davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
LIFE WELL WORTH LIVING.


There u q man In Massachusetts,
BY the name Of Henry J: Turner who
has had. We suspect. more solid en-
joyment In his long life than any man
In the world. This II. Of course. q
very strong statement. but when We
remark that In the last 10 years Mr..
Turner has. with . hook and line.
caught IL miles Of Ash. the gentle
reader win surely agree to the asser.
ton.
BY II miles We mean that when
these hsh, nearly al pickerel and the
largest not weighing over i've pounds
and the average weight not reaching
. pound. are laid down. head to tail.
the line would extend II miles
away. He averaged four fish . day
for 40 years. counting in sick days.
winter days, storm days, Sundays-in
fact. for every day in 40 years he
caught four flsh.
While 1t Is easy to calculate the
pounds. distance, number and all the
statistics Of this 10 years. fishing. 1t
II impossible 70 estimate the Joy that
has come into this mans life. Why,
he has had more real. downright. up
right fun than all the presidents. cab
met omcers. congressman, million
aires. euchre players, automobiles.
vaudeville goers all put together.
Just think Of those meditations and
celebrations attending upon the 1885,
900 bites he had and the $1,000 fish
he drew out of the water. That
mans Joy has been greater than the
mans who found q bonanza, built q
palace to live in and drinks cham.
payne instead of water.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
sorneo inviting to Naturallsts.


There is no country in the world
more inviting to the naturalist than
Borneo. Here are found the flying
squirrels. flying foxes. flying lizards.
flying frogs. and the natives report
flying snakes. Among the most noted
birds is the little swift Collocalia MIDI
flea. Their nests are eaten by the
Chinese, and are regarded as . great
luxury. These birds build their nests
in limestone caves of q glutinous 81
Iva which they produce from their
glands; no sticks or any other foreign
substances are used. The collection
of these nests Is an important indus.
try with the natives, though they pay
a tax on all they take to market. The
value of those exported from British
North Borneo In 1907 was $36.924.
They are served at the great feasts Of
the Chinese. especially at weddings.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
An Unpopular Official.

There il one public Official that goes
begging In many small suburban
towns. Nobody wants the position Of
dog catcher.
1T isn't that we're afraid to handle
the beasts" said one man who had de-
clined the honor. 1T Is the fact that
the business of running In dogs gets
everybody down on US. know q man
"a first-rate fellow he is too-who
was made dog catcher in a Staten 10
land village. He had enjoyed the best
kind of reputation up to the time he
took that position. but before he had
held the job three months. hardly q
person In the town would speak to
him. In the opinion of the general
public. to scoop up poor. little. defense
less doggies and cart them away to
the pound is the furthest cry of human
ignominy. The man who will do such
Q thing sinks below the level of the
ofacial hangman and no longer holds
. place in the esteem of his neigh
b0rs."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Wise Idea Of Matron.

The spirit Of independence is driving
men and women into apartments,
where they can live as they please
and be under obligations to nobody.
Favors are returned, and SO are
slights. and Q degree of harmony pre-
walls. Such people are welcome
guests in many places. for they have
the good sense to limit visits. Live
with my SOM" repeated a handsome
matron the other day to a friend who
wondered why she was not an inmate
Of the pretty home she visited fire.
Quently. Not L. with emphasis
There Is the deepest affection be
tween US. which I take precious care
to preserve by this sensible arrange
ment. I am an important personags
now. but II was located in the best
chamber of that house I would be
come q nuisance. I have seen some
thing Of the world. and I want to end
my days In peace and comfort"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Silent Clubs.

Some eccentric persons In the
French capital. We learn from Paris
contemporary. have formed a club the
principal rule Of which is that all the
members when at the Institution shall
preserve an absolute silence Our con.
temporary prophesies q short life for
the club in q country noted for its
loquacity. Moreover, the idea Is by
no means new. for we read toward the
end of the seventeenth century Of .
similar assembly in London. Many
such clubs are said to exist today in
China. The silent members of the
Spectator club gave US unaided Sir
Roger de Coverley. so what measure.
less possibilities are before this new
club Of silent members!
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Whlta-Faeed oirls.

Powder is worn more than usual
this spring. This fashion note can
be observed on the faces of the aver
age girl from Is to % years old any
where in town, says the New York
Times. Just what or who is respon-
sible for the introduction of this pure.
ly Partisan facial fad il not easily AZ
certained. But the result is to give
the average young woman one sees
on Broadway or Fifth avenue an ef
feet of EMBELLISHMENTS
ghastliness in fact-that is decidedly
unpleasant. OF course. the observer
only has time to note that it is the
lower part of these girls faces that
is unadorned with this deathlike
mask. The upper part almost invart
ably is hidden by the dropping brims
Of the peach-basket or coal-scuttls
hats.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Asthma Plant Of Queensland.

The euphorbias are very numerous
in the colony of Queensland, and
among them is the euphorbia piluli.
fera, the Queensland asthma plant"
which has a remarkable reputation
for curing this troublesome complaint.
Several pharmaceutical preparations
of the plant are extensively sold in
Australia. Analysis shows that .
green plant contained 70 per cent by
weight of water and three per cent Of
ash, leaving Is per cent. Of vegetable
matter. A dried plant contained an
alkaloidal substance equal to about
1 part in 1000. It contained also Q
glucosidal substance to the amount
of not more than 4 parts in 1000.
Possibly one or both of these was the
active principle of the plant.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
GARDEN THAT IRVING LOVED.
Writer'S Pride and Pleasure In Old.
Fashioned Grounds It Home
In 8unnyolde.

The gardens ct Sunnyside. planned
by Washington Irving. followed the old
fashioned order. He loved . riot of
color, and the plants and flowers which
he frequently cultivated and watered
repaid him with their best. Over the
porch clambered vines that he trained
with his own hand. One of these,
brought by q friend from Abbotsf0rd,
and said to have been taken there
from Melr0se sbbey. was his particu-
lar delight. It climbs there still. shad.
Ing the porch and the iron porch chair
and that, too. is therein which Irv.
ing used to sit in the long drowsy sum.
mer afternoons reading . book.
But the gardens themselves have
disappeared in more formal paintings.
Sunnyside. also. under the radical i'm,
provements ordered by the authors
grand-nephew, is scarcely recognizable
for the house that Irving left. While
still occupied by descendants Of the
author, 1t IL no longer their property.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
ancestors Of 1913. Both sides 81,

ancestors Of 1913. Both sides afs
right. for the Scotch lost the battle
quite as much by King James high
strung chivalry preventing him from
using his strategic advantages Is by
the superiority Of the English archery.
Flodden was among the last of the
great battles In which firearms
counted for little or nothing. Prob.
ably the last appearance Of the bow
in war was in Russia q century ago
The Russians at Eylau. 1907. had Q
body of Bashkirs in chain armor wha
opposed arrows to French bullets, and
during the retreat from Moscow in
1872 occasionally French soldiers
found themselves targets for the same
wild archers.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Sehisms That Seem Small.

Two religious sects who hated one
another bitterly were found by Sven
Hedin in Tibet. Searching for the
cause of this aversion he found that
one of the sects believed that the
prayer wheel should turn to the right,
while the other was convinced that the
wheel should turn to the left. In the
region of the Bramaputra he found q
mountain which Is SO sacred that who.
ever walks around 1t Is times has all
his sins forgiven. The result of this
belief is that criminals from far and
near infest this region. When Sven
Hedin started to ride around this
mountain on his horse the pilgrims in
formed him that that would do hin
no good
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
lampton's lnventions.

w. ]. hampton. the long. hank poet
from Kentucky. has two inventions Of
which he 10 more proud than Of his
most peculiar poetry. They are .
cinnamon splash-a drink that IL WORSE
the next day than pink elephant whis.
ky-and toothpicks with punch.
Il don't know Why" explains the
poet. that nobody else ever thought
of serving toothpicks In punch, Z
t0othpick to . glass. How else can
you pick out the strawberries ana
pineapple and cherries with which
they nll most punches here In New
York. I'd like to knoW?-Nev York
Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Advertising That Counted.

An Oklahoma boy put up what he
considered a good joke on his mother
by advertising In her name for a hus
band. He Is now being walloped by
. good. stout stepfather. the surprised
but not at all frustrated mother hav
Ing annexed the first man that came
along. and doing well at that, as the
neighbors all allowed. You can do
anything In this world that is doabla
by proper advertising. Let our Mr.
talk with you about it.-Minne
sp0lis Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
irrsparable Loss to aa.x,eo.


The Springfield Republican calls
attention to the irreparable losses
caused by the IRE in the City Of Mex
leo which destroyed the building
where the chamber of deputies had
met since 1872. Among the docu
ments that were burned were the con
stitution of 1861. which was signed At
Chilpancingo and for many years was
guarded in the state archives In that
city; the act OF Independence. signed
In 1921 when Iturbide entered Mexico:
the constitution Of 1924, the constitu
ton Of 1857. under which the latter.
day reforms were Initiated, and the
signatures Of the heroes Of Mexican
independence and Mexican history.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Al An Busy Dlaslne.

The love Of money p the root Of IN
evil" but everybody seems to be dig
ging away at the root, even preach
ers seem to preach more powerfully
when they have plenty OF the roots in
their salary. The love Of money
while q root Of al evil. may also be
the root Of much good. The Bible also
says: Money answereth all things.'
Money II . defense" II there verg
no desire for wealth there would be
no need Of It It would soon cease e
exist at ALL and society would @
back to . state Of actuAl barbariD.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
THINK THIS OVER.

We offer your money back if you use
large bottle of Rexall "93" Hair Tonic
and are not satisfied with what it does for
you. We do this because it seldom fails
to effect complete cure of dandruff, scalp
irritation and falling hair. Can you ask
better argument why you should try it (:
Two sizes, soc. and $I.oo.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
A Millinery Escape.

The woman was rushing so wildly
out of a hat store that she dashed
against her friend without seeing her
What's the matter?" asked hen
friend. "A fire"
NO." the woman painted. Its hat
That girl In there! She's so magnetic
If hadn't jabbed on my own hat ani
run as hard as I could she'd have
made me buy q hat as big as all out
doors, with a whole cherry tree on II
that made me look like the very old
Nick"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
New Kind Of Tape Measure.


Tape measures are SO useful and in
dispensable to the dressmaker in their
present form that 1t would seem AZ II
It were impossible to improve on their
construction. Yet this has been very
easily accomplished in q tape meas
ure recently patented BY q New York
man. A short piece Of flexible
springy material IL combined with the
end Of the limb tape measure. The
end is thus made selfsupporting. Tbs
value Of thus having q small portion
OF the end Of the tape-measure stih
and unbendable viii be apparent
where small measurements are to be
made; the necessity of holding the
end of the tape measure Is eliminated.
The measuring can also be accom-.
plished much more quickly and With
accuracy-something impossible in .
limp tape measure. where small meas.
urements are made.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Knew Her "Missis. y

Hadn't you better wash the dishes
before we gO?" said man, who was
taking a hired girl out for . walk:
''your missis will be sure to see them
and scold you" mo. she'll not" re-
piled the girl; "as soon as she learns
I am going out for the evening. she'll
spend all the time looking through my
trunk."-Puck.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
ROYALTY WRITES COOK BOOK.


The announcement that Queen Alex.
andra and Lady Dudley are to coop
crate In the writing Of . cookery book
wives prepare their culinary depart.
ments for an attempt at some famous
dishes. The queen is known to be an
adept in the kitchen and she has q
recipe for an Irish stew that should
make every Irishman's mouth water
when he reads It, or, better still. when
the recipe takes practical shape. for
him, in his good wife's culinary &C.
cOmplishments. That reminds US that
the stew is by no means a favorite dish
In this country; the average house
wife looks upon 1t as q family dish
that abs0rbs resurrected products Of
byg0ne meals and Is never intended
for company. How different In Europe.
where the chef has a thousand and
one ways of cOncocting q stew. the
very memory Of which inclines one to
smack the lips enjOyably. Here the
stew is a despised and mostly rejected
thing, unless it consists of kidneys
and choice portions. say. Of the fowl
We may have to thank Queen Alex
andra if we can see the Introduction
of a variety of stews such as We have
tasted in Europe into our own house
holds. With fine relish. We say:
"Oh. let it be soon!" In the matter Of
liquid compounds. there is the queens
famous cOncoction of sole gin and ell
derberry wine. What excitement In
our kitchens a few weeks hence! The
queens determination to publish her
recipes doubtless has been promoted
by the success and popularity Of her
photograph albums, which now are
to be seen on this side In number.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Next Pure Reading Matter.
Poet-"Will you accept this poem at
your regular rates?" Editor-"I guess
so-it appears to contain nothing OBJ
jectionable. Go to the advertising de-
partment and ask them what the rates
are. How many times did you wish
It inserted?"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
PILES! PILES! PILES!

williams Indian PHO Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding aud Itching Piles. 1t abs0rbs
the tumors. allays itching at once. acts p0ul-
tice, gives instant relief Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the
private parts. Sold by druggists. mail Soc and
500. Williams Mrs.. Co.. Props.. Cleveland. D
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
New hampshire's Name.

New Aampshtre's Name.
reference to the original patentee.
who was governor of Portsmouth In
Hampshire, England. It is known as
the Granite state. from the fact that
its mountains are largely composed
of that stone.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
flodden Field.

Scotland and England have agreed
to forget all old unkindness and erect
. monument Of Flodden field com
memorative of the courage of their
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Travellers through Servian villages
often see dolls suspended in the win
dows of cottages. The dolls have
nothing to do With child life but sig
rify that q marriageable daughter OF
q widow lives in the house.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

II generally happens that along
about the time one becomes able to
recognize true art one loses the knaeA
Of being able to take advantage Of
busines opportunities when they pre-
sent themselves.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Said Uncle Silas:

1T takes a woman longer to get
into her buds to go down town shop
ping than 1t does q man to pack up
for a six months vacation trip."-Loe
Angeles Express.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Vice may be monster Of hideous
mien. but stage a play or write book
about 1t, and it beats the deuce how
many persons will welcome the mon
ster-LOs Angeles Express.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
Pointer for klsoers.

Never kiss a girl while the scent OF
cigarettes is on your lips. for the next
fellow who comes along may think
she has been doing the smoking
Florida Times Union.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
BATTLE MUSIC NOT MARTIAL.
Songs to Heroic Hymns When
They Go into Action.

1t Is an understatement of deeds Of
heroism which delights the British sol.
der, declares Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle in Through the Magic Door,
Anything In the least "highfalutin'
would depress q body of English
troops; German troops can march to
battle singing Luther's hymns; French
men will work themselves into q fren
~ by a song of glory; but English
poets need not imagine that martial
song is what the British soldier needs
as these instances testify.
Our sailors. working the heavy guns
In South Africa, sang: Here's an
other lump of sugar for the bird"
saw a regiment go into battle to the
refrain of "A little bit of the top
The martial poet. unless he had the
genius and the insight of a Kipling,
would have wasted good deal of ink
before he got down to such chants az
these.
The Russians are not unlike us in
this respect. l remember reading OF
some column ascending q breach and
singing Justify from start to finish, un.
til few survivors were left victorious
upon the crest, with the song still 60
ing.
A spectator inquired what wondrous
chant 1t was which had warmed them
to such deed of valor, and he found
that the exact meaning of the words.
endlessly repeated. was Ivan Is in the
garden picking cabbages."
The fact is, suppose, that a mere
nonotonOus sound may take the place
OF the tom-tOm of savage warfare, and
hypnotize the soldier into valor.-
Youths Companion.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Sultan Fond Of Zoology.
The sultan of Turkey is the propri-
etor of a fine geological garden
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
The Cost Of Being Beautiful.

The Cost Of Being Beautiful.
The latest scientific experiments
prove that to remain eternally young
and beautiful you must not only eat
and drink in the sparest manner, but
undergo actual periods Of starvation.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Canadian Farmers Own Homes.
About 81 per cent. of the farmers of
Canada preside over their own farms.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

Dark Houses in Scotland.
Scotland has many houses without
WindOwA
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
FRITZ W. A. PAUL
Professor Of Music

Violin and Piano. all Brass and Reed 1nstru-
ments.
Al homo for intending students Tuesdays
and Fridays. to 4 p. m. at No. 1918 Washington
Avenue.
Telephone. Bell Black 27S P.O. Box 81
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

0Cy 9U0 b0IeUI
Talent feels its weight, tact finds tn
way; talent commands, tact IL 0beyed:
talent Is honored with appreciation.
and tact is blessed by preferment-
: London Atlas.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09
In Praise Of Music,

Music is the only one of all the arts
that does not corrupt the mind
HontesQuies.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-09

The big brick hotel ono and one
half blocks south OF west depot cross,
ing. Is rooms at Csc; 20 rooms at Soc;
meals, 35c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-28
DIR. GR|NSTEAO
IS HON0RED
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF
RAIL ROAD SURGEONS JOINT
ASSOCIATION AT MEMPHIS
MEETING.

Election of officers was the feature
Of the seond days session of the con
ycntion of the Joint Association OF
Railway Surgeons held at Memphis
The election resulted in DIR. John E.
Owens, of Chicago, H.. bdng re
elected president; DR.. w. f. Grin
stead, of Cairo, Ill. first vice presi
dent; DR. W. Battle Malone. of Mem
phis, second vice president; and Dr.
Chas. B, Fry, of Nation, ILL.,, sacre
tary and treasurer. The only change
made from the former officers was
the position of first vice president,
Or. w. F. Grinstead. of Cairo. sue
ceeding DR.. D. g. Murrell, of Padu-
cab, Ky. ssSE
After the election the reading of
papers on the many subjects of in
tcrest to tho association continued
and many more obstructive discus.
sions ensued.
The banquet given in honor of the
visitors in the clubrooms by the Hi
nois Central railroad was attended
- fully 800 of the visitors and their
local friends. Or. Charles D. Fry Of
NATION. ILL.,, secretary and treasurer
Of the association, acted as toast
master. sat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-28
BRANCH OF n. A.E.
+. MET IN CHICAGO
SUPERiNTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS
HELD CONVENTION AT
AUDITORIUM.
SUpT. CLENDENEN THERE
Diversity of Subjects Discussed Per.
tanning to Schools and Col.
leges-Every State ----
Represented.

Prof, 7. c. Clendenen, superin
tendent of the Cairo public schools
returned yesterday from Chicago
where he attended a convention OF
the departments of superintendent
of schools of the National Educa
tional association.
The sessions of the convention
were held in the Auditorium and
were, attended by about 1900 supern-
tendents, supervisors. Industrial and
kindergarten leaders, and professors
from colleges and normal schools
from every state in the Union
Many interesting subjects were dis
cussed ami Prof Clendenen states
that those in attendance took
copious notes gaining a large fund OF
information which will be of great
benefit to them in their work. Among
the subjects discussed were the
elimination Of waste in school work,
the relation Of colleges and high
schools, problems of delinquency.
truancy ana incorrigibhity. schools as
character builders, industrial educa
ton, vocational schools, training
schools for teachers, sex in educa
ton. conferences of state supern-
tendents and city superintendent
and medical instruction in schools.
With this varied line of topics moth
ing of importance was left undis.
cussed pertaining to schools and
teachings
Prof Clendenen visited his son
Paul Clendeuan at the state uniyert
sity at Champaign en- route home
Friday, On that day the COMMITTEE
If the state senate and house OF rep
'esentatves visited the university
and inspected all the departments.
The university is asking for an ap- |
lropriaton of siy0O0000 this year
nd 1t understood that the com
nitteo is disposed to recommend a |
LIBERAL appropriation
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-28
BoYd.Culp Wedding.

The marriage is announced of Mr..
John Culp and Miss Kate Boyd, two
prominent young peop,e of Mound
City which was solemlizod last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
L. d. Stophlet at Mound City the
Rev. Alexander Monroe officiating.
The wedding was a surprise to the
friends OF the contracting parties as
no announcement had been made.
Both are popular in Mound City So
cial circles and their numerous
friends will wish theim great happi-
ness in their welded life.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Boyd. The bridegroom is
employed in the office of the VIII.
liamson-kuny Lumher company and
Is q brother-in-law of the senior mem
her of tho fira.