Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1908)
-,-- " . -r -i V.r . . VT. - v .- -- -' -- - FW-. i:: I' - v. DOUBLE BLESSING FOR NICKEL. REVEALED BY -GUESSING GAME. - t . - - ---vy i :- - ..;- 1 - - : ' MERRY CHRISTMAS Salome. With the coming of Salome at the North Theatre on Saturday Deo. 26 mrsat not only the Danee of the Seven Veils or that John the Baptist known in the play as Jokanaan, the prophet, who scorned Salome and who has been kept in an old cistern for many months, and who loses his head for not looking with favor upon Salome. The critics are of one opinion that Salome as writ tern by Oscar Wilde holds the first place in dramatio literature. There isaSal oaae in the play, the Holy City. It is a email part bnt in no way does it re semble the play of Mr. Wilde's. Bessie Stewart Bacon, who will be seen here, is the first America actress to assume this dimonlt role. Mr. James Crawford of The San Francisco Gall says. "With such a great play as Salome and when smch a charming aotrees as Bessie Ste wart Baoon, explains why the Colonial Theatre are playing to standing room lately!" The World-Hearld, Omaha, says, "The play is beautifully staged, aaprisingly so. The Dance of Salome and her slave girls is lovely in its color effects, in fact the entire production in its wealth of color is like a rich old painting. Omaha may congratulate it self that it is given an opportunity to see aad hear such a masterpiece of dra matio art." Prioee 25, 50, 75, 91.00. Aarartlsad Letter. Following is a list of unclaimed mail titer remaining in the post office at Colambns, Nebraska, for the period end ing December 23, 1908: Letters Alioe Hsyford, Michael Ha ley, J W Pitchford. John Roach. Cards Miss Johanna Cannon, J D Calkins, Lee D Harlan, John Thur, Bobert S Turner. Parties calling for any of the above will please say advertised. Oarl Kramer, P. M. Baptist Church Sunday school 10 a. m., preaching 11 a. a, Jmnior 3 p. m., B. Y. P. U. 7 p. m. preaching 7:45 p. m.; prayer meeting Thursday 7:45. Subject Sunday morn ing, "Turning Leaves." Subject Sunday evening, "The Wonderful Works of God." Bit. B. W. Rkdjiiart, Pastor. For Sale. One yearling Polled Shorthorn bull and two Polled Shorthorn bull calves. Will be large enough for service next Albert Stenoer. -:-&3B V-''!SEVn "8SB '"' Vx ivaflBBSko''''3? VK;.: ':':'yy:'- "yBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBMMfflaPsBa ffi bpBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB r j-i:j;.:!BBBBBB s- BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBn fc"&:35& jtxz&&!to$ 4&"ivSSSSSSSV : -:: eefSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBn Ms5:"!mESBBBT"y" '':- amWamESBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBM &'& SffiffiHwxe'Ws't x':::;$BBBBBnY:' :'.:: BSRCVaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBv ::: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmSjrogwMa SSssSsffl8$'emmV-.-:.:7:.V- FBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBillI wbBBBs' aaaaBaBBBBKxaaaa:x:sBBBBBBBBafer'- ' --' mHaEwgwMmanaSEmaEWq.' v.':'.:: . : k.-. :;::; . mSBBBVmSBBE&3&xSBBBBrc$: BmBSBBBBBBBaHlBmBSxX::amrSSS SSkF'W-Ij '':: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBkwv:--s xyaBjP "C? :y - asasasESBmaasaasBBBsaaasBMdiHMMuHiMMMiibMMMMMM.MMM.Mrifa A Christmas Special THl1! STRAND one of the handsomest box overcoats - we have ever seen. '' .t Expert tailors have put into this coat such graceful lines, such a Ugh quality of material and workmanship, that is among the best of "r MODERN CLOTHES There are certain distinctive features about this coat too. The cuff is unusual and adds just the right touch of personality to the A re snarl ilily fine coat at remarkably moderate prices: $10 to $3t. GREISEN BROS. Walks. August Dahlberg and family visited at A. P. Johnson's Sunday. Andrew Nelson shipped a car load of fat hogs to South Omaha Thursday. Mrs. August Dahlberg, who has been quite sick for the past week or two, is now some better. The roads are now very good again and farmers are making good use of them, to market their wheat and corn. A new way has been discovered to take up collections in the Swedish M. E. ohurch on the Looking Glass. Oliver Swanson, who is a student at the state university, came home Satur day for a two weeks' vacation. Xeute Be. 5. Mrs. L. P. Hahn was visiting relatives at York. Carrier No. 5 spent Saturday and Sun day at Albert Hummer's. Kate and Claude Kinsman, who are attending the state university at Lincoln came home last Friday for the holiday vacation. COAL. We have all the leading grades of soft coal. Also Penna. hard coal and Seinianthracite furnace coaL Newman & Welch. Sea Air Generator. The latest wonder is the installation at the London hippodrome of a series of tiny machines that silently generate sea air into the auditorium. Many Feathers Used. Twenty million feathers are sent from Germany to England every year for millinery purposes. Railroads In United 'States. There is a little more than 2f miles of railroad in the United States for every 10,000 Inhabitants. Leading Paper Making States, la the matter of paper protection. New York, Maine and Wisconsin rank first, second and third, respectively. A Valuable Forest. After investigating recently, a Brit ish official reported the Kenis forest in East Africa to be 287 miles long by eight miles wide, and to contain stand ing Umber worth $115,000,000. Mr. SHImky Satieties with Return en Smalf.lnveetment. "I confess," said Mr. Glimby, "that I never can tell whether a beggar la what yon can worthy or not I am likely to give, becaase I don't like to take even a ehance of missing some body that Is really hungry. It la not exactly a comic situation for one to be in, being hungry "So, when a rather stocMly built man, with clothes originally not ex pensive, and with a pretty wholesome sort of countenance, ranged along side of me the other afternoon, and started oft with Gcd bless you,' I was inclines: to listen, and when he went en to say that he was hungry and would I give him something to get to at, I gave aim a nickel; which wonldnt get him much in a lobster palace, bnt would get him considerable food la some places that he and I knew -further down town. "And he didnt look at this coin the Instant I gave it to him, to throw off the mask, when he had got the money. In fact, he didn't look at It at all, and that impressed me favorably; he simply closed his hand over it so that It wouldn't get away, and he smiled a Uttle and said thank you, meaning it, as it seemed, and then as I moved on I heard him coming after me an other 'God bless you!' which may have been Just surplusage, or the artistic finish of a beggar with some pride in his profession or which may have meant what it said. "Really, I don't know, but anyhow, I got two God bless yous for a nickel." THE LITTLE BOY THAT DIED. Pathetic Memories in a Small Seg ment of Coral. The two men had not met for years. The man from out of town looked the other man over. "Same old Jim," he said. "Awfully glad to see you again. Strange how such old friends will drift apart. So you're married?" The other man nodded. "Three years ago." "Well, well. And I never heard of It until I met Jack Ransim last week. What's thatr He was still studying the other man's appearance and his -eye caught sight of a segment of coral that dan gled from his friend's watch fob. He lifted it and looked at it more closely. The surface of the coral was rough ened by slight indentions. "Some sort of token, eh?" he rattled on. "Ton always was a great chap for picking up worthless trifles. That's a queer charm." He looked up and caught sight of the other man's face. "Why, I beg your pardon, Jim," he cried. "That's all right," said the other man, a little unsteadily. "Only, you see, the boy whose teeth made those marks he was nearly two died last summer." Rose In Cleveland Plain Dealer. Some Uses of Hot Water. Hot water is far more of a medicinal property than many believe or know. The uses of hot water are many. There is nothing that so promptly cuts short congestion of the lungs, sore throat or rheumatism as hot water when applied promptly aad thoroughly. Headache almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to the feet and back of the neck. A atrip of flannel or napkin folded lengthwise and dipped In hot water, wrung out and then applied round the neck of a child that has the croup, will bring relief sometimes in ten minutes. Hot water taken freely half an hour before bedtime Is help ful In the case of constipation, while it haaA most soothing effect upon the stomach and bowels. A goblet of hot water taken Just after rising, before breakfast, has cured many of indiges tion, and Is widely recommended by .physicians to dyspeptics. Thought They Were Spooks. When the southern lady left town and moved to the old manor house of her ancestors she was accompanied by her maid. "And now, Luclnda," remarked the mistress, aa she showed the maid through the gloomy old mansion, "here are the haunts of my great grandparents." The next day Luclnda packed her trunk and started for the station. "But what in the world is the mat ter?" demanded her mistress, in sur prise. "Haven't we treated you right?" "Oh, yes." assured Luclnda, keeping an eye on the dark, wide hallways. "Then why in the world are you leaving without notice?" "Ah can't help it, missus; Ah can't help it Ah couldn't think ob workin any place where der was ha'nts." Expected Some Cussing. A West Philadelphia husband had Just comfortably seated himself for his after-dinner cigar the other eve ning, when his good wife arose and took the parrot from the room. This done, she picked up a couple of envelopes and approached the old man, all. of which occasioned that gent considerable surprise. "Mary." said he, "what In the world did yon take that parrot out of the room for?" "I was afraid that you might set him a bad example," anawered wifey. "What do yon mean?" demanded the wondering husband. "I mean," answered wifey, handing father the envelope, "that I have Just received my dressmaking and mil Mnerr Mlls The Thoughtful Girt. "Can't yon take a little care of that card of -mine?" implored the impe cunious girl to the office boy who was rapidly rolling it Into a wad, "and bring it back to me so I can send It In somewhere else? Cards cost me a cent apiece. Stamp far the Religleua. Belgium has a Sunday postage stamp, fanned for those who do not wish to have their mail delivered on Sunday. AH mall bearing the Senday Is heU over hy the carriers for rtsBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfipjBBB'BBSBBfBBBBjp oSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBJBBBjPBBBBBBBBBBk' H9BB4BBBBBSBBBBMg BBBBBBBjBB MpBBBBE2BBgBBBBPKBP(BBjBf4y WOULD YOU ADORN your home with a beautiful object, fill it with music, pervade it with sweet ness, joy and love? All this at a cost which, considering the returns, is surprisingly small. Come in and hear the Hamilton Piano whose lasting purity of tone and abil ity to stand all changes of climate have caused its use by over 40,000 families in two hemispheres. The World-wide Favorite! The Home Favorite! Do you want such a piano? Let us show you the different styles of the Hamilton and a list of prices which makes its possession prac tical to every real home. Fwtt.r Iras. Nm 6t. 60LUJMBU. NEB. HIS PREFERENCE DULY STATED. All Things Considered, It Waa Up to the Committee. Many years ago Mr. Hill, one of the pioneer shoe manufacturers, had a shop in Stoneham, where he employed as boss in his stitching room one Dan Lowe, who, being a genial, convivial man and a master of his trade, was liked and respected by all. One fall the stitchers conspired to make Dan a birthday present, but, being unable to agree as to the nature of the gift, they called on Mr. Hill to advise them. Mr. Hill, after solemn thought, located Dan on the top floor, and thus addressed him: "Mr. Lowe, the ladles of the stitch ing room, being desirous of making you a birthday gift as a small token of their esteem, have subscribed $40 or more, and are unable to decide be tween an easy chair, a chain and seal and several other articles. They ap pealed to me for advice, and I thought the wisest plan to ask you to express your preference and thus satisfy all." "Mr. Hill," aald Mr. Lowe, after due reflection, "I have a good chain and padlock, strong enough to hold a ten gallon keg. A ten-gallon keg of good whisky could be bought for $40, and if I had a ten-gallon teg of good whis ky well chained' down in my cellar any old chair would -seem easy." Mr. Hill retired for further delibera tion. LOOKED FAR WITH KEEN SIGHT. Illustrations of Thoroughness of Frank lin's Thrift and Ability. Two Incidents recall the keenness and the thoroughness the great twin abilities, to see and to utilize of Ben jamin Franklin. One day he chanced to observe a lady in the possession of an imported whisk broom. With his usual interest and careful consideration he examined it as a novelty. He discovered on the brush of the broom a seed, which he carefully removed. Presently he planted ft, and the growth from this seed was the Irat crop of broom corn In this country. Again, one day when Dr. Franklin was walking by Dock ereek he saw stuck in the mud a wickerwork basket, which had sprouted. Carefully he fished out the basket, and carefully took it apart He gave cuttings to his friend, Mr. Charles Norris, who plant ed the twigs in his garden, where they grew to great size. They turned out to be yellow willows, and, as Franklin had foreseen, proved of great commer cial value. Rural Canniness. Once a denizen of the up-state re gions, where whiskers grow in plenty and umbrellas bulge at will, decided to visit New York. But he decided to visit the bewildering metropolis quite as a man of the world not to be taken In by the wicked men who, as he understood, made a business of de ceiving the guileless up-stater. Hence he arrived at the Grand Cen tral looking very, very wise, and pro ceeded, first of all, to visit the collec tion of wax flgurea at the Eden Mu see. He was engaged In looking critically at one of the most lifelike groups on exhibition there, when a policeman suddenly plucked him by the sleeve. The up-stater turned. "Ton mustn't smoke in here," said the policeman, severely. A look of wisdom beyond the pow er of words to describe came over that up-stater'a face. Continuing brazenly to smoke, he remarked: 'Tut, tut Go away. Don't yon think I know, that you're made ef wax?" Women Smoke in Restaurants. Smoking by women In restauranta Is said to be very largely on the In crease In London. Polishing with Corn Husks. Perhaps the most curious of polish ing wheels is that made of corn husks for finishing shell or bone combs. Longest Telegraph Wire Span. An Indian stream, the River Kist nan. 09 feet wide, has the longest span of telegraph wire in the world. Camel vs. Heme. A camel is able to carry a load three His Lordship Found Out What the Servants Thought ef Him. A certain peer, aa important figure In the upper chamber by reason of a very long and very bushy beard, had dismissed hla valet for the night. Shortly afterward, however, he waa much annoyed to hear peals of laugh ter' from below, and called back the man to explain. The valet anawered that it was just a little joke, but his lordship would have none of it, and demanded details, angrily. "Well," admitted the man with re luctance, "It was really a little game we were having, my lord." "What kind of a game?" "Well, my lord, a kind of guessing game." "Don be a fool, Walters; I rang for yon In order to get an explanation. What guessing game were yon play ing? Guessing what?" "We blindfolded the cook, to teU yon the truth, my lord, and then one of us kissed her aad she had to guess who It was. The footman held the mop up and she kissed it, and then cried out: 'O, your lordship; how dare your" Dundee Advertiser. HONEST NAME IN ANY TONGUE. Various Renderings of the Good Old Appellation, "John Smith." John Smith plain John Smith is not very high sounding; it does not suggest aristocracy; it Is not the name of any hero in die-away novels; and yet it is good, strong and honest Transferred to other languages, it seems to climb the ladder of respecta bility. Thus, In Latin, it la Johannes Smithus; the Italian smooths It off Into Giovanni Smlthl; the Spaniards render it Juan, Smithua; the Dutch man adopts It aa Hans Schmidt; the French flatten it out Into Jean Smeet, and the Russian sneezes and barks Jonloff Smithtowski. When John Smith gets into the tea trade in Can ton he becomes Jo van Shimmit; if he clambers above Mount Hecla the Ice landers say he la Jahne Smlthson; if he trades among the Tuscaroraa he becomes Ton Qa Smittia; in Poland he is known aa Ivan Schmittlweiski; should he wander among the Welsh mountains they talk of Jihon Schmldd; when he goes to Mexico he is hooked aa Jontll FSmitti; if of clasaic turn he lingers among Greek ruins he turns to Ion Smikton, and in Turkey he la utterly disguised as Toe Seef. Friends ef Sparrow Rider Haggard classes sparrows with rata as "vermin" aad recom mends a campaign against them. How ever, sparrows have had plenty of friends in past ages. Catullus' poem about his Lesbia's pet sparrow la one. of the prettiest things In Latin liter ature and in a paasage of Plautns "sparrow," "dove" and "hare" occur together aa terms of endearment Pepys, too, writes of a pet sparrow: 'To dinner with my father and sister and family, mighty pleasant all of ua; and, among other things, with a spar row that our Mercer hath brought up new for three weeks, which is so tame that It files up and down and upon the table, and eata and pecks, aad does everything so pleasantly that we are mightily pleased with It" Sheep Beasts ef Burden, la the northern part of India sheep are put to a use vnthought of in Eu ropean or American countries. They are made to serve aa beasts of bur den, because they are more sure-footed than larger beasts, and the moun tain paths along the foothills of the Himalayas are steep and difficult The load for each sheep is from 1C to 20 pounds. The sheep are driven from the village to village, with the wool still growing, and in each town the farmer shears aa much wool as he can sell there and loads the sheep with the, grain which he receives In ex change. After hla flock has been sheared he turns it homeward, each sheep having on lta back a small bag containing the purchased grain. Oldest Dated Decoration. Probably the oldest dated decoration in the world has recently been brought to light by the discovery of the funerary temple of King Sahara, who lived 2,600 B. C. It Ilea betweea the pyramids of Giseh and Saggarah, and has been unearthed by Dr. Br charts, director ef the German Insti tute of Archaeology at Cairo. Sculp tured has reliefs Illustrate Pharaoh conversing with the gods, conquering the Lybians and receiving an embas sy. Besides this there are hunting and fishing scenes, and most Interesting of all. a fleet of ships of the period. London Globe. Found Out Her Mistake. 'la that you. Frank r asked Mrs. Tippins, In a nervous voice, as she heard some one moving about la the darkness. "It is." replied Mr. Tippins. "Ton gave me such a shock. I thought at first there was a man la the house." Stray 8tories. Take It as Verb er Noun. Ethel The count pronounces tore "loaf." Jack That's natural enough. If he succeeds in capturing that heiress, "loaf" is precisely what it will mean to him. A Terrible Diaaaaelntment. "Sir, your daughter has eloped with, the chauffeur.' "Good heavens! And he was the: only one I ever had that could get away every time from the noUce!" Increasing Population ef Gotham. There has been a large Increase In the number of emigrants from the port of New York during the last year, but the net result is that the city Is growing at the rate of about 32,000 a month through immigration. Peculiar Shifting ef Sands. French scientists are studying a pe culiar movement of the sands along the northern coasts of France, Bel gium aad Holland. A fine sand orig inating on the coast of Normandy has The Better Groceries The Better BoBine. I THAT'S WHY WE KEEP THE BEST BRUNKEN & HAHEY Xrnas Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits, ' Candy, Nuts, Xmas Trees ONCE A CRIME TO GIVE ALMS. Anelent Cede ef European Law Pro vided Severe Punishment The secretary of the London Men dicity society reports that street beg ging is on the increase. He has sta tistics to prove his words, of course. But surely every man who has a pen ny to spare must have read or heard by thia time that he really does a fellow-creature an 111-servtce when he gives It to him for the asking, says the Pail Mall Gaxette. It Is Interesting to recall that a code of European law in force for centuries did actnaUy make almsgiv ing a crime, always punished severely with death in certain cases. But this was 1.000 years ago. before the dawn of our happy civilization. It must be confessed, however, that there was an appearance of common sense about the famous Grajas code, which ruled Norway, Iceland and much of England, doubtless, in its time. It began by laying down strict rules to make each family support Its own Indigent members, or to show suffi cient cause for the failure. This is the essential principle of a sound system of poor relief, which we have suffered to lapse under the direction of prog ress. Having thus provided for the respectable class of paupers, aa it may be put briefly, the legislator could deal firmly with roving mendicants and their abettors. And he did.. It Is worth while to observe, how ever, that the family pauper had a guardian or trustee, appointed by the district ooancH, who waa responsible for bis decent subsistence; If this man did not fulfill his duty or tried to es cape it he ineurred the terrible pen alty called exclusion confinement in his house for three years; anyone who found him eutaide waa free to kill him. They stood no nonsense In those days. An able-bodied person who begged was outlawed equivalent to a sentence of death. Anyone proved to have been wandering for IS days with out visible means of subsistence waa held to be a beggar, "within the mean ing of the act" and treated according ly. But the clause which most inter ested us was that which decreed that any man, whatever hla station, who gave money, or money's worth, to a vagrant at the district assembly, or on his way thither, ahould be punished with exclusion. The crime of almsgiv ing waa well understood in those daya. Perhaps I should add that the Grajas code waa officially promulgated in 1116. But It had been In force, as the premable declares, for centuries. The Ideal Diet Too much food is as bad as too lit tle and occasions a waste of energy and strength in the body as well as a waste of nutritive material, aays a writer In "What to Eat." While in the caae of some foods as purchased. YOU'LL make no overcoat mistakes in this store; and overcoat mistakes are not un common. Many a man gets what looks good when he buys it; seems like money's-worth; and proves to be part cotton, cheap, unreliable. Hart, Schafther & Marx use only all-wool fabrics; and we sell these fine goods because they're absolutely depen dable. It's our way of insuring your sat isfaction in clothes. We have a fine range of new models in these superior garments; long or medium, box back or form fitting; button high under the chin; raincoats and auto coats; button through or fly front. The smartest lot of overcoats you ever saw. Tou ought to see them; well sell you one if you do. Overcoats $18 to $50. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes Hart's One Price dothing Stare Thirteenth Street I notably meats, some waste w unavoie able, the pecuniary lose can be dimin ished, both by buying those kinds In which there Is the least waste, aad by utilizing more carefully than in or dinarily done, portions of. what le usually classed aa refuse. Much of the waste may be avoided by careful plan ning so as to provide a comfortable and nppetizlng meal la sufficient amount, but without excess. If strict economy la necessary, the dearer cats of meata and the more expensive traits and vegetables should be avoid ed. With reasonable care in cooking and serving, a pleasing aad varied diet can be furnished at moderate cost It should not be forgotten that dearaeea of a food material depends not only on Its market price, bnt also on the cost of ita digestible nutrients. . It should always be remembered that "the Ideal diet la that combtnatMa ef foods which, while ampoelug the leant burden on the body, anpplies it with exactly sufficient material to meet lta wants." Animals at New York Zee. la the total number of birds, reptiles and amphibians (4.034), on exhibition, the New York Zoolog ical park stands to-day at the head of all the zoological parks aad gardens of the world. Berlin eomea neat, with a total of 3.141. The area of the New Tork Zoological park la land and water embraces 24 acres. Of walks aad roads there are about eight miles, and of fences 10 miles. The main tenance force of the park, constantly on duty, embraces 141 persona The number of viators in IttT waa 1.173. 04 nearly one-third ef the entire population of the metropolis of the American continent Of thia number It la estimated that a quarter of a mil lion visitors were from outside of New Tork city. Origin ef the "Slack Hand." There was a historical foundation for the name "black hand." according to Everybody's. Back in Inquisition days ,in "Spain there was La Mano Xera, a secret society which fought the government and the church. It passed, and the ' secret societies of southern Italy were Its heirs. Twenty years or more ago a false report was raised in Spain that La Mano Nera had been revived. The story lingered in the brain of n Herald reporter, and one fine day he attempted to rejuve nate waning interest In n puzzling Italian murder caae by speculating aa to the coming to life of the "black hand" among Latin Immigrants in America. The other newspapers seized on the idea eagerly and kept It going. To Discover Fish Shoala. Experiments are being made in Eu rope with a microphone for the discov ery of the presence of shoals of flsh. The instrument is sunk into the water and the constant tapping of the flsh against it as they pass warns the fishermen. i found aa far away as Denmark, l.? - -&r--4&: SSsJ5?n2J3C5TE: ;:iv i .'--.-'A '-SEmggfcA - . it v l ' .t-.i. :-.;- . than the