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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1905)
4 V ... u. nions of Great Papers on important Subjects. A Tho White Mountain forests. N occurrence of great lmporlunco was that In tho United States Sonato recently, wlion Mr. Burnham, of New Hampshire, submitted Uie favorablo report , of tho Committee on Forest Resorvntions on tlie bill to establish a Whlto Mountain forest reserve, a meaauro which appropriate .55,000,000, of which one-fifth becomes immediately arallablo to establish a forest resorvo of 3,000, 000 acres among the granite hills. The Scnato ought to Suss it without question, and the House should concur as eartily. Tho scenic glory of Now England Is tho magnlflcontly wooded Whlto Mountain region of New Hampshire. But fcow long could it continue to be so with tho continuance ef the frightful slaughter of troes that lina been going on thero? Of nil tho Statos of tho Union tho cutting was tho greatest per aero in 1000; and it has lessoned very little slnco. Evon now tho ax 1b denuding the bases of groat mountains of their virgin forosts, and spreading desolation nd ugliness in its wake. A strong hand must stop this work or tho beauty and. oharm of the locality will vanish, Jerhapa forovor. Nor is tho question ono of aesthetic pleasure only. Into k oomos tho very practical mutt or of stream regulation affecting vory closely tho Merrlmac vailoy cltios of Now Hampshire and. Massachusetts. Tho Ave important rivers ff tho section oitlior rlso in tlio Whlto Mountains or are iel by tributaries that originate thoro. Tho Now England Qongrcsstnon shonld stand as'a unit for this bill that moans muoh for tho people, and thoro Is no good reason why It Mould not succeed. Boston Journal. T Ycrticnl Handwriting. lHH Chicago Board of Education has discussed the abandonment of tho system of vortioal writing, taught in tho city schools. This Innovation, intro duced throughout tho country about ten years acq. is f fad that should bo dispensed with. It has no justification tp the reason of things. Tho whimsical notion la about sb Ally as anything could bo and survive a wholo docade. What sort of sonso is thero in teaching a system of trrltlng In echools that must bo unlearned end learned (fealn In practical life? No business house cares to have ft books and aocounta kept in tho vertical style. Business Aaen will not have it. So that aftor tho pupil goto through Cblio school ho must go to a commercial school and learn w to write a plain buslnoss hand. The passing fancy of tho faddist in tho schocld is tho Euse ef tho poor penmanship of tho younger generation, trying to effect a compromise between the ridiculous .Vertical mothod and a sonslblo system, the chlrography of tfce average school boy rosemblos the manuscript of Horaco Greeley. How did tho notion originate? No ono knows. Probably the onterprlslng gontlomon who mako and sell writing books could give a hint Our system of public ducation is, in the last analysis, highly manipulated by or fellow citizens who manufacture school books for a Mting, St. Louis World. Tho Celebration of Birthdays. WHY should a man bo glad on his birthday? If life bo worth tho living, then each annual birth day marks a diminution of tlio romninlng span and brings him nearer to tho grave, and for that reason, if living bo worth while, each successive birthday should bo tho occasion of profounder sorrow than the last. If, on the contrary, llfo bo not worth tho living, why should, a man mark with a whlto stone tho anniversary of the day on which ho commonced the Journey through this ark world and wide? Why should ho colobrato the ovent f his being pitched into this tumultuous exlstcnco. thick with troubles? Whatever horn of the dilemma he chooses, whothor ho hold that llfo bo or bo not worth living, tho man wh rejoices on his birthday lacks logic. Tho true philosophc sees in his birthday a suggestion for serious and rathor sa reflection on tho purposes and tho pursuits, tho ideals an tho realizations of Hfo. He compares his promise with hi.1 performance, his hopes with his achievements, anil tht comparison, in tho cose of an honest man who doos no' lie to hlmsolf, Is Beldom cheering. What, indeed, is a birthday more than any other day'f Each day adds twenty-four hours to tho talc, and tho natal day Is neither longer nor shorter than any of Its SGI brethren. Itvcs aro not righly measured by years, but b.v achievements. The interval botween birthdays is en arbl trary unit. Not that wo havo survlvod another year, but that we have dono deeds worth while, Is tho Important matter. Thoro is no glory nnd no renpon for rejolelnu In merely not liaving died, yot what more than that do most of us celebrate on our birthdays? San Francisco Bulletin. Russia and India. RUSSIA cannot have the least Interest in possessing India, or oven a part of it; but a campaign against India reprosonts Russia's only means of dofonse In n war with England. Of course, Russia does not wish to undertako another war; it did not wish to go to war with Japan, and it will not itself begin a war; but Russia will, if It is attacked by England, aoizo naturally upon the only possible diversion open to Russia, which 1b a cam paign against India. If RusBla orb not seized upon this dlvorslon in England's formor wars, tho reason thereof lay in. grounds which no longor exist. At that time Russia had not gainod a Arm footing either in Central Asia or in Trans-Caucasia, tho lattor of which had not been brought under Russia's yoko at the tinio of tho Crimean War. But now both those regions are stages in Russia's hands on its line of advance towards India; they are connected by n dlroct system of railways with tlio whole of Russia, end thoy serve as the points of concentration of troops which ore qulto sufficient to undertake a campaign against India, and which, as may bo taken for granted, la completely preparod for such a campaign. Naturally, it is Just the possibility, and not the impossibility, of a campaign against India which at critical momenta exercises on tho British Government that diplomatic restraint and carefulness which aro so displeasing to tho English press and Chauvin ists, but which are appreciated at their proper worth by sonolble Englishmen. London Globo. The Wounded Eagle of Waterloo. EIGHTY-NINE years havo passed since the great Na poleon the incarnate god of war was defeated and anally overthrown on the battlefield of Waterloo. In thlsopoch-maklng battlo French valor shono brllllant ly.end although tho eagles of Franco wont down in disaster no dishonor attached to their defeat. Rocently a monu ment In memory of Napoleon's soldiers who foil at Water loo was unveiled on tho field of that historic struggle The monument was placed near tho farmhouso where tho "Old Guard" made Its last stand. Tho design of tho memorial is a striking one a woundod oagle surmounting a tall shaft Sinco Waterloo tho eagles of Franco have been stricken even moro grievously than they wore by Welling ton In 1815. In 1870 an army of 173,000 men surrendered at Mote to the Gorman conqueror. It is Impossible to con ceive of tho first Napoleon giving up a fight with an army of 171,000 valorous Frenchmen to follow his lead. The "Old Guard" of 1815 was composed of men who were will ing to die, but never to surrender. France honors herself in honoring the vanquished heroes of Waterloo. Sentiment Is not oxtlnct in tho Gallic heart It has survived Sedan and Metz. The "Wounded Eaglo" may ono day recover his strength and rovlvo the glories of the "Old Guard." Baltimore Sun. i AN OCEAN MYSTERY. Of nil unexplained happenings, none ' seems so mysterious ob do those of the sea, for tho waves koop their secrets. Among the many nautical myBterioa which havo been tho talk of seafaring folk, that of tho Mary Oolesto has for thirty years tnlcon tho lead. All sorts f explanations havo been attempted, and tho incidents havo been used as tho basis of a woll-known soa novol, jet no satisfactory solution has been offered. A writer In tho Now York Evening Post has rocently summed up tho facts of tho caso, and strange enes thoy aro. The Mary Oolosfo aviis pnluoky from tho first. Sho was launched in 1800. Bad fovtuno attend ed her vory start in tho world, for, be ing built of groon timber, sho stuck on tho ways and was floated only at groat expense, nor voyages were un frofltablc, and aftor a few years her captain, discouraged by continual loss, took his life. Oa Dec. 4, 1S73, tho Mary Coleste, sound for Genoa, was found by tho Brltlsk vessel Del Gratia about mid way between tho Azores and Lisbon adrift and abandoned, Sho wnB ran sing under sail, her long boat was gone, and tho chronomoter nnd tho ship's papers wcro missing, it was ov ident sho had boon deserted In Imsto. Bv tho log book It was Judged Bho had boon cruising without u crow for eight or, "Ino tln.vs Tho vessel wis searched carefully, tent tho mystery only deqpened. A Hsked, dnrk-sta.ined cutlass wiiicn was found on tho cabin floor for a tlmo caused n suspicion of mutiny, nut a later examination showed the stains to bo only rust. There wero no traces of strife. On tho cabin tnbli lnv eloth. noedle, scissors and thlmblo evidences or a woman's suddenly interrupted sowing. Tho pumps wero dry, tho car go intact and nothing wrong with tho spars or rigging. Tho brig was takon to Gibraltar and investigations begun. Thero was an attempt to prove that tho captain In tended to lose his ship on ono of tho roofs of -tho Azores, but tho cnBo fell through. Obvious objections to this theory wero tho presenco of tho cap tain's wifo and child on board and tho risking of all lives in tho long boat so far away from land. Tho most possible solution is offered by tho writer in tho Post. Ho believes that tlio key is to bo found In tho naturo of tho cargo, In the quality of wood in which it was caBod, and in tho position of tho foro hnteh. When tho Mary Oelosto was bourdod, her Bails gave evidence that sho was abandoned whilo running boforo a strong breeze, and had been rounded to In order to launch tho lifeboat. Her foro hatch was lying bottom sldo up on tho deck. Her cargo wns alcohol stored In red oak barrels. Red oak Is very porous, and permits tho ch capo of fumes under tho pressure of high tomporaturo. These alcoholic fumes mixing with tho foul air of the hold may have generated a gas which blow off tho foro hatch. Volumes of vapor pouring out would havo caused tho captain to bollovo tho ship was on Are. Accordingly, ho lost no tlmo In taking to the boat, intending to Ho out at n safe distance. Thero was no flro, but tho vessel, caught by tho wind', sprang away, and loft the long boat to mako a tantalizing and hopoless stern chase, and finally, no doubt, to sink beneath tho waves. No one will over know, but this Is what may have happened. The later adventures of the Mary Colcsto wore qulto in keeping with hor ill-starrod early promiso. Sho was sold for debt, and proved a bad bargain. Then sho was wrecked off Haiti, and hor officers wero arrested for intention al destruction of tho brig. Tho case In barratry was dropped, but tho sus picion still lingers that tho owners and the captain had an understanding that tho vessel should nover reach port Marriage in Japan. Japanese marriage customs nro vory much at varlanco with Western oontl mont. In .tho first place,, love has no pant to play In bringing youth and maid togothor. Tlio aim and objoct of Japanese parents is to place their daughter whoro Sho will bo woll con- nocted and woll enrod for. No Japan oso moth or would bo so unwise as to glvo hor daughter to a young man who has not a proper homo ready for hor. Boforo ho could nepiro to n girl's hand ho would have to show a creditable family troo and provo that his moans warranted his biking unto himself a wlfo. Unless he could do thlB he might lovo and lovo in vain, for whatever tho young lady's sontiments might bo ho would not got her. In no case does tho .Tapanoso maid chooso her own bus band. Hor marrdago is tho caro of on Interested friend, known as the "go between." SO lC I. Miss Chatter You seem to be quite an old friend of Mr. Brown's. Mr. Chumley Oh, yes; wo went to oollotro with him. Miss Chatter But why do you call him Mcphlsto? Mr. Chumley -Oh, that's an old nick name. Philadelphia Press. There Is one thing about working on a newspaper that is distressingly strenuous: When you use a word you nave to spell it. OL I : FAVORITES f 24'4Mfr,44Si4rr'rir!'lS"rr ''!' I'ae Gvrlno Hack to Dixie. I'se gwlno bnck to Dixie No more I'se gwlne to wander; My heart's turned back to Dixie I can't stay hero no longor. I miss de old plantation; My homo and my relation; My heart's turned back to Dixie And I must go. Chorus I'se gwlne back to Dixie, I'se gwlne back to Dixie, I'so gwlne where do orange blossoms Brow; For I hear do chlldron calling, I ace their snd tears falling, My heart's turned bnck to Dixie, And I must go. I've hoed In fields of cotton, I've worked upon the river; I lined to think If I got off, I'd go hack there, no, nover; But time has changed do old man, His head is bonding low, His hoart's turned back to Dixie, And I must go. I'm trav'llng back to Dlxier- My step Is slow and feeble; I pray do Lord to help mo, And load mo from all evil; And should my strength foreako me, Den, kind friends, come and take mo; My heart's turned back to Dixie, And I mast go. Rtithlcas Time. Timo hnth, my lord, a wallet at his bnck, Wherein ho puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of Ingratltudos; Those scraps aro good deeds past; which are devour'd As fast db they are made, forgot as soon As they aro done; perseverance, dear my lord, Koeps honor bright; to haTe done Is to hang Quito out of fashion, llko a rusty mall In monumental mockery. Take th' In stant way; For honor travels In a straight so nar row, Where one but goes abreast; keep, then, tho path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That ono by one pursuo; If you give way, Or hedge asido from the direct forth right, Liko to an cntcr'd tldo, they all rush by And leavo you hindmost; Or liko a gallant horso fallen in first rank, Lio there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er run and trampled on. William Shakspeare. T OTTER8 ON THE TOBOGGAN. An! mala Seem to Enjoy Coasting am Much as Unman Being. It seems strange to think that any full-grown, four-footed animal Bhould indulgo In play like a child, and yet this is what tho otter does. His amusement Is tobogganing and his playground Is on a slope, covered with ice or snow, that goes down grade into a pool of water, nero he takes his rocreatlon, and no little boy with a now sled ever enjoyed a coast down an ice-bound hill more than this beau tiful creature from tho frozen north. The otter is perhaps the most in teresting of the fur-bearing animals. He is qulto large, sometimes weighing as much as twentyflvo pounds. He resembles tho seal and tho mink, be ing, however, of heavlor build, and is both supple and strong. Living for the most part in water, ho preys on fish which his swimming and diving ability ouablo him to catch easily. Tho entrance to his home, which is a burrow In the bank of a stream, is undor tho water. In tho early spring, when tho ieo begins to thaw, these animals start on tholr travels from one stream to another, sometimes spending months on the Journey. If thoy happen to see an Inviting hill by tho wayside they immediately stop their pilgrimage and prepare for somo sport. Ono of tho numbor Ioavos the water nnd slowly climbs tho slope, making a smooth hollow in tho ico with hds body. When tlio slide is prepared ho lies flat on his stomach, thrusts his nose forward and, turning his foropaws undor his soft sides, goes sailing swiftly down. The speed steadily in creases until ho reaches the water. Silently ho parts tho surface and Is lost from sight for a few seconds, then his head appears above tho surfaco and you can hear him glvo a call which sounds llko a whiBtlo. This is a signal. Tho next otter assumes tho position and shoots to the bottom to join his companion, who hns mean while crawled out on tho ice. Then another whistle and tlio next in order elides and plunges, and tho perform anco Is kept up until each ono has several trips to his credit. The first makers of a slide will keep this up for an indefinite time, speed ing down hill nnd then trudging up again to their positions at the top, where they wait for the whistle from below, in tlio meantime playfully bit ing each other or rolling In the snow. Finally though, when, llko children, they begin to tire of their amusement, they go back in tlio water and fish! Utob then If they eboukl happea tp spy another slide, abandoned by different band of otters, they oaxfeM resist at least ono trip. In fact, ottew prefer tho ready-made places; It m only when they arc unable to find any i such that thoy go through the lftbo rious buslnoss of smoothing a hollow In tho snow. Thero seems to be no reason for this pmctico beyond that of puro enjoy mcnt The otter hns his play just as tho puppy or kitten, though perhaps more human in its methods. THE MORMONS' BIG ORGAN. Ton Years In Building, nnd Five Com plete Instruments in One. It wns in 1803 that President Young first spoke of building a big organ, ono thut would be in harmony with the mammoth tabernacle. Great difficul ties were encouraged in tho building of tlio Instrument, particularly in se curing suitable wood for tho gigantic pipes with which it was equipped. Somo of those pipes took as much as 800 feet of lumber. The mountains far and near wero fairly scoured for tho proper kind of pine, hundreds of loads of which wero hauled by teams from a point nearly; 00 miles south of Salt Lake. It re quired two months to make a round trip. Tho workmen were all pioneer Bottlors. Tho mothod of uniting tho wood was unique, tho closest joining being dono by menus of home-mado gluo, tho making of which consumed hundreds of cnttlo hides, whilo num berless calfskins were used In making the bellows. Altogether ten years were consumed in the building. Since the tlmo that it was first given to the public thera have been numerous changes and ad ditions, until to-dny it is recognized as; one of tho very best organs In the: world, if not Indeed, tho best and the grandest A year ago a great many of tho old pipes were taken out and thoroughly overhauled, and moro than 4,000 new ones wore added. The instrument's, action is marvelous and moro respon sive than a grand piano, as it has no "Inertia" to overcome. Tho repeating power of each key is 720 times to tho minute. All of tho latest mechanical devices have been incorporated in tho instrument and any combination of tone desired can be distinctly brought out Especially fine are the "string" tones, tho violin, viola, gninba, 'cello nnd bnss; tho clarinet, two oboes, bas soon, eight varieties of the flute tones (each ono true to its name), four pic colo stops, four trumpets, tube trom bone, saxaphono, clarion and tho vaxt humnna, which is tho pet of tho organ nnd makes "human" tones that de ceive oven the trained musician. In all, the orgnn contains 408 stops and accessories flvo complete organs, viz.: solo, swell, great choir and pedaU The speaking length of tho plpos varies from a quarter of an inch to thirty-two foot In "full organ passages the immense bellows dlsplacs 5,000 cubic feet of air per minute Desoret News. HUNGRY TROUT BITE WORST. That Is the Theory of an Angler AVha Offers Proof. Every trout fisherman knows that thero aro days when trout will nelthajr rise to any fly nor take any sort of bait and nine out of ten fishermen be lieve that tlio reason for this la that tho trout are gorged with the natural food of the waters they are In "ain't hungry," as the homely phrase is. Hrere Is the theory of an old anglor on. the subject: Of course, even during these off days of the trout, ono will bo caught nortr, and then, but always on bait and it the anglor could see tho fish when it takes tho bolt ho would notice that it does it In n very perfunctory manner. Tho trout does not move out of its way in doing It, but mechanically takes the bait In much after tho fash ion of the sucker. Then, If tho trout flshorman who makes a catch at such n tlmo will open the trout and oxamlno its stomach ho, will bo surprised to find that Instead of tlio fish being gorged with food, and hence indifferent to more, lta stomach has not n trace of food In it' This will be found to bo tho caso ln varitably, and disposes of tho belief that when trout refuse to blto it is because thoy nlrendy are full of food. It would naturally bo supposed that tho best tlmo to catch trout would bo when tlioy are hungry, and that the time when thoy are hungriest would bo when their stomachs are omptyj yet paradoxical as it may seem to be, such Is not tho case. It will bo found that whan trout are rising best to the fly, or are talrimj bait with most avidity, thero is plenty of food in tholr stomachs, frequently so much, in fact, that it would seem' impossible that nny moro could be taken In. Why this should be no one can tell. It Is n fact, nevertheless, which any fisherman may easily verify by inves-' tigation. After a girl has been engaged for a long time, and has been all kissed up sho looks like a widow after tho af' fair is broken off.