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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
THE LAST OF THE PURITANS.

THE LAST OF THE PURITANs.
So many Of our interesting Ameri-
can fauna have met with extinction
that I feel like entering plea for the
Puritan. We think now with keen
regret of the long gone bison herd.
charging in . cloud Of dust upon the
unwary Western traveller, and effect
ually preventing his ever writing .
book Of travel. He Vas not agreeable,
but he was individual. Shall we not
shed . few Of the unweps tears we had
preserved for The buffalo when We view
the last ofthe Puritans analysing the
bars of his cage at the zoos Or when
We gaze upon . stuffed specimen Of the
New England conscience mounted in
. lifelike way on the corth ofan IAN
cient elm" melting in the glass case of
. museum? We drop the tear of senti.
ment upon the Indian-now that he is
not near enough to return our courtesy
with the tomahawk-let US now call q
meeting and weep for the Puritan.
So scarce is the pure Puritan becoming
that the next generation may feel q
few salt drops Drumming to their eyes
when some vintry day they see the
bluff old back country farmer sleigh.
ing to town, snugly tucked in . rare
warm robe of Puritan hide-the last of
his race, slain by American laughter,
the cruelest weapon ever aimed at q
brothers breast.
Why not grant this little rock wall
ed field of New England to the Puritan
for his reservati0n-a mental reserva.
ton. perhaps--but always q happy
hunting ground for him and his con-
science, before he and it, too, meet
with extinction in the Aashlight of
humor?--EIizabeth Maury Coombs in
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08

int case col:inue !" trade :h.m bTyaC
for our crumbs.
1t is to be hoped that the farmers
viii see the point and stag With Sens,
tor Brown, and that the Nebraska leg
islature will decisively defeat its anti.
reciprocity resolution. Once get the
farmer free from his petty direct inter.
est in the tariff, and the serious tariff
abuses under which he suffers and
which have maintained themselves by
playing upon his foolish fears will
crumble like a scarecrow in . cyclone.
The simple tact is that the western
farmer has not received and is not now
receiving appreciable benefit from the
tariffs on his products. The president
points out that the day his reciprocity
message went to congress the price Of
wheat at Winnipeg and at Minneapo.
lis was only one cent apart. A tariff
of . cents q bushel on Canadian
wheat no more profits our farmers in
such case than a tariff on the green
cheese in the moon. 1t doesn't take
courage to consent TO removal of such
a tariff: 1t takes only sense. The
farmer will gain dollars where he
loses doughnuts by giving up his own
small and mostly imaginary tariff
interests, thus setting himself free,
morally and politically, to batter at
the unjust tariffs fav bring other inter-
ests at his expense.-State Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
The LEIPZIG Book Fair.

Leipzig is the largest publication cen
ter In the world. More books and pc
riodicals are printed there than any.
where else, and more people are en-
gagged In making and using printers
supplies than in London, New York,
Berlin or Paris. Many of the orders
for these publications come from Eng.
land, France, Austria and other cOun-
tries because the mechanical work can
be done in Leipzig much cheaper than
elsewhere. More than half of the
transactions In books take place at the
Leipzig book fair. which occurs every
year at the jubilate, the first week In
Easter. when booksellers and publish
ers from all parts Of Germany assem-
BILE to compare and balance accounts
and to make contracts for the next
year.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Abuse.

Abuse is not SO dangerous whe;
there Is no vehicle of wit or deIiracy.
no subtle conveyance. The difference
between coarse and refined abuse Is
as the difference between being bruis-
ed by a club and wounded by a pol
soned arrow.-JOhnson.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Self Reliance.

The spirit Of self help Is the root Of
all genuine growth in the individual.
and, exhibited in the lives Of many, 1t
constitutes the true source Of national
vigor and strength. Help from with
out Is often enfeebling in its effects.
but help from within invariably invig-
crates. Whatever Is done for men or
classes to q certain extent takes away
the stimulus and necessity Of doing for
themselves, and where men are sub
jected to overguidance and overgovern-
ment the Inevitable tendency Is to rem
der them comparatively helpless.-Sam-
uel Smiles.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
a Field It Home.

A Boston gentleman was showing a
West African who is interested In
missionary work q number Of photo
graphs.
what is this?' asked the visitor.
gazing in wonder at one Of them.
"Oh. that's a snapshot taken during
q football scrimmage at the stadium"
But has your church NO mission
aries to send among these pe0ple?"
was the quick rejOindef. - Boston
Transcript.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
OMAHA'S THIRD WARD.

The most positive and convincing
statement made in the message of the
governor in relation to Omaha election
frauds was the one in which he declar.
ed that it was "a matter of record
that in the Third ward there were
three times as mary votes cast at the
fall election "as the census report
shows there were male inhabitants in
said ward"
There is an air Of positiveness about
this assertion which does not quite
accord with the showing which the
World.Herald attempts to make on
that point.
That paper shows that it sent to its
Washington correspondent for the
census report of the enumeration OF
Omaha by wards, and received from
him an assurance that Director Du'
rand Of the census bureau advised him
That the tabulation Of population OF
Omaha by wards is not yet complete
and will not he given out for several
weeks yet.
From the statement of the governor
in his message one must conclude that
he has somehow discovered what "the
census report shows as to the male
inhabitants of that ward. Naturally
the question arises, if the report has
never been made public, how does the
governor know, and where did he find
out?
1t is true, the census authorities in
this state must have known, but in.
asmuch Is they are under oath not ia
divulge the information and liable to
heavy penalty if they do. it is quite
out of the question to suspect that the
governor may have learned from them
what the report shows.
The World Herald, however, in the
absence of any newer evidence as to
what "the census report shows" digs
up the report of ten years ago, and
shows that it discloses that the popu-
lation of the Third ward of Omaha
then was 1862, comprising 1901
families, and that the adult male pop
ulation, of q years and over, was
6,O67, while the vote of the Third
ward in the last falls election was
1897 and the registration 2,274.
These figures show that instead of
being three times as large as the mum.
Der of male inhabitants shown by the
census report in that ward, the vote
was only 81 per cent of the male adult
population of the ward as shown by
the census of ten years ago.
Now, unless the population Of the
Third ward in Omaha has declined
about 1000 per cent during the last
decade. it is going TO be mighty diff,
cult for the governor to sustain at
least that part of his showing Of fraud
in Omaha Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
GOVERNMENT IN THE OPEN.

GOVERNMENT IN THE OPEN.
Governor Woodrow Wilson Of New
Jersey voiced a very popular maxim
in asserting that 'The root of all evils
in politics is private concealment."
Whether it is too broad in its applica-
ton or not, the principle is sound. 1t
has long been SO accepted by most
people, and particularly by the politi.
cal party that has been in power con-
tinuousIy for the last fourteen years.
DIR. Wilson Indirectly admitted this
when he told the National Press club
that The popular movement in our
country is to change the machinery Of
our government from privacy to publ
city"
1t took us a long time to realize this
fact. That was natural, since We had
not taken the time to think very much
on the subject for such lengthy peri.
od. Our people and political parties
had. in this as in other things, fallen
into the current of a system that swol
lowed them up before they brought
themselves to understand just what
had happened and what would happen
if they did not change the system.
Eventually they awoke and We are
now approaching some of the results,
as DR.. Wilson says. The awakening,
We have to admit, came about during
these fourteen years of unbroken re-
publican rule. And it would not be
at all difficult to point to some of the
individuals who had taken leading
parts in effecting this new order of
things.
Yet it is not Q matter to be viewed
from partisan standpoints. 1t is only
worth while noting that the reform
came by and through the republican
influence. The faults of the past have
not, We think, been 60 much with the
character of our institutions As with
their perversion, and therefore it does
not occur to US as essential that COM
pletely new forms Of government be
instituted. We do not have to restore
popular government, but to keep our
government popular, and that can best
be done by keeping it in the limelight.
Omaha Bee.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
cruikshank's Iona Artistic Life.

cruikshanI<'s Long Artistic Life.
In 1868 Cruikshank was asked BY the
committee who exhibited his "Worship
Of Bacchus" to associate With that work
some Of his early drawings In order to
prove that he was not his own grand
father!-ChessOn'S "CruikShank."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Getting In Debt.

Poverty Is hard. but debt Is horrible:
a man might as well have a smoky
house and scOlling wife. which are
said to be the two worst evils Of our
life.-SpurgeOn.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Pretty Poor.

Protty p00e.
Hicks-Bluffer IS talking Of purchas-
ing IN automobile. Weeks Buffer:
Why, he couldn't buy charge Of am
munitiOn for an air gun!-BostOn Tran
script.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Ooela:s 7. ~

Ooeie.: T. i:-1t
You can always ;r.i rn E'nvii>:,
man." said the Brit"n proudly
"Of course you can" replied tn.
Yankee. but 1t doesn't do any gOOd.
because he thinks be knows Il ALL
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08

know nothing about it." Colonel
Baldwin said, But, general, l am
asking for instructions" General Lee
replied, Colonel Baldwin. | know
nothing at all about the matter, and
will not discuss it."
Colonel Baldwin then asked Gener-
al Longstreet, who said: Divide it
among the officers present. The gov.
eminent owes me q months pay and l
should like to have it."
l brought the iron box containing
the money, and Colonel Baldwin
counted it. He gave General Fitz
Lee and Rosser $500 each. The
money was in SO and 100 dollar bills,
United States currency, and some
gold. Colonel Baldwin gave me 500
put 500 in his own pocket, and then
gave each Of the officers present 500,
with General Longstreet.
The money soon gave out, and Captain
Duffy, chief gunsmith Of the reserve
ordnance train, complaining of having
been left out, Colonel Baldwin gave
him $50, the half of his own 500. l
heard q the time that Colonel Bald.
win offered General Lee some of the
money and that he refused it. l Was
not present when this occurred, but I
lm perfectly sure it Is true.-A. r. h.
Ransom in Harpers for February.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05

was discovered today that for several
weeks past. rs detectives have been
at work In the city getting evidence
not only against the Legislators who
accepted the brides. but against the
lobbyists who offered them and the
men higher up who put up the money.
AS a consequence. the city Is deserted
today by every lobbyist except those
persons whose interests I'm pending
legislation make IL imperative that
they remain.
Prosecutor Turner today reiterated
the statement that indictments arc
already pending against two more
senators, and the latter. whose names
are known, have already arranged
for bonds. The indictments are ex-
pected TO be returned Monday.
The indictments SO far and those
that may be returned Monday" Turn.
er stated today, ARE merely for the
purpose OF showing that the grand
jury means business. However, these
are only a scratch on the surface,
and when we get through with the
legislators themselves, we shall 60
after the lobbyists and then after the
bigger interests which are primarily
responsible for this whole mess.
Everyone in any way implicated will
be held criminally responsible. and we
already have evidence TO show that
the number will be large"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
WOMAN MAYOR CALLS ON
GOVERNOR TO HELP HER
counellmen Refuse to Confirm Ap'
continents OF Women TO Be City
Clerk and City Marshal.

HUNNEWELL, Kas.. May 6.-Mrs'
Ella Wilson, Americas only woman
mayor, has proved herself of the
militant brand by demanding that
Gov. Stubs remove from Office the
five town councilmen who have re-
fused TO meet the mayoress or 10
confirm the appointment OF Mrs.
Alice Hilton. as city clerk, or Mrs
Rose f. Osborn, as city marshal, the
head of the police department
The councilmen declare they do
not fear that the suites chief e1vctt'
tive will remove them. though they
admit that the political battle is TO
be bitter.
Mrs. Wilson has complained 10 the
governor that her administration in
office Is being hampered by the OBJ
structive attitude OF the council mem
beTs The councilmen, on the other
hand. declare that, ungallant as II
may seem, they are going TO fght
the mayor TO a finish. They have
adopted as their slogan Down with
Suffragettes," but their cry ayails
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05

them little. for the suffragette mayor
holds the key TO the situation.
She possesses the town records and
no business eau be transacted unless
she will surrender them. This she
refuses TO do unnless she is assured
her wishes will be carried out. There
is to be an adjourned meeting of the
city council, Monday night, but Mrs.
Wilson has notified the councilmen
that she will not appear with the
records unless they BE good" To
BE good they must confirm the ap.
pointments OF the city clerkess and
the chiefess of police.
The chiefess is especially angry be
cause one of the councilmen, who is
railroad agent, will not tell her
who receives liquor shipped 10 the
local depot,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
MASON G WUNpERLICH

The hardware concern of Mason &
Wunderlich. which is located at No.
354 Dix-aye., is among the largest and
best known and thriving enterprises
OF this busy and growing commercial
district The stock carried by this
firm is as complete as any carried In
Detroit. The present firm OF Mason
& Wunderlich, are Successors to Ma
son & Simpson, who have been estab-
lished in this same place OF business
for 10 years and have built up an
ever-increasing trade, as every article
they handle is fully warranted and
sold on honor. Mr.. F. j. Mason, the
senior partner, is one OF Detroit 3
dads, being alderman from his ward,
and his partner Is a thoroughly ex-
perienced hardware buyer and sales
man. Therefore, the new firm Is
entitled to the same confidence and
patronage as its predecessors, only in
a more marked degree.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
GEORGE r, MEIER.

The druggist, conducts his establish
ment at Nos. 640-6i2 Dix-ave, and is
recognized as a most reliable and
careful apothecary. having had large
experience, and is a man who will
not, under any circumstance, substi-
tute. You get exactly what you ask
for In his store and II he does not
handle 1t he says so. and will either
get II for you or tell you why he will
not handle the article. Mr.. Meier car
ries large and full line of drugs.
toilet preparations, rubber
goods, soaps, perfumes. dentifrices
and toilet articles, as well as select
line of cigars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
WILL RUN DOWN
BRIBE-G|vERs
Prosecutor Says Lobbyists and Big
Interests Will Be Dragged Into In
quiry of Ohio Legislature.

COLUMBUS, o.. May 5.--Pleas OF
not guilty were today entered by the
five members OF the Ohio Legislature
indicted for alleged bribery as well
as by the sergeantat-arms who is
charged with acting as go-between.
They were all notified TO be ready for
trial the week after next.
Although the grand jury has ad.
iourned until next Monday. II today
became known that some startling
evidence has already been presented
before IL against not only other leg
islators themselves, but against the
lobbyists and the corporations and
concerns that have been putting up
the Doodle. This developed when II
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
WEST SIDE LAUNDRY,

located at 707 and 709 Dix-aye,, is
fully equipped to handle a large
volume of business daily. This is
enc OF the most complete laundering
plants in Michigan, and employs only
highest skilled workmen and work
women. The pride of the concern
Is the reputation ii has established
for first-class work, prompt service
and reasonable prices. There is
every reason in the world that the
residents OF the west side should
patronize the West Side Laundry
for its facilities in all its various
branches OF the business are most up
to-date
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
THE MISSES O'BRIEN,
No. 613 Dix.ave.

Have built up a large and profit
bile millinery business In this loca-
ion and today stand pre-eminent as
he most artistic trimmers and build
RS OF up-to-date headgear for ladies
rs well as misses and children's hats
If the latest styles. and for giving
heir customers large stock TO Sc
ect from. There can be no mistake
made in placing your orders with this
house as Il will not misrepresent its
goods 10 make a sale. The Misses
O'Brien are uniformly courteous 70
all who visit their place OF business,
whether they buy or not.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
A. I. KENT,

Located at 1913 DiX-aye., is the well
and favorably known funeral director,
Mr.. Kent has been for many years a
resident OF this vicinity and bust
ness man whom every one respects.
The close application TO business and
his soulful and humane methods OF
handling same have proven that the
patronage and confidence which he
has established have not been mis-
placed Mr. Kent is ever ready 10
advise conscientiously any and all
patrons as TO the ways and means 10
best carry out their desires at the
least possible outlay OF money.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
GRAND JURY RETURNS 81 TRUE
BILLS IN DYNAMITE CASES
ohm and James Mcnamara VIII Be
Arraigned IN Los Angeles This
Afternoon.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. May 5.-John
md James Mcnamara will be ar
lnged this afternoon, according TO
fistrict-Attorney Fredricks, following
the voting OF FL new indictments by
the grand jury at a secret session
tst night.
Nineteen OF these are directed
gainst the two McNamaras and make
charges connected with the dynamit.
Ig OF the Los Angeles Times. The
ether two are against Ortie McMani-
sal in connection with the Llewellyn
lion Works dynamiting.
The true bills will not be reported
IN court until this afternoon accord.
ing TO the district attorney. when tbs
defendants will be arraigned. Nc
,fIanigal and other witnesses were
struggled into the grand jury room
last night and testified. Attorney
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
THE MARENTETTE BROS.

6O9-611 Dix-ave., are among the most
reliable of the city and particularly
of the west side. They are dealers
in hardware OF all kinds. tools OF all
descriptions, household ware, and in
stoves and ranges of all kinds. max
ing specially OF the Laurel brand.
They enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the confidence of their fel.
low merchants and their customers
for the reason that they will not mis-
represent their goods to make sale.
They are also complete home outfit
tiers in the furniture line, OF which
they carry a large stock of the best
goods. Parties wanting anything in
either line, will do well to see them
before purchasing and have the sat.
isfaction OF dealing with the most
reliable house in the neighborhood
which is not saying too much for this
firm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
DETROIT SAYINGS BANK.

The oldest Savings bank in Michi-
gan. Established in ls49. Opens,
$50 to 2:30; Saturday, to s.
This well-known financial institu-
ton has one of It's largest and strong
est branch banks located at the cor
ner OF Dix and Junction-aves. The
branch transacts large volume or
business daily, and has proven most
valuable adjunct to the live and pro-
gressive district in which IL is fortu-
nately located. The Detroit Savings
bank, the parent institution, located
in the Penobscot building, on Fort-st.
between Griswold and Shelby-sts., has
long been recognized as one of our
city's strongest and most substantial
financial institutions, and well de.
serves the confidence OF its large
number Of depositors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
MACDONALD & SMITH

Occupy the premises at No. GIG Dix
ave-, and also have another store 10
Gated at No. 1852 Fort-st. west,
in both of which they carry full line
of dry goods. notions, etc. The stock
has been selected by this firm with
the utmost care and embraces only
goods that Macdonald 4 Smith are
willing TO guarantee, as their policy
Is best goods, lowest prices, money
back IL desired. They do not want
any customer dissatisfied, but stand
behind every article purchased in
either OF their stores. The firm Is
one of the largest and oldest OF this
locality, and is enjoying liberal pa
tronage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
NEW CORPORATIONS.

LANSING, Mich, May 5.--The fol.
lowing companies have filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary
OF state: Broadway Market, Detroit,
$500 000. principal stakeholder, Har-
~ 5. Warren: Grand Traverse Fruit
Co. Empire. $4,000; Paragraph
company, Detroit, 100000, principal
stockholders, Nelson c. Oviatt.
Thomas :. Sprague; Wolverine Roof
ing Co. Saginaw, increase from ST.
900 10 $4,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
KAIHLER & RAPPLEGE

Haberdashers, have been established
in business a long time and do a
very large and ever-increasing
business. Their store is the pride
of the gentlemen and youths OF the
locality. for in their stock can be
found every new design and fabric In
shirts, neckwear, half hose, handker-
chiefs, underwear, bath robes, house
and Office coats, fancy waistcoats'
collars and cuffs, etc, etc. They
handle only the best qualities and
self al the lowest possible price.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
DIX AVE. PROGRESS
s|VE MERCHANTS


he accepts and turns out The most
delicate and costly fabrics, curtains,
laces, wraps, gowns tailor-made, and
gentlemen's wearing apparel can be
taken to him with perfect assurance
that when finished. as per your order,
the work will be second 10 none done
in Detroit Mr.. Marshall should be
consulted before you have either
cleaning or dyeing work of any
description done.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05

street has built up a large and pro-
liable business by his honorable
dealings with the people OF his dis
rict. as he makes IL a point not TO
nisrepresent his goods TO make a
sale. You will make no mistake by
placing your orders with Mr.. Shoe
maker