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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
CENTRAL CITY.

From the Nonpareil.
A conscientious candidate for office in
the eastern part of the state was elected
on this platform: IF the voters favor
me with this office 1t shall ever be my
aim and desire to draw my salary with
regularity, to close my office every even
ing AS early as the law will allow and to
observe every legal holiday on the cslen.
dRr."
The new surgery as it is practiced in
the Rockefeller Institute is SO much like
applied mechanics that the doctor of the
future, instead OF going about from patti
emit to patient carrying a few pills and
powders, will be provided with a screw
driver. a spring drill, pair Of pliers and
q monkey wrench. The human body is
getting to be altogether to much like al
automobile. The first thing they will be
running us into a machine shop where
they will fit us with new organs just as
they now put new csrbureters and
spark-plugs in buZZ-wagons.
Two more families on the college Sec
tion have been quarantined during the
past week for diphtheria, the eagle and
Willet. families Children in both fam
lilies have been down with the disease, q
little girl in the latter home having had
the worst attack Of it. She is improving
however. and will soon be up again.
None OF the cases have been serious, the
disease appearing in hight form. Strict
precautions have been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease. Another
family at Clsrks was qusrsntined this
week for scarlet fever and another at
Archer
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
HUMPHREY.

From the Democrat
Mrs. John Wagner. who has been Wis
iting at the homes OF her nephews. John
and Jos. Bender, the past couple OF
months was called to her home in Ores
ton, Iowa, Thursday on account OF her
daughter, Mrs. Lulu Kern who was in
jured in a runaway Wednesday.
A fifteen year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
JOAN Bierman. of the st. Bernard
neighborhood, is probably the champion
boy corn picker of the state. Theyoung
man will not be fifteen years OF age until
January next. during nine days this fall
picked SIS bushels Of corn, an average
of nearly ninety one bushels day. We
understand that on one of these days he
picked one hundred and five bushels
The feat OF picking an average of ninety
one bushels day for nine days is re-
markable in this case on account OF
this boys age. and many older and more
experienced corn pickers would have a
hard time making such record
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
ST. EDWARD

From the Advance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Powell returned home
Wednesday from Pierre, s. D., where
they had been called about elk weeks
ago by the illness OF their son, F. j.
Powell, who was q typhoid patient in q
Pierre hospital. Fred accompanied his
parents home in the hope that those pies
mother makes will restore him to his US
ual good health.
Tuesday A. J. McKelvey sold his bar
nees shop to A. E. McKeen of Lincoln
who has taken possession of the business.
Mr.. McKelvey has conducted the bust
ness for nineteen years and feels that he
is entitled to q little rest He has not
only conducted the business but has
been a constant worker at the bench all
that time and it is not surprising that
he should be longing for a little vscs-
ton. Mr.. McKeen will not move his
family to st. Edward until spring.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
GENOA.
From the Times.

From the Times.
"Silvertop'' is the name OF new drink
now on sale in many dry towns through.
out the state. J.F. Reed, deputy reven.
ue collector, who has sampled tho be-
versge, declares that ''silvertop" is beer,
and that those who sell it must take out
government liquor license.
Fred Swim, prominent farmer residing
northeast Of Genoa. was taken to the
state hospital for insane at Hastings by
Sheriff Chas. E. Peterson last Saturday.
It il stated that Mr.. Swim's mental con-
dition is the result Of worry over financial
matters, although he is fairly we'll fixed
and owes only 3 email amount-but
small as it is it caused him mental
trouble
Porter Cleveland Compton. the man
who founded and edited The Erie
American. the first snti.slavery paper
published In this country, died at his
home in Story county, Iowa, On the 18th
of last month at an advanced age. 1t
was in the Amerlcan that tho call for the
first republican state convention was
printed. Mr.. Compton was an uncle of
Conductor Hugh Compton, of this place.
F. A. Saline. who accompanied his
brother Walter to the Woodmen San
itsrium at Colorado Springs ten days
ago, arrived homo Thursday morning.
He reports that his brother Bert 10 i'm.
proving and that his condition is better
now than at any time since he left Genoa
Mr.. Saline says there are two hundred
patients in the ssnitarium, which 10 10
Gated twelve miles from Colorado
Syringe.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
GERMS IN HER SYSTEM.
Every Woman Should Read this
Advice and the Generous Offer
that Goes With IL.

that Goes With 1t.
The number Of diseases peculiar t.
women is such that we believe this space
would hardly contain mere mention Of
their names, and it 10 fact that most Of
these diseases are of Catarrhal nature.
A woman cannot be we'll il there is q
trace Of cstsrrh in her system.
Some women think there is NO help for
them. We positively declare this to b.
q mistaken idea. We are SO sure of this
that We offer to supply medicine abso-
lutely free of all cost in every instance
where it fails to give satisfaction, or does
not substantiste our claims. With this
understanding, NO woman should hest
tate to believe our honesty OF purpose, or
hesitate to put our claims to test.
There is only one way to overcome
ostsrrh. That way is through the
blood. You may use all the snu6s,
douches or like remedies for years with
out getting more than Temporary relief
at best. Cstsrrh IN general Is diseased
condition OF the system That shows
locally most frequently in discharges
from mucous membranes. Local treat
ment should be assisted by intern
treatment for thu general diseased con-
dltion II u compiele cure i l" te reached.
y nat i1tefn nal treatment sh.'!ii be scien-
ideally devised and faithfully admin
is.ered.
Rexall Mu:u Tone - s.Iv.tincai!y
prepared from the prescTi t.:r.. If AZ
eminent physician who Tor ihirI.. i"aTS
made ci.tarrn ais specially. Tins rome
dy is ;.;lEiirabIy i'd prst: 20 he t!sa t. =
ut the catarrhal ii. IsHt: OF womb.
purities and crrIc - the bluJC. tends 90
stop mucous di,,''.s.rg"S, &IdS ~ renICy
ing impurities f,Ca. sie = stem. SrOti:cs.
heals aud str. ngIEeus ihs ma, oUs '.s-
sues. and h-inrs bon: d. !,.-hny q
health gEd siren. ;;h.
We want you try RexaN Mucu- Tone
on our guarantee II you are not bene-
fitted, or for any reason not satisfied,
simply tell US and We viii hand back
your money. Rexail Mucu Tone comes
IN two sizes, 50 cents and Sl.W. Re-
member, you can obtain Rexsii Rene
dies only at-the Rexall store. Pollock
s. Co.. corner 18th and North streets.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
MONROE.

From the Republican.
The only child of Mr.. and Nm Chril
Martin died Wednesday morning.
Miss Lydia ssedeld Of Columbus 10 q
guest at the home Of her sister, Mn O.
B. Preston.
Geo. Niemoller came down from Can
ada the first Of the week to visit his sis
ters. and mother:
Mr.. and Mn. Ollie Iflsnd returned
home Thursday after . short visit with
Columbus relatives.
Arthur Morrow Of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
arrived the first OF the week for visit
with his brother. Harlan, and his sister
Mra Fred Strain.
MnL N. Schram returned last week
from Arlington, Neb., where she has
been visiting her sister, Mn. August
Loosing, for several weeks.
VIM. Weber returned Thursday morn.
ing from business trip to northeastern
Iowa. He reports that the snow did
not reach east OF the Missouri river very
far.
81. L.. Smith has moved into the Van
Allen place, east Of Monroe. which he
bought last summer. He has made
quite q number OF improvements on it
this fall.
The Monroe schools will close Friday
evening. December q, for the holiday
vacation, but a. to the length OF the Va
cation. the board will decide at their
meeting next week. y
At the seed farm q cooler is being pu:
in to cool the seed and corn after it
comes from the dryer. Before the seed
was sacked while yet warm, but with
the cooler in use it will be reduced to
normal temperature before sscking.
Mystic Lodge, No. 3el. l. o. O. F..
elected the following officers for 1911 at
their regular meeting Tuesday evening:
G. o. Hart, N. G.; l.. NJ. Clsyburn, v.
G.. H. J. Hill, treasurer: ]. &. Hart, &C.
cretsry; VIM. Truelove. trustee. These
officers will be installed at the meeting
of the order in January.
The Monroe Dancing club is making
arrangements to open q private sksting
rink for their members only. 1t will be
located in the buildings formerly occupi-
ed by the hardware store. and ss soon as
skates can be procured, the rink will be
opened. At meeting OF the club last
week this was decided unanimously.
John Gibbon OF the T. B. Hord Grain
20. took sample of ear corn TO Colum-
bus this week to secure Q moisture test.
While he knew there was considerable
moisture in it, the amount a. shown by
The test was larger than expected-232
per cent. Corn containing II to ID per
,ent is considered dry. while IA per cent
does not make it unsafe to put
% the bin. e.,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
CEDAR RAPIDS.

From the Outlook.
Mr.. Krings went to Columbus Monday
tai there during the past month. We
have been informed that she is getting
along nicely and expects to return home
10 about two weeks.
There seems to be considerable sick
ness in the vicinity at present, mostly on
the pneumonia order. While no fatal.
ties have resulted as yet, still there are
several very bad cases. To much pre-
caution cannot be taken this time OF the
year against this dread disease.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
6. B. ( q.
Time Table

No. g, Pass. daily ex. Sunday leave. rs N
No. =. frt. Ac. Idly ex. Saturday, ". 500 N
No. Il, Pass. tdAily ex. Sunday arrive go N
No. II. FIT. 4 Ac. (d'y ex. Sunday ar .6:l5 N
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-12-14
!a39|Ei3l!f UNION pAcIFIe
Q$ TINE table
Daily except Sunday.

NoTE:
Nos. I. 9, and are extra fare trains.
Nos. I. S. Is and II are local passenRerv,
Noa. 50 and 50 are local freights.
Nos. and Is are mail trains only,
No. IL due in Omaha AS D. m.
No. 8 dne in Omaha 500 o. N.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

America it was almost unknown 1t
was thought to be beneath the dig
nifty Of any person, man Or woman,
who had attained the age Of maturity
to be seen eating candies or anything
of the sort
The children had all the candy to
themselves, and at that there was
not much to have. The big candy fac
tory was as much unknown as the
steel rolling mill. There was no de-
mand for the product and there was
no attempt made to create one.
In 1850 all the candy that was made
in this country would have sold for
the paltry sum of S3,04O,671 No one
paid much attention to the candy bust
ness. 1t was being produced in small
shops and by a few workmen only.
People were entirely too busy with
sterner things during the days of the
war betw cen the states to pay any at
tentiOn TO the amount Or the value of
the candy that was being eaten by
the waiting wives, mothers and sweet
hearts Of the soldier boys at the front.
Statistics are lacking for the few
years when bullets were more popular
than bonbons and the caisson was of
more Importance than the confection-
cry. When the piping times of peace
returned the candy maker went back
to his kettles and pans. In 1870 the
candy shops of the United States
turned out $15,922.643 in tafies, cream
candies, barber-pole stick and brown
fiat pieces of the well-remembered
"hoarhOund." Miss America was be-
ginning to sit up and nibble gently at
the candy situation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
ROAD FARM
IMPROVEMENT
FARM NOTES.

Any farmer can make his farm
model with time, planning and work.
Getting along with anything that
will do is not making the most of con-
ditions
With corn, as with animals. do not
forever be mixing and crossing breeds.
By fertilization, cultivation and Sc
lection, try to improve the breed, and
seed corn to sell
1t is best to manure corn ground in
the winter and plow Or disk it under
in the spring.
Every beekeeper needs one or more
books on bee culture, dealing with the
keeping Of bees
Farmers in general now are build
ing in more substantial way. The
use of concrete is responsible for a
part Of it.
New corn as part ration is good
for horses doing fall work, and it is
excellent for fattening beef cattle.
Corn should not be planted on sod
which was broken up this spring for
the first time until late in the season
ton looks substantial, and it is So
and will last longer than the one set
on wooden posts or blocks
AS soon as the corn plants are tall
enough so the driver can see the rows,
go into the field with a disk cultivator
and disk the ground twice.
On hard and shallow soil white
clover does not ordinarily last more
than two years, but on the richer and
moister lands it will grow for many
years without reseeding.
Many farmers are so intent on ma
king money for the moneys sake that
they take no thought Of the great pos
sibilities of perfect living in the coun-
try.
Alfalfa Is so unlike any other forage
crop that it requires method of curing
altogether different from that used in
curing timothy. clover or any other
meadow grasses.
A prolific queen bee will during her
life lay 100000 eggs, each one-four-
teenth of an inch long. Put together
they would make a chain 1874 miles
long.
Bees are worth all the trouble they
require to fertiiize the stigmas OF the
flowers in your orchard The yield
of honey is clear profit.
The great farm cry now is, not more
land, but more fertile land And the
only solution in successful future farm
ing is in the increased fertility of the
soil. 1t must be made more fertile;
future human food supply depends
upon it.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
ROADS NEEDED BY FARMERS
road Station and to School House
! Most Essential.
(By HOWARD Fl. GROSS. }


We are constantly seeing exploited
In the newspapers schemes of road
building that ought to be condemned
rather than favored. One wildly ex-
travagant enthusiast urged the build
ing Of boulevard 200 feet wide from
New York to San Francisco; another
a great macadamized highway, con-
Meeting all the state capitals. In Iowa
at this writing there is a great deal
of enthusiasm over a road from river
to river, not first-class permanent
road, but earth roads improved as
much as may be by dragging. A Lin
coin memorial road has been proposed
from Chicago to Springfield The
above are not the highways that the
people need or the roads that should
be built Why should we tax our
selves to build a speedway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific? Or who would
want to travel from state capital to
state capital over a highway? The
roads that are needed, and the ones
that we should address our efforts
to get are those that lead from the
railway station to the farm home, over
which the food products of the world
pass to reach the market, the doctor
to relieve the suffering, the children
to go to school. These will in due
course be connected up and give us
network of good roads throughout
the land. These roads will increase
property values, make country life
better worth the living, add to our
joys and diminish our sorrows. and
help to make the farm home so at
tractive the boy and the girl will not
be eager to leave it. 1t will make the
township central school possible
whereby the boys and the girls can
get high school education and live
at home. These considerations are
fundamental and far-reaching, and
well worthy our effort The writer
has no objection to automobiles nor
does he question their right to use
the highways; but the larger interest
of the whole people is not best served
by building speedways for soy rides.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

amount Of candy eaten by Miss Amer
icas of all ages The statisticians
realize that any figures obtained are
in the case A few dozen of the great
er factories turn out millions and mil
lions of pounds of candies annually,
but the most prying of the men with
the government blanks are unable to
get at the amount of sweetmeats that
are turned out annually in boarding
school dormitories, home kitchens
and over the flame of the alcohol
lamp that runs the chatting dish.
If Miss Americas annual candy sup
ply were loaded on one train of cars
of the fullest capacity there would be
something over 5000 cars full of
boxes, buckets and glass jars This
load of sweetmeats for the sweet tooth
of the American girl costs the con-
sumers about s125, 100000 every twelve
months.
Of these loaded cars of candy, it
may be said that they contain fully
as much nourishment as similar
train of beef or wheat No one dis
putes the food value of the candy,
the sugar and the creams, and the
fruit juices that compose it are all
supposedly pure. But the doctors and
the authorities on dietetics are get
ting little worried over the future
effects on the figures and the general
health of our confirmed candy fiends. :"
They are of the opinion that little
temperance agitation along the lines
Of checking the consumption Of bon
bons, marshmallows and fudge would
not be amiss.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

duced. From the stems and leaves
the fungus spreads to the pods, and
as many are rendered unsightly con
siderable direct loss is occasioned.
The presence OF the fungus Is often
unnoticed until it appears upon the
young pods. On these it produces
small brown or rusty spots, which en-
large and darken until they become
nearly black. The affected tissues OF
the pod dry, leaving sunken areas, in
the centers of which may be seen
small pink spots, masses of spores
which rapidly spread the disease
from plant to plant.
The spores by which the fungus is
spread from plant to plant are very
sticky when wet and are readily
transferred on the hands, clothing or
implements. On this account beans
should never be cultivated or gath
cred while wet with dew or rain. II
it is too much trouble to observe
these precautions for the whole crop
it could be done with little extra effort
for a small plat on which to grow seed
for future planting.
If the following recommendations
are observed but little loss will result
from anthracnose:
l. Plant seed free from disease
g. Keep away from the plants while
they are wet.
g. Remove and burn diseased
plants as soon as they are observed.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

The boarding schools have attempt
ed to cut down the candy allowance
of the young ladies under their charge,
with very Indifferent success. The
fact that it is forbidden seems to
make the candied Jumps all the more
alluring. It adds a spice to the taste
from the very fact that it is forbid
den. Candy smuggling has become
one of the recognized sports in these
institutions and it is game that
never grows stale and WearisOme
Mothers clubs everywhere are listen
ing to the reading of instructive pa
pers on the spread and the menace of
the candy habit, but SO far the con-
fectiOnery and the department stores
have noticed no decrease in the
amount disposed of.
All Through Life
Miss America never arrives at an
age when a box of candy is not an
effective bride. When she was very,
very small box of candies would
heal the most stubborn case of heart
ache. For a few bonbons she would
consent to swallow most any sort Of
nauseating medicines. When she be-
gan to fare forth into the world it
did not take her long to find her way
to the nearest soda fountain and
candy store. 1t soothed the heart
burnings of her maidenhood and con-
soled her for many a shattered hope
Later On in life she received the daily
or weekly offering of glorious box
OF subtle flavors as a merited tribute
to her charms. Still later on a box of
candy presented to her by an erring
spouse always softened her heart and
took away any just bitterness that
she might have felt over his pecca-
dilloes
Candy eating is rather a modern
growth. 1t has become one of the
luxuries that we are sure we are un-
able to do without 1t is one of our
latest necessities
When our great grandparents felt
the craving for solid Jumps of sweet
ness the only way the desire could be
satisfied was to MUNICH a cake of ma
pie sugar or buy few pounds of the
old-fashioned, dark sugar from the
Louisiana cane fields. In western
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

and feel so well that my friends keep
asking me what has helped me so
1nuch, and l gladly recommend your
Vegetable Compound. Mas. WILLIE
EDWARDS, Holly Springs, Miss.
One of the greatest triumphs of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the coEquering of woman's
dread enemy - tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and 90
through the horrors of a hospital opera
ton, but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standardr
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
should give everyone confidence.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
ind always helpful.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08

the disease is the occurrence of brown
or black sunken areas on the stems,
leaves and pods. They may also ap-
pear on the leaves and stems Of the
plant soon after it appears above
ground and cause considerable losses
through a reduction in the stand. On
the older plants the attack Is most
serious on the larger veins of the
leaves and the leaf may be wholly de-
stroyed Or its efficiency greatly re-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
ANTHRACN0SE SPOT ON BEAN
Nearly Everyone Is Familiar With
Spotted Appearance Of Wax
Podded Varieties.

Anthracnose is a bean disease of
Fungus origin and goes under a mum
Der OF names, as rust, wilt, pod spot,
etc. AS there is y true rust and a
wilt, caused by bacteria, the name
pod spot or anthracnose is preferred
for it.
Practically all parts of the bean
plant except the roots are subject
to attack Of the fungus. The most
common indication of the presence of
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
Profit in Phosphorous.

The Ohio experiment station on an
average of Ii crops of corn, Is crops
of oats and II crops of wheat finds
that every dollar invested in phos-
phorous paid back $3.50 while neither
nitrogen or potassium paid for it's cost
Rock phosphate used with manure
paid back 1888.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
BuckWheat Crop.

The buckwheat crop last year
amounted to nearly 100000 bush
els, the average being 1913 bushels per
acre. The total value of buckwheat
cakes consumed was estimated at
about $15,000,O00
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
mo wonder. Women do not relish
being called designing creatures.

Lightning Rods on the White House.
The White House Is going to have
lightning rods. They will be put on
some time this summer The distin-
guished occupants of the mansion past
and present have never been pro.
tected against Jupiter's bolts. The rods
will be put on every part OF the build
ing, except the low Offices where the
president transacts his official bust
ness. Col Spencer s. Colby, United
States superintendent Of public
grounds and buildings, persuaded Mr..
Taft that the White House ought to
be equipped with the rods and execu-
tive approval was given. The cost
will be between $500 and $600.-Phila-
delphia North American.