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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1904)
NEMAHA ADVERTISER. IV. W. SahoEhS, PobMsh P NEMAHA, KKHKAKKA 5cople who hope for the best do uost to secure It Few married women rend fairy tales but they hear a lot of them. Old age raaj not bring wisdom, but tf lias a lot of fool experience to its tredlt Perhaps the Aiulah Hcct think, the tnrtb Is Ant because it has not rollud ver upon anybody. The three ages of a womnn are licr ago, what her frlonda tliluk It It, ttid what alio says It Is. Marie Corelll aya she lias no re flect for critics. Evidently she reads what they have to suy about her. A married man see ma to think thnt fll tils wife litis to do during the day W hunt up new places in which to hide lis things. The wise candidate who resigns a rentable Job Lti order to run for an elltco will always provide himself with soft spot ou which to fall. A Massachusetts bnrber lias been tfned for refusing to shave n negro. In other words, the court to.d th' lonsoriul artlnt that the black mun us worthy of bis steel. It has become the fashion for novel jBts to go to Europe for the purpose )f recuperating after each book. Con llderlng tho blood thoy huvo to shed k. Is no wonder they require rest. There Is in England a towp jwhlch tours the name of Ithudbaxton, jwhlch (lie Kugllah pronounce ICIbaon. The Immo of the town of Suit Flectby Is Jronouueed Sollaby and St. Othls In "oiBy. If the Russians ever llnd out tbout these cases there will bo a lino thnnco for their jokers. A woman physician over In London Announces the discovery thut "there Is so more stupid person than your man r woman who excels in games." A mrgo majority of us will be glad to tpprove the conclusion and place It on lie where it cun be readily got at. You vc It is only a small minority thut ex (els in games. "Shnn political Jobs; if nothing hot ter offers, become a shoemaker," Is the iirbstance of the advice given young rien by (VUIInui 1. Murihnui ou retir ing from the Ore mnrshalshlp of Chica go. If met quit running after politi cal Jobs the shoemakers would lose money. Many a pair of shoos is worn ut chasing a political Job. ' Universal peace, as U stands to-day, Sparely a matter of expediency. Sen merit cuts a sorry Gguro beyond In spiring conventions and resolutions of piotcst against continued warfare Rut If the forces alUod with the Christian Church wero to array themselves gainst the present practices and di rect their efforts toward converting the pleasing theory of universal peaco lute 4 reality, even though complete, success should not crown their tdeavora, th.re ti no Question as to the beneficial ro ti'M that would follow. ' V'0 ITIAfrt tintflwnrlliv ItilnK a vlaltni. . frv n abroad found in a journey across prairie region of-a .northwestern ute was "a great br.ck high-school 1 dlJliu that looked as if it cpuld eeut linti the people in the county." The t raihou.i wore frail and far apart; tra t numbers of the taxpayers could rly speak English; but the Scuudl ty.an immigrant had been no prompt Jo net up a school sb were the curlier t .lTrlm Fathers who landed at Ply 6wnUh. "When you foar the Imml Iran, look at the school," Is the wlso and nopeful word the traveler leaves Tho decade Just closing must bo writ ten in history as one of the bloodiest epo2hs of the world. In 1804 occurred the Ghlue-Japanese war. Thou cuir.o Cur war with Spain, which was Imme diately followed by England's war gainst the Boers, and now Japan and Uiissln are fighting for the mastery of Oriental Asia. Besides these great tvuggles there wero others of lesser jrlze and note. Italy, Germany, France. ' England and Portugal have fought the pal.ve tribes of Africa. Interior Asia inn been the theater of much denporato Anting. The Dutch havo had an In surrection to contend with In the East Indies. HaytL Central America nnd ihe northern nations of South Ameri ca have had rebellions too numorous o mention, while we have been busl.s Engaged for the last four yeors In sup rMlag vprislngs lu the Philippines. f ethh has tho American dete (fc ruled wuch la tho past generation f a i rMe practice. If e match were Arrange U-uwrrow between a youth f Jf IM Ms father 70, imIUmht I whom we kni the t t.lng would he 2 to 1 on tin- older iiinn. despite the knowledge thot his eyesight was fll ing. In our pride we refer to tho American volunteer as the bent soldier In the world, and so he was when he knew how to shoot, and ho he will bo nulii when he learns how o shoot. Hut the American volunteer who does not know how to point n gun can not hope to light the soldier who does. A regular army olllcer, who saw scrvleo III the Spanish-American war, said the only mlHtnke we did not make In that war was In the selection of an enemy. Had the American , volunteer In thnt war opposed soldiers who knew how to hoot there would have been 'wnlluig in this country. One hundred and twenty-flvo dollars a day Is charged for the best suite of rooms In u new hotel In New York City, and one of the wealthiest men iu the country declined to occupy- the suite recently on the ground that ho could tint afTord it. About the same time tho uowspapers were telling tho atory of an old woman from n coun try town In Pennsylvania, who, hav ing unexpectedly inherited eight hun dred dollars, went to New York, hired a room with bath nt twenty dollars a day, and stayed at the hotel until she had spent every dollar. She took sev eral baths a dny, to got the worth of her money, nnd when she was not In the tub, sat at tho window, watching the passing crowd. The contrast mis leads tiome commentators Into nrgulng that the rich man was a miser and tho poor woman a spendthrift; but this It fi short-sighted view. To the ono. the superfluous luxury was not worth the extra cost hecauoo he was used to luxury. The other, accustomed to pov erty, may have felt that she was pay Ing a low price In exchange for a gor geous memory thnt would gild tho re mainder of her days. A great deal Is nald these days In favor of simplicity of living, as if It were one of the easiest matters wh n. in fact, It Is exceed ng!y dinieult un less one takes a negative view of tin stluatlon. A person could live nfter the ToIto!an pat'e n. deny hlmsflf tho decencies of modern civilization and call this total alwtl-icn-e fro n comforts nnd convenl"nce9 simplicity of living, but It would ho a libel on the phrase. Chariot Wagner has nan r views on the subject nnd Is careful t sny that "pimple Is not a synonym nf ugly." Pastor Wapner hos many char acteristics of Thoreau, ejjie:-! illy the disposition to give up the In a for wh t seems to be the greater, the d.sriol Hon to get down to first prlnclplrs, to give up fictitious needs and to gi-t hold of that which r a'ly makes II fo worth living. lie d ffrrs from Tho reau In that his habits and enthusi asms are sympathoric, broad and In clusive. What M. Wagner especially urges is that one should got the best out of life, to secure the substance rather than the shadow of th n re gard the home as of more Importance than society, to develop character nnd mnko man himself the object of exist ence Instead of a fortune. The latter may bo all right as a means, but not ns an ea. To all this most people would assent, but the difficulty is to get at simplicity In a positive way. It Is a fact, as Emerson says, that "things are In the saddle and rid monklnd" but to over'trew the rldei and be free Is not so easy as It seems. Yet the very cornplsxlty and perplex ity of fife under present conditions press oa almost every Individual tin noccsslty of devising some way ol escane from the tyranny of thin. The Innumrable "convrn'ences of life" have become so oppressive and mod ern Invention has put so much within easy reach of all mankind that whether one will or not. tho question is forced upon him how to be rid ot superfluities. What are tho things of real value? What are essential to happiness nnd what are enmbcrsom and In the way? Do p"to npo:ranen to the contrary, there Is the hesrtnnlna of a return to grouter slmp'lc ty. Use less decoration hns not the hold In the parlor It had ten years ago. Things foi things' sake are not as much sought after as formerly. Good tnte is bun Ifhlng the loud, the excessive, tin meaningless. Tl erp Is plenty of room for Improvement yet but the-o an many hopeful signs of a better tat of things when1 cumbersome bngsago Ufoleps Impedimenta and ugly decora tion shall give pla'o tC; the utility ant' beauty of simplicity. V lh nnni iul Tito. There Is a peculiar tree In tho foi est9 of Central India which has inns curious characteristics. The leaves o tho tree are of a highly sensitive tin ture and so-full of electricity that who ever touches one of them receives ni electric shock. It has a very singula; effect upon a magnetic needle, and wll , Influenee It at a distance of even sev cnty feot Tho eloetrlcal strength o; the tree varies according to the tliui I of day. It being strongest at mlddaj and weakest at midnight In wo weather Its powers disappear alto gather. Birds nevor approach the tree nor have Injects bead seen upon It How much the teacher knows! AnJ ak eufct 4: ake has tka twek. RUJSIA AND THE CHOLERA. Hone Ounrd on I'lnuuo Inrt of Minis I lor i lciilt(iciiunr'u IMiticH. A peculiar iuty during my lust stay h St. Petersburg was to watch tho .tinrOlloll nf 'Iwilcr't luniniitiill i iiti Ins ioralun frouUcr. Admirable t.recuu- tntlfa lin1 linntt fntA I .. 4 I ten for fMu.nrl.,L. mlo. BWU,,,, llS1U. rraphlc liiforuiatlon, and every day I fcelvod notices from the ForHcn Of. eign Of leu as to the result, which 1 communl atcd to Washington. For uges Rus rta hud rolled on fctlshlsms of vari ous kinds to prcsorvo her from cpl lemlcs, but at last her loading olll tlnls had come to realize the uecessl y of upplying modern science to Uio Jroblom, und thoy did this well, lu I Uio city "sanitary columns" Were Pl inbllshcd, mudo up of small squads ir onlehils representing tho niedlea ind engineering prolesslons nud the lollco. These visited every nook am! ,!omcr of tho city, und, having ex rnordlnnry pow a for the emergency, iompellod oven the most dirty of the lopulutlon to keep their promises Scan. Excellent hospitals and labora- cries were established, and of those I oarned much from a former Cornell rtudent who held an Important posl- Ion In one of them. Coming to town lirce or four times a week from my innnier cottage in Finland, 1 was truck by tho precautions on the Fin- ilah and other railways; notices of vhat was to be done to prevent chol ra and to meet It In case It aunesreJ vcro posted everywhere In six differ mt languages; disinfectants were node accessible everywhere; tho Beats ind hangings lu the railway cars wore sovcred with leather cloth frequently rushed witli disinfectants; nnd to tho nain trains n hospital car was attach- d. while a temporary hospital, well iqulppcd. was established at each nain station. In spite of t.us the lumber lu the cholera hospitals at St. Petersburg In the middle of July rose a a very high figure, and tl number f deaths each day from cholera was tbout one hundred. Of these victims tho most eminent vas Tschnllcovsky, tho composer, a nan of genius and a most charming diaraclcr. On evening, nt n dinner mrty, he poured out a goblet of water rom a decanter on the table, drank It lown. and tho next day he was dead. 3ut with this exception the patients vere, so far as I learned, almost on drely from tho ponsant class. Al fliough boiled water was supplied for Irlnklng purposes, nnd some public tplrited Individuals went bo far as to et out samovars and the means of mpplylng hot ten to peasant work nen, tho answer of ono of the muzh ks when told that he ought to drink wiled water Indicated the peasant lew: "If God had wished us to drink lot water he would have heated, the Sova." Century, Helped in Huy Ono Ftonrno. In tho old days In Vorniint many of he towns wero without facilities fir tarrying their dead fmm tholr earthly labltntlona to the burying ground, riiereforo the good people went fro-.n iouso to. house soliciting contribution 'or the purchase of a town hoarse. It flraa a difficult matter to raise the ucc wsnry $40 or 550, but In tho town of ft. It was finally occerpllshed. At acli recurring tuneral dr.ero .t farm ers loaned horses to draw the henrso. In the courso of time tho old hears Hie to, the end of Its labors, even a hone whom It had carried to th? I.ttlo Jurying ground had come to the end if tholr labors. Toe sulyscrlptlon tommlttee mudo a second canvnas of lio town, and visited an old fa mor vho had contributed toward the first icurse and laid before him the ncces rtty of a second hearse. Old Gray Kard regarded them narrowly and "hen sold with determination: "Mo nnd my fnmlly ain't never had i use of t'other hearse, and I don't raleerlate ter pay out a dorn cent nore." LIpplncott's. Nco'Iod DiHitorlnjr. The well-known bluelerry story and 3io cow-catcher story of the country lillways sink Into luslgnlflcnnco bo !oro an anecdote In Harper's Weekly, rhe talc Is related by u traveling man vho recently returned from a trip through the West. I think I enme across tho seediest nllrood line In the" whole world. We vere crossing a stret h of prairie hurl Hicn the train suddenly Mopp d for 10 apparent i euson. After a wait of ilmoat an hour tho conductor camo hrough the train, glancing furtlvoiy it the exasperated pasougers as ho lassed. When ho camo to me ho itoppcd and leaned down. "Say." he said In a whisper, "have 'on got a piece of string? We want X) fix the on'.'ln-v" The. M.t.tt'r l-.UHny hi ul it. "John," said the editor, "we're very mxlouH to get nn Interview with your vlfe about tlia factional troubles In ler club, but she won't talk about it. Dan't you help us?" "Certainly," replied the editor's Jrlcnd. "Send n reporter np to seo u.'r thls'evenlug nnd she'll talk. In tho uoantlme I'll tell her to keep her nouth shut about the matter. That'll letch her." Philadelphia I-edgor. No, Cordelia, tho UtUe dear are aat teen Mt stag partie I.OUIS XIV. CINEMATOGRAPH ED. Kodeni Mcchnnlcul Matrlc Provide 4 VcrMHillftfl BpcctHcle. Frenchmen who venorate the past ind abhor all modern Inventions aroj te,1;.,b,J 8cnnd,l,,3ed at what they de- i ,mue ns ",e deration of the his, .., ... ...... . ! V , , l . UI ram I ' ,1(,ny ,ll8t wnB mnt,o serve as thd oucKfcrouuu ror u series of theatrical, ipectnclCA organized nt the request oil. i cinematograph operator. The object was to reproduce ai faithfully nfl possible a number ot ilutmcterlstlc scenes In the life of Ven I sallies during the life of Louis XIV, Eighty persons were engaged to reprei H uunnrcil Rllll IUH UOIW limit lha rrvi.nfr -t . I Hers, and nt 0 o'clock lu the morning they drove up in carriages and wero id jutted to tho palace grounds. All of them wore the costume of tbt period, and when the magnificent stati soach, drawn by gorgeously cnparlsoiu fd horses, had been brought from tin Trianon, an Imposing Louis XIV dressed In canary-colored silk and car rying a long gold-tipped stuff, took ua a conspicuous position In front of It. Around his majesty was a brllllnnl group of courtiers, with wigs and Mvords. nnd powdered ladlcs-In-wnlt Ing, nnd further off a band of inusl clans with tires and drums and other Instruments. In a largo open space between tha king and the Neptune fountain stood number of ethorcal-looklng ballet (lancers, who ns soon ns the music be t;nn kept time with graceful movement s they performed the danco of tho Valkyries, Ladles nnd gentlemen of the conrt itrutted about smiling nnd bowing, and King Louis beamed with royal satis faction nt the pretty sight. Not fur away three gentlemen in Irreproach- nble silk hats and frock coats supcrln tended the working of the cinemato graph In recording "nn entertainment it Versailles under Louis XIV." Then n white column of spray rose from the great fountain. The king on- lered his carriage, his courtiers form rd an escort and, followed by guards nnd retninurs, the roynl procession passed slowly before the photographer. In the nftcrnoon dainty wntei nymphs disported thomselvcs to the delight of his majesty In the Bosquet lie In Colonnade, nnd the day's pro feedings were brought to n fitting con- luslon by a duel between patrician la- lies, fought before tho royal eyes and those of the gcntlomcn with silk huts 5 nd frock coats. Iondon Mall. v " uvi u 1 ID HENNCOVlSrA'ORITC lu U.o ciu.oo u. a i-.n and eventful Ife Martin Hoggs had never bejn uown to admit that any of the full res which hud Loiprlnklod bis cur.er ind resulted from a mistuko on hU art. If his potntoe did not turn out well the new place he had ho cr lor hem in the face of advice, itwns be a use be bad "planted them there u. warning to his son. who bad a no- lon to try experiments." If his chll- ren had scarlet fever because he ha I 'aiilcd to take his wl.'cs wishes lutt onsldenitlon in regard to a visit tt u Infected house, "he wlslied them to uive It and get over with It, although le hndu't thought best to say so." If an Investment turned out badly "had just put tho money In to en- ourage tho comp.iny, although hi new it was no use," 'and If ii barrel f eating apples turned out sour li t hnd bought them to mnke Into elder." When ho opened tlie cellar door of a elghbors house one night under tlr. mpiesalon that it was tho one wh'ch .'I to another room, and then stcppol iff Into space and landed on tho eel nr ottom, It roally seemed ns If. to. once. would Iuive to own to u mistake. When It wns ascertained that bv oiid some bad bruises and one or wo enslly remedied dislocations Mnr In wns safe and soun l, one of his old ricmlH ventured a little mil 1 bi; ter. "Seems ns If. for once In your I fe. ou did make a mistake. Martin," said his courageous person: but Mr. Hog: urned a bandaged and reproachful ountenanco toward hi in. "It Isn't-whnt I'd expect of you, Izry." he said, mildly, "to call a lit'le nlsailc'IntJon like that n rog'lur mis Ue." Youth's Companion. 'FJrt? H lor" In tm Cninninni. In the Hrltlsh Hnuso of Commons, is soon ns the question to lie decided put from the chair, a clerk ut the able sets In motion u huge sand glass, auilltarly known to members as tho iir' noiior." nrouau r necnuse n , pn . . - nkes Uirec minutes to run out as he last sand runs through the glasi . i .. , er, and only those members who have luccccdcd in getting tlirough tho door vay can vote. J-eniliil'e LokIc. She (enthusiastically) Oh, I would uive given aay thing lu the world for hat vasol Ho Well, why didn't you buy -It? She Buy HI Why, tho tuuu wanted W L-euU ter tt. , UUJi BUDGET 01 im HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO INU3 HERE AND THERE. I fff. Tt,.l... A . " y . ,urfN,, t0 l,BVe ,,ec ttceemijr Horn-.jriM, ttml "oitu tnut Are oii, Curiouu m4 kaujrhuble The Week Humor. t( "Poor fallow, he Is quite brokpi J7? nm1 tl,e ,lo''tor M-V8 UtatlhtoVrit mn ,B dt,p to fast vIn-rtfrtf T -. mm ui i- uuriur twi.vs uiai.ni iWon In due to fast livIng.'iC "' "Fast living?" ' W ies; you sec. he Is a traveling ma ind he wns obliged to cat s$sny dial ng-car meals and lose soWj(4 'n sleepers that IiIr cpWtftiiUftp garS ivuy.MCioveland Leaden , very uucl. y' -. Mr. Borem Is rorevi t relating sosftfl Pilntn ultnitf Miliar,!? f uiccdote aliout himself.' 4 tn, mil i iuu "Oh, I doii't coualdcr ltodd exaets ty "But you see. they're tho only relat Hons he seems to be Pond (if and thel ire mighty poor ones." PhltadelphlS Ledger. A Pry Parmntt. "WHiat kick have yon over the non of laat Sunday, brother?" r "It was so dry that it rwirehea,ra :orn In tho Hold adjoining Uio meeting house," How lie ICmciiixhI, M Sentimental He All. would I mlriiftifl be at your side in thl bcsiutlful ukW light forever! Practical She Well, you might taw ty me. Sentimental fie Yes er of conrsei aut I'm afraid th it mwmHvi& won't lsU Not Very Connnl Inc. Madam." said tho ,un4ftHndere4D hftlin 't-iin nan l.nvu .tT1.... n .. - ' u.wic juuitc n por Ulltl wnl la nl o W II its tt ci tu ctw. heart Ioms female. "You're not flt h lie uddeuly, like decent folks." Prorculoiial Hccrct. Police iiuglstrate How did yo manage to extract tho man's watck. rem his pocket when It wua provided with a safety catoliY Pickpocket Excuse tue. your boneav but that Is a proftwdoiwi secret (f am willing to teach you, however, o $10," Not Running on Tick. "You seem to be very quiet all f a sudden," ttakl the clock key. "Ye. I'm Jill run down," replied th clock. "Time Is money, .aey suy, so f gupss I mut be bankrupt." "That being the case." rejoined the key, "I'll appoint myself "receiver auA proceed to wind up your .aTfuIis." It All Depends. "Is this a Joke?" usked, the Inqulst. tlve caller as he picked up a bit t Bianuscript "It is if I can sell It." replied thu huuiorhft "but it's no-Joke If I can't" Anltqnnrlnntyonrch. orowu wuti huh uikci u 8iiouuiic44- . - w uox in uio nigniaims and nas b "celebrating" Ills first appearance i i.i .j i . . i .. . . i . rllmhln' Inft! t'.' An Incorrect Blmlle. .I.T.tl ... .. A ...... f ... 11 .. gain," said Teimpot U Hawkins. "I thought you had a strike there month ugo." all- I Jl ll a Bitot her strike. We're lightning, I you." strike twice la the same lucv." IiKhjak V