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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
A oiplomatie Official.

During the reign Of Emperor Napo-
leon Ill. he and the empress visited
Normandy and had arranged to spend
q couple of days at Evreux. NJ. jan
vier de In Monte. who was the project.
learned that the revOlutiOnaries intend
ed to hiss the sOvereigDs rs they pass
ed, and SO he summoned the leaders Of
the movement and told them that he
knew Of their plot. III you carry out
your plan," said he to them, you will
get six months In prison. II you do
not your friends will accuse you Of
cowarilice and treason. As q way out
Of the difficulty l propose to lock you
up at once until the emperor has
gone" The cOnspiratOrs accepted the
terms offered them. aud so the en-
peror was greeted only by cheers, As
the revolutionaries. frightened at the
arrest Of their chiefs, had not dared to
utter q sound. After the emperor and
empress had gone the project went In
person to release his prisoners. who
had had such a pleasant time that they
greeted him with cries Of Long live
the prefect.' to which NJ. Janvier de
Ia Monte, who was a man Of wit, re-
piled. MY friends. do not OverdO It."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Bio Hats In Colonial Days.

The question Of high hats ut public
places was Of some moment, even in
colonial days In 1863 the church AT
AndOver, Mass. put 1t to vote wheth
er "the parish disapprOve Of the fe-
male sex sitting with their hats on In
the meeting house i'm time Of divine
service as being Indecent" In the town
Of Arlington In 111.' 1t was voted that
It was ''an indecent way with the
feminine sex to sit with their hats and
bOnnets on In wOrshiping Cod" Still
another town voted that it was the
towns mind that the women should
take their bOnnets of In meeting and
hang them Oh the pegs.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Spirit Rock.

A memorial to an explorer is that In
honor of Jean NicOlet at Menasha,
Wis. 1t is a huge bOwlder Of Winnie
bagO ManitOu stone. known as Esprit
rock" and is mounted on a plain pyr-
amid Of SANDSTONE twelve feet high.
An inscription relates that NicOlet was
the first white man In Wisconsin and
that he met the WinnebagO tribe and
held the earliest white council with
$500 Of its braves. The monument
was erected by the city Of Menasha
and women's clubs Of that place.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
4 Joker Amonq Birds.

The bluejay is practical joker II
u bis habit to conceal himself In u
mass Of leaves near the spot whcr.
small birds are accustomed To- gather
and when they are enjoying theln-
selves In their own fashion to sud
denly frishten them almost To death
BY screaming out like 4 hawk. of
course they scatter In every direction.
and when they do SO the mischievous
rascal gives vent to a cackle that
sounds very much like u laugh
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Too Costly.

King George H. once wished to "dd
the Green park. in London. to his pal
ace grounds. whether the people liked
It or not. He inquired Of his minister
a. to the cost.
His lOr(lsnip, mindful Of the general
discomfort then prevalent, answered.:
The cost, sir? Oh, 1t would be
matter Of three crOwnsv'
The king took the hint. The people
kept their park and the sovereign his
triple throne.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

She-When yOu 60 to ask papa the
first thing he will do will he To accuse
you Of seeking my hand merely to be-
come his sOn-in-law.
He-Yes: And then
"And then You must agree with him.
He's a lot prouder Of himself than he
is Of me-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Very Oevout.

A new parsOn was presented to Il
living IN q remote agricultural dis
trict and was anxious to make him
self ut home with his flock rs soon rs
possible He therefore began his pas
tOral calls ut once. Among the first
recipients Of these attentions was
Farmer Jones'. whose family the new
parsOn had noticed to he very regular
and apparently very devOut attend
ants ut church. Farmer Jones WIS
out, but his wife received the parson.
when the following dialogue took
place: II am your new rector. Mrs.
Jones. i have noticed with great pleas
ure your regular attendance ut church
and have lost as little time as posi-
BILE. you see. In calling and improving
our acquaintance" Yes. SIR" replied
Mrs. Jones; we're 'bliged to be regular
at church, for IL We didn't go Farmer
Smith claims that pew. and we're not
gOin' to give 1t up for the likes y him.
So my son Peter stands ut the door
half an hour before service begins to
keep i'm ut"-LiverpOOl Mercury.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

Mother" said siX-year-old hope
full. isn't it funny that everybody
calls little brother bouncing baby"
why do you think it's funny, VIII
lie:' remarked his mother
Because when l dropped him Oh
the floor this morning he didn't bounce
a bit. He only hOllered."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

A woman suffrage lecturer In Eng
land recently brought down the house
with the following argument: II have
no vote. but my groom has. l have
great respect for that man In the sta.
bles. but I am sure II I were to 60 te
him and say. John, will you exercise
the franchise: he would reply. Please
mum. which horse be that?"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Roundabout ariharX.

At one old time British election q
candidate won by means Of an umbrel-
Ia. Sheer absence Of mind caused him
to leave the CAMP behind at every
house at which he called to canvass.
and of course when It was returned by
the voter a sovereign was only . suit
able reward for honesty.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Couldn't ws.s.

Wifey-You told me the other day
We must avoid all luxuries and cuu-
fine ourselves to absolute necessities
only. Hubby-That's So, my dear
Wifey-Well, last night You came home
from the club in a cab. Hubby-Yes.
but that was an absolute necessity
Fliegende Batter.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

Mrs Al do love Holsters. but I
never have them ut home because i,
seems 50 inhuman to kin them 10y put
ting them in a kettle Of boiling WA
ter. Mrs. B.-GraciOus, ! never Kill
them that way-it would be too hor-
r1ble. ] always put them on I'm cold
water and let them come to boil
Boston Transcript
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
A Mean SUGGESTION.

Pierrot-The only way for a man {"
understand women is to get married.
Pierette-And study the ways Of his
wife. eh: Pierrot-NO. Listen to
what she tells him about the other
women
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Not an Earthquake,

Mrs. HOuser Clearing tremendous
noise in the kitchen)-Great goodness.
Jane, what was that. an earthquake
shock: Jane Calmly picking up the
pieces Of glass)-No, mum; only a lit
tie Jar.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Descriptive.

Broke! Why, his assets rattle
around in his liabilities like a pea IN a
coal bucket"-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
The Stina Of On0estituds.


A young physician In the east side.
New York city. spends much time In
charitable practice. says the Newark
Star. In fact. he sometimes gives to
q poor patient enough money to pay
for prescriptions. I'm not getting
rich" he explains, but ! simply can't
see them suffer for medicines that
may put them on their feet again."
Not many days ago the doctor had
occasion to visit q woman who Occu-
pied one small tenement room with
her three children. After making out
a prescription he gave her s.. telling
her to buy the medicine and to use
the change for needed food. On the
following day as he was about to en-
ter the tenement for . second call he
met the ten-year-od daughter OF the
patient.
How Is your mothery' he inquired
Of the child.
"Oh, she's all well!" was the an
swer. "She took the 81 and got real
DOCTOR"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Route No. 1.

Willie Lusche commenced blowing
Monday.
Miss May Reed visited from Saturday
until Monday at Valley With Miss Inez
Beck.
John Osborn has moved into Colum-
bus and Dan Marley OF Dodge county
moves on to the old sheep ranch.
Carrier No. l is again serving patrons
on that portion Of the route he was COM
PEELED to abandon during the winter.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

EdltOr-l am obliged to decline your
poem with thanks. l am very sorry,
but POet-But what? EditOr-The
management insists upon my declining
all poems that way.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
The Real Test.

MY husband il the kindest man
lets baby break his watch or pull his
mustache and never scOlds 1t at all
But did the baby ever get hold Of
one Of his pipes? That's the real test"
Buffalo Express.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
The Spenders.

How are sou getting along. Jones.
since you got married: Saving any
money!"
Yes, but for heavens sake don't tell
my wife."-Judge's Library
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
ImpatiOne0.

"Impatience." said Uncle Eben. "is
ginerally de feelin' you has when you
wants somebody else to hurry an
make up fob de time you's been vast
in'."-Washington Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
When to 9top Advertising.

"UOU % OSOV "OVSSsosssSs
An English Journal requested num-
Der Of the largest advertisers to give
their opinions concerning the best time
to stop advertising. and the following
replies were received:
When the population ceases to multi
ply and the generation that crowded
on after you and never heard Of you
stops coming on.
When you have convinced every
body whose life viii touch yours that
you have better goods and lower prices
than they can get anywhere else.
When you stop making fortunes sole
" through the direct use OF this
mighty agent.
When younger and fresher houses In
your line cease starting up.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail than take advice
and win.-Nashville American.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

did you ever hear Gadby say any
thing particular about me?'
NO. He never was very particular
what he said about you"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09

She-When q man starts to talk ne
never stops to think. He-And when Q
woman starts she never thinks to
stop.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
Eeie0dlY AdNie0.

Mrs. Jawback-The doctor says
must sleep with my mouth shut. How
can I get into the habit? Mr.. Jawback
Try practicing 1t when you are
avake Cleveland Leader.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-09
John and the Franchise.

To pity distress Is but human; 10 re'
lieve Il Is gOdlike.-Nann.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Sheriff After Train wreessr.

Sheriff Potter loft Denver last Tues
day nlEht f1r Portland. ore. with rr
QUESTION papers. for the return of g.
NJ. GrmbrIsh a sailor. Vho last W.ck
wAs arrested there after being over.
heard Ia oouyrrsatiou lu which he
confessed knoWledEc Of the Nr-cking
OF Santa 20 train a. Fowler eight
years ago. Engineer John + Walker
received injuries In the wreck from
which he dicd eleven days later.
The prisoner VAS intoxicated when
first taken into custody and Il vas
thought vas engaged in idle talk 4
Sp.clal railroad officer sent 10 Port.
land 10 sweat him and the departure
of the sheriff nov Indicates that Germ
brush holds valuable knowledge con.
c"rnlnF the wreck
John Deylue. the man OF mystery
Who recently died In the state penl.
t.nilary was convicted Of the crime.
but u vas alWays supposed tha, he
had aeromplices. although many pco.
pl" who heard the trial were OF the
opinion that he knew nothing Of the
wreck at all Deunc never spoke a
word during the sis years be- was IN.
carcorated Ia the pcniieu'iAy.
Tn" man arrested in Portland
toasted u the crime while inioSiea'.
cl. and has been Identified by a
family In Portland. Who lived near
Fowler at the time OF the wreck. as
IN. man who called at their house
on th. night Of the wreck and asked
for u nights lodging.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Sugar Beet Prizes.

The American Beet susar Com.
pany has announced the follow ing
prizes Tor growers under contract
with them for sugar beets for th. IT,.
riga'iuu congress exposition 10 be
held at Pueblo this fall The prizes
are the same for each OF IN, four
counties Of Pueblo. .Otero, Bent and
ProWsrs. They are.
Firsl-For the highest SUGAR con.
tent, five be.ls 10 b. shown. each
beet to average not less than one
pound ia weight. First, SO, second.
81 third, s.
Second -For the best shaped beet.
one beet 10 be shown. must not
weigh less than one pound. First.
$40, second. s., third. s.
The prizes are offered 10 growers
growing beots for the American Beet
Sugar Company In the Rocky Ford.
Las AuimAs and Lamar districts aud
are doing much TO Interest growers IN
making excellent shoWlnFs at the
irrigation congress OF what can be-
done 10 sugar beet cultivation In the
Arkansas VALLEY
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Pos;onise Closed on Sunday.

Petitions requesting the closing OF
the Rocky Ford posiofnce on Sundays
Eere recently circulated amongst IN,
business men and citizens iu that
burg as we'll as upon rhs rural routes.
and with very few exceptions the
people expressed themselves a. heart
lly In favor Of closing the postofflcs
all day on Sunday. In feR scat
teriug instances only Nas anyone
found Who refused TO attach his SIX.
nature 70 the potliioH and even In
ihes. cases the dissent vas feeble. 50
that Il Is confidently believed that
within few days Postmaster Lance
will be able to forward to the de.
partment al least 1000 signatures to
a petition praying that the Rocky
Ford postoffice BE- closed on the
Lords Day
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Death Of Mrs. aay Fosdie..


Mrs Mary FosIiCk. mother Of Judge
~ n. Fosdick. Of Fowler. died at
Palmer Lake last sunday night where
she lid goDr fer The benefit u her
health Although .J years old. Mrs
Fosdick vas apparently In good
health until a few weeks ago. when
she began 70 fail rapidly.
Coming 10 Colorado over the old
santa Fc Trail With her son. Judge
FosdIck, before there VAS hardly a
settlement between Garden Clty and
Pueblo. she was one Of the earliest
res dents Of the valley
Mrs Fosdick was yell known In
the Arkansas Valley. having been a
resident Of different localities be-
tween Fowler and Boone for the last
fOrfy-seyeH years
The funeral Eas held At the family
residence iH Fowler at > O'Clock Tues
day afternoon The services wrr.
conducted by Rev. Bird. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Sympathy From oie-Timer.

r. Slowing. former old-,ime resi-
dent Of La JGnta, nov OF orland,
Calf. in renewing his subcrsiption
to the great family Journal, writes
thusly
Please find enclosed $50 TO help
oil the machinery and app, ase Uncle
Sam so he wont oblec; TO your send
ing your valua le paper to me
VERY sorry to hear Of La Junta' 5
loss ~ fire Of It's beautiful theater
and business blocks. and also the H..
uauclal loss Of the individuals.
We are now living where Uncle
sam is putting in one OF his pet lr-
rsa-ion projects, covering 1900
acres. Water will be turned in next
spring. dheu we expect big Loom.
This is one of the finest orange,
olive and almond counties in the
spec!ally this particular spot
is very favorable. or will be with
the water which We viii have In
abundance in the spring. We VIII
rails. from five to six crops year Of
alfalfa.
When you come out this way on
your winter vacation don't forget to
drop iu and see me"
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
s.HKsxES COMPETING At CAMP rrnEI


al shoot. where there are 23G rife aud
revolver targets. all arranged TO Tie
north 80 that they can be shot uT9D
from common nring line. The war
department and the state Of Ohio fur
ni>h tents cots. mattresses. tables
chair, and other camp furniture tree
TO all competitors. while subsistence
may he obtained from the various
mess.- or ai the large mess ball At
reasonable rates The spot Is delight.
fully located and has over a nile OF
the finest bathing besch In the world
A n.a and interesting feature u this
meet Will h~ the revolver matches for
the police OF the country. The ns
iionAl police team match will be shot
for til. nrst time on Aug. II. Each
t-s IN Is TO consist Of nye polio. on
csrs from the force Of single city.
and no officers may shoot 90 more
than one team. They must have been
10 The satD- police fore. for at least
three months prior to the date o. tn.
match and will wear th. authorized
uniform of their force. Al tfte~n
yards each man will or. two sore.
Of nve shots zach. rapid Ore. eight
seconds TO each score At tWeufy-nve
yards esch mAn will Ore two gringS
OF nve shots sach. timed Dire. tfieen
seconds 10 each score. sud AZ afy
yards zach man vii nre owe shots.
SLOW nr-, twenty seconds Tor each
shot. fof this match there has been
given handsome silver trophy. which
will remain In the custody 0i tn.
police force winning I, from year to
year
The national police individual match
will b" op"u 10 any police officer ip
th. country. aud the prizes viii he
money and number Of b,autiful
prize Ia addition, the police viii b.
ciisibl" 10 Cumprie In q number Of
other revolver matches at the ,uurnu.
m"ut BcSides these contests the pro.
gram includes the regular matches Of
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Birth Announcements.

The Tribune has put Ia a supply Of
the ueatest llttlr birth announcement
cards that can be found anywhere.
Tue large card and The small one
vith the printing. aiccly tied with a
pretty little blue or pink ribbon and
having blue or pink borders. all en-.
closed Ia an appropriate en-, elope also
~i'h small blue or pink margin.
They are beauties. and just the thing
Tor ably announcements.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Death Of Ellis J. Phaes.

Ellis J. Phares. who vas 60 terri
lily injured by coming in contact Sith
a buzz saw last Sunday afternoon.
was unaLle 20 rally from the shock
and passed aasy al ! O'Clock Fri
day morning at s. Mary's hospital
where be had lain In agony ever since
he vas brought 70 this city Sunday
evening
Mr. Phares met death shile saving
stove wood on his Brush creek ranch
q few miles north Of DeBeque He
Was Just putting In the last stick Of,
wood that he Intended 10 saw Il
proved 10 b. a tough stick and the
saw .amma4 The gasoline engine
was running at high speed and the
jamming 0f The saW tore the iasteu-
inEs bose. throwing them directly
aEaiHs, Mr. PhaIes' arm and chest,
iunictluE terrible wounds and nearly
cutting his arm off he had been III
a great deal during the winter Ia this
city. where be bad lived until last
May. The illness had lsfI him weaker
than ordinary and his system could
not stand the shock Of the accident
The deceased vas born 10 Oswego,
y Y. April 5. 1881. le.ag 80 years
old bis last birthday he had been
married tHlrty-sesyu years and leaves
u.fe and four sons to mourn his
loss The sons are Eu.s A.. a Santa
Pc engineer. living az la Juuta. Colo.
Milton J a Santa ys engineer. living
al Williams. .Arlz-. Oliu C and Robert
S, Of this city. All of the sons are
in the city. having been notified Of
their fathers accident and slender
chances for recovery.
Sir Phares came no this valley la
1893 from La Imra, purchasing
ranch near the Junction OF th, TAO
rivers south Of the city and across
the Gunnsou he operated this ranct
until last May. Eh.u be traded for
the Hickman ranch on Brush creek,
which place he aas operating az the
time Of the fatal accident
he vas a very Well known man In
this city and valley and vas held In
high esteem By all who knew him and
came In contact Nth him Ia daily
life Ills loss is keeuIy felt by a
husJ Of friends, who dld not realize
how serious vas his condition until
the news Of his death asut forth Fri
day morning.
The deceased Sas a member Of the
woodmeH Of the World. and also Of
the Farmers Union. The Woodmeu
OF the World took charge Of the fun
eral. sh.rh vas held iu IA. Methodist
church Sunday afternoon a. = so. Rev
II. u. Forsyth officiating. Iutrrm-ut
~as made In the Masonic csmstery-
Grand Junction Daily News.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Camp Perry's ,
Tournament ;
For Marksmen: :

7 ARkSMEN The country over
are nUw turning their strrn
tiou 10 the big contests Of.
the year. the patIonal ris.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
chslmers.petrei, -eldt Record.

Word comes from Evanston. Wyo
that Paysou ". spald.ng. well
known attorney Of that city, recently
broke the record from Denver 20 salt
Lake CITY In a Chalmers Detroit car,
making the $50 miles In hlrty.sir
and onehalf hours on forty-three Eal.
Ions Of gasoline aud no tire trouble.
This is an average over mountain
roads. of about sixteen miles 10 the
gallon and speaks volumes for this
famous car.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Keep The Kidneys Well
Health is Worth Saving. and Some
La Junta People Know How
to Save II.

Many la Juaia people take their lives
IN their hands by n.sl.ctins th. kid.
n.y. when they know th.-. organs need
help. Sick kidneys arr responsible Tor
u vast amount Of suffering aud ~
health. but there Is no n--j 10 suffer
nor to r.mAin In danger When all die.
.a..- aud ache. aud pains du. to weak
kidneys can H. quickly aud permanent,
currj by ,h. Use Of Doan'. Kidney Pills.
Herr is a la Junta citizens rccomm-n.
dation
Mrs. Frank Scllman. III Bsllyi.w
Ave. la Juntn, Colo. says: "Dnan's
Kidney Pills have b-rn used In our home
aud the b-nrii, that has been received
has convinced Us of their worth. In
my own ca.e this remedy brought relief
from .leepl.--ne.s and other troubles
which wer. caused by disori.frd KID
neys. ". procured Doan's Kidney PILLS
at the la Jnnta Drug 20. and from our
experience think highly Of them
For sale by all dealers. rric- ~
c-nts. Poster. r.Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sol. agents for the United
States
Remember the namc-Doan'.-an
take no other.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
spishaps on the Rampage.

People under N. Apishapa claim
that not In fifteen years has that
stream been 80 high Al the sWlnk
hcadEatc the damage amounted TO
10000 Side walls to the headgAte
we're washed away and the course OF
the river changed so that Il passes
behind instead OF IN front Of the
h.adgate Fowler Tribune.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13

~
he year, the national ria.
and revoiyer matches ni Camp Perry.
Ohio Aug TO -. Inclusive. which
promise 10 be the most interesting ever
held. many new features havius been
added and the competitors being great.
.r IN number than ever before. These
tourna meuts are heid annually at
Camp Perry or at some point where
The range is as large and well
equipped. the object being to encour.
age good craftsmanship. All the
money the nation puts into forts. mill
inry equipment and naval armament
is entirely thrown away unless The
men behind the guns know bow TO
shoot and the military authorities
10th state and federal. are cevotiog
ever Increasing attention to this mat.
ter
These matches were established by
congress, which provided the trophy.
sud are shot under the auspices OF the
national board FOR promotion Of ras
practice and under the direction Of rba
war department They draw tocethrr
the 1909 best ma arksmeu 10 the United
SfHtrS. they require the services %
100 regular troops and lnN army Of.
csrs. they set the high water marx IN
military ride shooting Therefore they
arr Of considerable importance TO The
country. and some facts IN regard 20
them win h. ~ Interest even to the
citizens wbo never expect TO shoot.
This j. the fourth year that Camp
Perry has been selected for the uaiioD.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
River No, wh.,. It Used To Was.

The Arkansas river decided Il was
tired OF running under tho ManEanola
ridge. aud Sunday II made new
channel TO the north. Nov there Is
100 feet OF rushing water between
the bridge and dry ground Mama.
hola Sun.
La Junta tribune., 1910-08-13
Such a ceolns,s a, Rocky Ford.

All the rest Of the county IL now
s~cl,erinr In hot wave and Rocky
Ford really is much cooler than nor.
nAlly ly.-Kocky Ford Tribune.