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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1907)
L J. ANISSUEOFBONDS GOVERNMENT INVITES BIDS ON A PANAMA CANAL LOAN. WILL BRING OUT THE GASH Fifty Millions to Be Placed On Mar. ket Soon Certificates of In debtedness Bearing 3 Also to Be IsEued. A Washington, D. C, November 17 dispatch says: Secretary - Cortolyou tonight made the Important announce ment that as a means of affording relief to the financial situation, the troasury will Issue $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 cer tificates of Indebtedness, or so much thereof as may be necessary. The certificates will run for one year, and will bear 3 per cent Interest. The secretary's action In coming to the relief of the financial situation meets with President Roosevelt's hearty approval, and the plan Is the outcome of the several white house conferences which have been held within the past few days when the financial, situation was under consid eration. Secretary Cortelyou says that the Panama bonds will afford most substantial relief, as the law provides that they may be used as a basis for 'additional national bank circulation. He nlso states that the proceeds from the sale of certificates can be made directly available at points where the need Is most urgent, and especially for the movement of crops, which, he says, "If properly accelerated, will give the greatest re lief and result in the most immediate financial returns." The secretary calls attention to the attractiveness of the bonds and cer tificates as absolutely safe invest ments. Secretary Cortelyou adds that the relief measures will enable him , to meet public expenditures without withdrawing for, that purpose any ap preciable amount of public moneys now deposited in national banks throughout the country. Two treas ury circulars, one inviting proposals for the issue of bonds and the other asking for the certificates, will be sent out under date of November 18. In his letter to Secretary Cortelyou, approving the secretary of the treas ury's plans, President Roosevelt states that ha has been assured that the leaders in congress have under con sideration a currency measure "which will meet in permanent fashion the needs of the situation and which, I believe, will be 'passed at an early date after congress convenes two. weeks hence." The president also calls attention to what Is needed most at this time, say ing that the "people should realize how fundamentally sound business conditions in this country are, and how absurd it is to permit themselves to got into a pAnic and create a stringency by hoarding their money instead of trusting perfectly Round banks." 18 NOW A FULL FLEDGED STATE. Admission of Oklahoma to the Sister hood of States on Nov. 16. A new star was added to the American flag November 16 by the admission formally info the union of the state of Oklahoma. President Roosevelt, at exactly ten sixteen o'clock in the morning signed the proclamation admitting the territories of Oklahoma and Indian territory jointly as one of the American states. Int appending his signature to the, proc lamation, the president used a pen formed from a quill plucked from the wing of an Amorican eagle. The pen will be deposited with the Okla homa historical society. The admission of Oklahoma to statehood was marked by jubilation throughout the two territories and by the inauguration exercises, n pa rade and barbecue in Guthrie. The new state has 70,430 square miles or an area greater than the .whole of New England. Proporty value exceeds one billion dollars. Has nearly 6,000 miles of railroads. Percentage of Illiteracy, 7. Indians number 89,000 and comprise Creeks, Choutaws, Chickasaws, Semi noles and Cherokees. Indian territory organized June 30, 1834; Oklahoma organized May 2, 1890. 'Statohood bill approved Juno 16, 1906. Constitutional convention mot at Guthrie, November 20, 1006. Constitution adopted and state of ficers chosen at election September 17, 1007. Admitted to statehood by presiden tial proclamation November 16, 1907. FOR THE DINING ROOM. Nation Plate Rail Is Effective Form of Decoration. Nothing adds bo much to tho nnnoar nnco of n dining room as a rail nn near the top on which is displayed odd uits or china, cut or fancy glass, or pewter. These plate rails may bo mado very decorative or they can be absolutely hideous. A Jumble of color, for In. stance, Is downright ugly, or, a rail full of china that does not harmonize with the tone of the room, though tho soparato pieces may not clash. This defect can be overcome this season by chooslnc for vmir iWnm. tio'n a nation plate rail. It will bo both artistic and inexpensive, or. nr lmmt comparatively so, ns the separate piaies can Uo bought for 50 cents and less, Each plate has tho coat of arms of a different nation of tho world, as nenny as possible in tho natural col ors. There are, of course, liberties taken with them for artistic effect, but tho chiof color of the frieze Is in these emblems. Tho whole thlnir in nlvon harmony by tho border which is aliko on all the plates. It Is twn tmifa nf olive green brightened by dashes of en ni regular intervals. This treatment of a nlurn mil bo specially good for n yellow room or ono in dull gray bluo, as there is enough red and bricht ereon in thn coats of arms to give warmth. COOKERY DON'TS, Don't cook by guesswork. Wnlirli all your Ingredients and test your oven before you by to bake. Don't, slam the oven door. It will spoil the cake and It won't improve the pudding. Don't be wasteful. Bread crusts may be browned and ground. Bits of meat may help to improvo tho soup pot. Don't be in a hurry. If you skimp in the matter of time you aro certain to leave some important thing un done. Don't try to improve upon a recipe until you have mastered its ovory do tall. If you deviate from it to "save trouble," you probably will' "make trouble" for yourself. Don't be discouraged by one failure Jf the dish does not succeed try again, and keep on trying until you find out what is tho matter. - Don't fail to keep a clock In the kitchen, for time is a necessary in gredient in successful cooking. Don't fall to keep tho icebox clean, for many foods like milk and butter are quick to absorb foreign odors. Don't try to economizo in tho mat ter of fruits and vegetables. Your green-grocer's bill may be larger, but you will more than save it in the doc tor's bill. From the Delineator. Washing China Silk. A laundress who has success with china silk waists says that they should never have soap rubbed direct ly upon them nor be put Into hot water. She makes a suds with whito soap and tepid water, washes tho waist in It, rinses it very thoroughly in several tepid and cold waters, then presses the water out as much as sho can with her hands without wringing, folds It carefully so that thero are few creases, covers it with a white- cloth and passes It through the wringer. When it is about half dry she irons it with a cloth over it. This method keeps tho silk from turning yellow. Chicken with Biscuits. Take a couple of spring chickens and fry them to a golden brown. Have a deep platter lined with lettuco leaves; make small biscuits about the size of a dollar and put them on let tuce leaves, then put chicken on top. Take a quart of rich milk and thicken with a teaspoonful of cornstarch; salt and pepper to suit tho taste, and a sprig of parsley, then pour gravy over the chicken and serve hot. Sandwiches. Lemon Sandwiches Mash tho yolks of three hard-boiled eggs and add a tablespoonful of butter, a dash of salt and some cayenne pepper, a teaspoon ful of chopped parsley, the grated rind of one lemon. Mix these ingredlonts well and add three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and Bpread upon thin sliceB of wheat or graham bread. Nut and Cheese Sandwiches Mix together pot cheese and chopped hick ory nuts, add to It a dash of nanrlka and spread on either white or brown bread. Sauce for Winter Salad. Ono gallon vinegar, one-half pound mustard, one-half ounce celery seed, one-half ounco tumeric, ono and one half pounds brown sugar, ono cup flour. Mix celery seed, mustard, tumeric, and flour in a little cold vinegar and stir into the sugar and gallon of vinegar when at tho boiling point. Strain and pour over Balad. Excluding about 80,000 small ves sels, tho commerce of tho world is carried on by 30,100 vessels of a total tonnage of about. 25,000,000. ALL ARE INJURED BY SENDING MONEY TO ENRICH MAIL ORDER HOUSES. VALUE OF FARM LAND HURT Prosperity of Town and Prosperity of Country Surrounding It Are Identical Local Merchant Is Friend of Farmer. A writer in tljo Fullorton (Nob.) News-Journal gives somo pointed rea sons why tho farming community sur rounding every town should got be hind the town and push its business Interests, urging consideration of what tljat would' mean compared to patron izing mail order houses, if the town grows, land values grow all around It. If business men arc compelled to reduco their stocks or go to other fields in ordor to got business, It is not tho town only but tho farming community that suffers. The question la asked, whut personal interest is it to any ono In that country to enrich tho mail order houses? The money spent away from homo is taken from tho prosperity of the town, and just as directly from tho prosperity of the country surrounding it, Tho writer declares that It is as much to the in terest of every man who owns u farm In Nanco county to keep Fullorton flourishing as It is for the people in sldo the city to keep It nourishing. Tho continued growth of a godci town always givos added valuo to all farm lunds adjoining. The local merchant in a town is the friend and neighbor of the farmer. Tho mull order house is nothing of tho kind, and it cares nothing for tho individual interests of tho farmer except to got his money. Tho local merchant, besides bearing his share of taxes, is always assisting tho churches and charities of the com munity. No such help comes from mall order houses. Tho larger busi ness that is given to the home mer chant allows him to carry the larger stock and to sell at a smaller mar gin. To sacrifice your homo town is to depreciato local real estato val ues and retard tho growth of values of both town and farm property. The town that seems prosporoua and looks prosperous Invites Investment not only In the town, but In tho locality, so that a stranger, looking for a location, be comes Interested and n purchaser, while he would ordinarily leave tho dead town and its surrounding terri- tory out of consideration. Objected to Outside Supplies. Master plumbers in Nowbunrh. N. J., havo declared war against the mail order business as applied to their line, and have refused to handlo stock bought of mall ordor concerns. The decision was arrived at In the case of a man who Is building on Washing ton Heights. The plumbers said this man sought for bids for doing tho plumbing and was not satisfied with tho prices. IIo thon asked how much It would cost to do the work if he would furnish the materials. The plumbers refused to consider this at nil. . - They said they are content with a reasonable profit on their supplies, but If these ure not purchased from them they may as well go out of busi ness for all the profit they will make on the wages of the men alone. Tho man had sent to Chicago for his materials and they had arrived here, but one after another of tho plumbers refused to touch them. Ono reason assigned was that tho western connections were such the local men vrero not familiar with the work. The man was in unite a quandary for a time, because to have sent to Chicago to bring a man here, or In fact to bring anyone hero from out of town would mean an expense of at least $25, this being tho sum demand ed for a license to do plumbing work in Newburgh. Under a state law, master plumbers must have a license. Race of Luxury. Buenos Aires Is already one of the most magnificent cities In the world. EnormoiiB sums have been laid out In widening the streets and erecting splendid public buildings. But appar ently the Argentines aro not yet con tent, for the Chamber haB just au thorized tho raising of a new munici pal loan of $15,000,000 "for the pur pose of improving and ombolllshlUK tho city." This Is probably due to jealousy of Rio do Janlero, for tho Brazilians havo recently spent a good deal, of money in beautifying their cap- lai, aim tno Bounos means are de termined not to bo beaten In the race of luxury. London Globe. Strong Indication. "That boy of ours Is certainly Kolnsr to bo at tho head of a big trust some day," said Farmer Kornkob with prldo. as ho laid down tho Weekly Screech. ' What makes you think so, Hiram?" asked his wife. "Mb teacher at school says ho ru- fiues to answer questions.'. Milwau kee Sentinel. GOODS MADE. IN SWEATSHOPS, Workers In Large Cities Compelled to Labor for Little Compensation. Tho nvorngo resident of tho small town or of tho farming district has little conception of conditions which provall among tho working classes of tho largo cities. Now and thon somo article may appear in a magazlno or newspaper relating to tho "sweatshop" system, but fow understand what this means. It Is simply this: In tho gar-ment-mnklng lino and kindred indus tries different articles of goods nro mado by contract for so-called manu facturers. Tho sweatshops aro found In the closely crowded tonemont dis tricts, and generally are small rooms Into which tho workers aro orowdod. Tho different garments nro cut out at another placo, and aro sent to bo sown together to tho "sweatshops" which sorvo as a living place as well as a work shop. Each worker receives so much per dozon for garments sowed, and tho prlco Is baroly Hiifllclont to pay living expenses. A woman will work all day sowing shirts togothcr, and will recelvo from 40 to GO conts for her labor. Those who work on shirts conflno themselves to this par ticular line; tho ones who sow trouB- ors, tho same, and tho coatniakors and vostmakors are all confined to their particular classes of work. What they receive Is so scaled down as to nllow tho poorest kind of an existence These Hhops nro controlled by men who dispose of their goods to houBes which compoto with tho regular deal ers throughout tho country. "Keep tho price of production at the lowost," is tho motto of theso manufacturers, and tho result 1b worn out and miser able women nnd children whose unfor tunute circumstances compel thorn to thus labor in ordor to buy food. Bonovolent associations and socie ties for the prevention of crime havo repeatedly tried to break up these horrible places, but they manago to exist In every city of nny size, par ticularly In oastern cities. Peoplo who livo in tho country can assist in provonting tho operations of theso shops by not patronizing nny con cerns which mako extraordinary of fers In the lino of clothing for men and women In cataloguos und circu lars sent through tho mails. It Is such concerns that support tho sweat shop system. No reputablo clothing dealer hnndles sweatshop goods. So thereforo tho ontlro output of tho fac tories go to tho concerns that do a miscellaneous class of business by mall throughout tho country. It is only tho very cheapest kinds of cloth ing that come from the sweatshops. Tho bettor classes aro manufactured in Inrge and roomy fuctorles, whoro there is plenty of fresh air and light, and whore mon and women aro -paid good wages, and theso aro tho classes of goods sold by tho regular trade. There Is danger In wearing clothing mado in tho sweatshops, as owing to the closely crowded rooms and gener al squalid conditions, germs of dls caso are plentiful, nnd it has been known that smallpox, measles, scarlet fever and other Infectious diseases have been curried and spread through out tho country by clothing from these Infected places. Children's' Dangerous Climb. Asserting that his chlldron wore champion Juvenilo steeplejacks, John Thomas Aiken, a well-known chimney jack, was bound over to St. Helen's England, on a charge of causing his three. chlldron Baden, flvo years old; Gertrude, seven, and Lydla, fifteen to tako part In a dnngorous perform ance by climbing a chimney 110 feet high. The Up-to-Date. "I suppose you go to tho. city at least once a year," said tho summer boarder. "I used low," replied tho old farmer, "but I nln't been thar for nigh onto three years neow. Sense wo got rural free delivery I kin git bunkoed jlst as well by -mail, b'gosh!" Like Meeting Like. "That, sho murmured ruefully, ns tho patrol wagon drovo off with Its battered freight, "was tho clashing of two hard wills." "In whut way, my girl?" asked the sympathetic bystandor. "Tho contnet of my Williams head with the policeman's billy." Balti more American. Has Too Good a Thing Here. One of Chicago's mall order houses announces that for tho prosonL at least It will not Invndo England. It prefers to keep busy building up Its little $60,000,000-a-year business to man's size. Dress of Madagascar Women. Women In Madagascar drape their shawls as the old Roman sonntors did their togas. Tho Roman custom was to wear tho toga wrapped around the body across ono shoulder, leav ing tho other ono uncovered. English Are Fond of Butter. Tho Englishman cats more butter than any othor nationality. His year ly average Is 13 pounds. World's Temperance Sunday 8undarSchoolLeM0iforNov.24,1907 Specially Prepared forThls Paper LHSSON TK.Vr. - IloinaiiH 11:12-23. Memory versea, 17, IS. CIOI.DHN TB.VT.-'MikIko thin rather, that nn man put a Htiunlilliur-hlock or an occasion to full hf IiIh orotlier'H way." ltonmiiH 14:13. LIGHT FHO.M OTIlKlt HCUIPTUIMCH. DKUNK I0NNU8H. Duiit. 21-20, 21 J Prov. 20:l; 21:17; 23:20, 21, 20-34; :tl:4, r.; Jhii. 5:11, 22; Uoh. 4:11: Hub. 2:lfi; Mrttt. 21:4t, r.0; l.uko 21:31; 1 Cor. Kill; Gal. r.:21. TMMPKRANCti.-llom, 1.1:13; 1 Cor. 02fi-27: 1 Tim. 3:2, 3r 8; Tit.. 2:12; 1 Pot. 4:7; GiS; 2 Pet. 1:0. The Principals Paul Laid Down' for' Our Guidance. Vs. 112-23'. Tho mothod of settlement is that employed all through tho Blblo, of laying down' gen eral principles, and not definite rules and commands. For tho principles abide eternally, but tho application of thorn varies continually. Wo havo no trouble whatever about somo of tho questions which almost rout tho an cient church asunder. Thoy woro set tled long ago. But wo must apply tho sumo principles to our modern prob lems. The application of great divine principles to our daily lives iiv varying circumstances Is a, largo part of tho dlsclplino by which wo grow Hi; grnco and develop a strong dud holy charac ter. First. Tho Law of Liberty. V. 12; I Cor. 8:9; 10:29; Gal. 2:1. V. 12. "So thon." As a conclusion from what Paul had been saying. "Every ono of us shall glvo account of himsolf to God." Each is responsible to God and must net as in his sight. No ono can lord it over his brother in tho Christian church. Each one must dcllno his duty so fur as -concerns him. self. Liberty does not provont any ono from holding decided opinions, and speaking of them, and arguing for them. Liberty is not indlfforenco. Permitting liberty does not endorse all that Is permitted. Second Vs. 12, 22, 23. "Tho fullest freedom must bo balanced by tho full est sense of responsibility to God." Expositor's Oreok Testament. "For wo shall all stand beforo tho judgment seat or Christ" (v. 10). V. 22. "Hast thou faith?" Do you really believo that what you aro doing is right and approved by God? "Haveu it to thyself beforo God." Rejoice in this liberty of yours in tho presence of tho Father. "We still keep this Joy and strength of liberty uvon when for lovo's sake wo forego the particular acta from which, it wo consldored only ourselves nnd God, wo should not bu debarred." Lyman- Abbott. "Happy is ho that condemned! not himself," who is so convinced that his course- is. right that his consclenco never con demns him, even when he "sits alone u with his conscience" amid the manl festullons of God's power. V. 23. "He that doubteth." Is unset tied in his consclenco ns to what Is right for himself. Abbott translates, "IIo that dlsputoth with himself." "Is dumned," Is condemned, tho usual meaning of tho Greek word. Ho has no right to do an act which ho fools may Injure others. "Whatsoever Is not of faith Is sin." "All that a man cannot do remembering that he is Chrlbt's all that ho cannot do with the Judgment seat (v. 10) and tho cross (v. 15) and all tholr restraints and Inspirations present to his mind Is sin." Third. Townrd such persons wo aro forbidden to havo cither a censorious or a contemptuous estimate of their, character. V. 13. "Lot us not there fore judge ono another," not condemn those who honestly do not seo things as wo do. Wo must allow others tho same liberty we ask for oursolvos; Condemning as unchristian others who honestly differ from us may be quite as great u siu as that of tho one condemned. But Note (1) that this docs not re quire ono to refrain from arguing against any courso as injurious. (2) That tho principal docs not mean that we should nover do anything which others do not like, at which they take offense, or with which thoy find fault. Nor that in any caso. should wo yield in a duty or a teaching, because somo may stumble even over tho truth. Even Christ could not so act' that none took offense. Paul could not. Fourth. Vs. 13-10. V. 13. "But judge this rather." That Is, turn your judgment to yourselves, and see to It that by your use of your liberty you do not cause others to fall into sin. Wo nro never to give up our liberty of thought and action, but to uso It in the right way, as in tho versos that follow. "An occasion to fall." It is contrary' to tho very ossenco of tho gospel to put a stumbling-block in tho way of any, and especially of the weak and tempted. V. 14. "I know, and am porsuaded by," rather, as R. V., "In" "tho Lord Jesus," abiding in his presonco nnd filled with his spirt. In ono case troub ling tho church Paul felt perfectly sure that ho was right bo far as IiIb consclenco was concerned.