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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-14

IL was at the club. |" Gerald said. tight.
ening his hold on her hands. playing
hard and fast. Some demon possessed
me and seemed to be laughing with de-
light at having captured me again. II
was my strongest passion. Vera, until /
loved you; and after that l struggled
against it. sometimes succeeding, oftener
not. until q month ago, when thought
I had routed the enemy. 1t was all
your wonderful influence, though you
did not know it, dear"
"Why did you not let me help you all
those weeks when you were struggling,
Gerald?"
Because did not want to sadden
you, and meant to make a good hon
est fight and win. / made tho fight.
dear. but l have lost everything"
"You mean that last night the temp
tation was too great, and you sue
cumed?"
more than that. lost my hold on
myself. and gambled like a man who
stakes his all. And / did stake mine
before the night was over. I am ruined.
Vera" He dropped her hands and got
upon his feet facing her the while.
Il have no right to touch you or kneel
at your feet craving sympathy. / have
no right to you-do you understand,
Vera?' He spoke fiercely in his desire
to convince himself how utterly outside
and apart from him he had put her by
his folly.
The girl looked through the open
door out in the garden beyond. The
tall, old fashioned flowers, heavy with
tho dew. were nodding to her. but all
the color seemed to have gone out OF
them.
Il do not seem to understand, Gerald,
DEAR" she said. quietly. though she
longed to cry out with the pain that was
her. do you mean you
mean you have done q dishonorable
thing?"
mo. dear, except in 80 far as it affects
you and me; not from the worlds point
Of view. have ruined myself in your
eyes and ruined myself financially.
There is not much else left to do" he
added, despairingly.
The girl shuddered and put out her
hand.
Gerald, come here"
He dropped down beside her again.
She laid her hands on his shoulders.
Il loved you this morning, and yester- !.
lay and the day before that, and many
many days before that" she said slowly,
md her voice broke a little. You
gould not have me stop loving you all
It once?"
Gerald could not answer, and, as il
he understood. she went on: The
nan that l have been loving all this
Thile is here now, full Of penitence. Do
on think thought you beyond all
None Of US are. The good
nd evil instincts are waging war in all
I us. dear; it is only question Of tenn
and degree"
Vera, how good you are" the man
aid, huskily.
"Not good, dear, but understanding.
lou have been fighting valiantly, but
GU were taken of your guard, and it
} % easy to slip down!-so very, very
asy!'
Vera! You are plying me!'
The girl took her hands from his
houlders and brushed away the tears
hat were filling her eyes. In the hall
he could hear footsteps and rose to
ooaf the pnpoo Of tho do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
To Assist Wales.

Queen Victoria has come to the A.
slstance Of the Prince Of Wales In con.
nectiOn with the approaching marriage
Of his daughter, Maud, to Prince Carl.
Of Denmark. She has not only defray.
ed the entire cost Of the trousseau, but
also settled upon the Princess the sum
Of 100000. which will give her an In.
dependent income Of $4,000 a year.
The Queen has done the same for each
Of her own daughters. She would have
done likewise for the Duchess Of Fife
had not the Duke indicated his prefer.
ence OF taking his royal wife without
any dowry or settlements from her own
relatives, asking only In return that be
should not be compelled to follow the
example OF Lord Lorne and keep up a
royal household of eluerries and ladies
In waiting for his wife. or cOurse. the
Prince OF Wales was supposed to pro.
vide for his daughters when, few
years ago. a sum Of $500, 900 was added
to the allowance which he received
from the nation. But his financial EN-.
barrassments are SO great that he finds
It difficult even to pay the allowance Of
the Duke Of York out of this sum, much
less provide for his daughters. And ~
the Queen has to step In and furnish
the settlements which have been de.
manded by the parents Of the bride
grOom.-ChicagO Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Tho Bicycle Did Il.

''Never caught thlng! declared the
cd man. "Never even got decent
bifs. Got up before daylight and rode
and walked forty miles. spent g ID
&ares and q for sandwiches and rum
and never teched 'em.
'Fishin' amt what It used to b
anyhow" he continued. mournfully
I'VE used to 90 round New York most
anywheres and bring In O good mesa
Now you can't bring anything but Z
Jag"
~Iaow % you account for itr' I In
quiresi, alphabetically.
"'Tbe bicycle" said he.
"Wha-at? What In the world has thu
bicycle got to do with III"
81 don't know-everybody says III
'fhe bicycle. you see. The bike hal
just everlastingly knocked the spot
cut OF ashin' n everything else-st
they say. 8 plum dlscouragin', but
S'pose we've got to stand it."-Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Valuable Greek Coins.

Sir Edward Bunbury's magnificent
collection of Greek coins was sold for
ever S42, 900 In an eight days sale lately
In London. Among the highest prices
were 5000 for g. Syracuse demarateiOn
Of $50 b. c., with head Of Nike,
crowned with olive, cOmmem0rating
the great victory at the Himera, the
arest of Greek coins; 5000 for deka.
drachm Of KlmOn, with head of Perse-
phone; $GO5 for slater Of Ellis, having
on 1t an eagle with hare In Its claws.
A tetradrachm with head Of Arethusa
brought S4O2; gold slater Of Taren'
tum. with the head Of Demeter, $3.50;
a tetradrachm Of Thurii. with head OF
Athena, having her helmet adorned
with the figure OF Skylla, S525; one OF
Agrisentum, with two eagles standing
over a suplne hare, $3.50.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
This Man Writes Upside Down.

4sss0 SSAon SRouNsC ASOwOs
There II o man who lives In Gam.
bier. D., who writes upside down from
force Of habit. He has become "a
used 10 the idea that he never writes
like other persons.
One day he walked into the Ebbltt
House In Washington. The clerk turn.
cd the register book around In tho
usual manner, so that he might inscriba
his name, but, to his establishment,
the stranger reversed the volume quiet
~ 80 a. to make the writing oil upside
down from his point Of view, and add
ed tho name, "A w. Mann, Gambler
In the proper place.
Though writing his name upside
down be did It with as much case and
Quickness % O man would ordinarily
do 1t right side up. Tho clerk did not
know what to make Of Il and asked him
to explain whether he always did !,
that way. Tho stranger replied thai
It was % comfortable for him to write
! In that fashion az In the ordinary man
ner. He added that 1t was not difacult
at oil to learn, and that anybody could
acquire this peculiar art, though hi
had never met any one In this country
or In Europe who knew how to write
upside down. He claimed to have orig
mated the system.
All this information was not convey
cd by word OF mouth. because Mr.
Mann 10 deaf mute. He Is q clergy
man, and breaches by signs at Gam
bier.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
An EnormOus Sacrifice.

When Sir william Harcourt resigned
his practice at the parliamentary bar In
order to enter upon political life, he was
earning $4,000 a year. Up to Decem'
her last his servitude In Parliament
covers a period Of twenty-seven years.
Surprising he had not improved on o
position gained while comparatively
young man, Sir william would. In this
more than a quarter of a century. have
Melted S1,s9O,000. His receipt Of min
lsteriai salary within that time Is put al
SEE, OOO.-New York Mail and Express
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
HOUSES IN THE raee.rops.
The indians Of Guiana Build beyond
tho Reach Of Floods.


Interest in the Guiana country natu-
rally centers about the most fertile
region, that which commands the
mouth of It's great waterway. AZ you
approach the Orinoco from the gulf of
Para you will see that picturesque
sight to which Humboldt refers In his
travels. .innumerable fires In the tall
palm trees''-the dwelling-placcs of the
peaceful GuaraunOs.
The legend that this strange tribe of
Indians. once the masters of the Grin
oco. live I'm trees the entire year. results
from the great annual rise of the Grin
oco. At Ciutlad Bolivar. three hundred
miles up. this amounts sometimes, In u
contracted place. to ninety feet. on
the broader delta 1t Is always sufficient
to cover islands and low ground; there
fore the Inhabitants very wisely build
their houses well above the ground.
For this purpose four tall palm trees
are selected. and the crOsspieces which
form the foundation for the houses are
dashed to the main support by pieces
Of tough vine Indigenous to the delta.
l'pOn these Is laid the flooring. and
then the sides and roof IRE matched
with large palm leaves. to which the
Indians have given the poetic name Of
"feather-Of.t
There IRE many advantages Which
this particular palm leaf possesses over
others Of the same family. the principal
one being It's similarity to asbestos In
the quality Of resisting fire. In the 10.
cation Of his house the Guarauno takes
another wise precautlOn In building.
and It Is one that carries with It a les.
son for the government under whose
sovereignty he lives.-Ccntury.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
she Would Have Enjoyed Il.

A woman was on the witncss-stand
before a badgcring lawyer. and was
vainly cndeavoring to give her testl.
mony about an assault Of which she
happened to have been witness. The
lawyer. as too often happens. treated
her almost as II she were herself q
criminal.
"YOu say he knocked him down." said
the lawyer. "Now want to know how
he struck"
"well, sir" began the witness. "he
stood Just"
II don't care how he Stood" inter
ruptcd the lawyer. Il want to know
how he struck"
swell, sir, I'm trying to tell you"
said the witness, growing nustered.
HE stood right by"
II can't stop to henr you tell anything
about his standing" said the lawyer.
I want you to tell me simply how be
struck"
Tho witness hcsltated.
"Wcll, well, madam" said the lawyer,
In q tone Of great evaporation, III you
have come here to testify In this case,
will you have the goodness to tell me
without further delay how the blow
was struckT'
I'm afraid my words won't explain
to suit you, SIR" said the witness. eyina
her tormcntor rescntfully; "but II !
had broomstick here, and was neal
enough, I reckon could show you how
he struckv'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
washington's Embarrassment.

But Washington :sok pains to sue.
ceed,% Says a writer In IIarper's Maya.
zine. In telling Of George Washington's
life at home In Virginia. He had q
great xest for business. No details 20.
capped him when once he was In the
swing Of the work. He was not mnny
years In learning how to make the best
tobacco In Virginia. and to get It recog.
nized a. such In England.
Six months before Washington's
marriage he had been chosen a member
Of the House Of Burgesses for Fred.
erick County, the county which had
been his scene Of adventure In the old
days Of surveying In the wilderness.
and In which ever since Braddock'G
fatal rout he had maintained bid
headquarters, striving to keep the Dor.
der against the savages.
The young soldier was unused to %.
semblies. and suffered keen cmbar.
rassment to 6nd himself for q space
too conspicuous In the novel parlis.
mentary scene. He had hardly taken
his seat when the gracious and stately
Robinson, Speaker Of the House and
Treasurer Of the Colony these twenty
years. rose. at the bidding Of the Bur
gesses, to thank him for the services Of
which oil were speaking.
This sudden praise, spoken with gen
erous warmth there In public place
was more than Washington knew how
to meet. He got to his feet when Mr.
Speaker was done, but he could ute,
not q syllable. He stood there. instead
hot with bushes, stammering, all q
tremble from head to foot.
"sit down. Mr.. Washingtonr cried
the Speaker. "Your modesty IL equal
to your valor. and that surpasses the
power Of any language that possess
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Antiquity OF eoap.

f,oap II not Q modern Invention. It ID
twice mentioned In the Bible. arst 10
jeremiah and again In Malachi. His.
eoey tells W that more than 1000 years
aes the Gauis manufactured It by com.
bininS beech tree ashes with goats
fat.
A few years ago a soap-boiler's shop
was discovered In Pompeii, having
been buried beneath the terrible rain
q ashes that fell upon that city 20 A.
n. The soap found In the shop had
not lost all Its efficacy, although It had
been buried 1900 years. At the time
that Pompeii was destroyed the soap
making business was carried on In sew
e1al Of the Italian cities.-Grocer's Re-
view.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Cold Storage for Vegetables.

One or the most remarkable new de-
partures In the freight business is the
idea Of icing vegetables for shipping
long distances. 1t has been tried spas.
medically In other years, but never
until this year was the plan carried out
10 any extent. Now the New Orleans
shippers are icing their vegetables right
along. They have already this season
hauled twenty-five cars to New York
City alone that contained iced vegeta.
bles. and the shipments to Boston, Buff.
falo, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Philadel,
phia, and, In fact, to all the Northern
cities, have followed out this idea. The
shipments of cucumbers, cabbages
beans and all kinds of garden stun
have grown very rapidly In the past
few years, and now the producers have
found 1t necessary to ice them. The
process Of packing is quite interesting
ST. Louis Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Wives Sold st Auction.

There IL a town on Vancouver isi.
and overlooking the Pacific Ocean that
10 in need Of 1900 women. The town
Il a cheerful place in its general as.
,pect. its streets are well paved, and
the climate and surroundings com.
bine to make II attractive. But there
Is a shortage Of women and young
girls in this locality that begets an air
Of melancholy in the bearing of the
supcrfluous male Inhabitants.
The Mayor Of this town Is resource.
full man. Finding that 1t was impos.
slble to relieve the gloom that had
settled over his bailiwlck without for.
eign aid, he raised fund to import
n carload of manageable women from
the East. A hundred young women
comprised the first consignment to this
center Of higli.pressure bachelorhood
The town received the newcomers
with open arms. A reception followed
by a "bargain sale" Of wives acted like
a tonic on the despairlng community
Men who had begun to fear that q
long Journey must precede the chance
to wed found a honeymoon within
their reach. The bidding was spirit
ed. In some instances great bargains
were obtained, a forlorn bachelor OBJ
tanning better half at actually panic
prices. One man had a life partner
knocked down to him before he had
been introduced to her.
There was not q large amount Of
money involved In this curious sale
A girl who owned $50 was rich enough
to indulge In the luxury Of spinstcr
hood II she SO desired. A man will
500 to spend Mt the auction was In
position to make his own choice prac
tically. Beauty was ut premium
and frequently caused very lively com
petition. On the whole. the expert
ment was a great success. and tn
town has taken on an air Of gaycty the
/ It sadly needed. The number Of wed
dings since the auction has been sum
ciently great to encourage the tow
IN the effort to obtain another carl0a(
Of splnsters from the East.-New YOrl
World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Khama IL Up to Date.

King Khama Of Bechuanaland was In
Englan nd last summer to protest against
Mr.. Rhodes chartered company selling
liquor to his people. He has recently
Get an example Of civilization to hii
sub3ects by having an up-to-date wed.
dag at Palapye. He went to the altar
In a frock coat, light trousers. and q
white ties his bride, a young woman OF
-. wore white satin, tulle veil, and
orange blossoms. The minister was an
English missionary; there was a wed
ding cake. The only unusual thing wa
the hour, 0 o'clock In the morning.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
SARGENT. THE ARTIST.



In the Modern Art World.
The high reputation Of John singer
Sargent. the painter Of this remarka.
BILE work. makes him one Of the most
prominent figures in the modern world
Of art. No American artist has Occu.
pied such an exalted position as he has
attained before reaching his AOth year;
none is more celebrated In Paris, Lon.
don, and the other art centers Of Eu.
rope. He has painted some Of his best
portraits in the United States, and la
Carmencita," the picture which repre-
sents him In the famous Luxembourg
Gallery in Paris. was painted In New
York, and first publicly shown at the
exhibition Of the Society Of American
Artists. His career has been q cos.
mopolitan one and his youth was pass.
ed among surroundings very different
from those that effect the intellectual
bent Of most American boys who b.
come painters and sculptors.
He was born In Florence. Italy, In
1865. whittier his parents had gone to
live some years before. His father was
Or. Fitz-Hugh Sargent. Boston ply.
siclan. and his mother. whose maiden
name was Newbold, and who belonged
to well.known family In Philadelphia,
possessed the accomplishment Of paint
ing very clcverly In water colors. Edu.
Gated partly in Italy and partly In Ger.
many. young Sargent entered the Acad.
envy of Fine Arts Mt Florence at com.
paatively early age. and before he waa
IL had spent several years In art study.
He learned to paint In water colors, ~
well rs to draw with the pencil or char
coal, and one summer. when he was In
the Tyrol with his mother, Frederick
leighton, not yet a peer and president
Of the Royal Academy, but a famous
English artist notwithsta nding. meet
Ing them, commended the boys work
and counseled him to continue.
The serious and earnest side Of Sar
gents character always impressed hi,
fcllow.students In those Latin Quarter
days. He had no taste for dissipatio
though he was by no means puritanical
The lighter side Of his Temperament
found satisfaction In music. the thcater
and literature, and In the keen appre
citation Of everything In the tastes and
amusements of the day that had new
or original flavor. Though an cage
reader, he was not bookman. but al
observer. "Alert" II the adjective
which perhaps best expresses the quallt,
Of his ting characteristic. III
was quick to see, and ready to absorb
everything that struck him as novel;
Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
MULE WAS SURPRISED.
1--we feteuraph Wire Dreps on HE
Back aud Troub1c EOi1Ows.

0ocx anu IrOuDlc rOuIOWos
Not Tong ago one Of the telephone
lpmpanies was stringlng some wires
et the lower end Of st. Francis street
when one of their wires fell across one
Of the police telegraph wircs and then
ON to the trolley. Around at the cor.
per OF st. Michael aud Commerce
streets the wire, which was thus
charged with the heavy current. passed
about half an inch from one Of the
cOaverters of the electric lighting com.
Vany and an arc was formed. The
burned the wire in two.
Just at the moment that this hspp
"a there was standing across the street
IN old mule hitched to q light farm
wagon. which was loaded with pota-
eoeA The mule had his head down and
~ ears pulled down over his eyes. evi.
oe0fly engaged In deep study Of the
ear Of his childhood. for he was an old
mule and his race was nearly run. The
OWnar Of the aforesaid mule was In
0oDfe ntsr by bartering for the sale Of
lie potatoes.
This was the condition Of affairs at
eat corner Just before that electrified
wire fell and settled quietly on the
back Of the mule. In an instant there
Vas q change In the landscape. That
mule woke up suddenly. He was sur.
prised- He could not understand why
be felt ~ gay. He evidently thought
Il was his second time on earth. He
couldn't stick a pin In himself to find
out whether or not II was q dream,
but he did the next best thing that a
mule can do. and a thing ut which most
healthy mules are adopts.
He let fly his heels. Simultaneous.
II with the putting into play Of hia
heels there was an avalanche Of wagon
and potatoes sailing through Commerce
street. BAN! slam! .kerjam! went the
heels Of that old mule against the frai
sidcs Of that wagon and its load Of DO
tafOs.s and for a time II fairly rained
potatoes and pieces Of wagon.
The owner had just settled on price
for the load of potatoes when he heart
q sound rs of cyclone coming. II,
hastcned 70 the door to see what wai
the cause thereof. lie could scarce be
lse~e his eyes. There before his Ms
tonishssi vision. was old Pete. wOrkin,
his heels just as mcrrily as he hat
done when he was n 2-year-old. Will,
the chain traces clanked responsiv,
sympathy to the touches Of the MULE
heels. Visions of various and sundr.
saplings that he had worn to a frazzi
to get Pete out OF walk rose befor
his astonished vision. and he could no
account for II.
Finally a negro discovered that
was all caused by zone O. dem 'lectri
wires" and he went at the wire wit,
. Ratchet to cut 1t. He vas about n
astonished rs the mule when tn
Ratchet went up In the dir and he m
ceivcd a severe shock. But his nc
catHsed a transformation scene. All tn
gayety left old Pete as suddenly az
had come and he once more reiapsed In
to thoughtful mood. while the owne
went around gathering up the fras
ments Of the wagon and the potatoe
that rcmained.-Mobile Register.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
After Years OF service.

In a lot Of old paper stock received
lately in a mill at Andover, Conn,
was a Bible, the inscription In which
reads: "This Bible was used In the
pulpit by Rev. Steven West, pastor In
StockErldge, Mass, from 1853 TO 1S1S.'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

New Yorker-But you advertised that
you had running water on both floors.
Jayha wker-So we did, stranger; an
twas a foot deep in the cellar. but We
hnin't had no rain naow goin' OH a
week tomorrow
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

Women enjoy prominence. chiefly foi
the reason that the papers always say
OF prominent men that they are dsvot
I'd tn their wives.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

What q howl there would be II the
girls had to work half as hard for poor
wages, 40 they work to secure worth
lees nenj
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

After a man Is widOwer, he begins
TO discover that for the second time In
his life he Is sweet thing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
To Dine and Talk POlitics.

The new Radical party of England
have resolved to dine together once q
month.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22
Areas aud Population OF Europe.

Europe has much larger possessions
in America than many people imagine,
The acres are thus stated: British,
3,634,7s2 square miles; French. 4S,04O;
Danish, S6,8l4; Holland, 46,463. Tho
population Of these dependencies Is az
follows: British, 6,753,507; French,
81, 2O3; Danish, ia go; Holland, 1O7,.
Sex
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

Sooner or later We are all done up
by some one younger than We ara. and
Il hurts a. much In business - In Lore,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

Some men would have amounted to
more II Fortune, instead of knocking
at their doors, had rung the bell. I
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

Every love affair that does not result
In marriage q Q skeleton In Q girls
closet