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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1907)
Nebraska Advertiser W. W. SANDERS, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA Once a fisherman, ulwayH a llnr. Messed Ih tlio ninn devoid of suspl clon, deceit and despair. Knvy, malice and hate aro tlio hiohi deadly poisons of tlio liiitnan soul. StcpiiliiK accidentally on tlio eornB of tlio end-Bent hog might help boiiu When monoy Ih put above man liood, financial vice triumphs over vir tue. Some men rlHk their IIvoh knowing ly and voluntarily for tliolr country, onio for those they lovo, and some to Into automobile racing. An Atlanta girl lias Joined a chorus In spite of tlio fact that tho man to whom she Is unnamed threatens to give her up. lie can't bo very rich. Women's uhoos will Vo more pointed this fall, according to a fashion au thority, nnd the ehlropodlBts aro look ing forward to u rush of buBlnoss It costs the government 5,000.000 a year now to distribute tho mall tc the I'armerH, hut remarks the Topoko Herald, It Ih worth the money. Tho New York woman who haB been living with a bullet In her brain has more or Icbs excuse for shooting off her mouth, iih Bho has been doing of late. That llrooklyn widow who weighs r25 potindH and Ih bIIH growing, should look around hooh If hIio expects to And a man who thinks she Is worth her weight In gold. Prince d'Abro of Hgypt says that It his country people are slow to angoi nnd never" Blrlko until some one strikes thorn llrst. How in tho world do they over get up lights, then? In IJostoii the tribe of Sulllvnns has Increased to such an extent that it now nuilcs next to tho Smiths In tho city directory. A few l-hnersons still resldo thore, but they don't occupy as much space ns formerly. limpcror William, whilo attending army niaiiouvors, iu living In a porta ble asbestos house. Tlio kaiser has beon regarded as a "warm" proposi tion, but no one Imagined Ills caloric had reached hucIi a high degree as that. Huge sums of money were carried through tho streets of Now York re cently In an open wagon and without protection. Crooks will feel llko Bulng the authorities for damages for not letting them know about it until next day. A girl says she 1b not acquainted with a man who mot her on tho street car and clalmod hor as Ids wife. This Is a rapid age, but at that no man should marry a woman who Isn't ac quainted with him without tolling her anything about it. Capt. Roald-Amundson, being u wise person, will havo his polar bears thor oughly broken to harness befor riding them to the north pole. Also ho ehould requlro with each bear a writ ten guaranty that It would not cat man moat undor any clrciuiistauces. A lawyer iu a Now York pollco court testified that ho hd novor done any thing wrong In his llfo. And yet, up to date, ho hns not recolvod an offor to go into vaudeville or had a bid for Uie National museum or Smithsonian Inlttutlon as one of tho greatest of all living curiosities. Now Orleans nnd Galveston both meet tho ships that bring In Immi grants with a brass band wolcome. If this doesn't turn tho tldos south ward It Is likely that something sub stantial, like 40 acres and a mulo to evory head of a family, will bo added to tho glittering Inducements. Dr. Wiley says: "If wo admit as a physiological fact that an animal should live four times as long as Its period of growth, tho tlmo may como In tho far futures when tho average length of human llfo, instead of tho exception, will bo three-scoro and ten." Then llfo Insurance rates can he reduced. Waltor Wollman will bo jeorod at for making a second falluro of his projected airship journey to tho polo, but as ho very Justly observes, It was not suicide ho contemplated, but actual discovery of tlio polo, and when It looked llko ono more than tho other, how many of his critics, asks tho Chicago Dally News, would do otherwise than stay on Bolld ground? SAID TO BE SIMPLE EA8ILY MIXED RECIPE FOR KID NEYS AND BLADDER. Telle Readers How to Prepare Thit Home-Made Mixture to Cure the Kidneys and Bladder and ' Rheumatism. Gel. from any prescription pharma cist tho following: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, ono ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsnparilla, three ounces. Shake well In a bottle and take a teaspoonful doso after each meal nnd at bedtime. Tho abovo la considered by an emi nent authority, who writes in a New York dally paper, as the finest pre scription ever written to relievo Hack ache, Kidney Trouble, Weak Hladder and all forms of Urinary dllllcultles. This mixture acts promptly on tho diminutive tissues of tho Kidneys, en abling them to filter and strain the uric acid and. other wasto matter from the blood which causes Rheumatism. Some persons who suffer with tho afflictions may not feci inclined to place much confidence In this simple mixture, yet those who havo tried It say tho results aro simply surprising, tho relief being effected without tho slightest injury to the stomach or oth er organs. Mix Komo and give it a trial. Jt certainly comes highly recommended. It is the prescription of an eminent authority, whose entire reputation, It Is said, was established by It. ON A MACKEREL SCHOONER. Dally Routine in the Life of the Glou cester Fishermen. The routine) lifo on a mackerel dchoonor Is not strenuous. Tho crow consists of H men, a skipper and cook. Two men constituto a watch, ono aloft as a lookout, tho other at tho wheel, so that each man has two hours on duty, and then ISi hours off, before his turn comes around again. During this period ho may bo called on to shorten sail,, wash tho deck or to perforin other work. Half of tho crew havo their bunks forward with tho cook, who Is king of the forecas tle, nnd tho vest sleep aft with tho captain. Wo wero assigned to a double hunk aft, where wo were not troubled with galley smells, but had to bo on our good behavior. All tho rolies and rovols wero forward. Tho crow ate In two shifts, the older men with tho skipper. Travel Magazino, Mary's Important Testimony. Justice Browor, of tlio United States supremo court is said to bo tho author of this story: A witness testified in a certain caso that a person named Maii? was present when a particular conversation took placo and the ques tion was asked: "What did Mary say? This was objected to and alter somo discussion tho judge ruled out the question. An exception to this decision was immediately taken and on appeal tho higher court rovcrsod tho verdict and ordered a now trial on the ground that tho question should havo beon answered. At tho second trial tho samo inquiry waB propounded and elicited the Infor mation that "Mary Bald nothing." Chiropodist'! Prescription. A lotion and powder for tender and swollon foot: Ono teaspoonful of bo raclc acid to ono pint of grnln alcohol. Aftor bathing tho feet In lukewarm wator, spray them with tho lotion UBod In an atomizer, and fan until dry. Tho effect Is delightful. Then vub over tho foot this powdor, or put it In tho stocking: Powdorcd starch, 35 grains, oil of bergamot, ten drops; oil of lavender, 6 drops; oil of wlntergreon, 10 drops. Mix well, and pass through a sieve. Excellent. National Magazine. TRANSFORMATIONS. Curious Results When Coffee Drinking Is Abandoned. It Is almost as hard for an old coffco toper to quit tho uso of coffee as It. is for a whisky or tobacco fiend to break off, oxcopt that tho coffee usor can quit coffeo and tako up Post urn with out any fooling of a loss of tho morn ing bevorago, for when Postum Is well lolled and served with cream, It is really hotter In point of flavor than most of tho coffeo served nowadays, and to tho tasto of tho connoisseur It 1b llko tho flavor of lino, mild Java. A great transformation takes placo In tfio body within ten days or two weoks aftor coffeo Ib left off nnd Postum used, for tho reason that tho poison to tho nerves caff el no has boon discontinued, and in Itfl plnco is takon a liquid food that contains tho most powerful elements of nourish ment. It is easy to mako this test and provo theso statements by changing from coffeo to Postum. Head "Tho Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's u Reason." Colored Gentility in the Happy Valley r By Emily McGuirc A Southern Woman Tells Quaint Anecdotes About Some Colored Folk She Met in Old Virginia Secluded Abode on the Top of the Alleghanlcs Which Has Been Visited by Many Noted Persons, Including Washington and Jeffer son, Whose Names May Now Be Seen There on the Hotel Register. Vs : ' (Copyright, by Joseph 13. Howies.) (Mih. Frederick Mi'JuIro Ih tho wlfo of the president of tho hoard of directors of tlio Corcoran art gallery, of Washington, l. C, mid Is connpu ihmih In society and irrt circles of tho national capital.) On tho top of tho Alleghany moun tains, In the very heart of the "Old Dominion," Hob the most perfect mod ern reproduction of that real old Ar cadia so beloved by the poets. Nor Is it Htich a very modern reproduc tion, cither, because tho "happy val ley" of which I am Bpeaklng has been visited by Hucceedlng generations of devoted pilgrims since tho early days of our. young republic, and among the many names found on tho register of tho quaint little hotel there can bo seen those of Washington and Jeffer son and many others which aro also inscribed upon the roll of fame. In this Warm Springs valley of which 1 am speaking not only does the sunshine seem of a different char acter, Its rays coming to earth soft ened and veiled by a mist, which, though golden during the day, turns to purples toward evening, but the song of the bird becomes more melo dious, the bco hums more drowsily, the streams ripple moro musically, tho leaves rustle; more soothingly; but our fellow beings whom wa meet there are of a different order from any whom 1 havo met elsewhere, and are possessed of a quaint and humorous turn of mind and havo an originality exclusively their own. Of course it must bo explained that I nm speaking now only of the col ored race. Tho first time I entered this "happy valley," more than 20 years ago, t said to an old negro, who looked as if ho had grown old with tho mountains: "Is tlio train on tlmo this morning?" and ho responded: "Oh, no, Indeed, honey, dat train ain't on time." Then 1 asked: "How much Is it behind time?" and he snid: "Fo' hours." 1 was appalled, and asked: "Has It over boon as much as four hours lato before?" and ho an swered: "Yes, indeed, honey; ono day las' week de train never como nt all." nut a llttlo circumstance llko thnt did not sccin to have tho power to over throw tho equipoise of that calm com munity. They also havo a phraseology and a vocabulary all their own, but what they say never for a moment leaves any doubt la your mind as to what they mean. Old. Undo Ulllle, who was always regarded as a "last court of appeal" in matters metcrologlcal, was once asked what he supposed was tho cause of some peculiarly disagreeable weather, and his explanation was: "Tho heavy inspections of tho at mosphere make tho elements dismal." Which really sounded so exactly as if It had beon promulgated by the weather bureau that we almost hoped to secure "Old Hillio" a position In tho signal service on the strength of it. In tho "Cowardin Cap" of tho Alio phany mountains, at a little .settle ment bearing tho classic name of Shako-Rag, stands a colored church, of what denomination 1 never havo been able to discover, and to bo thorn when there is either a wedding in the church or a baptizing In tho Jackson river near by, to seo tho bucolic trav esties upon tho nrovnlllnir modes, ns peclally in the mattor of chignons and pompadours, s n l moral education. window s mourning, If ono happens to bo thore, Is something fearful and wonderful to behold. At a baptizing In tho Jackson rlvor on ono etccaslon I saw and hoai hundreds of tho faithful singing and shouting: "Now ovo-ry ono of you that thirst, Stop down Into tho water, And freo-)y drink and squench thirst, 1 Wrn fliwi'u l'imi mwl A t 11 f li At 11 that At a recent wedding in tho chui rch at anaico-Hag tho preacnor. w vho seemed to havo heard rumors of tho matrimonial snares and pitfalls of tho outor world, mado a chargo to contracting parties a laundress and a waiter from tho Warm Springs ho tol and tHineluded by saying: may you llvo together forever in tin avoidable infidelity and may novor suppurate.' you It Is amusing, also, to seo what rare combinations of Christian humanity and worldly prldo ono frequently on counters iu that peaceful valloy. I once attempted to adjntt a difficulty which had nrlBon between two old female colored autocrats Jiving in that mountain gap, and finally ono of thorn Baid to mo: "The trouble is in this here; Gap that theso niggers will peak mlstruths which ain't outright, and make It hard for Slater Jane." 'Oh," said I, "If you are Jane's sis- or, I can soon settle tho whole dlfll- ulty." Sho placed hor amiB akimbo, cast baleful and rebuking eye upon me, ml replied: "Sister In de Lord, loney, and do First Huptlst church, colored." Sho llontod the idea of their being of tho same family or blood. At tho sweet llttlo old Warm Springs hotel near by, presided over y two sisters, high-born, high-bred Carolina gentlewomen, one meets all the true aristocracy of tho southern states, and there tho rude world nover Booms to enter, there being nothing to attract tho flashy element. On tho contrary, a high-bred distinction seems to characterize tho placo, and t is neither Impressed by tho pros- nco or depressed by tho absence of tho "smart set." A woman at tho north once wroto to a friend at tho Warm Springs that sho was not able to join her thore, and gave as ono reason that sho had not been able to provide a summer wardrobe that Benson. Tho friend at tho Warm Springs responded, say- ng: "Here ono needs no new ward- obe nor any large bank account, but one does require a 'family treo;' so f you havo ancestors, bring them, as lore every one is the granddaughter of n dead president, or, at least, of 'atrlok Henry." rhe wonderful thermal baths here aro presided over by two most typ- eal and Interesting colored people, and theso hot pools arc GO feet In diameter and tho water has a temper ature of 08 degrees. Jackson, who has been nt tho men's bathhouses for theso many years, is a great authority upon gout and rheumatism, a great besllovcr In tho occult and the un seen, In omens, and conjuring, and is egardod with deep respect by his own kind as a reliable and depcndablo nterproter of dreams. Fanny Shop- ird, whoso term of service at the women's bathhouse has been as long ns Jackson's, is as picturesque and ntoresting a character as is he. She was Indignant because the ho tel official who "personally conduct- d" President McKlnley to see "hor pool," had not only not officially pre sented her to him, but hail not even told her who ho was. Sho com plained to mo that "when ho como from the men's pool that I seen Jack son a-bowin' and n-oongeerln' to him," but that had not enlightened hor. Sho said further: "Tho president would have been interested In mo if any ono had told him that I havo a son who is a missionary in Africa, and who Is a fellow of the Royal Geo graphical society, of Imdon, and who lad dined with Queen Victoria at her own table nt Windsor castle." All of which I knew to bo true, be cause 1 know this son, William Shop aid, and during my early years at tho Warm Springs ho was ono of tho waiters in the dining-room and at tho same time a Baptist preacher, but ho felt called upon, to go Into the missionary field nnd he went to frica. There It was soon manifest that he could exercise great influenco over somo of the most savage of tho African tribes. Ho Is one of thOBe who has penetrated the farthest into some of these African wildernesses. Ho was Invited to London by tho Royal Geographical society, which made him one of its members, and ho was Invited by Queen Victoria, and did dine with her at her own tablo In Windsor castle. The whole of my account of this part of the world, however, must not bo accorded to human nature alone. The grand nnd beautiful scenery must bo spoken of to those who havo not had tho good fortune to seo for them selves. Nothing in naluro can be as beau tiful as to seo tho spring como up In tho Warm Springs valloy. Tho whole) face of the level country Is whlto with tho bloom of tho locust nnd the dog wood and of the fruit blossoms, es pecially the apple, for which that re gion of tho country is celebrated. Thon thero Is a native thorn, which when In full bloom, looks ns If snow had fallen upon It, and In passing any cottago or farnihouso tho atmosphere Is heavy with tho fragrance of 11 Incs and lilies of tho valloy, whilo tho fiolds aro heavenly blue with myriads of waving Roman hyacinths. No pen can adequately describe tho mountain, sides at this season. They aro literally ablaze with laurel, rhod odendron and tho wild mountain aza lea .In pink, orango and pale yellow. In all seasons of tho year naturo Is at hor best hero but tho beauty, charm and enchantment of tho spring nro be yond anything 1 have seen in tho world elsewhere. Upon a clear, exqui site day theso linos insensibly glldo Into tho mind: "Hluo Isles of heaven laugh between And far In forest depths unseen, Thu topmost olm trcs gather green From draughts of balmy air." UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA PRAISES PERUNA. Ex-Senator M. c. Butler. Dysfesi'a Is Often Caused By Catarrh of the Stomach Peruna Relieves Ca tarrh of the Stomach and fs Tliereforc a Remedy fur Dysjiefsia. --- . -. ;; Hon. M. O. Untler, U. S. Senator ) from South Carolina for two terms, ! in u letter from Washington. I). C ! writes to the Perunii Medicine Co., as follows: "I can recommend Peruna fori dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I 1 have been using your medicine for n Q in r" n rlnrl unit I tnf I vnrv mimh I 1 relieved. It is Indeed a wonderful t medicine, besides a good tonic." ATARRII of the stomach is tho cor- rcct uanio for most cases of elyspep sia. Only an internal catarrh remedy, such as Peruna, is available. Peruna Tablets can now bo procured. The Necessary Evil. "I havo a friend who says ho doesn't, eat much through tho day," remarked the woman, "but every now and thon ho takes a little nip to comfort him self, I suppose, for not eating. He says it's very good for a man who is on the shady side of CO to tako little nips of something strengthening through tho day." "You tell him frum me," said tho Kentucky colonel, "that when go gits to bo on tho shady side of tho sixties, it'll ben ot only good fun him, but it will ho absolutely necessary to his existence." Starch, like everything else. Is be ing constantly Improved, tho patent Starches put on tho market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to thoso of tho present day. 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