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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
PLATTE CENTER

From the Signal.
Mrs. Ed. Ballou and children, OF Co
lumbus, were guests of their many reis
tives at this place the latter part Of last
week
MIR. McCOmbs and family, who have
resided ON the David Thomas farm the
past two years. moved this week to the
Pat Murray farm. near Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Edwards. OF Lake
Crystal, Mimi. bnt formerly of the Post
vile neighbOrhOOd, arrived here last
Friday and will spend some two weeks
at the home OF Mn. Dave Williams and
other friends.
Misses Louisa Fugger, Anna and
Lizzie Pillen went to Columbus Tuesday
to visit a: the bedside of Miss Agnes
Pillen, who underwent an operation at
the hospital last Friday for appendicitis.
Miss Pillen is reported convalescing,
much to the satisfaction of her many
friends.
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DON'T BE BALD.
Almost Any One May Secure \
Splendid Growth of Hair.

Almost Any One May Secure 4
Splendid Growth of Hair.
You can easily find out for yourself il
your hair needs nOurishment. il it is
thinning, getting dry, harsh and brittle,
or splitting at the ends. You simply
have to pull hair from the top Of your
head and closely examine it's root. II
the bulb Is plump and rosy it 10 all right;
il it is white and shrnnksn your hair is
diseased and needs nourishment.
We hsvss remedy for hair trouble that
cannot he surpassed. II has record Of
growing hair an,l curing badness in 93
ont OF lCW cases where used according to
directions for = reasonable length 81
:lme. II will even grow hair on bald
heads II the scalp is not glazed and
shiny. That may seem like strong
statement 1t il. and We mean it to be,
and M one should doubt it until they
have put our claims to an actual test.
We are SD sure that Rexall ''!es" Hair
Tonic will completely eradicate dsndruff,
prevent badness, stimulate the scalp and
hair roots. stop falling hair and grow
new hair, that We personally give our
positive guarantee IL refund every penny
paid Us for Rsxsll "!3'' Hair Tonic in
every instance where it does not do az Ne
claim or fails to give entire satisfaction
to the user.
Rexsl: ''93' Hair Tonic is a. pleasant
to uss M clear spring water 1t is per-
fumed with pleasant OtlOr. and does not
grease or gum the hair. We have it in
two sizee. prices 50 cents and SlW We
urge you to try RexslI 'a3'' Hair Tonic
on our recommendation and with our
guarantee hack Of it. You certainly
take no risk. Remember. yOn can obtain
Rsxall Remedies in Columbus only at
our store. Pollock i Co. the druggists
on the corner.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

SOHSuuUQ y WU0SbUUuUOUu0u OUOYOSOs
Nine. saba YaccO. the famous Japa-
nese actress. who had been friend Of
the assassinated Prince Ito from her
childhood. told the following amusing
anecdOte:
I'm my frequent Quarrels with NY
husband We sometimes asked Prince
Ito to judge between Us. One day
when We had had more than usually
violent dispute at Chigasaki the prince
came In Unexpectedly, and ] asked
him to decide the question. But b
declined. while proposing the follow.
ing solution:
"'GO down into the garden, both Of
you. and fight II out like sumo tori
(wrestlersD. The one that wins VIII
naturally be the one who IL In the
right -
NO sooner said than done! In .
trice Kawakami and ! were 81 Wres
Ting trim. BY good luck my husbeDd
was just recovering from q serious H.
ness. and rs he was very weak I soon
threw him to the ground. This amused
the prince enormously. who. OF course.
had fOreseen the end Of the uneQu0
match"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
An Eve "a 6usinaSs.

One day 4 man with case full Of
handbills entered a restaurant in Gin
cinnati run by an astute old German.
"VOt hat you dere:" the latter asked
rs he observed the man about to dis
play several Of the bills on his walls.
Railway NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
"Oh, no." exclaimed the proprietor.
zone Of dose cheap ten day exgur-
sions: Go away cheaper vot you stay
ut home. chg
Exactly" said the bill man.
''Und you want to hang dem up
here:"
Certainly. You've no objection"
II hat most clear objections" said
the German decidedly. "Dake dem
away! Do you dake me for fool.
man. dot would want my customers
to read dose bills und den so away
und eat ut some cheap place for ten
days!'-DetrOit Free Press.
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BELLwOOD.

From the Gazette.
The Catholics of st. Msry's church at
David City On Sund-y last raised sl4.-
5OO toward s25. OM new church build
ing To he erecte.i ut said city this spring.
Nine Of the members gave $1,000 each.
but small number Of the membership
Of the church has been asked for dona-
ton and the amount required for the
new church building will be raised with
ont difficulty.
Uncle Sam is going to be good to
young widows OF old soldiers by giving
them pensions. The present pension
Law grants snnuiiies only to the widows
Of soldiers Of the Civil War who were
married before Jan. "a. 1891. Az is we'll
known. many Of the old soldiers took
helpmates unto themselves since that
date. and for the past twenty years Con-
gress has been besieged in the inieres, OF
this multitude.
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Columbus Plumbing Co.
LUKE l. MULLIGAN
PrOprietOrs
Sanitary Plumbing
Steam and Hot
Water Heating
18th and NJ Streets
Columbus, Nebraska
RSbESIUS.
There Are Many Varieties Of This Pc
euIiar, Pulling Substance.

euIiar, PuzzIing Substance.
OF all the queer minerals which ma
ture seems 10 have provided for no
other purpose than that man might
show his ingenuity in their use moth
ing compares to that meteorological
vegetable asbestus, which in its native
state is both fibrOus and crystalline.
elastic and yet brittle, a stone which
will Heat and which may be carded.
spun and woven like fax or silk. As
bestus is mined in practically every
section Of the globe, and the asbestus
greatly in appearance as does the foil
age Of the trees and plants native to
each. 1t is alike in but one feature
that il is absolutely indestructible, no
known combinations Of acids even af-
fecting the strength Or appearance Of
its fiber and the fiercest flames leav-
ins it unscathed. 1t is a nOncOnductor
of heat and of electricity.
Some varieties Of asbestus are as
compact rs marble and will take the
highest polish; others have loose, silky
fibcrS. Mountain wood Is q variety
presenting an irregular Harmonious
structure. like wood, and other vari-
cites. taking their names from their
resemblance to the various materials,
are rock. cork. mountain leather. fossil
paper and fossil flax.
ASheStus is really variety Of am
phibulc or hornblende. composed Of
separablc filaments with silky luster
Its cuIUrs ale various shades Of white,
gray or green, passing into brown. red
or black. Although as perishable as
grass. it is older than any order Of
animal or vegetable life ON earth.
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SILVER CREEK.

From the sand
Mrs. j. Nichols of Columbus waI Il
guest of Mrs. L. A. Gates Friday and
Saturday last.
Mrs. j. T.. Peterson and Mrs. Mary
Williams of Columbus came up on
Thursday TO enjoy themselves.
Ole Olson who has beensection foreman
"a number OF years has resigned his posi-
ton and has been succeeded by Charlie
Van Buskirk. Mr.. OlesOn will move
To his farm in the western part Of
the state. For few months, however.
his family will remain here occupying
the J j. Matthews property.
At n special meeting of the school
board last Monday evening at which all
members were present. petitions signed
by ~ legal voters were presented asking
the board TO call special election I"
submit proposition to vote bonds not
To exceed twenty Thousand dollars for
the purpose of building "A new school
house.
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Cemeteries Where Women oeeoip.
Friday. the Sabbath Of the Moslems.
when all true believers Of the mascu-
line gender make. a point Of going to
church. their wives. sisters and daugb-
tiers resort to the cemeteries and vail
for the dead But all their time II not
spent In weeping. and sorrow 10 not
the only emotion they display, on these
occasions. They take with them
lunches and garlands Of flowers and
decorate the graves Of their relatives
and pray and weep over the dead for
a time. Then when this pious duty -
performed they gather in little groups
and have 4 good time gossiping about
the living. Thus the day Of mourning
is very popular among the Moslem wO-
men, 1t gives them almost the only
opportunity they have Of cultivatt0e
the acquaintance Of their neishbors.
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friends.
From the Journal.

From the Journal.
Anton Drahota, n farmer living south
west of Stanton ten miles. met with a
painful accident last week. While rid
ing on horseback his horse fell and he
WAS thrown in such manner as to break
both bones of one OF his legs.
Renben Dickinson WAS up from Schuy-
Ter the first Of the week on business con-
nected with the transfer of his old farm
home, one mile south Of town. to its new
owner. Chas Dvorak. 1t is one Of the
best farms in the northern part of the
county, and AS our readers will remem
her. the 240 acres sold some months ago
for $50 per acre, the record price for
Oolfax county land at that time.
After eleven and half years OF faith
full service on the Journal +. e. Hrabak
on Monday laid down his stick and rule
and for the present. at least, left field
Of labor in which he was most success
full. Not alone WAS he good printer
who ut all times earned his wages, but
was reliable and trustworthy in every
particular. Tuesday morning he enter
ed upon his duties in the COlfax county
bank where he has position as book
keeper. That be will prove as valuable
an assistant to his new employers rs he
did to us we haven't the slightest donbt.
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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

The dark monarch from sunny At.
RIGA was being shown over an engi-
neerinS establishment in an English
city by the manager. who In explain
ing the working VI certain machinery
unfortunately got his cOattails caught
In It and In moment was being
whirled round ut SO many revolutions
per minute. Luckily for the manager.
his garments were unequal to the
strain Of more than few revolutions.
and he was hurled, disheveled and
ilizei. ut the feet Of the visitor.
That exalted parsonage reared with
laughter and said something to his in
terpreter.
''Sah." said that functiOnary to the
manager, his majesty say he am ber-
~ pleased with de trick an will you
please do It again?'-Sketchy Bits.
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II don't have no opinion Of these
newfangleil wOmen's notions" said
Mr.. Hyde when his wife timiilly ex-
pressed her desire to Join the WOman's
Self improvement society.
But We learn SO much there" ven
tured Mrs. Hyde.
Don't believe IT. snapped Mr..
Hyde. "WOmen don't know much.
that's fact. but let 'em stick to their
domestic duties and learn them. That's
my opinion Let 'em follow St. Pau's
injunctiOn-stay ut home and ask their
husbands II they want to know any
thing"
But. john
1--WE settled 1t. and that's enough.
Jane"
But. John, that's what women have
been doing all this time. and perhaps
that's the reason they don't know
much"
And then Mr.. Hyde threw his boot
at the cat and boxed Freddy's ears for
grinning.-PearsOn's.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
UNITED DOCTORS
MAkE FREE Offer

Wlll Cure Few Patients FREQ
To Show wonders OF tho
Now system.
Free examination, free consultation
and free treatment until you are entirely
we'll. Such is the generous offer made
by the United Doctors to all patients
accepted for treatment during their wis
it to Columbus at the Thurs:0n Hotel
on Wednesday March 10th and Thursday
March 18th.
The only charge that will be made is
for tho medicine used, which must be
paid cash. To very poor patients the
medicine will be furnished free also.
The object of the United Doctors in
making this grand free offer is to secure
sfew supposedly incurable cases quick
ly to demonstrate the tremendous curs-
tive powers Of this wonderful new sys-
TEN Of medicine ss used by the United
Doctors. These specialists solicit one or
two OF the most difficult cases from each
locality in order to show what can be
done by scientific treatment, even in the
worst forms Of diseases.
The treatment used by the United
Doctors 10 non surgical. They never
use the knife, never mntilats the body
which God has made in his image. o.
ly the best and pursst Of chemicals are
used ny these specislists. their motto
being thst every sick person is entitled
To the hest medicines that are to be found
in nature. To obtain pure drags they
prepare all Of the medicines in their own
laboratory and thus every patient is a.
sured Of pure medicines, the best obtain
able, regardless Of cost.
the expensive and elaborate Ins,ru-
ments used in Diagnosis and the ex-
trsme care used in securing pure drues
and preparing them especially for each
case, makes the treatment used by the
United Doctors more expensive than
ordinary treatment. yet the larger num-
Der Of patients treated makes it possible
to place the price Of treatment within
the reach Of all.
This is really very remarkable and
generous offer by these great specialists.
IL is an offer Of free treatment until well
regardless of the length OF time required
to complete the cure This offer 10
good only in cases accented for treat
ment during their visit to Columbus on
Wednesday. March 10th and Thursday,
March 18th.
Consultation aud examination is free
10 all, but only durable cases will be &C.
copied for treatment. II your case 10 in
cursbls you will he told so and not ono
penny OF your money accepted. How
ever, many cases that are incurable by
the old methods can he quickly cured by
this wonderful new method Of the United
Doctors.
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ITEMS OF
INTEREST
LINDSAY.
From the Post

From the Post.
Andrew Christensen and wife went TO
Columbus to accompany their daughter
home who has been in hospital there.
Jim" Sweeney the popular young
barber OF Lindsay has recently received
an offer from two different base ball lea
que teams to try out" this spring.
One being the Columbus state and the
other the Nebraska City team Of the
Mink league. Jim went to Columbus
Monday to sign up. We, with his many
friends wish him success and We believe
that he will make good.
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ST. EDWARD

From the Advance.
Miss Maude Human is spending the
week in Columbus, Il guest of Miss
Marguerite Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs f. III. Mckelvey, and
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. ID. Mckelvey left We'd
nesday evening for Haswell, Colo. where
they will occupy their homesteads.
Mrs Geo. Reeder left Wednesday for
Columbus ON "a visit to her husband who
is still patient at st. Mary's hospital.
Mr.. Reeder is reported very much i'm
proved and i: is hoped that he will he
discharged from the hospital within a
few weeks.
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Bees and Ants.

Bees will place their honeycombs In
any place regularly or irregularly
shaped. and when they come to cor
ners and angles they seem to stop and
consider. Then they vary the shape Of
the cell. 50 that the space Is exactly
filed. 1t could not be done more sat
isfactorily IL the whole thing had been
worked out on paper beforehand. Ants
make hard and smooth roads and drive
tunnels compared to which mans ef-
forts In making such things are insig-
niticant
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The unicorn came into the royal
arms with James !. 1t belongs to the
royal arms Of Scotland. The sigDet
ring Of Mary. mother Of James. - in
existence. having q unicorn on ii. In
the royal arms. therefore. one support
er represents England. the other Scot
land.
The lion and the unicorn occur also
in ancient Buddhist scriptures. placed
together as supporters. Both Of these
animals also are seen playing draughts
together in the well known Egyptian
painting. But the Oldest connection
Of the two IS In the blessing Of Jacob
and Of Moses. - London Notes and
OuerieS
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GENOA.

From the Times.
The amendments to the Indian bill
offered by Senator Burkett, providing
for cottage for the superintendent, an
employees building and an extension to
the carpenter shop at the Indian school
have been reported favorably by the
senate committee on Indian affairs.
Dan Pesrse, who manages q farm for
his mother eight miles north of Genoa,
has been testing his seed corn, and finds
that out of every 100 ears tested 3G were
worthless. When it is taken into con-
sideraiion that one ear of good seed corn
will produce about II bushels, 36 worth
less ears. il planted. would mean loss
Of 1872 Bushels.
Mrs. c. c. Horton, formerly of Genoa
died of small pox at the home Of Bob
Osborne, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Thursday of last week. Mrs. Horton
passed away at ten a. IN. and was buried
at . p. m. Undoubtedly the Osborne
home ia under quarantine, as all the
family have been exposed to the disease
which caused the sudden death Of Mrs.
Horton.
from the Seader.
When woman takes as much interest
in her home rs she does in her church
she will find her husband rs easily pleas
ed as her pastor. truthfully says an ex-
change.
Fred Jernberg took his daughter TO
Columbus the last Of the week where
she WAS operated upon for appendicitis.
and We are glad to announce that she is
rapidly recovering from the ordeal.
Last Thursday night brought sorrow
to many homes in this section, OccasiOned
by a visi. of the grim reaper. Death. who
gsrnered three ripened sheafs. Mrs.
Phoebe killhsm. aged II years, mother
OF John and George Killham. living in
Council Greek. Mrs Clara Wahlgreen.
aged "a years. wife Of II. Wahlgreen OF
Monroe township and Mrs. Anna Elm,
aged 81, mother Of Gland Elm, and the
Mesdames Larson and Schumacher all
passed to their long rest upon that date.
The funeral OF Mrs Elm was held on
Saturday, that OF Mrs. Wahlgrecn on
Sunday AMI Mrs. Killham's on Monday.
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Second 1houQht.

"Dear Mr.. Hicks" she wrote. Il am
very sorry that what you ask ] can
not grant. ] cannot become your wife.
Yours sincerely. Ethel Barrows." Then
she added: ~ Son second thoughts.
dear George. I think will marry you.
Do come up tonight and see your own
true Ethel
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Life.

1t las been said that life is made up
Of tire" things -heredity. environment
and the Will Ii the heredity and en-.
virnnmcnt uf the child are what they
should bc the will will choose the right
AMI do it.
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Literal.

What shall I write about? asked
the lazy reporter Of the busy editor.
Right about facet" snapped the edi.
tor. And. taking him at his word.
the reporter wrote IN article on the
care Of the complexion.
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A Subtle Differences.

"And So" began the brOwbeating It
tOrney to the shabby witness. ''yOo live
by your wits. do yOu:''
40. sir: by other folks lack II
them" corrected the witness mOdestIy
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G. B. ( Q.
Time Table

No. =. Pass. IdaiIy e1. sunday leave .:ss m
No. =. Frt. 4 Ac. ld'y ex. Saturday, " 500 N
No. Il, Pass. ldaily eX. sunday arrive. so %
No. 81, FIT. & Ac. ld'y eX. Sunday q. Chs N
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Unfortunate Emulation.

A North Carolinan recently eloped
With three women on the same train.
And It seems that events will persist
in showing that Solomon lived for
pothing.-Salt Lake Tribune.
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BRANCHES.

f'sAIIy "4C"Tt .HuUhy.
NOTE:
Nos. I, .. and are extra fare trains.
Noe. I. :. Is and II are local passenger.
Nos. Is and ~ are local freights.
Noe. and ID are mail trains only,
No. IL due in Omaha As .. N.
No. 9 doe in Omaha 500 D. m.
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nal Office.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-09
The Museum Quarter Of Berlin

a correspondent writes from Berlin.
under date of April Z. that the plans OF
| gigantic museum buildings LETT by the
lJatc Professor Alfred Mcs.el hat,
now been published. Thcy will be car
ried out by the friend and successor
OF The great architect. ana are sure
to add an imposing feature To the
center Of Berlin city. Thu whole
island on which at present the three
musoums stand Will hc devoted 10 the
collections OF aft possessed by IN"
state of Prussia. Messed projected "a
series Of buildings that viii connect
the old museum in the south with The
Kaiser Frederick museum In the north
Of that lalnnd one will enter this
series of buildings 10y the grand hail
built bv Schinkfl ninety years ago.
pass through the handsome rooms or
the present buildings into the new
additions. and leave az the present en-
france uf the Kaiser Frederick mu-
scum. An enormous quare ~ new
buildings viii form the connection
Along tho bank 81 the Spree river
q grand colonnadc in continuation OF
the present one will offer "a new exit
Behind IL three rectangular wings n
the new Pcrgamon museum the
PLANNED aroun a new Cupola-coKcrcd
forum Thus the reconstructed
p-rqimon Altar with those famous
marble ~reiicfs that are perhaps the
greatest ~treusure Of a~ntiNuftea pre-
served in Berlin wll form he center
ar the whole. The new buildings VIII
Dee chiefly devoted leo che collections
81 Asiaiic art and oh Cerman art
quietly brought foeethtr In he cunr-,
81 Tie last Few wears and At urrFcnf