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The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
BUILDINGS TELL THEIR STORY.
Unwittlnsiy They Reveal Secrets Of
tie Hearts Of Those Who Con-
struetod Them.

The observer Of buildings may read
with ease many . secret of the build
ers heart, whether it be pride. ambi-
ton, hypocrisy Or solid worth. The
apartment building that Is built to
SELF IL easier to read than some
structures which are the expression
of composite thought. There Is q
good exterior appearance. halls heavy
with STYLE" with tiled floors. marble
walls. and massive chandeliers. But
inside the apartments. on every hand.
there are evidences of q conscious
intention to skimp and neglect even
ordinary STANDARDS Of good carpenter
work.
How unwittingly does the builder
rear this projection Of his Utmost
character! Would It restrain him to
know that others regarded his work
~ an open confession Of the very
things he would prefer to hide? 1t
might not change his character. but It
could cause him to make such build
ing a he would like to be thought OF
n corresponding to in character. II
this method of Interpreting builders
were to be popularized it might raise
the standards Of the industry. Our
contribution to this end would be
proverb, to pass current wherever
buildings are contemplated: "A build
ing Is q confession in stone.
lier'S.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Aellish Fashions.

His satanic majesty touched but
ton and summoned his head imp.
What is all that noise In Factory
street,"
Your imperial majesty. It Is the
women mobbing the new corset fac
tory. They are all demanding one OF
those new redhot, electric-charged cor
SETS"
"Sufferin' souls!" gasped his males
ty, land I thought l had invented .
new torment"
The mistake was in forcing that
French girl to wear one first. She
made 'em all believe they are the very
latest style"
Saints above! and thought I un-
derstood women Well, well. now that
I think of 1t, the plan works out bet
ter than l thought Take 'em away
from all the ladies but few; see that
they are advertised as the very latest
fashion and l guess that will make
those women who can't get 'em suher
all right. all right."-Puck.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Form Colonies for Tramps.

Perhaps most tramps have no de-
sire to work, preferring to cling to
their habits of shiftlessness, but there
are doubtless many men in the ranks
who would settle down to the serious
task Of making money and improving
their condition II they had the proper
training. The latter may and prob
ably will, be rescued by q term on the
farm" but the veteran who has
walked rails when no freights were
available; who has SHE'D at anything
savoring Of labor: who has begged or
stolen what food he has obtained, can
not be reformed. He will 60 on until
the end In his old way, q scourge to
humanity and disgrace to civiliza-
ton. Usefulness was never and can
never be for him. To the extent OF
the number constituting this class the
farm colony will be q failure.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
TOUCHES THEIR TENDER SPOT.
Most Men Have Weakness fer Being
Photographed On horseback, Says
Observant Photographer.


A young man went out with cam
era one morning not long ago and
took seven snap shots Of early morn
ing horseback riders. He sent proofs
Of the pictures that turned out well
to the men who were photographed
and every one Of the men sent him IN
order to finish up . few Of the pic
lures.
"Of course they did," said q more
experienced amateur photographer
when he heard about 1t. "A man will
always buy . picture of himself on .
horse unless he's an unusually poor
rider and looks bad on horse. No
matter how modest q man is, you
catch him at the one time when you
may appeal to his vanity. when he's
mounted on good riding horse"
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Requirement. for Appetite.


Cleanliness and good appetite are
twins; so are cheerfulness and good
digestion. Avoid chickering's and heat
ed discussions at the table. Eat slow
~ taking time to chew thoroughly
your food. You will be coaxed into an
appetite through so little . thing az
the immaculate cleanliness of the lin
en- and the dishes, the garnishing Of
the meat with parsley, watercress or
latticed potatoes. A relish-olives,
onions, radishes, celery-often helps q
stalled appetite into another course.
And the serving hot-not lukewarm-
of the vegetables and meats that come
from the oven IL q wonderful aid to
digestion.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
The Characteristic National Meal.

The Characteristic National Meal.
1t is not only in Scotland that break
fast is the characteristic national
meal, says the London Chronicle
Travel where you may. the first meal
of the day is the one that strikes the
foreign note, luncheon and dinner
having gradually absorbed cosmopoli-
tan qualities that are not even con-
fined to hotels. But you never feel
SO much of an Englishman as when
Switzerland gives you rolls and butter
and honey, and nothing more. with
your coffee, or when France makes
this into one exquisite crumbling
''crOissant," with an inch or two from
yard long loaf. or when Denmark
adds cream instead of milk to the
coffee and a dangerous piece of pas
try to the black bread and round
white roll.
Yet our English breakfast became
an institution only in the eighteenth
century. Before that only royalty
breakfasted OF meat, bread and
cheese and ale. The commoner, such
such as Pepys. took merely a morn
ing draught of buttered ale.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Investing In Nature.

A man must invest himself near 1t
hand, and In common things, and Be
content with . steady and moderate
return. II he would know the blessed
ness Of . cheerful heart and the sweet
ness of . walk over the round earth.
This is q lesson the American has yet
to learn capability Of amusement on
Q low key. He expects rapid and ex-
traordinary returns. He would make
the very elemental laws pay usury.
He has nothing to invest in q walk:
It IL too slow, too cheap. We crave
the astonishing. the exciting. the far
away, and do not know the Highways
Of the gods when We see them always
Q sign of the decay Of faith and sim
plicity Of man.-John Burroughs.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Married Women Must Work.

As long as women workers stop
work at marriage they will continue
to be, as q class, low-paid, over-worked
unskilled, looking only to the day and
never to the future. entering industry
casually without training. retiring
from 1t Unexpectedly without warning,
hard to organize into trade unions,
hard to interest In technical improve
ments, hard to inspire with financial
ambition, behaving. in every respect.
with the utmost good sense. just ex-
actly in the manner In which any
class Of admittedly and consciously
temporary workers should behave. It
is hard to believe that such . situa-
ton can be right either for women or
for industry. The women lose oppor-
tunities. Industry loses Abilities
Everybody's.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
His Business Ability.

In the Adirondacks lives q man too
lazy to work, but evidently of great
business ability. One winter. when
he was sitting around smoking. his
family came so near starving that
some of his neighbors, who could i'll
afford to help him. took up q collec-
ton and bought for the suffering
family barrel Of flour. . barrel Of
pork and a load Of wood. They were
not considerable enough to cut the
wood, but the business man knew how
to manage. He hired some of his
neighbors who had not contributed to
his donation to cut the wood, and paid
them with half Of the pork and half
the dour.-Lippincott's.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

tico Of, and bad ones. which make
you throw something at the punster."
Cant you make . pun. father?"
"Of course. my son! Now, you're
thinking about your supper. aren't
your"
Eyes, father"
well. that's-upper-most IN your
mind at the present time. That, you
see, Is q play on-Here. you young
rascal. what did you throw that book
at me fort"
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Hotels and Food In Argentina.

OoSSso Osso VSVo SsS~s's'ss~s
There is an abundance of hotels and
pensions in Buenos Ayres and. al.
though some of these are exceedingly
dear, good accommodations can be
had for about the same prices as in
larger American cities. While the
food. in general, cannot be called bad,
the heating facilities of the hotels
are miserable. This Is all the more
to be lamented as the winter months,
June to September, are quite cold
here. The so-called steam heat of the
larger hotels, which, by the way, is in
stalled only in the corridors, is moth
ing more than a farce, and the small
kerosene stoves which one may or.
der for his room against good extra
pay are insufficient to counteract the
cold drafts from doors and windows.
From q Buenos Ayres Letter to the
Chicago Daily News.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Express Yourself.

Express yourself. II your railroad
crowds its passengers by putting on
an insufficient number of cars, let
each crowded passenger write can
did expression of opinion to the pas.
senger agent II your trolleys are
crowded, don't lazily submit express
yourselves. Not to each other, but to
the man who is running things. Make
1t hot for him. He is there to serve
you. Don't be gentle sheep and bleat
contentedly when you are herded to
gether. Be goats. and butt in. Re
forms are never anything but the fruit
Of . strong popular expression.-
Charles Battell LOOMS.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Built to the Memory Of . Dog.


OF the memorials to dogs the most
imposing of modern date il Tells
Tower" q structure on the seashore
near West Kirby. Cheshire. Eng. It
Is in honor of the great st. Bernard
dog. Tell. ancestor of most of the
rough-coated champions Of England.
and himself winner of every prize In
the kingdom. He was majestic in
appearance. noble in character. and of
undamted courage" Built by tie
late Mr.. J. Cumming Macedonia. the
tower IS q sort Of summer house. In
the base of which Is vault contain
ing Tells remains. guarded by an
efigy of that remarkable animal
Wide World Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Thin SkinnednesS.

"The most unpleasant kind Of van
ity to meet WITH" writes a reader, "is
thin skinnedness. The thin-skinned
person is always on the lookout for
sights and takes every allusion to
himself His amour spropre must be
consulted on every occasion. thereby
making every one around constrained
and unnatural for fear of hurting him.
He is a wet blanket everywhere. and
one cannot help a feeling of relief
whenever he. leaves" Chat.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
STRANGE Growth Of Olive Trees.

Strange Growth Of Olive Trees.
Attention is seldom called to a re-
markable and curious characteristic OF
the olive tree. After many years OF
growth the different large branches
of the trees separate gradually from
the trunk until they are quite divided
from one another down into the root.
These then slowly move apart, and in
some instances six or seven distinct
trees stand in the area which before
surrounded the main tree, and they
will sometimes be as much as 20 feet
apart
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
llahtnins's Antics In . Church.

cJ0hShIh9t N"s'es =" q S"o'e"'
Lightning struck the steeple Of the
little village church Of Gassin. near
Toulon, France. the other day. The
electrical fluid. 1t is stated, followed
the iron cable which is used to ring
the church bell and set the bell ring
ing. Then it tore the door OF q cup
board containing a number of candle
sticks and lit all the candles as though
BY enchantment.
1t completed its antics by ripping
nm the floor of the sacristy. but, so 1t
Is said, previously rolled up the car
net with perfect symmetry. I
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Worldly Weldon.

As there is . worldly happiness
which God perceives to Be no more
than disguised misery: n there are
worldly honors which In his estima-
ton are reproach. 20 there IL . world
" wisdom which In his sight II fool
ishness. OF this worldly wisdom the
character are given in the Scriptures.
and placed u eQltSaat With these q
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
4 Real Man.

A real man is one who reaching his
home Is met at the gate. door. or In the
house by his children. who grab him
around the neck. hug and kiss him and
maui him in general; their action to be
followed by q hearty reception by the
wife and mother 1t Is possible for such
man to be a gentleman. but many
gentlemen" are not real men.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
In Faron India.

In India q girl must be married BE-
fore she reaches IL, or she. and often
her whole family. suffers loss Of caste.
Caste enforces rules and regulates
marriages. A man may be infirm. in
sane. 'l0athsome. diseased, cruel and
utterly reprobate. yet he can receive
into his power through marriage and
deal with her as he will q little girl
of any age under IL. II the caste re-
lations between them are according
to that system.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Platte County Teachers Association
At Columbus High school, May l, 1909,
ct O'Clock p. N. e..
Instrumental solo-Selected. ......
Mae Rattermsn
Number Work in the Country School
Carrie Larson
"The Value of Initiative. i. II. Britell
Readine-sThe Death Disk. ......
.Velms Covert
Commercial Exhibits as an Aid in
Geogrsphy.............H. Raubach
u. g. History. ..........A.J. Patterson
Vocal Ecclesiastical -. Birdie Dodds
~Why Are We in the Teaching Bus
iness?'. Gene Looms
Vocal solo-"Sing Me to Sleep.
William Farrand
Reading of minutes of Monroe and
Humphrey meetings.
Roll call.
State Superintendent Bishop has des-
ienated May 10 and IA as the dates of the
final eighth grade examinations. DO
not forget the dates, as this will be the
only notice you will receive. Examine
tions will be held at the usual places,
commencing at $50 q. m. each day.
Pupils will furnish paper and pen.
The Platte County Teachers Institute
will convene June IA, and remain in
session five days. All who expect to
teach in Platte county during the COM
ing year must attend. No excuses will
be granted, except for those attending
summer school at the time the institute
IN in session. FRED 8. LECRON,
County Superintendent.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
How the "roast" Originated.

The drinking to ones health II q
very old custom, dating way down the
ages. In the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries the favorite drinks
were sack, canary, claret, sherry-to
which we're added honey. sugar, ginger
and other spices. On the top Of this
mixture a piece Of toasted bread was
always fioated. It was supposed to
give the necessary flavor. Hence the
idea of drinking q toast" The word
is used in reference to any sentiment
proposed for q speech at social
gathering or banquet. In fact, the
making of "toasts" Is a very graceful
ert worthy of cultivation.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Babies ~ Center Pieces

East side women have the funniest
fashion," said the Settlement House
worker. 'of putting their babies In the
middle Of the table when the dinner
isn't on. can't get used to It.
never have been admitted to . dining
room yet on the East side that didn't
have some child or other blooming
right In the middle of the tablecloth."
NAV York Praaa
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Easy money.

GriR-You look prosperous. old man.
Grafton-Yes, l suppose you read
about Nuritch's ambition to be a sen.
ator?
Grin-Well. yes: see by the pa.
pers that he says he's In the hands
of his friends"
GraftOn-That's It. I'm one of his
friends. - Catholic Standard and
Ctue9s.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
A Cause for THANKSGIVING.

A Cause for Thanksgiving.
what are you crying abOut?" MY
husband beat me-" who Is he?" "A
fiddle bow" Then yOn ought to be
thankful he doesn't play . bass VOL"
-Fliegende Batter.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Too Many aRiehts" for Criminals

Too Many "Rishts" for Criminals.
In the fight that never ends be-
tween the criminal and society more
and more advantage is given to the
former. He is handled tenderly. His
rights are large, and they are re-
spected even II honest mems rights
suffer. Some Of his privileges might
be withdrawn with no loss to any
one meriting much confederation
London Times.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Gives Strength to Character.
Poverty Is uncomfortable, a. I can
testify: but nine times out Of ten the
best thing that can happen to . young
man is to be tossed overheard and
compelled to sink or swim for himself.
James A. Garfield.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Tho Advantaoe.

John Bright used to tell how Q bar.
Der who was cutting his hair once
said to him: you ave Q large cad.
sir: it II . good thing to ave . large
cad, for . large cad means Q largo
brain. and . large brain II the most
useful thing . man can ave. - Il nour-
ishes the roots Of the 'air"-Sacred
Heart Review.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

The divinity of man is indeed won
derful and glorious in the rare and
mighty soul. but how much more %
is it in the humble and common one.
and how far greater a thing 1t Is to
discern and reverence 1t there
James Russell Lowell.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Circumstantial Evidence.
Shells 1t true that Miss Blank II
going to marry the prince?
He-Er-well. they have issued a de-
NAL of the story which contradicted
the report az to the falsity of the ru
NOR that the account was untrue.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Advertised Letters.

Following 10 Q list Of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end.
ing April q. 1909:
Lettsrs-Zsro Brown, r E French,
Walter GrifIis 2, Giuseppe Hobthly, "
Handricks, Earl Jones, Lefford AcOor.
miok. B e Norehesd, A E Morphy care
Of e e Bruce. August q Schultz cigar
manufacturer.
Cards George Askevold, F E French
" Hendricks q, Glen Mcqueen, Mr.
Nable Mc0ee, Miss ella Schrsm.
Parties calling for any OF the above
viii please cay advertised.
CARL KRAMER, p. n.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

the Wlo0o0 vhicA = mon aDovoI TAo
one - ~ wisdom q the crafty. the
other that Of the upright: the one
terminates In selnshness. the other In
charity: the one II full a strife and
bitter envyings. the other Of mercy
and az epod fruits.-BlaiH.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Walker Township.

Walker IOWn9hlp.
Winter wheat is looking very good at
present.
August Dalhberg marketed hogs in
Lindsay Saturday.
John Swanson was hauling potatoes
to Lindsay Saturday. ...- -.
We are having better weather now
and the grass is starting to grow.
Martin Olson and family, N. C. Nelson
and family and Martin Nelson visited at
John Swsnson's Sunday.
Light showers OF rain fell in the west
portion and heavy in the east portion OF
Walker township Saturday afternoon.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Women Animate Siaushterers.
Animal slaughtering Is, on the face
Of 1t, . highly unsuitable kind Of work
for women, but 1t is a curious fact
that there are three women employed
in that occupation In England.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Route No. 1.

Spdng grain put in with drill is COM
ing up nicely. ..' -F.
w. T. Ernst and NJ. Dineen we're at
Richland Sunday.
Martin Meyer shipped two cars of
cattle Monday evening.
John Ahern marketed two cars of cat
tie and one car Of hogs Tuesday.
Christ Nicholson was q caller at the
homo Of Miss Bertha Hake last Sunday
afternoon.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Ocean Watena.

A ton Of water from the Atlantic
ocean. when evaporated, will yield
eight pounds Of salt: a ton from the
Pacific, 70 pounds; and q ton from
the Dead sea, 1877 pounds.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Not on 0emoeratleal Principles.
Perhaps 1t may be laid down a .
general rule that . legislative assem-
bly,. not constituted on democratical
principles, cannot be popular long aft
er It ceases to be weak.-Macaulay.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Route No. 4.

George Dumis of Chicago is working
for Iossi Bros.
Tho home of John Elmer was quaran-
tined for small pox last Sunday, Anna
and Will being afflicted with the disease.
Tho young people of the neiehborhood
arranged IN old fashioned surprise and
dance for Mr.. and Mrs. John Donoghue
las. Saturday evening.
Frank BuRsi Of Route 4 and Miss Mary
Stachura of Route 5 we're married at the
Catholic church in Columbus last Wed
nesday. The reception was held at the
home OF the BRIDE and on Monday even.
ing they came to their home on the farm
southeast Of Oconee, and the boys OF the
neiehborhood turned out and gave them
IN old fashioned serenade.
Last Thursday morning about three
O'Clock w. H. Moore discovered that his
ersnary was on fire and the family was
aroused ct once and by hard work suo-
ceeded in saving the nearby buildings,
although they were pretty badly scorch
ed. The Rranary contained about one
hundred bushels each of corn. and oats,
which were destroyed and also some
brooders and incubstors, and it is sup
posed that one of the lamps in an incu
batOr exploded and started the blaze.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Money Comes In Handy.

Money Comes In Handy.
You can't run . state and provide II
with all the benevOlences demanded
by the spirit Of the age and do 1t on
homilies and wind.-Newark Evening
News.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

"Absent-minded. is she?" Il should
say 30. She's the kind of woman who
Would 90 to bridge party without her
rings."-Bellman.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Controlling the Mind.

Controlling the Mind.
Observation-Disclosures may become .
bad habit Do not let the attention
wander. Learn to observe things
about you and hold your mind steadi-
" on work in hand.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
RouQh On Father.

When mother has to look after 500
buttons on each Of her gowns. where
does father get OF In the matter Of IT
tention for those six on his trousoIs3
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Mother Knows.

When the children are told what q
smart man their father is they look
at their mother as II asking her II
hey are to believe it.-Atchison
Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
lovelyl

A man never realizes how silly hin
love letters are until he hears some ~
them read In court-Chicago News.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
JUST CASE OF WANoERLusT.
Family Starting 10 cit Were Properly
Sure They MUST Land Up Some
where Eventually.

In the smoking car On . southern
railroad, where they had sat mp al
ni,ht, was . family consisting Of hus-
band. wife and I'VE children. They
were rubbing sleep from their eyes
and wrangling with each other when
4 man entered the car and espied
them and advanced to say to the
man:
"Howdy. john s'prised to zee
you"
"Howdy, Tom?
where you-all gwine?"
Down to Harbor Pint, I reckon.
But I thought you-all lived up At
Cherry Hill?"
I'VE did"
what you-all totin' away from
there fur"
Dunno"
What you-all swine to Harbor
Pint fur"
Dunno. Jest thought we'd CO."
"Oh, / see. You-all thought to get?"
81 reckon. Yes. thought we'd git.
and We pulled up and started a-gittin'.
and II we keep on long 'Ruf We sure
'nuff must git sumwhar' or other"
Yes. sure. Been a-gittin' myself
and always got there some day. It's
heaps better than never gittin' tall"
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Worthy Of Confaseius

He who ISLANDERS me behind nv
back. fears me; he who praises me in
my presence. despises me.-Chinesa
Proverb.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
The Voice Of Experjenee7

uHo Votce o. ExpertenceT
One trouble about moving too
much IL that you waste a lot of valu
able time trying to explain things 20
that others can understand them.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Art and 0ross Can Not Aalnsls.
Ouida: Count art BY gold and II
letters the feet 1t once winged.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
Highest Of All Duties.

To bring = child to the realization
Of the divine nature within him seems
to me to be the highest duty of par.
ents and educators.-Channi
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28
He Got None.

whats Q pun, father?"
"A pun. my son, II . play upon
words. There are three kinds Of puns:
Good ones, which you laugh at: h.
di&orent 49, witch you take 10 70.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

Excuse for insratitvds.
A man who IL ungratefu. IN oftsn
less to blame than his benefactoe-
La ROchefOucauld.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

ss'V"S 0V ignorance.
The man Of brains sees difficulties.
surmounts or avoids them; the fool
knows NO dinculties.-La Bruyere
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-28

To Clean Mother u Pearl.
Mother Of pearl ornaments shoulA
be cleaned with paste Of within. -
cold water. Soap discolors them