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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
the NEW WOMAN
Made Over by Quitting Coffee.

Coffee probably wrecks a greater
percentage of Southerners than Of
Northern people for Southerners use
it more freely.
The work it does is distressing
enough in some instances; as an illus
tration, a woman of Richmond, Va,
writes:
Il was q coffee drinker for years
and for about six years my health was
completely shattered. I suffered fear
fully with headache and nervousness,
also .palpitation of the heart and loss
of appetite.
MY sight gradually began to fail
and finally I lost the sight Of one
eye altogether. The eye was op-
Grated upon and the sight partially
restored. then l became totally blind
in the other eye.
MY doctor used to urge me to
give up coffee, but I was willful and
continued to drink it until finally in q
case of severe illness the doctor in
sisted that l must give up the coffee.
so l began using Postum, and in .
month l felt like q new creature.
Il steadily gained in health and
strength. About a month ago l be-
gan using Grape-Nuts food and the
effect has been wonderful. l really
feel like a new woman and have
gained about % pounds.
Il am quite an elderly lady and BE-
fore using Postum and Grape-nuts
could not walk q square without ex-
ceeding fatigue. now I walk ten OF
| twelve without feeling it. Formerly
in reading could remember but little
but now my memory holds fast what
l read
Several friends who have seen the
remarkable effects of Postum and
Grape-Nuts on me have urged that
give the facts to the public for the
sake Of suffering humanity. 80. n
/! though l dislike publicity. you car
publish this letter If you like"
Read The Road to Melville" II
pkgs. There's q Reason
Ever read the above lettepS a Dev
4 one appeors frea time % tine. TIE,
are Geoulnes true and fu0 81 Ao00
interest.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
AUTHORS NOTE.

The material facts In this
story Of eireumstantiai evidence
are drawn from IN actual re-
corded case, only such change
Of names and local color being
made 40 to remove them from
the classification Of legal re-
ports to that Of fiction. All the
essential points Of evidence,
however, are retained.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
And the Old Man crlnned.

And the Old Man Grsnneo.
Duke" said the heiress, eagerly
did you see father?
yes"
"Well?"
I'VE talked about the weather.
what? Lose your nerve again!
WHY don't you brace up and talk like
a mana subject Of q king on whose
domain the sun never sets!
Cant" moaned the duke. "AH the
time / was In your fathers ONCE he
kept grinning at a big painting.
what painting?
THE battle of Bunker Hill"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
Mothers Day in England.

Provincial England is smiling In
superior way at Americas belated dis
ccvery that the country ought to cele-
brate mothers day. In the villages
of Cornwall. Devonshire and Lam
cashire mothers day has been a rec
ognized institution for generations. 1t
fs celebrated on mid-Lent Sunday.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

A small holder In East Lexham ID
making an interesting experiment In
barley growing upon his land to tsss
the possibility Of raising corn on .
small scale. In 1907 he sowed 70 spe-
cially selected grains Of barley. which
Welded 400 ears. The resulting ker-
nels he sowed In 1908 and harvested
In II weeks. with the result that no
got a bushel of threshed barley. which
he has sown this year. his object Do
ing to show what can be done In CO
real cultivation from very small b.
administrator Standard.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

my limbs swelled. grew weak ana
discouraged. Doan's Kidney Pills re-
moved these troubles entirely. have
been well for two years.
Remember the name-Doan's. SOLO
by all dealers. 50 cents box. Fos-
ter.Nilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. 7.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
A Hot Prescription.

Il want you to prescribe for me.
DOCTOR" said the sallow-complexioned
man. Il have cold feet; what would
you suggest?"
"A ton of coal. promptly replied
the witty physician. Five dollars,
please"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

Trouble with the kidney secretioas
,s . certain sign that your kidneys are
deranged and that you should use
Deans Kidney Pills. They cure all n
cexularities and annoyances, remove
backache and side pains and restore
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

J the members of the Cali
Skin club dropped into
their accustomed places
Judge bennett entered
with a stranger of dtstin-
guished mein, and dignified
bearing. His white hair
andwhite mutton-chop whis-
kers betokened the cOun-
try jurist of long expert
ence whose reverence for
the English bench ca;lsed
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
But Not IN.

Evelyn saw you in bathing this
morning, George. It's funny you didn't
see me.
George didn't expect to.
Evelyn was sure you saw me AZ
one time. was standing close BY
you on the beach.
George-Oh, yes. l saw you In your
bathing suit,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
Not Her Fault.

1T Is the duty Of every man and
woman to be married at the age OF
80" said the lecturer.
WELL" said a woman OF 30. with
some asperity. you needn't tell me
that. Talk to the man."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

Did q man ever ask you to 60 ON q
fishing trip with him but what he
asked you II you could row?
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

tho kidneys to health.
Charles Cole, 20 N.
Buckeye st., lola,
KAns., says: The
kidney secretionS
were IRE 3 u ! q r.
scanty and painful
and contained sedi-
ment. Ny back was
stiR and lame and
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
OF Course They Are.

"Shad Is line th1ng.
so is marriage. Sometimes l won.
der il either is worth the trouble
Louisville Courier-Jocrnal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04
ALONG WAY BACK.

George-There's Miss Passay. She
claims she's never been kissed.
Harry-Why. I've kissed her myself.
years ago. She means not since she
can remember.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

7 never could understand why ne
didn't see me. When they put IL
On him l hadn't the nerve to speak
nm NV God, I've got Miller on my
soul. too! There they both stano'
Take 'em away and he went INTO
unintelligible rawlings which hnaiiy
ended in the gasp OF death.
.you can imagine my state OF
mind upon hearing this terrible con
fession. Was not Millers deatn
upon nv soul as well? Was l not
equally culpable for not having {.
keener insight into character that
might have read his innocence IN
his steadfast attitude: Many long
night as l walked the moor Oh ny
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-04

over in Iowa a few days since in his
auto. Some farmers set two dogs on
him as he passed in his machine and
as the road was rough and heshad to
travel slow one of the dogs grabbed
the front wheel and ditched the ma
chine. Mr.. Nicholson shot the dog.
after righting his machine. and a war
rant has been issued for his arrest at
Shenandoah
Three well-dressed men. riding IN
an auto for which they were paying
SEQ per day to take them around to
see the farmers, attempted to con-
tract wheat from 80 cents to 81 per
bushel for future delivery.
Andrew Meyer. arrested in Lyons a
few days ago for wife beating. and
Jailed in Tekamah. committed suicide
IN prison by hanging himself with
straps from his suit case. His wife
had taken the suit case to him the
day before. When he pleaded for aid
to be released she told him he was
safer in Jail, as sentiment was very
strong against HIM
Some time Thursday afternoon,
while the family was at Fremont at
tending the circus. Chris Kreisal OF
Cedar Bluffs killed himself with q No
10 shotgun in his room at the home
of Hans Pageier. four miles west and
south of Cedar Bluffs. No reason il
known for the act
ED. Gould of kearney has sold 1--WE
of his elevators located along the
Burlington lines to the T. B. Hort
Grain company. The elevators are a
wolbach, Cushing. Brayton. Greeley
and Horace Mr.. GOulds object in dis
posing of them is to, concentrate hi!
interests around kearney.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
Tariff Revision. Hysteria.

Des Moines Capital: The tariff re-
vision craze has reached that stage
where it is more suggestive OF the
grotesque than of well-ordered plan
to secure a statesmanllke adjustment
OF tariff duties to actual conditions.
There has. not been a genera re-
vision of the tariff in a dozen years.
and now the clamor therefor resem bles
vast babel Of tongues. Mugwump
magazines, free trade independent"
organs, and curb-stone calamity s-lriek-
ers are all demanding that schedu' Is
be cut and slashed Beardless edi-
torettes are writing letters 70 women :
clubs and pleading with them to send
written protest to congress the pro-
test 10 be against everything in
general. even if not against ANYTHING
in particular just 80 i is a protest
II does rot matter what kind Of 3
tariff measure may be finally adopted
as the outcome OF the present special
session There is going 10 be Kide-
spread dissatisfaction. and II Is not
at all unlikely that The Republican
party may Io1e the next congressional
election as result.
81 the congressional election sollow-
ing The framing Of the McKfnIeT tariff
Law tie nation went Democratic. Even
William McKinley himself, tie great
cham ion Of the doctrine OF protection
and in later years the idol d The
American people. was defeated II an
Ohio congressional district The coun-
try was swept by just such 2 wave Of
tariff ripping hysterta az IS being wit
messed Il the present time The con-
samer had his inning He saw the
dawn Of the day Of cheapness for
xntch he had so long been seeking
The wicked Aldriches and Paynes and
,he ot1er legislative tools of vest.
II interests were in a minority and
the tariff rippers had everything their
own sweet way
Is Il rot necessary to dwell on the
four years of industrial nightmare
which began in 1892 and lasted until
1856 the older people know aeoul
K The misinformed who are writing
free trade essays do not care about Il
People who have passed through thos,
various periods and have watched III,
drift OF things during the recent years
are satisfied in their own minds thai
the country is headed for another per
iod of low tariffs and all around cheap
ness. They can await tho n, ven
thereof with comparative ealmnens be
cause they know that experience alone
can take the conceit out 81 the IN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14

where. 1t is the natural way of going
from place TO place. 1t is health-giv-
ing 1t enforces the breathing of pure
air. and it makes all those who en-
gage in it briskly and regularly, have
higher respect for themselves.
There is no cure SO widely applicable,
for the desk habit. tie house habit,
that tired feeling" for dependency,
and all the ills that come from sitting
and living under roofs with limited air
space In Chicago the Geographic So
ciety has begun series of walking
excursions, the length of which is
fixed at abort four miles. Any man
woman or child in ordinary health
and in normal mental condition, can
cover that distance without fatigue
and be the better for it. Walking ex
cursions are not likely to become pop
ular. But there is no substitute for
them, nothing to equal them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
Whiskey and Coffee.

Vinton Eagle: Whiskey and coffee
seem TO be almost synonymous-tha
is TO say, they seem to be the two most
popular drinks. The peculiar thing
about it is that you can tax whisky
all you please and there is no kick"
The drinker will pay whatever the re-
taller asks MIN, whether it be 5, 10,
10 or IS cents. Talk of taxing coffee
and hear a noise like, a howl. The
man who drinks whiskey will not de-
fend 1t, but the man who drinks coffee
VIII go across a township to vote
against the man who dares to put a
tax on it. Both are the most popular
ingredients OF food" we have: whis-
ky probably the strongest If a man
is nearing death and his friends wish
to revive him for a short while, or
long enough to make will. they will
give him whiskey. Coffee will keep
you awake, while whiskey puts you to
sleep, and both are made from the
same distilled water Both are good
revenue getters for the government.
When the government is short OF
funds caused by a lessening of impor-
tations or from extravagant appropria-
tons, the mind of the legislature nat
! urally runs to putting more tax on
whisky, or thinking of putting more
tax on coffee. That, however, is as
I far as it gets its mind on coffee. One
little message sent over the wires tina;
it is contemplated to put tax on cot
/ fee and one would think Kansas
cyclone was coming across. There
are more whisky drinkers than coffee
drinkers. and can someone tell why
they do not have as much influence
with the powers that be" as do the
! coffee drinkers? This would be an in
teresting subject for some of our sci
entifc men who always delight in delv
ing into remote subjects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
RAILROAD LOSSES in 1908.

An advance abstract of statistics OF
American railroads for the year end
ing June 80, 1908. compiled by the
Bureau of Railroad Statistics. just
made public, shows that the railroads
in this country lost over S330,o00,00
in gross earnings as the result of the
general financial depression incident to
the panic of 1908. The Interstate
Commerce Commission had previously
estimated the loss at only s164 ,464,T ia.
The discrepancy is thus explained in
the statistical report:
This statement is based on table
giving the earnings for the twelve
months ending November 80, 1908,
when the full effect of the business de-
preston became evident This avoids
the error of including the latest
months in railroad history of the same
year with the lean months that follow
ed it. In the same way the loss in
net earnings is shown to have been
SIPS, $4,000 instead of Sill, ,006. as
given in the commissions statement.
The two cent passenger fare
legislation is said to have caused a
loss of $4,000, 900 in gross earnings,
although more passengers were car.
ried. This is accounted for by reduc-
ton in average receipts per passenger
mile on ga per cent OF the mileage
from 2.o14 cents in 1907 to 1882 in
1908.
The heavy loss in net earnings is ap-
parenfIy caused nv tho expenditure OF
approximately s32.o0o.0Oo necessitat-
ed by arbitrary innovations, in &C
counting methods and requirements in
regard 20 the hours and conditions OF
labor of certain classes of employees
An exhaustive table is given showing
the remarkable progress in railroad
conditions in the last twenty years
{ According to this, while the main line
mileage has increased IS per cent. the
mileage of all tracks has increased 81
per cent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
The Spread OF sne "commission Idea"

l ne spread OF the "CommiSSion IDEA.
Chicago Record Herald: 1t need
create no great surprise if before the.
end of the present legislative sea
son the majority of the western states
have authorized their cities to estab
lish governments by commission after
the style OF Galveston and Des Moines.a
In a number of eastern states as well
such governments are possible &c
cities that desire them. Minnesota is
the latest state to swing in line. Its
new law passed the senate last week
and was sent to the governor for sig
nature.
1t is hardly more than three years
since the Galveston plan first began
to attract the attention of the country.
Something similar had been tried in
New England cities, but New England
local government is usually regarded
as law unto itself. When Calves
toms commission, established in 1902,
had shrown conclusively its efficiency
other cities began to sit up and take
notice Houston adopted similar form
of government, and in 1907 the Texas
legislature granted new charters OF
the same general type to half dozen
other cities. In the same year Iowa
gave its cities a chance, and Des
Nome took advantage of the oppor-
I tunity almost instantly Other Iowa
cities have followed with great en-
/ thusiasm and excellent results.
The Iowa plan, like the Galveston
plan, makes Capitalization of govern
ment the main thing. Powers OF may
ors and councils are combined in the
hands OF a small board of four or five
commissioners, who distribute among
themselves the various departments oil
the government In Iowa more ad
yanced system of checks and controls
is established through the adoption
of the initiative, recall and referen
dunn.
Kansas and South Dakota are tive
other states that have passed compre
hensive enabling laws, while number
of cities in Massachusetts. Maine
, Tennessee, Idaho, Virginia and Oregon
have secured commission govern
i ments. In our own state the legisla
ture is investigating the advisabilit,
of passing an enabling act at the re
quest of dozen Of the larger cities o
the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
DRINKS in a apry Town =

Ackley World. The ehabitual
DRINKS. who are seen to totter
around the street or to make
public nuisances of themselves.
who go along with the idea. IL
sober enough to have an idea, that
.,No one can tell that I have been
drinking, " should be checked up, put
on the blacklist OF liquor dealers. and
the other fellows who drop in at pri-
yate business places and make nui-
sances OF themselves should be given
10 understand that patience has
ceased to be virtue. For a town
that has mo legalized saloons" we
can no longer poirt to ours with pride.
These habitual drunks who are nui-
sance and source of sorrow in the
homes of the affected should be Jared
into sobriety or given three years
sentence at the states institute at
Knoxville
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14

tl-at in city that invites the nnh,,
to come by the thousands there -.
no accommodations for any hpt v, ~
ors at the hotels '-''V
This subject may have been nrs.
discussion in some places in this state
but SO far as known there is mot ~.
city that has made provision for M
convenience of its visitors or tor 4.
residents. Not all who go 10 o,r
care to patronize hotels or saloon.
AS things are such persons are i.
most compelled to go where they A.
not care to go. OF course there az.
public parks but nearly all furnish ),
bad, unsanitary, and uninvitinp eycusa
for the conveniences they ought II
supply. European cities shame Amer
leans in all such matters as this
The city council of Davenport can.
not expend few hundred dollars n
better advantage than in the way s,lg.
gested. Paving, or almost any othe,
improvement can much better wait
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
STATUS OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Ida Hustled Harper. in an interest
ing and instructive article in tie April
number of the North American Re
view, describe the Status of Wom-
an Suffrage in the United States It
Is notorious fact that in the matter
of woman suffrage the United States.
the first country to experiment in
demo ratio government, lags far be
hind many of the monarchical coun-
tries of Europe. There are several
reasons for this anomalous fact. but
the most effective of these reasons is
to be found in the governmental condi-
tons existing in the United States,
which make it imposeible to effect a
fundamental change without the con
currence Of large number OF sep
arate legislatures. Nevertheless. the
cause of woman suffrage has made
! and is making distinct progress in
1 this country, as indicated by number
of facts which Mrs. Hustled arrays In
/ illustration of her subject She says:
The women are compelled to keel
entirely free from political afiliation!
when conducting campaign, which
1 prevents their having the united SUP
port OF any one party; they have nt
votes to use as a reward or punish
ment, and their leaders cannot ever
pledge the loyalty of the women to an.
party after they are enfranchised. a
they themselves do not know hoy
they will divide politically when the.
have the ballot In these days Of dick
er and deal, when politics is a grea
game to be won by the most skillf,l
; players, the disadvantage of women j
colossal when they carry their caus
into the arena.
1T is not only to no party's advan'
. age to champion this cause, but non
which has any hope of success dare
to incur the hostility of the enemies t
it. The forces of evil are all oppose
; to woman suffrage, and the forces 10
good are not, as a rule, a very poten
factor on election dav-"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
Walk and Be Happy and Well.

Davenport Democrat: Better forms
Of exercise than walking in the open
air over country roads and through
fields and woods. may have been dis
covered. but they are not known and
have not generally been put TO use
Motoring is rot exercise except for
the bumps the rough highways cause;
and motoring means expense which
places il beyond the reich Of the ma
jority. Horseback riding is excellent
but that implies horse. Rowing has
much to commend it. but thai means
water. Baseball. TO be interesting be
comes a sport rather than an exer-
else. Women and children. to whom
walking especially appeals. are barred
from some of the more violent ex-
ercises in which men and boys en-
gage.
Edward Payson Weston. the man
who walks, Z now giving the country
an object lesson Of practical value. He
is showing that walking as d means
OF retaining and promoting health. is
common blessing which all may en-
JOY from youth to OLD age. Last month
Mr. Weston passed his seventy-frst
birthday and to celebrate it he start
cd on a tramp from ono side OF the
country to the other. distance Of s.
500 miles. Mr.. Weston has been a pro
fcsslona, walker for fifty years. but
HIS favorite exercise has not yet be
come national craze.
In some cities there is tendency
10 form walking clubs. and no better
movement can be encouraged any
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
THE TYPoGRApAlcAl ERRoR.

The Kewanee Star-Courier calls
attention to the fact tina. the typo
graphical error is on the rampage
again and suggests that 1t be arrested
Oh sight 1t is the greatest criminal
e1tant and gets more newspapers
into trouble than all the rest OF their
ems mics put together None is i'm
Inune The distressing feature IS that
the Typographical error Invariably
puts in lis appearance in the place
where it can do the most harm. By
way a. illustration, the Kewanee paper
cites the fact that in Saturday Even
ing's Mail OF Galesburg special atten-
ton vas given TO report OF ser
mon there at Union Lenten service
at the First Baptist church b. a Chi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
wise leaders of thought anu action and

wise leaders of thought anu action and
open their eyes to the real truth
There is this consolation for those
who regret the trend but know It is
inevitable: The Republican party may
now and then lose an election because
OF the voter who is ignorant of his
country's history, or cannot remember
farther back than week before last;
but the Republican party never loses
two elections in succession unon this
issue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-14
Public conveniences Needed.

Davenport Democrat. Among the
other important things for Des Moines
this year it is hoped the matter of pub
lie toilets will not be overlooked" So
the Des Moines Tribune begins an
editorial and so every Iowa newspaper
in town of 500 people ought to begin
a movement for this necessary con-
venience. AS the paper quoted fur
thermore says: ut is almost criminal