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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1905)
4 Editorials Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. j An Exchange of Blood. ITffi nml irrn f Inn nf A innflftnti ffirnwitu 1 1 1 ti Putt. TP Intla Ih nssumlng proportions that nro phenoni I Iciuil. A writer In Collier's Weekly gives llgurefl I u1......t.w. 41. l tl ...... l 1 il. .... j.. rt ru-wi ft yenr. Ami ho gives reasons which It would ho well to think about In this country. The truth Ih. ho savs. that this hoalra of irood eltl- zona is duo to tho frauds that have been practiced lu regard to our own public lands and that "the westward tide has buiupod Into the unyielding front of ranch, timber land and mining tract grabs, and so turns north Into Canada ere long in numbers of 100,000 ft year birthright plundered expatriates!" When wo mensuro up these 50,000 good American farm ers lost lo us every year nnd tho undesirable part of that other host of foreign Immigrants dumped upon us in their nteod, tho prospect Is not cheering. The citizenship of this country must dotoriornto woefully If thoso currents continue to Incrcaso in volume as they have Increased In tho Inst decado. Mcnnwhllo an amusing phnso of tho situa tion lies In tho fnct that England Is showing uneasiness over tho American conquest of Canada. The English Economic Review recently had an article luylng stress upon tho Idoa thnt Americans go into Canada thoroughly imbued with tho Monroo doctrlno and determined to be como tbo controlling political quantity. This, of courso, Is merely a nightmare. Few American fanners of tho clnss that are going Into Canada know or caro nnylhlng about tho Monroo doctrine. They aro going thoro lo build homos, to develop tho lands and to make monoy. They havo moro concern for their crops than for nil tho politics lu the world. It Is not a political conquest of Canada by American farmers that England needs to fear. It Is nn Industrial and commercial conquest. It is tho United States which has real cause to feel alarm over tho condition. Tho wholesale exchange of good stock for bad cannot fnll to havo evil effect upon us politically and Industrially. And yet If tho farmers who are going over tho lino to tho north will assimilate Canada as thoroughly ns wo havo thus far assimilated tho foreign Immigrants, we may bo happy under one Hag. Chicago Journal. W Tho Business Woman's Prob'o.ns. IlIY tho woman who works for a living Is usu- my more nervous and in less exuberant health hjenorally than tho man who works, has been a matter for much discussion In clubs and newspapers, and without any satisfactory vcr diet having been reached, but there aro those who do not ilnd it hard to understand the phenomenon. Tho ninii who works usually does one sort of work. IIo Is ii physician, a lawyer, or n clerk, nnd when he has closed ixla olllco door for tho day, If he is a sensible man, ho puts lu tho remainder of tho time enjoying himself In whatever way bosl suits him. And tho woman who works well, alio Is usually Jack Of a dozen trades and master of none. When sho comes homo from her olllco It occurs to her that there aro n half a dozen pairs of stockings to be darnedand she sots to work forthwith on this nerve toarlng work. When tho stockings are finished, she Is Just as likely as not to sow on the lace that the laundress has ripped off a skirt, and bIio goes to bed with her head aching nnd absolutely unrefreshed. In the morning sho remembers that there are n dozen llttlo laco collars to be laundered, for they were much too fragile to go lu tho general laundry, and that afternoon she gives ovor to tho "dolng-up" of these troublesome little things, adding a couple of white belts, three pairs of white glovos nnd n veil to tho pile. When sho has finished witli these, tier back is aching, nnd she Is glad to lie down nnd read by tho light of a distant and dim gas Jet, thereby bringing on the ills that como from eye strain. Sho discovers the next afternoon that her hair, needs washing, and sho spends a good two hours at tills hard work. Sho doesn't feel that sho can afford tho seventy five cents or $1 that n halr-dresser would charge her for this service, and which the latter can do much better than she can do It herself, and so she expends her strength that Is worth more to her than money, In half-doing this work. Sho manicures her own nails when sho should be taking a nap, nnd makes shirt waists when sho should bo exor cising in the open. She makes caramels by way of fun, and fusses over them until she herself admits that sho Is "half dead." Sho finds things for herself to do that really needn't be done, and by the end of the summer she Is a limp and nerve-racked rag. "Hut I have to keep nice," sho walls, "and I cannot af ford fo hire some one to do my mending and to groom my hair and nails!" It Is, Indeed, a problem how the business womnn shall manage, but, nevertheless, these are some of the rensons why sho who works for n living Is usually a thin and ane mic person, who looks haggard nnd old before Us time. Baltimore News. The Mind of tho Petty Juror. 1 OMR ilnv Rplnnpn will lin'i nrntrrnnaail far Sienough In tbo investigation of tho more com pplex mechanism of the nnlmnl body for nu tui- Jtliorltatlvo unswer to be given to tho question, Has ft petty Juror nny reasoning powers? At jfthe present time nil Jurors, by a legal fiction 1. 1 . it a a a r iiuuuuu uown rrom mo nine or mo aaxons, have the ability to comprehend simple statements of facts, but like most legal fictions, tills one has been inconvenient ly disproved. Only tho other day, In the Superior Court, a Jury, after listening to tho Hiilt of a man who wanted tho rent for a hotel which he had leased to two women who sold their interest to a third, nwarded him precisely ono dollar In lieu of the ?2,400 everybody admitted was com ing to lilm. The decision of this sapient company of cal culators was that the ones who sold possession did not owo any rent, the one thnt owed tho rcut should not have any possession, and thnt the owner should look to God, and not to his bond. A careful consideration of tills Judgment proves at least one fact that has been bitterly disputed: Jurors have Instincts. They know when it Is dinner time and when It Is quitting time. Excellently well-termed Potty Jury! San Francisco Argonaut. Why the Postal Dellc'.t. HE deficit of S12.000.000 in tho nostnl dnnnrt- Tl ment for the fiscal year calls renewed atteution ftlo the outrageous manner hi which tho govern In I. ,.1.1 .m 1... ..IIha...1 I.. ...... It,. iiiutiL in J1UIV1 Ml IIIU IU1I1UUUO III IIIU IIUILIUL of charges for the transportation of the malls. It Is well known that the general public has to pay unfair prices, but the general shipping public escapes comparatively easy by tho side of the gov ernment. The government pays about eight times as much pound for pound, as the express companies pay on tho same trains, and the government pays rent for the postal cars, while the express companies pay nothing for tho ex press cars. But every effort to secure fair transportation rates for the malls Is effectunlly blocked by tho railroads. When It Is remembered thnt tho government pnys tho rail roads upward to $35,000,000 a year for transporting the malls the public may have a bettor Idea of why the railroad managers take so much interest lu electing congressmen and senators, nnd securing pliable officials in the various departments of tho "P. O. D." Tho Commoner. I ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW. In ono of tho northern tier of coun ties of Iowa dwolls a politician whoso war record is one of bis proudest pos sessions. As n mutter of history he "volunteered" by moans of tho draft near tho closo of tho war, was nu signed to tho cavalry, and saw no moro wearing sorvico than policing tho Instruction camp; but for purpose of appealing to tho soldier vote he has boconio nhlo to remember nil that might have happened lo him If he had "onllsted" earlier. Being ft candldnto for olllco last fall, ho turned n camp-flro Into a political rally nnd called upon his old comrade for support. "In those long watches of tho night," he said, "when wo lay shoul der to shoulder besldo thoso earlier camp-fires nlong tho Rappahannock, lu thoso wearlsomo days when we pursued tho fleeing enemy across tho Potomac lifter Gettysburg " "Hold on there Bill," called a neigh- bor who knew him of old nnd had a grudge. "Stick to what you know about. You novor saw either of them rivers." Tho orator paused nnd looked down nt lilm. "Lot mo see," ho asked, cool ly critical. "You were perhnps nt flrat Hull Hun?" "No, I wii'ii't, nnd you "Then perhaps you woro with McudoT .Or Ilnncock?" "No, sir, Hill Bur" "Ah! Then probably you wont In back of Vlcksburg, 01' tried tho Chick asaw Bayou route?" "No, nor that ncithor." "Then," thundered tho orator, grandiloquently, "what right have you to come here nijd Interrupt my discourse with these men who were at Bull Hun, nnd were on the Rappahan nock, and were at Gettysburg " "When you and I were boys, back lu Indlanner, BUI," Interrupted the objector, who had now worked up to tho front of the Interested audience, "there was n circus come our way. They had ono of the most wonderful wild boasts of the African Jungle with em 'the only, solo and unique, three horned unlcornlan.' You and I paid our good monoy to see htm, Bill, and we woro mighty well satisfied with what wo aeon. But along come a feller from St. Carles, and he says: 'Sho! That ain't nothln' but a three horned Bteer they bought of Silo Thompson, and painted stripes and spots on.' " 'See itcre, you' says tho circus num. 'Bo you from Africa?' " 'No, I hain't,' says tho St. Charles man. " 'Did you over see a three-homed unlcornlan before?' says tho circus man. " 'No, I never did.' " 'Then what right havo you got to como hero sayln this beast ain't a three-horned unlcornlan, Ilka wo say It Is?' " 'Wal says the ol' feller from St. Charles, 'I ain't nover seen no three horned unlcornlan before, but I seen Silo Thompson's threo horned steer many a tlmo, an' I'm speakln from that point of vlow.' " Tho polltlclftn did not stay to havo tho application of tho fablo pointed out Youth's Companion. Five early Slmkspeare quartos, prop erty of nn English collector, were sold In London recently. It hns been suggested thnt the chil dren of the nation, who knew and loved tho writings of Mrs. Mary Mapos Dodge, long-time editor of St. Nicholas, should unito In subscribing funds for n memorial tribute in tho shape of a monument. Librarians havo their own sources of nmusement. At tho New York li brary a demand for "Abrnhnm Nights" enmo from the henrt of the Jewish section. "Young Soup of n Cnrgo," wns tho approximation to "Tho Young Supercargo" that a lad made. Miss Johnston's "To Have and to Hold" hnd two original titles bestowed Upon It, "Get It nnd Keep It" nnd "Two Hnlvcs and Two Wholes." Booth Tnrklugton hns among the curios In his New York City apartment n boomerang. A magazine editor snld of the odd weapon tho other day: "I do not bellevo that a native enn han dle a boomerang so that It will return to tho precise spot it BtartccI from." "I believe It," said Tarklngtou. "Why, a magazine writer can do tho very same thing with his manuscript If he incloses a Btampcd envelope." A suit for $2,r),000, involving the dra matic rights In "A Corner in Coffee," has Just been brought by Rev. Cyrus Townsond Brady against tho Ess Ess Publishing Company. The novelette was published in the Smart Set, and Dr. Brndy claims that he sold only the serinl rights In the story; the company that It purchnsed nlso the right of dramatization. Tho royalties nre to bo deposited with a trust company pend ing the outcome of the suit. The London Academy is authority for the statement that an appeal is being made to the public by the "Bret Ilarto Assistance Fund'' In bo halff of Bret Harte's daughter, Ethel. Ilarfe died In poor circumstances, leav ing his daughter unprovided for. She has been striving to earn a living on tho concert platform and the stage, but her health has broken down. The genuineness of the appeal is guar anteed by George Meredith, Sir Arthur Connn Doyle, Sir George Ncwnes nnd others of the committee. Miss Myra Kelly, whose sketches of Enst Sido child life in New York np- pcared In McClure's, and won her great praise, was married to Allan Mncnaughton, of Teaneck, N. J., Tate in August. Miss Kelly is nn Irish girl, born In Dublin. Her fnther is n prac ticing physlcinn In New York. She taught school on the Enst Side nnd thoro gathered material for the tales thnt havo made her a literary repu tation. Mr. Mncnaughton Is manager of the Standard Coach and Horse Company nnd lives nt Teaneck on the William Wnlter Phelps estnte, which comprises 200 ncres of the finest land in New Jersey. Sugar I StrotiKtli-Glvliiir. Various reasons havo been assigned for the Increase lu stature and strength of tho modern maiden, who has most certainly grown uncommon ly tnll and proportionately muscular during the last few years. It cannot bo that outdoor sports, gymnastic ex ercises and so on have streteheu her out and made her as strong as sho Is, because her brothers have had pre cisely the same advantages and tlwy have not developed at the same rate. The secret lies In the fact that of re cent years girls have becomo far greater consumers of sweetmeats than were their mothers and grandmothers. Time was when we should never have drenmed of having sweets on our luncheon, dinner and tea tables. Now It would be quite extraordinary were one not to offer theso dainties. And, what is more, wo are not merely con tent to eat sweetmeats at our meals, but wo consumo them at all times and In ail places between meals. It was recently said that boxes of bon bons play a conspicuous part in mod ern love-making, "sweets to the sweet" being apparently the text by whl'-'h ovory young man of the day guides himself through tho devious paths of courtship. Tho great Russian wrestler who is shortly to enter again into contest with tho Turk, Madrall, tells us at the moro sweot stuff ono eats tho stronger ono grows. Sugar Is tho so cret of strength, lie declares. London World. Never worry about anything that you can put off until to-morrow. Many of the worries of to-day, If put off jmtll to-morrow, will tako. care of themselves, His Titlo. "If It were customary In this coun try to confer titles upon men who go in for literature, what should I bo?" asked ft conceited Journalist of his edi tor. "Baron of Ideas," was tho torso re ply. DEATH RATE AMONG DOCTORS. That of 1004 Warn Higher than Normal AmotiK tho Population of Boston. Among the practicing physicians of the United States and Canada, those who aro recognized by the government boards of medical examiners, the death rate In 11)01 was 17.14 per 1,000, according to tho Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association. This rate is higher than for the two previous years. and is higher than tho average death rate among the population of Boston There appears to have been tho sanu difficulty In obtaining accurate death certificates of physicians as in cases of other people, and there Is a large va riety of causes of deaths. The total number of deaths In both countries Is 2,142. In the United States there were 132,225 registered physi cians and surgeons at the last census. During the year 1002 there were 1,400 deaths among regular practicing physicians; during 1003 there were 1,048, Including the homeopaths, and eclectics. Thus the mortality rates have been: 14.75 per 1,000 in 1002, 13.73 per cent in 1003 and 17.14 in 1004. In 1004 tho American Medical Association lost by death 100 mem bers. Heart disease leads tho death causes with 203, but this figure in eludes deaths stated to have occurred from "heart failure," etc. Pneumonia heads the list of clearly dottned diseases with 172 deaths, or 7.5 per cent of tho total mortality. Nephritis, Including "kidney diseases," was responsible for 01 deaths and uromla caused 10. Consumption is said to havo caused 00 deaths, all but eight of which were from tuberculosis of the lungs. Cancer caused 80 deaths; typhoid fover, 37; septicemia, chiefly from op oration wounds, 23; diabetes, 20; gas trltis, 10; appendicitis and meningitis, 15 each; bronchitis and Insanity, 11 each. Of the total deaths, 143 were due to violence; of these 05 are charge able to accidents, 30 to Biilcldes, pol son caused 21 deaths, railway accl dents 17, falls 14, drowning 10, street' car accidents 8 and runaways 7. Of the 30 physicians who committed sui cide 14 chose poison as tho means; 11, firearms; 8, hemorrhages from cut ar teries; 2, suffocation by gas; 1, drown ing; 1, hanging. In four instances tho method employed is not stated. j During the year twelvo physicians were murdered. This is threo moro than In 1003, and one more than In 1002. As to the ages at wlilch doath occurred, it is found to range between 22 nnd 101. Tho greatest numbor 57 occurred nt tho age of 00, followed by 51 nt the age of 70; 45 nt tho nges of 05 nnd OS; 43 at the ngo of 07; hVA nt the ages of 75 and 70, nnd 40 at till ages of 72 and 78; 241 lived to bo moro than 80 years old, 10 wero moro than 00 when thoy died, and three physi cians passed tho ago of 100, the oldost on record being 104 years. The avor age ago at doath was moro than 60 years, and tho average length of prac tico was more than oO yoars. SLEDDING IN SWEDEN. Only Country In Which tho Bpnrkstot tine la lu Common Use. Tho Swedes havo made n fine art of sledding. Their fastest sled is called tho sparkstotting and is an exceed ingly light sled that the inhabitants of Norrland, a provinco situated at tho north of Sweden, employ during tho winter ns a menus of locomotion. Tho use of it now extends through out Sweden, where races upon this original vehicle constitute ono of tho most highly appreciated sports of win ter. Among other people of tho north, In Russia, Scotland nnd Germany, tlila sport Is entirely unknown, n fact that Is somewhat extraordinary, considering that the sparkstotting can bo employ ed lu ull countries in which the rigors of winter permit of the use of ordi nary sleds. The sparkstotting is constructed en tirely of Norway spruce. It Is straight, of elongated form and weighs no moro than thirty pounds. It consists of two runners, curved upward In front, nnd six nnd one-half feet in length. To each of the runners is fixed nn upright that serves both as a point of support and a tiller. The entiro nffalr is con nected by two or threo crosspieces, ono of which supports a light scat placed' twelve Inches above the surface. Tho Norrland sled differs percepti bly from tho Vesterbotten typo, In which the runners, which nro much shorter, aro not shod with Iron, but nro well gronsed or impregnnted with boiling tar. Tho lightest and best typo for racing is the ono manufactured at Umea, Norway. In order to push tho sparkstotting tho racer, bearing with botli hands upon tho extremities oL the runner to the left, and then with the right foot strikes the ground at regular Intervals, so as to propel tho sled forward. If the snow Is very hard and tho racer Is not provided with spiked shoes It is necessary for him to fix steel calks to tho soles. Tn recent times a hori zontal bar, breast high, has been placed between the uprights. This modifica tion renders the steering easier nnd besides permits of governing with n single hand. Upon n level routo tho sparkstotting reaches a pretty good speed without great effort. An experienced racer, when tho snow Is In good condition, can easily attain tile speed of a horse on a trot. In ascents it la necessary to push tho spnrkstotting or to drag It, but this does not cause- much fatigue, owing to its lightness and the fecblo surface in contnet with the snow. With thla sled It Is possible to run very fast, Bono Put in n Boy's Arm. At the a turn 1 gathering of the Glas gow University Club at Sunderland recently Sir William Macewen, who was concerned In an extraordinary op eration upon n child over twenty years ago, Introduced tho patient, now a full grown man, to tho medical men pres ent nnd explained the nature of tho re markable case. The child was born without a bono in tho right arm, tho boneless limb hanging helpless by its side. The sur geons determined to make an attempt to save tho limb. , Smnll sections of the bono taken from tho tibia and other portions of tho legs of other patients who wero under treatment for tho cure of bow lcggedncss wero transferred to the boneless nrm, there to continue their growth nnd to becomo amalgamated In fact, eventually supplying tho placo of the missing humerus. Sir William Macewen kept In touch with tho boy, who at the age of 14 left Glasgow for Sunderland, where he hart worked since. The young man bared: his arm to tho guests present and gavo the company abundant proof of tho sustained servlceableness of tho limb, despite several accidents, including a compound frncturo, which had be fallen it. Thero Is only ono way for a woman to prevent her husband swearing when ho Is putting up a atovo, and that is to havo It put up when ho is down town. If it wero not for tho fact that most peoplo ask too much indemnity, thoro wouldn't bo much uso for court.