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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1904)
Opinions of l1.,IV1,A,frAA.II...,it,i 1 Whs YMf Mm Are This!, kkmvt. HAT tk young men of today aro thinking A Itbout is indicated in an lntereaaag manner by V V ltlM t,u,u y'e graduating class at ccupattoaa, 117 of Um young a It. bat Trj year busln auasoer or rotane. ana this year M giro thorn eive to It. Neit cvine toachlag, with 76 disciples. Chough H la suggested that u.a!t possibly some wf these wit! follow tAia occupation oaly temporarily. Then eoiue civil ongtaoarUg, wttA 12 aaptrant. Banking claims 24; pott graduate courses, 2; medicine. II; saining, 13; electrical glnoorlng. II; architecture, 12; railroading, 12; Journalism. 11; tha ministry, I; cotton and woolen manufacturing, 8: ebomiatry. 4; real oatato. 8; diplomatic service. S; art, 1; musical composition, 1; Illustrating newspapers, 1. Ttitre are 7 wlo art yet undecided ai to their occupation. No dot aomo of faeoe belong to our rapid! growing Mure class and will nerer have in occupation. The notable fea ture of thla classification wtm to the Boston Herald to be tAo comparatively email number choosing the ministry and medicine. Time wa when these two profession! stood near the top. But now they are near the bottom. And It U -'mo observable that art and musical composition are away below fur, also. It seem to Americans "a great pity" that auy heRltliy young man kbould deliberately alt down to write music. We doubt If, to most of us, It would be any different If we were positively assured that he would compose as well si IWthoven. We should shake our heads all the same and sigh, "He looks so strong, too. Our aver age Ideal Is a ikisssft rather than a Beethoven. Aa for the okgy and medicine, both are painfully awl heroically altru istic. And It Is plain that what Interest the vast majority of w I not so much In looking out for other as In looking out for ourselves. We are aiming In this direction as na tlons, and aiming In It as Individual. We are concerned only la pointing out the fact, leaving to others the responsl blilty of elucidating the moral. Pittsburg Press. The lcMn of Russia's Experience. HE Japanese have appropriated European wl M euce. European methods, ami Kuropean organ 1 Izatlon, and they have shown a skill and In JJ U'lllgenee In the appropriation which I a mar 5pvS?KS vfl to all careful observer. It la to be doubted flsjSr. whether auy European nation could have con ducted Its naval and military operations with as great skill and as great tucces ns Japan has done In thla war. It Is to be Imped that our people are carefully following the operations of the Japanese, mid will take to heart tu lesions that are being offered to them, in the Crimean War we blundered, If possible worse than wa blundered the other day hi South Africa; but we re fused t take to hpnrt the lessons of our blunders, bugging ouiwoives In the hope that somehow or other we should muddle through. France was equally unprepared In 1 MO. TJafwrtunntcly for her, she had a more formidable army fr d. with than we had either In the Crimea or In South lrrhw, and the Buffered accordingly. Now Russia Is com flitting the blunder w have committed so often, and Russia la suffering In her turn. It Is possible that the Wople of this country will refuse to take to heart all these lessons, and will go on In the bad old way until they come into conflict some day with an enemy who will not be 3elt with so easily as the Husslsns In the Crimea or the Buera La tho Transvaal T If we do not learn from the mis take of the Itussiaui, and the splendid efficiency of the Japanese, we shall some day suffer disaster. The London SuUst The Man nith the Diploma. "IIK young man steps down from the platform w I I with his diploma lu hi band, proud of his 1 I scholastic achievements, a little flushed by the J applause of his classmates and friends and CJ?H vibrant with the emotion caused by the pres Jence of tho one girl, or the possession of a note or a gift or bouquet. Tho world looks In rltlng at a field of endeavor. Proportions are somewhat distorted, and the young man feel larger toward the rest of humanity than perhaps be aver ha before or ever will again. Ijiter will come dlsllluslonmoiit. a readjusted sense of ACORN MEAL. By Indian meal is commonly under tuod meal made of maize, or Indian corn; iut In (some part of the country a more primitive meal wa made from acoru. Galea Clark, in his book on tho "Indian, of the Yoswnlto," de scribe In full the fowl supply of the native tribes. That portion of their rations which may be classed as bread eluffs consists of acorns, obtained from the black oak, so beautiful and so abundant In the Yoscmite Valley. The acorns are gathered lu the fall, when they aro ripe, aud aro preserved for futuro use: In tho oId-tlyle Indian cache, or storehouse. This consists of structure which the Indians cull n chuck-ah. It I a large receptacle of basket hape, made of long willow aproutu closely woven together. It la usually about six feet high and three feet In diameter. It Is sot Uhjii tout posta about three feet high, and upported lu poIt!on by four longer post on the outside, reaching to the top and there bound firmly together to keep them from spreading. The out 1de of tho basket I thatched with mall pine branches, laid point down ward, to ahed tho rain and snow, and to protect the content from tho depre datlona of squirrel and woodpecker. When the basket are full the top I also securely covered with bark, a a protection from the winter atonns. When tbo acorn aro wanted for use ainall hole I made at tho bottom of the chuck-ah, and they aro taken out M required. Tbo acorn arebitter, and aro not eaten in their natural conditio, i, but have to be elaborately prepared and Cooked to make them palatable. First (he bull la cracked and removed and the koruol pounded or ground to a flue l la the fooewlte Vallojr thla wa Great Papers on Important Subjects. ,1,1 I I J.J, imt man having cbo claim a growing E P power to provide their families with opportunities for trav el and amusement and adventure. But the earning power of the majority Is limited In these matters; aud all the more Is It necessary then, for the man to bring variety and a cheerful activity and liveliness Into his house. The fact that the routine of the day baa been dull doe not excuse him for bhiit glum and silent at his evening moa!. And too much of the quietness in the world is but the habit of a Ilstles and brooding selfishness. It would he wanton to make these exposures and not offer a remedy. Here is a suggestion for (he quiet man: "Learn to make a noise." Atlantic Monthly. done by grinding with atone pestles in stone mortars, worn by long usage. In large flat-top granite rocks, one of which wa near every Indian camp. Lower down In the foot-hills, where there aro no suitable large rocks for Ihese permanent mortar, the Indians used single portable stone mortars for this purpose. After the acorns are ground to a fine meal the next process Is to take out the bitter Unnlu principle. This is done In tho following manner: The Indians make law. shallow basins in clcrui"Wndied sand, In which are laid" a few tint, fan like ends of Ilr branch es. A fire is then made near by, and snail stones are heated, will) which waier is warmed. This Is mixed with the acorn meal until the mass lus the consistency of thin gruel. This mix ture Is poured Into the sand basins, and as the water runs out It takes with It the bitter quality. Tho water Is re newed until all tho bitter taste Is washed out from the meal. Then the meal It put into cooking baskets, thinned down with hot water to the desired condition, and cooked by ineausof hot stone, which are held In It by two stick for tong. While the mush I cooking It la stirred with a atlck made of a tough ouk aproJt doubled so fl to form a round, open loop at one end. When the dough la well cooked It Is either left In tho basket or Is cooped out In rolls and put Into cold water to cool and harden. Sometime the thick paste l made Into cake and baked on hot rocks. One or these cake, when rolled In ,iaper, will In a abort time nturte tbo paper with oil. This acorn food ! probably s nutri tious as that made from any of the cereal A child soon learn that lu mother has poslllve genius for urci,sm when she talk about the kin on lu iJathara aida. ...,,.7 proportion, a skarp awakening to the fact Uat college gained knowledge I not all that Is needed U the flght In the ahops. In tbo atorea, In the offlcea, every wAere that met ara active In the proceaa of making money, rata question la lwaya asked, "What can you dof not, "WAat do you koowr afar LnformaUon dwlndlaa wba aaaaaurad wltA experience But the youag sua wU au abaoraad muck Information. If of tha right aort, la carUln the mora ijuk-kiy to gala experience. And the great teat of his qual ity cornea when he dlacovara that Ala book lora la not aa end. but a means. Th college graduate who lacka adaptability, who does not know how to apply Ala academic acquirement to th concrete affair of life, who fall to see that Ala LaUa or bla mathematlca or his history or bl aclontlflc atudloa hao served their best purpose if bo bo not a specialist when they have aharpened hla wit, strengthened bla mem ory, broadened hi view, mellowed bl Judgment and trained bla mind. I beaded for failure. Ho may find a alcbo a tea. h.T, wherein he ran exerciae bl acquired knowledge ai an usset In the business of making a living. But th chance are few and the reward of that calling not allur ing. The voice of huslnes call to most of tha young men who ar Just new stepping down with diploma in thoii hand. In that direction He the larger rewarda, th auror success, with the fewer sacrifices. The world has only pity for the graduate, who think he can open the oyster with his diploma, but It applaud the man who put I his certificate carefully away and then roll up his sleeves to tackle the first Job that come to hli hands, determined to do It better than It was ever don before. Washington Star. Punxs. A NIC, Inspired by ungovernable fright, Is an ver present element In a great disaster like that of the General Slocuin. It is lmposslbl to eliminate thla source of calamity. Especial ly where lurgn numbers of women and chil dren are Involved Is panic witnessed In Its most dismal consequence. Had the vessel had ade quate provision for the safe removal of every aoul Inside ol fifteen minutes, there would atlll doubtless have been ao nppalllng loss of life, due to no other reason than that strange dehumanising effect which the sudden appearanc of an Impending calamity exercises on tie human mind. It Is difficult to estimate how large a part of the casualtlw were due to the stampodo and crush which tore away por tions of the railing and deck, thus precipitating large uum hers Into the water without even the chance to try tc obtain lire preservers. It 1 safe to aay that several hun dred who mljflit otherwise have lived perished a a direct result of the panic. Had every person on board remained In the full pos session of his senses the loss of life would have been fat ids. For the loss thus occasioned noljody can be held ac countable. Nor against the repetition of such losses can the most strlngeut precaution of the future prevail. Wher ever people congregate In large number they will place theu)elves liable to panic; ", Given a crowd, especially of women and children, a sudden desperate fear, especially fire panic, and a panic U Inevitable. Chicago Tribune. ' The Quiet Man. VEN thl unquestioned domesticity may not be so comprehensive a virtue. To support soms me besides himself In decency and honor la not ill that a man should strive to do, though It Is much. He should feel the obligation to bring gayety Into the lives of those whom he lores It Is possible for some men by sheer earning Photographing U(ltnin. Any boy or girl who has a camera aud a good stock of patience may se cure a photogaph of lightning. The patience la needed In waiting for the lightning. When a thunder shower comes at nl-ht keep a sharp lookout for an opportunity to secure your pic ture You cannot get a picture of lightning during every thunder shower. Clouds or a heavy downpour of rahl often conceals the flush from view, ind we have "sheet lightning." It is useless to photograph this, but yoa may by Its lljdit get an Interesting pic ture of the landscape. When tht sharp "chain UghnUng" comes, select a window from which you can seo It well, or, if It is not ruin) in, to it of d tors and set the canmn on the tripod focused as for & distant view and pointed toward that quartef of the heavens In which tho lightning Is most frequent. Tho diaphragiij should be act to the largest opening that Is ever used, the slide drawn, an t the lens uncovered as for a time ex-l poBiire. Then follow a wait or onej two, five or even twenty minutes, until a bright flash come within the field of view of the camera, when the lightning takes Its own picture. Then cover the len. push In the Hde, and you are ready to try again on a fresh plate. St. Nicholas. He a Level Head. "That architect la making a big bit wlfh bla new scheme for suburban res idence." '.-What' the game?" "To every man wiio gives blm a con-, tract for the building of a uburhan residence he guarantees a constant sup- ply of servant girl for ten year' time," rtilliifle phla Pies. Alinr a man uhs uunrueu n uumuri, of years, be begins to think a vegej . . . .. . . ...... i. table garnen a more ueuuuiui aignt ban a do war a rdao. OL t FAVORITES ! 4 I ! Yaaktt Doodle. Father and I want down to camp, Along with Cap'n Good's, And tber w saw the mea aud hoy Aa thick as haoty puddia. Chorus : i'ankeo doodl, keep it up, Yankee doodl dandy Mind th music and th step. And with lb girl bo handy. Aad thoro w eo a thousand aua. Am rich aa '9quir David; And what they wasted every day I wlah It could bo tri. riie 'laaM thy cat vry day Would kep a house In wintr They hav o much rhat I'll bo to and Tbsy cat It when thr'r miud tor. And thr I eo a iwimpio' gun, Largo a a log of maple, Cpoo a douced llrtl cart, A load for father's cattle. And ovory time they shoot it off It take a horn of powder. And makes a noise like father' gun, Only a nation louder. I e a little barrel, too, The heads were mail of leather; They knoeked on It with little club To call th folks together. Aod there was Cap'n Washington And gentle folks about him; They say he's grown so 'tarnsl prond He will not rule without 'ein. He got him in his meeting clothes l"pon a slapping titalliou A givin' orders to his men I guess there was a million. The flaming ribbons lu his hat They looked too 'tsrnal fine, ah, I wanted packily to (ret To give to my Jemima. And then they'd fife sway like fun. And plsy on cornstalk fiddles, And some hud ribbons red as blood All wound about their middies. Old Uncle Sam came there to change Some pancakes and some ouions For 'Insscs to carry home To give his wife and young ones. I see another Knarl of man A -digging graves, Uiey told me, Bo 'tarns! loiur. s.i 'tnrnnl deep They 'tended they should hold me. It scared me so I h.iked It off, Nor stopped, as I remember. Nor turned about, till I got home Locked up in mother's chamber, Dr. Richard .Shuckburgh. LAD'S TROUT PRESERVE. Olncovery Mmlo by Home Angler In the Wbito Mountains. A little party of trout fishermen lave been resting here for a few day ifter an excursion into the northern ?art of Maine. They had Intended to !ry their favorite fly at Its native place, -Parmachenee Lake, and they were Jred out, though not from lauding fish. The fine trout served for breakfast (t one of the hotels excited their curl )slty not a little. "Caught right here, gentlemen, Drought in Just about alive by a slip a boy no taller than that," wa the k-ply their questioning brought. A careful watch was et and the od was captured a he came to the kitchen door with a tin pall full of landsome and uniform three-quarter )ouud fish. Liberal offers of sliver ln- luced hlra to take the men to his itream that evening. At his suggestion tho angler took heir customary tackle with them, hough there was, not much sense nor my fun about fly-fishing In a two-foot- tftde brook In the depths of the alder Roods with nine-foot rods. However, y following directions, standing well ack from the water, and using very Jiort linos, a few little trout were aken, gome of them as much as five nches long. "That's the way It used to be with ue," commented their young guide, "It vaa a good while before I got into the vay to ketch the jfond ones. You hev o kind of work up to It, 1 guess." N'o-v, one of the anglers was up to nost of the tricks of the trade, and he iotf.il two facts which rather upset hid iiltli in the good Intention of the (Hide. One was that the Ixiy did no Ishlng himself and the other was that ho flnxerllujrs captured were la gen ;ral Appearance very u .like the crlm An beauties furnished to the hotel. Thl angler had a private Interview vlth the lad before they parted, and ly skillfully dangling a $r bill before lis eye managed to exact a promise rom hltn to furnish further Informa lon respecting the trout fishery next nornlng. Accordingly, last Tuesday, found the ild angler aud the lad at daybreak In ho heart of the woods, mile or more mck from the famous Notch, and a ,ood half mile from the brook. Covered n by rank growing ferns and willow irush was an evidently artificial ditch, Ifty yards long and three feet deep, ed by a mountalu spring and trick ing out through a stoutly plied dam if round atone. Into thl the youngster scattered landfuls of chopped liver and a pickle iott!e full of smothered grasshoppers, "ho water wa fairly alive with trout, vhlch were seemingly accustomed to vo fed by hand, as they were quite old In coming to the surface after the hopper. (Slipping buck Into the wood for a alnute the lad reappeared with a quuro wlro frame. Thla fitted Into th aides of the ditch, between atone sot for tho purpose. Tho young fisherman then stepped into tbo water few yard below tha : croon, and walAed np toward it When about three feet from it be dug a coop made Uk a square landing net with wire moWie Into the water, and brought it up to the surface, half full of beautiful trout, similar to those sold to the hotels. The righteous soul of the augier wa mightily grieyed for the moment, untU thu guileless lad volunteered the infor mation: "It was niarm and ma worked thii thing out. It cost 15 to get the dig glng done, and then we bought tlx young fish from a traveling agent tw year ago. "There ain't such an awful lot ol money In it as you'd think. Last yeai all wc got waa $45, because the flA was only little. Thl summer what you're going to give mo make u $80, nd pop sayo maybe well git our 1 por cent out of it. "Yep, 6 por cent, that's $150, you know. Ilia whole thing coot us $30 all right enough. Pop say it'a no sort ol a 'vestment as don't give 5 per ceot" Tho lad wa no poacher after alL He was (Imply an active partner in I fish preserving company of original idea respecting percentages. New York Sun. HAVE HIGH OPINION OF JOHN L. First Person Inquired After in Tokic Was tbo b-x-Champlon. "When I first went to Tahiti," said traveler from the south seas, "I lauded on one of the remote Islands. The flrsl night I went In state to visit the chiet He was a fine old fellow, fully 0 feel 2 Inches In height, aud a man every pie who had lived on his island for time. Through an interpreter he ask ed me all kinds of questions about them If they were well, If their hll was getting gray, how much money they had, etc. Then conversation lau gulnhed. "At length 1 hoard hlra repeating tt the Interpreter a word that sounded like 'yonelsulwau.' The lntcrpretei seemed to catch It finally. He said: " 'He wants to know how Is John L Sullivan? Is he fighting as hard ai ever?" " 'Oh, no,' I said truthfully. John L. Sullivan Isn't champion any more. Hi was beaten by a big man from th West, mid a man from the big Islands beat that man, and another big mar froiu tho West beat him.' "When this was told to the chief he looked me all over and said something In a very positive tone. " 'Ha tells me,' said the Interpreter, 'that he doesn't believe you. He thinks you don't like John L. Sullivan.' "Everywhere I went on the Islandi It was the same story. When thej found that I was an American they all asked for John L. "It appears that the Americans first began to come In numbers to the isl ands about the time when John L. wai supposed to be unbeatable. Those Americana introduced the boxlnj game. "It wa a great hit. Every natlv wanted to learn. And when the Amer icans told of their great champion the native took it all In and made blm tribal tradition." Detroit Free Pre A Promising Customer. The brisk, well-dressed strangea stepped into the corner drug store, and passing by the boy who usually attend ed to casual customers, approached the proprietor, who, with his back turned, was rearranging some good on a show case. "Mr. Sawyer, I presume," he said, pleasantly, and the druggist turned and bowed gravely. "I have heard my friend, Senatoi Brown, speak of you often," said the brisk man. "He told me If ever I need ed anything in this line to come to yoa He spoke of you a a man on whom one could rely with perfect -confidence, who carried only the best of every thing, and with whom It was always a pleasure to deal." "The Senator Is very kind," said the druggist, beaming with gratification. "Ho Is one of my best customers. What can I do for you this morning?" "Well er thlR morning, as It hap pens," said the stranger, with a shade less of briskness, "this morning I should like, if you will allow me, to consult your directory." "Certainly,' said the dnissrlst "We also have a fine line of postage stamps if you ever need anything of that kind." Youth's Companion. Vn'uo ol' t'lown Jewels. The eluht largest diamonds In the world nre what are known as crown Jewels, and their weight Is given Inf low. Some of them are In an uncut slate and others nre carefully cut and finished, so t'lat there Is a wide differ ence In their value. The Kohiuoor, the smallest In weight, has been thus re duced by cutting and Is much the most valuable of the lot and has been esti mated at $2,000,000. None of these mentioned Is estimated at less than $:00.000. The list Is as follows: The Hraganza, part of the Portugal Jewels, weighs 1.880 carats; Kohlnoor. belong ing to the English crown, I' .S carats: Star of nrar.ll, 12.i carats; Regent of Prance, 13tl carats; Austrian aKIser, 13!l carats; Russian Cz-ir. 103 carats; Rajah of Borneo. 307 carats. Study ol' .1 h pii ncse Af-I'irs. Several prominent Jilpamie actors have gone to Korea to study realism In the portrayal of mllitn-v -vene. A woman may enj y ha i kio 'PN atlon performed by a not d do -tor, btilj a man doesn't . ' Before we die, we would like to k4 something done on time. 'I'ausyV new book, "Doris Kar aud's Vocation," returns to her accua omed Ceid, ihe love affairs of thougbt 'ul girls. Her latest heroine ha ;ood, old-fashioned renpect for religioa uid its ministers, but by no means e :epta Milton's view as to the rever uce which the woman owes th- man, tay the New York Times. It is not luperfluoug to say that "Pansy" is Mrs 3. R. Aldeu, the wife of a well-knows Boston UikiUter. Tho name of Olive TCorne Miller la no which ha become Inseparably inked with all thing delightful in tht men air. She ha written the beat lrd books obtainable her style con lining a detailed knowledge of her ub ects, coupled with a poetic vision anal i graceful literary style. "With tbo Birds in Maine" tells about the feath- ired creatures of a far wider territory liau that suggested by the title. Kot nly the whole of New England, but he Middle States are included in the rrouud covered. The craze for sociology and the queer looks of society women who have tried lomestlc service and factory life ara esponslble for "The Singular Miss 5rnith," by Florence Morse Klngsley laemilluus,. Mias Smith Is a rich roung pernou who, smitten with a no lle purpose, plunges into domestic set"- ?iee, says the New York Sun. As a lervatit girl she meets and fails In lovo vlth a noble mechanic, who Is really a larv.ird professor of sociology In dl fuisc. In the end they many. It la leedlonsly cruel to make the hero as nstructor at Harvard, the one college imonj; the greater ones that has given vay least to the social science mania. It has already taken 140,000 coplet if Mrs. Wij-'gin's popular story of "Re iccca of Suunybrook Farm" to supply iie demand for It in America and Jreat Britain, and the steady iuterest n It shows no signs of ubatliipr. A lie Christian Million of Iondon s.tys: 'This book has been received with a euiarkable chorus of approval by th ending community, both of England md America. It is such a book as on noots with only once In a generation, md It captivates and conquers by tha dicer force of its naturalness and truth o life. Moreover, Mrs. Wlggln know low to touch deftly the spring within is of laughter and tears, and never '.alls to draw out the finer sou.sibiHtiea if our nature." Every week since las! November the circulating department f the New York Public Library haa eported "Rebecca" either first or seo ind among the books most In demand. n the New 1'ork State Library's list f the "best 50" books of 1903 for a, .mall library "Rebecca" holds second lace. "ADOPTED" WHITES. (urUdiction of Surprising; Sweep I Wielded by the Cherokeea. There is a good deal being said about the citizenship of the adopted whites of the Cherokee nation and tha law which gave them their cltizenr ship, say the Kansas City Journal. The law was passed many long yeare ago and provide that a white man who desired to marry a Cherokee wom an should first procure a petition sign ed by ten citizens with-blood, 'attests lug that he was of good moral char acter and would, in their oplnloa, make a good citizen of the Cherokee nation. This presented to the district clerk of any of tho nine districts and a papnent of $10 would get a license) to wed the Cherokee woman. Thla law had two provisions of forfeiture. One was the resistance of Cherokee authority lu case of criminal prose cution and the other was the marriage, to a white woman after the former marriage to the Cherokee woman. This was called "marrying out" The Cherokees up to the abolish ment of their courts held jurisdiction over the adopted man and even con victed some few of murder and exe cuted thcim. This wa allowed by Judge Parker of Fort Smith, who wa voiy strenuous, aud even the Supreme Court at Washington did not inter fere. So the citizenship was complete as to jurisdiction. Thore was noth ing in the intermarriage law that made ,.ny restrictions on heirship of proper ty at ail, but in 1K15. Dec. 10, the council passed an amendment to thla .aw which provided that no white man who married a Cherokee woman f.om tlwit date should acquire any light to any moneys or to any lands, but should acquire political right only; snd since that date no one who mar ried a Cherokee woman has claimed inything but the right to live In th 'ountry. This Is the law and present situation. The Da we commission ha looked upon the adopted white ns a 'nil citizen aud so have the olllcerg of he government, but the courts hava lot yet passed on It IMh si o'lne View. "Icap year," remarked the bachelor toarder, "must be a groat comfort to very woman." "Why do yon think so?" queried on vhn still has hopes. "Because," explained the b. b., "they Ive a whole extra day without adding .o the number of thelc years on earth." Lmly L i w h.. n. C hurch W irden. In England Lady Lawson ha beet ippolnted a church warden of Aspa trla Church, In Cumberland. Never look absent-minded when t woman want to tell her trouble, If rou want to remain (rltiuda.