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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

The romantic friendship that exist
ed between Disraali and Mrs. Will
gums. Of Torquay, Cornwall, il little
known, but worth recording.
Itseems that about the year 1849.
Disraeli began to receive letters from
IN unknown admirer, who expressed .
great desire for an interview on "mose
important business"
All public men, especially if they
have the brilliant dramatic qualities of
Disraeli, receive such letters. The
sensitive, artistic, neurotic female who
il ill'appreciated in her own home. and
whose soul yearns for "higher COM
panionship,' . is numerous.
Disraeli's secretary used to take care
of such letters with . gentle explana.
ton that the chief was out of town,
but upon his return, etc.. etc., and that
was the last oft.
But this Torquay correspondent was
insistent, and finally q letter came from
her saying that she had come to Lon.
don on purpose to meet her lord and
master, and would await him at seat
just east of the fountain in the Crystal
Palace ut . certain hour.
Disraeli read the missive with i'm.
patience idea of his meeting an
unknown woman in this fish.monger
manner at . hurdy.gurdy show!
He tossed the letter into the fire.
The next day another letter came
expressing much regret that he had
not kept the appointment, but saying
she would await him at the same place
the following day, and begging him,
a the matter was very urgent, not to
fail her.
Disraeli smiled and showed the let
ter to his wife.
She advised him to 20.
When his wife said he had better do
a thing, he usually did it; and 90 he
ordered his carriage and went to meet
the impressionable lady of unknown
age. and condition at the seat just east
of the fountain.
1t was . silly thing for the leading
member of Parliament to do-to make
an assignation in public place with .
fool. woman-all London might be
laughing At him tomorrow!
He was on the point ofturnilg back.
But he reached the fountain, and
there was his Destiny awaiting him.
She was . little woman in windows
weeds. black lace mitts and felt shoes.
She lifted her veil and revealed .
face farrowed with years ofexperience,
but kindly.
She Was agitated-she really did not
expect him-and the great man gave
sigh of relief when he saw that no
ffashily dressed peroxide of odium had
him. =;
Even if people stared at England's
great statesman sitting there on a pie.
beian bench it made no difference. !
In half pity he shook hands with the
passive little old woman. Then he
sat down beside her, Gained her agi-
tation, spoke about Cornwall and the
weather, and inquired what he could
do for her.
A rambling talk about nothing fol.
lowed, and Disraeli was sure it was
just mild case of lunacy.
As he arose t. 60 the woman hand.
ed him an envelope, saying she had
written out her case and begged him to
read the letter when he had time.
The man was preoccupied.
His mind was centered on great af.
fairs of State. He simply crushed the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

No Chinatown OfUnk1f0o.
A drunken Chinese 10 q rare sight
in the streets Of New York The IN.
omcial government Of ChinAtoWD
which administers the high. the low
and the middle Justice inexorably
takes care Of this. After the first Of.
tense John Is warned. A petition in,
sures his deportation to China. The
DEGREES of Chinatown are always car.
ried out.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
Thought Some One Had Knocked.

Thought Some One Had Knocked.
A story of extraordinary deafness
was unfolded at q recent meeting Of .
medical society in Philadelphia. An
elderly woman, exceedingly hard Of
hearing, lived near the river. One aft.
ernoon a warship fired . salute of ten
guns. The woman. alone in her LIT.
tie house, waited until the booming
ceased. Then she smoothed her dress,
brushed her hair back in q quaint man
ner, and said. sweetly: Come I'M"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

you have two very bright pupils
Miss Winsome." remarked Mr.. Sweet
~ to the school ma'am.
Which ones do you mean, Mr.
Sweetly?"
why. those in your eyes. to be
re"-Exchange.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

Railroad Omcial-"Well. our road
q very much in the public eye these
days, en-" Dirgruntled Traveler-"An
I know about II, its cinders are"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
II STRANGE LOVE AFFAIR

letter into he side pocket ofhis over
coat. bade the wolpan = disni6ed good
day and turned away.
Il W. . moath before be found the
letter, al crumbled and soiled, there
where he had placed it. He really
had forgotten whereof came from.
= The envelope was opened, and ont
dropped crisp Bank of England note
for one acknowledgements.
This money vas to pay for certain
legal advice, the letter said.
The advice was of trivial nature,
and Disraeli, always conscientious in
money matters, fastened to return the
money in person and gave the advice
gratis.
Alb! the lady had won. He had
come to her. He remained an hour.
He held her hand At parting. And
this was all she wanted. She wanted
to see him at close range-to hear him
talk just to her-to her alone.
Letters followed, and this developed
into . daily correspondence, wherein
the old lady revealed the story Of her
passion-a passion q delicate, earnest
and all-devouring as ever . girl Of
twenty knew.
Insane, you say. Well, ali, er-yes.
But then, love is illusion, perhaps
life is illusion, very beautiful rain
bow, and why old folks should not be
allowed to chase . raiDbow or allow
sweet emotion to gurgls gleefally un-
der their lee q bit q. we'll n young
folks l do not know.
Then. really. is love simply . physi.
cal manifestation or . soul emotion,
and do spirits grow old? Ifso, where
then is our belief in the Immortality
of the soul?
Mrs. Willyums was childles, had
been . widow, was rich and her heart
had been in the grave until she began
to trace the record of Disraeli. She
was recluse. She read, studied, fed
on Disraeli. She loved him.
After several years of dreaming and
planning she had actually bagged the
quarry. She was . woman of educa-
ton and ideas. Her letters were in.
teresting and Disraeli's letters to her,
now published, reveal the history of
bis daily life q he never told it to an.
other. At her death the bulk of Mrs.
Willyum's fortune something like
forty thousand pounds went by will
to Disraeli.
But Mrs. Disraeli was not jealous of
this affection. Why should a woman |
of sixty be jealous Of another woman
the same ages They pooled their love
and grew rich together in recounting
it. Presents were going backward and
forward all the time between Disraeli's
home and Torquay.
Mrs. Willyums finally went to
Hugheeden, Disraeli's home. There
died, and there she sleeps, side by side,
u WAS her wish, with BENJAMIN Dis
raeli. Lord Privy Seal, Earl Bea-
Of Beacons6eld; Viscount
Hughenden, of Hughenden.
And the reason the ex- Premier was
not buried in Westminster Abbey was
because he had promised these two
women that even death should not Sc
parate them from him.
So there, under the spreading oaks,
In this out-ofthe-way country place,
they rest-these three by side,
and the signing breeze tells and tells
again to the twittering birds in the
branches of this strange love affair."
'Elhopt Hnhha.G
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
"Amerlean Beauty Roaa.

The true name of what II now called
the American Beauty rose II the
Nine. Ferdinand Jamain. The name
American Beauty was given to this
magnificent bloom BY Field Bros. of
Washington. Why It should have
been renamed NO one now can
tell. although It is supposed that It
was done in q measure to add to it,
popularity. The remaining Of It II
said to have been accidental in part.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

Where . man comes in strong on
discipline TOR the children IL layins
down the rules and then blaming his
wife because nobody can enforce
them.-NeW York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01


people. Others of the accused had
quarreled with persons more or les
closely connected with those bringing
the accusation. The accusers were
usually girls or women. One Of the
most fearful charges was brought
against = lovable woman, Who lost her
life apparently for NO other reason
than that che lived and dressed little
better than her accuser. There was
almost as much revenge rs fanaticism
in the whole affair. And it was par.
ticularly dangerous to champion the
cause Of the accused. For taking the
part Of wife or mother, husbands and
children were brought to the gallows.
One poor old woman was charged
with "giving a look toward the great
meeting house of Salem, and imme-
diately a demon entered the house and
tore down part of it." This cause for
the falling of a bit of poorly nailed
wainscoating was readily accepted by
the judge and jury, as we'll as by the
great Cotton Mather, and the woman
was hanged. protesting her innocence.
The Rev. Mr.. Burroughs, who had led
blameless life, and taken little part
10 the clamor of witchcraft, was accus-
ed, convicted and executed. On the
scaffold he repeated the Lords prayer
solemnly and fully. something it was
believed no sorcerer could do, and this
went far toward shaking the belief of
many in diabolic possession.
In the case of Giles Corey, 30 years
old, the persecution and torture to
force confession were carried to the
limit, for he refused to confess, thus
saving the property of his family
from confiscation. He was pressed to
death, and when, in his last agonies,
his tongue was pressed out Of his
mouth, the sheriff with his walking
stick thrust it back again.
There followed numerous other con.
victions and executions by the whole.
sale, sometimes as many as eight being
hauled to the gallows at one time.
Such preachers as Noyes, Paris and
Mather, and such judges as Stoughton
and Hatborn, left nothing undone that
could stimulate these proceedings.
To Robert Calef, Boston business
man, is due in great measure the lift.
ing of the reign IF terror brought on
by witchcraft. His reason was un.
dimmed, and he wasn't afraid of
Mather. Other people of less ability
were beginning to see more clearly,
and he helped them. Mather and
Paris were placed upon the defensive.
The party of reason increased. Some
of the possessed confessed they had
accused victims wroDgfully. Some Of
the jurymen prominent in convictions
soIemnlv retracted their verdicts, and
craved the pardon Of God aud man.
The church of Salem solemnly revoked
the accommodations of the con.
demned, and drove Mr.. Paris from
the parish. Cotton Mather was a
beaten man, but he did not change his
distorted views, and spent his last
days in grooming over the decline Of
faith, and the ingratitude of the people
for whom he had done SO much.
Robert Calef had written book along
reasonable lines attacking the belief in
possession, and this was accepted by
English publishers who refused to
print more of Cotton Mather's books.
1t was a step in the worlds enlighten-
ment.-Atchison Globe.
According to the Grand Island Iu.
4 Al
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

The h1e6ofn Domestic.
The New Butler-1 beg pardon. sir.
Would you mind my keeping Q privats
auto Of ny own. sir. to use when I'm
not wanted. sir? I ind the fresh
air chif0 Ne uD bit!-Iife.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01

According to the Grand Island 1u.
dependent, the recent chautauqua as.
sembly in that city lacked several
hundred dollars of taking in enough
money to pay expenses. This years
assembly was the third in the history
of Grand Island, and the initial one Is
the only one that scored q financial
success. The Independent attributes
the cause Of waning interest and a..
tendance to the policy of using the
chautauqua as q means of advancing
prohibition views without giving the
reverse side Of the question equal OPP
portunity in the course of programs.
As result, the paper says many IL
cense people, who represent consider
able majority in Grand Island, with.
drew their patronage.-Beatrice Elk.
press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
A Cad casA.

BsGSDr (pathetically).-Lady. could
yer help poor. unfornit Teller dat
hain't blind. ner deef-'n'-dumb. neH
crippled. 1eF nuttin' else wot he kin
make IN honest living at!
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24

So many erroneous reports regarding
the tax on the net earnings of corportions
have found their way into the public
prints that, even at the risk Of repeating
facts which have been fully aud accurate
ly stated in these letters from the first, it
seems wise again to state the truth. The
corporation tax viii be adopted by the
conferrees and only the failure Of the en-.
tire tariff bill can prevent it's adoption by
both houses of Congress. There has
never been any doubt on this score among
we'll informed persons since that confer
ence which took place atthe White House
on the evening of June 22, with the Re-
publican members theFinance committee,
the Speaker and Representatives Payne
and Dwight present. These men then as
sured the President that they would &C.
complish the acceptance Of the corpora
ton tax by their respective houses.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Aner- r-un,r1vnu-w1vn
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All sorts Of popular fallacies spring up,
and grow, and spread until they become
mattsrs Of common belief. Here is that
one about so-called cheat lightning, for
example. the broad CLEANS that often
appear just above the western horizon on
warm evening. We see flash after cash,
but .there is no accompanying thunder,
and tie absence Of the latter hes siysn
rise to the notion that it ia s.heas light.
ming" for il it we're ordinary lightning
there would bs thunder, Of eoaFss
As matter OF fact, there is no heat
lightning, as that term is generally used.
The display referred to always takes placs
when the weather is warm, but that is
only because warm weather produces
thunder storms. The so.called beat light
ming is merely the lightning Of distant
storm. We do not hear The thunder hs.
cauee the storm is too far away foF The
sound to reach ua. This term Gf heat
lightning is merely a corruption Oi the
legisimats term sheet lightning.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
a rRUsr soEa

BY KBEN RExFoRD
Though I cannot catch sight Of the silver
lining
Behind the clouds above,
l have faith to believe that the sun i
soms~hsIs-and siBI God is lovet
Serene in the trust that God knows better
What's for the best than I,
count the blessings that make me debtor
To him. as the days go by.
| wonder, oft, what my Fathers plan is.
Sometimes question his willard way ;
Bat since be 10 God. and knows what
man is,
| can trust him, come what may.
So / will trust to the Wisdom guiding
All things in this lower land,
H E.asE faith te the last abiding
Though | may not understand.
j like to think that out Of the sorrows
That all of earth's dwellers kH0w,
TO bloom in beauty IN Gods tosmorroWs
Rare flowers Of good win grow.
And ] ask, each day, for trust that
stFengthenss
When the sun is ont Of sight
For faith that groEe, as this Journey
lengthens,
In tie love that sets things light.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Fish Sandwiches !

Anchoyies, aardines or any fresh boil
ed fish pounded to a paste with a white,
or other sauce, or With Mayonaise, with
. little chopped pickle added, rshad roe
seasoned in the same way make excellent
sandwiches.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
FRENCH srHeor HCURs

French children ars often on their way
10 school a little alter o'clock in the
morning. II they have concluded their
lessons BY 9 o'eloek Ia he evening il is
only BY DIM Of eseat eblication. Young
men studying taF ttg higher professions
have appointments Nth their tutors at s
o'clock u the morning in summer time;
otherwise they cannot accomplish she
mounlain Of work shat lies before them.
In all hranahsa Of art she labor 81 the
tyTo il iminsnsa At the ConaeEyaioire
ths "a Die Is carried q : point
lie astonishment even Of
ban students.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24

z Cakes Best Laundry Soap
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Brown Bread sandwinhas

Flake one cupfuI Of cold boiled salmon,
and mix il to paste with one tablespoon.
full Of Mayonaise dressing, adding more
than ordinary portion Of salt and Cayenne
pepper If you like rather sharp season.
ing. Cut Boston brown bread in thin
slices and spread with the fish, adding
slices Of cucumber that have been allow
ed to soak for short time in iced water
sailed and made acid with vinegar.
Press a second thin slice of bread over
the frst and cut in pointed sections like a
pie. Garnish the dish with sprigs Of par
sley.
Select nice tender, crisp lettuce, wash
and dry well, and make up just before
serving. Butter bread on the loaf, slice
thin and insert lettuce between the two
pieces. adding little Mayonaise dressing,
cream cheese, nuts or rother salad material
for flavor as desired. The plain lettuce
is sufficient, however, and ii should be
torn not cut to tit the sandwich.
ELEANOR FRANCES.
Hs
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Egg Sandwiches

Hard boiled eggs cut into slicea, spFin.
kled with salt and pepper and spread on
bGstefsd bread With chopped parsley or;
sliced eggs between lettuce leaves with
Mayonaise; or hard boiled eggs chopped
fine with white sauce placed between lay.
ers of buttered bread are all good.
spanish Sandwiches
Spread buttered graham bread with
mustard, then with a layer of cottage
cheese, then. with chopped olives spread
with Mayonaise.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
EXTRA /! EXTRA SPECIALS !!
DeValinger's Cash Stores
MIDDLETOWN and TOWNSEND, DEL.
THIS WEEK

Cash is a great factor in these hard times.
Try dealing for one week at a cash store and
you will wonder why you have ever dealt on
book for so long. A few prices below will con-
vince you of the great bargains to be had at
these two big stores
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24

The Presidents declaration will doubt.
less give rise to many unBarranted re-
ports regarding a veto of the tar
if bill, etc. The President does not be-
lieve there is the slightest danger that he
will be confronted with q situation which
will demand a veto. He is convinced
that the people are with him in his de.
lnand for lower duties and he believes
that now he has made it clear that
he faVors these reductions the voters
all over the country will write their
Senators aud Representatives and urge
them to stand by the President. If
they will do this there is no doubt to
a satisfactory revision Of the tariff and of
the early adoption OF the conference re-
port, followed by the immediate adjourn
ment Of Congress.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER

washington, y. y. Julg .lItn5 ly0sk
president Taft has taken determined
stand for free iron ore, free hides, free
coal and free petroleum and Tor tbe re-
duction Of the duty on lumber to one
dollar a thousand feet. He has won the
support Of the conferFees on the tariff bill
for these reductions and he is now en-
gagged in bringing into line those mem.
bers Of the Senate and the House who,
for selfish and local reasons, haye opposed;
sed tariff revision downward. When the!
President made clear to the Senate and
House conferrees his views on these
schedules they told him they would read
lily consent and would report bill in ac-
cordance with bis wishes but they feared
the conference report containing these re-
ductions would be rejected By the
Senate and possibly by the House.
The President told them he could
take care of those who would reject
the conference report because it contain
ed too much downward revision and they
expressed wish that he do so.
~
1t had become known to the member
of both houses that the President had
taken stand in favor Of these free raw
material and number of them proposed
to go to the White House and enter
protest. When they asked for an inter
view it was promptly accorded and tWen-
ty-two members of the House, led by Re.
preventative Young Of Michigan, called
to protest against what they termed the
un-Republican ideas of Mr.. Taft. The
delegation included Representatives Tener
Barchfield and Bates of Pennsylvania,
Young. Of Michigan, Gaines, Sturgiss,
Hubbardand woodward of West Virginia,
Southwick Of New York, Kinkpad of New
Jersey, Keiffer, johnson aud Kennedy Of
Ohio, CoWles, Grant and Thomas of North
Carolina, SIemp Of Virginia, Hayes of Cal.
ifornia, MondelI of Wyoming, Austin of
Tennessee and Langley and Edwards Of
Kentucky. They all protested against
one or more of the reductions advocated
by Mr.. Taft. He expressed his views in
no uncertain terms. He told them that as
titular head of the Republican party, and
as President, with the whole people for
his constituents, be possessed broader
viewpoint than that Of a single member
of Congress with respect to articles pro.
dnced in his own district. The President |
said too that he felt strongly the call Of
the country for downward revision with.
in the limits of the protective principle |
and be hoped to be able to respond to |
that call as he heard it, as well in the
interests Of the party az Of the country. |
He aseursd his callers that hia influence
would be exerlsd in favor Of free petro.
leum, free iron oFeand free hides.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24

THr TRAsscaIrT, sI.OO pss ysl
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24

In entering the fight over the tariff
schedules the President feels that he is
only doing his duty and that he is in no
way detracting from the glory Of Con-
gress. He has maintained .'hands off
policy in all regards until the party lead.
eFs have come to him and urged him to
take hand, but now that he has put his
shoulder to wheel he will not turn
back. he will exert all his influence to
make good the party pledges coBident
that in SO doing be will earn the gratitude
and approval Of the whole, almost people
regardless Of party affiliations.
Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Raw Beef Sandwiches

scrape the raw beef, spread it between
thin slices Of plain bread, sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Place sandwiches on a
toaster and put over Goals until heated,
serve hot.