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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13
First publication Feb. %.
SHERIFF SALE.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue of an order OF sale issued by
the clerk Of the district court OF the
third judicial district OF Nebraska.
within and for Lancaster county. in an
action wherein Eugene HI. Pearson is
plaintiff and Badger Lumber Company.
ct al. drfendants. l viii at 20 clock p. m.
on the 3Oth day Of March. A. ID. 1851. at
t. east door OF the court house. ~ the
city II Lincolo, Lancaster county. Ne
braeka. Gffer for sale at public auction
the following described real estate. to-
wit:
Lote eleven IN. twelve (l2). thirteen
81, fourt -eu tl4). niLe'een 49,, twenty
(.v,, twenty one (2ll. twenty-two t22),
twenty three (23). and twenty four t.4),
in bio X tort, tive al, OF tie original
plat Of the city OF LiucUlu. in sail Lam
caster county, Nebraska. Said lots
twenty-five t22L twenty three (23). and
twenty four GA. b&iug otherwise de-
ecribed rs lots a. B" &C" aud ID, =
Il Stri, X nd's sub division OF lots tSen
tyiwo t,,l twenty three (23). and tSen-
{. tour CA. in said block forty five (A5l.
A so beginpirg at q point four hundred
thirty eight t45Sl feet east OF the north
emt corner OF block twent, ( 30 (22) in
Lavender addition to the city a Lin
c.Ln. Lanc.at c,unsv. Nstraska,
tbenco east twenty two CO. feet. thepce
s..uth one hundred forty-two tf42I
feet, u ecce west twenty-five CD
feet. thence north one hun
dred forty two lis feet to place
Il beginning; slso the north half OF lot
,hree (3) 10 b ok twenty tEo CO.. in the
civ of Lincoln, all in lancaster county.
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this % day
Of Feta ua-y. A. d.. 1896.
John J. Trompen.
Sheriff.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13
IFIrst publication February 13.)

NOTICE.
In the district court, Lancaster county
Nebraska.
George Brown, Plaintiff.
Fred Pauley. Lena Pauley. Alexis
Halter, Mary j. Halter, The Clark 4
Leonard Investment company and
James p. Walton, Defendants.
To Fred Pauley. Lena Pauley, Alexis
Halter and Mary J. Halter:
You and each Of you will take nctice
that OF the 10Th day Of January, 1897.
George Brown, plaintiff herein, filed Liz
petition in The district court Of Lancas-
ter county, Nebraska, against said de
PENDANTS, the object and prayer Of which
are to forecloee q certain mortgage e1-
ecuted by the defendants. Alexis Halter
aud MARY j. Halter. to the CLARK 4 Leon
ard Investment company. and assigned
to plaintiff and now owned by him. said
mortgage is upon lots seven (7l and eight
81 in block three 81 10 University add
ton t. Lincoln, Lancaster county. Ne
braska. and was given to secure the pay
ment OF certain promissory note in tn,
sum Of six hundred dollars. dated jan
uary 8;h. 1892. and due January LIST
1897. now due Ar d payable. Plaintiff
prays for foreclosure OF said mortgage,
and for deficiency judgment. Ahould =
deficiency remain after applying the
proc. eds OF the sale OF said mortgsgesi
premises to the pa, ment { said debt.
against the attendants FIei Psuley.
Lera Psuley. Alexis Halter. MAryJ.
Halter and the Clark & Leonard Invest
ment company.
You are required to answer said peti-
tior on or before the 18th day OF March.
1897. GEORGE Brown, Plaintiff,
BY Abbott, SeIleck 4 Lane, Att'ysL
Feb. 10 b, 1897. SO
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13

Remember the Whitebresst Coal and
LIN, Company is sti furnishing it's
customers with best grades Penn. hard
C ,ai az IS delivered.
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RANDOM NOTES.

vile variety and tawdry melodrama,
with hardly anything of real value or
merit, comes a flash OF power that sets
the theatrical world of New York agog
and causes an outburst OF uaanimity
among the professional critics that is
fairly paralyzing. And for once the
critics and the dress circle are Of one
opinion. The season seemed doomed TO
end in a faint glimmer of dull mediOc-
rity, with no higher achievement In
dramatic production than Gillette's
Secret Service" in which the auth Or
stands for hours on one spot and talks
through his teeth-always excepting
the visions that from time to time fit
across the consecrated stage at Days
but. suddenly. and quite unexpected
ly, new light appears and there is a
brilliant Illumination. New York is
enjoying q real triumph of art over
rasping song and the smashing of
scenery.
Years ago Minnie Maddern was one
OF the petite favorites of the stage She
had a certain faculty that never failed
to please. Nobody thought she was
great, but everybody agreed that she
was amusing. Then she married Har-
risol Gray Fiske. the editor Of the ORA
matte Mirror, and disappeared in mat
rimony. A year or so ago she floated
to the surface and in more or less
s1asmodic way impressed herself anew
on the theatre-gOing public-this time
as an entirely different sort OF actress.
She had difficulty in finding a play to
suit her. and tried many experiments
She did not make a great success. but
she showed the discriminating few that
she had undergone a wonderful devel-
opment. There was a feeling that
SINE day she might knock convention
ality to smithereens and rise to very
respectable height. She has vindicated
that feeling. only she has gone at one
hound higher than anybody thought
she would 90.
When it was announced that Mrs.
Fiske had engaged the Fifth Avenue
theatre for a production of a version of
Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Uber-
villes," the wiseacres chuckled to
themselves and the prophets of evil
emitted grim forebodings. 1t was
dramatization of a novel. and dramati-
cations of novels are prejudged and
foreordained to damnation by the elect.
Occasionally one Of the damned mana
ges to break through the Judgment.
as, for instance. ''Trilby." but that only
made it hotter on those that are to
come. Mrs. Fiske didn't care. She
brought out the play, the handiwork of
one Lorimer Stoddard. That was a week
ago last Tuesday Today the wiseacres
and prophets are dancing in a circle
around the new star, and Minnie Mad
dern-Ffske has taken her place as a
genius, born into full flower with By
ronic swiftnrss There are few people
but know Tess as Hardy painted
her. Imagine. then, a wisp of a wo-
man, as slender as a willow wand, with
a tuft Of shaggy auburn hair, venturing
to assume that role. 1t was a daring
experiment, but that is not the only sx-
pertinent Mrs. Fiske makes in her new
play, and she comes out triumphant.
The Tess that fascinates a Broadway
audience is an intellectual. spirituelle,
acute, vibrant personality. altogether
and astcnishingiy different from the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-13

up a willing sacrifice TO the law. No
such powerful representation has been
seen in many a day. The power Of
the artist is shown in the dramatic
fervor that breaks through the unusual
repression which is the Characteristic
feature OF Mrs. Fiske's acting in this
play. Her methods are as simple as
Duce's. She discards the time-worn
traditions Of the drama and gives a
new meaning to the word acting.
In the last act when. after that awful
scene with her bFtrayer in his rooms.
her husband, whom she thinks dead,
appears, there is an interval Of more
than a minute in which there is no
word spoken or a sound OF any kind.
The audience is as still as death. Mar
ian, who confirmed the false story Of
her husbands death. is present. and is
transfixed with horror. Tess, aban-
doned in misery and desperation, sees
Angel as one from the grave. No
words can express her feeling. At first
she glares vailiantiy at the apparation.
Then a realization Of the terrible mis-
take is depicted in look OF unutter-
able horror. She looks at Angel and
into space, then drops Imply into
chair. Then turning to the girl she
sums I'D all the terrible p0rtent Of the
situation in the word ''Marian" that is
al once an imprecation and cry Of
ultimate despair. Marian sbrieks and
dashes from the room. Only that one
word is spoken. but in a whole minute
the audience is spellbOund. 1t is a
great scene.
But the murder of Alec is the great
achievement The brute. after cruelty
haunting the woman he has twice dis
honored. as a maid and as wife. re-
tires to an adjoining room, not visible
to the audience. to sink In drunken
sIumter. He is awakened by the COM
ing Of Angel. and after the husband
leaves he calls cut: Who are you talk
ing to. Tess" She answers: MY
husband. Angel Claire. has been here
Alec breaks out in jeering laughter
and says: We'll. I'm your husband
now. pay your bills" He piles
taunts upon jeers. until Tess is sud
denly seized with desire to kill him.
She takes a knife from the table, and.
paus.ng a moment at the threshold.
passes into Alec's room. Not a sound
ia heard. Soon she energies with tine
knife extended in one hand, dripping
b,ocd. She walks as If in a trance
and crosses the room. She begins to
tremble from head to foot and the
knife drops. She takes up her cloak,
and going to the dresser, takes out
pair of gloves. She gets one OF the
gloves on, and mechanically takes up
hair brush. She is automatically
brushing her hair and standing as II In
a hypnotic condition when her husband
enters, and while she calmly says.
Angel, l have killed him., continues
to brush her hair. No scream. no tears,
no vocal trickery. and yet the effect is
almost indescribable in intensity. There
is no need to be told that the actress
has power. Subtly she convinces you
that she has had to do the things she
has done. that she couldn't do any
thing else. and it all seems natural
enough. 1t is a play long to be remem-
bered.
The following circular. a copy OF
which reached New York this week.
think n
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24
STATE NEWS.

Senator Butler will speak in Newton
on Saturday, August IA.
Our correspondent in Sanford was in
error in yesterdays issue rs to the Pre-
sdiag Elder of Fayetteville District.
Rev W. II. Moore's name should have
been given instead of Rev. ]. II. Gibbs.
The Monroe Journal says that the
Scnool committee of that place has passed
Il resolution requiring applicants to teach
to present a petition signed by a major
ity of patrons of the school he expects to
teach.
Senator Il. II. Tillman has wired his
acceptance of an invitation to speak i'll
Moresville on the Doth of this month,
which is the day of the Mooresville pie
mic for the Barium Springs Orphanage.-
Concord Times.
Rev. Mr.. Black. synodical evangelist,
closed q weeks meeting in the Presby-
terrain church at Glen Alpine Monday. AS
result of the meeting some fifty odd
people expressed a desire to become con-
nected with the different churches
Morganton Herald.
We learn that on next Tuesday Col.
w. s. Pearson will issue new paper in
Morganton, to be called The Farmer
Friend. 1t will advocate free silver. Col
Pearson is one of the ablest ana most
incisive writer's in the State ana will
doubtless make his paper a forceful fac
tor in politics.-MOrganton Herald.
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A SIGNIFICANT COMPARISON.

Yesterday mornings Geographic column
told a story that shows beyond ques-
ton that the Railroad Commissioners in
North Carolina do not serve the people
of this State as faithfully and wisely as
the Board of Public Works of Virginia
serve that Commonwealth.
There are 1854 miles of railroad in
North Carolina. There are $500 miles
in Virginia. The Virginia Board of
Public Works lists these fewer number
of miles at $53, OOOO 600 while North Car
olina's Railroad Commission lists one
hundred miles more at $29,000,000, that
lis a little over half.
At the same rate of taxation on the
hundred dollars, the Virginia railroads
pay double the property tax that they do
in North Carolina, and besides, in Vir-
ginia, they are taxed one per cent on
their net earnings. In North Carolina,
the net earnings of the railroads amount
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

WHAT MADE HARD TIMES.

The opinion of a Republican Congress
man that the Mckinley bill was respon-
nfble for the hard times of the past four
years is important. In speech made
in the House, on the Both of March,
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts,, said;
s',fhe question has been discussed here
as to what was responsible for the hard
times that we have had in this country
during the last four years. | think
those hard times were due in large
measure to some industrial cause. Now,
Efg WE want to find the moving cause of
that. q think we shall find it in the
wool and wooden schedule of the tariff
act of 1890.
1T will say simply this: that the kind
of protection which l have been taught
and which have tried to teach is that
we should have protection enough to
cover the difference between the labor
cost of producing an article in this coun-
try and of producing the same article
abroad. Then / am willing to allow a
liberal margin to prevent our market
being taken by casting upon us the sur
plus of foreign manufactures in times OF
depression abroad.
eff you go beyond that, you are liable
80 drift upon the rocks of extortion, OF
monopoly, and ultimately of populism.
~ will say that, in my opinion, the
duties in this schedule (of the Dingley
Bill, Ell. r., $40, giving protection to
woollen manufacturers are altogether
higher than are necessary for any just
purpose of protection"
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to SO, 900. If taxed here, it would
amount to $32,S50.
If the railroads paid the same tax
in North Carolina that they pay in Vir-
ginia, the State and school tax on rail-
roads would be S214,000 property tax,
plus $50, S25 on net earnings, equal to
s246,S5O whereas they pay less than
half, the amount being 100000. OF
course. in addition to these sums, the
roads in both States pay the county and
municipal taxes.
This contrast teaches but one thing,
to-wit That North Carolina needs a
board of assessors who have the interest
of the State as much at heart as the as
SCISSORS of Virginia.
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When there was in attempt to put
hides on the dutiable list in 1890, James
G. Blaine wrote to Mckinley: at
per cent to the price of his children's
shoes. Such movements as this for pro-
lection will protect the Republican party
to speedy retirement" Blaine saved
the party then. Now it is wholly domin-
ated by men with selfish ends to ad-
vance. Blaine's prediction will be real
lied.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

Referringto the announced purpose of
the gold Democrats, so-called, to put tick
cts in the field in Ohio, Iowa and Ken
tuaky and make an active canvass, the
Washington Star says: s'This movement
ought to insure Republican success"
Why, bless your life brother, that is ex-
actiy what it is started to do. With the
help of the "gold Democrats" and "mid-
He-of-the-road Populists," Mark Hanna
hopes to win in Ohio. He has no chance
without their help With it, he may
buy his way into six year term in the
niIlionaire's club.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24
A NEGRO WHIPPED.

Members of his Own Race Beat Him
Very Severely.
Pilot Mountain, n. c., July 23.-(Spe-
ciaD-Wesley Smith, colored man liv-
ing about three miles from Pilot Noun
tain was taken out on Wednesday night
about midnight by about 10 negroes and
severely whipped with sticks and pistols,
though he is not fatally injured, war
rants has been issued by Justice for
FAIRIES, John Moore, Ephriam Moore
and Tilley. All the parties have not
yet been caught. Smith is very bad
negro, but the cause of his whipping is
unknown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

The news that comes from all sections
of the promise of large crops is the
emily hope Of better times. The small
quantity of cotton held by mills and the
failure of the wheat crop in other coun-
tries makes it probable that prices will
advance. We will all give thanks to the
good providence that has sent propitions
seasons and to the well directed indus
try of the husbandmen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

When Mr.. Dingley talks about the
amount of the Sugar Trusts differ
ential' under his bill he talks Greek,
but when the Wall street market goes
wild over sugar stock as result of his
bill it talks plain English.-New York
World.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

Mckinley gave two Republicans soft
snap in sending them abroad to secure
am interna tional agreement. 1t is now
proposed to fix soft berths for others
by a monetary commission. That's all
the good either will do, and the tax-pay-
ers will have to foot the bills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

This would be a good time to sell
North Carolina gold mines if properly
advertised. The purchasers would not
run the risk of freezing.
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1T WAS A HUMMER.
(MorgantOn Herald.)

The bicycle edition of the Raleigh
News and Observer, last Sunday, was a
hummer. This entertaprise on the part Of
the paper was no doubt mighty appreci-
ated by riders Of the wheel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

If Organism is as dead as Col. Wat
aerson declares it to be, why does h
MANNER away at the corpse? Wash
mgton Post.
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There's no question about it. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier.
This is proven by its wonderful cures of
blood diseases.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

Entered at the postoffice at Raleigh,
m. G., IS second-class matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-24

1t is evident that the telegraph com
panies lease no hotels to Railroad Com
missioners in North Carolina.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

VIM. HOefinS to Christian papc
ST.. subdivision I. containing 300
acres. out of original survey 10. in
name of Antonio Perez. about : miles
northeasterly of San Antonio; $500.
VIM. Hoefling to Conrad Pape. ST..
subdivision I. containing 100 acres
subdivision ), containing 140H acres.
both out of survey 10, in name of An
tonic Perez, about miles nOrlheaSter-
ly of San Antonio; 4.646.
VIM. Hoefiing to Anton KrUg, subdi-
vision >, containing $50 acres out of
Antonio Perez survey 10, about seven
and One-half miles nOrtheaSterly of
San Antonio; 81, 400.
W. II. Taylor to II. ii. Lyons, lots
Is and II, o. c. !. 10, +. !. d. l. on
east side San Antonio river: $500.
II. ii. Lyons to Mayer * Adler. lots
Is and II, o. G. !. 115. +. 1. d. ]. on
east side of San Antonio river: 1872
g.
NJ. ID. MLather and wife to Christian
Gembler, lots ;. 6. II and II. block
43, between Virginia, blackberry. Mes
quite and Goliad streets; lots and 6.
block &, on west side Plum street;
| 5000.
ii. w. Hall and wife to Edward C.
RhOdiuS, 175 acres out of survey 80
in name of Juan VasequeZ. about -
miles northeast of San Antonio: .
80.
J. II. Erbt o II. +. Dunfcc. lots
and 3. in subdivision lost 81 and 2S. o
c. !. 10. +. ,. d. l. on Crosby street;
50. 200
Matthias FuOs to Elizabeth FuOs. 312
acres out of CocorrO Farming com
pany survey. 1872. on Medina river;
| So ZOO
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-15
REFORMS.

The citizens of San Antonio are clam
oring for change in the administra-
ton of her municipal government.
Everyone realizes that some changes
and reforms are necessary.
The question is-what reforms are
needed?
First the current expenses of the city
government should be reduced by abol-
ishing useless offices and positions and
reducing the salaries of other offices
until they can be paid by the current
revenue. Such Improvements as are
made should be permanent.
The city should regulate and control
rigidly all corporations, street railway
companies should be made to keep
their roadbeds and streets along and
contiguous thereto in first-class condi-
ton and should require cars to pass
any and every point on their line ev-
cry Is or 20 minutes.
The city council should by ordinance
regulate the furnishing of gas and
electric lights by designating the char
acter of lights that must be furnished
and the price or prices or prices to be
charged therefor
And should require such ordinance
or ordinances by such companies to
furnish meters to measure the amount
Of gas or electricity consumed in such
a manner that any reader of the Eng
Iish language can ascertain therefrom
the amount of gas or electricity used.
The citizens of this city are a prey
TO the greed Of street car, gas, electric
lsrrl,F NJ rprlye toe.
Many are becoming very weary of see
ing their earnings and substance eat
en- up by these cormorants.
The city council has the legal au-
thority to control and regulate these
matters by ordinance, but not one
member has offered such an ordnance
in the interest of the people.
For nearly two years the city has
had ostensibly two electric light COM
panies, but in reality only one, as the
companies long since combined or one
absorbed the other. And they are to-
day charging so per cent more than
they should be allowed and should be
required to give better lights.
How are these reforms to be effect.
ed?
The only way is to elect a board oil
aldermen pledged to at once institute
and accomplish such reforms and g
board with the capacity to inauguratt
and carry into effect the needed re,
forms.
Voters be not deceived by candidate.
talking in glittering generalites abou
sweeping reforms to be effected.
Bring them to a specific basis ant
before according them your supper
exact from them a pledge to reform
certain abuses and especially to TAX,
the corporations by the threats anC
let them understand that they are tn,
creatures of the people and that yer,
existence depends upon the will of tn
people.
Most any honest intelligent man cal
satisfactorily discharge the dutie
of mayor when supported or directe
by council composed of honest in
telligent business men.
Put no man, however great his abIli
ty or strong his integrity, can dis
charge the duties of mayor for tn
best interests Of the city with a conn
ell made up of men with narrow bust
ness views.
II voters will elect twelve of the hes