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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
BURLINGTON PLAYING CARDS

Those elegant cards Of the very
best quality, only 10 cents per deck.
For sale at B. & NJ. depot or city ticket
office. corner Tenth and o streets.
For California take the Missouri Pacific
route. via southern route.
For st. Louis take the Missouri Pacific
route. City ticket office 1901 o street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

Walter Damrosch telegraphed from
Augusta Me-, a few days ago to the New
York Sun that it was absurd and
malicious to question the fact that Frau
Klafsky or Fraulien Ternina would
sing under his management. Frau
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

THE CoURIER's representative IN
Omaha sends the following concerning
the new Creighton theatre, now being
completed in that city: The summer
monotony will be broken to some extent
Aug. I'D. when Henry Millers and MIR.
Frohman's company will open the new
Creighton theatre in The Masquer-
aders.' Omahas new theatre is rapidly
nearing completion and promises to be
one of the handsomest audltoriums OF
the west. its chief attractions being
three in number. First, that this build
ing cannot be surpassed in its ventilat-
ING facilities and exits. The theatre
has a larger stage and seating capacity
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ITO BIZ CONTINUED.
FOLK.SP ;ECH N ENGLAND.
Some Queer Phrases Tat Are Not Of
I'ieas.lg Tendency,

Some Queer Phrases Tat Are Not ol
Pleasing Tendency.
We do not deny that there Is Ger.
tain interest in the folk-specch and
folk-phrases Of any country. We learn
from 1t what the natural language OF
the common people Is in its primitive
state, what pictures they make to
themselves, what attitudes OF mind
they prefer. But we can not say that
the study is altogether an agreeable
one 1t shows that most people love
clumsy speech better almost than the
love speech that hits G exact mark;
that they prefer grotesque image
that clears and corrccts the natural
looseness and eurelessness of popular
language, and, worst OF all, that they
prefer course humor TO the humor
which is kind and playful
We have before us IL publication Of
the English dialect society, which
gives folk-phrases of four Of our Mid
land counties-Sta ifnr,lshire, Warwick
shire, Worcestershire and Glouter-
shire-with Il very interesting glossa-
ry Let MS look at the glossary first.
One of the first phrases OF the glossary
is zam-jayzam' to express, "fair
and square, upright and down
straight"-a phrase which assuredly
does not interpret itself but which
when interpreted has certain quaint
ness and grotesqueness of sound that
excites the Imagination and seems to
express the fitness of rhyme to illus
trate the fair spirit OF popular justice.
Still, what Is most remarkable In
"ayzam-jayzam" is the clumsiness
and grotesqueness Of the speech.
Fair and square" Is twice as
natural and much more than twice
as lucid. 1t is mistake to suppose
that popular dialect seeks after direct
ness. Rather it seeks after round
about and unexpected way Of uttering
an ordinary truism, loves flourish and
oddly Of language as much as 1t loves
a certain vivacity Of speech. So, too,
It prefers such word as ''chabble" or
"chohlle" to the word Chew" Chew
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IN COOLING JELLY.
Always Cover 1t to Keep Ont Malignant
Cartna

Always Cover 1t to Keep Ont Malignant
Germs.
my husband" said a physicians
wife not long ago, 'chanced too see
one day, standing on shelf outside
our kitchen window. some moulds OF
jelly cooling for the nights dinner.
They were uncovered, as they were
out Of reach of cats, and in full view
Of cooks watchful eye; but he ques-
toned me about them, and asked II it
was our usual custom to leave Jelly
thus unprotected. | was obliged to
reply that, so far as l knew, it was.
Then, he said, don't you know that
when we medical men want to Sc.
cure minute organisms for inves-
tigation, we expose gclatine to
the air or in places where
we have confined malignant germs?
The gelatine speedily attracts and
holds them. I'm afraid your favored
gelatine does the same. Cool the jelly
II you must, but cover it with q piece
OF close muslin. And we have always
done that since then
II Is to be feared that kitchen
processes are sources Of illness more
often then is imagined, In many city
houses the little kitchen annex where
stands the refrigerator, and where
various eatables are kept, is directly
against drain. Yet here stand daily
uncovered milk, butter, often custsrds
and buildings. and various other alb.
sorbents. The average cook Is abso-
lutely ignorant of sanitary cause and
effect, and the eternal vigilance OF the
house mother Is the fnmily's chief
safeguard. Boston Journal OF Com
mercs
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peculiar training, l.

peculiar training, H.
Might venture too All, young man,
we are not similarly situsted-I never
had to begin ut the bottom. In my
young days things were different. and
there was no mob Of hungry scribblers
hanging on to newspaper. However,
thank your blessed stars, there Is nc
chance Of your getting on the daily
however suicidically You may be in.
clined."
"What chance, sir, do you think !
would have with the weeklies?'
Their name Is legion, but with the
exception Of three or four you would
be either requested to write for starva'
ton wages or be engaged at high sal.
airy and never paid. You might, II you
were lucky, get nine dollars week,
and bricklayer's wages are four dol
lars day.
1.-THE picture you draw Is not encour.
aging"
Nor do mean It to be. Fly from
this over-populated city, to which every
young adventurous breadwinncr from
every country on the earth makes his
way, till the streets are teeming with
the unemployed-but, say, have you an
imagination? Can you paint word
pictures? The story papers do pay we'll
but you must have served your appren
ticcship before you will be admitted
into their columns. So that chance IL
barred"
And you know Of nothing?"
why, yes, said Mr.. Bailey, reflective
ly, there's an old friend Of mine, who
used to be colleague in this Office, who
told me the other day that he wanted
help He's been badly bitten by social
ism, and he runs . sheet which he
seriously thinks Is to redeem the world,
though never saw 1t, nor do | know
anything about his pecuniary RESPONSE
bility. Men with whms rarely amount
to much, and guess he's sunk all he
had accumulated In this venture"
"Would you mind giving me his i'd
dress?'
"With pleasure. Here, let Inc write
you line Of introduction. 1t Is a pity
you cannot make up your mind to fol-
low a respectable line Of occupation,
but II you are determined to go wrong,
you may as well meet your fate at once. ;"
Bidding adicu to his new friend, who
he afterwards learned was fastidiously
touchy on anyone else presuming to
slight the profession Of journalism,
Grey hurried to the address he had re-
ceived
The building which housed, with
twenty other crafts, the Labor Times,
was not prepossessing In Its exterior.
However, after mounting three flights
OF stairs-for then there was not as
now an elevator in every Office building
in Chicago-he came to door bril-
liantly illuminated with colored pla-
cards. There was a grand pictorial
representation Of Labor US knight in
armor, mounted on superb charger,
pinning to the earth with huge spear
the fiery dragon Of Capital, and half
dozen other ford denunciations Of
equal Significance.
Grey modestly tapped at the door,
then entered.
Inv, nm rCNrINrYuD
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FLOWERS IN VASES.
Different Arrange ments Are varyingly J
feCtlyo,

Different Arrangement Are VaryInRlyl
fectIv..
There Is a choice IN vases. All flow.
ers look better in vases Of clear crystal
or pressed glass than in those of china
however rare the ware or artistic its
decoration. Porcelain VASES Of orace.
full form and colorlnp are really com.
pleted ornaments In themselves and
thew detract from the beaptv of f,ow.
ers. while their own conventional dain.
tiness also loses bv the contact An.
other reason for choosing clear.rlass
vases and iars Is that throuob them
we can catch glimpse of stems and
this gives the flowers a more graceful
finished appearance. When onaoue
vases are used. those in one nla;n dun
color. which potterv dealers call mono.
tone. are the prettiest contrasting
tint 10 the main color Of the blossoms
being selected. IMAGINE a dull.blus
vase filled with the black.evel Sus.ns
of the roadside and Won have the
idea.
There is, too, a choice in placing the
vase. Large flowers Of vivid tints can
DO put further away from the locker.
on, and vet lose none Of their effec
tiveness or he unseen. But in fine
flowers like the forget-rne not or a
cluster OF heliotrope, would he lost on
mantel or high shelf Put the deli
cate blossoms where their dainty color,
form, or perfume can appeal to every.
one, while the massed and gaudy splen.
dor of larger flowers may serve to deck
dull corner or shady, somber room
A pretty conceit il to put in each
ones own room bouquets of the flow.
ers best loved. This is small matter,
but in discovering these favorite bios.
SONS the home decorator will grow at
tentive and considerate, and perhaps
learn other ways OF giving pleasure to
those to whom he or she owes much.
Some flowers display themselves best
in low, or saucer boquets and often
thoughtless persons will give away the
flowers almost bereft OF stems, Moist
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is much better imitation OF the sound
made In the mastication Of food as 1t Is
done by quiet and decent people than
either ''chabble" or ''chobble, but that
is the very reason why the popular
spirit likes to dwell on the noisier
modes Of masticating, which bring out
the louder sort Of satisfaction that men
take In consuming their daily bread.
So to ''chelp" is to talk overmuch, to
chatter for the sake Of chattering.
Again, a "footstitch" is a footstep, q
curious evidence Of the shutting walk
Of the common people, which suggests
the contact Of the foot with super
fetal obstacles in its way, rather than
its mere lifting up and placing firmly
on the ground. But, perhaps, one Of
the most disagreeable Of the popular
equivalents for the reserved speech OF
educated people is the word given in
the glossary for 'treacle"-namely,
dirty Dan'l,' which almost indicates
superiority Of naughtiness In fancy
which invented it, and ought to have
been conceived by some one who dis.
liked treacle and wished to disgust
people with Its use. That, perhaps,
was the real motive Of the nickname;
but II so, the medicine was worse
than the disease. A few children
with treacly mouths are less evils
than such a word as that for food
In common use. So, to, "codge and
modge" is popular phrase for to
work badly" to make mess Of work,
and "jibber and junbles" is STRAIT
ford.on.Avon word for sweetmeats-
surely very disagreeable one, indi-
eating, we suppose, the ostentatious
manner in which the people mouth and
gloat over them, and the distorted
character Of their features while con-
suming them. Unquestionably, the
dialect words have tendency to be
ugly in themselves. What can be an
uglier name for gooscberries than
"sogs,' or for nonsense, than "squit,"
or for a moment than a "stitchwhile,"
the time 1t takes to make stitch?
There is something expressive Of the
ugly side Of life in almost all popular
dialect, something contemptuous and
yet delighting in contempt For ex-
ample, what we call the dumps or the
blues, Midland popular speech calls
the "roozles,' mode Of expressing
that inner creaking and croodling Of
Of the mind which Is sheer wretched-
ness rather than mere dizziness or de.
preston. London Spectator.
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There are good many interesting
things about the demand for fish" said
the old dealer. People and races DIFF
fer very widely. New Englanders lead
in the use Of halibut and Holsters. New
York contains great many New En-
CHAMBERS and Philadelphia and Balti-
more few. In the latter two cities very
few Holsters and halibut are used. The
Irish take to herring and the Itslians
to sardines. Jews are very fond Of fsh,
and use fresh-water mainly, New York
and Boston use saltwater FISH, while
the Philadelphia market demands fresh
water, IN, Y, Press
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livid and bruised, with the blood flow.
Ing freely from cut on his cheek
How dare you," he Missed, strike
minister Of the gospel?"
"Ha, ha, hs," Wilders reared. 80
I've hooked you at last, you snealsing,
hypocritical, 'tarnal old wolf in Sleeps
clothing"
I'M have the law Of you. I'll charge
you with assault and battery, and
Burglary, infanticide, manslaughter
and arson. Whoop her up, old boy
but" he added, sternly, ~ you don't
right here give a better explanation Of
your conduct III pound the life out Of
you sure as my names Jack Wilders''
II was simply offering my heart and
hand to the maiden, with her parents
full consent. have been guilty Of
nothing more dreadful than snatchlng
kiss from q promised bride, Mr.. Grey"
why, dod-gast your all-fired lmpu-
dence, your hesrtl your hand to a
slip Of a girl Of seventeen at mostl
Elsie" he said, turning to the trembling
young woman, does this fellow speak
the TRUTH"
lido not know, she stammered; per.
haps was foolish. Oh, take me home"
"See here, parson,' Wilders said,
much mystiaed, I'm goin' to take this
young lady back to her parents. The
roads frec you can goArst or last; but,
understand that twos company an
three's none. II you desire to 60 sky
larkin' into q law court you'll not have
to run across lots to find me, an II you
ever annoy this girl again, parents or
no parentsconsenting, it's Jack Wild
ers you'll have tol reckon with, an
don't you forght IT,
The bafled Dodd, muttering speedy
vengeance, sslunk away towards the
city, and the prospector led Elsie up
the hill homeward.
"You never promised to run In double
harness with that cuss7' he asked, alb
ruptly.
"Nols she answered, emphatically.
AN your parents-did they give him
the Office, do you thinkP"
Ibid they encourage him, do you
mean? Oh, Mr.. Wilders, am afraid
they did
Great Scott" The information
seemed to reduce the honest prospector
to state Of speechless indignation
Presently, however, he ventured:
Say, Elsie, you an Mr.. Grey were
kind Of thjck2"
Yes" So low the answer that even
Jacks acute ear could hardly catch II.
Don't think l want To pry into Sc
crets; but II II had been him trying to
snatch q kiss on yonder ledge, the lady
wouldn't have opened her breathin'
sipes % 'tarnal loud,-now. would abe.
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"Yes, dear child, listen" lie drew
closer to her as he spoke. II am not
very young, 1t Is true, but Providence
has blessed me with perennial cheer
fulness Of spirits. Youth, You know, Is
notseverything."
II suppose not"
youth is indiscrect; youth dissem'
bles, youth Is Ackle."
"Yet youth is very enjoyable"
"In a carnal sense, yes"
They walked on little in silence.
Mr.. Dotld doubtless meditating on the
iniquities OF the young.
Suddenly he asked:
"Doyou love- your father and mother,
Elsie?"
"What q question! OF course | do
"And you would obey them like a
dutiful dsughter2"
Surely, but what has that to do with
your matrimonial projects--it was Of
them we were talking"
"Oh, Elsie, can you not tell? Surely
those big round eyes OF yours are not
blind to my devotion? Child, love
you'"
"You love mel" the girl rccoiled with
horror. "Sir, II my father only knew
that you had dared to-
"Pshsw! Your father does know,
your mother, too; this errand was oil .
sham, got up TO afford me the oppor-
tunity to speak to you.
''Impossiblel'
"And why impossible? All, ! see, you
still banker after that scallawag, Grey,
whose very acquaintance was n re-
proach to You
"You pitiful coward" Her eyes
blszcd with passion.
you darling little beautyl' he cried,
Selling her In his arms and showcring
kisses on her face.
"llclp hclpp she shrieked, In sick
cnlng ngony.
Her breath came In short, choking
gasps. The rocks seemed to whirl, and
the earth to reel
Suldcnly--how she never knew--a
burly form sprang from the shadow,
there was the dull thud Of heavy
b'ow, and her prosecutor looscned his
,oll ON her and fell with crash to the
earth
threat Cesar" shouted a manly voice,
II guess i've knocked the spots of
thai coon's beauty anyhow. Here, hold
up. my girl; there's nothing to fear
nnw.'
'Oh, Mr. Wilders," Elsie gasped,
clingng to his arm. " ain NO glad you
mlnr
$50 nm IT,
BY this time the discounted Dodd Ind
gathered himself together, his face
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liard-halls and gambling dens, and
drank themselves into state Of leth-
argy 1t was vulgar, senseless, be-
hind-the-screen kind Of q Sunday.
Frank tlrey had resolved upon a
Journalistic career. He felt that he
could write, and as he was temperate,
energetic and nodestly willing to be-
gin at the bottom Of the profession and
work his way up. he did not anticipate
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-06-27

Reader, did you ever take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR, the "KINGs OF
LIVER Medicines" Everybody needs
take a liver remedy. 1t is a sluggish or
diseased liver that impairs digestion
and causes constipation, when the waste
that should be carried off remains in
the body and poisons the whole system.
That dull, heavy feeling is due to a
torpid liver. Biliousness, Headache,
Malaria and Indigestion are all liver
diseases. Keep the liver active by an
occasional dose Of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and you'll get rid Of these trou-
bles, and give tone to the whole sys-
TEN. For laxative Simmons Liver
Regulator is BETTER THAN PILLS. 1t
does not grippe, nor weaken, but greatly
refreshes and strengthens.
Every package has the Red 2
stamp on the wrapper. j. IL.
Zeilin y Co., Philadelphia.
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Rev. DR.. William 4. Furress, who
sighty-three years ago witnessed the
launching Of the United States frigate
Constitution, one Of the first war YES
sells built for the United States navy
for the war Of 1912, was an interesting
figure at the launching Of the St Paul
and Philadelphis-
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an ALPBBA MIRACLE.
MRS. JAS. n. TODD, OF LONG IA
PIDS, DISCARDs HER CRUT.
CHES.
In an Interview with : Reporter She
Reviews Her Experience and
Tells the Real Cause Of the
Miracle.
tFrom the Argus, Alpena, Mich.)


|From the Argus Alpena Mich''
As is well-known by many OF the
people Of Alpena county, Mrs. Jas
M. Todd, OF Long Rapids township
has been great sufferer and q Grip
pie for many years with that terrible
affection, rheumatism. Some two
years ago we became somewhat inter
ested in Mrs. Todd's case, and, In
common with Alpena people, rejoice
that this great sufferer has At last
found relief, and is now in fair way
to q permanent cure. Knowing OF
the substantial benefit Mrs. Todd
had received, and that she was at
last regaining her health and strength,
we sought to hear her story from her
own lips, and here give it to our read
ers, in her own language.
LAS you know, my name is MRS.
Jas. M. Todd, and for the heneft Of
suffering humanity, | wish through
the Argus, to tell the world at large
what may seem to them, as well as
myself, a miracle.
Eight years ago was afflicted
with what DOCTOR called nervous
prostration. The following spring
was taken with rheumatism, COM
mencing first in my arms and hands,
and leaving them 1t would 60 directly
to my head and heart. ! cannot de-
scribe what ! suffered. The only
way could get my breath was to sit
where the air would blow directly on
me. Thus lived and suffered for
two years, when the affection left my
arms and went directly to my feet.
Again was taken to doctors, and
they said had infammatory rheuma-
tism in its worst form. My feet were
SO swollen that it was impossible for
for me to wear anything upon them,
my hands were drawn out OF shape,
and ! could only sit up q few min
utes at a time' and often wished death
would END my suffering.
''Ihe9 another yearOt misery, doc
torlng all the time, and using every
remedy could hear OIL when' as .
last resort, | went to Ann Arbor,
where could have the advice OF not
only one, but many physicians. They
pronounced my trouble inflammatory
and muscular rheumatism, said IT
was brought on ny hard work, and II
rest did not cure me nothing would,
for medicines would not do 1t. !
again went to the city, and was treat
ed by one OF our best physicians, but
grew more helpless, and at last went
to i've with my daughter thinking
could not live long was then as
helpless as child, and after lying
down a while, could not raise my
arms to cover myself, nor speak until
shaken or lifted up. One ofmy limbs
was entirely helpless, and the skin
was dry and cracked until it would
bleed.
"From a tall, straight woman Of
over five feet, was drawn all out Of
shape, my eyes were swollen shut
more than half the time, my knee
joints out OF place, no strength TO
raise Or drngg for Aiphtpan months had
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Tourist-Dr. Slade, the coroner,
seems to be very enterprising man.
Col. Handy Polk-Enterpriainl You
betl Tell YOU what he done last sum.
mer when the circus was here. One Of
the curiosities in the side show was an
Egyptian mummy. Slade seized the
mummy, rounded up jury, brought
In verdict of dead from unknown
causes" and charged the county his
regular fee with compound interest
from the time Of Moses. Truth.
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Captain Sweeney, U. S. A., San
Diego, Cal. says; "Shiloh's catarrh
Remedy is the first medicine | have
ever found that would do me any
good" Price SOC. Sold by Gulick
the druggist.