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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1908)
Nebraska Advertiser V. W. GANDERS, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA When monnrchs neck the simple Hfo their subjects can well afford to fol low tholr example. Absencoonly" makes Henry James fonder of Amerlcn. That Ib why ho stays In England all the time. The hours wo spend In wishing inn craving for Iho ImpoHBlhlo could bo hotter spout In working for the at tainable. A mnn of Intelligence, wealth and power who treats his subordinates with rudeness and insult Is n natural rownrd. People who show no kindness or mercy in wealth and power will cer tainly recelvo none when poverty comes to bo tholr lot. The man who doubts and the man who scoffs have this difference be tween them: The- one uses his reason and the other his passion. PoBBlbly sleeping-car portors may become so wealthy thnt they will turn the tables and tip passengors who linu' mado the jaunt unklcklngly. Prof. Ross says the Idle rich are more dangerous than the hoboes. It must bo admitted, however, that they are less apt to hit you with a pleco of gasplpe. "Only peoplo with a million or more can afford to have 'stuporbus melan cholla,' " snys the Washington Her ald. Well, It Isn't oxnetly a disease that many of us crave. If the learned" professor of Harvard should. speak politely to "the lnborlng mnn would not tho laboring man give tlv learned professor a seat? Let the lenrned professor try It. They are talking of sending wlrelcBH mesonges around the world. For what purpose? So that a man can telegrnph to himself instead of tying a string around his thumb when he wants to romembor something? King Menellk of Abyssinia claims to be tho descendant of Solomon nnd the queen of Shcbn, nnd certainly It is no violent wrench of facts to sny he is a much bettor behaved old follow than some of our distinguished sonntorB. 'We do not know that it will make any particular difference in tho world's history whothor Gladys is happy or not. Would some of her patriotic ad viHers guarantee happiness for her with an American husband whom they might pick out? The Sheridan statue commission has approved and accopted tho modol of the statue of Gen. Philip Shoridnn, which is -to ornament Sheridan Circle, Twenty-second street and Massachu setts avenue, in Washington. Tho modol is tho dosign of Gutzon Uorg lnm of New York. The battleship Mississippi has been accepted by tho government. It is In order now for somebody to discover that she was constructed along anti quated lines and thnt it would bo pre postofouB to expect her to last more than one round in a battle with any thing bigger than a rowbont. FarmerB in mnny parts of the coun try have been able, owing to the mild winter, to do a good deal of work, ac cording to reports, but have found It difficult to get help in spite of the number of unemployed men In citios. Getting up at 4 o'clock n. m., and go ing out to feed tho stock does not ap peal oven to the hungry men. Orsn, in Swoden, has, In the course of a generation, sold $5,550,000 worth of trees, nnd by means of Judicious replnntlng has provided for a similar Income every 30 or 40 years. In con sequence of tho development of this commercial wealth there nro no taxes Hallways and telephones uro free, and so are tho schoolhouses, teaching, and 'many other things. Now a movement has been started to compel women to tako off their hats in church. Tho movement might ns well bo dropped at once boforo Its nd vocates lose unnecessary sloop niu stow thin through worry, if a worn- an is to tako off her hat in church what, she will naturally argue, is the good of her Easter millinery? Tho logical conclusion of this argumont is too Belf-ovldcnt for formal stntoment Helen Keller's latest lntlmato and detailed account of her experiences and emotions in nn oxistonco whore she is deprived of sight and hearing nnd restricted to tho throo othor senses, is a remarkable paper In many respects. But is not more remarkable declares tho Boston Herald, than her declaration that if a fairy bndo her to choose between tho sonso of sight and touch she would not part with tho warm and endearing contact of human hands. Those who possess both gifts of eight and hearing would perhaps , ponder Idng before choosing. FAITH IN EGLIPSE Elijah, the Prophet, Fleet from the Wrath of Queen Jezehel. STORY BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY" PREACHER (CopjIlKlit, IVOK, by the Author, V. H. Kri.tm.) Scripture Authority. I Kings, amp ler lit. SERMONETTE. Elijah Is not the only servant of Qod who has gone from glori ous victory on the mountain top down into the valley of discour agement and doubt. Here we find exemplified that which Is more than apt to be characteristic of every Chris tian the extremes of experi ence. The exaltation of the mountain top with Its victories through faith, and the dlscour agement of the valley with its ignominious flight. There is great contrast be tween the heroic figure of the prophet fearlessly facing the 850 prophets of Baal, and the fear-stricken prophet fleelnjj from the angry threat of a wick ed woman. And yet the only difference was that in the one case faith linked hlrrwith God, and in the other doubt shut out the vision of God and made him forget his power. Faith as It finds place in the life makes all the difference in the world as to the manner of expression of that life. Faith is needed in the times of great service and testing when the eyes of the people are upon us, and It Is needed in the quiet moments when we have not the stimulus of active service to buoy us up. The really weak moments of the servant of God nearly always come In the time of reaction, after the successful service has been rendered and nerves and heart and brain no longer feel the high tension. It Is in such moments of weak ness that evil comes to put us to flight and makes us forget that the God who sustained on the mountain top of service is able to guard and keep during the seasons of rest and retire ment. What encouragement there is In this story of Elijah for the Christian who fails. How pa tiently and lovingly God dealt with him; and how loving and patient God is with his failing children. "Like as a father pit! eth his children so the Lord pit) eth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remem bereth that we are dust." "The flesh is weak," as God knows. We fail as did Elijah eVen while our hearts desire bet ter things. But in such mo ments God does not cast us off. Nay, rather, he sends minister ing angels to succor us and to lead us to the mountain of his presence where with the still small voice he may speak to our couls and erstore us to his fel lowship and service. THE STORY. IT IS reco marvelous how quickly nature recovers from the dry, scorchim ponou or me urougnt when the re freshing rain conies. We havo all seen grass and leaf and flower brown and withered and dry and havo judged that it was pnst reviving, when behold the rnln has kissed its withered sur face, washing away tho choking dust and tho refreshing water has trickled down tt) tho rootlets and given them drink so that they could pour new SENTIMENT 1 know there Is not much sentiment in our present order of business. Yet. wo will never call out the lino hero isms of men until business in some way has been made the perpetual body of tho noblest sentiment of tho heart. Business ought to lie made Into a working form for tho Golden Rule. Even as things are, wo sometimes hear of a man who does what he can to order his business in the light of this lofty ideal. In the depression of IS'JII a manufacturer in the west determined not to let the hard times break up his working force, his economic family. Ho had scores of men and women working for him. Ho could have shut down and let these workers walk tho hopeless streets these workers who had built, up a fortune for him. Ho could have given them over to an enforced Idleness, to the fang of want or the worse fang of public charity. v But this business man, with a light on him from the Mount of Olives, this uuworldiy wise man, went right on life and beauty Into tho plant above, and we see the face of nature trans formed and beaming fortli with now I To and beauty. So It was In the land of Samaria. ''ho drought of the three years had boon ended by that wonderful down- lour of rain and where before there was nothing but dry, brown grass and urlod, withered leaves the sun rose upon a scene or reviving green. 'liroughout the land there rested h subdued consciousness that it was tho God of Israel who had wrought this change. If the tragic events on Mount 'arinol had mado tho people trom- hie and fear before the mnjesty and power of God, tho blessing of tho rain ad revived their faltering and way- ward spirits and brought a new con sciousness of God. "Kven Jezehel, who heretofore hath murdered tho servants of the Lord, must, know that the God of Israel Is he one God nnd thnt Unnl is no god at all," oxclalnieil the prophet Elijah as he walked forth tho morning after ils coming to .Jozreol. How glad ho felt that, his long period of exile was over. Mow good to see mo smiling face of nature as she struggled back o her verdant green. "God hath wrought mightily. Now will the peoplo listen to the voice of God's servant and lie led from the wor ship of Haul to tho worship of tho rue God. The land hath been purged with the blood of the false prophets and surely now the peoplo will throw down the high places and altars erect ed to these strange gods and will eturn to tho worship of God. I am glad that God hatli permitted me to live to see this day." And the prophet sat down benenth the shade of a friendly tree which stood In his pat h way and gave himself up to the contemplation of the re forms which he hoped lie would be able to bring to pass In Israel. He felt he could count on tho help of the peo plo and even of King Ahab. The shout of the peoplo as they had seen the answering tire of God's power de scending and consuming the sacrifice, still sounded in ills cars: "The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, lie is the God." "Yes," echoed tho prophet, "he is the God. The people and Ahab have so declared, and even Jezebel, I verily believe, will yet give up her Idols and servo the living God." Approaching footsteps interrupted lis reverie, and lie looked up to see a man approaching whom he recog nized as a messenger from the king by his distinguished garb. "Perchance tho king hnth sent for me to consider mutters or reform, was the 'first thought of the prophet, and rising lie took a step eagerly for ward and then stopped as the messen ger threw himself at his feet, and cried: "Evil hath been spoken against thee, and Jezebel hath sent, me to say that ore to-morrow's sun hath set she will have made thee as one of the prophets whom thou didst slay at tho brook Kishon." Such a revulsion of feeling as swept over the prophet only those who have been suddenly plunged from tho high est aspirntions to the lowest depths of disappointment, and despair can un derstand. The elation and hope which had been his but a moment heroic died within him and in its place came a sense of unutterablo loneliness and weakness. "But Aliab is not consenting to this?" he exclaimed nt last. "He raised no protest when Jezebel sent mo." "Hut it cannot bo -that lit; will so soon forget the experience on Mount Carmel, and his acknowledgment of the true God before nil the people," protested Klijah, clinging despnratcly to the hope that Ahab would certain ly stand between him and the throat which Jezebel had made. "Yea, perhaps he would desire to save thee, but thou llttlo knowest the awful fury of this woman Jezebel," said the messenger, lowering his voice and stepping near the prophet as though he feared some one might overhear his words. IN tBUSINESS with Ills factory, losing money with open eyes for a year. He sacrificed goods, he mortgaged property, ho bor rowed money, that lie might see his men through tho perilous crisis. This Is practical loving; tills Is religion in act Ion. Success Magazine. The Rev. Ng Poon Chow, the Chi nese editor, who addressed the Inter denominational Missionary conference In Calvary church last night, aroused the risibilities or his audience by a well meant comment on tho new army Which his country is now developing. "China," said tho learned Oriental, "is raising a standing army of ono million men." After a pauso, in which lie allowed his auditors to grasp tho extent of his statement, ho added with au inimi table Mongolian lisp: "China has never had a standing army. It has always been either a running army or a Bitting army." San Francisco Chronicle. Sick nt heart, the prophet turned. He had no heart to ask more ques tions or to make further protest. Si lently ho retraced his Bteps to the place where he and his servant lind spent the night, and at every step tho panic of fear and discourage ment grew upon him. Ho looked with suspicion upon everyone he met, fear ing they might be the avenger sent from Jezebel to fall upon him nnd slny him. He made a wide detour to es cape a man he saw coming in the dis tance, and when the mnn called to him and proclaimed himself n mes senger from the king with important tidings for him, he bade him stand at u distance and deliver his message. "It hath been told thee what Jeze bel hath sworn she would do to thee," cried the messenger. "Now, therefore, the king hath sent Baying: Flee for thy life ere the queen find some hand to do her bidding and strike thee down. Make haste! Flee!" Poor Elijah! With ono cry of anguish and despair ho turned and sped towurd his lodgings and paused only long enough to bid his servnnt follow hlin, nnd then taking the rond south ward towards Heershebn, he fled with desperate haste, looking ever and nnon behind him to make certain that ho was not being pursued. On and on he went, resting neither day nor night until he had come to Heershebn, where he left his servant and then pushed on into the wilderness and nt last fell from sheer exhaustion under the shade of a Juniper tree. "It is enough," he exclaimed, in anguish of spirit. "Now, O Lord, tako away my life; for 1 am not. better than my lathers." And then unconsciousness came to relieve him of the anguish and sor row which filled his soul. And while the prophet slept with the angels to guard him, what of tho woman Jezebel back in Jezreel? In the frenzy of her mad passion she sought .hither and thither for one who would carry out her threat against the prophet's life, not knowing that he had fled. All the prophets of Baal were dead and the awe and fear which came at Mount Carmel still rested upon the people, so that there was no one who dared undertake the des perate commission. In vain she searched everywhere for one who w'ould obey her commands and then In the wild frenzy of her wicked heart she declared she would do the deed alone if there was ono who would bring the prophet before her. But to her queries as to the whereabouts of the prophet there came the. an swer that he had gone and no ono knew whither. i BEAR TRAP SET FOR OFFICERS Surprise for Deputy Marshals in the Tennessee Mountains. The gaping jaws of a bear trap Ib what confronted Deputy United States Marshal John Blankenship, Deputy Marshal George Sharp and others when they made a raid the other night into the mountains of Blount county. In the posse were the two deputies mentioned and Deputy Revenue Col lector J. S. ltemine. They left this city and went to the North Carolina line, and there located a distillery al leged to have been owned and oper ated by "Uncle Sam" Burchfleld. It was in the. fastness of the mountain, and as the officers were just on the point of leaping from the roof Into the. little house Messrs. Blankenship and Sharp spied the bear trap, and crawled back. They were both on the point of leaping down at the same time, nnd had they done so they .would have been Instantly caught In tho trap. The trap is said to have been one of tho largest ever seen in the mountains of I3ast Tennessee. Hurchfleld had escaped, but it Is said that he will be arrested; but the oillcers in quest of him will look out in the future for man traps as well as bear traps. Knoxvllle Sentinel. A woman can economize more with one dollar than a man can with $20. Worthy of Ananias. Henry Hellenwig, a farmer of Clin ton, N. J., recently gave his daughter a zither. She played the instrument about the house continuously, master lug "Old Hlitck Joe" and "Home, Sweet Home." One afternoon Hellenwig stretched on a lounge, looked up to the mantel whore an old clock had lain tickless and backless for years. A big mouse sat within, drumming out chords with his fore-feet upon the loose coil of wire on which the ham mer used to strike the hours. Three smaller mice appeared, and, each strumming on a separate wire of the coll, played "Home, Sweet Homo" and "Old Black Joe." Hellenwig was lured back Into slumber, from which ho did not. again awake until his family re turned home, after dark. "Talk about nerve!" shouted the great iluancler. "Tho fellow actually had the nerve to call mo a bnrofacet robber." "Oh, well," we gently interposed "in his chagrin over his loss it was no moro than natural that he should fall to notice your mustache." Swearing, the Witnesses. Town Cynic "I don't like th' way thoy'ro doln' business over In our court louse." Friend "Why?" Town Cyn- c "Tom Slmmonds, tho court crier, tells mo that some ono stole the court Bible more'n a month ago, an' Binco then he's been swcnrln' the witnesses on the town directory." Tho Bohc uiinn. They Had. Three-year-old was listening to the phonograph. It waB singing n due,t an elaborate operatic selection for so prano and a contralto voice. When t ended he approached, closer to the machine, peered into the horn and then asked: "Mamma, have the ladles gone away?" Let Malefactors Begin. A witty Frenchman was asked if ho did not think it was high time to slop putting men to death. "Yes," bean Bwered, "but let the murderers be the gentlemen to begin." The same rule applies to all phases of tho warfare between criminals and society. Philosopher's Praise of Poverty. Oh, poverty, thou urt a severe teacher! But at thy noble school I have received moro precious lessons, I have learned more great truths than I shall ever And In the spheres of wealth. Rousseau. An Insidious Remedy. The Buffalo News lias discovered that rum and honey is a fine remedy for grippy colds. It is to be hoped the News will not find thnt its cold has become chronic. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Made with a Penknife. Hirnm Mnrtin of Reading, Penn., with a pocketknife mado two minia ture boats, one a steamer and the other a canal boat, each nearly four feet long, and one year was devoted to the task, during spare moments. Immense Block of Stone. The largest and heaviest building stone ever quarried in Britain was taken some time ago from the Plank- ington bed, near Norwich. It was in one piece, without crack or flaw, nnd weighed over 35 tons. Paint the Lowest' Step. Paint the loweBt cellar step white if the cellar is dark. This plan may save a fall and will do away with feeling for the last step when going downstairs. Lesson Taught by Life's ills. He who has not known poverty, sor row, contradiction and the rest, and learned from them the priceless les sons they have to teach, has missed a good opportunity of schooling. Beat! Mortui. Some workmen in Oregon used an empty nitroglycerine can to boll some water in. Right. You guessed it tho first time. It did. Have Learned Lesson. Widows are attractive because the game of matrimony has proven to them that amiability and kludness ar the only cards that win. Worth Remembering. In escaping from a Are crawl along the floor. Smoke ascends and there is always a current of air along the floor. Protein In Orchard Grass. Orchard grass Is richest in protein, being 4.9 to 100 pounds, almost double that of timothy. Improvement on Opium. In some parts of China tho natives have taken to raising grapes and ma Wng several kinds of wine. 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