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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1907)
Nebraska Advertiser W. W. SANDER8, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA Jlo who l a glutton for pruiBo will be ii gudgeon for secret laughter. A rich mm! truthful Baying Ih an lm jieriBhahlo clinker in the ash heap of humanity. You never hear of a woman over 80 InHlBting on Haying merely that she is of legal age. Oh, tho pity of itl Tho smart young man often lacks judgment and comes to grief. Tyranny, barbarity, anarchy and death are tho milestones in tho high way of despotism. Great Britain fonnoiTyflved with out railroads, but It would hate to have to do so again. A Kusslnn aristocrat at whom no hombs nre thrown must feel that he Is completely out of tho swim. Tho latesfTiilng. "captured by Hal suli Is tho town of Mogadon Some day this man will enpttiro something worth having. Tho arch, "say tho builders, is tho strongest thing known. ThlB may bo the reason these are so many bow legged football players. They're going to put a clock in tho 13lffel tower. It will servo as a sym bol of Paris, which has always been known as tho city for a high old time. A French scientist declares that au tomobiles are the enemies of astron omy, and yet peoplo who havo been struck by them say they saw all sorts of stars. Queer people naturally drift Into tho theatrical business, but tho strangest freak of all Is tho manager who insists that his chorus girls must all bo ablo to sing. Kememborlng tho fato of Pompeii and viewing that of Karatagh, now an nihilatotd by a volcano silent Binco prehistoric times, tho farmor's wiso maxim, "Novcr trust the bull," might with profit bo paraphrased into novcr trust tho extinct volcano. Onco a vol. cano, always a volcano. After "psycopathic" experts at Polio vuo find that a prominent person is "not insane, but hysterical," it may surprise sonio to learn that tho promi nent person is not a woman. Instend of being confined to ono box, hysterics attacks both with equal easo when thoy liavo prepared thomselvos for it, and it is usually worst when its worst symptoms are most masculine. Mechanical traction has been sub stltuted for horses on tho Ladoga canal in Russia. When tho traction engineers appeared 2,000 peasants seized them and stopped all trafllc so effectually that troops had to bo called out to restore order. There wero riots of this sort In England 100 years ago when powor sawmills wore introduced there, but in tho moro advanced coun tries tho laborer and tho mechanic now adjust themselves quickly to new inventions, says tho Youth's Compan ion. Russia is about 100 years behind the timoB. Everything is not going to smash, and thoro still are such things as wealth and great-hearted philanthropy. Tho will of a Philadolphlan who died suddenly last week sets asido $5,000, 000 for tho establishment and main tenance of an institution for orphan girls modeled nfter tho famous Girard college, tho advantages of which aro confined Btrictly to boys and young men. Girard college has done incal culable good in fitting youths to make their way in tho world, and as much can be accomplished for girls through employing similar means. Mr. Edison's monolithic house, to cost but 1,000, to contain 11 rooms and to require but -15 days for tho building, is an invention that will rcvo lutionize architectural methods so far as the building of Binall homes is con cerned, if tho promisos are fulfilled. Hut does Mr. Edison know that many concrete Jiouses aro being constructed now, though not in tho cast-iron mold which is tho distinctive feature of his t scheme, and at no Biich moderate ' price? Thoro is reason to fear that Mr. EdlBon can not lnsuro tho $1,000 rate. Tho mysterious earthquako recorded some weeks ago, which could not bo located, has found a startling solution. That u mountain should fall, burying hundreds and wiping out an entire population, bears gruesomo testimony to tho truth of tho instruments which recorded a disastor as great If not greater than tho one which ovor whelmed San Francisco. Othor dls asters aro dwarfed into Insignificance beside this appalling record of tho work of nature, which all the prudenco and resources of man can neither fore c nor prevent. HOME INDUSTRIES ECONOMIC LESSONS TAUGHT BY EDITORS OF MANY PAPERS. COMBATTING A COMMON EVIL Practices of Sending Dollars from Communities Where Earned Helpa Along the Centralization of Business. Apparently the press Is now fully aroused to tho importance of combat ting the evils of patronizing othor than home enterprises. Editorial and local columns of the papers, especial ly in tho woHtorn states, are filled with common-sense articles setting before tho people such facts as appeal to rea son nnd patriotism. Some editors In their zenl to accomplish good, perhaps go too far In abuse of systems that take money from their neighborhoods, and by severe criticisms of pntroiiH of out-of-town concerns "overshoot, tho mark" and fall to accomplish what Ib much desired. None will galnsny that the wage- earner has the Inherent right to Bpcnd his earnings wherever ho desires. If he wishes to buy his clothes In some distant city, ho has that privilege. Sometimes lie may have cause to do so. Ills home merchants may not carry in stock what he wishes to se cure. Others may charge him what he considers an exorbitant price. Quito often ho may learn that he makes a mistako by buying goods without a careful examination of them. When this is the case and It frequently Is the purchaser becomes a bettor patron of homo institutions than ever before. But there are a few things that the average man and woman overlook. It Is that the dollars that thoy send away means money taken out of local circulation, and the consequent impoverishing of the com munity to that extent. Say that there aro 2,000 people in tho community. Five dollnrs a year from each one sent afar amounts to $10,000 a year, and in ten years $100,000. Supposing that a fifth or sixth of this represent ed tho profits that should be left In tho community. It would be quite enough to establish a business enter priea that would support several fam ilies. Put from some communities the average amounts sent away for goods Is from a third to a half and often more thnn the total paid or needed supplied. Think of what a great loss that is! Think that this trade, given to the homo town, would immediately increnso Its business from a third to a half !x How many years would it take if the homo trade principle was adhered to Btrictly beforo your town would be more than double in size? It would only require a very few years. And with tho growth of tho town everyone living within its limits and its trade radius would receive a benefit. All the residents of a community have common interest in it. The la borer, the farmer, tho merchant, the doctor and the lawyer prosper In com mon. Their interests aro nnrnllel. Tho community is cooperative. If the merchant employed men from some distant city to do his work, would patronize an out-of-town doctor and tho town doctor send away for the help he needed, tho laborer would suf fer, and suppose that the laborers would Bend away for their eggs, their vegetables, fruit, butter, etc., would not the farmer be affected? Suppose that the merchant is compelled to do business without profit; can he pay r.s good wages to his help as they should bo entitled to? So it goeB down tho lino. Tho bettor tho home town can bo made, the bettor It 1b for all. De a patron of Jiomo industry, and by being such you assist yourself and all in your neighborhood. D. m. CARn. MISUSE OF THIJ MAILS. How the Law Reads Under Which the Postal Department Excludes Frauds. Section 5480 revised statutes of tho United States pertaining to lllogal use of tho malls reads aB follows: "Any person, who having devised or intend ed to devise any schemo or artiflco to defraud or to bo affected by either opening or intonding to open corre spondence or communication with any othor person whether resident within or without tho United States, by rea son of tho poBt office establishment of tho United States or by lncitlne such other persons to open communication witn tno person so dovlsing or in lonuing, ami tor executing such schemo or artiflco, or attempting to uu so, biiuu piaco any letter or mini age in any post otilco of tho United States, or take or recoivo therefrom such persons so misusing tho malls snau uo punishable by a fine of not moro than flvo hundred dollars fir.OO and Imprisonment of not moro. than eighteen (18) months, or by both such puuiBiimcnts." HOW 8CHEMER8 WORK. Cooperative Plans Used to Get Dollars from the People of the Country. Financiering or promoting has be come a particular science. This now science has taken the broad name of "system," and to "system" is attrib uted a Machlavellism that would make Insignificant the chicanery of the noted Ita'lian diplomat. At present tho nation Is treated to Illustrations of tho methods of the advocates of "system" through the magazine articles, und tho disclosures made or tho transactions of many big concerns which havo been investigated by the courts. When simmered down, It will be seen that it is by uso of money con tributed by the masses of people, and placed In the control of the few that the masters of finance are enabled to rob and build up at will, glvo and take, and let the people go to the bow wows. It is not tho intention herein to deal particularly with the gigantic institu tions, hut to show how the principles employed by them aro also brought into use by promoters of schemes of lessor degree. And hero an anomaly presents itseir, plainly showing how short-Righted the masses of neonle aro. the small-caliber schemers who apply 8 stem use as their main props tho cry of "trust" and "robbers." Well they know tho cupidity of tho masses, and by presenting what appears a piausawe scheme of cooperation get from out tho pockets of the people monoy with which to carry on busi ness. This plan of working Is generally a siocK-selllng scheme, a membership plan with promise of selling goods at wnoiesaie prices, and the paying of largo dividends. A number of such concerns havo lately come Into exist- once. Some of them havo such mam moth things in view that If their nlans could bo successfully carried out, it would be the building up of greater monopolies than those that they hold up beforo tho peoplo as Justification of tl'elr own existence. Do not bo deceived by tho renrcsen- tatlons made by alleged coonoratnrs. A close investigation will show that instead of a purely cooperative plan, ii is a scheme simply with tho obioct of getting from tho people money with wnicn to carry on business for the personal gain of a few. Don't invest money in any alleged cooperative store or concern located in llm in rem cities, and of which you know nothing other than the representations made by their promoters. Remember that it is a poor scheme that does not carry with all appearances of Boundness, for this Is essential to the success of it. Unsound Cooperative Concerns. "Self-preservation is ono of the first laws of nature," wrote some thinker long ago, and time has failed to provo it untrue. Yet how many commit in voluntary .suicide by unwisely follow ing tho instructions of soma quack doctor in their efforts to cure them selves of some ailment? And how many more bring to thamselves finan cial ruin by wild speculation in schemes that they know little about, prompted by glittering promises of great returns for little money. Lately numerous alleged cooperative mercan tile establishments have sprung up in large cities and are seeking' the sup port of farmers throughout tho coun try. Don't tak the advice of the "quack doctor" and commit financial suicide by investing in them and giv ing them your patronage instead of the business place of your owu town. Increase in Playgrounds. Tho number of children's play grounds is increasing rapidly In many cities. Recent statistics covering 21 cities between 25,000 and 300,000 pop ulation show there has been in two years an increase of 94 per cent, in school playgrounds, 48 per cent, in park and municipal playgrounds and a total Increase of all kinds of play grounds of 54 per cent, in that period. Lumber Boom Will Be Abandoned. Tho world-famous Susquehanna boom at Wllllamsport is soon to bo come a thing of tho past. It is stated that tho lumber companies now put ting logs Into tho west branch will close out their stock In two more an nual drives, after whl&h the boom company will erect a sawmill them selves and manufacture the lumber contained in tho boomsticks, rafting platforms and crib timbers. A stono cruBhor will bo employed to make marketable tho stones with which tho cribs aro filled, and the boom will be entirely abandoned. Philadelphia Record. Storing Produce for Market. Almost every small town has an Ico house of sufficient capacity to supply tho peoplo locally with Ice. It would not bo very oxpenBlvo to conduct In connection with it a cold storage plant of capacity great onough to caro for tho storing of fruit, eggs and othor produco brought in from tho surround lng country. Such an establishment would often save farmers considerable money by enabling them to keep their products for a favorablo market. MADE OF CORNMEAL DAINTY CONFECTIONS EASY OP PREPARATION. Baked Indian and Other Puddings Will Give Variety to the Dally Menu For New England Brown Bread. Stoamed Cornmeal Pudding Put n pint of sweet milk into a double boll er; when it is hot add a cup of suet chopped and shredded very fine. Allow the suet to dissolve in tho hot milk and add half a teaspoon of soda dis solved in boiling water. Now stir In, very slowly, your cornmeal, allowing the mixture to thicken until it is quite stiff. Take the upper part of the double boiler from tho, fire, beat Into the mixture it contains two oggs, three-quarters cup of Now Orleans mo lasses and a cup of raisins and citron well floured. Add a teaspoonful of cin namon, one of nutmeg, a little all spice, a dossil of cloves and a dash of salt. Cover tightly, fill the lower part of the receptacle with boiling water and steam for two hours. Serve with hard or foamy sauco. Paked Indian Pudding Cut up a piece of butter the size of a table spoon in a pint of molnsses and -warm them together till the butter is melted. Boil a quart of milk, and while scald ing hot pour it slowly over a pint of sifted corn meal; cover for an hour and allow the mixture to cool. Add six well beaten eggs, stirred gradually into it with a tablespoonful of cinnamon and nutmeg and tho grated rind of a lemon. Stire tho wholo very hard, put into n buttered dish and bake for two hours. Serve hot with a sauce. New England Brown Bread Take three cups of cornmeal and two cups of rye flour, one cup of molnsses, one cup raisins, one teaspoon of soda, one quart sweet milk, a little salt. Mix well together and pour into a tin pail with tight-fitting cover and boil in a kettle of water for threo hours. Be careful not to let tho water get into tho pail or stop boiling. Southern Corn Bread Sift one pint of cornmeal (white preferred), add a level teaspoon of salt and soda, a well bUen egg and ono and a half cups of sour milk. Molt butter or lard tho size of a walnut in a pan, pour in tho but ter and bake 25 minutes In a moderate oven. This same recipe makes de licious muffins. Also by making the same batter thinner, it can be used for batter cakes. Cornmeal Muffins One cup of corn meal, one cup of flour, ono tablespoon ful of sugar, one and a half teaspooiK fuls baking powder, teaspoonful of snlt, one cup of sweet milk, one egg, ono large spoonful melted butter. Bako in mufffn rings in a slow oven. Clothes Tree. An article of furniture too seldom used is the clothes "tree," resembling the posts of our grandmother's four post bedstead. It stands on threo feet and has half a dozen prongs or hooks. As it takes up so little floor space and holds bo ninny garments, it is an Invaluable article. In a small hall or vestibule it takes the place of the hatrack, and in a larger .hall it com plements the table on which men's hats are laid. For the necessary airing of one's clothes over night it is prefer able to chairs, as it can so easily be set out of the sleeping room. In tho bathroom it is especially convenient. The Way to Use Dried Fruit. Instead of stewing on the stove, as is the custom, put the fruit in clear, cold water and allow it to soak from 24 to 30 hours in a cool place, then gently simmer for a few minutes in the water in which it has been soaked. Try this with California prunes, and you will bo surprised at their sweet ness, requiring no sugar for the ordi nary taste. Tho golden rulo is never to throw away any water in which tho fruit has been soaked, for in it lies half the virtue of your sauce. Simply rinse the fruit thoroughly before put ting it to soak. Lemon Pudding. Beat the yolks of four eggs smooth with two large tablespoonfuls castor sugar, then stir in the juice and part of the grated rind of a large lemon; add two tablespoonfuls boiling water, and cook in a double boiler, stirring occasionally until like a thick cream. Beat tho whiles of tho eggs to a stiff froth, then beat into them two tnble spoonfuls sugar. When this is light, beat It Into the yellow mixture while the latter is hot, which cooks it suf ficiently to keep the whites from fall ing. Celery Jelly. Celery jolly is an attractive basis for fancy salads. Cut up the outer green stalks and to one cupful of celery uso one pint of water with ono teaspoon ful of salt. Cook until soft, add one quarter of a box of gelatin that has soaked for half an hour in half a cup ful of cold water, strain through a jelly bag and mold. When solid cut out tho center and fill with the salad. 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