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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23
MISS PENELOPE, OMAHA


money and takes your choice. Speak
ing about paying your money, DIR. Lee
has flashed some rather pronounced
negligee shirts on his circle this spring.
One OF them a black and white, very
stylish, but q trifie extreme as to the
width of the stripe. This one, / repeat,
threw one of his friends in a trance on
coming in view of il suddenly. Upon his
awakening he asked weakly, Doc,
where did you get that shirt. at Brown
ing & Kings or the Tent and Awning
company's?" / am not encouraging such
familiarity. / think IL ought TO be sup
pressed.
The Woman's club expects Francis
Walker Friday. You know he sings
beautifully and goes about the country
to introduce the Derthick course of
music. 1t is a literary music course,
or more properly course in the litera-
ture of music. and is especially adapted
to people who do not know a thing
about music. That's the reason l men,
ton ii. / thought you might like to
join.
Yesterday 1 saw a tiny maiden sitting
on a curb stone and blowing the down
off dandelion balls and then chasing
the elusive bits in the vain endeavor
to recapture them. She set me to think
ing sat down beside her and said Sc
riously, MY dear child, you cannot get
those little white stars again" But /
want to pit 'em back some more" You
cannot, dear, and when you grow to
be a big lady you will find that the
beautiful things you throw away You
can never find again. You had a little
brother once and he cried night and day
for the moon. The people who took care
of him grew tired and set bucket of
water in the yard. The little boy looked
in ii and thought the moon had come
down to him. He reached down eager
ly. When he stood up again there was
no curl in his hair, no starch in his
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23
ARTIN PICTURES AND FRAMES

Beautiful and artistic photographs
who does not admire them? Have you
examined the work now being done in
this line by the Elite Studio, Z. w.
Townsend, proprietor, 226 SO Eleventh
ST? Experts declare this work to be
unsurpassed. Mr.. Townsend uses all
the latest appliances and ideas in
photography. and his work gives him
the title Of art photographer. The
Ellie studio is also headquarters for
frames and mould;ngs. Frames can be
made Up in any style, and the stock is
the largest and best assorted in
the city. Fine photographs and moul-
dings at the Elite Studio.
226 So. 18th st
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23

Purple Pansy. Her MUiesty's Per
fume, has that delicate, get refined and
lasting odor, much desired by the con
sumner. Riggs, the Druggist. is head
quarters for all the latest Toilet arti
cles. corner Twelfth and o streets.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23
SPECIAL CARE

is taken in the manufacture OF all con-
fections by our expert candy makers,
who are supported with the very best
and purest materials and have the
latest appliances with which to execute
their work. "Ephemar" 1211 o st.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23

If / should happen to go any place
refer you to the Excelsior for my adj
dress. The only way l can get in is as
contributor to that too sweet for any
thing weakly, is to subscribe my name
to an out of town address. Yours to
the bitter end, PENELOPE
Omaha, May 20, 1896.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-23

For the best soda water, ices and
candy. bon bons, etc, The COURIER
recommends Frank NJ Rector, 1911 o
street.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
District Day in the House.

1t was District day in the House yester-
day. That means it was the one day in
the month which the House of Represents.
tives. the lower branch of our city council,
has set apart for the transaction OF Dis
trict business. Naturally, 1t would be sup
posed that this one day would be scrupu
lousy devoted to consider and dispose OF
as many as possible of the important mat
tiers that concern our people. What was
done. however, was the passage of one COM
paratively unimpor!ant bill. When that
to other business.
Assuming that the session will run until
July-say six months lonGer-the District
Committee will have six more da Us I'm which
to bring local business before the House.
If every day is frittered away as was the
case yesterday, ii will mean that the inter
ests of the Distric: will be virtually ne
elected and that the session will come to
close without anything of Importance
having been attended To. Right here. it
may be remarked, is Il good reason why
there should DE change in the form OF
District government, which would give the
people a chance to administer their own
affairs.
AT the beginning of every Congress, as
soon as the committees have been APP
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
ORGANIZATION and Obedience.

The phenomenal success of the Salvation
Army must be attributed, of course, IN
the largest degreee to its unwearying. per-
sistent, unselfish labors among the lowly,
from whose ranks it has largely recruited
itself Recently, however, the world has got
another iukling of the reason why the army
is so rapidly and effectively advancing
and planting its banners in apparently most
unpromising places, and wrestles success
fully there with sin and suffering, with
misery and wretchedness. Implicit ODE
dieDce to orders is the secret. This abso-
lutte submission to discipline and to direc-
tons from headquarters is to be found no.
where else save in the order of Loyola. 1t
is literally the embodiment of the scriptural
Come, and be cometh; go, and he goeth."
Gen Ballington Booth and his wife have
done Invaluable work for and with the
army in this country. They may be said
to have made 1t what it is. By means of
energy. kindliness and exemplary conduct
they have welded the army into COM
pact organization, the usefulness of which
is made apparent every day. Mrs. Booth
especially has endeared herself to thou
sands of her soldiers, to whom she has
been sister and friend and helper, and
strong. friendships have been formed by
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

pointed by the Speaker. the chairman OF
the District Committee causesit to be known
that he will devote himself assiduously to
the interests OF the District. So far as the
work in the committee Is concerned this
promise is kept, with more or less con-
sistency. The different subcommittee as "A
rule work diligently. and the whole commit
tee generally has full complement of mem-
bers present Oniis regular meeting days. No
fault can be found in this respect, but the
trouble is with the House.
The prepare ton of work by the commit
tee is all for naught. if proper time is not
given to bring that business before the
House and obtain action upon 1t. II Wash
ington had a city council, that body would
meet not less than twice a month. probably
every week. As it is, only one day each
month is set apart by the House. 1t is not
too much to demand that this day be not
frittered away In other business, but that
the chairman Of the committee shall insist
to the last point upon having IL FOR the busi-
ness of the District. and nothing else, and
the Speaker should bring his authority and
power to bear in the same direction.
Whenever Congress gets tired of acting as
city council for the District, 1t need but
turn the job over 10 our citizens.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

Mrs. Kate Barrett set herself right in the
Evening Times yesterday regarding her
remarks the other night, on the Hope and
Help Mission work, and The Times is glad
ally misquoted and more yet because she
fully agrees with what The Times has
always commended for respecting the dis
position TO be made of the Division. Mrs.
Barrett is emphatic in her Condemnatio
of the segregation OF a section of the city
that abuts on the principal thOrOughfare
and lies between it and some of the most
interesting and most frequented public
parks and buildings as Il center of vice
and crime and lawlcssness. She wonders
what the men OF the city can be thinking OF
to let such a plague spot exist within a
few yards of large stores and theaters
frequented by their wives and daughters
and sisters.
The Division is the blacklist spot on
Washington's fame as Il ely In no other
city in the United States, certainly in none
OF the great cities of Europe is vice allowed
thus TO flaunt itself before the public eye
In no otker city are the infamous resorts
in which every law, human and divine,
is violated at every hour OF the day and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Cha mpion of the People.

Editor Times: Because l am interested
in the progress of humanity, the honesty of
public servants and the exposure of selfish
ness and hypocrisy in people who have been
concealing those sins under 4 garb of
seeming saintIincss. write 10 commend the
exposures which The Times has made. I
cannot find words to adequately express my
satisfaction at the neat manner in which
The Times. through the talent of Miss
Wilbur and its other reporters. has given
to the public the inside facts of the work
house and of the con,emptible methods in
the mail bag shop.
OF all the people with whom 1 have dis
cussed these matters, 1 have met but one
who did not have the same feelings of COM
mendation for The Times that have.
You are the champion of the people; there
is no doubt about it. You ought to prosper,
as no doubt you Will.
Count on me as your supporter in all your
battles for the oppressed. L. c. PALMER.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

q ENATOR-ETECT II. d. MONEY and
~ family of Mississippi registered at the
Metropolitan last night. Col. Money
has just come off victorious in one of The
hottest Senatorial contests his State has
had for years.
For opponents he had ex-Congrcssinen
Allen and Hooker, both distinguished men,
ana Gov. Lowrry, ali avowed candidates,
and Gov-elect McLaurin. who, although
he denied that he was a candidate. was
being pushed by his friends for the Senator.
ship.
There was great deal of talk about n
deadlock" said Cot. Money last night, blu,
it was entirely among the opposition, and
the wish was father to the thought. Even
before a ballot had been cast the talk of
a deadlock was started. and they did all
they could 10 prevent balloting.
only twenty ballots We're necessary.
as it was. But. although none Of the
field dropped out. the combine could not
hold together. On the the first ballot
got sixty-elght votes. on the second seventy
four. on the third seventy nine. and then
ii ran on up. / am very tired. and ought
TO have been here long ago attending TO
business. but they wouldn't let me Off"
Col. Moneys wife and two daughters,
and his son. H. ID. Money, jr., are with him
at the hotel.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Its Independence



The Times has never been accused OF truck
ling to the will OF special interests where
those interests were in conflict with the
welfare OF the people. This fact and this
alone has given IL the confidence OF its
readers, who represent the intellectual and
reasoning elements OF the Washington
public. Its circulation exceeds In Number
by many thousands the circulation attained
by any other daily paper now or ever pub
lished III the District OF Columbia. In max
ing this statement il is not necessary for
The Times to resort to eyasive language.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES Is
LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY PAPER,
MORNING OR EVENING, as is attcsted
by it's weekly sworn statement.
CIRCULATION BRINGS RESULTS, and
sirewd advertisers have not been tardy in
awaiting themselves of the opportunity
given Them. To such as have not yet tried
The Times as an advertising medium
reference need only be made TO the thrifty
appearance of its columns devoted 10 the
business announcements OF Washinglon's
representative merchants To show what
Others think Of it.
An average OF more than thrty-four
thousand daily subscribers Is the best iesti-
muuial To lis merits as Il newspaper.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Old Glory on the SchoolhouseS.

The petition to Congress Of the Woman's
Relief Corps that $1,000 be appropriated
for the purchase of flags to float over the
public school buildings in the District of
Columbia during school hours, ought TO
bring forth without much delay a bill
embudying the action asked for. In ad
,ition 10 the Balch salute to the flag,
which now is a regular part OF the daily.
routine, this display of Old Glory, the Wo-
mans Relief Corps thinks, would be another
and powerful means OF causing patriotic
ideas and aspirations TO shoot in the minds
OF the children.
In nearly all the States and territories
of the Union the custom Of flying the stars
and stripes over the schoolhouses obtains
at the present time. The practice has been
found to make an excellent impression upon
both boys and girls and is rapidly being
introduced in places where heretofore it has
not been known At first it startles the
youngsters by reason of the novelty; soon
the bright colcrs attract their attention;
they try 10 count the stripes and the stars
rs the flag floats in the breeze, and they
begin to ask questions as To the meaning
OF all these different features.
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this couple. without the slightest pre-
vious warning, without word of censure
or praise upon the work done by them.
without assigning any reason for the
change, orders have come to them from
headquarters in London, to prepare at
once to surrender their command in this
country and go to another fled
To persons capable of forming strong at
tachments this order, which involves the
severing of all ties and the yielding OF
whatever plans for future operations they
may have cherished, cannot have been
other than crushing blow. Yet not one
word of murmur or complaint. With a sim
plcity that is nothing less than heroic
they say that, though they regret to part
from SO many dear friends they are ready
to obey orders and go at once. Their ill.,
dividuaity, their pride in the particular
work they had done, their aspirations TO
further success, all count for nothing
against that one word from their COM
mander-in-chief: Co..
1t Is this complete surrender OF the in
dividual to principle and to n directing
force which makes the Salvation Army
stand out as the most remarkable re-
ligious organization Of the age.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Four War Songs.

The chip on the lingo shoulder grows beau
'ifully less impss,ns.-Boston Herald.
The nations 81 the world are just now
busily engaged in the study of geography,
but we do not fancy that any new ma rs will
be required very Wilmington News.
Since President Cleveland issued mis- IA
nous Venezuelan message the Republican
members of Congress have been doing all in
their power TO manufacture political ca pi-
tai out of the great International ISSUE
Detroit Free Press.
The story that the President had called
on the Florida militia to he in readiness to
act against Cuba is denied. of course. II
the President really wanted efficient help
from that quarter he would call on a Flor
ida Iynching party.-Buffalo Express.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

CTATE SENATOR BoiEs PENRosE
y of Philadelphia. Senator's Quay's right
hand man in Pennsylvania politics,
is at The Arlington. Senator Penrose is
the Lexow of Philadelphia, and during the
past six months has had sonie rather tur-
bulent political experiences.
During the recent n!ayoralty contest he
was the accepted candidate of Il combine
formed by Quay and composed OF Dave
Martin, Chris. MCGEE, Hastings and War
wick, the present mayor. On the night
before the convention, however, Martin,
to the utter surprise OF the Republicans
throughout the State, turned Penrose down
and caused the nomination OF Warwick.
1t was on tie dry Following the conven-
ton that Quay made the remarkable speech
in the Senate, Gcuouncing Martin for bis
treachcry. Penrosc and his friends made
no fight against the party ticket, but, as
a result or that, tire hottest political fight
in the history of the State followed last
summer, during the campaign for dele
gates to the national convention.
Quay and Pcnrose routed the opposition in
dire confusion. tn the face OF Overwhelming
odds. Recently the fight was renewed, and
although the Quay faction elected the
majority OF delegates to tie convention
they were not successful in getting Tos-
session of the State political machine.
Senator Penrosc is now here to consult
with Quay as to further warfare. The
senator is a tall and decidedly handsome
young man. with black mustaChC and "a
very modest manner.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

There is pretty severe sting in the
petition of Mrs. Waller, wife of the former
United States consul imprisoned in France
which was presented to Congress yester-
day. In asking the national legislature
to take some action looking to her hus-
bands release, she declared that were he
a British subject he would have been
free man long since. This is pretty
serious accusation to be brought against
the government by one of its citizens, but
il is not altogether without some truth.
England would first insist upon the proper
her subject and discuss the equities of
the case later on. On the other hand
the United States to the exclusion of more
positive proceedings.
the blood tingle in ones veins to think that
a man whom the government once thought
worthy of representing it abroad, should
have been thrown into a foreign prison
after trial by military tribunal, con-
demned to twenty years Incarceration,
slowly wasting away under the hardships
and privations of prison life, and yet
nothing more energetic done than the in
terchange of a few diplomatic notes. One
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Wipe Out the Plague Spot.

night, the cherished pets OF the municipal
authorities, as they seem to be here in
Washington. The Commissioners have
autocratic power to put a stop to the law
lessness in the Division. By one stroke
of the pen they can close every house, but
with pcrsistcncy worthy OF a better cause
they decline to do so. Why, is known
only to themselves. MAJOR Moore, chief
of police, has only to give one imperative
order to Lieut. Amiss and the Division is no
more Why he does not do so. is known
only to himself The absolute fact which
stands forth in bold relief is that the
Division exists. dens OF vice, speak-easics
and all
The people of Washington have a right to
look to Congress for relief in this emergency.
1t can Iegislate the Division out OF eN-
isteDce. II can pass u bill directing the
Commissioners to take such action as
viii wipe it out. Better yet, Congress
can condemn the whole area embraced in
the Division for government uses and
reserve IL for the erection OF public build
ings to form a connecting link between the
Treasury a nd the new postoffice.
Something ought to be done; somebody
ought to act. The Division ought to go.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
FILIBUSTERS' BADLUCK.
Vessel They Sailed in Sprung II Leak
Off Long Island.

Vessel They Sailed In Sprung II Leak
Off Long Island.
Boston, Jan. 2S.-Last Sunday the steam
er j. W. Hawkins. commanded by Capt.
Woodrow. sailed from New York, with a
party OF between Z 5 and 90 men, bound, it
is claimed. for Cuba, where the party, it 10
alleged, was to enter the ranks of the in
surgent army.
When the steamer was off the eastern
end of Long Island she sprung a serious
leak. and the water gained SO rapidly that
all hands were obliged to take to the boats.
Monday morning the men were picked up
by passing schooners. among which was the
threemasted schooner Helen II. Benedict,
Capt. Brockett. bound from Norfolk for
Boston. The Benedict picked up twenty
five of the men and landed them at Vineyard
Haven late last night, from which place
they were transferred this morning by the
steamer Susie d., and landed at Woods
Holl. where they boarded an early train for
New York.
Tnr- were very reticent about giving
particulars of the disaster. and little could
be learned from them. 1t is supposed that
all hands were saved.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Mrs. Walters Petition.

thing the Cnited States should have insisted
upon with all possible energy, and that is
the immediate revision of all the charges
against Waller by n civil court, where he
could have the benefit of all proper forms
and procedures of law and proper counsel
to defend his case.
With practical unanimity the press OF
the country has csponsed Walters case.
Almost without exception it has urged
that the government should act promptly
and vigorously to obtain Walters release
country meetings have been held, by peo.
pie of his own race, as well as of others,
ing that something more than smooth talk
he brought to bear upon the French govern
ment TO cause 1t to give Waller fair
showing. In spite of all this expression of
public feeling on the subject the calm
protests made by Ambassador Eust is against
the manner and method of Walters trial
and Imprisonment are all our government
has accomplished.
Meanwhile Waller fingers on, and it
may be that some day the news will reach
this country that one of its citizens has
died in French prison.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Correction From Mr.. Stnlee.

Editor Times:-ID an article Rare Old
Photographs" published in The Sunday
Morning Times, there were wo statements
made that were absolutely untrue and
which ] trust you will correct at once.
Mr. Brady, seeing that the location on
Thirteenth and streets was not a good
one, succeeded in securing a large loan
for the purpose of remodelliDg the premises,
11O7 street. and fitting it as q first-class
studio The studio and collection were
both sold at trustees sale over a year go
and is now being catalogued by me for
exhibition at my studio. ] am sure you
did not wish to iniure a business man but
that your article was unintent ionally wrong.
W. II. STALEE.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Drowned in N Swami.

wilmington. Del. Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Rebecca
Gibbs. who lived with her son on farm
about a mile and half from Camden.
started home on Friday night from the latter
place, where she had been visiting. She he
came lews dered. ipsi her way. ard wan
dered into swamp. and, in her frantic
efforts to extricate herself LOST her balance
and fell headforenost in the soft mire and
was drowned. Her son hunted through the
fields all Saturday in search of her. and on
Sunday found her body lying head down
ward in four feet q mud and water.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

The flag is an object lesson. The clever
teacher can make the story it represents
of abiding interest to the pupils. She can
tell the story of how the flag came to be;
what the stripes stand for; the history Of
every star. and weave around each partic-
ular item such wealth of national glory
as to make every youngsters heart beat
higher and his eyes grow brighter.
In the monarchical countries of Europe
the national flag floats everywhere. Not
only this, but the children see it in the
almost daily military paradee and frequent
military pageants. They are taught that
it represents the strength and power and
honor of their nation. They are thus made
To love and revere it.
Such is the purpose of the Woman's Relief
Corps petition. These women want the
children to see Old Glory as they come near
the schuulhpuse in the morning; they want
them 10 See and salute it as they enter
the schoolroom; they want it to be the
last thing the children see when they quit
the school after the days work is over.
Congress will hardly take other than favor
able action upon 50 patriotic request.