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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
A COOL
PROPOSITION
And q Sure One.
The Body Does Not Feel Heat
Unpleasantly 10 Il hes
Proper Food
Grape-Nuts

People can live In . Temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy, By
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely fol
breakfast; use q goodly allowance OF
fruit. either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls Of Grapefruit
treated with q little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
. meager amount Of butter. and one
cup Of wellmade Postum.
BY this selection of food the bodily
energy Is preserved. while the hot, car
bonaceous foods have been left out
The result IL very marked difference
In the temperature Of the body, and
20 this comfortable condition u addel
the certainty Of ease and perfect diGes
don. for the food being partially pro
digested IL quickly assimilated By the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment IN food
and its application to the human bodJ
has brought out these facts. They
can Be made use Of and add materially
to the comfort Of the user.
Read the little book, The Road n
Wellville." IN pkgs. There's q Reasoa.:
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
How Old Mother Earth Hides Her Are

e Of the Earth" from q more philo
sophical point of view.
The age of the earth always has
been a subject for discussion among
men Of science and largely without
any definite agreement among the
representatives of the different
branches of studies on account Of the
different points Of attack.
Rriehy. the more recent discussions
as to the earth's age have placed the
time as follows:
Lord Kelvin. In 1868. estimated the
earth's age at 2O.00O.0O0 to 10000. 900
and perhaps 9S.000.000 years.
Clarence King and Carl Barus. in
1888. placed the age at 100000
years.
Lord Kelvin in 1897 revised his fig
ures from 100000 to 100000
years.
De Lapparent. in 1890. said It was
g. 900. 900 to 90.OO0.000 years.
Charles d. Walcott. secretary Of the
Smithsonian institution. in 1893. placed
the maximum age at 100000 years.
]. Jolly. in 1899, estimated the age
of the ocean at 10000. 900 to 9O.000.0 900
years.
w. J. Sollas. in 1909. placed the
age Of the ocean at $4,000. 900 to $780,
600. 900 years.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
General Wood May Stir Up the Army

reer. II Is expected he will under
take most actively a number Of re-
forms which might not meet with the
approval of the army at large.
One of the questions which will be
taken up by General Wood Is the
physical test Of officers. Since Presi-
dent Roosevelt inaugurated this sys-
TEN. many officers have been hoping
that II would be modified. General
Wood Is one of the foremost of phys
ical culture enthusiasts.
Instead Of being made milder. It II
not unlikely that the tests will be
made harder than ever. The detail
Of troops to the Philippines II IN.
other matter that will be disposed Of
by General Wood very soon. He has
also . number Of ideas regarding CO.
operation between the regular army
and the militia which he will prob
ably attempt to put into practise.
General Carter. who has been act
ing chief of STAFF. will take his place
as assistant chief. General Bliss.
whom he succeeds. viii go to San
Francisco to relieve General Barry.
who takes command Of West Point
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

hOrror-struck face. my own excite
ment and the slightly gaping curtains
of lower ten. He reached for the
darky's pulse and pulled out an old
fashioned gold watch.
Him, Only fifty! What's the mat.
ter? Had a shock" he asked
shrewdly.
Yes" I answered for the porter
We've both had one. If you are a
doctor. wish you would look at the
man in the berth across. lower ten.
I'm afraid it's too late, but I'm not ex.
perienced in such Matters
Together we opened the curtains.
and the doctor. bending down. gave a
comprehensive glance that took in the
rolling head, the relaxed jaw. the ugly
stain on the sheet. The examination
needed only a moment Caath was
written in the clear white of the nos
trils, the colorless lips, the smooth
ing away of the sinister lines of the
night before. With its new dignity
the face was not unhandsome; the
gray hair was still plentiful. the feat
ures strong and we'll cut.
The doctor Strengthened himself and
turned to me. Dead for some time, I"
he said. running . professional finger
over the stains. These are dry and
darkened. you see. and rigor mortis
is well established. A friend of
yours"
Il don't know him At ALL" I replied.
Never saw him but once before"
Then you don't know II he Il trav.
cling alone?"
NO. he was not-that is. I don't
know anything about him." correct
ed myself. It was my flrst blunder:
the doctor glanced up At me quickly
and then turned his attention again to
the body. Like . lash there had come
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

THE person who buys . nickel's
! worth Of peanuts to MUNICH at the
ball game. to feed the squirrels in the
park or to gladden. the hearts Of chill
dren at home. scarcely realizes that
he has contributed to an industry that
last year formed q million dollar crop.
and which placed on the market In
various forms. reached the enormous
sum Of $36.000.000. But 1t Is q fact.
according to Washington statisticians.
This little seductive nut-a resolu-
ton to eat Just one il soon forgot
ten-whose birthplace Is America,
was. until comparatively recently. un-
appreciated either a. to the money
In them" or AZ q really nutritious
product. Today the peanut plays an
important part in pleasure. from the
swell dinner party to the ever-present
democracy Of the circus. ball game or
picnic. After all. what is ball game.
picnic or q circus without the peanut
accompaniment?
BY far the largest part Of the crop
Is consumed from the peanut stand.
the little whistle sign Of the rooster
being the signal for the average
youngster to suggest to dad or ma
that some of them would be very &C
ceptable, and the paternal or mater
nal parents willingness-nine times
out of ten-t0 invest. Yet there are
millions of bushels that 60 to the
fattening Of hogs throughout the
south. the feeding of poultry. while
the vines. often cured as hay, feed
thousands Of head Of cattle. and even
01A NGDthar t. -@,,.S,h1l ~, ~h~
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

night. That's all, sir" 1t was clear
that he thought I had been drinking.
l drew a long breath. OF course.
that was the explanation. This was
number seven's berth. that was his
soft hat. this his umbrella. his coat.
his bag. My rage turned to irritation
at myself
and could hear his softly insinuat-
ing voice. Time to get up. sir. Are
you awake? Time to get up"
There was no response from num-
Der nine. I guessed that he had
opened the curtains and was looking
in. Then he came back.
Number mines empty" he said.
Empty! Do you mean my clothes
aren't there?" 1 demanded. My va
lise? Why don't you answer me-"
You doan' give me time" he retort-
ed. There amt nothin' there. But
It's been slept in"
The disappointment was the greater
for my few moments of hope. l sat
up in a white fury and put on the
clothes that had been left me- Then.
still raging. 1 sat on the edge of the
berth and put on the obnoxious tan
shoes. The porter. called to his du-
ties, made little excursions back to
me. to offer assistance and to chuckle
at my discontinue. He stood by, out
wardly decorous, but with little irri-
tating grins OF amusement around mis-
mouth. when I finally emerged with
the red tie in my hand.
Bet the owner of those clothes did
not become them any more than you
do" he said. as he piled the ubiquitous
whisk broom.
When l get the owner of these
Clothes" l retorted grimly, he will
need a shroud. Where's the con-
ductor?''
The conductor was coming, he as
sured me: also that there was no bag
answering the description of mine on
the car. slammed my way to the
dressing room. washed. choked my
fifteen and a half neck into a fifteen
collar. and was back again in less
than five minutes. The car. as we'll as
it's occupants. was gradually taking
on a daylight appearance. l hobbled
in, for one of the shoes was abomin-
ably tight, and found myself facing a
young woman in blue with an unfor-
getable face. c'Three women already"
Mcknight says: That's going some.
even II you don't count the Gilmore
nurseD She stood. half-turned to-
ward me. one hand idly dropping. the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
CHAPTER w.

Numbers Seven and Nine.
Afterward. when I tried to recall our
discovery of the body In lower ten. l
found that my most vivid impression
was not that made by the revelation
of the opened curtain. had an In
Simultaneous picture Of slender blue
gowned girl who seemed to sense my
words rather than hear them. Of two
small hands that clutched desperately
at the seat beside them. The girl In
the aisle stood, bent toward US. per-
plexity and alarm fighting In her face.
With twitching hands the porter at
tempted to draw the curtains togeth-
er Then in q paralysis OF shock. he
collapsed on the edge Of my berth and
sat there swaying. In my excitement
I shook him.
For heavens sake. keep your
nerve. man." said bruskly. You'll
have every woman in the car In hys-
terics. And If you do. you'll wish
you could change places with the man
in there" He rolled his eyes.
A man near. who had been read
ing last nights paper. dropped 1t
quickly and tiptoed toward US. He
peered between the partly open cur
tains. closed them quietly and went
back. ostentatiously solemn. to his
seat. The very crackle with which he
opened his paper added to the burst
ing curiosity of the car. For the pas
sengers knew that something was
amiss: l was conscious Of a sudden
tension.
With the curtains closed the por-
ter was more himself: he wiped his
lips with a handkerchief and stood
erect.
Its my last trip in this car" he re.
marked heavily. There's something
wrong with that berth. Last trip the
woman in 1t took an overdose Of some
sleeping stuff. and We found her. jes'
like that, dead! And 1t amt more'n
three months now since there was
twins born in that very spot No sir.
It amt natural"
At that moment q thin man with
prominent eyes and a spare gray1sh
goatee creaked up the aisle and
paused beside me.
Porter sick?" he inquired. taking In
with q professional eye the porter's
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
&a S { s
Vast Sum Which We Spend on Peanuts

roots OF the plant, which furnishes
nitrogen to Il from the air.
The result Of all this IL that scien-
lists claim that the peanut. which In
the past was not very highly regard
ed. IL the only food staple that viii
at once nourish man. beast. bird and
fields. It II the most nutritious Of the
entire nut family. rich in tissue build
ing properties. containing glucose and
carbohydrates-and IL the cheapest.
Beyond the shadow Of . doubt It u
first from both q dietary and ec0nOm-
ic standpoint.
The fact Of the matter is the pea
nut In about every way Is In q class
by itself as regards price. average
number In pound. edible part, waste
and fat. They average about $50 to
q pound at . cost Of ten cents, the
edible portion is 1876. waste 26.4. and
the amount of fat Is placed at so per
cent. These are remarkable figures
when one stops to consider them. and
brought out more clearly when COM
pared with the small Texas pecan, its
nearest competitor. which sells for
over q third more. averages but ZIG
to q pound. has . waste Of 61.8 per
cent. edible part Of 3S.2. and contains
68 per cent. Of fat.
The farming Of peanuts during the
past I'VE years-not longer than this
has become IN established industry
of this country. At present about i've
sixths of the crop comes from Viz.
ginia and most Of the balance from
Tennessee. Georgia. West Virginia
and the Carolinas. although most Of
the southern states contribute some.
AS the peanut industry has increased
so has the use of all nuts grown
nightly as an article Of food during
the last decade. and the entire fam
lily now forms q most important part
of the diet Of the physical culturist
and vegetarian.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

to me the vision Of the woman with
the bronze hair and the tragic face.
whom I had surprised in the vesti.
bule between the cars, somewhere in
the small hours Of the morning. I had
acted on my first impulse-the mascu-
line one of shielding q woman.
The doctor had unfastened the coat
Of the striped pajamas and exposed
the dead mans chest. On the left
side was a small punctured wound OF
Insignificant size.
Very neatly DONE" the doctor said
with appreciation. Couldn't have
done 1t better myself. Right through
the intercostal space; NO time even
to grunt"
isn't the heart around there some
where?" I asked. The medical man
turned toward me and smiled au.
sterely.
That's where It belongs. Just under
that puncture, when 1t isn't gadding
around In mans throat or his boots"
had . new respect for the doctor.
for any one indeed who could crack
even a feeble joke under such circum.
stances. or who could run an imper.
sonal finger over that wound and
those stains. Odd how q healthy. nor.
NAL man holds the medical profession
In half contemptuOus regard until he
gets sick. or an emergency like this
arises, and then turns meekly to tho
~ h4 -
his mortal tenement, takes his pills
or his patronage. ties to him like .
rudderless ship In gale.
Suicide. Is 1t. doctor?" asked.
He stood erect, after drawing the
bed-clothing over the face. and. ia
king OF his glasses. he wiped them
slowly
NO, It is not suicide" he announced
decisively. 1t is murder"
OF course. I had expected that. but
the word itself brought q shiver.
was just a bit dizzy. Curious faces
through the car were turned toward
us, and could hear the porter behind
me breathing audibly. A stout wom-
an In negligee came down the aisle
and ENORMOUSLY confronted the por.
ter. She wore pink dressing jacket
and carried portions Of her clothing.
Porter" she began. in the voice Of
the lady who had ''dangled," rs there
q rule Of this company that viii al.
low q woman to occupy the dressing
room for one hour and curl her hair
with an alcohol lamp while respect
able people haven't . place where
they can hook their"
She stopped suddenly and stared in
to lower ten. Her shining pink cheeks
grew pasty. her Jaw fell I remember
trying to think Of something to say.
and Of saying nothing at all. Then
she had buried her eyes in the non.
descript garments that hung from her
arm and tottered back the way she
had come Slowly a little knot of men
gathered around US. silent for the most
part. The doctor was making .
search of the berth when the conduct.
or elbowed his way through. followed
by the inquisitive man. who had evil
IDENTIFY summoned him. had lost
sight. for a time. Of the girl in blue.
DO it himself?" the conductor
queried after business-like glance at
the body.
NO. he didn't" the doctor assert
ed. There's no weapon here. and the
window is closed. He couldn't have
thrown it out. and he didn't swallow
it. What on earth are you looking
for, man."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
THE army is on the anxious seat

THE army Is on the anxious seat
! With. a new boss on the Job It Is
expected Major Gen. Leonard Wood.
chief of stafR. will make things hum
until his own ideas are put into oper.
alton. Although he was appointed to
succeed Major Gen. Franklin J. Bell
last October. since that time he has
been on a trip to Argentine to rep.
resent the United States at the cen.
tennial celebration. and has only late.
" returned to Washington.
In the meantime many important
questions have been piling up await.
ing his decision. Just what effect the
personality Of the new chief of stan
will have on the army Is q matter of
much moment to the omcers Who
know something Of his strenuous c.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Will Made by Maiden Lady will Cause
Her to De Long 10 Not Crate.
fully Remembered.

An extraordinary will has been lefs
by an elderly unmarried lady who re-
Gently died In Vienna. Her property.
amounting to about $250.000. Is ap'
pointed to be divided between her
three nephews. now aged "a. q and
%. and her three nieces. aged IS. Il
and %. In equal parts on the follow
ing conditions:
The six nephews and nieces must
all live in the house formerly inhab-
tied by their aunt. with the executor.
a lawyer. whose business 1t will be to
see that the conditions of the will
are strictly observed. None Of the
nephews is to marry before reaching
his fortieth year. nor the nieces BE-
fore their thirtieth. under the penalty
that the share of the one 30 marrying
will be divided among the others.
Further. the six leeatees are ad.
monished never to quarrel among
themselves. II one should do sosper-
sistently the executor is empowered
TO turn him or her out OF the house
and divide the share as In the case Of
marriage.
The executor is himself forbidden to
marry or to reside elsewhere than in
the house with the legatees as long
As be holds his ONCE. to which .
handsome remuneration is attached.
The old maid Is said to have made
this peculiar will because her nephews
and nieces continually worried her
during her life by asking her to give
them money to enable them to marry
requests she always refused.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
1.-THE Mans Been Murdered!"

other steadying her as she gazed out
at the flying landscape. l had an in
slant impression that I had met her
somewhere, under different circum-
stances, more cheerful ones. thought,
for the girls detection now was evi.
dent. Beside her. sitting down. a small
dark woman. considerably older, was
talking in a rapid undertone. The
girl nodded indifferently now and then.
l fancied. although l was not sure.
that my appearance brought startled
look into the young woman's face. /
sat down. and, hands thrust deep into
the other mans pockets, stared rue
fully at the other mans shoes.
The stage was set. In a moment
the curtain was going up on the first
act OF the play. And for a while We
would all say our little speeches and
sing our little songs, and l. the vii
lain. would hold center stage while the
gallery Kissed
The porter was standing beside low
er ten. He had reached in and was
knocking valiantly. But his efforts
met with no response. He winked at
me over his shoulder; then he unfast-
ened the curtains and bent forward.
Behind him. saw him stiffen. heard
his muttered exclamation. saw the
blush pallor that spread over his
face and neck. As he retreated q
step the interior Of lower ten lay open
to the day.
The man In it was on his back. the
early morning sun striking full on
his upturned face. But the light did
not disturb him. A small stain of red
dyed the front Of his night clothes
and trailed across the sheet: his half
open eyes were fixed, without seeing.
on the shining wood above.
grasped the porter's shaking shout
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer. goes 10
PittsburS with the forged notes IN the
Bronson case to take the deposition OF the
chief witness for the prosecution. Jonh
Gilmore a millionaire In the latters
house the lawyer is attracted by the pic
ture OF a gill whom Gilmore explains Is
his granddaughter. Alison West lie says
her father is A rascal and a friend OF
the forcer Standing in line to buy
Pullman ticket Blakeley is requested by
A lady To buy her one. He gives her low
Ct eleven and retains lower ten. He finds
man in q drunken stupor ia lower ten
and retires in lower nine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Secretary Wilson Now the Bug Man

insect might be repealed or destroyed.
they did not see how they could pre-
vent an insect or mitigate him
The law IL specific In declaring
against misbranding insecticides. II q
well-meaning citizen Of the United
States puts up q compound that he
says will rid q house of. say. bugs.
within q specified length Of time.
there seems no way to determine
whether the compound Il misbrand-
ed. unless the secretary Of agriculture
goes to the premises and holds Q
stop-watch on the reaches. to see
whether they mitigate or vacate with
in the time limit
The biological survey has issued an
informal statement already. saying that
the law is remiss In that It does not
include rats among the insects to
be prevented. An effort Is being made
to see whether the law officers are
willing to consider rats a. insects.
DR.. Henshaw Of the biological sur
vey and Prof. Crittenden Of the bu-
reau Of entomology are going to call
% their aid the legal advice Of Judge
Pugh Of the police court. Judge Pugh.
while assistant district attorney some
years ago. established q reputation In
the police court by arguing that. le-
gally. a lopeared rabbit was a chicken
within the meaning of the act. II any
body can prove q sewer rat to be q
centipede Judge Pugh is the man. It
Is believed.
When congress passed the law 1t
omitted one rather essential point. 1t
did not make any appropriation for
enforcing 1t. This hampers the en-
forcement of any law somewhat.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Teetotaier Had Last Word.

On the shore at one Of the narrow.
est parts of that dangerous waterway
known as The Inside Route" to
Alaska there rests the hull of q
wrecked ship. II is an object that
Immediately attracts the eyes of all
who voyage that way. A whisky
manufacturer decided that there was
An excellent opportunity to advertise
his bottled goods. So he had painted
in huge letters on the side Of the
wrecked ship:
USE REDNOSE WHISKY.
And It was here that . teetotaler
saw his opportunity for q short but
vivid sermon. A few weeks later the
side Of the wrecked ship blossomed
forth with these two additional words
in equally big letteB:
DID.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
An Unnecessary System.

you ought to have q burglar alarm
system in your house." said the cleo
trical supply agent, SO that you win
be awakened II a burglar raises one
Of the windows or opens q door q
night"
mo burglar can get in hero winnie
We are peacefully sleeping" replied
Mr.. Newpop. I'VE are weaving our
baby"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
The Nurses Opinion.

The Nurses Opinion.
A nurse had been called - Q VI
ness to prove the correctness Of The
bill Of Q physician.
Let N get at the facts IN he
case" said the lawyer. who was Do
ing q cross-examination stunt. "Didn'o
the doctor make several visits after
tho patient was out Of dangerf'
mo. SIR" answered the nurse. =
considered the patient In danger q
long a the doctor continued his VIZ
ita."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

ders and stared down to where the
train impaired to the body a grisly
suggestion of motion. Good Lord" /
gasped. the mans been murdered"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17

And tbs II the sort Of excuse yoQ
put up for coming homo two hour1
late for dinner and in such Q condt
tion-that you and that disreputabl1
Aug Lstus Jones were out hunting
mushrooms. you wretch? And where
pray, are the mushroomsf"
"Eere nay are.m' dear. In m ~
pocket; and VILE zay ain % many q
EN-. m dear. We had lots Of fuA-
GUS an I-huntin' EN-"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Reformation.

You say you are a reformerf
YEP" replied the local boss: 81
The deepest dye"
But you were not always So"
mo. The reformers reformed our
town last year and I want to rsform
Il back again"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-17
Casey at the BAT.

Casey u SnO 00G
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