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The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Gave Il Her Hearty Approval.


"They are going to start up a press
club here" said a newspaper man to
his young lady friend. We held a
meeting at the Seelbach hotel and
elected officers. and now I think it's
going through"
THAT will just be fine. Tailors
charge such extravagant prices now
a-days, and think it is a great thing
for young men to be able to keep their
clothes pressed at a reasonable price.
and 1t will especially be q boon to
travelling men stopping at the hotel"
she innocently averred.
where ignorance is bliss It's folly,
etc." said the young man to himself,
as he allowed the conversation to drift
to wearing apparel-Louisville Times.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The thistle was introduced into
Australia by . Scotsman. who was
sent out to Botany bay As . convict.
and took with him . number Of seeds
Of his national plant, and sowed them
round his dwelling. The plant soon,
made itself 80 much At home that IL
spread over thousands of square miles
Of territory. and the important folkss
Of the various provinces have ex-
pended many hundreds Of pounds in
the effort to repress its growth.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
AS TO AN INCOME TAX.

1t is not improbable that the Su-
preme Court of the United States, if
called upon again to pass upon the
question, would sustain a law provid-
ing for an income tax, thus reversing
a former adverse decision reached by
a vote of five to four. And if such a
tax could be imposed and collected
without discrimination, no more
equitable way could be found to meet
the present treasury deficit, or, for
that matter, to provide revenue at any
time. A tax on incomes, beginning
at a point where the income provides
fair competence, would fix the tax
where it could be easily paid and eli
inmate it where it would be a burden.
The revenues would come from the
prosperous, not from the poor.
Of course, the trouble with the in
come tax is the same as that with the
personal property TAFT would in
vite perjury. To considerable ex-
tent it would be tax to be paid by
honest men and to q large extent
avoided by dishonest men. If a way
could be found, within the require
ments of the constitution, to exact this
tax with uniform equity, no better
system could be devised.
In lieu of such a tax, however, the
government could reestablish the
stamp tax on bank checks, drafts and
stock certifcates-a tax that is equit-
able, spplies almost wholly to thoee
who can easily afford to pay it and
cannot possibly be evaded.
There are just and easy ways to
meet revenue deficits, and there is no
reason why the question of revenues
should be permitted to complicate the
efforts to make scientific and fair
adjustment of the tariff-Kansas City
Star.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Three weeks ago California was act
ing like South Carolina did before the
war. This week California is acting
like South Carolina did after the war.
California has learned, without chas-
tisement that the general government
has some rights which a state must re-
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

George Gould will follow the Van.
derbilt example and ge: out of the
railroad business. Twenty-Five years
from now the Hartman, Hill, Rookie
teller and Morgan heirs will also be
crowded out of the railroad industry
by the newcomers. The fizzle of the
second generation is an aspect of social
development in America that ought to
abate the terror f"plutocracy," which
disturbs the minds Of some very good
and very honest people.-Kansas
City Star.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Senator Isaac Stephenson, of Wi

Senator Isaac Stephenson, of Wis
consin, spent slO7, 793.O5 in the pri-
mary campaign last fall, and although
his party was successful and controls
the legislature by a large majority,
several republican members refuse to
vote for the venerable millionaire
lumberman. The boilers are charg-
ed with attempting to secure some of
Senator Stephenson's money in ex-
change for their support.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
A Journalist u Born.

You cannot teach q man to be Q
journalist. for he IL born. not made;
and the real journalists spring at once
their place. A lecturer on Journalism
would bore one far beyond the limits
Of this paragraph Tor the journalist
is the man who 10 interested In life
and wants to share the interest with
other hvers. And . lecturer In .
crowded classroom would not help
London Chronicle.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Sam Noticed the Distinction.

4 rich man once visited his stables
and watched an cid groom currying
a favorite horse. you have worked
for me long time, haven't you. Sam"
queried the rich man. yes, sir" re-
piled the groom. ME an this boss
have worked for you II years." "Ah.
and hope you have been we'll treat
ed. SAM" said the employer. "Oh, I
amt complainin' none" said Sam.
But me an tn boss was sick at TIL
same time. an 1 noticed that while
you hired a doctor for tn boss you
locked my pay for tn time lost"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Not satisfied with insulting Uncle
Andy Carnegie by telling him that his
money is tainted" the moralists have
now turned the slush hose on one of
their own number, the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, and are criticising
his judgment for uniting with the
Eagles. This is not the first time Mr..
Bryars' judgment has been question
ed.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Mines Of the South.

The south mines $4,000 tons Of
iron ore, or onefourteenth of the total
for the United States, and $4,000. 000.-
600 tons Of coal. or one-1fth Of the total
coal mined, and locally utilizing these
two natural products. her furnaces pro-
duce $500. 900 tons Of pig iron, or one
tenth q the whole. and valued q S63.-
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

and retake an empire by thelforce of
his genius. .Isaw him upon the fright
full field of Waterloo, where chance
and fate combined to wreck the for
tunes Of their former king. And 1
saw him at St. Helena, with his hands
crossed behind him, gazing out upon
the sad and solemn sea.
I thought Of the widows and or
phans he had made, of the tears that
had been shed for his glory, and of the
only woman who ever loved him,
pushed from his heart by the cold
hand of ambition. And I said I
would rather have been q French pea.
SAINT and worn wooden shoes; would
rather have lived in q hut with q vine
growing over the door, and the grapes
growing purple in the amorous kisses
of the autumn sun; would rather
have been that poor peasant, with my
wife by my side knitting as the day
died out of the sky, with my children
upon my knees and their arms about
me; 1 would rather have been this
man and gone down to the tongueless
silence of the dreamless dust, than to
have been that imperial personation
of force and murder, known as Ma
poleon the Great.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
ARGUING FROM GUFFEY.

Colonel Guffey of Pennsylvania is
again member of the democratic ma
ton committee. The election took
place and the vote was unanimous.
"Time at last sets all things even"
1t was at Denver last summer that
Colonel Gufey was deposed from the
committee. He had been chosen in
the regular form, but was objection
able to Mr.. Bryan, who at that time
was cock of the democratic walk.
take him down." said Mr.. Bryan,
and down came Colonel Guffy, who
had gone to the national convention
full of fight, had all the fight taken
out Of him by one blow.
Nobody rejoiced more than Cover
nor Haskell, of Oklahoma, who was
high in Mr.. Bryan's graces, and
prospective secretary of the treasury.
"Go back to your oil tanks" shouted
the governor, as Colonel Guffy with
drew from the convention hall. The
reference was to the reported large
holdings of Colonel Guffsy in oil
stocks. Colonel Guffey made no re-
spouse.
Six months later witnesses a rever.
sal of fortune as respects the COVER
nor and the colonel. The former is
now out of favor and the latter in
favor. The former was forced to re
tire from the presidential campaign
which he had helped inaugurate, and
is at present in hot water at home.
The latter is once more at the head of
his party at home. and there is no one
to say him nay. Evidently the Penn
sylvania democrats have ceased to
take counsel of Mr.. Bryan.
The peerless leaders treatment of
Colonel Guffey was illogical and high
handed. He was posing as a cham.
pion of the square deal, and ousting
Colonel Guffey on the charge that the
latter had been tyrannical at home in
matters relating to Pennsylvania
representation at Denver. And yet
among Mr.. Bryan's lieutenants at that
very moment was Roger Sullivan of
Illinois, whom four years before Mr..
Bryan had characterized as a high
wayman in politics. So that it was
not Colonel Gufiey's democracy so
much as his anti Organism that was
offending. Had Colonel Guffey come
to Denver an ardent Bryan man he
would not have been molested.
The incident may be taken as an
index to Mr.. Bryan's character as a
political leader. Amiable as he is as
a man, he is as hard as nails in poll.
tics. When in control of q situation
he makes men bend to his wishes, or
breaks them. Roger Sullivan bent,
and was pardoned and taken back in
to favor. Colonel Gufey would not
bend, and after a time was broke.
In the white house this spirit would
have shown itself in all its power, Mr..
Bryan as president would have had
his way with his party. He would
have recognized only those obedient
to his will. All opponents would
have been driven to the WALL
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
An AlrLovino World Wanted.

Once get a nation into inviting fresh
air instead Of barring 1t out and not
only is that nation going to repel con-
sumption, but It Il going to better
itself physically In such . measure ~
to BE- practically immune from other
dissases-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The county optionists have asked
Mr.. Bryan to use his influence to pull
their pet scheme through the legisla-
ture. The Peerless is always an
oyster when county option is mention.
ed
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Ever the right comes uppermost,
and ever is justice done" We can
remember when democratic politicians
had never q good word for Abraham
Lincoln, and new some of them claim
to be like him.-Bixby.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The mule race between the Ne
braska legislature and congress is
still on, with chances in favor of the
former.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
A Suspicion.

"Biggins says he is an idealist."
"Yes." answered Miss Cayenne: but
am afraid that he is one of those who
believe that the first test of an ideal
list Is to be idle"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Il Distinction.

DO you think man should go into
politics as q profession?"
NO." answered Senator Sorghum;
not as a profession. But he should
be a good hand at q trade"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

You would never learn, from read
ing the proceedings, who represents
Platte county in the legislature.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Tinkering the present primary law
will not make it more unpopular.
That would be an impossibility.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The legislature of two years ago did
not find it necessary to hire lawyer
to do its work.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Rana n Faith cuea

Says the Philosopher Of Folly: The
thing that faith cure has cured most
people of Is faith in the faith cure
Cleveland Leader
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Well, the legislature has made a
start. The bed sheet bill was the first
reform measure to pass-and the last.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Mistake Some Men Make.
A good many men think kicking
when 1t is necessary to put on evening
clothes is Q sign Of genius.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Above Consistency.

Move C0not0toncy.
Emerson: With eonalstslcy Q crest
soul Aas simply notAiAg . T.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

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The A C. and w Of
ADVERTISING
:sss'Es 0s s szs rAt e.e on :.:.s. No.
Advertising and news first cousins.
The railroad and the stage coach erandchild
and grandfather.
Four out Of five advertisers still stage coach
methods The agency that distributes news has the
Quickest cheapest and most effective machinery for
distributing advertising. That agency is the news
paper:
The man who passes your shop window is going
somewhere. He is some other Grand If you
want to catch him when he is not in hurry put your
shop window in the newspaper; few articles at a
time. You make hundred and fifty thousand
people look at this kind of window every day and with
much better selling results than if that hundred
thousand walked by your shop one by one.
know a retail store in one of our large Cities
Of 1906 was managed by Enelishman; austere,
conservative, dignified; man who would have been
shocked to his shop advertised in an American
newspaper He had an exclusive trade and his net
profits amounted to about $4,000 year. This
Engishman died. His assistant, AN aggressive young
American took charge. He advertised; advertised
continuously in the best local newspaper Last year
this exclusive shop made net profit Of over $4,000
Why7 Simply because there are five hundred
thousand people in that city who never knew
that this shop existed until they those advertise
ments in the newspaper; and the shop has an
ce1ent street location, too.
This is a concrete case, the facts of which
personally know. The Ensishman depended upon
the quality of his goods and his beautifully crested
stationery and his attractive shop window and his
perpendicular backed dress-parade clerks; all of
which were above criticism. The young American put
the whole show into the newspaper; admission free.
Show ten shops which advertise regularly in
a daily newspaper and will show you nine that
making money. The failure Of the tenth is prob
ably due to bad management Of some sort.
Some people value goods by the price they pay;
others by the shop in which they buy others by the
effect the goods have upon their neighbors is only
the common workaday sensible people who value
goods by the goods. If you want all four classes
customers it is your business as an advertiser to
make the cap fit.
N&4~nuratt%@
by Company
A Journalist 10 Thistle IN
q be The In
rnaist Australia
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

How do you like the reform legis-
lature?
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

tations for the mill product. which is the only
solution of the situation,
Liverpool was enormous seller OF COTTON
this morning. The profit taking the week end
simply enormous The New Orleans market
closed today and our local market will be
tomorrow The Liverpool and New Orleans mar
kets viii be open tomorrow.
The monthly consumption Of American cotton
Is now l,llO.OOO bales. and the present crop, II
il amounts TO IL 900 COO. bales. wifi therefore
only last 10 months. The carry over from last
season must, therefore disappear and the mills
close up until the new crop reach Them
The Fall River and New Bedford mills have
averaged about 20 per cent earnings for the year
ending this quarter Most of. them viii pay
per cent and put about II per cent TO surplus.
The large fmportations by the United States dur
ing the last eight months from Europe has
started a business revival ip Europe, and Man
chester is doing good business in cottons. The
large advance In cotton means very little when a
man comes 10 buy shirt with > cent advance
and he has worked this year and none last year.
50 the advance means nothing TO = man az work.
This is true in Europe as well America.
Most Of the mills making the lighter weight
clothes sold up TO next April This talk of
eurtaIling Is done to fry and make the market;
The mills will get the business and they VIII
run
Spot cotton closed quiet ; points higher.
Middling upands. 15.IOc, lniddling gulf. 1o.S5c.
hale
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
New york Produce

NEW YDRI. NOv-. Ill EOps-Louiet.: =
Hides-.Iirn Bogus. ga 23cs Central Aineri-
Wool Steady. y. - r.
f.. nsrolelEn Steady. ::-.--..
Be- sugar Raw. f1nr-. fair reclining 3. .s5c5 cen
trifueal. 96 ttst 4-5Gc5 moesses sugar, 3.Stc;
refined Sfegdi-- :.~gss. -.
E.. Coffee Elosed steady a. net advance of 3G5
points Sales were p0ff ed 6f 50 300 hags ili-
cludng December at $50 a G. 40c; January. $3.50
6.4oc; March. $500; May. sc, 1906 Soc .Jdy;
0-eOM 6.s.c; September 6.90ft695eE October.
o.9od b-gjc Spot Steady- No z Rio. 65t.c non
lnal; 40 : NaBtos, S3sc; mild, quiet; CorG0Va.-
9M115sc. z.=1S-e.
Bufter-sSteatlys tTeA specials. -32I 80 nc:
extras 80 81 90 third TO fsts: 251sad 1Qcs pro-
cess, 26a2ec,- 0esterll- factory, 24t12jc imita-
. lion .creamqrv- 286f21f. .--+...<t-,-
Cheese State.. % cream specials, Icl2
~ lfc- do September. 1aIf;Fs 16l. do. OctOi
Der. best laic 7lss c0tim9n 40 good l25z a
j i2c; skins tlill 70 specials Ga 4c.
Eggs Eiffuer. Western extra. 30d 81 tac; lrst,s
20 Y q 29c; seconds. 2402 pc. -
DRIED FRI IT'S .~-..-'.
Eyaporated Arpes4Quiet. but firm. with No
Nember delivery quoted n s1sd9kc. On fhe.
spot fancy are nominal; choice. 9IS a 105ac; =
prime. $50; common 10 fair. 65k dSLc.
Prunes-Steady. with afairly good demand for
small lots OF large sizes; California. ~ nTc up
10 40-50s; OregOns. Ga Be- - q
Apricots-FirR. Quiel.:- Choice ilNl1lLc. exf
ira choice. II "a 1l7sc; fancy. 12dl2lLe -
.Peaches-Quiet. but strong. with light stocks
Choce, Jtt d5i2ci extra choice, 50 acc fancy.
oihN6Nc.
Raisins-Insetfled~o on account Of conditions ON
the coast. Loose muscatel, 3az 4lac: choice 10
fancy seeded AZ Ni6l . ;si.eIieSs 3ss 65hIkc-.
London layers Sl.20@1.25.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02


most of whom were too sea sick to be
further disturbed by anything short
of shipwreck.. Although extensive, the
damage affected no vital part and the
Kansas City, which is new to this coast,
effectively demonstrated its seaworthi-
ness. = =
!. The storm stirred up al terrific sea.
Waves swept the decks and climbed at
times to. the bridge, where Captain Kid
ston and Second. officer. Reed were ON
duty. One sea carried away 40 feet
of rail on the starboard side. Ventllat-
ors: We're ripped out and the forward
companion hatch was torn FROM the
deck and carried overheard. The. from {
of the pilot house was smashed i'm, but
both the man at the wheel: and the
steering gear escaped harm. Cabins
were flooded and things: generally
turned topsX turyeX. The. Kansas: City
was hove to. for some hours during. the
height: of the storm, WHICH Captain
Kidston describes. as one of the worst
in some respects that he ever ;encount-
cred on the coast. - =.
=. The ship, in spite of the damage done.
was at no time in danger and MUCH Of
the time lost in. the storm. was made
up before the: steamer. REACHED this
port. ......ss. $.
NIPPON %MARU SAILS TODAY. - IS
The japanese liner Nippon Maru. Captain
Stevens. viii sail .*at i O'clock today; for the
far east: i. The Nippon $ cargo OF p,2oo tons
Japan-. Among the 80. cabin passengers will
be, Judge Percy NJ. Blair and wife who are
returping 10 the Philippines after an Ktendea
xacation..- Although the: Nippon does not call
at Manila. it will have: a number of other
passengers for tile Philippines. s
The tide Of travel. to the orient Is still
heavy. Practically a full list of passengers
has already been booked for the Siberia; sailing
November 8. The t'lina. due next, sunday and
leaving here November IS, has -been sold out
and. the list for tfe AIanchuria, November. %
is practically filled. H., ~ ~. -.
WIRELESS FROM THE KOREA 49,
Z The Pacific Mail liner Korea; which was
port. is still in communication with San Fran:
cisco, although It. is now more than 10 days
since Tie liner sailed.c The. Korea has the
most powerful instrument carried by any nfer-
ehantman ON the Pacific and it was. expected
that Some records for long distance TIA ing
would be established: The last message fren
the Korea left the: liner the evening of.October
81 and gives the Koreas position then as 20. %
north and 1888 east orssa about 800 miles
the other side of Honolulu. -,
WATER FRONT NOTES
The Oceanic: steamship eompany's liner A la
meda, -:whieb sailed: AT noon Sunday for Homo
lulu, syas 109 miles away at s. O'Clock: Sunday
night. - - IT. 80; - ~
:, The. liner Mongolia arrived yesterday at
HongkeDg: =. 80 -:
I. The ARMY freight transport DIX. .homeward
bound from Manila arrived yesterday at Homo
s Receipts Of lumber yesterday BY sea amounted
TO- 655, 900 feet:
!. The navy tug Navajo sailed yesterday for
:Magdalena bay with a barge In tow.,
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Hnr ana Feedstuns

Arrivals of hay were 743 tons. including Al
Cars-s Tie market was reported very dun; but
unchanged
-riis stoek ~ hgan appears elsewhere on this
rage. a Time. ~ 6.Si9 sacks came down from
washington yesterday-
Hraa-s2aaso per Ton for white and SIS 5Oa
- for red.
lIiddings- 80 per ton.
-.-. Shofrs-Sa1 GS5 per ton.
Feedetrfs-R0lley barley $3.50. .J0dSi. 80: rolled
OATS f1f feed, S;S3.50a 450. mixed feed. SIS d33
f70r areraee lots, oilcake meal. In 20 ton lots
S0-r0 i1 DO ton lots $40. in ton lots sc. 80.
enag 'lots sal; cOcoanut cake meal at mills,
So n 20 and 10 and $3.50 in 5 ton lots; job
h1c $50. corn meal. S3I0 IS; cracked corn, $3S
d39. alfalfa meal aud mealfalfa. j0bbing lots
So carload lots S23 PEI ton; red star alfalfa
meal SO for carload and S23 for jobhing..
. Iav-Fancv waesty is quotable al S20d2i aud
fancy oat AT $3.50. The bulk OF the has sells
as follows: Wheat S15MIs: wheat and Oat, $14
. a Il: tame ost, Sl4Ql6, volunteer wild oat, $Il
OtI5 barley and cat. $50 l5; alfalfa, $9@12;
stocs hay s. 6I0 per ton -
StIdw-50@ 65c per bale.