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The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
eIoxibilitv Of Enolish.


English IS not only. as Richard JET.
ferries asserted. the most expressive
and flexible Of tongues. but also. in
Swinburne's opinion. the most must.
cal. He proclaimed the lines
Music that gentlier ON the spirit lies
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes
to be unmatched for melody in any
language. And few would venture to
contradict such q master Of music and
tongues. But surely French ranks
next on the roll Of languages. For
clearness Of diction 1t IS unrivaled.
and, thanks to its abundance of VOW
els (close on one for every consonantl
It dowes rhythmically from the tongue.
Against Westley's dictum. that French
Is to German as q bagpipe to an or
gan. may be cited saying Of another
famous divine. DR.. Dollinger. "LAlle-
mand nest pas une langue. mais ceux
Qui parlent &c jargon sc compartment
entire eaux" German Is not q Ian
guage. but those who speak this jar
gon understand one another).-LOndOn
Chronicle
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
A sird's easbsd Wirs Fences.

There may be seen along the road
sides In Central America q brown wren
about the size Of a canary which builds
a nest out Of all proportion to its ap-
parent needs. 1t selects q small tree
with horizontal branches growing close
together. Across two Of the branches
1t lays sticks fastened together with
tough fiber until u platform about six
feet long by two feet wide has been
INSTRUCTED. On the end Of this plat
form nearest the tree trunk 1t then
builds u huge. dome shaped nest foot
or SD high with thick sides Of inter
woven thOrns. 4 covered passageway
Is then made from the rest to the end
Of the platform In as crooked q man
ner As possible. Across the outer END
rs well as Mt short intervals along the
inside of this tunnel are placed cum
ming little fences Of thOrns with Just
space enough for the owners to pass
through. On going out this opening In
closed by the owner BY placing thOrns
across the gateway. and thus the safe
ty Of the eggs or young Is assured
Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
9or0 He 9noDeo.


There % q certain West Ph0a6elph1a
bachelor who h very fond Of children.
Recently when he Was riding On Q
Chestnut street trolley car q woman
sat opposite him With q baby In her
arms. Suddenly the baby began TO
CRY. Every one In the car seemed 30
be annoyed and q general 0cowl went
around-that Is. every one except the
bachelor. he tried to show BY the
benign expression OF his face that the
crying Of the baby was sweet music TO
him. He smiled at the youngstef. but
the noise only grew louder. Finally
he leaned across the car.
perhaps there's pin sticking him"
he said In q stage whisper and after
the manner OF one who understands
all the complexities and troubles Of
baby life. There was q profound g.
ience in the car until the mother an
swered:
mo. there's no pin sticking him"
she said at last In a tone OF scorn and
with much emphasis on the last word
Then she continued. ''He's scared b.
cause you're making faces at him"
After that the bachelor iapsed into
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Facts About Giants.

That very few Of the giants who
have ever lived have been healthy OF
well formed recent researches prove
beyond u doubt. All We know about
Goliath Is that he was very tall. but In
the second book Of Kings We read
about another giant. who had more
fingers than an ordinary human being.
and. according to modern scientists.
this Is invariably q token Of degen-
eracy. Marcel Donnal saw at Milan q
giant who was so tall that his body
filed two beds at night. but whose
legs were 50 weak that he could hard
" stand upright william Evans. the
gigantic porter Of Charles l.. had little
strength. and Cromwelps porter. an
other giant. ended his days In a luna
tic asylum Finally. O'Brien. the Irish
giant. has been described as An enOr-
nous sick child who grew up too
fast"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

One of the most grewsome ''charms''
- that which was at one time exten-
sively used a. q cure for wens. The
hand Of q dead criminal still hanging
had to be rubbed three times over
the wen. A correspondent In London
Notes and Queries some few years
eince wrote that many persons were
then living who In their younger days
had undergone the ceremony. always,
they maintained. With complete sue
cess. "On execution days at North
ampton." be adds. plumbers Of suffer.
ers used to congregate around the
gallows In order to receive the dead
stroke a. It was termed. At the last
execution which took place In that
town q very few only were operated
upon. not 90 much in Consequence Of
decrease Of faith a. from the higher
fee demanded by the hangman."
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Chaldean 1ablots.

The clay tablets of Chaldea. prob.
ably the very earliest writing mate.
rails used by man. were Of different
sizes. the largest being fat and meas
uring . by Gl.s inches. while the small
est were Slightly convex and In some
cases not more than an inch long In
the same ruins with the tablets have
been found the glass lenses which
were used by their readers. The writ
ing was done. while the tablets were
Still soft. by little iron tracer. not
pointed. but triangular mt the end. By
slightly pressing this end on the soft
moist clay the inscriptions were made
The tablets. having been inscribed on
both sides and accurately numbered.
were baked in ovens and stored away
In the state libraries.-New York
American.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

She was one Of those very gushing.
e6usive ladies who occasionally infest
newspaper odlces. and she had been
admitted into the sanctum of the man.
aging editor of the paper on which
Homer Davenport was caltoonist. re-
cites the Saturday Evening Post. Mr..
Davenport was In the room at Ihs
time. When the time came for her de-
parture she first grasped the hand of
the managing editor. saying. "Goodby.
Mr.. Niles. goodby-
Then. turning to the assistant man.
aging editor. she also shook him ef-
fusively BY the hand, exclaiming.
'Goodby. Mr.. Bliss. goodby!'
Davenport came next. There was
no escape for him. Dear Mr. Daven-
port. go0dby!' she cried with all the
delicate shading Of q tragedy queen.
There was silence for q moment aft
er she had gone. Then Davenport
found his voice. "Where Is she 60
ing?" he asked
up to Ninety-third street." replied
the assistant managing editor.
''Sufcring CATS: drawled Daven-
port What should have happened II
she had been going to One Hundred
and Twenty nth streetY'
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
He Got Badly Lett.

Experiences Of correspondent Of q
Nuremberg paper 60 to show that the
German adulteration laws are drastic.
He says: "a French friend sent me
four bottles Of burgundy. After pay
ing the duty I was informed that all
wine coming from abroad has to be
analysed As my consignment includ
ed two kinds Of wine q double analysis
was necessary, and for this ] paid a
fee of $923. As the end Of q week
received first q certificate attesting that
my wine was pure and, second, the
case In which the bottles were sent.
! was also informed that two bottles
had been required to form the basis Of
each analysis and that consequently
there was no wine left. am natural
ly grateful to the state for the precau-
tons taken to guard my health. but I
cannot help thinking I am entitled to
the empty bottles Surely these were
not also analysed"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
A NOBLE RED MAN.
He Was Not tho Stately Chief Wolss.
lev Expeeted to Meet,

He Was Not tho Stately Chief Wolss-
Icy Expected to Meet.
Lord Wolseley was stationed in Can.
ada many years ago. On one occasion
be spent a holiday in the wilds. build
ing a Tigwam and practicing general
" what we should now call the back
to nature" cure
Ii was soon after his arrival in the
country. and as the means Of commu-
nicition were still somewhat print
tive he had never seen an Indian and
WIS most anxious to make the red
mans acquaintance. Some friends of
his promised to send one or two to sec
him. us there was an encampment not
very far away.
At last one morning Lord Wolseley
was Informed that chief had called
to see him. With his mind full of the
conventional Indian. q man Of COM
manding presence. arrayed in all the
glory of paint and feathers. he eagerly
stepped outside his wigwam to make
his acquaintance But he received a
rude shock when he found 4 wizened
gentleman dressed in a tattered frOck
coat and ancient waiStcoat.
However. the general stifled his as
constituent and played the genial host
although horribly bored ut the inces
SAINT chatter Of the Indian. who had
been in the service Of the Hudson Bay
company and therefore could speak
broken English fairly fluently.
At length. anxious to get rid of his
visitor. he took a twenty-five cent
piece out Of his pocket and. fearing he
might be grossly insulting his visitor.
presented it TO him.
The latter took 1t. looked at it care
fully. felt the edges and then said:
"Can you max it half dollar"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Got His aoeoipt.

He had run up small bill at the
village store and went to pay 1t. first
asking for u receipt. The proprietor
grumbled and complained 1t was too
small to give a receipt for. 1t would
do just Us well. he said. to cross the
account ID and 50 drew q diagonal
pencil line across the book.
docs that settle it?' asked the GUS
toner.
sure"
AN yell niver be askin' for 1t
ag'iny
Certainly not"
Faith, thin" said the other coolie,
AN Ill kape me money in me pocket"
But ! can rub that out" said the
storekeeper.
IL thought So" said the customer
dryly. Maybe yell be givin' me q re-
ceipt now. Here's yer money"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Porsian Shawls

q The "shal'' Of kerman-whence our
word ''shawr'-is made of goats hair
Like the carpets. the shawl patterns
are learned by heart. and the work is
even finer. Children also do this work
1t IS estimated that Herman turns out
SsOO.OOO worth Of shawls. handmade.
year. The finest product is a fir cone
pattern. a rich color effect. made espe-
ciaily for the governor of the province,
who wears it as robe OF honor on the
Persian New Years day.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
THE WET RAIN.
There Are Several Varieties. and All
Have Their whims.

There Are Several Varieties. and All
Have Their Whims.
Rain is principally composed OF
water. but ii should not be confused
with mining stock
Rain always comes on Sunday after
moons and wash days.
Wash day may be- changed to any day
In the week. systematically or indis-
crininately. but the rain will come.
Sunday afternoon. however. cannot
be changed to any other afternoon.
The rain will hold off until you are
ready to so driving. and then the word
will be passed along the mysterious
currents of the air. and a double order
of cirrus and cumulus will be hurried
in from the west
Also in the morning. when you leave
home and carry your umbrella and
raincoat. the rain will so away and
sulk- But if you take heart of the
fair sky and leave the umbrella and
other trimmings then the rain will
wait until You leave the Office and then
get you. Incidentally it will tuck 4
few grip and rheumatism germs into
your system.
Rain is good for the crops. but why
1t takes you for a crop is hard to IN
derstand
Rain never brought fame to any one
except Noah Probably Oh the day the
food began he watched the last picnic
party drive out of town in a bus. shout
Ing sarcastic things ut him through the
dust
There are several varieties of rain.
but the one most popular with the
weather bureau is called "Probably."
Chicago News
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
A Riddle Making Epoch.

There have been epochs ut which rid
die making has been more especially
in vogue, and such epOchs would up
pear to occur ut seasons of fresh in.
tellectual awakening. Such an epoch
there was at the first glimmering of
new intellectual light In the second
half Of the seventh century. This was
the age Of Aldhelm. bishop of Sher.
borne. the first in the roll Of Anglo
Latin poets. He left q considerable
number Of enigmas in Latin hexame-
tiers. Aldhelm died in 100. Before
his time there was a collection of Lat
i'm riddles that bore the name of Sym
phOsius. OF this work the date is un.
known. We only know that Aldhelm
used it. and We may infer that 1t was
then a recent product. The riddles Of
SymphOsius were uniform in shape,
consisting each Of three hexameter
lines.-COrnhill Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Tho 0tariina's Ionaue.

1t II extraordinary how many per-
sons are under the impression that, In
order to enable q bird to talk, Il - alb
solutely necessary to cut or slit its
tongue. I have heard that this fal-
lacy had its origin In the following
story: A man had q number Of star
lings In a large cage marked Fine
Young Starlings Only I Shilling
Each" and as each would be pur-
chaser arrived the man would say.
there's a fine bird there. SIR" point
ing out one Of them. but I want half
q crown for him. because he's the only
one with q cut tongue. 30 he II bound
to be q talker." He would then pro-
coed to catch the bird and show the
cut tongue and Invariably succeeded
In effecting q sale. This dodge would
be repeated as each new customer AZ
rived and departed rejoicing at his
good bargain. The reader perhaps Is
not aware that all stariings have a
very peculiar formation at the ex-
tremity of the tongue. which gives the
appearance Of a little piece having
been shipped out Of it-London Strand
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

Finding Mark Twain by Faith.
One evening few years ago Brander
Matthews and Francis Wilson were
dining together ut the Players club Of
New York. when the former made the
suggestion that they write q letter to
Mark Twain. But" objected Mr.. Will
son. I'VE don't know where he f." for
It was ut time when MIR. Clemens
was away travelling somewhere. "Oh,"
said Professor Matthews. that does
not make any difference. It Is sure to
find him. ! think he Is some place In
Europe, so We had better put on
five cent stamp" So the two sat down
and composed q letter. which they I'd
dressed to MARX Twain. God Knows
Where"
Within three weeks they received q
reply from Mr.. Clemens which said
briefly. He did" The letter had been
sent by the New York postofiice to
Harper & Bros. thence to ChattO &
Windus Of London. thence to q bank
in Vienna and from the bank to the
small town In Austria in which Mark
Twain happened to be staying.-Book-
man.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Antiquity Of Shorthand.

Shorthand is apt to be looked upon
as an essentially modern art The
predecessors Of Pitman-Byrom in the
eighteenth century. Mason In the sew
enteenth-are dim and distant figures
beyond which It seems useless to ven
ture. Cicero dictated his orations to
his freedman. T. Tullius Trio. and was
inconsOlable when temporarily depriv-
ed Of his services. He complained in
q letter to n friend that, while '"Tiro
takes down whole phrases In q few
signs. Spintharus (his provisional sub
stitute) only writes in syllables." We
need not, however. suppose that the
'notae Tironianae" were actually in
vented by the freedman In question.
As n. Guenin points out. the Romans
created very few Of the arts Of peace,
contenting themselves. as q rule, by
copying from the Greeks. NJ. Guenin,
however, indicates the banks Of the
Nile as the cradle Of the art. P.'s
London Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
She Handed e Back.

A noted doctor believes In training
children to reason for themselves. and
this policy he carries out with his own
child, q little girl Of eight, and he tells
q story In connection with her with
great glee.
MY dear" he said to her. IL saw
something today that I hope I shall
never be panied to hear Of you doing"
What was that. papa?' the daugh-
ter asked.
II saw little Mary Goodgiri stick her
tongue out at q man today"
The child. evidently thinking that 1t
was an occasion to tell Of the faults
Of the other girl. said:
Papa. I saw Mary
The doctor interrupted and told the
child she must not gossip and II she
knew anything that was not nice about
anybody she must keep IL to herself.
The child looked at her father and
then said quickly:
"Well. papa. why did you tell me
about Mary"
Tho physician was % surprised he
could not answer.-Philadelphia Times.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
HE Only 0lOsnish.

When the pious looking lady entered
the London birdshop and stated heI
need Of q talking parrot the proprietor
"reckoned ed got the VERY thing the
lady wanted" Course. ma'am." he
said. you don't want a vulgar bird.
This ere one. now. was brought over
by a missionary. Talks like reg'lar
lynn book. e does. I wouldn't let i'm
go IL didn't think you'd give i'm u re-
spectacle 'ome. Thirty-ilve shillings
that bird. ma'am"
you'll soon know!' screeched Pol
". you'll soon knoW!'
Dear me! How quaint" gushed the
lady. and IS shillings changed hands.
what does he mean by you'll soon
know I wonder?"
Its Is only blemish. ma'am."
smiled the birdshop man. "'E's got
It into is cad that every ones won
derful anxious to find out wOt u mis-
sionary seq when e its 'is thumb with
q 'ammer"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
co M ! N G
Columbus, Nebraska,
The eminent physician on chronic
diseases will visit our city


Saturday, August 20. 1910
And will be at the Thurstoc hotel until
5p. m. one day ONLY.
DR.. Potters president OF the staff oil
the Boston Electro Medical Institute.
Is making tour OF the state.
He will give consultation. examination
and al the medicines necessary to com.
plets cure FREE. All parties taking
advantage Of his offer are requested to
state TO their friends the result OF the
treatment.
Cures DEAFNESS by an entirely new
process.
Treats ell durable cases OF catarrb,
throat and lung diseases, eye and ear,
stomach, liver and kidney. gravel. rhsu-
mstism. paralysis, nsuraleis, nervous
and heart disease. epilepsy. Bright's
disease and disease OF the bladder. blood
and skin diseases. and big neck and
stammering cured.
Piles and rupture cured without de-
tention from business.
Asthma cured in Q short time.
II you arc improving under your fam
lily physician do not take up our vslua.
bic time. The rich and poor are treated
alike. ldlers and curiosity seekers will
please stay away. Our time 10 valuable
Remember. NOT A PENNY will be
charged for the medicine required to
make . cure OF oil those taking treat
ment this trip. Odics hour 9 .. m
Positively married ladies must be %
compsnied by their husbands. Remem-
Der the date, Saturday Aug. 20 ct Thurs
ton Hotel, Columbus, Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
No Pure Watae.

Owing to the extremely solvent pow
era pure water Is never found In ma
ture. the nearest approach being found
in rainwater. which. as 1t ds formed In
the upper regions Of the atmosphere.
Is the purest that nature supplies. but
In descending 1t brings with 1t what
ever impurities are floating near the
surface. which in the neighborhood Of
cities are always numerous; hence per-
fectly pure water'is hardly to be found,
even the arti6cially distilled.being only
approximately So
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Appius Claudius.

Appius Claudius, surnameds Caecus
(the blind. was q Roman statesman
who lived during the third century be-
fore the Christian era. He was Ro-
man censor. 3l2 to 306. and consul,
307 to 296. He commenced the Ap-
plan way and completed the ,Appian
aQueduct. From his Roman juris-
prudence. oratory. grammar and>Iatin
prose date their beginning. He> abol-
ished the Limitation Of the full(right
Of citizenship to landed propr1etors.
In his old age he Is said to have be-
come blind. whence his cognomen
''Caecus." He was the author Of
works In both prose and verse, Of
which almost nothing is known.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

An excited citizen burst frantically
into the police station MY LIES in
danger" he cried. 1--WE just received
a threatening letter from the Black
Hand. and I want q permit to carry q
weapon"
"All right. sir" replied the captain.
IN give you q permit to carry q fan
that's the weapon you need: some
thing that will keep you cool."-Chi
cag0 News.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

Six-year-old Ruth was very unhappy
because one Of her many wants had
been denied. Her papa was giving her
q lecture and said. You have every
thing that most little girls have. and I
don't think there is another little girl
in town has more than you"
''Oh. yes" said Ruth. "Alice has"
What has she that you have nOt?'
said papa.
well. I guess she had ride to her
xrandma's funeral."-Exchange
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Patoenal Eortitudo.

I was calling. when the little daugh-
ter Of my hostess came into the room.
Knowing that her mothers mother
had that morning returned home after
q somewhat lengthy visit I said:
"Weren't you sorry to have grandma
60 away. PeariT
YES. I was" she answered prompt
". and 80 was mamma-very sorry.
But" and she paused thoughtfully for
q moment. II couldn't see at breakfast
but that papa was just a. cheerful as
ever"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

Robert Pinkerton once told q story
Of his father, the founder Of the de-
tective agency. which illustrates the
elder Pinkerton's caution. A noted
criminal was detained In Pinkerton's
Chicago Office. The elder Pinkerton
left the room and when he returned
took the precaution Of holding q re-
volver in front Of him ready for use.
He saw the criminal standing BY the
door with q snunbox he had picked
up from Pinkerton's desk In his hand.
This is good snuff." affably re-
marked the crook as he took q snif.
For the eyes or the noser' asked
Pinkerton. who knew that the crook
had intended to blind him in an effort
to escape.
SWELL" remarked the criminal, I'm
sorry to say that the nose gets It this
time"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

A trio Of young ladies' spent some
weeks last year Mt an out Of the way
village In the mountain region. They
found the village postmaster q quaint
old character. whose ways were as orr
ginal as they were startling. 30 that
the daily trip to the postofice became
q real event.
'Is there any mail for US. majorT'
asked one Of the young ladies as she
appeared at the window one morning.
mo: they amt a thing for you all
this mawnin', Miss Mary" was the re-
ply. They wasn't nothin' come for
you but q letter that looked IKE adver-
tisin'. an SO I opened It. and sure
enough It was Jest some advertisement
about somethin' or other, and I says
to myself. says I. Now, Miss Mary
don't want to tote such stun as that
home with her. and so throwed It In
the waste box."-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
An Odd Anolo0v.

This Il the classic apology Of q cele.
brated statesman Of the last genera
ton: "Mr. Speaker. In the heat Of de-
bate I stated that the right honorable
gentleman opposite was q dishonest
and unprincipled adventurer. I have
now, In . calmer moment, to state that
I am sorry for 4"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
1rainino For Q Crash.

Training FOR Crash.
THAT man Is always anxious to get
into the spot light" said the Observant
citizen.
YES" replied Senator Sorghum. but
he doesn't discriminate. One Of these
days he's going to stand In front Of u
locomotive headlight and not realize
his mistake till he Is run over."-Wash-
ingtOn Star.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
Another Fake.

did you see the lightning calcu-
lator' in the sideshow?" asked the old
farmer In the wide straw hat.
by heck. yes" drawled the other
ruralite. and he was the biggest fake
In the show"
How was thatY
why, thar was q thunderstorm 60
ing on while I was In the tent and
when I asked him If he could calculate
where the lightning was going to strike
he Just gave me the laugh."-Chicago
News.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
The Soepont's Venom.

inc 0OSpOoSO VOUO"s
A physician while talking with q
group Of friends remarked: 1t Is COM
mon to hear people speak about poi
sOnOus serpents. Serpents are never
poisonous: they are venomous. A
poison cannot be taken Internally with
out bad effects: q venom can. Venoms
10 be effective have to be injected d.
rectly into the circulation, and this Is
the manner In which the snake kills.
Their venom taken internally Is in
n0cuOua"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

A gentleman was once showing a
countryman round a ZOO. when they
came to a cage containing a kanga-
roo.
what IS thatY' inquired the coun-
tryman.
"Oh." replied the gentleman. that Is
q native Of Australia
Immediately the countryman threw
up his arms In horror, exclaiming.
Goodness gracious. my sister married
one Of them!'-LOndOn Telegraph.