Nebraska Advertiser
W. W. SANDHRS, Prop.
NEMAHA,
NEBR.
HUNDRBO YEARS OF PKAGK.
Secretary Root Moralizes on Our Re
lations with Canada.
"Within u fow yertMf eight yoara
from now,' says Secretary Root In kli
recent Bpcech at Ottawa, "wo shall
bo ablo tocolebrato tho contonnlal an
niversary of 100 yoa'FiTbf peaceful fel
lowship hetwoon tho United States
and Canada 100 years during which
no part of tho fruits of Industry and
enterprise Iiub been diverted from the
building up of peaceful and hapay
homes, from tho exerclBO and promo
tion of rollglon, from tho education of
children, and the succor of tho dis
tressed and unfortunate to bo expend
ed In warlike attack by one people
upon tho other."
This is au imprcsslvo fact of mod
ern history. If It bo sought to min
imize its importance toward demoa
Btratlng tho possibility of avoiding
war by pointing out that tho two na
tions aro of ono blood and stock In
origin and alike in political training,
it can bo argued quito aa strongly on
tho other side that this might bo con
sidered to lncrcnso tho probabilities
of conlllct. Our own great Civil war
in a caso in point. So aro tho so
called Latin races and Toutonlc races
of Europe, akin In blood and allko in
tho development of their political in
stitutions; yot this has not proventod
an almost constant succession of urm
sd conlllct for centuries.
Secretary Root did not fall to tnko
into account tho character of tho
men who settle new continents and
build new countrloH as tho American
and Canadians have done. Such plon
eora ar.o necessarily vigorous and in
tense. Such men aro prono, in tho
pursuit of their objects, to bo un
yielding in their confidence that their
own interosts should give the law;
they become so engrossed In meeting
the difficulties und dangers or their
enterprise as not to stick at trifles,
"sometimes even to the oxclusion of
thoughtfulncsa for tho interests and
foelingR of others," as the astute
Root, with his worldly experience In
plenty, vory dolicately put it. How
ovor, agalnHt all lireorlzlngs of what
might have been, there looms up this
great fact of tho 100 years of unbrok
en peace.
It lookB liko a sign of tho millennial
nntlons, whoro no forts beetle from
cliffs ncrosB tho border, no bayonets
or cannon throaton, and great porta
aro through with fleots without a
gun. Hero thoy stand this pair of
peaceful powers, proud of their 100
years of unshaken rellanco on peace
ful arbitrament in difficulties, which
havo not been small nor fow Boston
Transcript.
Too Late for Details.
Tho reportor, a young lady, who us
ually "did" tho weddings of a certain
provincial newspaper, was unfortun
Htoly ill on ono of theso festlvo odea's
Ions. So Bho had to call on tho fol
lowing day to obtain as much informa
jtion as possible
On arriving at tho homo of tho
brldo's parents, Bho remarked to tho
ervant who opened tho door:
"I havo como to got somo of tho de
tails of tho wedding which took plaoe
yesterday."
An expression of intonso rogrot
came to tho countenance of tho sor
vant.
"I'm awfully sorry, miss," Bho ox
claimed, "but overythlng Is finished.
You ought to havo como last night
Tho company ato up evory scrap!"
Illustrated Bits,
Telephone Statistics.
Flcures of tho amount of business
connected with telephones mado pub
lic today, lndlcato that thero woro
n,071,DOO,ono oxchango tolophono talks
nnd 133.C00.000 long diBtanco or tol
communications in tho year 190C in
this country. On Decombor 31 thero
wero 7,107,835 instruments In use,
1.43G.32G miles to toll wire, 2,385,7
r ,
wUftH of undorcround wlro, 11,378
miles of submarine wlro ,and an ag
gregate of C.080,282 mllos of wire do
roted to tolophonq sorvlco. Tho sta
tions number 2.715,367, tno total cir
cuits 1,407,900 and thtT employee
90,000. TheB flcures shew a growth
in alx years of 117 per cent 1a bub
ber et employees, of 2M por oeat la
the suMktr of stations, aa of 348 per
cent la tae total number of miles of
Tho Rube Hoy?
Tho Kid I sea don't you want to hire
guide, philosopher and friend?
A WINDWAQON HIS PROJECT.
Death of Dr. James W. Parker
Long a Kansas Cltyan.
4- -:- 4. 4.4. 4.J.
Dr. Jamos W. Parker, who camo to
Kansas City sixty years ago, died at
the ago of 85, at his homo, 308 Union
streot, in Wostport. In tho civil war,
Dr. Parker was for a period tho only
physician left In tho city. He was
pressed Into the Union service, and
for two years attended tho Federal
troops stationed thero, besfdes attend-
ng to a practice that took him some
times seventy miles from home. Sol
diers from both sides forced his fam-
ly to feed them, until, in despair, tho
doctor fled in 1864 to Nebraska, where
o lived for twenty-three years lu Nc
iraska City. Prior to tho war he had
been an oxtonslve travelor, going tho
ength of tho Santa Fe trail and on
down to the Isthmus of Panama. His
knowledgo of the trail has caused his
advlco ofton to be sought by thoso In
terested in perpetuating the trail by
markings.
Dr. Parker was a medical graduate
of Transylvania university in Ken
tucky, and five years after coming to
Kansas City lie returned to his native
city, Lexington Ky., and was married.
The widow survives him, und three
children, Dr. Payton B. Parker, John
W. Parker and Mrs. "Wilbur Davis.
Alao there is an adopted son, Paul D.
Parker. All reside in this city. Re
turning here from Nebraska in 1880,
Dr. Parker had lived here continuous
ly since, not practicing, however, aB
lis sight and hearing were both al
most entirely gone.
Prior to war times the doctor was
ono of tho threo projectors of a wind
wagon for freighting, which old set
tlors still tell about, but tho experi
ment provM a failure. The sorvicos of
Dr. Parker rendered the government
soldiers was later paid for In tho sum
of $1,500.
For fifty years Dr. Parker had been
an elder in tho Cumberland Presby
terian church.
Kansas City Journal.
Johnny Papa, papa, como quick!
Mamma has fainted. Papa Here put
this ton-dollar bill in her hand. John-
nie (a moment later) She says she
wants ten moro. Fllegendo Blatter.
Roast Chicken With Oyster Dressing
Wash nnd drain tho oysters nnd lay Uiem
In a soft cloth that aa much molsturo may
ho absorbed kb possible. Molt ono tablo
Hpoonful of butter; add ono tablespoonful
of chopped parsley; ono tecaspoonful of
ground sweet marjoram, suit nnd pepper
to taste, and mix with ono quart of stale
bread crumbs nnd twenty-five oysters.
Do not chop the oystors; mix woll and
stuff the chicken. This la tho proper pro
portion for one turkoy or two chickens.
Egg Salad Sllco four hard boiled eggs,
arrnngo them on tender lettuco leaves In
tho salad bowl; sprinkle with minced
French capers und pour over n Trench
dressing or mayonnaise, an preferred.
Cr
Sour Milk Biscuits Sift ono quart of
Hour and add ono tenspoonful of salt; ono
teaspoon of soda; mix ono cup of sour
cream and one teacup sour milk togeth
er; pour Into tho Hour and knead It quick
ly and lightly Into n dough. Holl one-half
Inch thick, cut Into small biscuits nnd
bake In quick oven.
Meringue for Lemon Ple-.Whlp very
ntlfr, tho whites of threo eggs; add a little
powdered sugar as you do so. Henp 011
the cooked plo; set In tho ovon until
lightly browned, then removr and allow
to cool very gradually. Sudden cooling Is
ofton tho cnugo of u (hit unsightly mor"--inguo.
Dolly Varden Cake For this, uso white
cako recipe. Into half tho battor, put
one teacup of currants; ono teacup of
ohopptd English walnut meats; buke la
HI The Cook Book. f
In fie city for
Dreyfus's Heroic Wife.
Oh, that poor dream of tho wife
who should meet him with outstretch
ed urms. She was there, Indeed, In
that somber old city, Ronnes, but of all
tho personages of tlrts tragic drama,
,f 0,10 WIls worthy of all respect, that
one wa Lucllo Dreyfus. During flvo
yws she had borne her suffering
with noble dignity; her faith had
never wavered; she had hidden from
her children all knowledge of the aw
ful tragedy; you had thought there
could go out to her only pity and ad
miration. Ah, you do not know how
flerco a hatred burned In Franco In
thoso dnys. Madame Dreyfus was
turned away from every hotel In Ron
nes. Not ono would tako this poor
wife In her name was Dreyfus. Tho
old woman who finally gave her
ihousenroom was stoned and hooted
In the streets. And all this night of
tho "traitor's" return a mob hung
round her door or drank in a tavern
over tho way, shouting tho whllo a
song of "Death to the Jews!" Suc
cess Magazine.
Pawnshop Profits.
Hoary McAleenan lias a pawnshop, a
modest little one, on Sixth avenue, in
a building ho owns. Tho site is
small, 18 feet wide and 52 feet deep.
The man who owns the rest of the
Sixth avenue front wanted the pawn
broker's little corner. Ho mado sev
eral tempting offers in vain. Finally
he said:
"111 give you $550,000 for that little
plot"
"Not enough,' said the modest pawn
broker. "Why, man, that Is $164 a square
foot."
"I can't help It," said Mr. McAleen
an. "My business there cle'ared mo
$250,000 last year, and I can't dupli
cate the slte.'Thlladolphla Ledger.
Very Decollette.
"Poor chap! overythlng ho earns
goes on his wife's back."
"Well, if you'd seen her at tho
opera you would't think ho earned
much." Bohemian.
Inexhaustlblo a3 tho widow's cruise
of oil In tho scripture 1b tho happiness
j of the man who makes happiness for
others.
layers. Mnko a filling thus: Ono pint of
sweot milk; two tablespoonfuls of Hour;
ono teacup of sugar nnd ono tablespoon
ful of butter; flavor to tnsto and cook un
til thick nnd smooth. Beat hard until
cold nnd put between the layers.
Fruit Punch Mix together ono teacup
of strawberries or rod raspberries;; minc
ed pineapple; minced peaches or aprlcota
nnd malaga grapes, and add four oranges,
cut Into pieces threo lemons, and 1-2 tea
cup of Mornschlno chorrlos. Boll togother
ono pint of water and one teacup of su
gar and when these havo cooked steadily
for live minutes remove from tho tiro and
set aside to cool whllo you prepare tho
fruit. When tho syrup Is cold, stir In tho
mixed .fruits, add two quarts of cnrhonlz
ail water nnd pour upon a largo lump of
Ice In a punch bowl. Sorvo vory cold.
This will be onough for ono dozen nnd a
half persons.
r
Washington Pudding Boll 1-3 teacup
of butter and one teacup of sugar togoth
er until light, add 1 1-8 teacups of Hour
sifted with 2 1-2 teaspoons of. baking
powder. Bnke In two largo inyor tins and
spread while warm with Jolly or jam nnd
sorve with a hot liquid pudding sauce.
Cr Orange Sherbet. Gruto the rind of four
oranges and put to soak for ten minutes
In boiling water. Strain half of this over
one pound of sugar and when dissolved
add ono pint of orango Juice. Freezo near
ly stiff; thon beat In the whites of two
eggs, puck, set In ico and salt to harden.
me wnllo vou'ro
He Had It
"Do you know, air,' he began as so
entered tho grocery soon after the now
year, "that the puro'foed law Is now
in operation,"
"I do, replied the grocer.
"No more sorghum mixed with su
gar." "No moro."
"No moro apple peelings put up for
raspberry jam."
"No, sir."
"No more canned goods preserved
with acids."
"Not a can."
"All goods havo got to be straight
and square."
"They havo, sir."
"Woll, now as wo havo como to a
mutual understanding, have you got
anything in stock thnt you can recom
ment mo as on the square?"
"I have," replied tho grocer; and,
going to tho buck of the store ho lug
ged forward a bushel of turnips and
said:
"There it is, sir. Real old-fashioned
turnips with the tap roots on, and
I give you my solemn word that none
of the tops have been glued on or
painted In water colors to deceive!"
Too Kerr.
STORYETTES.
Tho man who fears God foars not
man.
An English vegetarian proposed to a
woman, whereupon she delivered her
self of tho following scathing words.
"Go along with you! What? Be flesh
of your llesh, and you a-livin' on cab
bage. Go and marry a grass widow!"
Senator Thomas J. Allison, a mem
ber of tho Missouri legislature, is an
acknowledged wag in that more or
less dignified body. Ho was ap
proached the other day by an en
thusiastic motorist, who asked if ho
was not in favor of some legislation
for the benefit of those who own au
tomobiles. T am,' replied the Senator.
"I am In favor of a bill placing the
owners of automobiles under the pro
tection of the. State game laws and
providing that it shall be unlawful
during certain months of tho year for
farmers to shoot chauffeurs and oc
cupants of automobiles."
Charles H. Hoyt once visited a
small town in Pennsylvania, where
there Is a Hotel they say George
Washington, th'o father of his country,
usedTo stop at when he 'passed
through. Ono of the company was
given tho Washington room, and
Hoyt received a poor room on the top
floor, tho proprietor not knowing who
ho was. When he came downstairs
later the gentleman who had the good
room said: "Mr. Hoyt, they have
given me the room that they used to
give Georgo Washington when he
camo here. "Well," said Hoyt, "the
one thoy havo given me must be tho
ono they gave Benedict Arnold when
ho camo."
Somo time ago there was a political
campaign In Illinois in which a cer
tain candidate was so cortaln of his
election as sheriff that ho actually ar
ranged for tho distribution of the sub
ordinate offices that wero to come un
der him. Somo one waa telling "Uncle
Joo" Cannon of this. The grim old
veteran of many a political battle
smiled and observed: "I trust that our
friend's caso will not be liko that of
a man I knew in Indiana. This fellow
went on a hunting trip, accompanied
by his ftlthful retriever. Things went
on finely up to a certain point; thon
tho expedition suddenly onded in dis
aster. The dog undertook to jump
over a deep woll In two jumps.
During a critical time In the Civil
War, when tho Senate had been pai'
tlcularly obstructive, one of President
Lincoln's ardent sympathizers burst
in upon him and hotly denounced tho
Senate and finished his tirade by
asking: "What's tho uso of tho Sen
ate, anyway?" Mr. Lincoln was drink
lng a cup of tea. In his homely fash
Ion ho poured tho tea from tho cup to
tho saucer and back again to cool It
off, undisturbed by tho caller's ve
hqmonco. "Well, said tho man, impa
tiently, 'what's tho uso of tho senate?"
"I havo just shown you," was Lincoln's
answer, and once moro tho tea- was
poured. Tho man looked puzzled.
Then a great light broke upon him.
"You mean it enables public passion
to cool off?" Tho greatost of Ameri
can Presidents nodded and drank bis
tea.
'PHONC NUMBER SEtRftV.
Why Magistrate Scott Wouldn't Cal
Up His Own HonjC
Magistrato Scott recently bad ai
unlisted telephono put in his housq
but forgot the number on his waj
downtown, and then, to his chagrin
he discovered that tho telephone com
pany keeps faith with its unlisted sub
scribors. Tho company tolls tho num
ber of the unlisted subscribers to no
body not oven to themselves.
"Say, 100, will you please give me
tho number of Magistrato Scott's
house?" asked Hie magistrate, when
he wanted to Ull his wifo not to wall
for him with suppor, as he was detain
ed on business.
"No, sir,' was the curt reply.
"What, can't you give me my num
ber? I am Magistrate Scott," thun
dered the amazed member of the mln
or judiciary. "It is me, myself; I wan'
my house. I must speair to my wife
I want that number, and I must havi
it. If you don't give It to mo you will
havo to take the blamed 'phono out o!
tho house to-morrow morning. I an
tho man who pays for that 'phone, ani
I have a right to know "tho number.
"But I can't Tell you," came tho re
ply again.
"Why can't you?"
"Because you pay to have tho num
ber kept secret, your pTfono is unllst
ed, and nobody has a right to tell you
the number; good-by."
Magistrate Scott was angry, but af
ter he thought tho matter ovor h.4
considered that, after all, tho com!
pany was only keeping Its contract.
Now tho judge carrfes Ills telephons
number with him, engraved on a plate
safely kept in a leather wallet In his
hip pocket.
At the Symphony.
Tho great orchestrawas playing its,
mosU compelling number. She sat aa
one enwrapped In an ecstatic dream.
Jlo sat beside her. It was he who
had bought the tickets.
"Perfectly grand!" ho whispered In
her ear.
Sho remained silent, drinking In thfi
divine melody.
"Don't you think so?" he added a
moment later.
A faint' sign of distress passed ovei
her beautiful features. "Yes," she
breathed, so faintly that she hoped It
would not disturb her blissful en
chantment. A moment of heavenly hush, and
then: "What marvelous phrasing!"
She said nothing. Sho was fat
away In a realm of deligbt so deli.
clous, so delicate, the" faintest breath
of discord would alarm and destroy It
She sought to deaden her organ ol
hearing to his rasping words and to
make herself believe ho had not spok-
en.
Btit he had, and he followed his pre
vious remark with, "Did you ever heai
It done better."
She very nearly succeeded in giving
him a mere mechanical lip-formed
no" without vSxfng her transrrortod
consciousness.
For a full moment he remained
speechless, forgetting to bruise the
tender blossoms of melody with hia
harsh bludgeon of words. His oyea
wero closed. How heavenly it all
seemed! She was drifting in an,
ethereal sea of harmonic "bliss, when!
thore came crashing into the charmed
audience chamber of her dreams the
question: "Have you ever tried lls
tening to music with your eyes clos
ed?" Tho crisis had come. Sho uttered a
faint gasp of starless despair, like on
bidding farowell to a "uear divine
hope. Looking her devilish tormentoi
full In tho eyes she said sweetly, ai
only thrice embittered woman can:
"Oh, yes; and I think it heightens thj
pleasuroable effect; but did you evei
try listening to music with the raoutlj
shut?"
And the flutes and tlio oboes and the
violins played on.
Likewise tho tuba, tho triangle and
the kettle-drums Nixon Waterman, In
Life.
Tells Which One She is.
Jack Loudon, tho well-known novel.
l8t, has a great affection for children
In San I'ranclsco thore ate two iwis
sisters, little girls of 6 years, of whoa
Mr. London is very fond.
On the way to his boat oae atoraini
Mr. London met one of the twins. H
stopped add shook her haad.
''Good morning, mjr dear," he said
"Aad whieh of the twins are you?"
"I am the one that's out walkisV."
Exchange.