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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1910)
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'♦:***' I <> .(Hina psidens wh*i were vis e* a..*t iiV.msi.aw.anif fvuast<ranat>*». . •** tt • aside an o th< town they w-Ta • r.as.a'4 at to* .... of toren-aa. cm. Bill'd* and * wfctaarri w; arb wet - Tetrlim* in front of isra. as w« 1; *.» an si - 'sre* ,.:aaiii y of .tier • ■ an '* *:.e. * It, If,. fMr a kanr time the' Silk'd wtOLS straw:* flirt wired with ekwtlMa. I*ar«. ra. a«* V • > and ah-nka • drl-.ers. aiutil the ana 4.- wall, t .< |.ur;4e tent*, ahe gold cu !-■:»• «d ihith txnv nar into view. The ajaae ej of Stwdaa rrolwed them la a oert ns>M wit*, t.wiuia. a of |wrfltiaH wa lew skadl fell in jemliy atamaia with a Clear « ss *»k **«.*•■ if y • »»> vadanr l«a brjrrelrd •*aStr- asad via we* »*vi!)ti< tat he saw n«c Ba!tfca<ur wa* deejaly * a a**: dad Kba *(a»a are.! to !.!n* sweeter than * »as d 4r* sa tf la i" 5a '••hi: SI.Btt ti*a| tO iiiHI. • rr-fsl » • »• >•»-;. de a r.» .| ir at • of oiai tas«*r w with th*' ter#.* I sas herd. 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M'lty uat a rtwd of wtotr down, oar «d IW Id'ir f.atiatra wbkriod round 1b lb- sir fur auoar .« aad tbra >.u lb« ■§mmrnm'a m»m% <» •“<! liaitaaaar.' win Uai.it. biaabiBK. *•*»* 4a >». fdrt to kill tkaitr 1Wau» ’ to**- >»*.“ BBid ■la.ihuar Tir« ar‘ raid I talk)- “la (B« nut of *i4l» Mittfi m fotr diMial9** Vna Ui< »rm< Hah W.r a»arii »ur *nud 1 aba « -id Hi' to i»»»* ’wuml Ital A. b» l '< |d*B*r- drW-d 'raba la mb! nu" Tto- king <td Mt kbit al<at to say bat mbm trnnr L.m: ■T*« tb*-. BOW. If pa WMBld Idff-aar -aa “ TBrw. ala a groat o*t«rt «d anwiry. b> 4oaet«»cf iLa ttratOaa 1d mbtooUn tuab>r« of -•"*«». atkl nan 1*d of atowbac u<tltw«-s aa tam>y. flat abm waa mt lirtnu ag to b:m Tbw». aii < * a ».ddru *y k- iby aay laal i-n arm t« iny* ottB 4w**«> < Mdar»-. jour anchba Toll tur )r*l). n :b 'aurrr of fur*- than J*“ vrr.jB. bow nuwld iba* b*» - aad it*!iw.'-af f* 4 «-t. !-..• tana at ta font. TW mu ■ (u-.uaod • TVw V-r 'yM* • b*r IMHkf ... hrr « iin;ti--sk*c *" AtiAw r rrWttet B naad toaard br. saad; lad ar -1' (t» llttin i'iflMt aiick baa - 4'-.' 1 "i • ■ :r i • k. a ,d 1 vi ill give you one • If' kingdom. wf>h ihe sage Sembobitis •’ i M-'.h.ra tl. • eunuch into the bargain.” l . ill ran away laugi.ing a cleat ringing laugh "! < •• a in - !i*'i car lit I supper with tl— •i«Het; <»f Sheba and drunk palm wine. ; M'ly aid •talkis during the supper. •• i* ’ - * i-•• i - not so fair of face as I am T“ W -o Candace is bit k.” answered Ual thasor ■ — ..is glanced a iktl-ha. ar and said: One < .in !e- black and comely. Mul-i*!" exclaimed the king. . . . nld sa no nn.r>*. Seizing her in liis •■I bra< be held the <jueen*s forehead beneath I . itut he saw that she was weeping. Then be spoke to her in a low, caressing, lightly ringing voice, as a nurse would to her ' and he called her his little flower and hU little star. Why dost thou weep?" said he. '"and »hai m I do that thou mayest weep no t s>re? if ihou bast any wish, tell It me, and I shall do eveu as thou wisheat.” tT*. ■ had fcased weeping, anil now she was in a dream, mood For a long time he pressed her to tell him her wish. At last she said: "I a(>h to fee! fear.” A* fialthaaar did not seein to understand, sti«* * .e'dr'.tl to him that for a long time she had been wishing to b" exposed to some un it-, .urn danger but that she could nut. because !*>:h the ni-n and the gods of Sheba were * itching over her. "And _ et." si;e add--d with a sigh. "1 should * 'it- > 1 !. during the night, the coid ami !• light ft ! thrill «,f bar go through iu> Beall! I sh ild so 1 to fed my hair stand on end! Of how delightful it would be Lo be afraid!" Sh threw h« r arms round the neck of the bite '.lag and said, in the voice of a beseech ing child: 1! r«- ., night coming down upon us. I^et os '.i.rtfi go through the town in disguise. Will you not come 7“ He ;t* sen led and she. running to the win .. >w. loo'-.- J k rough the lattice into the public squire. "There is a beggar." siie said, “lying against the wall of the palace. Give him your clothes and ask him to give you. in exchange, his turban of camel's hair and the coarse cloth which gir lies his loins. Make haste while I get ready." And she ran out of the banquet hall, clap ping h*‘r hands for joy. Balthasar took off his tunic made of fine linen ard all embroidered with with gold, and tied the beggar's cloth tound his Icins. He looked a true slav . The queen st>on reappeared in the seam less blue gowu of the poor women who worked in the fields. "I^t us go!" she said, and led Balthasar through narrow lobbies down to a small gate. II. The night was dark and Balkis looked quite small in the darkness. She took Balthasar to one of those drinking dens where porters about town used to assemble. They sat down to a table and they could see. by dim light of an ill-smell lag lamp, through the thick atmosphere of the place, reeking brutes lighting with fists or •knives for a cup of fermented drink, while others slept, with closed fists, under the tables. Baikis, perceiving some salt fish hangiug from the rafters of the roof, said to her com panion : *1 should like to eat of that salt fish with pounded onions.” Balthasar ordered the dish, but when she had finished eating, he discovered that he had taken no money with him. He took little con cern and thought they could go out without paying. But the innkeeper barred their way. calling him a slave and calling her a donkey, at which Balthasar knocked him down with his fist. Some of the men, with uplifted knives, rushed upon the two strangtrs. But the black king, seizing hold of an enormous pestle used for pouuding Egyptian onions, crushed two of his aggressors and comi>elled the others to retreat. He felt Baikis by his side, which made him Invincible. The friends of the innkeeper, not daring to approach, hurlt'l at him. from the back of the shop, oil jars and cups, lighted lamps, and even the enormous brass pot wherein a whole sheep was stewing. The pot fell with a crash on Balthasar's head and split it. He was stunned for an instant, but. gathering up his strength, he hurled the pot back with suen vigor that the weight of it was increased ten fold. The crash of the falling metal was mingled with horrible groans, and with the shrieks of the dying. Taking advantage of the terror of the survivors and fearing lest Baikis should be hurt. Balthasar took her in his arms and ran with her through tbe dark and deserted streets. "I love thee.” whispered the queen. And now the moon, peeping from behind a cloud, revealed, in Balkis’s half-closed eyes, a ray of light damp with tears. They were go ing down the dry bed of a torrent. All of a sudden Balthasar's foot slipped on some moss and they fell down bolding one another in a tight embrace. It seemed to them as tf the world of the living had ceased to exist. And when at dawn gazelles came to drink from the hollows of the stones, the 5*vers were still wrapped in oblivion. At i he same moment some brigands hap ixi-ned to pass by and saw the two lying on th. moss. Then they tied ’hem to the tail of a donkey and went along their way with them. The black king was hurling threats of death at them, but Talk:-, although slightly shivering in the cold air oi dawn, seemed to smile at sonu inward thought They walked through barren soli.udes until the heat cf the day began to make itself feit. ttht w as now laughing, and the brigand chief having asked her the reason why. she replied ”i am laughing at the thought of having you all hanged.” •'Truly, my beauty!” exclaimed the brigand chief, “thut is strange talk in the mouth of a scrubber of pots! And your black gallant? he will probably help you?” On bearing these insulting words, Balthasar was incensed with rag-v he threw himself upon the brigand and squeezed his neck so hard that he nearly strangled him. • But the brigand stuck his knife into him. and the poor king, roiling on the ground, looked a' Balk is with eyes in which ail life soon seemed to be extinct. III. But now there came a big roar of armed horsemen and Balkis saw brave Abner who. at the head of her guards, came to release his queen, of whose mysterious disappearance he had heard the day before. The mage Sembrobitis and Menkera the eu nuch who were standing by Abner’s side gave 'a louu cry when they saw their prince lying mo tionless wi-.h a knife in his side. They raised him with the utmost care. Sembrobitis, who was well versed in medical science, say that he was still breathing. He dressed the wound while Menkera wiped the froth front the king's lips. Then they tied him on a horse and bore hint gently to the queen’s palace. For a space of fifteen days Balthasar re mained in a state of mad delirium. He spoke continually o* the brass pot and of the moss in the torrent bed, and cried out for Balkis. On the sixteenth day. having opened his eyes, he saw Senibrobr.is and Menkera by his bedside, but he did not see the queen. •’Wirere is she? What is she doing?" “My lord,” s?id Menkera, “she is in private conversation with the king of Comagene.” "I inu-i see her!” cried Balthasar. And he rushed out towar.l the queen's apart ment before the old man and the eunuch could stop him. Wile ft he came near the bed cham ber he saw the king of Comagene coming out of it. all bedecked with gold and as bright as the sun. Balkis. lying on a purple bed. with closet! eyes, was smiling. ’Oh Balkis! Oh my own!” cried Balthasar. She turned a cold and hard gate on him. and he saw that she had forgotteu everything, and he reminded her of that night in the torrent bed. “I really do not know what you mean, my lord. Palm wine agrees not with you. You must have been a-dreaming.’’ She rose to her feet and the gems in her gown clashed like hailstones and shone like Ughtuing. "My lord.” she said, “now is the time when my privy council must assemble. I have no leisure fo1- explaining the dreams of a diseased brain. Take some rest. Adieu!” Balthasar feit as if he was going to die. but he made an effort to hide his weakness from the wicked woman, and. flying to his room, he fainted, his wound having opened again. nr. For three weeks he remained insensible, as if dead, and on the twenty-second day. when he came back to life again, he clasped the hand of Sembobitis. who. together with Menkera. had been watching over him. and he said, with tears: “Oh! my friends, how happy you both are! Rut no! <aer. _ no happiness at all in this rvcrld, and everything in it is bad. since love is an evil ami since Balkis is a wicked woman." "To be wise is to be happy." an swered Sembobitis. "Then I will try to be wise," said Balthaser. "But let us return at once to Ethiopia. And, as he had lost all that he loved, he resolved to devote himself to wisdom and to become a mage. He had a tower built, from the top of which one could see several kingdoms and the vast expanse of the heavens. He used to go to its top every night, there to study the heav ens under the direction of the sage Sembobitis. "Sembobitis.” he would say. “dost thou answer on thy head for the ac curacy of my horoscopes?" And the sage Sembobitis would re plj : "My lord, science is infallible, but savants are not.” Balthaser. who had a fine natural genius, would say: "Divine truth is the only truth, but it is hidden from us and we seek it in vain And yet I have just discovered a new star in the heavens. It is a beautiful star, which seems as if it were living, and, when it scintillates, it looks like some heavenly eye look ing kindly down upon men. 1 some times even imagine that the star is speaking to me. Blessed shall be he who shall be burn under that star!” V. But it had been noised abroad. . through ibe whole extent of Ethiopia and through the neighboring king- ! dorus that Balthaser was no longer in love with Balkis. When the news reached Sheba, Bal kis resented it bitterly. She com- j manded her grand vizier to get every- ; thing ready for a journey to Ethiopia. "We shall start this very night,” j she said, “and thou shait lose thy head if everything is not ready before the sun sinks to rest." And when she was alone she burst i inio sobs. "I lote him and he loves me not!" j she cried in all sincerity. Then one night Balthasar, who was on the top of his tower, observing the ] miraculous star, saw on looking down toward the earth, a long black line j winding along the sands of the desert. ; •ike an army of ants. As the caravan can e neartr Baltha- ' >ar saw distinctly the bright scimitars and the black horses of the queen's 1 guards. Then he saw her also; and he was Troubled amazingly, and he felt that he was going to love her again. The star was shining in the zenith with marvelous brilliancy. Beneath. Balkis, in her litter of purple and gold, looked quite small, and she also shone like a star. Balthasar felt drawn toward her as if by some irresistible force. But, J turning his face from her with a great effort and lifting up his eyes, he saw . the star again, and the star spoke and said: * "Glory to God in the highest, and ' peace on earth to men of good will! “Take thou a measure of myrrh, swM King Balthasar, and follow me, and I shall lead thee to the Child who has just been born in a stable between a donkey and an ox. "For that Child is the King of Kings, and he will comfort those who wish to be comforted. “He calls thee. Balthasar, whose mind is still as dark as thy visage, but whose heart is simple, even as the heart of a child. “He has chosen thee because thou hast suffered, and he will give thee riches, joy and love. "He will say to thee: be poor and rejoice in thy poverty, for that is in deed true riches. He will say: true joy lies in the renunciation of joy; love me and love men because of me for I am the only true love.” At these words peace divine shone like a bright light ou the dark face of the king. Queen Balkis. looking up toward Balthasar, knew that no love for her , could fill that heart now full of love divine, and. turning, she ordered her caravan back to Sheba. When the star ceased to speak the king and his two companions came down from the tower, and having pro cured a measure of myrrh, they form ed a caravan and followed the star which went before them. One day, being at a place where three roads met, they saw two kings who were coming with long irains of followers. One of them was young ar.J white of face. He greeted Baltha sar and said: "My name is Gaspar; I am a king and I am taking a present of gold to the Child who has been born in Beth lehem of Judea." The second king also approached. He was an old man and his white beard Sowed to his girdle. "My name is Melchior."’ he said. ‘‘I am a king and I am taking a present of frankincense to the Divine Child who has come to teach truth to men.” "1 am going thither also." said Balthasar: “1 have vanquished my lust and therefore did the star speak unto me." "I," said Melehoir, “have vanquished my pride and therefore was I called." “I." said Gasper, “have vanquished my cruelty and therefore do I go with you." And. lo. the star which they saw in the east went before them till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star tbty re joiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into tha house they saw the young Child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts: gold, and frankin cense. and myrrh—as it is said in the gospel. Not His Kind of Reading v*wn* L**r »«»«" Well, ft.t ittrt- ' sm§ Mar a * HtH iMartsta* »<• st-nt ,» a tO ,-r- MOMt. •'' *d l< -ik-us. Ore. IB lot*- Bat 4 6 ft »*ed Tlirt Mid Jtoud-hy regretfully. The ' tier radiant*- of the xiri’s fare lig'it!* dimmed when the yours man th- «ar. but her dejection was •«a?y momentary Harplrtes* such as • • rs a as boorr u! *\cu under the •urate of a few Lours’ : aration. I*jr the tide the train ..as rac-es «•*»: 'he fartr-seetsnd s*.vet station ’.» < at s.s.':'» . j ;ia so::red j high. Then she began seeking an out '“t for h> r great joy. She smiled at the tired laborer who had to stand. Next she said pretiv darling" to the fretful baby across the aisle. Pres ently she turned her attention to the man opposite. He had an evening pa per and was trying with his one avail able hand to turn the pages. She leaned forward sympathetically. "Can't I help you?" she said. Without waiting for a reply she took the paper, deftly straightened out •he pages and handed it back. “Thank you. miss." said he. but even though he held the paper at the proper reading angle it was noticed that lie did not read. At One Hundred and Sixteenth stree the girl left the car. Then the man with the injured arm began to rattle the paper once 'lucre. That time another passenger who had been interested in the little pantomime vol unteered assistance. “l^et me help you.” he said. “Per- j liaps you want to turn to a particular j page?" i *1 do.” said the disabled roan. ”1 was reading a rattling good article on the sporting page, and was dead anxious to get to the end of it. but the young lady turned to the fashion page instead. Th3t, 1 see. contains three illustrations of wedding gowns and other articles belonging to a bride's trousseau. 1 don't take much inter est in sueh things any more, but 1 couldn't hurt her feelings by tehing her so." Bitten. Standing by tbe entrance of a large estate in the suburbs of Glasgow are two huge dogs carved out of granite. An Kugiishman. going by in a hack, thought he would have some fun with his Scotch driver. "How often, Jock, do they feed those two big dogs?" "Whenever they bark, sir." was the straight-faced reply. Our thoughts are friends or enemies they are our glory or shame, our haj> piness or misery, our solace or de s; ruction—summed up they are the Alpha and Omega of lift.—Lee. Unique Organization Where Dues Are Only $6 a Year. From Clay Hills and Unsan.tary vines Came Goif Links Carpeted With the "Forgiveness of Na ture” and a Beauty Spot. Tivnton, Mo.—-When a stranger; win* incidentally finds oat that ! r 'nton. Mo is a town of some 6,000 inhabi -ants, and just a railroad division town, md agricultural trading point a, hi .ears that there is a country duo with: <olf links there, he invariably shows wme astonishment There is a „■ ' ral Impression that golf, like append! -itis, is an exclusive affair, the n ■ -al privilege of a prosperous if "t .ampere,! class. There is also inti general idea of the cost of member -hi.- - • n golf clubs, and the dues alone are asuallv prohibitive to people of m - e ite income. This feature alon ' ; keeping the enthusiasm of the spar from taking root with the masses Now. golf is not an expensive game n itself. It merely has extravagan associations. It is easily within .. -each of people of limited means, if hey will do their own organizing. And :he Trenton organization is a splendid example of lliis, as well as of civic im provement. The duos are 5« a year not J6 per capita, but 5*> f°r each ianv ily. It*s a family affair, and as such most uniquely enjoyable. From meager material the Trentor. ites made their country club, it was a mat of buck brush, briars and thistles. The clay hills boasted little grass. The view was broken, the ravines unsani tary. having been used in times past as a dump ground, and there was t tie about the place to prove Inviting. It is different now. You may travel thousands of miles to find such q beauty spot. The trees have be ri trimmed, the ravines cleaned, the blue grass, responding quickly to the ,car-» of mower and rake, has carpeted the little park like velvet, and one can sit ^ on the steps of the cozy rustic club house at the end of a winding irive and gaze on four bends of the river Trenton Country Club’s Home. threading its way through some 2C intiles of green country. The nominal tdues and an initiation fee of $10 a amity with many contributions of :a .bor or material made the change Many things the members made’ with their own hand*. The Riverside Country club attracts pi ore attention from strangers than ev erything else in Trenton. There is n ■other like it. It contains by cons’itu .tional limit 100 families. Its club {house is built of slabs or mill ends of 'native lumber so put on a wood frame that they resemble logs. The slabs for •the entire house cost but $28. Inside ;is a small dancing floor, lockers con .taining cooking utensils an.l golf clubs >and some rough furniture, a hugs stone fireplace lends cheer on autumn evenings. Outside are tennis courts croquet grounds and other means ot •amusement. Here daily crowds ol people find fresh air. recreation for anind and body, communion with na ture and wholesome intercourse. They •come as families, bringing their sup Jjers with them or cooking over the open fire. Those who have them come jn atitos, but the majority drive or walk, for the distance is short. The golf course is not the longest or fast est in the state, but it will compare favorably with many that are main t.-.ined in cities of many times the size, li.- clubs whose dues and fees are be V- nd the reach of the average trades man or mechanic. That the spirit that prompted the organization was not wholly one of Ivolity may be judged from the intro ductory page of the handsome little year book published by the club. T' .ays: The heart of civilized man by intu turns back to Nature. Tired by the -.ti! of commerce, restrained by the tedium* labor, unstrung by the anxieties -,d strenuosities of a life of affairs, his nun I his body and his soul seek the relief -if' forded by the fresh air. the open skv th , green grass, the trees and the flowers This human tendency to leave the* orison of traffic and. on occasion, seek the -..sf and freedom of God's great out-of-do* ■••s is the key to the spirit that founded the Riverside Country Club. tU* Egg Mystery of Mysteries. Chicago.—An egg for one thing is a succession of bags, bagged up in one another, a series of envelopes in one another, bags and envelopes without joints, seams or openings. Puzzles ships built up and full-rigged in bot tles. flies in amber, are simply sinj. pliclty itself as puzzles when it comes to how these bags wrap one another up, bag in bag. In a hen’s egg there are eight or nine or ten of the sacks ensacked. Everybody thinks he knows what an egg is. and. after wear* read ing and study in many languages ho begins to learn that nobodv knows a tiny fraction of all the world of se crets and mysteries hidden in an egg "As full of meat as an egg” «s not the true comparison, but "as full of mys tery as an egg” is nearer truth Eggs are the greatest puzzle in all nations. Second Coal Oil Johnny. Pittsburg—George McClure, a pa perhanger, who achieved notoriety some years ago as a disciple of "Coal Oil Johnny.” died the other day in a hospital here. He inherited $20,000 worth of property some years ago and quickly turned it into cash. With the proceeds he loaded a party of friends on a special train and went to Johns town. There he purchased an amuse ment resort, closed the place to the public and. with his friends, made rcerry. The money lasted less than a weeh and 2'cOlure and h5s party re turn-1 to r.t sfcurg in na ordinary day cent