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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1902)
Ttj Uirrlsei Press-Jairsil c. a niu, nawmtom . KCBRA9CA And tone of these days, as likely as net, the leaning tower of Pitta will top si over. It may be necessary for American glrle to black up before they can get tote Germany hereafter. , The Cubans want to put a heavy duty on soap. Evidently they don't re- it as one of the necessities of life. The case of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Indicates that It Isn't neces sarily fatal to have had a poet for a 'father. One ambitious and able-bodied mos quito will cause more bloodshed than 11 th Central American and Haytlan warriors put together. Toung Bartholin of Chicago Is fully as delightful a character for the con templation of "our young" as the late Hr. Tracy of the Pacific slope. A Western man has discovered a way to make paper out of oats. In future, when a man finds himself puffed In the newspapers he will feel his oats more than ever. "A man," according to a Missouri philosopher, "spends the first forty j ears of bis life flirting with fortune and the next twenty looking around tor the best cure for rheumatism." It seems too marvelous to be true, but the life-savers at a station on the New Jersey coast have reported that they resuscitated a five-year-old boy who bad been under water twenty-five minutes. They worked forty-five mln jutes before any sign of life appeared, and maintained artificial respiration for an hour and a half; then the child began to breathe naturally. People liv ing near water ought to remember this, for Its lesson of persistence may save 'many lives. A young graduate of the Mill Hill School, England, etilhited in the Afri can war, and after long and valiant service came home seriously wounded. On "peace night" he was set upon by a band of London "Hooligans" and bru tally beaten to death. The boys of Mm HUl School determined to "avenge" bis murder, and have planted on the pot a settlement to be supported and conduct ed by the school. Compare therewith a historical picture of the seventeenth century. It is the dying Richelieu, towing in a boat behind his barge tw political enemies to their ex ecution. Surely the golden age lies be fore, not behind, us. ' As a record of the progress made by the nation within the lart two decades a. bulletin recently issued by the treas ury department ia certainly a notable document. It shows graphically the extant and rapidity of the country's de velopment In the various branches of commercial and ' material enterprise. Within the twenty years, during which the population has increased 50 per cent, the aggregate wealth has increas ed from $42,000,000,000 to $94,000,000. 000, the wealth per capita has increased from $850 to $1,230 and the total cir culation of money from $973,000,000 to $2,055,000,000. The total deposits In national banks and savings banks have nearly trebled. The value of farm properties has increased from $12,000, 000,000 to $20,500,000.010 ad the year ly fafui prodtKt from 2,2i2.WO,MMj lo $3,764,000,000. Exports of merchan dise have Increased more than 50 per cent. The number of manufacturing establishments has doubled, while the value of then- output has increased two and a naif times and the number of their employes has more than dou bled. To-day 194,321 miles of railway are in operation, as against only 93.202 In 1880. The receipts of the federal government have Increased from $330, 000,000 to $567,000,000. This Is as im pressive showing of material growth tad commercial development Not long ago there was a Children's Day celebration at Ocean Grove, N. J., and 800 little folks admired souvenirs In th shape of new pennies set In alu minum. Rev. J. O. Wilson bad pre- ' pared a sermon and that was a master piece and the title was "The Best ' Thing la the World Good Heart." As ' a starter and before announcing his text, be leaned over the pulpit and aid: "My dear children, I want you to tell me what Is the best thing In the , world." He Is to blame for wbat hap pened. Children are honest Ton can look Into minds when you ask them for information. It would have been pleasing to have boy Harold answer, "Please, air, to be good to the poor," aad to have little Jim announce the CMdea Koto, aad the rest of the 800 to assert that good Impulses should the world, and that charity and i should reign in the breasts M. atea. The cry that did go op from Chat amy of children was "Money, Mo 7, Money P There Is nothing to ' 1 ' ' aretrr abowt It was a foolish question aad a aataraJ reply. The children of to day tire la aa atmosphere of money -ptttag. Tkty tmbtbe it with their farty aeaetokaseat They Inherit It. ' ' fZZxj as the Straggle going on, aad flj ara si an lag They are seeking r to VU money almost before t t tot tatyheid aai mother's : r-f .J Tsy stacked a preacher aad snasnaaasnaMSBS : t -ihr f - fn ri araisala af youth one day, with great show f In dignation, as be learned from the re sults of the annual examination thai he bad failed to receive the regular promotion with bis class. "To show yon how unfair the school committee men are," he went on to say to a com panion, "I will tell you the facts about that examination. I looked over Nick Smith's shoulders for everything Tiere was not a word on my paper not copied from bis. They passed liiiu and flunked me. You see how unfair they are!" This lament is fairly repre sentative of the state of mind into which cheating at examination even tually gets those who yield to it "Crib bing," as It is usually called, has late ly been mucb discussed by the news paper of the country. Nearly every educator has had some experience with ! the evil, and many of them have luVa of the way In which It may be pro vented. Most of the und'-rgrad.iate deception seems to spring from the de-j sire to get promotion without earning it. The students neglect their daily , work, and when examination time j ?omes they realize their deficiencies , and try to steal their way through that they may keep on with their class. In the preparatory schools the students are usually watched In the examina tion room; but In many colleges they are put on their honor, because the authorities wish to make the students self-reliant, and to show them that whether they get an education or not depends on themselves. Sooner or later every pupil must come to realize. In the world If not In school, that the "eribber," whether he be detected or not. Is his own worst enemy. Educa tion Is not the process of getting high marks. It is character building. The real promotions of life are not made on what one reads over another's shoul ders, nor by wbat a man Is able to write in advance upon the lower part of bis cuff. "Old BUI," who did faithful service for Farmer Shepler, of Snowden, Pa., for 37 years, Is dead at the age of 39. "Old Bill" was a horse. There wag no special service when the old horse was burled, and no sermon, but there Is a sermon in his life, just the same. Thirty-seven years of faithfulness! It mat tered not to "Old Bill" if the weather was clement or Inclement, It mattered not if the road was muddy or dusty un derneath his feet. It was his business to do his duty by the plow and the wagon. Upon bis monument should be written: "He did bis stunt and never complained." There was precious little of holiday In "Old Bill's" life. If, by some exigency, there was a lapsus In the life of the farm and he got a day off be took it with equine dignity and without thanking the gods. If on Sun day he must needs pull the family to church or on a visit to the relatives, or if one of the boys hitched him to the buggy, it was all the same to him. And what of bis owner? He must have taken good care of the horse to make him last for thirty-nine years. And there is another sermon. "The merci ful man Is merciful to his beast." Doubtless Farmer Shepler found occa sional fault with Bill, especially in fly time. He may have used expletives and other things. But he took good care of his horse. That much Is plain. Most likely Bill and his owner grew old together, and a mutual affection ex isted between them. They understood each other perfectly. And (he farmer was bereaved when the old horse died. Was there in your boyhood history some "Old Bill" or "Old Jim?" Some old horse who knew more about plow ing corn than you did? You used your lordship over the beast, and betimes abused the patient, faithful fellow. But a lump came Into your throat, and your uoyiub ejes were wet when he laid down and died. And in many a family in town or country Is some old horse, the memory of whose faithful ness in all the years is written In the hearts of man and wife and children. When God wanted to teach man faith fulness be made the horse. Great Heat of Meteors. Ordinarily the meteors that flash across the sky at stated periods of time burn themselves out In the up per air, but occasionally a meteoric mass lasts long enough to reach the earth. One fell on May 15, 1900, at Felix, Ala. Meteors were seen on the occasion referred ti and sundry explo sions were heard, while later on a mesa of meteoric substance weighing seven pounds was discovered Imbed ded In soft soil. This meteorite was analyzed and found to be built up of such minerals as olivine, augite, trio lite, nickel iron and graphite carbon. The dark color of the Felix stone is stated to be due to the presence in fair amount of the last-named sub stance. The Interest attaching to me teorites, of course, centers around the fact that they enable us to obtain glimpses of the composition of other worlds than ours. Astronomy Is well agreed on the nnlty of chemical com position which marks tbe orbs, and even the simple fact that it Is hydro gen gas which blazes In tbe sun and gives us our light and beat Is a testi mony to this fact Meteoric Iron and carbon similarly display links between these erratic bodies and our own earth. The Coaaasnpttoa of Needles. W often wonder what becomes of all tbe pine, but it It still a more pui sllng thing to know what becomes of all the needles; for their use la mucb more limited than that of pins, and K ia said that taking the world over, three mDllona of needle an need every day, and that bar la the United States alone tare hmndred ariUioaa of them an feat aad broken every year. When a baby shows Ita Int tamper, tta aether marks that ate Kkas to at a CM "wKa mkm tit In It" ocoi HOUSEWORK AS EXERCISE. rtJjOME OME exercise is eaid to be quite as good as that obtained porting pursuits. For arms, fingers and wrists, wash ing and wiping dishes will be found admirable. One is as good as the other. . ..... . Bed-msklng as it is still taught In the physical culture economics of the home, can not be too highly recom mended. With the folding at every counter pane, blanket and sheet, the arms are tretehed as far as they will go, each hand holding one end. Then, standing perfectly erect, the chest Is thrown out. Quickly the hands are brought together again, and, presto! the sheet is folded double. Sholders, body and limbs are all de veloped by mattress turning. The eye and the sense of symmetry learn much from the regular arrangement of coun terpane and pillows. Sweeping gives much the same mo tion as golfing strokes. For the grace ful perfection of arms and shoulders so much desired by every ambitious girl nothing could be better, If done In moderation. Floor scrubbing, like lawn tennis, Is rather violent and must not be tried unless one's heart Is all right. At first It will be almost as severe on the knees as rowing In a shell, but as one gets use to tbe occupation it will give a subtle satisfaction of its own. Running upstairs on errands for the rest of the family is first-class exercise, and running downstairs Is almost as good. Interesting diversion will be found in egg-beating and Ice cream freezing. Dusting ought to have a chapter by Itself. First you are down on all fours, then you are on Opto, seeing bow far the duster will reach. You twist your self Into all sorts of positions to get at the corners of tbe carved furniture. First you are on one knee, then on the other. Every muscle, every ten don, Is brought into service before you have finished. Even this magnificent exercise can be overdone, but you will make no mis take If you only dust every room after you have swept It although many housekeepers dust oftener. Comfort One Another. Comfort one another; For tbe way Is growing dreary. The feet are often weary, And the heart Is very sad. There is a heavy burden-bearing, When It seems that none are car ing, And we half regret that ever we were glad. Comfort one another With the band-clasp close and tender, With the sweetness love can render. And tbe look of friendly eyes. Do not wait with grace unspoken; While life's daily bread Is broken. Gentle speech is oft like manna from tbe skies. , Comfort one another; There are words of music ringing Down the ages, sweet as singing Of the happy choirs above. Ransomed saint and mighty angel f Aft the jrss??, d?6p-TGced evan gel, Where forever they are praising the Eternal Ixve. i Comfort one another; By the hope of Him who sought us In our peril Him who bought us, Paying with His precious blood; By the faith that will not alter, Trusting strength that shall not fal ter, Leaning on tbe One divinely good. Comfort one another; Let the grave gloom lie behind you While the Spirit's words remind you Of tbe borne beyond tbe tomb, Where no more Is pain or parting, Fever's flush or tea r-drop starting, But the Presence of tbe Lord, and for all His people room. Margaret E. Sangster. Old Friends. Never give up old friends for new ones. Make new ones if you like, and when yon have learned that you ran trust them, love them If you will, but remember tbe old ones still. Do not forget that they have been tried and found true; that they bave been merry with you In time of pleasure, sorrowed with you In time of sorrow, and de fended yon when you were treated with Injustice. No matter If they have gone down In the social scale, and you up; no matter If poverty and misfortune have come to tbem while prosperity and plenty have smiled upon you, their hearts are no doubt as true and ten der as la tbe days of yore; and Iwcause life baa brought tbem clouds, all the more reason that you should share your sunshine with them. Cm Good Kna-IUh. Strange as It may seem, most of tbe young nun and women of to-day who aspire to become Influential orators or writers, even these who are graduates af high eefceols and colleges, find that, like Dwlgat L. Moody, the evangelist, they have net mastered grammar. For early twenty yean, edicatori. almost bar seal with but Indifferent success, to make various sugar-coated language-lesson series do the work formerly accom plished by old-fashioned grammars In giving students an accurate working knowledge of their mother tongue. One natural consequence of these attempts Is that the number Is comparatively mucb smaller than it once was of so- called well-educated young people who can tell with certainty whether or noti they speak and write Just what they wish to express. Thorough drill in formal grammar should be made a prominent featur In every school whose pupils are not less than 10 years old or more than 2,. But, inasmuch as this subject, as usually presented, is found to be very difficult and uninteresting for pupils under 10 years of age, it may well be preceded by an elementary course in language lessons, which will enkindle interest and prepare the mind for the solid work in analysis and construction which should follow. Success. Brief Buggest ions. To dust carved furniture there is nothing better than a painter's brush. To preserve roses and other flowers and to prevent their opening out fur ther In water put a little salt in the vase you arrange them In. To make a damp cupboard dry keep In it a bowl of quicklime. The quick lime must be renewed from time to time, as It loses Its power. To prevent a teapot from dripping rub a little butter round the spout This will keep the tea from trickling down when It Is poured out. A good wrinkle for mending a bole In an umbrella is to stick on very firm ly black court plaster Inside of the umbrella. This is not so much seen as a darn. Mildew stains can be removed by rubbing plenty of sosp snd powdered chalk on the garment and placing it In the sun. It may be necessary to re peat this operation. Immediately after opening a can of meat, fish, soups or vegetables pour its contents Into a dish. Many cases ol metallic poisoning reported are due not to a poison In the canned food but to putrefactive changes that occurred after the can was opened. To make a home-made knife cleaner cover an old knife-board with a strip of Brussels carpet Thickly cover the board with powdered bath brick and keep an end of it wet. First rub the knives on the wet bath brick and then finish off on tbe dry. Knives are pol ished well and quickly in this man ner. To clean cream roller curtain blinds take the curtains down, lay tbem across a table and then rub them well on each side with a clean flannel dipped In cream powdered starch. Including the lace, If they be trimmed. Next roll up the curtains and leave tbm till next day when the starch should bs rubbed off with a clean piece of flan nel. To clean a white straw hat mix lem on juice with powdered sulphur and apply It to the hat with a small brush an old tooth-brush will dp nicely then rinse In clean cold water and wipe with a dry cloth. This treatment will not only clean but will also whiten ruiiburiit straw. Dry in tbe snade and If it be a sailor hat let It remain on a table or board, so that the brim may dry flat. A pretty klmona for the baby Is ot pink wash flannel, with bands of In dia silk and fancy stitching done in twisted embroidery silk. Tbe kimono la an easy and comfortable garment as It can be slipped on and off easily over a dress or wrapper and affords the slight protection that Is needed. The white India bands are joined to the flannel with brier stitching and French knots done with twisted em broidery silk. A row of brier stitch finishes the lower edge of the yoke, and above this are worked pyramids of French knots. Tbe materials nec essary sre three-quarters of a yard of French wssb flannel or cballls, a quar ter of a yard of India silk and four skeins twisted embroidery silk, pink. For KoDkscM Caused by Wind or Han, The following Is an old recipe for an emollient to be rubbed Into tbe skin; It will prevent tbe roughness caused by the fresh sea or hill breezes. To prepare It use a double saucepan to prevent any possibility of Its burning. Into a pint of boiling water stir naif a cupful of fine oatmeal and let It boll until It looks clear. Strain it through a cloth and boll It up again, then strain It once more. When this Is cool add sufficient rosewatar to make It pour aaaily and one ounce of glycerine. It may now be perfumed as desired aad bottled. It will need to b waU shakes ay before HUMOR OF THE WEEK STORIES TOLD BY FUNI'Z MEN OF THE PRESS. Odd, Carious and Laughable Phases of Hassan Nature Graphically Por trayed by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day A Bud net af Fnn. At a little school house In the north of Scotland the schoolmaster keeps his boys grinding steadily at their desks, Itut gives them permission to nibble from their lunch basket sometimes as they work. e day, while the master was In structing the class In the rule of three, he noticed that one of bis pupils was paying more attention to a small tart than to bis Icsrou. "Tom Bain," sale, the master, "listen to the lesson, will ye" "I'm listening, sir," said the boy. "Listening, are ye?" exclaimed the master; "then ye're listening wl' one ear an' eating pie wl the other" The Very Limit. Tom Self-conscious, isn't he? ltarry-The limit! He hasn't yet be come aware of the existence of other people. Fluently. "She's not a very good conversation alist. "No; but her money talks." Weary's Latent. ' Weary Don't you remember a love ly, blue-eyed, curly-haired little chump wot you uster kiss and give pie to some years ago? Well, I'm him. Adda to the Interest. "Do you believe in tbe study of na ture?" "Why, to nn extent. I like to have a landscape around every girl I make love to." Conversational Hair-8pllttin. Harriet Don't you think mother Is a good talker, Harry? Harry Well, she's a fluent contra dictor. Ouch! "Sny!" she cried suddeuly, as the bashful young man backed Into the nearest chair, "you must think you're a bird." "Beg pardon," he stammered; "I don't understand what " "You're on myihat!" she shrieked. Mumped. Little Willie Say, papa, this book says nature never wastes anything. Pa I guess that's right my son. Willie Then what's the use of a cow having two boms when she can't even play on one? His Choice. "Prosperity has ruined many a man." "No doubt; but if I'm given any choice In the matter, I'd rather be ruin ed by prosperity than by adversity. Tbe process Is more enjoyable." Like Father, Like Ron. "George, why are you so unkind to nurse? Why don't you love her?" " 'Cause I don't" replied the terrible child. "I hate her. 1 could pinch bei cheeks like papa does." Not Guilty. Judge I can see dissipation written on your face. Remus (frightened) Yo kin, sah? Well, 'deed Ah didn't write It, 'cause 1 can't spell sech a long word. Perhaps. "I went riding with a girl I used to go with In the days gone by. 1 got overheated, too." "Perhaps that was because you were silling by an 'old flame.' " Railway Hold-Up. Conductor Did you give the porter the checks for your baggage? Traveler No, but 1 gave blm all the money I bad and be ought to be satis fied to let it go at that An Awful Jolt. Softlclgb I aw am wcally cawrled away by me aw thought occasionally, (lonelier know. Miss Cutting Indeed! Would you iiiltid thinking some thoughts now 7 Nolhinic Alarming. Shurpe "What strange sounds four wife Is making! I'm afraid she has a fit." Whealton "Don't be alarmed. She Is merely trying to scold ber neighbor while she has her mouth full of clothes pins." And There Are Others. Kmltb-Dr. L'ppton Is a specialist, la he not? Jones Yes. He has two specialties, Suiltb-What are they? Jones Consultations and fees. Way Ahead. Brlggs Have you made any money an the races this vear? Griggs I should say I had. I haven't been once. Best Course. "Husfcand," walled th speckled Dan, 1 laid my eggs high up In tha loft ad someone took them What should f donwwr -Lay Iswr chuckled the rad as ha strutted away. Between Friends. S Mr. Dudlelgh," -aid the beauti ful girt "1 can never be your wife, beat I shall always le your friend," "Then before I go," rejoined tns young man, "I liave one last word to say to you as a friend." "Wbat Is K?" she asked after the) ma nner of the curious sex. "It Is this," he replied. "I think fan have stacked the cards against your self In this game. You lose by winning, while I win by losing." Terrible to Contemplate. Stubbie "I see some genius hss In vented a typewriter that will play a tune while you work." Penn "Oreat Scott! I hope It won t come In general tw"- .Imagine all the typewriter In a big office building banging out rag time at once!" A Safeguard. "Women are certainly queer crea tures," remarked the old physician. "What is It now?" asked the drug gist. "Why," answered the old pill dis penser, "1 just received a postal card from a woman patient marked 'Per sonal.' " Took It Seriously. Maid "Did yez her hmr that fotnlly had a sklliton In thor closet?" Cook "01 bov." Mald-"Thin, bedad, th' rats miirtt hov ate it up. Ol can't folnd ut at alf Another Sufferer. 'And the automobile affected you. too?" asked the ancient plug. "Yes," said the ostrich, "I can't get anything like as many horseshoes to eat as before." Very Likely. Diggs "Gabriel won't le the only trumpet-sounder at the final round-up." Biggs "Why do you think he won't?" Diggs "Because every self-made man will Insist on blowing Ws own horn." From Hud to Worse. Mistress-Well, Jane, did you find the ornament for my hair yet? Jane Yes, ma'am. But I've mislaid your hair, and now I can't find that His Only Chance. Kind Old Gentleman Why do you carry that umbrella, little boy? It's not ruining. "No, sir." "And the sun's not shining." "No, sir." "Then why do you carry It?" "Well, when It's raining pa wants it, and when the sun's shining ma wants it and It's only this kinder weather I can get to use It at all." Exchange. Uuulllicl. 'He furnishes small speculators wltb tips." 'Why doesn't be speculate for him self?" He failed." Kxtained. Teacher (hearing reading lessons) What are pauses, Johnny? Johnny The things wot grow oa dogs and cats. Sure Cure. Ma "She Imagines herself beautiful. How can we cure her of such conceit?" Belle "Induce ber to have a tin type taken at one of our suburban re sorts." A I'arados. Belle What a lovely bulldog. Nan I think he's horrid looking. Belle O, but bulldogs aren't lovely unless they're horrid looking. The Main Object. Brlggs Was tbe place you spent your vacation In satisfactory? Griggs The best yet I never was quite so glad to get home. A Type. "Bub! Backuumber holds so many theories which bave been exploded." 'That's right; and tbe explosions didn't eveu wake him up." Puck. Strictly Cash. Mr. Poorpelgh These Pnanma bata, I siipMwe, are $12 and up. Hatter (who knows him) No, sin they ar from f 12 to $100 down.-Chl- cago Tribune. Somewhat Different. Diggs I set a trap for my wife the other evening. Biggs Not Jealous, I hope? DlggsOh, no. Hhe wanted to catch a mouse In the pantry. ' The Woman of It. The Parson Always speak well ol your neighbor. Mrs. Nexldoor I do; yet I assure you she Is one of the most detestable crev tnres on tsrth. Htlll a Chance. Wife (daring the quarrel) Before we were married you called me an angel. I'll never be In that class again, I sup pose? ' Husband (calmly) Ob, I don't know. I still bave hope. His Turn. Zeke Do you remember when I re fused thst tramp a meal be said bis tarn would come? Hiram Tep! Zeke Well, be kept bis word. Bs It out there tnrnlag tbe grindstone.