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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-22

1t is a fad to mingle roses, for
get-me-nots and other equally dis
similar flowers upon hat.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
Route No. 4.

Lyman Bray and family went to Sill
,ver Oresk 70 furnish music for Thanks
givlnG dance.
wilmer Barnes of Route s. visited at
The hone Of his sister. NM. J. Donoghue
on Route 4, lest Sunday.
Ma 6oullisr, On old resident Of near
Platte Osotsr, ~ burisd in st. Mich
asrs osmstsry last Saturday.
Mis- Mary Dinssa went to Silver
Greek Last Friday evening to visit her
sister, Miss Josie, Who is teaching in
that nsighborhood.
NJ. and Nm. VIM. Nelson are rejoic-
ing over the arrival OF daughter last
Friday. Mrs. Nelson IVES Miss Ollie
Mcfarland and . SISTER OF Mrs. A. O.
Butler.
Frank Behan OF Omahs was out on
Route last Sunday, looking over bis
property. and decided to put up wind
mill on the farm occupied by J. ]. Dono'
ghue, which will be great convenience
70 tho renter.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
WHlTEWASHlNG COAL.

Net Oons For the Sake Of Nsatness,
but to Prevent 1hsfts.
Persons who have been somewhat
astonished by having whitewashed
coal delivered to them will be inter
ested to know that the embarrassing
IS not done to improve the appearance
or to Increase the burning qualities.
The treatment neither improves nor
harms the fuel.
1t h q detective scheme on the part
Of the railroads to locate and to pre-
vent theft Of the coal as 1t Is hauled
from the mines to the consumer.
These depredations amount to thou
sands Of tons annually. and the rail-
roads are the sufferers. as II Is up to
them to deliver as many tons at their
destination. often q thousand miles
away. ~ were weighed In when the
car was turned over for transportation.
Two or three tons may be removed
from q carload containing forty tons
without attracting attention to its de-
creased quantity until the car Is again
placed on the scales. To locate the
loss. says Popular Mechanics. limewa-
ter - sprayed over q carload Of coal
In q short time the water has evapo-
rated. leaving q load Of white coal
Then removal Of any coal leaves a big
black SPOT which - quickly noticed by
inspectors and station agents and the
leak found and stopped.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

Zanzibar appears. from q consular
report, to Be q place Of universal Dor
rowing. Neither the Arab nor the
Swahili," says the report. has the
slightest idea Of thrift. The former.
when be has sold bis cloves. immedi-
ately spends the proceeds in entertain
ing o. In the purchase Of European
articles for which be- has little or no
use. He then mortgages bis property
at q ruinous rate Of interest or sells
his ne1t years crop In advance at q
prize which would hardly pay for its
harvesting. with the inevitable result
that be = always up to bis eyes in
debt The Swahili. If be happens to
Be out Of debt at the beginning Of the
month. spends al his pay within a
few days - food or native dances and
has 70 BEG. borrow Or steal suf1cient
10 maintain himself for the rest Of the
month The money lender IS In both
cases the Indian, and the Interest,"
which be charges varies from 30 up to
500 per cent"
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
EARNED HIS BOARD.
Sir Thomas Lipton's Experience - d
Hotel Runnos

Sir Thomas Lipton's Experience - .
Hetsl Runnss
During the early part Of my bust.
ness career" said Sir Thomas Upton
In the London Strand Magazine. II be-
came imbued with the idea that 1t was
possible to prosper quickly in America.
and at the age Of sixteen I left home
and started for the United States.
had not dared tell my father and moth
er. 20 they only knew Of the great step
had taken when I had gone. Had IT
not been for the kindness of my fel-
low passengers my journey would have
been very miserable. and once or
twice, confess, ] lost heart.
II had no money nor any one to 60
to when I arrived in New York, and
before we landed cudgeled my brains
~ to what was to do. As the steam
er drew alongside the pier I took up
my few belongings and rushed away
to the nearest hotel before any one
else had left the vessel.
As 1t seemed q clean, well kept
place asked to see the proprietor and
told him that I could get him forty pa
irons. provided he would board and
lodge me for a month. To this he con-
sented. I made my way back instant
~ to the boat and was just in time to
catch my fellow passengers and per-
suade them to 60 to this hotel. where
I assured them they would get excel
lent accommodation. And they did"
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
DlmlNUTIVE FARMS.
Tho Way Real Estate 10 Divided Up IN
Portugal.


Portugal.
The Portuguese are IN extremely
conservative people. Every man fol-
lows rigidly the methods employed BY
biz father and fOrefathers. In very
many parts Of the country the old
wooden plows are still used.
When q Innn dies. instead Of one of
the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
their parts the whole property Is d.
viiled into ~ many parts as there are
heirA More than this. each separate
part Of the property Is thus divided.
Thus. II the property consists Of ten
acres Of pasture land. eighty Of vine
yard and ten of grain land and there
are ten heirs. each heir will receive
one acre each of grain and pasture land
and eight acres Of vineyard. This proc
ess has been going on for very long
time. 20 that now In the most fertile
part Of Portugal the land Is divided
into Incredibly small portions.
Tho Immediate result Of this. accord
ing to the United States consular re-
ports. - that the product of the land
- barely sufficient at best to sustain
IT'D owners. South Of the river Tagus.
On the other hand. there are enormous
tracts Of excellent land lying unused.
but It has been found impossible to in
duce the farmers Of the north to move
into this region and take up large hold
in4A-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
THE JEWISH SABBATH.
70 lnilueaee On tlss HABITS - DE He.
heasw Children.

60 lnilueaes On tlse Habits - DE 9o.
besw children.
M Hehrew Sabbath, including 10
eodHplicated preparations. = rich and
impressive material 1oe . chi1ds 1mAgf
nation. On Thursday evening TIE
mother already prepares dough, goes
10 market, cleans the 6sh. etc, says
Tho American Hebrew.
In the morning comes tho baking q
~chales" (bread). How bew1tching for
q child 70 watch the mother making
different shapes Of dough. smearint Il
with egg and decorating It with brajda
Of different shapes and forms. A Jew
iah child gets the first lesson In model
ing BY making make believe ''chales."
In the evening the mother prepares
to meet the Sabbath. The child par
takes in the household occupations
and therefore gets habits Of industry.
order and regard for the rights and
ideas Of others and the fundamental
habit Of subordinating his activities to
the general interest Of the household.
This h especially true in regard to
Jewish households where everything
seems to be prescribed by law. Before
darkness sets in on Friday the house
wife lights In the dining room extra
candles or q special lamp In honor Of
Sabbath and reads the blessing. !.
Quite often q child not yet able to
Al 49,
palms. Initiating the gestures Of the
devoted mother. The returning from
the synagogue, the appreciative greet.
ing Good Sabbath" the Kiddush. the
blessing over wine, the special menu
and the holiday spirit Of all who par
ticipate have undoubtedly a soothing,
bene6cent influence upon the child.
After supper the time is spent In rest.
ing.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
4 PATRIOTIC PIC.
The Queer Pet That Mas Adeptsd ~
aoaimow<.

The Queer Pet rhat Mas Adopted by
. ReejmeWt.
Perhaps the strangest pet that evee
Attracted q regiments fancy w1s q
PIC. She attached herself to q Ken
!tucky regiment on the way to invade
Canada during the war Of 1872
Al the men marched out from Har.
eodsburg one morning they came across
two pigs fighting. They halted to see
It out When the march was resumed
the victorious pig followed the regi
ment When they encamped at night
the pig halted and found . shelter.
The next morning the pig started with
the regiment. and when It stopped the
pig halted. Day BY day It trotted
along until the Ohio river was reached.
A ferryboat transported the troops to
Cincinnati. but the pig swan the
stream and waited on the other side
until the regiment took up its line Of
march.
During the long tramp to the lake
piggy received her full share Of n.
tons. Occasionally the men were put
On short commons, but no one thought
Of sticking the regiments pet
When they came to the lakes shore
piggy was offered a passage across to
Canada. She refused to stir from Amer
lean soil.
When the campaign closed the troops
recrossed to American soil. where they
had left their horses AZ the line was
being formed q familiar grunt was
heard. There was piggy ready to re-
sumo the march. On the homeward
way the pig suffered greatly from the
cold weather. It crossed, however. the
Ohio river and then gave In.
Governor Shelby Of Kentucky bad
piggy conveyed to his farm, and there
she passed her days In Incidence and
good living, honored as the regiments
pet-Exchange.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
LONG LIVED OLIVE TREES.
Groves That Have Been Productive Fos
Many Centuries,

Groves That Have Been Productive For
Many Centuries.
The longevity of olive trees is extraor-
binary. In Syria have been found some
remarkably ancient olive trees whose
ages are established beyond question.
A trust deed exists which relates to an
orchard covering 400 trees near Tripoli,
Syria. the trust deed having been IS
sued in the year 141O.
Though the trees look aged. they still
bear fruit Of fine quality in abundance
and are likely to maintain their pro-
ductiveness for many hundreds of
years. An olive grove near Beirut
- admitted to be the third largest
olive farm in the world. Syrian fruit
farmers are extending olive culture
with much zeal and effect.
Under European systems Of culture
the Syrians make the olive tree bear
each season, while In the old days one
crop in three years was thought to be
all that the trees could produce. The
low cropping capacity Of the trees was
due to the native method of thrashing
the fruits from the branches with
sticks. which seriously injured them.
The methods Of grinding the olive
for oil and picking the fruit are pecul-
iar. Neither the grinders nor pickers
receive wages, but are paid on per-
centage. The pickers receive per
cent Of the actual fruit picked. and the
grinders get 10 per cent Of the fruit
Rround.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
FIRST SHAPE OF EELs.

Strait Of Msssina Revealed Mystery Of
the Snaksliks Fish.
In the strait Of Messina are channels
Of immense depth. through which q
wild tide surges. and owing probably
to Irregularities at the bottom there
are whirling eddies which have the
effect Of bringing up from the depths
below many marine creatures which
are rarely seen except In the deep sea
travis.
1t was here that the larval form Of
. fresh water eel was first discovered.
an incident which threw a blaze Of
light on the life history Of very mys-
terious Dish.
All kinds Of theories had been given
forth with regard to the propagation
Of the eel. Some naturalists declared
they bred in fresh water. others that
they visited the estuaries for spawning
purposes, but thanks to the discovery
OF MessiDa and later captures. Of the
eel In its larval form 1t IL practically
certain that after mature eels drop
down our rivers In autumn they HE
them to exceedingly deep water 10 the
sea and there deposit their eggs.
From the egg comes little ribbon
shaped creature, the larval form. In
due course this changes into an eel Of
still smaller size, strange to say. and
these small eels or elvers afterward
ascend our rivers and there remain
until they reach maturity. when they
in their turn descend to the sea and
history Is repeated.-London Telegraph.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

''Nearsightedness must be very en-
barrassing at times" remarked q
Brooklyn resident to an acquaintance
thus amicted. The other morning.
Tor example. q man addressed me on
q crowded bridge trolley. and In the
course Of conversation he roundly
abused q chap whose political and
business methods he disliked equally.
In fact. be became acuteIy personal
In his denunciati0D.
Before be left the car be was In
formed BY a friend near him that !
was the man be had been abusing. 1t
didn't worry me at all. but It must
have been q bit disconcerting for him,
don't you think?'-New York Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
A CHANGE OF HEADS.
The Trick . 0uslsy Ruler Wanted Z
Mapieian 70 Perform.

The Trick . Duslsy Ruler Wanted .
Magician 20 Perform.
Thurston. the magician. had many
Interesting experiences during his pro-
fessional tour Of the globe several
years ago. He went to all sorts Of
outlandish places and appeared before
rulers Of many strange lands and com
munities. On one occasion his man.
ager had arranged that ThurstOn
should give an exhibition before the
ruler Of q province called Pagopago.
In the Fiji Islands. In the crowd that
saw the exhibition were many Of the
black and yellow slaves Of the chief
tain. All the spectators were amazed
at the many strange manifestations Of
the black art that Thurston offered.
but no trick appealed 30 strongly to
the assembled retinue and to the chief.
tain as that in which q white duck
was made to appear with black head
and a black duck, after q moments
manipulation. with the head Of the
white duck. The trick had to be re-
peated. and then the chieftain engaged
In q long whispered conversation with
the Interpreter.
what Is desired?' queried the oblig-
ing uick player.
The Interpreter eoughed apologies
ally and then responded: RESPECTED
sir, our honored sire wishes you to
TAKE two Of his slaves and put . yel
low head on q black man and the
black head on the body Of yellow
servitor. Our honored sire thinks II
would be very funny"
Tell his royal higness," Thurston
replied, that I could give a yellow
man black eye. but would not like
to attempt to make his entire head
black."-Philadelphia Record.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

0S4OAA8 oss&s NSAss8~ssSs
Local theatre goers will no doubt bt
pleased to learn thst Elvin Strong and
company open . weeks engagement .,
tho North opera house, Monday. Nov.
q. Mr.. Strong, who 10 we'll and favor
ably known here. hes this season sur.
rounded himself with . company that is
said to be the best in tho west, and in
cludes the talented actress Miss Rather
inc Dale, who is Columbus girl The
opening play on Monday night will be
the beautiful comedy drama, Across the
Rio Grand. This play was especially
written for Mr.. Strong by the we'll known
Playwright Myron Leinngwell. It tells
. deeply interesting story which holds
the auditors attention from ito opening
scene till the final curtain. Its scenes
are laid near Ell Paso, Texas. and scross
the river at Jusrez in old Mexico, which
naturally permits OF . most elaborate
scenic display. A complete scenic pro-
duction is carried, tho most beautiful
setting being that used in the first &C:
showing tho garden Of Paquitas Rest
msnt near Jusrez. It 10 safe to say that
nothing more beautiful than this setting
he's ever been seen here. Ladies will be
admitted free on the opening night, that
is ono lady will be admitted free With
each reserved seat ticket sold up until
6p. 10. Monday. Prices 10, 20 and 900.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

Route NO. 5.
Nm. ]. r. Goedeken has been on the
sick list tho last week.
Born, on Monday, November 20. to Mr.
and Mn Geo. Sssfeld, . son.
VIII Krumland wss . guest at the
homo Of John Drunken, j., Sunday.
Louis Saassld visited ct tho home Of
John Rhodshorst ct Riverdale. Neb.,
To last week.
Aeeviu Kuntxelman shot Q wolf,
about mile and half north OF town,
last Saturday.
Mn. L Z. Ssefeld returned Monday
from Q visit With her mother. Mr..
Kanx, ct Fremont.
The young folks ct The Henry Baken.
hun home sntsrtained tho young folks Of
The nsishborhood Sunday evening.
Fred Bechsr lost one of his valuable
draft horse ono day last week. The
animal fell and broke its leg and had to
b shot
Hsary Deyks was quite Daddy injured
last week by being kicked in the side by
Q horss. he has been confined to biz
bed several days, but at present 10 i'm.
proving.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
Got Al He Asked For.

Another "meaneSt man" has been
fouod. He lives In the city and con.
ducts . thriving business. The other
day seedy individual approached him
and said: Say. mister, I'm hungry and
would like to get a nickel to get q cup
Of coffee and roll. have four pen.
MES and only need one more. Please
give me q penny"
The man after searching himself
said: II haven't got q penny. All !
have ID q nickel. Give me your four
cents IN change. and I will give you
the nickel"
The beggar requests that bis name
be not mentioned In connection with
the item.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

Following II Q list Of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office 1T
Columbus, Nsbraska, for the period end
ing November "a. 1909:
Lettsss-Ars Sophia Gsllem, John
Lsbbie. 4rs Chris xatzen, Mrs Edna
4erEinaa, L D Snsarly.
Cards-Hrs Albert Albers, Mrs Form
Heliem. @ e Newman, Ars II ] Wilson.
Parties calling for any Of the above
viii plsase ssy advertised.
CARL KRAMER, p. II.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
Antiquity Of Fishing.

Probably no branch Of industry can
lay claim to greater antiquity than
that Of fishing. Its origin would seem
to be coeval with the earliest efforts
Of human ingenuity. for the oldest
monuments Of antiquity show the fish,
erman in full possession Of the imple-
ments Of his calling, and even those
tribes Of savages which have learned
neither to keep 6ocks nor to till the
fields are skilled in the fabrication Of
the hook. the fish spear and the net.
The earliest civilization Of the eastern
Mediterranean was begun with fishing.
Sidon. which means fishery" was
originally fishing village. and fits en-
terprising Inhabitants devoted their at
tention mainly to the collection Of q
certain kind of mollusks. from which
they prepared the famous tyrian pur-
pie. priced more highly for the rich
ness and variety OF its hues than any
other dye known to the ancients.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
On tl,s Read % learnina.

On die Read % Learning.
You ny you know nothing at all
about our railway?" said the Official.
Nothing whatever" answered the
applicant for employment.
well. you come highly recommend
ID. suppose we'll have to put you
IN the bureau Of Information and let
the travelling public educate you
Warrington Star.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

And He Had . Substantial Basis For
His Conviction.
A mission teacher on the Bowery, BY
the force of his enthusiasm. succeeded
in gaining the interest Of well known
tough, who began at once to change
his way Of living, certainly to the sig
nal betterment Of his worldly comfort.
He wore new clothes. associated With
attractive people and experienced the
prosperity Of peaceful ideas.
The convert, though much regenerat-
ed, could not wholly abandon his for
mer life. and the drift Of his mind to-
ward things Of the past came into
startling evidence. He attended nom
devotional class meeting called by his
mentor for the special purpose Of con-
sidering the practical ways and means
Of promoting a monster basket picnic.
An appropriate date for the picnic was
one of the matters to be decided
Much to the general astonishment, the
convert was greatly opposed to the
date favored by all the others. A recess
was taken to discuss the issue more
Informally, and the mission worker
drew his protege aside to interrogate
him.
1T is going to rain that day." de-
clared the convert earnestly. ut win
spoil the picnic"
But how do you know It Is 50 GER
tain to rain?'
Then the convert blurted forth his
reasons helplessly. but with convic-
ton:
II have it straight that Taboo's peo-
pie will start her in the third on that
very day. She IS out for killing. and
I never knew her to run that It didn't
rain."-New York Telegraph.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
Telephons cestieulation.

ut was the constant gesturing Of
that fellow at the other end Of the
wire that made It SO hard to catch
what he said" growled a man who
had been wrestling with the telephone
in q downtown Office.
"How in the world could you tell he
was making gestures?" asked the in
credulous listener.
by the jerky way the words came
over the wire. Many people get 30
excited when telephoning that they
gesiculate as frantically as II they
were talking with q man face to face.
Their bouncing around and saving the
air break the voice. and the sentences
come over the wire in Fragments. l
have talked with 50 many people who.
/ learned later: were dancing a Jig at
the other end of the wire that I a.
ways can tell when that gestculating
1s going on."-New York Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

me VWoKOUSu9s
Two weeks after he had faced the
parson with the only girl in the world
he CHANGED upon Jones. one of his old
bachelor friends.
"Well. old man." remarked the lat
ter, grinning. Il can't say you look the
part Of happy benedict. WHAT'S the
trouble? Have You suffered disap-
pointment?"
II have" answered the other grimly.
my wife can't sins!'
Cant sing?' echoed Jones cheerily.
But In that case should have said
you were to be congratulated"
That's not the trouble" responded
the young husband. 1.-The trouble u
she thinks she canT
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

Irene was q little street waif A kind
Aeayted woman called her into her
home one day. gave her q bath. brush
Cd her hair and arranged It becoming
y, tying Il with q clean pretty ribbon.
then stepped back to view the result.
A friend who was present remarked
that there was such q change one
would scarcely know that 1t was the
same child. Then the little girl spoke
Up dmjdly. But my names Irene yet.
amt it?-Dellneator.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24
A. American oeasnnsar.

A American Grammar.
Robert r. Hit, who at the time rep
resented our government In Paris -
q secretary Of legation, went to Egypt
in regard to a matter involving the
life Of q Greek American subject He
landed In Alexandra and went to the
Hotel Europe and found the rooming
clerk busy assigning rooms to the new
~ arrived passengers, . regular poly
glot In languages. he heard him speak
Arabic, Greek, French. Italian and
German. 50 when It came Mr.. HITS
turn to register he loosely said, do
you speak Americanr The clerk
promptly replied: "A leetle. Der vas
one American here lately who gave
me an American grammar" Mr.. Hit
asked to have look at the book. The
clerk promptly told one Of the garcons
to get the book out Of his room. and
while the book was being brought the
clerk said. DE grammar II phonetic"
When the book was brought. 10 and
It was q copy Of Petroleum
v. Nasby's letters. D. R Locke while
In Egypt had presented . copy to the
clerk. telling him It was IN American
grammar.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-24

How Whitman Helped childs.
The poet Walt Whitman was, as Is
well known. dependent during most Of
his life upon the Kindness Of his friends
and admirers for support. A few years
before his death one Of these friends
called upon him in bis little house io
Camden.
"Well, Walt" he said. ''how goes 1t
this winter? Any subscription needed
for ChristmasT
NO." said whitman; mo. I'm at
work now. I'm In the employ Of
George ChildA He pays me $50 q
month"
You at work! May I ask what IL
your occupationr
why, I ride IN the street cars. I
fall into talk with the drivers and con-
ductoes and 1nd out which Of them
have no overcoats and guess at their
size and notify Childs. and then be
sends the overcoats. It's not hard
work." said the poet thoughfully.
''ADd then. you know, It helps Childs
along"