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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1909)
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The older residents in Syria tell many strange incidents of the old brick days. It was common then to present statements to delinquent cus tomers, on the street or in some alley, at five yards. After the inquest, ar rangements would be made with the customer's administrator to settle the amount. Only the sons of the extremely wealthy could afford to carry on a courtship with young women living outside the city. Freight charges were high and no rebates went. A Medium-Sized Jovrneys By Strickland y f Zeke P. Diogenes, a person whose portrait you have often seen repre senting him as a man bearing a lan tern and hunting a gas-leak, was born 412 B. C, according the health-reports of that time, and he registered out about 89 years later. His father was a counterfeiter; therefore, in his search for an honest man the son didn't swing his lantern about the old home place very much. Diogenes was a cynic. History does not relate what it was that ruined his digestion. Probably his mother fed him on counterfeit cakes and alloy of maple syrnp; but be that as it may, he was a cynic from .Sinope, in Pon tus, and he went to Athens to enter the boarding school of Antlsthenes. They djdn't need any more pupils K Man Bearing a Lantern and Hunt ing -a GasUieak. when be got there, so Antlsthenes fired, him out .Like .Mary's famous little Cotswold, tie lingered near, and applied next day. Antlsthenes swatted him with a detached chair-rung, but Diogenes was undismayed and kept right on applying for admission until Antlsthenes said: "Well, we might as well take you'ln, as break up the school having, a fight with you every day." Thus did Diogenes show the winning streak. History says Antlsthenes "had compassion" on Tiim, but history has been known to do a Tot" of perfectly solemn kidding. After a snort time in this school Diogenes began to study austerity, and self-mortification set in. He wore the worst-looking hand-me-downs he could fiad la the second-hand stores and -Jate at the worst restaurants wearing ,;,and -eating only what the associated jCharlties gave him. He would sleep . nowhere except on the ground, his . favorite roosting place being under someone's veranda. He would tike a copy of the Sunday Blast, wrap him self up in it, andsleep.. When people woke in the night and heard strange noises downstairs, they dion't tele ' I111:'! JWl J iHT" Kindly Act Earned Fortune Because she heeded the appeal of a. dying woman whose relatives had de serted Tier. Cecelia Catharine Kennedy,' a Washington girl, has inherited a for tune and has moved from an humble boarding house into a luxurious apart tent at the Shoreham hotel. Miss Kennedy was the only one of five per sons called to her bedside by the dying woman who responded to the call, and to-day she is the. possessor of a fortune the amount of which she has not yet been able to estimate. Her good for tune is the result of an acquaintance which sprang up through her treatment by Tniffffg of her heneficiary. Early one-meriting she received a telegram from the.wonMmrkose name she will net divulge,-to come-to Baltimore at once. Miss Kennedy went and found the woman dying in Johns Hopkins hos pital. She gave Miss Kennedy a check for her entire bank balance, as well as the keys to her safe deposit box. Miss Kenedy' Benta'jtelegram to the'woaavfjbei r aim's relatives telling them of the de position wlilcftad'beeniade.ot. hen fortune. ThenlahV received a letter C. Kelly. good, fervent love letter would fre quently occupy an entire box car, and the draymen in those days were sordid souls. On the other hand, this condition The First Load of an Eight-Page Letter. was so conducive to brevity that a skilful lover could tell of his undying W. Gillllan. phone for the police, but only mut tered, "Diog. is sleeping under the por tico again to-night" If he hud lived to day he would have been a typical Weary Willie, or hobo. For awhile, so swelled was he on the way the Athenians petted him on account of his crankiness, that he lived in a big jar. He did this, he said, to show his contempt for other people; probably to show how they jarred on him. But the truth was he was only hunting notoriety, like Jake Coxey, Carrie Nation, Steve Brodie, Mayor Jim Dahlman, Emma Goldman, and the divine healers who wear long hair and night-shirts. He made fun of science, music, art, literature, etc. He took great pride in not konwlng Kipling from Mary McLane or ceramics from sciatica being unfamiliar with the' difference between 'Mendelssohn and. Charles K. Harris or'Sousaa'nd" he 'didn't "care two whoops as towhether the, milky way were-jmade ,qf condensed .milk, chalkwater or sterilized cow-extract He handed out a warm,qne;-tol'the mu sicians, that is,' applauded a good, deal in' secret, yet, '"What's the Use," , said Diogenes with his justly celebrated sneer, "of trying to get harmony from "W " "," "" A Rare Dog By Norman H. Crowell. A lank mountaineer was doubled .up like a jack-knife on the lee side of a -shack' as we drew 'up and came" to a stop. He eyed us narrowly as we faced him and inquired casually as' to the likelihood of securing a dog in the vicinity. Then he woke up, stretched himself at least six feet and a half Into the air and yawned-' like ' a wounded tiger. ! "Dawg. hey?' said he. "Waal, I should calkilate yes to that propefsl tion. Yes, sir! I persume to ejacker late that I have th' knowicest purp that v ever wore his fool laigs off scratchin' fleas. My dawg s so smart that I'd actoolly hate to have to pari with him honest! Why, it was jest t'other day, over yender crost th' creek, that air dawg " "Pointer or setter?" broke in Smith, with some haste. "Who? Th dawg? Oh, he's some pointed that's a fact, but them points js natural they don't hurt him any. He's perfectly healthy you jest ought to hear him roar onct As fer settin' I guess it's about an even break betwixt that an' layin' clean down. Sport aint noways pertikelar how he gits "his rest" "Much on coon?" ' .LWhat,50ori?Waal, now, I reckon mebbe youveguessed Sport' long suit that time. .He's Old Reliable when it comes down to coon, stranger. -That thar dawg runs 'em up a tree, climbs th tree an' yanks th' everlastin' day lights out of a coon afore he knows he's bein' follered, yes sir: Why, if it wa'n't for me a-clubbin' that dawg regular every day he'd be bringin' in from a member of the family declaring none of them wished for anything that had belonged to the dead woman!. .Wagner and the Figures 18." There are a number-of- curious coin cidences regarding Wagner and the number "13," which ite -always de clared was a lucky number for him. To begin with, it requires : 13 letters to spell his name; he was bonr.in 1813; adding these four' figures , together, 1813, and you have another -13; he composed exactly 13 greats works, and always declared that he' "set his head" on his after career on the J.3th of the month; "Tannhaeuser" was completed on April -13,-1845; it, was performed at Paris on March 13. 1861; he left Bayreuth on September 3 l&l,.and he died on February 13, 1883, . Declined the Part. ' Percy Esmeralda, will you marry 2r :. Essteralda No; :Gwea4elea refased you lastihlifctjanjfc rrsot;.acUa)p as first aid to the'injared; - ' 5 Some of the Bert Things Written by the Acknowl edged Masters. devotion, in a. manner thatt would con vince a -young, woman that-she had all the other girls grasping frantically for the life' preserver and yet use no more than, a cart- load of ordinary sun dried briefc. 1- -.. When it earned wedding invita tions, even wealthycltlzena would be obliged to place mortgages on their homes before it would be possible to notify all of the relatives at a distance. The omy. compensation was that it was cheaper for the people invited to send presents than to send regrets. The arrival of a letter in those; days was a distinct event When a wagon load of brick backed up at the house of a village belle some gossipy neigh bor would at once strike up the chords of an anvil symphony, thus: "Well, I see Blanch got another letter from Jimo Gee! I'd just like to know where that fellow gets his money to write letters like that every week or so." Bricks never made good vehicles for popular novelists. One young man, of poor but honest parentage, started to carry home a certain historical novel an armful of bricks at a time reading each evening what he had car ried home that day. At his death and he would have been 61 the follow ing Tuesday he hadn't got far enough into the plot to learn who the girl's father really was. (Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) instruments, when the musicians themselves are the most inharmonious bunch of knockers that ever played the anvil chorus on each other's co coas?" He was the Fra Elbertus of his time. He was foxy to the fact that the more he wiped his feet on people, the' brighter they would think him. Some pirates captured him and sold him as a slave, but wherever they put him he talked so much like . harmless ward patient that they were bluffed into letting him do as he pleased. One man in Corinth hired him to teach his children, because the old man acted so nutty he took him for a school teacher. There is a story that Diogenes was taken into the presence of Alexandei the Great, one time. Diogenes wasn't rattled a bit, and when the big fellow handed Diog. his card, Diog. shied it at a passing citizen and told Alex, whe he himself was. That faded Alex, a bit, but when he asked Diog. "What can I do for you?" and the oid sass-box said,. "You can get out of my sun light," Alex, blushed like a girl and said, "If I wasn't Alexander I'd rather be Diogenes." Alex, meant it for a compliment. Diogenes was very proud of his ignorance and had much to be proud of. (Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) more coon than I could carry away agin. He's a genuine roon-dawg, gents, you kin bet! That dawg will start in" "How does he perform on bear?" "Bear?" The mountaineer's face turned a livid red in the intensity of his indig nation at such a query. He turned and waved 'an arm at the spotted and freckled relic of mongreldom that wai at the moment slouching into view from behind the dilapidated cabin. "Gents, I Kate to tell ye! Its a shame to look that dawg In the face and spek Hate on whether he's a bear dawg oi not It shows in his features. Thai animal kin lick any bear that'll stop runnin' long enough for 'Im to ketcb up! When Sport jumps aboard of a bear he hits 'im harder'n a mule land in' with both hind feet, an' when h comes away he brings off a pound ol raw bear-meat every time! He's sc all-fired quick that a streak o greased lightning'd git apperplexy tryin' td overtake 'im. After Sport's been harassin' a bear fifteen minutes what's left of th' bear wouldn't keep a cat alive twenty-four hours, no sir! Bear! Waal, I guess yes. As I said, that dawgll startin ". . . "Quite a dog," said Smith. "I don't suppose he's much. at-fishing, now?" The mountaineer straightened un ,anew and squared- his shoulders. A giaa ngnt gleamed m bis hollow eys. Evidently Sport was a'confirmed Isaak Walton. But just then Smith '-spoke to the horse and the spell ended! (Copyright. 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) WHERE TRUE LOVE FALTERED. Devoted Swain Would Do Much, But the Ordeal Asked Was Beyond His Power. She looked up at him. "You love me, George," she said "You have told me you would' do any thing to prove your love." "Anything, dearest," he fervently muttered. Her steady gaze did not waver. "My new suit from Paris has come," she said, "together with my new hat and my new puffs. I will array my self In these and you will walk down the avenue with me to-morrow after noon." He turned pale and hesitated. "This is the acid test of love," she coldly added. He mutely shook his head as he arose. ' "I can't do it," he hoarsely gasped, and went 'away deeply sorrowing. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The word "cocktail" Is derived from "octel," the 'Aztec drink. IMIiXK?tS v a psiy sotisv womaGiLiaar idizsq!!bes. 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Mexican capital or westward to the Pacific coast, but those lines have been more concerned with their ter minals than with the development of the country's resources. Indeed, the best areas are off the beaten tracks and lie westward of Chihuahua, (he capital of the state so named and the chief city of North ern 'Mexico. In that region which has been sparsely served hitherto are magnificent pastures and arable lands unsurpassed for fertility in North America. But still more impor tant are the immense forests of white pine and the great abundance of min erals which has made the Sierra Madre region famous even in the primitive times of mule transport. Local lines operating west and north of Chihuahua have disclosed the great possibilities that lie beyond. These lines are now the germ of a far-reaching system. Having taken over the existing lines, extensions will be built which will not only give a great impetus to local development but connect with the American and Mexican trunk lines running north and south, east and west, from the great cities of America's middle states to the Mexican capital in the former direction, from the gulf ports to the Pacific coyst on the other. The ex tended system will form connections at various points. It would be difficult to convey by mere verbal recital what those vari ous extensions and connections im ply; but a system so advantageously situated, and working from the inter ior of a far-reaching network of rail ways one which will have 600 miles of its own by the beginning of 1911, of which 200 are in actual operation now can scarcely be a negligible quantity as principal or auxiliary. It seems, indeed, to supply the key to great problems in transpotation, and, among other possibilities of the fu ture, to assure that there shall be ef fective northern competition with the Panama canal. Considerable timber traffic and milling profits are assured to the new railroad by its ownership of magnificent forest lands and saw mills. It will convey the immigrants who are already streaming to the in terior, and it will carry their produce .and their cattle to the markets of America or for shipment to Europe. It will create new industries for the good of the country and its own profit bring new centers of activity into being, and stimulate towns that have languished for lack of communica tions. Mining has hitherto been carried on under difficulties, which would have been insuperable were it not that ores rich enough to bear the cost of mule transport to the smelters were available. Inferior ores which, had there been a railway, might have been profitably shipped, were thrown on the dumps as useless, and mines were neglected which, under more reasonable conditions, would have been excellent- propositions. A trans formation in that respect will be wrought when the railway is ready APPRECIATING ART. Artist I will give your little boy Father Oh, he will be pleased. He smAmwwmmimmsm Giant Flagpole for Exposition. Pierce county will have the honor of furnishing a '200-foot fir flagpole for tie Alaska-Yukon exposition. Judge Hanford, of the federal court, has ar trjbz gpmpmc corn stl to serve the highly mineralized areas arid development begins in earnest on modern lines. Cattle-raising is already assuming importance in view of the rapid alien ation of the cattle lands in the United States for agricultural requirements and the consequent southern migra tion of the ranchers to Mexico, where the find ideal conditions for the suc cessful prosecution of their industry. The one drawback to its rapid devel opment has- been the lack of trans port facilities in reasonable contiguity to the finest pastures a handicap' which will disappear when the rail way gets to work. Much the same may be said of agricultural settle ment. It is true that American farm ers have been trekking south, but they could not penetrate far, though tantalized by the knowledge that lands of high fertility must for the time being remain unoccupied METHODS OF CATCHING HIPPO Grown Animals Are Harpooned While Asleep, and the Young Ones Captured in Pits. There is a vast difference between the hunter who kills for pleasure and the hunter whose business it is to cap ture his quarry alive. Carl Hagenbeck, the famous animal dealer, has reduced his method of capturing wild beasts to a science. The method of securing live hippopotami is particularly interesting. The so-called Hawati, or water hunt ters, of the Sudan, all of whom are ex cellent and daring swimmers, harpoon their victims at the noon hour, when they are sunk in deep slumber. Then, according to the Wide World Maga zine, they pull them to the bank by means of a cord attached to the har poon and make them fast. The hunters use for this a special kind of harpoon, made in such a way that it does not make a deep- wound. Fully three-quarters of the hippopota mi exhibited in Europe have been cap tured in this way. Hippopotamus hunts are also con ducted on land. There advantage is taken of the fact that the female hippo potamus makes her young walk in front of her. The reason for this is that the beast, being well protected in the rear by her abnormally thick skin, prefers to have her offspring in front, where she can guard them better against danger. In spite of her affection for her chil dren, the hippo has no particular de sire to meet danger when it comes. So the hunters dig large pits in the forest, cover them over until they are fully concealed, and then lie in wait near by. Presently a female hippopotamus comes along with her child trotting before her. Suddenly, without warn ing, the young hippo disappears before its mother's eyes. This is too much for the old animal. She dashes away, leaving the little fellow at the mercy of its enemies. France Honors Gen. Wood. Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood has been added to the already long list of offi cers and officials who have had deco rations and honors given them by for eign governments, but have had no authorization from congress to permit them to receive and wear them. France has given General Wood the cross of the Legion of Honor for his interest in the grand maneuvers of the French army last summer. The various decorations that have been given to American officers and offi cials are deposited in the state de partment, where the recipients may see them and show them to their friends, but may not take them away or use them as having possession. one of my drawings. simply loves cutting up pictures. ranged for transportation of the giant stick to the exposition grounds, where it will be erected with ceremony by the Washington society, Sons of the Revolution. Tacoma Ledger. BflWI lan)e tirrFs Helpful Hints oh jattrs I17- tgresitijg to the Matro?) a$3 ? Debutante - r in Her First Reason. Suitable Gown for a Wedding. I have just Jearned tljat I am to be invited to a weddihg. I have a new .black gown-empire, with all-over lace yoke front and back, and have it .finished, off with a pale blue milliner's cold. Cquld I"Wear that? , I really do not feel, that I can purchase- a new gown especially for that Still. I want to look right "EDA." Your gown will be perfectly correct for either a day or evening wedding. Black with white lace is very v popu lar and -will be for some time. The blue Is a good combination. So wear it, and feel comfortable. Visiting Card Etiquette. Kindly answer following question: When a caller making a first call leaves one of her cards and two of her husbands what cards should you leave In returning call? MRS. J. H. M. If you are married with a husband living, you leave two of his cards and one of your own when you return the first call, which should be within two weeks. Birthday Parties. Again I come to you for help. I find so much that Is interesting in your column. My brother's birthday is in April. What would be nice for a party then? The guests will be from about 17 to 22 years old. What games would be nice to play? What deco rations would you use, and what would you serve? Also what would be nice for a party for my father? He is over 50 years old. I want some thing he would enjoy and also all of his old friends. As the arrangement of all falls upon me and I am not very old I would like your help in this mat ter. ROSEBUD. You certainly are an ambitious lit tle hostess and I am so glad to help you at any time. For the April birth day why not use the contest in to day's paper? Have little Japanese parasols for favors to keep off the proverbial showers; then have a big birthday cake for table decoration sur rounded by a wreath of daffodils and a circle of candles. You could use birthday postals for the place cards. I'd have just ice cream and cake with bonbons and salted nuts unless you want to have them to supper. For the father, I could tell better if I knew his likes: if the men play cards, you could have a pretty card party, with chocolate cigars for favors; serve potato salad on watercress, sand wiches, coffee, wee little apple pies, with cheese and coffee. Write again if 1 can help you. Lettering for Stationery. What is the best form of lettering for stationery? Should the edges be rough or smooth? HOPE G. The lettering is purely a matter of Individual preference. Either of those you name is correct and good form. Personally, I prefer a heavy cream paper with a slightly rough surface, but with the edges cut smooth. Some very elegant stationery prepared for an Easter bride consisted of a pale tnxruAJTjirurnripirii"'"Tr,", J --- - --m Mflinig Costumes That Will Be Popular liffOQUE Cream, white and biscuit will all be smart Dainty hand-painted lace blouses are being worn with the dressy tailored suits. Tulle Is to be much worn for sashes and to veil and tone down an other wise garish gown. Frilled frocks not as frilly as of old, but still fluffily charming have been seen on which little ruffles of lace and gauze trim both skirt and bodice. Big. round Eton collars will prob ably hold their own all through the spring. They may be made of plain linen or decorated with squares of lace set in. 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Absence breaks slender tie., but rivets strong ones. I count myself In nothing else so happy As In a soul remembering my good friends. Where'er I roam, -whatever realms to My heart, untraveled. fondly turns to thee. Farewell: a word that must be. and hath been: A sound that makes us linger: yet fare well. i ThouRh the deep between us rolls'! Friendship shall unite our souls; ; Still in fancy's rich domain "-' Often wc shall meet again. What shall I do with all the days and hours That must be counted ere I see thy face? The place cards may be painted with a bunch of forget-me-nots, or tie a spray of artificial ones on with a bit of "true blue" ribbon. For Graduates. Is it still the custom to give-gifts and flowers to graduates? If so, how should they be presented? TEACHER OF GIRLS. Flowers and gifts are still the pre rogative of the graduate. Gifts should be presented privately, or, better still, sent to the recipient but flowers may be presented at tho commencement exercises. One of the prettiest meth ods of receiving the flowers Is carried out by the class of one of the fashion able schools here. Each graduate ap points two of her special friends as her flower maids. They receive and care for her flowers and present them to her at the close of the program. Entertaining New England Women. I wash to entertain the New Eng land Women in our club at a break fast in May. What would you suggest for the menu, dishes and decorations? About 20 guests. NELLIE. When I was in Massachusetts sev eral years ago on Sunday morning wo always had baked beans and dough nuts. Why not try this menu: Clam bouillon, crackers, creamed codfish. Saratoga chips, hot corn bread, baked beans in ramekins, cup custards, un frosted sponge cake; then have tea during the meal, poured at the table: have spiced peaches, tiny pickles, and. if you wish, doughnuts and coffee also. Use blue dishes, brass candlesticks, and have an old-fashioned nosegay built on a stick at each plate, with a lace paper mat around it MADAME MERRI. - -.---.. Favorite in the Spring and Summer. MMAAAMMAMWWWWWWW A Suede Pillow. Brown suede leather Is the covering of a very convenient pillow for the weary or delicate traveler. This par ticular small article appeals as the most convenient of Its kind. It is about ten by fourteen inches and is covered smoothly on one side with suede leather and on the other with an overlapping piece of the suede, that forms a flat pocket, into which the handkerchief or time-table may be slipped. There is a small leather handle along the side of the pillow, so that in the hand it looks almost like a brown suede bag. Dutch Collar Pins. The new Dutch collar pin looks most like a belt or old-fashioned slip per buckle but it is merely a large pin. The Dutch collar has lacked a finish in the front on the fancy ones a bow did not look quite right, neither did a rabat; it needed something, but not quite so much as either of these. The new Dutch collar pin is Just that "something" it gives the right finish. r- L "fl yJ?5g-.Jf . .H X-. ! L-T.-C t- . 2aV., 4 - I IM h lll I ' ' i ii n i "iiiiwmimmvrr&'t -.X t"