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The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
WANTED "SAHREY'S" SNUFF.
Would Have Liked Alcohol Also, But
Rules Of the City Prison
Forbade u.

is this the turnkey"
The small pinched face Of woman
Of indeterminate age looked up ~
Turnkey Clutches.
The turnkey of the city prison
peered over his glasses at the bent
form of the woman before him.
Yes he answered
rs Sahrey, still here?" asked the lit
tie creature.
'.Sahrey whO?" asked the goOdna
tured jailer.
Why, our Sahrey." was the an
swer, and in the same breath the
woman mentioned "Sahrey's" last
name.
shes gone over the river" said
the turnkey
The woman hesitated a moment.
and then said: Can / get the stuff
she Left"
What stuff"
"Some raw alcohol and tobacco"
I'VE don't give back any liquor. but
here's a box of snuff We took from
her. You can have that"
well, l wanted the bottle. but
I suppose I'll take the snuff" COM
planned the woman as she grasped II
eagerly as the turnkey passed it out
Then she shuffled toward the door
and started slowly up the steps
Columbus News
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
JOKE COST HUM0RIsT IS HAT
intended Victim Got "Wise" to Trick
and Thereby Saved His Prized
Panama Head Covering.

James Mullin. an Office holder at the
Philadelphia navy yard. Joined the
bareheaded walking pedestrian club
q few nights ago-not as q matter
Of choice. however.
In supervising the assortment of
some old material in the yard during
the day referred to. there was under
his supervision a big col0red fellow.
who seemed to be shy a good hat
Taking this occasion to get a joke
OF on his superior officer. he ad-
dressed his workman:
Sam, you seem to be in need of a
good hat. l have one I'll give you
Go over to building No. "a and enter
the private Office. where you will see
panama hat. which have discard
ed. Use that would rather let you
have 1t than throw it away"
Sam went, but instead Of finding
the ONCE unoccupied, as Mullin
thought, the man on whom the trick
was to be played was present, and
when Sam told his mission he at once
saw the plot. and retaliated.
well, SAM" he said, Il have de
cided to ask Mullin for that hat my
self, but will give you good derby
of mine that does not fit me-"
Handing the hat to Sam, he left for
the gate, as it was time to quit for the
lay. The derby was the property OF
Mullin, who took the joke very we'll
but is suffering the loss of a IS hat
Philadelphia Times.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
LAST OF A VANISHED RACE.
0ockwaIiopers, Exponent of
Type That Has Gone.

Last of his race is "StrOngback.
reminder of the days when dOckwal
lOpers were a vastly different class
from the Industrious, peaceable men
now employed along the water front
There isn't man who has been
identified with shipping interests in
Detroit for any length of time who
doesn't know "Strongback." And
still smaller number whose memories
run back to the time when he first
made his appearance on the docks
John DrOback is his name, but be-
cause of prodigiOus strength when IN
his prime he acquired the sObriquet
of "StrOngback," which has chung To
him ever since. He admits having
worked on the docks for 40 years.
and no one essays to dispute his
claim, he having been a familiar
figure when the first of the present
generation of marine men arrived on
the scene.
In his earlier days "StrOngback"
performed several feats. once saving
a life by plunging into the river. and
again preventing a disastrous con
fiagratiOn in the ID. & G.. warehouses
Although only shadow of his former
self, he still retains much of his
strength, and few would care to mix
things with him.-Detroit Free Press
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
JOHN WILLIAMSON

Fought With the Pawnees in Their
Last Battle With the Sioux
Another old timer in this vicinity is
John Williamson of Genoa, who fought
with the Pawnaes in their laet battle
with the Sioux on the Republican river
in Kaneas in 1873 Williamson has been
a resident of Genoa for nearly forty
years. He was great favortie Of old
"Fighting Bear" OF the Pawnee Chiefs,
who made Williamson his confidant and
told him manv stories of his career az a
warrior against the Sioux and Cheyenne.
It was from the old chief own lips that
Williamson was told about the tragedy
at Ash Hollow. or Rawhide Greek, as it
was later called IT. was in the ffties
thst three Ohio men on their way to
California, while passing along the trail
near Ash Hollow noticed a Pawnee
squaw washing blankets on the bank of
the creek. One of the men had previous
~ expressed his determination to shoot
the first Indian he saw after crossing the
Missouri. and when one Of bis COM
psnions reminded him of what he had
said. he raised bis gun and fred
The woman fell dead The companions
Of the murder were horror stricken at the
crime. but finally agreed to keep the
matter a secret, and hurried away. That
evening twenty miles from the scene of
the tragedy, they were overtaken by q
band OF Pawnees and conducted back
to Ash Hollow. After threatening to kill
all of them. If the guilty one was not
pointed out, the murderer, confessed.
After hearing the confession. the Ind
ians pronounced the death penalty. and
the form OF execution was by SHINING
the criminal alive. The self confessed
murderer was Immediately suspended
from the limb of tree by his feet and
bis hands tied to stakes driven into the
ground. Then his tongue was cut out
and bis executioners commenced at his
feet and slowly proceeded to skin him.
in the same manner that butcher skins
a beef. Before the job was completed
the man had passed away. The remain.
we're then cut into pieces and fed to the
doee. During the execution. the COM
panions of the victim were compelled to
witness the horrible butchery, but we're
later released. and told to leave the
neiRhborhood at once.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
MANS EvER-RESTLESS SPIRIT.
Iron Hand Of "Things" ls Evidenced
in the Constant Change That
Seems Part Of Life.

1T seems to me very strange" said
Mark Twain one day, that people
ever move The happiest day in the
life of old John Bunyan was the day
they threw him into prison II they'd
ever got me there. they'd never have
got NE out"
Here the humOrist voiced. as he
often does. a profound truth. 1t
reached to the core OF one of the most
trying evils Of life. especially OF mod
ern life. Why can't people be like
trees" asks another philosopher. land
stay putt" Our continued moving
about is merely an expression Of the
restless spirit of man. 1t is only late
ly that men have begun fully to un-
derstand what Ruskin meant when he
declared that the invention OF the
steam engine was not blessing. but
a curse And now is the time of the
year when many people begin to in
dulge in the most wearing of all kinds
of moving, change from one environ
ment to another, from the city to the
country. And in making the change
they feel the iron hand of things"
Most of them are the slaves of
things" 1t is not enough for them
to move themselves with all the spir-
itual decorations that the change i'm
plies; they must take with them a
multitude of things. whose transpOrta-
ton is trouble both to the spirit and
to the purse
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
More Accurate.


The pastor and his wife had called
Upon q member of the congregation, a
widow with q small but exceedingly
lively boy and were on their way
aome.. WELL" said the preacher, "she
seems to be . very intelligent woman
anyhow"
Yes"
And very positive in expressing her
opinions"
"On the contrary" said his wife,
she struck me as being strongly
negative
Negative? How"
Everything she said to her little
boy began with a Don't. Johnny!'"-
Youths Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Huekleberry Finn.

D. A. Mcdaniel Of Chicago. arrived
In the city recently. He asked the
first thing about his old playmate. DR.
R. A. Gardner. and was nonplused
when he learned that the doctor died
just a year ago.
The DOCTOR" said Mr.. Mcdaniel.
together with my brother James,
Harry Hunstock, Clarence and Frank
Crout, were the five boys lost in the
Hannibal cave along in the early sew.
enties. on which Mark Twain based
one of his famous stories. My broth.
er James was the inspiration of the
famous authors character of Huckle.
berry Finn."-Quincy Ol.) Wing.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
COMPANY MUST PAY POLICY.
Court Holds That le0al Execution
Does Not lnvalidate Insurance.
Of culprit.

Careful life Insurance companies
win do well to include In their queries
to applicants Tor insurance q few a
to what .heredity has done for them
in giving them . taste for murder
Have you had any murderers in your
family" might answer the purpose.
and II the applicant knew of any such
nearer than Cain 1t would be in order
for the company to turn the applica-
ton down. lest the applicant initiate
his ancestor by doing something per.
fectly killing. thus costing the COM
pany good money.
A nnal decision has been issued by
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals. Judges Pritchard, Waddell and
Dayton rejecting q petition from
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur.
ance Company Of Milwaukee for q re-
hearing In the case Of the heirs of J.
Samuel McCue, former mayor Of
Charlottesville, Va, which means that
the Northwestern Mutual will be
forced to pay the death claim of $2O..
600 on the life Of McCue, hanged at
Charlottesville, Va. for wife murder.
The case was tried In the United
States circuit court for the Western
district Of Virginia at Lynchburg.
where an opinion was handed down
favorable to the insurance company.
The case was taken to the United
States circuit court Of appeals, where
1t was brought to trial at the Novem-
Der term, 1908. at which time the de.
cree OF the lower tribunal was re.
versed. On December IA. 1908, the
Northwestern Mutual. through its law
yers filed . petition with the appeal
late court. begging for a rehearing Of
the case. This is the petition which
10 refused. Judge Pritchard presided
when the petition for q rehearing was
submitted.
The decision is significant in that
1t means that life insurance COM
panies hereafter will be required to
pay policies In cases where the policy
holders have been legally executed.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
4 New One.

A man employed in a hay and feed
store at st. Louis has been taken to
the city hospital suffering from straw
disease" which is said to be new
conner among the ills that flesh Is heir
to. As its name may be taken to in
dictate, straw disease" Is connected
with straw. It is. in fact, caused by
handling or sleeping upon straw. and
1t Is a thoroughly unpleasant but not
very serious eruptive skin disease
The first known cases of It were found
recently by doctors at the Marine hos
pital at Philadelphia.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
MEMORIAL SERVICE

In Memory of Major North. Fred
Matthews and Geo. w. Cl0ther
Az announced in the Journal last
week, memorial service in honor OF the
memory of Msjor North. Fred Matthews
and Geo. W. Olother. original member
of the show company. will be held in the
Columbus cemetery. The procession
headed by Buffalo Bill and the band and
followed by the other members OF the
show and Captain Lutte North, Captain
Gus G Becher and Lieutenant George
Lehman, surviving members OF Major
North's band of Pswnee Scouts, will
march to the City Of the Dead where the
service will be conducted. Dean Beech
er, of Omaha, will deliver an address at
the graves of the departed.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
By Automobile Up Mount Rainier.

United States Engineer Eugene
Ricksecker celebrated Independence
day by throwing open the government
road in the Mount Rainier NatiOna,
park. Vehicles and hOrsemen now
have an excellent thOrOughfare from.
tidewater to Narada falls, near snow
line in Paradise valley.
The road would have been ready
weeks earlier had not heavy SHOWS H.
Paradise interfered. For a brief few
days last fall the road was "rOughed'
open to Paradise. but only one auto
mobile went over it. Mr.. RickseckeI
says that autos and wagons can now
make the trip with comfort. The max
imum grade on the road is four pei
cent. Nearly score of automobiles
all loaded. went to the mountain
Tacoma Correspondence Seattle Post
Intelligencer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

As noted in q former issue Of the
Journal, it was twenty six years ago that
Buffalo Bill organized bis Wild Yves,
show in Columbus, and it is certainly
gratifying to the people OF Columbus
that IN organization that originated 10
their midst has grown into one of the
largest and most interesting public OK.
hihitions in the world. 1t was here tha,
much OF the material of the original show
wss secured which gave to it reputation
and standing throughout the country,
for some Of the original members, like
the man ct it's head had more than q To-
cal reputation. In the twenty-six years
that have come and gone since the show
was organized. Buffalo Bill has Travelled
over the entire American Continent,
England. Irelsnd, Scotland, Austria,
France. Germany, Italy and Spain with
astonishing success. Msjrr Lille saw
the value Of the Wild West" and or.
gsnized The Far East and met With
succese.
Now these two origins'ors have de
citl-d t., go hand il hand and civ, tire
American pubic a.. .xpos,t,"n IN pa rail- .
ed In its completeness nd diversity.
Life in the civilized aph u,clviiiz ID
countries ~ the world is bel. pr. s.n,ed
In absolute truth ard simplicity. A. a
natural EXHIBIT 1t 10 n panorama of color
and beauty, yet there is nothing threat
ricat about it. for e,ch Individual! wears
his nati'nai dress or the urisOrm Of hi.
serves The great charm of the Wild
Nest" s.'d Far East" is its eeuuiue
character and lite adherence to tru b.
Az q aal the racial and national r.
representatives, hsv. been s.k ct-G from
the nearest to the primitive. tribal and
nomsdic condition, also those allied with
expert borsemanship. The American
Indian, The Western Cowboy, the Mexi.
can Rurslie. the Cavalry men of all ma
tions. U 8. Artillery. Zousves, Arabe,
uOiCcC 0uu VIII
be presented in coujuncti o with people
from different Orien,sl countries on the
Pacific Islsnds-Singslese. Maories,
japanese. Australian Bushmen, Be
duoins, Ms;ays, Philippines. Hswaiiaus,
Ss0onns, East Indians from various To-
cslities. all forming . rare study of man.
kind.
To add color to the Oriental pageant
Rossi's famous troupe OF musically train.
ed elephants have been secured to tour
the American Continent; they q vet
have not heen outside of New York City
-Oamels, Dromedaries, ETC., will aseist
to lend realism to the picture produced
under the supervision OF Msjor Lille,
"Pavnee Bill" the nov associate of the
r'ted scout, Colonel W. f. Cody who
will lead tho frontier scene in which he
figured in the stern reality.
There will b no street parade. q
every attention will b concentrated to
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
the giving OF perfect performances

tho giving Of perfect performances.
Col. Cody has given none of these pro-
ceesions for over ten years, there fstigu-
ing effect on men. women and horses is
such % to effect the snap. ginger and go
necessary to natural exhibition. There
will be two representations daily at and
and 8 p. m. rain or shine.
The performances are given in the
open while the spectators are comfort
ably seated under shed canvas from son
or shower-arranged to secure fresh air
"a ssssonable summer entertainment.
The type Of men which Boffslo Bill
represents arc fest passing away.
The iron trends OF commerce has de-
s:royed the vocation Of the old time
plainsmen. The mammoth engine pull
ing hundred freight cars he's taken the
place of the mule train, and the old
Concord coach has disappeared and its
place taken by the chair car and pull
NAN. The rsnchman that fed hungry
travellers slonR the Overland Trail pass
I'd "u. Of business when the modern
dining chr rolled. across the plains
What Daniel Boone was to entucky.
Houston to Texas. Kit Carson and Buff.
siO Bill were to N-brssks and the coun-
try along the California trail. and on the
occasion of his visit here next Friday he
will meet many OF his old time friends
and receive tho warm handshske of those
who knew him before be became famous
as a Snowman
Those who we're in Columbus at the
time the show was organized will r.
member Johnnie Baker. foster son of
Buffalo Bill At that time Johnnie was
q lad Of IL, and drove a rpan Of Apgora
goats hitched to q email wagon. John.
ME 10 still member OF tho show. But
he's man now and ono of the crack
trop shots Of the world. and a general
favori,e with all who know him
Another member OF the original force
that started with the chow was Major
Burke The Msjor is still N. mb~r Of
the organic alton, and sltb"ush 66 years
old is a. rough and - rugged ~ he was
eighteen years aRo WHEN he took part in
queliing the last great uprising OF the
Sioux at Pine Ridge. The Major, in
company With Msjor Gen. raj La, form.
ed commission that nseosis,etl q treaty
with the Sioux after the Battle of
Wounded Knee. That treaty has never
been broken, and since signing it msu,
OF the Indians have become succ. sefu,
farmers and hundreds Of their children
have been sducsisd At the g MIA. Nebr
seks Indian school snd are nov engaged
in business and In tilling the so,l in
Tipp. Meyer and Gregory counties,
South Dakots The Indians have III.
ways bad . high regard for Major
Burke aud look upon him O one tho best
friends they ever hal.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Advertised Letters.

Advertised Letters.
Following is Q list OF unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing September, 1, 1909:
Acknowledgment Crane. Jerry "
Griffin, Chas Jiles, Sophie Kruk, OFT"
Meyer, Clarence Neal. Mrs Rose Swan
son.
Cards-Frank Amy, Mrs. Barney
Brochtrye, Warren Baird, Joe Bibbs,
Rosie Gable, James CARVE, Will CHASER,
Otis johnson, Minnie Johnston, Sophie
Kruk. Chss Ried. Lille Run water, Mrs.
Rose Swanson, Ella Wizard. Margaret
Williams, Roy NAPLES, Kate Victim,
Nellie Weber.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised.
CARL KRAMER, p. II.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Belgian Coal Miners.

While coal is mined at greater
depth in Belgium than in most cOun
tries. the number of miners killed in
accidents is less in that country thar
in any other. For the ten-year pc
Rod from 1891 to 1900 the number of
fatalities per 10000 wOrkmen was
1854 per annum. In the metallic orc
mines the number of wOrkmen who
have been killed by accident is one
third that in the coal mines.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
An UnsisterIy AvoWal.

Women would unquestiOnably exer.
else a refining influence on politics.
said the suffragette.
YES" answered Miss Cayenne
YEARLY; Il have no doubt that cOnven
ton badges would be greatly in
creased in decorative value and that
compaign buttons would be vastly
more numerous
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

"Hard Times" and Marriage.
The result of hard times. the sta.
tisticians have determined. Is the sale
of fewer diamonds and the record of
fewer marriages. There are said tC
be 10000 persons in New York who
should have married last year II hard
times had not happened to prevent
The statistics fail to hazard a predic
ton as to the possibility of the same
persons marrying this year.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

Pet Vice Like . Pup.
A pet vice Is like . puff you
keep 1t any length Of time you be
come SO attached to 1t that you can't
bear to think Of parting with it-Bos
ton Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Euch Safer.

Euch Safer.
Here is an editorial in the paper
entitled The RebellioUs Wife," re
marked Mrs. Ponsonby.
Well observed Mr. Ponsonby, I'D
much rather write an editorial about
her than try to make her surrender
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

Public Forests and Public Schools.
OF the revenue accruing from the
national forests in Colorado Is per
cent. or $50. 1000 is yearly turned over
to the state by the federal authorities
for use on the public roads and
schOOlS-Outing.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Fish Flew in His Boat.

A. Paladini, the local fish merchant.
the other day exhibited a flying fish
which had been brought in by his fish.
ing steamer, the Henrietta.
Flying fish are numerous In the wa
ters of southern California, but they
are rarely seen in this vicinity. While
the Henrietta was steaming along
about i've miles beyond the Far
allones the fish few upon the deck
and Capt. Alexander brought it into
port. It is q foot long and weights
nearly two pounds.-San Francisco
Call.
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
NOT Quite.

He's pretty ny sort Of fellow,
isn't he?
He's trying to be. since he bought
an airsbjp'
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

Matfomony.
Poverty Is no bar to marriage"
says the philosopher Of folly. but IL
is considerable Of an obstacle to the
proper maintenance thereof"
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01
Against Telepathy.

Against TeIepathy.
DO you take any interest in telep
athy?" said the young man who was
trying to make conversation.
No." answered Miss Cayenne. u
should never countenance a method
of communication by which people
could intrude their opinions on you
without even going to the trouble Of
looking you up"
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

Not Interesting.
Have you heard the latest news?"
inquired Mrs. Bizibod.
YES" answered Miss Cayenne
Its very shocking. isn't it,"
You know the people"
NO. l haven't the slightest idea as
to the identity of the people. Scan
dals are like humorous anecdotes
about celebrities: the same old stories
with different names introduced"
The Columbus journal., 1909-09-01

| NORTH THEATRE
Friday
September 8
The Original Comedy
The Hing
of Tramps''
A Yankee Doodle Comedy in
Big Laughing Acts
Funnier than a circus
An entertainment for children from
A COMEDY
With a Plot Mounted With Special
Scenery
Musical, Singing and
" Dancing Specialties "
THE SHOW You have been waiting
for.
Introducing the Favorite
Comedians
MR.. DAVE burden
MIR. CLYDE LONG
Supported by q Carefully
Selected Company
MILITARY BAND
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ELECTRICAL EFFECTS
Prices, Is, IS, SEC.
Palace
Meat Market
CARL FALK, Proprietor
Solicits q share Of your
patronage
Thirteenth Street ]