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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1910)
1,1 i if ti '. 'i TIIEJOYSOF ICE YACHTING. Jin Exciting Winter Diversion In , Which Many Delight. GREAT SPEED POSSIBILITIES. Recently th Imp Wtnt Mil In 36 8eond How Yachts Art Riggtd. ' Many Big Racaa Hava Baen Decided This 8aton. ! This winter will no doubt be Ion remembered among tbe Ice yachtsmen as unusual, for tlio absence of mucb aiiow and the thickness of Ice on all Inland lakes cnnbled tbe Ice regattas to be bcld frequently. To tbe enthul its, and they are many, keenest suf fering conies from the fickle elements, which one day promise a perfect condi tion of wind and Ice, and tbe next day bury bopea In snow and calm. This season more championship events have been decided than in tbe last three years, tbe most notable one being that for the third cluss yacbt challenge pennant of America, which was won by Charles Durd's Imp of the North Shrewsbury club of Red Bank, N. J. Later the Imp established a rec ord for a mile, going the distance In 80 seconds. Ice, yacht kig is enjoyed In every state In the Union where the Ice forms reg ularly each winter, but It Is especially popular In Michigan, Wisconsin, 1111 nols, New York and New Jersey. In tbe threo states named first races are held almost entirely on the lakes, while In New Jersey and New York rivers afford the most favorable speed way stretches. The Shrewsbury river, which rises not far from Long Branch and flow9 into New York bay at Sandy Hook, hi probably the greatest Ice yachting cen ter In this country. Upon the broad, shallow reaches of the river near Red Bank, Branchport and Pleasure Buy, N. J., scores of the fleet craft nre seen dally. Bird swift racers shoot by fastpr tbau the fastest train that ever rolled on wheels . The middle west ns well as the cast is passionately fond of Ice yacht rue Ing. Wisconsin probably has more Ice craft than any other stnte In the Un ion. On her score of Inkes hundreds of the sensational fliers may be seen at any time during midwinter. Lake THR IMP, WINNKIt of A 11 URIC AN CBUr r.KNUB CUP FUNN ANT. --Winnebago is one of tbe greatest of Wisconsin racing centers. Tbe Lake Winnebago Ice Yacht association Is a highly prosperous organization 'with u tremendous fleet. Winnebago Is thirty-five tulles long and sixteeu miles wide in places. Its surface usually re mains bard for three full months in ach year, so there i.s practically un limited opportunity for Ice yacht still lug. Few persons except those who have ridden In one have au accurate con ception of the appearance of nu Ice boat. Save for the tall masts and .sails It bears little resemblance to the ordinary yacht. The body of the boat Is nhaped like a cross with tbe top part forward. The beam Is barely wide enough to bear a couple of fig ures lying nt length. On the underside extends n long run ner, where Is usually the keel In u Bnllbont. The ends of tbe cross nrm are shod with steel runners about a yard In length. The rudder nets on tbe same plan us that of tho ordinary i i i . . . . . . ... uuiii, nut is niuo re-eimuveu witn a steel runner, which cuts Into the Ice In swinging tbe jiufit around. Once started, the boat travels very nslly, even In a meliorate breeze. It.' course Is a scries of leaps through the nlr. In each of widt h the boat rises Bevernl Inches from the lee and shoots through the nlr like n flying machine. The return to the Ice U so even and easy that there is not the slightest Jar. It is this cniKiuunl lining and falUnr at high smh I which make Ice yachting go attractive. With all Its so called dan ten Ice yn htlng fms a fnsi Inntlon that cannot be denied, and It Is a glorious pastime. Willi the racer wrapped in warm clothln-r and si ceding faster nnd fast er, with the air full of elect rlc Fpnrku find the l e sparkling nhcad. thj clew ing checks mil tlashlpg eyes of the parth -IpTi-N In this pport attest Its vholesoineiiess. To steer In n bitter Tvlid nnd lo ft.inl on tht windward aide i f im Iceboat N one of the Joy of life. I-Yr orv i)(-p re rrd'i of a mile n r !'i"t; to crtvv, v'!i in , ho.iry wl-d. vlt'i pcr.'e"' Ire. two miles n !i"tp I con nc ""lnll-bed.. In f-it. i'i-m-c p wfi'vful rcccrd on t'r' c' !;i t f (; p-el'-'u'! if ii mile In I.". (: , or :'t II. e ri!'r cf i irilU1 In 'i "' ..nr "i d n h inh in n I- ire ! r (Ii-"! i;t'; cni'-'ii 'lille t '.:c" iM,ir'i!::c his cvor biiiiildlafe I ii-,. DIDNT MATTER UUCH. Ha Had Blundarad Anyhaw far Ha 8nt tha Latter. Tbe lovesick young man ran up tha steps and was met at the door by a very pretty young lady. "Constance," ha said eagerly as be held out bis band to her, "did you get my letter this morning?' "No," carelessly returned she. "I presume Vivian took It" "Vivian!" The swain blushed pro fusely. "Why, that letter was ad dressed to your "Yes, but Vivian and I are twins and look alike, you know. Indeed, our most intimate friends often mistake each for the otberr "But your names are nothing alike," stammered tho bewildered young man. "I wrote 'Constance Withers' very plainly on tbe outside of that letter. I don't see bow any such mistake could be made." "Ob, It wasn't a mistake! Anyhow, It doesn't make much difference." "What? Constance, that letter con tained more than you think! In It I made apology for my too ardent ac tions before you last night, and, fur thermore, I sent It to ask yon If If you would be my" "But It belonged to VlvIanP' "Are you crary? I beg pardon! I meant goodness gracious! How has Vivian anything to do with tbe let ter r "Because when you made love last night you mistook Vivian for me!" Battar Lata Than Early. There Is a certain young New York broker whose recent sad experience In endeavoring to pull tbe wool over his wife's eyes haa led him to declare "Never again." Now, it Is the broker's custom to take a 5:30 suburban train, thus en abling him to reach his home In West chester In ample time for the early dinner that both be and his wife like. The other day he fell. Meeting an old college mate, be yielded to the lat- THK WIFB HANDED HIM THE TKLEQHAPH BMl. ter's entreaties for an evening in town. The next step was, of course, to telegraph the wife, which he did In these terms: Unavoidably detained. Missed tho "-30. Home luter. When hubby finally did show up. be observed nu expression on the counte nance of bis spouse that argued the failure of bis little lib. "What's the trouble, dear?" be ask ed, with an affected nonchalance. Without u word the- wife handed him the telegraph slip. Indicating with her forefinger the words: "Received at 4:43."-Llpplncott's. Christening tha Twins. In an Eugllsh village a miner's wife presented htm with twins. At the usuhI time the twins had to be chris tened, and (ieorgp, his wife and his friends proceeded to the church to fix the names of the children. The minis ter asked the father the names of the twins, and he nitc proudly replied: "Heal; nnd Kidney, sor!" "Come, conic!" replied the minster. 'These are odd names for vour chll dren!" "What d'ye mean, CeordieV" cried his wife. "It's Kate and Sidney." "Aye. It Is. sor. Aa thout It was ll'.u summit to wit!" shouted ti purge promptly. Aim Hi;h. To the formation of a gocd clnr.i" ter It U of the highest Importance f.iat you have a commanding object In view and that your ul;n l:i life he ele vuted. Set your Ktinnhird high and though you may not reach It you c:r hardly f.ill to rise Inkier than If yon timed nt some Inferior excellem e. Joel Ilawos. Temperament Doesn't Count. They hadn't seen cadi other for sc eral years, ilic two womeu. Tln looked ut each other, afraid to as', ufter their husbands. Finally on. spoke. "You know," she said, "that my bus band nnd I nre no longer living to- j pother, lie left me flat on my bad a hospital. lie wrote me that : In he i thought nil artists should have tin ir j freedom, that they should not be lion mil vy family tics. I suppose." with a : sigh, "that It was what one would i call I tbe artistic temperament." "It Is not altogether confined to art- i lsts," said tho other woman. "M. Misimnd wns a plumber, and he did .h snme." i FACIAL EXPRESSION. Changti That May Ba Madt bv tha Elactrie Currant. It is not generally known that medical science has succct-kd through the agency of the electric current in causing any facial ex pression desired. It is done by Hp plying one pole of the circuit to the motor point necessary and the other tole to an indifferent part of the ody, usually the breastbone. It has been found that these motor points are the only places where the current will cause these eCeet?. They are situated invariably at the points where the nerve controlling a certain muscle enters that muscle. Thus to cause a look of deep de jection on a subject's face the two poles are placed one on each side of the chin. The current causes a contraction of the muscle control ling the upper lip. This lip is drawn downward and outward, thus causing the desired effect. To cause an expression of great mirth or laughter the electrodes are placed one in frotfl of the lobe of each ear on the cheek. The effect of the bilateral contraction is to draw the angles of the mouth outward, to throw the skin of the cheeks into arclike folds and to close the eyes. The. expression of sardonic mirth can be brought to a point of hor ror and the face be extremely re pulsive to gaze upon. The most amusing probably is the expression of conceit and con temptuous haughtiness occasioned by the contraction of the elevatoi of the lower lip and chin. The ef fect is to flatten the chin and to cause a slight rise in the under lip. The investigator Von Zicmscn says in sarcasm that this muscle may be considered the interpreter of exalt ed self consciousness in scientists, officials and aristocrats. What has been said of the facial muscles applies equally to the other ones of the body. Any effect can ho produced that is produced by na ture. Each separate finger or toe can bo wriggled, the leg can he drawn up or kicked out with foree. tho arm can be made to go through different motions, the ears be made to move, the skin to tremble or the teeth to chatter. Every kind of ex pression known to humanity can he produced on the face one of ex treme pleasure or one of extreme pain, one of black wrath and threatening anger or one of con temptuous conceit. The mouth can be made to assume a pucker for the osculation process , and ' the tongue be made to hang out or os cillate back and forth outside the mouth. The only thing that is left to na ture and one that tho current can not cause is the different degrees of glaring done by the eyes or their sparkling. This comes from some thing deeper than even the electric ity's long searching arm and seems to be inherent only to conscious ness and real personal feelin;. St. Louis Kepuhlic. One on Father. V.Tilliiini had just returned fron, college, resplendent in peg top trou sers, silk hosiery, a fancy waistcoat and a necktie that spoke for itself, lie entered tho library, where hi father was reading. The old.gentle man looked up and surveyed hi. son. The longer ho looked the more disgusted he became. "Son," he finally, blurted out, "you look like a d fool !" Later the old major who lived next door came in and greeted tin boy heartily. "William." he said, with undisguised admiration, "you look exactly like your father did twenty-live years auo when he came hack from school!" "Yes.' replied William, with n smile, "so father was just tellin? me." Jowett and Tennyson. , On one occasion Tennyson wn Jowett's guest nt the MasterV lodge, Puiliol, with n few other men. and after some good lalk the pool had retired early to his room. Nexi morning at breakfast Tennyson was in a silent mood, but as the men were rising from the table ho said: "Jowett, after I left you I art night I wrote a few verses. I am not Fitre that I have ever done anything bet ter. 1 will read them to you." Jowett, preparing to go off for his day's work, replied hastily: "Oh, no; thank you. Tennyson. I've no time for that sort of thing just now. 1 am verv busy.'' Value of Capital. Once upon n time two utver bank rupts were considering ways am' moa" of getting needed money. "I know how we can make $!'." said one. "Raise a dollar note to fen b; placing a cipher after the one." "Where will we raie the dollar!'" Then thu scheme failed for wnn' of capital. Moral. The great financial dilli culty is in raising the first dollar. NVr York Herald. TIME TABLES Bartlagtoa Tlma Table. EAST BOUND. No. 6. Cblraotra Fast Train S a. m. No- 4 Local to rhlrago g:54 a. m No. 02. Ixx-al to Pariflc Jet.... 1:12 p. m No. 20. Htiib to PaciHo Jet 2:40 p. m No. 2. ('lilcano fast train 6:00 p. m. No. 14. lAtrnl from Omaha 9 25 p. m No. 30. Arrives from Louisville. 3 :: p. m. No. 2tt. 8tub from Omaha 4:00 p. m. WST BOUND. No. 29. ocal from Cedar Creek and 'Louldvllle 7:10 a. tn. No. 15. Fast train for Lincoln. . .810 a. m. No. 28. Local to maha i:5H p. m No. 33. Bchuylor 3:20 p. m. Mbaonrl Pacific SOUTH. No. 104. PamcnKer to Kansas T 1w, City St. LouU 10:25 a. m No. 106. K.O and8t.L. 12:03 a. m No. 194. Local freight 10:25 a. m NORTH. No. 103. To Omaha 6:03 p. m. No. 103. To Omaha 6 35 m. No-103. Local freight 2.3U p. m. FOR SALE a number of cottages at bargain prices. Some acreage tracts near town for rent. d86-2x WINDHAM INVESTMENT & LOAN CO. Full information, with cost cf treat ment at the institute or in the home Address NEAL INSTITUTE 1512 South Tenth St., Omaha, Nebr. Ev erything strictly confidential. Fred Nutzman of Nchawka, was a Plattsmouth visitor last evening, having been called here on business. C. F. Kcppcl, civil engineer for the M. P. who has been doing some busi ness for the company at Omaha, was a Plattsmouth visitor last evening. Miss Vesta Douglas departed on No 2 last evening for Peru having spent Sunday in Plattsmouth with her parents. To the Patrons of the Parmele. From this date until further notice there will be no moving pictures at the Parmele with the exception bf each Saturday evening. Remember the Grew Stock Company will play here each Friday at popular prices 25 35 and 50 as long as the patronage will justify it; this will make two shows each week. Don't fail to see them both, the prices for the pictures will remain the same 5 and 10 cents. Curtain for both shows 8:15 sharp. Now Ready. Dr. Barnes is now located so that he can accommodate a few roomers, who would like good accomodations and pleasant surroundings. He will also take a limited number of" good boarders. He is situated in the Schieldkneicht residence just west of Chicago avenue and will treat you right. Mrs. Barnes will also engage again in the dressmaking business at the above location. She requests her old patrons to give her a call. d99-tf. PLAYER PIANO BARGAIN We will sell at Plattsmouth, Nebraska one Sohmer Piano with interior player very cheap to save expense of handling. Cash or payments. Will accept old instrument as part payment. For particulars write OLNEY MUSIC CO. ST JOSEPH MO.-iM0."-4-x. For Rent. 40 acres of land to rent with a good house on it, 3" acres in orchard with plenty of running water, and lots of fuel, 2 miles south east of Plattsmouth Inquire of" James Kennedy. xl. Moved. Those wishing carptW weaving done will now find us on 10th st. South Park Plattsmouth, 2 blocks south and 2 blocks west of Columbian school. Phone Ind. 40(5 green. 1 9-3-x. Mrs. Maggie -Waothcn., F. S. WHITE Agent for SHOOKS COFFEE ' and GOLD MEDAL FLOUR We buy and sell butter and eggs. PETER CLAUS He has just rcctivtd sonic fine new MONITOR RANGES He also will convince you if you call at his store that he can fit you out with FURNITURE and - GRANITEWARE in a very satisfactory manner. TliePlaltsmoulh Telephone Co Will Install Short Business rate per Residence rate per 650 Telephones on the Platts mouth Exchange. Office Next Door The Plallsmoulh Telephone Co jJ SEE PLATTSMOUTH SUCCEED See PlattsmouthlSucceed, Smoke Acorn Cigars, Made here at home .and famed near and far; Of flavor the finest you smoke and repeat Kings of their kind They cannot be beat. Every Puff is a pleasure, enjoyment complete. And their fillings selected from Cuban choice fields, Complete satisfaction the Acorns yield. Over the country they jumped into fame, Right from the start they are always the same. No Products are better all men have agreed. Smoke Acorn Cigars SeeJPlattsmouth Succeed. PTAEt. &,;ISAJECE1 Manufacturers THE TAILOR'S SONG Fit out at Frank's get a suit up to date, Right in the fashion of woolens first rate. A suit that will fit goods sound as a bell, No outside shops will fit you as well, Keep track of Mac's good value he sells. Mac builds good clothes garments all neat, Chicago's ready made agents cannot compete. Examine his line and prices all through, Look him up for a suit, saves money for you. Reliable goods, all through his line, Order a suit for the on coming spring time, You find value for money here every time. F. M. RiCHEY DEALER IN Building Material LUMBER, LIME, ETC. Estimates Furnished. . Prompt Attention to Orders. YARDS AT PLATTSMOUTH, . MYNARD, NEBRASKA. . ... NEBRASKA. The My News Telephones on Notice month .....$200 month $1,00 to Post Office. .4 - Y lfotx,. 1 Agent. I V