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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
s ;.3?fi'; i " if Ncbr aska Advertiser W. W. SANDERS, Prop. NEMAHA, NEBRASKA Honorary Degrees. With scarcely nn oxceplion, these Who have received honorary degrees from the colleges this Bummer doservo the distinction. The name was truo last year and the year before; it is Itruo every yenr. Nor does the supply of men worthy of scholastic dlstlnc tion grow lees, livery year ninny men who havo been seriously devoting (themselves to their work uro found to have, risen so far above tho general level of their fellowu that a recognition of their achiovoincnt Ih npproprlato. They may not have attained great eminence, but thoy bave dlBtlngulHhod thomaelves, and have attracted atten tion as nion who havo rlHon and aro rising. Recognition of tholr superiori ty 1b graclouB and encouraging. The colleges porform a public scrvlco In decorating them with a doctorate of laws, or philosophy, or aclonco, or let ters, or divinity. It may bo urged thnt the desire to be tagged ns on honorary "doctor" Is unworthy. It may bo ad mitted that it is not ko high a motive aB tho doslro to Borvo without regard to pralBo or blame. Yet men aro bo constructed that tho most of them need encouragement and the Inspira tion of appreciation to do their best work. Thoreforo, tho prospect of win. nlng such distinction aB will attract .tho attention of tho degree-conferring authorities must be Included among tho incentives to ondcavor. It takes a heroic soul to do a great work In secret, careless of praise or blame, and few of ub, remarks the Youth's Com panion, havo heroic souls. For those who do not achiovo tho distinction of honorary degrees there remains tho reward of the appreciation of their fricndB. Tho duty of tho friends to make that appreciation known is no less than tho duty of the colleges to honor great achievement. The Capital I. The London Chronicle Bays the Eng dflh use of tho capital I is one of the oddest features of our languugo to a foreigner. A Frenchman writing with reference to himself makes his equiva lent "Jo" with a small "J." The Ger man, who may begin all his nouns with a capital letter, always uses the small "i" In writing "ich." The Spaniard avoids as far as possiblo the uso of the personal pronoun when writing in tho first person, but ho disdains a capital when he must write "yo." In the equiv alent of our you, howover, he ubcs the capital letter. Yet In English it is big "I" and little "you." Ono wishes, says tho DoBton Herald, while the Chronicle man was about It he had whacked the careloBB Harvard graduate for so often using "I" for mo! Harvard graduates and many other "educated" persons forgot tholr grammar sadly at times. It would break their hearts to bo told what bad English they used when Bay ing "he don't" for "ho doesn't," und 'between you and I," yot oven in the sacred shadeB of Cambridgo havo theso terrible errors been heard! Though why lug in Cambridgo? There are others. Brazil began to celebrate, on July 14, tho one hundredth annlvorsary of King John's proclamation oponlug the ports of tho country to tho world. King John VI. of Portugal lied from Europo to I1I3 South American prov ince to escapo Napoleon, Rio do Ja neiro becamo and remained for a time the Portuguese capital. Although Brazil Is no longer a Portuguese pos session, the anniversary of tho procla mation was selected ns the date for the opening of n great national exhibi tion of tho products of the country. Tho only foreign nation invited to par ticipate is Portugal, Don Carlos had arranged to bo present, but his assas sination has so affected affairs that tho mother country will bo represented by special pfflcers sent by King Manuel. Each of the 20 stutes of Brazil has a characteristic exhibit in tho grounds of the fair, and a suitable placo has beou assigned to the Portuguese exhibit. Tift'i Ruth at Tift. TEXAS Tlila famoua ramoh, the beat In the oot country, at reasonable prices, easy Urmm Write us today fur particular. WHITE LEVI, 7lt P SI, Ltacels, Nterukt. SOUTH DAKOTA LAND Now ia your opportunity to buy .South Dakota laud at beat price. Large Hat to elect from. Write ua for particular. WHITE A LEVI, lit P II., Lbill, Nefcratka. Gasoline Engines Our mw 4 eyole motor la dealgaed ee pacta ly for fam and ahop. CUfHMAN WOTO CO., LINCOLN. NEIR. SERVED YEARS AGO HON. J. C. M'GREW OF W. VA,, It OLDEST EX-CONGRESSMAN. At Age of 95 He Is Living in Peaceful Retirement In His Native State Elected to House In Year 1868. Washington. James C. McGrcw ot Klngwond, W. Vu., Is the oldest living px-momher of congress, and on Sep tember M next he will be !f yours old. bnly u few months ago the veteran flen. H. It. JSckloy of Carrollton, O., passed away, leaving Col. McGrew tho veteran ex-niombor of tho entire coun try. Tho James C. McOrcw of today is wonderfully vigorous for his years and keeps actively In touch with mat ters political and business affairs. Ho was horn in Hraudonvllle, in what Is now Preston county, W. Vu., und grow up the typical fanner's boy, keeping to tho country school and tho farm until 10, when a commercial Hfo ap pealed to lif tti and he took up work in a general store at Klngwood. Ills first political move was as a delegate to the famous secession con vention of Virginia, held at Richmond fn February, 18B1. Ho took part In the discussions of this convention, but op posed secession, and. wjth G-l other delegates, voted nay on tho proposi tion of leaving tho union, and then held a secret session, voting to go home and to arouso not only opposition to tho secession ordinance, but to ex cite a demand for tho partition of tho 3tato of old Virginia. ThlB was another sort of secession und out of the movement planned and aided by McGrcw there aroso the present wonderful state of West Vir ginia. Of the 152 members of the famous Richmond secession conven tion, Col. McGrew Is tho only surviv or. In tho new stalo of West Vlr- igmia ne nas over been active ana conspicuous. Ho was chosen a mom- iber of tho first and second leglsla- I MAn na,l 1 ...I -- A il. I A I A ,1111 ub turn ih iruiiu ui iniH iimo to re lato that ho worked hard to establish tho school system and the state col .lego at Morg'antown. He was elected to congress In 1868 and re-elected in 1870. and declined to jtako a third term. Ho served in the jhouso during the days of giants men jllke Horaco Moynard, Garfield, Blng ham, Banks, W. D. Kolley, Bon But ler and tho present Senator Halo ot .Maine, who with Congressman Mc 'Grow, is one of tho few survivors of tho famous congresses that mot after jtho civil war. J Ho Is proud, too, or his Scotch-Irish ancestry, and ho has been described by a friend as combining tho caution of tho Highlander with tho Impetuos ity and boldness of tho Irishman. Mr. McGrew njarrled Porsls Hagans In 18-11 und their married life was ono long romance Thoy trod tho path to gether for CI yeaiB and Blnco hor death In 1893, ho has lived with a mnrrlod daughter, Mrs. Martha Ileor mans of Klngwood. It Is the sweet sentiment of Mr. McGrow when ho speaks of his dear wlfo to credit hor with whatovor of success ho has had in life becuuso of her wise counsels and womanly intuitions. His son, Maj. William C. McGrew, is a business man or Morgantown, W. Va., and George H. McGrow, D. D., served ten years in Jndla ns a missionary. Ho is now rec tor of a church near Washington. To-day thiB grand old man of West Virginia llyos In peaceful rotlremont in tho homo which ho built many years ago for his bride. Ho Is serene as ho waits for tho summons, happy with his books and with tho memories of a life well spent and when he talks of his past and tho events In which ho took part ho expresses but ono regret that ho bus done no more for tho happiness and comfort of his fellow luea. 1 WOMAN PILOTS EXCURSION BOAT Mrr. Rose E. Watklna First of Her Sex to Hold License in Illinois. Bloominglon, 111. Mrs. Rose B. Wntklns of La Salle county, this statort has been granted a license as pllotj .and master of a steamer on navigably (waters, and 1b now a familiar figure .to Illinois river excursionists. The season is now nt its height and thou sands havo watched her ut tho wheel m sho guided tho vessel along the '.devious meanderlngs of the Inland waterway. Mrs. Watklns is now regu larly authorized to handle a steamer up to 100 tons' burden on the Illinois river or any of its tributaries. When the government decided it iWOIlld inKllMt tho lifmfu ncrwl in nnn-v j --f mm mwiu v u Vs l V I k J jPassengers on the rivers of the coun try and examino In rules of navigation jtno pilots and masters, using tho same rigidity and same vlcllance as with .ocean going vessels and their com-. mandors, tho examining board toured ithe state and looked Into everv boat Insnectors Peek nml MnnHflAlrl who ;wore assigned to the Illinois river, one klay ran across the. steamer George S, ,WatkIns. When they asked to see tne pilot tncy were amazed when Wat kins, who serves as engineer, intro duced his wife. The insnectors asked Tier the usual questions about the laws of navigation, lights, signals, etc., and found that she was thoroughly In formed, more so than the average man. Sho was cranted a license Im mediately and is very proud of the document. : Mrs. Watklns was born upon the banks of tho Illinois, and has spent .nearly her entlro Hfo upon tho river. She taught school for several years. After her marriage to Cant. Watklna 'the latter decided to embark in tho excursion business. Mrs. Watklns de cided to assist her husband, and, after studying navigation, was intrusted with the post of pilot. She has fre quently demonstrated her presence of Imlnd and cool-headcdness In trying sit JuationB and has won many compll ments upon her success in an occupa tion so novel for a woman. It CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. Workshop of R. R. Williams of Texas, Blacksmith and Lawyer. Dallas, Tex. R. R. WlllianiB of Cumby, Tex., who Is a candidate for ,the Democratic nomination for gov- Workshop of a Gubernatorial Candidate ornor against Gov. Thomas M. Campboll, is a blacksmith and lawyer. Until he made public an nouncement a few weeks ago of his candidacy for the office of chief ex ecutive of tho state ho had been heard of but little outside of his own com munity. Lawyers In his town do not have much to do and Mr. Williams spends much of his time plying his trade of blacksmith. He also is filling tho office of JuBticc of tho pcuco through appointment. Texas Is such u big state in area that It takes much money to travel over It making u campaign. Mr. Wil liams says that he Is too poor to stump the state. Ho will conduct a "front porch" campaign. It Is planned to run excursions of his supporters to Cumby and let them listen to tho .speeches of Mr. Williams, who says ho will remain at home during all the campalgu. WITH RAPID FLIGHT FATHER TIME KEEPS STEADILY ON HIS WAY. Too Slowly in Youth and Too Swift ly as Age Approaches, the Years Pass Onward Until the Appointed End. "The eitglo and tho condor can cer tainly fly some, but," said tho man with frost in his hair, "they don't be gin to bo In It with steady going time. "You boo, the eaglo and the condor have to rest onco In a whllo, while tlmo keeps a-plugglng right along there's something uncanny about tho flight of time. ','And not only does It keep going Ho, but as we grow older it seoms all the tlmo to bo speeding up; going fust ier and raster. You know how when we were young tho days scorned long and tho seasons Interminable and tho years without end? While now the mornings come and go and tho weeks fly by and thq, years wo count with llttlo halt between, they go so fast; find what with my Increasing years and the scorning quicker flight of tlmo ns we grow older I find myself now, for the first time In my life, In sight of the end; and this Is u new and serious awakening and an impressive sensation. "You see, when wo arc young, still on the upward slope of life, not yet to the top of the hill, the whole world deems to us yet to come and wo ad vance to greet It Joyfully, and then vhen at middle life we get to tho top of the hill it spreads out all around us, and or tho end wo never think; but as we go down the other slopo there comes, as I find there has come gently to mo now, a time when we realize that our prospect Is gradually but surely narrowing. "To be sure we give ourselves every year we can; we are going to be long lived; not cut off at 70 or 80 or 90, we aro going to live -to be a hundred anyway, as we do not doubt; but even bo wo havo passed tho summit, wo have lived the greater number of our years, and we are drawing now on the steadily diminishing remainder; and when that Idea once strikes you squarely so that you take It in it gives you something to think about. "But not to worry over, not the least little bit. You still have your work to do, haven't you? Why, sure, and you find In It and In every breath you draw a greater Joy than ever. Life is mellower and riper and fuller of happiness. You don't waste time wor rying pver trifling things. You come to have wings of your own now too, on which you mount to take a wider sur vey, to see with a clearer vision, and you come back to your own corner with a contentment you never had be fore, a kinder charity. . "Life Is pleasant on this slope, very pleasant; but I do wish I could Invent somo sort of brake to check the flight of time. Talk about eagles and con dors! They are not In it for flying with time!" Keeping Account. Congressman Champ Clark has a story of a Kansas City lawyer, lately deceased, which Illustrates the diffi culties of achieving a saving sense of economy. It had occurred to the lawyer short ly before his death to buy a memo randum book wherein ho would Jot down the Items of his daily expendi ture, thus enabling him to compare notes from day to day. and so learn to regulato bis disbursements. The book was bought, and alter tho lawyer's death, his executors, coine over hlB effects, camo across it. Ono of thorn, interested to ascertain how ;far his friend had been successful in regulating his expenses, opened tho book, only to find themsclvos the solo Item: "To ono memorandum book, 25 cents." Illustrated Sunday Magazine. Woman Tougher Than Man. Although men, us they run, aro per haps muscularly stronger than wom en, tholr ability to withstand the ele ments and their reliance upon clothes places them considerably bolow the so called weaker sex In the matter of un clothed toughness. Women wear clothes for ornament; men uso them us a protective covering. A group of men marooned, clothesless on an island In tho temperate zone might bo expect od to dio off In a month from draughts and colds and rheumatism. Tho health of women similarly placed would suf .for little from tho enforcod exposure. Tho fact appears to bo, therefore, that in everything but musclo In vitality, ruggedness, character, disposition, brain power, otc, woman is the tough er, not tho weukor, sox. He Had Hopes. "Anyway," said tho amateur poul try raiser, "If I don't make anything at th game, I have hopes that my hens will soon ho self supporting." "How do you llgure that?" queried tho gentleman from .Missouri. "Thoy have taken to eating their own eggs," explained the a, p. r. I GOOD CAUSE FOR WRATH. Art Collector and Irritated Walter Had the Same Feelings. A Chicago art dealer was talking, about the wrath of William T. Evans;, tho Now York collector upon whom: so many bogus paintings have been imposed. 1 "He's awfully angry," sal tho art) (dealer, repressing a smile. "Some of.1 Ids costliest pictures, you know, have turned out fakes. His blood boils .when he thinks of the way he has been duped. "He told mo tho other day that he could hardly understand the rage that possessed him against every petty lit tle lnsignficant dealer that had cheat ed him. He said it was like the rage of a waiter that ho had noted one afternoon at luncheon. "At luncheon, Mr. Evans said, he called his waiter's attention to a dead fly in some dish or other. "Tho waiter, as ho took the dish away, muttered with a malevolent look at the limp insect: " Td give a two-dollar bill if I knew for certain thnt this was the fly that's been buzzing about my nose ail the morning.' " SHE COULD NOT WALK For Months-Burning Humor on Ankles Opiates Alone Brought Sleep Eczema Yielded to Cutlcura. "I had eczema for over two years. I had two physicians, but thev only gave me relief for a short time and I pannot enumerate tho ointments and lotions I used to no purpose. My ank les were one mass of sores. The itcht ing and burning were so intense that I could not sleep. I could not walk for nearly four months. One day my hus band said I had better try the Cutlcura Remedies. After using them three times I had tho best nicht's rest In months unless I took an opiate. I used one set of Cutlcura Soan. Oint ment, and Pills, and my ankles healed in a short time. It is now a year since ll used Cutlcura, and there has been no Teturn of the eczema. Mrs. David .Brown, Locke, Ark., May 18 and July 13, 1J07." BEGINNING EARLY. "I have already promised ten cousins to marry them. 'I can see I shall never get through all my divorces." The extraordinary popularity of fine, white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great im portance. Defiance Starch, being free from all injurious chemicals, is the only one which is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen er makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary, with the result of perfect finish, equal to that when the goods were new. Few Horses Used In China. The only places in China where horses are used to any great extent are Shanghai, Eslng-Tau and Tien Tsin. Australian "walers," so called because they originate In New South "Wales, are tho most popular. These horses are imported into Shanghai in batches of from 20 to 50, are well ta ken care of on tho voyage, and, ar riving in excellent condition, are put Into uso within a couple of weeks aft er arrival. Important to Mothers. Examine caretully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and suro remedy for infants and children, and see that it Tta&ra tho .Signature OStrM&J&k In TJso For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Hopeless. "Mr. and Mrs. Splasher seem to get on very badly." 'Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "It's one of those hopeless cases whore a ;man thinks ho knows all about horse ,races and a woman thinks yhe knows all about bridge" Tho greatest results In life are us ttally by simple means nml the oxer ciso of ordinary qualities. Tlieao may b for tho most part summed in thos two common sense and puivevcrancu Feltham. r ,Sinf?, Mi.n,lT T thr "'"J traiRlit fa ciunr, alwnyn bent ltwlitv. Your dealer or Wis' Factory, I 'etu i;,, ifc It Is ono thing to see ,our load; auother to cut It. George mini.