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The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
1eIophone Lies.

At One Hundred and First street and
Broadway 4 man was talking into q
telephone Presently he was heard to
say: "All right. I'll come. am now
ut Twenty-third street and Broadway.
I'll be up in about half an hour"
THAT chap seems to have lost his
bearings" said a man who had over
heard the error in locality.
He knows where he IS all right"
said a drug clerk. Hes just putting
up a bluff. 1t is quite a common blum.
Men who have a mighty high regard
for truth ut all other times do not hest
tate to tell whopper about where
they are when talking over the tele-
phone. have heard persons swear
over that wire that they were tele-
phoning from points all the way from
HobOken to Amityville. They were
not seasoned liars. either: just wanted
a few minutes grace apparently and
thought the easiest way to get 1t was
to make out they were mile or two
farther away than they really were."-
New York Press.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

bns have been picking up horses here
this week for the city market and have
been paying right prices when they could
find the right kind.
The contractors have finished the work
on the steel dam at the electric light
plant and it is expected that the new
plant will be started the first Of next
week. st. Edward has waited long
time for this to happen. but it is some
consolation to know that the company
has been building good and that when
everything is completed it will be an i'm
provement of which We can be proud
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
HOwELLs
From the Journal.

From the Journal.
So far as We know the largest hog ever
sold on the local market was brought IN
yesterday by Chas j. Ritzdorf of Maple
Creek precipct. The animal was little
more than two years old, q pure bred
Poland China and tipped the scales at
an even 500 pounds.
One day last week Ohas. Straube OF
Stanton county sold an even dozen hogs
to John J. Nagengast and received for
them the sum OF $529. II. The porkers
we're high grade Duroc Jerseys, eighteen
months old, and their average weight
was 1861 pounds. They were the finest
bunch sold on the local MAJ ket for some
time.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
FOR THE STOMACH.
Here's An Offer You Should Not
Overlook.

here All OIlcI 1Ou ouOuIu ISOt
Overlook.
Rexsll Dyspepsia Tablets remedy
stomach troubles by supplying the one
element, the absence Of which in the
gastric juices causes indigestion and dys-
pepsis They aid the stomach to digest
food and to quickly convert it into rich
red blood and material necessary for
overcoming natural body waste.
Carry a package of Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets in your vest pocket. or keep
them in your room. Take one after
each heavy meal and indigestion will not
bother you.
We know what Rexhll Dyspepsia Tab
let's are and what they will do. We
guarantee them to relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia. II they fail We will
refund your money. Three sizes: Is
cents. so cents and S1.00. Remember
you can obtain Rexsll Remedies only at
the Rexall store. Pollock & Go corner
18th and North streets.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
GOETHE ON HAMLET.


The Great German Psst's Analysis -
"ths Melancholy Dane"
Figure to yourself this youth, this
son Of princes: conceive him wildly.
bring his state GcfOre your eyes and
then observe him when he learns that
his fathers spirit walks. Stand BE-
fore him in tho terror Of the night
when the venerable spirit appears
over him. A horrid shudder passes
over him; he speaks to the mysterious
form; he sees 1t beckOn to him; he fol-
lows 1t and hears. The fearful accu-
sation Of his uncle rings in his ears.
the summons to revenge and the pierre
ing oft repeated prayer. Remember
mev'
And when the ghost has vanished
who Is it that stands before %? A
young hero painting for vengeance:
No! Trouble and establishment take
hold Of the solitary young man. He
grows bitter against smiling villains,
swears that he will not forget the
spirit and concludes with the signiA-
cant ejaculation:
The time il out Of joint. o cursed spite.
That ever I WAS born to set II right!
In these words, imagine, win b
found the key to Hamlet's whole pro
cedure. To me It Il clear that Shake
speare meant In the present case to
represent the effects Of great &C.
ton laid upon the soul UNFIT for the
performance Of It. In this view the
whole piece seems to be composed.
There IL an oak tree planted In q cost.
" jar which should have borne only
pleasant flowers In its bosom: the
roots expand, the jar Il shivesed. -
From "Wilhelm Meister."
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

From - Signal.
Ttain ssevice On this branch ID bscom
ing dsmoeali1ed assin. Even the south
bound passsoese train 10 getting q
that is Il late at least half OF tho time.
Mis Ansis Crooin. Who has been q
patient in St Mary 3 hospital, Columbus
The pest three weeks. arrived homo We'd.
nesday evening. much improved in heal
tn.
Geo. Scheidel. e.. who has been con.
fined 70 his bed the pest ten days. thrsa-
tened With pneomonis, 10 coavalescing
in satisiactosy manner, much TO the
pleasure Of his many anxious iriendsI
James Burrows arrived home last FRI
day evening from Washington, where he
has been for the past tvo mOnths. This
10 tho rainy seasou out there. when rain
falls every day, and Jim says he got tired
OF carrying and umbrella.
Richard Regain arrived hone Saturday
evening from n siege Of nine weeks in
St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha, six OF
these weeks being spent in bed, with .
broken hip. tie nsviestes with two
crutchss, but thinks he vill soon walk
and With no permanent Injury.
Ed Higgins went 70 Spalding Wednes-
day on receipt OF information Of the ssri-
Gus illness OF his uncle. Michael Upton,
IN that city. Mr.. Upton was ono Of the
early settlers in this part Of Platte coun.
ty. HE homestead comprised whsre is
now the village Of Platte Center. When
the Uoion Pacific reached hero in 1879
he sold the farm 10 the company for .
town site and moved away. Mr.. Upton
ct that beautiful row of trees which
nov stands along the road on the east
edge Of town; also the grove on the south
west corner Of I'd Roberts, farm.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
ST. EDWARD
From the Advance.

From the Advance.
The only Few case of scarlet fever re-
ported this week is the little daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. W. j. Kelley. The four
wear old son of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Con-
dreay who live eight miles north Of St.
Edward also has the scarlet fever. The
situation in st. Edward is we'll in hand
and the school authorities see no good
reason why the school should be closed.
Good horses are always worth the
money. Frank Skeels pcid $500 TOR q
span of grade mares at the Atkinson
Snaveley sale yesterday. and this is only
a sample of the high prices paid for real
" good stuff. Torpy & Scott of Colum.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

a merchant died, leaving to his only
son the conduct Of his extensive bust.
ness. and great doubt was expressed
in some quarters whether the young
man possessed the ability to carry out
the fathers policies.
Well" said one kindly disposed
friend. flor my part think Henry Is
very bright and capable. I'm sure he
will succeed"
perhaps you're right" said another
friend. Henry IS undoubtedly q
clever fellow; but. take It from me. old
man, he hasn't got the head to Ill his
fathers shoes"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
FULLERTON.
m the News-.journ

From the News-Journal.
Roy Jarvis, the II year cid son OF Mrs.
Grace JAWS, was kicked by horse and
rendered Unconscious, on last Saturday
as he was leading the horse in the stable.
His nose was broken and cheek badly
cut.
Mr.. Joseph Cosner who liy-d about
nine miles southeast of Fullerton, died
last Thursday and WAS buried at Pleas
ant Hill Cemetery Friday. Mr.. Cosner
Was An old resident OF Pleasant Hill
neighborhood, having lived there for the
past thirty years or more.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
LEIGH.

From the World.
A hotter received at this Office from
the pension bureau ststea that Washing-
ton Hardy has been allowed his claim
for increase OF pension and will hence
forth receive so monthly.
Grandfather Wiechen Wss called to his
Eternal homo ct 6 O'Clock Last Tuesday
morning. He would have been "a years
old ut his next birthday and until his
last illness wss alwsys busy at some
thing. He wss fine old man.
Mr.. and lan. Ed Wurdeman and
daughter Frieds, were home passeDgers,
from Rochester, MIMI, the latter part
OF last week. Eds many friends sre
GLAD to So him veil on the way to 70
covery from his recent operation for ap.
pendicitis.
Nm. Dan Peurod returned last Friday
evening from . visit OF several weeks
with relatives in Indiana. Mn. Peurod's
many friends arc pleased to zee that she
vas not Injured in the railroad wreck OF
which she wss one Of the Victims while
on her way {" Indiana
One OF the largest auction sales ever
held in these parts was that Of VIM.
Albert on Monday Of this week the pro-
ceeds of which amounted to nearly
5000. Coils. e F. Russell, Of this place
and j. r. Sucker, OF Stanton, manipu-
lated tho hammer and disposed Of the
property 10 . little over three hours
time The feature OF the sale was the
high prices realized for the stock. Mr..
Albert had grade Of stock that is hard
to beat and one span Of horses cold for
tho nifty sum OF $3.50. COWS sold around
the go mark and sucking calves went
% high % 90, which 10 about double
tho price paid for ordinary calves.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
CEDAR RAPIDS.
From the Outlook.

Francis Stock was born at Apolds.
Sschsenweimsr, Germany, Oct. 20. 1922.
be died at the home of bis daughter,
Mrs. E. ". Hahn, Jan. IA, 1911, aged SO
years, 2 months and IS days. he was
one OF q family of nine children, the
father, mother, brothers and sisters hav-
ing preceded him to the better land.
He left his native home in Germany
February, 1874. having Travelled all
through the Holy land. Came to Ameri.
ca in September, 1851. and was united in
marriage April 10Th, 1856. to Mics Eliza
beth Winkleman at Muscatine, Iowa.
10 the Outlook of Jan. 5, We reprinted
an item which Wa clipped from the BEL
grade Herald. and giving that paper
credit for same The item refers to the
moving away of the B. F. Mcbride fam
lily. also that MIR. Mcbride owned the
only homestead in Boone county that
never had a mortgage on it" A kind
friend called MS Up last evening, and
stated that number of the old timers,
who took up homestesds here years ago,
and never had a plaster on them, took
exceptions to the article. As We did
not write same and as the article was
properly credited, We are not at all re-
sponsible, nevertheless We are only
too willing to state that many home
stesders, right in this vicinity, like Mr..
Mcbride, never had mortgage on their
homesteads. Where the belgrade editor
got bis information we don't know.
Anyhow he has another guees coming
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
A Shrewd Answer.

Among the advertisements In an
English paper there recently appeared
the following: The gentleman who
found q purse with money In Burford
street Is requested to forward 1t to
the address Of the loser. as he was
recognized"
A few days later this reply was IN
yerted: The recognized gentleman
who picked up a purse in Burford
street requests the loser to call at his
house,
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
SACKINe A THEATER.
1eibulatiens Of the Drama In eSow
York In 1706

Tribulatiens Of the Drama In Rasw
York In 17o6
Here Is an account Of the sacking Of
q theater in New York from the Ga
zette Of May 3, 1865:
The play advertised to be acted last
Monday evening having given o6ense
to sundry and divers Inhabitants OF
this city, who thought 1t highly i'm
proper that such entertainments should
be exhibited at this time Of public d.
tress. when great numbers Of poor peo-
pie can scarce find means OF subotst-
ence. whereby many persons might be
tempted to neglect their business and
squander that money which II neces-
sary to the payment Of their debts and
the support Of their families. . fumor
was spread about the town that II the
play went ON the audience would meet
with some disturbance from the multi
tuie.
This prevented the greatest part OF
those who intended to have been there
from going. However. many people
came. and the play was begun, but
soon interrupted by the multitude. who
burst open the doors and entered with
noise and tumult. The audience e.
capped In the best manner they could.
Many lost their hats and other articles
Of raiment. A boy had his skull frae-
tured and was yesterday trepanned.
Death Is his. Several others were
sorely set upon and injured. But We
heard of no lives lost. The multitude
Immediately demolished the house. car
ried the pieces to the common. where
they consumed them In q bonfire"
Milk.
Milk cooled to a temperature OF SS1s
degrees may be kept several days n
any Temperature under 53 degrees.
The Music Levers.
She-Did you enjoy the concert ~
night?
He-No; I couldn't hear anything.
She-Why not?
He-Two ladies sat in front OF N
and chatted the whole evening about
bow much they loved music.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
COSTLY DROP CURTAIN.
The One Msissonier Didn't Paint For Q
French 1hOater.

The One Msissonisr Didn't Paint For .
French 1hsatsr.
The enterprising manager Of thea
ter called upon the famous French art
ist Jean Louis Ernest MISSIONER on
one occasion and asked him to paint n
drop scene for certain theater AMI
name his own terms.
You have seen my pictures. then:'
asked MeissOnier.
''Oh, yes" exclaimed the manager,
'but it Is your name want! 1t will
draw crowds to my theater."
And how large do you wish this
curtain to be-" inquired the artist.
"Ah. well. We will say u by IS me
ters.''
MISSIONER took up pencil and pro-
ceetled to make a calculation. At last
he looked up and said. with imper-
turbable gravity:
Il have calculated and find that my
pictures are valued at $4,000 francs
per meter. Your curtain. therefore.
will cost you just 21,GOO.O0O francs.
But that il not all. 1t takes me twelve
months to paint twenty-five centime-
tiers Of canvas. 1t will therefore take
me just 100 years to finish your cur
tain. You should have come to me
earlier, monsieur. am too old for the
undertaking now. Good morning"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

.Nadam"-a census tAker was speak
lne to her who answered his knock
now many children over six and un'
der twenty-oos years OF age have
your
.Lemme zee" she rejected; "iemme
sea. WAL, or, thar be two over SIX
m two under tWeoty- one."-Evefy-
606y'2
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

A correspondent Of the New York
Sun says be overheard the following:
'Ihs boys came out from over In oe'
tveen thooe houDe0." Here are nve
,ceooeffaons IN q bunch. Can tins
sroeocds b bCokoof
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
UNION PaclFIe
TINE table
Daily except Sunday.

Hor6:
Noe. I, 2, and 9 are extra faro trains.
Nos. Z. 5, - and II are local passsneers.
Noa. 50 and 50 are local freiGhts.
Nos. and 10 arc mail trains only.
No. II due in Omaha As p. m.
No. 8 due in Omaha 500 p, m.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25
6. 3. { {.
Tine Table

No. g. Pas. (daily az. Sunday leave -. ::ss Q n
No. p FIT. 4 Ac. (d'y ex. Sat1rday) " $50 p y
No. q, fass. tdaily ex. Sunday arrive. SD p
No. u. FIT. Ae. (d'y q. Sunday n. ..0:1Sa u
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-25

Less Tins.
DIN what month do ladies' talk the
least?
Ain February.
. The Neon.
OF 1000 parts Of the moon SO are
visible to us on the earth and 424 parts
remain hidden absolutely.
When csrvantes Nodded.
In Don Quixote" Sancho continues
to ride on his ass after having Ia
mented the animals death.
Manitoba.
OF the 1882, $40 acres within Mani
toba. G,3oS!OOO are taken up BY lakes
and 100000 are cultivable.
Our National celees.
The national cOlors Of the United
States were adopted by congress IN
1777.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12
A VOLCANIC Monument.
Wonderful Old Balancing Rock Near
Portland. Ore.

"00OorIoO via oa1AUGsu9 WYNN NeSs
Portland, Orc.
One Of the most remarkable rocks In
the world is that known as the bal
ancing rock" which stands on the
bank Of the Willamette river short
distance above the city Of Portland,
Ore. Rising from broad base Is a
small column roughly round in shape
Just above this is q huge mass Of rock
bearing q tree on the summit, the total
height Of rock and column being about
a hundred feet.
Although great deal larger and
heavier than the pillar on which 1t
stands, the big rock is very accurately
balanced. For how many centuries
this odd freak has stood not even the
wisest scientists are able to determine,
but it has evidently been there for q
very long period.
The entire rock Is Of volcanic ma
ture, and the most singular thing
about it is the fact that the knob and
pillar are entirely disjointed from one
another. Wind and weather no doubt
are slowly wearing the balancing
rock' away, but the process is so i'm
perceptible that, failing some unfore-
seen catastrophe, the monument will
probably endure for many centuries.-
Wide World Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12
ICELAND IN SUMMER.
When the Sheen Of Sunset Grests the
Golden Glow Of Sunrise.

When the Sheen Of Sunset Grssts the
Golden Glow Of Sunrise.
Iceland! The name itself is a barrier
to tourist travel. But let the tourist
ignore prejudice and embark at Copen'
hagen or Leith and he will find de-
lightful voyage over smiling summer
sea If he should 60 during June, July
or August. He will be hardly more
than two days out Of sight OF land
the farreaching rockbound coast OF
Scotland or the snow crowned peaks OF
Iceland-but the journey across will
occupy about four days. For bis
amusement the dolphins will tumble.
the whales will spout, the seal will
swim and the sea birds will fly, and
there will be glorious sunrises and sun
sets, with hardly more than two hours
of night intervening. When he finally
reaches Iceland he will see the sun set
about 11:4O O'Clock and rise again
shortly after II o'clock, the golden
glow of the sunset mingling with the
golden glow of the sunrise.
All these delights cannot be assured
to the winter traveller to Iceland. In
fact, he will be obliged to keep his
lamp burning until 1880 in the morn
ing and then light it again at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.-Mrs.W W. F. Crafts In
Christian Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12
Maxine Up an Actor.

In making up an amateur actor
should remember that as little paint as
possible should be used, for, while 1t ia
easy to disguise by thick mask OF
pigment, the heavier the makeup the
more difficult 1t is to convey sensitive
emotional variations by the changing
expression Of the face. If 1t Is posi-
bic to arrange ones own hair in a way
suitable to the character so much tho
better, for, though it may in no way
seem more real than wig, 1t will
prove infinitely more comfortable.
When the actor looks as much like the
part as he possibly can without the aid
Of artificial disguise he begins to apply
nose paste, paint and powder, obliter'
ating one characteristic and accentuat'
ing another, painting the eyebrows out
and redrawing them, changing the COL
or Of the skin, putting shadows around
the eyes and sinister lines running
from the nostrils. He adds roughly
shaped beard or mustache Of Grape
hair If the character demands It,
Harper's Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12
Wonderful Hats.

On one occasion Lincoln was pre-
sented with two fine hats, each by a
different hatmaker, neither knowing
that the other had made such a con-
tribution. In the course Of events
they called upon the president, and 1t
30 happened that both called at the
same time. When both found them
selves in the presence Of the executive
they asked how he had liked the hats
they had sent him, and, taking advan-
tage Of the opportunity Of securing a
statement of superiority Of one or the
other make, the president was asked
to state his preference. To many men
such a question would be very embar-
RAISING, but to Lincoln not at all. He
took the hat, one in each hand, and
then replied gravely, but with a mis-
chievous twinkle In his keen eyes:
"Gentlemen, your hats do mutually
surpass each otherT
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12

husbands campaign, but the two
children, Carter H. Harrison Sd, and
Edith Ogden Harrison, have been i'm
pressed into the service. Mrs. Har.
rison, who has considerable literary
ability, is doing important work in
the publicity department of the cam
paign forces. She answers letters
and writes letters to the voters. Mrs.
Merriam, wife of Charles F. Merriam,
the republican candidate, is spending
most of her time calling on her veal
thy acquaintances among the women
to endeavor to get them to secure the
votes of their men folks for the pro-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-12
|S0N OF WEALTHY
farmer Will Be.
MADE DEFENDANT.
Mclean Cooper Shot Fore
man Oh Fathers Farm
Shooting Causes a Big Sen.
Sation in RilISboro

IIillsboro, N. D., March lin a
shooting fray at the Cooper farm eight
miles from Hillsboro this morning,
Mclean Cooper, the son of one OF
the wealthiest farmers of Trail coun'
ty, shot and probably fatally wounded
Frank Ross, the foreman of the Coop
er farm. Ros is in the hospital with
all of his body below the point where
the bullet passed through the spinal
cord, completely paralyzed.
Last night Cooper telephoned into
Hillsboro to Sheriff Osmon of Trail
county, asking that he come out to
the farm and arrest Ross. He stated
that Ross and several of he cher men
working on the farm were having
some trouble with himself.
The sheriff refused to make the trip
to the Cooper farm which, is eight
miles out of Hillsboro, unless Cooper
would come in and swear out a war
rant against the farm foreman. Cooper
then told the sheriff that he would
take the matter into his own hands.
This morning early, Cooper and
Ross again got into row. The fore
man picked Cooper up and threw him
over a fence. Cooper arose and pull
ed a revolver and began to shoot at
the feet oftheforeman.
III you are going to start any gun
play, I'll get one myself" said Ross,
and with that he started to run back
to the house. presumably to get a
weapon. Cooper opened fire on him
and sent bullet through his back, the
ball cutting the spinal chord and lodg-
ing in the breast just behind the
heart. Ross sank to the ground with
a cry.
Sheriff Olson arrested Cooper thi
morning, and Ross was taken to the
hospital. He had no use of his limbs
and his whole body below the point
where the ball entered is paralyzed.
Cooper's father, who is one Of the
wealthiest farmers in North Dakota,
is in the east. When he left home he
placed Ross, the foreman, in charge
of the farm. It Is presumed that the
trouble between the two men strted
over the question of authority in the
management of the place.
Young Cooper is about % years old
and at one time was student at Cul-
yer. He is highly respected and his
family is one of the most influential
and prominent in his home county.
All Hillsboro was wild with excite
ment when Cooper was brought into
town by the sheriff. The prominence
of Cooper's family has caused the
shooting to be big sensation.