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Nebraska Advertiser
W. W. SANDERS, Prop.
NEMAHA,
NEBRASKA
Tlio ntraw lint nsituiiy shows nhicl
ray tlio wind blows.
Even beof on tlio hoof has apparent
y taken to u gallop.
Tlio Mexican porter handles Umdl
)f 400 poundH wltli ease.
It lina been estimated that a Lon
Ion fog weighs .'$,000,000,000 tons.
And now" tlio price of rlco should go
up, and old shoes take on ft sontl
mental value.
Thoro's u big difference between n
man's worth as. estimated by himself
and as shown by his salary.
Tlio Madrid police liavo at last
cleared the streets of tho plague of
beggars, tlio blind alone being allowed
to remain.
Tho man who rallB most at tho ex
travagances of fashion Is usually the
first to bo caught by the woman who
follows them.
If tho peekaboo waist had not been
received with such nn open welcome,
tho dlrcctolro gown might seem to
havo not a log to stand on.
Rev. Forbush's opinion Is that wo
can't afford to havo hell next door, but
It Is understood that this does not re
fer to the neighborhood phonograph.
Wlion tho ocean steamor largo
enough to hold a half-mile track is
built tho racotrack people can scorn
us and send back betting dope by wire
less. A granddaughtor of BIsmnrck pro
poses to marry tho man she loves and
now European society doesn't remem
ber whon it over got such a shock be
fore. Sir Wilfrid Laurler, with all his
troublos, is better off than Mr. As
qulth. Ho doesn't need to uso the
back door because an army of suf
fragottcs Is encamped on his "stoop."
As President Castro's proclamation
did not succeed In driving tho bubon
ic plaguo from Vonozucla, ho may be
induced to take more scnBlblo sanitary
Btops to destroy tho visitor which de
fies him.
Tho old squaro pianos havo lost
casto to. Buch an oxtont that dealers
no longortako thorn in part payment
for How pianos. And they are too
heavy and cumborsomo to put In tho
attic. Their name is Ichabod.
M. Tournay, a Bolglnn engineer, has
been commissioned by tho committee
for tho International exhibition at
Brussels in 1910 to erect a. tower at
Ixolles which will bo much higher than
tho Eiffel Tower. Tho cost Is ostl
mated at $210,000.
Visitors at a Paris hotel woro dis
agreeably surprised ono morning to
llnd that tho boots they had loft out
Bldo their doors had been Btolon by a
burglar. Only ono pair was left, on
which wns a paper with tho words:
"Not good enough for mo."
A beautiful and appropriate gift Is
tho chapol boll presented to Tufts. Col
lego chnpol bolls aro moro devoutly
and attentively listened to now than
they woro In tho old days whon stu
dent attendance at all tho religious ex
ercises was moro insistent and com
pulsory. A man can tako a pretty girl lp a
baseball gamo and spond two hours
trying to show her tho difference be
tween a foul strlko and a bnso hit,
says tho Now York Press, but if she's
his wlfo and can't sea tho first tlmo
how much bettor his currency Idea Is
than congress' ho goes wild.
A now method by which tho audi
ence at a theator can show its ap
proval or disapproval of a play with
out disturbing tho performance is be
ing Introduced by tho Itnllan dra
matist, Travorsl. Boforo leaving tho
theater ovory person is to drop a tick
et Into ono of throo boxes marked
"good," "Indifferent" and "bad."
A Gorman Bclontist has discovered
that bacholors aro moro llablo to In
sanity than married men, and says
that Investigation in lunacy wards in
hospitals shows that 80 por cent." of
tho Inmates aro unmarried. Evoryone
will agreo that tho man who is im
muno against tho blandishments of the
moro charming sex has something rnd
ically wrong in his mentality.
In addition to other natural wealth
In vast voluuio, It turns out that
Alaska has great doposlts of coal and
Also volns of 'petroleum, tho quality of
which is still to bo tested. Hut (hero
1b no doubt of tho immodiato avail
ability of tho coal, and aB tho terri
tory has had to import most of the
fuol used thoro tho importance of the
And will bo apparent. Alaska's possi
bilities apparently aro just beginning
o bo eomprohended.
BROTHER CHARLES P
HAS GREATLY AIDED WM. H. TAFT
IN RACE FOR FAME.
Cincinnati Editor la a Man of Hobbles,
the Biggest of Which Is the Re-
nubllcan Candidate for
Preoident
Cincinnati. In a ciulet corner office
of a high building which ho owns, in
this city, with only a bookkeeper to
keep him company, you will llnd any
ilny, when ho Is not In New York
ooklng at old masters and porcelains,
a quiet, slim, white bearded man. Hut
for him William H. Taft might never
havo gone to the Philippines or he
roine secretary of war or a candldato
for president.
"Did we beat the P on tho base
ball extra last night?" Charles P. Tuft
calls downstairs to tho editor of tho
newspaper which he owns. Ho en
joys his newspaper which has as live
ly headlines as any In tho middle
west. Haseball Interests him equally
with Clalnsboroughs and Sir Joshuas.
He owns a largo .Interest In the Cin
cinnati baseball club, In the gas works
and the street car lines, In the leading
hotel and the opera house, not to men
tion much real estate; or rather, ho
and his wife together. Her fortune
he has multiplied.
One day the editor told him of a
smart baseball reporter who was look
ing wistfully at a broken down league
team and sli'lilmr for capital. "How
much do you want?" Charles P.
asked the reporter. "One hundred
thousand dollars." "Very good," said
Charles P., who had been watching
that young man for a year. "We'll go
Into partnership." A quiet man who
makes business deals In this fashion
naturally needs only a bookkeeper,
Charles P. Taft.
and when he wants a stenographer he
can send for ono downstairs In the
editor's otllce.
Everything tho "Herr Doktor," as
ho was called among his fellow Amer-
lean students at llledclborg, has
touched since ho came homo from
Ilnlshlng his education In Germany
seems to have turned Into money or
art. He has been a Republican, most
ly with the local boss, though some
times against him. On tho boardings
of the city ho has been cartooned vil
lainously as a sinister "Interest," and
smiled over It and bought another
china jar. In matters of music and
art, Cincinnati agrees that ho Is hor
foremost citizen. "How do you like
tho Interior of the hotel?" he iiBks tho
visitor from out of town, for Charles
P. looked to the mural decorations In
person. They aro deservedly praised.
In tho evening ho goes to an old-
fashioned house, once tho Long
worths', whoso domestic establish
ment is maintained for less than that
of many houses occupied by a man of
ono-twontloth his income. Hut no ono
of moderate means could atford such
furnishings. To bo vulgar about It,
thoro are well over a million dollars'
worth of art treasures In tho Taft
homo.
Dealors say no false masters or Imi
tation hawthornes have been sold to
him. He has the discrimination of
the wise buyer and tho tnsto of tho
connolssour. Seated among china of
the Ming dynasty, ho reads tho base
ball extra of his lively nowspnper. He
never brings business homo unless It
Is Willlnm H.'s campaign. William
H. Is poor. He knows nothing of for
tune winning. The only way ho could
mako money would bo practicing law.
Charles P. Is willing to havo fame
In the family, but It must all descend
on ono member. From tho day that tho
older brother saw the gift of Will for
making friends and for dictating in an
easy way a legal analysis of a bundlo
of documents, that, youngor brother
has boon a hobby surpassing all tho
old masters. Ho has always boon try
ing to show Will the road to oppor
tunity, knowing that once Will was
started he could do the traveling him-
keif.
FORMER WATER BOY RUNS ROAD
Patrick H. Houlahan Promoted to
General Manager of Alton.
Chicago. Patrick Henry Houlahan,
general superintendent of tho Chicago
& Alton and the Toledo, St. Louis &
Western railroads since January 1,
190S. has assumed tho duties of his re-
COnt promotion general manager of
two great combined railway systems,
with headquarters in this city.
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J rom a waier uoy anu iracic nana in
1870, to ono of tho country s most
prominent railroad men in 1008, has
been the experience or Mr. liouianan,
P. H-ftOULAHAN
and each step he has taken in his up
ward climb has shown him to bo tho
possesor of those qualities of pluck
and energy which are the essentials
of really forceful men.
Mr. Houlahan was born March 13,
1855, at Ottawa, 111., and at tho age of
12 years entered tho railway mall
service. In 1870 he was a water boy
and track hand on tho Ottawa, Oswe
go & Fox River Valley road. Later he
was employed on the same road In
yarlous positions from track hand up
to baggageman and station agent. In,
1875 to 1880 ho was brakeman and
conductor on the Chicago Alton,
and In 1881 was promoted to assistant
trainmaster of tho St. Louis division.
On July 1, 1884, he was appointed
trainmaster of the St. ' Louis division
of tho Burlington system; May to
November, J 8SG, master of transpor
tatlon, Missouri and Kansas division,
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas railway.
From November, 1880, to April, 1890,
trainmaster, and April, 1890, to May,
1891, assistant superintendent; May,
1S91, to June, 1892, superintendent
west division; June, 1892, to Decem
ber, 1904, superintendent, Hannibal &
St. Joseph railroad.
From December, 1904, to date, Mr
Houlahan has been general superln
tendent of the Toledo. St. Louis &
Western, and from January 1, 1890,
also general superintendent of the
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company.
BLIND MAN RUNS FOR OFFICE.
Murry Sandusky Hopes to Win b
Means of His Wife and Voice.
Macon, Mo. A man totally blind Is
making tho raco for tho Democratic
nomination for treasuror of Macon
county, an olllco which ppys about
$1,200 a year. Ho Is Murry Sandsky
and ho frankly admits thot personally
ho will not bo able to perform tho cloi
leal duties of the olllco, but his wife
is bright and familiar .with figures, am!
sho Is ready to attend to tho rea'
work of tho otllce.
Mr. Sandusky was born In Sullivan
Ind., :i9 years ago. Tho greator part
of his life has boen passed In Mis
sourl. For some tlmo ho tilled a
largo farm northwest of Macon. One
day ho suffered a sunstroko. Ho ro
covered tho uso of his body, but ho
has not been able to seo slue.
OLD ALDRIGH HOI
HOUSE . OF POET HAS BEEN
TURNED INTO MUSEUM.
Formally Dedicated as a Memorial by1
Prominent Men Place Restored
to Appearance of His Boy
hood Days.
Portsmouth, N. II. An event of un
usual Importance to peoplo of the lit
erary world as well as to others was
tho dedication and formal opening of,
tho Thomas Halloy Aldrlch Memorial;
museum In this city, recently. Tho'
exercises were held In Music hall
and a largo number of prominent peo
plo from New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Boston and other places were,
present. Prominent among those who,
took part In tho toxerciscs were Gov.
Guild, of Massachusetts; Hamilton
Wright Mable, Richard Watson Gil
der, Samuel L. Clemens and Thomas
Nelson Page.
On tho conclusion of the exercises
the guests from other cities visited
the Nutter houso on Court street, In
which "The Story of the Bad Boy" is
laid.
The old house on Court street In
which Mr. Aldrlch passed his boyhood
days has been fitted up In a way to
perpetuate his name, down to the
smallest furnishings.
The house belonged to Mr. Aid
rich's grandfather. Thomas Darling
Bailey. It is a two-story and a half
frame structure, the main entrance
from Court street leading Into a broad
hallvfay, which passes completely
through the building to the large gar
den In the rear. On tho big front
door Is nn ancient door plate, bearing
the name of T. D. Bailey, as well as
the big brass knocker which did serv
ice when Mr. Bailey was allvo and
Mr. Aldrlch was a little boy. On the
right of the main entrance is tho room
that is known as "Grandfather Nut
tor's sitting-room," which contains
chairs and tables of that period, In
cluding a center table of rare mahog
any with brass claw feet.
A closet In this room contains a
fine display of the best pink china,
Aldrlch Memorial House.
Which was used by the household
whon they entertained. Facing tho
closet, on the opposite wall, is an oil-
painted portrait of little Tom Bailey
Aldrlch, dressed In a continental uni
form that he wore In 1S46 when he
commanded the Portsmouth Contin
entals, a boy's company of 25, for
which his mother made all of the uni
forms worn by the lads.
Tho main hallway is furnished aft
er tho custom of old times. The
kitchen Is situated In the rear of
Grandfather Nutter's sitting-room.
and with Us open llreplnce cranes
pots, kettles, hand bellows and other
utensils in vogue a hundred years ago,
carries tho visitor's thoughts back to
that period. Tho old blue Rldgoway
crockery dinner sot, which has been
In the Balley-Aldrlch family for a pe
rlod of 150 years, occupies a consplcu
oils place on tho wooden shelves.
Miss Abigail's bedroom Is directly
over tho kitchen. In one corner Is a
largo high top cauoplod bed. In an
othor Is a small work table with Miss
Abigail's work basket, also a silver
sowing bird scrowod to tho table. Ou
the opposite side of the upper hall is
Mrs. Aldrlch's room, with a high pi st
cd bedstead and dimity draporles, And
all othor llttlngs that bolonged tc tho
old period.
So complete has tho Idea boon car
rled out of having tho Interior of tho
houso present tho sumo appearance
room for room, as described by Mr
Aldrlch, that even tho garret has not
beon overlooked. It was a favorlto
resort for Mr. Aldrlch and his boy as
soclatoo. Hero can bo found all o
tho castoff artlcIoH on which Mr. Aid
rich dwelt at length In his Interesting
story. At ono end can bo soon tho old
scenery and tho green curtain which
figured so prominently when ho and
his associates gave a Bhow, for which
thb admission was a pin, and Klttj
Collins was obliged to give a clothes
pin.
BED-BOUND FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physicians'
Consultation.
Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash
ington Sts., Centralla, Wash., says:
"For years I was
weak and run down,
could not sleep, my
limbs swelled and
tho secretions were
tro.ublesomo; pains
wero Intense. I was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
no euro for me, and I was given up
to die. Being urged, I used Doan's
Sidney Pills. Soon I was bettor, and
n n. few weeks was about tho house,
well and strong again."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box,
Fostcr-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
WAS ONLY RED BLOOD..
And Three-Year-Old Had Been Told
That it Was Blue.
Three-year-old Allan had a very' aris
tocratic grandma, who prided herself
on hor own and her husband's blue
blooded ancestry. She told him heroic
deeds of thorn nnd warned him from
ever playing with boys of low degree.
Ono day Allan came screaming up
stairs to his mamma and grandma,
joldlng his hand up covered with
!)lood, where he had cut bis little
finger. They were both greatly
alarmed, as he was a child who rarely
cried or complained when hurt. Mam
ma washed tho blood off and, exam-
nlng the cut, said:
"Why, dear, it's not so very bad.
Does it hurt you so much?"
"I'm not cryln 'cause it hurts," he
said, "but. 'cause It's only red blood,
and grandma said I had blue." Phlla,
delphia Ledger.
For and Against.
A Philadelphia lawyer, retained as
counsel for the defense In a murder
trial, tells of the difficulties in getting,
together a jury.
"Counsel wero endeavoring," says
this lawyer, "to elicit from the various
prospective jurors their views con
cerning the death penalty.
"One man to whom the question was
put, 'Are you against the infliction of
tho death penalty?' replied, 'No,, sir.'
" 'What Is your business?' ho was
asked. 'I am a butcher,' he replied.
"When the same question was put
to tho next man he answered that he
was against the death penalty.
"'What Is your business?'
" 'Life insurance,' said ho."
Readjusted Conditions.
"Do you think these trusts and mer
gers have put the great capitalists on
terms of friendship?"
"Not as a rule," answered Dustin
Stax. "It has simply brought the
fighting to closer range." Washington,
Star.
DROPPED COFFEE
Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum,
A physician of Wash., D. C, says of
his coffee experience:
"For years I suffered with periodical
headaches which grew more frequent
until they became almost constant. So
severe were they that sometimes I was
almost frantic. I was sallow, consti
pated, Irritable, 'sleepless; my mem
ory was poor, I trembled and my
thoughts wero often confused.
"My wife, in her wisdom, believed
coffee was responsible for these ills
and urged me to drop it. I tried many
times to do so, but was its slave.
"Finally Wife bought a package of
Postum, and persuaded me to try it, but
sho made it samo as ordinary coffee
and I was disgusted with tho taste.
(I make this omphalic because I fear
many others havo had tho same expe
rience.) Sho was distressed at her
falluro and wo carefully read the di
rections, mado it right, boiled It full
15 minutes after boiling commenced,
and with good cream and sugar, I
liked it It Invigorated and seemed to
nourish me.
"This was about a year ago. Now I
havo no headaches, am not sallow,
sleeplessness and Irritability are gone,
my brain clear nnd my head steady.
I havo gained 20 lbs. and feel I am a
now man.
"I do not hesitate to glvo Postum
duo credit. Of course dropping coffee
waB tho main thing, but I had dropped
it boforo, using chocolate, cocoa and
othor things to no purpose.
"Postum not only seemed to act as
an Invlgorant, but as an artlclo of
nourishment, giving mo tho needed
phosphates and albumens. This is no
imaginary talo. It can bo substanti
ated by my wlfo and her sister, who
both chnnged to Postum and aro
hearty women of about. 70.
"I writo this for tho Information nnd
encouragement of others, and with a
fooling of gratitudo to the iuventor of
Postum."
Namo given by Postum Co., Battlo
Crook, Mich. Read "Tho Road to Well
vlllo," in pkgs. "Thoro's a Roason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
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