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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
What a Dollar DOG Can Do.

A man in a nearby city bought for
his wife and child a year ago a dog.
for which he paid dollar. 1t was OBJ
viously nothing wonderful in the can
Inc way-merely mongrel, with the
bulldog strain predominant. The
owner was a man in humble circum-
stances, and the dog, in his modest
dwelling, was the principal asset,
aside from a few sticks of furniture.
The other night tom" was tied
to a leg of the kitchen sink as usual.
and the family went to bed. They
were awakened by the dog at midnight
scratching at his masters door. When
his master came out to see what was
the matter the dog, with a remnant Of
chewed rope hanging from his collar.
whined and ran to the head of the
stairway. The house was on fire, and
shortly after woman and child and
man and dog made their escape their
poor dwelling was a mass of glowing
embers.
The owner of the dog has been
urged to part with him for a large
cash consideration, but though he is
penniless, he will not part with the
four-footed savior of his family;
neither has the dog at any time had
thoughts of leaving them for luxurious
kennels.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
Hens That Think,

If the average man were asked II
hens had any memory, he would say
NO." but he would be wrong accord
ing to the experiments of two Ger
man scientists. The plan they adopted
was to gum 20 grains of rice on
piece of cardboard, and between them
to place ten grains of loose corn. At
first the hens, Of course, pecked at
both rice and corn, but very soon they
learned to leave the rice alone, thus
very clearly showing that they re-
membered that the rice was stuck
down.
A very remarkable point about the
experiment was that the longer the
time between the trials the better was
the hens memory. When the expert
ments were made consecutively it
took them six times to learn that the
rice was not worth touching; but
when the experiments were made at
intervals of an hour they learned the
lesson at the third try, thus showing
not only that they had memories, but
that they thought the matter over in
the intervals.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
BELLwOOD.

From the Gazette.
Mrs. George Grimmer, accompanied
by her husband, went to David City
Tuesday and had DR.. Beede remove her
right eye, which she has been unable to
zee out Of for about ten years. This
was done in order to save the sight Of
her other eye. which it was feared was
affected.
As the hunting season is at hand it
will be we'll to remember that the last
legislature refused to place quail in the
list OF birds which can be shot although
there was desperate attempt backed by
Game Warden Gellus to have the law
amended 80 as to permit the shooting of
the " farmers friend for short period.
An open season on timber squirrels is q
new thing, not enjoyed for number of
years. The months of October and
November were finally decided on as a
time when they might be thinned out
by the ambitious nimrOd. The open
season was q concession to the farmers
in the southeastern part OF the state who
declared they were overrun by the bushy
tailed little wbiskers of the forest
They complained especially about the
amount of corn they have been eating
ont of the cribs in the farmyard, and
incidentally at the ssmcy attitude en-
gendered by long projection
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
NO INFANTS FOOD FOR HER
Humorous Aneedote Concerning Pre-.
cocicus Stage Child Related by
Popular Comedian.

n. c. Goodwin, the comedian. was
talking in New York about the SUI
perb SIS horsepower motor car. With
it's drawing room, nearly II feet
square, in which he would tour Europe
with Mrs. Goodwin.
I'VE shall avoid hotels" said Mr.
Goodwin. THE car will afford ample
accommodations for sleeping, bathing
and so forth. Well have fine time.
But" a tragedian objected. you'll
find it difficult to get used to such 4
gypsy life."
'Oh, no." said Mr. Goodwin I'VE
stage folk very quickly get used to
things. For example"
He laughed.
IN one of my comedies there was a
little girl" he said. "She sat on my
lap in the last act A pretty little
thing she was-eight or nine years
old-not more.
We'll, it happened, about the Sec
ond or third appearance of this tiny
novice, that / Spied her in the wings
one night and thought she looked. al
that late hour, bit peaked. bit pale
So, pinching her cheek. | said:
Little one, can't l get you bowl
of bread and milk
Thanks, old fellow she an
swered. smiling. but I've just sent out
you know, for a sandwich and a glass
of stout New York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
PAPER CURRENCY NOT NEW
Paper Currency Not New-Ampie
Proof That Il Was In Use Among
Moguls Many Centuries Ago.

Paper money-properly guaranteed
lis now generally recognized
throughout the world as the most sat
isfactory and convenient form Of cur
rency. It is not, however, as Is very
generally supposed, a comparatively
modern idea. according to writer in
Harper's Weekly.
The celebrated traveller, Marco Polo,
Of Venice was the first person to an
nounce to Europe the existence Of pa
per money In China under the MOguls.
It was subsequently introduced by
the Moguls into Persia, where their
notes were called djaou. or djaw.
word evidently derived from the Chi
nese word schaio. signifying "a want
Of specie"
The fact Of the Moguls having in
China and Persia made use of paper
money has induced the belief that
they were the originators of 1t. But
in the history Of Tchinghiz- khan and
Of the Mogul dynasty in China, pub
lished in the year 1899, the author
speaks of the suppression of the paper
money, which was in use under the
dynasty of the Soung. who reigned in
China previous to the Moguls; and
he also mentions a new species of
notes which were substituted for the
old in the year 1864.
The original financial speculation of
the Chinese ministry to provide for
the extraordinary expenditures of the
state. which were exceeding the rev.
enues. was in the year 119 b. c. At
this period were introduced the phi-pi
or value in skins. These were small
pieces Of the skin of deer, which were
kept in pen within the palace walls.
They were Chinese square foot in
size and were beautifully ornamented
with painting and embroidery. The
price of those skins was fixed at sum
equal to about $65.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06

to tender Nj. Gorden . banquet Friday
evening, when word was received that
he had been unavoidsbly detained and
could not be present. But Mn. Gorden
and the little Gnrdsns were there. Al
though the chair reserved for Mr.. Cor
den was vacant, the banquet was not
postponed. Mr.. and Mrs. Gorden were
the recipients OF . Get Of solid silver
spoons from the pupils - . testimonial
Of their esteem. Az previously an
nounced in these columns, Mr.. Gordon
resigned his position at the Indian
school to engage in business for himself
for himself. He departed with his fam
lily for Wakefield Thursday.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06

Tina 6ehsschse cousin Of tho bride and
100 Dreifueest and Theo 6chmitz actsd
- beidesmaids md groomsmen. After
ths ceremony ths bridal couple. With
their many friends and relatives return
Cd to tie home Of The brides parents,
N. and Nm. nsth Drsifueest, where On
elegant wedding dinner was served and
. reception was given in the afternoon
TO large crowd Of invited guests. The
bride i the third daughter Of Mr.. and
Mn Nat Dreifusrst having resided in
this community since childhood. The
groom is . young farmer living near
Petersburg, where they viii 20 to house
keeping.
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SHELBY.
From the Sun

From the Sun
There was Q hasty scamper Of teacher
and pupils in the grammar room of the
Shelby school Tuesday when without
warning several square yards Of the
plsstering fell from the ceiling. With
the exception of Q few scratches and
bruises, none of the pupils vere injured
This is very forcible reminder that We
need a new school house and need Q
good one-large enough to supply the
needs Of the district and one that is com.
Portable and safe.
The present beautiful weather and
fine roads have given those who own
automobiles an opportunity to enjoy
the use Of them and has also created q
desire for automobile riding on the part
Of some who are not 90 fortunate as to
own Q machine. Orsn Curtis and Ira
Davis were among the latter class Mon
day evening which time they decided
was an ideal night for an automobile
ride, il they only had . machine that
hold would about four, and q couple of
companions to enjoy the ride With them.
We don't know just how it was arranged
but have an idea that Ira suggested
that il Orsn could rustic machine be
would see that they would not have to
60 far for their company, Orsn proved
himself equal to the occasion for with q
garage full of machines anil the key in
his pocket it did not take him long to
get out machine and have it in front OF
the milli-jewelery store ready for the
ride. The moon seemed to look down
and emile and the stars winked and
blinked in a gleeful manner while the
quartet were exultant in the thought
that they would have jolly ride and no
one would be the wiser. They headed
for Rising City and as they glided ''O'er
hill and dale at speed that caused the
wheels to stir up quite cloud of dust
which floated away in the distance like
smoke from an express train, they soon
arrived at the neighboring town. But as
the poet says, I'm the midst Of joy comes
Experimentation Disappointment
came when they started for home. The
pesky machine baked and refused to
bulge an inch. Orsn went over and
under the machine, got grease on his
hands, nose and new clothes, but failed
to locate the difficulty. 1t is pleasant to
sit in an automobile when it is skim.
ming over the smooth country roads at
q thirty mile rate. but to sit in one that
utterly refuses to skim along at any rate
gets to be monotonus in the course of
few hours. so it was decided that Ira
should get a machine from the Rising
City garage and bring the girls home.
Orsn stayed with his machine and got it
in running order in time to get home be-
fore daylight. They all agreed to say
nothing to anyone about their little "joy
ride" but such jokes will leak out.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
STROMSBURG.


From the Headlight.
The announcement that Rev. Wedge of
Monroe. Nebr., would give sparing ex-
hibitioD last Thursday evening at the
opera house attracted good sized audi
ence Of about 200 men. The evenings
program opened with wrestling pre-
liminary between Tom Gately and one
Mr.. Grath of Michigan. This proved
very pretty athletic exhibition in which
our Tom threw his adversary in two
straight falls in respectively 5 and 6
minutes. While preparations were be
ing made for the sparring match, Rev.
Wedge spoke of the advantages of aihlet-
ic training and proved by lis remarks
that young men we're in need of both
physical and spiritual training. He is
Presbyterian minister and in his town of
Monroe has organized physical train
ing class of young men and boys who
meet in we'll equipped gymnasium.
In his remarks he made strong appeal
for the clean, honest and upright in life.
and that the saving of boys from evil in.
fluences was the greatest need of our
country. BY reaching out the helping
hand and inviting boys and young men
to his church and mingling spiritual
teaching with healthy physical training,
he has had the pleasure to note a great
increase in church attendance and
healthier morals among the young men
OF his town. Rev. Wedge is q young
man who entered the prize ring when
only boy, and gained the sobriquet
kid" Wedge while thus engaged. He
became converted and quit the prize ring
because he wanted to lead better life
and quit associations that were not the
best. But the fighting spirit is still with
him. and he delights in putting on the
gloves in friendly contest. His re-
marks and appeals to the manly instincts
OF the young men and boys we're highly
appreciated and given wrapt attention.
After the speech he boxed five rounds
with OfaSh in which he showed his skill
in the manly art. and decidedly bested
his antagonist. In another five rounds
with DR.. Geo. Flippin he found a moro
skillful boxer. but the doctor had not
the wind displayed by Rev. Wedge, who
at the conclusion of the fifth round re-
marked that he was just getting warmed
up. The last five rounds of boxing was
. very clever performance as the doctor
is an all around athlete and we'll trained
in tho art Of sparring. The exhibition
was given under the auspices of the
local athletic club for the benefit Of a
new gymnasium and Melted nearly slOe.
On Friday before returning to his homo
Rev. Wedge visii led our schools and de-
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Remlin's orchestra furnishing the music
and with this and other pastimes most
enjoyable evening was spent.
Violent electrical disturbances at
tributed by some to the influence of the
aurora borealis and others to the passing
of comet, were severely felt over all
telegraph lines in this section last Sat-
urday. Agent Ladd of the Union Paci-
fic says work on the lines was an i'm.
possibility for several hours Saturday
and the influence of the current was still
felt on Monday. Agent Greenawalt of
the Northwestern says his line was cut
off entirely during the worst OF the dis
turbance. In other places, the electrical
current was 80 strong that fuses were
blown out and resistance lamps lighted
up brilliantly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
A lobster That SOUGHT Coin.

Senator Scott of West Virginia, who
has a keen sense of the ludicrous,
tells this one on constituent resid-
ing in one of the backwoods counties:
IAN old fellow who had been
member of the house of delegates
came I'D to shake hands with me one
day in Wheeling. In the course Of
our talk l asked him if he were 60
ing to run for the legislature that fall.
He shook his head emphatically. No,
Stree; I'm not a-gwine to run fur Of
fee emmy mo-. There hain't dollar
to be made out of gwine to the legis-
lature. What I'm er gwine to do is
to pack my trunk and go down to
Charleston and git in that lobster
game goin' on down thar when the
legislature meets. Thar's whar the
coin is"
The senator was of the opinion that
his candid friend meant lobbyist
when he said lobster" but that
doubtless the latter word suited him
much better personally.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
PLATTE CENTER

From the Signal.
Mrs. Mary Sheridan, who has beer
visiting at the home OF her daughter
Mrs. David Jones, in the O'kay neighbor.
hood. returned Tuesday to her home
in Columbus.
Mr. and Mre. F. l.. Lewis and little
son Ralph, arrived here last Friday
from their home in Lawrence, Neb., for
an extended visit at the home OF
Mrs. Lewis, parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed
Hoare.
The condition of Mrs. JOS Soullier
who has been confined to the Columbus
hospital the past three months, contin-
ues about the same. She is able to be up
and around most of the time, but must
remain where she can receive the closest
medical attention.
Because of their failure to file annu al
reports with the state railway commits
sion, as required by law, a number of
telephone companies. the Farmers In
dependent of Platte Center among them,
has been reported to the attorney Rener-
al for prosecution, Conviction lays the
companies open to fine OF from $500 to
$1,000.
Last week Leopold Siebler purchased
of Mrs. Elizabeth Dugan her farm, two
miles northeast of Platte Center.
There is 16O acres in this farm and the
price paid was 1880 per acre. This is
one of the best farms in the comfy, and
as the buildings on it are of little value,
SO that Leopold must have considered
the land alone worth tia price he paid
for it. This land lays across the road
south from the farm which Mr.. Siebler
lived on aud owns.
1t seems now to be a settled fact that
the Touring mill will be moved away
from Platte Center, Mr.. Thompson still
declaring it his intention to do &C as
soon as he can get the men necessary to
do the work. But this does not neces-
sarily mean that Platte Center will not
have q mill, Our business men and
some Of our leading farmers are awake
to the worth and benefit, such an insti-
tuition is to the town and surrounding
country, and move is under way to
organize stock company and build a
mill to take the place of this one. We
will have more to say about this matter
later.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
MONROE.

From the Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs F r Hoppock returned
Tuesday from their Illinois trip.
w. D. Jones is visiting his sister, Mrs.
]. NJ. Williams and family. at Old Trail,
8. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Lewis are visiting
Mrs. Lewis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Hoare
James Thomazin left Wednesday for
Denver, Portland and Seattle and other
points in the west.
We hear that John Nansel. q brother
of NJ. and Will Nansel, and who former
ly lived in Wattsville. has rented the old
Peter Ericsson farm, bought by Paul
Gertsch at the Sheridan land sale last
summer.
The school west of town which Miss
Nellie Gleason is teaching was closed
Monday. 1t was thought that case of
spinal meningitis WAS among the pupils
but school began Tuesday as the case
was not spinal meningitis.
A substantial ten foot cement walk
will soon be built on the south side of
the main street, extending from W. T..
Strother's building to the livery stable.
This will be quite an extensive improve
ment and one that will add to the ap-
pearance OF the village, and be apprecist-
ed by all.
o. L. Cole of Broken Bow, Nebr.,
engineer of pile driver on the Burling-
ton road, was instantly killed at $50
Sept. 81. by the breaking of q chain on
the mschine. The accident occurred be-
tween Mason and Litchfield. Cole s
body was brought to Broken Bow last
night. Mr.. Cole is q son of Joseph Cole
formerly of Monroe.
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HUMPHREY.
From the Democrat

From the Democrat
They say that farmers around Humph-
are are buying up all the step ladders in
town this fall to assist them in husking
corn. The corn has grown to such pro-
portion that ladders are necessary for
the average man to reach and bring
down enormous ears which have to be
carefully deposited one at a time in the
wagon in order to avoid breaking the
wagon bed.
The home of Jos. Bender IN the south
part of town was the scene of q large
and festive gathering of invited guests
Sunday evening held in honor of Mrs.
Bender's brother, Alex Wunder who was
here from Illinois visiting relatives
The large porch was utilized for dancing
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
LINDSAY.

From the Post.
DR.. G. d. Evans of Columbus was in
the city Tuesday in consultation with
DR.. Peterson regarding Grandma Beller
who has been quite i'll. She is reported
much better.
The wedding of Tin Dreifuerst and
Gus Schmitz took place Tueedsy morn
ing at 8 o'clock in the st Bernard Cath
olic church. The ceremony was con-
ducedt by Father, Rsymould. Misses
Eva Dreifuerst, sister of the bride, and
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
Legends of Irish Wells.

Many of the Irish wells have most
interesting legends connected with
them. There is well in North Ire
land the water of which, according to
the natives, will not boil, however
much it is heated; but unfortunately
they will not allow anybody to test
the truth of this statement, and it is
hardly discreet to make the attempt
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
Enulish Sacred Tree

The ancient Saxon's sacred tree
was the ash, and there still exists
on Richmond hill, barely ten miles
from London, an ash tree which is
even now used in folk medicine
Weakly children must be carried nine
times around the tree and at such
a time in the morning that the sun
rises during the ceremony.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06

ivered an interesting address to the
high school students on the advantages
Of physical culture Prof. Cherry and
Rev. Wedge are former school mates
having both been students at the state
university the same year.
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His First Chance.

For Is minutes the gorgeous young
butterfly had been lodging the natur-
alist's net. Great caterpillars!" ~
finally calculated; either that fool
dog-catcher has gone crazy from Tie
heat, or law has been passed -.
Quiring me to take out q flying u
cense!"-Illustrated Sunday AAek
zine.
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A Suspicious Silence.

Howard was only 20 months older
than the baby. He had somehow
come to realize that ElwO0d, Who
was creeping. was more likely to -
in mischief when quiet. One day A0
called to his mother with great deal
of anxiety in his little voice: NAN
ma. / hear Elwood keeping stin."-
The Dciineator.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
Only One Discordant Noise.

Beekon Stretches, in order to es-
cape the noise and confusion Of the
city we went to our country place out
Worcester way.
Dorr Chester-And you found it
quiet there?
Beekon Street Quite SO. The de-
lightful calm was broken but once.
Dorr Chester-And how was that?
Beekon Street-Our caretaker split
an nfinitive.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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No Cause for Alarm.

PASTOR was SO sorry for your
wife during the sermon this morning.
doctor. She had such q dreadful q
of coughing that the eyes Of the whole
congregation were fixed upon her.
Doctor-Don't be unduly alarmed.
She was wearing her new hat for the
FIRST fime.-Fliegende Blaefter.
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LEIGH.

From the World.
Ed. and Frank Wurdsman and Fred
Bakenhus left Wednesday in an auto for
South Dakota to look over the land
Mrs. Marie Carstenson returned Tues
day evening from a two months visit
with her son and daughter in Kansas.
At high noon on Wednesday, at the
home of the brides parents in Omaha
occurred the marriage of Albert Iverson
and Miss Anna SorensoD, Rev. Greenle
officiating. The bride was beautiful in
her gown of white satin Messaline while
the groom wore the conventional black.
They were attended by Miss Margaret
and Alfred Sorenson, sister and brother
Of the bride The ceremony, which was
witnessed only by the immediate rela-
tives and q few invited friends, was
followed with an excellent wedding din
ner and at four clock the young couple
took the train for Columbus where they
partook of delicious supper at the
home of the groom's sister, Mrs Duel
Scott. The bride is beautiful and &C.
complished young lady and will make
an excellent helpmeet for the young
man whose home he just entered Al
bert Iverson, the groom is an adopted
son of Andrew Iverson and is an indus
trious and energetic young man of ex-
emplary habits of refinement. They
will make their home on q farm q few
miles west of town, and the World joins
with their many friends in wishing them
q lifetime of happiness and prosperity.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-06
soan Becomes Hardened.

But sometimes it's right to tell
white lie, isn't it," Perhaps. But
notice that when a man gets that idea
once it isn't long till be becomes
eolor.blind."- Cleveland Leader.