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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-04

church.
rhis club gave unique perfoa nance
. couple Of weeks ego. The younger
members, the daughtsrs, cousins and
nieces and % on, donned the raj
ments. and Assumed the msnners
and tricks Of speech OF the older
ladies, the leaders Of the club,
and had parliamentary sitting. 1t was
clevsrly done am told. bot one or two
Of the ladies' were little core over the
extremely realistic presentation Of their
somewhat pronounced peculiarities aud
/ don't blame them.
Do you know think its nice and
scarey to be sitting up late and writing
articles, it 10 almost midnight and ths
wind 10 bowling like Bedlamite in 4
6t.." Papa called up little bit ago and
sale IL had to pay the gas bills I would
probably 60 to bed earlier. This lack Of
sympathy hurts u.eof course, hut shall
60 right on.
o! do you know! can you believe it:
Eleanora Dase 10 to be wet the first Of
May. Here is q chance to multiply
ecstacy. OF course We will have to
pay for il, but after all three dollars is
not great deal to pay for seeing and
hearing the greatest living actress.
d. II. Wheeler, ir.. had q whole week
NJ ,r~rp In NhscaUo think n,n haa n
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-04

Do0o0o0ooo000 Ooo0o0oooo0o0
bridegroom ~ douTt know = thing
about him.
Speaking about marriage. John Gar
nesu. Who ussd frequently to visit his
brothsr. Joseph Garneau. Of American
Biscuit fame. wnen they lived here. 10
about to be married. You say. "What
Of it!" % did l-but he 10 going to marry
Mis Wilson Of Nashville. N. @. swell.
suppose he H." you say-so did I-but,
the Chronicler continued, miss Wilson
isimmensely wealthy "Oh. now per-
ceive you weep-your eyes protrude
you are rooted to the spot wherever it
may be. We may neither Of Ne know
John Garneau; We may simply be fami-
liar with joseph Though his excellent
brand OF crackers, but the wealthy
Min Wilson, that's whore they get us.
You know ito money that talks, and We
can't afford to extend the wooden hand
to Miss Wilson under the circumstances.
The Frswley combination trod the
boards at the Creighton last week. I
don't know how successful they we're
financially but that one member Of the
troupe had q good time socially. the
whole town 10 convinced. One OF our
gayeet society girls saw this member Of
the troupe behind the glare OF the
footlights aud conceived . fancy to meet
him. She said to her escort, II must
and viii know that bladeor die trying"
She isn't dead-she tried today-she
knows him, although he has gathered
up his grease paints and departed for
fresh fields to conquer. but the Bud had
driven him about in her stylish trap,
lunched and dined him at the club,
then ~ little parting attention. drove
him to the train. "You must CO." she
sadly said-and he ~ sadly replied, II
have signed to the msnagement-Im must
60"
A Bud. looking up. saw the sun and
desired it. "Oh! sum-" she
called. "how bright you are-how good
to look upon" 1t was midday and the
sun fingered an instant and whispered
weak nothiugs. then moved on. The Bud
threw out her white arms; "Oh! sun,
zee! am ! not fair too. and bright, and
good to look upon!" Yes. you are all
theee," the SIN replied. "but you are
too real to last. lam making a collec-
ton Of artificial Buds" Eleanor, you
are positively getting rude. you don't
zee the point to that! Well. yo1 don't
have to, I've changed my mind. l don't
intend to try to be funny-I shall model
my style after the Ancients. and their
trump card was fables.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M Wilhelm have left
the Paxton and set up their Lares and
Penates, Eleanor, you ought to work in
the foreign languages occasionally, it's
awfully dreesv) in Falconer house. Did
you ever meet Mrs. Wilhelm! She lie
little woman and lovely
singer. She 10 q great friend OF Mrs.
Baum's. whowas. believe, = Miss Funke
Of Lincoln and q dear little woman
she h 81
/ feat sANfully sorry about Mr.. Fal-
coDeris failure. he was one OF our oldest
merchants. but understand he has
80 to Africa to open up shop.
49, that ID q smooth scheme: it al.
ways struck me that the Zulus ought
10 wear mere clothee. those bracelet and
necklace coltumes. besides being not
quito the thing. simply give the jewel
lers . walk over. and freeze the dry
uoof2a man mt
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-04
MISS PENELOPE. OMAHA

Ny Dear Eleanor: well. the Curtain
Raiser hes been played. and il 10 not ~
suning too much to conclude il was
mot On utter failure. since TIE CoURIER
rung up the drop.
Now the serious business 10 about to
begin. I have found out even ut this
tender. budding period Of my journals
tic career. that there 10 nothing % ab.
solutsly solemn - trying to Be fanny.
You must be something. whom CORES
ponding with . newspaper. either funny.
OF awfully smart. and after reflection.
have decided on the former. Mamma
said, why don't you be perfectly nat
ural Psnelope!~ and Bob. my brother.
aid, abetter be iat. Pen, it viii be
sasisr Tor you." I suggested that the
Joke smacked tribe Of the Middle
Asss-and be agreed With me. adding
that the applicatio Of it in this case
was the only thing worth mentioning. !
think IL there 10 anything perfectly hate
ful, it 10 q smarty Alec boy. lam sorry
Bob has found out sbt ut my literary -.
pirations, because every once in q while
he frightsus me hall 70 death. A feW
evenings ago there were callers ct the
house. and Bob. on one occasion, said:
oh! ny. Mr.. Doane. DO you KNOW Peu's
got Z new wheel in her head lstely!"
Thsn Will Dosne, Who 10 ~ polite - he
b good looking. which 10 saying great
deal, replied: .What 10 that Boby"
When was about to swoon away. my
interesting brother turned it Cd, and
said: 20: she's got notion to ride .
bike; won't she look . daisy in bloom
ers!" / think Mama ought to keep Bob
out Of the parior. but he just runs the
horse.
Idon't suppose these are the things
you wat to hear sbout-but the temp
tation to talk about ones self 10 terrible.
I notice you suffer from it-but Why
should We be censured -we have illus
trious examples. Senator 1hurston has
been talking about himself for one solid
month, while John L. Webster, John c.
Gown and John G. Wharton have been
swapping their fingers ut Teacher
wanting chance to talk about them-
selves-or 60 after bucket Of water. or
something Tor relief, but il didn't come.
The senator shed bis lifeis blood in the
convention Saturday-for the fourth
time in two weeks by nv personal count.
/ think it looks we'll to be interested 10
politics, and really feel that unless he
has pawn tickets for the redemption OF
some al il it won't hold out until after
the national convention.
But you want to hear some news!
You ought to subscribe for q Council
Bluffs paper-but here's bit: Mr..
e. W. Dixon, Of the Orchard Wilhelm
tirm, and bachelor Of the first degree.
gave . very pretty dinner at McTague's
TO . few choice spirits on Tuesday
evening last. AZ some Of the girls were
my friends and ! don't want them to be
excommunicated. / shall refrain from
liatins the guests. The table was
covered with ferns and American
Beauties and the menu comprised Ill
the delicacies Of the seasoas-isn' tthat
legitluate description? Mr.. Dixon =
nhou,t IN leave for Nav York CITY h
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Sirainia 9ree 2tess.
WHAT MAKES THEM POOR.

a FREQ Silver kindergarten Lesson For
the Benefit OF Those Who Need 1t.
What is it makes some people poor?
The crime Of 1878.
How did that "crime cause poverty!
By striking down one-half Of the mon
ey Of the country.
How much silver money was there III
the United States in 1873:
Less than $4,000, 0OO-
How much have we now?
Six hundred and twenty-five million
dollars.
Does this increase of about $3.50, 0O0,-
600 look like a reduction III the volume
Of our silver money?
So Senator Stewart says
What causes floods, cyclones, droughts,
weevil, bollworms, grasshoppers, 60
piers and other evils which injure the
formers and planters crops?
The gold standard.
What will make the COWS give more
milk, the sheep grow more wool, the
hogs weigh twice as much and the hens
lay bigger eggs?
The silver standard.
Name some Of the silver standard
countries.
China, India and Mexico.
Are the people Of those countries more
prosperous than the American farmers
and workers?
No; they are a great deal poorer.
Why has not their silver money made
those countries rich?
Ask something easier
If there are more poor people in silver
standard countries than in gold using
nations, how would free coinage Of 90
cent dollars abolish poverty in the Unit
ed States?
That is one Of the things that nobody
can find out
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her Cas,oria-
When she was Child, she cried for CastoTis.
When she became Mss she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gsyethem castoria.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
The People, Not the Politicians. WIN Win.

Dcprcciaic the Moucy Win Which They Ar,
Paid, aud the Result Is Obtained.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
silver and the Fan In Prices.

The Philadelphia American, a paper
published in a sound money city, but
devoted to the cause Of free coinage, re-
peats, in recent issue, the stale old as
sertion thatit is the adoption Of the gold
standard which has caused such mark
ed decline in prices Without going into
the general question Of the effect which
the quantity Of money in a country has
on the prices Of goods, it is only needful
TO point TO the fact that prices have fall
en- inst the same in countries on a silver
basis as in those using gold. Wheat is
cheaper in America than it was some
years ago. 1t is also cheaper in India
and Russia, both silver standard coun-
tries--in fact, it is largely the competi-
ton of their low priced wheat which has
brought down the price Of American
wheat.
Can The American explain why the
cheap silver Of Russia and India has not
kept up prices in those countries? II
using more silver would benefit oul
farmers by giving them higher prices,
why has it not done so where silver Is
the only money used? How can we ex-
pect that a bushel of wheat will buy
more goods, if measured by silver dollars,
when it is found that in countries which
have always had the silver standard
wheat brings no more than i'll Americai
These are questions which the be-
levers in sound money have been asking
over since the present agitation for free
coinage was started Is it not about time
that the silverites tried to answer themi
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

The Journal has always stood for
sound money and contended that the re-
suit Of the discussion would be the tri
umph Of that doctrine 1t did not do
this in the spirit of prophecy, but be-
cause it was convinced that the good
sense of the people could bring them to
no other conclusion. The politicians may
manipulate and make a great showing
on the free silver side, but when one
comes to talk to the people at large,
when.the question is presented to them,
there is but one result possible. Mil
waukee Journal
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Barber Shop.
Paint

IF YOU are going 10 paint your house. you
will find 10 TO your advantage 90 call and
see our stock of Paints The brand we are car
rying this year is Our Own Goods, a strictly
pure Linseed OIL and Lead Paint that sells for
al. so per gallon. Our own Guarantee viii be
given TO insure its Purity. Also. Roofing and
Fencing Paint at 81 90 per gallon.
April o. 90. AlSQUIIH g 20.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

Mixed Trains Nos. 444 and 400 leave Charles
Town at 2l2 a. IN. and 4.23 p. m, stopping at
all stations, and arriving at Harpers Ferry at
$50 a. m. and 5.l4 p. m.
On Sunday mixed train leaves at l0.4O p. m.
and arrives at Harper's Ferry ll.2O.
sOUTHBOUND. 4I3s 4O5s f19'
Stations. Pass. Pass. Pass
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
DISEASES OF THE sKIN.

DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
The intense itching and smar,ing Incl
dent To- eczcma, letter, salt-rheUm, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed by
APPLYING Chamberlains Eye and Skin
Ointment Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by 1t. 1t Is equally
efficient for itching piles and a favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains frost bites, and chronic sore eyes
For sale by druggists at . cents per box.
Try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, they
lrei lust whata horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic blood purifier and vermifuge.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
10 LOWER WAGES.

Scheme to Reduce the Pay of Lsborer.
without Strikes and Lookouts.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Must Consider the German Vote.

1t may be in this crisis that the Ger
mans viii play Il specially important
role. In the east they are altogether
sound upon the silver question, and in
the west the preponderance Of German
sentiment is sound. If the conventions
perceive that they Will have to reckon
with the German vote, the influence Of
that vote will not be lost.-New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

OFFERS 20 the people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance I'm g safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance. which is much cheaper than
Tie rates usually charged, and keeps the money
40 home Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday
DrRrcroRs-Jos. Trapneu, Henry B. Deyen-
port. j.. Garland Hurst. John w. Rider W. h.
II. Lewis. R. Preston Chew, Vim. J.. Wilson,
Eugene Baker. S. w. Washington, II. l.. snyder
William C. Frazier. John ii. little, Jacob 5.
Melvin. e. G. w. Herr, isaac j. Strider.
ISAAC IL. STRIDEB............... ...... President.
jill. B. DAYENPORI,............. ........ treasurer.
EXECUTIVE CoMNIrrEE-J. q. Hurst VIM
III. n. Lewis. Eugene Baker, Isaac RI. Stnder'
Jos. Trapuel, s. w. Washington.
Local s.-Niddleway-J. G.. Shirley
Harper's Ferrv-Chas f. Trail Shepherds
town j S. Fleming Charlestown-Nashng-
ton N Alexander.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Charles Town Real Estate
Agency.
A. G.. WYNKOOp.
Real Estate Agent,

ATToRNEYATL and NoTARYPUBLIo
Offices in Real Estate Exchange Building. On.
posite Carter House,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

1no A Washington. r. w. Alexander.
Washington & Alexander,
Insurance Agency,
Omce Gibson Building, Cherries Town, W. Va.
Representing the following Companies:
The old and reliable
ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford, Conn.
Giving the best results to policy holders, and
which has q larger amount OF policies IN
Jefferson County than all other Lie
Insurance Companies together.
LIVERPOOL & London & Globe, Of England
Manchester Fire Assurance Co., OF Eng
land Scottish Union and National OF
Scotland. and the Royal Insurance
Co.. of Liverpool, the largest
foreign Companies doing
business in America.
ETNA. OF HARTFORD,
The largest and most popular Fire Insurance
Company m America.
Peabody, Of Wheeling, W. Va.
Jefferson, of Wheeling.
German Fire, Of Wheeling.
Fire and Marine, Of Wheeling.
Phoenix, of Hartford.
Virginia Fire and Marine Of Richmond Va
Georgia Home, Of Columbus Ga.
Fire Association, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Continental, Of New York.
Merchants Insurance Co, of Newark, n. j.
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
All losses promptly adjusted and paid at our
OihCe
AGENTS:
is. FLEMING. Shepherdsiowu, W, Va.
CHAS. II. TRAIL, Harpers Ferry, W. Va
A sworn statement of the conditions OF all
Foreign Insurance Companies represented IN
this Agency will be found at the Clerk once,
I'M compliance with the State laws.
We solicit q continuance OF your patronage
Respectfully,
WASHINGTON q ALEXANDER.
February Is, 1895
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

The following is the suggestive head.
ing Of an article in The Sun Of Lexing
ton, Ky:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Restaurant.

MEALS AT ALL LEGAL HOURS.
Roast Stew, Bake, BrOil.
Artistic cookingforp private families a speciality
Ny motto is that Of George Washington
and the Jesuit,
"Exitus acta probat."
VIM. WALKER.
South George street
Opp. livery of Carter House
Jan. %, 1896.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10
Wheat Bought.

lam prepared to clean wheat az my Eieva-
tor in this place. and viii receive WHEAT IN
THE ROUGH OR CLEANED
/ will receive cleaned wheat 40 all dep0ts i'm
the county.
VIII be glad 20 make an otter for any Grain,
Hay or Seeds you may have to sell.
b. @. WASHINGTON, Agt.
July l9, 1898.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-06-10

New Potomac herring in barrels, halves and
quarters Lake herring in % ID kegs. Shad
roe in kits, all for sale cheap at C.. D. Eby's.
G. A and fine salt, cheap at c. D. Eby's
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-20
Two Kinds of Heroism.

No one Is irretrievably lost In whom
the sense of honor survives. A Paris
paper recounts the case Of n woman
who had been arrested, convicted OF
some offense, and sentenced to impris
onment. A detective was taking her tc
the prefecture from WORCESTERSHIRE
by steamer, when at the COncorde
bridge a well-dressed man threw him
self into the river and was drowning
before their eyes.
The officer was a brave man and an
excellent swimmer; it cost him a strug-
gle to see a life lost which he might
save. if he were free to act
'If I were alone" he exclaimed, 81
would save that man"
"Save him." said the woman. Il will
wait for you at the pier"
The officer hesitated for an instant,
and then plunged into the water. He
had barely seized the drowning man
when a boat struck him violently, and
he lost his grip. He dived again, but
vainly, and at last, quite exhausted,
was pulled into a small boat, which
itself narrowly escaped collision with a
steamer.
The heroic officer was cheered by the
crowd who had witnessed his bravery
and the body of the man he had stfiven
to save was recovered later But his
was not the only honorable conduct
shown, for on the pier the woman, true
to her word was waiting for the detec-
tive, and handed him his coat, in the
pocket Of which was the warrant upon
which she had been arrested.
One is glad to learn that her honor
nble conduct will not go unappreciated
When it was reported to the chief of
the department he Immediately ordered
the prisoner to be released in recosni-
ton of her humanity and honor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-20

eighty-nine Of US 0hioans or eighty-nine OF
US Georgians or elghty-nine OF US Yankees
arc not equal 10 eleven foreigners, then we
are starveling, liliputian group OF humun-
Gull that ought to be wiped out OF existence
But now what are the weapons by which,
under our omnipotent leaaer. the real
obstacles in the way OF our country s
evangelization the 10000. mile Seyastopols,,
are to be leveled2 The first columbiad, with
range enough to sweep from eternity TO
eternity, is the Bible, millions OF its copies
going out, millions on milIions-this, the
monarch Of books, that has made all the
difference between China and the United
States. between Africa and America; book
declaring in every style OF phraseolo6y that
all Nations are to be converted, and does
not that include our Natlon2 Ii the
Apocalyptic angel is to fly across the con-
tinentsi will he not fly across this con-
tineEtS The worst Insult could offer you
would be to doubt your veraclty, and shall
we doubt Cots promise? Then there are al
the gospel batteries, manned by 7O,OoO
pastors and home missionaries, over the
head of each one Of whom is the shield OF
divine protection. and In the right hand
Of each the cleaning, two-edged' sword
of the Infinite Spirit Hundreds OF
thousands OF private soldiers for Christ,
marching Under the one staredj blood
striped flag Of Emanuel. They are marching
on! Episcopacy, with the sublime roll OF Its
liturgies; Methodism, with its battle cry
of "The sword of the Lord and John
Wesley the Baptist church. WITH
Oregons and Sacramentos and Mississippi,
and PresbYtarianism moving on with the
battle cry Of 1.-THE sword of the Lord and
John Knox" And then. after awhile will
come the great tides ofrevyal sweeping over
the land; the $780, 900 conversions in 1887
eclipsed by the salvation ofmillions ina day.
and the four American armies OF the Lords
host marching toward each other, the eastern
army marching west, the western army
marching east, the northern army marching
south, the southern army marching nortn;;
Shoulder to shoulder Tramp, tramp, tramp!
Until they meet mid-continent, having taken
America for God!
The thunder of the bombardmant is al
ready in the air, and when the last bridge OF
opposition is taken. and the last portcullis OF
satan IS lifted; dud the last gun Spiked and
the last tower dismantled, and the last
charger OF iniquity shall have been hurled
back upon its launches what time OF re-
ioicinel We will see it. not with these eyes.
which before that will be closed in blessed
sleep. but with strong and better vision,
when the Lord once in awhile gives US va
cation among the doxolog,es to come down
and see the dear old land which pray may
always be the lamb OF the text, mild and
peaceful, inoffansive; but; in ease foreign
Nations assail it, having two horns OF army
and navy strong enough TO hook them back
and hook them down and voice louder
than dragon, yea, louder than ten thou
sand thunders, saying to the pillows OF Ash
attic superstition and European arrogance,
"Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther, and
here shall thy proud waves be stald"'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-20
Brave Volunteers.

1t is gratifying to know that II we
had declared war with Great Britain
we might have counted upon the all
ance of at least one Kickapoo brave
and one hero of the tribe of Sacs ana
Foxes. for they have written to the
President asking for a subvention OF
blankets, and expressing their readi-
ness to take the warpath Immediately.
Such a reinforcement would not
amount to much in point OF numbers,
TO be sure, but it's moral significance
would count for something. The
isolated condition Of England has
of late compelled attention; she
has no friends among the Euro
pean nationallties, and 1t now
seems apparent that she has none
among the American wlgwams, where
Is was formerly supposed that she pre-
served good deal Of influence. a
candid survey of the situation and its
causes will no doubt assure her that
she deserves her unpOpularity. She
must correct her overreaching ways
before she can expect to have any
friends. either among her sister nation
alltles or the alien and sporadic abOr-
igine, not taxed. The country will have
to decline the services Of the two vol
unteering braves for the present. but
Great Britain may see In their offer
what Is In store for her If she should
ever show disposition to break the
peace-New York Tribune.