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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1909)
t f t * f > t BAROfl MAYOR DE& PLAHCHEJ , DE/W OF' THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS SPAHISH MIWSTERj 11 10 first day of the year Is do- cldedly the busiest day of the twelvemonth for the for eign diplomats stationed In America. The odd part of It Is that the manifold duties which make January 1st the most crowded interval on the calendar are almost wholly In the nature of so cial obligations rather than business tasks. Moreover , the responsibilities of this busy day rest equally heavy upon the envoys of the vari ous foreign powers that is , the ambassadors and ministers and upon the secretaries , coun selors and attaches who make up the oflicial staffs of these dignitaries. Even the women nt > ! f\9\ * * ll. . wives and daughters of the diplomats of high and low degree share In the foverlfc-h activity of the dawning year. Indeed , tholr participation begins weeks In advance with frequent visits to the dressmakers , for , one and all , those fair foreigners must have stri king new gowns for the momentous occasion. The explanation of this display of energy on the part of a class of people who ordinarily load the most leisurely existence Imaginable is found in the fact that Now i'ear's day of each year marks the opening of the official social wiisumgion. it is a uay or receiving and calling and dining ( all in the most formal way ) , for every body In national ofllclal circles from the president down to the least Impor tant public official but the social mor- ry-go-'round , spins at n more lively gait for the diplomats than for any of the other participants in Uncle Sam's great annual dross parado. Not only do they have to go inoro differ ent places In carrying out the day's program , but they have to do moro dressing than any of the other celebri ties , not even excepting the high olll- cers of the United States army and navy , who don their full dress uni forms for this occasion. Indeed , It Is the chore of getting togged out In their gaudiest raiment that compels the diplomats to arlso Bornowhat earlier than usual on Now Year morning. Official etiquette pro- ecrlbcs that each foreign representa tive shall appear in full diplomatic uniform or court dress on this slgul- flcant occasion. Now bo It known , It Is no slight undertaking to put on ouch garb. The average diplomat , ac customed as ho Is to fastidious dressIng - Ing , finds it pretty nearly as formid able a Job ns the average American workman or farmer regards the donning of a dress suit. The diplomat's viewpoint will' bo the better ap preciated when It Is explained that not n few of these costly broadcloth uniforms are so heavily encrusted with gold lace and other or naments that they are well nigh stiff enough to etand alone. It Is a twentieth century coat of nrmor , so to speak. In many Instances high boots are an Item of the court dress and usual ly a heavy helmet or fur turban and a long cloak that reaches to the feet are included in the costume. Finally , the diplomat , of any standing , covers the entire front of his coat with the glittering Insignia of royal orders and Jeweled decorations each several times as largo as the ordinary badge and adding in the aggregate , considerable weight to the trappings of state. With the time-consuming prelude of dressing out of'the way , the diplomats , moro gorgeously garbed than any operatic chorus , are ready for the first formal function of the day. This Is the president's reception at the White House. The foreigners , all of whom have carriages or automobiles ( rented for this busy day , If they do not already possess them ) , must leave homo for the presidential mansion about 10:30 : o'clock , for they are to have the honor of beIng - Ing the flrpt persons received by the president after ho has greeted his cabinet , and they must bo In their duly assigned places In the waiting line ore the presidential party at 11 o'clock Bharp , descends the grand stairway and takes elation In the Blue parlor for the reception. Hard and fast rules must bo observed as to the order In which the diplomats file past the president. There are two divisions. First the ambassadors , each accompanied by all the members of his staff and their wives , and then the ministers , each similarly attended. Places In each division are assigned In accordance with the length of time each envoy has repro- ! eented his government at Washington. That Is , ' Btatosmen who have been hero for years take .precedence over the newcomers. At the head of the line walks the ambassa dor who by virtue of the most lengthy service I ID Washington la the dean of the diplomatic corps. This post of prestige Is now hold by Baron Mayor des Planches of Italy. The for eigners are Introduced to the president by the necretary of state , who has the best of his cab inet colleagues In that ho Is thus temporarily In the limelight. After the White House reception the dlplo- mats return homo for a few minutes' rest , and then a llt tlo before 12 o'clock they setout out for the residence of the secretary of state. Hero , at noon , an elaborate repast Is served. The average'Ameri can citizen would declare It a luncheon , but In social-diplo matic usage it is a breakfast Considerably more than 200 persons are expected at this breakfast , so that it can bo seen that It taxes the house keeping arrangements oven In a mansion such as the $150,000 dwelling of Phllau- CITY OF 4000 B. C. FOUND The vestiges of a city C.OOO years old have been found In Babylonia by the French expedition which has -m DE LAGERCRAHTZ , rt/MJTER AMD HIS SECRETARY XI HOMF OFSECXETARy Of JFATE KttOX THE" GftZAT 'tyPLpSIATtC Oft NEW YfflR'S DAY der Knox. Then , too , the same Importance at- inches as at the White House , to who goes first , so that servants have to be carefully drilled and the utmost care exercised lest some lesser diplomat receive moro honor than Is his due , while some greater luminary is cor respondingly slighted. The entire afternoon of Now Year's day the diplomats devote to making ceremonial calls. Almost all the prominent hostesses In Wash ington , except the wife of the president , hold receptions on this eventful afternoon. Most of the diplomats go first to the homo of the vice- president , then "down the lino" of cabinet homes In the order of tholr oiflclal standing ; after which they pay their respects at the resi dence of the speaker of the house of repre sentatives , and then follows indiscriminate calling upon the wives of senators , represent atives , army and navy officers and other offi cial hostesses who arc , keeping open house. Everywhere they meet other diplomats and public officials of all grades , for calling is gen eral at the seat of government on the first day of the year. In accordance with the Yankee Idea , only the men ot the American households go calllug on Now Year's afternoon , but the diplomats are In almost every Instance accom panied by the ladles of their households. It Is past sundown when this round of calling Is concluded , but that does not end the day for the tired diplomats. Most of them have been Invited to the ceremonial dinners that , In great numbers , close the day In Washington , hence they must hurry homo and change to evening attire In order to greet yet another hostess be fore 8 o'clock. A RUSKIN STORY In 1858 , when Rusklu was In his fortieth year , ho was asked by a friend to give some lessons In drawing to n child named Rose La Touche whoso name Indeed was French , but whoso family wore Irish. There sprang up be tween Ruskln and this young girl a very charm ing friendship , which , of course , at the time could be nothing but a friendship. They wrote each other letters and exchanged drawings and then > or awhile they did not meet. Ten years passed by before they saw each other. Meanwhile the child whom ho had re membered as a blue-eyed , saucy , clover llttlo blonde with ripe , red lips and hair llko line spun gold , had become a very lovely young ' woman of 19 years. They resumed their old ac quaintance , but In a very different way. Though Ruskin was nearly GO , ho gave to Rose La Touche an adoration and a passion such ns he had never felt before. On her side she no long er thought of him as "very ugly , " but was sin gularly drawn to him , despite the difference in their years. The two met often. They took long strolls together In the pleasant fields of Surrey , and at last Ruskin begged her to make him happy and to bo his wlfo. Oddly enough , however , she hesitated , not because ho was so much old er than horseuf. but because he had ceased to bo what she regarded ns "a true believer. " Some of the things that he had written shocked her ns being almost atheistic. She was her self , underneath all her gayety'of manner , a rigid and uncompromising Protestant. She used phrases from the Bible in her ordinary talk and when she spoke of marriage with John Ruskin she said that she could not endure to bo "yoked with an unbeliever. " Yet her heart was torn at the thought of sending him away ; and so for several years their Intlnmcy continued , ho pleading with her and striving hard to make her see that love was everything. She , on the other hand , read over those passages of the Old Testament which Boomed to bar all compromise. At last , In 1872 , when she was 24 and ho was 53 , she gave him her final answer. She would not marry him unless ho could believe as she did. Ills honesty forbade him to de ceive her by n pretended conversion , and so they parted , never to see each other again. How deeply she was affected Is shown by the fact that she soon fell 111 , She grew worse and worse , until nt last It was quite certain that she could not live. Then Ruskin wrote to her and begged that ho might sco her. She answered with a note In which she feebly traced the words : "You may como If you can toll me that you love God moro than you love me. " When Ruskin read this his very soul wan racked with agony and ho cried out : "No , no then I cannot como to her ; for I love her oven more than God ! " When she died , as she did soon after , the light of his lite went out for Ruskin. Mun- soy's. been at work for several years on the site of the Roman Susa , the Shu- sunn of the Bible and later the cap ital of the Emperprs Darius and Art- axcrxes. According to details furnished to the Jewish World , a mound marking the site of the city has been exca vated by M. do Morgan and was found to mark the site of the ancient Elamlte acropolis of the city. The excavations have produced most as tonishing results. Here the explor er found superimposed , one above the other , the remains of three cities , the oldest dating back to B. C. 4000 , and below these the signs of older settlements of prehistoric ages. The recent discoveries show that S far moro than a thousand years pri or to B. C. 1800 the city was occu pied by the Babylonians , and that most of the kings of that country set up their monuments In It. When the powerful Semitic dynasty of Baby- Ionian kings contemporary with the age of Abraham was overthrown , the Elamltes regained their Independ ence and retained it until B. C. 649 , when the city was sacked by Assur- banlpal , king of Assyria , who de stroyed the palaces and temples. Explorations show that the chief feature of the ancient city , as ot all those of the ancient east , was the temple of the city god , in this case the god Suslnak , which stood upon the acropolis. An explora tion of the foundations revealed the records of Gudea , king of Chaldea , B. C. 2800. Fortunate ly considerable Information as to the nature ' of' the sacred edifice and Us precincts is preserved - served by an interesting monument , which was discovered in the ruins. In the center of the model are the figures of two nude men , one holding a water Jar. These , no doubt , are the king and priest performing the ceremonies of lustration , or ceremonial pu rification , which are a great feature of the ori ental temples and frequently mentioned In the religious Inscriptions. Primitive Mills In Brazil. Vice-Consul De Young , writing from Santos , calls attention to the small corn grinding ma chines in Brazil : "In the Interior of Brazil a primitive method of producing cornmeal by pounding Instead of grinding is practiced. The Instrument known as a 'mojollo' works automatically , and consists of a tree trunk balanced on the bank of a stream , ono end of the trunk being hollowed out to form a largo cup , while the other end Is In the form of a pestle. Water filling the cup depresses that end of the log , whereupon the water runs out and the other cud falls back to its original position , the pestle striking the corn. Some modern corn grinders have recent ly been Introduced , but there Is a good Hold for a very small and Inexpensive grinder to take the place of the 'mojollo' In the Interior , where flour mills nro rare and each family grinds its own corn. " Onion as Tale-Teller. There's a divorce. Tls a very sad affair. An onion Is at the bottom of It. Of yore hubby was fond of onions. Ho nte , and ate , and wlfoy stood It. Then ho fell in love with a festive maiden. No more onions for him , much to his wife's surprise. The moro she thought of it , the moro she wondered at the change. Not only did ho desert the orodous onions presently ho deserted altogether. OMINOUS GESTURE. "So your fiancee la smaller than you. " "Yes. she comes up just to there. ' SORE EYES""CURED. Eye-Bnllo and Lido Became Terribly Inflamed Was Unable to Go About All Other Treatments Failed , But Cutlcura Droved Successful. "About two years ago my eyes got In such a condition that I was unable to go about. They were terribly In flamed , both the balls and lids. I tried homo remedies without relief. Then I decided to go to our family physician , but ho didn't help them. Then I tried two more of our most prominent physicians , but my eyes grow continually worse. At this tlmo a friend of mlno advised mo to try Cutlcura Ointment , and after using It about one week my oycs wcro con siderably Improved , and In two weeks they were almost -well. They have never given mo any trouble since and I am now slxty-fivo years old. I shall always praise Cutlcura. G. D. Halsey , Mouth of Wilson , Va. , Apr. 4 , 1908. " Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. , Solo Props. , Boston. Good Work Going Forward. Following a whirlwind campaign against consumption In Charleston , the American tuberculosis exhibition of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis re cently opened another exhibition movement in Greenville , S. C. After January 1 the work will bo continued In Columbia , S. C. , In connection with the session of the state legislature. Efforts will be made to secure an ap propriation to fight tuberculosis. An other exhibition of the National as sociation has just closed a campaign In Colorado , and Is now touring Okla homa. A state-wide fight will be waged In this state. Later , this ex hibition will go to Arkansas. Diet of the Old. A sane diet for a person of 70 or 75 should bo made up largely of vege tables and fruit , some fish , some eggs , a little meat and simple cereals , it there is no inclination toward obesity. Drinking with one's meals is not considered advisable , especially as li quids are apt to wash down the food before It is properly masticated. Two quarts of water , or more , should be taken between meals , however , during the day. Hot water Is especially good for one who does not exercise much , as It flushes out the entire system. Stimulants , such as tea and coffee , should not be very strong. Harper's Bazar. BTATE or Onto crrr or TOLTDO , t LUCAS COUNTT. f * FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that ha la nto partner of the linn of V. J. CHENEY & Co. , doln business In the City of Toledo , County and SUM aforesaid , and tliit nald firm will pay the sum ol ONE HUNDRED DOLLAHS for each and every casa of CATAHRII that cannot bo cured by the use ol HALL'S CATAIIIW CUKE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In icy presence. this Cth day ol December , A. V , . 1889. I I A. W. QLEASON. I jill I NOTABT PUBUO. Uall'i Catarrh Cure li taken Intercity and act * directly upon the blood and mucous aurtacea of tb ryatem. Bend for testimonials , free. F. J. CHENEY 4 CO. . Toledo. < X Sold by all Drurclsts. 75c. Take Uall'i Family rills for constujattoo. Then the Scissors Cut In. "You may bo sharp , " said the thread in the needle , "but I notice you are always getting It In the eye. " "Oh , I don't know , " answered the needle , "I notice that whenever you get in a hole I have to pull you through. " "Hush up , you two , " cried the thim ble. "If it wasn't for my push you would neither of you get along. " Important to Mothers. Exiunlno carefully every bottle of CASTORIA , a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children , and sco that It Bears the Signature of < In Use For Over JJO Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. A Pair of Them. No. 1 "Now mind , Johnny , " said the mother of a five-year-old , "there's a ghost In that dark closet guarding the jam. " No. 2 ( two hours later ) "Oh , mam ma ! " cried Johnny. "That ghost In the dark closet has eaten nearly half the jam ! " The Strategic Point. "General , wo are outgeneraled. " "Caramba ! But how is that ? " "The other side has beaten us ta the cable office. " Worth Its Weight In Gold. PETTIT'S EYE SALVE strengthens old eyes , tonic for eye strain , weak , watery eyes. Druggists or Hownrd Bros. . Buffalo , N. Y. You can't blame the man who has got his winter's coal in for feeling just a little better than the rest of the neighborhood. 1)0 NOT ACCri'T A KUHSTITUrn nhcn you want Perry Uavla' PulnklllcT , as nothing IB us iwod ( or rlu'uniatlsni , iioanilKln nndfclmllar troubles. 70 years In coiutuiU uso. lijc , 85c and 60o. There Is a place for everything , nnrt the place for slippers Is vSry often on the seat of a small boy's trousers. Dr. Ploroo's Pleasant Pellpla rcirulatn and Inrl/r- / onto bUmi.icli , liver and bonoU , . Bufc-ar-coatoO , ttny granules , easy to tnku ai > candy , A good guesser always boasts of tils Intuition.