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The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Fair Exchange, Vet Q Robbery.

While Gustave DOre was o: lschl
and wandering about the mountains
he became much interested In cOun.
try wedding and sketched 1t on the
spot. He put the sketch into a book
In the pocket Of his paletOt and went
back to the hotel to dinner. After
dinner he looked for the sketch. II
was gone. Angry ut the theft. the
artist called the landlord and made
complaint, but no trace Of the book
was found. From Ischl DOre went &c
Vienna, and there he found a letter
and q parcel awaiting him. The let
ter. which was anonymous. read thus:
Sir. stole your book at Ischl. The
sketch was SO charming that l could
not resist the temptation Of having II
In my possession. and knew very
well you would never consent to sell
1t to me. But theft is neither my
trade nor my habit, and beg you to
accept as a souvenir Of my crime and
my enthusiasm for your talent the
walking stick which will reach you at
the same time as this letter"
The cane was one with q massive
gold head In which was set gem Of
value
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
A NATIONAL DISGRACE

That the number Of criminal homi.
cides in the United States each year
is practically forty.three times greater
than in Canada and eight times great.
er than in Belgium. which has the
greatest number of any European
country; that in the United States the
average criminal serves but seven
wears of life sentence, and that at the
present time only about one murderer
in every seventy four is punished, were
statements in an address delivered by
DIR. Andrew d. White. former pre:i
den, of Cornell University and former
ambassador to Germany and Russia.
He said
The number of feloniOus homicide-
per Year per million population t"-
various countries follows: Canada, >.
Germany, i To }: England and Waie-,
10 to II: France, II to L.: Belgium.
IL: United States, more than l29.
These figures are based ou an sverage
taken for eight years.
1T seems impossible that on ole
side Of an imaginary line homicide
could be 50 much more prevalent, than
Oh the other, as in the case Of Canada
and the United States. But the r.a
son is that ON one side law prevails
and not chicanery, and that on the
other side has taken place breakup
in the administration Of criminal law.
BY far the greatest Of all causes is
the fact that the administration Of
criminal law has become simply a
game \ trial is game between two
or three lawyers; the whole thing has
become very much q farce. The
Union.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
THE WONDERFUL Y. NJ. C. A.

The wealthy people Of America, be
it said to their credit, give generously
to all good causes when they know
their gifts will he wisely spent. In
the past ten years no other religious
organization has received so much
money as the Y. NJ. c. A. Millions
have been raised for new buildings all
over the land, and with no apparent
strain. Is businesslike administra.
ton Of its vast resources, its energy in
pushing its work-in the city and
through its railroad, army and navy
branches-and its fine policy in fol.
lowing the army in all recent wars,
have created for it q worldwide en-.
thusiasm. At the last banquet Of the
international committee Senator Root
affirmed that they had made their way
by working with men more than by
talking to them. saying, Come with
U.s." not Go, do that" By their ap-
peal to all classes Of Christians. a. we'll
as non.Christians, they haze kept out
of doctrinal theology, and by their
activity in good works they have Is.
capped cant in religion. All interested
in saving our boys and young men re-
jOice in their worldwide success
Leslie's.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
TIFFS WITH JAPAN.

Our vigilant revenue service ap'
pears to have got us into another snarl
with the touchy Jap. No matter Ia
what extent her subjects violate
American laws, the home government
at Toxic takes the matter up with
Washington in a spirit that betrays a
feeling Of irritation. The arrest Of a
score or more of japanese bird poach-
ers caught rel handed on an island in
the Hawaiian group is the lat st Of a
series ofhappenings which have caused
bad feeling in the Pacific. Proof Of
their guilt WIS positive. as they had u
quarter ola million bird wings in their
possession when overhauled. OF
course the contraband stuff was Con.
fiscated and the japanese government
apprised of the detention of her MA.
rauding subjects. As the state depart
ment hesitates to give out the cores
pondence which resulted, the precise
stand taken by Toxic can only he sur
missed. Americans caught poachiDg
on the bird reserves Fastened by this
government are severely punished,
but just what disposition will be made
of the offending Japs depends on the
outcome of the diplomatic representa-
tons now in progress.
Doubtless the incident will he clos
Ell without serious friction, but sooner
or later the people Of this country will
grow weary OF pacifying the irascible
little brown men and will handle the
poachers as men who take their lives
in their own hands deserve to be han.
dled.-WashingtOn Pest.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
The Clocks Anneyina Habit.

Mrs. Benham had just seated hersel
to work at bit Of embroidery that re
Quired particular care and attentio.
when there came a ring at the tele
phone. Il just know that's Mrs. Gum
my" she said as she laid down he
work and went to answer the call
whenever I am unusually busy ant
haven't any time TO spare she ring:
me up and talks to me by the hour.
She was right. It was Mrs. Gum
my, who was fully as ralkative a.
ever. She began with a long story
and when fairly in the middle Of il
the clock on the wall Of the room be
gan TO strike.
Wait moment" interposed Mrs
Benham. Il can't hear You until this
noise stops"
What made that noise: asked Mrs.
Dummy after it had ceased.
1t was only the clock answered
the patient Mrs. Benham. You know
It always strikes once or twice when
We get to talking"
The conversation did not last long
after that.-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
NOTICE.

DiOoy sion, ker-ch and Kate EI-~n-himu-
dofenslAnts will take notice that tt, l-th q
o. February. l.ln. Michs-l Zu-rline. plain
hasoin, 6le.i hi, y~tifion % the District toGir
Platte cnnnty. Nebraska. against said d-f--
sAaa. :fhe object and prayer Of which i ," 4I.-
p1AiOti6s title to LII nnLnb-r y-lg- l.. ~.
the EAsf Half Of Let HUmt<r El-s-n II D..
Block number Thre. 3, IL F-si,i-r>.,a'- Ad,iIr
to the Village Of HBmpnr~y. S-5rt-za. .
aaAinsf any claim Of the defendants TIL r-Ir
tAaesto. ant plaintiff pray for ,i-rr-- air
hio title To .sid property sg'aiE-r any c.s -.-
Of aid s.iesen.ianf. AMI tsarrius ali d-fl,i--
from any rixtt. titls or Int-r--t th---lt. a-.l 2
such other an further relief - may --u @ --.
Court jusf aod -.IHi'abl-.
Yon are P~iuire-i {, an,.-r SAID = r:ti"a ,-
AolOre the 18th day Of Nsrrh. 1910.
~ MICHAEL ZCERLI>E. PlaiC'.--
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.

Washington, February p. 1870
Hobby Night" at the National Press
Club in Washington was q most
unique celebration. 1t illustrated
f"rcibly the significance ofthat we'll.
worn phrase the power Of the pres"
What would be thought Of . manager
who tried to get together for an eve.
ming on the same platform half . score
Of public men who to q greater or less
degree epitomized the greatest Issues
pending in our national life, More.
over. what manager would have the
nerve. not I" speak Of the capital, to
try and secure for the same evening
men like Speaker Cannon, probably
the most discussed man in America
today; "Champ' Clark. the Minority
Leader in the House Of Representa-.
tives: Clifford Pinchot, the foremost
COnservatiODist 10 America and per-
haps in the world; Commander Peary,
the hero Of the Arctic Circle, whose
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
STEPHENS UNDECIDED.

The announcement that Dan V.
Stephens, of Fremont, would become
q candidate for Z. s. senator was
given out q few weeks ago; but it
appears that Mr.. Stephens. has not
fully decided what course he will take.
He would like to draw . salary from
the public for filling some kind Of q
position, and senator or representative
looks good to him. Although he was
not included as one Of the shining
lights in the frame up Of the demo.
cratic banquet at Lincoln, and did not
remain in the city the night Of the
meeting and dine in the kitchen with
the cooks, where the ward politicians
were expected to feed, vet the lemon
handed out to him by the Shallen-
berger crowd did not contain enough
acid to sour him on the party. Dan is
still willing to sacrifice himself on the
party altar.
According to a dispatch sent out
from Fremont. stephens is very much
undecided on two propositions now
open to him. Congressman Latta, so
it is said, has agreed to get cut Of the
way at the close of his next term if
reelected and support Stephens for
congress. Stephens looks we'll on this.
but fears that E. X. Guerney Of Free
mont, his personal friend, may want
the Job then and he would dislike To
20 against him. That leaves the sen-
ate, which..is a::big and broad field.
So if DO announcement is forthcoming
for the senate. then it may be assumed
that Mr.. Stephens has..decided to Wait
for Mr.. Latta's shoes"
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
A Curious Trap.

4 curious labyrinth in which ele
plants are captured alive is TO be seen
near Ayuthia. formerly the capital OF
SIAM The labyrinth is formed Of q
double row OF immense tree trunks
set firmly In the ground. the space be
tween them gradually narrowing
Where 1t begins, at the edge Of the
forest. the opening Of the labyrinth Is
more than q mile wide, but as it ap-
proaches Ayuthia it becomes SD mar
now that the elephants cannot turn
around. Suspecting no danger, the
wild elephant enters the broad open
ing at the forest end. lured on by q
tame elephant. The gradual narrow
ing Of the boundaries is not observed
until the elephant finds himself in
close quarters Having reached the
end Of the labyrinth, the tame elephant
Is allowed to pass through gate
while men lying in wait slip shackles
over the feet Of the captives. The
sport Is q dangerous one. for the en-
ragged elephants sometimes crush the
hunters under their feet.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Bull BATTING.

Although bull batting was 4 cruel
pastime. 1t was also a fulfilling Of the
law. for formerly no butcher was al.
lowed To offer for sale the flesh Of any
bull that had not been baited. The
gOading Of the animal in 4 fury was
supposed To have some influence on the
desh. In similar belief the flesh Of a
hunted hare was thought to be superior
in flavor TO that Of one that had been
shot. and q present Of n hunted hare"
was considered to he special compli-
ment. In the records Of the corpora
ton Of Leicester, England, the follow
ing order appears: AT a common hall.
held On Thursday before st. Simon and
st. Jude, 14G1. no butcher to Kill a bull
till baited'" At Winchester 1t was Or
dered (reign Of Henry VIII) that
from hensfOrth Their shall be no bull
stake set before any mayors dore to
bayte any bull, but onlie at the bull
ringe within the sadie cytie."
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

creased cost Of living to seek more
remunerative employment in the bust.
ness centers." How many farmers in
Nebraska have been compelled to leave
their land and seek employment in the
cite: Have You noticed farmers
crowding into Columbus from the sur.
rounding country asking for work in
order to keep the wolf from the door,
Representative Henry's speech sounds
like . campaign editorial in . demo.
cratic organ.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
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The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

representative Henry. of Texas,
almost cracked the dome Of the capitol
building in his frothy denuncia,ion Of
the republican party for the alleged
ruin it has wrought throughout the
country. He claimed that republicans
have ground the ~ per cent Of our
population living in the country into
the very dust for the benefit Of q few.
Many have been forced to abandon
their calling on the farms by your in
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Cha.. o. Whedon is neglecting his
campaign Of education on the tariff
question. 1t has been at least ten DAYS
since the Lincoln Journal printed a
communication from him on the sugar
schedule.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
A Family Affair.

Casey's wife was at the hospital.
where she had undergone serious op-
Grafton few days before.
Mrs. Kelley called to inquire as to
Mrs. Casey's condition
is she restin' Quietly" Mrs. KEEL.
ley asked.
NO. but ! am" said Casey.-EX-
:han4e.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

John Weems, who represents Platte
and Nance counties in the lower house
ofthe legislature, after reading Bryan :
announcement in favor of county
option, says he will vote for a county
option measure that would allow Of
the vet or dry problem in county
being settled one way or the other for
four years
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

A wealthy philanthropist offers to
furnish Undertaking free to the poor
children Of Omaha. This is a much
more humane way of' giving than
stocking a public library with Mary
J. Holmes novels.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Democratic organs that were bu-ily
engaged a month ago in the attempt to
create a sentiment against Burkett by
displaying marked sympathy for Whe-
don's effort to break into the senate,
are quiet now. They have troubles Of
their own.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Jim Dahlman has parted company
with Mr.. Bryan. Let it he said to
Dahlman's credit that he didn't shed
any tears or offer an apology for his
act. when he turned his back on the
prohibition leader.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Now that BRYAN AMI Jim Dahlman
have been heard from On the question
Of county option, it il up To Governor
Shsllenberger to take the public into
his confidence and tell them where he
stands Oh the new paramount issue.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

W. H. orion, chairman Of the
Nance county democratic central com.
mittee, in an interview with the repre-
sentative Of Lincoln paper, says: Il
AIN pleased with Mr.. Bryan's announce
ment. 1t suits us. | don't know Of q
democrat in Nance county who would
vote for Dahlman for governor.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
His Earthly Task.

DO you think the deacon will be
entirely happy in the hereafter:
why nOt:'
II fear the good man will feel lonely
with NO church mortgage to lit
Louisville COurief-JOurnal
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Oy;no 20 Tell.

'Jack. Dolly toil ne the most exit
ing secret AID made me swear ueE-
to tell liviE: soul
Well. hurry up with IT, I'm Ian
for the Office now"
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Hi, Status.

well. my little man" inquired .
visitor pleasantly. WI" are ycu:'
I'm the baby's brother. vas -
Ingenious rep Truth SEER
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

There is some opposition among the
democrats Of Nebraska to Mr.. Bryan
on account Of his stand on county
option. The dissatisfaction will soon
disappear When Bryan snaps his
fingers and gives the command to
crawl nine.tenths of the democrats Of
the state will wiggle to his feet and eat
corn out Of his hand. Mr.. BRYAN is
he democratic party.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

That weak and efieminate picture:
# Christ have a bad effect III. BOYS Is
the belief Of Prof. George Il. Gilbert,
Of the Hartford School of Theology, as
expressed in all address on The
Church and the Bad Boy" Many
pictures of Christ, not the weak, fem.
mime kind, are Needed in a boys
room," he said. Christ never was
represented as bearded man in the
early churches. Christ, in a picture
for the boy, should be shown as young,
round limbed, strong and active.
Have a picture Of Christ in a boys
room kicking over the money chang
ers' table and smashing them over the
head with t."-Atchison Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

my wife always cOnsults me about
every article Of attire she buysfrocks
hats. shoes. gloves, everything"
MY wife does. tOo-that Is. she ask
me for the money"
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

A comparison of Indebtedness as
between Kansas and Nebraska affords
food for reflection. Beginning with
the year lss0-when Kansas adopted
prohibition-we find the per capita
Indebtedness of that state was $685..
while that Of Nebraska-a license
state-was $685.. Ten years of pro-
hibition had raised the per capita in
debtedness of Kansas to S2S.49 nearly
double while Nebraskans had re-
duced their Indebtedness to sl4.67.
In 1899 the per capita Indebtedness Of
the whole United States was SlS.l6,
vbich shows that Nebraskas indebted
ness was s3.49 below the average,while
Kansas was above the average Of all
the states, s1O31.-The State.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Senator Deliver defines an insur-
gent a. "one who wants TO hear bill
read before it is passed"
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Ealt Coed.

Don't you honestly believe there Is
more good than evil In the wOrldF'
All. You've found a dollar you
didn't know you had. haven't your
Chicago Record Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

The Teacher-HOw many eggs are
there In q dozen: The Pupil-F1ve
fresh ones. five doubtful ones and two
bad oces.-Cleveland Leader.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

One year hence democrats will set
up the claim that Mr.. Bryan was the
first man to advocate county option.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

It takes q sthrong man to be mean
whin I give a tip It's not because
want to, but because I'm afraid Of
what the waiter II think-Ar Dooley
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

Ever 60 to that tailOr?'
Yes. Most expensive man ] sDi
two suits from nina dress suit and .
suit."-Lippincott's.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Your Chances.

The little chances linger and return.
but the great chances come and 60 and
never come again. II We could lOoE
hack over the lives Of the people by
whom We are surrounded, how many
great and rich opportunities would VI
see that they have permitted to drift
by them unimprOved.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
Gender Of the Sword.

Among the many curious notions Oh.
tanning among the different races US.
Ing the sword may be noted the gen.
der Of the weapon. In the north Of
Europe 1t was either masculine. as In
Britain. or neuter. as in Germany,
while In the south it was uniformly
feminine. Its force and cruelty ap-
pealed to the northern mind. Its grace
and elegance attracted the warriors
Of the sunny south. 1t typified to the
one strength. to the other dignity.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
JimeiY WarnIno.

Proprietor-I am satisfied with your
work, Pusher. and I will raise your
salary from SO to $l2 week; but,
mind, that does not mean that you
must 60 and get married On the
strength Of it.-New York Times.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02

y Line On OJ00kyno-
LawsOn-What sort Of man 10 Bjen-
kyns. anyway?
DawsOn-Well. his wife always SOes
with him when he buys suit Of
clOthes.-SOmerville Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1910-03-02
THE PANAMA CANAL IN WAR.

Inc stIateSic Saiue Oh Tue Idualna
canal is estimated to be equivalent to
fleet of large bsttleships. This is
the conclusion OF DR.. Cornish, given
before the Royal Geographical Society
in London. Taking the cost of the
canal at 500. 900, 900, which would
only build forty tir>t-clsss battleships
nowadays. the United States will have
a good bargain, and he able to cover q
total coast line without any material
increase in her vessels.
The canal will double the sea
efficiency of our fleet for half the sum
of money that would otherwise be
necessary to maintain communication
between the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts At the same time the mer-
chant marine Of the United States will
some day be developed, and Justify the
people in maintaining naval armam-
ent that will be fully equal to that Of
other nation-.-NatiOnal Magazine.
The creamery company at SaIins,
kas., that has been convicted Of sell
ing l. ounces Of butter for a pound.
receiving a fine Of 81 800 for the Of.
Tense, put in a plea that no m'srepre-
sentation was intended or effected,
that everybody knew or ought to have
known that q print Of butter was
short pound" The defense was very
properly overruled. Short pounds Of
butter exist only where the laws per.
nit this form Of fraud upon the public.
In Nebraska before the pure food law
was passed it was common for merch-
ants to order from the creamery Com.
panies one hundred pounds Of butter
put up into one hundred ana ten or
one hundred and twenty packages.
The manufacturers. to meet this de.
mand, were obliged to arrange special
apparatus for cutting masses Of butter
into any sizes demanded by the trade.
The result of this system was Of course
to give the people less butter than
they thought they were getting. They
may not have been paying more than
the butter was worth in all cases. but
they were deceived anil had no sure
means Of measuring the treatment
they were receiving at the hand Of the
dealers. The only way to insure the
square deal in matters Of this kind is
to standardize the package. Ifit al.
ways remains at the same size the
price will theoretically at least con-
form to the amount of the butter con.
tanned. A full pound is naturally the
amount recognized by law as making
up "pOund print" -Lincoln Journal.