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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
A RealiSS.

II am a great believer in realism"
remarked the poet
"Yes? We queried with rising in
Section. thereby giving him the desired
opening.
Il sometimes carry my ideas of
realism to ridiculous extreme" con-
tinued the poet
Indeed" we exclaimed namely.
somewhat impatient to reach the point
of his witticism.
Yes" continued the poet. the other
day ] wrote q sonnet to the gas COM
paDy and purpOsely made the meter
defective"
At this point We tainted.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
With the Air He Breathed

1t is told of two steerage passengers
whose steamer entered New York on
the morning Of the glorious Fourth.
that one of them. an Englishman. lis
tened few minutes to the tremendous
cannonade and cracker firing that
ushered in the dawn of Freedom. At
last he turned to his companion and
wondered what was the meaning of all
the blooming row."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
Emiqrant from the Green Isle Ab-
sorbed Americanism.

How long it requires an Irishman to
become an American is another story.
The federal statutes. of course. have
their own crude opinions on the sub
ject; but those authorities are apt to
be Influenced by prosaic fact rather
than by divine instinct
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
For the GE0Sd@SS
Chat 90, Topics OF Napy Kinds. by a
Recoepized Authority y .->,.

some with chocolate. making eyes,
nose and mouth Of contrasting color.
Around each put tiny frills of colored
crepe paper and the cakes will look
like funny faces beneath little bon
nets.
With these serve circus lemonade.
Take large smooth skinned lemons,
cut on one end, hollow out and place
In ice water. Cut OF black court
plaster eyes. nose and mouth. dry the
shells and paste these on in as gro
tesQue . manner as possible. Then
make little Ounce caps of red and
white sti1 paper, leaving hole at the
top to receive a straw: fill the cups
with lemonde. put on the caps. stick
in the straws and they are ready to
serve.
For a centerpiece have a tiny tent.
with miniature animals in a process
sion. At each chila's plate have q
wee tent of paper. a flag on it, with q
rail fence Of opera sticks around it.
Under each tent have sailed peanuts.
Have striped paper bags filed with
popcorn and the small guests will be
perfectly delighted with the circus"
party.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
For = children's Party.

There have been SO many requests for
a children's party that / have made
a special effort to get these pretty
ideas for decorations. feeling sure that
mothers could adapt for their own use
the schemes suggested.
Clown cakes will be much appreci-
ated by youthful guests; bake a SIM
pie cake mixture in small round muf-
fin pans. Frost some with white.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
Could She2

when women get to voting" said
the man. they will have great
many mcsa calls than they now have
to put their hands in their pockets
and give money to further important
causes"
The woman looked thoughtful.
I'm always willing. OF course" she
said. Ito give money for a good cause.
but as for putting my hand in my
pocket"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

doctors failed to help. was discour-
aged. Deans Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and final cure and now
am in the best of health"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
~ all dealers. 50 cents box. Fos.
ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, NY.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

before and is freely used, even on
shoes.
The Overskirt effect is seen more
and more as the summer advances.
Mittens are worn by some OF the
fashionable women at watering places
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

T is m e a n 8
something to the
rest of the cOun-
try. Paying to see
Europe is our an
nual blOod-letting
operation. Millions
upon millions are
taken out of our
national circula-
ton. We work
hard during the
winter. either at
earning money or
at getting it from
these who have
earned it. then
hustle across the
water to fatten up
the Swiss guides
and the hotel
keepers. That is.
about 100000 of
us do. The other
1S,SGO.00O do their
travelling in their
sleep. so they can
be bacl; Xt
morning in time
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
dhS6D'
or FAN OOS PEG PIE
p e q PIE

person will often show
an apparent wide diner
ence In conformation.
owing to the shape of the
pen. the flow Of the ink
and the amount of pres
sure .sed. a more careful
scrutiny will make 1t
clear that the chief char
acteristics hold through
out. The ghost is true to
its type.
Who. then. will inter-
pref and reveal the true
meaning of our ghost au-
tographs? Here Is a new
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

gets beyond the secretary at al-and the au
graph is stamped in such manner that IL sei'es
the purpose well and saves MIR. Author. MT Ac'"i "
Mr. Singer a lot of time and trouble.
But a request for a name in ones ghost book mas
certain novelty about it and there is too. consdeaoie
curiosity to see lust what of ghost ones name
will make SO that nearly everyone will take the trouble
picture his ghost for you.
In making the collection for ghost book. partially
rcnroduced here MANY well-known men and women
were asked for ghosts President and Mrs. Taft were
immensely amused at idea and both took the keen
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

I These little books are becoming very popular
both in London and in New York. They have
an advantage over the ordinary autograph album
because the collecting of signatures has been SO
overdcne that many of the great ones" nave
had rubber facsimiies made of their very pest
autographs-not the kind that appears on tneir
checks-and instead of taking time to respond
whenever a stamped and addressed envelope is
inclosed all they do is to pass the letter. request
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

binary signatures of ex-
traordinary folk. and the
newest thing in this
hobby necessitates the
possession of q ghost
book" to hold the sigma
lures which portray the
ghosts" of the eminent
ones
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

are the cause. Cure
them. Mrs. 8. D. e.
lison. N. Broadway, La
mar. Mo-. says: kid
ney trouble wore me
down TIL I had to take
to bed. I had terrible
pains in my body and
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full of sed-
iment. I got worse and
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

the history Of cultured society and is not without its
romantic side One of the Ptoemies paid the starv-
ing AthenaEs in wheat for the privilege of copying
treasured manuscripts of the immortal Greek dramasts
The wretch kept the originals and returned the copies
If had been the ghost signatures of Euripdes and
Sophoces that the interruptions ruler after he would
not have found to heartless trick
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
MONEY THAT Goes ABROAD

Europe is lovely place: the grave of Shakespeare is
a noble sight and it's worth money the hisides
that produce the wine that the Rhine
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

es so
1t will be no.
ticed that a part
of Mrs. Taft's
ghost bears 4 re-
Inarkable resem-
biance to 4 Ma
sonic emblem.
Miss Mary Gar
den practiceI sew
cral times On her
ghost before she
would allow the
final one to APP
pear in the writ
er's ghost book.
Ghosts, like cv-
erythiHg else. i'm
prove by practice.
and l look upon
my final ghost as
a worthy effort"
laughed Miss Gar
den. In fact. I
see the urn above
from which, my
Spook must have
hoped Out" she
said, and Sure
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

Kidney trouble makes weak. weary
worn women. Backache, hip pains.
dizsiness. headaches. nervousness, Ian
guor. urinary troubles make women
suner untold misery. Ailing kidneys
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

est. interest in seeing how their
ghosts would turn out. The big
statesman adjusted his glasses, fold
ed with the utmost precision the
paper on which he was to inscrlbe
his ghost, looked around for a stub
pen. which. unfortunately. he could
not find on his desk In the Hot
Springs bungalow and then he
wrote his name and hastily folded
back the paper. *,
Cannot say that for such big
man as l am in the flesh my ghost
cuts such a wide swath." he laugh
ingly remarked as he held the pa
per up for Mrs. Taft to view. But
anyhow, the smaller ones ghost the
better-perhaps." he added.
: Mrs. Taft was more pleased
with her ghost than she was with
that of her husband. you are more
important just now, but my ghost
is far more artistic creature than
yours and really more spirituelle,"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

field for Investigation and amusement.
With the advent Of the ghost book we have
new twist to an old. old fad. Travellers in central
Europe as early as the fourteenth century used
to carry their Book Of Friends" an octave vol
ume in which names and sentiments were in
scribcd. On their return home they could show
an interesting record of the famous personages
they had met. These are the first autograph al
buns of which We hear. but the passion for col
lectinE manuscripts and autographs is as old as
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18

He autograph
hend has q
I ar m O r e
amusing fad
just now than
the mere col
lecting of or
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
GOT HIM!

Certrude-The man I marry must
&c q genius.
Bertie-Thank heaven We have met.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-13

ward from side TO S; Re ~ II in so-se
great pain. bat his lips were Cry and
silent. After moment the spell left
him, the fire died down. leaving only
dumb agony in its place. She came
closer and continued:
''Til never let them point at me and
say. There goes the squaw that-he
threw away"
"You maxi dis very hard ting for
me-" he said YEARLY.
Listen" she went ON, laShing her.
self with pity and scorn. you say
Father Barnum will be here on Sun
day. Well. I'll marry some one,
don't care whor' Then, with sudden
inspiration. she cried: 'T'll marry you
You said could be wife to your
He uttered a sharp cry You mean
dat, Necia?"
YES" she declared. why not?
You'll do it for my sake. won't you?"
Would you STAN up wit me long
side of de prizes. lovin' dat oder Teller
all de tam'?" he asked queerly.
Eyes, yes. I'd rather it was you
than anybody, but married I'll be on
Sunday. I'll never let them laugh at
me-"
DOret held his silence for a moment:
then he looked up and said in level
tones:
Its easy ting for go an ask i'm.
but you mus hear hees answer wit
your own ears: den you can't t'ink I'm
lynn. I'll fetch i'm ere on dis place If
you feex it for hide you'se'f benin
dose post" He indicated bundle of
furs that were suspended against a pill
lar and that offered ample room for
cOncealment "Dere's goin' be no lies
today"
He pulled himself together and went
out with the tired gait of an old man,
his great shock head bowed low. A
few moments later he returned.
1--WE sent li'r Jean for i'm. You get
in deere ont Of Sipht-an' wait"
(Continued)
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-13
e THE Il
AlBARRlERTYE
By
REX BEACH

CHAPTER John Gale is trad
er at Flambeau, rough outpost of
civilization in Alaska. His daughter
Necia is a beautiful young girl, gen.
orally believed to be a half breed,
daughter of Gale and the Indian
squaw Alluna, with whom he lives.
Some hidden burden weighs continu-
ally on the traders mind, and he
views with apprehension the arrival
of a squad of soldiers at Flambeau.
THAT means the law" he says I'M
easily to Necia, who has become &C
quainted with and admired by LIEU
tenant Burrell, commander of the
soldiers. lit becomes known that
Napoleon Doret, an honest, faithful
French Canadian employed by Gale,
is deeply in love with Necia. One
Runnion, dissolute gambler and
bad man." arrives at Flambeau by
steamer and in a fight with Burrell
is worsted and forced to leave the
town. On the departing steamers
deck he menacingly says, II will re-
turn to take a hand in the game. ;"
IH.-Doret gives Necia a handsome
silk gown brought by him from Daw-
son City for her. Arrayed in this,
she meets Lieutenant Burrell, who
falls madly in love with her, and he
wonders If her blood is really faint
ed Gale reasserts that she is the
illegitimate daughter of himself and
the squaw. IV.-Runion returns with
Ben Stark, a professional gambler
and man killer with plenty of money.
Stark builds saloon and dance hall
at Flambeau. "No Creek" Lee dis
covers gold in a valley some miles
distant, and Necia persuades Burrell
to take her there and locate a claim
for her, their trip requiring a day
and a night in the forest. ", vi.
and VII.-Gale, Lee, Runnion and
Stark have gone together to the site
of Lees discovery to locate claims.
They are met by Necia and Burrell
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5urrell entered into O season of pen
ance and flagellatiOn Of spirit. light
ened only by the moments when he
was with Necia and when she made
him forget all else. This damnable in
decision goaded him to self contempt
He despised himself for his weakness
His social instincts and training, his
sense Of duty and the amenities Of life
that proud men hold dear tugged
steadily, untiringly at his reason,
while the little imp Of impulse sat
grinning wickedly, ready to pop out
and upset all his high resolutions.
1t was on a heavenly day, spiced
with the faintest hint Of autumn, that
Necia received the news Of her good
fortune. One Of her leasers came into
the post to show her and POleon bag
Of dust. He and his partner had
found the pay streak finally, and he
had come to notify her that it gave
promise Of being very rich, and now
that it's location was demonstrated no
doubt the other "laymen" would have
it within fortnight AS all Of them
were ready to begin sluicing as soon
as the ground could be stripped, I'M
doubtedly they would be able to take
out a substantial stake before winter
settled and the first frost closed them
down.
She took the news quietly, but with
shining eyes, though her pleasure was
no greater or more genuine than Pc
Icons, who grasped both her hands In
his and shouted gleefully:
"Bien. I'm glad. Youth be richie
gal for sure now an wear plaintee fine
dress lax fetch you. JUS t'ink, you
fin gop on your place more Queecker
dan your fader, an he's good miner
too. Ha! OATS bullyv'
"Oh, well, they will find 1t on your
claims very soon," she replied.
He shook his head. you better
knock wood wen you say dat. Mebbe
l draw de blank again. Nobody can't
tell. I've do de sam ting before. an
dose men wat been workin' my groun'
dey're gettin' purity blue"
when you do become Flambeau
king" she continued. what will you
do with yourself? Surely you won't
continue that search for your far coun-
try. 1t could never be so beautiful as
this" She pointed to the river that
never changed and yet was never the
sane and to the forests. slightly tinged
with the signs Of the coming season.
Its very f1ne," agreed the Canadian.
II dom see wy anybody would care
for Twin on dem cities wen dere's so
much nice place outside"
"Yes," said Necia, I've no doubt one
would get tired Of it soon and long for
something to do and something really
worth while, but l should like to try
1t once, and I shall as soon as I'm rich
enough. Won't you come along?"
81 dom know" he said thoughtfully.
'Mebbe so stay here, mebbe so TAX
my canoe an go away. For long tam
I t'ink dis Flambeau she's de promis'
lam / hear CALM to me. but | don
know yet for VILE
What kind of place is that land of
yours, Poleon?"
-Ha! | never see i'm, but she's been
cryin' TO me ever since I'm little boy.
It's place were don get too hot on
de summer an too col on de winter:
it's place Were birds sing an flowers
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and bitter quarrel ensues. Run
MON and Stark conspire to rob Necia
of her claims. Runnion wants the
girl, and Stark finds that Necia has
a strange, unexplainable fascination
for him. His baby daughter had
been stolen years before. Burrell be-
comes the declared enemy of both
Stark and Runnion. A gun held by
Gale is discharged, the bullet acct
dentally, he claims, narrowly missing
Stark. VIII.-Gale knows Stark to
be an old enemy of his and father
of Necia, and Alluna, his sQuaw, says
Kill Stark. Take the knife of my
father. To kill is the law" TX, X,
XII, XII. and XIII.-Nevia, believing
herself a half breed, fears she can
not marry Burrell, whom she loves,
as she learns that her tainted blood
will bar her from meeting the people
he naturally associates with, and she
overhears Burrell say he may not
marry her after all. Stark persuades
her to leave Flambeau after he his
covers her to be his daughter. XIV.
Gale tells Burrell of Necia's past
and that Stark has bounded him
from one section of the country to
another and that Stark does not now
recognize him as Gale. XIV. and XVI.
Stark sends Necia away in a boat
with a man she later discovers to be
the villain Runnion, and Stark, learn
ing Gales identity, wants Burrell to
arrest him. Stark goes to his own
house and there, meeting Gale, en-
gaes in fearful duel in the dark
and is nearly killed by the trader.
Doret rescues Necia
from Runnion and leaves the latter
to die a horrible death. XVIII
Father Barnum arrives and marries
Necia and Burrell. XIX.-Doret,
"the man with the big heart" sails
away alone to forget his sorrows. in
the wilderness.
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One of her ledsers came to shO,D her and
PoleOn q bag of dust.
her that he had been approached by
men who wished to lease the claims
he held for her 1t would prove an in
expensive way to develop her holdings,
he said, and she would run no risks.
Moreover. 1t would be rapid and insure
a quick return, for a lease so near to
proved territory was In great demand.
After some discussion this was ar
ranged, and Meade as trustee allotted
her ground in tracts. as Lee had done.
Poleon followed suit, but the trader
chose to prospect his own claims and
to that end called in a train Of stiff
backed Indian packers, moved a sub
stantial outfit to the creek and there
after spent much of his time In the
hills, leaving the store to Doret. He
seemed anxious TO get away from the
camp and hide himself In the woods.
Stark was almost constantly occupied
at his saloon. for 1t was mint and
ran day and night. Runnion was busy
with the erection of a substantial
structure of squared logs. larger than
the trading post. destined as a dance
hall. theater and gambling house.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-13
CHAPTER Nj.
WHERE THE PATH LED.

WHERE THE PATH LED.
a ND now began II new era for
"a Flambeau-an era Of industry
IA such as the frontier town had
never known. The woods be-
hind rang with the resembling dis
cords of axes and saws and crashing
timber. and new cabins appeared on
every hand, rising in a day.
A dozen tents were pitched on Lees
discovery claim, for the owner had
been besieged by men who clamored
to lease a part Of his ground, and,
yielding finally, he had allotted to each
Of them a hundred feet. Forthwith
they set about opening their portions,
for the ground vs. shallow and the
gold so near the surface that winter
would interfere with its extraction,
wherefore they made haste. The own
err oversaw them all, complacent in the
certainty Of a steady royalty accruing
from the working Of his allotments.
Burrell sought Necia at an early day
and, in presence of her father, told
The Detroit times., 1909-01-05
CELEBRITY SUPPLY CO., INC
Ne1u Scheme for GiDine Rubbernecks their Moneys Worth

speech 10 the curb brokers' TO see
James j. Hill and E. n. Hartman In
earnest consultation over some rail
road problem; to behold Secretary
Cortelyou giving advice 10 a Wander
bilt
Have you restaurant? Then at a
fixed price the c. s. c. Will supply
you with ten celebrities every even
ing from o'clock TO midnight. Then
your visitors. dining happily, will point
out TO each other Astors, Vanderbilts,
Goulds and other pillars OF society
And now the visitors will flock TO you
then. and how your cash register will
click and jingle.
Or do you run bohemian place?
What long-haired poets, velvet-jack-
eted artists and statuesQue models
all sent by the G. s. C.-will draw the
fiutterers around arts canale into your
place 10 swell your receipts.
And for private entertainments what
a great service the G.. 3. G.. will per-
form, You can have your friends
from Kokobash for a week, and a sue.
cession OF the most distinguished call
ers will dazzle the country mice--that
is, IL yon are a subscriber to the com.
pany
Shares In the C. s. c. are already at
a thousand per cent premium.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-05
From Another Point of View
]. o. U, stand. for county money In other Use.

J. o. u stands for county money In Other Use
The Standard OIL Co hasn't lost its standing in court
Let's they a OF
TO the sae3
% y
Auditor Forbes thorough investigation into
the u
Wtl Aliens Itself through
The much Forbes
hoheFsons time his o. vs. the tar receipts
The a e The Texas has seNeaped Hhnthe
A beot he had
follow The Tigers hatAins the home
The Detroit times., 1909-01-05
In the Mediterranean
Earthquake District

Japan shows that by far the greater
number of earthquakes originated be-
meath the ocean or along the seaboard.
and as they radiated inland they be-
came more and more feeble, until on
reaching the backbone OF the country.
which is drilled by numerous volcanic
vents, they were almost impercept-
ible" Professor Milne gives the fol.
lowing description OF topography
where earthquakes and tidal waves are
likely 10 occur:
Districts where earthquakes. often
followed by submarine disturbances,
are most frequent are regions like the
northeast portion OF Japan and the
South American coast between Val
paraiso and Iquique. Here we have
a double folding. The sea bed. as II
approaches the shore line. instead OF
rising gradually, sinks downward to
form a trough parallel TO the coast, az
ter which Il rises to eliminate in
mountain ranges. The South Ameri-
can trough, which lies within 80 or
so miles of the coast, like the Tus-
carora deep off Japan. attains depths
OF over four thousand fathoms, and
the bottoms Of these double folds are
we'll known origins OF earthquakes and
sea waves
To recur to Professor See. he OBJ
serves that 1893 In 1000 parts OF the
vapors emitted by volcanoes are
steam. as II produced by the leakage
OF the oceans, near which the volcanic
vents are always situated" The tre-
mendous upward force OF the steam
In volumes inconceivable has In the
past torn the earth's crust apart and
hurled 1t into mountain ranges. Pro-
fessor Milne In a lecture before the
Royal Society on March IL, 1905, stat.
cd that the chief seismic region lay
ION the westward sub-oceanic frontier
OF the American and the eastern from.
tier of the Asiatic continents. 80
and on a band passing from the West
Indies through the Mediterranean to
the Himalayas," The seismologjsts
therefore will not be surprised to hear
that the geography" that II to say,
the earth surface, OF southern Italy has
been changed by the recent oonvul.
sions, and that the Straits of Messinla
have been shifted by submarine
earthouske-Nev York Sun.