f'EMAHA JDVERTISER.
W- W. SaNDEhS, PiiLIIshcr
NKMAI1A, yiOM ItASKA
Word comes from Arizona flint, rfnlt
HI vol Is to lie dammed.
.Sniio men are ho mean t tin t, they
don't want ashes put upon an icy walk
Iicciuihu they nro hard on hIiooh.
It In oiip tiling to bark at tlm civil
H'l'vlco HyHlcni. but It reqiilrus an un
lined lira ltd of congressional courage
Idto It.
IMcrpoiil Morgan avoi'H rsolemnly that
I here l no water In hlH personal tax
lint. Wo i'nii readily believe that the
lint wax not Inllaled.
Tint King of Sweden l 7" years old.
Kvidenlly Sweden doesn't share In the
lpe' that a man Ih "a dead one" af
ler he linn piiHHed the age of .'t"-
Not only are the railroads complain
In that they are unable to gel com
petent men. but already Himllar mur
ium liifjH hae begun to be. heard from
the leap year gli'ls.
Kngllsh scientists have discovered a
new poison, one whiff of which would
1:111 a whole roomful of people. Why
should scientists devote valuable time
to the making of that kind of discov
ery? The trouble among the employes of
the United States .Steel Corporation
who Invested in the stock of the cor
poration reveals the one weakness of
the prollt-sharlug Idea. The beuetlelar
les do not enjoy sharing the losses.
A Pennsylvania man who is being
mied for $in,000 for breach of promise
nays he would have married the girl
it he had been able to earn more than
tjll a week. It Is hard to work up sym
pathy for a girl who wauts Unit kind
of a man.
The cable takes the trouble to In
form the world that "great commo
tion" has been caused at the Spanish
court because I'rlnoe Louis Ferdinand
of Uavarla dislocated "his linger." Of
course if he had only one we can un
derstand the excitement, but otherwise
wo cannot fancy what worda would be
used to describe the effect on the court
had the prince dislocated his neck.
Those persons who enjoy a good,
hi pi arc meal, in spite of what Is said
about tho advantages of leaving u table,
with an appeUte for more, will be glad
of the Indorsement from nn eminent
Hngllsh physician, who says: "The
human stomach works better when
slightly stretched Just as tho lungs
work better wlUi deep inhalations In
duced by bodily cxcrclso In tho open
air."
So fewer whips aro made in Wost
lleld, Massachusetts tho largest whip
making town in tho world thun were
made before the automobilo became
popular. This seems to provo one of
two tilings either that there nro as
many horses in use as formerly, or
Unit moro whips aro used upon each
of the remaining horses, because the
automobiles In the rond require that
something bo dono to distract tho at
tention of tho animals when they meet
tho machines.
Potatoes worth seven hundred and
llfty dollars a pound, or about thrice
their weight In gold, would strike even
a millionaire as something of a luxury,
as indeed they would be, for Uio table.
That price was recently paid, however,
at a market in England, not for a lux
ury but for an Investment. The pota
toes which brought this extraordinary
llgiiro of a hundred and llfty pounds a
pound are a new variety, only a few
of which have been raised, and those
few are in great demand for seed. A
single potato sold for seventy pounds
sterling. Another variety sold for
three hundred pounds tlfteen hundred
dollars a ton. llerouftor a gold-mjne
will be a weak metaphor for a profit
able enterprise, x'ho real money-maker
will bo "a perfect potato-Held."
Uncle Sam is now doing a rushing
business as a builder. He lias llfty
structures, mostly postofllecs, under
contract, and nearly three times as
many more under authorization. The
cost of buildings still uncompleted will
be almost as much as the total annual
expenditure of the government a half
country ago, when tho supervising ar
chitect's ofllce was established. The
construction of public buildings is one
of Uncle Sam's methods of "laying up
money." Ho cannot put it out at in
terest in the savings banks like an or
dinary individual, but ho can cut ol!
rents by owning ids own business
houses. Yet ho builds so much more
substantially and therefore expensive
ly than private concerns that tho rents
unveil ordinarily amount to n very low
rate of Interest on their cost, often less
than the rate on government bonds
Hut this is not wholly a dollar-and
cent matter. The dignity of tho fed
nil government, as well ns tho con
Vllllllll'O OL 116 unuiio, iti iihvj.u Ik
Inning unliable quarters for tho trans
action of public business. Tho present
Bupervtdng architect Is now employ
lug the Htylo of architecture seen In
the great WiiHhlnton buildings, nota
bly the Capitol, tho Treasury and tho
i White House. This will carry a gov
ernment look to the national edifices
in all parts of the country, ho that they
may be distinguished at a glance from
mercantile olllccx and collegiate Insti
tutions, it Ih desirable that Home defln-
Ite and reasonable rule should be oh
' served In the Helectlon of places where
i public building are to be erect(d.
Some towns of four thousand Inhabi
tants have a government building; oth
ers of forty thousand have none. This
result comes from Congressional log
rolling. This evil like the spoils sys
tem will eventually disappear.
Tax-dodging has become so widely
prevalent in the United States that Its
criminality lias almost ceased to bo
recognized. In every community, and
especially in every large city, thero
are score of men whose word as to
every oilier matter is as good as their
bond, but who every year swear oft
or otherwise evade the greatest part
of their lawful taxes. Tax-dodging is
not only legally criminal, but it Indicts
a moral and material Injury on all
who do not practice It There Is a cer
tain amount of revenue that must hit
raised for public purposes, and if the
dishonest part of the community docn
not pay Its share the honest part must
pay more than its share. The publlq
olllciul who tries to check this spiv
eles of wrong-doing is certain to in
cur Hie 111 will of the Individuals di
reelly affected, but Ik; may repose in
the assurance that Ids course will bu
heartily endorsed by the community
as a whole.
Some are decrying myths ami fairy
stories, others are denouncing preside,
moral tales for children. Dr. Lcavltf
would deny youngsters the "Iliad" and
"Odyssey" and have tliein devote the
time given to classics to the Bible
Hov. Fred V. llawloy, secretary of thd
Western Unitarian conference, quesi
tlons whether the Bible Is a proper text
book for Sunday schools, to say noth
ing of allowing a child to peruse ltd
pages according to Its own Inclination.
Mr. llawloy finds many instances ol
wrong-doing in the Bible and he tlilnkii
the minds of children ought not to be
come familiar -with these as they ought
not to become acquainted with the pro
ceedlngs of criminal courts. Other
Bible wtories which he thinks lack n
foundation of truth Mr. Ilawley ob
jects to giving to children who are too
young to discriminate. What will come
of all this interference In behalf ot
children asku the Chicago Chronicle.
Does the child of to-day need such ail
inordinate amount of protection that
the limits of its mental range must be
rigidly prescribed? Must It lie fast
tcned to some secure literary stake In,
order that it shall not go astray? Is it
to bo allowed no freedom of choice foi
fear it may learn to do evil? The old-
fashioned plan of admitting a child to
a good library ami allowing it to rango
at will and select for Itself inny after
all be quite as good as the present un-
certain method of beginning with lit
erary pap and gradually giving dilu
tions of more substantial stuff as tho
child grows older.
Children with large Imagination
crave fairy tales, while those more
logical demand that stories shall be
true. Must both be forced through
"the mythical period" just because
grave pedagogues have decided that Is
best? Is a boy to be denied llomei
because there Is a strange love nffaii
mixed up with it? Is a child to be giv
en a mutilated Bible because human
nature Is found there In all Its ex
tremes of good and bad? If children
are to live In the world and to come
In contact with Immunity, good, bail
and indifferent, they will not be seri
ously Injured by reading what they
Hud In Homer or the ltlble. Children
are not such weaklings as older people
would have them mid a certain latl
tude of reading Is better for them thar
too much restriction.
What She Kcoognizcd.
People like to be told what they al
ready know, to hear about old friends
aojl old Interests. Absolutely new in
formation lias nothing in the mind to
hitch to. Tills story from the "Memo
ries of a Child" Is an illustration:
Once, probably before the child's
school days began, somebody took bet
to a school commencement, and a gen
tleman made a long, long address, to
which the child listened with respect
ful attention. The general sound ol
the words was familiar to her. am'
she was hardly aware of the fact thai
she did not at all understand.
Hut all at once he said soiuethluc
about a pink sash, mid the child looked
around at the person who had brought
her and laughed delightedly. Shr
knew what a pink sash was. mid she
knew he was saying that girls liked U
wear pink sashes; and, oh, how re
freshing It was! Then and there the
ciilld decided that It was a very nlcr
speech.
Remember, when a truest at u lmrt.v
Unit' you can't stay s; late you ear
J ward off all talk about you., .
"Ilnlf the milk you leave in the pal
very morning disappears," protested
he female customer.
"You ought to have a waterprool
pall," said the milkman.
"Oh," retorted the woman, "It lsu'
Uie water that leaks out."
Hncli Pour Friends.
ISdyth -1 Just hoard sorncthliifl
ubout you.
Moyme -It must be something scan
diilotiH.
ISdyth Why do you think so?
Mnyme Because you look pleased.
Wnnleil Kluttren.
"What would you do If I were to dli
and leave yon. darling?" asked tin
bridegroom, who was on the shady sldi
of 70.
"Leave me how much?" nnxlouslj
asked the bride, who was well, Itf
us say 21) years and 1 1 months old.
fitlll Hud n Chance.
She I understand you arc a Joki
writer.
lie I may be guilty, but I neve:
talk about the stuff I turn out.
Sho That's good. There's nlwayi
some hope of reformation when there'l
a sense of fdinmo.
On the Wroiic Trull.
"It la no more thun right that tM
Btrong should aid the weak," said tin
landlady.
"And yet," rejoined the sareastK
boarder, "I full to see how dropping j
hunk of butter In the coffee would
benellt it any."
BdrcuHm.
Noozoy Hello, Snappe, what an
you going to do with the camera?
Sn.ippc Going to bore an artcsliu
well In our sitting room; you dJdn'i
suppose I was going to take picture!
with it. did you? Philadelphia Lcdgec
Dr. George Sltuson, editor of the
Journal of the Medical Assoloatiou
will give in April a lecture to the
students in the medical department
of the university of Michigan upon
some topic relating to medicine.
Congressman Castor, of Philadel
phia, was sworn iu on tho ,29th of
February and is aire:' 'j known as
the "leap year member." The
assertion Is made that Mr Castor
is the only member who ever look
the oath on the date named.
A blood curdling feat is performed
by a Parisian cyclist. He whirls
down an incline of ninety degrees,
und attains a velocity of 120 miles an
hour. Here thero is un upon space
of thirty-live feet between tho twelve
foot tiacks. and the rider leaps It.
Should the daring wheelman mis.-;
the landing place he would fall llfty
feet.
Unfortunately the tilings that are
too good to be true are a good deal
scarcer thin the things that arc too
true to be good. Judge.
For some unknown reason the
shark lias returned to European
waters. In the Italtic, for example,
where sharks had been extinct siuce
I7f)! they have made their appear
ance iu considerable numbers.
Tho cowbells used in S.vit.oilund
have a peculiar s-umd, rather mourn
ful in its droning prolongtion. it
has been discovered that tigers fear
it, and run when they heai it.
Therefore, Swiss cowbells have beeu
Inrnducid into the Himalayas, as a
protection for cattle.
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work. Kiu-lo-u IOl- for it,tk-t imrniniiliuiml i;iriK'ii-
lurk. Aildivm OKO. W, IllUJ, Dept. K., York, Ntu.
It's i long leg that got no pulling.
Most people who havo a fad ou tbo
brain have nothing in It.
All creameries use butter color. Why
not do as they do-usu .IUNW TIN 1'
BUTTKR COLOU. '
It Iv. very ea.v tu gain notorlty in
this world; all yu hav to do to
head mob or steal a horse and the
job Vi. done.
Mrn. Wtuslow's SOOTHINO HY1UJP for olill
dr.'ii tci'think-, M)ftoiin thu wiims, reduces linin
QiHtlou, nlliiys pain cmres colic. IMcei'w bottle
People witl) weak lungs aro recom
mended by medical men to read
aloud, as this strengthens thioat,
lung and chest muscles alike. The
reading should bo deliberate and the
enunciation distinct, the body being
held in an easy, uruestralncd, up
right position, so that the chest will
have freo play.
Kor $1.05 Money Order.
Tho John A. Salzor Sped Co., La
Crosse, Wis., mail postpaid lf trees, con
tdstinj,' of Apricots, Apples. Crabs. Cher
ries, Plums, Poaches and Pears, just tho
tiling for a city r country garden, in
cluding tho grout IMsinark Apple, all
hardy Wisconsin stocK, aro Heat you freo
upon receipt of ?1.0T.
AND FOU Hie AND THIS NOTICE
you get sulllcicnt seed of Celery, Cur
rot, Cabbage, Onion, Lettuce, Itadish and
Flower .Seeds to furnish bushels rj
choice Hewers and lots of vegetables for
a big family,' tognthor with their groat
plant and seed catalogue. -(0. N. U.)
Shell and blanch the nuts and chop
them line To each tablespoonful of
in I need nuts add a half tablespoonful
of ireilm cheese. Mix well and spread
on thin slices of crustless bread.
A Oon-1 Gtirtilc.
Salt and water makes an excellent
gurgle for weak throats. If used before
going to bed at night. Public speak
er!", singers and those who have to
rend aloud will find it very effective.
K.yc Muninn.
Two scant cups rye meal, one-half
cup Hour, one-half cup Indian, one ta
blespoonful sugar, one teaspoonful
soda, one tablespoonful lard, two tea
spoonfuls cream tartar, one egg.
Repellent for Nabblti.
Orchnrdlsts, whose trees ore dam
aged by rabbits, may repel Uio pests
effectively und economically. Take a
bar of cheap soap, of the soft kind,
that will rub oil' easily and adhere tc
the wood.
Hub the soap upon the bark from
die ground up to a height beyond the
reach of the rabbits. Take pains to
leave no spot untouched by the soap
When the soap Is washed off by rain.
It Is easily replaced.
The smell and taste of the soap arc
repugnant to the rabbits. They wll'
not gnaw bark that is coated with it
Many orchnrdlsts have found soar
more effective than any of the blood
grease, tar, tobacco or pepper repel
lents, and it is also far more econom
leal.
To prevent the smell of cooking from
getting Into the house, sprinkle a lit
tle cedar sawdust on the top of the
stove. When milk bolls over on the
stove or In the oven sprinkle a thick
layer of salt on the burning milk; let
It remain a few minutes, then brush
off
Charles W. Jenking, of Corpus
Christ!, Tex., a millionaire, has
perhaps the oddest fad of any f.-ollee-tor
of curios iu the United States
that of human skulls. He has at
present in his private museum 2-18
perfect human skulls gathered in
all parts of the country.
The cooking range of Mrs Sylvius
Little, of Whittnore, Mass., smoked
badly, so sho took down the stovepipe
and cleaneo it. Next, she thought
The mountains ot tho world nro
gradually but surely decreasing in
height. This need not occasion
worrimcnt to the earth's inhabitants
for, according to a scientific paper
read recently before tho Scientic
Congress of Paris, at least ViOO.000
years must elapse ere the mountains
will have eritir-ly disappeared.
Thomas NcUon P-igc. novlist. an
nounces his intention of establishing
in Hanover county, Virginia, the
county of his birth, a technical
school for young men and women.
Literature iz. a trade in which the
poorest workman often gits the big
gest wages.
'iYosinte und Million Dollar OraHH.
Tlip two greatest fodder plnnts on
enrtli. one kooiI for 14 tons hay mid the
nli r SO tons given fodder per ut.
Crows everywhere, so does Victoria
Kiipc. yielding (1U.0(X) lbs. sheep and
swine food per acre.
J 1ST SI5ND 10e IX STAMPS TO THH
John A. Snlzer Seed Co.. Ln Crosse,
Wis., ami receive in return their his
catalogue and lots of farm seed samples.
(C. N. U.l
Instructions To The Cook "How
long shall I boll the eggs, ma'am"
asked the cook.
f Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year.
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Do They Travel Backward?
One of the saddest things in Un
history of college graduates Is that s
many cense to grow when they have
rece ived their diplomas. On graduation
day they reach their mental hlgh-wate;
mark, but after that the tide gradually
ebbs, and It never rises quite as higfc
again. When just from college mnnj
of these graduates impress one as men
of great promise; but, somehow or ot.li
er, they remain prospectuses all theit
lives; t.hcy never become published vol
umes. They study law, teach a while,
or else, perhaps, engage in business,
nut they do not hold on very long nny
where or at anything. They seem tc
lose their grip, and instead of forglii
ahead they drift down stream. jfl
As a rule, a graduate who thus ly,'.i
to realize his promlso thinks that,
when he receives his sheepskin, therci
is no need for further mental exertion
on his part. Ho feela that ho had won
his laurels, and that ho can afford tu
rest upon them. After four years'
study In college he believes that hi
lias covered the wholo field. Having
won a diploma, he has no other goal in
view. Purposeless, without a life plan
or definite line of work, ho becomes
the most hopeless and pltnble of nil
human beings a drifter. "How can I
overcome this feeling?" hundreds of
young men are asking. Becln to over
come It now! Do not allow it to grow
over you like moss on a deserted build
luic. Try to abandon the thought that
your life is purposeless. Success.
Quick Action.
"That distinguished-looking man is
a veteran of seven wars."
"You don't mean ltl Why, ha looks
too young to have seen service like
that. How does it happen?"
"Ho spent n month In South America
6ue time." Cincinnati Times-Star.
McGill unlvorsity at Montreal,
Que., has conferred tho honorary do
gree of doctor of Jaws upon M. Jusser.
and, French ambassador to thd
United States, in acknowledgment
of his distinguished services to
literature.
Etfaduru J. Faulkner, of Portland,
Me., is sueing Louis Suikowltch for
$1,600 damages, alleging that ho
kissed her against her protest,
meanwhile putting both arms
around her waist. "
Founder's Day was observed by the
Fa ulty and students of the medical
department or the university of
Michigan, Feb. 22. Professor Flem
ming Carrow gave an address entlteti
'George E. Frotbingham." Dr.
Froth i nullum was connected with
the medical department for thirteen
years. During the latter part ol
this i erlod was professor of materia
medica.
We could all be happy enuff If wa
only knu how to play well the kardi
we hold
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