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The Columbus Tktbune - Jouenal
Published by
The Tribune Printing Company
Columbus, Nebraska.
Admitted at the Postofllce at Columbus, Nebraska, as second-class matter.
ALBERT J. MASON. Editor.
MILLARD S. BINNET, Business Manager.
CHESTER J. MASON, Circulation Manager.
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A PERENNIAL PROPHESY.
Ever since our fathers can remember, there has always
been a time during the four years intervening between presi
dential elections when the democrats saw great hopes of over
throwing the republican administration and replacing it with
a democratic white house organization. Only twice since the
birth of the republican party has this been accomplished, and
in both instances, the country swung back at the earliest op
portunity. For the past two years the democrats have been indulging
in the fond hope that 1912 is to prove their great opportunity.
The joy of the democratic hosts was enhanced by their victory
in the congressional elections of 1910. But since that time they
have l)een having all kinds of trouble on their hands, in addi
tion to some they had before.
For instance: Congress is in extraordinary session, the
republican senate and the democratic house having been called
together by the president. The house committee on ways and
means proposes a free list bill. The question arises, "Shall
wool bo placed on the free list?" Chairman Underwood and
some other democratic members say not; Mr. Bryan, the titu
lar loader of the party says it must. Mr. Underwood says "Mr.
Bryan's attitude is both unjust and unfair." He doesn't ex
plain to whom it is unjust, to whom it is unfair. Yet it is less
than three months ago that the house was organized in perfect
accord with what Mr. Bryan wanted.
Over in the senate they are having their little troubles too,
which are not calculated to strengthen the democratic hosts
very materially. Bailey, Johnstone, Fletcher and a few others
are siding with the unspeakable from Illinois; and Bailey,
Johnstone, Fletcher and their friends elected Martin, the Vir
ginia soptagenarian as leader of the senate, in spite of the de
termined opposition of Mr. Bryan, whose candidate, Senator
Shiveley, received a number of votes, among progressive
democrats. Since that time, Mr. Bryan has paid his respects to
the minority loader of the senate in acid tones on numerous
occasions, his latest outburst of condemnation being published
last week, as follows:
"The unholy alliance which Senator Martin is trying to make
to aid the Lorimer republicans justified the opposition made to him
by the progressive democrats when he was selected leader. His
leadership consists in leading those who follow him into the stand
pat republican net. His effort to justify putting the new Lorimer
investigation into the hands of a nine to six Lorimer committee as his
resolution proved was absurd. The sooner his leadership is re
pudiated the heller for the democratic party."
AVhen the democratic caucus met, the other day, Mr. Bryan
and his contentions were turned down, and the caucus recom
mended that a duty of twenty per cent be levied on wool, and
this to be gradually reduced. In an attempt at a neat word
play the duty was called not a protection, but a levy for rev
enue. "Whatever name it may be called the idea seems to be
very much the same, and the action of the caucus does not seem
to have materially closed the gap between the two hghting
factions of the militant democracy.
Then there is the prettiest fight developing between the
Harmon democrats and the followers of Wilson, Folk, Champ
Clark, and a half dozen others who are trying to find the exact
location where the presidential lightning may strike, so that
thev mav get in the wav.
Yes, the perennial prophecy for democratic success is due,
but the factional difference within the party are about as
stringent as they were in the trying times of 189G and 1904,
when the existing organization were completely routed.
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LET US CLEAR IT.
A few years ago, when the campaign for the building fund
for the Y. M. C. A. was started, it was the intention to erect a
$30,000 building. The plans finally adopted, however, called
for the expenditure of about $10,000 more than that figure, and
a portion of this money has been raised and applied on the
fund. There is still a small deficit, and a committee, consisting
of G. W. Phillips, H. A. Clarke, R. S. Dickinson, Richard Ba
rney and J. C. Echols, has been appointed to solicit subscrip
tions for the cleaning up of the balance, approximately $4,000.
That Columbus has one of the finest Y. M. C. A. buildings
of any city of its size in the country is well known. Every
body in Columbus takes a just pride in the building and in the
work of the association for our men and boys. Not until we
had this building did Columbus have a suitable place to hold all
kinds of public and semi-public meetings, and it has been used
largely for these purposes. Strangers coming to town are
shown through the building with a feeling of knowing that we
have something well worth while to offer, and many and sin
cere have been the compliments paid to the people for their
enterprise in securing it. The work with the boys in develop
ing the .social, moral, mental and physical natures has become
so popular that within the past year many boys have taken
memberships that did not even consider it at first.
In view of all these things, let every one be ready to meet
the committee with a smile, an open heart and an open pocket
book, and let us get our magnificent building clear of debt.
IN TIMES BONE BY
Interesting Happenings of Many
Years Ago, Taken Prom the
Piles of This Paper.
The Crystal
A Refrigerator com
bining all the good
features of other
makes and many ex
clusive excellencies
of its own.
Look at the Crystal Refrigerator. You see a finish
of pure white imported Enamel no wood to warp out of
shape to dent and split and chip nothing to come loose
no projections to catch dust and dirt nothing but the
true metal in one solid piece nothing that can change its
character after use.
Now come up close and look into t e spacious food
compartment.
Notice the clean and cold appearance of the plate
glass shelves see how inviting your arrangement of foods
can be on transparent glass.
See how attractive the smooth, shining metal is this
this is no mere "lining" the Crystal is the same outside
as well as inside.
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PROGRESSIVE MERRICK.
Among all the ninety-two counties in Nebraska, there is
none that is taking a more advanced step in actual, substan
tial progress than is Merrick county. For months the people
up there have been working together to get good roads built
in the county and mucb has been accomplished in this line, so
that today Merrick county is known all over the state as the
county of good roads. Not only have they been building good
roads, but they have been putting up an intelligent advertising
campaign, telling of the fact, so as to get the people to know it.
But they did not stop there. The people, by their repre
sentatives grew tired of housing valuable records in an old
frame building that was made to do service as a court house
a building that had outlived its usefulness and had grown to
be almost as much of a disgrace to the county as the Platte
county court house has to this county. So, last Wednesday,
a vote was taken on the question of building a new court
house, the bonds carrying by a majority of more than two to
one. Practically the only opposition there, as in some other
counties under similar circumstances, came from the other
little towns in the county.
Platte county is making progress along the line of good
roads. Is it not about time for us to emulate further the ex
ample of our sister on the west and make preparations for pro
viding a suitable place for our public records records which
have become priceless, and whose destruction would mean
endless litigation?
Strange, isn't it, that the roups' rank decisions are always
against your own side?
Everybody says "Swat the fly."
Discoverers are doing every day.
Sure. That's what the
It is said by the fans that Wednesday's game was the
quietest ever played on a Columbus diamond.
Forty Years Ago This Week.
A new bridge had just been com
pleted across the south channel of
the Platte river.
The insurance companies offered
the state $72,000 or to rebuild the in
sane asylum.
Thirty Years Ago.
Hugh Hughes had bought the lum
ber yard on the north side of the
track, now owned by John E. Kauf
mann. Much threshing remained to be
done in the country, the early winter
preceding having put a stop to it in
the fall.
Twenty Years Ago.
Thieves entered the tailor shop of
C. A. Linstrum and got away with
$2.10 worth of clothing.
The local camp of the Sons of Vet
erans was organized.
Considerable complaint was being
made of windows in vacant houses
being broken, the windows in the
town hall having been shattered by
some malicious person.
The question was raised as to
whether County Judge Hensley and
Sheriff Caldwell were democrats or
pupulists. the gentlemen apparently
being undecided as to which was the
more popular.
Ten Years Ago.
Frank C. Turner, one of the Turner
brothers then in charge of the Jour
nal, died.
Mrs. Fred Gottschalk, mother of L.
F. Gottschalk. died.
Carl Johnson and Miss Gene Wilson
were married at the home of th
bride in Cheyenne.
Five Years Ago.
Gray's new cloak and queensware
department was opened.
C. N. McEIfresh was being urged to
accept the republican nomination for
county attorney to succeed I. R. Latham.
Dr. C. A. -AUenburger and
Emma Wake were married.
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THE 0LDf OLD STORY
"Champs Devour Discoverers," shouted the Fremont Tri
bune after Wednesday's game. Yes, but they had a bad case
of indigestion the next day.
We could have pointed out a hat worn by a lady friend of
ours last week that would have made the heart of a botanical
student, searching for speciments, leap with joy.
Some one has said that the man who invented barbed wire
should have been hung. The fellow who originated the idea
of a party telephone line must have been his brother.
For convenience,
cleanliness and effici
ency the Crystal has
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allow us to convince
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And so Norfolk is sure to have a new depot at the Junc
tion. Now, if that kve commercial club of theirs can only coax
somebody to put up a new hotel but it will have to come.
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By Sir IAN S. M. HAMILTON. Adjutant General of British Army
S a soldier man I am very proud to see such a great work as
the Panama canal being SUCCESSFULLY carried out un
der military supervision. As a stupendous task for humanity'
to accomplish it ECLIPSES the building of the Egyptian
pyramids by the pharaohs.
IN BUILDING THE PANAMA CANAL AMERICA IS CARRYING OUT
A GREAT ALTRUISTIC JOB, FOR I DO NOT BELIEVE THE WATER.
WAY WILL EVER PAY COMMERCIALLY.
Then, again, look at the enormous army of laborers along the canal
who are fed every day by the commissary department just like an
army in the field.
There is nothing edible to be had along the works from Colon to
Panama, and every morning a train leaves with so many thousand
eggs, so many pounds of bread, butter, meat, vegetables and provisions
of all kinds to supply the commissaries at the various points along the
line, and they arrive on time somehow, and the people are all well fed
and cared for by this WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION.
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Lust For Wealth
Will Lead
Country Into
Disaster
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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HIS OVERPOWERING LUST FOR WEALTH WILL SOONER OR
LATER LEAD THE COUNTRY INTO DISASTER UNLESS A
PROPER CURB IS APPLIED.
The lust for power does not confine itself to the capital
istic class ALONE, but is felt by LABOR LEADERS, as shown by
their efforts to get MORE than their just due from their employers.
This materialism and paganism will RUIN this country if we are
not CAREFUL. That is our greatest danger today, and it is the min
isters' duty to get together and take steps to REMEDY the situation.
Labor and capital never could be brought together by merely catering
to the material welfare. The moral consideration must be included,
and we must look to the CHURCH to supply that leaven.
Men of great wealth who have employed the most material of
means to amass their fortunes must not be surprised if labor leaders
employ extraordinary tactics to PRESS their demands. The labor
leader sees that the pressure applied by the capitalist is considered part
of the game by him, so why should he not go to great lengths to get
what he wants? If this is excusable in the capitalist, why is it not in
the labor leader?
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A Mistake to Aim at
1 Disarmament
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ITHOUT war a nation would DEGENERATE- would
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become effeminate morally and physically.
IT IS A MISTAKE TO AIM AT DISARMAMENT. WAR
HAS DEVELOPED NOBLE SOLDIERS, NOBLE STATES
MEN AND NOBLE WOMEN.
While we all hate the EVILS and HORRORS of war, we may
agree in the unquestioned value of such an international code and the
development of a code of international equity. Yet I believe wo
should be on our guard lest we carry the talk of peace and disarma
ment TOO FAR.
War is indeed an evil and cannot be carried on without frightful
suffering and horrible consequences. But war is a TRAINING in
moral courage, in self discipline, in zeal for righteousness, in patriot
ism, in the sense of the value of unity and in the contempt for social
vice that destroy national strength.
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young Spender marrM
A Norfolk newspaper man has been complaining about a
sore heel lately, but admits that it is about well again. He
doesn't say whether it was St. Jacob's Oil or Bickmore's Gall
Cure that did it the curing, we mean.
A number of candidates for the republican nomination for
judges of the supreme court have already announced them
selves. Among the number are the three judges whose terms
expire next winter, Judges Letton, Root and Rose. In addi
tion to these gentlemen Judge Hamer, of Kearnev, and Judge
Cobbey, of Beatrice, have also announced their candidacies.
Among the democrats, there seems to be a dearth of candi
dates just at present, the man most mentioned being Judge T
L. Albert, of this city. Judge Albert has not said as yet that
he will seek the nomination, and as far as known has not said
that he will not.
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Keep the Babies l. Home
By Dr. HENRY D. CHAPIN of New York
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A GREAT RECORD.
Hard to Duplicate it in Columbus.
Scores of representative citizens of
Columbus are testifying for Doan's
Kidney Pills. Such a record of local
endorsement Is unequalled in modern
times. This public statement made
by a citizen is but one of the many
that have preceded it and tbe hun
dreds that will follow. Read it:
Almon Drake, 1121 Washington ave
nue, Columbus, Nebraska, says: "I
had pains in my back, arms and
shoulders and I could hardly turn my
head owing to sharp twinges in my
neck. My back ached constantly and I
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HE moment a baby is taken from its home its growth and de
M velopment show a steady LOSS. I don't believe an infant
w' ah(
HALF
should go to an institution under any circumstances.
A FEW SURVIVE, BUT EVERY ONE LEW THAN
A YEAR OLD DIES.
I don't care how well the institution is managed; the results are
the same. One reason for the great mortality rate in institutions for
babies is the spread of IN-FECl'IOUS DISEASES.
to get on and off my wagon. Morn
ings when I first got up, there was
stiffness across my loins and it was all
I could do to stoop. The kidney se
cretions passed too frequently and
showed that my kidneys were at fault.
I took medicine prescribed by physi
cians, but it did not help me to any
extent and I found no relief until I
used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
at Pollock & Co.'s Drug Store. They
fixed me up in good shape and since
was to lama that It waa dlMcult for me I itMt wnem i hare had aeed of a kid
ney medicine. I have taken this prep
aration with the most satisfactory re
sults. I have previously recommend
ed Doan's Kidney Pills through the
local papers and whenever anyone has
questioned me about this remedy I
have spoken highly of it."
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