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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1905)
THE LADIES' AID VVve put a flno mlcllt Ion on tho good old church at homo, It's Jut tho latest Iclltor, with a gallery and domo, It Heats a thottHiind people -II nest church In nil tho town, 'And when 'twos dedicated, why wo planked ton thotiHand down That Is, wo paid ilvo thoUHond every deacon did IiIh best And tho Ladles' Aid Society, it promised all tho rent. We've got an organ In tho church very lineal In tho laud, It'a got a thotiHand pipes or more, Its melody Ih grand. And when we alt on cushioned pows and licar tho master play, It curries us to realms or bliss unnumhered miles away. It coat a cool three thousand, and It'a stood the linrdest teat: We'll pay a thousand on It tho Ladles' Aid the rest. They'll give a hundred sociables, cantatas, too, and ions; They'll bake a thousand angel cakes, atid tona of cream they'll freeze. They'll beg and aerapo and toll and aweat for seven yenra or more, And then they'll Htart all o'er again, for a carpet for the Moor. No, It Isn't JiiHt like digging out the money from your vest When tho Ladles' Aid geta busy and aaya: "We'll pay the rest." Of courao, we're proud of our big church from pulpit up to Hplrcj It la tho darling of our eyes, tho crown of our desire. Hut when I aee the alstera work to raise the cash that larks, I aomehow feel tho church Is built on women'H tired backs. And Homotlmea I can't help thinking when wo reach the regloTla blest, That men will get the toll and Bweat, and tho Ladles' Aid the rest. Reformed Church Uerald. Old Mizzkook's Stratagem 1 aft wmffiffiffiffiffimmmmmmm N tho maps of British America, such aa were ten yearn ago, one will extensive region about the wntora of the Poaeu river, which is printed tho word, North issued (hid an head across "Unox- plored." It la a tract as large aa tho State of Maine, walled round to tho south by that transverse rango of tho Heckles In which the Fraser river rises; and tho Hcene of this narrative is tho val ley of a small tributary now known ns McDougal'a creek. Along tho creek for a dlstar je of Boveral milea "there are grassy plats of nlluvhil meadows of such fertility and bucIi aylvan beauty that In tho sum mor of 181M one Rescue MeDbugal was tempted to settle here, having It in 'mind to keep cattle and sheep. Lofty crags sheltered the valley on the west side; and against tho almost perpen dicular face of one of these MeDougul constructed a comfortable aback of L1) MIZZKOOK DANCrcn A1IOUT TUK 81IKII flno logs and "splits," and ndjoinlng I built a lof shed for the three cows, yhlch ono by one he led up here from (ho nearest human habitation, tlfty wiles lower down the river. To this romoto spot, during the sum taer of 1805, ho brought his wife and two little boys, Donald and James, ngod ton and eight. Potatoes and tur nips are said to have grown well here, Hid MeDougul might perhaps have mode a home for himself and family nnd dono well. Hut he seems to have lacked tho patience to work and wait; tind during the season of 1807, having heard glowing accounts of the gold Tound in tho Klondike region, he grow ilscontcnted, and left his family. He cannot be said to have deserted them, for he left them a good stock of flour in sacks, and other supplies; the cows, too, afforded milk and but tor in abundance. Yet It was little loss than- foolhardy to leave a woman and two Imjj's at such a distance from hu man aid and companionship. They appear, however, to have passed tho following winter without accident or trouble, but in all that time did not boo a human being, except an Indian quaw, who came occasionally to beg, Hut In April calamity fell on them. Mrs. MeDougul Buffered a serious In jury while attempting to lead one of thfc cows. Inflammation ensued, from which she died on tho fourth night after, without medical aid, and at tended only by tho boys and tho quaw. who chanced to come to them The grief and terror of tho poor lads knew no bounds. Tho sduaw, a saturnine, hideous oltl crtoture. took up her abodo with them Perhaps the dying mother had askod ker to do so. Sho cooked thoir food After a manner, but was very aste tut and dirty. At times, howover, sho wont off to snare ptarmigan and hares, and once fetched home a beaver, the tall of which she cooked with curious ceremonies and devoured with much gusto. Her name was Mlzzkook at least, that was what little Jimmy and Donald called her. Sometimes' she slept over a day or two, and would not get up to prepare food. When sho had cooked, she gorged herself, then slept again. The lads learned to make a kind of Hour pone for themselves, which they ate In milk, during these long periods of Bluiubor. After this fashion they lived through the summer, the boys hoping every day that their father would come bae!t. Donald got out the scythe and put up a little hay In the meadow. They also planted a patch of potatoes. Their cows now gave but little milk; but as tho season advanced they gathered berries. Neither Indians nor wild beasts had troubled thorn thus far. In summer or winter; but one day In September of that autumn they heard their three cows and their calves bawling in u frightful manner at a distance up the meadow, and on running to learn the cause of tho commotion, beheld a ter rible spectacle. An enormous animal, the like of which they had never seen, had killed one of the cows, and was carrying it away to the woods. The calf followed after, bleating pitifully. Tho other two cowh stood at a distance, bellowing loudly. To Donald and Jimmy the huge an imal seemed to bo white, or nearly so. It was probably a "silver-tip" grizzly bear. It seemed to them to be lnriror than any ono of tho cows, and Its strength must have been prodigious. for It carried the body of the cow, a largo one, with apparent ease. Tho fear Inspired In Jlmmv and Donald by this savage Incursion can not be easily described. Awestruck, they stared at tho white monster, then on back to the shack to call old Mlzzkook. The latter, rousing from her slumbers of repletion, Issued forth, and on seeing the great tracks of the bear In the black loam of the meadow, was at no less to comprehend what had happened. "Neesquooml Neesquoom!" she muttered, In some excitement, and bade the boys drive the cows to the shed and shut them up. Nor would sho permit them to bo turned out the next day, but assisted the boys to cut and fetch dry grass and water from the creek for them. The calf had not come back. Nothing further was seen of the bear for a week or more, and they had turned out the cows again, when tho silver-tip made a second descent on them, killing and carrying off on- other cow. A calf, too, was disabled: and the foray was mode so near tho shack that the boys saw the bear ap proach and heard lt terrific roar as It rushed upon tho little herd. So frightened, so filled with horror was little Jimmy that he shrieked and ran to hide himself In the farthest corner of tho shack. Old Mlzzkook came forth, and stood mumbling, roll lug her eyes, grunting strange execro tlons. Donald, who was old enough to think of defending their property, longed for a gun; but they had. noth lng In tho way of weapons save a dull scythe and a duller ax. For another week they wore not mo losted while the benr found tho cow sufficient for his wnnts. Then ono night they were waked by the mourn fUl lowing of tho cow and calves, and looking out, they saw the huge pale specter of a beast standing at the door of tho uhed. The grizzly had come for more beef. Hut tho log-walls and door appeared to puzzlo tho animal. It ran to and fro, swinging Its head, anorting and snufllng, and presently came to tho shack door. Ono blow of tho bear's hugo paw would have crushed It. The boys cowered In their bed, shivering with fear, but tho squaw kindled n lire, and as soon ns brands wero blazing, she threw one out at tho little window on that aide. Tho bear snorted and retired to a distance, where it stood for a abort time, as If In astonishment, then came round near the cow-shed again. Immediately the cow resumed her plaintive lowing. The bear stood up and pawed the walls of the shed, and would probab ly have torn the structure down, but the squuw, opening tho shack door, threw brands at 1dm. Tho huge beast went nway, but returned toward morn lug, and but for the squaw's firebrands would have secured tho cow. At sun rise it shullled nway up the meadows. Not once during that long night had the boys closed their eyes; but they now fell asleep, and were only wak ened several hours later by tho sound of blows. The cow and ono of the calves wero In the shack. Tho squaw was wielding the ax at the shed; and on going out there Donald and Jimmy scarcely recognized her! Prom n grunting, apathetic old creature, sfie ffplu-iircd transformed Into A gloamlng-oyed fur?. They wero afraid of her, she looked so wild and dashed to and fro with such agility. She had chopped off the rafters of the shed roof at both ends, whore they estod on the log walls of the shed, but supported them by two props un derneath. As she worked sho sang some sort of savage chant over and over, ending it every time with an eldritch whoop. The lads were wholly at a loss to know what had come over her, or what she was doing In such a mood. She appeared entirely forgetful of their food, nor could little Jimmy In duce her to turn her attention to cookery. During the afternoon she set both youngsters fetching stones from the foot of the crags a few yards away, and these she piled on the roof of the shed. In n word, the squaw was set ting a bear-trap probably after the manner of her tribe. The task had roused her from her overfed apathy. She drove the lads to and fro with anufuls of stones, and fetched large ones herself, till a weight of several tons had been piled on the splits of the shed roof. The squaw had left the lame calf in the shed, tied at the fur end of It, and would not allow Donald to lead It out; but the other calf was with the cow In the shed. At sunset she set the door of' the shed ajar, and the boys now began better to comprehend her stratagem. For If the bear entered at the door of the shed to seize the calf at tho far end, he would have to pass between the two props, the bases of which sho hod set on round sections of a pine log. The props stood so near together that the grizzly's body would displace them, causing the logs to roll out ward. Aa night drew on they retired to the shack, and remained quiet there, without light or lire. Toward midnight tho cow began to low. The bear was coining. After n time they heard It snuffling near the door, and again a great fear fell on little Jimmy. Hut ho dared not cry. Not long after this they heard a savage roar, occomponled by a clat ter. A moment later there was a tre mendous crash, followed by hoarse, awful outcries and roars of distress. Old Mlzzkook ran out and danced about the shed, singing and whooping in savage glee. Her trap had sprung. Hut Donald and Jimmy were think ing of their poor lame calf. They dared not go near the shed, however, even after it had grown light the next morning. The grizzly con tinued Its outcries at Intervals all thnt day and through tho next night, moan ing, groaning or roorlug in anguish. It must have died a horrible death under that weight of stones. Hut the outcries were music In old Mizzkook's ears. She danced and sang In un bounded delight, nor when the bear finally expired was she averse to feast ing off its flesh. Her stratagem had at least saved one cow for them; and in praise of her fidelity, such as it was, it must be said that she remained there until McDougal's return In October, when he romoved his boys to Juneau, Aiasi;a. They left old Mlzzkook in posses siou or mo snacK, and also of the cow and calf. Youth's Companion. KnrlnuB Exports. "I understand that tho experts are inclined to criticise the new $20 bill." "What kind of experts?" "Tho kind that hasn't any $20 bills, I suppose." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Men don't like men very well; wo men don't like women very well, either, And men quarrel with women, some times. JOS. RODMAN DRAKE'S GRAVE, liurlal Place of the Author of the "Odo to the Aitierlcnii FIiik." Tho American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, in its annual re port, Just issued, renews Its advocacy of the establishment of the "Joseph Hod man Drake Park," at Hunt's Point, In the Hronx, New York, to preserve the grave of a poet who has remained too long without honor In his own city the author of the spirited "Ode to tho American Flag," "Tho Culprit Pay," and of other poems. "Drake's grave," says tho society's report, "Is one of about sixty in the lit tle old abandoned Hunt graveyard on Hunt's Point, in the Horough of The Hronx. This diminutive cemetery, about seven rods square, lies on tho left hand side of the old Hunt's Point road, about four-fifths of a mile from the Hunt's Point station of tho Harlem branch of the New York, New Haven, ami Hartford Hullroad, oh oue goes eastward from the station to the point. It is so obscured by trees and bushes that, although It abuts on the roadway and although Drake's seven-foot mon ument Is within seven yards of the imiake's cuave. fence, it can be found only by the sharpest scrutiny. Pilgrims seeking the spot may conveniently locate it by the side of n little brown cottage about 150 feet beyond the turn where the road bends sharply from east to north. On two sides the cemetery Is bounded by salt marsh, produced by water from the East Htver, which Is not more than half a mile away. "Tho cemetery is in a state of de plorable neglect. It Is filled with bush es and wild growth of various sorts. Half of the gravestones are broken, some stand upside down against the trees, some He on the ground. The small obelisk from oue monument is toppled over. Some stones have crum bled away Into unrecognizable stumps. But others are In u good state of pres ervation and record the burial of old families like the Hunts, Leggetts, Bar tows, Wlllets, Tlllous, Talmans, White heads, Dixons, Leayernfts, Goodyears, Flemings, Van Hants, and others. Tho oldest legible Inscription is upon a brownstono slab, carved at tho .top with one of the quaint heads and pairs of wings with which our ancestors of 150 years ago were wont to adorn these mortuary memorials. "Drake was burled amid the scenes he loved so well. In the old nunt burial plot, as above stated, navlng been left an orphan, and having received no aid from his nearest relatives, he asked to be burled among hfs friends, tho Hunts. His monument Is a very mod est one, standing seven feet high on a base three feet, three Inches square. It Is protected by an Iron fence like a tree cage, only three feet square, lead ed Into the bosestone and rising half the height of the monument, It is crowded close up aeulnst the iron fence surrounding n similar monument to one of tho Tlllous. Vandals have chopped off tho corners of the marble mounting." FROST BITE AND FREEZING. Modes of Treatment that Should Be Applied ut Once. Speaking of people that are suffering from long exposure to the cold, a well- known medical Journal says: It is highly essential that forethought, cour age and skill be exercised In many cases, or else irreparable injury, or life Itself, may pay the penalty of mis guided effort. Calmness and hard work will save many lives; reckless ness and hastiness of action may cuuse many to perish. Every one knows that to rub with snow is the proper procedure in most instances of freezing. Such handling may save many, but will certainly kill some, If practiced regulurly. The first effect of Intense cold, or of a lesser degree of cold continued for a long time, is to render the tissues pal lid, shrunken and more or less devoid of BenBatlon by contraction of the blood vessels. If the exposure is not too prolonged, when warmth Is again applied to the tissues tho vessels dilate and reaction Is established with no further harm than an intense aching of the parts; if however, the exposure has been too se vere, or if reaction Is brought about too suddenly, pernios, or chilblains, "1 form; to such conditions only should tho term "frost-bite" bo applied. Tho graver injury of actual freezing may, bo recovered from through appropriate treatment, or may result in gangreno or death even under the best and moat assiduous therapy. The intelligent and scientific treat ment of both frost bite and actual freezing consists in retarding the reac tion and in moderating its Intensity, thus encouraging the tissues to recover rather than die. The patient is removed at once to a cold room, and thoroughly rubbed with snow or cloths dipped in Ico water, or wrapped In cloths which arc Irrigated with Ice water while the underlying tissues are subjected to vigorous mas-JLL sage. The iced bath is not applicable.' At tho tissues regain their color, tho temperature of the applications is gradually raised and finally the patient is rubbed dry with bare hands. As soon as evidences of reaction aro mani fested, brandy or other alcoholic drink is given by rectal Injection, or, If the pa- tlcnt can swallow, by tpj mouth. Even if gangrene folfow, only elevation of tho part and perfect dryness is re quired, the gangreno being nearly al ways of tho dry variety and quick to separate spontaneously unless subject-' ed to undue manipulation or warmth.i or unless heat and molsturo bo ap-( plied, when it may be transformed into' the moist and spreading variety. ODD ACTS OF REVENGE. Ingenious Menus to Oct Even Urn- ployed by Men und "Women. There was much ado in n provincial, town a year or two ago when Mrs. Fielding, the wife of tho leudfug' draper, came across a packet of her husband's billet-doux accidentally dropped by one of the young lady as sistants. As Mrs. Fielding was emphatically not a woman to bo trifled with, not-! urally the young lady had at once to: o." :or was poor Fielding long lni following. The next step taken by tho' energetic Mrs. Fielding was to exhibit all the letters in the shop window. This caused such a crowd to assemble that the police had to threaten the laay with a summons for "obstruction." Eventually, however, a sadder and a wiser Mr. Fielding was readmitted into his own house and Ms wife's good! graces. Another curious act of revenge this1 time on the part of a barber1 was: brought to light recently in the courso of a county court action by a hair dresser's assistant named Pye-, who was suing for wages In lieu of notice. It was proved by the assistant that the reason of his dismissal was his ro- fusul to "rough shave" a certain cus tomer, whom his employer regarded vv with disfavor as being guilty of ex-, changing smiles with his. (the- employ er's) wife. Not exactly caring to create ns scan dal by forbidding the customer his: shop, the barber had Instructed his assistants to shave the gentleman In u manner that would insure hisi keeping' away after a few experiences-. Tho employer had to pay Pye his-wages; A French method of "taking it outV' of an opponent has been invented' by the Marquis de Dion, the welL-knownt manufacturer of automobiles-, and a prominent member of the- French! Chamber of Deputies. The- marquis' got annoyed with the French) govern-; ment, and In order to embarrass it as' much as possible recently advised his. constituents In Brittany to withdraw their deposits from the National Sav ings Bank. Large withdrawals from, the savings bank took place in conse quence, apd the fact has a direct bear ing on the French national finances to day. But this was nothing to the elabora tion with which a German boy of 14r named Alfred Schlmpf set about a scheme of revenge on on old Berlin: gentleman named Blltzen who. had: complained of the boy annoying him. Tho boy bought an India rubber stamp with the signature- "Dr. Lang?' upon It, and appended this name to a large number of open postcards full of gross insults to Herr Hlltzen. Soon afterward Herr Hlltzen was summoned by the district court to an swer to on action Instituted by "Dri Lang" to recover a debt of 14 sliitltngs, but when ho appeared on tho appoint ed day the plaintiff was not there. Three days later on ambulance drew up and four stalwart men entered Herr Hlltzen's apartments and placed him by main force in tho ambulance for conveyance to the nearest lunatic asy lum, whence, of course, he was lib erated when the doctors discovered him to bo perfectly sane. Elegant carriages afterward drov up to take Herr and Frau Hlltzen for drives. Tho boy afterword sent a bund of music to play before tho hous at 4 o'clock in the morning. The cli max was reached when a hears drawn drawn by six horses and foI lowed by eight mourning coaches ap peared before Herr Hlltzen's houso. They had been ordered by "Dr. Lang" for Ilerr Hlltzen's funeral. Nor would the young villain have been discovered and sent to Jail had he not betrayed hlmsolf by boasting of his deeds to an other lad. Pearson's Weekly, t r