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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1904)
NEMAHA ADVERTISER W. W. SANDBH3, hsbUafaif NRMAIIA, - - - NEBRASKA A shadowless world would bo a sun less one. If sour milk Is tho elixir of life, many people will think tho euro worso than the disease. Wonder how the Russians over de cided to let a battleship off with such a harmless name as Lena? Excessive nutomoblllng produces tho disease autonianla, so the doctors say. Excessive dodging produced autopho hla long ago. Tobacco Is smuggled across the Can- adlan border in bales of hay. Some nntldote will have to be discovered for that tobacco habit. A Vancouver Indian bought a coffin and a keg of gunpowder. Subsequent developments showed that the money spent for the cpllln was a clear waste An Omaha doctor successfully trouts lockjaw by placing his patient In a refrigerator. It Is tho resultant chat tering, doubtless, that loosens up tho Jaw. How-legged men ire to be discrimi nated against by army recruiting ofll eera hereafter. The average bow-logged man will be unable to see wherein the knock-kneed man has any natural advantage over him. It Is said that tho birth rate in Japan Is higher than In any other country, and that the death rate among children Is lower. This fact ought to afford the Japanese some satisfaction under nil tho existing circumstances. Despite frequent assertion, there aro as many opportunities for the Indus trious as ever. Tho trouble is with the new and bogus standard by which human endeavor and Its results aro weighed. The tendency of this Is to make two classes, the very rich and the very poor, the elements between keeping or falling Into one or tho oili er,, according to tho pressure of cir cumstances. The United States can well afford to stand before the world for peace, In stead of war. Strong, prosperous, ad vancing, leading the world In civiliza tion, as well as In trade and com merce, America stnnds for peace and the arts of peace. "With America ex tending the Invitation to a conference . having international arbitration in ..1..'.. .. ....!. ...I ....... ...wl If.. ,l,.u..1.l- n;w, un niijiim vii. unit no utoiim- tton, there would bo smnll doubt of the ultimate benefits to the world to cniiifl from the meeting. We are ndvlsed by high medical au thority that tho process of getting tip In the morning should be exceedingly gradual. There should be a series of tentative efforts to get awake. Some time should be given to stretching the limbs, and prolonged yawning Is 'ald to be a prophylactic. Jumping out of bed suddenly may produce apoplexy. Nothing should be approached with more conscientious deliberation than the act of getting up. Deliberation takes time. Aro 'we not told that ev ery thing comes to him who waits? There is no virtue In a dawdling saunter. Tho sIoav and languid drag ging one foot after the othor, which some people call wnlklng, would tire an athlete; It utterly exhausts a weak person, and that Is the reason why many delicate persons think they can not walk. To derive any benellt from the exercise It Is necessary to walk with a light, elastic step, which swings ' the weight of the body so easily from one leg to tho other that its weight Is not felt, and which produces a hen Why glow, showing that the slug gish blood Is .stirred to action in ihe 'most remote veins; The "countryman" promises to be come extinct In the United Stales. Tho "rube" Is to follow tho masto don, tho Indian and tho buffalo. The goneratlon that comes after us will Hnd It hard to und oi stand, some of the present-day Jokes of the "b'gosh," swan" and "gol dorn" kind. A I- ready quite as many city folk buy gold bricks In tho country as country folk do In tho city. In fact, tho biggest and brightest gold bricks 11 ml their market in town. A city-bred man is about as apt to tanglo himself up in a street car fender a- T'--' ! aid not nil tho people that blow out tho gas come from tho tall timber. W acarcoly appreciate what a treas ure wo possess In our English tongue. Tho vocabulary of English has been ,.n,.iiiiwi iir Thunder from ovory land nnd adapted to any Idea, and n tonguo which welcomes accessions whn those nre necessary. It Is not by n'rlnslc pi. iv vlr"'o howoer tho P. glish 'an O1 oin n i. ii i un'' cation, but rather by the increasing Importance- of the people that speak English. The British and the Ameri ca jls control a largo portion of the world's trade. Their Intluenco Is felt nimmMitinin 'Clint' unit in OVOevllllfl l I,,.,, ...., ,'1v ,..-i,0a tn anil tn'tlmm. Verily, the English language has come lorwurl since tho time when Hncon, i ii i. r (i,,i I despairing of the perpetuity of the English tongue, translated some of his works into Latin. If half of what Is told of tho new f I uv ovi A tlni linfnt lii Vr.it' Vnrt (tho St. Itegls) be true, then we have the most remarkable exhibition of mere lavlshness In the equipment of living quarters tliat tho world has to show. Tlie free spending of money by men who have it Is not a bad thing for the country, but Haunting super- iluous wcaltb in the face of tho pub- lie Is a social indiscretion, in a certain 8ons n social crime, that Is not wlth- out Its evil influence and bitter retri bution. All tho forces of unrest and dissatisfaction are set In motion by an obvious display of reckless and entire ly superfluous wealth. Tho St. Regis may, after all, be only a very hand- fiome n(j Well-equlpped modern hotel, but the stories told of the extrava- gance of Its fittings are calculated to make a lasting Impression of the use less superabundance of wealth that many Americans have accumulated. This Is not a wholesome lesson to 'teach. In spite of the similarity of their modern education, it will probably eon- tlnue to be true that girls are differ- r.nf ffini iwn'-o in (.tutu fimtioro motit I ' , I... .i i and disposition. The mothers who, led 13 books on child study, are surprised and perplexed by this fact of expe rience, may take comfort in the re flection that the world has gone on with a reasonable smoothness now the.se many years, in spite of the di versities of gifts allotted to the sexos. "I'm very much troubled about my little nieces," said a cultivated woman to a teacher of large experience. "I want to ask your advice about them. My two little nephews are the dearest, brightest little fellows you ever saw. I can Interest them In anything with- out the least effort. They aro nb- scrbed In their 'Nature study.' 'Hiey have made an aquarium and a herbari um; know every bird on the place; can irivo you the names of a great many Stars; ore collecting stamps and coins, iin.l luivo much morn ironernl informa- .... ii , i i. . iKMn , ;Vm V", " 7, Hum. ..,, i ...m. l .iww w... guess whnt Is their one interest! Tho only tiling they have any enthusiasm lor!" "Dolls, I suppose,'' answered the teacher, with a smile. "Yes! How did you gucfS? Isn't It dreadful The teacher suggested that perhaps the anxious aunt was combating a fundamental difference one which it would be Impossible and undesirable to obliterate. Mnl ltudlnous tnsks and interests press in upon the life of the t wont loth centurv woman: but the day hn not vet come when she can took at the fi childhood uoss that germ of many of her later una uest achievements. During the period that school Is in session Is the time to give the physical " ' " ' ' L" " " velopmen of the pupils a tJiought S ' ' m. d stS mav ioo of. the fnvbrlte doll of her owen gumi B , V without the warm conscious- - "n" " 1 her devotion to It held Uie . . ., . ,inll,vm.. ,iPOW.nwi in rot show itselt so plainly on the ox- ( my nIlutltCf.. nn(1 lllc .,0ft tcrlor, but is there any reason to doubt cnwl expPelM,on 0f his face wns replaml that It is any less common than tho bv r look of harsh indifference. "I'hIi.iw!" other? Certainly it Is more serious In ils ultimate results. Education Is hlL'hlv imnortnnt. but It Is not us im- portant as mental and bodily health. Where the one is gained at tho cost of the other tho substnncc is thrown away for the shadow. There is little danger of unwilling pupils being forced to ovcrstudy. It Is tho oager ones who are likely, If not restrained, to go too far. Tho child who com plains of tho work exacted of It is generally far short of the danger line, i,.f ii,.v r.., ,..im rn,iia tliun to oruilv Hut the one who steals time to stutij i. ..I.... ,,n,l ,.t,yi and cares not tor play needs cnie - ful restraint. I'arents cannot keep too constantly In mind tho fact that a healthy body is absolutely essential to a bappv life. And parents slioulU lenrn to know. too. Urn dlfforence be - tween tho child's smile of resignation and Its hearty laugh of true en u.v ment. rhyslcil fatigue is less danger ons j0 health than mental fatigue. The i,oy ot- 15 Y..il0 i,!is 0UQ tt dny'a werl: jn sil0n or Hold Is measurably restored j,y a night's rest, but tho umbltloti'ii ia(i w,0 tires his liruln Involuntarily1 1 t.ontlnuos his work after ho has close;! his book. "When one lays down tools Hmi quit3 physical work, recreation lmmed.iiicij aaa In, but uti. iiiuio H no end to mental work, even In droams. If a boy or glvl should be made to work eighteen hours a day and be denied time for proper eating of meals, the law would come to the rescue. Hut thero is.no rescue for the child who has a voracious appetlto Cot kuowleilge. There Is as much good for a boy In a ball and bat once h u while as Uiero Is In n text-boolc. Par- i .... . outs should not torgei Mint pnya cai u ; l(U)ineui is a1 nii nn wittv . , l ' . v....,. I 10 as IS 1 I' 'i'miu THE EMPTY CHAIRS. I tell her It Is foolish but each Thnnksg'.v Itiir ilnv Bhc's bound to hnve the Initio Hot In tho old-time wnv. Tho little nip niiil Hfiucer thut Henry al ways hnd Thnt handle hnH been broken since ho was Tho pJInt0 w ROt for moIIIo tho brim la a, "j. ... . . u .. tell tno It U foollHh, but her eyes, they tool. j.irn.Pt And tlion somehow or other I've got no Wh -i.p Hpt ,, . ,u0H for our Thanksgiving day. RllA . ..... ,.,,.-., vowpll ......... BP,n ,I1';)n7""l,,",'ly' ,M,t f,tl" ll'H nl" Tho lmbyHiiiod'' to uho it ; tho Imby thnt wn. n turkey corn. Wo wort one to the others; It Isn't much n,lt )t' nNutmo toneh for them nwny off t where r"1 i c v To set the children' places on each Thanks- giving dny, I ask n blessing always; there's lots I'd like to ask, nut with those empty places, the blessing In n task. , I tell ma not to do It I'm thinking nil the while now Henry used to argue thnt hnmlle wnH And HH7y'Bc'ghr. nmmten the way turn In style; It wan broke. 1,0111 ftX!. "Ul 1 81 " i tell her thnt It's foolish to set the things thnt wnv - And think we've sot the children buck home Thanksgiving day. We never tnt thnt dinner, We don't get half war through Till ma Is In some story of how they used Of how they used to chntter, and beg for this and thnt And nil the time u-looklng nt each place 1...- !.. n r. 4 xni thou and then -she's trytug to hide n sudden tear And flaylriB she Is tlmnkful that one time A"u they was here. But still I say It's foolish to have things To set the children's places on each ThnnkHKlvlug dny. W. D. Nesblt In Chlcngo Tribune. 'armer Caldwell' Thanksgivii It wns down in "01' Virginny" one November morning that Toby Strange of the genus "hobo" crawled out from the burrow he hnd innde for himself m a straw stack and looked around him. The fin was ruling nugn m a ouie naze, mm the chUl air made poor Toby shr,. "A cup of hot ooffeo would do me good" i,0 muttered, us he glanced dubi- Oo-lv t n Inrap log house plainly dis cerndble through the bare branches of Oomo fruit trees in the distance. lie moved forward awkwardly on the toes of one worn shoe nnd the heel of the other, endeavoring to keep his feet from contact with the hoar frost which had stiffened every weed und blade of grass an the Held. At the rear gate he paused as If nwo- Utruek by the sights and sounds tint greeted him. In the adjoining barn lot was a great cackle among the hens. 'which was almost drowned by Uie snnu tllp K,M,er.,i clutter. The noisy scene told its own story of comfortable farm life to the lonely wayfarer, uid he sighed deeply as he shunted into the yard and drew towards him a tall, blooming ehry- 'h ' i renthel Its migue.it m,,tm "Oh. tinder's end," he exclaimed under W- brantl.. "Another five minutes' eon- he continue! na he hobbled to the back door. "I'm too old and tough for nny sentimental vagaries," nnd he tapped on h" door. l,t wna nnonerl Instnntlv hv n verv nont. ni-ottv irirl of nineteen 'or twenty. As eho held the door njar, there poured out n pleasant steam, which bore on its brcnth n delicious odor of sausage, hot bi-cuit nnd strong coffoe. "Lady, I'm very hungry. Will you plonse givo me something to eat?" "Oomo in," she said kindly, "and eat your breakfast." Hiving 'mm a seac near me stove, sue "J,',h1 ,, . , ' . UK) KTilt Ll4U VI" ri I 11 II Ul '11 III .1 Willi 1 . nnvilft !r, ,,P;1VV i,u. cnU( ;um1 n ,,u'p of rich, crMinv eoflfei', flml 'm-rang,.,! np on the lntehe'n table. A, Toov te( he looked and really was for the time nt pence with himself and lH h world. He tnied in -dreamy, half oonsclu;w way to analyze a ihtiigut- ful odor which seemed familiar, but it vmued him -M the joiu.ff lady, opening 'tho stove, took therefrom a tempting ere- ntlou in brown and gold. r "rMimpUin pies," he breathed. "I know gotteu; Hut ero rue larmor nao qunc uis o. . u,i 4M m, 0j,i dnyg' hut appeared from sight, 'loby suihlenly the reuretful pang he fvlt wjis very much boftuuod by the substantial pleasure of tbc rrsseut. ftfonnrimo the young lady, with an nlr triiwuiili, boro ttlio pies into the next "Sce, papa!" Toby heard h;r exclaim, "my thrco years -nt school did not cost mv snec al talont." tr "So I eee," replied 'her fnther. "But why pumpUn pies, my dear?" "Why, papa, don't you know next Thursday is Thanksgiving day?" "Yes, Amy. Hut 1 havo been thinking In hrt ihnt wp mltrlit Hsnonsn with 'tho dinner this year. Whllo you were away at school your mother and . . mi 1 ii i ii,..i. . ecoilOHuteu ux. xunuiLaKivaiiK, uiiu mwi-u; ved fl0Vral pounds of nngar and flour, - "tuos Clearing a uonar on vuo cnrney. . .. . i t Jl.... . .i . a t. . i i thsu no seuo au ftJui; uiuucra auu rc- jolelng whon wo have nothing to be thankful for." "Oh, papa," Amy exclaimed in horri fied tone, "nothing to bo thankful for. How ciin yon say so when wo have so much more than wo deserve ?" "Yes, Amy, in u general wny that J true, nut yon enu t understand the hard work nnd close management I'm bound to practice to make ends meet. Tills your has been a hard one altogether. One of my best horses died last spring. The frost killed tho fruit crop. The pesky dogs killed several sheep; anil between the drought and the insects my corn and potato crops nre cut off n't leant half. nd now, to. on p tho climax tbnt cuttle man offers me a the calves ns I li bout half us much for uid counted on getting. No, I'm not feeling particularly thank ful." "Not have a Thanksgiving dinner, John, now Amy Is tit home and our only Iwy is coming, too!" exclaimed Mrs. Caldwell, coming into the room as ber husband concluded his remarks. "Not tlmnkful," exclaimed Amy. a sob in her voice, "when wc have good health, n homo nnd plenty in storehouse und barn," nnd Amy parsed hastily through the kitchen an'd out of sight in the ynrd. Toby, just taking the hist choice bits of his breakfast, cust n furtive glance at the girl and noted the trembling lips nnd tearful eye. "Now, John," said Mrs. Caldwell in n plonMlug tone, "you Jmve hurt the dear child. And she lias been so happy these weeks pntrt 'planning for the dinner and the guetfts. And besides celebrating Tom's return, at would he n most appro priate wuy for Amy to renew old friend ships, for After nn absence of three years t lie poor child is almost a Mt ranger in the nolghlwrhood." 1 in sorry to disappoint you and Amy." returned the husband. "Hut I cannot afford to entertain the .public tins year. .If you and Amy are so awfully thankful, you can have a wnall family dinner; one of tho litule turkeys, and none but home folks present." "The idii of scrimping and pitwfcMiii .wi a Thanksgiving dinner!" retorfed Alw. Caldwell, now evincing uimiiHtnkuble signs of anger; ;and leaving the room, she slammed tOie dMr after her With i High of niinglwl contentment and regret Twby slowly ro.e and pre pared to leave the snug room which seemed 'paradise to him. As lie passed the dairy lie saw Amy, with n Jar of cream in her hand, and thanked her for Ids repast. Then, with a forlorn home sickness Unit wouldn't be .shook off, he aimlessly climbed the long, red hill, and presently finding himself in a sum. snel tered spot, he threw himself on the dry leaves for, what bo Holdout indulged in, a little Hobcr reflection.: "If I were in that farmer's place," he soliloquized, "I honestly believe I could be as thankful as he ought to be. I -wish I could help that kind-hearted girl, but what can a poor tramp do?" lie was thinking of pursuing bis jour- THANKSGIVING EVE ney when voices reached his ear, and looking up ho aid, notto voce, "John Caldwell, ns sure lis I'm what I never hneant to be. Who would have thought. of .seeing him after nil these years w en. it likely he wouldn't know me if lie should sec me, but I'll not give him the chance." And Toby crouched low in the fence comer, while the farmer and cattle trader haggled 31 bout the bunch of plump calves in the pasturo field before them. At hist f mo wni im ... n(1 ,iArvnrtP(i u-hll Mr. Caldwell entered " 1" - , the woods at Toby's back. Toby's eyes followed :hlm thoughtfully. "If I 'hnd that fifty dollars," said Toby, I'd no more man xnaniuiii. n yet that ungratexui roproimiu i uju mtMu to let his daughter have a lhauksgiving limner. 1 imi it v . kick him into a better way of thinking, Toby, in his half recumbent posture on the leaves, felt loth 1o leavo a retreat so restful until his breakfast was di- reaching a decision, arose mm steaiuuij followed him. Mr. Caldwell's gloomy meditations took a sudden turn, as Toby from behind a tree sprang upon him, and before the farmer i-ould think oX rcsistauco or de- fense, ho lay prone on iila back with a .hundred nud eighty pounds of tramp seatcu on 'uis siwuuw;" "Take It easy, man," earn xooy. xou needn't cut up rough, It'll do no goon, i mean to bold you quiet v.-hilo wo have a little talk. I think 1 ean convinco you that you .have eoveral things to bo thank- ful for. Oil. VOU noedn't wigglo. I heard your talk to your wife and daugbtor, al- I though you umn x tteo mo, nor i juu. i I if nil .ti-,liUr 1 vtfi hmnkfnsontr on i ;.nu i. ., ,..w - ... you? bomrty. JS'ow, nstcn to me. wa i ..... intvf nfm n 19 n ii rn mir TirnH- juuuh jum ..wub ... I ......t. rtl.M.f tflin tannin." i ivi w v - "Who are you?" interrupted Mr. CaldW well, looking keenly Ht his captor. "It doesn't mutter, I'm not worth a mime. lut when we left school you went back to the farm; while I, holding your choice In contemirt, went to the city where in my Ignorance I thought' a man had a Hianee to rise in the world. For twenty years I knocked nlwut, sometimes working, sometimes starving, uhvaya Jiard pressed. "I lost my last job ten years ago, by striking for less work and higher wages. 1 couldn't got another job even at tho snmc wages, so I turned tramp. I havo not hnd t)he energy to try any other vo cation since. In fact. I have come to tho conclusion Tiiiai i ve none unoiigu u aui- -I.. IK. I 1 1 ferod enough to have gained the inde pendence I started out for. And now (the world has got to give me the living it owes me. "Hut murk you, not one ambition of my early lire nas neon realized. Ana now i must travel on in senrcli or tiia next meal, not knowing whether the peo ple I next encounter will give mo crumb or not. "Compare my lot with yours; a lovlug wife, a pretty daughter, a good home anil plenty to eat, all your own. And In ad dition to all these blessings you've got fifty dollars in your pocket at this bletMed moment." "Yes," growled Mr. Caldwell, "and that loving wife and pretty daughter yoa mention so feelingly know how to spend every cent of It." "What oilier use have you for it, man?" askod Toby, losing all pntionco and thuipping Caldwell's head -rather hard against the solid ground. "Such an old miser deserves absolutely nothing!" 'he exclaimed in disgust, as he dexterous ly changed Clio wallet from the frmer' pocket to his own. "Don't, mini!" cried Mr. Onldwwell, helplessly. Hut paying no heed to his futile strug gles and remonstrances, Toby calmly knotted n handkerchief round his bunds, then sprang up and n.wny. Mrnaldwell instantly gave chase, but unfortunately he fell sprawling over th first log in his wny. Toby had vanished from sight when he regained Ids feet, bo with an imprecation on his own ill-luck he seated himself and with teeth nnd nails endeavored to free his hands. Thin task accomplished, he made his wny home, in anything but a mild temper. FH wife met him at Uie door, saying: "John, a rather disreputable looking man came here a while ago nnd loft this," holding up the wallet. "He JwbJ he found it in the woods." "Thank goodness!" cried her husband, eagerly seizing bis treamire. "I thought it was gone for good aud always." Mr. Cnldwf-H is still wondering wv among his many school fello.vs "that preaching tramp may be." And although lie would have suffered death rather than admit so much to any one, yet he wn. convinced that the tramp had adopted the only effective method for showing IN TURKEYDOM. lrim his selfish and miserly nature. Aim! being convinced of his former errors, ho at once set alwut a reformation. As a first stop in this new direction, ho threw the purse in his wife's lap, then told Amy to invite tho whole country to din ner if she chose to do so. And what n dinner it was! Turkey, pigs, cakes and pies un loimtiful per fection, rendered doubly enjoyable by tho participation of dear friends, eich intent on doing justice to the 01 4 on by u hearty appreciation, nnd undi. tho witti cisms nnd laughter ran a current of fer vent thanksgiving, which mado Amy nnd her mother the sincere and happy hos tesses they seemed. Wnverley Maga zine. Nonsnnsu Calendar. Over the country-side The turkey stmts with pride, And seema to sny: "How nnhly I adorn This smiling autumn mom So blithe nml gny!" Put he'll adorn n plate When we shall cplehrnto ThankHglvlug Dnj-. ;-St. N'lcholiifj. The Mennin of tho Word. V .l'7i I T fi.il. T1 . n .1 . . Fnnksgibmn' turkey, huh? f Popny Dat's er cause yo' fank id .1. I 0.1 !. 5 g