Nebraska Advertiser
W. W. SANDER3, Prop.
NEMAHA,
NEBRASKA
There is no victory without venture.
Tho best miHWer to nn Insult Ifl n
midden lilt.
Pumping from a dry well 1h a wnsto
of work nnd time.
Fresh air 1h cheaper thnn pneumo
nlu nnd much an for.
Tho fastest runner at the stint Is
often tho slowest runner nt tho finish.
Ho who pockets an Insult for tho
sake of policy Is a poltroon and a cow
ard. Tho pooplo or India perhaps nro
merely weary of a diet of benevolent
assimilation.
How long will It take tho iiowb of
the drop in the price of meats to reach
the restaurants?
Since gold has been discovered in
Greenland tho ley mountains should
begin to llx up for company next sum
mer. The puy-as-you-entor street car may
be all right, but wo should say that a
pay-as-you-tako-a-seat car would bo
better.
An Italian marquis was held by ban
dits for a ransom of $500. At that tho
outlaws' price is possibly rated execs
eIvo In Italy.
Threo hundred weddings took placo
Ju Pittsburg on Thanksgiving day.
Here's hoping that tho wholo 000 will
bo thnnkful next November!
An experienced hunter is one who
can tell whether shot Buitablo for rab
bit shooting hurts quite as much us
that employed in killing quail. '
American agricultural products this
year nro valued at more than $7,000,
000,000 including tho achievements of
tho suburban backyard farmer.
Europe is behind us In anesthetics,
remarks a Philadelphia doctor just
home from abroad. Coming from a
Philadelphia!! this Is authoritative.
If George Washington had dreamed
that thero would ever bo 300,000 fed
eral employes, as thero are now, he
might have worried some about the
pay roll.
A Gotham man was held up and
robbed of his gold false teeth. A
much Bafer schomo is to wear tho
common or natural teeth wlien walk
ing nt night.
The Krommllng (Col.) man named
Barker, who Is a taxidermist, a horse
doctor, a lawyer and an undertaker, 1b
n living proof that the kaiser doesn't
possoBB all tho versatility thero Is.
In Albuquerque, N. M., people are
not permitted to uso their telephones
on Sunday. Sunday must be a dull
day for tho womun who Ib in the habit
of listening on a party lino out there,
Evidently tho poor, downtrodden,
though much-traveled immigrant does
not consult the world In regard to his
movements, for no one nppears
pleaBed when he Is coming or going in
large numbers.
A teacher of tho blind says that
stenography is good employment for
the sightless, and that the number of
blind stenographers is increasing. Per.
haps this uccounts for some of the
Bpelllng In tho letters that you got.
Florence Nlghtingalo earned dis
tinction In tho Crimean war more
than half a century ago. Her Order
of Merit comes late, but perhaps it
is better bo than never. It will not
outshine the luster of her simplo
name.
Gen. Pooth says that when he gets
to heaven, his first experience will
! probably bo to answer tho questions
of a host of reporters. Gen. Uooth 1b;
.familiar with tho reporters, and knows1
that they will not go where they are
ho often told to.
"Reginald was bewitched. Nevor
had tho baroness seemed to him so
beautiful as at thiB moment whon, In J
,her dumb grief, bIio hid her face,"
writeB an Indiana author. Here is a
tip to the homely girl. Hide youi
face and keep mum.
The lioston Globe says: "Go west,
young immigrant," and this is good
advice," exclnlniB the Ansonla Senti
nel. Thero Is room enough In this
country for millions more, If they can
lx) properly distributed instead of hud
dled in cities that nro already over
crowded. In a London pantomime, as tho
Babes in tho Wood fall usleop, the
trees are seen shedding their leaves
until presently the. trees, which at tho
beginning wore thick with autumnal
foliage, are Been standing bleak and
bare, with their long brunches sway
ing and shivering In the wind. Mod
era stage realism is yearly growing
moro realistic,
A RIGHTEOUS
JUDGE
On of th Twelve Slorlct of Solomon.
BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY"
PREACHER
CJojyrlBtit,lW, hj Die Author, W.ft. Ktlron.)
Scripture Authority 1 Kings 3:
.18-28.
SERMONETTE.
"And they feared the king;
for they saw that the wisdom
of God was in him, to do judg
ment." The surest pathway to
power over the hearts of men Is
that which runs parallel to the
Divine will and purpose.
Power over men ,whlch finds
Its source in God is first pure,
next unselfish, and lastly up
lifting. There is power of men over
men and there is power from
God over men.
The first finds Its source in
human ambition; the second
comes from union with God.
There is no grander privilege
or greater responsibility than
that of power over one's fel
lows, if the source and inspira
tion of such power rests in God.
Solomon because of his natu
ral gifts, the resources at his
command and the station which
he occupied had great power
over men, a power which he
might have used wholly for self
ish ends.
But into the devout heart of
the young king there came a
realization of a higher power to
which even a king must bow,
and in a 6ubllme' spirit of mod
esty and genuine humility he
puts a true estimate on the lim
itations of human attainments
i
and abilities, and sees in the
unlimited resources of God the
complement of all human en
deavor. As in the days of Solomon, so
is It true to-day, that men are
quick to recognize the qualities
of genuine goodness in those
who are an authority.
And notice, it is the simple,
common incidents of life which
reveal the true qualities of a
man. Have you not often won
dered why so ordinary an inci
dent was chosen by the inspired
writer of the book to prove the
wisdom of Solomon? There
must have been a multitude of
incidents more striking and
more profound, but out of all,
this story of the two harlots
and their offspring is chosen.
And yet what did it reveal to
the people as perhaps no other
incident could have done? First
of all, that wisdom born of God
is not so high or so mighty as
to be above the commonest
things of life, nor so exclusive
as to shut out' the weakest and
meanest and lowest of God's
creatures from share in his
righteousness and justice. And
In the next place, that wisdom
from God goes deeper than mere
external evidence, touching the
j very mainsprings of life, and re
ft veallng what the deceitful heart
is striving to cover up. Truly,
the "foolishness of God Is wiser
$ than .men; and the weakness of
& God is stronger than men."
THE STORY.
UI EGONE! Thlnkost thou that the
D'klng hath tlmo for such as ye?'
and as he spoke the gate keeper thrust
back the two .women who sought en
trance to the palace. With a look of
pain and disappointment they slunk
back into the shadow of the gateway
and watched with euvlous eyes tho
OLD IDEAS ARE PASSING AWAY.
Incident That Conclusively Demon
strated This Is a New Age.
A reporter congratulated Moyor
Douglass of NMngaru on his recent
superb Illumination of the great falls.
"Yes," said Mayor Douglass, thought
fully, "the idea was novel and striking.
It made an excellent advertisement.
Now tilings are what is wanted nowa
days. Now ideas! new methods!" he
exclaimed. "It is to thorn that young
men owe their success. Thus, the
other day 1 sat In the private office of
a certain llmi and saw tho triumph of
tho now Idea over the old demon
strated. The senior partner, a white
haired conservative, was studying tho
letter of an applicant for a position.
" 'No, no,' said tho senior partner,
shaking his head, 'this young man
won't do at all. See how he put tho
stamp on this letter. It is not only
crooked, but upside dowu as well.
That indicates that he is lazy and
careless.'
"Hut the junior partner said em
phatically: " '.Nothing of the kind. It ludlca.tes
groups of people passing to and fro
through the gate. Their garb pro
claimed them as belonging to tho
poorer class, and the certain condi
tions of dress and bearing Indicated
plainly their character and tho ques
tionable munner of their life, and had
not tho gate keeper been busy with
the constant stream of people passing
n and out of tho palace grounds
ho fhlght have been curious to
know what could have brought them
thither. And while they made ho fur
ther attempt to enter, they lingered
near, offering striking contrast to the
mportunt-looklng officials who .found
such ready entrance to the pnlace.
It was during the early part of
King Solomon's reign that our story
opens, and king nnd leaders from all
over the land were busy effecting that
organization which later became tho
marvel of nutlons far and near. With
clever foresight he picked leaders from
all over tho realm and gave into their
hands the administration of the king
dom, so that no place was so distant
but that It felt the Impress and stim
ulus of the energetic young king. Once
a year these leaders and tho other of
ficers of tho kingdom assembled at
Jerusalem to report to the king, and
it was at such a time as this that
these two women had appeared at tho
palaco pleading that they might see
tho king.
Tho rough words and treatment of
the gatekeeper caught tho notice of
one of the officials as he was enter
ing, and he paused after passing with
in tho gateway to look back and ob
serve the women who had thus been
so harshly repulsed. Something In
tho expression on the face of one of
tho women aroused his curiosity and
he retraced his steps to her side and
Inquired of her what she desired.
Scarcely had she begun to speak
when the other broke in with her
story and ho soon buw that it was
some sort of a controversy between tho
two over the little babe which one
woman carried upon her bosom, and
upon which the other woman ceased
not for a moment to keep her eyes.
The humorous side of the situation
appealed to tho official, and after lin
gering a few moments and falling to
obtain anything save a superficial un
derstanding of the matter, ho turned,
and with an amused expression on his
face ho again entered the pnlace
courtyard and was soon mingling
with the groups of men who had as
sembled in the king's audience hall.
Tho king had not yot ascended his
throne, and the buzz of conversation
filled 'the great ball as the ofllclals
talked 'of tho various matters which
were to be brought before the king.
As the last, comer entered and
joined himself to a group standing
not far from the throne he was greet
ed with the Inquiry:
"And what errand brings you
thither?"
And then one of the group, noticing
tho half-amused expression which had
not yet left his face, spoke up and
said:
"Surely it Is a pleasant message
which Nahshon hath for the king this
day."
And thus challenged, the man ad
dressed went on with great gusto to
relate the incident which had Just
transpired at tho outer gate.
"It was not quite clear to mo
whether or not tho women purposed
to present the king with the babe,
and each was contending for the
honor of so doing."
"And to think that they should sup
pose that the king had time or thought
for such as they or for matters such
as might coino between them."
Tho words of the lust speaker were
spoken with a rising inflection, show
ing the contempt which he felt, at so
absurd a proposition, and during the
momentary hush which had fallen
they rang out clear and distinct, so
that the king, entering at that mo
mont, overheard what was said.
Instantly upon the appearance of
the king there was a hush, and every
thing else was forgotten in the for
malities of receiving and paying horn
ago to their lord.
For some moments after the formal
that he Is a hustler who doesn't waste
his time on useless trifles. We'll try
that young man.' "
Cost of Weather Bureau.
Uncle Sam's weather bureau Is big
ger than anyone else's, and ho spends
more money on It than do all tho gov
ernments of Europe combined for their
weather bureaus. It has a staff of
many hundred skilled experts and ob
servers who in all parts of tho coun
try are constantly on watch to Bee
what the heavons will bring forth.
Some insurance men are said to hive
computed that, tho peoplo of the Unit
ed States are spared from losses
amounting to $30,000,000 every year
bocauso of their weather service.
The sun holds the key to tho weath
er. The weather bureau plans to
search for this key and unlock tho
mysteries of cyclones, of droughts, of
torrential floods and thus foretell
years of plenty and of famine. Con
gress recently gave tho weather bu
reau a sum of money to found u me
teorological solar observatory. The
site chosen was an unnamed peak in
the Bluo Rldjje, 65 miles from Wash-
ceremonies were over the young king
remained silent, thoughtfully contem
plating the assembly of the chief men
before him.
"What think you," he asked at
length, "1b the most important mat
ter to come before us? Is the king
dom gr'eotcr than the rights of the in
dividual?"
Puzzled by the words of the king,
the ofllclulB before him remained si
lent. And again tho king spoke.
"Should not the king have time for
any who desire Judgment rendered?"
Again there was silence. Then,
turning his eyes upon the official who
was speaking -when he entered, he
nsked:
"And who is It that Is beneath tho
thought of the king?"
In great confusion and trepidation
the man mumbled something, and
then Nahshon, grasping tho trend of
the king's mind and heart, boldly
stepped forward and recounted with
no spirit of ridicule, now, the story of
the two women who had been waiting
at the gate that morning.
"We shall do nothing this day un
til tho ense of these two women Is
heard," ejaculated the king.
Instantly one of the king's close
advisers stepped to his side and whis
pered In his ear something at which
the king impatiently shook his head
and exclaimed, so that nil In the room
heard:
"What If they are? Have not even
tho harlots need of the righteouB judg
ment of tho king?"
And then turning to one of the mes
sengers standing near he commanded
the women to be sought out and
brought in forthwith.
Had ever such a thing come to pass
before in Israel, the chief men asked
themselves that day as they left tho
audience chamber and departed for
the different portions of the king
dom? Surely the wisdom and justice
of God rested on their king that even
the lowest and most despised should
be able to come to him and find help.
And everywhere throughout tho
kingdom the story spread of the two
women and the disputed babe, and
the judgment which the king had
judged; and all Israel feared the
king; for they saw that the wisdom of
God was in him to do judgment.
His Rat Trap.
Omaha has a youngster who is an
amateur electriciun, and who has a
very Ingenious way of killing rats.
The prying rodent is caught in an or
dinary trap, the bottom of which Is
covered with tin. The Omaha boy
has a smull dynamo of his own manu
facture and one wire connecting with
the dynamo is fastened to the tin lin
ing of the trap and another is thruBt
into the prisoner's cell. The well
known propensity of a caged rat to
do battle asserts itself, and he seizes
the wire between his teeth. In so do
ing he makes the mistake of his life.
The circuit Is complete, his jaws close
on tho wire with a death grip, and
without a squeak, and almost without
a quiver, he passes into a state where
ho will bother mankind no more.
Population of Rome.
According to the last general census
of 1901 tho resident population of the
whole province of Rome was estimated
at 1,142,520, and the fluctuating popu
lation, Italian and foreign, at 54,383.
The Increase since the annexation of
Rome to the Italian kingdom in 1871
has been very considerable. At that
time the aggregate population
amounted to only 830,704, so that within
the comparatively short period of 30
years the inhabitants of tho province
have increased by fully 305,822. . Ac
cording to the above census the num
Iter of foreigners In Rome in 1901 was
f 55, the Germans numbering 1,844,
lue British 1,739 and the French 1,-
:;s(5. Tho population of Rome is stated
to be 520, 19C Westminster Gazette.
Good Idea in, Berlin.
Houses in Berlin are numbered in
luminous paint.
Mouse Has Short Life.
A mouse seldom lives longer than
threo years.
lugton. The weather chief has chris
toned the peak Mount Weather.
Latest Fad of the Smoker.
Tho latest, fad of the cigarette smok
Iter, according to a largo mnnufactur
or, is to vary tho strength of the ciga
rotto with tho season. In tho winter
ho says that the smoker now demands
a much heavier article than he does
for the summer. Somehow, the manu
fncturer declares, the cigarette smoker
has found that he can not. smoke any
where near so strong a cigarette In
the summer as in the colder months
and tho makers now are putting out
special milder cigarettes for summer
demands.
Portrait of Archbishop Finished.
Alphonse Muchs, a New York artist
has just finished a life-size portrait of
Archbishop Farley for the archbishop's
house in Madison avenue. Tho arch
bishop is depicted seated in a Dagobert
chair, which bears tho symbols of the
four evangelists, and wearing tho
ermine collar and purple robes with
the long train of the Capu Magna of
cetemoniul occasions, .
MISS ANNIE CATRON.
CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN TO ME.
MISS ANNIE CATRON, 027 Main
Mt... ritii.inniiti Oliin wpitns-
'As I have found Pernna a btcssinir
for a severe case of catarrh of tho head
ojid tin oat which I. suffered from for a
number of years, I am only too pleased
to give it my personul endorsement.
'Catarrh, suelr us L siiuercd from.
made life a burden to me, my breath
was offensive, stomach had, ana my
head stopped up so that I was usuallv
troubled with a headache, and although
I tried muny -so-culled remedies, noth
ing1 pave mo permanent relief. I was
rather discournged with all medicines
when Peruna was suggested to me.
"However, l did buy a bottle, and be
fore that was finished there was a
marked chnnire in mv condition. Much
encouraged I kept on until I was com-
pletely cured hi a month's time, and 1
iind that my general health is also ex
cellent." Peoplo who prefer solid medicines
should try Pernna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Peruna.
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist tor Free Peruna
Almanac for 1908.
Inevitable.
"So Nelson is dead. What killed
him?"
"You know he had one foot in the
grave?"
"Yes."
''Well, some" one pulled his leg."
Harper's Weekly.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
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Infants and children, and see that it
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Sometimes the man who was born
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Only a stupid woman doesu't know
when to act stupid.
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