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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02
A Sublime Appetite

They were seated at the restaurant
table, he looking over the menu, when
she said, gushingly,-
do you know, dear, l have always
longed for the society Of congenial soul,
one who loved the good. the true
Pigs feet, baked beans. cold tripe,
griddle- cakes,-which will you have?"
interrupted "dear" at this point.
I'll take them ALL" was the soulful
answer.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02
Sonnet

Ere baffied Winter, at fair Springs first
nod,
His weakened forces northward home
hath led,
While remnant drifts ABOUT our path
are spread,
The crocus bursts the bondage Of the
sod;
And, 10! where late among the snow We
we trod,
The blossom sunward lifts its dainty
head,
White. purple, gold, along the garden
bed,
To catch the first warm glances OF it's
god.
Thus, in some gloomy season of the
heart,
When sorrow all our Joy hath over
spread,
And ev'ry voice seems but to make
us sad,
New hopes arise are pain can all depart;
We fling aside the discomfort and
dread,
And go our way with faces bright
and glad.
Mortimer Mensell.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

ular failing in that, the obvious first step.
A Baptist Salvation army might succeed
better. The connection between water
and the body, and the souls purity is
emphasized by that congregation so
strongly the salvationists might see it.
S. b. ii.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

G. w. Hollowbush. formerly Of Sutton
4 Hollowbush. may befound at Franklin.
Rector's confectionery store, l211 o
street. where he will be pleased to see
his friends, and meet the public. Mr..
Friedman, Of Sweetland Candy Kitchen
Philadelphia, is our candy maker.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02
TRY THE NEW ELECTRICIAN BRUSH
Mrs. DEMAREST'S

1t prevents the hair from turning
gray or falling out, makes it
grow and cleans the scalp better
than a shampo. Mrs. Demorest
treats the hair by the newest
electrical method She is the
only one in the city who does. At
Herpolsheimers
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

II you want the finest candy-all
made here and always fresh-try Frank
NJ. Rector, 1911 o street, the finest con
fectionery store In Lincoln.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02
Never Fails

Where are you going?" said the ba
nana-peel to the passer-by.
'Oh. just taking little trip" replied
the passer-by, as he sat down upon the
sidewalk.-NewY York Tribune.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

who holds it in her arms outside a
church in the dead OF a night illumi.
mated only by the flashes Of terrible
storm, stands between you and thou
sand dollars you can only rail at the
authors insanity. But the Record
wanted a mystery and Mr.. Edwards, the
author OF "Sons and Fathers" has con-
structed one. The person who comes
the nearest to the solution should be
given place in a mad house. He will
have shown rare sympathy with
alienated minds that can not fail to be
beneficial to the insane.
Was there baby in the coffin? II so
whose! Everybody the story mentions
is alive until near the end when only
four survive. Gerald's mother is Rita.
Edward Marion Evan, his father il the
old violinist, but Who is Gerald's father?
The story is one Of heredity and he re-
sembles John Morgan more than any
one else. 1t may turn out his father
was in the coffin foreshortened on &C
count OF the demands of art. This is no
greater absurdity than the explanations
Mr.. Edwards is good enough to make
throughout the story. When Edw ard
Morgan comes into his inheritance he
enters what he has some reason to sup
pose is his grandmother's room. She
died after her son had graduated from
college and returned from long trip
abroad and yet boys jacket, half re-
pair ed is described as resting on the
table with a needle still sticking in it.
This is mystery almost as great as the
paternity one. 1t can not be plausibly
explained. II the last chapter reveals
the reason for all the contradictions and
impossibilities that the story contains,
it should be done in shorthand-one
Issue, of the Record has not columns
enough to contain them. AS mystery
monger the author is a success and evil
IDENTIFY the Record did not want litera-
ture. He who rails reveals that he
struggles against the impotence OF sanity
over insanity.
The statement ia made in several
papers that the Salvation army during
the past five years has nearly doubled
in size in the United States. while in
England and Canada it has lost ground.
This would seem to forebode i'll for the
future Of the movement should the
Volunteers attain to the proportions
hoped for. 1t shows that Ballington
Booth is better manager than his
father. As well as better American.
Patriotism and pisty have been united
in America since the minute men"
took their guns to church with them.
General Booth struck fatal blow at
his supremacy in the American Saliva
ton army when he tried to Anglicise
it.
A Lincoln officer of the Salvation
army, q woman, when asked il the small
detachment here would go over to the
Volunteers used violent language and
gestures in denourcing Ballington and
refused to credit him with honest
motives in leaving the army. She said
she was an officer. Her incorporate
words and fierce gestures place her in
the ranks. However the company here
is a small one and it makes little differ
ence what it decides to do. Their meet
ings are marred by a constant appeal
for money, by the poisonous air and by
a very dirty audience, nor are the band
on the platform as much Of an example OF
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02
the photographer

Is doing the bes and finest work in the city and his
prices the most reasonable Call at the studio
and examine the work and be convinced Remember the
place
1872 =. 18th st.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

Politicians are startled by
it; statesman are provoked
to controversy; every body
reads it. Sold only by
subscription. Drop a card
to the general agent.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-05-02

Is seldom made nowadays
in the book line. But a
tremendous exception to
the general rule, and the
prevailing sensation is
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
rho Kiss EceIesiastso.

At a fashionable wedding party, just
as the happy pair were about to start on
their wedding tour, the pretty little
bride was thanking the clergyman who
had made her and her choice one; on
which the reverend gentleman, who
was an old friend OF the family and a
bit of a wag, said: But. my dear, you
have not paid me my fee"
what is it?' said the bride.
"A kiss. Won't you pay 1t before you
GOT"
"Of course 1 WILL" she answered
blushing and laughing, aud she did.
A severe old maiden lady, standing
by, was terribly shocked at such levity,
and worse, as she thought it. on the
part of the jolly divine; but everyone
else. the bridegroom included, smiled
at the incident. As the old maid, n lit.
tie later. was about to drive away from
tn, door, she put her head out of her
bro hgham window and said severely,
as the parson among others babe her
qdieu:
We'll, Mr.. Clergyman, how about
that ecclesiastical kiss"
Not now" he answered. 81 will give
it to you another time. So very public
here!'
She disappeared. The guests roared,
and the parson scored.-Loudon It'd.
bits.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31

The Home ot the Stark BrOtIIers' Nurseries
Due OF the Biggest Institutions in tho
worId-Its Trade Extends to Nearly
Every Civilized Nation on Earth.

NhA
Every Civilized Nation on Earth.
1t. Louis Republic, January Z. 1891.
Ono of the largest institutions in. his state
is the IT trk Bros Nurseries and Orchards
company in Louis ana, Mo-, and Rockport, III.
The trade of the firm extends not only
many, France, Italy, Hungary and other Ior-
eien countries, hut II has "a number of Gus
TONERS both in New Zealand and Australia.
E1ghiy years ago there ann from hentucky
young man fresh from Old Hickory's New
Orleans campaign. He started the 7 Ir-ery
and planted the first grafted orchard the
state. having brought tde seions on horseback
fir m Kentucky.
The business has dnecen1ed from father Z,
son, aud Is now cnnduc ed by the thirl gene =
at on, assisted by the iourtn. This hrm has
more than 10jI travelling solicitors, and en-
p!oys M re- people in its Offices than would bs
necessary to run II large InanG acturing con-
Germ. ihe extensive packing houses OF the
company are adjacent 10 the city. connected
with tie railroad by special tracks. From
these packing houses hundreds of carloads Of
trees are shipped annually. The nursery
grounds embrace n number of farms COM
veDient tn the city, and even extends to Rock
port, H., where there Is a plant of several
million trees.
The popularity of the concern is the estsb-
lishment of large orchards. Thesa orchards in
~ states ag gregate nearly 50.OU acres and
more than 3,5Ol.OD trees on ths partnership
plan. The firm Is also Interested In about a3
many more trees on the cooperative arrange
hltnt. m nurseries nave Deeh nehelclhi not
only to their home, hut Missouri owes no little
of her prestige as n fruit-growing region to the
progress and work of development of this firm.
The exhibits of this firm, whenever mad,
attract great attention, and do much TO adver.
tise the state. The firm pays large amounts
for new varieties of fruit, and conducts the
largest business of the kind in America, If moi
In the world.
Louisiana, Mo. firms have more travelling
men upoa the road for them than travel out
of amy other city OF the world of Its size. This
is largely due to the large number OF men en-
ntsh their men the most complete up-to-date
outfit ever issued. They are increasing their
lorce OF statesmen daily and room for more.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
How L.uey Trained the Potatoes.

Lucy lives in a big city in n little
house back of which is a roomy yard,
Last spring she told her father that II
wanted to have a garden all OF her
own. SO a piece of ground was staKed
Off and Lucy planted her seeds she
didn't know much about gardening,
and when she was in trouble she asked
her grandfather to help her, One OF
her beds contained potatoes and when
they sprouted she was very happy, IN
deed, and hoed them diligently Two
or three weeks after they began to bios
som and 1t was not long pefore tne
whole bed was a mass of bright niue
white flowers. At this Lucy was much
concerned. She knew that potatoes
grew in the ground, for she hhd seen
them dug. But how could they start II
the blossoms were on top of the bushes:
Unfortunately Lucy's grandfather had
gone away for a visit and she cohidh .
nsk him to explain the queer onduc Ht
her garden. She must meet tho prob
lem herself.
60 one morning she went ont with
her hoe, bent over the potato plants anu
buried the blossoms in the earth so mat
the potatoes could begin to grow nav
ing thus trained her unruiy plants sne
drew a little Sigh of content ana lei'
them.
Fortunately her grandfather return
ed the next day in time to rescue inc
blossoms and Lucy took . little lesson
about hsw plants srewt
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31

Apretty little story comes from Balti-
more. At a fair held there for the benc-
fit Of a church a little girl named Rose
had worked very hard while the fair
was in progress to sell various things
that were intrusted to her. A doll va
at n of the booths that was to be
voted to the most popular little girl,
and Roses name was among others a
candidate for this prize, The child
was very anxious to possess the lovely
doll, which seemed to her the most
beautiful thing in the world. On the
evening OF the drawing little Rose
could hardly wait, but when the num-
bers began to be read off it was noticed
that she was not around. Someone
went to look after her and found her
in a part of the room where the crowd
was least, on her knees saying over n
little childish prayer which begged
that the doll baby might he sent to her.
The sight brought tears TO the eyes OF
those who saw and listened. Just as
she finished the word was sent among
her friends that Rose had indeed earn
ed the doll, and a second later, so touch
ed was everyone with her childish faith,
1t was huriedly snatched from the table
and put In her arms. Happiness heamed
all over her baby face as she carried
her treasure around the room, and ev-
erybody who saw her was as glad as
she was that she had got IT,
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
MArrERj.



That rubber should be carefully KEEP
Away from oil, rs oil soitens and ma1ei
it unit for use.
That n gauze veil is the best protec.
zion FOR a sensitive skin during ho'
weather, and on no account should I
thick veil with large spots be worn.
That one doesn't "make calls" any
more, but "pays visits" instead. Al
if it made any difference, only wher
one is in Rome one must do as thu
Romans do.
That old paint and varnish may b
removed by an emulsion formed of tive
parts of ammonia shaken up with one
part of turpentine. 1t will soften then
so they may easily be scraped of.
That Turkish ~toweling in pure whit.
is considered the most correct thing
for the covering of chairs and couchei
in the summer sitting-room. The
toweling, while apt to show dirt more
quickly than other fabrics, may yet
be sent to the wash tub, its place in
the mean time being taken by a fresh
set of the same, whence it energies as
daintily fresh and attractive as ever
New York Recorder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
MALAGA IN JULY.


The Old Spanish City las Little Il
Ofer the sight-Scer.
1t vas July, and we had arrived at
Malaga from Mnrseilles by water. The
town Icy white and shining under a
barren amphitheater Of mountains. Be-
tween 1t and the Vinuesa was a great
stretch OF hot, hazy, shimmering, sunlit
water. over which little boats, each
with white awning up, pulled out TO
meet us. We had read In Mr.. Hare's
"Wanderings in Spain" of the extortion
and shocking of Malaga's
boatmen; the same story was in Muir
ray, with an added warning to keep oul
temper. But we had no trouble.
Once we had landed. and on the open
quay J. had unstrapped and unlocked
all our bags for a customs officer, who
was too lazy to look into them; and at
the Hotel Victoria the landlord had
given us a large, clean. airy, brick floor
ed bedroom. for which he asked less
than the guide book told us to beat him
down to; we were free, without further
delay or bother. to make our plans and
he off on the road at any moment we
chose.
But first of all We went out to have a
look at Malaga. Who was ii said that
sightseeing ia the art of diSappoint-
ment2 Surely we had not come all this
way to the town of Hamet ell ZeEri, to
walk through brand-new, wide streets.
lined with big modern shops and clubs
and cafes. The huge interior Of the
cathedral was unimpressive. The
broken walls of the old Moorish fortress
stood on the top of far too high a hill
to be climbed in the staring sunshine
Of a July day. And even Murray could
direct us to nothing else but a plain,
bare church, where the banner of st.
Ferdinand is said to hang, which we
found fast shut; and an old Moorish
arch, now neatly restored; and a river,
dried up by the blazing sun of a tropical
summer, with a railway track running
down the middle of its bed, between
groups Of wooden shanties. We met
women In black lace mantillas, or else
In long, pointed shawls, a gay flower
stuck in their hair, and men with clean
shaven faces. in low, broad brimmed
hats and wide red belts. We saw plenty
of donkeys in bright, gaudy trappings.
but this was all the costume. We ought
to have known better than to expect
more. Still, somehow, its absence add
ed to the grayness Of our first impress
siOn.-Century.
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Rome,s Water sunnly.

The city which has not only the best
water supply in proportion to its popu.
lation, but also the largest water supply
of any city in the world, is Rome, This
is owing to the fact that the ancient
Romans built enormous aqueducta
which poured into the city, in the time
of the Emperors, 8s0,OO0.oO0 gallons
daily, amounting to 100 gallons for each
~inhabitant. The amount of water now
supplied Is 200, oo0,0 900 gallons daily.
amounting to $40 gallons a day for each
inhabitant! The reason of the great in.
crease Of the amount per inhabitant, Is,
of course, that the population is very
much less now than during the empire.
The vast a%queducts striding on huge
arches across the Campagna and still
bringing copious supplies Of water
from the Apennines and the Alban hills,
are among the most striking features OF
modern Rome" Compared with Rome,
all other great cities are but poorly sup
piled. Chicago, Sidney and Buffalo
have about 120 gallons daily per inhab-
liant, New York 70, Msrseilles 30, Paris
80, London So, Hamburg ~. Manches.
ter obtaining its water from Lake Thrill.
mere, and Glasgow from Loeb Katrine
can both boast an inexhaustible supply
of the sweetest kind.
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Caurnrnia,s King of runs.

The Great Tun OF Heidelberg. which
for 40 years has been the largest cask
In the world and as such has gained
fame in history, has been eclipsed by
the erection Of a monster va In a vine
yard near Fresno, Cal, which will be
known rs the King of Tuns,
The Great Tun held $4,000 gallons
but for years it has not been used
as the vineyards of Heidelberg Castle
did not produce sufficient grapes. The
King of Tuns holds 10000 gallons. be
ing almost twice as large as the Great
fun.
In the construction Of the California
King of Tuns enough lumber was used
10 erect a mansion, and two carloads
of steel were required for the hoops.
The giant cask stands 30 feet high. is
&c feet In diameter and will held thirty
carloads of wine. In addition to this
monster, there are three other tuns in
the same vineyard. which are larger
than the Great Tun, but they are
dwArfs alongside the big fellow.
The King of Tuns is built of the ma
1--WE u Sailitlh MA iuhi
Der was cut especially for 1t, and but
one piece in ten would pass the re-
Quired inspection, as not a mot or a
flaw was allowed. The wood was sea
soned for two years before the cask
was built. The St. George vineyard,
in which the largest tun in the world
was built. produces annually a quarter
of a million gallons of wine.
This enormous vat was not built MS
Il curiosity, but for service, and will
he filled each year. George II. Malta,
one of the owners of the st. George
vineyard, explains that In order to in
sure a sufficient supply of wine that
will be of uniform quality 1t is neces-
sary that 1t shall be mixed together.
Two watts filed at the same time and
treated as nearly alike as ia possible
will be found to have a different flavor.
The King Of Tuns Is n of the most
prominent objects In the Fresno Val
ley. 1t towers high over all the other
buildings, and a be seen for miles
in any direction. 1t is so substantially
built that 1t is expected to last for
centuries. Longfellow mentions the
Great Tun at Heidelberg in his "Hype-
RON" Perhaps some future novelist
will weave a romance about the King
of Tuns at Fresno.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
The man who has no use for the gold.

The man who has no use for the gold
en- rule In a horse trade, had better, be
watched everywhere.
One shot In the wing means a wound
ed bird, no matter how fast 1t may be
dying when 1t lie hit.
Love is the greatest thing in the
world. and yet nine people out of every
ten are after money.
The man who q say, THE Lord Is
my strength" will always be able to
easily carry his burden.
The acorn that makes the forest is
bigger than the forest. but we fail to
realize it. as we pick 1t up from under
our feet.
Some parents fail In leading their
children to Christ, because the subject
of religion is never mentioned In the
home except at prayers.
Jesus never preached any higher
about anything that he lived. He en-
phasized every sermon by showing
what it meant in his own life.
A star Is added to the soul winners
crown when an old man is saved. but
when a child is put into the arms Of
Christ, 1t may mean a whole Milky
Way.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31


A noted cntomolcgist who had been
writing on the wonderful feats oil
strength as exhibited in the beetle fam
lily tells the following: Il selected Che
says "a common black water-beetle,
weighing four and two-tenths grains,
and found that he was able TO carry a
load Of shot in a small bag. the whole
weighing eight and n quarter ounces,
or exactly eight hundred and fifty times
the weight Of the insect. If a man
weighing one hundred and fifty pounds
could carry as much proportionately
he could shoulder a forty-1ve ton loco
motive and then chain q train of cars
together and take the whole lot across
the country at the rate OF Ave miles an
hour"
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ME WASHER AND THE LADY.

He Came, Saw, aud Carried Home for
n Lady Two Flower Pots.
Like all big cities, Paris has its nash
ers. They annoy the ladies often
enough, but, as a rule, they are harm
less fools, after all, Here is the latest
little story of a masher and a beautiful
lady, which the Paris papers are print
ing and which the Sun translates:
At the DUAL aux Fleurs on market
day, a beauty arrived on foot. So did
n masher. He fixed his loving eyes
upon. She paid no attention to him.
He persisted, and vainly ~endeavored
to engage her in conversation. Finally
she purchased two big geraniums.
DO you live far from here, madam"
asked the dude.
The lady made no answer at first;
but after an instant's reflection, prompt
ed by the size of the geranium pots and
plants, and the necessity Of employing
q commissaire, she replied, sweetly;
Rue du Louvre, 90"
"Oh," exclaimed the masher, "you
can't carry such a burden SO far! Al
low me TO help you"
She smiled, but, in the language of the
duelists, instead of abandoning to him
the choice" of pots, she pointed to both,
and smiled again. The masher put a
pot under each arm. and, equipped in
that way, went off with the lady.
/ When they came to the Rue du Louvre,
90, she stopped, thanked the dude, and
stretched out her beautiful little hands
for the fower-pots,
But the masher politely insisted upon
carrying them up to her apartment.
''Ihe trouble Is" said the lady, 81
live on the top floor and there is no ele'
vator."
81 would not be surprised II you told
me hat you lived way up in heaven.
Angels live there" said the enthusiastic
masher.
.Well, come, Them said the lady, in
the golden tones in which the Divine
Sarah in cleopatra" addresses her
Tony.
So up they went until they came to
the abode of the sorceress. She rang
the bell. Heavy footsteps were heard
inside. The door was opened, and 0
ine-looking man appeared.
ALLOW me to introduce you to my
husband, sir" said the lady. my
dear" she added, addressing her infe-
rier portion, this gentleman has been
kind enough to carry these plants for
me all the way from the iower-market
and up the stairs, too, as you see"
Good enough" snid the big fellow.
Here, my man, here is a twenty-cent
piece. &c and get a drink
The dude started down the stairs at a
lively rate, without waiting for his
pourboire, and, as he was going down,
he could hear the ringing laugh of the
lady and the hoarse 'ha! ka!' of the
happy husband.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-07-31
New York's Fire Department.

- NHNA hAsH
Every city In the United States shows
local pride in its firemen. Ench claims
that It's department is one of the best
If not the best in the country, The ri
valry between some OF the cities is at
times quite amusing, and there is much
discussion upon the merits Of their
own firemen; but New York City TN
doubtedly occupies to-day the cnviablc
position of having, all things consider
ed. the most thoroughly equipped and
most efficient fire service in the world,
The apparatus is of the hest. The
horses, selected with care and judg-
ment, are magnificent animals; and the
men, picked from those thought to he
best adapted for the work they must
perform, Ire subjected to a most rigid
physical examination before they are
admitted to the service, and afterwGrd
are trained In a school of instruction at
fire headquarters that is complete in
itsef.-St. Nicholas.