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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09
Texas and with the vlgor which made
possible the settlement OF tho West
and that OF the Pacific Coast."
PROBLEM SOLVED
PERPETUAL MOTION
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the Golfers OF the Markwood Power
Developing Company all the money
necessary for perfecting the expert
mepts and for the completion of such
models as may be necessary In the
application for patents, while among
men who have been only Indirectly
advised as to- the workings of the ma.
chine, there is Wild scramble to yet
possession of stock In the enterprise.
But aside from such stock as was
originally issued for favors anu for
ready money. not a dollar ofsthe stock
is for sale. nor will any of 1t be Of
8fered until tile machine has been
patented In this and other countries.
hardwood. who was reared coun-
try, boS. without means and with only
Il limited education, is apparently not
the least affected by his success, and
seems wholly oblivious to the ques-
ton of such fame as may como to
him when the plan OF his machine is
finally laid before the scicntific world.
Already he has been sought by news
papers. magazines and scientific Jour-
nails for his picture and for story OF
E his invention. but to all OF them he
is said to have politely declined any
offer OF assistance In bringing himself
into prominence. And 1t was only
through clever1y laid plan that a
picture of the young inventor was
procured by this correspondent. sue
cess In getting the picture having
been attained only after, repeated et-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-09

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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
ANCIENT BRIDGES.
Some Built Before the Christian Era
Still STANDING In China.

Some Built Before the Christian Era
Still Standing In China.
Suspension bridges which were built
in the time Of the Han dynasty COO
B. c. to DO A. d. are still standing.
striking examples Of oriental engineer
lug skill. According to historical and
geographical writer's of China, It was
Snans Lieng, Kaen Tsu's chief Of CON-
Liand, who undertook to construct the
first public roads In the Flowery en-
pire
At that time 1t was almost impOs.
communicate with the capital Lieng
took an army of 10000 workmen and
cut great gorges through the noun
tains. filling up the canyons and val
leys with the debris from his excava-
lions. At places where deep gorgeS
Were traversed by large and rapidly
flowing streams he actually carried
out his plan of throwing suspension
bridges. stretching from one slope to
the other.
These crossings, appropriately styled
"hying bridges" by early Chinese writ
ers. are high and dangerous looking in
the extreme. At the present day a
bridge may still he seen In the Shense
which is 400 feet long and Is stretched
over chasm more than 1000 feet
deep. How those early engineers
erected such a structure with the tools
and appliances at their command Is q
mystery which will probably never be
EXPLAINED
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
MISS WISE SERVANT.
She Was Too Well Posted to Suit the
New York Woman.

She Was Too Well Posted to Suit the
New York Woman.
''SOIne girls may be green and easily
imposed upon," said the woman, but
just as many more can give their en-
pioyers points on law. The girl that
came to my house the other day from
an employment agency knew more in
a minute about the rights Of employer
aud employed than would know in a
year. About the first thing she did
was to look out at that big hole in
the ground at the other end Of the
lot, where they are preparing to build.
She said:
IF l should break any dishes while
that building is going up you couldn't
make me pay for them
Il asked why not. and she Informed
me that girl working in a building
that Is likely to be shaken by blasting
is protected by the same rule that gov.
ems employees in dining car. Owing
to the insecurity they are allowed $50
q month for breakage. Dishes valued
Mt less than so may be smashed with
impunity. She gave me a printed &C.
count of the trouble of two friends
VINO had thrashed that matter out In
court and had been sustained in their
contention for a twenty dollar leeway.
] didn't employ that girl. don't want
to impose upon any girl. but l didn't
want to hire one who knows that she
can smash my best dishes up to $50
, worth and get off without paying dam.
ages."-New York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
THE MATTERHORN.
It's Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View u Unfolds.

It's Pointed Peak and the Wonderful
View u Unfoids.
There are very few Alpine peaks so
pointed as the MatterhOrn. SOme-as
for Instance. Mont Blanc-are merely
large Jumps Of frozen snow. but the
composed Of ridge formed by per
pendicnIlr wall Of rock ON one side
and "a very steep rocky slope on the
other. II slope which after going few
yards at an incline breaks OF sharp
into a precipice.
When Oh the top. therefore, one Il
absolutely perched up between heaven
and earth Never before have I seen 81
much space around and below HE. Ii
is wonderful. immense. unreal. The
panorama unfoldrd to the eyes Is q SUI
perb one. an inextricable mass of
peaks-Rosa. the BreithOrn. the Com
bin. Mont Blanc. the Jungfrau and
others. There ut our feet lies Zermati.
u tiny toy village. where We
can imagine the tourists paying their
franc to the telescope man to look ut
us. These good folk do not dream Of
the great difficulty We have IN keep
ing our feet because Of the wind.
Alas, 1t Is so cold and the position
such a precariOus one that about ten
after our arrival We are com
PEELED to turn our steps toward the
which gu the Alps Is much
more to he dreaded than the ascent
Wide World Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
BASEBALL.
The Gentle Side Of the Game - Seen
By Q Aumorist.

The Gentle Side Of the Game ~ Seen
BY . Humorist.
I have seen q quiet little Sunday
afternoon game Of baseball In which
every man On either side told every
man on bis own and the other side
just what he thought of his character
One captain. says Ellis Parker Butler
In Success Magazine. began by telling
his pitcher what he thought of him
and ordered him of the field, AMI the
pitcher remarked that II he had a
catcher who knew how to catch il
ball once every week or 50 he would
be able to use some speed. This seem
ed to displease the catcher, and he
remarked In no gentle tones about the
pitchers general ability and the short
sightedness Of q captain who would
have such q man on his nine. This
gave pleasure to the opposing nine.
and they showed It by appropriately
guying remarks and were taken to
task by the nine men Of the other side
The 200 spectators who gathered to
see the ball game then told both mines
what they thought of them and We're
given to understand that not a man on
either nine cared faded fig for
An hour later the umpire went home
or In the direction Of home. but the
two captains were still discharging
their men. have seen one stout
catcher discharged eight times In one
game. during which Pc
Rod he resigned four times Of his own
accord.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15

The Way the Young People essi"
Their lovsmakins.
The most Important event In the life
Of q Portuguese woman Is marriage.
Next iu importance are the early days
Of courtship. for Portuguese court
ship Is the essence Of romance. and
the ways Of the Portuguese lover are
sinsularly picturesque. Here Is q lit
tie drama In which Cupid Is stage d.
rector II u young Portuguese sees In
the street a pretty girl with whom he
would like to become acquainted be
follows her Chaperons are not tm-
possible Instructions. He follows her
right up to her very door aud notes
the address Next day he comes again.
and II the young lady approves Of him
for she certainly saw him the day
before Is on the lookout.
Sometimes hard fate in the guise of
an angry parent prevents her. aud
then the gallant youth Is kept waiting.
Sooner or later she leans over the bal
cony aud smiles at him. The happy
youth ties a note to cord which the
fair lady drops from the balcony. The
next day the young man comes again.
This time he rings ut the door. II the
inquiries which the young lady's elders
have made prove satisfactory the
swain IS admitted to make the ac-
quaintance Of the young lady. After
that courtship In Portugal Is about
the same as it IS In Kankakee or kala-
mazOO.-L-eslie'S Weekly
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
OLD LONDON BRIDGE.
II Linked the Twelfth Century With
the Eighteenth.

It Linked the Twelfth Century With
the Eighteenth.
For centuries old London bridge.
with its double row Of houses, was the
home of generations who lived and
traded over the Thames waters.
Holbein lived and painted there. o.
borne. the prentice lad. leaped through
q window In the house of his master,
Sir William Hewet. to the rescue or
Sir Williams daughter. who had fallen
into the swollen flood Of the river be-
low. and by winning her for his Wife
laid the foundation Of the ducal house
Of Leeds Crispip Tucker had his shop
on the bridge. to which Pope and
Swift and many another author OF
fame made pilgrimases to purchase
books and gossip with the waggish
shopkeeper Cookers Dictionary was
printed "at the Looking Glass on Lon
don bridge" and gigantic corn mills
dominated the south end Of the struc-
ture. not many yards from the wonder
full Nonsuch House. huge wooden
pile with turrets and cupolas brought
from Holland.
Such I'm brief outline was the London
bridge which linked the twelfth with
the eighteenth century and which
when II was on its last tOttering legs
was removed to give place to its fine
successor Of our day. the stone In
which Is said to be nearly double
that employed in building St Paurs
cathedral" Standard.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Not Q Laughing Matter.

Cut of from family and home by a
relentless tide. fat Mr.. Rodger had
been forced to Chamber till he gained
q pathway cut In the cliffs face. 1t
vas narrow path. and Mr.. Bodger
was no narrow man. Getting more
frightened every moment. he proceed
ed warily along the fast diminishing
way till at last it faded suddenly into
what the poets would call sweet moth
ingness" Already be was overlap
ping. and 1t was impossible to turn
An excited crowd watched his prog
ress from above
what on earth am I to dO:" gasped
Bodger desperately on his four inch
ledge as he gripped a tuft Of seaweed
with one hand
do. guv'nor:" came back a voice.
DO anyfink you like. but for good
ness sake don't larf or your wesktt III
bump yer of as sure as eggs Is eggsr
London Answers.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
His Danger.

In these days Of almost pre-eminent
German music and musicians 1t Is
rather amusing to read the opinions Of
former generations concerning Teu-
tonic singers.
Frederick the Great was SO impo-
litely unpatriOtic as to declare that he
would rather hear the neighing Of
horse than the singing Of a German
prima donna. Perhaps In his day there
was some excuse for such a remark.
but the times have changed.
There is a divertinS anecdote Of an
Italian who was convinced that no
German could sing. A friend induced
him to go to the opera where Hen
riette SOntas sang. After hearing her
first aria the Italian got up to go. The
friend urged him to stay. assuring him
that he would he convinced soon.
Il know it." replied the Italian, land
that's why 60"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Birds and Insect Life.

Men Of science are generally agreed
that birds are natures great check on
the excess Of insects and that they
maintain the balance between plant
and insect life. Ten thousand cater
pillars. It has been estimated. could
destroy every blade Of grass on an
area Of cultivated land. The insect
population Of single cherry tree in
tested with aphides has been estimat-
ed by a prominent entOmOlOgist at no
less than 12!OGO.OOO The bird pOpula-
ton Of cultivated country districts has
been estimated ut from 200 to 1000 per
square mile. This Is small compared
with the number Of insects. yet as
each bird consumes hundreds of in
sects every day the latter are prevent
ed from becoming the scOurge they
would be but for their feathered enc
Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
OUR FIRST MINT:
Some Of lts Curious Old Rules and
Regulations.

Como Of lts Curious Old Rules and
Regulations.
The first United States mint at Phil
adelphia was naturally q very UMPIRE
tentious affair. The material for coin
age was secured from abroad There
was found much difficulty to get any
one Of experience to operate the coin
age. and the salary list of the first
mint employees was: David Ritter
house. director. $1,000 per annum:
Tristram Dalton, treasurer. $500:
Henry Weight. coiner. $1,000: Isaac
Hugh, clerk, $3l2.
The regular coinage Of copper began
in 1893, silver In 1874 and gold IN 1875.
The following curious extracts are
taken from the mint rules and regula-
tons Of the early days:
"The allowance under the name OF
drink money is hereafter to be discon-
tinued.
The operations of the mint through
out the year are to commence Mt 5
o'clock In the morning.
"Christmas day and the Fourth Of
July-and no other days-are estab-
lished holidays ut the mint
He (watchman) will keep In q prop
er arm chest. securely locked. q mus
ket and bayonet. two pistols and q
sword
1.-THE Waterman must attend from 9
O'Clock In the evening to s O'Clock In
the morning. must ring the yard bell
every hour and send the watchdog
through the yard Immediately after
ringing the bell"
Besides the Philadelphia mint. which
Is now established in palatial quarters
at Seventeenth and Spring Garden
streets. there are mints at San Fran
cisco, Denver and New Orleans and an
assay Office at Carson City.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
ART CRITICISM.

A Story . Painter Told About the
Artist Constable.
A well known New York painter told
at q luncheon u story about art crit
cism.
IAN art criticism Is tolerable," he
said. except that which Is insincere.
The great Constable ut u vanishing
day at the Royal academy paused be-
fore As picture aud said:
"'very good. especially the sky. The
sky Is superb
Then he passed on to b and said:
":A's picture Il very bad Go look
at It The sky Is like putty
so B went aud looked and then e.
claimed rs II to himself:
"'Why. Ike the skyr
"'Well.' cried A, the painter Of the
picture. why shouldn't you like my
skyr
but Constable said II was Ike
putty b explained confusedly.
80 A In q furious rage strobe up to
Constable and shouted:
"COnstable. you're q humbug. I
never asked for your opinion about
my picture. yet you came to me and
praised II. You said that especially
you liked my sky. Then at once you
90 Oh and tell some one else that my
sky IS like putty
Constable listened. with q smile.
He was not at all confused.
MY dear fellow. you don't under
stand be said: 4 Ike putty "-Los
Angeles Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Doves and Coronations.

At the ancient ceremonies Of c0rO-
nation of the French kings after the
amounting had been performed some
white doves were let loose In the
church. This was supposed to symbol
lie the power Of the Holy Ghost In d.
recting the kings actions. A similar
idea seems to have inspired all early
kings. for among the English regalia Is
the rod Of equity or the scepter with
the dove. This is simply a golden rod
with a mound ut the top. which sup
ports q cross. On this cross is q dove.
fashioned of white enamel. with ex-
panded wings Some fine diamonds or
nameDt the rod in various places.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
BlOTTING PAPER.
Its Discovery Was the Result 81 .
Workmsn's CarolOssnOss.

its Discovery Was the Result 81 .
Workmsn's carsIsssnsss.
Blotting paper was discovered pure
~ by accident. Some ordinary paper
was being made one day ut u mill In
Berkshire when q careless workman
forgot to put In the sizing material
1t may be imagined what angry scenes
would take place In that mill. as the
whole Of the paper made was regarded
rs being quite useless. The proprie-
tor Of the mill desired to write q
note shortly afterward. and he took
piece Of waste paper. thinking 1t was
good enough for the purpose. To bis
intense annoyance the Ink spread all
over the paper. All Of q sudden there
flashed over his mind the thought that
this paper would do instead Of sand
for drying ink. and he at once adver-
tised his waste paper as plotting"
The reason the paper Is Of use In
drying ink Is that really It Is q mass
Of hairlike tubes which suck up liquid
by capillary attraction. II q very fine
glass tube Is put into water the liquid
will rise in It owing to capillary at
traction. The art Of manufacturing
blottiDs paper has been carried to such
a degree that the product has wonder
full absorbent qualities.
The original plotting paper was Of a
pink color. due to the fact that red
rags were used. rags which could not
be used for making the ordinary pa
per, rs the color could not be remov-
cd. Here was q method for using the
apparently useless matter: and 30 for
a long time pink was the predominant
color.-London n. A. p.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
SAW THE BRIGHT SIDE.
He Made the Most Of IN Unpleasant
Situation.

He Made the Most Of IN Unpleasant
Situation.
A group OF men were discussing
human nature and the difficulty Of
looking always on the bright and gilt
tering side Of things when the dingy,
dark brown side Is uppermOst and
seems destined to remain uppermost
Its q great thing to cultivate
disposition to make the most Of things
In this life" remarked q man who used
to drive trotting horses for q living.
The most striking illustration I ever
had Of that was In q big horse race at
q county fair down the state about ten
years ago. The man driving along
side Of me let his horse swerve on tho
back stretch. and my sulky was upset
That caused a general mixup. and q
colored driver right behind me got un-
loaded and his sulky broken to pieces.
Well, I lay there for q minute, and
then, Us didn't seem to be much hurt,
I started to get up.
".Hey, boss, don 20 90 gittin' upr
yelled the colored driver Mt me excit-
eddy.
"'Why: I asked him. some puzzled
"''Cau:;e.' he answered. 'yO' all lay
right wha 20 Is. and In q minute
they'll SEN rOun' hyah and haul US
back pas the gran stan In caih-
hiase.'
Sure enough. they did, and when
We drove up that home stretch In the
open hack they sent for US that col
ored man was the happiest person l
ever saw. Now. that's what ! call
making the most Of things."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15

4 Nice Old chiesse Lady Vine Wee .
Baseball Fan"
remember being On q Chicago street
car. says Ellis Parker Butler in Sue
cess Magazine. sitting beside Q nice old
lady in mourning q year OF % ago.
She Was nervous and kept Slancing At
me and then glancing away again. II
made me uncomfortable. I thought
she took me for . pickpocket or some
other bad man. Finally she could con.
tain herself no ionges. She leaned
over. Excuse me-" she said. but
have you heard yet how the Cubs
game came outy"
! hadn't. and her face fell. but In Q
moment she saw . possible opportunity
for consolation.
"well." she asked. can you tell me
who they are putting In the box to-
dayT
How was that for Q gray haired
grandma?
In Chicago they al talk baseball
from the cradle to the grave. Up to
8 o'clock In the afternoon during the
baseball season no one talks about any.
thing but the game Of the day before.
From 8 O'Clock on the only subject Il
the game that b being played The
school child who cannot add two ap-
pies plus three apples and make Il
I've apples with any certainty Of cor
rectness can figure out the standing
Of the Chicago niues with one hand
and q peucil that will make a mark
only when It Is held straight up and
down.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Born 70 StarvO.

Many years ago an American natu-
ralist. Dana. discovered on the surface
Of the sea little animal Of 50 singu-
lar q character that be named It
''monstrilla." II IL u small crustacean
akin to the cyclOps 50 common in
ponds. But. while the latter are fur
nished with all that Is necessary to
capture and digest their food. the mon
strilla has neither apparatus for seiz-
ing prey nor any digestive tube. 1t Is
richly provided with muscles. nervous
system and organs Of sense: 1t lacks
only what Is necessary to prolOng life
BY alimentatiOn. The mOnstrilla Is
doomed. therefore. to natural death
Exchange.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
The Arch.

The consensus Of opinion among the
learned Is to the effect that the arch
was invented by the Romans. Some
claim that Archimedes Of Sicily was
the inventor. while there are others
who would make 1t to be Of Etrurian
origin. but there can be no doubt about
the fact that the Romans were the
first to apply the principle to archi-
lecture. The earliest Instance Of its
use IS in the case Of the ClOaca Max
lima. or Great sewer. Of Rome. built
about 5SS b. z. by the first OF the Tar
Quin line Of kings. work which is-re-
garded by the historians a. being one
Of the most stupendous monuments Of
antiquity. Built entirely without &C.
ment. 1t Is still doing duty after q
service Of almost twenty-five centuries.
New York American.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Advertised Letters.

Following is list OF unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing June IL, 1910:
I.etters-H f Anderson, Frank Brud-
ney, Brennemsn Baking Co, W W CAS-
per. TW Chapman, J NJ Dowler. Miss
Margaret Frerichs. Miss Seyite SflOiak.
Csrds-W l. Andrews, & u Clayton,
Miss Mae Davis, Miss Nettie Gregorson,
Carl K Goucher, Miss IRA Hsgermsn,
John Mscmillen, + q Turman.
Parties calling for any OF the above
will please say advertised.
Carl. KRAMER, I. n.
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Sounded Best When Silent.

In q railroad Office in West Philadel-
phia there Is an old and trusted clerk
of Celtic extraction who keeps his as
sociates In q constant state Of good
humor BY an unending series Of wit
ticisms. interspersed occasionally with
bulls" 30 glaring that even he him.
self has to join In the laugh that in
variably follows such ''break" on his
part There was some trouble on the
telephone one day recently, and Mike.
as he is called among his friends. lost
much Of his usual good nature In his
efforts to get the gist Of q message
that was being sent from another Of
fee. The man on the other end Of the
wire finally became exasperated and
asked Mike II he was losing his hear
ing.
II can hear you all right until you
begin to talk" said Mike. and then
can't understand a word you say
Philadelphia Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-15
Gender Of Garlic.

"Why IS garlic masculine gender:"
asked tie man who markets.. 1T must
be masculine because the greengrocers
I buy from call 1t he They are most
~ Italians and ought to know the Sex
Of garlic II anybody does. OF all the
vegetables and aromatic herbs I buy
garlic Is the only one to which mas
culine virtues are ascribed- Every
thing else is neuter. To call garlic it
would be an insult. The garlic. he Is
fresh. he IS fine. he Is cheap, he IS
dear. Funny, isn't it," New York
Times