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Nebraska Advertiser W. W. SANDERS, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA Table Manners. Man gives up with reluctance the tnblo manners of tho Junglo. For con turles ho has boon Instructed with lino upon line, precept upon precept; but tho average boy nnd girl Btlll pre fer fingers to forks and tongues to napkins. It may, howovor, bo encour aging to tho weary mother to ob serve that n little progress has boon inado by tho human race In four con turleB, ovon though her Individual specimen of boyhood may lag far be hind perfection. Erasmus, writing for tho young gentlomon of his tlmo, laid down a codo of table manners ro markablo for what they do not take for granted; nnd although wo must niako some allowanco for tho Irony of tho learned critic, wo still have a pic turo of tho dinner tnblo of his tlmo calculated to glvo us hopo of our own. Ho assures his reader that It is very rudo to wipo his noso on tho table cloth or his fingers on his neighbor's coat. Ono may not pralso the achieve ments of ono's own cook, or critlcizo unfavorably ono's hoBt'a dinnor, no matter how badly it is cooked. A courteous guest will not glvo his bones to tho dogs to crack under tho table, nor will ho feed tho cat, or on courago clthor cat or dog to Jump on tho table. "But, above all," says tho frank nnd vigorous Erasmus, "do not lick your pinto! It is an net that ill becomes n cat, let alone a gentle man !" Stage Reform. Every now and then tho Important intelligence is imparted to a waiting multitude that tho stage is to bo olo vatod. It is an old cry and it signifies nothing, for tho patrons of tho plny houso mako It what It Is and mana gors only Bupply a public demand. References arc always bolng mado to tho palmy days of tho drama, and a revival of them Is frequontly predict ed, but tho truth Is that there woro just nB roprchonBlblo performances In tho past as thoro aro In tho present, though, of courso, there woro somo noblo histrionic efforts that aro re peated to-day. It Is claimed that this is an ora of commorclal managers, who are only bent on making monoy and aro deficient In artistic Inspira tion, but oven Shakespearo did not dlgdnln accumulating a comfortable fortune for his day from tho produc tion of his plnys, and fow men aro anxious to embark in an unpaylng venture, ovon for tho sake of art. Wo nro now told that there is to be an Intellectual theater in uppor Broad way, Now York, where only tho cream of tho best old and new plays will bo brought out. Wo wIbIi it success, re marks the Boston Budget, but wo aro afraid that its patronngo will not bo remunerative, for the thoator is re garded by tho majority of pooplo as a placo of entertalnmont, and not as a school for moral and intellectual training. China After Ideas. Slowly but surely modern ldeaB are getting a foothold in China. Tho ap polntmcnt of a commission to visit Japan, Groat Britain and Germany with a view to examining and report ing upon the working of constitution nl systems In thoBo countries Is full of significance, which is increased be causo of tho character of those chosen for tho sorvlce. These aro mon of tho most progressive spirit. Furthor more, thoy reprosont the nsplratlons of tho real Chlneso rather than the purposes of tho Mnnchus, who to a largo oxteut aro an nllen olomont, nl though thoy havo managed to fasten their power upon tho government and to perpetunto a dynasty which has been a constant sourco of political friction. Tho volco of awakened China is making itself heard and is likely to bo raoro insistent in demand ing changes and reforms that shall be for tho benefit of all tho people Anc' much of this impetus to bottor things comes from Chlneso who havo boon educated in tho United States or havo lived hero long enough to sco how lib eral government works. According to a report on tho crops in tho American Agriculturist, Amori can farmors' oarnings will bo a thou sand million dollars greater this year than Inst. Tho gain is duo to tho in creased prices of farm products, tho production in gonoral being fully ten per cent, smaller than last year. No wonder farmors aro celebrating by holding big stato fairB. They can at iord it. HISTORIC OLD HOUSE WILDER MANSION AT BOLTON, MASS. Quaint Old Structure, More Than a Century Old, Was to Have Shel tered the First Napoleon After Hlo Downfall. Of tho great country estates of Mas sachusetts thoro is nono moro fumed n historical connection than tho Wild- r mansion on Wnttoquottoc hill, in ho tmfnshlp of Bolton. It wns hero that Napoleon was to havo sought efugo had ho doclded to attompt to oscapo to this country; It was In the mansion house of this estate that afayetto at ono tlmo mado his head quarters, and yenrs lator tho spot was selected as tho future residence of 'resident McKlnley, but never so oc cupied. It lias been tho abode of sev eral millionaires and the sccno of in numerable festivities of varied na tures. A little more than ton years ago, snys tho Boston Herald, tho Wilder mansion becamo tho most talked of residence in Now England. It was re ported with many facts to substanti al the talo that President McKlnley would become a resident of Bolton, and that ho would occupy tho Wilder mansion. At tho time negotiations were completed to tho extent of trans ferring tho property to tho name of J. Wymnn Jones, a brother-in-law of the Into Marcus A. Hanna. Mr. Jonos ad mitted that ho was acting in tho In terest of President McKlnley. As in tho earlier history of tho famous es tate, thoro was subsequently a chango of plan, which robbed Massachusetts of tho chance to acquire another world famous resident. Tho Wilder mansion is a quaint old structure, built over 100 years ago and several times remodeled. It stands on tho west side of tho hill rond lead- ng from Lancaster "old common" to Bolton Centre, almost at tho crown of the highest rise, although this road does not scale Wattoquottoc's height. Sampson Vryllng Stoddard Wilder, tho founder of tho Wilder mansion, was born in Lancnster, May 20, 17S0, and his family tree sprang from the Puritan stock which settled tho place. Tho Wllders emigrated from England end enmo to Boston in 1G39. About the year 1800 Mr. Wilder, having mot Tal leyrand in Boston, and being sent to Franco to look after certain business ntcrosts, obtained through his friend ship special privileges from tho French government. Ho made the ac quaintance of many prominent men of tho day, and preserved among his mementos nro many personal letters which were written by them to him. Ho represented tho United States on tho occasion of tho marrlago of Em peror Napoleon, then in tho height of his glory, to the Archduchess Mario Louise. In 1823 Mr. Wilder roturned to Bol ton to settle down. Tho following year was mado memorable by tho coining of Lafayette to America and tho re ception given tho latter by Mr. Wilder at tho Bolfon mansion was tho event of tho century for that community. lho program was arranged by tho host and tho then mayor of Boston, the Hon. Joslah Quincy, tho elder. It Is a well established tradition that tho Wilder mansion was selected as an asylum for Napoleon after his defeat at Waterloo. Napoleon delayed in taking advantago of tho offer until too lato. Passage had boon engaged for him on a vessel that was to bring him to America, but ho waited in a deslro to provide for his faithful friends until ho wns compelled to give himself up as a prisoner of war. Cling Steadfastly to One Idea. All human giants havo been self-ns- sortivo, self-reliant men. who dared to bo singular, who did not mind tho laughs and taunts and Jeers and clbcs of tho crowds, but hold on to ono Iden, nurtured it, cared for it, cultivated It until from It thoy reaped succoss. Tho Swan Song. "Tho nature fake," said Dr. William J. Long, tho naturo writor, "is always harmful. A striking instanco of this occurred not long slnco at tho zoo. You know tho old naturo fako about tho Bwan how this beautiful bird, silent all Its days, bursts when dying into tho sweetest song? Well, at a zoo ono day, a keopor saw a boy steal up behind a swan with a brick in hlB hand. " 'Here,' said tho keopor, 'what aro you going to do thoro?' " 'Ah, lommo alono,' snarled tho boy. 'I '.vantor honr him sing.' " Automobile's Beneficial Side. Whatover may bo tho objections to tho automobilo, it is suroly of groat asslstanco in reducing those swollen fortunes by distributing them among tho heirs. -Indianapolis News. Help for Insomnia. Wet a cloth or handkorchlof in cold wator and bind around tho wrist, tuck ing tho loose end In securely. Tho cold cools tho blood boforo It roaches tho head and whatovor draws or cools tho blood will relievo tho brain. ALL THINGS IN PROPORTION. Invalid's Meal Evidently Had Not In creased Good Humor. For many weeks the lrrllnblo mer chant had been riveted to his bed by typhoid fever. Now ho was conva lescing. Ho clamored for something to cat, declaring that ho was starv ing. "To-morrow you may havo some thing to eat," promised tho doctor. Tho merchnnt realized that there would bo a restraint to his appetlto, yet ho saw, In vision, a modest, steam ing meal placed at his bedside. "Hero Is your dinner," said tho nurse next day, as she gave the glow ering patient a spoonful of tapioca pudding, "and tho doctor emphasizes that everything cIbo you do must bo In tho samo proportion." Two hours later tho nurse heard a frantic call from the bed chamber. "Nurse," breathed the man heaplly, "I want to do somo reading, bring me a postago stamp." HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA. Smokers Follow Fashions In the Use of Tobacco. "Mako mo up a packago of tobacco according to tho formula used by Ed win Booth," Bald tho man with a southern nccent. "That Is tho third man who has aBkcd for that kind of tobacco to-day," said tho dealor. "It Is Btrango that people from romoto parts of the country as well as New Yorkers mako a fad of buying tho samo brand of tobacco that Booth smoked. And it Isn't always tho Booth mixture that they want. I havo filed away tho formulas for mixing the fnvorlto tobacco of many famous per sons. Smokers tho country over havo heard of this collection of recipes and ono featuro of every man's trip to New York is to try a pipeful of some big man's favorite tobacco. In most cases this special mixturo is so Btrong that tho nerves of tho avorago smoker cannot stand it. Ho has to glvo up after a few plpefuls and go bnck to a popular mixturo, but ho has tho satisfaction of having had tho ex perience." Tho New York Sun. Shouts A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of a well-known Religious paper, has written regarding tho controversy be tween Collier's Weekly and tho Re ligious Press of tho Country and oth ers, including ourselves. Also regard ing suits for libel brought by Collier's against us for commenting upon its methods. These are his sentiments, with somo very emphatic words left out. "Tho religious Press owes you a debt of gratitude for your courago in showing up Collier s Weekly as the 'Yell-Oh Man." Would you caro to uso tho inclosed article on the "Boo Hoo Baby" as tho "Yell-Oh Man's successor?" "A contemporary remarks that Col lier's has finally run against a solid hickory "Post" and been damaged in its own estimation to tho tune of $750,000.00." 'Hero is a publication which has, in utmost disregard of tho facts, spread broadcast damaging statements about the Religious Press and others and has suffered those false statements to go uncontradicted until, not satisfied after finding the Religious Press too quiet, and peaceful, to resent the In sults, it makes the mistake of wander ing; Into fresh field and butts Its rat tled head against this Post and all the World laughs. Even Christians smile, ns tho Post suddenly turns and gives It back a doso of its own medicine" "It is a mistake to say all the World laughs. No cheery laugh comes from Collier s, but It cries and boo hoos like a spanked baby and .wants $750,000.00 to sootho Its tender, lacerated teel ings." "Thank Heaven It has at last struck a man with "back bono" enough to call a spado a "spado" and who believes In telling tho wholo truth without fear or favor." Perhaps Collier's with its "utmost disregard for tho facts," may say no such letter exists. Nevertheless It Is on file in our oillco and Is only ono ol a mass of letters and other data, news paper comments, etc., denouncing tho "yellow" methods of Collier's. This volume Is so largo that n man couh not well go thru it under half a day's steady work. Tho lettors como from various parts of America. Usually a prlvnto controversy Is not interesting to tho public, but this is a public controversy. Collier's has been using tho "yellow' methods to attract attention to itself but, Jumping In tho air, cracking heels together and yelling "Look at mo' wouldn't suilico, so it started out on a "Holier Thau Thou" attack on tho Re llgious Press and on medicine "Wo leave It to tho public now, ns wo did when wo first resented Collier's attacks, to say whether, In a craving ror sensation and circulation, its at tacks do not amount to a systematic mercenary hounding. Wo likewise leavo it to tho public to say whether coiners, by Its own policy and meth Held Up. "Stop!" shouted tho man on tho country road, holding up a warning hnnd. Muttering something about rural cops, tho automoblllst obeyed. "Turn around and come back to town with me," said tho stranger. "You were going at least 35 miles "an hour." "You're a constable, I suppose," said tho automoblllst, with a covert sneer, when they had reached the village. "Me?" replied tho passenger. "No, I'm a farmer and had to come into town when all the teams was busy. Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good by." Ensuing comment Is purposely omit ted. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Belling a Rat. You havo probably read or heard that tho best way to rid a houso of rats Is to catch ono and fasten a boll about Its neck. A boy In Dolawaro tried tho experiment two months ago. Ho was badly bltton In making tho bell fast, but he turned the rnt loose and expected tho tinkling of that boll would havo great results. It did havo. In the first placo, tho rat who woro It was constantly on tho move all night, and tho tinkling bell kept tho family awake, and In the next tho sounds brought scores of now rats to tho house. Instead of bolng afraid of tho bell, they were charmed with tho mu sic. Had tho boy tied a harmonica to another rat's tail, tho rodents would havo had a dance ovory night She Was Willing. "Yes," says the husband, "I have consented to accept tho nomination.'' "I am so glad the party Is begin ning to recognize your merit," beams tho wife. "Now my dear," tho husband con tinues, "you know that political af fairs aro not lovo feasts, by any means. You must expect to see me vilified and attacked in a scandalous manner. No doubt tho opposition will try to dig up sensational rumors about me, and all that sort of thing, but you must not " "Well," she Interrupts, "I am really glad of It. You havo always boon strangely silent about whether or not you over were engaged to anyone be fore you met mo." BOO -MOO" a SpanKed ods, has not made Itself moro ridicu lous than any comment of ours could make it. Does Collier's expect to regain any self-inflicted loss of prestigo by de monstrating thru suits for damages, that it can be more artful in evading liability for libels than the humble but resentful victims of its defamation, or does it hopo for starting a campaign of libel suits to silence tho popular in dignation, reproach and resentment which It has aroused. Collier's can not dodge this public controversy by private law suits. It can not postpone tho public Judgment against it. That great Jury, the Pub lic, will hardly blame us for not walt- ng until wo get a petit Jury in a court room, before denouncing this prod igal detractor of institutions founded and fostered either by individuals or by the public, itself. No announcements during our entire business career wero over made claiming "medicinal effects" for either Postum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal ef fects are results obtained from tho uso of medicines. Thousands of visitors go thru our entire works eacli month and seo for themselves that Grape-Nuts contains absolutely nothing but wheat, barley and a little salt; Postum absolutely nothing but wheat and about ten per cent of New Orleans Molasses. The art of preparing these simplo ele ments In a scientific manner to obtain tho best food value and flavor, re quired somo work and experience to acquire Now, when any publication goes far enough out of Its way to attack us be causo our advertising is "medical," It simply offers a remarkable exhibition of ignorance or worse Wo do claim physiological or bodily results of favorable character follow lug tho adoption of our suggestions re' gardiirg the discontinuance of coffeo and foods which may not be keeping the Individual In good health. Wo havo no advice to offer tho perfectly henlthtul person. His or her health Is evidence in itself that tho bever ages and foods used exactly fit that person. Therefore, why change? But to tho man or woman who is ailing, avo have something to say as a result of an unusually wide experience in food and tho result of proper feed ing. In the palpably Ignorant attack on us In Collier's, appeared this state ment, "Ono widely circulated para graph labors to induce tho impression that Grape-Nuts will obviate tho ne cessity of an operation in appondl cltis. This is lying aud potentially deadly lying." In reply to tills exhibition of well let tho render namo it, tho Postum Co., says : Lot It bo understood that appendi citis results from long continued dis turbance in the intestines, caused pri marily by undigested starchy food, A Definition of Success. How havo tho hypothetical scien tists and tho exponents of unboliof benefited themselves or humanity at largo by sowing tho seeds of doubt broadcast in tho world? Tho real sci entists do not fnll In this category, for they aro bollovcrs in the real sense of the word; thoy know loo much, thoy have soon too many mysterious mani festations of tho Divine creative pow er. Now, those who havo disposed of tho Blblo and all evidences of inspira tion, have written a great many books and somo of them havo won what tho world at largo lightly calls fame. Ac cording to tho ordinary measures that are applied in such cases, thoy havo been extremely successful, but real success means tho benefit of humau ity in somo form or other. If no such benefits can bo shown ns tho result of their labors, their succoss is not equal to that achieved by tho direst poverty and tho deopost ignorance Joel Chandler, in Uncle Remus' Magazine WHEN A "HUNCH" HELD GOOD. Chinese Laundry Ticket Suggested Bet on "Wing Ting." Kay Spence, a well-known horseman of Mexico, Mo., won $1,000 at tho Louisville, Ky., raco meeting a short time ago as the result of a "hunch." Mr. Spence has a largo breeding stable of "runners" near Mexico, and attends all the big racing ovents In the country. Not long since ho was in Louisville and entered tho betting ring to see what odds wero being of fered on tho various entries. He found that Joaquin was tho favorite at even money, and pulled his wallet from his pocket, Intending to bet on that horso. His attention was at tracted by something that fell from his wallet to tho ground, and ho stoop ed and picked it up. It wa3 a Chi nese laundry ticket. He looked at the "books" again and found that thero was an entry with a Chinese namo, Wing Ting, at ten to one. That set tled it, for ho considered ho had ro ceived a "hunch" that could not bo overlooked. Wing Ting won handily. Needless to say, those who backed the favorite considered Spenco tho sev enth son of tho seventh son. Kansas City Star. Baby. such as white bread, potntoos, rice,, partly cooked cereals and such. Starchy food is not digested in the upper stomach but passes on into tho duodenum, or lower stomach and in testines, where, in a healthy individ ual, the transformation of tho starch into a form of sugar is completed and then the food absorbed by the blood. But if the powers of digestion are weakened, a part of tho starchy food will lie in the warmth and moisture of tho body and decay, generating gases, and irritating tho mucous surfaces un til under such conditions tho whole lower part of tho alimentary canal, in cluding the colon and tho appendix, becomes involved. Disease sets up and at times takes tho form known aa appendicitis. When tho symptoms of tho trouble mako their appearance, would it not bo good, practical, common sense, to discontinue tho starchy food which is causing tho trouble and take a food In which the starch has been trans formed into a form of sugar in the process of manufacture? This Is identically tho same form of sugar found in the human body after starch has been perfectly digested. Now, human food Is mado up very largely of starch and is required by tho body for energy and warmth. Naturally, therefore, its uso should be continued, if possible, and for the rea sons given above It is mado possible in tho manufacture of Grape-Nuts. In connection with this change of food to bring relief from physical dis turbances, wo have suggested washing out tho intestines to get rid of tho im mediate causo of tho disturbance. Naturally, there aro cases where the disease has lain dormant and the abuse continued too long, until ap parently only the knifo will avail. But it is a well-established fact among the best physicians who aro acquainted with tho details abovo recited, that preventative measures are far and away tho best. Aro we to bo condemned for suggest ing a way to prevent disease bv fol lowing natural methods and for per fecting a food that contains no "medi cine" and produces no "medicinal ef fects" but which has guided literally thousands of persons from sickness to health? Wo havo received during tho years pnst upwards of 25,000 letters from peoplo who havo boon either helped or made entirely well by fol lowing our suggestions, and they are simple. If coffeo disagrees and causes any of tho ailments common to somo cof fee users quit it and tako on Postum. If white broad, potatoes, rico and other starch foods mako trouble, quit and uso Grapo-Nuls food which is largely predlgesled and will digest, nourish and strengthen, when other forms of food do not. It's Just plain old common sense "There's a Reason for Postum and Grape-Nut3. Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.