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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1881)
ri-N J HE ADVERTISER. . V. Il I ltIlllOTIir.lt .V CO., rll!UrtiTvl )'imMt. THE ANQLI'UVB CONFESSION. I'vo itnulcd In many waters, (mi tunny n summer's ilny, Ily ninny u muriiiurliiic rlvur, In miiiiy ii (MiiKli'il wny: Ami tho voice or the brook him novcr Lost Iih pathos Mini charm for mo, Ah It ripples Mini runs lorovor To Its homo In tho iiilKhly sen. Thoo wore tho days Iho niiKler, In tho Hush or liiiioocnt youth, Told nil his simple story- Told mithliiir hut the truth: 44 I llHhi'd tho slroitin near tho uilll-dam Hour niter hour In vain: l'vo not u trout In my basket. Tomorrow I'll try it axilla." Hut now, alasl this bosom iNNliookitiKly ohanirod: I four l'vo learned to lie, llko others, In tho iiiiulliw uioi'tliH or tho year. I'luhmif? I nil tier think nt, A hundred In Imlf h day Two pounders mid strong-such monstors, Kiioh took nioiin hour to pluy. I'vo learned to Ho like others. I've iiino to the stream itud found A small tmy IMiliiK botoro mo; Then piono on the pleumiut uroiind I'vo lulu. iiihI Hluiiiliereil, mid hid him Cull mo when ho hml eitimht .llint iiiiimiIi to Mil my basket, And thus my llsh werolioiiKht. Then over my nloo, eleuii stockings l'vo plastered tho rlvor mud, And thoslcow's ol my iiiiKlhnr Jacket l'vo siuoniod with the llshos' lilood, And strolled to thu terry liitiillin? With a wenry look In mv oyo. Then reveled lor dnysHUoeocilltiK Inouolonir, luxurious lie: Mow I In from tho masHlvo liowldor, Mow I Hwnintho ttirhuieut hrook, How In 0110 pool four ami twenty HpcoklodhoantliH I took. Men may rave or tho Joys or niinlliur, Hut let them not despise The pure, tho icsthollo pleasure That dwells In such iiiikIIiik lies. lnT6t unit Stream. LIVING LANTERNS. A delicate, minute spook of jolly, mio of countless thousands liku itself in tho Southern seas, borne by tho current, is forced against tlio liuttom. Most tloli ciitu things thus roughly stranded would go to pieces, but, strange to hiiv, this fragile-looking spook seems to gain now lifo from its contact with tho ourth. It. grows, throws out niinuto arms that move to and fro in tho tido; it seizes and absorbs tho liino-salts of tho water, and iinally builds up into and around its jolly-liko body a fraino-work of stone, a perfect hotiso, and becomes a coral polyp. This, in turn, increases, buds, adds to itself, ovor growing tip ward, until tho fnniily-houso has bo conio oval in shape, ton foot wido, and thu abodo of ovor livo million single polyps. By this timo, other such family-houses luivo boon growing close by in the same fashion, a sort of living polyp village, if wo may ho express it, and as sand and mud are washed against till of them, the whole mass gradually rears itself until it nears tho surface of tho soa, and is known as a coral roof. Now comes floating along a seed, eigar-shanod, standing upright in tho water llko the bob of a fishing-lino. Several Utile roots form tho sinker, while from tho top two small loaves ap pear. Hy chance the long seed strands upon tho coral roof, and, like the coral egg, it, too, gains now life from seem ing disaster. Tlio rootlets bury them selves in tho soil, winding around tlio coral, spreading like arms. The mud and sand wash against it, bracing it up; tho loaves at the top grow into limbs, and presto! wo have a mangrove tree growing upon a coral island; it grows, and bears seeds that in turn drop and float oil' to help build others. In this way much of Florida has grown, and the same work is going on unceasingly, resulting in tho number loss keys that aro creeping out. into tlio gulf-tho advance guards of our coral State. Whilo growing, those island troos aro the homes of a host of animals; the gnarled roots forming arches and halls of quaint design. Beautiful shells called Cyprias crawl upon them, and at high tido those curious relatives of tlio crabs tho barnacles -fasten them selves to tho troos, and as tho water goes down thoy are loft hanging high and dry, like fruit. Whon I hoy were lirst observed, years ago, tho lindors baliovod thoy grow upon tho troos, and that from them young birds were hatched! Thus wo see how Nature builds up soiiio of hor islands; but you may well bo surprised that these often are illu minated by wonderful living lanterns of various kinds things that, while lighting tho shoals and" tho soa about them, seem to havo plans of their own. Wo drift along those shoals in our boat on tho darkest nights, and the water seems a mass of blazing tluid; waving llamos encompass tho bow, and every movoniont of tho oar seems to kindle innumerable tires into life. Globes of dim light, like submerged moons, pass and repass each other in tho greater depths, whilo smaller lights, like stars, aro scattered far and near. Theso lan terns of tho soa aro really jolly-lishos and myriads of microscopic animals with power to omit this poouliar light. Resides those, wo see above the water bright, luminous spots, now moving up ana down, and casting a reflection upon tho wator. Rowing carofully near er, a dim, ghostly form is soon behind the light, and finally tho causo appears -a beautiful horon, on whoso broast tho soft light glows. It is a very extended belief among sportsmen and other obsorvors, that this is a provision of naturo to facilitate tho action of the bird in fishing at night. Its long logs allow it to wado out from tho coral koy, and thero, standing still and watchful, it is said to show tlio luminous spot. Tho pale light is reflected upon tho water, and excites tho curiosity of tho fishes, which tho patient bird Is well prepared to transfix with hlslongand sleudobill. If wo Hhould oxamitio one of those queer night-hunting birds, tho foathors about tho spot that appears so luminous would bo found covered with a thick, yellow powder, that is readily brushed oil. Another wonderful living lantern is tho Pyrosoma, meaning " Eire-body. " It is, in ro.tlity, a colony of many thou sands of animals that 'build, jointly, a house sometimes live feet long, and slufpod llko a hollow cylinder open at one end. Each tenant has two doors, a back and front. I'rom tint front door, on the outside of tho cylinder, it draws in water, extracts the food from it, and throws it out at tho back door into the inside of the cylinder. So many indi viduals doing this, naturally aeiirrent is created out of the open end, which forces the whole assemblage along. A fatty Hitb.-itaiiee, Boere-toil by them, glows with a wonderful brilliancy, lighting tip tho wator beneath for twenty feet, and people sitting in tho cabin-window of a vessel have been able to read from the gleams that came from them. Hum boldt, in speaking of some ho observed, says: "Only imagine tho superb snoetaclo which we enjoyed when, in tlio eve ning, from six to eleven o'clock, a con tinous baud of those living globes of fire passed near our vessel. With tlio light which they dill'usod we could (lis tinguish, at a depth of fifteen feet, the individuals of Tliynuun, l'clamis and Sardon lishes, which followed us these several weeks, notwithstanding tho great celerity with which wo have sailed. Enveloped in a llatuo of hrighL phosphorescent light, and gleaming with a greenish luster, these creatures, seen at night in vast shoals, upward of a mile in breadth, and stretching out till lost in the distance, present a spec tacle tho glory of which may be easily imagined. The vessel, as its cleaves the gleaming mass, throws up strong Hashes of light, as if plowing through liquid fire, which illuminates thu hull, the sails, and the rones with a strango, unuarthlv radiance.1' In tho European seas, a fish is found that may bo said to servo as a light ship to its follows. It is about seven indies long, with pearly dots upon its sides, while on the heail appears a lu minous spot that shines with clear, sil- very with liglit, and when the water is alivo pTiosphoroscont, microscopic ani mals, thoy soem to follow him as he darts away, moving in streams of living llatno. In the warm countries, innum erable insects and plants light up the night with their splendor. Some of the booties create it light of wonder ful brilliancy; and wo loam in history that when the Spaniards were inarch ing on tho Mexican Capital thoy wore pauie-striokon by the up poaraneo of what seemed to bo tho lights of an immense army rushing to and fro, and advancing upon thorn; but thoy proved to bo beetles, or firo-llies, of the genus E'.ater. If we watch tho marigolds, sun-flowers and oriental poppies of our gardens in the dusk of sumniorovenings, curious fitful flashes appear at times placing upon the plants. In some caves, a curious fungus grows, that gloams with a ghostly, lam bent light, startling in its intensity. In lirii7.il a vino is found that, when crushed tit night, gives out a stream of phosphorescent light; and many other plants and animals could be mentioned that possess this wonderful power, fitly earning for thoin the title of living lamps and lanterns. 0. F. Holder, in St. Nicholas. Hcnellls of a Classical Education. Rv a recent ehango in the curriculum of tho Milwaukee High School, Groek has been drojipod Irom tho studios, though Latin is still retained, ami a city paper regards the dropping of Greek as a mistake. Wo think so, too. Years ago wo hold old fogy notions up on educational matters, and thought that English ought to bo taught in tho public schools. It scorned to us that as English was the language or tho country and the English sciences the only ones used in business, it uo'ild not do ehildron any particular harm to teach them a littlo English occasionally not too much, so that it would inter fere with their Greek, Latin, punting, drawing and dancing, but enough so thoy could buy two arils of factory cloth at eight cents a yard and fool sat isfied in their minds that it came to ten cents. Wo wore running a little country paper at that timo, and work as hard as ovor wo might wo could not innko any money, and we could not ac count iur ii. vjno uav wo aroppea in to a school examination, whore Latin was being pooled oil' in great Hakes, and Greek was being talked like a man filing a circular saw. Wo saw at once whore wo wore making our lifo a failure and wasting our energies, and wo returned to the otlico, resolved to remedy tho defect. We opened on the public tho next week with plenty of Latin and Groek, and tho effect was wonder ful. Iho public had boon suftoring for just that kind of thing and tho edition was exhausted. Subscriptions began to pour in from all quartors; we en larged tho paper and came to Milwau kee, still crowding its columns with t . 1 si I " rati ijaiui ana wrooic. ino public knows tlio rest. Money has llowcd in upon us so that wo have 'to keop a man with a splint broom at tho door to sweep it back. This is what Latin and Greek has done for us, and wo can truthfully say that wo had rat hor soo a boy able to write a beautiful essay in Groek, any time, than to seo him hanged for horse stealing. It is more oroihtablo to him. Milwaukee Sun. Tho English Woslojan Conference has authorized the use of' tlio revised Now Testament in tho church catechisms, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. Tho IJaptlst Homo Missionary So ciety wants to raise $500,000 as a jubi lee offering to mark its semi-centennial year. Sonic of tho rich liaptists favor tho project. Tho Southern Haptists are building a church at Torre l'ellice, Italy, all of stono. It is nearly roofed, and already begins to attract attention and advortisc the principles of the church. Tho discontinuance of Sunday trains on tho Now York, Pennsylvania fc Ohio Hail road shows its good ellect in tho increased attendance of tho em ployes at divine service. A Japanese editor who conducted a paper at Osaka went to England to study English civilization. Ho thero became a Christian, and was baptized. The editor who took his place has be come a Christian, too. Tho Hov. John A. Kotn, of tho Methodist Episcopal Church South, at Alexandria, Vn., has had a telephonic attachment lilted up to his pulpit, by means of which he preaches" rogularly to an invalid member at some distance away. The communication is com plete, and tho lady hears tho sermon distinctly and every part of the service as well. , Editions of the Janancse Now Testament have been published in six diilereut forms, and three books of the minor prophets have also boon issued in tho Japanese language. New por tions of tlio Scriptures are in progress in vitriol's Chinese dialect?, and the re vision in India of the T.alugu Scrip tures has made good progress. Ver sions of the Gospels and Acts in tho Ponapo and Zulu languages have been finished, and all in the last year. Church pows date back a good long time, in earlv Anglo-Saxon days a stone bench running round tho inside of tlio sacred odilice was all the accom modation people had, and in l.'ll'J wo read of worshipers sitting on tlio ground. Then three-legged stools were brought by those who came from a dis tance, ami wooden seats followed. In 1JIH7 persons attending service were forbidden to wrangle for seats, and no one might appropriate one. In l.VW appropriation was allowed, and in 1(514 we read of pows high enough to hide tho occupants a device of tho Puri tans when it was a punishable offense to stand at the name of J esus. Atmosphere of the Table. It is impossible to estimate properly the immense inlluence which is exerted upon a household bv the atmosphere of the family table. If it is true that one does not come out of a room the same person he went in, the mind over after retaining the impress of what affected it thero. what grfcat results must bo achieved from tlio meeting throe times a day in the dining-room, irom the con versation indulged in, and the senti ments expressed there. A neat, well ordered table is in itself a lesson to tlio children. 1 have noticed that a sensitive child almost invariably has bettor manners when dressed iuliis best, and have seen with surprise the effect produced upon a certain small boy of my acquaintance by handsomely-dressed ladies who are polite to him. To tho inviting table, where there should always be some thing attractive, however simple tho meal may bo, most children will come prepared to behave properly. It is really worth while, and, when philo- sonlucallv considered, is a matter of I great importance to lay aside as far as jiossiblo all thoughts of hard work done I before and to bo done after tho meal. i and to allow no vexatious questions to 1 be discussed at the time. The habit of ' brooding over our work, and oxhaust j ing ourselves by going all over it in our ' minds, is one to be studiously avoided. There is nothing that takes from one's ' energy more than this, and it is a frc j quciit'cnuso of insanity. I Everybody knows that food digests . belter when in agreeable company. It j was something more than a pleasantry which made a friend remark that ho could not have his wife and child pass I the summer away from him as it gave I him the dvsiioosia. Tho poor child who conies to grief at tho table, and is sent away from it with his dinner half oaten, and who sutlers the wlioje afternoon witli an undigested lump of food in his stomach, is to bo pitied, and it is a wiso plan to explain to tlio chil dren that in this way thoy will bo pun ished for bad conduct at the table. It follows, then, that pleasant sur prises in the way of preparing favorite dishes, that good taste and much pains taking in arranging all tho appoint ments of the table and dining-room, riso above a mere ministering to the an imal existence, and atVect the lino issues of life. Good behavior and cheerful - f ness ought to accompany each meal as naturally and unwaveringly as oread and butter. The lumpy laughter which distributes nervous toreo, and calls tho blood from tho brain, allowing the stomach to get a share, should bolieard more frequently at our tables. No ono should feel at'liborty to say ono word that is not kind and thoughtful, any moro than ho would withhold a suf ficient quantity of food. Those facts need more careful consideration than thoy usually receive. Tim carrior-pigcon has a good memory, and never forgets the injunc tion of its joint trainers man and in stinct to "call around tho lirst chance you gel." One was sent from Now York City to Waltham, Mass., when four months old. There it mated in a wired indosuro and raised young. Last July, utter a year of imprison ment, it was let out and made a bee line for its old New York home. Youths' Department. NOUODY. A'e?wI( b'oko It! It cracked Itself, It wan clear 'way up on tho iopiie.it nholf. 1 p'rhnps the kitty-cnt knows!" Says poor little Noil, Willi tils ears ns red As tho heart of n dnmn.sk rose. " A'hmmIi lost Itl I carefully Put my enp Just whnro It ought to bo (No, 'tUn't nhliid tho door), And It went and hid, Whv, or COUtAO It did, For l'vo hunted an h nir or more. " XoIumIii tore It! Von know thlnirs will Tenrir you'ie slttliifr Just moek-stone mill! I was Just Jtimpitix over the lenuo There H tniinc Hpikes on top, And you havo to drop Heforoyouean half commence." Noliody! wlo':cdSlr Nobody! I'luyliiK such tricks on my children thrcol If I but. sot eyes on you, Vou should Hud what you've lost! Hut that to my coit, I never am llko to do! .Iiiiki l: ltuniham, In Wide Awake HOW TO HE TAKKX CAKE OP. There is something harder to learn, and more dilllcuit to put in practice, than taking care of the sick, and that is, being taken euro of when you are sick yourself. Kind and devoted nurses sometimes prove to be saltish and exact ing invalids. Tt will bo some years before the younger readers of St. Nicholas aro in trusted with tlio care of others; but every number finds many of them laid aside from "books, and work, and healthful play,1' tr ing their best, lotus hope, not to bo impatient patients No directions can make sick days short and pleasant; but, as they havo to bo borne, every one wants to form those habits which will make the burden as light as possible to themsoives and others. You may as well make up y our mind at once that there is no charm which can make it easy. Thero is no royal way to got through measles or mumps, and even children in palaces must find sick days drag by slowly. The only I way to make lite in a sick-room en durable is to remember, first and last, and always, that no amount of grum bling and complaining can take away pain. Tho thing to bo done is to lilt tlio burden as cheerfully as you can, and bear it with patience. Do not im agine that talking of your troubles will do any good. Every ono who has had experience knows how hard it is to bo ill, and those who aro so fortunate as to have had no such experience will not realize your sulVerings any tlio more if you describe every detail. In the first place, always remember that it is not pleasant nor easy work to take care of sick people, and if you do tho best ou can, you will still tax tlio strength and patience of jour friends very much. Do not bo exacting about littlo things, and make as littlo trouble as you can, and try to bo grateful for everything which is mount as a kind ness. Children are often tempted to bo fretful when thoy are ill. A petulant " Jo7" or "1 don't want ;," tires a nurse more than an hour's watching. Do not expect your friends to take it for granted that you appreciate the many stops which 'thoy take in your behalf, without any expression of gnu itudo from you. Just think how you would dislike to bo called away from all your usual em plovmonts, to occupy your time in run ning up and down stairs on errands. How would you like to read aloud whon you wanted to go out? or leave your own dinner to grow cold while you carried tlio salver upstairs, lest "tho tea and toast should not be at their best? I presume you would bo willing to do it, but wouldn't it be easier and pleasanter if met by a cordial acknowledg ment of your kindness, instead of by a silent acquiescence? Lot tho ready ex pression of appreciation of small favors become tho habit of your life, and thou you will not have to make an e:lort to be grateful for tho services which oth ers render you when you aro ill. When you teel as Glory McQuirk did, when sho used to sav, " Lots of good tunes, and l ti'ii t in em, ronieniour that you are only taking your turn out. Nobody goes through life without ill ness, and instead ot feeling jealous of your friends who aro well and able to enjoy more than you can, try to bo happy in their happiness. This is very hard, sometimes; but if you cannot feel just as you ought, you can at least keop from putting your envious thoughts into complaining words. It is bad enough to bo sick, without being ill-natured, loo. Some invalids have learned the secret of be ing a holp instead of a burden, their happy, patient ways making tho sick room tho nloasantost place in the homo. It was often said of one of these bright examples: "Helen is al ways so cheerful that it is impossible to realize that there is an invalid in the ItWlltlU There is another dear littlo friend of mine, who has bun lor years in eon slant pain with spinal disease, who yet has courage to say: "Don't bo very sorry for mo, because I have so many things to make me happy, and 1 don't mind not being able to walk, because I havo always been ill." She shortens the wakeful nights by repeating poetry from hor memory, which she calls hor "night library." How much happior for her and for her friends than it sho snout those tedious hours in thinking of her own sulVerings. Tho lesson ot instant obedience to rightful authority ought to bo loarnod when ono is well, for when illness comes, lifo or death oiten hangs upon tho hab its learned long before. " Perhaps I havo done wrong, doc tor," said tlio mother of a self-willed daughter, "but Amy was so unwilling to take the medicine which you ordered, ' that I did not givo it to hor!" Tho physician gravoly replied: "Mad am, you have done very wrong." Whon tho littlo girl's death proved his words true, tho mother realized what a dread ful alternative it is to choose between the two risks, of neglecting a needed, remody, or putting n sick child into n passion, by enforcing an obedience to which it is unaccuntomod. Do not allow yourself to think that yon aro tho only person in tho world who does not feel perfectly comfortable and happy. It Is a ery bad idea to try to make' yourself tho center around which tho whole household must re volve. Peoolo fall into this fault before thoy know it; so bo watchful lest, whon you get well, ou find that a crop of selfish habits has sprung up within you to crowd out the llowors. Tho tediousness oftho time of conva lescence may bo alleviated by sonio simple employment of the hands, such as cutting out pictures for a scrap-book, or sorting letters, or re-arranging some of your small belongings. It is a good time, too, for a little quiet thinking, only bo sure that your thoughts aro not too" much about yoursolt or your own pleasures. Remember what favors you have received from dill'erent peo ple, and seo if you can not think of something pleasant to do for them In return. Plan your Christmas presents for your friends, and make a list of them', to refer to when you aro better, and able to work. It is dillieult to lay down rules for these things, because tastes ditier, and what would amuse ono would lire another. Some people would like to work out puzzles, or would bo entertained by games of solitaire. Al most any light employment is hotter than listless idleness, or being constant ly dependent upon others for amuse ment. It is impossible to go into every de tail, but if you will bo careful, tho next time you aro sick, to soo how little trouble vou can make for others, and how appreciative you can be of their services, those few hints will not havo been given in vain. Susan Anna Brown, in St. Nicholas. A London Parrot. Not long since, a lady in London owned a remarkable parrot. Any ono hearing tho bird laugh could not holp laughing too, especially whon in tho midst ot it she would cry out: " Don't make mo iaugh so, I shall die, I shall!" and would then continue laughing more violently than boioro. Hor crying and sobbing wore very curious, and if her owner said: "Poor Poll! what is tho matter?" she replied: "So bad, so bad; got such a cold!" and after crying for some time, sho would gradually ceaso, and, making a noise like drawing a long breath, say: " Hot- ' tor now," and begin to laugh. If any one happened to cough or sneeze, ho would say: "What a cold!" One day, when tho ehildron wore playing witli her, the maid came into tho room, and on their repeating to hor several things which the parrot had said, Poll looked up, and said quite plainly: "No, 1 did not!" She could call tho cat very plainly, saving: "Puss! puss!" and then an swer. "Mew;" but 'Iho most amusing part was that whenever we wanted to make hor call it, and to that purpose said: " Puss! puss!" she always an swered: "Mew," till the person began mewing, then she would begin calling puss as quickly as possible. Sho imitated every kind of noiso, and barked so naturally that sho often set all the dogs on tho parade near by bark ing; and the consternation caused in it, party of cocks and hens by hor crowing and clucking was the most ludicrous thing possible. Sho could sing quite liko a child, and people more than oueo thought it was a human being. And it was most ludi crous to hear Tier make what wo should, call a false note, and then say: "Oh, I la!" and burst out laughing at herself, beginning again in quite another key. She often performed a kind of exor cise which her owner described as tho lance exhibition. She would put one daw behind her. first on ono side, and then on tho other, then in front, and round over hor head, and while doing; so, kept saying: "Come on! como on!" and when finished, said: " lira vol beautiful!" and then drew herself up. Once when askod whore tho servants had gone, to the astonishment and al most dismay of hor owner, sho replied: " Down-stairs." i'outlui' Companion. For novelty in advertising a Now York cigarette manufacturer is entitled, to the cake, if a cake is offered for en terprise in this line. Ho has leased a triangle of ground inclosed by tho tracks of tho main line of tho Now Jer sey Central Railroad, tho New York branch of tho same road and the Long Hranch Railroad. Ho proposes to lot out space in this plot to othor adver tisers, who shall agree to event gro tesque objects there. Ho has hii iself had constructed a fao simile ol tho Egyptian obelisk in Contral Park It is of wood, covered with oilcloth, on which tho hieroglyphics havo boon painted, and it it of exactly the samo size as the genuine obolisk." Within a week ho has niado a contract with a linn who havo agreed to build two bottles, each of nearly tho size of the obelisk, to advertise a temperance drink. Another firm has agreed to erect a monstrous bull in imitation of ils trado mark. Tho sick room should bo kept clean and dry; no curtains, no valances, no soiled clothes hanging about, no dusty carpet. Neither vessols of wator nor bottles of medicino should bo left stand ing about. An open lire is number one among the blessings of a sick room. X I- '