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Y. ML 6. fl. CONVENTION
HERE THIS WEEK.
Cotambus will entertain the delegates to the state cohVen
l:tkm of the Young Men's Christian Association which convenes
here this week. The session will open with a banquet at the
-.Orpheus hall Thursday evening, with the following list of
Bev. Root F. Coyle, Denver, Pastor Central Presbyterian Church. -LW.
Carpenter, Omaha, President Y. M. C. A.
G. W. Phillips. Mayor of Columbus.
Bev. B. E. L. Hayes,Columbus, pastor of Presbyterian church.
Hon. C.N. Spurlock, York.
Prof. E. B. Sherman, Columbus.
Toast Master: Judge Harry S. Dugan, Hasting?.
LOCAL COMMITTEES. ' ,
Program E. B: Sherman, I. H. Britell.
Entertainment Bev. L. B. DeWolf, Bev. E. L. Ulmer, Bev. G.
A. Munro, Bev. E. L. Hayes, Bev. A. J. Wetscott.
Departmental sessions E. H. Nauman,F. W.Herrick,
; H. Clarke, C. A. Linstrum, W. L. Chenoweth.
Finance M. Brugger, D.Thomas, H.Hocken-berger.
The evening programs during the four day's session will be of
interest, a an invitation is extended to all to attend both day and
The below halftone
figures attending the meeting.
MC Steele, State Treasurer
A L Johnson
State Ex. Committee
W ' Johnson, Charge of Music
W 8 Curtis, Member State Ex. Com.
Werld-HeraM.
The Omaha Sunday World-Herald
as toaoata a veritable magazine. It
aaa in sue from 32 to 48 pages and only
i a dollar and a quarter a year by
vaat amount of news,
, local and America, it contains a
i variety of splended features. It is
fl didly illustrated weekly journal
aberof the household.
' Griswold la its sporting editor,
adheisfamoas. He fills a whole page
sd his matter is illustrated.
Unele Boat ia editor of the Children's
greatest , in the west. His
stories are illustrated by
i of the World-Herald artists.
i of children read this
and so do their par-
OaatftS Ada is the greatest of Ameri-
Oae of his funny side-
, with pictures, appears
one of the famous
by Speacer, the World -Herald's
arfaxMust.
Sunday Fredric J. Haskin has
; article on one of the
of America. These articles
land are attracting much
t
always a page devoted to
honshold hints and
generally.
r naval begins on the first Sun
i months and ends on the last
r with pictures, about
JBBBI
.wmewnlima
matt. Beside
pictures is given of some ot tne more
nwmawmawmawEawmawmm
J H Waterman, Member
Frank Hammond,
Member State Ex. Committee
Geo. M Pioneo,. Physical Director
M C Mayne, Sec'y Association
will later appear iu book form and sell
for one dollar.
Market reports, live stock, grain and
Wall street are complete, and so is the
news of the world.
The famous Roosevelt Bears make
their reappearance in the Sunday
World-Herald on the first Sunday in
February. They occupy a page and tell
the story of their great trip abroad from
Sunday to Sunday.
Send for a sample copy of the Sunday
World-Herald, or better yet, send $1.25
and get it for a year. Address World
Herald, Omaha, Neb.
. Seal State Lean.
We are prepared' to nak
all kinds of real aetata at the lowest
rates on easy terms, Becher, Hooken
kerger A Chambers.
in.
HARD AND SOFT COAL
ORDERS FILLED PROMPT
LY. P. D. SMITH LUMBER
CO. '
R. 8. Palmer tbevtailor, cieans, dyes
and repairs Ladie's and Gents clotbiag.
Hats cleaned and reblocked. Buttons
made to order. Agent Germania Bye
Works. Nebraska phone 191.
"By their works ye shall know them."
When you want good Job printing, and
book-bindiag call at the Journal omen.
New location on Eleventh street.
euts and prompt delivery at
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If, frit taXTftttOF CHECK
Take Theitt to the Bank at Once and
Save Trouble.
In these days when so .much. buat
neaa la done by meana of checks and
when these little Blips of paper dis
charge most of the obligations Be
tween debtor and creditor it would
seem almost unnecessary to suggest In
a general way the advisability of cann
ing them as quickly as possible, says
the Utica Press. That ia what busi
ness men do every day of their lives.
It often happens, however, that losses
some to people because they postpone
this important process. A compara
tively recent occurrence furnished ex
amples of this sort. Men of limited
means held checks, which were good
when given, so long that when pre
sented for payment they were worth
less. The holder, looking at them,
said: "I Imow that such and such a
bank is perfectly good. My money to.
as aafe there as it would be in my own
pocket" That la true if the money
were deposited In your name, and the
only way to have it in that good bank
In your name is to send In the check
and have it deposited and so credited,
A man may dve a check that If
good today and to-morrow, but which;
may not be worth the paper on which
it ia written next week. Whoever
keeps a check more than 24 hours, It
he can possibly get to a bank, ia tak
ing more or less risk, according to the
reliability of the maker. The busi
ness ox tne country is none in caecu
and millions of money changes hands
every day through them as a medium;
but the good business man, no matter
who sends it, puts the check in the
bank within 24 hours of lta receipt
and then the process of actual collec
tion commences. People unfamiliar
wigo the business sometimes look on a
check for $10 with just as.jnttch re
spect 'as they would on a $10 bill. One
is good when t is PF9Y9 99 and. &
other Is good anywhere and any timt
Checks are unlike wine, in that they
So not Improve with age. When yen
get a check, even if It be B, H, Harrf.
man's or John D Rockefeller', take It
right to a bank, have ft etihed tad
pat to your credit,
.Tip for the Minister.
Tammle Tomson was the "ne'er-do
weel" of a Scottish Milage. He had
been frequently convicted!of poaching
ind, other offenses, and had paid the
penalty In prison. Unwilling to work,
)' persistently tried all sorts of plana
tnd Please for extracting money from
hie townspeople; One day he met the
parish minister,
"Mr, B.," Tarn began, insinuatingly,
I've some information to gle ye the
day that might turn out' very usefn'
tae ye. But I maun hae half a crown
for what I'm gaun tae tell ye It's
worth It a'. I assure ye; It might
come in rael handy to ye some day."
"Tain, I'm hurrying to a funeral. I
have no time to atop and listen to
your story."
"Oh, but, sir, yell be sorry If ye
fllnna get tbfs hint frae me!"
"Tarn, I. must go 09, and keep my
appointment, but there's a shilling f9F
you; let me proceed."
"Minister, 111 tell ye for the shilling
this time " said Tarn, In excess of
gratitude. "It'll no-tak ye a minute to
hear It It's this: If ye're pit In the
jail, try and get the second "cell on the
left nan. It's by far the malst com
fortable ane o' them a'."
Garments Made of Paper.
Sufficient attention has been direct
ed toward the warmth generated In
the body by paper vests, to demon
strate the fact that there is reason
for serious consideration of paper gar:
ment manufacture. There have been,
for some time past vests made of pa,
per, also cuffs, collars, shirt bosoms,
etc., but It has remained for a firm It
Saxony to spin narrow strips of pa
per and cotton into finished fab.
rics of common use. Paper and cotton
and paper and woolen are so com
bined that serviceable outing suits,
jackets, skirts and many other ar
ticles of dress wear are now being
produced. The new textile, if so It
may be called, Is cream colored, and
may be washedrepeatedly without In
juring the surface, and Is marketed
for a ridiculously small price. Suffi
cient xylolin, as it is called, to pro
duce a complete, plain suit costs but
two or three dollars. Doubtless a
means will soon be found by which
the finer fabrics may be reproduced
through the use of paper, to which
end numerous inventors are now nt
work. Dry Goods.
Way-Bill Told Truth.
A scientific gentleman in Washing
ton recently returned from South
America, bringing with him, not as the
fruits of his labors, but merely for the
purpose of science, a collection of Pat
agonlan skulls.
At New York the customs officers
opened the chest containing the skulls,
duly inspected them and informed the
scientist that the consignment must
be classed as animal bones, and as
dutiable at so much per pound.
Whereupon the scientific gentleman
evinced great Indignation. After some
parley the customs people agreed to
submit the matter to the treasury de
partment If the way-bill waa revised
in a way they suggested. The result
waa that the way-bill waa altered to
read as follows:
"Chest of native skulls. Personal
effects, already worn."
Professional Amenities.
- The late James T. Maher, a well
known' business man of Taunton,
Maaa had the misfortune to break
his leg. He wan attended by Dr.
Thomas Paige, who had Dr. Joseph
Hayward to assist him in setting the
limb.
John Gaffney, an undertaker and a'
personal friend of Mr. Maker's, made
a contrivance-tor him to rest the leg
on and carried It to the Maher resi
dence In his undertaking wagon.- Dr.'
Hayward waa there, and a few min
utes later Dr. Paige came m. T
"Good morning, gentlenwn,".ke said,
1 hesitated about coming In this
morning. I never Bke to enter my
patients homes when I aee an nuder
takerB team at the door. How la It
with yon, Dr. Hayward?"
- "Oh." replied Dr. Hayward, "I
pm
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The above cabinet is finished in satjn
walnut and has the best bind on the mar
ket Welso carry a full line in white
maple.
H. GASS.
21923 West 1 1th St. Columbus.
I CORRESPONDENCE s
lotte jTo 5.
H. Olcott marketed hugs in Columbus
Mondsy.
Frank Cblopek and Adolphine Podra
zs, daughter of Chan. Podraza, were
married in Columbus Wedneeday.
Miss Minnie Sprink and Joe Mick
were married at the Catholic church,
southwest of Columbus, on Tuesday.
After the ceremony a wedding feast was
given at the home of the bride. The
couple will begin house keeking on the
John place,
BouteaTo 4.
Joe Barm s is on the tick list this week.
John Dodda is serving on the jury
this week.
J. C. Dawson has been confined to the
house on account of ickneee.
A pie social will be held at the school
bouse in district No. 3 during this
month
There will be a basket sopial at the
Diceen school house Friday evening,
February 15, at 8 p. in. The proceeds
will be used to purchase a school library.
Xante o. 3.
He must have seen bis shadow.
Will they" make it 900? This week
will tell.
J. JJerman Gartcs was bu-y filing
corn the first of the wek.
Jesse H. BifBon w-nt lo P nMna,Iow,
latt Thursday for a visit with hisbrothtr
and fi.n.i'y.
G. O. Burns is spending the week' on
the farm with his brother-in law, W
H. Swartsley.
Fred Bargman, our own Fred of this
route, came up from Kansas the latter
part of last week, where he has been on
an extended visit
Peter Sohmltt and family and Mr. and
Mis. Henry Behle will go to Shelby
Thursday to attend the wedding of Miss
Emma Bachman and Mr. John LinghoiT.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmitt attended
the wedding of Julius Herman at Sew
ard. The bride is a resident of that
locality, and Mr. Herman was in Mr
Schinitt's employ in the mill for a num
ber of year?.
Max Gottberg is eurely to be com
mended for the interest he takes in road
work. He went ont and oleared two
miles of road with his snow plow Tues
day, doing it gratis. Tbs two miles of
road will be dusty when the balance of
roads will be almost hub deep with mud
We would like to aee Mars example fol
lowed by .others
The principal event on the route this
week was the marriage of Miss Vera
Bork to Mr. Joseph Brudney on Monday
at 10 o'clock. After the ceremony an
elaborate wedding reception for seventy
five invited guests was held at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bork, on the D. C. Kavanaugh
farm, nine 'and one-half miles north of
Columbuf.
OUK NEW HOME.
The Jtmrial is now lo-
j eateiim its mew location
i on EleveatM street, ia the
I hailcinc formerly oeeapi-
j ei hy Frisehholz Bros. A
j cenalete pleat for haad-
i ling all kiais of ariating
j hasheeaiaatallewiaclad-
j iag new Machinery aad
j the very, latest faces of
j jet tjae. Beok aad mag-
aiine aindiag an esneri-
eneed hinder has charge
I ef this work. Call aad
i see samples. lad. phoae
I ICO. Neh. Bell phone 201.
THE JOURNAL,
411 Eleventh Street.
tfVL' u. 1
uaumcu:
Grand entertainment
Klaw and Erlanger's collocsnl produc
tion qf Gen. Ijew Wallace's "The Prince
of India will be the great attraction at
Boyd's The atre. Omaha, the entire
week of February 11th with Wednredaj
and Saturday matiness.
'The Prince of India", written by
Gen. Lew Wallace, author of MBm
Hur," and presented by Messrs. Klaw
& Erlanger (the producers of that world
famous spectacle),exeels its predecessor
from almost every point of view. . While
adhering to the reverent atmosphere
which dominated "Ben Hur , it is more
interesting story.largely because of the
greater dramatic possibilities.
The Fifteenth Centuryut the time of
tbe brief struggle between the faaatio
Moslem tribes led by the warlike Saltan,
Mohacced. against the Creeks of East
ern Europe under Bysantine, Emperor
Constantine, gives opportunity for study
and warlike episodes, the culmination
being the attack upon and the fall of
Constantinople, then tbe Christian
Capitol of Greece, a scene vividly de
picting tbe awful carnage, of that me
morable battle, showing as it doea the
terrible conflict between the oppos
ing armies, with their mailed aad ar
mored hordes, armed with laaose,apears,
scimitars, schields and other warlike im
plements of offense and defense pecnlar
to the time. This remarkable scene
utilizes the services of an enormous
number of people, and ia beyond ques
tion the apex of all animated stage
pictures. There are twelve other ma
gnificent so nic views in "The Prign.- of
India", the most marked Leisg the
'Princess Irene's Palace at Tlierapia,
the "Audience' Chamber of the Emperor
Constantine" the remarkable moving
panorama of tbe storm ridder Bospbor
ub, and the mmsive gQldt-n-domed in
terior of tbe Church of Sancta Sophia.
The cast embraces such prominent
names as William Farnum, Emmett
Corrigan. Boyd Tutmon, Adelaide Keim,
Marshall Farnum, and Julia Heme.
During the "Prince of India" engage
ment, there will be special excurione
on all roads entering Omaha.
Dr. D. T. Martyn, jr., osnee aew
Columbus Stat Bank balldlnc.
Write Vincent k Landon Real Estate
Agents, Washington, Kan., for their re
vised list of Kansas, Neb., and western
lands. Get our list before you buy.
BEPOBT OF THE CONDITION
COMMERCIAL MTIQML MM,
No. 5180,
4t CQluwikus, Nebnuka, of the Clo$e oj
Bttriness, Jan. 26, 1907.
BKSOCBCKS.
Loans anddtacoeaU S242.1MM
Overdraft, secured and aaaeearad. M.SJ0 IS
U. & Bonds to moot cireatetloa.... Sana) SS
Premium ob U. 8. Boads SBS6S
Bonds, SwaritiM, te ... 523 56
Banking- hoaae. f nraitare aad ffxtaiw Sjai SS
Dae from National Baaks
(not reoerre aeaBto)......SlM8 88
Doo f rom approTed i msms
agents 8,MS89
ChecksandothercaftkUea 2.705 55
Notes of other National
Banks 1,468 IS
Fractional paper carreaej.
nickels aad cents 107 32
8pecie 12.288 e
Legal tender notes 12,055 W
BedempUoB fand with U.
8. Treasarer (5 per cent.
of circalatioB).... L560 6S
172 seas
Total.
SI7MM
UABumaa.
e
Capital stock paid ia....
Surplus foad.. ..........
.$9S,ew(
. iWe(
Undivided nrofits. less
ljaj(sa Patau.
National Bank notes oat standing-....
Individual deposits sabjeet
to check 1122,442 77
Demand certiieates of de
posit 2121S2S
Time certiacates of deposit 221,615 97
w v
xvjnu
Total SffMMW
State of Nebraska,
Conntrof Platte. (m
I. Daniel Schraae. Cashier of the above
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
ment is tree to tae oeec oi ay nnowiease m
belief.
Daictl BcnaAnt, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:!
Hkbbus P. H. OsaxaiOB.)
8. C. GaT. -Directera.
Jonas Welch, )
Sabacribed and sworn ta before am thleSi
day of rebraarj, 1m.
Notarv
Coaunisiea expiree Ji
XLMU.
ittrrect attest:
HBttJunP.
a. c. gbat.
Jesus WarJca;
RECEiVS G5J GJIl
INTERESTING PRESENTS MADE
TO RULER AND OTHERS.
rVetty'CswBHwwrt Waa That PaM te
PrseHsiH Fallieree by Hie FeHew-
TeuBanwMHi Curieua Cueesni-
Ainene Indiana.
A very pretty compliment van neM
ey Tata fellow towmsaaen to President
FnOJeres of France npon tne occasion
of Bis visit to kls birtkplace, the litttle
awn of. Mezln. To widen the street
the hoaae in which the President was
born had been palled down some years
ago. What was to be done? The
people of Mesin pat their heads to
gether end when their distinguished
fellow cittsea arrived. Imagine his de
light at Inding an exact reprodnc
tlon of his old hoaae in papier n&ache!
All waa perfect, down to the very f nr
nltnre, part ef which had been col
lected from the connlry aroand and
part reprodnced In facsimile. The
president thanked his friends in n
voice broken with emotion, and tears
actnally streamed down his cheeks as
he Inlahed his little speech.
The late French president. If. Loo
bet, waa once the recipient of an in
tereetina; present It consisted of an
Isnnsense albam Hied with thonsanda
of preen cattugs relating to his visits
to Italy and to Eagland. The albam,
which ia of enormous size and richly
boand, contains not only cuttings, bnt
photographs and illastratlons of nil
Unda. It forma, indeed, a complete
chronicle of his life written by many
different people, and in more than a
dosen different languages.
In India the native rajahs consider
it the Mgbeet aeeslble compliment to
he presented with Ine specimens of
wild beasts, and consequently both
King Edward and the prince of Wales
has been the recipient of many gifts
of this description. But when, one
fine day, two splendid tigers arrived
unexpectedly nt Sandringbam, King
Edward was driven to remonstrate. "I
have accommodation," he said, "for
horses, dogs, cows, cats, mice, and
even rata, bat I must draw the line at
tigers."
An odd gift waa received by the.
crown prince of Germany upon his
coming of ane. A deputation ef butch
er, attended, hearing an enermous and
nMgfdacent ateek. npon the surface
of which waa worked in met their
greetiaga to the future monarch.
Themte Prlace Bismarck once re
ceived from some miners in West
phalia a bust of himself carved in
coal, and it Is said that this odd pres
ent was always carefully preserved by
him and looked npon somewhat in the
light of n luck brlnger.
A complaint which had, serious, re
sults was paid to an actor named Han
son nt a ljttte mining town in British
Columbia. The audience waa so
atifred by Mr, Hanaon'a acting that
some persona began throwing pres
ents npon tie stage; like speculators
at a Spanish bullfight. One burly
miner, having nothing else- handy,
hurled nlump of gold ore. Unluckily
It hit the actor on the head and knock
ed him down. He was badly injured,
and it waa weeks before he was able
to play again.
.Perhaps the oddest Idea, of paying
n compliment bjelengs to n tribe of
Indians on the Alaskan coast. When
a chief wishes to do honor to a dis
tinguished visitor he invites him to
a "potlatch," or feast. Then when
all have eaten tfteir MO the chief goes,
to the edga of the cliff and solemnly
casta Into the sea as many of his pos
sessions as he thinks he can afford.
This is held te be thfe highest form
of compliment and much superior to
merely givta; present to the guest.
fjampher frem Flerlde.
The latent tadaatrial possibility dis
covered ta Florida's varied semi
tropical vegetation la the commercial
production of camphor. The cam
phor tree has been grown in many
parta of Florida as a foliage plant and
curiosity, but it remained for the de
partment of agriculture experts ta
realize the commercial possibilities of
this exotic plant.
During the last, year a number of
trees in different parts of the state
were placed nt the disposal of the de
partment'a investigators, and from
these 30 yonnds of camphor gum was
produced. This, upon rettning, proved
to be in every way a perfectly satkv
factery aaoatitnte for the original ar
l In declared by the department's
plant expertf tfca the camphor tree
can be growl re advantage in many
paftf oj Florida which have been
abandened for orange culture, owing
to the danger incident to occasional
viaitaUoM of front
Immediate Concerns.
"So yon have dismissed your
for-
tune tellerr
"Ten, nnswered the czar.
"Have yon ceased to worry about
the faturef
Tm so busy dodging the present
that I don't have time to think about
the future."
A Ward ef ApnrevaL
"Do yon think your congressman
95,0Qt worth of work every
yearf
That ain't the point, answered
Farmer CoratosseL "We're grateful
to him for not costing us SO,oe or so
n
A auwkisncy.
"So yon are not Interested in Polar
exploration ,
"No, anawered Mr. SIrlus Barker, "1
can see enough fuel problems staring
as In the face right here at home
Tithout a.Tex!nc an more."
Animal Bern Only te Die.
The Instances of natural death in
the animal world are conspicuous, in
comparison with those in the vege
table world, for.their greater variety
and complexity. There seems no
doubt that thla ntanner of death es
tablished itself independent in the dif
ferent groups of aalmsls,
Fifty years ago an American natn
raUat, Dana, dissevered on the surface
ef the sea n MtUe animal ef so
mr a character that he names, it
atriaa." It la a
COMING
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wMNeUMaUIS. KMNUKA
The
stvaiaaaaa
.win
Saturday, Feb. 16, 1907
Aad will beat theTaantea ReMwawU
5 1. a., on day ONLY.
Dr. Potterf. president ot the staff of tie f
Son Electro Medical Instate. isnnwr;auur
of the state.
He will give coosnMatien; exandawUnn, !
all the nmtiriars necessary to evssaM icir
PaKK All parti taklec advanajsnv of !'.
offer are rrqassts.t te state to their friead ih
ie-ntt of-thn rreatasent.
Carve DKAF.N1&3 hy an ntieelv now ncoer .
Treats -11 rnxahJe cases ot csi-wA,thtwi i
Iaa dhieaso. eje and ear. stomian, Hvar a 1
kidneja, gravel, rhonmatisi nafnljaTo. aawti. .
iris, net vons ana heart dfesaee tnUsnoy. Baatt "
dwesHO' and diiwse ot ta hiaawsr ana siawi
ornans. blood nnd akna oSesaas.
Liq-or nd tobacco habit, b'g arek, snaaaas;
Ins cured.
t ilea, astuln and i nptere eared wkbont dalea
tlon front hosinesa nyee,nosna4taaat.
U lames fitted, ey a testa fwe. are hied hVs.
caisracta, noes evis stiaJchteneU wiahaaS naiu.
It oa are iaiptovina: aakrr joar faail payi
ciaadu not take aponrvalnableiiaM. Tbrl'
and the poor n'e treated alike ldlar ' aad eni '
out j a.eaer will p ease stay away. Oar shaw i
valuable.
member NOT A PnK!4Ywmiwwbafaai
i 1.-5 q"-iTnaiaTrsimnaeraavaeri j
lajunctreacntttt this trip. UaVoaearBe.m.
led bv their hBasaada.
8atardar.Feb.Jft,atThnrston
aeDrawa.
Ceal
We hate the foUowiaa; Ceale
hand: ilock Spring Laaap anal Nat anl
Slack, CoJoradeLnaip aad Nat, Eeer
ney Lamp, Trenton Lamp, Weir Nat.
Semi Anttrseito Farnaea Ceal, mnnl
Coal both sixes, Beet Peneylvaaia.
NxwauHdi Wi
KUiotr.
ponds. But while the latter are fhr
nished with all that to nenanaary to
capture and digest their foad. the)
moBstrllla has neither apparatae far
seizing prey, nor digestive tube, at in
richly provided with muscles, Bjervoaa
system, organs of sense, and sexual er.
gans; it only lacks what ia
to prolong life by aJUmontal
monstrilla is doomed therefore to i
aral death, Hajpera
The OM Mana F
OM van had his left leg cat
a railroad.'
"Ton dont say!"
"It's n fact: an he made
o' it to paint the house, take the meet-1
gage off the mule an buy 8ne a atam
ncr." :
"My! bat ain't Providence em am
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BEUEFS DIE HARD
OLD tUFERSTlTIONa PREVALENT
IN GERMANY.
Outlandish Ideas and
Remedies far Diseases
" and Others
la
Some one has been
vestlgation as to. the survtral of i
val superstitions in Germany, and hsn
discoveries have been reported in the
Norddeutsche AHegemeine
All sorts of outlandish ideas
ticea were found in nctive
in the marsh lands of the Weser, ;
of Bremerhavenw fn the
heath, a barren region
Elbe and Aller.
In both these districts the tonefe ef
a corpse's hand Is still regarded as a
curative of many local ilia. In the)
Wesermarsch the practice to to
secretly into the room where the
person is laid and with the dead
stroke the affected part. In the
burg heath the application in
ly used as a cure for warta
cramps In the stomach.
Less grewsome is the
hernia still applied in the
country. On the night of 9
the Baptist's dsy. June 24. the
must be dragged through the
a cleft ash tree. Three men
the first name ef John mnst
the operation, and it must be
ed in dead silence. !
Some ef the cures depend, ea tan
contrary, npon verbal formi
hiccough the sufferer mast
little wooden bridge over n
an easy matter in
their many drainage ditches. An
crosses he must repeat tan
rhyme:
sniK-up un uc gungea aaer ant awajr i
Jiiinv-Up AUi ttw7iu ua in. KUflar;
This bit ot dialectic
translated:
Hiccough and I went over the prliaxi. :
I went on. niecough fell la the entcb.
For erysipelas a Ire Is lighted sad
a pinch of ashes from it to rubbed ea
tne sun to tne accompaniment ef a
saying to the effect that the aaaea
and the sore went over the Ked ana
together; the ash came back, bat the
sore never again. Nnmerona ether
sayings, supposed to have the force eft!
charms, usually when uttered stoanl
taneously with some nctioa, are
quoted. The Lnaebarger, for mntnaee.
who has warts makes the sign ef thai
cross on the warts while pad as, at
crescent moon, snying: "What I
that I win; what I wish, that
pears." It rhymes ia the
sleet
Sometimes the forntma to net
spoken. The Wesermarah Ink Intra
a saying which they write ea a alp
or paper wnen any one
then they burn the paper. The
burgers have no formula, net they
write the name, year of berth aad
birthplace of the sick serasa Sa a
lonely place three nights
Other remedies for fever
swallowing spiders or dust lied
a church bell.
When n tooth comes eat the loser
mnst throw it backward over bin headi
Hair combings mnst not he nrewa
out of the window, hrrnnso the Mi da
migai ger. laem ana ay
them. In that case the
was separated from
ily
"Here's aa article which any
faarily torn eventually kill leva.
"Family jnaa kffl it aseaar
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We have let) aeres ef ehalee hand
one-half mile freea etty llnbMe far
sale in It neve traces.
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