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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
A Boys Essay on Ducks,

A schoolboy assigned to prepare an
essay on ducks, wrote: The duck is
Q low, heavy-set bird composed mostly
OF meat and feathers. He is a mighty
poor singer, having a hoarse voice,
caused by getting SO many frogs in his
neck. He likes the water and carries
. toy balloon in his stomach to keep
from sinking. The duck has only two
legs and they are set so far back on
his running gears by nature that they
came pretty near missing his body.
Some ducks when they get big have
curls on their tails and are called
brakes. brakes don't have to set
or hatch, but just loaf, go swimming
and eat. II was to be a duck I'd rath.
Or be drake. "-National Food Maza,
zine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Doctors for the Well.

There seems to be much to COM
mend the practice Of employing a doc
tor at 30 much per year to visit the
homes Of his clients, watch their diet,
clothing, habits, the sanitary condi-
ton of their person and homes; to
teach them the laws Of health and how
to be temperate in eating, drinking.
bathing, exercising, recreation and
work. People who are never sick are
the ones to whom this should apply
with special force, for there always
comes the day when sickness knocks
at their door. The old adage: IAN
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure" is as good today as when
it was uttered centuries ago.-Boston
Traveller.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright of
Georgia is believed to hold the record
for having accomplished more in the
way of penetrating countries hitherto
unknown than any other living woman,
with the possible exception of Mrs.
Fanny Bullock Workman. She is
called by some ''the Columbus of
South America" from the fact that
she, undaunted by hardships and per-
Ills in the countries she has visited, has
opened to the pioneers of trade and
commerce . new paradise that blooms
south Of the equator, where untold
wealth awaits development at the
hands of civilized man. She estimates
that she has Travelled 100000 miles In
purrnit Of her work
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
END OF THE WORLD
PREDICTION MADE ABOUT EVERY
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Numberles0 Are the Prophets VINO
Have Set Days for Dread Happen
ina-Scientists Declare It
Will Last Long.

1t may be interesting to the timid
to know that the end of the world has
been similarly predicted on an aver
age of once every Is years since the
first recording prophecy of the bishop
of Hippo, in 1896 A. D. Since then
there have been hundreds of dates
set for the end of the world, each pre-
diction taken more or less seriously
by some people.
In the year 999 thousands of people
from every quarter of the old world
sold their possessions and began
journey toward Jerusalem. Numerous
prophecies had been made setting the
year 1000 as the end Of the world.
The failure of the predictions to come
true resulted In great suffering among
the poorer classes.
The year 1912 saw thousands of
people from Europe and Asia journey
ing to the Mediterranean sea, which
prophets had predicted would be-
come dry in order that they might
walk to the Holy Land for the end OF
the world.
An Italian priest predicted the end
of the world in 1885. but the prophecy
was not generally believed. In 1888,
however, the prophecy of Steiffel. the
friend of Martin Luther, which set
October 3 Of that year as the day
for the end of the world, was widely
believed. Thousands of Steiffel's fol-
lowers disposed of all their posses
sions and awaited the coming of the
great event. As the day passed and
nothing out of the ordinary occurred
the angry men and women turned on
Steiffel and nearly killed him.
In recent years numerous prophets
have set various days as the end of
the world. The Adventists, when their
followers numbered thousands, pre-
pared for the coming of the worlds
end in both 1843 and 1874.
During 1899 nearly all the people In
the city of kharkow. Russia. sold
their belongings and awaited the end
of the world, which they firmly be-
lieved would take place in that year.
u0 "luICI VI 1879 anu xSVV was DC
we're and hundreds of the Inhabitants
died from hunger and exposure.
In the last ten years preachers and
religious enthusiasts throughout this
country have set days for the end of
the world. Nearly every year from
1895 to 1905 has been selected as the
fatal year, while several have set the
date as the year 5000. Half a million
Porto Ricans spent Thursday. May q,
1904. in prayer, awaiting the coming
of destruction.
AS a contrast to the dates set by
students of the Bible for the worlds
end are the predictions of scientists.
who base their figures on scientific
theories. The very shortest time any
of those men give for the end of the
world is 5000, OO0.OO years.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
IS COSTLY VISITOR
SANTA CLAUS GREAT 0EPlETER
OF PocKETeooKs.
OF Course the CHEEKY Old Chap u
Always Welcome, But Just the
Same-Well You Know
How Il 10.

"As 1 look back on Santa Claus
said the father of a family, Il find
myself inclined to be a little peevish
with him. just little.
Hes a nice old man. with his
rudy face and his white whiskers and
his jolly paunch, but he's SO insistent.
SO very insistent. You think you've
given him all he wants and all he's
going to ask for; then back he comes
again for more, always wanting more,
and asking it with such manner,
with such gravity and humOr that you
can't resist.
This year Santa, or he and his
authorized agents, all but broke us.
We set aside in our minds months
ago the amount that we thought We
could afford to spend this year for
Christmas. making the amount, SO
We thought, more than generous. At
any rate it was more than we could
afford. and then we cut our cloth for
the rest of the year according to that
depletion of our finances. 1t was 60
ing to skimp us some but We were 60
ing to pull through all right, and we
would have done so if We had been
able to get through according to the
original plan; pinched, but all right.
But, do you know that about a
month before Christmas had come we
found that our Christmas money had
run out? About two-thirds of the
things bought and the money run out.
We had to make further appropria-
lions. for of course those other things
had to be bought.
$50 We scraped up some more
Christmas money, skimping in other
ways to provide it and started In buy
ing those other things. sure that this
time we would have enough. But did
We?
mo. Three days before Christmas
In the last grand rally to buy the
things we had to have it was discov-
cred that we'd got to have more
money. A good many things had
cost more than we had expected they
would and we had kept thinking of
more people to whom we must give,
and 1t all took more money. Money,
money, money! But We had to find
1t, and we did, though as a matter of
fact 1t did crowd us hard. We had
expected to be pinched, but now we
we're squeezed and squeezed dry.
$50 much for that mild. benignant,
humorous and gentle but at the same
time vigorous and persistent and per-
suasive old man with the white whis-
kers. Santa Claus. When he had got
through with us he left us without a
dollar.
But we were glad to have him
come around. Perhaps it is well he
doesn't come oftener and I guess he
knows that; for he's a wise old chap.
as well as kindly; he doesn't draw on
us except when he knows we are
ready to honor his drafts, and 30 we
are glad to see him when he comes
at Christmas time. He prompts US to
do many pleasant things that in our
selfish hearts We might never, have
thought of but for him"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
luIer Severely Dealt With.

Old-time Englishmen hated idleness.
An act passed in 1881 decreed that
any person being whole and mighty
In body and able to labor found beg
ging might be arrested. and IL unable
- give . satisfactory account of him.
self he was brought to the nearest
market town, tied to the end of a
cart, stripped Of his clothes and beat
en with whips through the town,
bleeding and ashamed, after which
degradation he was sent to his native
place, On his oath to put himself to
labor Hike . true man ought to do. !"
II the sturdy vaGabond were caught
Q third time IN idleness he was to
0u3eY death. rs IN enemy to the com
O0aVoaltA."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Meerschaum Running Out.

Unless q fresh source of supply is
found, meerschaum will soon be worth
double as much as it is today. The
article was introduced into Europe,
so far rs its use for pipes is con-
cerned, through Turkey. This was
about the year 1850. A large supply
was also found in Ruhla, in Germany,
near the Thuringia forest which, un-
til recently, gave employment to
about 6ve thousand hands. Many of
the most notable among the German
sculptors had their first training as
carvers of meerschaum pipe bowls.
The supply, however, has now almost
ceased, and the only important beds
in the world today are in Asia Minor
The industry there is now controlled
by American and British capital, with
the result that the stuff is now so per
cent dearer than 1t was a few years
ago, with the prospect of a further
advance In price at an early date.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
THE DOCTORS QUESTION.
Advise Against the Use of Harsh
Purgatives and Physics.

PurgativeS and Physics.
A doctors first question when con-
suited by q patient is, "are your bowels
REGULAR" He knows that ninety eight
per cent of illness is attended with insc-
tive bowels and torpid liver. This con-
dition poisons the system with noxious
gases and waste matter which naturally
sccumulates and which must be remov
ed through the bowels before health can
be restored.
Salts, ordinary pills and csthsrtics
may be truly likened to dynamite.
Through their harsh, irritating action
they force passage through the bowels,
causing pain and damage to the delicate
intestinal structure which weakens the
whole system, and at best only produces
temporary relief. The repeated use of
such treatments cause chronic irritation
of the stomach and bowels, hardens
their tissues, deadens their nerves, stiff
ems their muscles and generally bring
about an injurious habit which some
times has fatal results.
We have positive, pleasant and safe
remedy for constipation and bowel dis
orders in general. We are 90 certain of
its great curative value that We promise
to return The purchasers money in every
case when it fails to produce entire salts
faction This remedy is called Rexsll
Orderlies. We urge you to try them at
our entire risk.
Rexall Orderlies are very pleasant to
take, they act quietly and have 500
thing, strengthening, healing influence
on the entire intestinal tract. They do
not purge, grippe, cause nausea, fiatulen-
&c, excessive looseness, diarrhoea or
other annoying effects, and they may be
taken at any time without any incon-
venience.
Rexa!l Orderlies overcome the dragging
habit and cure constipation and all SINH
lar ailments, whether acute or chronic.
They are especially good for children.
weak persons or old folks. Price, Sc
tablets, 25c., and IL tablets, 10c. Pollock
& 90. the druggist on the corner.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
"aaby" Mckee in Society.

I see that Baby" Mckee was one of
the guests at Miss ROosevelt's coming
out party at the White House, and am
reminded, as many times before, that
time sure do fly and that 1t is better
(or worse) than twenty years since
Mr.. Benjamin Harrison Mckee was
answering "Goo!" to the name of
Baby" and his stiff-necked old grand
pa ruled in the White House.-Beau
Broadway in the New York Telegraph.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
One Of Our Markets.

Liverpool. the largest market in the
United Kingdom for American cotton
seed cake and meal, as we'll as other
imported oil cakes, takes annually be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 tons of Amer
lean cottonseed cake and meal. Large
quantities of cake and meal are sold
to other British ports by the Liverpool
agents.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Ancient Ink Better Than Ours

Ancient Ink Better Than Ours. =
The question of making durable ink
perplexes the manufacturers of to-day
Observe closely any letter five or ten
years old and one will notice that In
all probability the writing has faded
to a brown color. and is very indis-
tinct. Go to any large museum and
there will be seen ancient manuscripts
the. writing of which is a. black and
distinct as II 1t had been done the day
before yesterday.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
IKtroducinu Mr., Spencer,

Harry was walking with another boy
when he was joined by friend year
or so older and inclined to manners:
Introduce me, Harry" the new
conner whispered, pompously.
Harry twisted, Redeemed and at last
turned to his companion with: Jim,
have you ever seen Gilbert Spencer"
NO." the other boy answered.
WELL" Harry blurted out, REDEEM
ing still more and jerking his thumb
over his shoulder toward the new.
conner, that's him!"-Lippincott'
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

scended from father to children and
thence to children again. The thrill
of the sawdust ring has got into the
blood. From the parent trunk branch
es have crossed and crisscrossed until
as in the case of the Clarkonians
and the Demotts and the Siegrists
FlOrenZes. great circus lines have
been built up and guarded with the
jealous care of royal genealogy.-
Hugh C. Weir, in the Bohemian.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Circus Darino Due to Hereditv.

Alfred +. Ringing tells me that
nine-tenths of the leading performers
before the public can be included in
30 families. AS sharply defined as
any old English lineage. they can be
traced backward in some instances
more than two centuries-each gener-
alton accepting without question the
heritage of spangles and tights. The
circus daring and the circus muscles
and the circus restlessness have de-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Little Rollie, four years old, came 20
the table, where we had tomato soup,
Of which he is very fond. Being very
hungry, he could not wait for it to
cool, but hastily ate two or three
spoonfuls; then. laying down his
spoon, he exclaimed: my goodness!
that soup is SO hot 1t makes sparks ill
down me."-Delineator.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Don't Let Problems Worry.
OF course life is full of problems.
The only way to get any comfort II to
throw them all in the wastebasket
and to do the things We can see clear
~ in daylight.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Output Of One Shoe Factory,

Output Of One Shoe Factory.
Ten thousand pairs of shoes are
produced daily from a single eastern
factory. Every "a hours it uses the
hides and skins of 1900 kids. 300
horses and colts, 800 calves and as
steers.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
For Married Men.

Don't expect to have your own way
In life. You must yield one-half at
least Let your wife have her vay
once In . while and experience . throb
nj NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Hest from Weed, ceaI and Charcoal.
Wood yields one-fourtA q the heat
ef coal: charcoal about the same heat
. coal
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Minneapolis, MINI, Feb. %. O9. The
medical world is beginning to get ex-
cited by the successes accomplished by
Quaker Doctors. whose marvellous feats
Of restoring health after others have
failed and performing surgical opera
lions without the loss of single drop
of blood.
The nOrthwt stern states are enjoying
the experience of two Of the most adj
vanceG and successful specialists in
acute and chronic diseases Of the ear,
nose, throat. lungs. blood and nervous
affections that have ever visited the
United States.
The success Of the Quaker Doctors is
attributed to their special study Of
specialism. The Doctors. students,
philanthropists and men of vide rspu-
tation. having given their entire time
and Practice to line Of special diseases
which enables them from long experience
in handling these troubles to certainly
come forward rs master specialists.
Their faculty for mastering disease, their
ability to diagnose and their plan OF
of treatment is not to be excelled by few
other physicians.
The Quaker Doctors do not profess or
pretend to practic the old plan Of fashion
which is to look wise and say nothing.
They know disease; they know how to
explain the symptoms OF disease, and
the spot where located, and most of all
they know from experience, from
what they have done in the past. they
can certainly do for others in the future.
It is said by the Quaker Doctors friends
that they can diagnose disease of any
patient without asking them q single
question, that being the case they are
not likely to doctor them for the wrong
aiIment; they will not take an incurable
disease and lead the patient to believe
that they can cure them when there Is
really no hope for them. The Quaker
Specialists business is large and they
have plenty to do, even at times, more
than they can do, without taking in
durable diseases and deceiving their
patients Brother Matthew and Brother
Ephriam are graduates from two of the
best English universities, as we'll az be-
ing graduates from two of the best
schools in America. Their specially
comprises that class of diseases which
the ordinary home doctor fails to cure.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

The man who forgets his umbrella
always suspects that It 10 . sign Of
geAiuS.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Soak Lamp Wieks In Vinegar.
Soaking lamp wicks in vinegar -
hours before placing in lamp insureo
q clear fame
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Work as Opportunity Offers.
He that waits to do . great deal q
GAco viii never d any.-Johnson.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

A number of important cases that We
hereby take the liberty to publish, which
might be of interest to some who wish
to know more of the Quaker Doctors
great work:
A gentleman from Wyoming was treat
ed successfully last week by the Quaker
Specialists.
/ Tom Irwin. Magnolia. Mimi. cured Of
early consumption. The disease had
been coming on Mr.. Irwin for u long
time. Tie is now thoroughly we'll and
able to work every day.
Hans j. Melby. Lake Park, MINI.
Cured Of bronchial ca,arrh and asthms,
also catsrrh Of the stomach.
Miss Emily O'Day, Lake Park, MINI.
Cured of a goitre by the new method
without drawing blood.
Edgar Putnam. Weaver, Mimi. Cured
Of bad case of eczema after all other
kind of treatment had failed to do him
any good.
Mr.. Willems, q prominent dairyma Of
Norfolk, was cured Of chronic rheuma-
tism and stiff shoulder joint.
Mre. Franklin. Shakop.e, Mimi, was
cured of a rupture.
Will Older, Mitchell. 8. D, says that
he can't speak too highly Of the Quaker
Doctors system of treatment. Their
medicine always hits the spot and am
today as strong and healthy as any man."
Mrs. Charlie Schultz. Norfolk. Nebr.,
relieved of large tape worm in 81 hours.
Martin Dresser, Norfolk, Nebraska,
cured of piles.
L. Melcher, Stanton, Neb., had a large
tape worm removed in l hour and As
minutes.
r. L. Lanman. Norfolk, Neb., cured
of a bad case of chronic catarrh Of the
stomach.
Miss Louise Blank, Norfolk. Neb.,
cured of chronic appendicitis and ova-
rian trouble
Gus Schoenfeldt, Norfolk, Neb cured
Of piles.
Mrs. j. L. Duncan, Norfolk. Nsb,
cured of cancer of the mOuth.
Mrs. VIM. GOerdts. Norfolk, Neb..
cured Of a bad case of stomach trouble
and nervousness.
Jim Lindsay, Norfolk, Neb tape worm
removed.
VIM. Arndt, Columbus, Neb, had q
large tape worm removed in 3 hours,
measuring 40 feet and inches.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24

Don't Parade Your Troubles.
Shakespeare: He bears misery best
who hides it most
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
Individual Responsibility.

1hoIVIoU1I HeSpohS1bI11ty.
Every creature, female as the male,
stands single in responsible act and
thought, rs also In birth and death
3. B. Browning.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
yoRFOLK.
Daily except Sunday.
WHY NOT TRY
THE PACIFIC HOTEL
COLUMBUS, NEe.

The big brick hotel one and one
half blocks south OF west depot cross
ing. . rooms ct 25c; 20 rooms at Soc;
meals, Sc.
HARRY MISSED Nan. Pfanriliaf
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-24
The Quaker staff of medical experts have their offices at the
NORTH THEATRE, COLUMBUS NEB
Bell Telephone No. 267
Office Hours 10 to IL and 2 to4

Office Hours 10 to IL and 2 to A
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-29
LICENSE BILL is
PUT UPON BALLOT
Petition Requires Submission of
Ordinance

With more than $1,000 signatures at
fsched. the saloon keepers petition to
have placed on the ballot a license or
d4nAnce confirming the present $500
charge was presented to the election
commission yesterday. and as the sign
ers wer.. 5000 in excess Of the neces-
ssrV - per cent of the votes cast at
the last election the commission ordered
tho ordinance submitted.
The ordinance is the only one re-
ceiVcd for submission to the voters. and
none other is expected. IL sets forth
that $500 shall be the annual license
charged for the retailing Of liquor per-
nits all night opening and prescribes
the method of obtaining a license from
the police commission by petition of the
ma ajority OF the property holders in the
blocked affected.
The proposed ordinance simply re-
enacts the present law. but IL 1T is
passed by the majority vote of the peo-
pie no board OF supervisors Will be able
10 raise the. license or make other
change in the ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-29
NOT ENOUGH AMERICAN
SHIPS TO CARRY COAL
Assistant Navy Secretary VIM
throp Replies to Protest

SEATTLE. Sept. 2S.-Assistant Sec
retary Of the Nay Beekman Winthrop
visited the Puget sound navy yard to-
day, accompanied by Congressman l.. p.
Padgett of Tennessee, w. A. Thomas of
Ohio and A. f. Dawson of Iowa.
From Seattle Winthrop will go to
the Mare island navy yard and then to
Pearl harbor, HawaiiS
The chamber OF commerce, which re-
Gently complained to the navy depart
ment because Pacific coast coal was not
used by the navy, and which further
objected to navy coal being shipped to
Puget sound in foreign ships, today re-
ceived from Winthrop letter in which
ike said that coal mined on the Pacific
coast is not suitable for use in the
navy; that To ship in American bot
toms or by rail would increase the
transportation cost by 100000; that
American ships to carry the 10000
tons consumed by the navy on the coast
are not available, and that no matter
what freight might be paid no more
than one-tl1ird of the coal needed could
be shipped under the American flag.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-29
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
DEMANDS MONEY IN !
THREATENING NOTE
Plan to Rob- Store Fails and
Conspirator' Seeks to Extort
Sum From Old Man

MARYSvILLE, Sept. 2S.-After a
plan to rob the.wholesale store of ]. II.
Garrett & Co. of this city had been
frustrated by the arrest of one of the
plotters for a. minor offense. William
Bowen wrote a note yesterday after
noon to J. r. Garrett, the aged owner
of the establishment, threatening his
life II he failed to pay over 500.
The note was left at the home of a
neigl1bor OF Garrett, and two hours
later the writer asked over the tele-
phone If Garrett had received 1T. He
was answered in the Affirmative, but a
guard of police which was placed
around the Garrett home evidently
frightened Bowen, for he did not ap-
pear. He was arrested today and made
full confession. He said that he and
his partner. Tom Temple. planned the
robbery. but Temple was arrested for
stealing crowbar to be used in COM
hitting the burglary. Bowen then
conceived the plan to get money from
Garrett by means of a threatening
letter.
Bowen escaped from, the 4Iome for
the Feeble Minded at Eldridge about
five months ago. He is said to have
served three months in jail at Los An
geles. He said today that he met Tenn
pie I'M Red Bluff, going with him to
Grfdley, where they robbed a house.