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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-23

line for your novel which will be the
work for the next half year.
The receipt for the sonnet had been
givon several weeks before it was due,
as much time and deep thought were to
be expended on if.
A shuttle of papers on the desk, an
other twirl OF the mustache and the
strained attention OF the class once
more.
1--WE all get careless in little things
and it becomes necessary to freshen up
our memory on some OF the first prin-
ciples of grammar. | want to read to
you today ssme Of the daily themes in
which there are some striking examples
OF ambiguity
"A man and his wife entered the
store. He closed the door and she stood
up beside him."
And in addition to my bump of con-
tiousnes that / received when l threw
myself over the horse after the ball. |
got il too
Several more were read and then The
class was CURLY dismissed. All took a
good long breath and passed cut into
the hall.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-23

Miss Anna Dick, modiste, has moved
her rooms to 1918 o street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-23

Canon Pea coal, So per ton. The best
for the money, at Gregory's, llth and o.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-01-23

Busy! Well. Well! Lincoln Coal Co.
The Press., 1897-09-09
A GOOD STORY.
The Native Seemed Innocent, bat He Was
 Very Knowing.

The Native Seemed Innocent, bat He Was
 Very Knowing.
 was sitting on a keg of nails in a West Virginia mountain store watching a native dickerinR with the merchant over trade of a basket of eggs for a calico dress. After some time a bargain was closed, the native walked out with the dress in bundle under his arm and followed him.
 ''It isn't any business of mine" said, "but was watching that trade and was surprised to see you let tho eggs go for the dress, "
 What fer?'' he asked ill astonish- ment, as he mounted his horse.
 "How many eggs did you have?''
 "Basketful "
 "How many dozen?'
 Dunno; can't count
 That's where you miss the advan- tages of education With know Icdge you might have got two dresses for those eggs
 But didn't want two dresses, mis- ter, he argued
 Perhaps not, but that was no reason why you should have paid two prices for one The merchant got the advan. tage of you because of his education. He knew what he was about. /"
 He looked at me for minute, as If he felt real sorry for me. Then he grinned and pulled his horse over close to me.
 ''I reckon," he half whispered, cast Crlo Td ctn ''his eddioatlon ain't so much more n mine ez you think 1t is. Hedon't know how many uv them aigs is spilled. an do." And he rode away before could argue further Boston Herald.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Eirenlnces of snoW.

About the end of January, ,3r when the sun again appears above the horj- zon. many families at the two Eskimo villages near Point Barrow, in Alaska leave their winter houses and travel in- land 75 or 100 miles to hunt reindeer along the upper waters of the large riV- CTS that flow into the Arctic ocean east of the point. Here they encamp in large, comfortable snow houses, usually dug out in solid snowdrift Like all Eskimo winter houses, these are enter ed by means of long, low tunnel, and opening out of one side of this tunnel there is fireplace built of snow slabs. A young man and his wife moved down from Point Barrow after winter had set in. and as there was no accom- modation for them in any of the per- manent wooden houses they built them selves a small hut from blocks of snow and roofed it over with sailcloth- 1 made them @ visit one afternoon and found the house pretty cold and uncom- fortable in spite of the large stone lamp that was burning all the time The en- trance tunnel was about ten feet long, At the left hand as yop entered and close to the door was the fireplace. This was about 916 feet square and neatly built of slabs of snow, with smoke hole at the top and a stick stuck across at the proper height to hang pot on. When the first fire is built in such a fireplace, there is considerable melting of the surface of the snow, but as soon as the fire Is allowed to go out this freezes to hard glaze of ice, which Gfterward melts only Q very little These freplaces are used only for cook ing, as the Eskimos rely wholly on the oil lamps for warming the dwelling - Lippincott' s Magazine.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Oxygen and Mushrooms.

A singular way of removing oxygen from the air by the aid of plant is described by Dr, T. L, Phipson in The Chemical News. Inside glass bell jar, suspended over water, is placed mush- room, and sunlight is allowed to fall upon the plant. The mushroom absorbs the oxygen from the air in the jar, and the carbonio acid formed during the process is absorbed by the water, which gradually rises in the jar to one- fifth of it's height The mushroom now dries up, but its animation is only suspend ed, as may be proved by introducing beside it green plant when 1t will recommence to vegetate, being nour- ished by the oxygen exhaled from the fresh plant
The Press., 1897-09-09
Chewing the Betel Nut.

Maxwell Sommerville, in his book Siam on the Meinam. From the Gulf to Ayuthia," says that, the chewing of the betel nut being a common habit, at every little distance as you go through the bazaar of Bangkok may b. seen petty merchants busy making and sell ing the preparation so universally mas ticated.
 ''The leaves ill which the prepared mixture is wrapped are from a vine known as the chavica betel The nut is from the arica beteI palm, which reaches a height of about 60 feet, whose branches bear several large punches of nuts, which harden and redden as they ripen, and which rest mble somewhat the punches of fruit on the date bearing palm The dealers cut up their green leaves into the proper triangular form, crack the nuts, and with wooden spatu- las work the tumeric stained juice into paste It is amusing to see how skill fully they form the pieces of green leaf into pointed, cone shaped cups, into each one of which they place a portion of the ingredients
The Press., 1897-09-09
ON THE STRENGTH oFAFIvE.
A Young Man Who Found 1t Cheaper tO
 Travel Without Change.

A Young Man Who Found 1t Cheaper tO
 Travel Without Change.
 Washington, from what have seen of it, is a peculiar place, said the vis- iting young man to reporter.
 ''I'll tell you why think SO" be continued. "'The other day was going over to Baltimore, and on consulting my watch discovered had but few minutes in which to catch my train. struck the avenue at Fourteenth street and boarded car.
 "When the conductor came round for my fare, I put my hand in my pocket and found I had nothing less than $5 bill The conductor glanced at it, then at me, and shook his head disapprov ingly.
 ]" T can't change that. he said.
 II told him 1t was the smallest ] had, but he said then he could not change anything larger than $9 billi that they were not required by law tc do so. began to think 1 would have tc get off and walk, when he came to my relief by saying that could get the bill changed and pay him at the end o1 the line, near the depot
 ''I thought this was very considerate. When we reached the terminus, told the conductor that I could have the $e changed and pay him, starting for g place on the corner.
 "'That's all right Go oni Go ont he told me, waving his hand as if he owned the railroad.
 However, I tried to have the bil. broken unsuccessfully. Just then 1 re. membered I wished to communicate something to friend up town an6 asked if I could use a pay telephone il corner of the room.
 "'You could use it all right if yor had 10 cents in change, the proprietor told me, but you haven't 1t. Come back here in, my office and use my private phone. That's all right, wher 1 was profuse in my thanks,
 Say, do you know what think, , continued the young man. II believe could get $1O0 bill and live i'll tho capital for weeks for nothing, simply by getting things and showing it under the noses of the people l purchased from. They would rather give them tx me than take the trouble to break it. "
 And then he remarked that the only difficulty would be in securing the btl in the first place. Washington Star.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Anta and Their Usen.

During 12 months spent in the Aus tralian colonies in the years 1870 l, had more opportunities than were pleas ant of studying the habits of ants. These insects as is we'll known, are not only Auisance, but an absolute pest in hot countries They march in myriads and destroy everything in their road, In justice to the ants, am bound, how ever, to admit that have found them useful in more ways than one, For in- stance, l bought an Opossum skin rug from a native I soon became painfully aware of the fact that 1t literally swarmed with f1eas and other vermin. In vain did l exhaust my stock of pep per. Even turpentine seemed to have no effect beyond increasing the reckless activity of these irritating settlers.
 At last, in despair, l threw my rug down on an ant hill In less than half an hour every flea and objectionable parasite was eaten, but the rug was full of ants 1 therefore hung it on mimosa bush, and as soon as the ants found they were suspended they hastened to leave the rug and Gescerded by the bush aG best they could.
 Again, had killed a snake in Tas mania and wished to clean and bleach the skeleton, which intended to have mounted as Il necklace 1 left the body near an ants nest. In a few hours there was not a vestige of flesh on the bones. The sun soou did the rest. -Gentleman'e Magazine
The Press., 1897-09-09
The subject dropped there. "
SHERlDAN's FIRST RIDE.
A John GIlpln Performance Which Showed
 Young Phil's Pluck.

A John GIlpln Performance Which Showed Young Phil's Pluck.
 The following story was told by the Rev. J. T. Headley, historian and biog- rapher of many of the heroes of the war, in regard to a boyhood experience of General Sheridan:
 At five years of age he was playing near his home when some lads came along and amused themselves with the wide awake boy. A horse was feeding in an adjacent lot,
 "Phil would you like ride7" they said to him.
 "Yes. Give me one. %
 In few moments the boy was on the animals back. The sudden and uncere- monious mounting of the young rider startled the steed, and away he ran.
 "Whoal Whoar' shouted the lads, but in vain.
 Over the fence the animal sprang, and once on the highway it was a John Gilpin performance Phil clung to the mane, while the sobered authors of the race turned pale with apprehension of tragic end to 1t, expecting to see him
  out of sight vanished both steed and rider, and miles soon intervened be- tween the two parties.
 Suddenly the horse turned into the shed of tavern, where its owner had frequently stopped in his travels. Men came out, and, recognizing the horse, questioned the boy. One of the curious company, after securing the foaming animal, which had neither saddle nor bridle, inquired of the unterrifled Phil:
 "Who taught you to ride?''
 Nobody" answered the boy.
 "Did no one teach you how to sit on $ horse?" asked another.
 "Oh, yes. Bill Seymour told me to hold on with my knees, and did. :"
 Wasn't you frightened?"
 ''Nary bit. I wanted to go farther, but the horse wouldn't go"
 ''Ain't you sorep''
 Kinder, but I'll be better tomorrow, and then I'll ride back home.
 ''That boy" said the questioner, ''has pluck enough to be an Indian hunter ''
 The owner of the nag turned up not long afterward, in search of his proper ty. He said that the animal was vii cious and had thrown more than one experienced horseman. New York Tribune,
 The letter A Is in Hebrew called aleph, an OK, and the Phonician char acter which represents this sound was originally picture of an OK head hence the name. The sight hand stroke of the A represented the top of the head, the other down stroke the left side and a line, since fallen out of use, represented the right side of the head, while in very old Ph@nician manuscripts two dots above for eyes and two below for nos trils rendered the resemblance complete.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Do Women shave9

''I should think they do, '' said a dealer in cutlery whose speciality is safety razors
 You would be surprised at the num- Der of them who come in here to buy safety razors and accessories-as pres ents for brothers, cousins or sons, they are usually careful to explain. But they require the most minute directions for the sake of their male relatives, of course, as to the way in which the ra- zors are used. But they mostly bear OF their faces marked evidence of person. al necessity for mustache and whis- ker demolisher. l can tell them at once, even though they come thickly yelled
 "On one occasion a ragged little street urchin came in and asked for one of our best safety razors. I could not refrain from asking him If be wanted 1t for himself
 "sOh, no,' he replied It is for @ lady outsidei She is going 10 give me sixpence for buying it. say, guy nor, do you think I'll get any more jobs like 1t if wait outsider
 Without thinking told him he might; but, alas, he was doomed to dis appointment, for with persistence worthy of better cause he made him self obnoxious to every woman who looked into our windows by asking her if she wanted Q razor, and we had final ly to threaten him with policeman in order to drive the knowing young ras~ cal away. "-Pearson' s Weekly.
 
 A rainbow in the morning foretella
The Press., 1897-09-09
ABBREvIATlONs.
Time Saving That May Not Re Productive
 of Good Habits.

of Good Habits.
 Our public school children are be- yond doubt taught nowadays much that interests and helps them, all of which was unknown to their parents at the same age.
 And this instruction is given in a manner to beguile the little people into the royal road to learning, so that 1t Is a common occurrence to have a child burst into tears at the fear of missing a day in school. Yet-there must always be yet-are they learning refinement with the rest of the desiccated knowl- edge offered as their pabulum2
 In the very scientific algebra taught throughout New York state and com piled by an instructor in the Normal school, ito save time, the highest common divisor is spoken of as the HI. c. D., !" and the least common null tiple Is the Il. o. M." What time is saved, and whyP And isn't suoh teaoh- ing intoxicating the vulgarity, later on in life, which speaks of photos" and bikes and "buses, !" if not of "pants'' and gents ''
 If this system of abbreyiating every thing is taught in our schools, we will simply have to stand the jeers of the re- fined foreigners at our being in too great hurry to make money to even speak the language properly.
 As great as we are, our fault lies in this rushing frantical1y over everything
 What the far seers are trying to teach is repose-a taking of time for all the refined things of life, and yet, if this principle of 'ohopping' the language is taught at the very base of our life, the public school, what can be expected of these children when they grow up9-- Philadelphia Press.
The Press., 1897-09-09
MONEY TO BURN.
They Earned It and Later Wished They
 Ind Kept the Fuel.


 Ind Kept the Fuel.
 "When Burnside made his mud march on to fredericksburg, we men in the advance had some gay times, /" remarked a veteran of the civil war. "1t was long while before the Johnnies would let us cross the river, but when we did get across we made the fellows who had been shooting at us for the past three hours get right up and dust for safer quarters. The infantry soon followed us and took up their position along the river toward Falmouth, while we skir- mished through the town. When we came to the Planters hotel, we just walked in and took possession. Every body had deserted the place and we did just as we pleased. In going through one of the rooms I came across three bundles of Confederate notes. Each bundle was labeled to contain $6, 900, and as I held them aloft shouted to the rest of the men that we now had money to burn. They laughed, and l thrust the notes in my pocket. The Johnnies had taken or destroyed every thing to eat, and, as for liquor, there wash 'G any III ID6 GOWu.
 After satisfying ourselves that there was nothing further to be had in the Planters hotel we sallied forth and walked up toward the home of the mother of our oountry-George Wash ington's s mother. We had had no break fast yet, and now it was close on to noon. One of my companions had some coffee in his haversaok, so I thought we might have little coffee if nothing else. We'll, we got the coffee out and then discovered that we had no f1rewood. There was some tall swearing just at that time, for the Johnnies hadn't left so much as match behind them.
 "'I've got itl I cried, and hauled out the three bundles of notes had found in the Planters hotel. My ex- pression was greeted with a shout by my companions and-we had money to burn. We soon had the fire going and the coffee cooked. Need I say to any soldier that we enjoyed our coffee at a price which seems rather high-$d6,- 900? We were soon through and marched back into the town only to see our men | trying to buy some tobacco without money How strange it seemedl They had not cent, while we had money to burn and burned it.
 -Four years after regretted having had this money and burned it. While in Washington in the winter of 1865 l had the modification of seeing an ad- vertisoment for this identical package | of notes and offering 50 per cent on I,o, Q,o. AL, were Virginia state bank notes; hence their value Whenever hear that a man has money to burn I think of my S15, 900 and shed a tear of regret that l burned it. "-New York Telegram.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Keep Up Your
 Scott S Emulsion in Summertime

.ss1ssWhat are your resources for the summer? Have you an abundance of health slowed away for the long, hot, depict ing days, or does summer find you low in vitality, run down, osing flesh, and weak? Scott's Emulsion of Cod-Iiver Oil will give you the proper reserve force, because 1t builds up the system on solid foundation. A tonic may stimulate; Scott's Emulsion not only "booSts," 1t SuStainS.
 It is a wise precauion always to have at cast a small bottle of Scott's Emulsion in the house. Unopened, 1t will keep indefin- itety Tightly corlKed, after using, kept in A cool place, it will remain sweet tor weeks.
 For sale by ali druggists at
 ...50 Cents and sr.OO
The Press., 1897-09-09
THE SUBJECT WAS DROPPED
Tilt at 8 Banquet Between Two We'll
 Known Men.

C1l6 RC Banquet 1S0CWS9n TWO well Known Men.
 That reminds me, " remarked an old pioneer to a San Francisco Post reporter, when General Halleok' g name was men- tioned, "of the banquet we gave Hal leck in 1865, when he returned from the war. The people here were proud of him, for he had more than regained the laurels he lost at Corinth, when he per mitted the enemy to escape under the cover of big battery of wooden guns that had been made out of logs during the night.
 Among the friends of Halleck who met him at the banquet was Bully Waterman, the old sea captain who in early days commanded a clipper ship plying between San Francisco and New York. On one voyage he had laid big wager to beat a rival clipper, but when he found on going to sea that some of his crew who had shipped as ablebodied seamen were incompetent he was so mad he hanged three to the yard Just how many were hanged was never known, but Waterman was tried for murder and acquitted.
 During one of those silences that will fall over the merriest of banquets General Halleck called to Waterman, who was at the other end of the room
 "'Now that you have been tried and acquitted, Waterman, won't you tell us how many men you hanged on that voy- age?' ....
 "'Yes, general, I will, responded Waterman, if you will first tell us how many wooden guns stopped you at Cor inth.
 "The subject dropped there. !"
The Press., 1897-09-09
Caught by a New Game.

Whats the matter with your asked the head of the firm when he came in and found the junior partner pacing the floor like caged lion.
 Understand that this is strictly be- tween ourselves, came the answer in an irritated voice "There are some things that 0 man wants to endure without any assistance or sympathy from others. I was sitting bere an hour ago looking through the mall A we'll dressed man with pleasing manners came in and asked for you, stating that there was an important matter of busi- ness about which he must talk with you personally. We had pleasant lit tie chat, when he looked at his watch, said he seemed to have conflicting en- gagements, and asked if he might use the telephone. or course consented and showed him through the next room into the booth.
 In about ten minutes he came out smiling, thanked me cordially and said he would be back in half an hour to transact his business with you. He wasn't moro than out of the building when the telephone jingled and the main office inquired whom that message to St. Louis should be charged to.
 What message?' I yelled excitedly.
 "'Why, the one that just went over the long distance, of course,
 My knees quaked and my voice Quavered as asked how much it was,
 Just $15. &C., camo the maddening reply.
 "'CharRe 1t to me, shouted. and then chased wildly around the block looking for the fellow. That was an- other fool trick. To think of a man of my age and experience being such an unmitigated and internal chumpl I'll hunt that fellow to the ends of the earth. But don't you say u word. Mind now. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1897-09-09
MONEY MAKING IN TACOMA.
The City of Destiny Once Coined Its own
 Cnah.

DNAANON-
 Cash.
 Tacoma once had mint that coined all of the money in circulation where the City of Destiny now stands, and it did not require tho fiat of Uncle Sam. the silver of Idaho or the gold of Cali fornia to make the pi ces from Tacoma's mint pass current among the Indians and the few hardy pioneers who were blazing the path of civilization through the forest on the shores of Commence ment bay, says the Tacoma Ledger.
 Back in the carly seventies the Taoo- ma Mill company, not being able to handily secure gold and silver for use in trading with and paying off the In- dian laborers and early settlers, hit upon the novel plan of issuing its own currency, and to this end set its black smith to work to fashion for it out of scraps of iron and brass pieces of money, or, rather, tokens, which could be used as circulating medium. The pieces consisted of 40 cent and 45 cent iron tokens and brass $1 pieces The 40 cent pieces were about an inch in diam eter and the 45 cent pieces were about the size of the present silver half dollar. The $1 pieces were oval in shape, about M inches long, an inch wide and a sixteenth of an inch in thickness. These pieces were stamped with the figures showing their value, and readily passed current all over the country tributary to the mill Nearly all of this old mill" coin has passed away, but few days ago William Hanson of the Tacoma Mill company presented a set of these queer coins to the Ferry museum. In his let i ter to the museum he said:
 | "The honesty of the people and the absence of any blacksmith shop save that of the company made the use oi this money possible. !"
 Oregon has long boasted that the " Beaver" coin, minted at Oregon City in the early fifties, was the only money minted in the northwest in the days oi the pioneer, but here in Tacoma, long years after Oregon's Beaver" mint had become historical incident, was a primitive mint that supplied the coin to furnish the pioneers and Indians with l all of the necessities for their rough lives. The coins, which are still pre-. served, are roughly made, just such as any blacksmith with ordinary tools might make, and as a matter of fact during the early years of the mill com. pany's existence formed practically the local circulating medium of exchange. | When the Indians who were employed in the mill were pald for their labor, this coin sufficed, as all the trading they did was with the little store run ir connection with the mill. The iron anC brass pieces were, of course, passed among the Indians in trading with each other, and as anything in the way oi supplies was purchased by them at the mill storo the pieces were fully as good to them as if they had borne the stamI of the government.