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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Notice.
All accounts due the Nebraska Biene
are payable to e A. Harms.
DECALO GUE FOR FIRST VOTER
Drawn Up by Boston Clergyman with
the Object Of Encouraging
Civic Virtue.

A meeting was held at Faneuil hall
Boston, recently for the purpose OF
Encouraging immigrants in taking q
practical interest in the civil affairs
of the country and of the cities in
which they live" Among the mem.
bers of the Boston Equal Suffrage as.
ISOLATION, under whose auspices the
meeting was held. was Rev. Mr.. Eich.
Ter, who presented for adoption this
document, which he called "a first
voters decalogue:" Il. Love thy coun-
try, which has redeemed thee from
tyranny and bondage. 2. Thou shalt
not worship any political idols. nor
bow down to them. nor serve them.
for their iniQuity will be visited on
thee and thy children until the third
and fourth generation. 3. Thou shalt
not take the name of patriotism in
vain, nor use 1t to hide thy selfish mo
tives. 4. Remember the day of cleo
ton to keep 1t holy. S. Honor the
sanctity of the ballot that the days
of the republic may be prolonged. s
Thou shalt not kill the spirit of free
dom by neglecting to exercise the pre-
negatives of freeman. z. Thou shalt
not adulterate the purity of civic life
by entering politics for gain. 8. Thou
shalt not encourage public servants tc
steal by thy Indifference. 8. Thou
shalt not let greed for political re-
ward bear false witness against the
spirit of patriotism. 10. Thou shalt
not covet a public Office which thou
art not fit to FILL"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
ART As Viewed IN ENetAN6
s"lab.rne's Social connsetDess Rather
Than He Exquisite Verse Gave
Him consideration.... -.

Booth darlington, in. his brilliant
fashion. was talking about the poet
Swinburne. -...... =.
They buried Irving in the abbey"
he said. "They let Swinburne be buried
without any ohicial recognition what.
ever. Yet Swinburne was to Irving
as a diamond is to a pebble. Actors
like Irving crop up every year or two.
but there was never a singer like
Swinburne. Neither Colefidge nor
Shelley nor Shakespeare could match
that music. -: -.
"The English didn't appreciate him.
Only in France si5. art appreciated.
The English idea of art is well por
trayed in a story Mrs. Henniker Hea.
ton sometimes tells.
Mrs. Henniker Heaton. conpsc.
ton Of the poets. was showing to
some ladies miniatures of Swjnburne's
titled relatives. ,.--. -:
lone Of these ladies. as she studied
a miniature Of Lord Ashburton. turned
to her daughter and said: 80. -
My dear. I had no idea Swihbufne
was so we'll connected. Remind me,
the next time we are at Mudte's. to buy
his works.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
NE Did Not Like the Tune.

A poor foreign musician was dog
gedly wrestling with his trombone
outside a village inn He knew that
THE. Last Chord was somewhere
in that INSTRUMENT, but the latter
seemed 4Oath to part with it. AT
length the landlord appeared at the
door. The poor musician bowed, and.
dofiing his cap. said. "Musig hath
jarms." and smiled.
The ihnkeeper smiled also. and
kindly.
Well. not always" he said: but
try that tupe outside that red brick
house and I'll give you .sixpence."
Three minutes later the trOmbOnist
was back again. mud despatched and
fOrlOrn. 49,.
You vos right" he said, slowly and
sadly; '"musig hath farms not al
ways-nO. A mad yellow out or dat
house came and me init a brigg he
knocked down-yes. He not like tina,
tIne-no, no." and he rubbed the back
of his head.
Il thought he wouldn't" said the
landlord; hes just done month,
hard labor for stealing a clOtheslinc
from a back garden Dundee Adver
tiSer
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
MADE RECORD HARD 70 BEAT
Iruthsui Yarn That Ended Dispute Is
= to ouieknsss of Companies in
Paying Claims.

Appointment life insurance agent in
a western city tells about an argu.
ment two rural representatives of in
surance companies had recently. They
WERE carrying on their conversation
on county court day. and were being
listened. to by a considerable num-
Der Of farmers and others. One of
the agents declared that his company
had Established a record for the
quick payment of death claims. As
evidence Of this fact he said that
hot long before a policyholder had
died and bis widow had been given
2 check, covering the amount of the
policy. while the funeral was in prog.
ress. That's nothing" quickly re.
spopded the other "0ur company has
its; Office in a. twenty.story building
In New York 1t is on the tenth floor.
The other day a man insured with
us fell from the twentieth floor. and
our offiters, recognizing that he was a
dead-aure claim. handed him a check
as he passed our window" The farm
ers gave the verdict to the last
speaker.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
NERVES RASPED BY WEATHER
Fat Man Suffering from the Heat
Made Things Uncomfortable
for Conductor.

Between the warmest hour in the
day and the hottest man on his car, q
conductor on a North Nineteenth
street trolley put in a decidedly en-
barrassing five minutes yesterday
afternoon.
The perspiring passenger, short,
tat man. with q remarkably red face.
sat in the center of the car, with his
head as far out of the window as safe.
ty permitted. The conductor, also
very warm, touched him apOlogetically
on the shoulder.
did l get yours, SIR" he asked
Drawing In his head with a jerk,
the fat man glared at the conductor
ferOciOusly.
Don't you know" he demanded.
The conductor smiled family and
explained that in a crowded car he
could never be quite sure whether he
had collected all fares or not.
Its your business to know, is 1t
not? That's what you get paid for.
isn't it," pursued the other.
Yes. sir; but
We'll, II you've failed in your duty
you may expect no help from me-
and the fat man poked his head out OF
the window again.
And as the conductor retreated as
gracefully as possible under the cir
cumstances the glances bestowed
upon him by all within earshot were
expressive of almost everything but
sympathy.-Philadelp Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Not Perfect. But Try te..as.

Not Perfect, But Try to.-8e. -
=. 1t may be safely said that no men
are'more painfully and constantly con
sciOus Of the imperfections and short
comihgs Of our newspapers than those
who are engaged every day Ia the
task Of their fabrication. and yet it
must be said to their credit that none
are more conscious of their RESPONSE
bility to the public and none more
constantly. on the alert to verify.every
detail of the news they. set before
the public or more conscientious In
their purpose to interpret accurately
and fairly the events that demand
critical attention. Newspapers are
imperfect. and doubtless the Marian
press could teach the best Of Ameri.
can newspapers very much that would
be well worth the knowing. but the
Times does not believe that ever IN
the history Of civilization. was the
great body of the press aeutated by
higher purpose than now or inspired
by a more general determination to
tell the truth and to interpret accord.
ing to its best intelligence the sig.
nificance of passing events.-Brooklxn
Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
OF A TYPE THAT HAS GONE.
oidtine English coachman Had Ideas
That Would Shock Modern Ex-
ponents of Hygiene.

Il rode to Brighton one June day
with Alfred Vanderbilt on his coach, >
said MinneapOlitan 1T was fine.
I'VE chatted. Mr. Vanderbilt and /,
like two old friends. and the coach
footing its horn bOwled out of London
with all the cabbies giving us the
whip salute, and soon struck the
white road to the sea-
AS We glided along that white
road, between groves loud with bird
music, through quaint old villages and
over hills that gave us glorious views
of the sunny. windy downs, Mr.. Van.
derbilt told me stories of the ole
cOachman of the past. 1t seems he
collects. you know, coaching prints
rare old books on coaching, coaching
anecdotes and so forth
Zone coaching anecdOte he told me
coachmen of old could endure the
cold
"On a January day of wind ana
sleet, he said. the coachman of the
Liverpool mail made fun of a shivering
passenger who shared the next seat
with him
The cOachman, red and comfort
able in the storm. looked at the blue
and shivering passenger with con
tempt. Finally he sneered and said:
II daresay as yer one o. them girds
wot washes their feet, Ell? Well.
there's a pair of feet in these ere
boots of mine wot amt been washed
since / was nipper Wash my feet?
I'd as soon think O. washin' my
'ead!'
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Philosophy Of Dress.

Philosophy Of Dress.
A duchess may be as shabby - she
pleases, and, in spite of socialism and
a badly hanging skirt, she will remain
a power in the land: but the suburban
lady does not care to be seen with her
best friend il the latter be wearing an
oid-fashioned frock-Black and White.
For the "Near int2ne.=
There has been recently incorporat.
ed in New York q neurological insti.
tute for the study and treatment of
nervous and mentally disturbed pa.
tients and for the training of physi.
clans in the diagnosis and care of
this class of disorders. We doubt
whether there is foundation for
the general belief that these disturb
ances are more frequent and more
destructive than in earlier genera
tons. or in other countries, but 1t IL
certain that they are common and de.
structive enough to cause grave con.
Germ, and 1t is certain that increased
attention to them by the medical pro
fession and BY public spirited philan
thrOpists will prove a wholesome cor.
receive to certain unscientiiic and er-
ratio notions which have gained "a
Their extraordinary currency.-From
the Survey for June.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
BEAUTY AND. FORTUNE FLED.
Three Women % Whom lhe Has
Been More Than Ordinarily
Cold and Cruel.

Once they had al the honors which
beauty and fortune could attain. To.
day they are cruelty dissnchantsd.
One il the Russian Countess Pavlov.
ma Lavetsky. She was received ct;
the court of st. Petersburg. Her hps-
band had castles. hundreds Of seE&s.
millions Of rubles. She had moro
Jewels than the wife Of . maharajah.
But the count. IN ardent soul. Joined
hands with the revolutionists. I'M
plicated In the Riga affair he waa
shot. His possessions were condscas-
ed. :.
The countess hed. She .fosnd a ref.
uge in Geneva. Soon the little money
she had brought with her was gone.
She sold her jewels and found herself
empty:handed. Then. courageously,
she accepted q humble position in Z
cafe. She is there to-day waiting up.
on the patrons.
Another is the countess Of Beau:
clerc. who q few years ago at Rome
inspired Prince Victor with love.
Were they married? She says %. the
prince denies 1t. Their child had fot.
its godmother Queen Marguerite. who
gave It her name. The prince went
to Brussels to forget his Roman ad-
ventures. The countess Is at Milan.
making hats and doing needlework.
The third is the baroness of Grou.
stadt. whose authentic titles 60 back
to the middle age. She Is . dress
maker in a Partisan workshop. Poor
women! Their romance is more cruel
than those of the novelists.-Le Cn
de Paris.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
"PlPE OF PEACE" RESTORED.
Graduates Of Colby College Are This
Year Enabled to Continue Old
and Honored Practice.

When the class Of 1862 left Colby
they introduced custom which lasted
until 1903. with all the. succeeding
classes. says the Lewistown Journal
This custom was that of smoking on
commencement day . pipe. which was
kept at the college for this purpose.
and on this eventful day in the lives
of the graduates they all took smoke
from the pipe, whether they had
ever smoked before or not. The 50
called Pipe of Peace" was an i'm
mense pipe with q stem two feet LONG
and q bowl with human face en-
grayed upon 1t In the front, while
around the sides were, found many
other profiles. This wonderful pipe
remained at the college for forty-edd
years and was smoked by every man
who graduated during that time. but
in 1903 1t mysteriously disappeared
and was not heard from until the
past week, when it was returned t6
the college. With the disappearance
Of the pipe the custom disappeared.
and thus the classes since 1903 have
not had the privilege Of smoking a
pipe of peace" Now, however. that
the pipe is safely back at the college.
and Is being watched over by DR.. Hall
at the library. 1t is very probable that
the old custom will again be taken up
and that the class of 1909 will ON com.
mencement day Of this year be- seen
putting away at this valuable old relic
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
A Long Bamboo.

An Englishman was once rallying a
native of India upon his faculty ir
lying. The native at once replied :
"Why. sahib. we are all more or less
liars in my country. and il one tells
a story another Immediately caps II
There were two young men of my
Country who had a bOasting match
and one said, My father is SO rict
and has so many horses that his
stable is Of such extent as to take q
horse II. months 10 go from one end
stall to the other 'Shabash. brother.
Ieplied the second. boaster. that is
veEy good My father has a bamboo
SO long that he can. sweep the clouds
away with it when they obscure the
sun .in-s.haIyest-..tiRe. Hi hi.' ex
claimed the first That is very won
derful: but. pray, brother. where does
your father keep such a long BAN
boqt why, you stupid was the an
sser: Gin; yeur fa9er's stable. to be
. -
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
as'As< Xts..AV:'{- -
THE REAL 0R'1HE' SIMULATED
Popular Actor :. ntasYsaes ,o.s ies
Is 10 Whether Aaaa Ieass ,s"ostd
-. u. 9h0d on the .atA0e. e

Popular Actor. :. 1laeYssse ,opsse ies
:.as to Whether AAN, Teas should
= -. d. shsd on the :saa6s. {
f! In T. P.s .wee,ay;ioudon: APPEARS
the iffst. article o4.''Ele Actors cate
ehisms" BY Robb lawson. To'-:the
Question: = 80. :.
DO real tears come into your ises
when acting . Scsne Of pathos q
tragedy. .or.: ARE they. mArsly slime
lated? Some acieTs claim that sea;
tears do come. bus. might not Shia
:3essen Seh-coAArols 80: 3. =:
Arthur Bourchier sent the. follow
ing interesting repty:s :
with reg1r& .tb lie question YOU
fafss. MY humble opinion rs that tAe'
actor should feel the; emotions hS IL
endeavorins % portray; Init .thAts
should ,,xexs he master ief those pm
,eftena .ifiks H. to. create the. effect
aimed. It .gponethe senses. of-his 9 ldt
:16nca : Unaeas::thlb -. -: q: scends OF
great emotion. Tor. instance. may o.
o'the actor; complete absndonlAent
war xppSAr 10 the .iaudieh6ss the id.
iculoas rather than the sublime: !.
). '"rhe. differences in. temaer.,
amsat 81 natiop.. was brought home
70 me soma Year. sso while Witness
ing q very fne performance Of $ar
don'a cid: play: ..'Faglande": at Dasy'a
theatsr in New York. In the last ID
the: young Italian husband suddenly
finds that he. has. beAu: trapped into
marrying . young girl Of no parent.
aye whatevef-in fact. .Aletitimate'a
his rage and grief knew no hounds.
Yet with it ill he loves the girl: The
ACTOR Fept. and the AUDIENCE laneheds
] presume the. fact of. a pan shedding
tears Was looked upon as ludicroqs BY
the AnglO-AneEioan audience which
filed the theater." -
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Working for Oneself.

Business Is great educator
working for others often cripples in
born capacity and renders the in
dividual mere working machine
The man who works for himself IN
folds his powers and grows. His
faculties are all alert and every re-
source taxed to the utmost to bring
about best results. The strugsie to
get on develops the best that is in
manhOod-these are the points in
favor of business life. but they are
Offset by many risks
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
SOUNDS PRAISE OF THE PIE
"Perfeetion Of Feastins," Says Writer
Compared to Ambrosia OF the
Immortal Gods.

Pie alone, or as q prelude or post.
Jude to appropriate viands, Is the per-
lection of feasting. 1t may be grace
before meat or after, but it is always
a benediction, a blessing. There are
travesties of pie, but of them we do
not speak Pie that is worthy the
name, pie that is pie, is the light that
never was on sea or land of Cockaigne.
the conservation, and the poets dream
of fast breakinE-the fine fancies OF
characterization were nourished on
pie for breakfast. It is heavens best
gift to man. We do not know exactly
what the ambrosia of the immortal
gods may be, nor their nectar either,
but there is reason to believe that
the Olympian bill Of fare is the pie
. and milk of mortals. At least, 1t Is be-
yond mortal mind to imagine a more
excellent menu, and the perfection OF
pie itself is its all-encircling outer
edge of crust.
If the appreciation of pie is to begin
at its crisp circumference. why are
pies divided into wedges? The In
stinct of the race is sound upon this
point and Is the convincing answer.
: A pie is not made; it grows under
: the hands of genius. and its periphery
is the finishing touch of creation. 1t
is the last word in pie. The apex OF
q wedge of pie is the alluring over
ture to a crescendo Of delight which
reaches it's climax in the crust end"
and as this crust becomes part Of one
self one knows what pie is for. The
crust end" is the final cause of pie
itself. its raisOn d'etre, the solution
of the blissful riddle, why is pie. It
is the last act of the play with a
happy ending. the concluding chapter
of the romance in which they lived
happily ever afterward. 1t is that
which whets the appetite for another
wedge. 1t tastes like more.-NeW
York Evening Sun.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
A Woman Onion Grower.


you may have heard how the Rio
Grande country has put the Bermuda
onion growers out of business" said
Capt. George H. Dartsf of Laredo.
Tex. Our most successful grower,
by the way. is lady, Mrs. e. C. Dodd.
who lives in my town. She cultivated
135 acres this season and made a net
profit on her onion crop of a little
over $4,000. To make land bring q
gain of $500 an acre is. something few
men have the ability to do. and yet
this lady does not seem to regard her
feat as emitting her to any great
praise.
Mrs Dodd looks after every detail
of her farm in person. Raising onions
is no child's play: 1t involves hard
work and great expense in our sec.
ton. where irrigation is necessary. It
is the intention of Mrs. Dodd to plant
on a still bigger scale as she gradu.
ally brings more of her land under
irrigation. baltimore American.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Wedding Ring Etiquette.

What is the etiquette of the Wei
ding ring?" they asked the little sras.
widow. DO you wear the rings give,
you by all your husbands. or that O
the last one only? I see YOU don.
wear any,"
you wear the ring of the HUSBAND
who pays you alimony." said she
That's why I am ringless."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Oh, Yes, We're Supsrstitious..

Ons YES, we're SVpeeSttto0S..
A man stood on a lower Broadway
corner with q box of good luck rings.
They were horseshoe nails made into
rings. It was amazing the number OF
people who went up and bought these
rings Of the man. fitting them. care
fully on their fingers. paying for them,
walking OF, With them, turning them
this way and that to admire them,
though their price. was only 4 nickel
DO you make your living selling
them?" asked q woman who bought q
very fetching one for her third
finger.
Yes, madam." said he. -.
There must be . lot Of supersti.
tious people in New. York" said she.
III . man can make his living by sell
ing horseshoe nail rings at a nickel
apiece" o.. 49,. -
There are. madam" said he. New
York Press. .. 4. 90:
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
A Drunken Clam.

Il once tried II a bed of clans
would get drunk" said a clam opener
They did. I guess there's nothing
living except a good man and q good
WOman-that won't get drunk II you
give 1t the chance.
Il had these clans in a little salt
pool down WATERFOWL way. One
morning I poured some whisky into
the water. BY lingo. they all got drunk
In no time. Drunk as fiddlers.
How did l know they were drunk!
BY their open mouths. of course
Their mouths hung open In such a
silly way. could put my hand in
they tried to close on me, but It was
no go-I could put my hand In and
drag q drunken clam clean out of his
shell without his moving It.
The bed OF CLAIMS got over their
Apeee In q couple Of hours. They shul
NJ cd looked glum than. The samo n
D@Rn does aftee q spgeeS
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Valuable Suggestion.

It is said that severe paroxysms Of
coughing may be arrested by giving
the patient a teaspoonful Of glycerine
in a wineglass of hot milk. This Is
one of the simple remedies which are
dear to the heart of the practical
woman, and 1t is so easy to remember
that it may serve to alleviate the sui
feIing of some unfortunate.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Play Piano for Bad Children.

DR.. Julia Seton Sears. the renowned
metaphysician, has done considerable
experimenting at her school in Osca
wanna. n. Y. in correcting the faults
of children without furnishing them
Her advice to mothers is to play on
the piano for their children when
they are disObedient instead OF pun
ishing them. She says to play some.
thing the children know, as theil
childish emotions are not so respon
sive to unfamiliar airs. She is con
WINGED of the infallibility of this cure
and says it is equally effective in the
case of grown-ups. Worry. anxiety
care and irritability may all be
soothed by certain classes of music
according to DR.. Sears.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
The Little Blind aats. =,

Beneath the ruin there still existed
q dungeon vault, gloomy and granite
groined, yet. save for broken wall and
stairway, perfect as when poor
wretches moldered there at the mercy
of their feudal masters. Now not 90
much as one specter of q vanished
sufferer haunted the place: only the
bats passed their sleeping hours
among the arches Of the roof and
hung. from -five-clawed hands. with
sinister, wrapped wings-like-. little
dusky cherubin that worship with
yelled faces at some mystery-seat II
evil.-Eden Philpotts. Sons Of the
Morning." : -: =
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Z :fiHfo Of 4 tost ciuse.

The Polish Jews recall with. pIld<
the memory Of the great Jewish colo
mel, Bafsf j6selovitch on the occasior
Of the i:somiIstidn of the first Genten
ary Of his death. ne led the lev5sf
regiment in. the vars .for Pe!ish iiide
pendence. and at later stage Of hi,
military. caxeer he's served IN. hi
Frepeb IsEpy. He mas also the found
er. of.sthe. iiEst lodge Of Free Mason.
in Poland .~Berek .J0selOviteh died 8
heroic death In 4. attle-with the: Aus
TRANS; and 1ii8 nAme'iB field in glea
esteem :.am6hg- the. Poles.-Jev Isl
Chrnhiefa~ ~ 1@.-e Z
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
Frivolous Modern Society.

Frivolous Modern Society.
In the Victorian era q young Eng.
lish woman was In the fashion II she
attended half a dozen balls in the
season. BY degrees her ambitions in
creased until now q dance every
night is not considered too much.
Thus the number of dances during the
season has vastly increased.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-08
. Ia


Four Hackensack IN. - women
started across the continent recently
on IN automobile trip. The car IL
which they started contained a com.
plete camping outfit, materials fol-
cooking and utensils, pick, shovel and
even firearms. They expect to arrive
on the coast about q month from now
Mrs. Alice r. Ramsey will drive the
entire way of between 1900 and 4,5Ol
miles. and If she makes the journey
IS planned will be the first woman tc
ride in an automobile over the noun.
tains unprotected by men.