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-' &- , izr 0ttrr, $i -j r.vs foi: the jor::NAi. osu yeaj: TiUiLr. TS5. A WEKK LAKGEST rAI'EK l'UIiLISHKD I N PLATTE COUNTY VOLl'MK XXXVI. NUMBER 9. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1905. WHOLE NUMBER 1.754. qnvi? (Siolnmbxts ili. m '. I HP u 5& i tfibj rf I --J "" A ..')fP HOI'ND -T.U in tin- laJ; givv a man about the m st cnmturtable feeling he can r-nj-iv TInr are- r.aay tuch depositor? m THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. A: . verv f-v. of them commenced th- .r r.'oi-sct? with any mon money , tb". .."! h".e W!-v not do a- they di .-"rr. f . i t li whnr you have and , kij ::''.:ing to it 'S t-'fV f mforr in i j-rrr Ti:y First National Bank f: Il?:. y.i i ' :.'i i I hmvun - LlilUlf lilb AC.rus.NT CCCUR3 AT t.CVZSrj MtM IRRIGATION PROJECT. GL.NiMijDrJ TUrCNZi. CAVES IN N- ol the tAi.i Are Cclicvcj to Cc On ' srvi Work cf Rescue Fss Gc z, . S-lr PC Arc Vcrk'-.g znd A'. tVill Probably Ce Rescued. ! 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Au'ctst Lrucs Steam Machine Ten Mtlc in 9:49 2-5. (.'.ma;-. May 31. WVbb Jr. f thr CJi! :.;) Aiom.liilo t lu'i (.tr:. .1 ff the bonirh in tho tiual day .- r. ii'j: or the aut(ni bile moot at liarl m. In a lon-milo heart-brcakini; diivo with lLiraoy Oblfiold. .lay won tho $l.tmi : ah prire in tho fast timo of 'J t'. -j In addition t- this, thf Chumo :n.:n i ;. .u-d Louis Cbovrolot. tin I'ruu h ir..".. n: a :ivo-mib snt rial ra o for a jnn-.' of $.".'i. Jaj's timo m th'. oi-nt was 4T)S. In tho ton-mile ovont . h Oldfiold. tho use of steam as ppp.i-od to gasoline was domoi:,iatMl b .lay. The Chicago man u- d a ? ara machine and, although, har.l prr-sel throuchout tho entire rare, finished several lencths in the lead. Tliis race was the m'st eiunc soon iliT'tis the iree'. The .lay ar made :t .-piMi in the stre'rh . while OM fi'ld repeatedly cut d.wn tho a:n er's Lad at the stretch and paddock fir--, only to lose gtntind on the b.i('; straiphtawry and in front of the prai. 'stand. Thv two rar rot away toe- ther. but on Ta' first lap t"'." CJii eac man gained a 1 ad of over a r.ir loriC over th clMirpIen. h:h he ho'.I Mntfl near the end of the rate. Dunne the iat Ian OMfield was st adily gainine on his opp-?iu r.r. but fail- d to get up m time t ' capture th-" rich priro. Oldtield pre-s-si .1 his rar to its utmost. lm lo t i ni ler abl gmuad at the firns. making broad swoops i" trvlng to en the rail Missionaries Massacred in Thibet. Victoria. Ala " - Advi es were re ceived here of a missionary uprismc in Thibet. Four From h missionaries at different stand; in Hathan district were inurderei and a number of mem bers of their church maaired. The missionary in charse of the distrkt war. Uev. Father Oramljeau. Troips lmve been sctt to the district from Szocaucn. Robbers Make Rich Hsu!. For: Wayne, lnd.. May 31. Five rebbers rxosrowrred the wa'tb-nti-1 blew the snf in t.e C-ir.tiknr a '.. ' il.i"'i C.i tiioiii vain; r; ,:ers r.".d 5 2 ' in cash There is r.o i!uc to their v. hereabouts. When i BGGome Lost. When all the natural teeth become lost the deficiency should be supplied by artificial teeth. Nothing that is worn upon the person is of so mnch importance as the set of artificial toeth. They require for successful r.-sulls, artistic and mechanical skill, pat.ent labor and experience. We j;uarintee yon successful re sults. Nearly 14 years experiencr in saccessful practice in Colnmbns. 13th Street. Phone 140. Dr. H. E. NamiB. 3r is- v--i5!KSS 1 -- i"--s tT-m&SZrz .- -v- w- ?. f ' ! Too Knch "Phone, town is in a fair way to get an it; ! ver.l ofo or telpehnue. When it comes ioniii; ?j f() per month, that if 1 hilt -ALst a decent house can be rent- c i for. There isn't near as mncb need for telephones anyhow as people :.iiii!c l h"rn is. When the Bell people had the right-of-way here there was an t'tl" jrt to pet an independent com pany, because the Bell people woald ii it 'ii-ch l he rural system. When Mr. Scotr .j1 1 to the Surprise company it brought this town in touch with the fanner? and the field has been grow inn iargrr until the country is now p.-tt'y well covered. Now lhe Bell ople rro back asking a frauchite in rh" gaio cf a Rrainard company. Davit! Citv Press. ' Kensington ( I'liiir-.l ij'm l,iil ( Mr. LloydSwain entertained twenty j lariivs at a Keiiugtnn yesterday after i i.ocn at her homo. The event was in .or."r i f Mrs Swain's bi.-ter, Miss j!mi!" i'arker. and was made the oc casion of the announcement ot Miss Parker's engagement to Dr. (.'has. II. 5'Iat ' of thib city. TIh- hou-o wa decorated with pink an f white carnations. A three-course luncheon va eved. for which the place cards were in the form of Cin-rt-r' l!a slippers with roes painted on tliMn in water colors. This was Mrs. SwaiaViirf-t entertainment in her new home, and it was very pretty and en jiynhlo. Mrs. Lilhe. lliur'-ilnj'-i lhiilj t Tii" following letter was received by tiio World-He.rald yesteiday and postmarked I'olumbus, Nebr T- the Editor of the World-Heiald : Xjtini; m your issue of two weeks ao an article written by the judicial court rep-)rter of the David City judi cial district. I desire to present a few facts with reference to the trial of Mr Lillk which has been called u 'fair trial " The facts, as stated. wert true as far as they went. It was all onesided, and in another direction the thread of evidence could have been WLven jas-r M.s ti:hr. It is a known fact tnat thete was a person left David City that morning, after telephoning three quarters of a mile from the cen ter of the town. At abour .stfOleft hi room and went one mile across tho north, part of town to this place aud the p.irty joke of Lillie being 6hot. lie ucd the phone five minutes and l"fr. He did not appear again in town and a year from that time came to Octava, Nab. on the train, then hired a liv-Ty taT. an 1 drove tc wthin half a mil" 1 1 David City where he left the rip with the liveryman and went oil to town He was driven back next morning to catch the train at Octava, Iwheu 2.i paiii his when 2."i cents each way would have fare. This is a case where the evidence was gotten up for the purpose of allowing the guilty to es cape I will write you more later Columbus Boy Injured Triila)"- Dailjl A sjiecial dispatch from Fremont to the Omaha Ilee yesierday tells how to boys cct the worst of it while ex perimenting with powder and a match. Young Laudenberger.tbe most seriously injured, was formerly a Co lumbus boy and his father is a resi lient of our city aud went to the assistance of his son as soon as "the accident was reported. The dispatch says: "Morris Laudenberger and Roy Killian, bovs about i: vears old. of Morse Binds, were injured by experi menting with a piece of gas pipe fill ed wim powder yesterday afternoon and ate now in the Fremont hospital. The boys found tho cas pipe, which had been charged with powder, and decided to see if it wonld explode. .Morris took it out into the middle of the tfreet. while Roy observed the situation from the side of a building across the way. He proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the contents of the pipe were of au explosive na ture, for as soon a he dropped a liebt ed match into it there was a terriffic concussion, throwing him to the cround and almost serveriug his left foot ami lee below the knee. A piece cf the pine took off two fingers from Roy's hand aud another went Through the wall of a nearby house just over rhe head of a baby asleep in its cradle, but fortunately injnrine no one. The ioys were brought to Fremont on the afternoon train and young Laudenber cer's leg amputated. Both are doing well this noon. No one seems to know how the gas piv came to be there or who fixed it. The boys say it was rnsly ind partially Luritd. Th?re will be an ite cream social on the lawn of the Congregational church Wednesday evening. Jnne 7. Concert. The concert given by Prof. A. E. Poole's pupils, assisted by local mu sicians, Monday evening, was attend ed by an audience that filled the Pres byterian church. Pupils of all grades took part in the program and all per formed very creditably. The numbers played b? the ad vanced pupils were of a higher grade musically and greater difficulty tech nically than is usually heard at stu dent recitals of that class. The solos that were played by Wal ter Eoettcher, Hedwig Jaeggi and Mande Galley were selection that are often used by teachers and pro fessional soloists. Of the assisting soloists, MissUaller, Prof. Fnnk and Prof. Poole, nothing more need be said than they lived np to their usual standards of public per formance, and their nambera were warmly applauded by theaadieace. Mr. Poole plaved a most difficult fantasie of Vietempa in a manner that has never been surpassed in Colum bus. He played with better style, better tone and surer execution than wo have ever beard him plav before. A vocal sextette of ladies. withMis Whitmoy-r accompanying, was enjoy - j e.1, and the juvenile orchestra plavcd several numbers with credit. The proceeds of this very successf ul concert go to the Ladies Aid society. Supt- Kern Hay Leave. (Monday's Daily) The Colnmbns schools are in danger of being without a Bupjriutenent. Prof. W. M. Kern has been elected to the presidency of the State Manual Training school of South Dakota, lo cated at Ellendale. Mr. Kern has not yet accepted the place, a he is under contract with the Columbus board for another year and unles the board will voluntarily release him he says he will fulfill his contract. The matter ha not vet been presented to the beard officially, so that it is not known what action will be taken, but individual members have expressed themselves to the effect that when a man has rendered the district such faithful and etuin entlv successful services it would be a poor kind of return for the board to take advantage of their technical right to hold him and compel him to forego a signal advancement in his piofession. The Dakota position pays a salary of 1,800 a year. The school offers a four years course in academic work and four-year courses in various industrial lines. such as manual train ing, domestic science, etc. A course in music is also offered. Prof. Kern wr? elected by the vote of everv man on the electing noard except one, though there were nnmerons appli cants for the place, inclcding the man who was for many years super intendent of the famous school at Menominee, Wis. ' The election is a high compliment to Prof. Kern's standing in the teach ing profession. It is needless to say that teachers, pupils and patrons of the Columbus schools are grieved over the prospect of losing Superin tendent Kern. Mr. Kern received notice of his elec tion last week, but requested the papers not to announce it until he had in formed the school lioard. Destructive Storm. (Monday's Daily) Two strokes of lightning cansed some damage iu Colnmous yesterday afternoon. The central office of tho Independent Telephone Co. was struck and about l."0 telephones put ont of bnsiness. Miss Julia Fox, the day operator, was alone in the exchange at the time the bolt struck. She was painfully shocked.fbnt not seriously, injured. Her right hand was in con tact with the switch board and as a result of the shock her right arm is still lame. Wires were tangled up in confudion. The damage has not been estimated. The lightning 6et tire to the wood work of the switch board, but with her wires all out of commission Miss Fox was unable to send in an alarm. At about the same time an alarm was turned in from the residence uf Fred Gottschalk where the lightning had struck a tree near the house and fol lowed a telephone wire into the house setting it on fire. The fire department turned ont and found both tires, which were extinguished without damage. At Monroe the rural mail carriers had difficulty in going over their routes this morning. Mrs. Kenyon who drives the wagon on route No. 2 ont of Monroe was almost compelled to turn back before her trip was fin ished and was able to complete it only by doing considerable fording. Baccalaureate. The high school baccalaureate ser mon preached by Rev. Cash of tho Episcopal church last Sunday was from the text of Revelation 11 :10 "Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life." A brief ontline of Rat. Cash's very excellent sermon to the graduates is as follows : The question which we ail ask our selves, "Why are we here?" is to be answered by asking ourselves another question, "What is the next thing to be dene?" Every detail of daily work accomplished suggests the next detail. Great achievement's are not isolated incidents but are made up of small units of endeavor and accomplishment. to live one's life best, one needs only to be faithful to the task in hand. Christ came into the world ird made the opportunity of life greater for succeeding ages. And the problem of life is the same in great things and small: He faithful unto death. Never give up. When you finish one thing look around and 6ee what is next. Faithfulness unto death is the road to the crown of life. A BARGAIN. A scholarship with the International Correspondence School for sale. Write or inquire for " R, " care of Journal. tf . For fine corn fed neat go to M. Casein's. FOR SALE. A fine second hand organ, same as new. Must be sold at once. Inquire Journal office, tf. For fresh fish and oysters go to M. Casein's. GROUND BONE & BEEF SCRAPS for chickens at Knut& Brock's. Phone 9S. tf All kiads of freak and salt meats at Kerseabrock & Barke's. Across the Continent. Fnilsy'r- Pail) 1 Another trans-continental advertis ing expodition went through Colum bus today. It is composed of four men traveling in two Oldsniobilc run abouts or light automobiles. The party started from New Ycra City on May 7, and struck the center of the Tnited Sare at noon today. They aro head-i f-r the Portland ex position which opens .Tune 1, and the object of th trip is to advertise the Otrisiuobile. Of the two machines, ens is named "Old Scout" and is driven by Dwight B. Huss, accom panied bv Milford Wirjle. "Old Steady" i ths name of the other craft. r.ud ir- crew is made up by Percy F Megargel, driver, and Bart ly Stanrhiield. The travelers report good luck so far, wjth lots of mnd in some places, es pecially in Illinois. They carry only! a trunk apiece, and stop at towns for meals and lodging They expect to make Grand Island tonight. North Platte bv tomorrow noon and Chev enne tomorrow night. Up to date they have averaged about 70 miles per dav. More Burglars. (Monday's Daily) In the days of our fathers it some times rained froes and fish and fish worms. But in Columbus it rains bnrglars. Satnrday night a sneak thief removed a screen from the pantry window at the home of Mrs. .TnliaKas mnssen and got away with several good pies, a piece of cheese and some breakfast food. r Wc are now serving delicious Ice Cream Sodas, Sundaes, Lemonades, Phosphates and all good Soda drinks. We make our own Ice Cream. We KNOW it is pure. CKas. H. Dack, Druggist. . Independent People Enjtin. c FrMaj"- I)ail t Yesterdav afternoon was inite strenuous in tho affairs of the Piatte County Independent Telephone Com pany. Manager Ilverett noticed in a news item in the Omaha Beo that the Leigh Telephone Co. was coutemp latinc making a deal with the Ne braska Telephone Co., which would materially depreciate The value to the subscribers of the Independent Tele phone system and immediataly took steps to overcome the difficulty. Mr. Everett together with Judge Sullivan, his attorney, went before Judge Reed or and secured an injunction, restrain ing the Leigh Telephone Company from its intended action, drove to Schuyler, had their bond filed and approved bv Clerk of rhe District Court '. A. Sucba and the injnuct- ion served by telephouo last night at 7 o'clock. The injunction was form- nily served today by Sheriff Fiala. j of Colfax county. The ilifgations i of the injunction are : That the proposed arrangement with the Nebraska Telephone Co , is in direct violation of a present unexpired toll contract with iho Platte County Independent Telephone Co. That the Platte County Independent Tele phone Co. is a heavy stockholder in the i.eigh Telephone 'o. and that said agreement was entered into without their knowledge or consent : That said action on the part of the Leigh Telephone Co. would tend lo depreciate the value of the stock of the Platte County Telenliooo Co. The following news item taken from vesterday's Omaha Bee. was the first intimation thelndepeadent people had of ihe intended change and was r promptly overcome by the injunction ' as above set forth : "This morning a deal was made be tween the Leich Independent Tele- Gasoline Absolutely Clean and CANNOT BE EXPLODED. The only Positively Safe Gasoline Stove on the Market. We make Hardware. Cloos & Ueliliiig Independent 'Phone No. 162. North Side 13th St. Columbus, Nebr. The Bride Elect.. There will be a nu mber of occa sions before long when wedding gifts will be searched for and wedding rings wanted. The purjHJse of all gifts is to please the bride elect to make such offerings as will help make attractive the new home. The gifts and the ring mu.-t bo to her taste. For wedding gifts, onr stock of fers scores of. desirable articles EdJ.Niewohner The Jeweler District Court. Jmncs Wilson has tiled a suit in district conrt for divorce from Ida Wilson, alleging adultery as ground tor separation. Notice. People having a dog around their premises should obtain a taes or havp tne dog destroyed : for there is trouble ahead. It is a disgrace and a nuisance to have does around as they are allowed by some citizen--. The dog police will not be paid for his time but for the parties he brings to justice phono Conipnny and the Nebraska Telephono Company in which the two central offices will be consolidated. The local compauv will be entitled lo outside connection over the Ne braska's lines, which will give tle local subscribers all the benefits of the Nebraska system. The Indepen dent compauv savers its connections with the Platte County Indpendent company. The new arrangement will be effectivo .Tuue 1. Gift for City Library. Mondaj's Daily.) As a re.ult of the Schiller memorial celebration which was held by the Germans of Columbus ou May '.. the public library of our city has been maue richer by j:5l v-" in cash and the comulete works of Schiller in both German and English. Representing the committee who had the entertainment in charge. Dr. V. if Naumanu has turned over to the library the entire prot eeds from the sale of seats wliich amounted to the above named sum, and the ten volumes which are elegantly bound in half morocco. The English edi tion is in four lolumes and the (ier mau in hix volumes. GJur-Ball. The weddiing of Miss Florence BaII anil Mr. Werner Glur occurred Satur day evening at eight o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mr. Chas. Ball, iu south Columbus. Janice O'Urieu performed the cere mony. Only immediate relatives were pr?3if Both the outig people have lived all their live in Columbus and are well and favorably known. Mr. Glur is employed in the cigai factory of Win Ivurr. The Journal lor news Stoves a specialty of Builders' HONOR THE Q. A R Memorial Day Address cf Bev- G. A. Monroe. Following is pirt of the Memorial ser mon preached by Rev.G.A.Munro May J. Ir is printed at the'reqnest of mem bers of the Grand Army and for the special benefit of the patriotic readers of the Journal who were prevented from attending the service : "Is. 2: 3,4. 'Out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. And he will judge between the nations and will decide concerning metiy people; and they shall beat tb- ir words iuto plow shares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift np sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. ' ' The sentiment of the world has greatly changed with re card to war. It is no longer the only business in which a gentleman may engage It is no longer the unques tioned sport of Kings. It may be glor ious or ignoble according as the pur pose for which it is waged is good or bad. It mu it be explained, justified. Rusisa protests to the world that she had no thought of war ; that she had been tryiug to get out of Manchuria but could not -.that the insolent foe bad taken her unawares and driven her into n contest for which she had no liking. Japan on the other nand ex plains that with her it was a question of uational existence; that Russia with the eight of a glacier and the strength of a tiger was creeping down upon her: that Manchuria was being crushed be neath one cruel taw and Corea groan ed beneath another, and it was not the part of wisdom to wait for the tiger to spring; that sudden and com plete destrnction at the hand of the powerful enemv were better than years or centuries of insult, of oppres niou, of dwindling power and fading glory and consequent degeneracy. physicial aud moral. But both have found it necessary to represent to the conscience of the world that they did not rnn lichtly into war but that it was the last resort." "I say the sentiment has changed since the old day, and it is still chang ing. War is being recognized as not in itself a good but an evil. Nations are busy explaining that their armies and armaments are in the interest of pea-e and not of war. In the interest of peace England Keeps a uavy twice as i;r eat as any other nation ou enrth and her vessels police the seas. Russia hurries her million soldiers across two continents that there may be peace on earth, good will among men. Onr own incomparable president advocates an efficent navy so that when we speak for peace in the councils of the nations we may back up our argument if need be with force, so that when we ask for peace we may be in shape to fight for it. The ' big stick'he main tains, is to ba invoked iu the interest of justice aud good will and for the chastisement of the trouble-mater, just as a father might be compelled to buy his peaceloving son a pair of brass knuckles and teach him boxing lessons iu the interests of neighbor hood tranquillity." " Th ancient seer saw truly. The time is coming when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learu war any more; when having no longer any use for them, 'hey shall beat their swnrdn into plows shares ami their spears iuto pruning hooks" But that day is not yet. There are signs of its dawning. The sun is be neath the Horizon, but it may be a lonz twilight it will not dawn un til'out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of .lebahvah from Jer usalem'. It will not dawn until He will judge between the nations and decide concorning many peoples. That is, the day of peace waits on the day of justice. Righteousness must be realized iu human character, in human institution?, in human law before there can be peace between nations or any general converting of swords iuto plow-shares or of spears into pruuing-hooks. There cau be no agreement between evil and good, no permanent peace by winking at wrong So long sis tho foot of the strong is on the neck of the weak ; so long as the hands of the cruel are red with the blood of the helpless and innocent ; so long as the depraved have power to destroy manhood aud despoil woman hood there can bo no peace that is Dleasing to God or creditable to man. If we shut our eves to crimes against humanity and turn deaf ears to the cry of the wronged, the suffering, the des pairing then is onr peace not a virtue but a vice. If wo rail evil good and 2lazr the crimes of the gr-at and pro- i fit by the dfpoiling of tho defenseless and fea: on ill c'-ttc-ii cain. fawiiine upon the head of the plunderer, then are weot heroes but cravens and de serving the contemnt of all high mind ed men." "We are glad to honor yon today, soldiers of a victorious nation because refusing to enjoy a selfish and in glorious peace, yon have helped to win for your country and for the world a peace that will be permanent, be cause founded upon the impregnable rock of justice. You came with no reluctant step to the help of the Lord and your efforts have contributed to bring forth the law ont of Zion and the word of Jeohvah from Jerusalem.' You have brought perceptibly nearer the day when nation shaU not lift np sword against nation, for you have helped usher in the day of truth and righteousness that must first come." "Once again Jince beginainit the preparation of this talk to you. I have read the sad and humiliating and sick ening story of tin causes which led I up ro ne great civil straggle. I have shuddered as I tho't hc.w near was tho undoing of onr fair and beloved land. A little more and our great United nation had fallen inro many pieces. petty, jealous, mutually suspicious, discredited at homo and abroad. The fetters were being forged that should halt her progress for ever, the mill stone of slavery was being banged about her neck that should yet draw her in the depths of the sea. " "Again and again as I turned the pages or history ir seemed ro me that ine awxoi events 01 the sixties were casting their shadows before. Would not men see and heed0 There was the low rumbling of the gathing storm that shook and trembled, but men laughed and swapped jokes and listened to the song of the siren. But, be not deceived : God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth that shalil he aleo reap. And the same is true of nations. The peoples that have waxed great and made fat their hearts and plundered and oppressed and forgot justice and mercy are one with Nineveh and Tyre.' The wages of national sin. is national death." "You to whom I am speaking know more about my subject than I do, for you lived in those precuant days. You witnessed the increasing boldness of the slave power and the weak, va cillating, comprouuisine policy of the political power. You witnessed the strnggle and the failure to make Ne braska and Kansas slave territory Yon heard with amazement the decis ion of the supreme court of the Unit ed States in the DredScott case.declar ing that a negro was not a man but a thing with no mor rights before tho law than a mule or a watch or a hand saw thus with one stamp of its un holy foot did that august body crush nut the hope from six million hcarts Yonr amazement was turned to indie nation when the law compelled you to become slavechasers, and many, perhaps some of you, said in the spirit if not in the language of tho early heroes of the cross, ' We must obey God rather than men ' lnsticctively you telt that the law was lawless that the law of the land violated the law of mercy, the law of tho heart, the law of humanity, the law of the uni verse. Thns it came about that eood men and true listened ton voice that that we refuse to obey at our peril, a voice of supreme anthority that vet has neither armies nor navies to en force its behests and their hand was extended in pity to tL-e helpless. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. In 1 s.1 1 Schadrach was taken from tbe custody of the marshal and speeded on his way to Canada and liberty. In lsl Anthcuv Burns is arrested in libertyloving Bcs:.- ami confined in the court honso and the Rev. Thomas Weutworth Iliggiu.-cn, 6iuce famous io letters and arms, leads a party of citizens in an unsuccessful attempt to release him. The Uiiited States Commissioner orders Bnrns to be returned aud as au angry mob sur ges about him on his way to the ves sel, anothrr minister, Kev. Daniel Foster, exclaims. 'Let u? pray1' and instantly the vast multitude uncover their heads and listen in devout si lence while the slave is being hurried back to his chains. Probably there never was in all the history of man a more untimely prayer.' Let us act.' wonld have been more in keeping with the needs of the moment. Then comes the awful news of the sece'Mou of sta tes.the breaking upof the ancient part ership, the putting asunder cf whom God had joined together, and staring faces are blanched and men are under the spell of some impending calamity. The unsteady hand of Buchanan re leases the helm ot state, but it i- im mediately grasped and steadied by the firm hand of one whom the country has enshrined in its heart of hearts and whom ic will always love to re member as 'Honest Abe' There 13 no malice in that homely face 'but there is no weakness there. Ho i warm hearted and kindly, but he is cl?ar seeing and resolute and prepared to do the right as Gcd give- him to see the right." "Perhaps some of you -till remem ber the thrill with which yon receiv ed the news that old Glory had been fired upon. If the news r secession paralyzed the country, the news of the firing upon Fort Sumpter electri fied ir.Instuntly tho country.had imvie up its mind. Compromise and vacil lation were at an end. There were no neutrals. Lincoln called tor I.i.COo trora and von res-r-oudr d, ' We're com ing, Father Abraham, three iium'rel thousand strout Tnere camt; the sad day of parting You felt the warm tear of a fond mother en your cheek as she bade hr boy goodbye, struggling to be brave and not to add to your distress. rVher bade you fare well with a trembling hand and a shaking but proud voice.aml secret ly wishMi that he nail vigorous years of his own to of f r to his country. Younger brothers looked utnm you with wistful envy, and sisters fell up on your necks. But wives and sweet hearts, ah! theirs was the saddest lot of all. Theirs i the Lruvo page in the history that has nevr been written, the history of whi-pered prayers, of midnight tears. (l fearful scanning of the death list lest your name be there. of looking and longing and hoping and dreading and waiting, waiting. Honor to them, for they gave up the dearest they had and begrudged it not." "I cannot follow you through your weary marches. It is not necessary to fight again the tattles that you fought so well You did your work, fought a brave and determined foe, righted the nation's wrong, I aid the apalling price of violated law, and a million graves in the south attest tho magni- j tude of the debt, lour neaus aro WW&k N I BBBnSBBBBSBSSBBBBll BlPBwMPXi-BSBWw GOOD straightforward, honest business methods are bound to win. We em ploy just that sort of methods in onr banking business. Wo may be called "slow" or "old fogy" but we prefer conservative to "wild cat" banking. If you do bus iness with ns, yon'll not be worried cr dissatisfied. We solicit your account. Be it iarce or small, we will give yon generous and gentlemanly treatment. Interest on time deposits. Loans on good approved paper. Drafts on all parts of ihe world. Golumbus State Bank whitening with the snows of many wiuters. Yonr step has lost omo of its elasticity and your blood some of its tire sinco you answered the first bugle call and the roll of the stirring drum. Every year when vou gather in these memorial services you aro re minded that some of yonr nuniber have been mustered out. They havo gone to join the majority, a greater Grand Army." Memorial. The Memorial Day exercises yester day wero carried cut aceoidirg to the program as published before. 'J ho opera houe was crowded to ovei Mow ing for the indoor program of music, addresses, declamaions, etc. Jndge Angus Wagner delivered the address for the firemen, and the other speak ers were ns previonslyg announced. In the parade were about 1M) men in the following order - Columbus band, fire department, G. A. R.. Sous of Veterans. Spanish-American war veterans. This year one more grave was added to tho li.-t of those to bo decorated in the cemeteries, and tho prc.eii'-o of the Sous of Veterans iu the marching column was another reminder that the ranks of the Grand Army arc thin ning year by year. Teacher's Institute. Tho Platto conuty Teacher's Insti tute will convene in the High School Building, Columbus, Nobraskn. June 12, li0." at SzUOa. m. and ccntinuo in se-tdon one week. A. E.Winship of Boston. Mass. will bo hero the full week. Dr. Wiiisbip is it member of the Massachusetts Statu Board of Education; editor of the ' Journal of Education ;" author of several books ; has been president of New England Editorial Associa tion; of tho Educational Press Associ ation of America; of the-American In stitute of Instruction ; aud is active in many public-spirited associations, clubs and movements. In securing the services of Dr. Wmship Mr. Leavy is certainly for tunate. C. F. ( larrct, City Supt. of tho Sac City public school who has done much institute work in Nebraska and Iowa will also be here. Sup't. Manville tay of him. "One of the very beat in stitute instructors I ever knew. Ho is au inspiration, and a power. Ho leaves u strong impression, what he teaches is carried into the schools and bears fruit, he is business in fine up-to-date way." Miss Anna Vander ook who has been institute instructor iu thir teen different counties iu Nebraska, in eight of which she ha.- returned to fill seccud and third engagements, will have charge of the primary work. All ptr.-ous who are to teach in Platte county the ensuing year aro expected to ba present. With this excellent corps of instructors, teachers caimDc afford to miss this institute under any circumstance.- The reception to teachers aud their invited friends will be hold Monday evening, June 12. The examinations will by held in tho High School ast-emly room Juno IU, 20 21, 22. The averages ' r quired will bo tho same as previous years. L. II. LEaVY County Sup't. Otto Zuelow, tht Schuyler tailor has a large stock of woolens for tho spring trade. Dr. J. E. Paul, Dentist. One of the largest and best equipped dental offices in the state. Vitalized flip for Painless Dentistry... The kind that is safe and never fails. Come in and have your teeth examined and get our estimate on your work. It will cost you nothing and we give :i useful souvenir to each culler. All work guaranteed. Over Niewohncr'a cor. 13th and Olive St-. SE. corner ol'arc. Both Phones.