The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909, December 27, 1907, Image 2

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    Nebraska Advertiser
W. W. SANDER8, Prop.
NEMAHA, .... NEBRASKA
A ton of oil has boon obtained from
tho tongue of u single whale.
And wIbo Ih the mun who agrees
;wlth Ills wife rather than urguo with,
her.
Tho heuTf fMirch'aigcd with love and,
benevolence Ib ovor hapy and Suc
cessful. Tho European monnrehs are taking
'tho rest enre. Tho king buslneHB hnej
Ifallen on strenuous tlnioB.
The woman whoso affections arc.
(priced at 11,500,000 by tho husband
sho 1b divorcing Ib certainly a dear.
in Boston the" uuioniolilTo scorcher;
Ih not entirely an evil. Mo Iiiih given(
the city a revenue of $6,715 In three
months.
An Illinois
man Iiiih exploded Hits
le hii safely carry both.
tthcorv that out
gunpowder and iiiatcheB In the hiiiiio1
pocket.
New York Ih" to "have u poultry
show. r It In genorally understood thaL
there are some pretty game birds I r 4
tho metropolis.
It Is up to some automobile company,
to attempt to break the record made;
by Pedestrian Weston with a nuw
chine one-tenth as old as he Is.
A food expert says that it Is foollBh
to live on peanuts exclusively. But,
according to tho experiment of a man;
who attempted an exclusive diet of
'peanuts, people don't live on it. They
die on it.
It hns boon discovered that mice.
Are dnngerouB, as they carry pneu-1
linonla. This gives tho gentler sex a'
really good excuse for getting upon
chairs when one of the little creatures
makes Its appearance.
A Chicago doctor prescribes ginger
snaps ns u euro for insomnia. Thxni
vindication comes at last to tho unpro
jfoBslonal gentlemen In Kansas who
fhave long been accustomed to go to
isleep on a pint of extract of Jamaica
ginger.
A spool of thread Is a little thing,
(but tho aggregate saIcs make a blg(
showing. Ono of tho leading thread
companies in the country announces
ithut it will pay a 30 per cent, divi
dend this year, its profits amounting,
I to over $15,000,000, which is consider-'
i ably larger than in 1000.
Chinese women of aristocratic fani
Hies presided at tho tables where ro,
Ireshinents wore served ut tho recep
lion given by the Chinese residents in
Shanghai to Secretury Tuft on his re
cent arrival in that city. This is tho
(flrul limn Mini wnnimi linvn tnbnft cunO
... . llfVJ. UIIW.I
,r part in a social function in China,
i Tho spirit of progress is evidently
1 working in tho orient.
That wa8 u novel experience en
joyed by tho two men who went up in
i a balloon from North Adams and do
scended in New Hampshire. At one
time thoy struck n snow squall, but
fwero falling so rapidly that the flakes
i appeared to be going up instead of
Jdown. That seeming roverBal of na-
, tures's practices must have given tho
Impression for u moment that the
world was turning topsyturvy.
Panama Ib tho placo for unat
tached women to go If thoy wish to
, marry, says MIhb Boswell, who lately
returned from a tour of the canal
..one which she took at the request of
jSocrotary Taft. Many bachelors are
! there and they aro all lonely, she do
tclarea. Of course If any young worn
en visit Panama after this, it will be
1 understood that their motives are
,purely altruistic. Nothing distresses
jii woman-more than the thought of a
lonely mun.
A schoolmaster in Pennsylvania has
been sued because he punished a twin
I for a misdeed of tho other twin, or,'
irather, ho punished both for the
Imisdoeds of one of them. Or It was
liko this: One was bad, and the class
teacher whipped tho other. Then she
thought she had made a mistake, and
started to whip tho one, but ho
changed seats with tho .othor, so that
tho other was whipped twice. Tho prin
cipal, to make sure, whipped both.
Then the parent brought suit.
Tho late Mr. Barnum had -an ele
phant plowing on a Connecticut Hold,
in view of passing railroad trains. To
a farmer who nsked if the elephant
was a profitable beast of labor for
thlB country, tho showman ropllod that
11 was not unless ho had a circus to
.advertise. Contractors In a Now,
jYork town, engaged In extensive build
ilng, have Imported two work elephants
to pull dirt cars. It. may be, how
ever that the contractors have caught
Barnum's epirlt, suggests tho Youth's;
Companion, and have sent the story
to tho newspapers for purpones of ad
vertisement.
HIS CORONATION
DAY
One of the Twelve Storlet of Solomon.
BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY"
PREACHER
(UopjilKUt, 1VU, by the Author, W. H. Elon.)
Scripture Authority: I Kings 1:
32-5:5.
-I
8ERMONETTE.
nuonijitn h cause wns suuny. trt
1J.-II.LI. . . .....
David was old and greatly en
feebled. Certainly he did not
court another rebellion. How 3)
s was It, then, that he could act
ij with such precision, such post v)
tlvenees, such boldness? It was $
faith. Nothing In the world $
could have pulled David togeth- j-j
er and revived his waning facul- w
ties but the sense of the obllga- j
tlon which he owed God and the
consciousness that God's will j
J!j was to be wrought out In the ?t
$ face of the plottlngs of man.
What a grand thing It Is to i
see an old man whose strength d
$ and inspiration is the , Lord. 'i
What have we after all to lean on j
$ but God? Ab eartflfc slipping P.i
$B out Trom unoer our ieei now n
blessed It is to feel and know ?1
xnai ine exernai purposes or uoa a
are still to be wrought out in
the world. d
In this Incident of Adonijah's y
if grasping for the kingdom and 3
$ the final triumphant coronation
ot tne young man soiomon we 03
have a prefigurement of the ul- s!
il !.,- t.l U I 41
ill mimic 11 lunipn uiiu buruiiaiiun ji(
S of Christ the King of kings and
J Lord of lords. The world would S$
fj put self upon the throne, but jj
God has other plan6 and In the i)
l fullness of time "Jesus shall g
reign where'er the sun doth 53
S$ his successive Journeys run."
t Nothing can thwart the prom- jw
ises that were made to the it
Son when In the beginning S$
J he offered himself as the world's $
3j? Redeemer, and nothing can in-
terfere with the glorious ful- is
fillment of the Divine will.
As the youth of Solomon in
many ways prefigured the youth $
of the Christ, so in his trlum- 3
phantcomlng to the kingdom and $
Si his glorious reign we find a hint j
U or suggestion of the coming glo- i
j rlous reign of the Christ. 4
Oil -Mna ne (Aaonijan) came j
and bowed himself to King Sol- s
?( omon." This outward act of V
jjj reverence and submission to the
ii) newly-crowned king reminds us
jL of the Scripture which saith: j
(g "Every knee shall bow to me &
hi: t. - 1. 1 1 m 'M
v mm cvtiy tuiiyuc snail corneas yi
to God." However rebellious
and wicked the heart may be,
there is coming the time when
5 every knee must bow and every
k tongue confess to God. Christ
f has not yet come Into Ms own, 2)
iS hilt ih. rtnu 1. r.nmlr.n Vt
i King he shall take possession of in
V' 1L . I.I I A 4. . . . 5(
mc Kingaoms or me worm, ana
then many a knee which has 3,
ft refused to bow to his rule will i
be forced to recognize his power i
ana aumomy ana oe Drought if,
I mil iAff.M. UIm A
III" UCIUIC 1 1 1 1 1 1 .Vi'
THE STORY.
"S
OLOMON! Solomon!" Breath
lessly the woman listened, and
getting no response, she raised he
voice' and cried:
"Solomon! Solomon!"
Bathsheba had returned from tho
presonco of King David In great haste
and as sho rushed into tho palaco
David had built for her and her son
Solomon, sho laid aside all her re
serve and dignity and called frantic
ally for tho young man. The sound
WHEN TO SELECT A HUSBAND.
Certain General Principles Regarded
as Established,
Because It is the duty of evory
woman to marry somo man, it by no
means follows that sho is donrived of
the privilege of making acute dis
crimination; on the contrary, to fulfill
her mission us completely ns possible,
sho should exercise tho greatest caro
in selecting a mate. Tinio was when
sho had no suy in the matter, and in
somo countries she has llttlo or 110110
to-day; but in this happily civilized
land she still possesses, and will un-
doubtedly hold for nil time, tho rlght
in si. to cnooso and then ensnare.
It is n noble prerogative ono, In
our judgment, that should be appreci
ated and cherished above all others.
And yet, as wo have observed. It
should bo exercised with caution. Lot
nothing bo left to chance, as Plato
would have hud It when ho decreed
that pairing should bo done by lot;
while not over-nice, bo at least nur-
tlcular, in order that tlto one chosen
may feel honored by tho distinction
of her volco awoke the echoes, and
the scurrying feet of the servants
could be heard as thoy hastened to
er presence.
"Where can he be?" Impatiently
rled Bathsheba when no Solomon ap
peared. For an Instant she contem
plated the wondering servants as they
gathered before her, and then com
munded them sharply:
"Go find him. Lose not .1 moment.
Flic king's business requires haste."
A Bcurrylng of feet and again the
woman woh left alone.
"The king has promised," she ex
claimed as she paced nervously to
and fro. "Solomon shall sit upon tho
throne of his father! Adonljah must
be thwnrtcd." And the Mashing eyes of
tho woman, tho stern lines on the
face and the tightly-clenched hnntls
ndicnted tho spirit which completely
controlled her. "He may have his
feast at Bnrogel," she continued to
herself. "Even now, I suppose, he is
lunning with his followers what he
shall do when he Is come into' the
kingdom, but the king has promised
and God Is good. He will bring these
plnns to naught. Hut Solomon, where
s he? He must be ready against the
coming of tho king's servants."
And with this last thought in mind
she hurried off to the npartments oc-
upled by the boy and was soon busy
selecting the garments which she In
tended, he should wear when he was
anointed king.
And whllo the mother was thus
busy and while the servants of Bath
sheba were going hither and thither
n search of Solomon, there was much
oxcitemcnt und stir among the serv
onts of King David.
Had there ever been such trans
formation before? But a few hours
before there had been sadness and
dejection In the palace, for it was
thought that the king was dying, and
then had come the visit of Bathsheba,
and of Nathan the prophet, and sud
denly the king seemed to shake off
the stupor which hud crept In upon
dm. Tho oyo had kindled with some
of tiie old-time tire, the form which
nul seemed shrunken und weak
thrilled with new life and sat erect,
and the voice which only had spoken
for days past in feeble expression of
some trifling want, was now speaking
forth words of command. The news
of all this spread like wild fire
throughout all the city of Jerusalem
and was soon upon the lips of every
body, and ere long the streets were
thronged with people w:ho, with an air
of expectation, waited the coming of
something they know not what.
Bodies of soldiers were moving to
und fro and forming into companies
and divisions. About the palace of
the king the excitement and commo
Hon centralized, and when the people
saw the king's magnificent white
mule, richly caparisoned, brought
forth, what a shout went up.
it had been a long time since the
splendid creature had been -seen
abroad in the streets, for none but
the king might ride upon him, and
now the query went forth from mouth
to mouth:
"Is the king to ride today?"
"Yea, the king is to ride to-day," er
claimed Nathan to himself, as he over
heard tho question while hurrying on
towards the home of Bathsheba.
At the door ho met. the returning
servants who had been searching for
the young man.
"Solomon cannot be found?" ex
claimed Nathan, repeating the words
of the servants. "Have you searched
everywhere?"
"Everywhere."
"Have you been to the Temple?"
"We have not been there, but we
think some of. the other servants went
thither."
But Nathan was off in the direction
of the place without hearing the last
sentence. Ho knew better than any
one else the delight which the young
man took in visiting the place and sit
ting in medltution there. Ever since
his return from Egypt lie hud often
sought the quiet and seclusion of tho
Temple. In Egypt the great temples
were the centers of learning, and
why should not the Temple of the
conferred upon him, and so be tho
more readily Induced to show his un
dying gratefulness.
Much that was thought and written
years ago on how to choose a wifo was
good enough for tho time, but the re-1
cont reversal of the relative attitudes
of seeker and sought renders it value
less. Nevertheless, despite the fact
that in considering tho points to be
heeded and tho precautions to be ob
served by womankind, wo And our
selves in a fallow field, certain general
principles may be regarded ns estub
llshed. It Is best, for example, to cup
lure a husband while ho is still young,
docllo and plustlc. Preferably also
he should be in love, lie muy then bo
trained after tho manner best calcu
lated to serve the convenience of her
for whom thenceforth he must und
should toll. George Harvey in North
American Itovlow.
Why He Proposed.
Molly "O, Pnt, I'm surprised at ye
proposln' to mo yer first wife only
dead u month!" Put "Sure, Molly,
she's as dead as iver she'll be." Lon
t?x?u Oylulon.
God 01 Israel be the place where one
should learn wisdom and sec nntl un
derstand with a clear mind? Reasoning
thus the desire to go thither hod grown
upon him, and It was therefore towards
tho Tabernacle that Nathan hurried.
"My son," ho exclaimed, when he
ad found him; "Kuowest thou not that
the heart of all the people Is turning
to thee, and that the king has given
commandment that thou shnlt bo
anointed king at Glhou this day and
that thou shnlt sit with him upon his
throne?"
"It Is as God desires," replltjd tho
young man, rising, and calmly roplius-
ng his mantle about his sturdy young
form.
Nathan looked at him vouderlngly.
"But art thou not surprised?"
"Nay, rather nut l certain that that.
which God hath spoken is about to
como to pans.
"Then let us hasten," exolalmed Na
than, pressing Ills arm about tho
form of tho young man and gently
hastening his footsteps. "For 1 fear
even now the king's mulo awaits thee
at thy door."
"What gives the young man such
self-control, such poise?" Nathan
asked himself over and over again
during that short walk bock to tho
palace of Bathsheba. And he
watched with wondering eyes as Sol
omon quietly donned his robes, grave-
y received the loving salutation of
lis mother, and then went forth with
true kingly dignity and grace to Glhon,
the placo 'appointed by the king for
the coronation.
'Who had thought, that Solomon
was a youth of such rare grace nnd
beauty?" exclaimed the people as
they followed the royal procession.
'God save King Solomon!" The
words of the high priest Zndok sounded
out clear and distinct, the trumpet
blew and the people took up the shout
of "God save King Solomon!"
Gum and Thought.
One thing certain you can not
chew gum and think at tho same
time with any degree of success. You
may chew gum and work mechanical-
y, you may read with gum in your
mouth and perhaps not miss anything
n the author, but when it comes
right down to good hard mental effort
you can not concentrate and achieve
the best, results of which you are cap
able while your Jaws work unceas
ingly.
An Immense Field.
What is the population of China?
The old official census of 1812 placed
it at 360,000,000. A late statement
based upon partial returns put it at
382,000,000; but it is often quoted in
round numbers at 400,000,000. The
majority of these are non-Christian
and yet need a Saviour. Who will go
for us?
Noah Webster In Youth.
Noah Webster, the author of Web
ster's dictionary and of the famous
old Webster spelling book, was a
precocious boy. He entered Yale col
lege when 16 years old. He dropped
books for a time to answer the sum
mons of drums, the revolutionary war
then raging.
"Motor Heart" in Dogs.
English veterinary surgeons have
discovered a now disease In dogs-
motor heart. It appears that dogs
are very fond of riding in motor cars,
but that their hearts can't stand It. So
their owners must either curb tills ap
petite or expect early bereavements.
Resolve Never to Degenerate.
Whatever your present self may bo,
rflsolvo with all vour strength of reso
lution never to degenerate thence. Bo
tpalnuR of u shadow of falling on. De
termine rather to look above that
standard and to strive beyond It.
Charlotte Bronte.
BaDtlst College for Oklahoma.
The Baptist, state commission has
chosen Lawton. Oka., as the site for
the now Baptist university, the city of
fering to furnish 40 acres of land and
$75,000 In cash.
Daily Thought.
Wo lire beginning to see that monej
after all is not the main thing. The
real values cannot be bought, and sold.
Wo are really here to bo happy and to
make others happy. It is a great mis
sion to live simply and honestly with
the times. We havo got to make tho
most of our own time and get at the
essential things ns they are now, and
any vltnl thought, any vital idea, Is
bound to bring fruit In some way. It
Is the llttlo volco Inside that we should
hearken to. John Burroughs.
Home of Diogenes.
The tub or cask that Diogenes lived
In was a lar of tho kind used for wine,
as enirravlncB on ancient monumonts
show. A bas-relief at tho Villa Albanl
suggests, moreover, that the jar was a
cracked one. unsulted for any othor
uho that us a movable grotto for the
Greek philosopher to dwell in.
Uncle Eben.
"One bad thing about hard times,"
said Uncle Ebon, "is dat a lot o' folks
regards do very mention of 'em as a
good excuse fob. takin' a holiday."
RECLUSE WAS RICH
LIVING IN SEEMING POVERTY,
WOMAN LEFT $30,000.
London Police Are 8eeking in Amer
ica the Heirs of Miser of Peculiar
Tastes Who Has Just
Passed Away.
Thirty thquaand dollars' worth oi
personal property awaits tho heirs oi
11 remarkable old woman recluse who
has Just died in Chiswlck, a London
suburb, says the Kansas City Star.
Her next-of-kin are believed by the po
lleo to bo living In different parts of
tho United Slates one of them, a
niece, having been last heard of in
California and advertisements ad
dressed to them by name will shortly
be published in America.
When they como hero thoy will find
an assortment of treasures, for Mrs.
Jane Chutton, the dead woman, ap
pears to have had peculiar tastes. Al
though successfully posing as the
poorest of the poor, living in a dilapi
dated old house, with a dog for hei
solo companion, her death revealed the
fact that she had stowed away In u
back room $8,000 in bank notes, $4,600
In government bonds, diamond rings,
brooches, bracelets and other jewelry
worth about $15,000 and a great store
of valuable silks, rare Indian nnd
Paisley shawls.
The hovel in which she was found
dead had been her home for many
years. A neighbor brought her food
and old friends visited her now and
then. A love romance In the back
ground may huve had something to do
with her solitary life. In 1851 she mar
ried John Chutton, a butler who had
passed himself off us a man of means
and whom she found "too inquisitive
about her affairs." This was tho only
reason she ever gave for leaving him
at the church door tho day of their
marriage and for never seeing him
again. She seldom left her house and
her visitors were few and far be
tween.
For several days her neighbor, one
Elizaboth Camp, had knocked on her
door and was unable to get any re
ply. So she summoned the police, who
forced an entrance. They found Mrs.
Chutton lying dead on the bed. A
search of the house was made. In one
room were hundreds of yards of silk
worth $2.50 a yard, rare shawls and
wraps. There were boxes full of beau
tiful old-fashioned clothing, and many
costly ornaments lay scattered in the
'dirt. Packed away in an old trunk was
a stocking containing the $8,000 in
bank notes and $4,500 in government
bonds. A tin box revealed a heap ot
diamond rings, brooches, bracelets,
gold watches and precious stones.
The only food in the house was a
small piece of bread. The coroner
said that ho had once attended her,
but had not charged anything be
cause he thought she was a poor
woman. The police have taken posses
sion of the dilapidated house and all
its precious contents, and they are
waiting for tho American relatives to
reveal their whereabouts.
Carpet of Ivory.
The carpet, at a distance, seemed
f cream-colored silk, but as the In
dian merchant unrolled it, it rattled
slightly, for it was a carpet of ivory.
"An ivory carpet," said tho sallow
und thin dealer. "It does not belong to
me, but. to a certain rajah. He has
commissioned mo to sell it to one of
your millionaires, whose wealth and
liberality are world-renowned."
The carpet, though very heavy, was
quite flexible. It. glistened like satin.
It was eight feet long und six feet
wide.
"Over 6,000 pounds of tusks were re
quired for this carpet," said the In
dian. "Only the finest parts could
be used. The strips were shaven
slngulutiy thin. See how flexible they
are.
"But three such carpets exist, and
they all belong to India. The largest
and best is in the treasury of tho
Maharajah of Boroda."
Heat Tests of Clothing.
An interesting experiment, made in
June by u physician, proved conclu
sively that for the sake of coolness
only white should be worn In hot
weather.
The physician spread out in an in
tense sunshine a largo piece of whlta
cloth, another of dark yellow, another
of light green, another of dnrk green,
another of blue and another of black.
Then, with the help of six thermom
eters, he mnde tho following table ot
the various boats which eacli color re
ceived from the sunlight: White, 100
degrees; dark yellow, 140 degrees;
light green, 155 degrees; dnrk green,
168 degrees; blue, 198 degrees; black,
208 degrees.
Thus the physician proved that In
July or August the man in white is a
llttlo less than twice as cool ns the
mun In blue und a little more than
twice as cool as the man In black.
Under the Stars.
"Don't be serious, Jack, Lot's change
tho subject. What is that bright
star?"
"That's Sirius, too, dear."