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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Theater Folk Are superstitious.

theatrical people are proverbially
superstitious. l know of one great
actress who never goes on the stage
without first crossing herself to insure
good luck. Some of our greatest stars
would perhaps retire from the stage II
they should lose the horseshoe which
is nailed to the lid of one Of their
trunks, and could not get another. Mrs.
Leslie Carter always raps three times
on the wings before walking on the
stage, and she thinks this precauti0r
will Danish all evil influences. Wheel
Mary Anderson was on the stage she
never dared to peep through the cur
tain while the house was filling. Many
theatrical people constantly carry
around with them for luck the left
hind foot of . graveyard rabbit killed
by the light Of the moon"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
THE UNITED STATES IN 1000.
Students Idea Of the Changes That
Time and Thought Are 70
Bring About.

What will be the destiny Of the Uni.
ted States?
The answer to this can be supplied
Immediately by q comparison with the
Roman empire. The establishment OF
Constantinople as the capital Of the
east, and the eastern empires separ-
alton from Rome, are paralleled In
the story of the American revolution.
We may look, then. for q progressive
decline in the strength of England,
In inverse ratio to our own increas-
ing power; Australia, already Ameri-
can in her political organization, will
gravitate. with Canada, into the union:
finally the English-speaking peoples
will be reunited under American aus
pices. That is as far as We can look
forward legitimately.
America will be absorbed in the so
luton of her social problems. Democ-
racy. which has never really existed.
will be coming into its own; and with
its advent will disappear the comedy
of representative government which,
tried out through several centuries In
the classical world. and found want
ing, is destined to receive its coup de
grace upon American SOIL
The battle of socialism will be upon
us. to be solved. probably, after some
considerable bloodshed. by a sudden
Illumination of common sense. The
loose. haphazard productive methods
of to-day. and our costly and faulty
manner of distribution, will have to be
organized to prevent their complete
breaking down.
The solution of this tremendous
problem, which will be precipitated by
the sudden failure of foreign markets
when manufacturing and prohibitOry
tariffs are universal In all countries,
will occupy our attention for at least
q century to come
By the year 2009. therefore, NO radi-
cal changes will have occurred upon
the map of the new world.-Henry
Paradyne, in Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Legends Of WaIIenstein.

It was reported that he had ordered
an ofncer to be put to death for ap
pearing at his levee With the clank Of
spurs. and that he had hung q valet
de chambre for presuming to wake
him without orders. 1t was said that
his palace was built ON the ruins Of Q
hundred houses, that his stables were
Of. the most sumptuous description
that each horse had-a rack and man
ger Of polished steel. and that the
stalls were divided, by interc0lumna
stalls were divided by intercolumnia,
Davenport Adams.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Repeating . Newspaper.

DR.. Macklin used to tell a story of
man proud Of his great mental reten-
tiveness. He offered to give any proof
Of 1t desired, and was asked to read
a newspaper and then to repeat every
word of 1t from memory. The host
held the paper while the man repeated
1t verbatim and every word in its prop
er place.
The surprise of the host. however.
was even greater and his skepticism
taxed beyond bounds when the visitor.
to show how easy the feat had been, of.
fered to repeat the words backward.
This is impossible"
Not at all. II you will listen, l will
do It,"
And he did 1t. Beginning at the end
of the last word of the last column, he
went to the beginning of the first word
of the first column without an error
Dr. Macklin fails to give this prOdigy's
name.-Sunday Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
c Q M / N c
O0IU19VUS, 1EDR,,
The eminent physician on chronic
= di0oaees will whit our city

OO1UA8USs 0E08.,
The eminent physician on ehronic
dissases will whit our city
Thursday. Ju,ns 10. 1909
And will 10 At the Thurs,on hotel until
6p. %, one day ONLY.
DR.. Pottsef pcasidses OF the stat Of
the Boston Electro Medical Institute, 10
making tour Of tho stats.
He viii givecoosoltation. examinatios
and Ill the medicines peosssary to COM
plets cure FREE. All parties taking
s1vantage Of this offer are requested
10 state to their friends The result Of the
treatment.
Cures DEAFNESS by an entirely new
process.
Treats Ill durable oases OF cataErh,
throat and long diseases. eye and ear.
stomach. liver and Kidneys. gravel,
rheumatism. paralysis, neuralgia. nefv.
Gus and heart disease. epilepsy, Bright's
disease and disease OF The bladder, blood
and skin diseases and big neck AID
stammering cured
Piles and rupture cured without de-
teption from business.
Asthma cured in . short time.
II you are improving under your fam
lily physician do not take up our valua-
BILE tim0. The rich and the moo. ara
treated alike. Idlers and curiosity seek
cor will please stay away. Our time 10
valuable.
Remember, NOT A PENNY will be
charged for the medicine required to
make cure Of oil those taking treat
ment this trip Office hour 4 N.
Positively married ladies must be &C.
companisd by their husbands. Rsmem.
Der the date, Thuredsy. June 10, at the
Thurston Aots;. Columbus. Neb.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Baldwin Apple f.onored.

A chance seeding that grew up on
. farm near Lowell. Mass. about 1740
became the first Baldwin apple tree,
but 1t was not until 1874 that Col.
Baldwin became interested in the ap-
pie. developed 1t and gave 1t his name.
The original tree lived till after 1917.
and the place where 1t grew is now
marked by q monument. The Baldwin
II the only apple thus honored.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
A Wall street Confession.


The broker runs the most profitable
end of the game. Perhaps you have
never realized that most New York
stock exchange houses with any sort
of clientele maintain their Offices OF
what they make on interest charges.
which every monthly statement shows.
and which not one of a hundred spec
ulators can verify. The commission
and interest charges that 60 to the
brokerage firm make the percentage
an almost impossible one to overcome
This percentage is far bigger than in
roulette. Do you think you can win
in the long run playing roulette? II
you think you can. then 90 ahead and
speculate. II in doubt. then let me
tell you that in almost three years
Lad over 200 accounts, and not only
have I never seen anybody make any
money to keep. but have seen many
q fortune wiped Out-EverybOdy's.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
CLOCK MADE MUCH TROUBLE.
Alarm tiaA 0eea 81 - % 10 Duty
q . Certain t1eue. 0ut Jim
0ldnt Knew %.

One OF the elevator men In . big
once building up town found that
there Vas something the matter With
hin alarm clock. says the New York
Times. Knowing that one 5f his cob
leagues was . good deal Of . me-
chanician, he decided to save the
price Of having his clock fixed BY get.
ting Joe to AZ Il for him.
Joe agreed With great enthusiasm:
took the clock home and tinkered with
II. and when the two went "o3 the
Job" at six o'clock one afternoon last
week, Joe turned the clock over to
Jim with the assurance that It was
Axed. So 1t was: and Joe had set the
alarm for e:l5. but Jim didn't know
that and Joe forgot to tell him.
Joe and Jim were travelling toward
the far end Of Brooklyn on an elevated
train ut 6:45 that night, and were
just passing Greenwood cemetery
when the alarm went Oh. Everybody
In the chr gave either q yell or q
jump. Joe turned to Jim with q look
Of surprise.
What are you making all that noise
for" he yelled, In a voice that d0mi
mated even the uproar of the alarm.
Red In the face. perspiring. glaring-
eyed. Jim was trying to suppress the
deafening clam0r. The guard was ell
bowling his way through the crowd to
find out II somebody had set OF . dy.
Mantle bomb. A pretty girl In the
next seat had bounced up and was
trying to climb the roof. and q stolid
German had promptly sat down in It
There were al the symptoms either Of
. panic or . circus.
As for Jim. he Wrestled vainly with
the changing thing. and turned on
everything in his excitement but the
right stop. Meanwhile Joe. the au
thor Of his confusion, was looking At
him with an air of mild inquiry.
Doing 1t on a bet. JIM" he asked.
kindly.
With an oath. Jim arose and hurled
the thing through the window. II
lighted in Greenwood, still going OF
and policeman. at whose feet It
landed. gave q shrek and leaped six
feet. Then he arrested 1t as a dyna
mite bomb. and the train moved on.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

In the Adirondacks lives . man too
lazy to work, but evidently Of great
business ability. One winter. when
he was sitting around smoking. his
family came 30 near starving that
come Of his neighboFs. who could iii
afford to help him. took up q collec.
ton and bought for the suffering fam.
lily . barrel OF -four, . barrel Of pork
and . load Of wood. They were not
considerate enough to cut the wood,
but the business man knew how to
manage. He hired some Of his neigh.
bors. who had not contributed to his
donation. to cut the wood. and paid
them with half the pork and half the
n0ur.-Lippincott's.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Honesty.

your honor" exclaimed the lawyer
for the defense, I'VE retained that Wit
ness and here he is shamelessly testi
flying for the state.'
You will explain, remarked the
court severely.
lie regarded the money paid by the
defense as an option only" said the
witness. The other side made a bit
ter mid. and the option expired"
We'll, well get our money hack.
that's ALL" rejoined the lawyer, hotly.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
How Teacher Got Even.

A New York teacher took occasion
recently at a public meeting to criti
else the good taste Of women teach
ers who sit and laugh and otherwise
amuse themselves while they are
present for the supposed reason Of
improving their minds by listening tc
the speakers. The teachers were nat
urally indignant and declare the
teacher took this method of gettins
even with them because some Of then
Uttered when she stumbled as she
walked across the stage, the men re
straining all impulse to laugh.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
PANAMA GOOD OBJECT LESSON
All Nations Will Profit by the SAM.
tary Standard Set by Great
Undertaking.

The building of the Panama canal
and the sanitary record of the Jap
anese in their war with Russia are
the two great object lessons of recent
years. demonstrating that men can
neither work nor fight to the best ad:
vantage unless protected from infec.
tfous and preventable diseases.
The civilized nation which will here
after put an army in the field or un.
dertake a great engineering problem
without first preparing the way by
adequate sanitary engineering and
equipment will be regarded by the
other nations. says the Medical News
as quite as foolish as a government
which would build a vast fleet of mod
ern warships and then arm them with
muzzle-loading ordnance of 100 years
ago.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever in a
military camp should be considered a
greater disgrace to an army than a de.
feat in battle since defeat may come
In spite of the greatest exertions and
the highest wisdom, while typhoid
and yellow fever would be the result
of ignorance or disregard of we'll
known laws of prevention. All nations
will profit By the sanitary lesson Of
the Panama canal.
The scourge Of yellow fever against
which the French struggled in vain.
has not been there since May, 1906.
although it exists at several points to
the north and south of the canal zone.
Bubonfc plague has not appeared since
August. 1905. but that disease also has
broken out not far away. No case OF
smallpox has been reported during the
year.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
A. Too Hilarious Fireside.

A Too Hilarious Fireside.
"Bliggins' children are wonderfully
clever"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne He
says they are always singing or re
citing or saying something clever"
His home must be very happy"
Perhaps Only 1t must be a little
too much like q perpetual musica
comedy"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
PULPIT SERMONS ON WOMEN.
Few Things Said by Ancient and Mod
ern 0ivines on Momentous
Subject.

Why Eve was made from the rib of
Adam has been explained by a witty
sage Of old. II she had been created
from his mouth. she would have talked
too much: II from his feet, she would
have gone about too much; IL from bis
ears, she would have listened too
readily; but she was made from q
rib. which is near the heart. to show
that she must always be dear to man.
An English preacher in the seven
teenth century spoke in similar fash.
Ion when he said. with the text, ITO
be or not to be-" that woman should
Be like and unlike three things. She
should be like q snail, always keep
within her own house: but not like q
snail. to carry all she had on her
hack. She should be like an echo, to
speak when she was spoken to; but
not. like IN echo. always to have the
last word. She should be like town
clock, always keep time and regular
ity; but not, like q town clock, to
speak 20 loud that all the town might
hear her.
A preacher in the reign of
Charles II. was to receive f1O IL in
his sermon at the funeral of Madam
Creswell he said nothing but well of
her. She was rather q bad character
and herself had dictated the clause In
her will. So. after q general address
ON mortality. he thus concluded: by
the will Of . deceased sister it is ex-
pected that I should mention her and
say nothing but well Of her; therefore
II this: She was born well. she lived
well and she died we'll; for she was
born with the name Creswell, she
lived In Clerkenwell and she died IN
BrideWell" Sunday Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Spoiled Her sleen Word.

A little girl of four years was heard
repeatedly murmuring a long word.
Her father, thinking to please her,
told her the meaning Of it. She burst
into tears. At last, with her mothers
assistance. the father learned the
meaning Of her grief 1T was my word
that l put myself to sleep with. and
now you've sp0ilt tn. Loane in
An Englishman's Castle"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Characteristic. Of serxians.

Servtans in their good nature and
love Of humor are said to remind trav-
elers OF the Irish peasantry. They are
hospitable to strangers; their patriot
tsm Is vehement, almost quixotic, and
they take great interest in politics.
Many Of the domestics in the towns
and cities come from abroad. a the
Servian girl Is too independent for
domestic service. p
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

Intellect Ruled BY Supsrstition.
A man more absolutely governed by
pure reason than Lord Macaulay could
not well be found, but in his diary he
refers to IN after-dinner talk about
the feeling which Johnson had-of
thinking ones self bound to touch .
particular rail Or post and to tread In
the middle Of paving stone. and he
adds: Il certainly have this very
%tronglys
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Bargains 10 Bargains.

The lady shopper gazed obviously a
the 75-cent article.
Il don't think it's worth more thar
so cents" she objected.
marked down from r." observed
the salesgirl.
"In buy It." said the lady shoppe,
INSTANTLY.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

Shingles from . Tree 100 Years Old.
A lumber company At Buckley,
Wash, recently sent out . number Of
souvenir shingles that were cut from
. tree LOO years old.
The tree from which the shingles
were cut had $50 rings. which fact
denotes that Il vas $50 years old
when 1t fell. The stump Of . tree
which grow over II has $50 rings. and
- this could not have started to grow
until some time after the first fell. IL
IL practically certain that the original
tree was thriving In A. D. 500. which
was 100 years before the discovery Of
Nechanica
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

Chief Industry q France.
Flour making In France Is the most
important industry in the country IN
amount OF capital invested and value
Of annual output.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

German Publishing centers.
The chief publishing centers Of Ger
many are Berlin. Leipsie. Vienna
Stuttgart. Munich, in the order here
named.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
THINKING Ones Self Old.

II at 80 you expect to be an old
man or woman at 35 you will be one,
because the mind makes the material
correspondence of whatever it sets It.
self permanently upOn.-Health Rec
ord.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Ire sas Many Qualities.

While the seeds Of the d0roWa, a
East African leguminous tree. are e1
tensively used for food. the pods and
leaves form IN excellent cement when
mixed with crushed stone.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

Pigeons Sacred 70 Russians.
Russians do not eat pigeon because
the Scriptural dove Is holy bird
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Make the old
Floors New

By having them dressed with
our new floor dressing machine
It dos the work ands
We make the prices
right
oootractoe and Builder
Ia. nj. so6l Shop l3th md Adams
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

French Ar Fond Of Bread.
More bread 10 eaten in France per
eaPita than in any other European
country except Belgium.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
A financier.

Cust0mer-Please. mister, can't
remember what ma sent me for, but
you can give me two cents worth of
peppermint candy, cause she said l
could keep the change.-Century.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

"You have an original idea for .
novel;"
YES" answered the publisher.
DO you mind telling the plot?'
"Oh, the plots no secret. But I'm
not going to give away the title or thu
cover de81gn."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
m lmnorfant poinf.

An Important Point.
Most Of the enemies We make Who'll
" overlook the fact that they assisted
in the making.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

To Eve. who. recognizing the val
ne of q higher education. secured 1t
for herself and her descendants. while
Adam thought only Of tickling his
palate.-Life
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
oentiiity.

0entility.
Burleigh: Gentility is nothing but
ancient riches.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02

No Cheap Grades.
There are no varying degrees of
sincerity.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-02
Usually.

Usually.
Teacher-"What II . Laplander!''
Young Nissan awkward man in q
crowded street car"
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
RespeetibiIity.

New York Tribune.
We are going to bring a new indictment
against respectful men IN politics. II It
we're not for the respectable men, how
long could any corrupt machine iast7 II
It were not for the men who within or
without politics have won regulations for
cleanliness and probity. how long could
pol tical debasement be malnta ned?. It Il
were not for the men whom the peop Q
delight 20 honor, how could those rema n
in power who arc covered with political
dlshonor? II II were not for the c.t.zens
of notable standing who have fought the
BOSSES" who have warred upon machines,
who have gained fame for their indepen-
dence. how could the bosses and the ma
chimes continue to do business? II It were
not for the constant supply OF available
candidates who by universal agreement
cannot be controlled" how could the
corruptlonists keep their control over the
rest Of usl II good men would not be put
up ''to save the day for the machine
wherewith could It be saved2 II VIII tewash
we're not always az hand In abundance
whom would sepuchres deceiveT 1t Is
common TO indict good men for their fail
ure to take part in politics; we would al
80 indict them for the part they too com
monty take. when they do take part.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
NEGROES FLOCK
INTO THE ARMY

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. SO.-The male
negro population Of Atlanta has been
decimated end the owners OF drug
stores, soda fountains. near-beer sa-
looms and messenger agencies are loud
ly denouncing the United States army
For number of years negroes have
not been enlisted because the two negro
regiments had their full quota of men,.
But the Tenth Cavalry has just return
ed from a three-year tour Of duty in
the Philippines and many terms Of en-
listment are eXniring. To I'LL the ranks,
negroes are being enlisted again.
The enthusiastic reception given the
regiment upon its arrival in the New
York recently has been the one topic
among the Southern negroes, and they
are all delighted because the negro
troopers were treated like wh' 'te folks"
Consequently the recruiting officers had
no trouble in getting recruits. over 100
have been sent 20 Columbus. Ohio.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
Personal and Pertinent

Many the stories that have ben told Of the kind
of President Loubet of France and the following
Of the characteristic. On occasion he
being shown through picture gallery by certain
list Pausng before particularly ugly painting, NJ.
Loubet began to critcse IT, To his utter dismay he
found that his the painter OF the picture
with remarkable tact he turned the angry artist
and said: You know it is customary for buyer to
the thing he has set his heart on; that
picture myself" He good Is his word. and al
though the painting an expensive one. he pur-
chased it the very next day. and the painter never
knew NJ Loubet's real opinion of It,
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page. wife OF the novelist he's
a large income from investments in real She is
a keen student realty values and within the last
twelve months has earned large financial by
forsseeng In Chicago property. She purchas-
ed eleven ots in outlying district. and, she
pected within a few months the spread of business
BUILDINGS greatly enhanced the values She found her.
self straight the line OF the building for the
pandng automobile industry, and she has sup
piimented her previous purchases by big plot At
price Of S1l5000 on this she viii build four-story
structure FOR which ongterm lease already has been
signed by an automobile firm. Mrs. Page Is clever
in business as her husband with the pen
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
Chatty Stories OF the Day

The average New York boy Is not a wonder OF wit
and wisdom but OF them know good thing when
they see il. Also the contrary. Not long ago Of
them saw a sign in front OF a sixth avenue place Boy
Wanted" was looking for something Of that kind
and walked In. There nobody I'm sight and he
gazing Presently the proprietor. most grouchy
person. appeared.
What do you want isre?" he inquired with scant
courtesy
We'll" replied the boy, disturbed by the mans man
ner ana hestating, "do you want boy here?'
That's what tho sign says, don't it2" snapped the
Yep" responded the boy getting his second wind.
Then want "A boy.'
Jaw right" grnnes the boy backing away; you git
one you can't have me-" and he wigged his fingers az
ne man and went out quickly-New York Herald
TO an owner OF racehorses there few expen-
sive luSuries than unsound animal and therefore
the recent disappointment OF certain youthful noble
lord who manfuly gave 1900 guneas for a bargain
which turned out TO be woefy detected in his under
stands readily be understood
Let me see you are the rascal who sold a horse
win Oily three less and a swnger," he day,
cha-eins 70 bump mp against the horses ats owner
IN the paddock az Kempton. Certainly" replied the
late owner gleeuliy shat is say II YOU really
the idiot solo him to.--Tit-Bits