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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

A bsrbed wire fence is 10 be built
between heEteo and the United
States TO prevent cattle carrying
fever ticks from one country to an
other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

sc dolu e Inquired the friend.
"shh, said Mr. Mulllgan, 'Tn
tryin 10 make II wort me while Il
tear up thls board - Ever body'i
Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
I'm thcEditOr'S Mail

will be printed
sufficient interest
anything anybody long malice your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Yes. my husband and | are try.
Ing 10 save money, and | am co.
operating with him In economlzing."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

JOSH WISE SAYS

TN cause o. eliza Hsnbroodar
dlvoreln' Ezra Henbrooder has Jest
come out. He'd been swappin' her
Mason fruit Jars fer tsrbaeeer on
tn sly."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

New York city transportation
companies carried ss2. 7Sa,3 es pas
senasrs last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
The Dash for the Polls

ats there the une6 States
70 people OF this
pelananty that the fact viii become
the eontroilna thought In every vote u eastsf'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

China has 1000 native postoffiees
employing $4,000 persona.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
STAR DUST

said Mrs. Jones. John has already
given up two cigars a day"
GOLDEN RULE or HEALTH.
Breathe through your nose,
Run on your toes.
Walk gith a swing.
Let your arms fling.
Or. Vim. Edgar Cell, American
traveller, says military drill IL being
taught ail over China ard that an
Immense army IL 20 be formed.
The French government may
make the sale Of reviewers q gov
eminent monopoly 10 keep them out
Of the hands Of criminals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

Sir John Crichton- Browne .uzI
English physician, prsdirss \
time when there will be fisk tE~I
In the sea just as we ass ri
stock farms on land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

The head waiter walkes a..
departing guests az rsn,s az !
man Of his dignifled ,asaa =
walk. but they were foo a,'..s ~ I.
MN, 10 be turned over ID ~ -
Ter the bottle he wished y ~ - =
70 them. The cashier 81, = I sssn
ilttle cabinet where a ssas4
~ bottles rep0sed. y =
Medicine bottles, every -
ihem, be said. and ali 49,
left ~ patrons ~ the ress.. -
People who have been o ~ W /
dose themselves immediassIgs N, ~
ana after eating bring 49,, ~
cine along. then after taklny !, II I
sei Interested In something a. !
go a~ay leaving the bottls = !
table Occasionally a mar - !.
beers where be left his medless 49, !.
calls Tor II. but other bottles ~ ~.
~ inc morgne long enough y.
patients either 10 get well
without them. Then ~ ~.
them away ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
STR0LLER'S COLUMN

one elevator vas plaea,s.. :
running and the lndlcs,aaa Ii
o o., pointed 70 the figure I 7 Y
old man Who was not uses 4 !, 7 :
ways Of elevators. said - n = Y
VINO 10. was equally ignorant. e
Won't be down before ( ~.
and It's only 4.s0. Tbs,.. Yea
to wait Guess we mica. 20 n
walk up" As "
The staircase wac handy
fore the indicator hew.s m )
INC par Of innocents we're 49, "
~ to the second floor Ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-01

The girls face whitened at the taunt
and its insinuation. and with q little
strangled sob she leaned against the;
friendly trunk Of a tree and hid her
eyes.
Ben WAITS voice behind her star
tied her to betray telltale tears on
the thick lashes. Grimy and scorched,,
hatless and tattered and scratched. b
was a sorry looking lover. The look
in his faithful eyes made up for every
thing that seemed lacking.
II heard what that pup said just
now, Beth" said Ben grimly, stand.
ing with folded arms before her. II
ought to have stepped in long ago and
told you what / want to say right,
now. but somehow I thought you
liked him best. This forest fire isn't.
a patch to the fire I've been through
this winter! You don't have to whistle
Ben Wyatt .back-he's here. Beth,
darling, shall he stay?"
Beth came to his arms with a happy
cry. and they must have forgotten the
passage Of time. for the returning
| cavalcade Of the fugitives startled
them into embarrassed realization
that their secret was no longer their
own. but was shared by the grinning
denizens Of Deep Hollow wood.
Land w love-" shouted Aunt Judy
exuberantly. and to the two. blushing,
under. the oak tree as the procession
passed, It was verify . 'sland OF love.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
4 Dream and lts Seousl.

In one Of the East Indian border
wars there was engaged an officer of
high repute. the member of an ancient
county family" says Mrs. Mayo in
':Recollecdons Of Fifty Years." One
night the laird. its head. started from
his sleep. exclaiming:
There's the shot that has killed my
brother!
His wife told him 1t was but q
dream. He must have given an anx-
ious thought to his brothers before
going to sleep. Next day the pair
were in the garden directing their gar
deners when the laird suddenly ex-
claimed:
"'Do you hear the bagpipesT
mo answered the lady. 4 can
hear nothing. am sure there is no
sound
STRANGE said the laird. for 1 can
even hear what is played. 1t is The
Flowers O. the Forest Are A. Wefe
Away
a few hours later came the tele-
gram reporting that the brother had
been shot down by some border war
riOr and over his lonely grave the men
Of his regiment had played the pa
thetic air whose mysterious echo SEEM
ed to have reached the laird"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
BRAINY BABY.

John Stuart Mill Was . Genius At
Three Years Of Age.
At three years Of age John Stuart
Mill began the study Of Greek, with
''arithmetic rs an evening relaxation"
At eight he began Latin. Euclid and
algebra and had to act AZ tutor to the
younger children. He was a stern AMI
efficient tutor.
At twelve he began scholastic logic
and political ecOnOmy-the latter his
main lifewOrk.
At fourteen. while paying long Wis
it to Sir Samuel Bentham In southern
France, he learned French as a relaxa-
ton from studying two or three hours
before breakfast, five hours between
breakfast and dinner and two or three
in the evening. Being for the time
master Of his own hours and not sub
ject to stern father. he took lessons
also in his spare hours in music. sing.
ing, dancing. fencing and riding. but
never became proficient.
At sixteen Mill could speak In debate
with adults with ease and freedom.
At eighteen he contributed to the
Westminster Review. At twenty-On"
he was made assistant in the India
Office and received a large salary for
those days.
But Mill was bald Mt twenty-five.
He did not marry until he was. forty
five. He himself said: 81 never was
a boy. 1t Is better to let nature have
its own way"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
PICKING HUSBANDS.
4 Wemsn's Cynical View Of the Ger.
man Marrisoo Market.

The men in Germany do not mary.
They are married. They are more or
less passive articles Of sale. which
stand In rows in the matrimonial shop
window with their price labeled In
large letters in their buttonhole. whit
Ing patiently for a purchaser. They
are perfectly willing. even eager. vic
Tins They want to be bought. but
their position does not allow them to
grasp the initiative. and they are
thankful when at last some one comes
along and declares herself capable and
willing to pay the price.
The girl and her mother. with their
purse In hand. pass the articles in re-
view and choose out the one which
best suits their means and fancy.
II shall marry an officer" one girl
told me some time ago with the easy
confidence Of a person about to order
q new dress. and. 10 and behold. he
fore the year was out she was walking
proudly on the arm Of q dragon lieu
lcuuuls ] CSCu huCW VI tuICC "OAoCu
who swore to each other that they
would marry only geniuses. and here
also they had their will. One married
q great painter. one a poet and another
a famous diplomatist. That they were
all three peculiarly unhappy IS not a
witness against the system. but q
proof that geniuses may occasionally
be very uncomfortable partners- In
this case the purchasers were rich and
popular and could therefore make their
choice. Others Of lesser means would
have had to content themselves with
an officer. cavalry or infantry. accord
ing to the dot" or a lawyer. or a doc
tor. or q merchant, and 90 on down
the scale.-Miss Wylie's MY German
Year."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
4 MAGIC CLUB.


cusisvs 0seey Ussd By the elativo
Fishormoa 81 Hawaii.
"Lau melomelo" Is the name Of q de-
COY used By the native fishermen Of
Hawaii. 1t Is made Of the hardest
wood to be found on the islands and Is
carved and rubbed till 1t assumes the
shape Of q club with u little knob at
the smaller end. to which the line Is
tied
The club is from one to three feet
long. A village s0rccrer performs GER
tain rites over It over q sacred fire.
After this IS done the club Il magic.
and the fisherman must be extremely
careful Of It. II q woman should step
over II or enter q canoe In which II lies
the club would lose all its power and
would be useless ever afterward.
After the club has been charmed the
fisherman mixes candlenut and cocoa
nut meat. bakes 1t and ties the mix
ture in a wrapper Of cocOanut fiber.
At the fishing grounds the club Is
covered with the oily juice Of the stun
and Is then lowered carefully to the
bottom. The scent Of the baked nut
meat attracts certain kinds Of flsh.
which soon gather and begin to nibblc
at the club. As soon as enough fish
are around the decoy a small bag
shaped net Is lowered very gently until
its mouth Is just over the club. The
latter IS then pulled up carefully and
cunningly till It IS within the bag. The
fish are 80 eager for the stuff with
which the club Is covered that they
follow It into the net without fear.
As soon as all the fish are in It fish,
erman dives and closes the mouth of
the net. whereupon the rest haul It
up quickly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
ShaIespeare's Definition Of Poetry.

SU0NOoPO0IO OOUUbSsOU o. SOSATys
What a pity 1t IS that Shakespeare
ever used that phrase Zine frenzy
It has become a fuddlesome factor in
the framing of foolish fancies. 1t Is
to the honor Of Shakespeare, however.
that he came nearer to giving the
world the true definition Of poetry than
has any other man. for he did explain
what constitutes the true art Of poe
try making. and from this we are en-
abled to know what Shakespeare con-
sidered poetry. Curiously enough, 1t
is In the very passage where Shake
speare uses that unfortunate phrase
fine frenzy" Let us quote:
The poets eye. in a fine frenzy rolling.
Doth glance from heaven to earth. from
earth to heaven.
And as Imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown the poets
pen
Turns them to shapes and gives to airy
nothing
A local habitation and a name.
Hudson Maxim's Science of Poetry
and Philosophy of Language"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
Tho Green Flash Of Sunset.

One of the most rarely witnessed Of
natural phenomena. but one that has
often been discussed ut scientific meet
ings and that always awakens wonder
when seen, Is the SO called green
fash" occasionally visible at the mo-
ment Of the disappearance Of the sun
behind a clear horizon. The Observers
eye must he fixed upon the rim Of the
sun rs it disappears in order to catch
the phenomenon. One authority tells
us that he has seen the green fash.
although rarely. ut the instant Of the
settins Of a bright star. Among the
explanations offered is one based upon
the optical principle Of complementary
cOlorS. If one looks mt the sun and
then closes the eyes a green disk will
be- perceived. A sensitive eye might
be similarly affected by brilliant star.
New York Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
Hard to Understand.

Supposing some one should spring
this on you rapidly and ask you what it
meant: Observation-Disclosures
lam-sleativy-lit-tie
You would never think it was plain
English, but 1t is. 1t Is simply: "Mares
eat oats: deers eat oats; lambs II eat
ivy; little kids III eat ivy too"
You should say this over many times
to yourself until you can roll it off
very quickly, run the words together.
and then when you try It on your
friends they will have to confess that
they can't understand It They will
feel quite foolish when you show them
that it is common English and that It
sounds odd only because the words are
spoken fast and run ine&bgether. 1t is
this running Of the.Ronds :lnNogether
which makes it hard,6or q foreigner to
understand.our3 language or us theirs.
World:Hefald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
THE MIDDLE AGED MAN.
Finding Happiness In . Life That to
Youth % lrl<somo.

Finding Happiness In . Life That 70
Youth 10 lrksoms.
younger people," said the middle
aged man. want variety. They want
to be always on the go. Routine gals
them They hate to have to do the
same thing over and over and over
again day after day.
They want to 80 somewhere or do
something different all the time. Older
people are happiest in q life Of routine.
most disturbed when variety II thrust
upon them.
For myself I welcome my daily
task. endlessly repeated and always
the same. should be lost without IT.:
disturbed II II were changed. A life
Of habit suits me best. like the old
scenes-famillar friendly surroundings.
I don't want to change.
Nor do l want much outside pleas
ure. In fact. think should be best
suited with none. I like my groove.
It dts me. and ] at II. I don't want
change. I just want to be left alone
to work In my accustomed ways It Is
in my groove that am most COM
Portable. I like a life of labor and
routine.
And could there come to one
greater blessing? Nature and the Gus
toms Of men enforce routine upon us
whether We like II or not. In youth
this irks US. but ih our maturer years
in a life Of routine. in the undisturbed
enjoyment Of familiar labor. we may
find our greatest happiness-"-New
Ynrt Cnn
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
Enaland,s crsatsst Min. Fir.

The most serious colliery fire ever
known in Britain was undoubtedly
that which broke out at the Tawd val
ley mine. near Preston. in 1877. Thou
sands Of pounds were spent in trying to
get the flames under control. but they
Overcame everything and consumed
some millions Of tons Of coal. A wall
ten feet in thickness was built round
the affected parts. but the heat cracked
the masonry and brought 1t down as
fast as it was rebuilt. However. in
1897 the river Tawd overlooked its
banks and went pouring down into the
mine. No fire could Withstand such an
immense volume of water hurled upon
it, and, although the flames extended
for 500 yards. they were quenched
after having ragged for q quarter Of .
TitBits.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
ARIZONA ROAD RUNNER.
A SoeiabIs 8ird That 10 Said to Hate
q Rattlesnaks.


The road runner is one of Arizona's
distinctive pathological institutions.
1t is long legged. long billed bird.
slender of build and standing some
ten inches high. 1t Is not often seen
in the farming districts. but is a IA
miliar sight on the desert.
1t has gained the name Of road run
ner from its habit Of taking the road
in front Of travellers be they on horse
back or wheeled conveyance, and run
ming swiftly or slowly. as occasion re-
quires. showing of its neighbOrly spir-
it and running qualities. 1t Is not I'M
common for it to keep in company Of
the traveller for several hundred yards.
No resident Of Arizona would kill q
road runner. 1t is firmly believed that
the bird is the deadly enemy Of that
monster Of the desert, the rattlesnake.
We don't know whether any Of our
readers ever saw a road runner kill
rattlesnake. If there Is an authentic
story Of such a thing We would be
glad to publish It. But the accepted
tradition is that the road runner and
the rattlesnake are deadly enemies
and that the rattlesnake fears the
road runner beyond anything else.
1t is told that the bird drives the
snake into a coil and then. darling
around the serpent like lightning.
pecks it to death. Whatever truth
there may be in the stories Of the
road runners accomplishments as
disciple Of st. Patrick, 1t deserves the
friendly protection It receives. Its
quaint sOciability is always a diver
sion for the lonesome desert traveller.
Arizona Republican.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
Preaching Monkeys.

The author Of THE History Of Bra
zil'' tells Of a species Of monkey called
''preachers.' Every morning and
evening these monkeys assemble in
the woods. One takes q higher posi-
ton than the rest and makes q signal
with his fore paw. At this signal the
others sit around him and listen. When
they are all seated he begins to utter
q series Of sounds. When he stops
these cries he makes another signal
with his paw. and the others cry out
until be makes a third signal. upon
which they become silent again. This
author. Mr.. Maregrove. asserts that he
was q witness to these preachings.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
The Historic City Of Delhi.


Delhi Is the most historic city In all
India. It may not be the Oldest, NJ
though It lays claim to respectable
middle age. dating from 1000 B. G. At
that time the master Of Delhi called
himself emperor Of all the world. and
emperors. at least of India. have ruled
there almost ever since. Old Delhi.
without the walls. is a city Of pictur-
esqae ruins. Imperial Delhi. the mod
ern city. was created by Shah Jehan. q
contemporary of Queen Elizabeth.
From the date Of the first NOLAN
medan incursion. A. d. rs. perpetual
warfare ragged round Delhi until at
length she yielded to the irresistible
power Of the Moguls. The city was al
ternately Mohammedan and Hindu
during a great many years and finally.
in 1903, was made British by General
Lake. Delhi has the finest and largest
mosque in India. 1t took 5000 men six
years to build it The noble tomb of
the Emperor Humayan marks the
change Of creed which followed the
Moslem invasion, while the observa-
tory Of Jai Singh and the deserted hall
of the seventy columns recall the short
Of Brahmanism.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
Could Not Deny e.

Il will ask you" said the lawyer.
who was trying to throw doubts on the
testimony Of a witness, IF you have
ever been indicted for any ofIense
against the law~
II never have. sir"
"Have you ever been arrested. on q
charge Of any kind?"
Never"
well. have you ever BEEN suspected
Of committing q crime?"
I'D rather not answer that ques-
d0n."
"Ha! You would rather not I
thought %. I insist upon yoursanswer-
Ing It. Have you ever been suspected
Of crime"
Yes. sir; often. Every ,time l come
home from q tripiabroad, 1.-THE customs
inspectors at New York city suspect
ne Of being . ,'museer:-chicaso
Tribune. :
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
ODDLY EXPRESSED.
Queer Ways In Which Ideas Ar
Somotimos Put Into Words.

Queer Ways In Which Ideas Ar
Somstimss Put Into Words.
Curious ways Of expressing ideas in
English may be expected from foreign
ers, as, for instance. when the French.
man. who made call In the country
and was about to be introduced to the
family. said: "Ah, re ladies'! Zen I
would before. II you please. Wish to
purify mine 'ands and to sweep mine
hair"
A Scotch publican was complaining
Of his servant maid. He said that
she could never be found when want
ed. "She'll gang DOT O. the house."
he said. twenty times for once she'll
come in"
A countrymaD went to a menagerie
to examine the wild beasts Several
gentlemen expressed the opinion that
the orang outang was a lower order of
the human specieA Hodge did not
like this idea and. striding up to the
gentleman. expressed his contempt for
It In these words: Pooh! He's no
more Of the human species than l be-"
Mamma. is that a spoiled child?''
asked a little boy on seeing a negro
baby for the first time.
A shop exhibits a card warning ev-
erybody against INSCRIPTIONS persons
who infringe our title to deceive the
public" The shopman does not quite
say what he means any more than
the proprietor Of an eating house near
the dock, on the door Of which may be
read the following announcement con.
veying fearful intelligence to the gal-
liant tars who frequent this port:
Sailors vitals cooked here."-Phila.
delphia North American.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26

If q flowerpot Is laid on its side the
stalk Of the plant growing in 1t grad
ually curves upward until It resumes
the vertical position. This Is called
geotropic curvature. and the question
Is by what means the plant IS stimu-
lated to change its direction Of growth.
One theory AYERS that movable starch
grains in the plant cells fall to the low
er side as the position IS changed and
BY their pressure influence the mech
anism Of growth.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
COMM G.

Columbus. Nebraska.
The eminent physician on chronic dis.
eases will visit our city
Saturday. November 9Th.
And will hs a. the Thurston hotel
until :: p. IN one day ONLY.
DR.. Poitsrf president IL the staff OF
the Boston Electro Medical Institute. ia
making tOnr II ibs state.
He ~ilI give consultation, examination,
and oil the medicines necessary to com.
plets q cure FREE. all parties taking
advantage Of this offer are requested to
state to their friends the result of the
treatment.
Cures DEAFNESS by an entirely
new process.
Treats all durable cases Of catsrrh,
throat and lung disease. eye and ear,
stomach. liver and kidneys. gravel.
rheumatism. paralysis, neuralgia. nsrv-
Gus and heart disease, epilepsy, Bright's
disease and disease Of the bladder. blood
and skin diseases. and big neck and
stammering cured.
Piles and rupture cured without de-
teution from business.
Asthma cured in ashort time.
II you are improving under your fam
lily physician do not take up orr valua-
bic time The rich and the poor are
treated alike. Idlers and curiosity
seekers will please stay away. Our
time is valuable.
Remember, NOT A PENNY will be
for the medicine required to
make cure Of all those taking treat
ment this trip. Office hour 9 a. N.
Positively married ladies must be &C.
by their husbands. Remem-
Der the date, Saturday Nov. 5, at Thurs
ton Hotel until 3p. m, Columbus. Nsb.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26

MaIIeabis Glass Of the Egyptians.
Strabo and Josephus both affirm that
the Egyptian glass workers were 50
well skilled in their art that they imi-
tated the amethyst and other precious
stones to perfection. Malleable glass
was one Of the secret arts Of the an
clients, the formula for making It being
now reckoned as lost. Strabo men,
tons q cup Of glass which could be
hammered into any desired shape. the
material Of which It was composed BE-
ing as ductile as lead.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
4 Use For Him.

That horse Of yours looks terribly
run down"
YES" replied Uncle 81 SimliD.
"Why do you keep him.?
well. it's a kind Of comfort to have
him around. As long as I've got him I
feel that there amt much danger OF
my bein' cheated In a boss trade
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-26
More Noticeable.

The more rare mans Qualitys arc
the more be will be found fault with.
Dust Oh a diamond Is alwus more no
ticeable than dust On brik.-Josh BIZ
ungs.