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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26

It was a cold day for Mr.. Yapper-
SON when he got home cfter office
hours, for his wife had spoken to him
in the morning about the furnace. She
met him as he came clustering up
stairs. She was not as cheerful as he
was. On the contrary size was pos
itively blue-with cold. She had q
rug around her shoulders.
Gee. Susan" he pulled, what's the
a carpet peddler."
Mrs. Yapperson did not 60 into
roars of laughter over this joke.
I'm frozen, that's what's the mat
ter" she replied coldly. You've got
to 60 down and fix that furnace"
Il thought it was all right when /
left it this morning." he explained.
with an air of confidence not justified
by the facts as Mrs. Yapperson was
acquainted with them.
Il know you did, she said; but
what do you know aboCt a furnace?
You don't know enough to think when
it is right or wrong"
Tut, tut, Susan" he scOthed her.
don't talk like that
Dent tut, tut me, Mr.. YSpperson."
she snapped. You seen to thiIk
freezing is pleasure"
But I'm not cold, Susan" he ar
gued
well. won't handy words with a
person as disagreeable and carou- as
you are" she exclaimed. There is
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
Elderly Lady Meant Well but Evi
IDENTIFY This Was One Of Her
Uniueky Days.

The daughters of a certain charm.
ing old lady in. Washington are fire.
quently much upset by the odd social
b,uEders of their parent, whose fail.
ings in this respect are. however,
more than Offset by her kindness of
manner.
Among the callers to the house of
this family was Mrs. Farrell, who,
Sfier some years of widowhood. again
married. this time becoming the wife
of a Mr.. Meggs.
''Is you love us. mother" said one
of the girls. when the newly married
lady's card had been brought in one
afternoon shortly after the compile
ton of the honeymoon. don't make
the mistake of calling her Mrs. Far.
Sell.'
The mother solemnly promised to
commit no fauxpas and as she went
downstairs was heard to repeat to
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
TNE WELL SPENT
Some Simple Exer-
eises That ~ll DO
Nucb for Improve
meDt Of Figure.

THE coming vogue for snug-fitted
] b0dices Is going to disclose some
Interestingly rounded shoulders that
our kindlier blouses and baby waists
concealed. The young woman who
values q good appearance will there
fore spend her time most probably
In Strengthening those muscles which
hold the shoulder blades in place. A
little set Of exercises for this purpose
would take up very little of her time.
perhaps ten minutes night and morn
ing. and the benefit derived would be
both lasting and far-reaching. The
exercise must OF course be taken en-
negligee In order to get the full bene-
iit Of 1t. and preferably just before the
bath.
The amount to be taken BY any one
person can best be measured BY the
fatigue that 1t brings on the muscles.
all things in moderation being . very
wise rule.
First. to develop the shoulder
muscles. assume an erect standing
position. then bunch the shoulders
as high as possible at the same time
that the head is thrown slightly up
ward and backward. Now rotate the
shoulders forward. downward and
backward with vigor. remembering
that 1t does the most good when it
nips. In repeating this cycle of move
ments be sure to maintain the body
In its original erect position. with
chest high and head back
Secondly. double your fists. bring
your knuckles together ON your chest
with thumbs downward. raise the
elbows to the exact level of the shout
ders. and then with one quick. Wig
orous movement bend your elbows
backward until your fists touch your
shoulders and you. shoulder blade,
nip. Repeat by bringing your fists to-
gether again over your chest and
then nip-nip-nipping. with your elbows
on the level with your shoulders.
To counterfeit the tendency to
dropping head that SO often accom-
panies round shoulders. stand erect.
place the clasped hands on the back
OF your neck. and with chin in and
every muscle tense bend your head
backward. then forward. as far as pos
sible. Remember that the head is
pushed backward without the face
turning upward at ALL
To widen the chest that so newt
ably narrows with STOPPING shoulders
and incidentally to place the collar
bones less prominently-place your
hands on your hips. or rather just
your finger tips. as the elbows should
be kept as high as possible. and slow
ly take in a deep breath. at one and
the same time rising on tiptoe and
bending your elbows back sharply.
Then as you exhale let yourself down
of your toes and bring the elbows
back to their normal position. This
exercise will do little good unless you
are careful to press the elbows neither
up nor down. but horizontally back
ward
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26

Elmer ]. Dante. inventor. explorer
| and promoter of spiral she0l. was
formerly named Durante. but removed
the ''u-r," as his folks were Quakers
and preferred thou art"
His great. great grandfather was a
crusader. which was about as bad en-
occupation from the moral standpoint
as there is: but the young man was
self-taught poet. He lad had only
three lessons in verse-making from a
correspondence school at Scranton.
Bavaria, but was crack rhymer. At
the age of only Is he wrote in his
copy book:
Many men of many minds,
Many birds of many kinds
which has become immorta.
Young Dante's poet-companiors
had names that sounded like brands
of pre-digested spaghetti, and need
not, nay must not-be mentioned
here. They were famous for their
finished verse, aud it is our duty and
pleasure to rejoice over its finish.
Dante had a sweetheart named Bea.
trice, for whom the town of that name
in Nebraska was christened. But she
was a nice girl every other way.
Shortly after he was married and
became several fathers. a war came to
his rescue and he enlisted. He was
one of the priors of Florence, or
wherever he lived then. A prior was
sort of tax-collector. so-called be-
cause in those days, the lame as now,
they had to pry the people loose from
their impOst contributions. The
Guelphs. whoever they were, were d.
vided into two factions-the Neri and
the Ghibellines pronounced chill
blains). and Dante was sympathetical.
ly aligned with the latter.
Dante. as one of the priors, had to
take action In the matter. Being a
poet and impractical. he advocated
firing both punches. the former Of
which contained his wife's brother,
and the latter containing most of his
own friends. This, of course. made
life at home such as to suggest the
Inferno book for which he is most IA
nous. The Ghibellines or Bianchi,
came back, after awhile. by govern.
ment's permission. and this time
Dante himself was banished with them
because he hadn't made them stay
banished. Dante said afterward that
he would have given almost anything
II they hadn't come unbanished. Dante
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
FOR The WRIST
Bracelets Are WORN,
Thoueh FASHION De-
crees Change in
Materials.

IWHEN fashion decreed that shor,
! W sleeves were soon doomed to ex
tinctton. feminine lovers Of bracelets
that truly barbaric form Of adornment
signed many signs and thought regret
| fully Of money expended on golden
circiets. For It was taken for granted
that the knell Of elbow-length sleeves
meant also the knell Of the bracelet.
But fashion fooled them once again.
Bracelets. n q matter Of fact. are
~ much in vogue al ever. To be
quite truthful. they are not the bands
OF heavfly-chased gold. twinkling with
precious stones which modish women
have been clanking against bridge
tables. but bracelets made Of silk.
OF velvet. Of artificial flowers. of tulle
and even Of broad bands Of the old.
fashioned bead work beloved Of our
grandmothers.
Observers Of the nrst-arrived model
gowns from the great dressmakers of
Paris noticed peculiar trimming Just
at the wrist Of the long. close-iitting
sleeves. This trimming frequently
was the same as that employed else
where on the blouse. It always was
put on In bracelet form and generally
ended in a demure little bow at the
outside of the wrist.
This bracelet trimming was but the
forerunner of many other bracelets
made Of materials distinctly new to
this peculiar use. Now We see the
debutante coquettishly banding her
wrist with circle of blue forget.me-
nots or tiny pink button" roses. She
wears them over her sleeve il a long
sleeved gown is worn. or over her
glove il in decollete gown. There is
even hint of revival of wrist
length gloves with very short pulled
sleeves. In that case the bracelet of
flowers will be still more in evidence.
for 1t Is necessary to wear something
to break the hard line of the glove
against the bare arm.
Black velvet ribbon. so long worn
clasping the neck. now forms brace
let's. pinned with a small brooch in
the good old-fashioned way. II the
brooch Is quaint antique. so much
the better. A length of tulle in white
or colors Is affected by the girl who
goes in for picturesque effects. She
ties 1t closely around her wrist with
long ends hanging from a tight little
bow.
Curiosity shops that make a spe-
cialty of Old-fashioned jewelry have
been searched lately for the bands of
woven beads clasped with old chased
gold clasps which were SO much priced
by our grandmothers. They bid fair
to be quite as highly priced by the
girls of this generation. for great is
the rejoicing of the woman who finds
a bead bracelet of particularly quaint
design. A pattern of red roses on a
background of turquoise blue beads is
an effective combination which age
tones into quite good scheme of
color and the discovery of a bead
bracelet bearing a motto. sentimental
or scriptural. is considered very lucky
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Bound to Make a Rlunder

herself. Observation-Disclosures
Farrell"
At the conclusion Of the call, the
cid lady was met at the head of the
stairs by the daughter. who at once
observed an ominous expression of de-
spondency on the old lady's face.
"Oh. mother" she exclaimed, sure
~ you didn't"
mo. Clara" replied the mother, EN-.
phatically. Il didn't. l was SO careful
to call her Mrs. Meggs all the time"
well. what's the trouble, them"
"Oh. dear!" murmured the kindly
cd lady. as she sank into a chair. 1T
was awful Of me. know! When I
greeted her said: I am glad to see
you, Mrs. Meggs. How is Mr.. Far
rell?"-Harper's Weekly.
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Aged Trad Biglows face grew dole.
full as he realized his cousin had har.
messed the horse preparatory to tax.
ing him and his old trunk away. And
he could think of no haven ready to
receive him.
Wal, Trad. the wagon is waiting for
your trunk stifly informed Edgar.
Trad sighed If he could but remain
q few days. Jim Witham is the luck
TEST man l ever see," he unused.
Edgar sneered bitterly Hes been
Citing monopoly on some more
northern lights. Ell? A monopoly no
one else can git till winter. with you
breaking the newsy secret in June. l
don't care TO listen to any more money
making schemes. Trunk is ready"
There was time limit on the
northern lights DEAL" WINGED Trad.
However. won't bother you no more
with Jim's good luck Now, we'll fetch
the trunk"
Edgar bit a straw and leaned sullen-
ly against pest. Il guess he's well
come to it. Up at the north pole,
prob'ly." Z
The old man turned from the door
and mildly corrected: No, nothing
with winter or long distances in it.
Only a secret of growing cotton"
"Cotton?" muttered Edgar, sinking
to the step. rs he going south?"
NO" lisilessly replied Trad. Jest
going to grow it on his farm over IN
Porter. Will you take the hind end
of the trunk"
Let the trunk wait bit It's too
hot jest now" frowned Edgar. How
can a man grow cotton in the state of
Haine?"
You can't grow it in northern soil"
slowly replied Trad, gratefully resum-
ing his chair.
Wal, dod rot it. What dye mean?
You said-I'll take the hind end of
the trunk
Trad rose. "Of course you can't grow
cotton up here in the soil. That's
where Jim's secret and fortune comes
in"
What in sin-You don't pretend
Jim's going to grow it in a dollhouse
Ike early garden truck?" gasped Ed
gar, sitting
He's going to grow it ON trees"
whispered Trad
Trees" mumbIed Edgar, hopping
his brow.
Apple trees" murmureC Trad.
How in Sam Hill-Why-wal, can't
you explain?" suffered Edgar.
wait till I come back from Free
mans. Besides. it's Jim's secret"
You seem in a awful hurry to quit
here" cried Edgar. Amt this place
hOme-like:"
why, yes, Edgar" sighed the old
man.
Then don't be In q rush to git-away.
I guess you can stand it the week out
Lawd! if you had your way you'd stay
q night and then skedaddle. You
don't leave here till Saturday. That's
settled. Now, what about Jim
Witham?"
Trad coughed gently and explained:
"Jim is going to graft cotton onto his
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to his shabby room.
As the sounds died away. Adam
went aud stood beside the bed. On II
was laid the full uniform of a Zouave.
discOl0red with the smoke of many
battles. ragged and worn with the
stress of weary marches. Near one
shoulder q faded stain spoke OF a
wound received at Alexandria.
Adam looked long on this uniform,
and then. brushing away a mist before
his eyes. he whispered the name
Dam" Dan, the brave brother who
had first dOnned them in 81, who had
with undated love and energy and
pride worn them on every Memorial
day since the first. had gone to the
great assembly" and only Adam was
left.
And Adam! There was no part for
him in all these half pleasantly half
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26

Voiles and silks all have borders.
The petficoat is being reinstated.
Scarfs are as much sought for as
ever.
Hat ornaments are large and con-
spicu0us.
There are buckles studded with
tiger eyes.
Giant bows are popular. pinned
close to hats.
Children will be seen mostly In
tan shoes and stockings.
Children's hats turn up or down;
they are rarely straight.
There Is q rage at present for pat
tern materials of all sorts.
Every hat sets low on the head
even lower than the winter hat
Figured serge and figured tussore
are both exceedingly popular.
Loose lace coats to wear over mus
lin robes will be stylish.
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| sad, reunions, these enthusiastic pa
rades through the great city. these
glorious awakenings of memories of
deeds well done in the past That was
what ate into his soul and blotted out
the light in his face He had been a
| cOward-coward, In those days, when
the uniform before him had been a
bright red. and the gun. leaning
| against the foot of the bed, had
| sparkled and shone, he had failed to
answer the busle call of his country.
The sounds in the street below grew
louder, and the sun streamed into the
room, sending a sudden riot to Adams
heart. The veins in his temples
throbbed like ceaseless threshing ma
chimes, separating all the chaff of his
long life of failure and cOwardice
from this strange. burning prayer that
sprang up within him, that he might
once, only once. 60 forth in the uni
form of the country he loved. to march
behind the flag he had failed to pro-
tect, to be an American soldier!
He found himself taking OF his coat
with shaking hands, and. almost be-
fore he realized 1t. he was hurrying
into the Uniform He busted the moth
eaten fez and put it on his head. The
worn tassel fell over his ear. and he
tossed 1t back with a new. free fling
of his head. The mantle of Dan
seemed truly to have fallen upon him.
bringing with 1t the spirit of 81.
He went down into the street. Dams
rife across his shoulder. his ZOuave
Jacket lending strength and erectness
to his weary back.
A man leading two little boys by the
hand pointed him out to the children.
There goes one of those grizzly old
fighters, boys. tell you, they did
great work." The words reached
Adam and sent a CLEAN to his eyes.
He saw the lines of silent people on
each side of the avenue. and the CT lash
of a military band sounded in his ear.
The parade was passing Adam
grasped his gun with nervous. tense
fingers. The men wore the familiar
baggy red trousers. the short jacket.
the jaunty little cap. They were the
ZOuaveS.
With one great throb of his heart |
Adam stepped into the street and |
swung into line The men next to him |
glanced in his direction, and his face |
whitened.
Dan Roth, Surely old Dan Roth |
was dead! The whole post had heard |
Of it nearly a year ago. Who. then, |
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w for this style Of suit for boy The blouse made to slip the
the collar adjustable and be either Of linen OF serge a"
YearsThes either
which modelled
eight fiat side back turning
Of
Quired vide
older eight is double
inches WIDE galoon
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
Medium-Sized Journeys
BY Strickland w. Gillian.

himself was accused of barratry, ex-
tortion. corruption, horse-stealing. as
sault and battery, mayhem. arson and
lettering.
When he escaped he went to We
roma. and stopped at the boarding
house Of BartolOmmeo della Scala.
who used to be of good family and
was related to John Quincy Adams,
but whose wife had been forced by re-
duced circumstances to keep boarders
ever since Bart had run for ONCE in
an OF year. Dante couldn't stand the
board with these ex-aristocrats long,
any more than men of the present day
can. and SO he wandered about like. j"
as he put 1t, "a COW without her I'd.
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Jim Witham's Cotton Trees
BY Hugh Pendextel

apple trees. The cotton blooms early
in May. and keeps it up till late
fall"
Trad. look at me" implored Edgar
How does Jim graft the cotton?"
Did l promise to stay till Satur.
day." asked Trad.
You certainly did" assured Edgar
Then I'll keep my promise. As to
the secret, you take a northern apple
tree and transplant it to the cotton
belt
why, you said It would grow north, y
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I cried out from all his features. With
| some fascination Adam noticed that
his eyes were fastened upon the flag.
or all that was left of it. But what
gaze. His glance was a menace, his
look burnt with the hatred of one
| whose hand is forever set against the
insignia of law and royalty.
The ceremonies were drawing to a
close. A bugler stepped forward and
played the first bar of the "Star Span
gled Banner" From his higher place
Adam saw the man whom he had been
watching push his way to the edge of
the crowd, directly facing the flag.
The people were singing now The
man laughed. Above the voice Of pal
pitating youth and earnest age Adam
heard it. and clutched his hand az his
side. What did this man mean to
do? Such wildness, such enmity.
would not go unsatisfed The mans
hand went to his pocket. Adam took
step nearer the standard bearer.
whose dim eyes were ignorant of dan
ger. Adam seemed to feel in some in
tuitive way what this poor, fanatic
creature below meant to do. But he
must not be allowed to do it-he must
mott
The mans arm shot out Something
cleaned in the sunshine, something
sang In the air above the words in
triumph shall wave," and an old
ZOuave stumbled and fell forward
upon the white stones.
The commander of the post stopped
over the fallen man and lifted his
head. The man was q stranger to
him. He looked at Zouave standing
near. silently questioning him.
He pushed In front of Peterson.
sir. Just as that scoundrel fred. He
tried to grasp the flag. sir guess he
saw what the fellow aimed at"
who is he?" asked the officer. "And
what is he doing here? He is not one
of my men,"
HE was Dan Roth's brother. We
have all heard of him-he was the
boy that wouldn't join in 81. But to-
day-he-he-"
The old man knelt down beside Adam.
Just below the dim stain on the Shout
der of Dams jacket. the stain which
marked that day at Alexandria. there
was a new, fresh one. The heart that
lay beneath it was at peace
Copyright. 1903. by J. B. Lippincott Coz
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der"-or maybe it was ship without
q rudder or helm. During his wander
ings he visited Paris. Oxford. Pisa
Harrisburg. and Three Oaks. Mich.
Florence asked him to come back. but
he said NO: just had a letter from
home"
After he died. Florence was
ashamed of herself. as most towns
are when one of their kicked-out best
citizens dies, and wanted to put up
a monument for him. but the senate
voted down the bill because Tillman
and Cabot Lodge both favored 1t.
Copyright. 1902 by w. G. Chapmsn.)
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House Purse Downstairs.

It is an excellent plan. II you live in
house. to have q house purse" down
stairs in a convenient place. SO that
when q little change is needed for
something you are not obliged to run
upStairs for It
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bitterly Obtruded Edgar.
And so 1t will" affirmed Trad. But
first the tree must be took south and
given a taste Of the soil. Then you
bring it back and set it out"
by Judas! Dye mean I'd have to
take my two orchards. tree by tree.
down south, and then fetch 'em back? p
choked Edgar. rising.
why, that's what Jim Witham Is
bound to do to make a success Of 1t, /"
replied Trad. You see. the cotton
soil gives the tree"
BAH" cried Edgar. in great acer-
in mind"
Copyright. 1909 by w. G. Chapman.)
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He rat-a-tat of the
drums and the
dauntless voice of
the fife began to
awaken the quiet
streets early in the
m or ing. A d q m
Roth, brought to his
window by the in
sistent call of the
hfes, raised his eyes
to the cl0udless blue
of the spring sky
and then let them
shift back uneasily
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Blood Will Tell.

Milkman-Our COWS are all blooded
stock.
Customer believe you. Blue.
blooded. If one may judge by the ap-
pearance of the milk.
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AeeountinQ for lt.

That lady certainly has an extraor.
binary amount Of animal spirits. Who
Is she?''
Il think she il the animal trainer at
the Zoo"
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Merry Moments
With Hulnorists
Fixing the Furnace
BY william J. Hampton.

only one question to settle and that is
will you go down and fix that furnace.
or won't YOU"
ITO be perfectly frank with you.
Susan" he said firmly, but respect
fully, Il will not"
Mrs. Yapperson was startled by the
rnexpectedness Of 1t. He had never
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She would try . blun.

She would try bluff.
very well, Mr.. Yapper5on," she
said. imperiously. VERY well. I shall
20 to hotel. You can stay here and
freeze IL you want to. 1t Is q matter
of perfect indifference to me-"
Thank you. DEAR" he said. turning
away to hide his feelings. whatever
they were. when will 20. go. and
would you mind leaving your future
address so the postman viii know?"
This kindly inquiry did not serve
to assuage the lady's overwrought
feelings.
mo. shall not. and I shall leave
Immediately" and whis:ing around
she headed for the door.
''Good-by. Susan" ne murmured.
putting out his hand tir1fdly, "and
Susan. he went on. as she paused a
moment in her flight. "as you 60 out.
please step down into the basement
and ask the furnaceman what's the
matter with the fireworks. brought
him up with me and he is the best one
in town. He says If he can't make it
blister the paper on the walls h, won't
charge a cent for taking care of 1t.
I've got him nailed to a contract till
spring."
Mrs. Yapperson stopped short and
looked steadily, but dOubtfully, into
the eyes, of the man she had promised
to love. honor and obey. Then she
went to the register and held her hand
to it. She took it away with jerk.
"Oh," she cried. looking at him re-
proachfully. and MIR. Yapperson
snorted with Joy over his little joke.
Copyright, 1909. by w. G. Chapman)
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Strong Game.

Strong Game.
Cupid and Hymen were talking
about cards.
Ever play YOURSELF" asked. Cupid.
sometimes" responded Hymen,
cautiously.
Indeed! And what is your strong
est hand?"
"Oh, when kings find they are
beaten by queens and then turn into
jacks. How about your
Cupid laughed a silver laugh.
"Oh. have a hand that can't be
beat"
Really? And what Is it,"
why. pair in parlor That has
been q winner since the world began"