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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30

Married on Tuesday evening October,
10Th, Miss Harriet L. Warfield to DR..
+. w. Tucker, at the residence Of the
brides father. Rev J. w. Wsrfield. one
Of the old settlers in these parts.
At 8 o'clock the bride and groom, at
tended by Miss Myrta Perkins as brides
maid and W. X. Tuttle as groomsman,
entered the parlors, preceded by two
little girls dressed in pink and white,
trailing as they went white and pink
ribbons to mark the line of march. The
wedding march was played by Miss Iva
Howard OF Edgar, a university class
mate of the bride.
The brides gown was OF white satin
and she carried pink and white roses
Ths decorations of the rooms were also
pink and white.
Among the guests were the chancellor
and professors Of the Wesleyan univer-
sity, relatives and friends from the Place
and other parts OF the state.
Miss Burnett who stopped few days
in Lincoln on her way from Portland.
Oregon, left on Wednesday for her home
in Boston. Miss Burnett is the very
pretty young lady who came to
visit friends in the city, but found on
her arrival that there was illness in her
hosts family, and was obliged to spend
the time Of her stay here at the Lincoln.
John s. Glover and wife Of Waterloo.
Ia. are visiting their neice, Mrs A. L.
Hoover, at the Lindell
Chancellor MacLean had pretty
busy twenty four hours in Omaha,
Tuesday and Wednesday. He spoke at
the manufacturers ard consumers as.
ISOLATION on Tuesday night On We'd
needay he presented the request of the
regents for part of the state appropra,
ton for the trans Mississippi exposition
state exhibit He also found time to
call on George W. Lipinger TO enlist his
aid in tie proposed art exhibit to be
held in Lincoln during the holidays.
Mrs F. M. Hall and Miss Parker also
called on Mr.. Lininger. He promised
his aid and also the loan of several pic
lures. The chancellor alec called on
the Omaha newspapers t. arrange for
reports OF university matters, finding
them all friendly and favorable to the
university. The chancellor returned
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. M. d. Welch and daughter, Miss
Helen, spent Tuesday in Omaha.
Mrs. S. f. Brown and neice. Miss
Hit of Springfield, Ills, are visiting at
the home Of Mrs Browns sister. Mrs.
NJ. A. Reed. 1887 G street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30

Mrs. F. W. Kelley gave a dinner on
Wednesday in honor OF Mrs. Brunough
Of st. Louis, who has been visiting Mre.
ID. e. Thompson The guests were:
Mesdames-
Brunoueh, Thompson,
w. b. Hargreaves, Ogden,
Laid.
David A. Campbell.
The members OF the '.PatIia,cbs''
held business m seti lg at the homo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Funke on Tuesday
evening. and elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
President 49,. Mrs. s. II Burnbam
Vice Presi lent $50. DR.. John White
Treasurer. ID. G. Wing
Secretary. .......Dr DIR. T. L. Lyon
Master of Cere monies. DIR. c. F. Ladd
Executive Board .......
Mrs. w. b. Ogden, Prof. Geo. f.
Barbour and the president ex-officio.
On November twelfth at the lincoln
hotel. the ladies society Of the Holy
Trinity church, will give an entertain
ment at the Lincoln, at which the Zee
tor. Rev. Percy Silver will speak of his
travels and Mrs. Lippincott and Mrs.
Silver will sing.
Mr.. Dave Burks of Fairbury is in the
city visiting friends.
Mr.. Jim Burks of Beatrice will attend
the football game today.
Mrs. D. B. Cropsey of Fairbury, is
visiting MRS. Charles M. Keefer.
The Pleasant Hour Club has been re-
organized for the coming season with
Mr.. L. w. Marshall, president; Mrs.
Homer Honeywell. vice-president; Mr..
Guy Hurlburt, secretary; Mr.. r. /.
Joyce. master Of ceremonies; Mr.. j. NAL
lieu, Mr.. j. Mason, Mr.. Baldwin, ex-
ecutive committee. The first party will
be given in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nal.
lilieu on Thanksgiving night.
Mr.. and Mre. Mallilieu will return
from the east the earlier part of next
week.
The Pi Beta Phi girls will give Hal
lowe en- party at the home Of Miss OAR
leen Woodward tonight.
The Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha
Theta frat ,rni'ies will give parties this
evening.
Mrs. II. r. PEI ney. who has been .
valued member of thu New Book Re-
view Club, leaves today for her new home
in Omaha.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30


The thcatre-going public III Lincoln
has had something too much ~ melo-
drama in times past. When. there
fore. "a play called ''TennesSee's Pard-
ner' was ann, unced last season. little
enthusiasm was shown 10 first. for
Tennessee Pardner'' is "a drama of
high order, complete as To plot and
story, delicate and natural rs To incl
dent, original rs tocharacters. and in
tensely interesting as To situations
and climax u contains unusually
well managed love scenes. and enough
rich. pure and wholesome comedy to
balance effectually the lesser quantity
of heavy villany. The company is a
strong one. the scenery and costumes
are entirely new. and the production
will undoubtedly meet here with pop
ular approval when presented ut the
lansing Saturday evening. October
ID. Seats on sale Thursday nj o a. m.
Prices 81. ~. I'd aud - cents.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30

Turpin's school Of dancing, 1872 N St
Glasses now forming. Hall always open.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30

the audience The play drsgs misersbly
in the third act and is not frightened
by the appearance OF some CT the COM
pany in the body Of Tbs house. But 10
l said before, when tn, who.e company
Is on the stage, the singing. dancing.
and weaving silk covered arms AMI legs
are very fascinating.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-10-30

Catner1ne SeOgwlck OF lOrX and Flor
euce McGahey OF Lincoln were welcom
ed into the Pi Beta Phi fraternity. The
initiation took place at the home OF Mis-.
ses Annie and Lennie Stewart, 25th and
r streets. After tie initiates had beer
led through all the mysteries OF Pi Phi
the members eat down to a banquet
which had been prepared for them. A
generous supply Of roses testified to the
good wishes of Alpha Theta Chi and
Kappa Sigma. The members present
were:
Misses
Lillian Dorriueton,
May Darlington,
Catherine Sedgwick,
Florence McGahey,
Jennie Barber,
Edna Carscadden.
Darleen Woodward.
Anna Lytle,
Amy Robinson,
Oda Closson,
Mae Lansing.
Grace Reynolds,
Anna Stewart,
Mary McGahey,
Lennie Stewart.
Bessie Turner.
Quote Haskell.
Belle Reynolds.
The herald., 1897-08-25

underground work. nine hours to con-
stitute days work
The herald., 1897-08-25
ASSESSMENT ROLL
What the Board of Equalization Cut
Off

The calculators are rapidly nearing the
end of their labors on the assessment
rolls as altered by the Board of Equali-
cation While the exact figures of the
rolls as they will stand cannot be given,
a close approximation shows that the
Board of Equalization made a cut of
about 100000 on the valuation of an
nexed district property and between
100000 and 100000 on city property
valuations This would make a total
cut of between 81 300 900 and 81, 400 600.
This would mean that the total assessed
valuation Of property here in the city
will amount TO about S5S 800, 900, instead
of $50, 100000, as anticipated. Whether
the difference will be sufficient to cause
an increase in the tax rate is a question.
The city is now in receipt of the fig
ures at which the State Board of Equali-
zation placed the property valuation Of
transcontinental railways property in
this city. The figures are as follows:
Southern Pacific, 1179 miles main line.
at $500 per mile, SIP ,005; Southern Cali
fornia Railway Company, 6S3 miles, at
S6019, SAL, 1,11459; other property, s12, ,099 %; 4;
total, S165, ,21S-an increase of S513S over
last year. The railways property is not
fixed by the city, but by the State, and
the totals given in the above include the
railway valuations
The herald., 1897-08-25
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and Personal Mention From
Over the River


Mrs. George Ferguson has returned
from pleasant outing at Long Beach
where she has been camping for severa
days
Mrs. H. A. Pierce and daughter have
been visiting at Glendale this week.
Mr.. Vanaulkin of Grandin street was
prostrated with the heat on Monday
while engaged in carpenter work.
Rev. l.. o. Ferguson took the boys Of
the Christian Sunday school to East
lake park yesterday, where they en-
joyed all the privileges and sports to be
had in the park including picnic dinner
Mrs. Cleghorn and children returned
yesterday from Long Beach, where they
have been stopping for some days.
Pasadena avenue is being improved
with new street curbng beyond the
Arroyo bridge.
Mrs. John Mcclure and family are
spending some weeks a. Redondo.
Fred Granvill. boy employed at the
cannery on Walnut street had his hand
using a machine for opening peaches
called a splitter.
Little Harry. son of Mr. and Mrs. z.
Decker, of Pasadena avenue, was bitten
yesterday by dog.
Mrs. F. w. Stevens and daughter, Miss
Lillian of North Chestnut street, are at
Catalina for months recreation.
c. W. Mangrum of Baldwin street IS
out prospecting in the noun tains with
a party of friends.
Mrs. E. Rudolph and children are at
Santa Monica for a short stay.
The herald., 1897-08-25
Want More Water

Some twenty residents of South Chest
nut street, East Los Angeles, yesterday
The herald., 1897-08-25
Boulevard Matters

j. NJ. Elliott, chairman of the property
owners meeting held Monday afternoon
at the Merchantsand Manufacturers as
sociation rooms has appointed commit
tee consisting of F. w. Braun, chairman
William Ferguson H. w. Hellman, Vic
tor Ponet and Alfred H. Wilcox This
committee will cooperate with the gen.
eral boulevard committee in their en-
deavors to open route from Eastlake
park to the plaza.
The chairman of the general boulevard
committee has appointed the followins
committee: r. A. Ling c. S. Bradford
w. A. Kennedy, F. p. Flint and Jos.
Mesmer, who are to investigate what
route the people of East Los Angeles
want the contemplated boulevard to
take to benefit their section most A
mass meeting in East Los Angeles will
be called very soon.
The herald., 1897-08-25
GUESSING FOR GOLD

A considerable number of people
have already registered their guesses
on The Herald's two premiums-the
jar and the phial of Klondyke mug
gets-and the contest promises to
grow in interest as it moves along.
The opportunity to guess is open to
all subscribers to The Herald and to
all advertisers in our classified col
umns on terms specified in the an
nouncement. Don't fail to get in
something between one and thou
sand guesses
The herald., 1897-08-25
GUESSING FOR GOLD

A considerable number of people
have already registered their guesses
on The Herald's two premiums-th
jar and the phial of Klondyke mug
gets-and the contest promises to
grow in interest as it moves along.
The opportunity to guess is open to
all subscribers to The Herald and to
all advertisers in our classified col.
umns on terms specified in the an
nouncement. Don't fail to get in
something between one and thou
sand guesses.
The herald., 1897-08-25
GUESSING FOR GOLD

"A considerable number Of people
have already registered their guesses
on The Herald's two premiums-the
jar and the phial of Klondyke mug
gets-and the contest promises to
grow in interest as it moves along.
The opportunity to guess is open to
all subscribers to The Herald and to
all advertisers in our classified col
umns on terms specified in the an
nouncement. Don't fail to get in
something between one and thou
sand guesses.
The herald., 1897-08-25
Il Suggestion

DR. William c. Harrison has addressed
a letter to the council making the sug-
Sestion that in making a new contract
for sprinkling the streets it would be
well to require the tires OF the wheels of
all sprinkling carts used on the graveled
streets to be from 10 to IS inches wide.
and axles to be of such length that the
wheels will not track, thus rolling down
from 40 to 72 inches of street as the
cart naSses over It
The herald., 1897-08-25
A Lucky Miner

City Auditor Nichols received word
yesterday that his brother, D. B. Nichols,
has just sold a mine at Guadalajara,
Mexico for $2,000,000. An English syn
dicate bought the property, of which
Nichols had been the superintendent for
years. His share is one-quarter of the
purchase price. Nichols is well known
here, having been reared in Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-08-25
Street Assessment

Street Superintendent Drain has pre-
pared the assessment and diagram for
the grading, graveling. guttering and
redwood curbing of Eighth and Caron-
delet streets. The total cost of the work
has been $19, 40S. 40. French & Reed were
the con tractors.
The herald., 1897-08-25
Ready for Signing

Contracts and bonds have been filed
with the city clerk for approval by the
council by B. Lorenzi for laying a 30
inch cement pipe in Fremont avenue
from First to Second streets, and by
III. Leithead for furnishing horses and
conveyances for city use.
The herald., 1897-08-25

flled a PETITION to the council asking
that a four-inch water main be laid on
Chestnut street from Downey avenue to
Mozart street to replace the present
two-inch main, which is said to be in
sufficient to afford proper service.
The herald., 1897-08-25
THAT LITTLE BOOK

Another consignment of that little
1O-cent book, "Klondyke Nuggets y
reached The Herald last Saturday,
and we are again ready to fill orders.
The supply may not last very long,
and those who wish to secure the
book should apply at The Herald
counting room early.
The herald., 1897-08-25

For all kinds of electric lighting and
power plants see Machinery and Electrical
company 1853 North Main street.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-06-05
BAGGING A. BASILISK.
ny EREzS A. oPER.
copyright, 1871

1t was in the island of Nevis, about
midway in the Caribbean chain, that
had the best iguana hunting and first
tasted the delicious flesh of this big
lizard in a potpie.
At the time of my visit the chief mag
nate of the island was Sir Graham
Briggs, who owned vast estates in Bar
BADGES and had been knighted on ac-
count OF services to Queen Yictoria's
sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Al
fred, duke Of Edinburgh, then serving
as midshipmen in the royal navy. AL
though was neither midshipman nor
prince Of the blood, but plain nat
uralist, seeking out strange birds and
reptiles, Sir Graham welcomed me
warmly and entertained me many days
at his mansion house.
Clos. by in the adjacent mangroves
disported the wary iguanas, some of
them fully five feet in length, and every
whit as fierce looking as the tabled
bas;lisk. One evening as we were sit
ting out on the porch enjoying the sun
set effect upon the green-robed noun
tains Sir Graham alluded to the abun-
dance and great size of these iguanas
and asked if I didn't want to secure
some of them.
eyes" said, "but it is difficult to get
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-06-05
OPELOUsAs, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897.

were entirely closed. Still Sheelah whis
tied. at the same time cautiously un
coiling his Llama lasso, and creeping
slowly forward in order to obtain az
unobstructed aim. Then-swish!-th
lasso was launched, and fell around tht
iguana's neck.
Yanking it taut Immediately, sheelat
ierked the astonished reptile off the
limb and started away from the tree al
rapid run. And perhaps the iguana
did not make any fuss about it, eitheri
After recovering from his astonishment
at being so rudely awakened he bit fe
rociously at the coil around his neck
darted hither and thither in vain at
tenpts to escape and swished his long
whip-like tail al out like lightning
making a sound like the kissing 81
steam. If he had only got one clip al
Sheelah's legs with that fiexile, sting
ing tail the negro would have wished
he had let Mr.. Guiana alone, I'm think.
ing.
But sheelah kept out of his way, and
at last, after firing him somewhat
whipped around him the gunnysack and
had him prisoner in a trice. Then
in some dextrous way which could not
understand, he loosened the lasso ane
drew it out, leaving the guiana within
still lashing furiously about and biting
at the sack like demon.
We captured three more before the
sun grew too hot-that is, Sheelah las.
soed them, while I looked Oh in won
der--and returned to the mansion with
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-06-05
WHAT MAKES HARD TlMEs7
eome Facts and Figures That Speak
for Themselves.


for Themselves.
WHY hard times in this country is
question well worth considering. Why
such suffering as we have had Tor
years when the land has been blessed
with abundant harvest and with a
population disposed to active industry
with organized industries of the very
best and natural resources unequaled.
A recent government report shows
how the farmers have suffered from
low prices, and this gives rs some light
at least. We give some figures that
speak for themselves:
In 1896 we produced 2,2S3, 100000
bushels of corn; the farm price for It
was 215 cents a. bushel, and the total
value $491, 100000. In 1891, for a
corn production of 2,060,000,o0o bush
els, the farm price was 400 cents
bushel, and the total value was $780,
44o 900, or S345,ooo,0oo more than the
farmers received in 1896 for a. vastly
larger crop. A loss like this must af-
feet the whole country.
In the latter part of 1896 slight i'm
proyement took place in the price OF
wheae, owing to scarcity abroad, yet
the farmers got for the crop of that
year s2o2, 900 less than for the
crop of 1891. The average of wheat
was 72.6 cents bushel, against 81 in
:lse1, but we had the advantage of
failure of the European and Indian
CROPS, which forced up the price OF
wheat; otherwise we would scarcely
have got more than the 50-cent aver
age. With crops of wheat half as
large again as ten years ago we are
getting some $7o,o0o,oo0 a year less
for it.
Oats make a worse showing. For a
vastly larger crop in 1896 the farmer
receives SIC, 900, 900 less than for the ay-
erage crop of the six years from 1890 to
1925, and $4,000 less than for the aV-
erage from 1880 to 1880.
In these three great farm products
the farmers received S570,oo0,ooo less
in 1896 than the average of preceding
| years. This decline in prices has been
going on for some 20 years, and i
cotton and other crops were taken into
| the account the loss would be increased
| by hundreds of millions more.
All this explains the shrinkage II
everything else; in the prices OF mil
and factory products and the wages o.
the mechanic, the labcrer and miner
Farmers and those dependent on ths
marketing of their products constitute
fully one-half the population OF tht
union.
The republican party proposes tt
remedy all this by increasing taxation
thereby making dearer those articles
/ the farmer has to buy. In addition tt
this, their protective policy is caleu
lated to seriously cripple our trade witt
foreign nations where our breadstu1f
and provisions find a market. Let u
not forget that the country during al
these years has been under repubilea'
policy. The ruin is theirs.-springtielt
EfIll.1 Register.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-06-05

as by mother-was hardly six years
old. Still neither father nor son wore
crepe or their hats or sleeves. Earlyy
each morning Tony Robec, who worked
as a compositor in a printing Office in
the Latin quarter, went off with little
Adrian still drowsy and sleepy on his
shoulder and left him at school in the
neighborhood. He called for him when
his days work was over, and holding
the little man by the hand visited the
butcher and the baker, and carrying
home in the ehild's basket the supplies
OF their humble. dinner they were invis-
ible until the next day. The gossips
with their compassionate hearts, pitt
led the poor father-Who was not more
than 40 and still handsome man with
his black beard strealSed with silver,
and eyes like lions in repose-and
they whispered behind his back: THAT
ma1l should marry again, such good
fellow, never tipsy. He could easily
find some good girl who would take
care of him and his baby. Have you
noticed how carefully the little man
is attended to. Not rent nor a spot.
One can see at once that he is an or
derly man, and he earns ten francs
day They wished to make his ac-
quaintance. Ordinarily this was not
difficult matter in these crowded
houses, where the doors are often open.
But Tony had a reserved air, polite
way of greeting people on the stairway
that rather intimidated them.
Every Sunday father and son, as neat
ms two sous, went out for walk. They
could be seen in the museums; in the
Jardin des Plantes. They were seen
also in little cafe at dinner time,
where Tony permitted himself The only
dehauch of the week and drank a glass
of absinthe slowly in little sips, while
Adrian, seated beside him on the leather
bench, looked at the illustrated papers.
mo ladies' said the concierge, who
was sentimental, "that widower will
never marry again. We met him the
other Sunday in one of the paths of
the cemetery at Montparncssus No
doubt his wife is buried there-it was
sad to see him with his little orphan
beside hinf-he must have adored his
, wife. They are rarely as constant as
that; he is inconsolahle." Alas, yes!
Tony Robee had adored his wife. And
could not be eonsoled for her loss, but
he was not widower. His life had been
u very simple and very sad one. He
had been a workman of only ordinary
ability, and because he had begun rather
late in life to make more than bare liv-
ing he had not thought of marriage till
he was about 80. He should have
chosen a sensible girl who, like
himself, had experiencef the miseries
of life. But love is not Il 1sonable, and
Tony lost his heart to the pretty, vain
little fowermaker of 10, still innocent
no doubt, but very frivolous, and who
thought only of dress and could attire
herself like aprincess in four rags.
He had saved a little toward the mod
est menage, and they had bureau with
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-06-05

one in good condition for preserving as
a museum specimen. The shot from my
gun tears their skins to pieces and
spoils them"
"Oh, I'll. fix that for you," replied Sir
Graham. Tomorrow morning I'll send
our boy Sheelah with you, and he will
get you all you want, without the least
injury to their skins, either"
So in the morning, very soon after
daybreak, Sheelah and started. Shee-
lah was what they call in the West
Indies 'trcd nigger;" that is, ne wasn't
exactly black, nor yet white, but sort
of cross between. He had enormous
feet, hands as big as small hams,
nose that spread half over his face and
ears like pumpkin leaves. His mouth,
also, was immense, his lips rolled out
like the top of sea anemone; but his
teeth were white and regular.
Sheelah had his good points, even II
he wasn't a beauty, and one of them
was his unyarying good-nature. Aud
he could whistle; from between those
thick lips he could send forth strains
almost as sweet and fascinating as
those Orpheus is said to have produced
with his Tyre.
He carried no gun, or even club, for
the aperture of the iguanas, but mere
ly a short lasso made of lianas, or
wood vines, to throw over their heads,
and gunny sack to put them in when
caught. I had my small bird gun, but
he cautioned me not to use it, as the
noise would frighten our prospective
game.
Arrived at the mangrove-bordered
streams, we crept slowly along under
! the spreading branches, until Sheelah
pointed to limb and said. ''Dah, 5dah,
Massa; you no see um? Golly, him
big one, fo' suah!''
I saw nothing but the mangrove limb
at first, but finally made out the mon
ster, lying close along it, SO nearly the
| color Of the limb and leaves that /
should never have discovered it IN
aided. Now yo' keep still, an me
whistle um to sleep"
The iguana was apparently part
/ of the tree, so notionless was he; but
when Sheelah said he would put him to
sleep, he seemed to wink at me one of
his diamond-bright eyes, as much as to
/ say: Just let him try it; he needn
4 take me for possum."
But we both stood stock still. and
i Sheelah parsed up his great fat lips
land began to whistle.
At first the iguana seemed disposed
TO dart away, and held my gun ready
to fire at him il he did SO; but Sheelah
placed one hand warningly on my arm,
and let the gun fall again. The bright
eyes tWinkled malieiously, watching
our every movement, and the body
seemed to. be held alert for instant
flight. But at last. after perhaps five
minutes of uninterrupted melody, The
4 ggid fs--m began to relax, ard the eyes
| 10 grose airner and diramer, until theT