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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1908)
1 A HUNTING ADVENTURE. The Dog Bingo Returns Good for Evil and Helps Wounded Hunter. The alienee of that dense northern forest, Hoinber In Its uutuninul color ing, wns broken by n rlllo shot. In stuntly following it cnnio u dog's yelp of fear and rage. Then came tho sound of men's voices and their hur ried steps throuijh tho dead leaves, and some one called: "Who was It that shot?" "Tom Marshall," answered another. "Ho says he was sure It was a deer he saw, moving among tho cedars." It did not take them long to reach the spot from which tho cries still proceeded. There, In a clump of cedars and oak shrubs, they found a boy or 12 seated on tho ground and holding in his arms a small black and tan dog. He Thrust the Dill Book snail's Hand. Into Man "It's the dog that's shot; not tho boy," tho first arrival shouted as tho others camo hurrying up. Tom Mrashall, tho youth who had 11 rod tho shot, stood still. So great a sense of relief camo to him that he fo'lt faint. Ho throw up his, head. "That dinky llttlo dog! What are you making such a fuss over It for,- you boy?" Tho lad scrambled to his feet, still holding the dog. "Dinky dog, Indeed! Ho knowB a heap more thnn mon who go round trespassing on othor folks' proporty and shooting every time they see a loaf stir!" "Marshall Is sorry ho shot your dog, my boy," tho oldost man of tho party said In kindly tone. "It's only a flesh wound in tho leg, and will soon bo well. What Is your namo?" "Will Free, and this Is my father's land that your camp Is on." Thoy talked for a few minutes, tho dog continuing his howling. Finally Will said: "I'm going homo to have Bingo's log dono up." Tom Marshall' slipped a flvo-dollar bill Into the boy's hand, saying: "Now, don't let us hoar any moro of that bruto Bingo." Tho lad's faco was whlto with sud den anger. Ho thrust tho bill back Into Marshall's hand. "Koep your old, money! I shall talk about Bingo all 1 pleaso, and I guess you will hoar somothlng before to-morrow night that won't Bound bo pleasant tp you." Bingo was loved by all tho Free family, and there was much mourning whon Will arrived at tho comfortable log Iioubo, whoro Mr. Free had es tnbllshed his family during tho ttmo ho was cutting tho timber from tho lm mouse tract of land that he had bought. When Mr. Freo reached homo at THE DISCONTENTED TREE. supper time ho hoard tho wliolo story. Tho lumberman looked with dlsfavoi upon tho door hunters, an,d tho next morning tho hunting party was or dered to move their camp off the Free land. In vain thoy reasoned, argued and stormed. An effort to bribe Mr. Freo was also Ineffectual. "You have proved your careless ness," ho said. "There are some things that money cannot buy." "I suppose that wrotched llttlo dog Is one of them," Tom Marshall cried. "You are right! Tho devotion and faithfulness of Bingo are invaluable to UB." The hunting party had to movo. It was a great Inconvenience and some of tho older men soundly scolded Tom. Ill luck scorned to be their por tion. Thero were olght In the party and at tho end of a week they had killed but two door. Tom Marshall was disappointed al his failure. He was petulant, making himself unpopular In -ninny ways. Sc It camo about one afternoon, ten dayt aftor the shooting of Hlngo, that he was In the woods alono. Ho knew ho was trespassing upon Mr. Free't land, but ho kept on. Suddenly lit stumbled and fell. His gun was dis charged and the bullet entered hi?. leg not far below the knoo. Tom wns badly frightened, but he managed tot bandage tho wound with a part of his; clothing. Thou he tried to think of some way out of tho unpleasant com- plication In which ho found himself. Ho shouted until ho was hoarse. Time went by until through a grove of pines ho could see tho sunset's glow. Just thon ho heard a dog bark. He called, and soon a little black and tan came running towards him. It was Bingo. Tho dog limped, and his leg was still bandaged. "And I was such a bruto about him," Tom thought, regretfully. Then ho called: "Here, Blugo! Como! Come! Good follow!" Already Tom had scribbled a line, describing his desperate . situation. This ho planned to tie to the dogs neck. But no amount of persuasion, no coaxing or commanding could bring Bingo within his reach. Dark ness was fast coming when, with a parting volley of barks, the dog fled. Tom covered his face with his handB and groaned. How long would ho live there, If no help came? After awhllo ho raised his head to listen. Footsteps and voices were approaching. "Yes, I am coming, Bingo," Tom heard. "1 know, old fellow. It's some thing worth while you are bringing mo to seo." It was Will Free. A moment later ho was listening to Tom's story, listen ing as sympathotlcally as if the shoot ing of Bingo had not been and the wounded boy was carried to the Free home. There was a doctor with the hunting party, and ho announced that It would be a week before Tom could bo moved. Boforo tho expiration of that tlmo Tom had come to bo as ardent an admlror of Bingo as was any member of tho Freo family. Hopo Daring, In Detroit Freo Press. TRAPS FOR UNWARY ADVERTISING TRICKS OF ORDER HOUSES. MAIL- GOODS PRICED BELOW COST out basis. Ho depends upon his repu tation for square dealing. He knows that ho must be honest, whether ho la. Inclined to be or not, or that he will, soon bo compelled to get out of busl-i ucsb for lack of patronage. The mail order concorns look for a now crop, of "suckers" overy year, and thoy find moro or less of a crop. WAS ON THE LEVEL WIFEY'S LINE OF TALK NOT MEANT FOR 8ARCASM. Articles of Standard Value Frequently Sold at Cost to Create False Im pression of Cheapness Un thinking People Victims. The theory upon which n great number of mall order concorns pro ceed Is to select a certain number of articles, thoso of standard values and well-known, and mark them down to wholesale prlceB or lower. This is for the purpose of "baiting," as well as to give the Impression that regular dealers are Belling goods at prices too high. On many widely advertised goods which arc in constant demand tho mall order house advertises prices much lower than tho actual cost of the goods to the house. This Is done with a view of catching customers, killing off tho trado of local dealers, and with hopes of selling other goods at enormous profits. Then tho ad vertising part of the deal Is of some value. People like to buy goods sit the lowest possible cost. Thoy get Im pressions of low prices from compari son of goods of which they know tho selling price. If a certain rlllo Is al ways sold In the gunstores at $14 and the catalogue house sells tho same at $11, the average man realizes that ho Is getting a bargain, even though the concern may lose a half dollar In tho transaction. But the man la also Im pressed with the idea that prices are just as low on other goods of which he has little Information as to values. It la knowing this fact that causes the mall-order houses to resort to this trick. Then there is difference In quality of goods. In the different lines there are different grades. It is not long ngo that a United States district court grand jury returned an Indictment against a large mall-order house on three different charges of fraud. In each case thero was mis representation. One of the charges was that "pure white lead" paint, sup posed to be manufactured by the con corn, did not contain a trace of white lead, and was manufactured by con tract by another concern. The other chargo was that jewelry was mlsrep resented. In the matter of jewelry there Is great chance for fraud. That which Is called solid gold may bo not over one-tenth gold, a llttlo better than brass. Gold always has a cer tain value. Whether It is in jewelry or In a coin of the realm, the value Is just the same. Its purity and weight is what counts. It is curious The Country Editor. If conscientious effort and merit mean anything, there Is no good rea son why the country editor should not oxpect to wear a golden crown and a diamond-studded harp in the good world to como. His sphere Is surely one In which his usefulness Is limited only by his ability to work. It may bo a debatable question wheth er the average editor of a small town paper does moro for tho town than the town does for the editor. It may bo truo that one of the greatest sins that can bo laid at his door Is that of poverty not povorty of brain but of pockot. He may labor for the enlight enment of an unappreclatlvo people, but is thero not compensation in knowing that a duty Ib faithfully per formed? His efforts to boom the town may not always meet with an encour aging response in the way of good advertising patronage from the local business interests. His work of showing up his town as a live and progressive place sometimes falls flat because of a lack of good snappy ad vertising of the stores. There are tew things that are a better criterion of the life of a place than the advertising pages of tho local paper. By It 8 stranger Is Impressed either favorablj or otherwise. If the paper Is bright newsy, well filled with advertising thero are in it Indications that thotowr Is progressive, tho merchants prosper ous, and that tho people aro of the class that make excellent neighbors. On the other hand, If thero are only a few lines of local news, half a dozen small cards and announcements, and a few large advertisements of depart ment stores and mall order "houses In other cities, tho impression is given to tho reader that the town is a good placo to steer clear of, and not tho kind of place whoro one would caro to build a home. D. M. CAHH. One Editor's Advice. A western editor In a recent number of his paper says:' "We again desire to call our readers' attention to tho fact that they should, buy everything they use from homo merchants, and not aid in building up large establish ments In a distant city. Did you ever stop to think that every cent you buy at home aids the city in which you live, and all you send away drains the city of that much of the medium of ex change that should remain at homo? The stability of your home institutions depends upon you and you alono. You do not believe that, but remember when you speak of other persons it is how intelligent people who know of said as you, and when thus explained NO SCORCHING. Pollccninn Beetle (to Moth Motor ist) Now then, we can't have any "scorching" hero! Royal Magazine. Story of the Good Fairy and the Pretty Little Pine Tree. There was once a pretty little pine tree In tho forest. It's long noedleB wore green ull tho year round, but tho tree was discontented. "I wish I could bo Hko othor trees," It sighed. "I should like to have loaves of shining silver, so that I'd be the prettiest of all tho trees In tho world' A passing fairy heard tho sigh, anil waving her wand turned all tho needles Into silver leaves. "Oh, how lovely!" cried tho Pino. , "No othor treo 1b as beautiful as I." But not long after a man walking through tho forest saw tho sllvor follago and plucked tho loavos, leav ing tho tree quite bare. "Ah! I seo it Is not well to have silver leaves. I should like some that people would not take from mo. I'd Hko loaves of glass.. I would- still glisten in the sun." The next day tho treo awoke to find Itself covered with, leaves' of glass. Monte Carlo's Profits. Tho aunual profits of Monte Carlo amount to $5,000,000. "This Is better," said tho tree. "Now I'm content." But when thq wind began to blow tho leaves of glass knocked against each other and were soon broken. When night camo the little pine wns as bare as before. "I seo now that I was unwlso In my selection," whined tho treo. "I'd lore to havo leaves of green like othor trees have." The -following morning the llttlo plno treo awoko to And that tho fairy had again favored It. "Aftor all, greon loaves are tho boBt! Now I'm Hko othor trees, only moro beautiful." Soon, howovor, a goat came by, and, 80olng tho greon leaves growing near tho ground, bogan to eot them, and tho plno stood baro as before "Alas!" cried the treo. "Silver leaves aro flno, glass leaves aro pretty and greon leaves aro good for othor ti'oea; as for mo, my noodles woro best. How I wish I could havo them back again!" The fairy overheard and granted Its wish. tho fixed value of gold will take tho word of a mall-order Bohomer as to quality, when tho artlclo Is sold at a less price than the metal which It Is claimed Is renrosented In It can bo bought for in tho markets. Low prices nro generally quoted upon goods which the average peoplo understand, and aro acquainted with, and tho loss is made up on the classes of goods which allow tho practice of deception, of tho value of which the peoplo littlo know. Pooplo who patron- Izd mall-order concerns should under stand that In the majority of cases thoy aro paying more than they would bo compelled to pay if thoy mado tholr purchases at homo. Then thero is involved the principle of sending i . money away from tne neignnornooci where It is earned. If tho peoplo who patronize mall- order houses would only buy such goods as they know aro priced below cost to tho concern, tho mail-order houses could not continue in business a year. But these concerns know that Mr. Barnum was about, right whon ho snld that the "American peoplo Hko to be humbugged. Thoy transact their business accordingly. The homo merchant must go ahead on a differ- Chance for the Youth. Young men who aro residents of country districts should be Impressed with the fact that there aro chances for overy one to get along In the world If endowed with a good quality of brain matter and tho deslro and tho ability to work, and work rightly and industriously. For tho young man starting out In life there are many pitfalls; not tho ones In tho category of bad habits and dissipation, but In tho business world. The catchy advertisement in tho want columns of tho dally press or in tho farm journal, "$10 to $20 a day," attracts tho attention of many of the young men who know llttlo about tho dovlous methods of tho sharks to catch dollars from the pockets of tho "pro ducers." Many of Ihoso concorns nlm to sell to the agont a lot of goods that aro almost wholly worthless, and let him light It out tho best way possible. Then ngaln, there nro legitimate con corns that employ men to soil to tho trado, but thoy never hold out prom ises of such great profits. It Is well to steor clear of grafts that are Intended to take dollars from means you. Your trade at Homo will make better mercantile establish ments and a better city. The next tlmo you aro possessed with a spirit of getting something away from homo, gently call a halt and go to your home merchants and call for what you want and In nine cases out of ten you will find the desired article, but should you fall, ask the merchant to get It for you and see how rapidly he will ac commodate you, and when tho price is named and you compare it with tho catalogue you will bo agreeably sur prised. Discard tho idea that you must get something from a distance, but instead buy at homo and every citizen become an advertising medium, and you will be surprised at tho result. Don't say 'That artlclo does not apply to mo, for what little I get away from homo does not amount to anything.' You are mistaken, for every little put together make tho larger things. -Bo loyal and do all your trading at homo." Cause of the Late Dinner Consider ably Puzzled Mr. Hopkins Until His Better Half Settled It ' with an Explanation. Hopkins had been detained at his ofTlco an hour later than usual, and when he boarded a car for his home ho was all nervous. His nervousness Increased as he got nearer homo. It was no wondor, either, for Hopkins had promised his wife to be homo early that evening. He tried to read his paper, but In stead he found himself repeating from memory tho lino of talk that his wife would hand him about keeping dinner waiting upon poking around down town after ho left tho office, and how thoughtless he was of her wishes and a lot moro Hko that. He had his explanation all framed up ready for use when ho let himself Into the flat with his key. Mrs. Hopkins came in smiling whon sho heard his shut the door. "Dinner isn't quite ready," she re marked apologetically, as she helped him off with his overcoat. "Isn't, hey," says Hopkins, suspi ciously, wondering what sort of a game she had fixed up on him. Ho wished whatever it was she'd get it all over with. "You aren't very hungry, are you?" she asked, "because I am getting up just a "plain llttlo meal this evening" still in that tono of apology. "Huh, uh," says Hopkins, "any old thing'U do me, just so its some sort of food product." He looked at her In a subdued manner that Bald, "Yes, I'll be 'it' for whatever the game is, but let's get started." It was all too deep for Hopkins. He never was much of a hand at working out mys teries and rebuses and the Hko, and whatoyer tho plot was it was getting on his nerveB. "That's just like you," went on Mrs. Hopkins, "you never complain. Here, I think this is the best light right over hero If you want to look over your paper. I'll hurry up dinner juat as fast as I can. I'm almost ashamed of what a little I've got. Oh, wait! I'll get you a clean towel If you're going to wash your hands." And so her talk ran . "Going to be a nice evening of It, isn't It," thought Hopkins to himself. "Yes, it isn't Wonder how long' she's going to keep it up. I guess women aren't the plot ters or anything! Tho Idea of puttln' on so much sarcastic stuff just be cause a man's a little bit late getting home." At the dinner table the missus laid down her hand. The game had really been on tho level all the time. "I'll not let this happen again," she began In that Bame apologetic tone. "You see, I went shopping after wo left the club mooting, and I Just got home a few minutes before you did. I didn't realize how late it was. You're just a dear not to complain of bucIi a skimpj little meal. I know how hungry you are when you got home. It's a perfect shame. You're not going to scold me, though, are you?" Agreeable Conversation.- Thero is no conversation so agree able as that of tho man of integrity, who hoars without any Intention to botray, and speaks without any lnten tion to deceive. Nlcol. your pockot under the pretense of giv ing you employment. If you fell that you could make a success as a sales man, there aro legitimate houses in your nearest city that may afford you, an opportunity. But don't think that you can demand the salary of a bank president from the start. You will get what you aro worth, and no more. The moro you can make your services of value to your employers, tho moro pay you will recoivo. Good men aro always in demand. Chancos for adi vancoment wero hover bettor, but tho field Is narrowing year by year, owing to change in commercial methods, and concentration in almost every line. If you would succeed in commercial Hfo, get the idea out of your head that getting to the front is a snap, and the path a flowery one. "Work Is necessary If you find an honored placo among tho winners. The Farmer's Version. "Hiram," exclaimed Mrs. Hardapple, In great agitation, "the bank that you, put the $200 in the last tlmo you went, to town has gone up higher than a kite." "What?" roared Mr. Hardapple, dancing around with rage. "Them thar, thieving high financiers should bo strung up to a telegraph pole, every mother's son of them." "And Hiram?" "Well?" "Do you know that $1,000 you put In the old stocking? Well, tho rata 'ate it up." "Did? Well, tho wayB of Providence, are mysterious. 'The .Lord giveth and the Lord takoth away.' " Katzenjnmmer. "Tho worst thing about taking a day off and having a good time," groaned Budgor, bathing his aching hoad, "Is that you neod about twp days to for got It!" May Cure Turtle Flesh. Thero is talk in Queensland, Aus tralia, on whoso coast turtles are plentiful, of curing the flesh for ox- port. Three kinds of turtle nro found off the coral reefs the loggerhead, tho hawsblll and the green turtle. The two latter aro edible, and the hawB bill furnishes tho tortoise shell of commerce. Travelers relato that the aborigines light fires on the backs of tho turtles to make tho shell pool off easily, after which painful ordeal the animal is allowed its freedom and grows another shell. This Is, of course, a Munchausen yarn. Tho fact Is that after killing the turtle tho aborigines put it over a fire to facili tate the romoval of tho plates. Tho professional tortoise shell getters bury tho beast In clean sand, and whon the flesh Is decomposed it is easily taken from tho shell. Tho plentiful green turtle Is of most value for food. World's Largest Clock. Tho largest clock In tho world is at St. Rombold's cathedral, Mechlin, Bel glum, If the size of tho dial la the cri-tqijou. r j