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ov0rstoekOd.

Madge as the oldest of q family OF
girls has evidently heard and taken to
heart the disappointment Of her par
ents over the excessive femininity IL
lotted by the fates to the family quiv-
ef.
When recently the 9Th little daush-
ter was born Madge was playing in
the garden with one Of her sisters and.
a. a neighbor considered, was decided
" rough with the child.
"Madge, don't treat your little sister
So" demonstrated the neighbor. You
might kill her."
well. II I did," was the cool re-
Spouse, there's plenty more In the
house" Ledger.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26

The hardness and strength Of Ice In
ereases with the degrees Of cold. and
- icebefgs come from the region of
perpetual cold Of an intensity difficult
to realize 1T u readily seen how they
can become demons Of destruction"
The hardness Of icebergs II something
wonderful. even SURPRISING that Of the
land ice" reported from st. Peters
burg In 174O. wherein 1t Is declared
that ''in the severe winter Of that year
q house was built of ice taken from
the river Neva which was fifty feet
long, sixteen feet wide and twenty
feet high. and the walls supported the
roof. which was also Of ice. Before II
stood two Ice mortars and six Ice can
non made on q turning lathe. with
carriages and wheels also Of Ice The
cannon were Of the caliber Of six
Founders. but they were loaded only
with one-quarter pound Of powder and
with hemp bails-On one occasion with
iron. The thickness Of the ice was
only four inches. and yet II resisted
the explosion" Ice palaces have also
been built In late years In this coun-
try and In Canada which have stood
for weeks. %. then. how strong must b.
the Ice In masses hundreds Of feet In
thickness!-Pittsburg PressI
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26
Louis the Magnificent.

Al soon as he rose he was dressed
By his valet in q coat Of blue cloth.
Two little epaulets Of gold cord were
sewed to the cloth. Under the coat
was q white waistcoat, which was al
most entirely hidden by the ribbons
and wide sashes Of his orders. His
satin breeches ended in q pair Of high
boots or CATERS Of red velvet, which
came above the knees and were more
supple than leather, for the thickness
Of leather on legs that were often
painful from govt would have created
too much friction. He made q great
point Of these boots. He thought that
they made him look like a general.
ready at any moment to spring upon
q horse. though this was physical
impossibility to him since he was
much too fat and too infirm. He used
powder with q view to hiding the
white locks Of age. and this gave his
complexion an appearance Of youth
From The Return Of Louis XVIlI.,"
BY Gilbert Stenger.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26
THE OLD TINE NAVY.
Treatment Of British Jack Tars In
Nelson's Day.

Treatment Of British Jack Tars In
Nelson's Day.
Jack tafs in the British navy In
Nelson's day were treated like dogs
and worse. Imps of midshipmen.
twelve or thirteen years old. were per-
mitted to cuff and kick them with i'm
punity, and none dared protest. Tor
ture, under the guise Of punishment.
was part Of the regular routine Of the
service. From one to i've dozen lashes
with the at-O'-nine-tails could be In
nicted at the within Of a commander
but the usual number was three dOzeE
Such sentences were for trifiing ders
lotions of duty. For really serious or
lenses. such as violence to a superiOs
officer, desertiOn or mutiny. OnenderS
were strung up ut the yardarm OF
logged round the feet. the latter q
punishment more dreaded than death
itself. Other savage punishments,
such as starting" running the CANT
let" and the hideOus one known as
''keelhauling' were also frequently re-
sorted to. although nominally they
were illegal.
Nowadays. Of course, q bluejacket.
although subject to naval discipline.
II in no more danger Of being subject
ed to corporal punishment than h the
average civilian.
His officers are courteous. kindly and
cousiderate. and IL his life IS not a
happy and comfortable one he has, In
ninety-nine cases out Of hundred,
only himself to blame. - Pears0n's
Weekly.
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Telling the Time.

His horse had lost shoe. and as It
was being replaced by a Somerset
blacksmith he asked the time. I'll
tell zee presently, sir" said the man.
Then he lifted a hind foot Of the
horse and. looking across 1t attentive
", said. Half past H."
"How do you know asked Cole
ridge.
do zee think I have shod horses all
my life and don't know by sign what
time It is?'
The poet went away puzzled, but re-
turned in the evening and offered the
blacksmith a shilling to show him how
he could tell the time by a horses
hoof.
Just you get OF your horse. sir.
Now do zee stoop down and look
through the hole in yon pollard ash
and you'll see the church clock"
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Hard to Tell.

III your mother bought four punches
Of grapes. the shopkeeper's price being
ninepence a bunch, how much money
would the purchase cost herr" asked
the new teacher.
You never can tell" answered Tom
my, who was at the head Of the class.
mas 4reat at observation-disclosures
Answers.
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The sport Of deerstalking Is still
the most natural and most nearly al
lied to the hunting Of primitive man
that IL to be found In the British
islands. The difference between the
actual hunting Of the hungry Pict and
the stalking Of the owner Of modern
deer forest II little more than the
Weapon.-Field.
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R0QUEF0RT CHEESE.
The Discovery Made BY Poor French
Peasant Boy.

The Discovery Made BY Poor French
Peasant Boy.
A shepherd boy with q poor Ape
title discovered the secret Of making
RoQuefort cheese. True rs gospel:
They swear by that story today In
Roquefort. France. and II they only
knew the lads name they'd raise q
monument to him. He was out tend
ing sheep. and. the sun shifting down
hard. he went into q cavern to eat his
cheese and rye bread. He failed to get
away with all Of It and threw q hunk
of the cheese OF to one side. Il hap
pened to drop on . natural shelf. and
q few months later the boy found
the cheese still there. He saw that 1t
had undergone q constitutional change.
for instead Of being dry and hard II
was moist and creamy. Besides. there
were veins Of greenish mold running
through 1t. The boy took q nip. and
the taste was 80 pleasing he carried .
crumb home to his mother. She must
have been q woman Of intelligence.
for no sooner had she tasted than she
took one Of the largest rolls Of cheese
from her dairy. had her son guide her
to the cavern and placed II Oh the
shelf. In due time the same change
vas wrought. and RoQuefOrt cheese
had arrived a. an article Of COM
merce All the natural caverns around
the quaint old town now are used for
ripening cheese. and the women work
In them with small oil lamps strapped
around their chests.-NeW York Press.
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Uncle Eben-I tell ye that It's excess
i've indulgence in pleasure that kills
80 many men. Uncle Ezra-ioure
right on that. Eben. Those fellows
that stay up till . O'Clock pitchln'
auoits BY lantern light won't realize
II tin their eyes begin to fan EN-
puck
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Served Him Riaht.

you're looking very gloomy today.
TOmkins. What's the mattefY
Matter DO you know Miss Parno.
the old maid that lives over the way?
Dawkins told me that she was en-
gagged to him. 50 just for the fun OF
the thing ! went and proposed to her.
and she accepted me. Now I'm look
ing for DawEins--LOndOn Tit-Bits.
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Murder Revealed BY . Dream.

USObOOG SeOVOosOo - = 0sO~ssS
Perhaps the most amazing crime
mystery ever solved by q dream was
that revealed by q murder trial q cou-
ple Of generations ago. The dead body
Of Mr.. Norway. an inonensive Cornish
sentleman. had been found BY the
roadside between Wadebridge and
Bodmin brutality murdered. No trace
Of the murderer could be found, and
the mystery Of the crime seemed BE-
yond all solution when Mr.. NOrway's
brother, q naval officer. arrived In
ENGLAND and told the following story:
On the very night Of his brothers mur.
der. when he was on his ship In the
West Indies. he saw him in dream
Walking along the Bodmin road. when
from q dark recess in the hedge two
rumans sprang out, slew and robbed
him and then made their way to
house in Wadebridge. which he saw
wildly In his dream. To this house
he conducted the police officers. and
there he found the very two men
whom In his vision he had seen COM
NIT the murder. They confessed and
suffered the extreme penalty OF the
hV.-LOndon Answers.
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The Benefit Of the Doubt.

Inc 00666S Of Inc O0Vbt.
Horrifed Citizen-Hey. there, What
are you pounding that man for? Man
on Top-He says he can't remember
whether he ever called me liar "r
not. I'm (bin) giving him Diff the
benefit Of the doubt.-ChicagO Tribune.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26
6. 3. { q.
Tine Table

n. q Pas. (daily q. Sunday lsavs. 7:3s IN
Ma n Hft. & 40. (d'y OF. Saturday, " 500 IN
No q, Pa (dai1y q. Sundayl arrive. SD p m
No. q, PIT. & 40. (d'y q. Sunday) q. ..6:15 N
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-26

was waiting at the drumming LOG
Of the rufred grouse for the bird to
come and perform before me. Ny
place Of copcealment was in the
branches Of q fallen dead spruce. l
had not been waiting long before q
white footed mouse appeared among
the branches on the ground almost un-
der me. Il was interesting to see how
freely he moved from place to place.
appearing now here and now there. all
the while travelling under the snow.
which had many caverns formed In II
BY the sun. for It was early spring.
Another mouse soon made bis appear
ance, and I watched the two for some
time a. they searched for food. 1t was
not long before one Of the mice was
nibbling at my shoe. but the slightest
movement Of my foot. which was rest
ing on the trunk Of the tree. sent him
scurryiDg to the shelter Of the branch
es below. BY patient advances. how
ever, was able to touch the little TEL
low with the tips Of my extended hn-
gers, and i've minutes later ! was
stroking his back as you might stroke
4 kitten.-St. Nicholas.
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The Producer.

Does your husband play cards for
money!
Judging from practical results" an-
swered young Mrs. TOrkins. Il should
say not. But all the other men In the
game do Washington Star.
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Surplus fees due county. s.. 073 ss
For which amount county treasur-
er's receipt il attached.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. SEIZURE.
NJ E. CLOTHER.
Committee.
On motion Of Supervisor Pollard
same was adopted.
On motion the board OF supervisors
now adjourned until 3 o'clock q. m.
tomorrow.
Columbus. Nebraska, January 8. 1910.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
Of supervisors met at o'clock .. m.
then adjourned for committee work.
reconvening at o'clock p. m. and
then, on motion. adjourned until Janu-
ary 10. 1910. at o'clock p. m.
Columbus. Nebraska, January 10.
1910.
The board Of supervisors. pursuant
to adjournment. met At o'clock p. m.
Hon. J. F. SEIZURE. chairman. and
John Graf. clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother. Goetz. Peterson.
Pollard. Schwarz. Smith and Chairman
SEIZURE.
The following was presented:
To the Board Of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Your committee appoint
ed to make semi-annual settlement
with Louis Held. county treasurer. for
the half year commencing July Let,
1908. and ending January 9Th. 1910.
would report. that We have made such
settlement and submit the following
~ . true and correct statement Of the
receipts and disbursements Of the
ONCE for the time named. to-wit:
The report now gives an itemized
statement Of the receipts and dis
bursements. showing the grand total
collections to be &lss.25O.ls. the grand
total disbursements to be S97.elo.32.
leaving . cash balance on hand Of
500. sos.ss.
The report concludes n follows:
Your committee would further report
that this being the close OF the omcial
term Of Louis Held a. treasurer. the
above balance was presented by the
treasurer In cash. and your committee
counted the same and can testify to Its
correctness.
Your committee would also report
that we find the business management
Of the once conducted in . very able
manner. rejecting great credit to the
management Of the once.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GOETZ -
LOUIS SCHwARZ.
ADAM SMITH,
Committee.
On motion Of Supervisor Pollard
same was adopted.
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What He Lacked.

What He Lacked.
Hes got NO license to talk the way
he does"
"Oh. he's got license, all right.
What he lacks Is a muzzle. "-Cleve-
land Leader.
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J. GOETZ.
ADAM SAfITh.
LOUIS SCHwARZ.
W. II. POLLARD.
C.. A. PETERSON.
N. e. CLOTHER.

On motion OF Supervisor Smith same
was adopted.
The following was presented:
Resolved. That the sincere thanks Of
this entire board are justly due and
are hereby rendered to Hon. John
Graf. our faithful and emcient county
clerk and also to his able and efficient
clerical force for their untiring zeal
In the discharge Of their duties. for
the uniform kindness shown to the
members Of this board at all times and
for the valued counsel and assistance
rendered by them to US At all times n
members Of the board Of supervisors.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH,
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
W. n. POLLARD.
c. A. PETERSON.
NJ e. CLOTHER,
J. F. SEIZURE.
On motion Of Supervisor Peterson
same was adopted.
The board Of supervisors presented
now to Chairman SEIZURE q solid silver
shaving ct. to Supervisor Pollard an
elegant fountain pen. to Sheriff Carrig
Q pair Of solid gold buttons and to
Deputy Sheriff Jaworski . beautiful
amber pipe.
Supervisor Pollard now addressed
the board expressing In well chosen
words his appreciation for the cordial
treatment received from the board OF
supervisors at all times. followed by
Chairman SEIZURE and the other MEM
bers Of the board. including County
Clerk Graf. who also made short adj
dresses.
The minutes Of this session OF the
board Of supervisors was now read and
approved.
On motion the board Of supervisors
now adjourned sine die.
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Union PaeIFIc
TINE table
DRANCHHS.
Daily e1oept Sunday.

Daily e1oept Sunday.
NOTE:
Nos. I, Z and 8 ars extra fare trains.
Nos. Z. 5, - and u gro local passenger.
Noa. s. and % arc local freiRhts.
Noa. Q and 10 ere mail trains only.
No. - due In ODAhs As D. m.
No. due In Omahs 500 D. m.
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. The man who loves home best and
loves 1t most unselfshly loves h:S
country best-J. g. Holland.
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Tho following oficial bonds were. on
motion. approved by the board:
d. q. Hayes. Justice. Joliet town
ship.
Mark J. Burke. deputy sheriff.
The following bills were. on motion.
allowed by the board and the clerk
directed to issue warrants in payment
Of same on the 1908 county general
fund:
c. A. Peterson. supervisor. ser
vices n supervisor. .$27 %
Louis Schwarz, supervisor. ser
vices n supervisor. ........ 30 90
John Goetz. supervisor. ser
vices n supervisor. 81 90
J. F. SEIZURE. supervisor. ser
vices ~ supervisor. % 80
II. E. Clother. supervisor. ser
vices ~ supervisor. 81 90
Adam Smith. supervisor. ser
vices n supervisor. 80 60
w. n. Pollard. supervisor. ser
vices ~ supervisor. ......... % 20
Louis schwarz. supervisor. cash
advanced NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Louis Schwarz. supervisor. pur-
chasing agent. Is 90
The following was presented:
Whereas. this day ends the onicial
life Of one Of our most worthy men,
beers, Hon. W. II. Pollard, As q member
Of this board. and
whereas. During his two years OF
past service upon this board as q rep
re9entative Of his district, he has dis
charged his duties with marked abil-
ity, at all times seeking to have the
business Of the county conducted In
an ehlcient and economical manner.
therefore. be II
Resolved. That in his departure this
board loses an able and conscientious
member. the people . faithful and I'M
firing servant and the district which
he represented. . courageous and hon
est representative.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH,
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
c. A. PETERSON.
n E. CLOTHER.
]. F. SEIZURE.
On motion Of Supervisor Goetz same
was adopted.
The following was presented:
Whereas. Honorable ]. F.. SEIZURE.
our outgoing chairman. who has SO
impartially and ably presided over the
deliberations Of this board the past
seat with Us rs supervisor: therefore.
/ be II
Resolved. That before being received
by us In full fellowship. we wish to
express to him our thanks for the
many kind favors received from him
at all times In the performance Of his
duties as our worthy chairman, and
be II further
Resolved. That while We can not pay
the debt Of gratitude alone in thanks.
We hereby present to him this little
token Of regard procured for him by
q committee Of this borad.
JOHN GOETZ.
ADAM SMITH.
LOUIS SCHWARZ.
w. II. POLLARD.
G. A. PETERSON.
NJ. E. CLOTHER.
On motion Of Supervisor Schwarz
same was adopted.
The following was presented:
Resolved. That Hon. C. J. Carrig. our
retiring sheriff and his able and EN-
Client deputy. Hon. +. 8. Jaworski. are
Justly indebted and are hereby extend
cd the sincere thanks Of this board for
the fidelity with which they have dis
CHARGED their onlcial duties during
their 0flcial terms. for the zeal and in
terest they have at all times displayed
~ public servants and for the courte-
Gus treatment We have received at all
times At their hands. In their retire.
ment IS public servants the county
loses two able and courageous public
servants.
J. GOETZ,
ADAM SMITh,
LOUIS SCHwARZ.
~i.. W. II. POLLARD.
c. A. PETERSON
NJ. E. CLOTHER.
J. F. SEIZURE.
On motion Of SuDerviSor Smith same
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Columbus, Nebraska, January z, 1910.
The board Of supervisors. pursuant
to adjournment. met at o'clock a. m.
Hon. J. F. SEIZURE. chairman. and
John Graf. clerk.
Roll called and following members
present:
Supervisors Clother. Goetz. Peterson,
Pollard. Schwarz. Smith and Chairman
SEIZURE.
The following oficial bonds. on rec
ommendation Of the judiciary COM
mittee. were approved by the board:
Otto E. Heuer, deputy county clerk.
Louis A. Lachnit, deputy register Of
deeds.
Bernard Mueller. treasurer. Column
bus township.
John Ahrens. treasurer. Bismark
township.
George Michaelson. treasurer, Sher-
man township.
8. T. Fleming. treasurer. Cresten
township.
Henry d. claussen. treasurer. Shell
Creek township.
]. F. Hellbusch. treasurer. Grand
Prairie township.
Jacob Krebs. treasurer. Humphrey
township.
william Hummer, treasurer, Loup
township.
Howard J. Hill. treasurer. oconee
township.
H. c. Scheidel. treasurer. Lost Creek
township.
Adam Korus. treasurer. Burrows
township.
E. L. Jones, treasurer. Joliet town.
ship.
NJ. J. Ramaekers. treasurer, St. Ber-
nard township.
Albert Anderson. treasurer. Walker
township.
Fred Cattau, clerk. Bismark town
ship.
Adolph Groteluschen, clerk. Sher-
man township.
A. B. Bears. clerk. Creston township.
Myron A. Rice. clerk. Shell Creek
township.
Hubert Braun. clerk. Grand Prairie
township.
Joseph veik. clerk. Humphrey town
ship.
Frank Galus. clerk, Butler township.
Sam Imhof. clerk, Loup township.
L n. Hitchcock. clerk, Oconee town
ship.
W. p. schelp. clerk. Lost Greek
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Columbus. Nebraska. January 8. 1910.
Pursuant to adjournment the board
OF supervisors met at o'clock .. m.
then adjourned for committee work.
reconvening at o'clock p. m. and
then. on motion. adjourned until Janu-
ary 10, 1910. at o'clock p. m.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-09-29
Nuptials

At the Kimballton church Wed
nesday afternoon, Sept. 2lst, Anna
Jorgensen was married to Albert
Jensen.
The bride wore lovely gown of
white WOO len over which the veil
fell richly. The bridesmaids were
Bertha Clausen and Bertine Peter
sen. The former dressed in pink, the
latter in white silk. The church
was nicely decorated with plants and
cut asters.
Miss Lydia Madseu played the pia-
no and the Pastor of the church Of
ficiated. After the ceremony grand
supper was given at the BRIDES homo
q miles northeast of town. Abont
ITO guests ere there. In the eve-
ming dancing was the priI cipal pass
time. The young people we're pre-
sented with many pretty gifts from
their many friends. Let us all Join
in hearty congratulations and wis b
that much happiness may be theirs,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-09-29
KlMBALLTON
&sSnS1s$ nsSgsGyS1S1

Hans Madsen made trip to At
lantic Monday returning Tuesday.
If weather permits Kimballton
baseball team will play Audubon on
the grounds here.
Hans Marcussen left Wednesday
for D. B. Convention to be held in
Fresna, California.
Hans Hansen's mother who has
made long visit with her son and
family, left for her home Thursday.
Mrs. H. Madsen went to Lincoln,
Nebr. Thursday morning to visit her
sister who lives there. She returned
home Tuesday.
Rev. Jorgensen will leave Friday
for West Denmark at which place on
Sunday, Oct. 2, the ordaining of Aage
Moller, Theo. Candidate will take
place.
X. j. Petersen's gave party Sun.
day evening in honor of their daugh-
ter, Annals 10th birthday anniversary
Many of her friends were there and
all had a good time.
T. G. Muller, Peter Bertlesen and
Jens Larsen left Wednesday for CAL
ifornia. They intend to investigate
on the land in the settlement erected
by Rev. Gregersen and Rev. Norden-
folt.
Young Peoples Society will hold
its next meeting at the home of Fred
Bonnesen's here in Kimballton Oct.
Q. All members must or should come
because new officers are to be elected
or the old ones reelected. All come.
Misses Johanne Bjorn, Berthe Pet
ersen, Emma Simonsen and Martinus
christensen, Alfred and Hans Simon
sen and Anker Hald left Thursday
for the Young Peoples Convention
to be held in Cordora, Nebr. Satur-
day ana Sunday.
Friday Svend Jorgensen will re-
turn for short visit with his par
ents here. He has spent the summer
in Minnesota. He will leave the first
part of next week for Grand View
College to complete his studies and
graduate next spring as minister.
Kimballton, Brayton, Elk Horn
and Hamlin held shooting match
here Sunday. Kimballton was in pos
session of beautiful Danish flag
made of taffeta silk. They won one
from Elk Horn last year but it was
destroyed in the fire of Faaborg's
store last New Years. This was it's
substi tute. Kimballton was 80 for
tunate as to keep it up with honor.
Here are the points of the different
clubs measured by the scores: Kim
ballton, 495; Elk Horn, Ala; Bray ton,
47S; Hamlin, 443.
After the match supper was given
| at the Commercial Hotel.