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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1897)
JJ 7. .-rt $ '52 V r w THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER W. XV. HANDKUS, 1'ublUher. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA. rr AT HOME. A Hcply to nunlctto'n "Sinco Sho Went Home") Whore lin.i bIio Bono No cvonlnB Bhntlows llnRur cold nnd Krny, Ko wlriclu of winter chill tho ntumncr tiny, A fadclcRR HprltiRtlnio bloouiB upon tho way Whero alio hath t'ono. Whoro ho hath gone Js'o wnlllnfr note awnkoth Hljjn or monn, Tho old Kind nones tnko up n Kindlier tono, Tiioro'H liuiKhtcr swootor far thun wo huvo known. Whoro sho hath gone. Whoro flho hnth koiio ITer saintly pranenco hlcBBcs maiiBlons fair, Glory KlcaniB about tho head bo dear, And thy poor heart will Und ltu root up there, Whoro nlio hath gone. Whero sho hnth pono TImo doth not mark In days Its golden niKht, Tho Hun la dimmed by Heaven's greater light, And there are never tears nor lonely night Whero alio hath gono. Whero nlio hath gone Thou, too, noma dny, will go If God no will, And while transcendent rupturoa thro' thco thrill. Thy bouIb nhall meet, redoemed, yet lov ing still, Whero she hath gono. Llla T. Dews, In Atlantn Constitution. "Bft'ER BUZZA1UV' IIY IIAIlItV HAM.. V ALL tho birds Unit fly, "llr'cr Buzzard" !h tho ug liest und tho IctiHt c 11 y a g 1 n (,' Hu might ho onllod tho Bkolotun in tho cloHt't of tho bird world. Wo don't like to Btiy any thing more about him thnn wo can help. He isn't aploiiH nut Bubjcct. Tlio poor fellow seems to bo awnro of hia own huinblo sphere in feathered Boelcty, too, and liia innn iio rs uro modest nnd deprecating'. He makes no nolno in tho world. His de meanor, whenever ho walks abroad, is uhrlnklng- und sad, as if ho was con scious of his own clumsy movements and the disagreeable ideas his presence suggests. But ho is not ultogothcr un appreciated, depressing as ho is; and of him way bo snld, with truth, that ho does no injury to any living creature. He lives his harmless life and docs his grewsome duty. What more need be said of anybody? Mankind may not lovo or admire llr'cr Buzznfd, but they are forced to accord him respect nnd protection. The innu who kills him breaks tho law and of fends his fellow men. But there are many interesting things about tltis undertaker in feathers that huvo never been described, probably uecauso tho general tendency has al ways been to let him alone; and of all tho larger birds of thiB country thero is not 0110 which is Ichb intimately known than this. Ho can bo seen on almost any day in the southern states, soaring high in tho blue Bky or dashing slantwise in wind nnd storm, a majestic and graceful ob ject. ThiB is as near as most people caro to sec him. In his homu life ho is, it must bo ac knowledged, a mean and unpleasant creature; and yet, oven there, ho is not without interest to tho lover of all tilings which infinite wisdom has placed upon tho earth. Two speeles of this vulture, improperly called buzzard, in habit tho United States cast of tho Hlocky mountains, 0110 of which ranges from New England to the Gulf of Mex ico, and is fnmiliarly known as tho tur key buzzard. Ills scientific name is UiiUinrtcH Aura, and ho is a very dif ferent individual from his humbler cousin, whoso closer acquaintance wo uro now making. Tho turkey buzzard is a somewhat larger bird than tho black vulture, and 1h not black in color, but a mixture of black and reddish brown, the latter being the prevailing color in his plumage. His beak, feet and head, where tho skin is bare, are of a bright red color, nnd ho Is much less grotesque ly repulsive in appearance than tho black vulture of tho south. lie also moves, when on the ground, with a sort of dignified deliberation very different from the clumsy hopping nnd "teetering" stride of his blnck cousin. The latter Catharista Atrata, the scientists call him is the common scavenger of tho far south, where ho becomes as familiar almost as the ehlck ens in tho small towns, when cold weather or scarcity of food drives him from the woods and fields to the haunts of men. He has absolutely no redeem ing feature of personal appearance. Ex cept when sailing high in air, he is a de fected, wretched, hopeless and revolt ing object. Ills color is sooty blnck, ex cept the tips of the wings, which arc of n dingy, grayish white, this color be ing visible only when tho wings are expanded. Ills beak, head and bare, wrinkled neck arc dull blnck. and hiu whole aspect and demeanor Is ludic rously appropriate to his ghastly call ing. lfe Is a bird of the semi-tropics, and can but ill endure the degree of cold -which is often felt iu the Gulf etuten in January. At such times lie resorts to the towns, nnd en ii often be seen on the housetops, crouched close against n smoking chim ney, wliero sometimes u half dozen will push and struggle together for tho warmest place. When hunger presses, lie will descend into the backyard nnd walk about in ills dejected, clumsy way, disputing with tho chickens for what' ever scraps may bo thrown out. When ho drops down from on high among theso chickens, thero is a mighty flutter and consternation; but they kooti learn to treat him with the contemptuous Indifference to which he is accustomed, and the haughty rooster or quarrelsome old lieu will not hesi tate lo knock him heels over head, if lie comcn L'Hwecn tho wind and their no bility. He Is n very uncomplaining bird. lie does not make any outcry. He simply spreads his great wings and sours far beyond the reach of his petty enemies. He meets witli tho same scornful tyranny from the turkey buzzard. It is tin odd sight to see one of the latter swoop down upon a flock of the black vultures us they nj-o gathered ubout a dead chicken or other unimul. Ail the black ones scramble out of tho way, hopping, flapping and making their lionrso hissing sound their only note und runge themselves at a safe distance, where they wait patiently until their big cousin chooses to take his departure. The two species are often found to gether, but there is evidently a great gulf between them, and tho blacks never forget their humble nnd respect ful demeanor iu tho presenco of Ca Ihartex Aura. Along the lower Mississippi river, In Mississippi nnd Louisiana, all the small towns are protected from inundation by high earthworks or levees, and the ppaee between the levee und tho river, called tho batture, Is a sort of no-man's laud. Here garbage and refuse of all kinds is thrown, and the floating houses of the fishermen nrc moored. Such places arc the chosen homo of Br'or Buzzard. No one ever dreams of molesting him. Nooneevcrcnrestocomo near enough to frighten or disturb him, and tho life of plenty and case makes him lazy and stupid. AH dny long he sits on some tall cottonwood tree, drawn up nnd dejected, if the weather bo cloudy or cold, or standing with wings wide extended, to cnteh tho sun light if tho day is fine. This singular it, ' 'Jr (j5rfC .- O "SZ. v-gf vrM( TREAT HIM WITH INDIFFERENCE. attitude, with wings spread to their ut most extent, is a favorite with both Aura and Atrata, and they seem to be ablo to maintain it for hours without fatigue. Whcti tho flHhormen como in with their loaded bouts tho vultures descend, and crowd about tho rafts wliero tho flsh arfl, assorted, waiting until the dead orworthless ones nro cast aside. A favorite morsel is the head of the great river catflsh, which is always cut off before tho llsh Is offered for sale. Tho ilshcrmcn, like everybody else, recognize tho utility of tho vultures, and encourage them until they become al most llko pets; und it is ludicrous to see four or live of them seize a llsh head nnd pull llko boys at the old-fashioned game of French and English, Hupping, hissing und tumbling about the ground in their efforts to drag tho coveted morsel away from each other, in the midst of the ignoble struggle down swoops Cnthartes Aura into the melee. Tho black fellows fall over each other iu their oflorts to get out of his ionlship's way, and ho calmly sails off with tho prize iu his beak. No doubt it will surprise ninny rend ers, and probably create a diversion of sentiment in favor of this bird of ill omen, to learn that ho loves to be clean, and will even bravo Immersion in the cold water of the Mississippi river in order to effect it. On a warm und sunny day a large flock of the black vultures will assemble on a shelving, candy bunk or 11 heap of driftwood, apparently for tho express purpose of doing what the negroes who live along tho batture call "washing their clothes." Ouo by one they drop down out of the sky at tho meeting-place, each new ar rival taking up a position, and keeping it in decorous and dejected silence. They usually select a spot at which thero Is a partially sunken loir, and n f ti.r a large number uro assembled, one of the company win mnrcii gravely out on the hulf-submerged log, while thu othors sit motionless in their places. When the bather reaches the water, it is funny to watch him. As his feet touch it he raises himself ou tiptoe, and steps gingerly, shuddering at the cold contact; but he wndes bravely in, nnd as he goes deeper nnd deeper his fenthers rise ou end, and ho looks a plcturo of comic distress. He means business, however, and keeps resolutely on, until ho Is com pletely submerged except his head. Then he washes himself, precisely us n duck does, Happing his wings, rubbing and ruffling himself, and dancing up and down in the water until IiIh feath ers are thoroughly saturated. This ac complished, ho marches sudly out a much more distressful object than ever, pliakeH himself like a dog, and "hangs himself up to dry" by spreading his great wings in the sunlight and stand ing llko a statue for perhaps an hour, while his brethren each go through the same performance, one by one, until tho whole company arc standing with outspread wings in the hot sun. This singular spectacle Is a familiar one in tho huuiita of the black vulture, and, next to his great utility in remov ing noxious substances from the earth, Is tho strongest argument I can And to recommend him to the esteem of man kind. Golden Hays. ANDREW JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER. A1111111K White IIoiihc I.iiiUun Mrn. l'nt terHoa Wn Worthy of Note. A Nashville correspondent, writing of tho white house ladies of the past, pays this tribute to Mrs. Patterson, daughter of President Johnson: "As soon as Mr. Johnson succeeded to the presidency he made his domestic plans for occupation of tho white house. He besought Mrs. Patterson to ii.ssume feminine charge, which sho did with many misgivings. But she flllcd the place with the womanliness of a queen, und history hns only good to say of her. Of nil the. expressions concern ing her, she treasured thut of James G. Blnine more thnn any other. The plumed knight said: " 'She retired from the position, leav ing fewer enmities, jealousies and criti cisms than would have been possible to anyone else returning to private life from so exalted a station, when (he en tree thereto hnd been with so little pre vious social training.' " 'We are plain people from the moun tains of Tennessee, called here for a short time by a nntionnl cnlamity. 1 trust that too much will not be expect ed of us,' was the simple announcement Mrs. Pntterson made upon assuming charge of the mansion. The enre of an invalid mother and the training of her two children would have been enough work f or an ordinary woman. "Mrs. Patterson did what no other mistress had done before, opened the parlors and conservatories to the public every day.' Beforo nnd since the cus tom hns been to allow the public to in spect theso treasures on fixed days, but Mrs. Patterson invited the public every day, and wajs applauded by nil the prominent newspapers of the coun try for tlint 'truly Americnn act.' "There is only one member of the im medinto fumily of Andrew Jnckson now living, Andrew Jackson Patterson, son of Mrs. Patterson. Mary Belle Pat terson, one of the most bcnutful chil dren of the white house, grew to splen did womanhood, married John Lund fcbrcct, of Baltimore, a wealthy young man, but in a few years was seized with a throat trouble, and died while seeking health in California. From the time Mrs. Patterson entered the white house until her death, a few years ugo, per sonal sorrows and heartrending griefs chastened her sorely." Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune. An CiiNiifo Criterion. A story is going the rounds which Il lustrates the vanity of estimating num bers by noise. It sets forth that a Yan kee once went to a hotel where he tried and liked a dish of frogs legs for which, however, he had to pay a large price. "What makes you charge so much for 'em?" ho asked the landlord. "Because they are scarce,'" unswered the hotelkceper. "Scarce!" exclaimed tho Yankee, "Why, I'll agree to get you 1,000,000 of em." "Agreed," said tho landlord; "if you bring me 1,000,000 I'll find a market for thtiin." "All right I'll have 'cm by to-night, sure." Tho Yankee went away, and at night caino back with eight pairs of frogs' legs. "Where are tho rest of the million?" asked the landlord. "Well, to tell tho truth," answered the Yankee. "I formed mv bidfrmmit nt the number by tho noise!" Youth's Companion. A II lack KiiHciil. Tho raven is a "black rascal." no Is "sinister, sly, melancholy and grim visaged," although mischievous. Yet thero uro people who keep ravens as pets. Dickens hnd one, from whom Grip, the famous raven in "Baruuby Budge," was drawn, and who died from eating white paint, anything even .so distantly approaching purity neces sarily disagreeing with him. Unde terred from raven kecnintr the novel ist invested in another dark and mel ancholy bird, who came to an untimely end through Indulging too freely iu glazier's puUy. Tho Proper Tlitiitf. Smith Don't vou think your panto are a little baggy? .(ones .ot at all: this is tho slack season, you know. N. Y. Tribune. SCHOOL AND CHURCH. Tho colored Baptists of this coun try gave last year $41,807 for education, $35,320 for missions nnd $210,704 for mis cellaneous purposes. They gave church property to the value of $9,704,342 and school property to the vulue of $2,028, 050. President Thwlng, of Western Ite fscrvo university, Cleveland, says that in the CO years in the middle of the present century somewhat more than 10,000 men graduated at the eight principal colleges of New England, of which num ber more thun 4,000 became ministers. John Bach McMnster says in the Atlantic Monthly that, in the beginning of this century, "in our land there was not a reformatory, nor an asylum for tho blind, for the deaf and dumb, or for lunatics." And yet there are people who believe that the world hns been growing worse and worse the last hun dred yours I Announcement is made that the trustees of Columbia university have presented to tho institution $500,000 for a gymnasium. It will be built on the new site of the university, Morningside Heights, nnd will be the largest nnd best equipped as yet in the country. It will be 11 part of the great univer sity hnll, the entire cast of which will be more thnn $1,000,000. The statement is made from New York that Gen. Booth is considerably perturbed over the fnlling off in num bers and contributions in the Salvation Army posts throughout the west. Com mander Booth-Tucker's present aggres sive campnign in the west is understood to be prompted by the general's urgency and by a desire to strengthen the army in the leading cities. It is believed that the Volunteer movement hns cut into the army bndly, and it is now clainled that the Volunteers have strong posts in 400 western cities. The New York court of appeals has decided tho Fayerwenlher will case in favor of the 20 colleges which claimed the residue of the estate under clause ten of the will. This is the end of it famous ease, as this was the court of last resort. The decision was unani mous with the exception of the chief justice. As a result Yale will receive $300,000, while Boehester university, one of the parties making the nppeal, comes in for $150,000, in addition to the 5.100,000 origmnlly received. Amherst, Dartmouth, Wcsleyan are among the 20 beneficiaries. ROMANCE OF A RAZOR. Father Prized the Weapon Which Ilnil Killed ilia DiuiKliter. A most conspicuous and tender in stance of paternal affection was by cliunce brought to the attention of the writer a few days ago us he sat in a bar ber chair patiently awaiting the remov al of the superfluous growth from a neg lected, chin. While thus employed a man, apparently a German, entered thu shop and handed a razor to the barber, with a request that ho would nut H. in order us soon as possible. "And," add on no, -oe sure and not lose that razor. L would not lose that razor for ten dol lars." Naturally the barber was curious to know why so extravagant a value should be placed upon an ordinary razor and in quired the reason. "Why," responded the German, "that is the razor thut the sailor killed my daughter with. You can see the blood spots on the blade now. Thero they are. Those black stains are my daugh ter's blood. They will never come out. My daughter was u good girl. Ever since sho was killed I never shave with no other razor. I love her so much. As long as 1 live I use this razor in mem ory of my girl." It is difilcjilt to aston ish an ordinary barber, but this one was struck dumb for awhile. Finally he did recuperate sufficiently to ex claim: "Well, I'll be dunged." The statement of the owner of the precious razor was found on inquiry to be quite true. Two years ngo the whole water front was shocked by the foul murder of a young 15-year-old girl under circum stances of singular atrocity. Her father tvas the keeper of a sailor boarding house, patronized by whalers almost ex clusively. The girl had attracted the attention of 11 half-breed Knnnkn. wim wanted to marry her, but the girl would not consent und repulsed him with hor ror nnd disdain. In a moment of jeal ous fury the mad Kanaka seized the girl as sho was attending to some house hold affairs und cut her throat, nhn0.1t severing the head from the body. The razor about which the aged German was so solicitous was the real, actual instru ment of the crime. San Francisco Chronicle. An Illustration. "There's lotB o' min," said Mr. Buf ferty, "tliot nthracts a gred deal nv at tention widout much thot's substuntiul to show fur it." "Thruo for yez," replied Mr. Dolnn. "The lightest man runs up the ladder fustest. But it do be thu wan that brings u hod o' bricks wid 'im that ru'ly counts." London Fignro. Noncommittal. Mrs. Brown Have you -met Mrs. Smith, your next door neighbor, yet? Mrs. Jones Oh, yes, indeed, often. "What do you think of her?" "You know I never criticise my neigh bors, and I would be the last to speak ill of anyone, but I will go so far as to say that I am sorry for Mr. Smith." N. Y. Jqurnul. . . .. - FICKLENESS OR DESIGN. An Oracle WJ10 Conlil Not "Tnko Tumble." "Woman," ho said, oracularly, "is cither the most fickle or the most de signing creature in the world. Her affections have none of that stability that is so prominent a feature of mini's. ,r "Well. 1 don't know about that," be gan his companion, doubtfully. "I do," interrupted the oracle, "and I have had experience. I proposed to ft girl lust week und sho refvscd me. Two days later I proposed to another " "Stability," suggested tho compan ion, but tho oracle frowned. "Sho refused mo also," he continued. "I don't see any fickleness in that. You can't say that a girl is fickle just because she shows some sense." Tho oraelo winced, but ho was deter mined to prove his case. "Yesterday," ho said, "I saw thoso two girls out driving together, and to day I received a noto from each of them, and ench said that she had re considered the matter and thought, that perhaps she spoko rather hastily when she refused to become my wife. Then ench asked mo to call, and cueh set the snmo hour." "Well?" "Well, what nm I to do?" "You might ask them to draw lots."1 "Tho very thing!" exclaimed the orncle, joyfully. "But, just the snine, I stick to my original proposition, that they uro two very designing girls, with no conception of tho seriousness of genuine affairs of the heart, or clsa they're very fickle." Chicago Post. April, Mny aro tho best months in which to purify, vltallzo unit enrich tlio blooil and Erovcut nnd euro nil spring humors, and tho; est tncdlclno for this purposo Is Sarsaparilla s?vxe? tJro pared by U7 1. Hood & Co., I,ovcll, Mass. 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