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S-Jr-'X ww.sbjv-. y S""ipgPWSSaaBj W! fcr-SW 5; JEtvjipj -t 3' tf --r-"ryBW' "5-c-.k VWw"' : - & f t " ppspt' wr . i .1 i - r I .: - jj, . .. .. . V ;. !?!'-. fe Establisud Mat 11, un Columbus Journal. Columbus, Nebr. Enteral at the Postomee. Colnmbat. Kesc. acoad-elass audi matter. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS BY Ctlnbis Joirial C.9 (INCORPORATED.) TZBHS OF SCBSCBimOS: Oae yaar. by mail, postaga prepaid $LW Six moatns TlVa9 anMJaananmU WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29. 19M. natsxa. s. abbsxt, sxtwajt :. zxxstst. ntftaw. RENEWALS Tlic data opposite yoor use on your paper, or wrapper shows to what time yoar tmbecription is paid. Thus JanOS shows that payment has been received up to Jan. 1, 1MB. FebOS to Fell. 1, 1905 and no on. When payment is made, the date, which answers as a receipt, will be changed accordingly. DISCOXTINUANC-Itwpoasiblesnbacrib-cn will continue to receive this journal until the publishers arc notified by letter to discoBtinae, when all arrearages mast be paid. If yon do Hot wish the Journal continued foraBotber year af ter the time paid for has expired, you should previously notify us to discontiaae it. CHANGE IN ADDRESS-Whea orderinc a change in the address, subscribers should be aore to give their old as well as their new address. SepaMican County CsnTantisa. Reitublican voters of Platte county, Nebraska, are hereby notified to meet in their respective precincts and wards on Saturday, May 7, 1904, from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m., for the purpose of select ing delegates to the county convention, to be held at Platte Center, on Saturday, May 14, MM. at 1 o'clock p. m of that day, to choose dele Kates to the republican state convention, and delegates to the rejmbliran third congressional convention, for the further purpose of nominat ing candidates for county attorney, delegates to the twenty-fourth district repreaentatireconven tion. delegates to the tenth district senatorial convention, to nominate representative for dis trict numlter twenty-four, to select officers and members of the central committee for a term of two years, and for such other business as may me before the convention. The township meetings will also nominate local officers. The several wards and precincts will be entit led to 2 delegates for each ward and precinct, and to one delegate for each fifteen votes and major fraction thereof cast for Judge Barnes at the last general election, and will have the follow ing number of delegate: City of Columbus First ward 4 Butler 3 Second ward 5 Loup 3 Third ward. 8 Lost Creek 7 (Vdumbus township.. 5 Granville. 5 Bismark. 4 Burrows. S Shctman...... ........ 4 Monroe. .... 7 Creston... ...... ...... 7 Joliet.... ............. 5 Shell Creek. 4 St. Bernard. 5 Grand Prairie 3 Woodville. ft Humphrey...' S Walker 7 Edwin Hoahe, Chairman. Garrett Hclst, Secretary. .Republican CMgrautaal Cenventien. The republicans of the Third congressional district of Nebraska are hereby called to meet in delegate convention at the opera house in the city of Columbus, Nebraska, on Tuesday, May 17. MM, at 1 JO o'clock in the afternoon for the paiposeof p.acing in nomination a candidate for congress from the Tlurd Congressional dis trict to be voted for at the general election to be held in the state of Nebraska on the 8th day of November, 1904, for tlio election of two delegates to the national convention to be held in the city ttf Chicago on June 21, 1901, and for the transac tion of Mich other business as may regularly como before said convention. The basis of the representation of the several counties in said district at said convention shall lie the vote catt for tho Hon. J. J. McCarthy, candidate for congress at the regular election held on November t, 1WC, giving one delegate for each one hundred votes or major fraction thereof so cast for tho said J. J. McCarthy and one delegate at large for each county. Said apportionment entitles the several counties in the said district to the following representation in said convention: Knox 16 Merrick 10 Madison 15 Nance 10 Platte 11 a i ?. Stanton Thurston 7 Wayne. ...... iu Total 211 Dated Norfolk, NVb., March 3, 1904. F. D. Fai.es, Chairman. Jack Koknkjstein, Secretary. Oficial Call for Republican State Convention. Tho republicans of the state of Nebraska are hereby called to meet in convention at the Audi torium in the city of Lincoln, on Wednesday, May U, 1901, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following offices, to bo voted for at the next general election to lie held in the state of Ne braska, November 8, 1901, viz: Governor. Lieutenant governor. . Secretary of Mate. Auditor of public accounts. Treasurer. Superintendent of public instruction. Attorney general. Commissioner of public lands and buildings. Eight electors of president and vice president. And toeleet four delegates at large and foar alternates to the republican national convention to be held in the city of Chicago, 111., on Tues day, June 21, 19SI; and for the transaction of such other business as may regularly come be fore said state convention. The basis of representation of the several coun ties in said convention shall be the vote cast for Hon. John B. Barnes for jadge of the supreme court at the general election held on November 3, 1903, giving one delegate for each 100 votes or major fraction thereof so cast for said John B. Barnes, aad one delegate at large for each coanty. Said apportionment entitles the counties men tioned below to the following representation in the convention: Boone Colfax. Merrick.... Platte- Stanton..... 13 Butler 14 " JUAulflOu MJF 10 Nance. 9 10 Polk H. C. Lindsay, Chairman. A. B. Aixen, Secretary. . When there waa to be an appoiatmeat made to the bench at Omaha to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation - of Jadge Baxter to the office of United States district attorney, the lawyer ; of the towa got together aad were ia ' the act of fixing ap the matter whea the governor had the andadty to ill the office. He di1 it without the aid or consent of any lawyer on earth, and . whea the lawyers aforesaid heard of - it they spat and sputtered and resolved it was iasolent for the governor to at- W toad to feis own basiaess as.he saw fit. The governor still lives. Fressoat Tribaae. la all the state there is no repnbli- oi proauaeace who wiu-nnai lake a defense of Mickev's railroad -and $ fltanrtard Oil record. The Colansbas -Telegram. The Mickev "record" is its own de fease, the aamcieacy of which caa be sated oaly by aa attack containing specific charges. Sack teraas as "rail road tool" aad "official eatspaw of aarporations"may be effective ia high sahval oratory for tlMnJf allitera tive eaphoay, bat si weapoas of at tack oa pablic officials they are won oat front over ase. They are a bow aai arrow method of attack oa aa arssored craiser. Find snore asodara or the "Mickeyreoord'VwiU discover that it is being ntt- Antelope 13 Boone 14 Burt................. 1 Cednr IS (Vtlfax. 10 Caming 12 LP&avOlA .. 4 Dixon 13 Dodge 20 AKNOVNCEMEKT. ! We reprint the following from the Columbus Times of April 16th, in expla nation of the merger of that paper with The Columbus Journal: GOOD BYE. The Times with its type, ixtures, good will and subscription list has been sold to the Columbus Journal and on and after this issue of the Times will be merged with that publication. The Journal will faithfully fill out all advance paid subscriptions. All advertising ac counts due and unpaid will be settled only with the undersigned. To the tried, true aad loyal friends of the Times and its editor we reluctantly say Good Bye. The affliction of continued and increased impaired eyesight since August constantly aggravated by the necessary use demanded of them is the sole and only reason for disposing of the Times. It was never in a more flourish ing condition, and as the writer has frequently stated has a better sub scription list than any paper iu the city or county. This combined with the Journal list gives them a far larger list of subscribers than any newspaper in the city of Columbus, the county of Platte or any adjoining county. The writer has passed Jtbirly-eifiht of the best years of his life in Columbus, and will continue to remain here. For bis success in the journalistic field he returns bis sincere thanks to bis legion of friends. Will B. Dale. By the purchase of the subscription list and the good will of the Times we believe that we have doubled the effi ciency of the Journal as an advertising medium and increased its possibilities for influence in the community. The high character of the Times sub scribers, whom it will be onr pleasure to supply with the Journal, is the best pos sible testimony to the ability and influ ence of Mr. Dale in the community where the creater part of hk life has been passed. And to those who have sub scribed to the Times out of personal friendship for Mr. Dale, we are glad to say that Mr. Dale has promised to be a frequent contributor to our columns, adding to the Journal the influence of that personality which has been the main stay of the Times. We trust that those whose names have been thus added to onr list will find the Journal sufficiently to their liking to induce them to become permanent sub scribers thereto. Times subscribers whose names are already on the Journal list will receive credit on the Journal subscription list for the amount which has been paid in advance for the Times. Harper's Weekly says that demo cratic saoeess this year depeads apon the nomination of a democrat "opposite to Mr. Roosevelt in priaci ples aad temperament" ; a man "dis tiagaiahed for the qualities in which the present president seems lacking' : that a democrat possessing these qual ities can defeat Roosevelt in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey aad Indiana. Harper's Weekly has un doubtedly hit the balTs-eye in saying that democratic saoeess depends ap on the nomination of a man who caa carry the pivotal states named, and that the only man who can carry those states is a man opposite from Roosevelt in "principles and temper assent". Bat western people regard less of party, like Roosevelt s " prin ciples' aad his" temperament". They will admit that he is "lacking"in the qualities of cowardice, dishonesty and weakaem; aad they do not qaestioa the ability of eastern democrats to supply a candidate possessing those qualities. The democrats may, indeed, find a man who can carry the east ern states where corporate influence is supreme; bat the western vote will be practically solid for him. The populists and Bryaa democrats who stand for equality of capital and labor will not vote agaiast the President who forced the arrogant coal barons to walk on the same carpet with the poor coal miner. Nor will they who believe in a wider federal control of railroads oppose the President who has done more than any other man to make the railroads sabservieat to federal law. The fact is. the demo cratic candidate who can carry the east cannot touch the west, not even Platte county. One thousand delegates will sit in Democratic national convention. Of these the New York herald assigns five handred and forty seven to Jndge Parker, and one handred and sixty nine to Hearst. Connecticut. New Hamp shire, Vermont, New Jersey. Penn sylvania, Delaware, Maryland. Vir ginia, West Virignia, TennesseeNorth Carolina, Soath Carolina, Florida, Alabama. Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Idaho, Montana and one half cf Mian esota are conceded to Jadge Parker. Rhode Island, Maine, District of Co lumbia, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da kota, North Dakota. Wyoming. Ne vada. Utah. OUahoma, Indian Terri tory. New Meixco, Ariaona, California, Alaska, Hawaii, aad ' Porto Rico axe granted to Mr. Hearst, while Mias issippi.Keatacky, Iowa. Oregon, Wash ington, Ohio, Illinois, Massachasetts. Missouri aad Wisconsin are given as doabtfal, with the chances favoring Parker. Siace six hundred sixty six aad two-thirds votes will be scat nary aader the two-thirds rale, the Herald figares are aot sufficient to Bominate Parker.aaless the two-thirds rale is changed by the convention. The strict enforcement of the anti rebate laws is requiring the Staadard Oil company to pay full rates oa the railroads for carrying its oil. This is something the concern has not been in the habit of doing, and it does not want to begin at this late date if it can be avoided. To secare independence of the railroads around the great lakes the company is now patting into commis sion n fleet of half a dozen or more great oil ships. The crude material is sent from the wells in Ohio to the great refinery at waiting, Ind. From there the refined-oil has been sent out by rail but hereafter a large percentage of it will go by water. Each ship will have the carrying capacity of a heavy train load of oiL As there will be oil ships at all of the lake ports, Mr. Rockefeller will now be able to go around sad offer oil shipments to every railroad that reaches the lake region, sad it will be practically impossible for the managers to organize toaepaptBerate&SUtoJoaraaL We are glad to see that McCarthy is actively opposiag the pssage of the parcels post bill.now ia congress. It is a nefarious measure. One that will take thousands aad Jhoas- aads of dollars from the mercbaats ia small cities aad towns. It is ia favor of the big catalogue acd departmeat Houses, and asks that packages of goods which weigh four poaads be sent through the mails for 35 cants. See how it would work rain to small country merchants. Dram natteras and like commodities, which the cata log houses now make their customers pay from 50 cents upwards ia express, could be sent free by the hoases.as the postage would be but a trifle and this would be only a further induce ment for local buyers to sead to cata logue firms for goods, for "Jones, he pays the freight. " In a letter recently written by Congressman McCarthy to E. R. Gnrheyof Fremont, he says: "Nobody wants it but the large de partment stores and the daily news papers which they have subsidized. It should confer no lasting benefit on the farmer, drive prosperity from the little towns throughout the rami dis tricts, and what would the farmers be worth, or who would want to live on them? The interests of the farmer and the interests of the merchants in his home town are identical, and any thing that injures one is sare to in jure the other. "Madison Chronicle. Whea the World-Herald digs ap an issue against . President Roosevel, it is a safe bet that the ground will be knocked-from under it within three days. The latest is the World-Herald's charge of irregular appointments un der the civil service law by President Roosevelt, followed by a prompt state ment from ex-civil service commis sioner Foalke, explaining the"irrega lar appointments" and showing that no other president has done so much for the advancement of the competi tive system. The World-Herald's in formation mast all!-come from the same man who interviewed Chan cellor Andrews. Senator Bnrton is the first United States senator to be convicted of a crime in the history of oar government. It is interesting to note that he cannot now be deprived of his seat in the Senate pending his appeal for a new trial, without two thirds vote of that body. This is due to the oonstitntional provision which allows the Senate to be the jadge of the qualifications of its own members. BY P. J. BABKOS. Another spring like this and we'll reform the Gregorian calendar. There is nothing like traveling around to give one a taste for being settled. Many men and women who never saw the inside of a college deserve more to be called educated than the majority of scholars. It all depends on what yon call ed ucation. Jim Jeffries has the same right to the title as some university professors. And the preacher who mistreats his wife belongs ia the same category with the man who masticates his grub with his month open; edu cation wonld have saved both. Jndge Parker woald probably prove to be about such a candidate as Han cock was in 1880, nothing for him nothing aginst him. Hearst would prove the Lord knows what besides, but at least be wonld prove' the ex tent to which the proud old democratic party approves of the delasenient of the public press. This department had the pleasure ot taking Dr. Platz out for a nice long drive Sunday afternoon. We had one of the sportiest rigs in town and a very toppy little nag that kicked dnst into the eyes of everything on the road. We let the doctor manipulate the reins and he enjoyed the ride very much. Tho horse and buggy belong to the doctor. There is a profane place in Lincoln where daily and nightly congregates a mob for the play cf chess. The members thereof are bound together by no tie but that of comradeship in the kingly game. No rales of social or ethical rroptiety are cbservod there. It is like being in congress: yon are not responsible anywhere else for what you call a man there. When ever ten or more are assembled togeth er about one table, each one working both hands and his month, it is con sidered a pretty fair game. A fist fight between good friends is regard ed merely as a pleasant diversion, not to be remembered outside the sa cred haunts. If a member be too drunk to play intelligently, he is ex pected to let his friends play for him. They also play chess in Omaha; play at the Y. M. O. A. ; play to win; observe all the proprieties; speak no word, drink no drink, smoke no smoke Result: (1) The Omaha gentlemen are passing acquaintances: the Lin coln mob would light for each other. (2) TheOmahogssit and ponder aad grow thin; the Lincoln hogs wax fat. (3) Lincoln caa beat the daylights out of Omaha playing chess. And it's a good thing. Democratic customs and cosmopolitan rales are the saving graces of western civilization. And besides it is education. tneCknreact, The ladies' aid society met this afceraoon atthe home of Mis. Roth- leitner. John Carrig of Aurora, a postal clerk, nephew of Rev. Mnnro, -visited his uncle and family Sunday. ' Hazel From will sing a solo Sanday evening at the Epworth League meeting ia the Methodist church. The discourse of Rev. Munro Sunday evening on "Pippa Passes' wss a scholarly interpretation of that beauti ful poem of Browning. Tbesnbjeat of Rev. Munro'e sermon next Sunday morning will be "The Sacredness Secular." Thursday even ing a business meeting will be held in the Congregational church. Frank Blair of Sumner, brother of Mrs. Rev. Munro, visited relatives here and returned home Monday. Mr. Blair was a delegate to the Presbytery which met in Genoa last week. A conference of the Columbus Deanery of the Catholic church was held yester day morning in the Catholic monastery. The deanery comprises the churches in Platte coanty and is represented' by 25 priests, all of whom were present at this conference. Bishop Scannell of Omaha and Father O'Donahne of Albion were among those from oat of the county. The conference was called to consult about discipline and other church matters. Rev. Halsey aad J. N. Nailor went to Fressoat Monday to attend the Presbytery which meets there this week. Rev. Halsey is caairmaaaf one of the importaat committees. .Th ladies study circle of the Presby terian church will meet Friday ia the pa-tor's study. The sabject for the afternoon wilCba Monasteries ia the Early Ages. Carl T. McKinaie, of Colorado Spriags, Cola will slag a aoloSaaday evening ia the Msahoaist church. Mr. McKinnie is bam soloist ia oaa of the best churches ia Colorado Springs. The principal gathering of iaterest in the Methodist circles is tho district coafereace to be held this week, be ginning yesterday aad continaing to Thursday morning. The Journal pub lished the eatira program last weak. This evening Rev. Horn of Grand Is land will give aa illastrated lectare on the Holy Lanls. A vocal 'solo, "The Holy City," will 1 illustrated by views throaa apoa the canvas. All the sessions at the church are free to the pablic. Dr. Proper of Dss Moiass. Iowa, district secretary of the home missioa ary society of the Baptist charoh, ad dressed aa aadiencH in the Baptist church here yesterday. Sunday morning Rev. Ulmer will give a special address to the children of his church, taking for his sabject "Rejected by his Own". Rev. Wagaer, pastor of the Germaa Metnoaist coagregatioas of Oolamhas and Dancan, returned Tharsday from Oman where he had been in a hos pital for several weeks. He ia.agaia able to resume nis regalar work 1 The Presbyterian, Baptist and Cong regational churches will anitej in a Sunday conference to be Held ia the Congregational church April 340. Prof. H. M. Steidley, field secretary, and Miss Agnew. primary saperia tendent, of the Nebraska Sanday school association, will conduct the meetings. The following program will be given: , Sunday afternoon. April 24th. Prayer service. 2:00; Primary aad Junior Work. Miss Agnew, 2:80; TeachingProbIem,H. M. Steidley; 3 :15 ; Children's meeting, condacted by Miss Agnew. 4:00 Sunday evening Song service. 7:30; The Boy God Made. H. M. Steidley; Saving the Children, Miss Agnew. A chorus and Prof. Pool's orchestra will furnish the music. AORICULTVBB. For thi department The Journal toliciti items from Platte county farmer, tKovrina what them are doing and hoic they do it. Joseph Henggeler reports a hatch of 190 chicks from one of his 200 egg incu bators. Farmers shonld not forget that their personal property tax is due December 1, and delinquent February 1, under the new law. Farmers will note the poultry and egg ads in this psper. Don't buy until yon have investigated the products of your own county. If yon want to bny or sell anything on the farm, either write or call np the Jour nal and ask for a want ad. Advertising pays the farmer as well as the merchant. Platte connty farmers are to be con gratulated on the large cash valuation they are turning in to the assessors. Your taxes msy be higher this year. Bu in the end a complete and. honest listing of' all property at actnal'valne will make the tax uniformly lower' for all honest property owners. If you have an item that yon think will interest your neighbor send it to the Journal for the agricultural column. New breeds snd large records are always interesting. Call ns up by phone if you haven't time to write. This column is for all the farmers of Platte county. It will lie what yon help to make it. Leading the list of evergreens for Kan sas, Nebraska and Iowa, by general con sent is the Austrian pine. Take 14 inch trees, twice planted, and take care of them, and they will be sure to live. Black Hills spruce and Colorado blue spruce a ill do well. Penderosa pine for central and western Nebraska does well. Shrubs. There are about twelve kinds of spinas. I name three in order of flow ering. First, Argnta, earliest to bloom snd last to hold its foliage, which is rich in autumn tints; next, Van Honti, very hardy and a snow bank of white when in bloom; then Opnlifia. Dont forget Synryaa; most of the twelve kinds do well. Flowers. Plant perennials. Mixed Columbines in msssen are very effective. The glorious oriental perennial poppy is a dazzling splendor snd very hardy. But chief and queen of all the flowers for beauty, fragrance and hardiness is the modern pacony. Plant early and late ones and have a succession ot bloom, which will not disappoint you. Climbers. The Crimson Rambler is the most splendid success ever intro duced into the state. Never touch the White and Golden Ramblers; they are frauds snd worthless. Halcanna, Honey suckle, is a perpetual, white blooming, sweet scented climber. Chinas fragrant is fine, and the Belgian is the perartnal red bloomer. These are all hardy, .while the Jnckmani and Panionlatta Climatia are very fine, -v.;,' "The states of Nebraska, Kansas, Mis souri lows, Minnesota, Oklahoma and South Dakota will have to import 4RJ0BO men to assist-, in harvesting the' wheat crop this fall, according to members of the western association of free employ meat bureaus. The organization, which is designed to assist in securing help for the handling of the western wheat crop, held a meeting with representatives present from the seven states belonging to the associstion. 8o great ia the de mand going to be for harvest hands this year that the association is already hunting for men." Governor Mickey has set apart Taes- dsy, April 22, as Arbor Day. The qi tion as to what trees, shrubs snd flo to plant on that day shonld be carefully considered. The following, quoted from the Nebraska Farmer is suggestive: "Plant your waste wet ground to cotton wood and Cowlina poplar. Millions of dollars conld be saved to the state by utilizing the waste places, sad make trees dig gold oat of mnd. TheThurlow willow shonld also be planted on a large scale, as it is the most rapid growing of sll trees, and will grow readily from cut tings. Never plant a box elder. Good bye forever to a thing that startaoat to be a tree aad tarns oat to be a pumpkin vine.' Besides it is the horns of baga whieh swarm by the mflhoas all orerthe land, creeping lata nvery creviee, getting into your beds sad into the carpet. We have the grand native trees which take the lead the elm, ash and honey locust. They seem to endure everything. Then wa have the Keatacky coffee trees, the Linden sad bird cherry, also natives. If yoa plant these saacisa have Nebraska gro warned." "UP THE SPOUT." m Bxnteaatftra mt the Orida t This Saancatlv Snylnar. "If yon are suffering from ennui and want to divert your mind from life's routine I'll give yon a panacea," said a young man who has a penchant for delving Into unusual things. "Just pick out some quaint phrase or expression, whether it la a clear cut epigram or a crude colloquialism, and trace it to its source. You will Invariably find that these phrases, or saws,' as they are called, have a history all their own. And they are usually descriptive of some actual condition. These provin cial phrases have enriched the lan guage and have added to its force at) well, though some of the provincial phrases are a good stride from the line of correct English. Some days ago several friends were disputing about the origin Of these quaint old sayings, and one in particular was used which Is an-familiar to every one ss the dial of a clock. I refer to 'gone up the spout.' It Is applied to almost any fail ure or misfortune. A firm that fails has 'gone up the spout.' "A politician who Is crushed Is 'gone ap the spout' A man will say that if he does not do a certain thmghe'll go up the spout' Going 'up thespout is a penslty for every sort of failure. Even if a iman la dying his friends will answer Inquiries with a sad shake of the head and say that he's gone up the spout' The discussion as to the origin of this phrase or expres sion did not result In any elucidation of Its history. A few days later I at tended church in this city, and the pastor, who has been occupying a New Orleans pulpit for years, told his con gregation how the phrase originated. "Years ago In England money lenders had private offices for the convenience of a particular class of patrons. Any man who has ever gone Into a pawn shop, passing under the glint of three gleaming yellow balls, knows what hu miliation Is secretly felt as he emerges. Many people. In fact are too timid to enter a pawnshop. It Is a matter of pride with them. They do not like to confess then impecunloslty. With the noble paupers of England it was a thing they slwsys left to some trusted servant It was only natural, then, that some means of allowing these high toned borrowers to pawn tbelr jewels without being seen would be In vented. The 'spoof wss the result It was simply a dumb waiter. The man upstairs never saw his patron. The ar ticle was put In the "spout,' sent up, and the money came back, together with the ticket That Is how the ex pression 'gone up the spoutr started. It can be readily seen how very express ive it Is when spoiled to crushing ad versities," New Orleans Times-Democrat Hie Brtnra SknIL It was a rather unusual ornament for a room, If It could be called an or nament but bachelors often have strange things In their rooms. This waa a human skull, polished end made Into a receptacle for atray bite of pa per or anytUag else that one wanted to put Into it The top could be re moved at pleasure. It was a-grewsome thing to have on a writing desk, and it attracted a great deal of attention. Callers shuddered as they looked at it snd one day one of them asked the bachelor why be had it around. "Ob, It's a sort of keepsake," be said carelessly. "It wss my broth er's." "Yourbrother'sr' He looked surprised as he saw every one in the room edging awsy from htm. "Why, yes," he said. "Do you mean to ssy that that was your brother's skull?" demanded one. "Certainly. What s the matter with ltf he asked, with apparent astonish ment "He gave it to me when he wss married. He got it when he was a medical student but bis wife wouldn't have it around the bouse." r m, Trait The Ignorance of many people about the habits and capacities of the blind Is Illustrated by a question which a maa once asked Helen Keller. Al though he waa a scbolsr and a man of letters, he wanted to know if she en joyed painting! A bright boy, who waa a pupil in one of the earliest Institu tions for the blind, says Fanny Crosby in her "Life Story," was vastly bored by the foolish questions naked by visit ors whom be had to escort about the school. The climax waa reached when he took them to the dining halt "Dear me!" exclaimed a wondering dame. "How do you blind folks ever manage to see tne way to your mouths?" "WelL ma'am," replied the boy sol emnly, "each of us hitches one end of a string to bis tongue and the other to the leg of Ills chair. By following that he manages to prevent the victuals los ing their wsy." at et Often. " That odors move with the air or diffuse through It like gases and do not nans through it in waves as sounds do or in swiftly moving particles like the radium emanations seems to be conclusively shown by experiments on': the propagation of scents through; small tabes. In such tubes there can' be no general motion of the air, and' the rate of travel of an odor la ex-.' tremely slow. That of ammonia took! over two hours to get through a tube a! yard and a half long. The presence of! the ammonia could be detected chem ically at about the same time that Its, amell waa abtlceJ. It seemed to make little difference in the speed whether, the tabs waa anil horizeatally or ver-i tkally or whether the odor moved ap' or f Qllca. The real balm of Gllead Is the dried juice of a low shrub, it Is said, which grows in Syria. It la very valuable and scarce, for the amount of balm yielded by one shrub never exceeded sixty drops a day. According to Jo sephus, the balm or balsam of Gllead was one of the presents given by. the queen of Sheba to King Solomon. The ancient Jewish physicians prescribed It evidently for dyspepsia aad melan cholia. ntem Want aa lmeat. "An elephant must be a pretty ex pensive salmsJ." Yes; I wish I had enough money to anyone.' "What do yon want with aa ele- 1 dent; I awlsh M 4lu !! - A STORY OF CRANES; vet War la WBIch the BMtfc Aatr Icaaa Vtlllae the Mrs. The natives of Venezuela and ad joining countries on the north side of the river Amazon often avail them selves of the services of the -native crane to care for their poultry and also use it hi the place of a collie or shepherd dog to guard and herd their domestic animals. This remarkable bird, which the Indians call yaksmik and the ornithologists Psophia crepi tans. Is found In a wlkl state In great forests that lie between the northern' coasts of South America and the Ama zon and British Guiana. The birds never leave the forests unless shot or captured. They travel about In flocks of from 100 to 200 in search of the berries, fruits and Insects upon which they subsist Their usual gait is a slow and stately march, but they enliven themselves from time to time by leap ing up In the air. -executing eccentric and fancy waltzes nnd striking the most absurd and preposterous atti tudes. If pursued they endeavor to save themselves by running, for tbelr flight is so weak, according to Seliom burg, that when they attempt to fly over a body of water of any consid erable wldtli they are often compelled to drop upon it and save themselves by swimming. When alarmed they utter the pecul iar cry which has obtained for them the name of trumpeters. The sound Is something like that produced by a person endeavoring to shout the syl lables "tow, tow, tow, tow, tow." with his mouth shut or the doleful noise 'made by J children on New Year's day with tbelr trumpets. The yaksmlks usually deposit then eggs In a hollow In the ground, often at the foot of a tree. A nest generally contains ten eggs of a pale green color. The young birds follow their mothers as soon as they are hatched, but do not lose their pret ty down covering until several weeks old. The yakamilks are very readily tamed and prove valuable servants to the Indians, who domesticate them, and as they are courageous and will protect animals Intrusted to their care at every risk of themselves even dogs are obliged to yield to their authority. They may be trusted with the care of a flock of sheep or domestic fowls and every morning will drive the ducks and poultry to their feeding places and, carefully collecting any strag glers, bring them safely home at night A yakamik soon learns to know and obey the voice of his master, follows him when permitted wherever he goes and appears delighted at receiving his caresses. It pines at his absence and welcomes his return and Is extremely, jealous of any rival. Should any, ani mal attack Its master, the yakamik In utmost fury attacks it with wings and beak, driving it away. It presents itself regularly during meals, from which it chases all domes tic animals and even the negroes who wait on the table, if it la not well ac quainted with them, and only asks for a share of the eatables after it has driven away all who might aspire to a favorable notice from the family. Aaeleat War Farce Ceafeaalaan. In a remote village in Hungary a husband and his wife were found mur dered, and their manservant, being ar rested, confessed the deed, but stated that three brothers neighbors of the old couple bad persuaded bun to mur der them and had divided the spoils, something like 500. with him. These three brothers were Immediately ar rested. The judge did an unusual thing on the day of the funeral. He brought them In chains to the churchyard, placed them near the open grave and bade the priest In his address to praise the good qualities of the victims and end with the startling words, "And here stand their vile murderers at the grave." This was doneand the judge in the meantime watched the three brothers' faces to see if they looked guilty. This form of examination caused some indignation among the people of the neighborhood. London News. Sjaaalnna Was Xever Take a awth. In Russia and In the Balkan states' the baths are, as elsewhere, restrict ed entirely to the upper classes and may be regarded as a luxury of the rich. The peasantry in these coun triesaye, and in the middle classes as well never take a bath, practically speaking, and yet they seem to bear up heroically under the deprivation and to be perfectly oblivious to en vironments that can only be describ ed as aromatic in the extreme. Baths would be of but little use to the Rus sian peasant, since he never undresses and he could hardly be expected to bathe In his clothes. lie Is manifestly of the opinion that If he keeps himself hermetically sealed- no dust can possi bly get at him, nor can one quite un derstand bow It does happen that the dust does get to him. es-laalaa; the Day Aright. You remember perhaps the story of a Greek philosopher who had his boy every morning awakened from sleep by soft, sweet music. His purpose mi that tho hnr mlffht hpflrln each' 1 -- - - , osy witn inougms or ueauiy auu gwu ness. The idea was admirable. It is a glorious power we have to set the thoughts and feelings of our children for the days. It Is so easy to make a bad start and so hard to get reset be fore we have Iost the beauty of three or four hours. It' is no light thing to have lived a half day meanly. Then we have to take account of the fact that a great many Influences are capa ble of setting the day badly. The weather affects our boys and girls ss. It does us. nnd they are not experi enced In a way to give them power by' reason to rise over antagonism. Baeiwr Waatea After maala A great many people dissipate more energy between the time when they leave their work at night and whea they return to it in the morning than they expend all day in their vocations, though they would be shocked and of fended If any one were to tell them so. They think that physical dlsslpa tkm fa the only method of energy sap ping. But men and women of exem plary mora' habits dissipate their vi tality In a hundred ways. They in dulge In wrong thinking; they worry; they fret; they fear this, that and the other Imaginary thing, and they carry their business home with them, snd work as bard mentally after business hours as during them. Orison Swett Mardea In Success. The Pertt A dish as much eaten by the Portu guese -as mince pic by Americana fa the rebanadas. It Is of Moorish origin and Is easily and quickly prepared as befitted the habits of a nomadic race. Thick slices of bread are soaked In new milk, fried In olive oil and then spread with honey and eaten not The result fa something delicious, and these who have once tasted the reba aaaae will waat to taste it agate. 13 -Poultry Specialists -13 WE KEEP ONLY THE BEST. r f fa il you are not satisfied. m aaafiBa;. -SvaajslijMaaaf m We handle all varieties of fowls foaM ia aay high class ponltr.Y yard. Onr breeders are high sewers. 1. White Langshans Black Langshans Light JJnunahs Silver Laced Wyandottes Barred Rocks White Wyandottes : G. S. Wyandottes Butt Orpington Burl Leghorns R. C. fe S. C. Brown Leghorns.... S. S. Haniburgs Pekin Ducks -n " "ill" a. v- f. . 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. IS. x ! t v V ; : ? ! i ? X Spring house-cleaning sale of high grade pianos including Steinwsy A' Sons, Yose & Sons, A. B. Chase, Steger & Sons. George Steck, Hardmaa, Reed & Sons, Emerson, Schmoller & Mueller and twenty other makes. These pianos are strictly new, np-to-date makes of many years repntation. WOULl YOU LIKE $550.00 Piano now $500.00 Piano now -$400.00 Piano now $350.00 Piano now -$300.00 Piano now $275.00 Piano now -$250.00 Piano now ? V i Don't delay. Call Omaha Store, IP.l'I Farnam St., Omaha, Nel. Lincoln Store, 105 So. 11th St., Lincoln, Neb. Tanadars ! Cyclones ! I have two good old time insurance companies which insure against torna does and cyclones. The rate is very cheap. See me if yon want some pro tection. J. M. Curtis. A Flah Thai CealU Talk. A natural curiosity captured on the coast of Africa on M:iy 5, li&t by Signor Cava na and exhibited In all the great cities of Europe during the years 18511. 18IJ0, 1S1 and lStS, where It was advertised us the "talking tish," was in reality a species or the African seal, well known to naturalists ou account of Its wonderful powers of mimicry. This particular animal was about twelve feet in length ami weighed something over 800 pounds. It had a fine, doglike bead and large, beautiful black eyes, which seemed to sparkle with intelligence whenever the crea ture was spoken to by any one. It was very docile and when told to dance would roll over and over in its bath tub, with first tall and then head above the water, all the time chattering as though enjoying the sport as much as the spectators did. It soon learned many odd tricks and, it is claimed, learned to articulate at least three words very plainly viz, "mamma," "papa" and "John," the last being Its keeper's name. When told to pray it would clasp its flippers in the attitude of supplication and put on a sanctimo nious look. Origin of he Aateea. An old traditiou says the Aztecs were one of seven powerful tribes that emerged from seven caverns In a re gion called Aztlnn, or place of the heron. They wandered away from their fellows after a great confusion of tongues and settled in the region they are known to have Inhabited. This tradition may be partly fabulous, but It Is sure that the Aztecs settled the country before the eleventh or twelfth century All the tribes lived in peace for a considerable time until the strong be gan to encroach upon the territory of the weaker. Then a fierce war for su premacy over the whole territory en sued and lasted many years. Under the leadership of their military chiefs the Aztecs obtained control of the whole territory and established a very enlightened form of government. This was consummated in 1324 or 1325. Dctectlaa; Gallt la Uaerla. The brown skins of the natives in Liberia are often daubed with red and white clay, the effect of the latter be ing rather startling. This is called dressing. Sometimes a vertical blue mark Is seen across the forehead. This is a sign of freedom. The Kroomen have It more than others. They are largely employed as extra hands on the steamers. When a man is sus nectcd of murder, theft, etc., he is msde to drink sasce wood. This being desdlv nolson. his innocence Is de clared by the draft not proving fatal- It Is said, however, that this Is only a form. When the fatal moment arrives some exnedlent is generally adopted. or else It Is considered that only an Innocent man would be willing to ap proach the deadly draft. Cea Batatas. Hicks The wsy Bragley talks of providing for his wife he seems to think nothing too good for Her. wicks H'm! And the way he actually pro vides for her he seems to think noth ing Is good enough for her. Fnuaael MmLsdgan - before you order elsewhere. Eggs, i. 50 Per Set r-.ggs, 9i.w er o f at Z r o JjiPS .w tcr fTvi Eggs. S1.50 Per Set Egg. SI .50 Per Set Eggs, SI. 50 Per Set Eggs, 81.50 Per Set Eggs, $2.00 Per Set Eggs, S2.00 Per Set Eggs, $1.50 Per Set Egg51. $1.50 Per Set f v w -a. -. ! t t t t f'gg. m."w rer set s rggs. zu cts. r.acn : sVwnBBnwaranawal amy aaiwaaBVa m an mwa& s asanas aswaaajg ONE OF THESE? $345. 305. 270, 245. 210. 185. 148. OO OO OO OO OO OO OO V J ? t I or write at once. Council BluHs store, 502 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia. Sioux City Store, 408 4th St., Sioux Citv, Ia. i A VVWoViWVVWVTVVVTtttV HE WANT A FARM. X V T V y We have a customer anxious to l.uv a farm of" 120 or lt0 acres close to Columbus. He will allow the present owner to retain ossesioii this year. It muftt be good land, fairly well improved. : : : : : : : t J T V T T V V t y y x BtvGfflER. HOGKENBfcRGER & GflflMBliRS. $ COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. $ :-:!-:r-::rw-:vrM-?-ww!i wvw M ii mi mi in inn i n nil I HDLSTS PBARIACfj Has just received a new .stock of Fine Watf Pattr We invite the puln lic to look the line over lefore buying. I Rififs' StaMlNr Fltuk. Bold in all shades, ia ansqaalsd by any paints r other stains. A registered pharmacist will compound all preseriptioas. Call on an. LOUIS SCHKEIBER, Jr.. J Manager. Z COLUMBUS MARKETS. Wheat, new 74 Corn 40 Oats fj bushel 32 Rye V bushel SO Barley, 35 Hogs-tf ewt. 4 304)4 40 Fat steers cwt 3 25 4 25 Stock steers V ewt 2 S0 3 59 Fat cows ? cwt 2 25 3 09 Potatoes ? bushel 75BS Batter-y 1318 Eggs V doses i.... 14 FKXD rUCaSATXTLU Bran, bnlk 99 Shorts, ga Chop feed. balk. aasj Chopcora, .....:. 8Saj Markets correeted every Taeeaay af. fc. f a v . $' ,---4j f M :? .-r i ; . --.- r. 'i-JSi J .- r - 1 ? r, Zg&&S!&&fZc'x!kja, - lAu-5... m--Jt-'''. j; &SaMietf2i&a&2-afec,-