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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Won His bet.

A misunderstanding farmer stood
In the center of Haymarket square
Thursday looking at the trolley wire.
The electric car came along and
slowed up. They rang the bell and
shouted at him and ordered him to
move. He still kept looking at the
wire and making inarticulate sounds
with his lips.
Get of the earth, you Jersey calfy'
shouted the motorman.
The old man was fairly bumped by
the slow-moving car before he moved
Then he jumped and said: Il did it,
by thunder! Where's my money!"
He looked around cautiously and
then he said: You seen a red-faced
Teller with a white mustache waxed?
I want him. He bet me IS couldn't
look at that ere wire three minutes and
count 200. I've done it.
did you put up the money!"
Sure" was the reply.
Ding dong" went the bell.-Lewis-
ton Journal.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
ENGLISH HAIRDRESSING.
The Hideous Frizzed. Curled Bang SIN
Has Full SWAY.

The Hideous Frizzed, Curled Bang SIN
Has Full SWAY.
Lady Helen Stewart. fashion-lead-
er of England, has decreed that So
ciety-that is, the feminine element
must part it's hair on the side or ex-
pose the foreL-l.. ;,uiltless of coquet-
fish curls, say ~ Philadelphia Press.
And faShion-that is, in England
is beginning to sway bit in her direc-
ton.
While the American girl would look
with horror on this unfeminine coiffeur
for her adoption, yet she gives a sigh
Of relief when she thinks that maybe
Lady Helen's example will take effect
among the world of -Britain's elect.
That frightful, curled, frizzled bang
that the princess of Wales insists up
on retaining has spoiled the faces of
many women who might otherwise
have been called pretty.
I shall never forget once seeing q
famous English actress make her toilet
for reception. She had invited me
to her room. She was combing her
mass of yellow hair down over her
eyes and l thought it was only a trick
OF getting her back hair out Of tangles.
Judge Of my surprise when she frizzed
up this mass with the comb as one
does feathers with a knife and let 1t
hang in front
On went the ever-present English
toque over this heroic bang and did
not wonder that bellboys stared
But she was only arranging her hair
as all Of her set do. Therefore let
every lover Of beauty hope that even
the formality of Lady Helen's plain
forehead may make Roadway against
the untidy, unbecoming coiffeurs Of the
women of the English nobility.
What change the sleek. well-groom-
ed head of the American girl must be
to them!
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
DU MAURIER AND MoscnELsa.

First Meeting of the Two Great Artists
In Gay Bohemin.
We nrst met in Antwerp In the class
rooms Of the famous academy, says
Moscheles in the Century. was paint
Ing and blaguing as one paints and
plaques In the storm and stress period
OF ones artistic development. 1t had
oeen my good fortune to begin my
studies in Paris, where in the Atelier
they're l had cultivated the essentially
French art of chaffing known by the
name Of ia plague Parisienne," and l
now was able to give my less lively
Flemish friends and fellow-students
the full benefit Of my experience. Many
pleasant recollections bound me to
faris. SO when l heard one day
that a 'nouveau" had arrived straight
from my old Atelier Gleyre l was not
a little impatient to make his acquaint-
ance.
The newcomer was Du Maurier. l
sought him out, and, taking II ioI
granted that he was Frenchman,
addressed him in French. We were
soon engaged in lively conversation,
asking and answering questions about
comrades in Paris, and sorting the
threads that associated us with the
same place. Did you know un nomme
Poynter" he asked, exquisiteiy
Frenchifying the name for my benent
l mentally translated this into equally
exquisite English, my version natur-
ally being "a man called Poynter.
Later an American came up. Win
whom l exchanged a few words In his
and my native tongue. What the
deuce are you? English" broke In
Du Maurier. And what the deuce are
YOU" l rejoined. And we then ana
there made friends on a sound inter-
national basis.
1t seemed to me that at this nrst
meeting Du Maurier took me in at q
glance-the eager, hungry glance OF
the caricaturist. He seemed struck oy
my appearance, as well he might BE-
l wore a workman's blouse that had
gradually taken it's color from its sur
roundings. To protect myself from the
fndiscretions of my comrades l nao
painted various warnings on my back,
as, for instance, "Bill stickers, De-
ware" 1T is forbidden to shoot rub
bish here" and the like. My very
black hair. ever inclined to run riot,
was encircled by craftily concealed
band of crochet work, such as only
fond mothers hand could devise, and
was doubtless coloring some meer-
schaum of eccentric design.
1t has always been source of legit-
innate pride to me to think that /
should have been the tool selected by
Providence to sharpen Du Maurier's
pencil. There must have been some
thing in my 'verfluchte physiognomie,"
as a very handsome young German
whom l used to chaff numerically
called it, to reveal to Du Maurier those
dormant capacities which had been be-
trayel in his eager glance
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Three Opinions:

1.-THE CHICAGO RECORD is model
newspaper in every sense of the word
Harrisburg Pa CALL
''7here is no paper published i'm America
that SO nearly approaches the true Journal
isfic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD
From "Newspaperd0m" New York;.
81 have come to the firm conclusion, after
long test and after q wide comparison
with the journals of many cities and coun.
tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes
as near being the ideal daily Journal as we
are for some time likely 10 find on these
mortal shores. PROT. j. 7. Hatfield in
The Evanston IH) Index.
Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions
received by all postmasters address THE CHI
CAGO RECORD, ISL Madison-st.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

The finest ice cream par'ors in the
city are at 1911 o st. "Ephemar."
Canon City coal at the Wbitebreas
Coal and Lime Co.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
CHEAP RATES TO ST PAUL AND
RETURN.

The Northwestern is now selling at
reduced round trip rates, tickets to St
Paul, Minneapolis and numerous re-
sorts in Minnesota. This Is the Short
Line. City office. III South Tenth st..
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
SUMMER TRIPS AT REDUCED


The Northwestern line Is now sell
ing tickets at reduced rates to many
tourist points in the western. northern
and northeastern states and Canada.
Any one desiring a summer trip would
do well to secure our figures before pur-
chasing tickets elsewhere.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

The 'Uncle SAM as the vehicle VIII be
called, when used TO transport passengers
Will accommodate about sixty people. ana
when used as an opera house will have
seating capacity of nearly 500. In con-
struction it is quite a unique affair. 1t Is
two stories. the lower being fitted up with
all the appointments OF first-claSS restau-
rant, while the upper will be used as the
auditorium of the playhouse. IL VIII be
built upon four wheels like any other coach,
only that it will be considerably larger, be-
ing sixteen feet long and twelve feet wide.
The floor OF the playhouse Will be en-
larged by means OF extensions equal 10 The
sidings OF the second story, all OF which
will be safely supported by circus props.
The floor Will be on an incline. and the stage
will be equipped with allthe appOintmentsof
a modern playhouse, such al dressing rooms,
scenery etc. Overhead Will be canvass To
protect patrons from either sun or rain. The
whole VIII he heated by hot air, So as to
make il comfortable IN cool weather
The motive power for the present will be
horses. Mr.. Dewitt being of opinion that
Il team of five or seven will be able TO
haul full load OF fifty or sixty persons.
The machine will be put on the road this
spring for the accommodation of large par
ties of sightseerS, and they are promised
the most satisfactory trip for this pur-
pose ever undertaken.
II is not. however, until fall that Mr..
Dewitt expects to do "a land office busi-
ness then he will have number OF
'.UnCie Sans in operation. making the
rounds carrying campaign parties.
When on the road the interior OF the
coach is used as a kitchen, with shelves
running out against the iron braces on
either side. An opening from the front
of the coach, up into the front part OF the
top, forms passage through which the
The morning times., 1896-04-19
She Was Not to BE Patronlzed.

In spite of the business he had engaged in,
the corner grocer was not devoid OF SYM
pathy for his fellow man. The fact that he
put down 81 cents on the pass book every
time he sold cents worth Of young onions,
was due to his having been born lightning
calculator. In the kindness of his heart
he said to his assistant:
Hiram, you'd better hang sign out In
front of the door where the painters have
been at work. Somebody will come along
and rub against it II you DON'T
That's so,' replied Hiram, 1--WE want to
look out for that Paint costs money these
hard times
He had scarcely concluded his work of
lettering and banging the placard when
the young woman, who has not been
married very long. came around the corner.
She stopped TO look at the notice.
lis there anything we can do for you
today?" asked the grocer.
She paid no attention to him, but read
aioud In thoughtful way, Fresh paint
Then she stepped up to it and put her fore
finger into IL, while the grocer nearly
swooned.
Excuse me, ma am. - he said, 'but that
sign was put there to warn people MOTTO
With look of superb dignity, she said:
1T lookslik very nice paint, Mr. Scooper-
If you are sure that it is perfectly fresh, as
you represent, you may send me pint or
so To try.'-Detroit Free Press.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

was productive of much fun and pleasure
The members OF the orchestra were DR..
Rowland, DR.. Diffenderfer. Mr.. Pennoyer.
Mrs. Katie Phillips; bassO SOLO. Mr Gilbert
A. Clark; cornetist, Dr. Dirfenderfer.
Tuesday evening, April 2s. coneert viii,
he given by Mr.. Arthur d; Mayo, pianist. as
sisted by Mr.. w. D. Mcfarland. tenor. for
which the following fine program is pre-.
pared: Prelude and gavotte, q minor, Bach,
pastoral, scarlatti-Tausig; sonata. flat,
be given by Mr.. Mayo: cayatina, i. Cabe-
letta, Rosslni, Mr.. Mcfarland; imprompttl,
a Flat. Schubert; .Marchen." Rafre: MAR
cia Fantastica," Barqiel; Song Without
Words, OPP. 10, MendelssOhn, Tro!s Ecois-
saises," fantaisie impromptu. Chopin; al
isgro, op. 3. Schumann. Sir. Mayo: THE
role, Menni; Addio Mignon. Thomas; Muir
,:hamiDade. Mr.. Mcfarland; "Hark. Hark.
the Lark Schubert List; Siegmund's
Liebeslied tDie Walkure), Wagner-Ben,
del; "Etnde en- forme de Valse.' ST. Saens.
Mr.. Mayo.
The following prominent musicians will
assist the Madrids Thursday, April 30
Messrs, George Connor, David Bangs. a.
Stern and William II. Conley Misses Alice
Judson. Eleanor Shmons and Antoinette
Warlitz, piano soloist Of the Peabody Con
seryatory, in Baltimore; the Apollo Quar-
tet and Messrs. Brooks aud Denton ard
render several OF their own arrangements
OF melodies from THE Wizard of Inc Nile
Mr.. b. +. Judson has composed aud dedi
Gated n march to this popular musical club
The Columbia Athletic Club and the Elks
have already reserved large portion o.
the house. Many prominent society people
Will also be present, as the Madrids have
been in great demand during the social soa
son as entertainers.
At thelas meeting of the Choral Society
resolutions OF sympathy were adopted, 0o
ca asioned by the death Of Mrs. w. Y. Ellis.
Mrs. Ellis had always been an active ami
The morning times., 1896-04-19
DINNERS IN COLORS.
Feasts Where Food Is Graduated In
Pretty Tints.

How to color things without poison
ing the guests and finding herself in
dicted for manslaughter, is something of
a puzzle to the ambitious house wife who
wants TO raise her feasts above the COM
monpace.
She can give a white dinner. perhaps
without fear of disastrous consequences,
but yellow, or red or a mauve dinner
requires more anxious thought.
The cleverest hostess is the one who
gives shaded dinner-the menu and
decorations shaded, say from pale pink
to dark red. Commence With pink
soup and finish with a red dessert, deep
ly, beautifully red. The flowers deepen
ing from the loyeliest OF blush roses Ia
the crimson OF the Jacqueminot; or ge
raniums of different colors may be used.
Carmine or cherry red or oochineal tine
ture, or the former with a judicous blC-,d-
ing of apricot coIorng, viii produce any
and every shade of red or pink desired,
and as both are harmless and tasteless can
be used without fear.
Aspc jelly is the most accommodating
bit of edible for it easily takes on every
color in a raiDbow-if properly treated
and may appear several times in the course
Of the meal without exciting either surprise
or remark; and first pink to garniSh PINK
dish, later red to decorate a red dish.
For this red dinner, that at present is
is colored with a tablespoonful or two OF
currant Jelly. or q little carmiDe The
sweetbreads may be smothered in puree
of red haricots. Beets, cut in small dice,
may be used to ga rnish another dish.
Cherry sauce for the lamb is made of
cherries boiled in claret and water.
Strawberry jam lends willing hand in
the color scheme, and aspic Jelly, as be-
fore mentioned, colored either red or
pink, serves many a purpose. Cream for
the merngues must be colored red with
the carmine and the cases for the ices
must be red-red crepe paper, perhaps,
shaped like a rose.
Apricot coloriDg and saffron will tint any
thing yellow, and damson- -blue-which can
be bought at the shop-with little carmine,
will make mauyc. A mauve aspic is always
possible, horseradish sauce for roast beef
may be coIored with saffron, delicious
| yellow. Lemon jelly and ice cream are
easily tinted mauve or yellow. Slices OF
yellow tomatoes may serve to garnish q
| dish; frills of yellow crepe paper or mauve
may decorate the French chops; white sauce
| is easi:y tinted yellow and So on and oforth.
| if your feast commences yellow and ends
mauve or vice versa: saffron, apricot color.
| ing, carmine, damson-blue and the thing is
| accomplished.
For mauye and yellow dinner-and just
| here let me assure the reader, one has been
| attempted with the happiest results-the
| courses alternate, first yellow and then
| mauve; with ingenuity, each course might
! combine both. A shaded mauve dinner,
| beginning palest, palest lilac and ending
| deepest, royal purple-ah! the feast of reason
| and flow OF soul is nothing compared to this
| scheme of color. You dream of it for
| DAYS afterwards and wish you could ever
4 dine uDOn mauye.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

accomplished member OF the organization.
The coming production of the Elijah
recalls The work OF the female trio in this
composition when IL was given under the
direction OF Waller Damrosch. Mrs Mer-
sell, Mrs. True and Mrs. Ellis were the
vocaiists on that occasion. The memory ,
charming recollection. The contralto ON
Friday. the 2ith instant. Mrs. Ella Cleya-
land, will be the recipient OF many sOcia
eourtesies during her brief stay in the city.
Miss Mary Helen Howe will be the so
pano soloist tonight at Aliens ODera House
and also on Monday evening at the bene-
1T concert given by tie Morton Cadets.
A pretty new song entitled ''Marv's First
Ball has just been publshed by William
F. Mahoney, OF this city. The words are
by Mary Wright Davis and the music bv
music are in a happy vein, and The song
promises TO become a most popular one.
Mrs. W. E. Parson has permanently re
signed Ter position as soprano III the choir
Of the Church OF the Reformation.
The Sunday Night Music Club celebrated
Donizctti's birthday at The residence %
Miss Ulke, on ; street, playing Il number ?
of selections, including overtures from
his operas.
Miss Berthe Reichenbach was the vocalist,
singing arias selected from six o. them,
,'Lucreta Borgia,'' The Elixir OF Love-
La Favorita.'' Don Pasquale" '.Th.
Daughter OF the Regiment and Lucia
di Lammermoor,' the accompanimentS
being played by the other members OF the
club piano and string quartet.
In addition To the Donizetti numbers til4S
studied the Gypsy Divertissment,' written
by Frank Schubert. us piano duet for tie
daughters OF Count J Johann Esterhazy while
living with them among the Hungarian
gypses The composition was so pleasing
10 Liszt that he orchestrated 1t after
Schuber's death, but II has never been
PLAYED i'll public in Washington, and is
therefore kIio wn obGt fe W of cur musicians.
The other members who took part were
the Misses Elsa and Annie Ulke. RebeCca
Rehrend, Florence King. and MessrS. Lovy,
Ulke, Cohen and Philiips.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
PLAYHOUSE ON WHEELS
Queer Vehicle Designed by a
Washington Man.
CAN BE USED AS A COACH
II is a Model Theater with a Big
Seating Capacity, But as Handy
as Carriage.
CAN BE USED AS A COACH

An opera house on wheels is the latest
invention of the age. and very soon Wash
ingtonians will have an opportunity to
view and criticise what is claimed to be
the most wonderful Thug in the amusement
line yet put out.
The inventor and builder of the port
able opera house is Mr.. j. A De Witt OF
No. 1912 l street northwest, who has
spent years in its construction. 1t is, he
says, the mos. wonderful combination We
hicie ever constructed, aud may be used
either as common carry-ail or movable
playhouse. From the cuts accompanying
it will be seen that when packed for
the road il has the appearance OF an Or
dinary stage coach, but when opened out
presents the appearance OF a large and
airy pavilion.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
A Shooting Star.

life, energetic, good-tempered and never
knew what it was to suffer a headache,
toethacEe or q days illness Of any kind
his excetionallpy good health and happy
disposition to his practical belief in in-
oculation. In every country that he has
visited John X. Rogers has made it point
to hunt up the finest specimen OF physical
manhood and take from his veins few
drops of blood and have 1t injected into
his own. He has carried this habit to such
every civilized nation and many of the
unciviliZed has been grated with his own.
AS a result of the many inoculations
body Is punctured with marks of
peculiar chara cter, and which strikingly foS
Sembles that OF tatooed man. This is
the only embarrassment which he suffe rs
from his eccentric habit, and he is most
forcibly reminded of it when he takes a
Turkish bath
The morning times., 1896-04-19

prepared food is handed up to the hotel
part from below. small stove in the
front OF the interior furnishes the means
OF cooking. and also heats the hotel, when
il is necessary to have heat.
Used as a passenger coach only, the
vehicle can comfortably carry seventy
passengers. While on the road as a pOrta bic
theater, however, Mr.. De Witt expects to
carry company of only about ten people.
During the coming Presidential campaign,
however, Mr.. De Witt proposes TO put his
strange wa gon TO another use. For cam
paigning purposes. he declares, nothing
could be more handy. The stump speakers
could live in the wagon. address from the
sta ge an enclosed audience of 500 people,
and by letting down the sides, in good
weather address 900.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Lawyers asour Rulers.

The President and Cabinet are all law
yers except Mr.. Lamont and Mr.. Morton,
who are editors.
The vocations followed by Senators are
indicated as follows: Lawyers, "a; busi-
ness men, 13; farmers, 8; doctors, 1;
clergymen, L; editors, 2; no data given, 6.
The occupations followed by Representa-
tlves are as follows: Lawyers, 24s; busi-
ness men, II; farmers, 10; editors, 8;
doctors, 6; preachers, 4: printers, 3. Five
give no data as TO vocation. More than
three-quarters of the Senate and more
than two-thirds of the House are lawyers
Harper Weekly.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Grace Hufour Brown viii continue hes
work after the st instant.

work after the lst instant.
Mrs Heitinger sang "Not for Gold or
Precious Stones on Wednesday at a social
occasion in the home Of MIR. Bennett, NO.
1917 Corcoran street.
The comic opera 1.-The Sorcerer.'' by
Gilbert and Sullivan. is new to Washing
ton ton audience n az and will be presented G mere
large chorus. The cast, in part, will be
as follows: Sir Marnaduke PointdextGr.
Charles e. Bell; Alexis, Prof; George W.
John wellington Wells, w. de Ford: Lady
Sangazure, Miss Eva Whitford; airline.
Mrs Milton Odell; Constance, Miss Cassie
Mae knight. The other members OF the
cast will be announced later; This opera
Will be under the direction of Prof. George
w. Lawrence, assisted by his VOCAL pupils,
and Will be given for the benefit of the
table organization.
A very enjoyable musicale was given
ny Prof. Emile E. Mori and his pupils
at The First Reformed Church on las,
Thursday night. The following program
duet, by Patience Mori and Prof. Mori:
Messrs. William Ernst, H. Davis, H. Fit
ton. and W, Potbury; soprano solo,
Spring. Miss orrelI b. Brlggs Mr bass
Pc lPotbury; cornet solo,, solo, NJ; David Get @
by Mori, Misses EtGd and Regina Bart.
lett; lett; soprano solo J. pAine Blauen Augen, =
Bertha Mori; bdss solo, Deep in the
Mine, Mr.. 0. n. Young: duet soprano and
tenor, Loves Sweet Song" Miss Briggs
Lovy; soprano soto, ''yergiss Mein Nieht,'
Miss Maidee Ever: duet, tenor and bass,
Calm as the Night Messrs. Flynn and
Young; quartet, THE Tar's Farewell =
Messrs. Davis and Potbury. The pleasing
selections and fine training of the pupils
attesteti the taste and ability of their
teacher. Prof. Morix< and were appre
ciated by an enthusiastic audience.
The Lincoln Corps, No. 6, gave a"harde
times soshul and reeepshun Thursday even
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Not as a Sist er.

'Do love George?" unused Clara, softly,
"or is ii simply sisters affection that
feel for"
Just then Bobby burst noisily into the
room and interrupted her sweet medi-
tations.
Get out of here, you noisy boyi" she
shouted, and, seizing him by the arm, she
shot him through the door. h, no." she
sighed, as she resumed her Interrupted
train Of thought; my love for George is
not a sisters love. 1t is something sweeter,
purer, higher, and holier.''
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Eckington Line Sued.

Two suits for damages were filed against
the lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
Company this afternoon. One was for
Sic, 900 by Mrs. Matilda Nichols, who was
painfully injured September 21 last. Mary
L. King. who was in the car at the same
time, also brought suit for similar sum.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Poor Convict Released.

Ellsworth Hogan, who was sent to jail
on st. Patrick's Day for assault, was given
his freedom by United States Commission
er Mills today under the provisions OF the
poor convict's act. Hogan's sentence was
a fine OF $50 or sixty days in default. He
served thirty days Of the time. as re
ouired by law.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
His Eager Escort.

"Tommy, you didn't come to school yes
terday afternoon
Nom; there was a circus in town, an
paw an NAV, an Aunt Caddie, an Uncle
Tom, an Cousin Bob all wanted to take
me''-Chica go Record.