hearth rim
under the radiator and it all had to
come up. A little later he drove US all
out. Some hours after midnight, when
things had quieted a little, he came
out and remarked that in stretching
the carpet he must have upset the
lamp. At any rate, the town fire bell
began to ring and while the family
were all at the upstairs windows try
ing to locate the glow, the hose cart
arrived on our front lawn.
Cousin Julian was then seen cram
ming yards of smoldering Administer
out OF the French window. The neigh
bors impulsively moved us out into the
side yards, then went home to bed.
We spent the rest of the night moving
In again.
The next day Cousin Julian left on
an early train.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06
Deafccated Water.
on it..

Some years ago the water in Phila-
delphia used to become unfit to battle
In, let alone to drink, after even the
mildest kind Of storm. Everybody com
planned, says writer IN the Washing
ton Star. One gentleman complained
to Peter Burmese, an inccrrigible op-
timist. But he received little encouc.
agement.
Actually" I said to Peter one
morning after a storm, II couldn't
take a bath to-day on account of the
muddy water. 1t was like brown
paste"
ooh, l took a good long BATH" said
Peter. when the Schuylkill water Is
like that it is the best thing In the
world to battle in So medicinal, you
know. Better than Homburg or Ma
rienbad or any of those places"
But It's so muddy" says I.
That's Just the point" said Peter.
''It's medicinal mud, full of all sorts of
phosphates and things. Tonight when
you get home fill your bath, jump in
and splash about; but afterward don't
use any towels"
mo towels?" l objected.
There's a much better way than
towels" said Peter Stand before the
radiator and let the water dry on your
body Then brush it off with a Whisk-
broom
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06
Monkey and Cont

Monkeys are more renowned for
mischief than for kindness, but even
monkeys can be benevolent. M. Mou-
ton records the doings of one in Guade-
loupe that surely seemed to merit that
reputation. The monkey had friend
in a goat that went daily to the pas
ture. Every night the monkey would
pick out the burs and thorns, some
times to the number of 1000 or 5000.
from that goats fleece, in order that
the animal might lie down in peace.
On coming In from the pasture the
goat regularly went in search of his
light-handed friend and submitted
himself to the operation. Strange to
say, the tricky instincts of the mon.
key reasserted themselves after the
pricks were removed He would tease
the poor goat numerically, pluckfng
his beard, poking him in the eyes and
pulling out his hairs The goat bore
it all with patience, perhaps regarding
it as only fair price to be paid for
the removal of the thorns-London
Standard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-06
Maraschino Cherries.


Pit the cherries and weigh them
saving all the juice. To every fon,
pounds of fruit there must be two
pounds of sugar and cup of liouid
Enough juice should exude during thu
stoning process to furnish the liouia
but if not add little water. Make
strip of the sugar and water, set at
the side of the range and bring to the
boiling point Take from the fire and
while still warm but not scalding hot
pour the strip over the cherries. Set
aside for half an hour, then put over
the fire in a porcelain lined kettle and
heat slowly Boil for five minutes
take out the fruit with skinner,
boil the strip for twenty minutes
skimming off the scum as it rises
and, Just before taking from the fire,
add a pint Of MarascRino cordial for
every four quarts Of fruit. Pack the
cherries in jars, fill each jar to over
flowing with the liquid and seal.