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5P 't, - , "y v i i - - sv -rt y ""t . u. ". ay vjjftt- ' v - , " irri if mi in rtVirM WIT 'wlin ihatim iTujj V i --i . A NURSE'S EXPERIENCE. MOTHER LITERARY LANDMARK. DURING THE SHOPPING. Backacha, Pains Jifth Kidneys, Iost . - - .--- .i. 3 -- rj .. ; i ing. Etc, Overcome. ? 1 tn !fi n m 3 i 5' 1.1 i x L V ?I :r i ipBOMAVE the agriculturist and 4, ffr'JK ' 1 W-W I the venerable scarecrow '-.,, kW)&limWBUmX&' mzfwM AM GBfSw M bbsssssbPBf i vjsk I bU3 I reached the parting of '" g kW g T&fWmW WlP- ASUBBFtiF Q ,A Ff I 11 I tUe ways? ' liMKafiilH ; ' Kt ' MSkwW miiL xttzSm I - Men who claim to - 1 l WML WMF jfMERl ? HK1 KSl fanner's silent bluff '' ? ' IMBpMillfW, AassfsM'sfstfl ID inllfi '' W'' SwrtiSf! as311151 birds cf thc air - i'W-K'yimWKVw JHy lvJvf 22SSiS whlch i:rP-v uuon VC3" " JvW A7JfHJl1k Jlmp m. Q vv BHPfivVwW' table life and beasts of the ground with in- - 'y' mtriWfl'Kw 1 iiMUIKM vKrr clinations likewise, is doomed, it is declared. '&M iflUlilZxft A ' nHHBXAL Charged barbed wire fences, shotguns and special prep- -' -F' jMKMW Kiiil UMBIHmII aratiors of poison the modern antidote for dumb sinners 'd. ,o-"IU5bH1 kL WHSvKHkD-C-" liavc cone, into being to such an extent that the scarecrow y- .jf00" W JHkuMHniUHfflQIfflRvSH has passed the period of usefulness in many sections. -tlm, SKBIrxBmm fm 1 H Vr Professional jokers and farmers who employ electricity In c I ?ButilMaKEt aBmUUJ'W ' W B BMWrtftltf IpMm f f f f mm to r i'vttsm z'M' -Ps W ffi&i'&-?wMlfQif!triv6t-J,9ni I 'ill V ' ut vlm iSvf w mwm bb 'ir " Fn .7 AA V . oner I m. fcjgp f--- ". sr X. their work are glad. Romancers, the farmer possessed of perhaps only 80 to 100 acres, the city man, who was wont to ask: "Why, that fellow loafs all day long over that corn field," the crows and the farmer's wife are sorry. And they have reasons, too. The romancer who mentally tore off yardsand yards cf poetry about the pathetic plight of the guardian of the chicken coop and cat crop, must wend his way about the plan tation of his country cousins in constant fear of touching a live wire and he has no more such lifelike themes for his alleged poetic ability. The small farmer is sorry to see his brother of larger worldly goods take a step forward by pioclaimirg the scarecrow extinct The city man may no longer wonder at the art of putting the sham together and his suggestions about "giving it a touch of decoration" is positive ly obsolete. . As for the crows. It is the duty of 'every mother crow, as well as the father crow, to teach its young that the scarecrow is the friend of all crows. Hence, the silent friend cf winter and summer can no longer be perched upon by the young crows in learning to fly, and the figure which was intended to be the crows' god of ill omen, but which in the eyes of the dark-huod minions of the air was an indication of the whereabouts of edibles in the shape of corn, usu ally, is to be swept into oblivion. The farmer's wife hates to see the scarecrow go because of pleasant associations. During the long summer days while she is alone, the men and boys being off in the fields, the silent stiff armed policeman carries on a silent conversation with her, and she has surprised city people by in serting a corn husk in the scarecrow's upper left hand pocket as a tribute to the vanity of the inanimate farmhand. Always absolutely safe to talk to. never answering surlily, always silent under the most scathing arraignment, is it any wonder that the scarecrow will be missed by the womea folks? Thus a score of years may see it extinct Amid gnashing of teeth by thc old-time agriculturist, tears by fair conversationalists, caw-caws by crows seeking the cause of the new vogu6, mourn ing -by the city folks and others, the curtain is to be drawn over this piteous individual. The word Bcarecrow signifies its realm of use fulness which is to scare crows, hawks, rabbits, squirrels in fact, most anything or being which is liable to inflict grievous wrong upon Mr. Farmer. While the scarecrow itself may become extinct, the art of making scarecrows will always live, agricultural experts declare. The realistic scare crow is a work of art. A touch of realism here and there will often chase away tramps in the summer time near-sighted tramps especially. ' ,vThe scarecrow is purely an 'American institu tion, invented for the purpose of helping the farmer protect his grains, but reversed by thieves and made an ever-present food indicator. No- body knows ,who invented it and ncbody cares 'much. One story which has found so much credence is that told by a New England farmer, who remem bers the times before the war. At that time he knew a farm hand in Maine who was by natural Instinct a shirker of work. His employer learned this after the man had been in his employ three hours. Seeing that he was practically uceless in general farm work, he set him to watching a prize cornfield, hoping that-by this method he might util ize the man's services and save his corn, for the crows were hungry and there were lots of them. For two days this suited the son of rest fine, for he could lie down and doze, the mere sight of t!m scaring the crows for miles around. The shirker, whose name cannot be divulged WcmWM ROAD lc WUY CAN0frB5r filSHRTORML TMDtMmtt SOTPSCGON. to say nothing of a pair of tan shoes and an occasional posey in the left lapel of a light v gray overcoat, and you have a Holland scare crow in holiday attire. Critics might declare that this sort of a guardian of the fields so little resembles the farmer at work that the crows and other enemies of the agricul turist would perchance pluck the flower from his buttonhole, but the expert argues that the more uncom- because of the fact that his grandson is now holder of a high office at Portland, Me., dis covered that the crows flew away at the sight of him and he soon grew tired 'of his work. So he rigged up a crude imitation of a twentieth century scarecrow and put the invention to work. Then he spent his days snoozing un der a tree in the apple orchard, his employer believing him still on duty at the feeding ground of the crows. Since that time his idea has been greatly im proved, but then it was the pinnacle of Yankee ingenuity. He tied two sticks crosswise and simply rested his tattered coat over the device. This scared the crows worse than he himself had MWroDir 6CAfic?ot W7ffPMMfflPirricmr. and he was much pieasea. ine adage reads: "Necessity is the mother of invention," but in his case "That tired feeling was the mother of the scarecrow." Every theatergoer remembers the "Wizard of Oz," since nicknamed the"GizardofWas." GeorgeStone. an old-time athlete of marked ability, capered about as the scarecrow in that musical comedy and his movements were typical of the "silent bluffer." Stone is double-jointed, and in his part resembled a scare crow so much that the first part of the play, in which he stands immovable and limp for a period of IS minutes, it was often thought that he was a piece of scenery, adjusted by the "property man." Stone was the first imitator of the scarecrow and that show embodied the only character which ever tried to look like the minion of the cornfield. He was so limber that his twlce-a-day stunt was to fall down a staircase on his face, which he did regularly, without denting the stairs. Cal Holland, former Chicagoan, but to-day a prosperous farmer, located three miles from Ben ton. Harbor, Mich., is the one and onlyA first and original scarecrow expert.' His farm is aNyeritable scarecrow convention. They stare at you from the front yard, from back of the chicken run, from the back door of the farmhouse and the fields are dotted with them. And Mr. Holland's scarecrows are some scare crows. He has boy scarecrows, men scarecrows, girl and women scarecrowesses, the latter being equipped with phonographic apparatus to make them realistic. He- is now working on a dog scarecrow, which, when complete, will make the brindle bull pups of the fiercest mien wind their tails between their legs and trace their steps thither. Of local color in Mr. Holland's scarecrows, there is no end. Imagine one equipped with a neatly ironed pocket handkerchief, cigar stub in the place generally supposed to contain its physiogno my, a hat set rakishly on the left side of its head, Mr. Holland's worn-out trousers neatly creased. mon the scarecrow the better it scares, so we'll let it go at that. A woman from Chicago recently visited Mrs. Holland and commented favorably upon the farm, except for "those rubes in the back yard who are continually staring at a person." Usually the agriculturist has -use for every gar ment They are made over for the children and the oldest son, as a rule, retreats into the father's discards, at least while doing the work about the farm. When the clothes have passed the period of usefulness, they are handed over to the silent senti nel, where the elements play with them until there is little to remind the farmer of his ex-apparel. That is, the elements play with them if the knights of the side door Pullman don't happen up on the scene and divest the scarecrow of its cloth ing before storm and wind do. There are dozens and dozens of farm stories about invasions of hoboes and their art of ef fecting stealthy clothing trades with the guards of the cornfields, in which case the friends of the crows always come off second best and far more tattered. In such cases it takes the scavengers of the air some time to make the acquaintance of the re vamped sentinel anew and thus the farmer is aided. despite the fact that he and. his dog hate the "bo." Out the scarecrow is absolutely and positively to make his final appearance soon, it is said, and modern methods of saving the crops are taking away one of the most picturesque features of the American farm, the poets murmur. Action of the Magnetic Needle. The magnetic needle comes to rest pointing north and south because the earth acts as if it were a great magnet. A compass needle would come to rest pointing lengthwise of a bar magnet placed under the compass needle, just as It does under the Influence of the earth. For this reason we think of the earth as a great magnet. The north pole and the north star have no influence over the compass needle. A nurse is expected to know what to do for common ailments, and wom en who suffer back ache, constant lan-4 guor, and other com mon symptoms of kidney complaint,. should be grateful to Mrs. .Minnie Turner, of E. B.' St., Anadarko, Okla., pointing out the way to find quick relief. Mrs. Turner used Doan's Kid ney Pills for a run-down condition, backache, pains In the sides and kid neys, bloated limbs, etc. "The way they have built me up is simply mar velous," says Mrs. Turner, who Is a nurse. "My health Improved rapid ly. Five boxes did so much for me I am telling everybody about it." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. tBBBSBBBBBBBB&sVn for Old Tom. Paine House Sold to Hugue not Association for Museum. Now York. One of America's most notablo literary landmarks, the old Tom Paine house at New Rochelle, N. Y..-replete with memories of the great author, of revolutionary days, and also famous as" one of the first houses erected by the Huguenots in America, is to be preserved and converted into an historical, muspum of Paine, Hugue not and revolutionary relics. The Huguenot association of New Rochelle has just purchased the pic turesque old house and announces its plan of moving it as it stanas to a plot near thc Paine monument at the foot of North avenue. An expenditure of MADE HIM 8IT UP. RISING IN BOY'S ESTIMATION Drummer's Gifts Caused Rapid vancement in Titles. Ad- Titles have their Talue in the south. "Here, boy!" said the drummer as he handed a dollar bill to -the bellboy at the hotel in Atlanta, "take a dime out of this for bringing up that ice water." "Yes, cap'n," answered the boy. as he 6aluted. ' ' "And, by the way, boy," continued thc drummer, "if you will p;o down and get me more letter paper you may keep a quarter out of that dollar." t "Right away, majah; right away! I'll shuah bring you that ah sta sh'nery," replied the boy, as he bowed low. "And, while I ,think of, it., boy." re marked the knight of thc grip, "if you can bring out my trousers and have them pressed and back here inside of an hour you can keep a half dollar of that dollar." "Ah suttinly can do dat ah same, colonel 'deed ah kin!" quickly replied the youth as he turned to go toward the door. "Wait a minute now, boy," Mr. Samples said as he walked over to nis trunk, "if you can take out this suit and have it pressed and back here in time for me to go to the Bijou 'to night I'll let you keep every cent of that dollar." "General," said thc boy, his eye3 bulging out of their sockets, "I'll do dat shuah, general, or give you all dat money back." N. Y. Times. Love Needs Cultivation. True love, like all fine plants, needs careful cultivation. Often when it is drooping and has the look.of death it only needs a bit of coaxing and kindly attention to urge it to spruce up and be as sweet as ever BBBBBBBBBBBm 1 'SBBBBBBBBVt T If LdP BBBBBBBBS J'fTSsF"iii 'sssssssssrr f ess Lbbbbbl SC7bWS ' BST ' Wifle 111 make you sorry you ever quarreled with me! Hubby What will you do? Go home to your mother, I suppose? Wifie No; I'll bring mother here! BABY HORRIBLY BURNED By Boiling Grease Skin All Came Off One Side of Face and Head Thought Her Disfigured for Life. PPyflTMBTMBSsffrsirBy SyMT3iT?BuBjBjMHMBy lseV ejS-BjsxBsjSJesjsT-'. (-1 jPQMsBsSBHBMBHViHBHBfflpli epijs7 Maude Men. are getting so deceit ful, you can't trust your best friend. Percy And what's worse, you can't get your best friend to trust yos. Used Cuticura: No Scar Left, "My baby was sitting beside the fender and we were preparing the breakfast when the frying-pan full ci boiling grease was upset and it went all over one side of her face and head. Some one wiped the scald with a towel, pulling the entire skin off. We took her to a doctor. He tended her a week and gave me some stuff to put on. But it all festered and I thought tho baby was disfigured for life. I used about three boxes of Cuticura Ointment and it was wonder'ul how it healed. In about five weeks it was better and there wasn't a mark to tell where the scald had been. Her skin is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare, 1, Henry St. South Shields, Durham, England, March 22, 190S." Potter Drew Cem, Oorp Sole Prow, Boston. Why There Was a Funeral. "That looks like a newly made grave that little hummock over there on the desert," said the traveler from the east "That's just what it is. neighbor." answered Arizona Al. "The editor of the Weekly Cactus Spine was buried over there last week." "What was his complaint?" "He didn't have none. It was Coyote Cal that had thc complaint. You see. there was a baby born up to Cal's house a spell ago, and the editor wrote an item about it, sayin' a tow-headed little girl hed come to make Cal and his woman happy, but it 'pears that the printer got the letters mixed some how. Leastways it said in the paper when Cal read it that it was a two headed baby, and him bein' an Im pulsive cuss, there wan't nothin' to do but hold the funeral the next day but ne. The Old Tom Paine House a New Rochelle, M.Y. $10,000 is contemplated by the asso ciation in furtherance of its plans. A little more than a year ago Charles W. See, the owner of the house, announced his determination of disposing of the property. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley See. who had lived in the house for -10 years, died last year. When the Wesley Sees took possesion of the house the only relics of Paine they found were some andirons and a Franklin stove, both of which had been used in P.tine's bed room. Mr. See gave them to Walter T. Bell of New Rochelle, who has since had them on exhibition' in the window of his shop on Main street. It is understood that both relics will bo restored, now that the house is to be converted into a museum. The house at New Rochelle, as well as a farm of 227 acres upon which it stands, was presented to Thomas Paine in 17S4 by the state of New York in recognition of his services in the country during the period of its struggle for liberty. Both the house and the farm had been confiscated by congress from Frederick de Veaugh. a Tory. The house was built about 1720 by Huguenot refugees who fled from France. $100 Reward, $100. Ite Mflttl of this moer will be Dlraanl to I tktt there to at least one dreaded dbrase tbat arienea baa beea able to cure la all Us atasrs. and tbat to Catarrh. lull's Catarrh Cure to tUc only positive core now aaown u me meaicai raierniiy. caiarra berac a constitutional disease, requires a coastnu ttonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure to taken In ternally. acUntr directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroyisK the foundation of the disease, and rrrln the patient strength by building up the constitution and assbt tog nature in doing Its work. Tho proprietors hava so much faith in its euratrre powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that It tails to cure. Send tor list or testimonials Address F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all DruKStota, 75c. TU Hail's Family Pills for constlpattoa. The Difference. Josiah (to newly wedded neighbor) I wish you long, happy Hve3; and I see no reason since you have had experience why you and Marian can not pull together as steady and hap py and successfully as a team of horses. Obadiar No doubt we could if there was only one tongue between us. Judge. Asthmatics, Read This. If you are afllicted with Asthma write me at once and learn of something for which you will be grateful the rest of your life. J. G. McBride. Stella. Nebr. A lazy man makes as much fuss when he has a little job of work on hand as an old hen do 2 who is try ing to raise one chick. OXJVT ONE "HROMO OCIXINE." That is LAXATIVB HUOMO qUlNIXK. 1-hC: for tin; slwuturo of K. W. liKOVK. Used U10 World ever to Curu .1 Cold In One Cay. 25c. A man who needs advice is apt to get the kind he doesn't want FOOLED BRITISH AUTHORITIES. Young Welsh Girl Likened to Famous Mme. Humbert. London. Miss C!iarlesworth Is the young Welsh girl who recently disap peared, owing large amounts of money. Her case has been likened to that of Mme. Humbert, the famous Paris swindler. On the claim of an inher itance expected. Miss Charlesworth. who is only 25 years old, obtained credit from tradespeople for goods to the value of many thousands of pounds. When her creditors became Less Majeste. A teacher In one of the schools of Berlin has given to the papers of tbat city a composition written by one of the pupils in his school on the sub ject, "The Kaiser," in the course of which the young author says: "Prince Wilhelm was born on the kaiser's birthday. From the dome of the cas tle 101 salute shots were fired. The old grandfather and old Wrangel hopped into a cab and went to the schloss, and old Wrangel said: The boy is all right,' and the father made a bow from the balcony, and it was awful cold. And when the boy was baptized his father held his watch in front of the Htle fellow's nose, and he grabbed it and never let go again, be cause he is a Hohenzollern." CONGENIAL WORK And Strength to Perform It bbbbbbbVt Hsrl 'si3&HQt9' ifa .. SflIX SZ . T3 l JZSmM32& W mj' A peioon in good health is likely to have a genial disposition, ambition, and enjoy work. On the other hand, if the digestive organs have been upset by wrong food, work becomes drudgery. "Until recently," writes a Washing ton girl, "I was a railroad stenog rapher, which means full work every day. "Like many other girls alone in a large city, L lived at a boarding house. For breakfast it was mush, greasy meat, soggy cakes, black coffee, etc. "After a few months of this diet I used to feel sleepy and heavy in the mornings. My work seemed a ter rible effort, and I thought the work was to blame too arduous. "At home I had heard my father speak of a young fellow who went long distances in the cold on Grape Nuts and cream and nothing more for breakfast. "I concluded if it would tide him over a morning's heavy work, it might help me, so on my way home one night I bought a package and next morning I had Grape-Nuts and milk ( for breakfast. "I stuck to Grape-Nuts, and in less than two weeks I noticed improve ment. I can't just tell how well I felt, but I remember I used to walk the 12 blocks to business and knew how geed it was simply to live. "As to my work well, did you ever feel the delight of having congenial work and the strength to perform it? That's how I felt. I truly believo there's life and vigor in every grain of Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well ville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the aboTC letter? A nerr nae ssstan from time t time. They are sjeaaiae, trae, aaa fall f m Interest. ", ; J & . cs5 TV, Sos? C -w, " ?rK t V70ZT k-. .- . J.- CJARIBmOXZH " l2 ' eS1" urgent she disappeared. Her sister said that while motoring she had been thrown over a cliff. An investigation did not support this story, and a search for the missing girl discovered her at a hotel in Oban, living under an assumed name. Asked concerning her adventures, she said that she had ex pected a large inheritance she did not explain from whom but her expecta tions were not realized. She admitted s!e was unable to pay her debts. As to her disappearance, she said that her motor car had almost gone over the edge of a cliff while she was driving; that she thought her sister had been thrown over the cliff, and. filled with horror, she had not stopped to inves tigate, but had run away. The auto, by the way, had been bought on credit, as were most of the things she owned. She is not unknown in the stock mar ket, but she claims that her specula tions there were small. Why She Worried. The leading lady was all "up in the air." The manager sought the reason. "It is her love letters," confided the trusted maid. "H'm!" muttered the manager. "Is she afraid they will be published?" "Xo, she's afraid they won't be pub lished." Chicago Daily News. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c. Many smokers prefer them to 10c cigars. Your dealer or Lewis' Factor", Peoria, 111. Things past may be repented but not recalled. Livy. HER PHYSICIAN ADVISED Taking Lydia E. Pfakham's Vegetable Compound Columbus, Ohio. "I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound tturlng change or lite. My doctor told me it was good, and since taking it I feel so much better that I can do all my work again. I think Lydia IS. Pinkham's vegetable Com pound a fine remedy tor all woman's troubles, and I ver forget to tell my mends what it has done for me. Mrs. E. Haxson, 904 East Long St, Columbus. Ohio. Another Woman Helped. Graniteville, Vt "I was passing through the Changeof Life and suffered from nervousness and other annoying symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's vege table Compound restored my healthand strength, and proved worth mountains of gold to me. For the sake of other suffering women I am willing you should publish my letter." Mrs. Charles Barclay, R.F.D., Granite ville, Vt Women who are passing through this critical period or who are suffering from any of those distressing ills pe culiar to their sex should not lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills. In almost every commu nity yon will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "jaaFa.Ba.Biv 'v v JBPV VJJbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbv' ' "- X'JssssssssssssssB-'- """ HF 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaar V '-."?' aaaaaaaaM ' I W MBBaaaaaaaaaV . nsaaaaaV;' V .-sssssssssssssB ".2VV "IbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbVs. v. - lasllBPl bbbbbbbbbbbbWvIbsbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb! Where They Are Scratched. Bacon It is said that during every minute in the world's 21 hours 3,009, 000 matches are struck. That's 50,000 a second. Egbert Is it any wonder there is so much money spent for trousers? Yonkers Statesman. Jonah in Bad. Whale What are you going to tell your wife when you get home? Jonah I don't know; I don't sup pose she would believe me if I should tell her that I had been to a lish din ner. The Bohemian. The Ideal. "Is j-our daughter learning to pla: the piano by note?" "Certainly not," answered llr. Cum rox, severely. "We always pay cash." Bad Breath. A well-known physician, who undoubtedly knows, declares that bad breath has broken off more matches than bad temper. There are ardent lovers who must sometimes wish their sweethearts .presented sweeter 1 mouths to be kissed. Good teeth cannot prevent bad breath when the stomach is disordered. The. best cure for bad breath is a cleansing out of the body by use of Lane's Family Medicine (called also Lane's Tea) the tonic laxative. This is a herb medicine, sold In 25c, and 50c. packages by drug gists. It saves doctor bills. It cares headache, backache, in digestion, constipation and skin diseases. Zac. at druggists. W II IJilJl i Omaha Directory REVERE RUBBER BELTING .r.o, LEWIS SUPPLY CO., OMAHA - . M. Spiesberger It Son Co. Wholesale Millinery Tho Best in the West OMAHA, NEK. RUBBER GOODS by ma.ll at cut orices. Send tor free catalogue. MYERS-DILLON DRUG CO.. OMAHA. NEBaV V V