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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-10-12
A WITTY PAsHA.

~ Told the Missionary Story 70 Fis
the Occasion.
Omcial bribery Is common In the
east. and 1t Is q tender subject there.
as humorous story told by the late
Rev. II. II. Jessup. D. D.. in his book.
"Fifty-three Years In Syria" bears
witness.
One day in 1873 DR.. Van Dyck. man.
ager Of the press in connection with
the work Of propaganda Of the Syrian
Protestant college at Beirut. was sent
for by Kamil Pasha. the governor. to
come to the serai. as he was about to
shut up the press for q violation Of the
press laws. DR.. Van Dyck proceeded
to the serai and asked the pasha what
he meant.
The pasha. holding up a little tract.
said, "Was this printed at your press"
yes"
Then It must be confiscated. as It
contains an attack on the Turkish gov
eminent"
wherein" asked DR.. Van Dyck.
docs It attack the government
The pasha pointed out several pas
sages which criticised the bribery and
corruption everywhere prevalent. per-
jury and lying among witnesses and
public officials and the fact that truth
had fallen In the streets and equity
could not enter"
"Are not these statements true?"
said DR.. Van Dyck. "Your excellency
ought to put a copy into the hands Of
every government official in your pa
shalic. Is it not soy
'Have you never heard the story Of
the Cadi ell All War; asked the pasha.
"And what IS that?" queried the doc
tor.
"Well," began the pasha. "once there
was famous one eyed cadi Oudge).
One day man came to court and ad-
dressed him as follows:
"'Good morning. o one eyed cadi!
May your day be blessed. 0 one eyed
cadi! 1 have heard Of the noble char
acter and justice Of the one eyed cadi.
and I would ask the distinguished and
one eyed cadi to do me JUS
lice, and
"'Stop! Interrupted the cadi. Sup
posing am one eyed. do want to be
everlastingly reminded Of It? Get out
Of my sightr
"And So" concluded the pasha, I'VE
know that these reflections on our
and our courts are true. but
We don't want to be publicly reminded
Of it!'
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ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
CENTRAL. CITY.
From the NOnpareil.

From the NOnpareil.
Garfield Tobias. a young man residing
ut Clarke, Was struck by No 13 Sunday
morning at point about a quarter OF a
mile this side Of Clarks and the prOba-
bilities are that he was instantly killed.
His body WAS found lying between the
! two main tracks at six o'clock Sunday
morning by the train crew on the Grand
Island local. No II passes through
Clarks shortly after three O'Clock in the
morning and il one OF the fastest trains
on the road. The only marks on Tobias
we're long cash just back OF the right
ear and black eye. The body had evil
IDENTIFY not been dragged by the train as
the clothing was not torn and there were
no marks in tie gravel to indicate that
it had moved after being first struck.
John Dizney now knows what it means
to look into the business end Of a revolt
YER and hear the command. Throw mp
your hands," Monday evening he was
driving from town TO the Snodgrass farm
west OF town TO get his wife, who had
been visiting there during the day, and
had just passed the Minier home near
the Paddock switch when two men STEP
ped out from the side of the road and
ordered him to halt, emphazing their
command with a threatening display of
firearms. John was unarmed and as the
opposing forces outnumbered him he
promptly proceeded to obey, getting out
OF the buggy and submitting to the
search the men at ones began. They Sc
cured Sl3 GD in money. Before starting
he had left his watch and some other
valuables in the livery barn.
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SCHUYLER.

From the Snn.
Thursday afternoon of last week q
jury rendered verdict OF not guilty in
the case OF the State OF Nebraska We.
Ms. Martha Vincent. charged with
shooting George Sheldon with intent to
kill.
On Thursday afternoon of last week,
Walter the thirteen year old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. II. J. Little, living seven miles
north Of Schuyler, was kicked by horse
and Was quite severely injured. having
both bones in his right leg broken be-
tween the knee and ankle.
Last Wednesday afternoon Jacob Pa
cas-, jr. and his two children attended the
funeral of Joseph Cernin. who commit
ted suicide last Sunday night, the burial
being made in ClsrksOn cemetery. Re-
turning home late in the evening. after
dark, they ate supper and the two child
rem Mary aged Is and Adolph aged 12
went up stains TO retire for the night
leaving their father seated at the table
eating his supper. Shortly after going
up stairs they heard the father call
"Adolph," anil a moment later they
heard shot. Going down 10 the din.
ing room they found The room in
darkness and the father laying on the
floor lifeless. Mr.. Pscss had been drink.
ing quite heavily OF late and brooded
very much over domestic difficulties,
He was divorced from his second wife
here last May in the district court.
Joseph Cernin. aged q years. q farmer
living fourteen miles northwest Of
Schuyler committed suicide last Sunday
night by jumping into a well and then
shooting himself. Mr.. Cernin worried
much since receiving summons to serve
az juror in the last term Of the district
court. He dreaded the idea. In the
jury term Of court just closed last week
he was one Of The jurors that acquitted
Mrs. Vincent. Having served % Juror
only seemed to worry him the more.
About six O'Clock last Sunday evening
after Mr.. Cernin having returned home
he left the house and was never seen
alive afterwards. First taking the pre-
caution to cut the telephone wires to tho
house, he wandered down into tho pas.
ture. took a board from the top Of we'll
ten feet deep with about five feet Of
water in it. let himself down into the
we'll and then shot himself with q 30
cslibre revolver in the right temple.
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Another Big Cut.

The Lincoln State Journal has an.
nounced q fifty cent rate for it's daily
from nov until January l, 1911. or sew.
enty-five cents including Sunday. II
you want to know the real truth sbout
all that's going on in the political mix.
up this fall in Nebraska, get this paper
that is free from all sorts of strings
not running for Office, holds no Office and
doesn't want any. The Lincoln Daily
State Journal is the state paper that il
walking right to the front these days on
account Of its clesn-cut, fearless stand
on public questions. No matter what
your beliefs. You do not want your news
tempered with. News colored for sci.
fish ends should be uubearable. The
paper will be stopped when your time !.
mp. Never pay strangers money but
send to the publisher direct At Lincoln.
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MONROE.

From the Republican.
Miss Elsie Adams visited over Sunday
with Columbus relatives.
Prof. John Englemsn spent Sunday
at his home in Grand Island, returning
to Monroe Monday morning.
VIM. Sigea lie having bis electric light
plant installed this week. and it 10 OF the
storage battery type. He will charge
batteries about twice week and that
will furnish the light for that period of
time.
Mn. ID. W. Zieeler Who left last FRI
day for Chicago, to attend the funeral
of her brothers wife. Ma F. G. Horn
hostel, returned Wednesday. Nm. Horn
hostel died Thursday and the funeral
was held Sunday noon from the Catholic
church.
Will Tslbitzer will 60 to Alliance Sun
day where be has been ordered by the
surgeon Of the Burlington at that place.
80 that the plaster cast may he removed
from his injured knee. His trip there
will no doubt determine whether or not
he will be compelled to make another
trip to Chicago.
A number of people on the route were
surprised when they learned of the
marriage OF Ray Griffin and Miss Julia
Dorr OF West Hill, at WorthinRton.
Mimi. ON September Is. Mr.. Griffin is
we'll known on the route and his bride
has been a resident of the West Hill TO-
cality for number OF years.
The rain Sunday night wet up the
ground in good shape. and wall start the
fall wheat nicely. Jacob Smyer Las
field that he started to plant the last
day of August, and good many said
that it was too early. But our obser-
walton has been that the early blowing.
and early sown wheat is the best, and
Jake's field is at present the finest on
the route. Now, watch next fall and
see il he doesn't have the hest crop of
wheat in this locality. He did this year.
James Thomazin OF this route and
Miss Lois McCOmbs OF near Columbus
were married in Columbus Monday,
Rev. Ray of the Methodist church per-
forming the ceremony, only relatives
being present. Jim, a. everybody calls
him, is the third son OF Ma Geo. Thorn.
szin, and has been farming the old
home place this year, md is one Of Shell
Creeks prominent young men. The
bride is the only daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. McCombs. living near 90
lumbus, but who. until year ago. were
residents OF the Shell Creek neiRhbor-
hood The bride and groom arrived on
the evening train. coming by way of
Tsrnov, where they were met by the
Polish band and, az everyone who knows
Jim, knows they did not 90 away with
out good treat. After wedding sup
per at the home OF Mr.. Thomszin's sis
tor, Mrs. T. s. Hoare, they left for their
home on Shell Greek, where about forty
OF their friends were in waiting TO give
them a good reception, and serenade.
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GENOA.
From the Times.

From the Times.
The day previous to the one on which
VIM. Gillespie met with the accident
which resulted 40 fatally, his brother.
X. w. Gillespie. Of Boone county. broke
his right arm while leading a horse to
water.
Fred Jernberg turned over to Sam
Anderson last Saturday q check for
SlOS, representing the latter's share of
the crSp raised on l6 acres Of land.
Pretty good rent for q email tract OF
real estate.
Joe Krause has field OF corn planted
in June that will yield twice rs many
bushels per acre "a some fields planted
three weeks earlier. There is also
field of corn on the Indian school farm
that was planted in June and which has
matured rapidly. II the frost holds of
q few days longer the quality Of the corn
will be first claes and the yield Iup TO
the average of other years.
About the only relic left by the Nor
mons who settled here sixty years ago
and were compelled by the government
TO vacaie the land as it was an Indian
reservation, is door taken from a log
cabin that stood on the Indian school
grounds in the early eighties. The door
was placed on the roof Of small brick
building near the government barn, and
the carpenters singled over it.
Since the present superintendent took
charge Of the Indian school, he has aim.
ed to improve the quality Of stock on the
school farm. There are now in the
school herd ninety head of Holsteins,
some OF them registered, and finer lot
OF cattle OF this breei cannot be found
in Nance county. Two thoroughbred
PercherOn mares have been purchased
for breeding purposes at a cost Of 81 ZOO.
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ITEMS OF
INTEREST
HOW ELLIS
From the Journal.


On Tuesday Geo. w. Heun purchased
OF VIM. Mitchell OF Stanton the 30 acre
farm owned by the latter three and
half miles southwest of this place. for
which he paid Sl2I per acre. which con-
sidering the present high price OF Colfax
county real estate. is very reasonable.
Mr.. Mitchell purchased the farm in
1887, paying SO AN acre for it, and up to
few years ago he and his family made
their home upon it.
One day last week Henry w. Parr
sold his farm of 80 acres. one and a half
miles northeast Of this place to Bernard
Psrr of Dodge for $l7Oper acre. Henry
purchased the place little less than
three years ago for Sll5 an acre, SO that
the raise in land values has Melted him
a considerable amount. As he wanted
more land he has invested in quarter
section farm in Boone county near the
town Of Petersburg
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PIRATES OF H0NGK0NG.
They Are the Real Old Fashionse
eloodthirsty Kind.

They Are the Real Old Fashioned
Bloodthirsty Kind.
There are pirates In HOngkong-not
the usual kind that greet the gentle
stranger with an expansive smile and
take what he has for worthless rub
bish. nor yet the petty thieves that so
by that name on our own water fronts.
but the real old fashioned. numerous
kind. who count not the victims rs
they reckon the spoils.
or course they do not swasger In cos
tune. rs all real pirates should. or ply
their trade in HOnskons's immediate
waters. but among the thousands Of
fishermen. stevctlOres and coal han
dlers that crowd the harbOr's edge they
minGle and gossip water front news.
knowing we'll when a particularly rich
cargo is due from the interior.
And In the purple twilight a junk
darts out of one Of the many estuaries
far up the West or Pearl river and
swoops with the suddcnness Of a hawk
on the heavily laden prize. The strug-
gle Is short. Over the hills on the
naked backs Of a swarming crew the
loot disappears forever from q smoking
hulk in the rice swamps. or. rs hap
pened in the case of the Sainam. half
a hundred take passage in the crowded
hold of river steamer and when the
handful Of unsuspectins whites gather
ut dinner raise n heathenish yell on
the startled air. and the ship Is taken.
Rifles thrust through bOlted doors
subdue the pitiful fire that lasts a lit
tie while from behind the shot torn
tablecloth. but the ship Is already
headed for the bank by the quarter
master with Il rifle ut his ear. AMI one
more tragedy Is added to the long list
Of crimes on the Sikiang.-W. J. Ayl.
ward in Harper's Magazine
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ANCESTRY.

Some Famous Psrsonasss to Whom Il
Meant Nothing.
The making famous Of the express
sion Il am my own ancestor" is usual
~ credited to Andoche Junot, for a
time a marshal Of France. Junot had
risen from the ranks and became the
Duke Of Abrantes and m important
figure at Napoleon's newly formed
court. One day a nobleman Of the old
regime asked him what was his ances-
try. "Ah. SIR" replied the spirited SOL
der. 81 know nothing about 1t. I am
my own ancestor" Probably he had
never heard Of the similar remark
made by Tiberius about Curtius Ru-
fus. Tie seems to me to be descended
from himself"
Napoleon's reply to the emperor Of
Austria was in a kindred vein. The
Austrian when Napoleon became his
prospective son-in-law would fain have
traced the Bonaparte lineage to some
petty prince Of Treviso. II am my
own Rudolph Of Hapsburg." said Ma
poleon. Under similar circumstance
Napoleon silcnced senealogist.
Friend. my patent Of nobility dates
from Montenotte." his first great VIC
tory.
When Ipichrates. the Athenian gen.
eral. had it cast up in his face by a
descendant Of IIarmodius that he was
q shoemaker's son he calmly replied.
'The nobility Of my family begins
with me: yours ends with you"
Almost the same words were used
by Alexander Dumas when asked IL he
were not descended from an ape
covert sneer at his negro grandmoth-
err. Every likely my ancestry begins
where yours ends"
Voltaire in his "Merope' says: '"The
first to become king was n successful
soldier. He who serves well his coun-
try has no need Of ancestry"
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HUMPHREY.


From the Democrat
Last Sunday evening, while every body
was in Humphrey attending the Mission
Services in st. Francis church the
school house in District No. 66, better
known rs the Bunker school, was struck
by lightning and With it's entire contents
was burned to the ground. Nothing
could be done to save any of the con.
tents, for by the time the first people
arrived on the scene the building was
practically consumed. The loss is es-
timated to have been about $1,000. The
building and contents was insured for
500. The school will be rebuilt, but
there will not he any school in the dis.
trict this year. Miss Mabel Inestrom
was the teacher.
Some of the Spalding people have .
grievance at the management OF the
Albion fair. We know of three or four
Humphrey women Who have grievance
at somebody in Albion to. The ladies
in question went mp to Albion one day
to attend the fair and on their way out
to the fair grounds and in passing they
dropped in to view the interior OF the
beautiful Catholic church. The ladies
had heard that in previous years visitors
to the Albion fair had considerable
difficult in getting anything to eat, 90 not
beinR willing to take chances on pro-
position OF this kind. they took . goodly
supply OF lunch with them. Not caring
to carry their lunch t. the fair RrOunde,
one OF the ladies suggested that the
church would be good and safe place
to hide their lunch. SO they deposited
their packages behind the confessional.
All agreed that the church vas about
the finest they had ever seen. and then
they went out to do the fair proper.
Returning in the evening they found
that somebody had taken their lunch
Now il that wasnr cause for grievance
We would like to know what is. And
say some Of those packages contained
some If the finest spring chicken that
ever crossed q fence.
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He Saved II, Patent of5es.

When In the war Of 1Sl? the British.
who had taken Washington. trained
their guns upon the patent Office. Dr..
Thornton. throwing himself directly
before the guns. cried:
'Are you Englishmen or GOths and
Vandals? This Is the patent Office
depository Of the ingenuity and inven-
tons Of the American nation. In which
the whole civilized world Is Interested
Would you destroy 1t? Then let the
charge pass through my body"
And the building was spared Tween
ty-fOur years aftcrward. however. 1t
was destroyed by fire. together with
everything In Il.
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Suicide by Swallowing Gold.

Suicide by swallowing gold Is some
times accomplished In China. The
following is an authoritative account.
written by a very learned chinese for
the Westminster Gazette. of how this
much contested form Of suicide Is ac-
complished:
In swallowing gold It Is not loose
gold leaf or gold dust that Is swal-
lowed. but n solid lump Of gold. Or
even gold ring. weighing about half
an ounce. Coli is not ut any time
Of a corruptin= nature. but when a
lump Of It IS swallowed and gets into
the bowel II fails. OIL account Of its
intrinsic weight. to rise and surmOunt
the convolutiOns Of the bowels and
can therefore never complete its pas
sage. After two or three days It there
fore sinks through the bowel and de-
stroys life without any SUFFERING"
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CONQUERED the Orchestra.

In his early days Herr Arthur NJ
kisch. the famous conductor, was ap-
pointed to conduct a performance Of
''Tannhaeuser" ut the Leipzig opera.
He was but a young chorus master ut
the time. and the orchestra absolutely
refused to play under so youthful a
conductor. They were only induced to
do so when director said that IL they
were Of the same mind after the over
ture had been played they could then
and there hand in their designations.
The overture was a veritable triumph
Tor Nikisch. and with profuse apollo
gies the orchestra offered him their
congratulatiOns.-L1 Tit-Bits.
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An Unfortunate Response.

The problem of too many churches
In given locality IS often a perplex-
ing one. It IS said that the churches
In a certain village. on opposite sides
Of the streets. were so close that when
the congregation in one church sang
"Will There Be Any Stars In My
Crown" the congregation in the other
church promptly responded, NO. Not
One: No. Not One" Fortunate is it II
the seeming contradiction Is confined
to the uninrentonal inharmonious re-
sponses I'm songs.-Lippincott's.
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A CARGO Hard to Handle.

Asphalt Is said to be the most Diff
cult cargo for vessel to unload. The
asphalt Is taken out Of the asphalt
lakes in Trinidad In semihuid state
and by the time the vessel reaches a
northern port has hardened, SO that
to unload 1t 1t is necessary for the men
to 50 into the hold and dig 1t out with
pick and shovel. This takes time. and
a vessel carrying such cargo always
has to arrange for a considerable stay
in port.
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Without laughter the human race
would have wept itself to death or ex-
terminated itself long ago. l'athos -
beautiful: tragedy Is absorbing. But
both pathos and tragedy are instantly
routed BY the laugh.
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OoSoino the Bore.

The tarly clubman paused at the
door of the smoking room.
"Bingley." he asked. in n whisper.
has Slodger given out the daily state
ment Of his health and told all about
his symptoms yet?"
"Yes." said the man inside the door,
"He's just finished"
"All right. I'll come in."-ChicagO
Tribune
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1abIo,Al1 RIGHT.

do they have a good table?" asks
the prospective guest
1T IS 6rst ru9e." answers the man
who has just returned-"solid oak,
with heavy legs.and q polished top
Judge.
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G. B. ( Q.
Time Table

No. g, Pass. (daily az. Sunday leave. rs Nd
No. r. Ert. i Ac. (d'y IL. Saturday, " 500 m
No. ~, Pass. (iaily ex. Sunday arrive. I'D y IN
No. 81. Fri. & Ac. td'y ex. Sunday AZ. ..6:l5 q IN
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Goodness me. but that woman's
makeup Is loud"
1T h that. She should have used
aoiseless powder."-Baltimore Amefi-
Fan.
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Say, ! have an awful pain. Won
der II It Is appendicitis? Can you tell
me on what side one gets ity
why, on the inside. Of course
Columbia Jester.
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u 00oo3t00 o. 0ltt0.
why did you deliberately make an
enemy Of your old friend Jinksf
because be - to Be married next
month. 4
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daily except Sunday.
NOTE:
Nos. I. 2, and q arc extra fare trains.
Nos. I, s, Is and II arc local passengers.
Nos. - and 80 arc local freights.
Noe. 3 and 10 arc mail trains only.
M "a due in Omaha As p. m.
No due In Omaha 500 D. m.
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BRANCHER.
NORFOLK. sPALDIN0 q ALBION.
No. % mxd d TO q m | No. - mXd. d 800 q m
No. y pas ID 700 pm No. 81 pas "a LID p m
No. - pas "A lilo pm No. ~ pas ..a129O p N
No. "a mxd. q $40 pm No. 81 mxd. . TOO p N
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COLUMBUS
MEAT MARKET.

We invite all who desire choice
steak, and the very best cuts OF
all other meats to call nj our
market IN Eleventh street. We
also handle poultry and fish and
oysters in season.
S. e. MARTY Il co.
Telephone No. ]. Columhu0, NNh.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30

NEW YORK.-The fowl house of 1V the Central park zoo was scandal ized one day recently when some sharp eyed tattlers noticed the simultaneous disappearance of Clara, one of the young wild gray geese recently given to the zoo, and Brigham Young. the little Black Spanish game rooster whose wild ways have deprived him of the countenance of the best classes in the fowl house.
 It came out that Brigham Young and Clara were out in the park together. Chief Keeper Snyder. who went on their trail as soon as he heard about their disappearance, got wind of them near the alligator pool. A black wing feather by the eagle cages also showed that B. Young had been there. He had lost the. feather trying to con verse with South American condor.
 Then he went on up the path, walk ing in manner that said that he thought himself a pretty fine fellow.
 It was about here that the little gray goose felt such thrill of freedom and life that she quacked in her coarse, un- cultured voice. and abruptly left the earth for flight in the air.
 B. Young tried to do that, too. but