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H-KJiajJIlinllliiimlifilllF' IWUW.UIWWM! -- W $ : J' ! I v ! f s "GLIMPSES". Valedictory Address Of Miss Ryan, of The 1911 Claw St. Francis Academy. Nsllit Of On a beautiful evening in May, I aat by a weatern window contemplat ing tbe wondroua works of the Cre ator even in tbla material world. The air was redolent with the blossoms of spring, while it seemed as if the birds were chanting their evening ser vice, before retiring to their leafly habitation to seek their rest. The sun was dipping its golden disk below the horizon and beyond my line of vision. Long after it had dis appeared from view its radiance il lumed the evening clouds giving them not only a "Silver Lining," but one of purple and gold. Unannounced ex cept by the beauty of the scene came the query to my mind. If this terres tlal world with all its sin and sorrow presents such a soul-inspiring pano rama what must be the splendor, the grandeur of that Celestial City, whose walls are of Sapphire and pure gold! Would that we might enter it this very day! How long these rev eries lasted, I know not, but all at once a most noble and beauteous be ing stood before me, and addressed me thus: "You are anxious to fathom the mysteries that He far beyond your ken, "they will be made known to you in God's good time." "I am the Angel of Science" true science, which is the handmaid of faith"; "my greatest desire is to make known to man how God still speaks as in days of old; speaks to us In a new lan guage of mysterious radiant energies and wonderful measureless powers." God speaks to man in the revelations of the X-rays, the never-ceasing vi brations of Radium, in the stupend ous currents of wireless telegraphy, and in the multitude of chemical and mechanical sublemities of trans formed and applied forces." "Would you like to know the great achievements of the human intellect the perfection which this material world can attain, provided man places no barrier to obstruct God's plan then follow me." "Tbe present century was nearing its close, I found myself in strange surroundings; everything appeared different. My mysterious guide no ticing the look of awe and wonder manifested on my countenance, ex plained. "This is one of our well known American Cities." "Do yon not recognize it?" As I glanced be me I saw hundreds of people step out upon the sidewalk which carried them rapidly in the di rection of uptown. A parallel walk on the same side or the street was moving with its human freight down town. Signals were given by persons desiring to step off tbe walk at a cer tain corner. "Where am I"; "this surely cannot be Omaha, St. Louis. Chicago or even New York 1 gasped." There are no cars, surface or ele vated. "O, yes, but it is the Omaha of 1990." "The cars run under ground; there are no railway or street car accidents any more." "The moving sidewalks are sufficient for surface travel;" "See! in the middle of the wide 6treet there is a double express sidewalk , that stops only at every sixth block; the others stop at every second block." "A narrow space between the building permits pedestrians to reach any point desired before stepping on tbe moving sidewalk for rapid trans it." "But, granting the removal of surface and elevated trains, there is not a familiar object to be seen, no sky scrapers no dwarfed buildings in contrast, no hideous incongruities, no discords of color and material. This beautiful city can't be Omaha." "Yes. this is Omaha, but this Is the age of concrete and aluminum, hence the order, symmetry and beauty in the construction of buildings; not only are the homes made attractive, but the cultivation of pure ideals Is encouraged, a higher appreciation of the beautiful contributes to tbe higher culture of the mind." ing Out into the world eminent jurists, saints and scholars-'. "The red man of America, too, can only be distin guished from his white brother of the Caucasian Race, by the physiogomy of. .his. features.. In. mental develop ment, in every phase of civilisation, he is his equal. Ho Uvea In a cul tured home, the nursery of national and domestic peace and unity. "I was still very much puzzled over tbe new order of things, when my companion broke the silence once more, telling me to took again more closely at the long stretch of build ings on each side of the street. I saw the skyline unbroken, save by the spires of churches; all the buildings were of equal height "How noble the effect" was my mental ejaculation! But I noticed also, that every spire had a cross defined against the sky "How is ft," I ventured to ask. that the Sects have been induced to use this. the common symbol of salva tion? To which I received in answer "There are no Sects, in this truly enlightened city; Difference of opin ion regarding revealed truth Indicated a sort of mental aberration. "Now all this has been banished by electrical treatment of the brain, hence the dis appearance of the sects." "A normal brain receives the truth, and a nor mal will submits to Its behests." All this seemed most reasonable but still much of it was somewhat vague to my understanding, so I ven tured to address my guide once more for explanation. "How Is it that we do not even see a single newsboy on the streets?" "There are none." "The children are no longer engaged in any wage-earning employments ex cept In an educational way; the old time factory with its sweat-shops, its tainted atmosphere has disappeared; moreover there are no newsboys be cause there are no newspapers." "Notice the crowds hurrying in the same direction. We will accompany them, for it Is Mirror Hour, and all are on their way to the Forum of this district." Here we found three of its boundary walls covered with huge metallic mirrors, where on, were pic tured tbe .principal events of the day in all parts of the world. Comments and explanations were made by means of a powerful phonograph. "The telephone is now also greatly improved; not only is news carried by means of it to every home in the city and suburbs but with equal ease and accuracy we can converse with those separated "from us by the broad expanse of sea and ocean." "Truly a wonderful product of the God-like genius, which the Creator has im pressed on the human intellect!" My astonishment knew no bounds, but I ventured to say "We have heard nothing about the murders, the suicides, the divorces, the strikes, the riots and the lynchings that have taken place," to which my loving ge nius replied. "Murder happens but once in a quarter of a century, suicide even more seldom and the others never happen at all. Accounts of such oc currences disgraced the newspapers of former times. Now if there be such events, the records of them are reserved for official notice only, they are never published." "We would as soon think of let ting our sewer-pipes empty their poisonous contents into our principal streets, or into our Park-fountains, as to permit the publication of the com mission of sin ana civic crimes." "You see there was the complete tri umph of true Christianity, and as a result of that, a great political reform. The 19th and 20th centuries had lofty ideals but sought to attain them with out the aid of religion; failure was in evitable." "How often did not the proud stupid spirit of the would-be scientists cry out, "The hand is the hand of science," but failed to add: "The voice is the voice of God!" All this impressed itself most vi vidly on my mind, as I recalled some of those very smmes such as Darwin. Haekel. Huxley and many others whose false science like wandering fires, blazed awhile and all at once disappeared in the utter darkness. "The Race Problem, too has long since been solved by the voluntary I their philosophy and names alike sunk exouus or tne negro, led by another in oblivion. Moses Into their promised land, that Another problem however arose of Central Africa, where a great re- within me. and so I ventured the que public now flourishes; they have tion. "Have you then abolished la churches, and schools and are send- bor?" "Par from it, but we nave ban ished all its hardships aid removed all the causes for its complaints and discontent' "The population Is divided into two classes; the laboring and the pro fessional." "Mutual respect aad help; fulness exist everywhere, for the pro fessional as well as the laborer. Is not idle; among their number wo ted tho artist, the musician, the poet, the au thor in fact all those, who need lei sure to make their productions a ac cess." "Have you then abolished poverty." I meekly Ignored. No," "the Divine Master said, "The poor yoa have al ways with you. There are the sick the helpless and the unsuccessful, a precious burden on the charity of tho strenuous, who Joyously bear it Pov erty caused by crime or dissipation however does not exist "One question more, said I, most solemnly. "Do people die now?" "O yes, certainly." The Church militant is still loyal to the Church triumphant and sends to it her brave soldiers by way of the church suffering." Of all the strange things, I found that grim Death was unchanged, altho he was shorn of much that made his name so dreadful. Pondering over this as pect of things, I looked around ask ing myself whether there was any thing else new under the sun yearn ing almost for the old common place times and companions. My heavenly visitor had disappeared. Once more I found myself within the walls of 8t Francis Academy. It too had under gone many Innovations and Improve ments too numerous to mention. I observed however that the Religious who had charge, wore brown habits There I again felt at home; I had a vague remembrance that in childhood it had been told to me. that the Order of St Francis would exist to the end of time. My only desire now was the realization of the promise made to me at the beginning of my journey. life's schooFdays were nearly over. I yearned for the life beyond whose bliss no mortal hand can pen. Some thing told me the hour was near! Once more I looked around for the dear Classmates of 1911; for the kind familiar faces of parents, teachers and friends: for the benign counte nance of Dear Reverend Father, who had so zealously instructed and guided us on the straight and narrow path, and O joy unspeakable! There was missing not one. , Kind Friends It is needless to re mark that my glimpses were purely imaginations, nevertheless as Vale dictorian of my Class, and in behalf of my schoolmates, I heartily express the wish that whatever I have stated in it concerning both yon and me, may be fully realized. May we the Class of 1911 ever strive after the highest Ideal searing in mind that with the help of God, all things can be accomplished Deo Ju vanti! what power is not compre hended in these short words! Relying upon them, we shall ever find "Sweet solace of our Labors." They shall be to us an anchor on life's stormy sea, a motor power urging us onward to the highest excellence of a pure and noble life. Again and again have we been im pressed, with the necessity of relying upon God, and our God-given talents. and as we bid adieu to the days of our school life, we shall ever hold In memory's shrine this sacred truth as a sanctuary of God's promise. Its influence shall be our guide, a veritable beacon star emblematic of the grand aims that have animated our hearts and of the high hopes that at this moment thrill us. Deo Ju rante! Be thou our Polar Star on the tempestuous ocean of life. Faithful to Thee, it shall be given us, to respond, to act, to persevere. When eternity open for us, its vast Portals may we stand before the throne of the Most High, adorned with imperishable garlands of heavenly beauty. May the inspiration conveyed lo us in the words of our Motto, Sweet So lace of our Labors, then be rally un derstood, and truthfully we hope that their reward shall be tbe Beatific Vi sion; glorious, all-pervading. all comprehending, Eternal. County Aissaior CUrbr sad his as sistants have completed the recapKe hUfoa of the assessment Igarea for the esuaty. which show a total net loss of about a aaarter of a million dollars la the actual value of prop erty la tbe county aa compared wKh last year. This heavy loss la due, af coarse, to the heavy fall la the prices of farm products aa well aa of farm animals, particularly horses and hogs, which were much lowar la price oa April 1 this year than they were oa the same data la 1919. Taa following table of taken from taa coaaty hooka, show the vaJuatlaaa of each township this, year aa compered with oae year ago." According to this table, every towashlp shows a loan with the exceptloBs of the city of Columbus, aad Butler aid Lost Creak townships. Towashlp. 1919 1911 Columbus Ctty..Sl,C7M25 H.712.SC5 Grand Prairie .. 24S.9C9 24.790 Creston 499J29 393.385 Sherman ...?..'. 315.115 281.825 Butler 9JM95 279.130 Lost Creek ...... SC6.159 M4.909 Joliet 229,145 219.S29 Bismark ...!... 323,420 287.929 Burrows 21C.925 211.949 Shell Creek .... 213,435 194455 Columbus 389.955 354435 Humphrey 399.f95 897.599 Granville 5C7.909 594.330 Loup 114.100 93,310 Walker ....7... 378-.940 372.720 Oconee ....:'.... 25583 223.915 Monroe ..'......' 221.280 204,015 St Bernard .... 517.440 441,915 Woodvllle ...... 248.S30 233.535 Total .....,!.. 47.377,133 $7,082,095 samamzaT l m m VlJKaVfl mTauumna 11 9m PHBBBaaaMmsta'fi8 I II I nVua sl m smarms I A bbkbbbtI " YmW. g psf igBSMiNaaamHaaanamsamBw Washing aad ironing wanted. Mrs. Nina Jackson, General Delivery. Mrs. FrankKersenbrock speat Sun day ia Create, the guest of her sister. Mrs. Jackson. For Sale Practically new Round Oak steel range. Am using gas. Chan. L. Dickey, Columbus, Neb. A. Elbergreen, a stranger was fined a dollarand coats la police court this morning tor being trunk, r John Fox will leave the last of the week; for Fremont, where he intends to eater hia horses in the races. , 8hermaa Dixon, a prominent farmer from near Creston,- drove to tbe city this atorniag in bis automobile oa a business trip.- Mrs. Geo. Webster returned to her home in Gibbon, Wednesday, after spending a' Tew days in this city vis iting relatives'. Mrs. J. C. Tiffany left the first of the we ek for Ottumwa. Iowa, for a three weeks' 'visit with er daughter. Mrs. L. R. Kails. IflsToJtf, wit rteaatiy wenf from here ttf David City to operate a pool hall, has had his license revoked by the dty council, taa charge being that. he waa allowlag minors to re main la hia place, aad keeping opea after tea o'clock, the refuired closing hoar. The trouble hetweea Frank Brlggs aad Matt Allison over a line fence. aad which has aeea aired in the courts a number of times ia la -the lime light again. This time. Mr. A1H aoa complains that hia neighbor tore down soma fencing belonging to him. The case has act yet coma to trial. C. M. Graeather left this afternoon for Excelsior Springs, Missouri, la re sponse to aa argent call from the bedside of his sister, Mrs. Max Bruckner, of Platte Center. Mrs. Bruckner has been there taking treat meat for several weeks, and appears to have taken a sudden turn for the worse. Charles Anderson has filed suit in county court against Robert Maxwell. In which he complains that he sold the defendant an automobile some time ago, together with full equip ment, and there is aow due a balance of $199.80. for which he asks judg ment, together with Interest from July 30, 1910. August Schroeder was arrested this week on a John Doe warrant sworn to by City Attorney LIghtner. charging him with stealing a cold chisel valued at fifty cents. Tbe court thought It might prove a good lesson to impose a fine of tea dollars and costs, which he failed to" pay and Is now living at the county jail while pondering over the deed. Mrs. Vena Mostek filed a petition in district court yesterday praying for a divorce from Joseph Mostew. She recites that they were married on February 8,' 1901. in Lincoln, and that five living children are the Issue of the marriage. She alleges that he has become very cruel to her and the children, and calls her vile names, and asks that she be granted an abso lute divorce from him, and that she be given the custody of the children. Miss Clara Abts Is entertaining two young lady friends this week, alias Grace Schwind, of Dubuque, Iowa, aad Miss Anna Eberhart, of Grand Island. Tin Columbus Bargain Store . 419 Eleventh Street Will put on sale the Entire General Stock of Merchandise in order to Remodel Store. Sale Begins June 23rd Mr. and Mm. McClanuhaa, of Prim rose, aad Miss Holcomb, of Osceola, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mc- Claaaaha this week. The ladles of the Satre Nous club went to Humphrey Thursday to be the guests of. Mrs? Earl Weaver, a former member of tbjr club. Mr. and Jfnt' H. A. Clark' and chil dren weat "to Lake OkoaojI. Iowa. Thursday-to.spend a week with -Mr. Clark's mother' at Her suauier noma. -." ' - 4 Fighting aad' threatening to figh waa the complaint made by Walter Borowlak agalast Paul Borowlak this week. Judge O'Brien has not yet heard the case. Miss Mamie Elliott, who la at a hospital at Rochester. Minnesota. where aha weat two weeks ago, to un dergo a surgical operation, Is reported to be getting along nicely. Mrs. Roy Hubbard and daughters. Ila aad Edith, of Glencoe. Minnesota, arrived the first of taa week for a month with Mrs. Hubbard'a parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Woodbeck. Leo Mathews, secretary of the dem ocratic state committee, waa la the city yesterday. While here, ha mala arraagemeata for a meeting of the committee to meet fere oa Jane 30. J. C. Byrnes has so far recovered from his recent operation aa to be able to sit ap, hsvlsg risen from his bed last Friday. It Is expected that ha will be able to return home by the Utter part of the week. Mrs. Ernst (Meager aad children, of Salt Lake City, have aeea taa guests of Mrs. M. Bragger aad other Colum bus relatives this week. They are en route to 8t Joseph, Missouri, where they intend to make their future The streets and grades committee of the city- council made a trip to Omaha Saaday to inspect the oiled streets with a view of trying aa ex periment here In piling the streets. They report that they saw streets there, some of which had had the oil oa for a week, some for a month and some for several months, and the re sult seemed to he so satisfactory that they will probably recommend to the council to oil some of the Columbus streets. R. W. Young received a message last Thursday from his brother, Clarke Young, that his wife had died at Saa Diego. California, the Sunday precedingC and that he was on his way to Quincy. Michigan, with the remains. Mr. Young hurried to the train to meet hia brother, whom he had not seen for eighteen years, and with whom even then he had but a very few moments of time to visit The brother will stop here for a few days on his return from the east for a visit. A man who will break into a house may be a coward as well as a thief, but a creature who will steal chickens Is worse because of his almost Infinite smallaess. Last Wednesday evening, while Mr. A. M. Mahaffey was at the bedside of his dying wife at the home of their daughter, Mrs. G. M. Douglas, north of the city, some body made it a business to carry away a number of chickens from the Mahaffey home. To commit such depredations under or dinary circumstances Is bad, but un der such conditions well, it must go without describing. A party of Columbus people, con ststiag of Judge and Mrs. Ratterman. Sheriff Lachnlt, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Lewejbhann attended a picnic at the farm', home of John McPhlUlps. In Joliet township yesterday. The picnic proceeds were for Che benefit of St. John's church, which Is situ ated near the McPhlUlps home. Mrs. Anton Simon, of Humphrey, m a patieat at St. Mary's hospital, where she underwent a very dlflcult and dangerous operation Moaday. The operation Is said to have been suc cessful. The operation consisted of the removal of a tumor, weighing nine pounds. At the home of the bride's parent, Mr. aad Mrs. J. B, Curtis, oa west Thirteenth street, Miss Grace, Curtie aad Mr. Frank Darr were married Wednesday noon. Rer. Was. Xaad ers, rector of taa Grace church, per formed taa ceremony, hi the areseaee of a few Meade aad relatives. The bride waa gowned la white batiste and carried roses. The bride la taa youngest daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. J. B. Curtis and the groom ia chief clerk la the pssseager department at the Union Pacific aeadeuartere at Omaha. Mr. aad Mrs. Darr left taa same even lag for a three weeks trip la the west aad will he at home to their Meads after July 1st at Omaha. Jane brides seem to be plentiful la Platte coaaty taw year, the records In the ofike of Judge Ratterman show ing that eight licenses have aeea is sued during the past week. .Those receiving the permits were Francis G. Durr. of Omaha, ad Miss Grace M. Curtis, of Columbus; Hans F. Peter son, of Benson, and Miss Ida Heber llng, of Columbus; Frank A. Jura and Mrs. Fannie M. Teskey, of Schuyler; John Foley, of Schuyler, and Miss Anna Adams, of Humphrey; Paul A. Morris, of Little Rock. Arkansas, and Miss Lucy A. Melton, of Lake Char ton. Louisiana; Ralph E. Turner, of Chicago, and Miss HuMa V. Malm. o9 Wahoo; Alfred J. Anderson, of Omaha, and Miss Mary Irene Turner, of Columbus; Louis Glur and Miss Mary Stanzel, of Columbus. Once upon n time, many .years ago. when Platte county people had county fairs and other such exhibi tions, a lady owned a handsome watch, encased In n locket. One day that lady lost her beautiful watch while attending the fair as everybody did in those good old times, and per chance she believes to this day that she was robbed of it by some passing miscreant But act so. The watch has been found. One day this week the young son of R. S. Palmer was playing on the site of tbe old fair ground and saw a peculiar shaped object He stopped to pick it up. It was heart-shaped, aad the dial oa the front showed that It bad one day been the valued property of some one who perhaps had regarded It as a valued gift from some loved one. Mr. Palmer took the remains of the watch to a jeweler, and found that It had once been a valuable article, and un doubtedly the owner was as' much grieved to lose it aa she would be sur prised aow if aha were to see R again, even-tboaga it had lain in the soil threats these many years, aad rusted and disfigured almost beyond recog-BKfoa. The followiaa: poultry market is re ported oa June 21, 1911. Prices sub act to change: Hens, par lb 8 Old sweaters. Butter, per lb 14-18 Eggs, par dozen 10 2.00 STOCK AND GRAIN MARKET Wheat, per bu 76 White cora, per bu Yellow aad mixed corn 46 Oats, per bu 32 Rye TO '.Hogs, per 100 lbs 85.555.70 Cenereeational Church. The Congregational Church offers the following service for next Sun day. Of the morning. 11 o'clock, the Pastor will speak from the subject: The Standing Ground of A Christian Man. Following the morning service there will be an Important business meet ing. Every Congregatlonalist should be present. The choir will render the following program for the evening worship: Organ Prelude. Gloria Patri. Invocation. Hymn "Hark. Hark. My Soul." Psalm. Solo "At Eventide". Lester Dibble. Scripture Love's Behest. Soto "When Falls the Shades f Night." Miss Galley. Duet "Love Devlne." Misses Weaver and Babcock. Prayer. The Lord's Prayer. Hymn "Beneath the Cross of Je sus." Solo "Calleth Thou Thus. O Mas ter." Mrs. Rathburn. Announcements. Soto Selected. Mrs. Bower. Offertory. Solo Just For Today. Miss' Greta Mace. Hymn "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go." Benediction. Postlude. C. of 0" 1 EXCEPTIONAL I AUTOMOBILE BARGAINS Lees than Half Price These remarkable prices are made to move the following ears. Better come and set them at once, and get first choice. FIRST OverUmd, 30 h. p. 5-passenfer, magneto, - tpeedomrterckains, etc, tires good, runs fine and in the very beat condition. Coat new $1500, our price now $750. SECOND Moliae 5-passenger, four cylinder, 30 h. p. good top, three apeed sliding gear transmission, paint and tires good. Cost new $2120, will sell at $575. THIRD Reo 2 cylinder, 24 h. p 4-passenger road ster, owerkauled, repainted, all ores retreaded, and in good running shape. Cost new $1050, wiB sell for $400. FOURTH Reo runabout, in good shape, never had a repair put on it, well equipped, and cost new $625, wiH sefl for $375. All these prices are reanarltably low, and you should cone and see these cars. It is a chance to buy STgood value at a low price. Better come in. Mr. aad Mrs. Geo. Taylor, waa save Just returned from their hoaeymooa trip, aad nave aeea vlsltlsg Mr. aad Mrs. O. P. Taylar for taa past weak; win leave tomorrow for their Kama la Wallace. Mr. Taylor la taa Burlleg toa aieat at Wallace. Miss Elisabeth Sheehaa. who has aeea teaching ia Llacola daring taa winter, returned home taa fret of taa week. Duriag see summer aha win teach la seme of tie larfeet Institutes ia taa state, a aft has esfanUeeeal Grand Bland with em. mm varnauM ispaisiiaa aa s fal laetltete Three won and three tost Is tha rec ord of the Columbus ball team for the past week, which Is certainly much hatter than our report was last week. Several chances have been made la the persoaael of the team. Badara aad Malum, havian; been released mat week, when the team waa ap la the air. B. Brown is aow playm third tha position held all through eaaoa by Malum. Agnew la dela service behind the bat for tha Discoverers. The team la sow oat on a swing nround the dr da. Playlsg three games at a stand. After leaving here Saturday morning. 7 speat Saturday. Saaday aad Moaday at Seward, aad are aow Hay ing at York, having won the game yesterday by a score of aevea to four. After tomorrow's game they win rest Friday aad then play three day stands at Superior aad Hastlaga. returning o-ejunese. Ia the percentage col. this morning CoJameua is In Sfth P. with a percentage af 47 hav ing won seventeen of the thirty-six games played, Saperlara still away la the lead, having a eercentmM wms, waue-aer nearest comnmtttn t. York la ftl the fast of the class with 4H per coat, aad aext ie Hastlaga with 444. Columbus Automobile Co. Real Autoamobale House. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. O tShoeSp Clothing, Gents9 Furnish ing Goods .... BSL GOODS AT BIGHT PRICES FRISCHHOLZ BROTHERS 406 llthStiwet Oolumbus, Nobrmaka V :.va3ssagaegatfg&i Xa.u-v mBBr;
