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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
LATTA AGAINSTTHE FARMER.

LATTA AGAINSTTHE FARMER.
Congressman Latta is taking ad-
vantage of his franking privilege by
mailing free of postage thousands Of
letters to his constituents compliment
ing the great scientific work being
done by the agricultural department
Of the government in the interest Of
the farmer. But. Notwithstanding
this good work beiog done by the
agricultural department in the inter
est Of his farmer constituents, when the
appropriation bill carrying appropria.
ton of 81. 600, 1000 for the maintenan-
&c of the agricultural department
came before the last session Of con
gress, Mr.. Lstta Immediately moved
Gong. Rec. page 1861 to strike out
the only item in the bill for carrying
on this work in the state If Nebrasks,
amounting tn the sum Of only SIS. 900.
to do experimental work in Propagat'
ing and growing trees on the sandy
land in this state. Mr.. Latta voted
for this motion and but for the vigilant
efforts of the other members of con.
gress from this state, the item would
have gone out of the bill, and the
great state of Nebraska would have
received no direct benefit whatever
from experimental work along this
line from the agricultural department.
Wouldn't it be better to send q man
to congress whose vote will be record.
ed in favor Of the farmer when needed,
rather than to have a man there who
will vote against his own state and
then use his Thanking privilege to tell
his constituents how they are being
benefited by department he attempt.
ed to cripple with his vote? These
letters going out just before election
would convince any unbiased person
that Banker Lstta is really looking
more for his own personal interests
than he was To those Of the Nebraska
farmer when he voted against them in
congress on this measure, the postal
savings hank bill and the railroad bill.
Norfolk Daily News, Sept. "a.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
THE MORGAN STOCK.

Horse lovers will be glad I" learn
that the department of agriculture is
to make an effort 10 restore the old
Morgan stock Of horses, at present
practically extinct. The present gen.
Grafton knows little or nothing of the
Morgan" horse. hut ihose IF the gen.
Grafton Immediately before, during and
after the war will recall this breed of
horses Is among the most useful and
valuable for general purposes that this
country has ever had. The breed
originated in Vermont, by Justin
Morgan, for whom the breed was
named. The Morgan was a close
built, round barreled, clean limbed,
fine necked, handsome headed, intel
ligent looking animal Of about 1900
pounds when in good flesh, deep round
hoof, fiat leg, fine name and tail, good
sPry gait, hardy as . bison, never
known to finch or fear: in color, .
handsome chestnut sorrel, with only .
white spot in the forehead. Soon after
the war came the development of the
speed bug, and our handsome Morgan
was bred into lines for speed, with the
result that before many years the old
Justin Morgan stock of horses had be.
come 80 dispirited in . stock of indiff:
erent roadsters and utility horses
that gradually it became lost alto.
gether, and this country has never had
bis equal since, as can be verified by
any horse lover who knew the Morgan
in his prime.-Atchison Globe.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
A VOLCANIC BEACON.
Curious Lighthouse Of the Republic Of
San Salvador.


San Salvador.
The republic of San Salvador. on the
Pacific side Of Central America. Is the
only government on earth that collects
lighthouse fees on account of vol
canO that 1t owns.
The volcanic beacon Is about eight
miles inland from the port Of Acajutla
and its pillar Of cloud by day and its
fire sky night are visible for many
miles out at sea. 1t erupts every seven
minutes and Is just as accurate as any
revolving light that warns mariners In
any part Of the world. This volcano
has been keeping up this seven min
ute series Of eruptiOns ever since any
one can remember. 1t Is favOrite
amusement Of visiting gringOes to sit
by the hour during the lazy afternoons
and. watch in hand. time the eruptiOns
until they tire Of the amusement and
fall asleep.
Every vessel that puts In ut AGA
jutla-and 1t Is quite an important port
Of call along that part Of the coast
has to pay its lighthouse fee. There is
no other lighthouse than the volcano.
but that Is q sufficient excuse for the
government Of Salvador to make a
charge for its services. The explosions
that accompany the eruptiOns sound
ike detonations Of heavy charges OF
dynamite. but are not sufficient to
shake the ground perceptibly more
than mile or two from the summit Of
the crater. At night there IS squirt Of
fire. q mufIled report and cloud OF
steam. By day only the steam is WIS.,
ible.-New York Press
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Her First Poem.

She was one Of those soft eyed maid
ems, sweetly innocent. shy and gentle.
She was unaccustOmed to newspaper
Offices. but. being ambitious. she man.
aged to find enough courage to try
winning an editors sympathy, SYM
pathy to be expressed by the accept
ance Of her poem.
81 have here" she said demurely. "A
little verse I've composed. I really
don't know what you'll think Of 1t.
You may not like it ut all. but it's my
first-that is. the first I've ever writ
ten for a newspaper-and I'd be very
pleased indeed If you honestly thought
it was good"
The editor kept at his work. now and
then scowling. but not at the young
woman especially.
Its about a maiden tripping DER
the lea" she continued.
what was the trOuble:" asked tho
man behind the paper Couldn't she
lift her feet:"-Philadelphia Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
The looeh ~ q Barometer.

A leech confined in q glass jar of
water will prove an excellent weather
prophet. II the weather Is to con-
tinue fine the leech lies mOtiOnless ut
the bottom Of the vial and rolled to
gether in a spiral form. II it Is to
rain. either before Or after noon. 1t is
found TO have crept up to the top Of
its lodging and there remains till the
weather Is settled. II We are to have
wind the prisoner wriggles through his
limpid habitatiOn with amazing swift.
ness and seldom rests till 1t begins to
blow hard. II a remarkable storm of
thunder and rain Is to succeed the
leech gives itself up to violent thrOes
and cOnvulsive motions. In frost, as
In clear summer weather. 1t lies con-
stantly Mt the bottom. and in snow, as
In rainy weather. 1t pitches its dwell
ing on the very mouth Of the jar.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02

is too great disposition to NEEDLE,
to interfere with other people. If q
man keeps his own dooryard clean he
doesn't need to worry about the condi.
ton of the landscape on the other side
Ofthe fence.
When you see q man who has &C.
hieved prosperity, and built himself a
comfortable home, aud raised happy
family, you see one who minds his own
business. and refuses to shy at bogie
men.-Emporia Gazette.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
HOWLANE SAWWASHINGTON.

HOWLANE SAW WASHINGTON.
In Washington lives John Lane, a
descendant on his fathers side of an
old Virginia family, and on his moth.
er's side of an old New England fam.
lily. Mr.. Lane is Sc years of age.
For some years he has liked to puzzle
people whom he met by telling them
that he was the only living person who
ever saw George Washington. Now as
Washington died in 1899 and as Mr..
Lane is Sc years old, it can be under
stood that persons to whom the state.
ment of having seen George Washing
ton was made were naturally incredul.
Gus and looked on their informant as
either being something Of a joker or as
being something which they did not
care to mention when facing him.
When the old Virginian has excited
curiosity or incredibly to the highest
pitch he will make explanation.
When he was boy Of about 10 years
he was standing on the road in George.
town when a Mount Vernon stage
coach passed. The driver knew the
boy and asked him if he wanted ride.
He did, and he climbed up and took
his seat beside the driver and stuck
there all the way to Mount Vernon.
1t happened that at the time of their
arrival the body of Washington was
being moved from the old tomb to the
new one, and in order to make sure
that the ghouls who had entered the
old sepulcher some time before had not
disturbed the remains of the Father of
His Country the coffin was opened and
the boy Lane was lifted up to look up
on the face of the First American"
So it is that today Mr.. Lane can say
truthfully that he is the only living
person who ever saw George Washing.
ton. Everybody else who was present
ut the removal of the remains died
long ago.-Washington Letter to the
Chicago Evening Post.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For u. s. Senator
ELMER J. BURkETT
For Congressman. Third District
JOHN +. BOYD
CHI. ALDRICH
For observation-disclosures
NJ. II. HOPEWELL
For Secretary Of State
ADDISON WAIT
SILAS X. BARTON
For Attorney General
GRANT q. MARTIN
For Land Commissioner
EB. COWLES
For Treasurer
WALTER A. GEORGE
For Superintendent Instruction
j. w. CRABTREE
For Railroad Commissioner
HENRY I. CLARKE. JR
Fol- State Senator
EDWIN HOAEE
For State Representative
FRANK SCHRAM
For Comfy Attorney
c. N. MCELFRESH
Eor Sunorv;Snr lI;strict No z
&. A. PETERSON
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
African GrosbOeks.

The social grOsbecks Of South Africa
live in large societies. They select q
tree Of considerable size and literally
cover it with a grass roof. under which
their common dwelling Is constructed.
The roof serves the double purpose of
keeping OF the heat and the rain, and
400 or 500 pairs Of birds are known to
have the same shelter. The nests In
this aerial dwelling are built in regu-
lar streets and closely resemble rows
Of tenement houses.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02

Perhaps the greatest compliment
that can be paid to a state official un-
der the present primary law of Ne
braska is his nomination for reelection
without contest so far as his political
party is Concerned. This recognition
Of efficiency has been rendered to Silas
X. Barton by his party afflliates, and
is we'll merited compliment to his
conduct of the office of auditor of pub
lie accounts. Mr.. Barton has done
much, in the insurance department of
his Office, for the protection of the in
sured and has not hesitated to incur
the displeasure of wealthy corpora
tions who sought to evade the law and
operate in spite of the state law that is
intended to compel insurance com.
psnies to carry ON their business in a
manner that insures the insured in
case Of a loss by fire, or his beneficiar-
les in case of life insurance. As the
official who is required to scrutinize
all expenditures for the upkeep of the
state institutions, he has exercised
diligence and has inaugurated a sys.
tenn of uniformity in this department
that simplifies to marked degree the
records of this Office in this particular.
Personally, Mr.. Barton is a plain, gen.
ial, straightforward business man and
his excellent past as a public servant
should make him an easy winner for
another official term.-Tilden Citizen.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
A Financial Genius

- FINANCIAL O0u1U0s
HE IS q financial genius. In res
taurant the other day he spilled cup
Of coffee over q fellows gray trOu-
sers."
"And got out Of paying for them,
eh?"
"Why, he talked the other fellow
into paying for the coffee"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
STROrHRR 4 COMPANY. PROPRIETOR.

hhNEWAiS-The dste opsssits yonr name "n
Four paper, or wrapper shows 10 what time yonr
suhscription 10 Usid. Tins james shows that
payn,soi has been reoeivs,i Mp to Jan. 1. lSs.
fshGs 10 Feb I. lale and ~ When payment
u made, the date. which srs~"rs ~ e rs"sipt.
Wlll b changed aocoriinsls
DiSCONTINUANCEs- isssponsihl~ sub.crib-
srs wiN continue TO receive this Journal until tie
publishess Gro notified BY letter to discontinue,
Uhso all srrsaraess must to paid. If yoa do not
sish tie Joornsl continued for another year A.
tor tho dine paid for has expired. yoo shonid
prsvioosly notify NJ to discontinue II.
CHANGE In ADDRESs-whcu ordering .
,hanOs In tho address. Subscribers should he sure
10 aiss thair old - yell - thar nav address.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02

He Is happiest who renders the great
est number happy.-Desmalus.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
A Tree Clismbina Den.

A government official In Bavaria con-
nectetl with the forestry department
has wonderful dog. which 10 as ciev-
er ut climbing trees rs u cat II bis
master fastens handkerchief up In
the treetops the animal will Chamber
ND after II In the nimblest WY and
never fails 10 bring II down. He was
taught by his mother. who was famous
as tree. climber The clever animal
has won several medals by bis ex-
traOrdinary talent and takes particular
delight In climbing silver birches. not
the easiest tree In the world to scale.
for the trunk Is particularly smooth
and slippery-Wide World Magazine.
Sometimes Gets Embroidered.
Scandal is the one thing that never
gets worn out mt the edges by being
passed Chicago RecOrd-Her-
aid.
He Is happiest who renders the great
est number happy.-Desmalus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
THE DELUGE.
Queer Old Australian Tradition About
Sha EiooI

Queer Old Australian Tradition About
the Flood.
The aboriginal blacks of Australia
have IL queer tradition about the food.
They say that at one time there was
no water on the earth at all except in
the body of an immense frog. where
men and women could not get at it.
There WAS Il great council on the sub
jcct. and it WIS found out that IL the
frog could he made to laugh the wa
serS would run out Of his mouth and
rue drought be ended.
So several animals were made to
dance and caper before the frog to i'll
duce him to laugh but he did not even
smile. ard so the waters remained In
his body. Then some one happened to
think Of the queer contortions into
which the eel could twist itself. and 1t
was straishtway brought before the
frog. and when the frog saw the wrig-
Cling he laughed so loud that the
whole earth trembled. and the waters
poured out of his mouth in great
food. In which many people were
drowned.
The black people were saved frolr
drowning by the pelican. This thought
full bird made n big canoe and went
with 1t among all the islands that APP
peared here and there above the sur
face of the water and gathered in the
black people and saved them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
: JAPANESE ENGLISH.
a Sample Circular Composed BY . No.
tive Tradssman.

SuvO ec&6w$mSH
There comes from a correspondent IN
Japan this example Of circulars in
English that japanese tradesmen some.
times compose:
"Dear Sir-I have the honour to
write u letter for you that have now
established the meat market aud its
branch to deliver the meat as one OF
the branch OF my Slaughter house, as
which have many cattle. their pas
lures. their markets. milk houses. and
Slaughter house etc. and will have
Il fresh meat with the most cheapest
price from my Slaughter house than
other buchery and especially make you
many reduction for every day pur-
chaser for month. beg you can soon
make me your order without your
servants commission. as you know
your servant is always making money
by your meat will make you the
pass-book for the creditor only.
'P. SIT you handed bad meat fro,3
your servant while you are making
purchases the meat from my market
every day. you will soon to let 1t ex.
change by the servant without any
hesitation. Please make ME your or
der. and II you can make ME order by
letter | will have the postage reduc.
ton from the count of meat with kind
regards. Your ."-Boston Tran.
script.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
curiosities Of Superstition.

When Egypt was in the height Of
her power. when she was most highl,
civilized and delighted in being called
the mistress of the land and sea, her
people worshiped black bull. There
was some discrimination. however,
even In this form Of worship. In order
to be an object of mad alteration it was
necessary that the bull calf be born
With Il circular white spot in the ex.
act ccnter Of his forehead. and ths
advent Of such :, creature in any hertz
WAS the signal of wild demonstrations
from the Mediterranean to the border
Of the Lybian desert. Even as late as
the time of Cleopatra. star eyed god
dcss. glorious Sorceress of The Nile
such animals were shod with gold anl
had their horns tipped with the same
metal. Herodotus tells Of man WIN
died with grief because he sold cow
that soon after became the mother Of Il
black bull calf marked with the sacred
white circle in his forehead.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
kEE[HAU[IN6.
An Old Time Form Of Punishment Fer
Offending Sailors.

An Old Time Form Of Punishmsnt Fer
Offending Sailors.
Very few persons know what keel
hauling Is. but before the advent Of
steam 1t was recognized form of
punishment for offending sailors and
more to be dreaded than even the cat
" nine tails.
line was passed beneath the ship
from port to starboard side. leaving
about foot Of slack under the keel.
The unfortunate tar's feet were Sc.
curely tied together and his arms
lashed behind his back. In this help
Tess condition he was attached 10 the
end of the line and dropped overheard
Ia the Smothering seas to be hauled
along under the ship. humping and
scraping against the bottom In the
process until he was yanked up ON the
opposite side. The punishment was
repeated until the victim became I'M.
conscious from fright or bruises. aud
sometimes by refinement of cruelty
he was allowed to remain under the
ship for full minute until he was ull
but drowned. The ship never was
stopped while sailor was being keel.
hauled. and II sometimes the strain on
tile line WAS too great and 1t parted
leaving iin, Z" 20 down bound and
helpless To an ocean grave. nobody
was held responsible for his death. but
II was reported in the log as an TACT
of Providence"
Keelllauling was great sport for TIL.
captain and mates. but the mariner
who once survived the experience took
good care never to do anything to
merit such terrible punishment
again.-New York Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Three Wrecks in Yards

Things were going very live
ly in the railroad yards yester-
day afternoon. No. 1875 the
fast meat train going east ran
through a switch at the east
yards and threw one of the
cars cross ways of both west
bound and eastbound tracks,
delaying all traffic for several
hours. The switch engine
started down to help clear the
wreck and it also went eff the
track. Everything was cleared
away about $50 and traffic
was resumed. At 9:l5 last
night the mail train east bound
jumped the track at the identi-
cal spot that the meat train did
and every car in the train went
Off excepting the tender of the
engine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
HIS WIFE's TRIUMPH.
A Memento That Was Inspiring &c
John Richard Green.

A Memento That Was Inspiring &c
John Richard Green.
1t has been the fate of many men Of
letters to have i'll health bearing them
down as they struggle on toward lit.
erary achievements. Thus beset i'm re-
cent times We're Stevenson. Richard
Jeffries and ]. Il. Green. Each Of
these. it happened. had high hearted
wife to keep him UP. even to help him
with the actual labor of writing. The
Life and Letters of j. Il. Green" show
forth 81 great and sweet man. They
show. too. wife whose sympathy and
fortitude helped to make his accom-
piishment possible
In copying the vast amount of manu-.
script Of her husbands books Mrs
Green contracted writer's cramp and
was forced to stop using her right
hand. This looked like final obsta-
rle in the way Of the invalid. who did
much OF his thinking in bed and could
not write himself. But Mrs. Green
with her left hand.
One of her first practice pages, which
she was about to destroy with the rest,
her husband took quietly and put in
his pocket. Years afterward when Ill
health seemed unbearable and in dis.
couragement he felt that he could not
work he used to take out that piece of
paper. living record of his wife's tri
umph over difficulty. When he saw
the painful. patient strokes by which
Mrs. Green had learned to write with
her left hand he could work on with
something near to inspiration.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Practice and PREACHING.

When the late Bishop HE was pre-.
siding over a Methodist Episcopal
church III New York city large re.
ception was given in his honor to
which brother of his, a lawyer. who
closely resembled the bishop. was ir.
vited.
During the evening member of the
conference who had never met the
bishops brother approached him and
shaking him warmly by the hand
said:
Good evening. Bishop Hare. i great.
~ enjoyed .he sermon you gave us to.
day. 1t is just what this church
needs"
You are mistaken in the person.
said the brother. smiling. as he point.
ed to the bishop on the opposite side
Of the room. that is the man who
breaches. practice"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Poison Of the centiped.

The centiped is popularity supposed
TO carry sting on each foot. but
have several times handled one after
Its head was removed without the
claws producing any result. 1t is the
first pair of claws only that are ven
omous. being hollow and provided with
poison bags like snakes fang. The
largest ever saw was eleven inches
In length. u grewsome creature. A bitI
from one Of this size would most like
~ have been fatal to man in weak
health. The tarantula. though his
powers Of offense are nothing like
those of the scorpion or centiped. is.
however. u more unpopular character
than either. The horror of these large
spiders entertained by many people is
curious and unaccountable. have
seen Australian bushmen. who in
everyday life scarcely seemed to un-
derstand danger. turn white as sheet
at the sight of small 'triantelope."
as they called it.-Chambers' Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Lead Pencil Exneriments

An English statistician was asked
how many words could be written
with an English lead pencil. and. be-
ing determined to answer 1t. lie bough.
lead pencil and SCOTS "l+anhoe"
and proceeded to copy the latter word
by word. He wrote 95.GOS words amt
then was obliged to stop for the pen
Gil had become SO short that he could
not use 1t. a German statistician who
heard of this experiment was dissa+-
tsfied with 1t because all the lead in
the pencil was not used on the work.
and therefore he bought pencil ard
started to copy long German novel.
When the pencil was SO short that he
could not handle 1T with his fingers
he attached a holder to 1t. and it is
said that he wrote with this one PEN
Gil 100000 words. Possibly. however.
his pencil was longer or the lead III
1t was of more durable quality.