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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1907)
CHANGE WAS THERE DELINQUENT DEBTOR PINNED DOWN ON 8POT. Little, Shabby Old Pop Furnished Sun prise fop "Sport" Who Had Noth Ing but HIb Thousand . Dollar Bill. There Is a story current In those circles wherein betting on horse races is spoken of freely and admitted with out a blush, that concerns an old sport, a young sport and $1,000 bill, says the New York Sun. It seems that some months ago the horses were not running well, or it took an ax to get into a poolroom or or something of that kind, and Young Sport was hard up. There was among his acquaintances a little old man, commonly called Pop, who was always shabby and insignificant in .appear ance, but who, somehow, usually had the faculty of having a 20 In his pocket. He had ono on the day when Young Sport touched him with his hard-luck story, and the 20 changed hands. On several occasions thereafter Pop got unobtrusively in the way of Young Sport, but there was nothing doing. Thus ends the prologue, and the first act opens of a recent evening in a dispensary of liquid recuperators on the Great Whito Way. Enter Young Sport, who approaches the chief dls spenser, an acquaintance, with a sheepish and ''yet highly contented smile. "Say is my face good for a bain You see, It's this way," ho hastens to add before tho chief dispenser can commit the break of turning him down, "I hit the races lucky to-day simply couldn't lose, and when I cashed in I took the bulk of my winnings in this form, Bee?" and he displays a $1,000 bill. The dispenser ?3 so Impressed that ho forgets the all-night bank where change might be had, asks the victim of too much prosperity to indicate his prescription and sets forth the vials accordingly. Young Sport helps him self with many a grateful compliment to tho dispenser's discriminating judg ment, promises to pay to-morrow and departs to be discovered shortly after ward tho central figure in a group ,of horse lovers at the Hoffman hojuse. Thither hurries shabby Pop after happening to overhear the aforemen tioned chief dispenser telling of the man and naming him who flashed a $1,000 bill before his dazzling eyes. Pop insinuates himself into the group of horse lovers and looks hopefully up at the central figure. He doesn't say a word, Pop doesn't, but just looks right appealing like. "It comes right down to this," Young Spoifc is saying oracularly, "if you want to beat the races you must have a good, all'-'round knowledged of horse flesh." Just then he catches sight of shabby old Pop and remembers that there is a man he wants to see farther uptown. The horse lovers 'have lots of ques tions to ask, but none so much to the point as that of shabby Pop, who throws reserve to the winds and says: "Say, how about that 20 I lent you last November?" "That's all right," replies Young Sport, trying to mask his embarrass ment under a guise of easy confidence. "Pay you to-morrow." "But to-morrow may not come," says Pop. "I don't know; something might happen. I'd rather have that 20 now. I hear you hit it lucky to-day." "So I did, but I've nothing with me but a $1,000 bill," Young Sport an swers, and to relieve the old man's anxiety he displays the bill. Then, "I can change it," pipes up Pop, and ho produces a huge wad of fifties, twenties, tens and fives from his trousers pocket and proceeds to count out $980; ' They say that Young Sport had the grace to Invite Pop to tho bar as ho ruefully admitted that $980 Ja small bills was as good as blown in. Preparing for It. Prof. M. I. Pupln, tho famous elec trical expert, told at tho dedicatory banquet of the now woman's club the Colony, in New York, an appropriate story. "The excellence of this repast," he said, "brings to my mind a story about a man whoso repasts were by no moans excollent. "This man lived in my native town of Idvor, and ho was noted for his par simony. Lot us call him Mr. Smith, "There waB an old major In Idvor who said to his valet one evening: " 'Go and tell tho cook to get mo ready a chop and a poached egg.' " 'Pardon mo, major,' said the valet, 'but have you forgotten that you aro dining with Mr. Smith to-night?" . "Tho major frowned. "'Yes,' he said, 'I had forgotten It. Toll tho cook to make it two chops and two poachod eggs.' " His Usual Acrobatic 8tunt. Tompkins Do you take any exer cise after your bath? Simpson Yes, I usually tread on ihe soap as I get out. Gen. 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Porter Is a noted diplomat, mill tary officer and public speaker. IS LAST OF AN ODD BAND. REMNANT OF MICHIGAN ALTRUIS TIC COOPERATIVE COLONY. Porter Whltford Only Survivor of En terprise Started at Galesburg in 1838 Thousands of Acres Once Cultivated. Galesburg, Mich. The last survivor of the only altruistic cooperative so ciety ever attempted in this quarter of the state is Porter H. Whitford, 80 years old, who came to this village, then a backwoods crossroads, in 1838, and has since taken part in most pub lic events of the community. When the Alphadelphian society, or ganized on the plan of the "Brook Farm" of literary fame, was estab lished near Galesburg by about 300 farmers in 1843 Whltford was one of the young leaders. He was married to a daughter of one. of the older offi cers of the society when Alphadelphia hall, the principal building of the or ganization, was opened. All essential trades then known In the frontier community were repre sented among the members, most of whom were New Yorkers. All prop erty was turned Into the common ac count and farms were used as "out side" residences by the men formerly owning them if they wished. Many thousands of acres were thus used by the community, which took at first a highly intellectual standard, but later broke up because of the discon tent of some who saw other farmers getting rich on the old competitive plan. After a few years the men began to withdraw from the colony to work for themselves and finally the buildings where the socialistic dreams of the founders had been worked out were sold to the county for use on Its poor farm near by. A thrifty member got possession of 1,000 acres of the best land, which has made his descendants rich. Whltford alono remains of tho many who took part in the colony life of the Alpha delphlans. A legend hangs about the spot where the old hall stood. It Is that at the time of the dlsbandment ono of tho members who had boon begging his comrades to stand together for tho common good accidentally discovered an old kettle filled with coin of French DEVIL'S TOWER Rock Rises 800 Feet Above Surround ing Country. Deadwood, S. D. President Roose velt has lBsued an order setting aside tho Devil's tower, a peculiar geograph ical formation in northeastern Wyo ming, as a national monument and a federal reserve. Nearly 2,000 acres of land also are set aside with the tower. This reserve will be under the caro of the general land office of that dis trict, no entries will be allowed on it, and every effort will be made to pro tect the tower from Injury. This Devil's tower Ib a cblmnoy-llke mountain of rock that rises 800 feet above the surrounding country, and for almost 600 feet is nearly perpendicular and devoid of any growth of vegeta denominations, which had apparently been buried by ndlans during some forgotten tribal war many years be fore. Tho money was concealed with in a short distance from Alphadelphia hall. The man went west and was after ward found to have somehow acquired a largo amount of money at the timo of his going. DISEASE LAID TO TROLLEY. Doctor Finds Car Men Afflicted with Malady. Elwood, Ind. Renal calculus la the name of a disease that attacks motor men and conductors who are daily coming in contact with the high ten sion electric current of tho Indiana Union Traction lines, says Dr. T. C. Armfleld, one of the oldest practition ers in this city. Ho says that it Is superinduced by handling the trolley polo while it is in contact with tho trolley wire, the controller wrench, when the current Is on, by imperfect connections causing the iron and brass work on tho cars to become electrified, and by other similar conditions. It causes a mild paralysis by turn ing the small corpuscles of blood into coagulated matter, thus closing the pores, preventing the perspiration from exuding from the body, and later poisoning the system. John Mohler, a motorman on the Tipton-Alexandria branch, was strick en with the new malady just as his car reached this city, and had to be car ried to a physician's office for treat ment After strong restoratives were administered by the hypodermic method, he was removed to his home at Tipton. Renal calculus attacks, slowly, says the medical man, and it was this that prevented an accident hero to-day, as tho motorman felt tho pain coming on, classed it as pleurisy and, calling the conductor, turned his car over to him just before the steep grado was reached on entering the city. Sticks Out Tongue at Kaiser. Berlin. A tipsy laborer named Bruennlng, who ono morning last No vember put out his tongue at tho kais er as his majesty went past in an auto mobile, has Just boon condemned to nine months' Imprisonment. MADE RESERVE tion. Tho top of tho tower is large enough in area for a baseball team to play a good game and is covered with a scant soil formed from tho disin tegrated rock and bearing moss, cac tus and ferns. Two men are known to have climbed this tower at tho risk of their lives. One of them was Jack Rogers, an old cowboy, and the other was Arthur Jobe, a young engineer for the Home stake Mining company. The tower stands on the bank of the upper Belle Fourcho river, and has been for years ono of tho landmarks of tho country. It was at one timo in eluded In an entry made by Miss Kent, an English woman, who filed on a homestead including this mountain. The entry afterward was canceled. HOBOS AT A BANQUET KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD "FEED" AT SWELL CHICAGO HOTEL. Over One Hundred Attend Represent atlve Gathering- Washington Flat Fails to Appear as Toastmas ter, Owing to Police. Chicago. The hobos' banquet, given by tho Brotherhood Wolfaro associa tion at tho Windsor-Clifford hotol tho other night, was a hugo success do spite several llttlo drawbacks, Buch as tho nonattendanco of Washington Flat, tho toastmaster, who was drlvon out of town early In tho afternoon by tho pollco, and tho departure of Philadel phia Jack and Tho Dancing Kid for San Francisco beforo tho beer was served. They explained that they had to catch the 11:15 "Q." freight. Dr. Ben L. Rcitmnn and his aids In tho now organization had searched tho highways and byways of tho city for a roproscntntlvo gathorlng of hobos and bums and beggars and they found thorn. Thoro woro moro than a hundred present somo from the Bridewell, others from tho municipal lodging house, HogWs Flop, tho Now York house, and tho barrel houses oi West Madison streot. Several incidents marred tho occa sion, but no ono minded. Fred the Bum, wlm was down for a speech on "Why I Hang Around Barrol Houbos," picked up two many drinks before ho came to tho banquet and was found under tho tablo whon his namo was called. "Shoestring Chase," a pan handler, scondalized his fellows whon ho was found improving tho golden oc casion by passing his hat among the hotel guests during a lull In tho ban quet. A No. Ono, known as tho Absent Member ("and novor blamed tho boozo, boys"), whoso namo Is written on every water tank botweon Now York and Boston, and Yokcn-Whltcy, another professional hobo, threatened to donart at one stago of the speech- making, because the. speakers woro "not representative." "Why, they don't know tho diff be tween a hobo and a bum," said A. No. One. "I wouldn t associate with a snldo that carries tho baunor. Why don't thoy let a smart man talk7" After a dinner as good as a group of bankers or mercnants coum want, the long program began. Bum Mitt Casey interspersed tho courso with big chews of tobacco, and Fred the .Bum insisted on singing "Whore Is My Wandering Boy To-Nlght?" Tho regular program bogan with' a poem by Chicago Tommy, entitled, "Tho Faco on tho Barroom Floor." It was a long poem, recited with deep gravity, and was tho story of a hobo, Ostler Joo, who told a crowd of saloon loafers how ho had fallen, illustrating his story by drawing the face of his lost nncel wife in chalk on tho floor. and then falling dead. It had a mighty effect. Fred the Bum was called on, but could not resnond. so his chum, tho Rocky Mountain Lemon, got up to re spond. Ho started off nobly, saying: "They do not love who do not show tholr love," but A. No. One yelled: "Sit down. You're no nouo. you work. You ain't respectable." So the Lemon sat down. John Smith, a hard faced young man with a collar on, told why the criminal ho,B a hard face. He said he had spent 14 years In peniten tiaries, beginning his first term at the age of 14. He said it was worry that made the lines. Old Man Steers, 76 years of ago, told a pitiful Btory of seeking work in Chicago, and how ho was turned down everywhere. "My father told mo never to bo afraid of work," ho said, "and I attribute my failure to tho fact that I followed Horace Greeley's advice and came west." Willie, tho ox-society man, told how to reform society, Ho woro a gen teel brown beard, a collar, and held his cigar according to the beBt cus tom. Tho Louisvlllo Kid recited u noem called "The Scale." German Fritz and Ohio Skip, down on the program, left word they had cono to New York on the bumnors. Beforo tho Dancing Kid left for Frisco he sang a song about "There's always a Motnor waning at Homo for You." IN THE 8EWING ROOM. "You are a pushing sort," said the Scissors to tho Thimble; "Ycb," replied the latter, "but I'd like your life better. It's Just ripping. And you?" to the Needle. "Well," replied the latter, "my life is Just sow-sew. But then though not a blunt individual, I generally como to tho point." "Oh, you have an eye to things," In torposed the Pin, "but I generally con trol matters by my head work." "I am sorry," remarked tho Spool, "that I can't bo Borlous, for I'm in a continuous round." But hero tho seamstress appeared, and soon all felt themselves in pret ty much of a box. -Baltimore American. HOW HE BROKE A RECORD. ( Took Last Jump from Forgetten Rub ber Heme Plate. Billy Powell, greatest hurdler the west has produced, was referring to his college days on the Berkeley track. "There woro five in the race. X drew tho extreme outside lane, which gavo mo a bad finish stretch. But I got a peaoh of a start, swept the curve like a yacht on her beam ends and came down the straight taking the Jumps In beautiful style. I felt I had a varsity record In me at that clip, and I threw all my power Into tho final strides. Spring ing for the ninth hurdle I fairly flow through tho air, and, dashing to the finish, broke tho tape, the world's record for the low hurdles, for tho 220-dash, and. for the run ning broad Jump, tho time being 21 flat, and my last jump over two hurdles at once, clearing 43 feet and somo inches. "Whow!" exclaimed Olle Snedlgar, "why weren't the records over al lowed?' "Well," continued Powoll, "when they went to measure that leap, Col. Edwards startod to shove his. cane in, to Indicate my foremost, spiko mark, and tho stick jumped out of his hand. Thoy scraped tho short grass away and found a solid rubber homo plato imbedded whoro tho varsity bat tery used to practico." San Francisco Chronicle A Sad Mistake. In my father's natlvo village lives Mr. S., a very deaf old man. During mo summer montns no tots nis Bpare rooms to somo of tho many plonsuro seekers who frequont tho place, says a Boston Herald writer, and one day laBt summer, while Mr. 8. was In his garden, a young man of the village chanced by, and the following conver satlon took place: "Good morning, Mr. S." "MawnlnV "You've got your house full of board ors this summer." Mr. S. was picking potato bugs off from his plants, but he managed to stop long enough to answer, "Yes." "Hnmn mm innirins' vnnnrr iiniM among them," continued the young man. Mr. S. stood up and eyed the pota toes critically, then answered; "Well, they'd ought to look purly good. I just plckod two quarts of bugs off 'em." Bill Nye's Long Walt. BUKNyo when a young man once made an engagement with a lady friend of his to take her driving on'eT Sunday afternoon. The appointed day came, but at the livery stable all the horses were taken out save one old, shaky, exceedingly bony horse. Mr. Nyo hired the nag and drove to Ms friend's residence. The lady let him wait nearly an hour beforo she was reajly, and then on viewing the disreputable outfit flatly refused to ao company Mr. Nye. "Why," she exclaimed, sneerlngly, "that horse may die of age any mo ment." "Madame," Mr. Nye replied, "when I arrived that horse was a prancing young steed." Harper's Weekly. t Identified. "Your man," said the promotor of a feast, "la a 'has been.' " "And yours," retorted the whipper in. for tho rival show, "la a 'never was.'" .. , , Thus, by a chanco bit of repartee, was the identity of the stellar At tractions made clear enough. CHILDREN SHOWED IT Effect of Their Warm Drink In the Morning. "A year ago I was a wreck fr6m coffee drinking and was on tho point , of givng up my position In tho school room because of nervousness. "I was telling a friend about It and she sald'Wo drink nothing at meal time but Postum Food Coffee, and it Is such a comfort to have something we can enjoy drinking with the children.,' "I was astonished that sho would al low the children to drink any kind of coffee, but sho said Postum was tho most healthful drink in the world for children as well as for older ones, and that the condition of both the children and adults showed that to he a fact. "My first trial was a failure. The cook boiled It four or flvo minutes and It tasted so flat that I was In despair but determined to give It one, more trial. This time we followed tho di rections and boiled It fifteen minutes after tho boiling began. It was a de cided success and I was completely won by its rich delicI6us flavour. In a short timo I noticed a decided Im provement in my condition and kept growing better and better month after month, until now I am perfectly healthy, and do my work in the school room with ease and pleasure. I would not return to tho nerve-destroying reg ular coffee for any money." "There's a Reason." Read the fa mous little "Health Classic," "The Road to Wellvillo," in pkgs.