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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
8onsthin9 In the Eye.

Small substances. like cinders. dust
or small chips Of stone or metal. can
often be removed from the eye BY
very simple means. Sometimes catch
ing the upper lid by the lashes and
pulling It away from the eyeball and
down over the lower lid, then letting
It 60. 90 that as 1t recedes its under
surface Is swept by the edge Of the
lower lid, will clear 1t out. II this
does not prove successful . loop made
Of a horsehair or Of q long human
hair can be passed under the lid and
swept from the outer side toward the
nose and drawn down. Better than
this. however. is the washing Of the
eye or flushing with the eye dropper.
Every person should carry one In his
travelling bag. for they are invaluable.
Catch hold Of the lower and upper lid.
draw them away from the eye and
then al the dropper. which h like
small syringe. with water and 1ush
the eye two or three times. This win
always remove the cinder at once
Family Doctor.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18

Jwse - oooa
did ~ )oave footprints o. the sandz
Of time? mo. but they took bid
thumb printA"-Judge.
spiesd Cake.
When making spiced cakes always
alft the spices with the -FOUR. They
! will b more evenly distributed.
How She vsssd.
Mrs. Allow did you vote today?
Nh. BIN my plum colored gown.
Boston Transcript.
The 1hsrmemstss.
About ITO ut Amsterdam Eahren-
heit made his first Thermometer, which
has served a q model ever since.
The indignant cestsc.
ERE, missus; give over pinchin'
them bananas Ave q 90 at the cOker-
nuts NATURALIZATION sketch.
The Raseet Gents.
The rarest Of our cents and the high
est in price are those dated 1893. 1850
and 1904.
Any New Alstheds7
"Ain't It strange tn way Kelly beats
bis wife? II dunno. How does he
Do it?"-Cleveland Leader.
Seur Orange Trees.
Trees bearing sour oranges have
grown wild in the Florida swamps for
Hundreds Of years.
|. HE View.
Missionary-What IL man. anyway?
Cannibal- Nothing but foodstuff.-
New York Press.
Blob-Woman is q conundrum.
Slob-And man never seems to want
o dive her up-Philadelphia Record.
Net . - Fsessttsn.
Il Say, do you think much Of Black"
II do unfortunately; he owes me q
IN spot"
AbdomiNal Surgery.
Abdominal surgery first was at
tempted in France in the fourteenth
century.
Readin9 the Bile.
TO read the Bible through at the rate
e q chapter q day would require three
years and three months.
Pic 0eo0.
Pig iron n 20 called because the In
eots when first made have q fancied |
resemblance to q litter Of pigs.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
RAILWAYS IN SPAIN.
Their Methods Are Not Those Of the
Strenuous Life.

Their Methods Are Not These Of the
Strenuous Life.
A Spanish railway seems an excel
lent place for q rest cure. 81 remem-
her," writes Mr.. s. L. Bensusan, when
going on a short journey in Andalusia.
the train that carried me stopped at a
short junction. While we were at
rest here. after some hours Of travel at
the rate Of at least twelve miles an
hour, the driver uncoupled his engine
and proceeded down the line with 1t in
the direction we were not to take.
The passengers walked contentedly
up and down, smoked countless ciga-
rettes, ate oranges. resisted the impOr-
tunities of beggars. At last I became
uneasy and asked where the driver
had gone. Pedro has run down the
line on his engine to take a birthday
gift to his mother, who lives over
there explained the station master:
he. Is indeed a good son and will not
trust his parcel to the post Spain Is
full of thieves And when the good
son had come back from his mission
he restored the engine to its proper
position and We re-entered the train.
which went on its journey after three
quarters of an hours delay."-London
Graphic.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
DEADLY MINE GASES.
White Damp. Fiesdsmp, Diaek Damp
and the Fearful Aftse Damn.

White Damp, Fiesdsmp, Diaek Damp
and The Fearful Aftse Damp.
white damp b the gas most feared
BY the miners, for it, properties rem
der It dimcult to detect. inasmuch -
It II tasteless. odoriess and colorlesS
and when mixed in the proportion Of
about one part gas to nine parts air n
called ''6redamp" and becomes explo-
sive to q degree hard to realize unless
one has seen jts effects.
Black damp. unlike white Damp -
heavier than air. q nonexplosive g1s
which may be detected BY its peculiar
odor. Again. unlike the other. its eff.
feet - to sufEocate and extinguish fire.
This gas Is % heavy and moves with
such 4 sluggish low that OCCASIONAL
". when miners have been trapped In
q mine following an explosion and
have detected the black damp creep.
ing In upon them by its smell. they
have been able to stop its advance BY
erecting dams or barbados along the
door. building them higher as the vol
ume Of gas increased and keeping the
air within their little inclosure COM
paratively clean BY rude improvised
fans.
Following an explosion. these two
gases become mingled and form q mix.
ed gas. possessing all the dreaded
qualities of each. which Is known a
after Damp" and It Is the mixture
Of gases which destroys any life that
may remain following mine disaster.
Atlantic Monthly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
foeeor>TAe KEY.
Tho0 tlso loejsssnith 9hewed HIN HsW
. opoa the Deer.

Thea tso Loe0esunith Stossod Hin 60W
- opso ths Deer.
When M. and MIA Easte0d stAftsd
out to spend the evening In pursuance
Of IN engagement they paused O -
front steps long enough for Mn. r
to PROFOUND the usual query. Have
you got the key, deafr'
"Yes, guess %" said M. T. wait
q minute. No. I haven't either. What
do you. think Of that? Must have len
Il On the dresser"
well. here's . pretty hoW-de0or
exclaimed Mrs. T. % her conSort sav.
agely but ftuitlessly fummaGe0 hiD
pockets. How ars We going to ct IN
to get it?'
Hubby first tried the lower Window
to ind them al carefully locked.
Neiehbors awoke to the situation and
began to be helpful.
Get ladder" said one.
Get q Jimmy" said another.
Get an aeroplane." said Q third
Various other expedients. ranging
from derrickS to dynamite were SuG-
gested. Finally ono neighboe brought
q ladder which wouldn't reach the
second story windows BY six 6eet It
was suggested that the dre depart
ment be summoned. Rejected.
BY this time the engagement had to
be calledNof and the remarks Mn. T.
was making to the female contingent
Of the assemblage WIN not here b n
corded. As q last resort q lockSmith
was suggested, and Mr.. 3. departed In
search Of one. At the end Of IN hour
he returned with q stolld looking GeE.
man bearing an armful Of tools.
"Vich toor?' he inquired.
This one" said Mira T., and for
goodness sake don't Jimmy Il nor dy-
Mantle It unless you have tor
"Dot's all righd," grunted the work
man. Then he extended his hand and
tried the knob. It turned. The catch
had not caught The door swung
open. he turned and gave the assem-
blage an expressive glance.
And now when Mr.. and Mn. =.
leave their little home Of an evening
some neighbor II sure to sticC his head
out Of q window and kindly inquire.
''Have you got the keyr'-Pittsburg
Gazette Times.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
WOMEN TN PORTUGAL.
Dig In the Fields and Do labeein0
Work In the Cities.

Dig In the Fields and Do labeeins
Weri< In the Cities.
A good part Of the farm work II
performed by the women, who see no
reason why they should regard dig
eing, hoeing and blowing a. the work
Of men alone. The man who owns
few acres Of land will often leave its
cultivation to his wife and daughters.
while he labOrs as carpenter, stone
mason or cooper, for caskmaking IL
one Of their important industries. He
also likes to get q job as waiter IN
one of the numerous hotels at seaside
resorts, for the country has thousands
Of continental and English visitors.
Women share in the heavy work of
the cities as well. There are female
pOrters, labOrers on the docks, market
tenders and even women coal beavers.
fishermen, or, rather, fisherwOmen, and
sailors. They are as strong and hardy
as their husbands and brothers and
seem to stand long hours and hard Ia
Dor as well.
OF course it rather takes away the
glamour Of romance when one sees
young woman with finely chiseled
features and beautiful black eyes dig
ging with spade and mattock or heav-
ing a basket Of coal into ships hold
with as much ease as the American
girl plays tennis and golf Women seem
happy under what We would consider
hard conditions, 50 the reformer would
probably have his labor for his pains
II he suggested a change In this de-
partment Of Portuguese national ex-
Christian Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
DRY GOODS
led AND kUNCHED.
~. SGiaAes Wine 0idn't Steal IN
Aoploo At Them.

IN. sGiaAss Wine oidn't Steal ~
Apples Ats Them.
A reprimand which takes the form
Of q joke Is sometimes more eRectual
than burst Of anger. Such an exam
pie WAS furnished by q Confederate
oGncer and described by T. O. Moore In
his Anecdotes Of General Cleburne."
The southern army, marching across
the mountains Of Georgia. had its sup
ply trains cut Oh and was obliged to
live upon the country.
Apples, chestnufs and persimmOns
were plenty. but the army had strict
orders not to depredate upon private
property. One day I was trudging
along In the rear Of General Gran
bury's brigade when I saw down the
road General Cleburne sitting ON the
top rail Of q fence. while below him
lay i've or six bushels Of fine red ap-
pies. Near by stood q number Of SOL
diers, who looked a. mean a. men
could look.
General Granbury saluted General
Cleburne, who remarked:
I'm peddling apples today"
Flows thatY'
These gentlemen" pointing to the
soldiers who had stolen the apples.
have been very kind. They have
gathered apples for me and charged
nothing. I'll give them to you and
your men. Now get down and take
one, and each Of your men take one
only one. mind you-until oil are
gone"
The invitation was accepted, the
men cheering for ''Old Pat. When
the apples were gone the general made
each man who had stolen the apples
carry q rail for q mile or two.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
Late Risina Birds.

I1to Hoeon0 0oe0&
A pair Of singing birds had been adj
vertised for sale.
THE property OF u late rising fami-
~" the dealer stated
II wound up with that clause" he
said, go possible purchasers would
not be scared OF by the prospect Of
an unearthly chattering at 8 o'clock In
the morning. Birds can be trained to
keep any kind Of hours II they arc
brought up by q family Of nighthawkS
they learn to 90 to bed at midnight
and get up at 8 q. M, along with the
rest Of the folks. but II they are tuck
ed in right away after supper they
wake up the neighborhood at a cor
respondinsiy early hour the next morn
Ing. 1t Is advisable for any person
who IL likely to lie abed until noon to
inquire into the early training OF .
bird before buying.ANe York Sun.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
Petit Jurors.

For tho February, 1911, term Of the
district court Of Platte county, Nebraska:
Theodore Meyer, Frank Nather. Fred
Clssassn. Geo. E willard, ". J. Gregor.
ius. Henry Il. Wolken, E. E. Morgan,
Adolph Marty, Fritz Miller, Fred San
der, Hubert Braun. jos. Nicklas, Martin
Burnes, Geo ". Lamb, Jacob Stohr. W.
n. Thomszin, John Frischsuf, John
Schascher, Martin Valeen, Frank Ker-
nan, Nels Nelson, Jos. Buettner, Chas.
Hildebrsnd, Lincoln tombstone.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
4 Duel On Undrooa

Dueling. though not dead. was dy-
Ing out even In Rogers' time and was
not taken very seriously. The poets
biographer tells the quaint story Of
how Mr.. Humphrey Howarth. . sur
geOn. when called out made bis ap-
pearance In the 6eld stark naked The
astonished challenger asked him what
he meant. II know" said Howarth.
that II any part Of the clothing u
carried into the body By gunshoe
wound fostering ensues. and therefore
I have met you thus" His antagonist
declared that lighting Q man In puris
naturaiibus would be quite ridiculous.
and accordingly they parted without
further discussion.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
The Monkey and the Beck.

A story is told Of an eminent mt
uralist Il forget his nance who was
hoping to develop the intelligence Of =
monkey to whose education he was
devoting himself One day he saw
with delight that the monkey was sit
ting at the other end Of the room turn
ing over the leaves of q valuable book
on entomology and looking at the
plates with apparent interest But on
going nearer he saw. with dismay, that
the monkey was turning over the
plates in order that when he came to
q particularly large beetle or butterfly
he might pick 1t out and eat IT. As
the paper could not have had q nice
taste, I think he may have been actu-
ated rather by the fun Of the thing
than by q mere depraved appetite.
Perhaps he was verifying the like
method Of learning among the philosO-
piers Of Laputa.-London Spectator.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
BATTLE WITH A BOG.
Rodmiro's Suction Teeo the Leather
Caters OF q Mans Lees.


Caters on . Mans Legs.
Readers Of Lorna Doone" can never
forget the terrible drowning Of Carver
in the bog. That death trap IL still to
Be seen in the ExmO0r country, and
not long ago q valuable hunting horse
was engulfed In the mire. and his rider
barely escaped with his life. 8. Bar
ing.G Gould. who had q narrow escape
from q similar bog, tells Of 1t in his
Book Of the West" The author was
with an odlcial from the ordnance sur.
vey. who was correcting the map Of
the country:
In the dusk we lost our way and got
into Redmire. 1t was winter. the bog
was unusually wet, and We could
scarcely trip from one stone to an
other. Six bullocks had been lost In
that very spot during the year.
"An ct once I sank above my waist
and was rapidly being sucked In far
ther. called to my companion. but In
the dark he could not see me. The
water reached to my armplts. Hap
ply I bad with me . stout bamboo six
feet long. placed It athwart the sur
face and held my arms as far extend
ed a possible. By quickly jerking my
body I gradually lifted II. and then I
threw myself forward as far as l
could. Finally I managed to cast my
self full length on the surface. The
suction was 80 great that It tore the
leather CATERS OF my legs.
For q quarter Of an hour I lay
stretched out, gasping, before l got
breath enough to worm myself along
TO dry soil"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18

Fabls % The N1ssry Fas~sss snd The
esjdso piess.
There Was once q Benevolent Fairy
! who WAS accustomed to doing Good
Deeds In Whimsical wayA One day
she vas flying across the country to
attend q meeting Of the A. o. b +.
when she noticed q Farmer laboeing In
the Fields His horse was Attenuated
and Decepit. and bis plow was Heavy
and Old Fashioned. Often hs would
pause and wipe the sweat from his
brow. Plainly be was having . Hard
Time.
The Benevolent Fairy watched him
q moment and observed his Haegard
Look and biz general air Of Misery.
Suddenly IN Idea came to hef-tO
make this man Rich, % that he would
no longer have to delve and struggle
to exc out q Bare Living. So she
swooped down and touched the plow
with her wand-she was. Of course. In
visible-and instantly it was changed
10 Solid Gold. Then with an amused
but kindly backward glance the Benev-
olent Fairy went on her way.
A year later. remembering the &C.
currence. she Jew over to 80 how the
Farmer was enjoying his Good For
tune. She found him in the Fields.
blowing laboriously. and II anything
be and his surroundings looked Mean
er and More Miserable than they had
before. Much surprised, the Fairy
dew closer. Just In time to hear him
murmur:
II wish this dlns-busted plow warn't
20 heavyy'
The Benevolent Fairy eyed him Pity
!ngly: then she once more touched the
plow with her wand. and Il again be-
rame q thing Of wood and iron. Then
she few away. and the Farmer resum-
I'd his Toll.
After all. are there not some folk
who would die Of thirst adrift on .
river? - Clifton B. Dowd In Lppin-
colts.
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Fame and the Editor.


Fame, SO difficult a possession to OBJ.
tain, lies oftener than one usually
thinks in the power Of the press
Oscar Browning in his interesting
Memories of Sixty Years" tells how
Fox. then editor Of the Monthly Re-
pository. settled the fate Of Robert
Browning's pauline" when It first ap-
peared by the mere word "balderdash."
The explanation given IS that "a sin-
gle line was required to complete the
page. and the editor. taking up the
first book on which he could lay his
hand and thinking It Insignificant and
pretentious, described 1t as have stat
ed above"
Oscar Browning declares that the
poet said that by this accident his
public recognition had been delayed
for twenty years"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
Napoleon's First Love.

The little French town Of Auxonne Is
not associated in the popular mind
with Napoleon; but, as Miss Betham-
Edwards reminds us In ''Unfrequented
France" he spent some years Of his
cadetship there. In the Saone he
twice narrowly escaped drowning. and
here. too. rs narrowly. 50 the story
runs, marriage with bourgeoise maid
en- called Manesca. Two ivory counters
bearing this romantic name in Napo-
Icons handwriting enrich the little mu-
scum"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY.

Every human sod has he cam
of some 6osess wiilaiin. and hey
would open + Mey eosA onH find
sunsh;ne and free II 10 expand n.
always told you that not haviae
enough of sunshine wss whist a3ed
die void. Make people happy
and there WI not Be bal de quar-
relns q q tenth pat q he
w;ckednes hee n-M l. NJ.
Gid
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
Could - Useful.

mamma says that II you coSld
make up your mind to 60 into papa's
business. Arthur. he would very likely
consent to our engagement"
But, my darling girl. I'm a poet"
'That doesn't matter. You could
write advertisement rhymes for our
stuf1."-Eliegende Batter.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18

4 man 3 called sei6ah Mt n.
e NJ own good. but 1se aegjecff,e
me- ne4ghboe's-WhatplH.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18

The past. Ike an inspired rhap0od1sk
ais the theater Of everlasting ge0eea-
lions With her hsrm0ny.-Sholley.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
His Talent.
'0Af arfiSf~

His Talent.
'1IS he q great artist:"
mo"
But he gets good prices for biz
STUFF"
Yes. Hes q great salesman. "-Ex-
NhNnOn
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE-
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL DAnk,
No. 5l60
No. 5lS0,

At Columbus, Ne6raska, at the Close Of
BMsine&s. Jan. eth. 1910.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-18

Pig iron - 20 called because the In
eots when first made have q fancied
resemblance to q litter Of pigs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
Robbers Rich Loot,
Secured on Train
Soon Taken Away
Victim Plueked on a Swiss Train is
Merry Enough to Save Life
by Feigning Sleep.

LUCERNE, Feb. 1S-(speciaI to The Beef
"A Swiss commercial traveller. who was on
the way to Milan from Lucerne had a
thrilling adventure IN the st. Gothard ex-
press. When he entered a second-class
compartment he found only one man, who
appeared to be asleep, and the traveller
also settled down TO a nap.
Just before the entrance to the st. Goth
ard tunnel the sleeping" man sat up.
pulled out a revolver. and carefully ex-
amihed the face OF the Swiss, who in terror
kept his eyes closed. Apparently satisfied.
the stranger placed the revolver on the
seat and emptied the travellers pockets OF
a large quantity OF gold chains. watches,
sleeve links, bracelets. diamond rings. pins
and brooches, and after packing them in
paper hid the valuables in secret pockets
Of his own.
The Swiss traveller continued TO sleep
until the guard entered the compartment
at Rellinzona for the tickets, when he in
formed the official, who telegraphed to
Chiasso. When the express arrived at this
station the stranger was arrested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
Sultan of Morocco
Gives Away Seventy
Of His Old Wives
Sent the Women He Decided to Dis
card to Warlike Tribes to
Appease Them,

TANGIER, Feb. 1s-(special to The Beef
When the sultan Of Morocco amuses him
self other people generally suffer. An In
genious device has been adopted by the
sultan for appeasing the turbulent tribes
in the Interior. and at the same time rid
ding himself OF the older and palmer mem
bers Of his harem. He simply dispatched
to Marrakesh seventy Of his wives he
wished to discard. The arrival OF this i'm
portant caravan produced a pacificatory
effect on the tribes. who believe the sultan
to be coming IN person.
One Of the sultan's latest diversions Is
the practice OF dentistry with the aid OF a
dentists foot-driven steel drill and polish
ing wheel. Slaves serve the sultan
as subjects for experiment, and ne applies
the drill with such effect in the mouths
OF his unfortunate victims that he splInt-
ers every tooth In their heads. The CORE
spondent adds that the sultan has even
tried his skill on the women OF the harem.
He pulls out teeth which he admits do not
trouble them at all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
KICK ON MILITARY EXPENSES
Member Of Indian VicerOy's Council
Urges that Economy Mast
Be Prncticed.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 1S-(speciaI 70 The
Bee.)-At the viceroys council on Wednes-
day M Gokhale in moderate speech in
PRODUCED motion that the government
should onler a public inquiry into the great
Increase Of "iyl snd military expenditure.
He particularly attacked military expen-
diture, and Urged that the changed situa-
OF troops.
In the debate which followed Sir Guy
Fleetwood Wilson undertook TO show that
all members Of the government would
closely scrutinize expenditure during the
year with a view 10 economy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
Discarded Wife
Has Strange Vision
Touching Successor
Supposed Bigamist in Australia is APP
parently Pointed Out as a MUIR
derer in Strange Way.

SYDNEY, Feb. 1s.-(Special to The Beeo
"A mysterious story comes from Perth
West Australia. The disappearance OF a
girl named Ethel Harris led a representa-
tive OF a Perth newspaper to make invest-
cations which had sensational results He
communicated his discoveries TO the police
and the developments became stu more
remarkable. The story is briefly as follows:
Some four or five years previously man
who called himself Wilson went through
some kind OF official ceremony with Ethel
Harris, whereby she thought she was mar
ried to him, A little time ago. however.
she disappeared and some suspicion was
aroused Her father made Inquiries OF
Wilson. who was now working at foun-
dry under the name Of smart and was told
by the husband" that his daughter had
gone to Adelaide on holiday. and was we'll
and happy. Then followed Investigations.
It was found that Wilson. alias Smart,
had not really married Ethel Harris at all
It was also found that under the name OF
Smythe he had shortly before married a
girl named Mary Jane Pemberthy and that
he had wife living in Victoria and an
adult son in Perth He was arrested on a
charge Of bigamy, and inquiries into the
fate OF Ethel Harris were pursued
The strangest circumstances in the whole
strange story, however, Is that Miss Penn
berthy told OF vision she had OF an APP
partition in the bathroom Of the house in
which she was living with Wilson. or
Smart She declared that she saw the form
Of woman struggling in the bath. and
gave minute description of the vision.
which appeared to her on two occasions
But the police obtained several more tan
gible clues to the fate OF the vanished girl
with the help OF the marYelously clever
black trackers. and eventually excavations
We're made under an old disused smlthy in
the neighborhood. The result OF the ex-
ploration was the discovery Of a human
body, which was strongly presumed TO be
that Of the unfortunate girl.
At the time the message was sent Al
bert William Smart had been sentenced
10 two years for higamy. Further develop
ments in the case will be awaited with
great interest