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The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
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From the Gasette.
Mike HcGowau 1T the table land had
about 40 acres OF oats burned Monday
while threshing. The fire caught from
sparkle from the engine.
John Devansyis two daughters were
here from 81. Louis the fore part Of the
week trying to settle up the Lackey De-
vaney estate. While here they visited
with Mr.. and Nm. Peter Powers.
Az . sample Of what IN old maid can
do with pen We submit The following:
"Han i two legged animal that chews
tobacco and walks on the forked end.
Most men arc born; We never heard OF
but ono that wasn't, and he We made Of
mud, just for . sample. Mans life i
full Of Impeachment. srowls and com
cob pipes. He goes forth like lion in
the morning and leaves his wood for his
wife to chop, and in the evening hs
sneaketh homo with his pants ripped,
and raises Gain about hard times. He
has 10 grippe On road working days, and
walks twenty miles 70 circus. he viii
chase . jack rabbit four miles through
the snow, and then borrow . horse to
ride half . mile to the post omce."
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
SILVER CREEK.

From the Sand
Tekls. wife of Martin Formsn who
lives east of town has commenced suit in
Platte county for . divorce. alleging
cruelty She tried this once before and
dropped it when Martin promised to be
good.
E. g. Ruffner, who has been . handy
man in the Chicago Lumber Oompany's
yard for about two years last past, has
taken charge of the Hord company e
yards at Duncan. Duncan people will
find Ed alright.
A report Of the dynsmiting of the
house Of Cyrus Ksrney at Olympia,
WASH, has reached MS but We have been
unable TO get the details. 1t is said that
the older members OF the family had re-
ceived warning Of some such occurrence
and slept in IN outside building, and
while the house was wrecked, they e.
capped bodily injury. The Karney's were
formerly residents of Polk county, living
just across the river.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Adders Of Great Britain.

An adder two feet ~ inches in
length, killed In Ross-shire, reported
recently, Is q large one. but by no
means q record" A correspondent
Of the Scotsman has kept a record Of
large adders killed in various parts of
the country for many years. One sent
him near Kendall, Westmoreland,
measured 29h inches. and q second
(same locality. September 2, 1888, 81
inches. One sent from Beverly, York.
shire. on July %, 1898. measured IS
inches, and so far is the largest he
has ever heard Of In this country. In
the Furness district Of north Ian.
cashire adders grow to an unusual
size, from Is inches to 30 inches, be-
ing apparently the normal develop.
ment The correspondent has not q
single record Of an adder attacking
man or beast II not accidentally trod
on or wilfully provoked. Adders are
most irritable just after recovering
from Information, and their bites then
are peril0us.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
a PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Columbus People Greatly Interested
In the Cenerous Offer of Pollock
& Co. the Druggists.

Columbus People Greatly Interested
In the Cenerous Offer of Pollock
& Go. the Druggists.
The people have already demonstrated
that they would rather trust man who
10 naturally honest than one who il
honest only because be had to be.
Pollock L Co. have . firmly establish.
ed reputation for square dealing a"d
sterliDe honesty. When they told the
people that kexall Remedies are tie
purest and most dependable medicines
that it Is possible for modern .cience to
produce. and that they would tell the
public what each one of these $50 or
more remedies contained, and that they
sold Rexall Remedies on their personal
guarantee that they would give entire
satisfaction or they would not cost the
user Q single cent, they were believed.
Ever since this announcement>P Pollock
& Co.'S. drug store has been largely pat
ronized by people bu, ing Rexall Rem
edies. all OF which proves that this store
has the confidence of the people and
that honesty is the best policy.
There is no "cure all" among the Rex
ill Remedies. There are different and
separate medicines, each one devised for
. certain human ailment or class Of
ailments closely allied. For instance
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are recon-
mended for the positive relief of stomach
irritation, indigestion, astulency and
dyspepsia. They are rich in Bismuth-
Subnitrate, Pepsin and Csrhonstives.
They are prepared by special processes
which perfect and enhance the great
remedial value OF these well-known
medical agents. This remedy sells for
IS cents, 80 cents. and Sl.OO per package.
Every one suffering from stomach dis
order should try Rexsll Dyspepsia Tab
lets, inasmuoh - they cost nothing il
they do not satisfy.
Remember, the Pollock Drug Co.
store 10 the only store in Columbus
where these remedies may be obtained.
and every one in need of medicine is
urged tn investigate and take advantage
Df the frank and generous manner in
which they are sold.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03

fsoa IL Woeld.
@. b. Ashlpis, 8 restaurant man Of
Pilgee. met with . horrible accident On
Monday. he W. returning 70 town
With . load Of hay when the wagon up
ct in suoh . way - to thrown Mr.
Aahlpie to tho ground breaking his
back and otherwise badly injuring him.
His entire body from the hips down. IL
paralized. He Wa taken 70 Omsha.
At about ten o'clock Last Sunday even.
ing the spirit Of Mrs. Henry Losske
took it's fight to better world after .
severe physical illness lasting about two
weeks. Ma Losekes maiden name Wa
Msthilds Bskenhus and she WAS the
daughter Of tho late Herman Bakenhus.
She was born on tho Old Loseke farm
southwest Of town on April 4th, 1870, and
ct her death was 80 years, 6 months and
II days old. On April 23rd. 1891, the
deceased was united in marriage to
Henry Loseke aud to this union were
born eight children, tho oldest OF whom
ia seventeen years Of ago and the young
e, is but . babe Of year and . half.
Anton Horalek. alias Frank Sprague,
who stole . team OF horses ct North
Bend and another team ct Schuyler last
week. was captured..at Central City on
On Monday he vas taken to
Fremont where he confessed to the theft
and Judge Hollenbeck, who was holding
! short session OF district court, senten-
,ed Horalek to two years in the state
penitentisry. The hunt for Horalek vas
N exciting one. The young man avoid
ID al towns in his fight and tho Dodge
county minions Of the law sre deserving
II great credit for their successful catch.
aoralek was languishing in the peniten-
iary just twelve hours after his capture.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03

Mearns Quail q New Game Bird.
The comparatively unknown and al.
together unhonored relative of the
bob white quail Is found In the noun
tains and foothills of western Texas,
southern New Mexico and Arizona.
Az q game bird Mearns quail may not
be the equal Of bob white in all re-
spects. This can hardly be deter.
mined until he has been tried under
similar conditions In the east. How
ever, it is probable that he would not
encroach upon bob's favorite haunts
among the wheat. corn and stubble.
but would prove an addition by nlling
In the out-of-the-way covers along the
mountain sides and among the foot
hills.-Recreation.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03

From the News
r. o. Anderson, who was located here
for . time % operator for the North
western. and who has lately been sup
plying the station 1t Leigh, left We'd
nesdsy morning with HE wife for Ewing,
Nebrasks, to take charge of the station
there.
John Emery. who twenty years ago
was in the furniture business in Albion,
was here this week renewing old-time
scquaintsnces. He had not been here
since he left nineteen years ago, and
could appreciate the wonderful changes
and improvements.
DR.. Chamber team became frightened
Thursday a. he was starting out Of
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
PLATTE CENTER

From the Signal.
The bans of marriage were announced
for tho first time in st. Joseph's church
last Sunday between Miss Margaret
Cecilia Regain of this place and Nj.
John Lueke. of Columbus.
Mrs. B. 81. Schroeder and her little
daughter arrived here last week Thurs
day from Fresno, South Dakota. The
oaby has been very sick for several
weeks but We are pleased to learn its
condition is improving.
And still the scramble for farm lands
in this vicinity goes on. Foley Bros.
sold the Wagner farm to Ms. Sena Rick
en-, OF Illinois. There lie 16O acres in this
farm and is located just half way between
Platte Center and Columbus, and cold
for $l25 per acre. Mrs. Rieken is a 70
cent arrival here and is sister of Mra
Herman Clsymons.
The best piece Of road grading that
hrs been done in this township for .
long time was completed last week by
Ed Higgins. 1t begins ut the John
Notifies farm and runs south . mile,
and includes that piece of swamp south
OF Hobbenciefken's farm house. It is
quite an undertaking to build Q road
across one Of these swamps, but it was
done here, in good shape and at . very
moderate cost. We need much more of
this kind of work in the township.
A stranger who had beer husking
corn for farmer came to town Sunday
afternoon. bringing Q good sized jag
with him. In the evening he got ''smsrt"
and fell of . bread basket in front of
restaurant, lighting on his face in the
cement gutter, and for q time he didn't
know whether he was just going some
where, or had been there and was on his
way back. His face was badly bruised
and bled profusely. However. tho fail
Jared some OF the cobwebs from his
thinktank and he went to the depot and
boarded the evening train for Norfolk.
The chances are that he will be some
time in regaining his beauty.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
JOHN RANDALL.

One half mile northwest OF
Columbus.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
GENOA.
From the Times,

From the Times.
Arrangements have been made for tear.
ing down the remains of the First
National Bank building and the erection
Of modern bank building on the site.
Tuesday afternoon I. E. Connect
turned his horse loose on the lawn 1T
his homo. The horse ate the leaves
from an oleander tree and died the next
morning. Oleander leaves are said to be
poison.
VIM. Hickey has received letter from
an acquaintance OF his boyhood days
living in Central City. Forty, five years
ago they we're schoolmates in q little
town down in Indiana. Recently the
Central City man visited his old home
town after an absence OF thirty-five
years, and while there learned that Mr..
Hickey resided in Genoa. After Mr..
Hickey gets bis corn husked he expects
to pay his friend in Central City-a visit.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
MoNROR.

From the Rspoblioan.
Mrs. VestaI Moore, Who went 10 COL
umbus Saturday to visit homo folks over
Sunday, returned homo Monday, accom-
panied by her sister. Anna Klaus.
Mr.. and Nm. e. A. Gerard left hero
Saturday for Omahs to attend the W. q.
T. U. convention. They will visit rels-
tives in Iowa for ton days before return
ing home.
O. VsnAllen was called to IT. Dodge,
L., last Saturday BY the illness Of his
youngest daughter, Mrs. Ault. Mr..
Nunnally is running tho wagon during
his absence.
Dick Bruins will move back from Okla
homs in the spring and farm the place
now occupied by Louis Hill. Lou will
move on his fathers farm. now occupied
by Mr.. Kuhn.
A good many Of the farmers say their
corn is not turning out % we'll % they
anticipated. When they begin husking
they find quite . number Of stalks with
out the sign Of an ear on them.
Geo. Hand bought fine pair Of Shet-
land ponies for his two boys. They are
spotted and the smallest team in the
county. He has ordered q buggy and
harness to match. and if thsre were ever
two proud boys he has them.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03

How DO you suppose the Venus Lost
her arms!" "Shs evidsntly dropped
them to Gfab her hath robe which yoa
can 80 q clipping oG."-Houstoo
Post
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
says sss Rural Solomon.

Sayo eho 6or1J Solomon.
Ef you are Jest little behind The
pace thet II set for you. you lin tals
little comfort In the thought thsl
you won't bump - hard Whea 700
land."-Bootoo Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

What SWinburne, who was under
stood not to believe in a personal God,
really thought on religious matters, IS
one OF the moslt absorbing features OF
the poets intensely interesting letters
10 u. &. Stedinal, recently published III
the London Times. Having been AS q
child and a boy" Swinburne wrote,
brought up a quasi-Cathollc, OF course
! went in for that as passionAtcly as
for other things, then when this was
naturally stark dead, it left nothing to
me but turbd Nihilism; for atheist
never was. l always felt by instinct
and perceived by reason that no man
could conceive Of a personal God en-
ceptSby superstition or else by super.
natural revelation; that a natural God
was the absurdest of all human tig-
ments, because no man could by other
means ttansa violation of the laws of
nature conceive OF any other sort OF
Divine person than man with II differ
enCe-nlan with some qualities intensi-.
fed and some qualities suppressed.
man with the good in him exaggerated
and the evil eNciSed. Now OF course
this is the exact definition of every
God that has ever been Worshipped I'M
der revelation. Men give Him the.
qualities they prefer in themselves or
about them. The God of the Christians
Is good for domestic virtue, bad for
patriotic. Again, the god of tho Greeks
and Roman is not good for the donles-##
tic or personal, in the Christian senss)
virtues, but gloriously good for The
patriotic But we who worship no ma
terial Incarnation OF any qualities, no
person, may worship the Divine hu-.
mainly, the ideal of human perfection
and aspiration, without worshipping
any God, any person, any fetish at all:
Therefore, might call myself kind
of Christian (of the church of Blake
and shelley).'' That is, notes the
Times editor. taking the semi-legend-
airy Christ as type of human aspiration
and perfection. and supposing, If you
like, that Jesus may have been the
highest and purest sample of man on
record.
tThese lines OF greeting and ac-
laiming"-hitherto unpublished In
scribed by the Hoosier poet on the fly
leaf of "Neighborly Poems was then
dispatched to o. Henry:
o Henry, Afrite-C Chef of all delight.
OF all delectables conglolnerate
That stay the starved brain and res
Juvenate.
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only seven of the many reviews of the.
book expressed unfavorable opinions
and that of the others, about seventy
five We're frankly enthusiastic.

only seven of the many reviews of the
book expressed unfavorable opinions.
and that of the others, about seventy
five We're frankly enthusiastic.
art of Speech and Department" by
Anna Morgan. Until Anna Morgan
staged it. theatrical producers had
thought Browning's IN Il Balcony too
subtle for actual Interpretation on the
boards. With Shaw, Ibsen, and Mae
terinck too. Miss Morgan was a pio-.
zneer producer Her methods come
therefore. already clothed with authori-
.ty. In THE Art of Speech and De-
pertinent everything that goes TO
make the pleasing and powerful speak
er in the drawing room or facing an
audience. is given detailed treatment
Miss Morgan treats first external
manners and poise. which she holds to
be the basis OF a pleasing personality.
Breathing is then treated and leads nat
urally to the use and quality of the
voice. Reading aloud and platofrm
manners complete the first half of the
volume, The use of tho different feat
ures and the proper handling of the
torso and limbs considered In great de-
tail. Under language, are discussed
the choice OF words, pronunciation use
of foreign phrases, and the avoiding Of
errors III speech, 'si- As4nOttlDlC part "
Miss Morgan's work is her considera-
tion of the drama, which she treats his
torically and geographically The Diff
ferent schools are adequately described,
and a valuable chapter on rchearsing
ends the section. In an appendix Miss
Morgan gives her own most interesting
experiences in staging plays in Chicago
Mcclure Co. Chicago.
Selected Readings compiled by Ans
ma Morgan. From Tolstoi to O.. Hen-
ry. and from Boccaccio to Edward Eve.
rett Hale, the field of literature. old
and new, pays tribute TO this volume.
Prose, verse, and serious and light dia-
logue are presented. as well as most.
valuable list of dramatic readings taken
from Shaw, Stephen Phillips, and Ans.
thony Hope. as we'll as from Moliere
and others of the old regime, Not only
are these extracts different from the.
selections which one usually expects,
and finds in compilations for readers,
but many of them are published for the
first time apart from their authors
works and only by special permission
obtained from the author or publisher
by Miss Morgan. In the choice of these
readings Miss Morgan has not only
been happy in the high character of
matter she has included in her volume
but her exclusions will not grieve the
most devoted lover of the old and tried
in literature. A. c.. McClurg & Co.,
publishers, Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
MAGAZINES

-, e j. + 4
The August Century will be the Mid
summer Holiday Fiction Number. with
the third and last of the anonymously
published '"rhirteen at Table" stories.
-by one Of theses three authors, Mar
Earet Deland. DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, and
owen Wister; other short tales by
Katharine Metcalf Roof, Cleveland
Moffett. David Gray, Gaspar Day, and
Il. Frank Tooker; and the first of AL
bert Hickmans THE Flat Major
polonaise," the extraordinary story of
a musician of exuherant temperament
and his experiences i'll a Nova Scotia.
camp MI. Hickman's rich humor has
already been shown in his shorter
stories in The Century, "Overproof,"
5"Oriented.' etc.
Ainslee's for August has some I'M
usually big features. chief among
which is the beginning of a new serial
by George Barr McCutcheon, The
title of the story is ",rruxton iKng,"
and ii is announced as Graustark
story. Everybody. of course, knows all
about Mr.. McCutcheon's previous
Graustark stories. Graustark and
5"Beverly of GIuastark," which sold
over a million copies. .'TruXton King
is better than either Of Its predeces-
sors, aud Ainslee's Is fortunate IN SCI
curing It's St'Tlhl fTlBu
The complete novel is an immensely
entertaining story by Horace Annesley
yachell sIt is called srhe Paladin,"
and wlkbe found by Ainslec's readers
to be worth what they pay for the
magazine several times over. Mr..
Vachell will be remembered for an ex-
ceedinglvEtine serial, Her Son" which
appeared a year or two ago in
Ainslee's.
Among the contributors Of short
stories, Joseph O.. Lincoln and Mary
Eeaton Worse are perhaps most con-
spicuotIs on account of their constant
appearance in this magazine Mr.. Lin
coins story, The Pinks and the jon
duils." is in his familiar vein and ex-
ceptionally good even for him: Mrs.
Vorse's is a Jimmy" story. Clara L.
Laughlin contributes another i'll the
Beth Tully series, which she calls The
Point of View a story which has
some .timelinessf is by Kenneth
Brown. and is called "The Great Boo
Match" it gives an account Of golf
from a. new standpoint,
Among the other contributors OF
short stories are Steel Williams. Roy
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BOOKS

- q s. 7. 4. = . Z faE !
1.-THE Castle Builder the title Of a
new book by Nephi Anderson, whose
former stories added Upon, Marcus
King, Mormon, and Romance of a
Missionary as well as various contri-
buttons to the various local tmaga-
zines, have brought his writing into
prominent notice 1t is a most delight.
full story, dealing with the lives and
loves of two young Norwegian people.
Harald and Thora, and written with
the central theme of their conversion to
the faith which finally brings them
from the fatherland to the far west to
Join their destinies to those of the peo-
pie who settled the valleys of the Great
Salt lake The story Is delightfully."-
told; but it's chief charm, perhaps. is
contained in the descriptions of scenes
in NorwaN.the pictures being introduced
simply ana naturally. but wildly also,
and with the fine touch of style which
distinguishes the authors work dis,
tinctly from the commonplace, The
story. too is we'll told. developing con-
sistently from circumstance to circum-
stance and with some good effects IN
character delineation. Mr. Anderson's
works have won a deserved popularity.
and .rEhe Castle Builder" will no doubt
II follow In the lead The volume is pub
5lished by the Deseret News company
and is in excellent paper, print, and
neat binding. and makes most at
tractive appearance. On5sale at Des-
eret News book store.
4 The Glory Of the Conquered pub
sllshed this spring by Stokes, has
aroused the curiosity of many as TO lis
authorship, on account of the power and
distinction of the style. The New
York Times.in a review which appeared
on publication day, first suggested that
Susan G1aspell'' advertised as the
author) might be merely nom de.
plume for an older and more expert
enced writer. but was inclined against
the theory because 1t could think of
no living American writer who is ca pa
bic of such vigor and beauty of dictlon.
Other reviewers subsequently showed
surprise at the evident ability OF a
hitherto untried author, and only re-
Gently the brooklyn Daily Eagle ex-.
pressed skepticism about the BOOKS
authorship until the publishes assured
the reviewer. that Miss Glaspeil Is q.
real 5of.si1ii and |; Is 81 tit.
book. She was born in davenport.
Iowa, was educated at Des Aloines and
Chicago. and has written shert stories
for the magazines. 1t is gratifying 70
note the advent of an American novel
list of such real ability. The admirers
OF Miss GlaspelTs first worl may be
interested TO know that by &C ai count ltt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
WHAT KIND ARE YoU7

There arc men like the frog,
That crOalss iii the slime.
They knock. and they cronk.
And they kicle all the time.
There are those like the snake
THAT hides in tic grass
And sink It's sharp fangs
into men as they pass.
There are some like the fox,
So sly and SO slick.
Always watching u chance
10 play II sneak trick.
There arc those like tic wolf.
That snaps. snarls and liowls.
Always dogging your steps
With their grliInblcs and sroWls.
There are men like the bear.
With grip awful and strong
They throttle the weak
With inil<ticc and wrong.
There arc some like the dove,
Tint floats uD above.
The emblem OF purity.
S Gcntleness, love.
There nrc all kinds of men
The villain and true.
The question Is. brother,
What kind are VOL?
en-. B.