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- v v - r - ,. -l I Sa. f. Cftaas. Cooksoa ia patting mp a i on hie place, AdkiMoa of Omaha ia itith folks at koiM. Chrietsara day then was a skating narty at theOlear Creek mill. Joe SilkeU of Red Oak, Iowa, ia visit ing hie sister, Mia. J. W. Kinsman. Joe Nitsah ia moving on the old Stall piece reeeally vacated by A. W. Hahn. J. H. Hahn bought a house of August FiekeTaad moved it on to his place last Katie Kinsman atteaded the emnaiaitinM an. Tjniviln last Mies Eliae Jaeggi of Columbus was tha guest of Mies Anna Bonner Friday and Satardey. Carrier Na 5 received a GhrietaiaB pranat of a aack of oats from theToom aa Bros, laat Taeeday. J. H. Hate ia going to hare some eottoa wood logs aawed into lamber at the saw aulL There are several others of the neighbors who will have some of their timber aawed ap this winter. Albert Kummer, who ia going tobaild a new hoaae, has the lsrger part of the rtimratfnn lamber, which ia cotton wood, aawed at the saw mill in H. L OleoU's grove. He is now hauling the lamber and expects the carpenters this weak to begiu work. Beeher, Hockenberger k Chambers real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers lied for record in theoaVeof the ooaaty clerk during the weak eadiag Dec. 21, 1907. Fred rwiimin to Vakia Gear. asstletaS 4blk 2.Hpby. $11600 00 A Fiiian jrtoFE MeKillip part Iot la blk 1 Ott'aadd to Hamplirey 5 000 00 P E MeKillip to Harry L Buisoyae, assess abore 4 580 00 PE MeKillip to Harry L Bargoyae. a w 1-4S-S wM aad part a 2 b 4 250-2 w, Valtia Gear to P. E. MeKillip. part lot 1 ia block 2. Hpky and lota 7 A 8 blk 3 Lockaarslstadd toHphy.wd SOW 00 J M Zoucba to P E MeKillip. W 100 aenaof iwlUM 8 508 00 J B Fellers to B 8 Taarstoa w aw 24-18 Mary L8tetaertoDaa Weiear. a se 18- iwiw 17-14 e 9 980 90 Edaar Howard to 8 F Buit-ch. It 7 blk 9B.Colambaa.wd. S50000 8F Bartacb to EUsabeta P Howard, aaasa 1 80 C DEvaaa to Mary B Howard, It 1& 2 blk Etraaa add 225 60 H 8 Elliott to C D NelsoB.lt 2 blk J MiajtlaBd Park. CoL. 125 60 Twelve traaaCen, total $71 051 60 LOCT SOUTH SEAS CONTINENT. Australian Professor Seeks Solutien af Ancient Mystery. The lost coatlaent of the South aeaa Is a pet study of Dr. Woolaough ef Sydney university. The main diffi culty ia the way of reconciling exlst tag eoadlttoas with an original great area waa that depths of 2.000 fathoms occurred between the Islands. It was necessary to look for land evidence of faulting or breaking to account for the sabmarine depths. The granite area la VIO Lara waa found to be from 400 to 600 square miles In ex tent, underlying the modern volcanic rocks. A range of granite mountains with . precipitous cliffs on each side gave evidence of heavy faults creat ing chasms of great depth. He found the rivers forming a marked rectangu lar 'network, an upraised coral reef 200 feet above the sea level, conglom erate rock showing sea shells at a height of 800 feet above the sea, and certain tilta and tufts which had formerly been submarine and were aow at a height of 4,500 feet All these indicated a tremendous uplift Bssacient to cause greater faulting In the original continent. The rivers of Fiji were of comparatively youthful development, and even at present. through the canon cycle. REPARTEE OF THE JUVENILES. Washington Children In Smart Ex- C!w9nf9 Wn wOfYriMtlYaWnlssw Evidently there was a severance of friendly relations between two of a group of email girls who a minute be fore had been romping about the award la Dupont Circle, for just as the writer approached the daughter af a southern legislator called out to her small companion from the west: The girl with the red dress on is a cowgirl! The girl with the red dress on la a cowgirl!' Again and agaia the taunting challenge was hurled at the red-frocked western maid, who finally, with one supreme effort at self-coatrol, retorted: "Oh. wary well, then, the girl who is avholleria la a sheep! I'd sooner be a cowgirl than a sheep, 'cause the president is fond of cowboys -and cowgirls, bat not even a secretary Hkaa a sheep!" One Night Only WaMNMDflY JANUARY 8TH ARTHUR CAISTON pre sents thtt talented JANE CORCORAN Supported by JAMES M. BROPHYand original New rone cast in A Doll's House Ua HMrik lkM Nut, $1.50, $1, 50C, 25c Seats en sale Monday at Pollack's HMfljffi I IK UN WlfT TK SOUF PH y ouFToa vm v Raymond foaad the scarf pia oa the beach of Lake Geneva dariag the sec ond week af his vacation. He stack it la the left' lapel of his coat, think ing to leave it at the desk of the hotel, where the owner might Inquire for it He wandered along the lakeside un til he came to the twia Birches, where he paused and began to areas af the girl with the violet eyas. Thea he saw her coming dewa the path, and waited, hardly daring to hope that she would lift those lovely eyes toward him. At the birches aha paused, ftdaaced at him shyly. looked at. the ground aad thea looked at Raymoad agaia, and smiled just the faintest, sweet est, shyest smile la the world. "G-good morning stammered Ray mond, lifting his hat. She did net speak, bat aha lingered, aad once agaia she smiled. "I have sa wanted to speak to you," began Raymoad, desperately, "bat T did not dare, and there waa as one I could lnd to iatrodace me. Ton seemed almost aa lonely here aa my self." "See here, broke ia a harsh voice. "What are you doing with my scarf pia? ! bean looking for It every where. Raymond turned with a start aad saw a tall, sporty-looking man he had seen at the hotel the day be fore. T found year scarf pia near the boatbouse," said Raymond quietly. MI Just stuck it la my coat, meaning to leave it at the hotel." "O!" exclaimed the girt The sporty-looking man snatched the scarf pia almost rudely from Ray moad's outstretched hand. Thea he turned to the girl. "Ton see it is my scarf pta." he smiled. T lost' It somehow, and I waited to look for ft, or I would" have been here sooner." 0, I beg pardon. said Raymond, turning toward the girl. T did not know the gentleman waa a friead of yours." "He la not, she said Irmly. "But you came here to meet ma," the sporty-looking man insisted. "You know, I am the man with the scarf pia." The girl with violet eyes looked puzzled for a moment aad then she compreheaded the truth. She Mushed with embarrassment and thea paled with anger. But the atraager who had claimed the scarf pia did aot seem to realise that her eager waa directed at aim. He. smiled at her la a way that he evidently thought waa winning. "O." said the gtrL "I see. It was a plot, was it? a mesa, low plot with aTPsy fortune teller to trick me Into aa acquaintance with you." "Would you mind moving on?" asked the sporty-looking man of Ray mond. "I have a data with this young woman." Raymoad looked at the girl ques Uonlngly. She moved a step nearer to him and laid her hand on his arm, aa if asking him for protection. "The gentleman la mistaken." ahe said, Icily. "He has no 'date' with me. I nave no desire to make his ac quaintance. He annoys me." "Clear out of this!" said Raymond. "Clear out, now!" He doubled bis fists aad advanced toward the sporty looking stranger. The latter did not wait for the attack. With a short, nervosa laugh he struck off ap the beach. "Shall I go, toor asked Raymond, appealingly. "N-not unless yoa want to," she an swered, after a little hesitation. "I thank you for ridding ma af that "Let as take a tarn on the beach,' said Raymond. "I am la the dark about the scarf pia. Woat yoa please explaia things to me?" "I nearly made a fool of myself," confessed the. girl with the violet eyes. "I met a gypsy fortune, teller on the hotel veranda last night, aad she told me, so solemnly, that I would meet my fate to-day. She said she could see him standing between the twin birch trees by the lake, aad that I would know him because he waa tall and dark" "I am tall aad dark," Interrupted Raymond. "And he would be wearing a horse shoe scarf pin in the left lapel of his coat." "I waa wearing It," said Raymoad. "And you know," ahe confessed, "that while I didn't just believe her, I didn't think of it being a trick, aad so I came here to-day at the hour set wondering If I would meet any oae. "And yoa found me here, wearing the scarf pin." exclaimed Raymond, joyously. 'Til aever believe it waa an accident that I fouad it. Blessed be that gypsy. I am prayiag that ahe she Is a teller of true fortunes. I knew you were my fate long before you came here this morning long be fore I dared to speak to you. I be lieve fate baa destined aa for each other." He gazed at her ardently. "It is too early to apeak of that, isn't it?" she aaid.( shyly. - But Raymond continued to apeak of it, and ahe did not forbid him. They became good friends during the week that followed, and now that they are both back la Chicago ft really looks as If the gypsy's prophecy amy come tru" .- --,"mib, The Reason. "There goes a man who doeaat get credit at any basiaess eatablishmeat la town." "Who? Old Mr. Worthy? Why. I thought he waa oae of the most reliable men la the city. Why doesat he get credit?" ". always aaya cash. One af the T "So your daughter msds a brimaat marriage?: "Not Torr" answered Mr Camiui. "Tear saavia-law la af origin?" "Tea. Bat I could WHEN THEY ARE NOT WANTED. Seme People Seem e Have Faculty far Uncewasieaaly Suttina-ln. "Have yoa ever 'noticed." said the melancholy man, "how It la the voca tion of certaia-people to get la the way to be around when they are aot waated? I suppose thatif they were aware of their calling they would feel bad about it. But, as a matter of fact, they never are aware of It. and this, orobably. explains why they keep at it Take my brother-la-law. for in stance. He has a marvelous faculty for tarningap at Inopportune moments. If we are going to have' compaay to dinner we can "surely couat on a mes sage from him asking whether it would be convenient for his wife and TrdmselfSto drop ia oa us. If I am an tidpatiag a quiet hour of reading In the evening It is ten' to, one that I'll hear his voice la the hall. Just as I am hastening to close ap my office in the afteraooB he is apt to come in and establish himself for a prolonged talk. Take a hmt? Such men never take a Mat. They are so obtuse that they doa't see when their presence turns company into a crowd. They have not leaned the art of effacing themselves on occasions, and they never will. Ton feel sorry for them at first, but sor row sooa changes to another senti ment." HAD NO CAUSE TO BE AFRAID. Vary Harmless Tiger" Waa Irish man's Companion In Cage. The manager of a wild animal show was so unfortunate as to lose by death the only lion in his collection. After trying la vain to replace the loss he finally secured an Irishman to appear In his exhibition on all fours in the lion's cage, wrapped la the dead beast's skla. This plan worked well enough for n while, and the public was fooled. One night, however, it be came accessary, in the course of one performance, for the lion to enter the tiger's cage. Pat pleaded strenuously behind the scenes against being sent Into the other maneater'a presence; but his' employer was unyielding, as suring him repeatedly that the tiger was harmless. Though well-nigh dead with fear, Pat, after long and vigorous persuasion, at last crawled Into the tiger's cage. No sooner was he In the cage -than he lost what little courage he had left, and lay down, calling in a hoarse whisper, "Please don't bite me; I ain't no lion; I'm aa Irishman." The tiger appeared thoroughly disgusted, and in a moment he growled back, "Shut up. you fool, so am V Har per'a Weekly. A Matter af High Palitica. Oae the wittiest of English peers Is Lord Longford, and he has also earned the reputation of being one of the worst dressed, in spite of the fact that for 20 years he has been In the Second Life Guards. The story goes that a friend once met him in Ireland garbed in a pair of continuations which were aot on speaking terms with his boots, and chaffed him mer cilessly about the "lucid interval" that occurred between them. But "Tom my," aa Lord Longford Is known to his intimates. In aowise disconcerted, Waadly explained that it was really a matter of high politics. "You see. my dear fellow, the breeches are made by a tailor who is a rampant Orange man, while the boots are the achieve meat of a Feaian cobbler, so how can you expect 'em to meet?" ALL A MATTER OF INCHES. Weman'a Increased Height Mskss Hsr Superior to Man. I wonder If the love Ideals of wom anhood are changing with the sex. which la certainly la a transition state. At oae time it was a rare event for a woman to marry a man much youager thaa herself; aow it is a com mon oae. Not so very long ago. In her secret heart, the unattached maiden rather longed for a master to whom she might play the part of admiring aad adoring satellite; but in the pres ent year of grace she prefers to be sovereign herself, and to have a prime minister who ia useful and subordin ate. Can this change be in any way due to the superior inches of the mod ern woman? A difference must in evitably exist between the day dreamb of the six-foot something aad the day dreams of five-foot nothing. Only the ether evening, at a concert, I was much struck by the imposing-manner la which a very tail woman, splendidly gowned, made her entrance into the room. She swept in as if the whole world belonged to her. while behind her followed an insignificant creature in black carrying her costly cloak, her fan aad I don't know what else. Hon estly, I felt sorry for him. bat realised that my pity waa wasted. Dae could see he exulted la his wife's magnifi cent appearaaee and his own subjec tion. Black and White. London. GOOD THING TO LEAVE ALONE. (Miysfciane Advice te Theee Whe Are Fend of Mushrooms. It may be possible that when nil the hoys are dead they will quit eating toadstools aad dying In spasms there from. The edible aad poisoaoas varie ties of these fungi are too doss to gether la general aad species for the average youngster to differentiate them. It continues, after many years, to he the same old story: Eat it; If It kill you It la a toadstool; If It agrees with yoa it la a mushroom. Some years ago the department of agricul ture at Washington Issued an elab orate aad beautiful set of illustrations af mushrooms aad "near" mushrooms. labeling oae sat "edible" aad the other "poisonous." The story leaked out that the printers got the labels mixed, and that the traasposiUoa waa aot discovered until the work had seat Tsreadcast. The officials did tan hustling la aa effort to can la the iawae. A wen-knowa physician said te ma the ether day: "Owing to the y7 great difficulty Ia ordinary Hfe af detecting the true from the false. advice' has uaaaUybeea .W VMb sjttrrmtrmrntwmmmfwmn v COMMISSION - . l m - -f. V ( tJt I am now ready to announce that my plans are complete for the grandest horse sale -Jm s-bw- ever held in this part of Nebraska. The date is Sat.,Jan.11,1908 m and the Green Front Commission Sale Stable in Columbus is the place. I advise --'g g- the farmers of Platte and adjoining counties to bring to this sale every horse they can "g Jtt: spare. I will have buyers here from all the big markets buyers for every type of horse. Z Don't forget to bring in your fat horses. Don't be afraid to bring in the small Z gg ones, as I will have two buyers from St Louis for southern horses, which means the small fellows, from 750 to 1250 pounds. I refer to Mr. Thomas Slattery and Mr. W. H. Kelley, the most liberal buyers of small horse in -srp un-- the world. dat From Chicago I will have three buyers for your big, fat horses Mr. Harry Gaill, ---g - Mr. Eddy Grant and Mr. AL Ramp. These three men buy and ship more horses to the Chicago market than any g g-" other men in the country. I will have buyers from New York, Philadelphia and Buffalo. If you cant sell your " g"" horses at this sale you can't sell them anywhere. g I will also have on sale 50 to 100 large mares, suitable for farm work. Z aaa1" .bbbbbbw g- Please list your horses with me five days in advance of the sale, if convenient Z g Sales every two weeks. My commission on sales is two dollars per horse. em I Max Schubert 1 " anaffei FREAK PLAYS IN ROYAL GAME Records on Golf Grounds Very Muci Out of the Ordinary. On one occasion a player hand! capped himself to the extent of playing all his shots with one leg held up. and the only ciaimb of satisfaction that some people can get out of the story is that the .man missed nearly every shot and lost his wager. Also, who has not heard of men trying to play with one eye," covered up, others who have aad but -one club against tho full set used by their opponents, and others who have agreed to put with nothing but their umbrellas? On one occasion a golfer played a round with a champagne bottle against a man who had all his clubs, and it is a sad thing to know that it is on record that the man with the champagne bot tle won! There are said to be vari ous Scots who have driven balls off the face of expensive watches with out at the same time driving the faces off the watches, and an American va riation of this form of golf freak isbness, as practiced with much suc cess on one occasion, was to drive a ball off the top of a hen's egg. which had been dented. at one end to make it hold the ball, but not otherwise damaged. CALLED FOR SLIGHT SEVERITY. Indian Viceroy Departed from Policy of Kindness. His Lord Lawrence, one of the famous viceroys of India, was an able and very simple man. He used to do his , work in his shirt sleeves, and die- couraged as much as possible all state and ceremony. He was inclined to treat the natives like children, al though he always strenuously insisted upon their meriting and receiving jus tice and kindness. Lord Mayo went to India to succeed him, and on the last afternoon before Lord Lawrence was to leave for home he took the incom-. NEW MUSIC STORE WE have opened a new music store in the Landon furni ture store on Eleventh street and will handle a complete line of frst class pianos. Our prices defy all competition.. Remember we are per manently located in Columbus. BECKER BROS. HENRY J. BECKER, Manager GREEN r Columbus, "tig viceroy for a drive. On the way he .mpressed his doctrine of kindness ery emphatically and solemnly on his successor. Lord Mayo thanked him for his helpful advice, and they re turned in due course to the govern ment house. The syce or footman, was slow and awkward in opening the door of the carriage, whereupon Lord Lawrence jumped out in temper and gave his ear an unmistakable tug. Lord Mayo turned to the viceroy's aid with a smile. "My first practical les son in kindness to natives undoubted ly ia an odd one," he whispered. Effect of Relaxation. Dr. Long Mayhelive Young of Chi cago does not agree with us that sleeping.on the front is good, says the New York Press. But he seems to be in his own mind an expert on relaxa tion. "In my opinion." he says, "the want of relaxation is the principal cause of insomnia. To produce re laxation we must first equalize the circulation of the blood. This is very often accomplished by sleeping with the knees up. which throws the blood into the lumbar region. The position is rather tiresome (I should say so!) and on stretching out the legs equali sation and therefore relaxation takes place. For insomnia supervening upon nervousness I would advise tak ing some good, long breaths. When due to want of control of the thinking apparatus eat three or four ginger snaps (ten cents a pound), which will warm up the stomach and transfer the nervous energy to the solar plexus, or stomach brain." Nurses Dread Lightning. Of all people who are glad when the season of thunderstorms is past, none are more thankful than professional nurses. "It isn't that we Are so afraid of lightning ourselves," said a hospital nurse, "but it has a harmful effect oa our patients. Most sick people have an unreasoning fear of lightning. In cases of extreme weakness or nerv- FRONT SALE STABLE Nebraska oneness a dozea flashes of blinding lightning reduces the patient to such a state of prostration that It takes ex traordinary efforts oa the part of the nurse to bring hint around. If one sick person requires all that extra at tention in n thunderstorm, Just irang' ine the predicament of the nurse who has a whole ward full of them on her hands." German Exactitude. The widow of a German officer pre sented herself at the office in Berlin .or the purpose of drawing the pen sion due her. She handed in the nec essary certificate from the mayor of the village in which she lived to the effect that she was still alive. "This certificate is not correct," said the of ficer In charge. "What is the matter with it?" asked the lady. "It bears the date of September 21." was the stern reply, "and your pension was due oa September 15." "What kind of n cer tificate do you wish?" asked the dis appointed applicant. "We must have a cenincate stating tnat you were alive on September 15." said the offi cer with great firmness. Rats, Plague Carriers of India. Before plague makes its appearance fn a bouse the rat mortality generally gives warning and a case occurs among the people in n house near which rats have been found. The peo ple have now come to know that there Is some connection between the rat mortality aad the ' occurrence of plague cases la a certaia locality. The rats go about from one place to an other aad they carry infection from place to place aad reader the task of controlling plague, when it Is once spread, very dimculL It therefore necessary that the public should co operate with the health department to destroy aa many rats as possible. The ' rains have now stopped, and. as It la the breeding season for rats, the pres eat ia the fittest occasion 'for a cam paiga against rats. Bombay Gazette. An Interpolation. The old-time revivalist often pos sessed a gift of gentle satire which stood him in good. stead.- At a Maine camp-meeting long ago a young maa made himself so obnoxious during a prayer that the old preacher rounded off oae of his sentences rather abrupt ly. "Now, Lord." he then continued, without a trace of irritation, "we pray that Thou wilt in the mightiness of Thy power take that youag man in the fourth seat aad make his heart as free from sia sa hie head ia from sense." Youth's Comnaaioa. Careli "Ok, George, dear, oar weddiag must be postponed." "No. darling, ao. It must aot be." "But It must. George, dear. Father has lost all his money in the market." "Yoa are right, dear. You are right The weddiag must be postponed. I aever thought It of yoa. Mabel. I never thoaght that you would have such a careless fa thersDetroit Free Press.' Setting Himasff Right. "Here Is the man. your honor. caught stealing the hog." "Caaght la the actr "Yea, sir." "Jedga." said the prisoner, "eat man ia lyln' te yon. It waa in de fence comer waar taj. J,, -ss. rfC KlvCVV Hew "How, asked the young man whe had just bought the village paper and desired to wia prominence as aa edi tor, "can I get the public to become Interested in my journal? I know the principal thing is to make a good pa per, but if nobody takes it how will anyone find out that it la good? Some thing must be done to attract atten tion to cause the people to under stand that we are oa earth. "That'll be easy," said the traveling printer, who had stopped over to assist ia put ting the patient oa its feet. "Just print an item saying that a certaia preacher in this town will get Into trouble if he doesn't cease paying atteations to a certain married member of nis lock and cease quick. I'll bet the paper containing that item won't be off the press 40 minutes before there's a copy of it la every house la towa." Chicago RecordHerald. Fat Man and Jena. Employment ageats say it's about as hard to get work for a fat maa as for a gray-haired one: According to their statements, employers of labor hold that a fat man is indolent. They as sert that the hustler, the fast, aervous, energetic worker, ia sinewy rather thaa fat. and does 30 per cent, more work than the soft, fat fellow. "It is not uncommon for us to advise fat ap plicants to diet," said aa employment agent, "and reduce their weight before beginning to canvass for a job." So far as recorded, Dr. Osier has ex pressed no opinion on the expediency of chloroforming men who are running to adipose tissue. IH. F. Greinerl u t : aa a at ui m a at I aa m m 2 MAT line oi Grocer- ; l" ies is new and ; absolutely fresh. 5 S The best brands of canned goods. Cof- ; 2 fee, teas and spices 5 of the best quality. 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