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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1902)
THE NORFOLK.NEWS : FRIDAY , MARCH 7 , 1005s. r gOAAOOAAOOAAOOAAOOAAOOAACg 1 ON THE | iREBOUND I 3 By GAIIF1ELD MACNEAL t 0 5 2 OopyrlKht , 1001 , by S , 4 Garfleld MftcNcal. J1 'OOYYCXJVYOOYYQOYYOOYYOOYYOO LIHInn Trendwcll invoke on the morning of lier thirtieth blrtlulny to the sickening consciousness tlmt oho was nn old mnkl. She parted the cretonne curtains of her bed , curtnlna covered with red roses , suggestive of cummer sunshine , nnd turned her eyes 1 townrd the window. Knln beating ngalust the pnncs and dull gray sky ' proclaimed n cheerless November dny. Bho sighed. Then , stretching out n shnpcly nrm , she took n silver hnnd mirror from the ncnrby dressing tnblo t-Zr' ' nud carefully studied her features , ji In the language of Shakespeare she / , 8nw "no deeper wrinkles yet , " face " ' long nnd oval , patrician in outline and expression , skin rather olive , cyea brown , deep nnd luminous , a mouth gen erously molded , and a wealth of brown , sJV hnlr. On the whole It was a notable face nnd ono of chnrnctcr. Dropping the mirror on the bed , she " " A French maid neat called , "Lolsl" , , trim nnd smiling , nppcared with the breakfast tray. "Ah , mn'm'scllo ! A thousand con gratulations on your birthday. " "My thirtieth , Loisl But thank you Just the same. " "Ma'm'sello Is still young , nnd al ready fame has come to you. And when your novel Is published the world will be at your feet , " said Lois with a , comprehensive sweep Indicating the world. "Oh , yes , the novel,1' murmured her mistress , sitting up and starting In on her coffee and rolls , while the maid laid a bundle of letters and mnnu- ecrlpts on the bed. Miss Treadwcll opened the one bulky package nnd looked nt the accompany ing letter. It was from a great pub lishing house , formally expressing re gret that they were unable to accept her novel. She gulped down something in her throat. Her novel declined ! Her flrst really original work , to which she had given the leisure hours of six yearsl Truly , this was n most delightful birthday - , day gift "Lois , " she said and her voice trem bled "Lois , niy novel has been de clined. " "Ah , mn'in'selle , I am too sorry" with quick sympathy "but some other publisher will accept It. " Her mistress shook her head. " 1 shall not send It out again. I shall stick to hnck work. I can nt least make a living at tlmt. " Then she add ed reflectively , "my life has been u failure. " Lois protested. She worshiped her mistress. "Ma'm'selle has been suc cessful. You have a pretty apartment \ and everything you want. " . "Other women , too , have pretty apartments and everything they ; want. " "Ah , yes , but they did not work for them , " said Lois with n worldly shrug . j > as she went In response to the electric , ; ' bell , which at this moment buzzed 1 loudly In the hall. She reappeared with n huge white box. "Flowers , ma'm'selle , and a note , " she said gayly. Miss Trcadwell cut the ribbon that held the box nnd disclosed a mass of violets. They seemed to look up at her tenderly yet shrlnklngly ns she bent over them. With a sigh of pleasure - ure she took the note and studied the bold handwriting of the superscrip tion. Her heart Jumped. Surely It was Jack's ! Dear old Jack had re membered her ! She silt across the end of the en velope while her fingers trembled and eagerly unfolded the paper. "Dear Lillian , " she read , "may 1 hope that this remembrance of your birthday will prove that I have not forgotten you ? I hnve been In town two days. 1 secured your address from O.'s Magazine and send these flowers to warn you that I am coming to invade your sanctum sanctorum and ' talk over old times. Always your friend , Jack Alnsworth. " She started up , scattering letters and manuscripts on the floor. "Lois , " she said decidedly , "I want you to lay out my new morning gown , the sea green ono with the train. " j , ' Sitting down at her dressing table , ' Bho began a careful toilet. Her I" * thoughts were busy with the past. Jack had been her girlhood friend In the little Inland town where they were both born and bred. Again she was twenty-four and ho was .twenty-six. Why had he never spoken ? She knew he loved her , and , perhaps , she had loved him , too , then. But when her mother's death left her alone In the world , she was seized wljh the desire to come to New York to try her for- tune. Jack bad advised against It , but n strange perversity made her deaf to his warnings. f At flrst they had kept up a corre- * Bpondence. Soon even that link was bro ken ns she was drawn more and more into the absorbing whirl of newspaper nnd magazine work. For live years no letters had passed between them. To bo sure she had heard of him Indirect- , ' ' Jv't ly , how ho gradually forged ahead ' k . from clerk In the railroad ofllce to manager of the whole system , and she bad been glad for his sake. And now , after all tljls time , they were to meet She wondered what he it * , fi would bo like. Doubtless he had lost l > w" " the fresh , boyish beauty she so well remembered. He was past thirty now , she reflected with a sigh. Doubtless , too , his career as a man of affairs bad made him brusque nud cold. Bhe had visions of bearded cheek and chin , and perhaps glasses ! Horrors ! Had It really come to that ? Well , she wmild Ive In the old days , and pay no atten- : lon to externals. When nt last Lois announced that Mr. AliiBworth was In the drawing room , she swept to her mirror and sur veyed the graceful liguro reflected there. Her gown of sea green fell In shimmering folds. Her hair was done beautifully , and some of the violets were clasped In the silver glrdlo at her waist. She could not fall to bo satis- fled. fled.Tills Tills consciousness helped her to enter the drawing room with the per fect self possession of a woman of the world. With outstretched hand she greeted him as If they had parted but yesterday. "Jack ! How good of you to conic to BCO mo on my birthday and to send mo those lovely flowers , " turning to a center table where the violets were displayed. Jack Alnsworth gasped. Could this elegant woman with her perfect halt and silvery voice bo his old friend ? "Lillian , " ho said , still grasping her hand , "Is it really you ? " Hho smiled , and It was her old smile. "Yes , Jack , It Is I. You see , I am going the way of the world. " "Nonsense ! You are perfect ! " he cried vehemently. She was no less charmed. There was no evidence of beard or glasses , though the boy had grown Into the man tall , athletic , clean shaven , with strong Jaw and deep voice. His honest gray eyes feasted on her beauty. She flushed. "Tell mo what you have been doing all these years. Jack , " she said finally. "Oh , working hard and following your career. " "Yes , " she said , "you have done well for yourself and I am proud of you. As for my career , It has not amounted to much. " "Lillian , " Alnsworth said , leaning forward eagerly , "do you know that you have not written a line I have not read. You ceased to write to me , but I did not forget , dear. " Miss Treadwcll had forgotten the rain and the unfeeling publisher. "Tell me , Jack , what brings you to New York ? " she asked. "I have been elected vice president of the road and must live here , " he re plied. "Then I suppose you will marry and keep up an establishment ? " with a pretense of lightness. "I don't know , " ho said dubiously. "Thcro never was but one girl for me , and she she has achieved fame. She would not think of giving up glory to become the wife of a railroad man. " A feeling long dead woke In the wo man. "But she might bo willing , Jack , If you asked her , " she said almost wistfully. "She might gladly give up all her false glory to find real happi ness. " "If I thought that , " said Alnsworth breathlessly , "I'd ask her in a minute. " She thought of the novel , of the hack work , of the loneliness of her life which this friend of the past brought sharply before her. "Jack , " she said , "I've declded"- She paused , I then went on rapidly , fingering the violets in her belt , "to give up literature for good. " Alnsworth started forward. "Do you really mean It , Lillian ? " "Yes , I do , " she replied bravely. "But why ? " he Inquired , doubting , puzzled. She looked up at him , and he read it In her shining eyes. He leaped forward and folded her In his arms , crushing the violets In his eagerness. "My darling ! " was all he could say in trembling tones. As for Miss Treadwcll , with that cm- brace came the realization that woman was not made to live on mind alone. "Lois , " she called , after a little , "bring me the manuscript of my novel. " She took It from the wonder ing maid and turned to Jack with a radiant smile. "Come , " she cried gay ly "come to my study fire and help me make dust and ashes of my literary pretensions. " Mnmmy " Art CrltlcUm. The old negro "mammy" of the ante bellum type Is fast disappearing , and when ono does meet with the genuine article there is generally reason to re member the occasion pleasantly , says the Baltimore Sun. Recently a gentle man was making some purchases In a small grocery In west Baltimore , when there entered the store one of those characters belonging to the days gone by. Hanging conspicuously on the wal of thp store was a large lithograph de pleting an airily clad youngster In a field of waving grain. The picture 1m mediately caught the eye of the new comer. "Who dat ? " she asked the clerk. "Why , that Is George Washington , ' replied the clerk , with a twinkle In his eye. eye."Huh "Huh ! " grunted aunty dubiously. "HI lulcs mo' lak Moses In dc ambush. " They Still Name the Cook. A queer custom , which prevails at no other court than that of Ureat Britain Is the announcement at the beginning of each course at a dinner of the name of the cook who has prepared the dish es served. The origin of this custon dates back to the reign of King Gcorgt II. , who miulo a great favorite of one of his cooks , promoting him to the rani of chief over the heads of all his sen lors. This , of course , created grea Jealousy , and every effort was made to oust him from royal favor by rcn derlng him responsible for the failure which were laid upon the king's table Greatly Incensed thereby and fearlnt to lose his post , he complained to the king In person , who Immediately gave orders that henceforth whenever a dish was placed before him the name of the cook responsible for Its success or fail ure should bo announced In an audible tone. The- Moon Kept an A certain well known judge wan once violently attacked by a young and very mpudunt coutwol. To the nurprlRO of everybody , the Judge heard him qullo hrough , unconscious of what wan Ha Id ly thowi prcwnt , and tnado no reply. After the adjournment for the day and when all were assembled at the lotcl where the Judge and many of the court folk had their refrcshmci , ono of the company asked the Judge why 10 did not rebuke the Impertinent fel- ow. " 1'ermlt me , " said the Judge loud enough to attract Uio attention of tun whole company , among whom was the mrrlstor lit question "permit mo to ell you a llttlo story. My father , wl. wo lived In the country , had a dog , a more puppy , I may say. Well , this puppy would go out every moonlight night and bark at the moon for bourn ogcthcr. " The Judge paused , IIH If ho had Un shed. "Well , what cf it ? " exclaimed half a dozen of the audience nt once. "Oh , nothing nothing , but the moon kept shining on , Just as If nothing had lappened.1' One of Onr Vlemt It Is peculiarly necessary that wo In America should understand the dan ger of morbid Belt consciousness , for it s ono of our two most distinctive na tional vices , being equaled only by our rrcvcrence. It IB no accident that more bookfl are written about America than concerning any other land , nor does It mean that wo arc more intereat- ng , except to ourselves , than the rest of the world. It docs mean that we are BO self conscious , so oversensitive to milse and blame above all , so anxious ; o know what our neighbors are saying about us that any traveler , however Inane and Incapable , who spends u few weeks upon our soil may return home uid write his book about us , and wo juy'It by the hundred thousand. We ire doing great tilings , thanks to our opportunities and our forefathers , but liow much greater might wo do could wo use in quiet , simple action the time and energy we spend in pluming our selves upon our achievements. Ed ward Howard Grlggs In Ladles' Home Journal. The Side De Moray Cared For. The Due do Moray , half brother to Louis Napoleon , WUB embassador ex traordinary to the emperor of Russia during the coronation festivities and wrote home that the French might learn something from the Russians , if it were only how to light 10,000 can dles In five minutes. De Monty was In Paris the night before the coup d'etat and spent the evening at the opera. Between the acts ho went Into ono of the boxes to speak to a lady of his acquaintance. "What shall you do , M. de Moray , " asked a lady , "If the national assembly Is swept out of doors as threatened ? " "Madame , " he replied , "I shall try to bo on the side of the broom handle. " Gentleman's Magazine. Army Shorn niul Corn * . "If a law could bo passed , " said a chiropodist , "prohibiting the wearing of any shoe In this country except the pattern army shoe worn during our civil war , the corn doctor's occupation would be gone. That war was for the time the greatest corn eradlcator ever known. I never knew a single case of a soldier in that war who suffered from corns a month after ho began wearing his regulation army shoe , and I was four years a soldier in it myself. That shoe seemed to be made Just right for comfort. " Qnlte a Difference. The department store is useful and convenient , but the multifarious na ture of its activities sometimes leads to a dilemma. "Where shall I flnd something nlco In oil for the dining room ? " asked a stout smiling woman of the floorwalker In a western department store. "On the third" began the floor walker. Then he paused and looked doubtfully at the inquirer. "Did you mean a painting or something in the sardine line ? " he asked. No Uprising There. Elderly Gent ( clinging to strap ) There are a good many conditions af fecting our governmental system to day that arc very oppressive , and their continuance may some day lead to a popular uprising. Lady ( also on the standing commit tee ) Perhaps , but ( with withering glances at male occupants of the seats ) you would never look for it to begin In a street car ! Richmond Dispatch. Ho TV to Mnke Glac. To produce liquid glue which will keep for years break pieces of glue and place In a bottle with some whis ky. Cork tightly and set aside for a few days. This should bo ready for use without the application of heat ex cept in very cold weather , when the bottle should be placed In hot water for a few minutes before using the glue. A Mouth Without n Full Moon. The month of February , 18CO , was the most remarkable month in the world's history. January had two full moons , and so had March , but Febru ary had none. This had not occurred since the creation of the world , and , according to some astronomers , the same thing may not occur again for n period of 2,500,000,000 years. Silently ARMcnteil , The Nervous Pedestrian ran plump Into a Stolid Individual standing In front of u Clothing Store. "You Dummy ! " he shouted , The Stolid Individual Ignored the Ac cusation , A Second Glance showed the Nervous Pedestrian that he waa Eight Los Angelca Herald. DISTRESSING ASTHMA. T lie Cttrrtl Tlil nUrnnr Mint Iln KOIIKht lit Hurl ) ' Htnirm , In popular imago asthma In a term employed < o dwrlbn n well known condition , yet It IH significant of the broadened knowledge of dlHraiicH In general that , an a distinct disease , ( ho name IH applied In a more and moro restricted SCIIHO by physicians. For example , the asthma of which Dr. JohiiHon complains In Ills later years , IIH recorded by Uonwell , IH HO clearly set forth by the faithful biog rapher that the modem physician In even now able to determine that nn affection of the heart was responsible or It. Asthma Is often a family affection mil Is frequently traceable to parents , grandparents or great-grandparents. Most sufferers are of an excitable , cmo- .lonnl or nervous temperament. It lears a rather striking analogy to cpl- epsy In that Its attacks are character- zed by suddenness and Influenced by strong emotions , llko fear or grief , and not Infrequently occur nt night , when : he sufferer may lie plunged from deep sleep Into an attack. In both diseases excitement during the day Is often fol- owed by attacks. Physicians believe , however , that a ilgh strung organization alone Is not fiiilllclent to develop the disorder , but Unit some other source of Irritation must bo added that Is , some faulty utate of the system elsewhere , llko dis ease of the digestive tract , harmful factors circulating In the blood , obsta cles to free breathing In the nose and others. Whatever may be the source they must be dealt with energetically and at nn early stage , slnco long standing cases of asthma Invariably develop changes In the lungs and heart which are permanent. The disease can then lie dealt with only by measures aimed nt palliating and cutting short thu sep arate attacks and with no reasonable hope of an actual , permanent cure. For the young sufferer and for those In the early attacks of asthma the writer would emphasize the necessity of a thorough search for and the re moval of any and every error In hy gienic living In order to avoid the suf fering of the chronic asthmatic and the further diseases which it brings In Its train Youth's Companion. Sponges grow In odd , fantastic shapes. Some of them have an over growth resembling huge warts. There are some suggesting hands , hats and figures of Idols. These arc curiosities and not marketable for practical use. In trimming them Into shape many small sponges are made which aroused used for children's slates , for blackIng - Ing fchoes and In making paper. The uses vary according to Hlw * . Ono of the largest sponges known Is In Now York city. It Is fan shape and sonic three feet In diameter. For practical use It Is worthless , but as an exhibit it Is valued at $100. The best sponges are Imported from the Mediterranean , although Florida produces very line varieties. These vary in price from n cent to ? 20 apiece , although occasionally fine specimens bring fGO n pound. The best of these are used in surgical op erations. Other sponges are the mandruka batt , the elephant ear , velvet , grass and sheep's wool , which Is best for washing. The cheap sponges are used In washing carriages and by painters. A Curious Iiullnn Cimtom. In the original settlements In British Columbia a peculiar Institution occa sioned gala times for the red men now and then. This was the "potlatch , " a thing to us so foreign , even In the im pulse of which It Is begotten , that we have no word or phrase to give Its meaning. It Is a feast and merrymak Ing at the expense of some man who has earned or saved what he deems considerable wealth , and who desires to distribute every Iota of It at once In edibles and drinkables among the people of his tribe or village. He does this because he aspires to a chieftain ship or merely for thp credit of a "pot latch , " a high distinction. Indians have been known to throw away such a sum of money that their "potlatch" has been given in a huge shed built for the feast , and blankets and orna ments have been distributed In addl tlon to the feast Celt nnd Snxon. One of Sheridan's talcs was of an Irishman who met n Briton , of the true John Bull pattern , standing with fold cd arms In a contemplative mood , ap parcntly meditating on the greatness of his little Island. "Allow me to differ with ye ! " ex claimed the Celt. "But I have said nothing , sir , " re plied John Bull. "And a man may think n lie as wel as publish It , " persisted the pugna clous Hibernian. "Perhaps you are looking for fight ? ' queried the Briton. "Allow me to compliment ye on the quickness of yer perception , " saU Patrick , throwing down his coat , am then they pitched In. A Turquoise 1'eciillnrlty. 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