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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1906)
EDITORIALS Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. irt 44 4 4 4 4 4 44 44 4444 44444,l44)44444444444,444it T mm THE FOREIGN MISSION. HOSH opposed to foreign missions aro many within and without tho church. They fool the labor and money expended In tho alien field could bo used to much butter advantage at home. It 1h pointed out that tho great cities of Christianity need evangelizing moro than do the far away heathen who, even If converted, can never constitute more than a Utho of the community where he dwells. Look at China and India. In tho last century thiy have Increased their population 200,000.000 while tho converts wou to Christianity during this time were less than 5,000,000. In the dwindling races far removed from civilization Christianity has made appreciable progress In spots, but on tho wholt there Is not much to glorify upon. Yet tho mlHslon to the benighted will continue. As long as men and women aro willing to leave home, settle among the seml-civillzcd and the barbaric, put up with anything but pleasing surroundings, and teach the gos pel, thero will bo found a sympathetic spirit at their back which will manifest itself in something moro than en couraging words In sustaining those at tho seat of un belief and, ofttlmes, danger. This purpose In dollars and cents amount In a twelvemonth to nearly $2T,000,000. Not a largo sum, one will say, for 600,000,000 Christians. No, but It Is growing at a rate deemed impossible not so long ago. The money Is not all paid out for strictly church pur poses. Tho Presbyterians nlono In Chinese cities treated free over 80,000 patients last year. So tho Christian Church not only provides tho most ratlona4 way of salva tion, but supplements It with loving kindness so conform able to Its teachings nnd Its practices. If It does not make n convert it is doing tho work of the Olvlno Mastor and proclaiming to humankind tho loftiness of its mis sion which Is a good thing for even tho bcllover and the doubter In tho countries dominated by Christian In fluences. Utlca Globe. SOME DOCTORS AND THEIR PATIENTS. 1 11 E physicians of Fulton, N. Y., announce that they are going to publish tho names of "dendbcats" In the local newspaper. The idea is to warn doctors against citizens who fall to pay their bills. It Is a fair enough arrangement assuming that tho bills wero just and that tho result; was satisfactory. We do not think, however, that an exactly fair arrange ment could be arrived at without Interviewing some of the citizens tinder tho grass In the Fulton graveyards. Some doctors aro treated badly by patients, and thero Is another side of tho story. But as tho other sldo Is usu ally found In tho cemetery, It naturally doesn't got a hearing. If the doctors must publish "deadbeats," kit them also publish "dead patients." Thero Is no doubt that, to a considerable extent, tho doctors of tho country aro swindled. Many men who would not fall to pay a grocer's hill or a butcher's bill feel for some reason that It Is not much of a crime to cheat a doctor out of his time nnd study nnd tho money that Is due him. Tho labor of tho doctor in dissecting your trouble Is just as worthy of pay as the labor of the butcher dissecting a calf or an ox. Tho doctor gives you part of his knowledge, as tho butcher gives you part of the meat each Is entitled to pay. Wo are Inclined to think, however, that good would re sult If citizens would also unite and pay a little closer attention to doctors and the results of their work. As It Is now, good doctors suffer for the sins of the bad ones. Just wbyfclt Is that a man with a llconse to cure should be permitted to spend his life killing, misunderstanding, diagnosing stupidly and promoting prosperity of under takers, we cannot understand. There are mon practicing medicine that wouldn't have a customer In tho world if they were practicing law. They los every case that requires skill. Hut their pa tients don't know that. If the doctors were uuahle to take credit for cures effected by Naturrr, nnd were made to rely on their own work, their reputations would shrink about 00 per cent the first month. It ought to bo somebody's business to Investigate every death that a doctor has to his credit. Whouover a doc tor's patient dies the mntter ought to bn Investigated. If he has shown Ignorance, stupidity, indifference or neg lect, tho public ought to know It Wo wonder whether tho doctors of Fulton, N. Y., who propose, as It Is said, to print a list of the diseases of their non-poylng pa tients, would like to we published a list of the nctual troubles of patients as compared with tho troubles diag nosed by the doctors? Doctors, of course, should not bo uujustly harassed. Very often suits for malpractice are simply persecution or blackmail. It should bo reeogulzed that tuedlclno Is the moat difficult of all professions. Diagnosis cannot bo Infallible. But some record should be kept of the do ings of tho men licensed to exploit tho sufferings of hu manity. Tho doctors should nrrango, for their own snkes, to weed out those that prove themselves Incompetent Chicago American. AN INSIDE WATERWAY. HI LB tho West is talking about improved A T I waterways, tho East Is getting down to prne fT I tlcal steps. Work will bo begun this spring- and Boston by nn Inside nnd much short ened wnter route. This canal will bo prac tically a continuation of tho Eric canal, for tho Improvement of which tho State of Now York has appropriated $100,000,000, and the digging has begun. It Is estimated that the construction of the canal across Capo Cod will take two and one-half years. Engineers flguro that tho saving will bo 142 miles over tbo outside route, with a groat mitigation of danger from storms and fogs. rasengens leaving New York by tho water route nt 5 p. m. will arrive at Boston tho next morning at 8 o'clock. Forty thousand vessels a year pass around Capo Cod, and in twenty-five years following 187f luT vessels wero lost there, nt a cost of nearly 100 lives and $1,000,000. A revenue of $1, 8(52,000 n year Is expected from the now canal, derived from 0,000 steamship and IM.000 sailing vessel trips, nt 8 cents n ton. The route along the Mon ument river will not require heavy excavation. It was proposed as (ho lino for a waterway by the general court of Masachusetts as long ago as 1G!)7, and the project was revived several times, but not effectively. A company has now taken It up, nnd Its financial backing has led to tho announcement that work will be started soon and pushed steadily. It wlH give an uninterrupted waterway from the great lakes to Boston, and also from the Gulf of Mexico to New England, when the gulf nnd lakes are connected by a deep channel. St Louis Globe Democrat. "What In tho world Is tho matter with my little Mary?" exclaimed Pa Jones, with considerable concern, as he rushed Into tho happy homo and found Ma In tears nnd Fldo sympathetically sobbing. "What is the meaning of all this sndful sorrow? What Is tho cause of all this mournful emotion? Has your dear mother decided to look for a now boarding house? Has some ouo of your women friends Issued Invitations for u reception and left you out In the cold, cold world? Has Fldo suffered another attack of neuralgia so that he can bark only on one sldo of his face? .Why don't you " "Will you be good enough to take a sneak, Hen Jones?" was tho petulant Interruption of tho tearful Ma. "Will you bo sweet enough to lorjv mo nlono? I don't want to talk to, you ! I don't want to " "You don't really moan It, niadame? You don't really mean It?" was tho mean rejoinder of tho brutal-hearted ta. "I can't conceive thnt such a thing has actually come to pass ! I can't be liovo that the millennium Is so noar! Drdlnarlly you want to talk to mo all the time! Usually you don't oven tnko Umo to catch your breath ! Have your focal chords become affected, or Is your tonguo tlrcd7 Ilavo ou got a spoil of tonsllltls, or Just a plain caso of soro teeth? Does It hurt you when you try to warble? Docs It " "For mercy's sake shut up, you crowing quawk 1" cried tho exasperated Ma. "Why don't you ramblo off to your don and smoko yourself silly? Why don't you glgglo In front of a glass and Imagine you aro looking at ,a monkey show? Don't you know thnt absence makes tho heart grow fonder? Don't you know that distance lends enchant ment? It Is bad enough to have a silk skirt ruined by coffee without listening to your Idiotic chatter 1 It Is had enough " "Ah, I see, Mrs. Jones! I seel" was tho hasty Interjection of Pa, as he cast a keen eye nt Ma. "I am getting wise! I can catch a glimpso of, tho lighthouse through tho fog! It Is another film Ham game! It is another bunco touch! You want a new dress, hut haven't got tho nervo to como back at me so soon ! You want to spread yourself again, but you are afraid that I will howl a halt! Your subterfuge won't work, an gel wife! Your subterfuge won't work ! You can't stack tho cards on your Undo Henry! So you may Just as well mop up your tears at onr.'c! You may Just as well sop up your sobs without further notice! I positive' refuse " "Who asked you for a now dross, you olllelous old crook?" shouted the In dignant Ma, angrily. "You aro too now! You aro too previous! You had hotter wait " "You did, lovey-dovey! You did!" was the tantalizing rejoinder of Pn. "You didn't ask mo In so many words, but you took a shower bath under the coffee pot, which amounts to substan tially tho same thing! What did you do with tho skirt? Where did you throw It before you started to sigh? Can't you wring it out? Cnn't you at least savo tho coffeo? Can't you hide the spots llko othor women do who haven't such generous husbands? Why don't you let out tho tucks and turn tho skirt upsldo down? Why don't you make a constellation of tcnerlffe wheels nnd pasto ouo over oach splash? Why don't you mnko a hedge-row of rutiles and hldo tho coffeo plantation behind it? Why don't you put somo ad hesive plaster on your breaking heart and got busy? Lot mo see that gar ment! Lot a master modlsto take a look! I will bet four cents to a sky scraper that " "Thero It Is, you noblo old wonder!" cried tbo unhappy Ma, producing tho soiled skirt. "Aro you satlsflod now? Do you think that any Jones can take out those stains? Do you think " "Is that all, madanie? Is thnt all?" was the optimistic, response of the blulf.-oino I'a. "Have you boon raising a life-sized howl over a little thing llko that? I thought from tho sound of your yelp that something awful had happened! I thought from tho way you wero throbfully sighing u real calam ity had been pulled off! Thoso spots don't amount to as much as the deuce of clubs lu a iwker guinol If they were on the sun they wouldn't have a chance on eartli of ever being discov ered by rubbering college professors I I can make them fade away llko a man dodging a bill coHector! I can mnko them disappear llko a bank account at a church fair! I can " "What In tho world aro you talking about, heathen?" Interposed Ma, throwing a wifely glare at Pa. "What aro you trying to sing? What " "I am talklug about gasoline, Mary mine! I am talking about gasoline!" answered Pa, with a condescending smile. "What did you think that 1 was talking about? I am going to show you how the trick is done! I am going to give you a demonstration of what a scientific Jones can do! I am going to tnko tho spots out of that " "What's that, Mr. .Tones?" shoutfully Interrupted Ma, with sudden alarni. "Well, 1 guess not! Don't you think It! Don't you have a spasm of that kind for one single inlnutol That skirt Is bad enough now without " "You heard what I said, Smithy! You hear what I anld !" responded Pa, with barkful emphasis. "If you didn't hoar mo I will chirp you tho second stanza! I am going to sonk that skirt In gasoline! I am going to soak thoso spots until thero isn't any more coffeo In thoin than there Is In tho muddy mixture thadyouthuy at tho feed foun dries! WhyWJd I do It, precious pet? Why am I so kind to you? Because I don't want to pony up tho price of a dou't want to get tinned! Becuuso I don't wnnt to pony up tho prlco of a new one, and an outfit for your dear mother to match." Wth this Pa hurtled for the kitchen whore he poured a few quarts of gaso- llno Into a wash basin, nnd started to scrub llko a mop lady polishing a hunch of marble steps. "Why dou't you como closer, tnad- amo? Why don't you cotno closer?" said tho splashful I'a. "What aro you hacking away for? I want to observe how easily this thing Is done I I want you to observe " "Stop, you slinplo sinner 1 Stop!" shrieked Ma, hastily taking a few moro backward steps. "Stop, look and listen! Do you want to ho an angel? Do you want to go bumping through tho skies? Take that cigar out of your mouth! Take " Alas I Ma's warning camo too late. Gasoline and lighted cigars do not har monize llko sweet love and Juno ham mocks, and an Instant later Pa found himself wedged between tho kitchen sink and tho contemptuous gluro of his llttlo Mary. "I told you so, you crazy freak! I told you so!" cried the Irato Ma, as sho viewed the wreck. "I told you that you would make u yap of yoursotf! You have not only burned up that skirt, hut " "So you did, dueky dear I So you did!" replied Pa, wiping tho tasto of gasoline from his mouth. "You told me all right, but yoti didn't tell mo soon enough! You aro Just llko all the rest of tho Smiths! You aro always a day behind tho fair!" It was late that night wnen tho final words of tlie usual Jones argument wero spoken, and early tho next morn Ing Ma put on her happiest complexion and airily tllttwl henco to the dry goods store. Philadelphia Telegraph. A MIRACLE OF NATURE. Tho "VVonili-rf ill (iriMvdi of tho Ant Icrn of tho Wupltl. Wapiti antler growth Is one of tho miracles of nature that wo never coaso to consider a miracle. About tho end of winter that Is in mid-March the antlers of tho year before break off Hush with their base an Inch or moro above tho skull. Usually they aro found close together, showing that they fell nearly at the same time. At first tho place of each antler Is a broad raw spot. In a few days It shows a thick rounded pad or blood gorged skin. This swells rapidly, and in a fortnight tho great bulbous fuzzy horn beginning lias shot up to a height of several Inches. At exactly the right time, placo and In Just tho right dl rectlon a hump comes forth to ho the foundation of tho brow tine. In a few more days the lira tlno is projected by the Invisible architect. In a month tho structure Is nearly a foot high and nil enveloped lu a turgid mass of fever lsh, throbbing blood vessels tho scat folding and workmen of this surprising structure. Night and day tho work Is pushed with astounding speed, and In four months this skyscraper Is finished, a wonderful structure Indeed, for a score of nature's forces have tolled, a myriad of invisible workmen have done their part, and an edifice that, accord Ing to ordinary rules, should have taken a lifetime is hero rushed through In a summer nnd all lu absolute silence. August sees tho building done, but It Is htill cluttered with scaffolding. Tin supplies of blood at tho baso aro re duced and finally discontinued. Tin antler Is no longer lu vital touch with tho animal. It begins to die. Tho sen sitlveness leaves each part, tho velvet covering soon dies, cracks and peels, and tho stag assists tho process of eiearlng off tho skin by scraping his horns on tho brushwood. September sees him fully armed In his sponrs of dead hone, strong in body, glorying lu his weapons and his strength and ready to hattlo with all comers. Ernest Thompson Seton In Scrlbner's. Tho lil.-ul (Mudiliiir. In Montana, along tho lino of tho Great Northern Itallroad, a peltlug rain was falling one November day. Inside tho section houso tho rusty soft con stove, setting In Its box of sawdust was red with heat. Two section hands came, dripping llko tho proverbial rats and proceeded to stand as close to tho stove as they well could without bo Ing scorched. Shortly, clouds of steam ascended from their soaked clothing nnd tho small room soon resembled a vnixn bath. "I toll you, Mike," said ono as he squeezed tho water from tho hem of his trousers. "Overalls Is tho things to wear, fer no matter how wet they aro, they aro so soon dry." "Naw, Jawn, macklnaws Is the byes,' replied the other as ho looked down with satisfaction at Ids plaid suit of thick woolen. "Macklnaws Is the only clothes, fer when ye aro wot and cold they kupo yo so warrum and dhry." LIpplncott's. HuriiioiiIiiiiM, The Caller Your art gallery Is a treat This picture (.'.specially Is do llghtful ; tho values aro so Well bal anced. Mr. Porkham That's right. Frame $200, picture same price. Puck. 0LD JaVoriteS Spenk (Jenlly. Speak gently! it is better far To rulo by love than fear. Speak gently let not harsh word nm The good we might do here 1 Spcnk gently-- love doth whisper low Tho vows that true hearts bind ; And gently Friendship's accents flow, Affection's voice Is kind. Speak gently to the little child I Its love 1h Mire to gain; Teach it In accents soft and mild- It may not long remain. SjHik gently to the young, for they Will have enough to bear; Pas through this life h best they may," 'Tin full of nnxlous euro. Sp.mk gently to the aged one, drlovo not tho careworn heart; 'he sands of life are nearly run, Lot such In ixmeo depart. Speak gently, kindly, to the poor; lif.t no harsh tone ho henrd; MMirtw 1 1 it fti i atiimii) tint tit tn1t-w Without an unkind word. Speak gently to the erring know They may have tolled In vniu; Perchance unkinilnea mnde thorn so; Without an unkind word. SiK?ak gontly! He who gave Ilia llfo to bend man s stubborn will, When elements were fierce with strlfo, SlMike to them: "Peace, be tilt 1" Speak gently! Tin a, llttlo thing Dropped in the heart's deep well 5 The good, tho Joy, which it may bring Eternity shall tell. David Bates. HONEY A8 A FOOD. It 1a NotirlahliiH: anil Suvoa Wurlc for tho l)lftMtlvo Oripuia. Honey, which Is described as "ono of nature's best foods," is the subject of a report by the Ontario department of agriculture. In this It Is pointed out that It Is only within tho past few centuries that sugar has become known and only within tho last generation that refined sugars have become so low lu price that they may ho commonly used lu tho poorest families. Former ly honey wns tho principal sweet, and it was highly valued .'5,000 years boforo the first sugar refinery was built "It would add greatly to tho health of tho present generation," It Is declared, "If honey could Imj at least partially re stored to Its former placo as a common article of diet." Excessive use of sugar brings In Its. train a long list of Ills. When sugar is taken into the stomach it cannot ho assimilated until first changed by di gestion Into grape sugar. Only too often tho overtaxed stomach falls prop erly to perform this digestion, and then como sour stomach and various phases of indigestion and dyspepsia. In tho laboratory of the hive tho honey has been fully prepared by tho bees for prompt assimilation without taxing either stomach or tho kidneys, so that In eating honey the digestive machinery Is saved work and health Is main tained. Moreover, the same report says that; "In many cases It will' be a real ccon-. omy to lessen the butter bill by letting honey lu part take lis place. Ono IMHind of honey will go as far as a pound of butter, and If both articles bo of the same quality, tho honey will cost tho less. Honey Is strongly rec ommended for children, whllo for per sons of all ages a pleasant and whole some drink Is called 'German honey tea. This Is made by pouring a tea cupful of hot water on from ono to two tonspoonfuls of honey." Ho llnlril Typotvi-llorn. Tho Into Associate Justice Gray of the Supremo Court was very eccentric. Among his prejudices was a deep and lasting aversion for a typewriter. That machine did not come Into general uho until Justice Gray was an old man, and ho never became reconciled to It. It mayo lilin furious If a lawyer filed with him u motion or othor court pa per typewritten. Ho Invariably return ed It with a brusque request that tho' mutter bo written lu longhand. He had a stenograpljor at his disposal, but never utilized his services, as ho wroto all his letters as well as his opinions. Hu notified the clerk of tho Supremo Court not to send him any typewritten' paper, no matter how Important It might be. Ho never neglected an op portunity to denounce typewriters. Tho result of his hatred for these machlnea was that he did three times as much, work as tho other Justices. Nearly every man has, a fool Idea he wastes a lot of time on. Women are such capable creatures that they have been known to play whist and take care of a baby crawl ing around on their lap at tho samo time. When women are sorry for another woman, It Is either because a man failed to marry" her, or did marry her.