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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
I'm the Tolls Of the Law


II was late winter when Miss Bes.
sic Hyde arrived at her aunt's country
house for a two weeks stay. but there
vas still plenty of snow on the ground
Even before unpacking her trunk and
bacging up her dresses the girl was
out romping around. Not that snow
was a novelty to a girl from town.
Even at that moment there were piles
Of It in front of her fathers house.
waiting to be removed. and growing
blacker every moment.
But this snow was different. It was
white snow. It wasn't mixed with
SCOT. cinders. old shoes. tomato cans
and beef bones. It was as clean as
the spread on q spare bed. It was
good enough to eat. She threw snow
balls at the dignified old family dog
and gave him a bad opinion of her
city manners. also of her skill as q
thrower
On the second day Of her stay Miss
Bessie observed something. 1t vas
something that the man of all-work
around the house had never observed
yet. although he had been there five
years. To the north of the house was
a hill that was evidently ON some one
else's land. as there was a dividing
fence. BY taking down a panel of the
fence girl on a sled could start at
the top of the hill. come whizzing
down over Aunt Hetty's lawn. and
then pass through an open gate and
strike the highway. The road had q
gradual descent for a quarter Of q
mile. That was q slide down hill
worth talking about. II only there
was a sled Of some sort about
There was. It was a handsled used
by the all-work man for various Jobs.
He was not about. and Miss Bessie
took possession. Aunt Hetty wasn't
looking. and a panel of the fence was
removed almost as neatly as a farmers
hired man could have done II. Then
the sled was dragged to the top of the
hill. and all was ready for the gee
whiz.
Had the girl swung her hat and ut.
tered a few preliminary war whoops
before starting. and thus brought Aunt
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to me and whispered: Miss b. want
to tell you something all by yourself
where no one can hear US. II Is some.
thing you must not tell anyone
took Mary OF by herself and she
looked at me with an expression I
shall not soon forget and said: Miss
B.. love music Here was the gold.
en- key which would unlock Mary's
stubborn little heart. took her to a
music teacher. who promised to train
her voice as soon as Mary is old
enough. and in the meantime a happy
little girl trudges to q piano teacher
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
TOO MANY IN PROFESSION
Absurd. However. to Reduce the Mum.
Der OF Students. Says Amer.
can Medicine.

"The overcrowding OF the medical
profession comes up for discussion
every little while. and always will
come up. for 1t is the normal condi'
ton in all callings." says American
Medicine Economists have repeat,
edly shown that industries owe theil
existence to a large unemployed class
from whom labor can be obtained at q
moments notice In the parable. the
master said: Why stand ye here. all
the day idle?'
There are always more wOrkmen
than the work requires. and the cry
of Overcrowding is as old as man and
is now heard every year in trade. In
every civilized land We find some doc
tors In poverty. some lawyers. and
some clergymen. II is condition
which cannot be remedied and the
medical students is palpably absurd
almost amounts to the suggestion that
the sick be compelled to submit to
the ministrations of the least efficient.
THE number of students Is being
reduced in England on account of the
increasing cost and labor of obtaining
a license. but it will not guarantee all
the graduates success. Indeed over
crowding is socially desirable. as IL
increases the struggle for efficiency.
In the struggle for existence. success
goes to the efficient. not necessarily
to those We consider the best
THE diminishing incomes of physi
clans have already been mentioned in
these columns. and the causes deter
mined. but that has nothing to do with
the utter failure of sOme-a matter
due solely to the inevitable overcrowd-
ing"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
A Pirate Queen.

Among party of "a Anamite pirates
and malefactors just brought TO Mar
settles was one of the wives Of the
pirate DE Than. who has given the
French so much trouble in Indo- China
CODA. as the woman pirate is called
exercised a dominating influence over
the pirate king and his followers, a
power she even preserved throughout
the voyage. which the prisoners made
i'm a specially constructed iron cage.
built amidships. The other prisoners
on receiving their rations Immediately
handed them to CODA for distribution.
and she laid down iron regulations for
the prisoners life on board. Her word
was always sCrupulOusiy respected.
When the prisoners landed il was
Co-Pa who marched proudly at their
head. taking not the slightest notice
of the crowds who watched the de
barkation of the prisoners on their
way to the Isle de Re. in the Bay of
Daily Mail.
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as he helped to extricate the cause Of
the smash-up and deposit her In his
cutter. where she INDUCED In a few
Mysteries to prove that she still lived.
II was old Adam who did most of the
talking. and he didn't talk In a whis-
per. He talked to the seven winds Of
earth. and he tried to gesticulate with
his injured arm as he GRATED:
Now by jiminy-cracky. but some
body shall pay for this" he piped.
Who's this gal? I'll bet q cent she's
been riding down my hill II she has,
then it's trespass and lawsuit! Then
she banged into my boss! That's
another lawsuit. Then she's banged
into me! That's q third. Then the
pung has been smashed. and the law
has got to assess the damages. Then
I've got to have pay for being skeered
half to death. All them lawsuits. and
then this young Teller is to be settled
with. Young woman. I wouldn't want
to be in your shOes!"
Miss Hyde began to cry. II was the
first time in her life she had been
threatened with ten or fifteen lawsuits.
Her father was q prosperous merchant
in the city. but SO many verdicts must
drive him into bankruptcy. The young
man called old Adam for his threats
and said he would see him later about
damages.
Miss Bessie was driven up the hill
and turned over to the care Of her
aunt. She was still nervous. but she
could see that bruise. and she insisted
that 1t be attended to at once. It was
attended to. The young man intro
duced himself as Mr.. Howard Kyle.
and It was long hour before he con-
tinued his drive. OF course he returned
next day. That was only good form.
He was visiting brother only two
miles away and 1t was no great trouble
to come over.
The bruise was still there. but bet
ter Miss Bessie's wrist was also still
there. and also much better. What she
was worrying about was those law
suits. Would the damage altogether
amount to a hundred thousand dollars?
Would she have to go out as a servant
girl for the rest of her life to help
make up the sum? Mr.. Kyle had been
very kind. but did that mean he would
not seek to collect damages? It was
only after the adventure had been
talked over at length that she heaved
a sigh of relief. He informed her that |
he had settled all damages with old |
Adam for ready cash. The sigh Of re- |
lief still fingered in the air when q |
thought came to the sigher
and she cried out:
But I've got to pay you. and maybe |
papa hasn't money enough! Please |
tell me how much 1t Is. and will |
write him at once"
But he didn't tell her-not then. He |
waited a whole year. and then. one
evening as they were sitting together.
he suddenly said:
Il paid old Adam five dollars to set
tie damages. It's been a year now.
and I want a settlement with you.
She reached out her hand. and he
took II and seemed to think he had
got the best Of the bargain.
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portion not reserved for posts and sleepers for
this extract In Paraguay and areas In the Chaco
remote from good roads. SO that the cost Of sup.
plying timber is excessive. every particle of the
wood is turned into extract. because the demand
IS usually in advance Of the supply and Is there
fore more profitable to manufacture the more
concentrated article which can be easier and more
economically carried to market
One feature Of quebracho. in which It IL So
perior to other of supply IL that the bark
the sapwood. and the whole of the central part
Of the tree produce the extract in considerable
quantities. The bark contains to per cent of
tannin. the sap 3 to 5 per cent. and the heart 20
to Is per cent As the heart represents two-thirds
and often threefourths Of the total quantity OF
wood the amount Of tannin in the Quebracho colo
RADIO is seen to be considerable. 1t Is merely .
chemical question whether this tanning material
is equal inferior to that from the oak. but later
methods Of preparation point to q full justification
of the claim that the leather from quebracho ex.
tract grades up to that resulting from any other
tanning substance. So serviceable is 1t. however.
that since its discovery. the tanning industry Of
the Argentine Republic has made noticeable ad-
vance. because. with both hides and extract as
great natural products Of the country. the
ment is making every effort to foster the leather
industry within its own border.
"Quebracho extract" as 1t is called in the trade
Is easily manufactured when the machinery Is
once Installed. All the wood Is passed through
a machine that cuts 1t into shavings or the small
est possible chips. It IL then collected into I'M
mense kettles in which 1t Is treated by chemical
processes until all the tannin Is removed: after
this tho fluid preparation Is reduced by evapora-
tion to a thick. jelly-lik mass which is poured
into sacks where It Is finally dried into the sub
stance sold in commerce.
The difnculty Of gathering the raw material far
outweighs the preparation of the finished article
especially the extract Is no longer to be con-
sidered q byproduct. but is coming to have more
importance and value than posts and sleepers. In
Paraguay particularly. where all the wood is util
ized for extract. the hardest part Of the business
lies In gathering wood for the factory. The trees
are cut in the heart Of the virgin forest and
hauled by OK teams to the nearest clearing. Only
native Indians have proven themselves suitable
for the work. rs they are thoroughly acclimated.
understand the wilderness. and can Withstand the
plague of insects which make life at night mis-
cradle for the foreigner: and exposure for nights
as well days Is unavoidable. because the cut
ting stations usually remote from any settle
ment
In 1895 the first real expectation of Quebracho
exit act from the River Plate was recorded. The
increase has been rapid-from 400 tons In the first
year 5000 tens in 1902. 120.59i tons in the next
five years. and 2S.l95 tons in 1907. or this guam
THY the United States received 1873 tons. a
r:oSt 60 cent
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The Sled Came Down Like . Bullet.
Hetty to the door. things would have
been altogether different. She would
have been told that that hill belonged
to old Adam Flint. who was both mean
and misery. His hill stood there ready
to do business. but he was SO afraid
that somebody would elope with it
that he had posted signs everywhere.
NO trespassing under penalty of
the law" read the signs.
The girl could have seen no less
than three such signs had she looked
around her. She wasn't looking for
signs. however. Also. had she looked
about she would have been warned
that girl eee-whizzing on a sled into
the highway and down another hill
might possibly meet a vehicle of some
sort coming up.
II she had been told these things the
ride would have been postponed and
Miss Bessie Hyde might have lived on
to be an old maid. Fortunately she
was not interfered with. The first
anyone knew Of the adventure was
when a shout came from the top Of
the hill. The sled came down like a
bullet. The aliwork man ran to stop
il. but fell down and rolled over Aunt
Hetty ran to stop II. but she slipped
on the veranda and sat down hard.
Away went the sled with a fright
sned girl hanging on for dear life and
one foot trailing behind as a rudder.
1t was going like a hundred rabbits
when 1t made the turn into the high
way. and then there was q sigh of re-
lief. But the respite was short. Com
ing up the long hill was old Adam
Flint in his "pung." which Is a home
made sleigh. Close behind him fol-
lowed a man driving a horse and cut
ter. The road was narrow. the banks
steep.
Miss Bessie shut her eyes and
screamed. Old Adam Flint called
Whoa" to his horse and decided that
his last hour had come.
The man in the cutter grinned and
got ready to enjoy a good thing.
The sled struck old Adams knock
kneed horse. II just had to strike
somebody or something. The knees Of
the horse were bent as he strained at
the sled. He fell I'm n heap and didn't
try to get up. That was a wise move
on his part. for the sled and the girl !
climbed over his back. knocked old |
Adam out of his sleigh and struck the /
other horse before coming to a stop. |
The man in the cutter was smiling ,
when a splinter from the "pung" hit :
him in the forehead and left q great .
bruise. There was bad mix-up for /
five minutes.
It's wonderful low a girl can gee
whiz down hill and knock men and ,
horses into the middle of next week
and yet do very little damage. When
things were Strengthened out. it was
found that the girl had a cut on the
wrist and a twisted ankle: old Adams
steed had his knees
barked: old Adam himself had shoul
der wrenched: the old ''pung" could
be patched up. AS for the young man.
be bad q bruise. but he was smiling
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
Golden Key to Child's Mind

children. che broke every rule and
was a problem. When l visited her
home found Mary was the little
drudge. doing all the work and caring
for the sick mother. We found work
for the boys out of work. sent the lit
tie ones to kindergarten and moved
the family into a new locality Mary's
new teachers were willing to help
make a new girl OF her. One morning
when l visited her school Mary came
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27

the bearing down. ] recommended 70
TO some friends and two Of them have
been greatly benefited BY it."-Mr2
MAE MCKNI6HT, Oronogo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis. MOI was bothered
terribly with . female weakness and
had backache. bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. i began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound regularly and used tho Sanativo
Wash and now have no moro troubles
that way."-Mrs. Al. HERzO0. H729
Prescott Ave.. st. Louis. Mo.
Because your case is Q difficult on4L
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound . trial 1t surely has cured
many cases Of female ills, such a In.
nammatiOn, liberation, displacements.
fbr0id tumors. irregularities. periodic
pains, backacho, that bearing down
feeling. indigestion. dizziness. and ner-
v0us prostration. It costs but trifio
70 try it. and tho result IL worth mil
Hons to many suffering woman
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
lt Is Sometimes Hard to Find, but in
This Particular Case II Was
Music.

A Chicago school and home visitor
tells this story: Mary was the ter
ror of her teachers and her compan-
ions. II was fight. fight from morning
until night She threw erasers and
books at her teachers and at the other
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
Practical Poetry.

PA. here's a piece of poetry that
says something about 'moated
grange What Is a 'mOated grange
Pa"
''Lemme look at 1t. guess that
must be a misprint for garage A
moated garage is one that's designed
for motors. That's Il"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27

once week and has been told how to
care for her body and her voice Sd
that she may some day become a real
ly fine singer"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27

We live truly In proportion as Ne
go out of ourselves and enter into the
fulness of the experience Of those
whom we serve. and by whom In turn
We are served.-WestcOtt.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
Refinement OF Assurance.

Refinement OF Assurance.
Busy Business Man (irately)-Sir.
didn't ask you to sit down!
Persistent Salesman (settlins bach
comfOrtably)-That's all right-ns
apology is necessary. ! knew il was
only an overwhelmingly Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
Going u Blind.

Boarner-Do you believe danger
turks behind the kiss?
Rural Maid never see what's be
hind IT. for ! always shut my eyes.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
MORE
PQ(KHAl
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo. MOI was simply . ner.
Vous wreck. could not walk across
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Eddie-Say. MON. give Jessie an aD
pie.
Mamma-Then you'll want one, too
Eddie-No. Just give It to Jessie
We are going to play Adam and Eva
and she Is going to tempt me.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-04
TOTTENVILLE

The Misses Kate Lovett and Mary
Yetman spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertram Hawkins, OF Manhat-
tan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robedee have
returned from Trenton and Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Cornelius O'Donnell and Miss
Mary O'Donnell, of New Brighton.
visited here yesterday.
Miss Nora Baldwin, of Prince Bay,
spent Sunday here with friends.
Harry Cossey, the ~shipbuilder,
who injured himself at the shipyard
last week, is still confined to his
home.
Archie Okesen and Percy Okesen
sailed to Coney Island Saturday in
their launch.
T%ottenville band had a practice
last night.
The monthly social session of
Richmond Temple, Pythian Sisters,
followed their meeting in X. of P.
hall last night with refreshments.
Washington Council, d. of L.,
meets tonight.
William r. Lee leaves this after
noon for Freeport, Long Island, to
attend the annual convention of the
Southern New York Volunteer Fire
mems Association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-04
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the
Boards of Registry and Election in
and for election districts numbers
one, two and three, of the Township
of Woodbridge, in the County Of
Middlesex, will meet for the purpose
of making a registration of voters
between the hours of one and nine
O'Clock P. M, November 1st, 1910,
at the following places:
In District No. AT the Town
Hall.
In District No. AT Rowland's
Store.
In District No. AT D. B. s..
Hall, Port Reading.
Notice is also hereby given that an
election will be held in said Township
Of Woodbridge, in the County of Mid
dlesex, on Tuesday, the eighth day of
November, A. D., 1910, between the
hours of six o clock in the morning and
seven O'Clock in the evening for the
purpose of electing a Governor, a Con-
gresham, three Assemblymen, one
member of the Township Committee, a
Collector of Taxes; an OyeTseer of the
Poor for one year to fill the unexpired
term Of Peter N. Rohrbaeh, deceased,
two Surveyors of Highways, three JUS
tees of the Peace; two Constables and
for making appropriations.
Said election viii be held at the fol-
lowing places:
In District No. AT the Town
Hall.
In District No, AIT Rowland.
Store.
In District No. Sat D. B. s. Hall,
Port Reading.
Witness my hand this twenty-ninth
day Of August, A. D., 1910.
j. EDWARD HARMED,
Clerk of the Township Of Woodbridge.
144l7-s-30-10t-oew-Tues
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-04
THIRTEEN CLUBS NEXT
MEETING Is ON ISLAND

The next dinner of the Thirteen
Club, of New York, in which there
are many Staten Islanders, will be
held Thursday, October 13, at HUI
COTS Crystal Gardens, St. George.
The chairman of the dinner commit
tee, Former Municipal Judge George
w. Stake, of Stapleton, announces
that the poet, Edwin Markham, who
is a resident of Staten Island, will
be the principal speaker. Mr.. Mark
ham, who is famous as the Man
with the hoe," will give an address
on the subject, "Superstitions of Su-
burbanites." The secretary of the
dinner committee Is M. ]. Langan, of
Stapleton, who served for several
years as ruler of the XIII. club.
1t is being planned by the Staten
Island members to make this n of
the best affairs held by the club In
some time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-04
PLEASANT PLAINS

Miss Wifhelmina Marshall has re-
turned to Holyoke College. South
Hadley, Mass, after the summer va
cation.
Fred Depew, of Port Richmond,
visited here yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Benz, ST., of
Prince Bay, we're in Perth Amboy
yesterday.
Mrs. Cortlandt Nance, of Amboy
avenue, is recovering from recent m
ness.
Jack sprague was in Perth Amboy
yesterday.
Walton Nance was in Manhattan
yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Krause has taken
up her residence in Red Bank.
William Conover, of Brooklyn,
was in Prince Bay Sunday.
Christopher ]. Kahn has returned
from a visit in Philadelphia.
Henry Marshall has taken up his
residence with his brother~in-Aw,
Harry Sharrott, in Bloomingdale
avenue.
George Lynch visited his brother,
William Lynch, at the City Farm
Colony, Sunday.
Augustus Hergert, of Kreiseher-
vile. has taken = position at the s..
s. White Dental Works, Prince Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-04
PHILEMONS
BEGIN SEASON
Literary and Historical So
ciety Has First Meeting
Yesterday.


The first fall meeting of the Phile-
mon Literary and Historical Society
in the lecture room OF st. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church, Totem
Vile, yesterday afternoon, was at
tended by many members of the So
ciety after the summer vacation.
President Mrs. Gould J.. Jennings
presided for the first time since her
election in the spring and welcomed
the members to the meeting. The
topic taken up this year Is American
Literature" and papers taken up at
the first session of the society were on
the Colonial period. Miss Verna
Davidson read a paper on Creation
Myths of Primitive America" and
Mrs, Calvin s.. Videon gave a paper
on early Writer'S of this Period"
Mrs. Charles Higbee read a sketch on
Folk Music, and at the close the club
sang America"
At the business session Mrs. Ar
thur Decker, the delegate to the last
meeting of the City Federation, made
her report of the proceedings of the
business transacted there. At the
next meeting there will be more
papers on the colonial period by Miss
Julia Lowe and Miss Herrel.