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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1903)
8 T11K NORFOLK NEWS ; FHIDAY , FEBitUAllY 20 , 1003 OOD SCOTCH 1 SNUFF Dy John Cnxton : , 1N3. by tha 8. H. McClure Company The year was n decade after the close of the Revolutionary war , niut tli good ship Nancy JOIICH of Providence was lying in the port of Llvorpe > ol. While the AiHorloan cnlonlcn hml been fiuccoF.Hful In winning their Indcpcnd- once , Knglnud Hill ) dominated the high HOUR. Being contliniully In need of men to mint her ships , she passed mi net giving her niivnl olllrera authority to board the vessels of tiny other niitlon nwl Henrch foriind remove British Hiili- Jects. Searching for British subjects , however , was generally tin OJCCUHO to force American KallorH to llulil for the mother country. For yearH no Ameri can craft hulled the seas without fear of British men-of-war , and intiny of them were overhauled two or three times a year , Cnptaln Israel Jones was owner and commando- the craft named after hlH wife. lie wax a good mil lor , hut easy going. When he would return homo to tell Nancy that ho had been overhauled and lost if man or two , she would IlKten with flashing eyes and exclaim - claim : "Waal , Israel JOIICH , I don't coiiBlder you much of a man to let ouch things happen. If them British had mo to deal with , It would huvo been differ ent. " She had nailed with him on the present - ent voyage , and I\H the craft WIIH com * plctlng her loading In Liverpool three MAKOV JOKHi TOSH1U ) 11BH UNUl'tf INTO THU AIJt. Providence Bailers who had been Im pressed from the Nancy Jones i\ year before and who had Just deserted from th'c British navy came skulking aboard and appealed to the captain for protec tion and a passage home. Ue WUH hesi tating , ns ho knew that if they were found aboard his vessel much trouble would ensue , when Nancy cumu on the scene. "Look here , Israeli , " she said at ? she brought her hand down on the cabin table with a slap , "them men are to Bull with us or I'll stay behind myself ! Xou ain't a man If you don't hide 'em away and take 'em back home ! " "I want to , but It'll be an awful risk , " replied Israel. "Hut wo don't care for the risks. Them men are true born Americans and our uayburs at home , and their wives and children are mournln' for 'cm as If dead. They wan taken off your ship In the flrst place , and now your ship shall take 'em back home again. " That settled It. The deserters were stowed away , and in duo lime the bark sailed on her return. She was al most clear of the English channel , when she discovered an English reve nue cutter bearing down upon her These light government craft were often used to board vessels and ! m > press men , as they could dodge about iho channel much easier than the men of-war. The cutter was sighted just uftei noonday , and her errand was guessed at in a moment. She would be sure to have a description of the three desert crs and would no doubt Impress two or three of the regular crew , oven If she did not take full possession. It "was no use to spread more sail or to lldnl of resistance. The enemy carried n crew of thirty men and mounted fou guns. "Well , Nancy , " said Captain Israel "we shall lose the bark and go to prison , and it's all your doln's. " "Israel Jones , don't you holler bcfort you're hit ! " she replied as she laid down the spyglass. "How will the olll cer come aboard ? " "In this light wind and smooth sea that craft will probably run dgh alongside. " , "On which side will she come ? " "To leeward , of course. What sort o a notion have you got into your head ? ' "A good deal of a notion. You've go h hundred pounds of Scotch snuff In one of them empty staterooms. TL Hrst thing to doIs , to get it out on deck I also want all the pots and pans and kettles froiu the cook's galley. " No one aboard the bark knew jus { what scheme the captain's wife had h mind , but the snuff was brought on .fleck and the pungent stuff poured Into .vessels placed along the lee side. Tl.o men wcro still at work when the cutter ( Ircd n gun as a signal to henvo o , and Captain Israel brought the S'ancy Jones up Into the wind. Then ho cutter began maneuvering to drop alongside to leeward , Under the dlrcc- Ion of the woman , who promenaded up ind down an calmly an If In her own lower garden at home , novon men , each n chnrgo of n vessel holding nnulT , ranged themselves along the bulwarks , and at the hist moment Nancy took charge of the biggest dish of all. As ho cutter came slowly lulling up , with all lior rrovv on deck , the woman quiet- y said to her men : "Now you Jest watch mo and do as I lo , and we'll glvo 'em such n qulltln' lee as they never heard of before. Now iltogolherl" The cutter was only ten feet away uui was prepared to throw a grapple aboard when Nancy Jones towd her snulT Into the air and dropped to the leek , and her example was followed > y the others. The wind carried every ant pinch of that strong sunn ! across ho space to the cutter , and it may bo aid that nho was raked from stem to tern and from starboard to port. In in instant ovcry man on the English- nan's deck was blinded , coughing , nocy.lng and as helpless as If bound nind and foot , The crow of the Nancy Jones could nive captured the whole outfit without triklng a blow , but that had not boon ncluded In Nancy's plan. Urged on by Captain Israel , they swung her yardn mil got her on her course , and the irec/.o freshened as If In sympathy vlth her efforts. She was not pursued , towovcr. Indeed the otllccrs and men of the cutter wcro calling out to her or relief , and it was probably a full lour before any one of them could RCC a distance of twenty feet over the rail. In duo time and without meeting vlth further adventure the Nancy Tones arrived at her homo port , and he ( ale of the snuff was soon told. If Clancy had found herself a heroine In he eyes of the crow , she was now In langer of being niado to believe that ho was the veritable Goddess of Lib- rty. She wouldn't liavo it , however. "La , me , but what Is all this fuss iboutV" she replied. "I allus knowcd hat If I was aboard of Israel's bark I could make them Britishers sheer off mrty smart. Israel and nil the rest of the men are too easy goln' . What vo want IB more women aboard of our hips , and I for one am goln' to keep Ight on sallln' and lettln * KlngGcorgo : now the difference between apple ass and a woman who won't stand hlngs no longer ! " A I.lltlo Dinner. An Englishman writing from Prance n ItWO gives this instance of appetite coming with the eating : "At my left at dinner today sut a very pretty young woman , opposite to her a young fellow , icr cousin or lover. I heard them speak of their dejeuner n la foiirchotto a meat breakfast ) . Yet , to my amaze- nent , this delicate young person ate Goup , beef , pate of I know not what , > ut It was said to .bo of brains , and hey pronounced it excellent. A mack erel followed , then roast fowl , cresses , Rahul , kidneys , au vln do champagne , green peas with sugar and chevrcull , which the waiter offered to swear before - fore a magistrate was real venison. To this mesa the young woman added i quantity of now cheese thickly spread upon bread , lilting up the time ) otween each of the removes by scoop- ng out the quarter of n very large mel on ; cherries , strawberries , biscuits [ sponge cakes ) , each enough for an Englishwoman's' dinner , and then cof- 'eo terminated the meal , to which , be tween her and her friend , they had only uilf a bottle of wine at 12 sous , but which they diluted with ( In defiance of Abernetby's rule ) at least a gallon of water. Of everything I have mentioned the woman had two-thirds. 'Hcplctlon must have followed , ' you will say. No Buch matter. They had scarcely wash ed their lingers when the couple start ed up and took their places in a qua drille set Just formed. " Not I.nKirliiR Hchlud. The man who drove the colonel over to Cllmaxvllle from Baldwin Station , N. D. , seemed to tic so full of go that ho was dually asked how he was get ting along In the new state. "Oh , so so , " he replied , with a wink. "There are two brothers of us here. Wo didn't como out to grub and starve , but to make money. My brother John lives next house. The flrst thing he did was to steal a whole county of land and sell her off in lota to suit. lie's1 ? 10,000 ahead of this glorious old west , John Is , and still galnln' on It. " "Your brother John Is evidently a rusher , " observed the colonel. "You bet he Is ; no tiles on John. " "And how about you ? " "Don't make any mistake about me. The flrst thing I did was to get elected county treasurer and gobble every last cent In the box , and If things go right durln' the next two weeks I'll steal twelve miles of that river and sell It fur $1,000 a mile. Take me and John as pioneer pilgrims , and we've nothln * in pcrtickler to complain of. " Time \Vnrn No Object. A shrewd old farmer named Undo Harvey was approached by a bright , breezy young man who wns selling In cubators. The Green Bag , which tells the story , says that the salesman gave Uncle Harvey the usual eloquent argu ments there was not another such In cubator to be found , the prices were remarkably low , and so on. Undo Harvey did not respond. The , young man talked himself out nuc made no Impression. Finally ho said "You don't seem to appreciate these in cubators. " "No , " said Uncle Harvey. "But Just think of the tluio they wil save ! " Undo Harvey gave him one cold look and said"What do you suppose I care for a hen's time ? " OLDGOA'J uuLDEN IT8 SITE 13 NOW ONLY A VAST AND GRASSY TOMO. ( Tlie Once SjilomlM I'OI-IUAUCKP Cltr i In I ml I u n .tiiiKiiHiurni Wllderiiomi. i UN Minlcrjilcoo of Arl lilt ; Tomb of I HI. Prune-In Xitvlcr. | > It was mild that during the prosper ous times of the I'orutfrmwe In India you could not have stun a plcco of Iron In any merchant' house , but all gold and silver. They coined Immense quan tities of the precious metals and used to nuiUo pieces of workmanship In thorn for cucporlntion , The very sol diers enriched themselves by coin- I merce. ) j < But thpn at hint came the Inquisition , v hlch celebrated Its terrible and deadly rites with more lervor and veliemenco nt Goa than In any other place. Hell- glous persecution , pestilence and wars with the Dutch , disturbances arising from an unsettled government , ami , above nil , the slow but sura workings of the shortsighted policy of the Portuguese - | , guese In Intermarrying and Identifying themselves with the Hindoos of the lowest caste , made her fall as rapid as her rise was sudden and prodigious. In less than a century and a half aft er Da Gninn had landed on the Indian shore the splendor of Goa had departed forever. The Inhabitants fled before the deadly fever which soon fastened upon the devoted precincts of the city , and In 1758 the viceroy transferred hln headquarters from the ancient capital to 1'urjlnn , about eight miles distant. Soon afterward the religious orders were expelled , leaving their magnifi cent convents and churches all but ut terly deserted , and the inquisition was suppressed upon the recommendation of the British government. The place Is now a grass grown wil derness. But Btlll the firm and well built causeways of this olden city and Its moldcrlng splendors arc reminiscent of echoing pageants and the tramp of armies which once sounded there. As wo tread the ancient wharf , n long , broad road , lined with n double row of trees and faced with stone , a more sug gestive scene of desolation can hardly bo conceived. Everything around teams with melancholy associations , the very rustlings of the trees and murmur of the waves sound like a dirge for the de parted grandeur of a city. Towering above a mass of ruins a solitary gateway flanks the entrance to the Straela Dlrctta , the Straight street , so called because almost all the streets In old Goa are laid out in cur vilinear form. It was through this portal surmounted by the figures of St. Catherine and Vasco da Gaum that the newly appointed viceroys of Goa passed in triumphal procession to the palace. Beyond the gate a level road , once a populous thoroughfare , leads to the Terra dl Sabalo , a largo square front- ng the Prlmaclal , or Cathedral of St. Catherine , who became the patron saint of Goa'when the place was cap- urcd by Albuquerque on the day of icr festival. Groves of cocoanut palms and mango topes now Incumbcr the ground once covered by troops of horse. Jho wealth , the busy life and the lux ury of the old place are dead. Kites and cobras infest the crumbling halls which once resounded with the ban quet and the dance , and naught but a few old monks and nuns keeps vigil amid Its desolation today. But Goa possesses one treasure of great interest. This is the tomb of Brands Xavier , the great Jesuit mis sionary to the cast. It is to be found in .he Church of Bon Jesus. It is a mas- orplcce of art which is lost to all but : he casual visitors to old Goa. Some lave ventured to suggest that no other mausoleum In India or oven In Asia ex cept the Taj Mahal can equal it. It is juilt of rich marble of variegated col ors. The lowest stage is of red and purple Jasper and Carrara alabaster adorned with statuettes and cherubs The middle stage is of green and yellow lasper decorated with beautiful bronze plates representing incidents in the life of the saint. The highest of the three stages is surrounded by a lovely railIng - Ing of red Jasper marked with white spots , the adornments being figures of angels , while Its middle portion is graced with columns elegantly carved , whose Intervening spaces arc surmount ed by arches showing further Incidents In the life of the saint. The friezes of the four lateral columns are of black btone and the plinths of yellow Jasper. Surmounting this last stage lies the cotlln overlaid with silver , a gorgeous receptacle embellished with many ex quisite specimens of relief work. Lumps of silver depending around com plete the adornment of the shrine. It is a worthy relic of Goa's departed glo ry. ry.The The bell of the Augustlnlan convent still rings forth its vesper peal above this old city of ghosts , and it is Impos sible to forget the effect of the deep , mournful notes ns they strike upon the car. Never was heard a more beautiful or more sadly musical summons than that M-hlch calls In vain from the tower of the Augustinlans to the forsaken and solitary city. It is nil summed up In the eloquent apostrophe of Shcrcr : "Goa the golden exists no more ; Goa , where the aged Da Gnmn closed his glorious life ; Goa , where the Immortal Caraoens sang and suffered. It Is now but u vast and grassy tomb , and It seems as If its thin and gloomy population of priests and friars were only spared to chant re quiems for its departed souls. " St James Gazette. Sbe Had u Winning Way. Nodd Come around to my house to night and play poker. Todd Who Is going to be there ? "Just my wife.1 , "I'm afraid I can't afford it , old man.1 Atlvlco From fiaill. Of the distinguished authors of Per sia none perhaps has enjoyed a wider popularity than Sadl , ube lived In the thirteenth century. lie was a great traveler and n close observer , and his anecdotes and short stories are de scribed as being founded on his own experiences and observations. In "Per- slan Poetry For English Headers" Mr. H. Robinson quotes the following from Saell'H writings : \ pupi ! said ( o his Instructor , ' 'What nm I to do , for pcoplo Incommode mo with the frequency of their visits to such a dpgrco that their conversation produces a great distraction of my val uable1 time ? " The teacher replied : "To every one who Is poor lend and from every one , who Is rich borrow. They will not come about you again. " Another example embodies excellent advice : A silly fellow , having a pain In Ills eye's , went to a farrier and asked lilm for a remedy. The farrier applied lo his eyes something which he would liavc given to an animal , and It blind ed him , upon which they made an ap peal to the magistrate. The magistrate said : "This Is no case for damages. It is plain that this fellow Is an ass or ho would not have gone to a farrier. " No man of enlightened understanding will commit weighty matters to one of mean abilities. A I'oHi-r For Conkllng. When Roscoe Conkllng first began the practice of law In New York , he lost a most Important murder case on which ho had worked very hard not only for the fee , which he needed badly - ly , but for n reputation which he had to make. Despite his efforts his client was hanged. Later , when he present ed his bill to the man's family , they re fused to pay it on the ground that It was excessive. Ho took the bill to Charles O'Conor , the great criminal lawyer , asking him to pass judgment as to the equity of his charges. O'Con or scanned the account very closely and then , turning to Conkllng , very gravely remarked , "Well , Conkllng , taking Into consideration the enormous amount of energy and time you have devoted to this case , the charges arc reasonable , but see here , Conkllng , don't you think the man could have been hanged for less money that that ? " The PtnriiilKnii'H Tnll. One of the most entertaining chapters In natural history Is that which relates to the many curious means that birds and other animals possess of deceiving the eyiH of their enemies. Mr. E. San dys , In writing of upland game birds , calls attention to n remarkable and beautiful Instance. When the ptar migan puts on its whiter dress , it has a black tall. One might suppose that this would attract attention to the bird crouching on the snow , but In fact It serves for concealment. Every projec tion on a snowfleld casts a dark shad ow and that Is what the tall of the motionless ptarmigan looks like , the body of the bird resembling a mere hump on the white background. Dritlnli MIIHCUIH Treasure * . Among the many costly treasures to be found , in the British museum is the " .Mainz Psalter. " tlio second book known to have been printed that bears a date and which Is valued at 5,000. The books printed by Caxton represent to the museum a fortune In themselves , while the Elgin marbles represent an enormous value only to bo estimated In millions. The Rosetta stone might fetch anything from 100,000 to 150- 000,000 , and the Nineveh bulls with human heads would be cheap at 50- 000. . Tlir Cblqnltou * Union. Young Wife ( sobbing ) Oh , Clarice , I'm so unhappy ! I'm going h-b-home to t-t-t-to my mother ! Clarice Good gracious , dear ! Surely George is not so unkind to you already ! Young Wife ( sobbing ) N-n-no , no , no ; it's not that. But Mr. Blnks , the bus .band of one of our members , has re fused to buy Mrs. Blnks n new toque , and the Amalgamated Wives' union has ordered us all out on strike. Illus trated Bits. IiiNulted Her Feet. Mrs. Do Bride was entertaining call ers. After they left she remarked to her husband : "I hope they didn't see my walking shoes lying there. They would think me very untidy If they did. " "Oh , If they saw them they probably thought they were mine , " answered her husband In a consoling tone. And she hasn't spoken to him since. The Speaker. Many years ago an Allen county man announced hlnisclf as n candidate for the legislature. "But you can't make a speech , " ob jected a friend. "Oh , that doesn't make any differ ence. " Innocuntly responded the candi date , "for the house always elects a speaker. " lola ( iCan. ) Kcglster. For Keepn. Mamma Don't be so selfish. Let your baby brother play with your marbles a little while. Tommy But he means to keep them always. Mamma Oh , I guess not. Tommy I guess yes , 'cause lie's swal- lercd 'em. Philadelphia Press. A Transformation. "How do you like our climate ? " ask ed the South Carolina quail. "It has .made n new creature of me ! " enthusiastically replied the rlccblrd , which had called Itself a bobolink when It left New England last fall. What to Eat. Laws should be clear , uniform nnr precise. To Interpret tlirm Is nearly al ways to corrupt them. Voltaire , s A Nickel Will Tickle The Appetite That's Tickle the In-er-seal Package MAT10HAL BISCUIT COMPANY IVSiere" Iron I Encreil. Among the Baralongs , n great AJri- : an people , Iron is a sacred object. They ire expert workers In metal , which they still smelt from its natlv" ore by the Most primitive methods ever devised by man. This art wns to them in former days a source of wealth , infcicncc and power , and the legend is that when pcoplo did not know the value of the stones found In their brooks a "wise man" saw n vision. The spirit of his chief stood bcsklu him and said , "Gath er stones and burn them to make spears. " The sage thought It was a dream and that the chief wns hungry , BO he sacrificed an ox. But the vision returned , and the chief looked sorrow ful , lie stood a long time and at last said : "My son , why do you not obey your father ? Go to the river , gather stones and make a hot fire. After that you will sou Iron witli your eyes. " The sage was greatly frightened and feared some calamity , but dared not re fuse. When he had made a hot fire , Iron came out of it , and then he knew the chief hud taken pity on his chil dren. He told his son the secret before ho died , but he was a vain coxcomb and , wishing to show his own wisdom , made Iron in the presence of strangers , and so the secret of the art was lost to his tribe , but they have always contin ued to regard iron ns sacred above all other metals. Letter From Wnrm Climate. "Speaking of pulpit Jokes , " n church goer remarked , "I have yet to hear a better one than that on a reverend gen tleman of a small congregation In the city. IIo is a flno preacher , a man along in years , loved ami revered by his flock. His pulpit utterances never verge upon levity of any sort. He ab hors a resort to humor in church. "One Sunday evening lie was speak ing to his congregation about Mrs. Jones , one of the prominent women of his church , who had gone south for her health. In his previous remarks he had , with feeling , referred to Mrs. Smith , who had recently left this world for a better one. "IIo startled his hearers by saying : 'I have Just received a letter from Mrs. Smith. She says. It Is very warm where she is now. ' "Shocked nt the audible titter In the staid congregation , the good man paus ed , looked blank and then gasped , 'I meant from Mrs. Jones , ' and hastily announced the hymn. " New York Telegram. Pronil of Uie Cure. William It. Travcrs , the New York city broker , on one occasion desired to go to an address In suburban Brooklyn , but , being unacquainted with the localIty - Ity , accosted a stranger and asked di rections. It so happened that the stran ger stuttered and stammered quite ns badly as Travers , who after the man had made two or three Ineffectual at tempts to answer grew angry under the Impression lie was being mocked and hotly inquired : "Howd-d-dare to m-m-mock - - you t-t-try - me ? " "Ex-ex-cxcusc m-uie ! " exclaimed the stranger. "I have nn Im-Iui-impedl- nient in ui-iny s-s-s-specch. " "Oh 1 s-s-s-eo ! " stammered .Travcrs. A .11 utter of llimliiciiB. "I cannot understand , sir , why you pcrfolt your daughter to sue me for breach of promise. You remember that you were bitterly opposed to our en gagement because I wasn't good enough for her and would disgrace the family. " "Young man , that was sentiment ; this is business. " IIIn Clnmtflcadou. Ingonuir Buskin There's n dispute about my acting. Some critics put it In the flrst rank , others in the second. Now , how would you designate It ? Horatio Jones I ? Oh , I'd simply designate it ns rank. New York Times. Tlio Appreciation. The Author ( after the first perform ance ) Well , what do you think of my play ? Feminine Friend It was Just lovely ! Who designed the heavenly dresses ? Brooklyn Life. When you go to collect n bill , the man nt the counter Is Jess apt to Inquire about the health of your family than when you go to pay one. IUtrtx t of Left Ilnuded flarbcr . "I have struck all kinds of barbers In toy trips about the country , " said the man who travels , "but the one kind that always makes me feel as If I was balanced on the very brink of eternity is the left handed barber. I have been shaved by several of their class. They have been good barbers , too , every one of them , but no matter how well they knew their business they always gave mo a bad turn , and every time they drew the razor across my face I felt as If life and I were about ready to part company. Of course It is foolish , but nowadays when I find m.v lf assigned to a left handed barber I leave the shop on sonic pretext or other and go else where to be beautified. Other mc2 whom I have sounded on tlio subject bavo confessed to the same weakness , and women have told me that they have a like unexplalnnble dread of left handed hairdressers. In the dressnmk- ing busbiess , too , I am told , a left hand ed cutter and litter Is pretty sure to give tlio customer a crop of goose flesh , while even a harmless occupation llko manicuring can always be relied on to produce real shivers if pursued by a poiyon whose cleverness lies in her left hand. " \Vlint Tllden Lent. When Mr. Tllden in 187-1 was nomi nated for governor of New York , Mr. Dorshelmer received the nomination for lieutenant governor. The ticket thus headed was elected by about HO.OOO ma jority. A little knot of Germans in New York city who usually voted the Republican ticket took Mr. Dorshelmer from ills name to be a German , and they scratched their ticket In his favor , so that he had a majority of nearly 53- 000. One day after Mr. Tilden and Mr. Dorsholmer bad been Inaugurated they met nt a political breakfast at the for mer's house In Gramcrcy park. Mr. Tilden had always felt a little sore at Mr. Dorshelmer's extra majority , and so when In the current of conversation Mr. Dorsbeimer Jestingly said , "Well , governor , you must remember I had 3,000 more majority than you , " as quick as a flash Mr. Tllden retorted , "Yes , you supplied the 3,000 , and I lent you the fifty. " Good SliootlnK In CniubrldKC. 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