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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-19

to his horse and tied his steer in Sc
seconds.
The man to whom much of the
credit for the Hawaiian's victory is
due is Eben Low, brother of Jack
Low. half-brother to Archie Kaaua,
and cousin to Purdy. Mr.. Low is q
retired rancher, who now lives in Hon.
olulu. He 1t was who started the fund
to pay the cowboys expenses to Chey.
enne.
Purdy's first appearance in public
was made in Honolulu a year ago.
when Eben Low produced a wild west
show at Kapiolani park. Angus Nc.
Phee, then champion of the world,
was present and took part in the COM
petition, beating Purdy and Kaaua,
but using tied rope instead of a
loose one, to which the Hawaiians
had been accustomed.
Purdy is a typical Hawaiian of the
mountains. 1.-the as Greek god, the
symmetry of his well-muscled limbs
is something to wonder at His face
is dark and has many of the features
of Wyoming Indian, but he has none
of their characteristics, for he is well
educated and speaks three languages
with ease and fluency. In manner he
is quiet and talks but little. He is
in no way cOnceited about his won
derful victory, but chats of his trip
and his doings in the easiest and most
modest way in the world.
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A STAGE MANAGERS Ruse.

The house bill Of the Imperial the
alter of La ROche-sur-YOn announced
for the evening performance la Tour
de Nesle." five act melOdrama, and
la Soeur de JOcrisse," one act farce.
The drama had been disposed of, but
the low comedian was missing and
could not be found. What was to be
done? a luminous idea finally entered
the managers mind. The orchestra
played an overture. then another,
then third, then a polka and finally
a quadrille. At last. when the audi
ence had grown quite obstreperous.
the stage manager appeared. He ad-
dressed the three conventional bows to
the spectators and said: ladies and
gentlemen, you are anxious. know. to
listen to la SOeur de JOcrisse.' The
piece has just been acted. but through
an unaccOuntable oversight on the part
Of the stage hands they forgot to raise
the curtain"
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HORSE KNOWS DINNER time
All Business Engagements Are or
the Instant This Animal Hears
Noon Whistle.

Columbus, Ind.-Howard J. Tooley,
a local grocer, may have to get rid
of the horse he uses with his delivery
wagon. No matter where that horse
may be, when the factory whistles
blow at noon the horse starts for the
barn, and all the pulling that drivers
can do will not change the horses
purpose.
The other day the horse was In "a
distant part of the city when the fac
tory whistle blew at noon, and the
animal seemed to know it was time
to eat. The driver was delivering
some parcels at a rear door, but the
horse did not stand on ceremony. In.
stead, it wheeled suddenly with the
intention of going home. The wagon
was overturned and demolished, and
the horse was thrown in the mix-up.
AS soon as the horse could get on
its feet it again made an effort to go
to the barn, demolishing wagon and
all
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Saw Il In q Dream.

For many years ivory manufacturers
were trying to devise n machine for
turning out a billiard ball as nearly
perfect as possible and at the same
time avoiding waste. Among those
who strove to perfect such machine
was Mr. John Carter Of the firm Of
John Carter & Son. we'll known ivory
manufacturers. One night. after Mr..
Carter had been striving to solve the
problem for some time. he suddenly
awOke his wife by shouting out, Il
have got it," and rushed downstairs
into his study, where he made draw
ing Of the last knife for the want Of
which he had been SO long waiting In
order to complete his machine. 1t ap-
pears that he had fallen asleep and
dreamed about the machine, and in the
dream the solution Of the difficulty
was revealed to Aim.-LondOn An
SWerS.
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THE CRISIS.

A Loving Mother Guides Her Girl At
the Fateful Moment.
"YOur whole future life depends
upon it."
The mother. her face tinged with
sympathy which We must ever feel In
the presence Of an immaturity that is
hesitating between right and wrong.
laid her hand over that of her beauti-
full daughter.
Yes, DEAR" she continued, Into
every life there comes at one time or
another a supreme temptation. If the
crisis is passed all is safe. but if you
yield ut the fatal moment you cannot
retrace your steps. You are then COM
mitted to a fatal policy"
But. mother. father says he cannot
afford it."
Exactly. Fathers from time i'm
memorial have always said that It
is their way Of imposing on youth and
innocence. Go forth ut once and buy
the gown. Do not forget that 1 am
with you, that l will stand back Of
you with all the feeble strength l can
command"
So saying, the proud woman folded
into her arms the weak creature, who
even then. if it had not been for her
timely rescue, would have been be-
trayed into a humiliating and shame
full surrender.-SuccessM Magazine
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PASSPORTS.

Method Of Applying For Them to the
State Department.
Passports are issued to citizens of
the United States upon application to
the state department in Washington.
The application must be accompanied
by an affidavit attested by a notary
public or other officer empowered to
administer oaths stating that the ap-
plicant IS a citizen and giving the
place of birth and age, and it must be
accompanied by the certificate of one
other citizen to whom he is personally
known that the declaration made by
the applicant is true
The application must be accompa-
MED by description of the person.
particularly as to age, height. COM
plexion. forehead, eyes. nose. mouth.
chin, hair and face. Blank forms are
furnished by the state department on
application. The fee for each passport
is 81. Citizens travelling abroad may
also obtain passports by applying to
United States ambassadors and minis
tiers.
Where any person has made a dec
laratiOn of intention to become a citi-
zen of the United States and has re-
sided In the United States for three
years a passport valid for six months
may be issued to him. This passport
IS not renewable and does not entitle
the holder to the protection Of this
government in the country of which
he was originally citizen.-New York
American.
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What Yeomen Were.

YeOmen were formerly considered To
be by their title on a level with es-
Quires, and they were called yeOmen
because. in addition to the weapons
proper for close engagements. they
fought in the wars with arrows and
bow which was made Of yew: hence
the word. After the conquest the
name Of yeOman. in reference to the
original office i'll war. was changed To
that of archer. The term. however.
was continued with additiOns-the yeO-
man of the crown, Of the chamber.
yeOman usher. etc.-and We find that
considerable grants were bestowed Oh
sOiEc Of them. In the legal view a
yeOman Is defined to be one that has
fee land Of the value Of 40 shillings
year and Is thereby qualified to serve
on juries. to vote for knights of the
shire and to do any other act which
the law may require. The yeOmen al
ways took a leading part In whatever
concerned the regulations or interests
Of the Kingdom. and their renown AS
warriors is fully established by their
numerous heroic achievements.-Lon-
don Globe.
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MOUNT ETNA.
Il Is Said to Hold All the Climates Of
the Earth.

Il Is Said to Hold All the Climates Of
the Earth.
Mount Etna has furnished more ma
terial for travellers tales than any 9TH
er mountain on earth. Astonished Eng
lishmen Of century ago. who fell
into the fashionable habit of climbing
to its highest peak-and some did so,
to the amazement of the Sicilians. even
in the dead Of winter-have left on
record in the exuberant language Of
their day the emotions that thrilled
their SOUL 1.-The man who treads
Mount Etna." wrote one OF these, lis
a man above the world. Every river
on the island can be traced from its
mouth to its source.
''The characters" the same writer
continues, "of all the climates Of the
earth can be detected-the frigid close
around one, the temperate with its
belt of trees just beneath and the trOp-
ical at the base of the mountain. with
its vineyards and luxuriant groves. The
great ocean around, with the islands of
Lipari. Panari, Alicudi. StrOmbOli and
Volcano, with their smoking submits,
appear under your feet, and you look
down upon the whole Of Sicily as upon
a map"
In addition to all the climates, Etna
is reported to have trees that rival the
giants Of California. lakes that never
thaw, bOttOmless caverns and salable
News.
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PLAYED WITH A LION.
u South African Child Who Ran %
Meet the Bio ~Ooooie."

4 South African Child Who Ran to
Meet the Big "Dossis."
The infant son of one Of the Dutch
settlers in South Africa had strayed
away. After some time q search par
y discovered little footprints leading
In the direction Of the bush. Follow
ing up these, the search party came
upon large open space, at the far
ther side Of which they discovered the
object Of their search sitting hugging
little wooden doll and munchiny q
piece Of bread and butter. Before
they could make their way through
the thick. tangled underground a large
lion sprang into the clearing. The lit
tie boy. far from being frightened, ran
to meet the lion. holding up his bread
and butter and said Take u bite.
dOggie."
The father stood powerless to move
or speak through fear. expecting each
instant TO see the child crushed under
the lions paw. but instead of doing
as he dreaded the lion turned himself
over and lay on his back at the child's
feet. looking up in his face as a cut
would do ut play. Watching his op-
pOrtunity. the father raised his gun
and fired. hitting the lion in the leg
The animal SPrans up and. leaving the
child. rusheS on the party. injuring
two Of the number before it was final.
ly killed. From this circumstance the
child was Immediately christened by
the settlers "Daniel" London Family
Herald
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Offers Life Saver Is Cents.

Baltimore, Md.-Saving life accord
ing to one mothers valuation of her
son, is worth Is cents when a kid
falls overheard about Canton. Joseph
Strobel, a workman at station of the
American Ice Company. off Boston
street, had his attention called to q
boy overheard. He sprang into the
water with all his clothes on and soon
had Willie Harrison, nine years old,
of 2413 Fait avenue, in his strong
arms. When brought ashore the boy
was in bad way, but with Mr. Stro-
bells record Of saving half a dozen
boys this summer from drowning he
has also acquired the art of first aid
to the near drowned. He soon had
Willie revived.
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A Gentle Rebuke.

1t was late in the year for straw
berries, but Mrs. Beacon was deter
mined to have some for Sunday din
ner. Over the telephone came the
news that they were very fine.
ma'am; very fine indeed" Being.
however, a cautious housekeeper. she
decided to look over the fruit herself.
as the grocer was not always to be
trusted.
They don't appear very good" she
said some time later, examining care
fully a basketful. They look'-here
she extracted one and tasted it-''they
look little green. don't know. Just
let me try one" She took another.
Il guess Ill take one box, please You
don't put very many in box. do you?"
she inquired
There was," said the grocer respect
fully. but there's been so many ladies
looking 'em over that there amt
You may give me two boxes" said
Mrs. Beacon.-Youth's Companion.
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SEAWEED.
Several Varieties Are Valuable For
Food Purposes.

Several Varieties Are Valuable For
Food Purposes.
Seaweed is not much to look at, but
seaweed does not depend so much upon
beauty as upon more substantial merit
to make itself worthy Of attention.
Various species of it are used in manu-
features, and several varieties are edi.
bic, the most important Of the latter
being Irish or carrageen moss, used in
the preparation of jellies-blancmange,
for instance-dulse or dillesk. very
highly thought Of by Scotland, partic-
ularly when roasted by wrapping about
hot tongs, and kelp or tangle.
Irish moss and some other species
particularly eel grass and fiat stalk rock
weed, have been found valuable as
cattle food. especially when boiled to
destroy the rank taste and mixed with
meal. The eel grass and rock weed
compare favorably with hay as regards
the most important constituent-prO-
tein- containing Cos and S.21 per cent
respectively. They are deficient in fat.
but contain a large amount Of ash.
The great bulk Of the seaweed gath
cred, however, is used as fertilizer,
and the average seaweed contains
large quantities Of Ill the essential fer.
tilizing elements. Allowing 10 cents q
pound for nitrogen, 2 cents a pound
for phOsphOric acid and cents
pound for potash-and these are as
low prices as it is possible to procure
those materials in any form-a ton of
seaweed containing so per cent water
is worth as fertilizer $1.42 a ton
New York Times
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Deaf Guests at Hotels.

ITO waken a deaf person who wishes
to be called at a certain time in the
morning is about the hardest PROPOSE
ton hotel clerk runs up against"
said a member of that fraternity. Ito
ring the telephone is useless, because
the man can't hear Knocking for the
same reason is futile. Now and then
q guest who has lost his hearing sug-
gests that he leave his door open, so
We can walk right in and shake him,
but there are so many chances of
somebody less guileless than ourselves
walking in ahead of us that we can't
consent to that simple expedient. It
seems to me that the man who can
patent device for waking the deaf is
sure of fame and fortune, not to men,
ton the gratitude of the brotherhood
of hotel clerks."-New York Globe.
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Praise For His Verses Which the Mas.
ter Had Not Read.

Praise For His Verses Which the Mas
ter Had Not Read.
A Paris contemporary tells a story
of Victor Hugo and a young unknown
poet. The poet, hailing from the prov
inces, sent to the author of "N0tre
Dame de Paris a copy Of his work.
which he had just published in the
form of a book of poems. Hugo re-
piled in most sympathetic terms. and
the young man was delighted with the
letter, as well he might have been.
His Joy, however. was but short
lived, for day or two later his serv-
ant announced that the package con-
tanning the volume of poems had come
back through the post unopened. The
package bore the legend, Refuse par
lie destinataire-af franchissement ILL
suffisant' (refused by the addressee on
account of insufficient postage).
Hugo's letter was hyperbolfc and In
these terms: 'Your work has given me
a proud pleasure, under the impression
of which I hasten to congratulate You.
Your fame is young and radiant; mine
is declining. 1t is the salutati0n Of the
night which departs at the rising Of
the dawn. You are shining, and am
dying. You emerge from oblivion; I
return there.
'The heart either grows hard or
breaks forth. Your sentiments have
come forth, and you have written so
norous and superb poetry which conse-
crates you as poet as we'll as affirm
ing you as man. You are then 'deux
fois mon frere' twice my brother).
Accept my admiration as great as my
esteem"
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Which Leo?

In a small town in the west of Scot
land the town clerk. who was bit of
Z character" had the misfortune to
lose his leg in a railway accident As
a mark of appreciation and esteem for
his long services the council unani-
mously agreed to replace his loss with
an artificial limb. which they did as
soon as he was sufficiently recovered.
A few months afterward the town
clerk. who was generally known by his
Christian name. Paul. was unfortunate
enough to have his other leg fractured
In an accident. Naturally the mishap
became food for town gossip. and one
old wife in discussing the matter with
neighbor was overheard saying:
Its a gey bad business for Paul.
puir man. but is't his ain leg or the leg
that belangs to the toon that's bro
ken?"
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Insects and Flowers.

Experiments on snowy flowers like
the poppy tend to show that insects
are not always attracted to flowers by
the brightly cOlOred petals. but rather
by the Observation-Disclosures by means
Of smell-that there is honey or pollen,
In these experiments the unopened
so as to protect it from insects. and
when it expands the petals are care
fully removed without touching the re-
naming parts with the fingers (fOr
bees avoid flower il the smell Of hu-
man fingers is left on it,. and the petal
less flowers receive practically as
many insect visits as untouched flOw
erS do
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HONOLULU COWBOYS
Capture Prizes at Recent R0ping
Contest in Wyoming.
Learn Art in Rounding Up Wild Cat
tie on Mountain Peaks Of Lit
tie island in the Pacific
Ocean.

Honolulu.-Since dusky Hawaiian
rode out into the arena at Cheyenne
in the Frontier day contests and beat
the best of all the ropers in the world,
and since Irkua Purdy's cousins,
Archie Kaaua and Jack Low, won
third and sixth places in the contest,
many have wondered how these men
from group of tiny islands in the
middle of the Pacific were able to
come to Wyoming and show the best
of the plainsmen how to. rope a steer.
The answer is simple. Ever since
these men have been old enough to
straddle q horse, they have been used
to riding over rough country and rop-
ing cattle under conditions such as
the average prairie cowboy never saw
nor imagined.
The island of Hawaii contains a
mountainous and rugged land through
which the widest of wild cattle roam.
High up above the level of the sugar
plantations the mountains are well
wooded and the task of rounding up
and roping cattle in such country re-
quires the greatest skill and GOODNESS
In the saddle and with the rope. Only
once in thousand times will it hap
pen that the animal to be roped lays
itself open on a level piece of land.
The throw is almost always made on
the slope of a hill, sometimes with a
sheer precipice at one side, and for
this reason the Hawaiian cowboy
never makes his rope fast to the sad
die horn before throwing. 1t would
be as much as his life is worth to do
so, for the steer is liable to break
away when the horse is on ground
that makes it impossible to throw the
animal, and so the roper must let go
of his rope to save himself and his
horse. These Hawaiians are accus-
toned to throw from all angles and up
or downhill Unfortunately. The ad-
vantage of being used to this kind of
work was well demonstrated at the
recent championship contests in Chey-
enne.
The three Hawaiians naturally
enough, did not have their own horses,
and depended on what they could bor-
row to ride during the contests.
Purdy selected one that looked about
right for the work, but a few seconds
after he started for the steer he
found to his disgust that the horse
was not we'll neck broke and he had
difficulty in guiding the animal right,
and 1t looked as If it were impossible
for him to make the throw success
fully. But Purdy was used to that
kind of work, and without any hesita
ton he threw from one side. AS the
moose rose and fell clearly over the
steers neck a shout of derision went
up from the crowd. They thought it
impossible for any man to throw
steer in that way. But, quick as a
flash, Purdy made fast the rope to the
horn of the saddle, and almost before
the spectators knew what had hap
pened, the steer was struggling on
the ground. The final result of that
tie is famous. Purdy ran to the steer
and had it properly tied in one minute
and three seconds, making the best
time of the day and beating Archie
Kaaua's time by six seconds. When the
finals came OF Purdy was more used
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A Bunch Of Kicks.

THE world wipes its feet on me-"
said the dOormat
"And every hand is against me-" said
the push buttOn.-kansas City Star.
II am continually being sat on" com.
planned the soft cushion.
"And I get beaten hard for the light.
est thing" the egg grOaned. - Boston
Tpo ncntint
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A NATURAL WONDER.
The DEVILS Race Course In the Blue
Ridae Mountains.

The DEVILS Race Course In the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
The Blue Ridge FOUNTAINS abound
In natural wonders" observed an old
resident of Penmar. Most wonderful
Of them all, in my opinion, Is the Dev-
us Race Course, which is but short
walk from Penmar.
AT first view this strange natural
phenomenon appears like a broad
roadway of great stones which ex-
tends away up the mountain In path
no human hand could ever build.
Many Of these great stones weigh
tons, while others are only few hun
dredweight. Lying close together by
the thousand, they present an extraor-
binary spectacle.
Tradition has it and scientists agree
that a thousand or more years ago
this strange track was the bed of an
ancient river. The conclusion is drawn
from the looks Of the stones. They
are all we'll rounded and worn smooth,
showing the action Of water, which
had polished their rough edges no
doubt for centuries.
But the mystery is If this theory be
true to explain how the great body of
water was confined at the sides. for
the course is not hemmed in by high
banks, nor is it located in ravine.
In fact, it stands somewhat higher
than the natural side of the mountain.
The puzzle only intensifies interest In
the queer place and multiplies the ar
guments and theories Of its prehistoric
origin" -Baltimore American.
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Tho Other Side.

Hank Stubbs-I fixed one NV them
air agent fellers today. Bige Miller
How so? Hank Stubbs-Waal. he
come sneakin' up to my front door an
asst me eff the lady Nv the house wuz
in, an 1 said no, but the gentleman
nv the barn an boss stables is.-BOs-
ton Herald.
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Happy THOUGHT.

Mrs. Newed-How does the break
fast suit you, darling? Newed-It's
just right, sweetheart 1t may ba
rather plebeian. but just the same I'm
awfully fond Of calls liver. Mrs
Newed-SO am ]. dearest. Don't you
think it would pay US to keep Il calf?
Then We could have calf's liver every
morning for breakfast.-ChicagON News.
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Still There.

Peckham Injecting an old friend)-
Why, Dingley, is this you? I haven't
seen you for ten years. How are you
anyhow? Dingley-Oh, I'm just like 1
used to be. BY the way, Peckham,
hOw's your wife? You used to say
you had the boss girl when you were
single. Peckham (sadly)-She's still
bOsS.-Life,
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Society'S Mandatee

society can and does execute its own
mandates. and if it issues wrong man.
dates instead Of right or any man.
dates at all in things with which il
ought not to NEEDLE it practices a So
cial tyranny more formidable than
many kinds Of political oppression,
since. though not usually upheld BY
such extreme penalties. it leaves few.
er means OF escape. penetrating much
more deeply into the details of life
and enslaving the soul itself.7John
Stuart Mill.
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Queer Friends.

On board the Union Castle r. NJ. S.
Goth on a voyage from the Cape to
Tenerife was a little monkey belong
ing to one of the stewards. 1t was
very fond Of sitting on the back of a
tortoise. another ships pet. while the
latter crawled about the deck. Al
though rather i'll tempered and snap
pish with people. the monkey was al
ways friendly with the tortoise, which
made no objection to being used as
her steed.-Wide World Magazine.
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Judicial.

"Prosy Old Judge Talkit got hold of
Smythe the other day and treated the
poor fellow TO regular judicial pro-
ceedinG."
"What was it?''
First he arrested his progress and
then he tried his patience. "-RaIti
more American.