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The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-18
CLARK'S STAND ON
ANNEXATION
NEVER ADVOCATED FORClBlE
UNION OF CANADA. SPEAK.
Err SAYS SHARPLY.

ST. LOUIS. Nj. Nov. :. Strong
ation-of-C anada speeches and inter
views has drawn from the speaker TO
the ST. Louis Republic letter III
which he SAYS that he favored only
a peaceful annexation brought about
by The mutual consent of both coun-
tries. and that he has 50 qualified
all his expressions fayoring anneNa-
lion.
Speaker Clark's letter follows:
In View Of your editorial III to-
days Republic entitled Champ
Clark's Blunder." desire 20 make
a plain statement.
REPORT DID NOT TELL ALL.
You of course. did not know
how the remarks touching lie an
ueXatton Of Canada came to be made
al Fremont. Neb Without inquiry
from mr YOU assume that they We're
part Of speech which | had pre-
par d. The truth is that was
speaking on the tariff when stand
PAT Republican broke in with the
question. what about anneXlng can
ada | answered somewhat as re-
ported; but the reporter failed to
say that / stated then and there
that the only annexation ! had ever
thought of was a union OF the two
countries by mutual consent and for
the promotion of the best interests
Of the TWO countries.
You assume that in my speech in
the house. as we'll as at Fremont,
suggested or advocated fOrcible an
neXation. There IS not a fact in
the universe on which TO base that
assumption. | never dreamed of such
a thing. and the language of the
speech in congress contradicts the
assumption. President Tafts claQ-
uers undertook to make a
mountain out of mole hill by jump
ing on me in the papers and certain
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-18

Rubber Stamps Of all Kinds. Pads
supplies, etc, At The Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-18
Cat Itself Big By-Product.

In the matter of by-produCts. the
most important one is the cat itself,
While not exactly necessary. it
probably would be best to kill the
cat before skinning it. as it would
be not only immodest. but shocking
~ cruel to subject a furless eat
even to the moderation of a Puget
Sound winter.
Having disposed of the skin,
there comes next to consideration the
whiskers These should be preserved
baled and sold for use in the manu-
facture of tooth. clothes, hair and
paint brushes. rats, toupeS and fake
queues for the PERCEPTIONS young
Chinese if the revolution falls
through and the Manchus get on
the job again
The cat skin itself should be
carefully separated from the fur
and sold to athletic institutions
where young men are taught 10
skin the cat.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-18
Purr Should Be Saved.

Next. the purr should be extracted
from the cat and reduced to an
essence which can be used as the
basic element of a compound for
dissipation of domestic jars and the
soothing of infants. There is for
tune in this field alone for the com
forting sound Of the cats song is
well and favorably known.
The cats paws should be care
fully collected and disposed of to
political organizations and parties
which have a constant need of them.
The paws also should be sold for
use in drawing chestnuts from the
figurative fire.
The padding of the sole of the
cats foot. which gives it its far
famed stealthy tread, could be util-
lied in the manufacture of shoes for
the welded bibulous who must re
turn at 8 a. m. in as inconspicuous
a fashion as possible.
with the womans suffrage move
ment at its height, the cats claws
would prove popular novelty, il
placed on the market.
Probably the most valuable por-
ton of the cat is the tail-Which
should b extracted with great care.
The 100000 caudal appendages
culled annually could be sold TO var
ious manufacturers who would use
them in making of "cat-o-nine-tails'
pompons for fall hats and trophies
at society fox hunts.
Beneath the hands of a Kubelik
or a Paganini. what then remains of
the 100000 cats might charm the
cultured ear of the musical world
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
The Question.

Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, who has been
chosen United States senator from Ne.
braska. owns a morning and an after
noon newspaper in Omaha. One morn.
ing he was in the editorial room of the
afternoon paper when a cab reporter
called up for instructions as to- how
he should handle a shooting case to
which he had been assigned. A man
had married a girl at four O'Clock In
the afternoon before. and at eight the
same evening had shot her five times.
What shall I do?" asked the report
er. Get an interview from the girl.
said Hitchcock But I don't know
what to ask her." objected the report
er. Hitchcock got up from his chair.
walked over to the wall. and beat his
head against the plaster three times.
"I don't think you understand" he
told the cub. with as much patience as
he could muster. Married at four,
shot five times at eight. Go get the
story" well, what shall ask herr
queried the reporter. Hitchcock. look
ing panied and grieved. said over the
telephone: "Ask her whether she con-
siders the conduct of her husband an
insult or merely studied Indifference"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

When he first came into national
prominence We saw him capture the
nation with the power Of his genius.
We saw him sway the multitude with
his words of wisdom, and amaze and
terrorize the enemies of free institut
tons with the logic Of his speech. We
saw him rise from the disaster of de-
feat again and again, and each time ne
has had the confidence Of the eplple.
We saw him as a twice defeated candi
date for president on foreign tour
honored by the nations Of the world.
We saw this defeated man return to
his native land, hnnorcd by all the
civilized nations of the the earth, and
greeted by his own people as Il" other
private citizen has ever been greeted.
And We have asked why this man
should touch the human heart of every
nation and appeal to the human CON
science in every land? The answer is
Bryan himself. Constant in his de-
votion to principal, firm in conviction,
consistent in his course, brave and
steadfast, he stands before the world
the incarnation of unseitish patriotism.
As the mark of hostile critics he has
been misrepresented, maiigned and
slandered, but over it all he has trium-
phed, towcrin. as an intellectual and
moral giant, the champion Of the pur-
est principles and thu noblest senti-
ments that have ever possessed a great
and powerful people.
What was once III sc,rn and con.
tempt tcrmc! Brvanism is being writ
ten into the !aws vf the states, the COLI
stitutions and into the statutes of the
nation.
Those who once derided this man
for his failacies are now singing his
praises for his virtues. Those who OH.
ce abused him for his iniquity are now
lauding him for the sanity and streng-
tn of his convictions.
No wonder this man will remain in
politics, for the CROWN rs glory of his
life will he when his creed of universal
Justice shall have been written deeply
into the statutes of his country
Nashville Tennesseean.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
Wejoht for Saddle Horses.

At the Paris horse show recently a
special jury of experts was appointed
to determine authoritatfvely just how
much horse of 4 given weight should
carry in the saddle.
The jury brought in the following
decision: A horse weighing no more
than s25 pounds should not carry 4
greater weight than 1877 pounds, pro-
vided the girth Of the animal does not
exceed 81 inches. A horse weighing
e35 pounds or less. with a girth Of GO
inches. should not carry more than
200 pounds. and a horse weighing 1.045
hounds, with a girth Of II inches.
should not carry more than 231
mounds.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
WHEN BURR BEAT HAMILTON.

WHEN BURR BEAT HAMILTON.
Its undoubtedly true that in form
er times in all parts of the country it
was considered more important and
more creditable to save mans life or
liberty than to get a verdict where
property only was concerned. These
days have passed. as far rs New York
is concerned, aud in lesser degree,
possibly, in nearly all the other states,
and despite the agitation Oh the subject
they arc meyer Likely to return.
1t is interesting to turn back mere
than century and quarter, to the
earliest days of tine Republic AMI to
the careers Of two lawyers who would
have been giants in any age or in any
country, and who were antagonistic in
character and purpose. Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Both
men accepted criminal as well as civil
cases.
Aaron Burr, that cratic genius, is
said never to have lost a case in which
he alone was counsel. 1t is also of
record that he won a case in which, by
aqueer trick of fate, his associate coun.
sci was Hamilton. 1t was a murder
case. The actions and manner of the
principal witness against the prisoner
seemed to Burr exceedingly suspicious,
and it is said that both Burr and Ham
iltOn were undecided in their own
minds which was the guilty party
the witness or the prisoner. Hamil-
toms summing uP was perfunctory.
Burr began to address the jury when
it was nearly dark.
The witness for the prosecution was
leaning against pillar. His face was
pallid and covered with perspiration.
He listened intently to the lawyer.
Suddenly Burr seized a large candela-
Drum, and throwing the light on the
face of the witness, shouted, Behold
the murderer, gentlemen" The wit.
ness turned and rushed from the court
room and the prisoner was acquitted.
New York Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
ON BEING A SPORT.

You may remember his mOthcr-a
pretty girl VINO went tothe high school
twenty-five years ag"-an unusually
pretty girl, who married gay young
fellow to reform him. She reformed
him all right. He settled down, but
he had lost the confidence of the town,
and when he died ten or a dozen years
ago, he had job, but tina. was all, and
she had a housetul of children. She
buckied to her work and reared them,
kept them ali in school. kept them de-
Gently dressed, wholesonely fed. and
gave them every advantage that this
town affords. But it took hard work,
and it took the beauty cut Of her eyes,
put stoop in her shoulders, and put
lines in her face that never will come
out. Hundreds "fpcoplc watched the
struggle; and al, of them were proud
of her. The little girls are doing we'll;
they seem to know what it cost their
mother.
But that boy--hc seems To have an
ambition to be sport. His mother
sees it and it is breaking her heart.
His sisters see it and they arc ashamed.
They often wonder what's the use of
trying to keep up and be somebody,
and if it was not for the blood of
their mother in them they would
slump. But the boy has to be a sport.
He has to sneak through blind door
and up a stairway on East Sixth ave
nue. and get whisky and he has t. loaf
around the pool shacks with a breath
that would sour cement sidewalk,
and he has to wear the loudcst clothes
and the brashest hat he can get in
town-and mother pays for it all, by
Heaven knows what hard grinding
work. All for the boy to be a sport.
What loafer he is, How worth
less he is becoming. Does he think
any merchant wants him? They all
know about him. The whole town
knows that he is 'mooching" on his
mother. They could stand his drink
ing, they might stand his loafing and
his general cussedness-but sponging
it-whisky. cussedness and all-that
is too much.
What a miserable foundation he is
putting under his life. How it will
crumble when the rains fall and the
winds blow upon that house-Empor-
ia Gazette.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
WHEN MEXICO WAS COVETED.

Immediately after the Civil War,
before many of the Confederate sold
iers had laid down their arms, there
was strong movement for the coloni-
cation of Mexico, then in the midst OF
q Civil War. Some offers were made
to the Mexican revolutionsts against
the Macmillan government, but in
the main a colonization scheme Was
proposed. A number Of Confederate
generals went to Mexico and nesotia.
tions were begun TOR the transfer of
large numbers Of the still armed South.
crn troops to that country. But this
great scheme did not 60 far beyond a
spontaneous impulse.
Of more deliberate and iar.reacl,ing
purpose was a plan 10 annex Mexico,
which was formed shortly before the
close Of the Civil War, with the idea Of
utilizing the Union army. when it
should be at once out Of the Civil War,
for that purpose. Benjamin F. Butler
had drawn u bill providing for the
building Of great national highway
across Texas, ostensibly for traffic, but
really to serve as military road and
as an Interior means of getting large
numbers of men, as road builders, to
the Mexican frontier.
This proposition reached President
Lincoln the day he was assassiDated.
No doubt he would have done his Ut
most to block such an enterprise if he
had been made fully aware of its pur-
poses. President johnson vigorously
opposed it and it never made progress.
The days of coveting Mexico have
passed. At least, these are not such
days. There is no wish, nor could
there be at this time popular approval
of any plan to annex Mexico. What
is wanted in the country is order, jus.
tice, peace and prosperity. President
Taft has taken the hazard that must
always be taken when troops are used
in large numbers for a precautionary
demonstration, but there is every rea.
son to believe that he has perfect un-
Outstanding with President Diaz as to
the diplomacy of this movement
Kansas City Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05

This incident suggests what contri.
buttons to every day speech have been
made by cards, and by poker in parti'
cular. Many people who know moth
ing ofpoker use its phrases. For in
stance, the ''standpatter' is spoken Of
in politics TO describe the man who
wants things to remain as they are
The term ''blufl'' needs no explanation
it is in such general Use. Church peo
pie are asked to chip in" to pay the
parson and forget that they are using
a term Of unholy association.
Then there is the man who demands
that everything be ''above board" to
signify that no concealment is going on
We all know that when We have
plenty of money We feel "Aush,' an
other poker term signifyins that the
cards are all of one color. The term
full house" is still another phrase
that is jocularly used in common
speech to signify that there is no more
room. Others more familiar with pOk'
er terms than a minister or an editor
might multiply the illustrations.
Some people understand the lingo
and don't know the game. Others
know the lingo and think they know
the game, but don't. 1t is great
game-so thSy say. None o. its exc
perts have yet got into the hall Of
fame on account Of their skill. Not
even Poe, and he Travelled some. 1t is
a game that often makes its devotees
feel poor, but at least it has enriched
the English language with picturesque
terms.-Boston Globe.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05

adoption. or of anyth ng else. And
who can answer that writer's do not
readily agree to the fancy. or the
within, or the taste. or the judgment
Of the public? With might and main
they try to live up to the label. ma
king. as a rule. little or no effort
to change the brand. You ask for a
certain thing: here 1t is for you. %
they seem to say. There are other
draughts az good to be got from
the vintage of my examinations: but
fearing your disapprovai. ] shall not
attempt to provide them. "-Naho
Walker in London T. P.'s Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned.
by virtue of chattle mortgage. in the form al a
mortgage note. dated December Ind. l9Oe anil
executed by Mrs. ). +. Trip and Mrs. w. J..
Mc(uown. mort gagOrs. to X. w. Saley, mort
gage. and duly filed in the Office OF the Count y
Clerk in and for the county of Platte. state al
Nebraska, on March 10th. 1911, to secure the
payment of certain prOmissOry note for $50. ~,
dated December 2n,l, 1908. and payable To- u. w.
Saley and on which there is now due the sum OF
Sj.CO with interest thereon ut the rate OF 1O per
cent per annum from February LIST, 1909. and
default having been made in the payment OF said
note and the amount due thereon and no suit or
other proceedings al law having been instituted
To recover said sum or any part thereof;
Therefore, ! will sell to the highest bidder for
cash at public auction, at the office and store
room Of the Auditorium Music Company. nj 4D
West 18th street, and being in the North opera
house. Columbus. Platte county, Nebraska, On
Wednesday, April nth. 1911. at O'Clock y. M.
the following described property, tO-wit: One
Tryber Piano. Style II, No. 1870. mahogany case,
one stool and one scarf.
H. ". SALEY, Mortgages.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
Church a Playroom.

Before the appointed hour Of nine
o'clock the other morning the doors
of the Central Park Methodist Epis-
copal church were open for the con-
venience of the boys and girls Of St.
Paul who desire to take advantage
Of the games distributed by the
Thursday club. says st. Paul dis
patch. Piled on the shelves of one Of
the classrooms were more than a
thousand sets of games. and Miss
Helen Swanstrom stood ready to hand
them out to the first Corners
The boys and girls who came were
overjoyed at the information that they
would be allowed to make use Of the
games right there in the church.
They were glad too that the rooms
would be open from until $50
O'Clock every evening. except Satur-
day and Sunday evenings. when
games will be given out for use In
the church. but not for carrying home.
Games for home use may be taken
out any time on any Saturday from
Q a. IN. till 4 p. m.
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previously notify us to discontinue it.
CHANGE IN ADDRESs-When ordering .
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to sive their old a. we'll Is their new address.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05

April Is, 1777, in reference to the
British attacking Philadelphia, $50;
May 26, l777, indicating himself Of
charges which cost him his election to
Congress, $40; September s, 17T,
about Howe's movements toward Phil.
adelphia aud denouncing certain Qua
kers, s57; October 8, III. giving al
account of the Battle Of Germantown,
Sis; October %, l777, about Bur-
goyne's surrender and Washinstons
movements, S9O.-Cn!umbus Ohio
Dispatch.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05

No ally is Of any use in fight who
does not enter into it with his whole
soul. Such are better outside the
works than inside.
The advice Of the Chronicle is for
standpatters only. And to them We
say, get out of the way and let the
Democratic steam roller steam ROLL
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05

In his book. lately published in the
Hungarian language and translated
into almost every modern tongue. DR..
Lorand says that from recent reports
Of the register Offices of Austria, Ger
many. We are justified in assuming
that though life is usually limited to
IS to 60 years it may occasionally be
prolonged to 100. or even more, by the
operation Of certain internal and e1-
ternal agencies.
By studying these We may eventu-
ally be able to prolong the lives Of
many individuals beyond so or even
80. and to prolong our term Of youth
fulness by 10 or 20 years. We need
no longer grow old at 40 or SO. This
can be brought about by improving
the functions of a certain few of the
glandular structures of the body, pro-
vided one or more Of the main organs
have not already been too gravely
compromised by incurable organic
disorders.
To prevent old age coming on too
soon the first condition necessary is
the possession of healthy ductless
glands (chief among them being the
thyroid. the adrenals. the pancreas and
the liver), and this depends upon her
edity.
Marriage Is an invaluable aid in the
struggle against old age. II married
life is one Of the best means of resist
ing the approach Of old age on the
other hand It is positively certain that
unhappy marriages are the surest
means of Fastening its oncoming.
To avoid premature old age and ear
~ death We have to follow the rules:
Wear loose collars. because a tight
collar presents obstacles to the free
circulation Of the blood through the
thyroid.
Do not take too much meat, because
abundance Of meat alters the ductless
glands.
Take largo quantities of milk. this
being the extract OF various glands,
and especially that of the thyroid.
Be as much as possible in the open
air, and especially in the sunshine;
and take plenty Of exercise. taking
care to breathe deeply and regularly
Take a bath daily, and. in addition.
once a week or every two weeks. take
. Turkish or vapor bath.
Wear porous clothing. light hat and
low shoes.
Go early to bed and rise early.
Sleep in a very dark. very quiet
room and with a window open. and do
not sleep less than six nor more than
n. hours.
Have one complete days rest in
each week. without even reading or
writing.
Avoid mental disturbances or wor-
ries.
Be temperate in the use of alcohol
and also in the use of coffee or tea.
Avoid places that are overheated.
especially by steam, and badly venti-
lated.
Replace or reinforce the functions
Of the organs which may have become
changed by age or disease, by means
of the extracts from the correspond
ing organs Of healthy animals. But
Of course the application Of this pre-
cept must be adapted to the individual
case.-The British Medical Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
POKER AND LITERATURE,

jeff Davis Of Arkansas rose in tho
senate the other day and asked bro
Their senator, who was Senator Gamble
of South Dakota, what he meant by a
lack pot" as the latter had used the
term in debate. Gamble, judging
from his surname, ought to have re.
piled. but he didn't. So JEFF didn't
find out. But there are senator's
doubtless, whocould tell him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
Luck.

Luck.
well. I'm convinced that it's an Ill
wind that blows good to nobody"
what has caused you to arrive at
your present opinion"
You know the Billingers?"
You mean Horace Billinger, who
recently got SO badly squeezed In
the stock market"
Yes. You see. We lived next door
to the Billingers for number of
years. Since they have lost their
money and then compelled to give
up their automobiles and discharge
most of their servants and in other
ways get along on a. little as posi-
Bile. my wife has found that We can
live on much less fhas 1t formerly
cost us"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
1.-THE Club"

An exclusive dining society Is tho
one bearing the arrogant title "The
Club" which since its foundation has
been limited to thirty-fve members.
Johnson. Burke. Reynolds and Gold
smith we're among the original mem
hers. Garrick and Boswell Joined in
1773. and Gibbon and Fox In 1774.
OF the eighteen premiers in the nine
teeuth century nine were members Of
the club. Fox, Liverpool, Canning.
Russell, Aberdeen, Gladstone. Sails
bury. Lord Rosebery and Mr.. Balfour.
London Chronicle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
Noxelists and the Public.

Surprises in the novel reading line
are always pleasant. Readers are so
apt nowadays to label a novelist. to
say or assume that such an such 4
style. such and such a treatment.
such and such characters, are his or
hers by right Of invention. or Of
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-05
Association.

The man on deck yonder who has
been so sick is a baseball player"
Doesn't seem to be enjoying him
SELF"
NO; said it was too much like work
Every time the vessel pitched he felt
h wanted to make home run"