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j News Items from Leigh.
John Uetzger has been quite busy
patting up windmills since the storm.
Carl Asche, who is living south from
here, marketed a carload of hogs Fri
day. Jake Held, jr., and the Misses Predia
and Hilda Gensichen took in the show
Thursday evening.
The masquerade on the 10th at the
German hall was well attended and a
.good time was reported by all.
Henry Barjenbrucb, one of our real
estate business men spent the day with
his folks in Sherman Wednesday.
Our new implement business man,
Louis Loseke, will soon be ready to
start up in the old Fred Moeller build
ing. Peter Krohn.who has sawed GOOOfeet of
lumber for Frank Bade, has now moved
to Peter Boetchel's, where he will saw
next.
Advertised Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing February 17, 1909:
Letters W E Bobst, John Bowers,
Mrs Well Curry, J H Cooper, A W Co
wan, Harry Cline, Bill Dan, H W Ford,
Miss Minnie Oillett, Walenty GaWlik.
H 3 Howell, Mrs Mary C Lisko, Miss
Mae Lyle, Lois Marx, P A Smeal, Del
bert Smith, E L Townsend.
Cards W E Bobst, Lyle Hinebrough,
Mrs Mary Lisko, Herbert M Orschel,
Miss Kate Trestle, Miss V Y Vinton,
Miss Maggie Williams.
Caul Kramcr, P. M.
COAL.
We have all the leading grades of
soft coal. Also Penna. hard coal and
Semianthracite furnace coat
' Newman & Welch.
The Politician's Ideal.
: In the opinion of the average politi
cian the Ideal form of government
would be one under which everybody
could have a public office.
WE CAN
Always rely on our custo
mers to get satisfaction
with our
Canned Goods
because we handle only
reliable brands that we
know all about Every
housekeeper knows how
much difference there is in
these household necessi
ties. And it is not always
the prices that insures the
quality. We are showing
a line of canned goods
that we are selling very
low indeed, so low in fact
that you will be surprised
how good they are when
they appear on your table.
JOHANNES &
KRUMLAND
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TOOK MUCH TO MOVE BURNABY.
Collision with Gigantic Footballer Left
- Soldier Undisturbed.
In the recently published biography,
of CoL Fred Burnaby there la -it char
acteristic story told by his friend,
Lord Binning, of tha soldier of Her
culean frame and reckless courage:
We were engaged in a football match
on the green inside Windsor cavalry
barracks, and the verandas were
crowded with onlookers as the colonel,
dressed for London in frock coat and
tall hat, with a cigar in his mouth,
came out of the officers' quarters and
proceeded slowly across a corner of
the ground, apparently oblivious of
the fact that a match was in progress
at the time. At this moment our full
back, a gigantic Yorkshireman, named
Bates, who must have weighed near
er 15 than 14 stone, charging impetu
ously for the ball, dashed full into
Burnaby. The impact was terrific,
but while the Tyke, hurled backward
by the shock, as though he had col-,
lided with a mountain, lay gasping
on the ground, neither Burnaby's hat
not the angle of his cigar was in the
smallest degree disturbed in fact he
scarcely seemed to realize that a col
lision had taken place. When he tlid
so he removed his cigar from his
mouth, and with his pleasant smile,
said: "Dear me, I hope I am not in
terfering with the game. The shout
of delight which went up from the
verandas was a thing to remember.
STILL KEEP ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Curious Medieval Ceremony In Law
Courts of London.
One of the most curious survivals
of the quaint methods of other times
was witnessed the other day in one
of the London law courts. Here the
solicitor of the city of London attend
ed before the king's remembrances to
render quit rent services in respect of
certain properties in the city of Lon
don and the county of Salop. On the
table were a block of wood, two fagots
of twigs, sis horseshoes, and a bag
of nails. Warrants were read calling
upon the tenants of the properties
concerned to "come forth and do their
service," whereupon the city solicitor
gravely placed one of the fagots on
the block and cut it with a hatchet
Then he cut the fagot with a billhook
and afterward! tendered the six horse
shoes and counted out 60 nails, in
heaps of ten, adding one extra nail,
at which the King's Remembrancer
said: "Good number. Then the city
solicitor asked: "Has his majesty any
orders with regard to these imple
ments?" and the King's Remem
brancer replied: "I will take them to
be at the disposal of his majesty."
This ended the ceremony, which
dates from over 600 years ago.
Chimney Money.
One bygone tax that Mr. Lloyd
George Is not likely to revive is "chim
ney money." Pepys records on March
3, 1662, that "on this day the parlia
ment hath voted two shillings per an
num for every chimney in England, as
a constant revenue forever to the
crown." But it was desperately unpop
ular from the first, says the London
Chronicle. At the end of June, 1662,
"Much clamor against the chimney
money; and the people say they will
not pay it without force." It was not
until October, 1666, however, that it
was successfully "moved that 'the
chimney money might be taken from
the king, and an equal revenue of
something else might be found for the
king, and people be enjoined to buy off
this tax of chimney money forever at
eight years' purchase, which will raise
present money, as they think, 1,600,
000, and the state be eased of an ill
burden and the king be supplied of
something as good or better for his
use."
, Truthful Child.
It was at a children's party. The
youngsters had just done more than
justice to the luxurious spread pro
vided by their hostess, and games
were now the order of the evening.
"Now, children," said she, "we will
play the zoo, and each of you must
represent a different animal."
Then, going to a little girl, she
asked:
"Now, Carrie, what are you going
to be?"
"I'll be an elephant"
"And you, Reggie, what are you go
ing to be?".
"I'm going to be a lion."
"And what are you going to be,
Hilda?"
"I'm going to be a tiger.
Then, crossing to the other side of
the room, the hostess, noticing a
youngster sitting all alone, asked:
"And what are you going to be,
Tommy?"
"P-lease," was the halting reply, "p
please, I I'm going to be sick."
Not Calve's, But Calves.
That butcher shops are the places
for .startling revelations of various
sorts was illustrated the other day
when a passerby, glancing in at the
window of one of them, saw two sur
prising exhibits. One was a tray con
taining brains; the other was a very
fine liver. On the first was placed 8
placard neatly lettered by hand; on
the second was another: One read:
"Calve's brains; the other "Calve's
liver." There was no spacing between
the last two letters of the first word In
either case, and the possessive mark
was over the letter "e."
But the shock soon passed when the
butcher assured the passerby he had
no desire to convey the impression
that the famous French singer had
been dissertpd.
Tendency to Exaggerate.
We exaggerate misfortune and hap
piness alike. We are never either so
wretched or so happy as we say we
are. Balzac.
Wise Rule In Austria.
The government of Austria makes
special inducements to farmers who
will reclaim water lands and make
use of them.
Slaughter of the Birds.
It Is said that the annmal bird
slaughter for plumes and other decora
ttoM la aM.Nt.Wt.
AMONG INDIANS OF LOUISIANA.
Tribes Cling to Primitive Customs of
Their Ancestors.
The blowgun is still popular for hunt
ing birds among the Koasati Indians
of Louisiana. This weapon consists
of a tube, usually of cane, about six
feet long, rubbed smooth on the inside
with an implement made for the pur
pose, and carefully straightened with
the aid of fire. Slender-pointed darts
about eight inches long are used as
ammunition, each one wrapped neatly
along a third of its length with thistle
down or cotton to make it fit the in
side of the tube. The hunter places
a dart in the tube, which he raises
to his lips and aims at his game; then
a quick puff of the breath drives the.
little dart flying with sufficient force
to impale and kill a small bird or
squirrel.
I discovered a curious industry
among the Koasati the weaving of
Spanish moss into fabrics. During my
sojourn with the southern tribes I had
heard that their ancestors once made
blankets of moss, but this was the
first time I had ever seen the process
or its products. The moss, which may
be seen festooning the trees all
through the south, is cured and then
spun with a simple contrivance. The
moss yarn is strung on a frame and
woven into blankets. In former years
the Indians wove large moss blankets
for bedding and rugs; but at the pres
ent day saddle blankets only are
made.
Among the most interesting things
found among this tribe were two of
the old hand-made pottery vessels,
now very rare among eastern Indians,
a drum made of a cypress "knee,"
some very fine beaded shoulder
sashes, a collection of baskets repre
senting many weaves and forms, and
some silver head-bands, brooches,
and other ornaments laboriously
pounded out of coins by the Indian
silversmiths. M. R. Harrington, in
the Southern Workman.
MAKES WORK FOR SCIENTISTS.
Eminent Men Busy Investigating Pos
sibilities of Radium.
The University of Vienna, which has
received, through the Vienna Academy
of Sciences, an anonymous donation
of 500,000 kronen for the establish
ment of a "Radium institute," is rap
idly becoming famous among phy
sicists for its experimental work on
the wonderful radium emanations. The
rarity and great cost of radium neces
sarily restrict the number of Inves
tigators, and Sir William Ramsay,
who in his recent experiments has
gone far toward proving the suspected
transmutation of radium into helium
and other elements, was recently spe
cially honored by the Vienna Acade
my of Sciences by the loan of a frac
tion of a gramme of radium for the
purpose of enabling him to continue
his valuable Investigations. A gramme
'of radium, it has been calculated, has
stored up in it energy equal to one
horse power for 15 days; but it parts
with Its energy so slowly It cannot
be stayed or hurried that it takes
some 30,000 years to exhaust itself.
Vth Avenue."
As soon as the Nassau street tailor
moved up to Fifth avenue he, of
course, sent out new cards, says the
New York Times. Their appearance
caused some surprised comment among
his friends.
"That looks funny," said one man.
"Vth avenue. Isn't that a new wrin
kle?" "Not exactly," said the tailor. "Ro
man numerals are getting to be rather
popular in writing the names of
streets. Fifth avenue business men
are particularly partial to them. On
cards and in newspaper and street car
advertising yon may frequently see
the address of some tailor, haberdash
er, or other tradesman, written Vth
avenue. So far the other avenues have
not adopted the style to any great ex
tent but the time may come when the
business houses on all those streets
will write IVth, Vlth, Vllth, VHth, and
DCth avenues."
Christmas High Finance.
"William Bayard Hale, who has got
more fame by suppressing an inter
view than ever got by printing one,
is a caustic, sarcastic man," said a
magazine editor.
"I once heard Hale speak at a bank
ers' Christmas banquet He always
speaks well, because he is a clergy
man. One part of bis speech I'll never
forget It bore on Christmas games.
"'There is one Christmas game,' he
said, 'that has become very popular,
especially in banking circles. It re
sembles hide-and-seek. Tou play it as
follows:
" 'A cashier or a president takes all
the institution's money and runs and
hides. Detectives swarm out to find
him. If they succeed, he comes home
with them, and has to pay a forfeit' "
Going the Limit
The country cousin considered that
he was caught beyond reclaim in the
giddy maelstrom of metropolitan life.
At dinner with his city cousin he had
actually drunk an entire glass of
beer. Then they had taken a taxicab
and gone to a show. And now that it
was over the city cousin had brazenly
piloted the visitor into a barroom and
suggested drinks.
"No!" objected the country cousin.
"Come on!"
A look of diabolical wickedness
spread over the rural features.
"All right! I might as well go the
whole hog. I'll have a second glass
of beer!"
. Thing Greatly Worth Having.
The one thing supremely worth the
having is the opportunity, coupled
with the capacity, of doing a thing
well and worthily, the doing of which
is for the welfare of mankind. Theo
dore Roosevelt
Friends Seized Opportunity.
"How did it, happen that your
friends got the best of you?" queried
the Inquisitive person. "They- got
busy while I was watching myene
mies, explained the man who had cot
the short end of tt.
North Theatre
The Clarence Bennett Pro
ductions, Incorporated
Present the 'World's
GraatMt libical Play
'with the original New York
Company including
Mr. Clarence Bennett
A Guaranteed Attraction
Friday, Feb. 19
Prices 25c, 35c, 59c, 75c
Chief Justice's Golf Stroke.
The lord chief justice, on circuit at
Birmingham, had a curious experienced
while playing golf over the Edgbaston
course with Walter Whiting, the local
professional. At the second hole his
lordship drove into a bunker, the ball
lying badly under the bank. Taking
his niblick, he hit bard. The ball
jumped into the air and dropped into
his right-hand jacket pocket. London
Standard.
An Architect's Patrons.
John Merven Carrere, at a meeting
of architects in New York, said:
"Amazing, the age of an architect's
patrons! The average man, In fact,
is 35 before he begins to save serious
ly; his pile isn't made till he Is 50;
he begins to build himself a house in
his old age, and his funeral takes
place about the time the painters are
called in."
The Smart Boy's Opportunity.
In these days farming is becoming
more and more a science. It is the
smart boy who stays on the farm in
stead of going to the city. And it is
well known that when proper methods
are employed the present yield will
be doubled. There is not much pros
pect that in the next century the doc
trine of Malthus will be exemplified by
seeing this nation lacking for food.
"Be Good."
Beware of making your moral staple
consist of the negative virtues. It is
good to abstain from all that is hurt
ful and sinful. But to make a business
of it leads to emaciation of charac
ter, unless one feeds largely also on
the more nutritious diet of active
sympathetic benevolence. Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Thirsting for Information.
Little Gertrude, entering a butch
er's shop for the first time, stood ga
zing around her in silent absorption.
Presently she took her mother by the
hand, and, leading her to where hung
a string of bologna sausages, she put
a tiny finger .on one big sausage and
gravely inquired: "Mamma, what was
this when it was alive?" Exchange.
Chance for a Bandmaster.
Conway, which is in need of a band
master, has issued the following adver
tisement: "He must be a cornet player,
and between performances he will be
required to act as a range minder, in
spector of hawkers, boats and car
riages, storekeeper and such other du
ties as the town clerk may from time
to time direct." Western Mail.
Word Painting.
Jimmy (reading) "Casey swatted
de leather into left garden for a brace
of sacks, an' den pilfered thoid base
an' dented de pan on Mulligan's lalli
paloosa dat sailed over Outfielder
Shaughnessy's nut." I tell yer, Willie,
dat's word-paintin', dat is! Shake
speare never could beat dat!
Unobservant Male Dramatists.
Masculine dramatists are old-fashioned
enough to make their women
"catty." It shows a lack of observa
tion to make the feminine character
in a modern play behave in the man
ner of the elghteen-eighties. London
Sketch.
Carried by Wireless Telephony.
By wireless telephony two French
naval officers have succeeded in hav
ing conversation, song and even whis
tling heard perfectly at a distance of
90 miles
HOT WATER
HEATING
Ftr the Farm Hint
All the comforts of
town life can now be
had on the farm.
Heat the house with
hot water, and get the
maximum amount of
comfort at a minimum
cost The day of the .
base burner in the
country home is rapid
ly passing.
WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST
The time to install a heating
plant is from now on.
Once installed, they last a life
time. Come in and let us tell you
'about it, or drop us a card stating
what yon want
I. DHSSELL I SOI
Plumbing and Hot Water
Heating
COLUMBUS, NEB.
HColy
City
PEN NAMES OF WOMEN WRITERS.
Origin of "George Eliot" Why Mrs.
Harrison Chose "Lucas Malet."
Miss Gregg, who Is known as "Syd
ney C. Grler," chose "Sydney" because
it might be interpreted as either a
masculine or feminine designation.
"Qrier" is a Shetland name, and at
that time she was much interested in
those far away isles. "C" was insert
ed to make the name look a natural
surname.
Mrs. Harrison's reason for conceal
ment as "Lucas Malet" was that she
"did 'not think it right to trade on
the KIngsley name," lest she should
do it discredit. She therefore chose
the "surnames of her grandmother
and great-grandmother,' both women of
remarkable intelligence and character."
The pseudonym of "George Eger
ton," adopted by the lady now Mary
Chavelita Goldlng-Bright, also springs
from family associations. Her moth
er's name was Isabel George Bynon,
and "George Bynon" was her first dis
guise. But the name of Bynon had
been unlucky, and it was quickly
dropped for that of "Egerton," the
baptismal name of her second hus
band. Under the "distinctive combi
nation" of George Egerton she has
published nine works since 1893.
Mary Ann Evans called herself
"George Eliot" because the first name
was the Christian name of her hus
band, and "Eliot" was a "fine, short
full sounding name that matched her
style and story."
THEORY AS TO EARTHQUAKES.
Possibility That One Shock Has Pow
er to Set Off Another.
The possibility that the shocks of
an earthquake, transmitted through
the earth's mass, may "set off" anoth
er quake thousands of miles distant
has been suggested by an Italian stu
dent of the subject, Signor Emilio Od
done. Of course, this would be the
case only, where the crust of the earth
was in such an unstable condition that
a good jarring would cause slipping or
breakage. Signor Oddone ha's recent
ly called attention to the fact that
just half an hour after the great Val
paraiso earthquake another quake was
recorded, the center of which was in
the north Pacific, about 7,000 miles
distant. The time required for an
earthquake wave to traverse the solid'
substance of the earth from one of
these points to the other is just the
period that separated the two disturb
ances. It may well be, therefore,
that the big Valparaiso quake pulled
the trigger that "exploded," so to
speak, its smaller successor In the
northern hemisphere.
Handsome Is as Handsome Does.
Augustus Thomas, the playwright,
told in a recent speech of a hunting
trip he had taken in the south. They
were after 'coons and 'possums, but
the only trail the dogs struck was one
which made them put their tails be
tween their legs and turn for home.
"Just what does a polecat look
like?" Mr. Thomas asked one of his
negro guides.
"A polecat, boss? Why, a polecat's
somefin' like a kitten, only prettier.
Yes, a polecat's a heap prettier'n a
kitten, ain't it Sam?" he said, turn
ing to another negro for corrobora
tion. Sam did not seem so sure. He hes
itated a moment
"Well," he replied, scratching his
wool, "it's always been mah con
tention dat handsome is as handsome
does." Everybody's Magazine.
A Privilege Denied to Queens.
The ordinary maiden has one priv
ilege which is denied to her royal sis
ter; she can keep her exact age a
secret If she wants to. It is one of
the penalties of royal ladies that they
cannot exercise that prerogative.
Queen Maud of Norway has entered
on her fortieth year, and her birthday,
on the 26th ult, was kept in real
Norwegian style . Her majesty has
been described as the most ver
satile queen in Europe. She speaks
five languages and has a good working
knowledge of each. Woodcarving and
bookbinding are her hobbies, and in
sport she has penetrated the mysteries
of skiing. She sails the water like
an old salt, too, and at whist she is a
fine partner for her father.
Such Is Fame.
A young engineer who has been do
ing a job in Kansas has returned to
Philadelphia with his yarn.
One night he happened to be at a lit
tle cross-roads grocery store at a vil
lage beyond the Ozark ridge of the
mountains. Getting into conversation
with the frequenters of the place, he
happened to mention Chauncey M.
Depew.
The name arused an old fellow who
bad been placidly smoking beside the
stove.
"Depew?" he mused. "Chauncey De
pew? I don't recollect no feller of that
name about here. He must come from
beyond the ridge."
A Serious Objection.
That the scoffers and cross-questioners
of the sunragettes often bring con
fusion upon their own heads was well
illustrated at a recent meeting at
which Mrs. Borrmann Wells was de
livering an address. A man had asked
several questions, and in each instance
received a prompt reply. His final
query was:
"Why don't you geOmarrled?"
"There is one serious objection to
your suggestion," replied Mrs. Wells,
"and the objection I refer to is at pres
ent standing beside this platform in
he person of Mr. Wells."
The Real Problem.
A New Yorker has built a hospital
to find out why hens do not lay, when
eggs are 60 cents a dozen. He will
hare to build an insane asylum If he
wants to find out why they cross the
road.
Other Fish to Fry.
"Ma'am, here's a man at the door
with a parcel for you." "What Is it
Bridget?" "It's a fish, ma'am, and it's
marked C. O. D." "Then make the mam
take it straight back to the dealer. I
ordered treat"
HERE WITH THE GOODS
Hr illiam J. Voss, in the implement line,
I s here with the goods for nineteen-ought-nine.
Large stock of implements, suiting demand,
Leading and popular makes are on hand.
I n plows and in planters, disc, harrows and drills,
ind harvesters and hay tools that will fill the bills,
Makes of wagons, the best for to haul heavy loads,
J aunty buggies, well made, to spin o'er the roads.
Voss sells the "New Way," a planter correct,
(outclasses all others in every respect.
Seek Voss for harness, at straight prices, too
Spending money with him saves money for you.
Come here for good work in harness repair,
xJn every occasion our prices are fair.
" W. J. VOSS & CO., Columbus
Wouldn't Leave Without Dog.
When the Cloughey (County Down,
Ireland) lifeboat went to the assist
ance of the French bark Croisette,
which had been driven' ashore on a
submerged reef, the men refused to
leave the vessel without a little half
breed fox terrier. The animal wasi
eventually found and rescued amid the
cheers of the bark's crew, who were
then brought ashore in the lifeboat and
hospitably housed by the villagers.
Woman the Power.
Any publisher will tell jou that it
Is the approval of the women of the
country which makes the "big sell
ers;" that to be a paying business in
vestment the magazine must cater to
the women. It is the women of the
country who read. The men read the
newspapers and the articles in the
magazines which their wives recom
ment to them. Appleton"s.
Women in Thirteenth Century.
Father Pardow, a New York priest
says that in the thirteenth century
there were women teaching in the
Catholic universities. In the story of
the mother of the Maccabees tho
Bible says she "joined a man's heart
to a woman's thought," which shows
that she, rather than man, was con
sidered a person of intellect and
capable of thought.
Charms Used by Gamblers.
Gamblers have many charms to in
sure good luck when playing. Among
these are a fine catskin hung from the
neck, a human knee bone or toe bone,
an owl's heart, a small red feather, a
mole's foot, a rabbit's foot, the tail of
a lizard, the skin of a blacksnake
worn around the waist or a liard with
two tails. The latter is irresistible.
Posthumous Names in China.
Another imperial decree has been
issued on the subject of posthumous
names to their late majesties the empress-dowager
and the emperor.
Posthumous names of emperors in Chi
nese history never exceed -2 charac
ters, and of empresses 16 characters.
Shanghai Mercury.
Might Be Gcod Scheme,
i Dryden married Lady Elizabeth How
ard, a shrew of marked ability. She
complained that he showed her no at
tention, and wished herself a bock
that he might enjoy more of her soci
ety. "Wish yourself an almanac, my
dear; then I could change you every
year."
Origin of "Yankee."
The word "Yankee" is derived from
a Cherokee word, Eankke, which sig
nifies coward and slave. This epithet
of "Yankee" was bestowed upon the
New Englanders by the Virginians for
not assisting them in a war with the
Cherokees.
Put Your Faith in Truth.
Have faith in truth, never in num
bers. The great surge of numbers
rolls up noisily and imposingly, but
flattens on the shore, and slides back
into the mud of oblivion. But a true
opinion is the ocean itself, calm in its
rest, eternal in its power. Piatt
English and American Gallon.
The English gallon is ten pounds
of water at a temperature of 60 de
grees Fahrenheit The American gal
lon weighs only 8.33 pounds. The dif
ference, therefore, is 1.67 pounds. The
American gallon Is equivalent to 3,786
liters.
The Call of Companionship.
Ton often hear a lonesome child
say: "I want some one to play with!"
Elderly people often become lonesome
and want some, one to play with, but
are afraid to say so. Atchison Globe.
Revised.
"Who steals my wife's purse steals.
trash," muttered the head of the house
as he fumbled through a bunch of
hairpins, recipes, chamois rag, silk
samples, etc., to find a quarter. De
troit Free Press.
Mourning.
Exterior signs of great afflictions are
for the living as mausoleums are for
the dead; they often attest more con
ceit than sorrow or virtue. Chateau
briand. The Wiser Counsel.
It Is better to listen to those who
shout at us from afar: "Relieve our
misery," than to those who whisper in
our ears: "Augment your fortune."
Marie Leczinska.
Supply Assured.
Elaine baited in the middle of her
prayer. "No use asking for bread,"
observed she, "when the bkerman
coses every morning."
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Thumb as a Sign of Capacity.
Lady Ritchie, daughter of Thack
eray, has many interesting stories to
tell in her book of reminiscences about
the great men who came to her fa
ther's house. Turgenieff once said to
her: "Look at my thumbs, and se
how small they are. How could a
man with such small thumbs be capa
ble bf anything? People with little
thumbs never do what they intend to
do; they always let themselves be prevented."
Feasted Two Days and Nights.
Commander I'pary and his party,xre
turning famished from their futile
dash for the pole in 1906. slaughtered
a herd of seven musk oxen on Hazen
island, off the extreme north of Green
land. For two days and nights there
after they crouched inside their snow
huts, eating continuously, and when
they had finished, the pile of bones
outside was "as high as a tall man's
chin."
Pet Dogs of the Egyptians.
Excavators in one of the ancient
Egyptian cemeteries discovered the
bodies of many pet dogs. One of the
animals had ivory bracelets round its
legs, while several had collars of
twisted leather, one with a leather lead
attached. The teeth of many of the
dogs were in a noticeably bad condi
tion the result of idleness and un
healthy luxury.
Prosaic.
"Well. I do think New York should
have been named Washington." said
a visitor. "Every time I look out of a
high window I see nothing but lines
upon lines of washings hung between
brick walls or on roofs. In fact, I
think of New York, as seen from the
skyscrapers, as consisting of windows
and washings, isn't it so?"
Of Learning.
Reading maketh a full man. confer
ence a ready man, and writing an ex
act man; and, therefore, if a man
write little, he had need of a great
memory; if be confer little, he had
need have a present wit; and If he
read little, he had need have much
cunning, to seem to kjjow that he doth
not. Francis Bacon.
. NOTICE F INCORPORATION.
Notice i hereby Riven that K. H. Chamliers.
II. r .1. HockenlierKer and W. E. Harvey have
ssociated them-elves together for the purpo-e
of formim: and becoming :i corporation under
tho Jaw s of the state of Nebraska.
First. Th name of this corporation shall bo
The Home Rudders Company.
Ffcoml. The principal place of tmnsactinjc
tbnsiness shall be Columbus. Nebraska.
Third. The nature of the business to be trans
acted by this corporation shall be to buy, sell
exchange, hold, plat, subdivide, improve, mort
gage or lease real estate and to take. hold. sell,
assign, transfer or pledge any mortgage, contract
or other property acquired in the course of
said business.
Fourth. The authorized capital stock of said
corporation shall be One Hundred Thonsacd
Dollars, Forty Thousand Dollars of which must
be subscribed and paid np before commencing
hnalnaLa
Fifth. The existence of tin- corporation shall
commence on the 24rh day f November, lSTO,
d continue for a period of Ninetv-Nineyear.
Sixth. The highest amonnt of indebtedness to
which this corporation shall subject itself shall
not exceed two-ihirds of its paid up capital
stock.
Seventh. Tliis corporation shall be managed
by a lioard of directors of not less than three nor
more than five and the officers -hall be a Presi
dent, :i Vice President, a Secretary and a Treas-nrc,r-
'r''" secretary and treasurer may be one
and the same person.
II. F. J. Hockenbkrueb. Secretary.
UN OR PAG IF IC r'r
THE TABLE
WEST BOCND.
11 237 am
13 11:19 am
1 1129a m
9 ll:Ham
7 ...... 3:19 pm
15........ 6:10 d m
No.
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No.
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No.
No.
EAST BOUND.
No. 4 6.-05 am
No. 12..... 4:30 a in
No. UatZSSd 1:00 pm
Vn K
2:18 p m
No. 18.
No. 10
No. 8 .
2SSS p m
3:12 p m
6:14 p m
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No.
No.
No.
3 6:10 pm
5 ........ 7:1 p m
59 7.-00 am
53 5X0 pm
No. 2 .
7:15 p m
No. B0 5:20 a in
No.64 5:00am
BRANCHES.
NORFOLK.
SPALDINO A ALBION.
No. 79 mid. .d 605 am
No. 31 pas ..d 1:30 pm
No. 32 pas . al2 30pm
No. 80 mxd. .a 7:00 p in
No. 77 mxd.
No. 29 pas .
No. 30 pas .
No. 78 mxd.
d 6:"0am
d7 25 pm
al2:l5 p iu
.a 6:10 pm
Daily except Sunday.
notz:
Nos. 1. 2, 7 and 8 are extra fare trains.
Nos. 4. 5, 13 and 14 are local passengers.
N-s. 58 and 59 are local freights.
Nos. 9 and 16 are mail trains only.
No 14 due in Omaha 4:45 p.m.
No. 6 due in Omaha 5:00 p. m.
WHY NOT TRY
THE PACIFIC HOTEL
COLUMBUS, NEB.
The big brick hotel one and one
half blocks south of west riervit cross
ing. 25 rooms at 25c; 20 roocs at 50c;
meals, sac.
HARRY MUSSEUUR, Prayiiitir
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