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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05
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understand that it is SO quiet in
Omaha since the passing OF Ak-Sar Ben
that most of the people have nothing to
do save to sit and reflect upon the wild
dissipation of that n3ver to be forgotten
carnival week. One young and enter
prising Omahan who derived especial
enjoyment from the excitement Of the
fete makes practice of consuming a
large quantity of absinthe twice a week
solely for the purpose Of living again in
the mad revels Of the Feast Of Mon
DAMN. He says he can see all the
COLLINS and gnomes and gold and
glitter that marked the passing OF
Ak-Sar- Ben, and each time that he
places himself under the influence Of
the opalrsque liquid he enjoys in all it's
equisiteness the ecstacy OF his brilliant
appearance as a Knight, and is again
in the seventh heaven Of delight.
dancing with beautiful Isadore Rush at
the court ball. From all accounts
am afraid Ak-Sar- Ben has really turned
the heads Of the good people Of Omaha,
as feared it would. sm sincerely
sorry. Omaha used to be such a nice,
quiet, we'll conducted place for Lincoln
people to visit when in need OF rest. 1t
has become far too frivolous.
Every Monday morning the Rev.
Frank Crane holds down several col
umns Of the Omaha Bee with his
pulpit Editorials" l have always
doubted the benefits Of minister's con-
nection with a newspaper. just as l
doubt the propriety Of his connection
with the theatre or the stock exchange
or any other strictly temporal and
worldly enterprise. know that much
can be said in favor Of the church un-
bending and coming down to the COM
mon needs Of common humanity, but /
think that after all the greatest need OF
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

like children who take piece OF chalk
and write some obscenity on the side
walk; it offends everyone who passes
until some Samaritan rubs il out. Only
this can not be rubbed out from the
minds Of those whom it traduces. Call
a mao names and he forgets il. Call
woman names and her happy uncon-
seriousness Of self 10 forever gone. She
thinks when she looks into another's
face that he must be thinking OF that
insinuation. In an old fairy tale the
wicked stepmother tried to destroy the
prince, her SOL in laws. faith in her step
daughter. When the stepmother was
asked what punishment was meet for
such person she answered: He should
be shut up alive in cask stuck full OF
charp spikes and rolled down hill" l
would the anonymous letter writer OF
Lincoln might be put in similar cask
and rolled down hill.
For nearly eight years ! have read
the Bee. Sunday. for the first time.
came across something clever in it. and
/ think more Of Mr.. Rosewater's paper
now than ever did before. Something
good has come out OF the Bee, and the
event ought to be celebrated. A couple
Of weeks ago the World. Herald started
the report that Mr.. Rosewater was in
the last stages Of consumption or heart
disease or something, and that he would
soon retire from the management Of the
Bee. Sunday there was an editorial en-
titled, waiting for Some One to Die"
1t was related how G. M. Hitchcock after
having expended patrimony OF half
million dollars in trying to make a sue
cess OF the World Herald was still far
short OF the mark and waiting for some
one to die The writer went on to say:
1T may be unbecoming. but it is never
theless sad, solemn and melancholy
duty for the editor Of this paper to con-
tinue to live on for while longer. even
though he would like to accommodate
the man who has been so patiently de
laying his LIES work while waiting for
some one tn die Were il not indeli cate
on our part to offer advice to man who
has never been known to act upon any
mans advice, we would gently intimate
that in all probability he is not likely to
inherit the kingdom which he covets.
II tho long awaited vacancy in the
editorial chair OF The Bee should occur,
as it will sooner or later. and no man
is found competent to fill that place. 1t
is still unlikely that the patronage OF
The Bee would drop like baked pigeons
into the open mouth of any man who
can do nothing and build up nothing
until some one dies. II there shall be
a void created in the Omaha newspaper
field il will have to be filled by man
of brains, ability and integrity OF pur-
pose Such a man will doubtless turn
up at the proper time. but it will not be
a man who is waiting for some one to
die"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

addresses that emanated from the
league headquarters in this city with
Fitzgerald's name attached were
written by the man who is now general
secretary OF the national alliance. A
few years ago when the Cronin excite
ment was at its height newspaper cor
respondents in this city used to go to
President Fitzgerald in the morning
and ask for some Official expression.
They would come back again in the
afternoon and get an interview" writ
ten by Mr.. Sutton. The new general
secretary is one of the ablest men
interested in the Irish cause. He is q
scholar Of no mean ability, and what he
writes and says has in it much OF the
true Irish fire. lie is intensely loyal to
his native country. venture to say
there is no more sta1nch advocate OF
Irish independence in the alliance than
Mr.. Sutton. and Lis zeal will show
forth in way that will attract atten-
ton.
A dentist i'm this town has set a
dangerous precedent. He made a set Of
teeth for woman and then because she
couldn't complete the payments therefor
he sent for her and took the teeth out
and wouldn't give them back until they
were replevined by legal process. Has
it come to this? Are the unfeeliDg
me rchants going to come after US and
take our shoes and hats and clothes
ETC., just because We can't pay for them?
II dentist can take back his teeth a
merchant can. with equal pr"priety take
back his clothing. 1t would be a little
awkward to have haberdasher or a
tailor or a shoe man come up to US
when we are out in good society and in.
sist on having his neckcloth or his
clothes or his shoes. Debtors have
some rights which creditors are bound
to respect-this sounds like Mr.. Bryan,
but it's not and the line should be
drawn at teeth and other things that
we carry around with US.
There is a little serpent in India six
inches long. as big around as your finger
and just the color OF the dust that it
glides about in. Rudyard Kipling tells
abou. it in "Rikki tiki-tavi," one OF the
jungle Book" tales. There is absolute
ly no cure for those who are stung by
it. They must die, 1t is the most
dangerous serpent known because its
color and size make it practically invis-
ible. 1t has no brave challenge like the
rattle snake, nor the brilliant color. nor
hooded head Of other snakes. 1t is az il
the dust on which We lay our kindred
hand were to roll itself into cylinder
and strike us without warning. Such a
reptile would have been exterminated
by the frortiersmen if they had found
them here. Some envenomed dust, in
visible and fatal, in form fashioned like
a man, still. skulks in Lincoln. 1t writes
anonymous letters defaming the most
blameless Of our neighbors and friends.
and sends them out by the hundreds.
The names read like a roll OF honor.
They represent the purest and best in
the city. Caesars wife would not be
safe from such an attack as this 1t is
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

humanity is for a little OF that calm
pure spiritu force and strength. such
as the church ought to give but can
not give il it become worldly and mum
dane like everything else. For the mis-
sion OF the church has never been to
drive men to righteousness. hut to offer
it to those who choose it freely. to give
the life OF the spirit to those who are
aweary Of the life OF the flesh. Through
the glory and fall OF paganism, through
the chaos OF the dark ages. through the
turmoil OF the Reformation. through the
frivolity Of modern civilization, the
church has never lost its first dignity
its first benediction. Whatever else it
may have been or may not have been.
it has remained Industrious, dig
nified. C ,nservative. apart. silent. i'm
movable witness OF the life spiritual in
all the transient ebb and How of the
life temporal. should hate to see the
church lose all this now and becoms
editorial and commercial and political
1t is the only institution left us which
has any calm or quiet assurance, any
claim upon the life Of the spirit. and il
the salt lose its SAVIOR wherewith shall
the earth be sailed?
am not in sympathy with any Of the
sensational departures Of the pulpit.
do not think that converted gamblers
should be recognized by the clergy nor
that Sc 1sational sermons advance the
cause Of the church. A minister has
NO need to advertise himself in a news
paper. A church has no right to 60
into politics or commerce. There is a
species Of clergyman, and his name is
legion, who is enchanted with his own
astuteness and prides himself upon
combining the qualities of financier.
a politician and a theatrical manager.
He sells at an advantage the corner lots
that his wealthy parishoner donated for
a church site; he works his deacons into
the city council, he builds up the social
side of his church until the theatres
close their doors because they can't
stand the competition with church
socials and concerts. This sort Of a
clergyman is the kind much sought
after. His church Gebt lie paid and his
pews are never empty. Perhaps it is
foolish scruple and yet there are some
OF US who have slight objections to
"whooping up the church Of Christ.
auctioning salvation under the hammer
and rIshing of the Kingdom CT Heaven
like Wichita town lots upon the
public whether it is willing or not.
John p Sutton, who was elect ed
general secretary OF the newly formed
Irish national alliance, an organization
that looks directly to Irish national
independence, a cause that the national
league aud the land league squinted at,
is, / believe, we'll qualified for the post.
Mr.. Sutton was for many years a resi-
dent OF Lincoln, and it is no secret that
he was power in the affairs Of the
Irish National league. John Fitzgerald
was the ostensible head Of the organ
izaticn, but Mr. Sutton was the power
that moved Mr.. Fitzgerald. All Of the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

Mr.. Harwood disclaims any political
significance in his visit to Washington.
He saw Mr.. Morton, Of course, but init
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-20
Abeut the Human Nose.

Except In regard to shape, theories
about noses are varied. There are
Roman noses. Greek noses, cogitative
noses, hawk noses, snub noses and
celestial or turn.up noses. The
Roman IL aquiline In shape and 10
said to indicate great decision, energy,
firmness, absence OF refinement aud
disregard for nl:eties OF life. This
was the nose Of the Romans, the con.
querers OF the world. people who.
despite their association with the
refinement OF Greece, remained un-
polished. Says an English writer !:
1.-The Roman nose is common to great
soldiers, % 1t is to others who have
been characterised by vast energy
and perseverance In overcoming great
obstacles. without regard to personal
ease or the welfare OF their fellowmen.
The Greek nose 10 perfectly straight,
and any deviation must be carefully
noticed. II 1t tends to convexity II
approaches the Roman and the char.
acter IL improved by an accession OF
energy. On the other hand, when II
tends to convexity 1t partakss OF the
celestial. and the character 10 weak
ened. It should be fine. we'll chiseled,
but not sharp. The Greek nose In
dicates refinement OF character, love
for the fine arts and literature; as
tuteness. craft and . preference for
indirect rather than direct action.
Its owner ID not without some energy
In pursuit OF that which IL agreeable
to his tastes. but unlike the owner
OF the Roman nose he cannot exert
himself In opposition to his tastes.
As the name and mental character.
ist.cs suggest, this was the nose OF
the ancient Greeks. whose trlumphs
In art, philosophy, poetry and acute
reasoning are we'll known, Just as are
their craitiness and deceit.
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Antiquity Of Beds.

The ancients slept on the floor or OF
a divan covered with skins, During tho
middle ages beds We're made Of rushes,
heather or straw. 1t Is believed that
feather beds were known to the Rom.
ans, since mention In one of the poets
of men 80 luxurious that they slept on
feathers il supposed to refer to this
kind of beds. Heliogablus had an air
cushion, and also an air mattress, 21s
or 222 A. ID.
Feather beds were employed by the
better classes In England during the
days o. Henry VIII, though they were
considered luxurles and were expcn.
sive. The bedsteads OF the Egyptians,
Romans and Greeks closely resembled
our cOuches.
The Russian peasants place their beds
on top of the family oven for the sake
of the warmth given forth by the Ore.
To the present day bedsteads In Hol.
land and some parts Of Germany arc At.
ted up with two feather beds, on one
of which the sleeper lies, while the 9th.
or IL used for covering.
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To Women Who Ride Wheels.
It has often been asserted that cycling

It has often been asserted that cycling
ID injurious to women. There II lit.
tie truth In the assertion. Paraphras.
Ing one Of Lincoln's sentences, would
modify It and say that cycling ID
harmful to some women all OF the time;
to oil women some Of the time; but not
to all women all Of the time.
There 10 no reason to think that a
healthy woman can be injured by using
the wheel. provided she does not over.
exert herself by riding too long . time.
or too fast. or up too steep hills. and pro
vided she does not ride when common
sense and physiology alike forbid any
needless exertion; and provided also
she does not get the bad habit of stoop-
ing over the handle bar; and there ia
reason, not merely to think. but to
know, that many women are greatly
benefited by the exercise. There are
certain anatomical and physiological
peculiarities which make 1t far more
dangerous for a woman than for man
to undergo excessive physical strain
but II she be careful to avoid strain
cycling is both beneficial and safe fol
any woman who Is free from organic
disease.--J. w. Roosevelt, NJ. d., In
Scribners Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-20
Fighting the Thistle.

Western farmers find that Individual
attempts ut fighting the Russian thistle
avail nothing. because the plague grows
again faster than the individual farmer
can find time to hoe 1t down. 30 they
all unite as often as convenient, to
have "hoeing bees" In designated 10.
calities. The details of operations are
settled by the town councils, every one
In the neighborhood takes day OF to
fight thistlcs, and In this way 1t Is pos.
sible to make ut least some stand
against the persevering plague and to
keep some sections fairly free for other
than thistle crOps.-Philadelphia Press.
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An Old Army Horse.

We are not aware that the Gov
eminent has any old horse in its
keeping such as Ernst" describes.
There was q horse named Comanche.
the most celebrated In the United
States, which was kept for q long
time after he ceased to DO useful, but
he died Thursday, November 5, 1891,
at Fort Riley, Mo. He had been long
useful in the cavalry service. He
was As years old, and was the only
living thing that escaped the mas.
sacre ut the battle OF Little Big
Horn, where General Custer and his
command were killed. He was one
OF the original mount OF the Seventh
Cavalry, which regiment was organ
ICED In 1865, and had been In almost
every battle with the Indian service.
After the battle OF Little Big Horn
no was found covered with wounds,
riderless and ssddleless. some dis
lance from the scene Of the massa.
Gre. He was taken taken In charge
by Captain Rowlan and sent TO Fort
Riley, whore for fourteen years hs
was not subject to bride. and was In
charge OF the Seventh Cavalry. He
died otsld age. His skin. 1t Is un-
derstood, was stuffed and mounted,
and kept In the museum OF the
Kansas State University. brooklyn
Eagle
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MATERIAL ron A NEST.


4 Bird stole q Tcn.Doilar Bill and
Used II a. q Lining.
A $40 bill, which had mysteriously
disappeared. was recovered by Assist.
ant Coin Teller Phil Turpln Of the Sub
treasury in a peculiar manner. He has
q beautiful farm out on Cliff Creek,
near the Little Miami River. In that
section birds fairly abound. One even.
Ing, about the beginning of May, Mr..
Turpin was getting ready to attend 4
soiree at his next neighbours in New.
town, about two miles distant. The
weather, 1t will be remembered, ut that
time was unusually warm, and lie left
the windows Of his room open.
Mr.. Turpin had taken his money,
among which was a $40 bill, and laid
It on a center table, intending to put
Il IN q pocket Of his other trousers.
The room Is at the corner Of the house,
and has windows on both sides.
He stationed himself Mt one Of the
windows and commenced to shave.
The birds were singing outside and ny.
Ing about the house and through the
open windows joyful, no doubt, at the
advent Of spring, while others were
busy In trees building nests. 1t was luz
ury to shave amid such surroundings,
and when Mr.. Turpin finished he look.
ed slecker than ever. After washing
he prepared to don his Sunday .go.to.
meeting clothes. After he arranged his
nccktie to give the best effect he went
to the center table and began picking
up his money. but was not O little sur.
prlsed to find $40 bill missing. He
thought that the wind might have
blown It on the floor, and he began look.
ing there for It.
After long time spent In vain, he
gave up the search there. He then
went out into the yard and began hunt.
ing among the flowers and grass for II,
thinking that It might have been blown
through the open window, but he had
to 20 to that soiree minus $40 note.
Day before yesterday the severe wind
storm blew q robins nest out Of tree
near the front porch. Mr.. Turpin pick.
ed the nest up, and was about to cast II
away when he noticed what seemed to
be piece Of paper Of peculiar color.
He examined II. and found It to be
currency Of some denomination, but II
was not until he had carefully torn the
nest apart that he discovered II to be
q SO bin. 1t was apparently the one he
had lost couple Of weeks ago, bird
having flown into the room and snatch
ed up the money. The bill was In
pretty bad condition, and he redeemed
It at the treasury yesterday .-Clncin.
nati Enquirer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-20
A New Cure for Appendicitis.

OF late years q fearful dread has
gone abroad that every one who eats
fruits with small seeds in them II pref.
" sure to run the risk Of dying fear.
full death by appendicitis or be forced to
undergo q dangerous operation. 30
strong has this dread taken hold Of the
public mind that thousands refuse to
eat small fruits when seeds have to be
eaten with them. Grapes IRE always
pitted by them, and blackbcrries, and
even raspberries. with their small. In.
sidious seeds. are taken entirely from
the bill Of fare.
The fact Is that appendicitis occurs
very rarely, and the percentage Of peo.
pie who eat fruit with seeds In them
that are caught Is insignlfcantly small.
When the complaint does seize one It
Il not necessary to resort to IN opera.
ton, except in severe cnses. nor In It
absolutely necessary to die. The latest
and most successful cure Is to admin.
lister internally from one to two ounces
Of sweet oil every three hours until the
pain and fever are relieved. The seed
which causes the trouble irritates the
muscular tissue 80 that congestion fol.
lows, and this may soon cause inflam.
nation Of very serious character.
Sweet oil, administered In time and
faithfully, allays the infiammatory con.
dition. reduces temperature and relaxes
the tension Of the muscular coating Of
the intestines and appendix. Besides
that 1t takes the seed or all foreign sub.
stances with II, and effects complete
cure. The patient should be kept In bed
and poultices should be applied very
hot over the seat Of pain.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-20

chine. The form of the kite Is quite
new. 1t is made of cotton cloth and
cedar, and several Of them may be
strung on an ordinary line, thus ma
terially increasing the lifting power.
The cut shows the inventor seated
on cross.piece attached to the line.
Four Of the kites were on the line, and
with the wind blowing about twenty.
one miles an hour they lifted weight
of 24O pounds. The inventor says that
a group Of such kites, propelled by n
motor. would make flying machine,
and that, In any case, they would fur.
nish means of lifting flying machlnc
into the air. without the use Of rail.
way. as suggested by Mr.. Maxim. Que
advantage Of this form Of kite is the
ense with which passenger may dc.
scend by pulling In the line.
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Presence Of Mind,

The fault Of exaggeration Is com.
mon one, but not all who indulge II
have tho presence Of mind to retrieve
their blunders rs did a certain admiral.
He was describing voyage. ut supper,
one night.
"While cruising In the Pacific" said
he. tive passed an island which was
positively red with Holsters"
"But," interrupted one Of the guests,
"lobstcrs are not red until boiled"
"Of course not" replied the admiral,
nothing dauntetl, "but this was vol.
canIc island with boiling springs"
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In 1t. The crane moves back and
forth by hand, and It runs very easily.
From either side of the traveller are sus.
pended chains, which part about half
way down, and have loops at the end,
In which the poles of the stretcher are
Inserted. These chains are raised and
lowered by an electric motor on the
traveller.
While the patient lies on the cot with
the wire stretcher under him the poles
are inserted In the rings. An attend.
ant turns the switch and the uncon-
scious man Is smoothly and swiftly lift.
cd Into the air. Then he Is rolled along
and lowered into the porcelain bath
tub filed with Ice and water. The time
he remains In this tub depends alto.
gether upon his condition. It varies
usually from Is minutes to half an
hour. If he were in normal condi.
tlon he would be pretty nearly frozen
In that time. but with temperature
of 100 or 100. as was the case with the
first subject on which the apparatus
was used, the Ice doesn't chill very
quickly.
After the patient has remained in the
Ice water as long as the surgeon thinks
necessary, lie Is again lifted by the cleo.
trio crane. and Is carried to a cot, where
bags Of Ice water are kept under his
head. This sunstroke ward Is a large
and airy room, beautifully tiled, and
finished oil In white, but the patient
does not remain there long. As soon
rs he begins to recover, he needs plenty
Of fresh air. and so he Is placed in the
elevator and taken to the roof, where
nc lies under m awning In a great iron
cage. which prevents him from jump.
ing of or wandering away.
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She Woulin't Get One.

In Philadelphia, the other day, an
old lady from the country took her
stand directly In the center Of a
trolley track. She soon spied a
messenger boy, who, with hat perched
on one side, was coming along whls-
Ting popular air. Say, little boy"
inquired she, "would you tell me where
I could get trolley carp "Yes,
ma'am," was the prompt reply: ''stand
where you are, an you'll get one right
In the neck"