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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-01


by Xaver Scharwenka attained brilliant
success at the Lansing theatre on Tues.
day evening April 9th. An unusually
large audience for this form OF enter tain.
ment received the calm ard somewhat
phlegmatic appearing pianoist when he
made his initial bow to Lincoln people
or course TO one could reasonably ex-
pect SO large house as greeted tho De
Wolf Hopper company 10 "El Captain
on Wednesday evening for Mr.. Schar-
wenka did not carry with him the &C
ceseories OF chorus, ballet and scenery;
he did not even sing topical sing. but
depended upon himself and Steinway
pianofoIte 10 entertain the cultured
audience. And the audience was
cultured and representative one. The
best part Of society, town and university
Was present 10 force. 1t is only fair to
say that they we're not disappointed in
his playing. Certainly more brilliant
pianists technically. as well as artists
who have enthused the audience by
greater display Of the intellectual and
emotional in Interpretation have ap-
psartd here. Mr.. Scharwenka's play
ing was not unfrequently slightly
blurred ty injudicious use Of the pedal,
his virtuosity in scale passages and in
other technically difficulties is not i'm
peccable, and his Interpretation in
certain impassioned numbers was
phlegmat;c as compared say, with the
fiery intensity of Carreno or Of Bloom
field Zeisler. Certainly Mr.. Leopold
Godowsky is much his superior in
digital facility and in every thing
which makes. for virtuosity. But
Mr.. Scharwenka's claims 10 atten
ton are not based wholly upon his
pianism. His reputaiionin this country
and in Europe as the teacher Of many
brilliant pIpils. as the conductor OF
orchestra, az a composer Of more than
ordinary merit would insure respectful
addition for him were he a less capable
pianoforte virtuoso. Not few who
heard him were glad Of the opportunity
to hear him give an authors reading Of
four OF his shorter compositions, in
Guiding his extremely popular "Polish
Dance" 10 f fiat minor. Mr.. Schar-
werka was heard first in that cheval &c
battaille Of piapists, the Beethoven
.Sonata Appasionata. Would he bad
made it our own MacDowells Sonata
Trsgica!') This composition seems TO
me untitled for this pianistis style OF
playing, which was not impessioned.
He gave, however, finished and in
teliectual Interpretation freer from gust
and from undue sentimentality.
Perhaps music so viri,e as the larg'r
works of Beethoven should be played in
this broad Unconditional manner; certain
ly. the great pianist, D'Albert. plays it
in this fashion, but this particular
Sonata, it seems to me, is not adapted
to the coldly intellectual school OF in
terpretation. Mr.. Scharwenka pro-
duced an admirable effect in the
"Nacbtstueck" OF Schumann and in the
beautiful G minor impromptu OF Schu-
bert. In the compositions AMI arrange
.ments by Liszt-variations upon a
Russian air, the familiar overture to
William Tel" and the "RiCordanza =
the pianist was heard to less advantage.
except in the last. being apparently
somewhat overweighted by their tech
meal difficulties. Nevertheless the
mood of the "Ricordanza' with its reeig-
nation ard pathos seemed more in ac-
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ROMANCE OF A VALENTINE.

It was the fourteenth day Of February
and the lovely Estelle was sitting In
her luxurious boudoir when a package
was handed her which she opened and
exclaimed with innocent delight:
ut is valentine!''
How exquisite this wreath Of hand
painted roses-delicately tinted. as all
tea-roses should be. And this little
pocket! What can It contain? A ring.
Amazing. And written on It this mot
to: Think OF me-" There are no Cup
ids, with bows and arrows. and lines,
rhyming with love and dove, charms
and alarms. rain and pain. etc.-but a
neat blank verse expressing regard and
admiration, and conveying no hint Of
the donor or other information than
that he was one unknown to her, who
for the loves OF art and travel, which
had always ruled his life. would soon
be far away on the other side Of the
blue waves.
Estelle took the ring from Its hiding
place and slipped 1t on her finger. curl
Gus to know II 1t fitted. then her maiden
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,xact report of Mrs. Car
shInhnildir- In LINN

The statement issued by Lloyd's re-
garding the worlds ship building in
1896 shows that the net increase Of the
worlds mercantile tonnage for the year
Is Si2, 900 tons, the sailing tonnage be.
Ing reduced by $4,000 tons aud tine
steam tonnage Increased by 1.1OG,000
tons. OF tine total. 2!G,i2i tons of
steam and l0s.Tl0 tons Of sailing yes,
sells total. los, ,l3l tons We're built ont
side OF the United Kingdom. Dnrina
1896, exclusive of warships, G06 YES.
sells OF 1. .i59.T5l ions gross CG2S steam
crs OF 1.li3.S3l tons and rs sailing YES
sells Of 10 020 tons were launch d in the
United Kingdom. The warslilps
launched at both government and pri.
vate yards amount TO ~ Of iGl,95s tons
displacement. The total output Of the
United Kingdom for the year. there
fore. was 75i vessels Of .323, 700 cons.
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modcsty suggested that she ought not
| to accept and wear n gift from an un-
known giver-and she withdrew II
| quickly from her finger and determin-
ed TO return IT,. But now the question
arose: to whom? where?
After reasoning with her conscience
she again put In on her finger. 1t fitted
nicely and produced mysterious pre-
sentiment OF coming bliss. and sensa-
tion about her heart which she had
never known before painted her cheek
with the lovely color OF the tea roses on
| her valentine, and she said emphatic
ally. 'He shall be my ideal; can con-
struct him as like-I shall make him
as handsome as Apollo and as gifted;
and who can chide me II become a
hero worshlper7" And he only asks
that think OF him.
Her soliloquy and state OF curiosity
were interrupted by friend and CON-
rade OF the art school. Mrs. Bird. n
widow lady OF wealth and an enthus-
list about art. like herself. whose er-
rand was to propose a journey together
TO the cradle OF art. Estelle was only
too glad to accompany her and accept
ed without hesitation. A feeling she
could not account for prevented her
| from showing her valentine or speak
Ing until long afterward OF the little
talIsman that now seemed almost like
a botrothal ring The congenial friends
made their trip series Of delights
and would have regretted reaching
their destination 80 soon II they had
not been Just In time for one OF those
annual fctcs which tho American club
OF artists delight 10 celebrate.
As they were speeding along on their
pleasure jaunt seated on the deck OF n
comfortable beat watching their com
panions and enjoying delicious breeze
and tho varied seenery-mountain.
crag. castle. monastery and dark forest
-Esteile observed n picturesque look
ing young man. nrtisticaliy dressed. as
suited the occasion. gnzing with n sur
priscd and earnest look at herself. Ills
rich brown hair and glowing eyes OF
the same color reminded her OF her
ideal, the beautiful hero whom her i'm
ngination had created. and she felt tho
finger eneIrcicd by the mysterious ring
give little throb In unison with her
heart beat. A. this moment TO her sur
prise her friend Mrs. bird gave him n
smiic and nod OF recognition and before
she had time 10 recover from her
confusion OF mind. MrH. Bird requested
permission TO Introduce her artist
friend. Horny 81. Legor. and she very
soon found herself absorbed In oonycr-
sation with the most attractive man she
had ever met,
III, II was long after this on another
a. Valentine day, when the artist
friends homoward bound. sat gazing
down Into the dark blue wayes-thnt
she laughlnrly Fnye an account Of her
fiat valentine ana the little clrelct Of
gold, which sha observed. but did not
know why, attracted hiH attention and
excited his curiosity. that he vonturoi
10 tell Of his long years study ana self
denial, whilst nt the same time he had
followed and Nurhhlped a star wklch he
thought too far above him TO bo oh.
tained, but which he now. by tho aid
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M'KlNLEY's FUTURE PREACHER.
sessrai Washington Churches Seeking the
NInnnr


Honor.
A lively contest has broken out among sew
eral OF the Methodist churches In Washing
ton for the honor of nffordlng President Me:
icy spiritual consultations and the means or
Eoundry, the Rev. D. A. Brown, pastor;
Metropolitan, the Rev, Hugh Johnson, DID,
pastor; Union, the Rev. Alexander Bnlaski,
pastor; Trinity, the Rev. Gustavus W.
Hobbs. pastor, and Fifteenth Street church,
the Rev. w. w. Van Arsdalc, pastor--have
elect, with cordial letters inviting him to
worship with them and setting forth their
respective convenlcnces and advantages. All
OF them have received replies from Major
Mckinley, expressing his thanks for the
courtesy, but the letters are so non.commit-
tai ana resemble each other 10 closely that
the smnrtest expert In mind reading could
Of preference. Major Mckinley attended the
Foundry church when he was u congress-
mnn.
The churches seem to consider that the
addition of n president to the list of their
pew-holders VIII give them n great boom
" Is not, however, Of permanent advantage,
IIhat has been demonstrated by experience.
PRESIDENT Lincoln attended the New York
avenue Presbyterian church. President Gnr
field the Disciple church on Vermont ave.
nnc, President Arthur st. Johns Episcopal,
nnd President Harrison the Presbyterian
church of the Covenant. The desire and
expectation of seeing these dlgnitarics and
their families attracted large crowds of
strangers to the churches, who, ns one plain
worship God, but to crafty their curios
ity.". Such crowds ARE an annoyance to the
pcw-holdcrs; they contribute nothing and
are apt TO keep away regular attendants,
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Tn. Number Of A.,.ro,d..

In October last small planet. or
asteroid. discovered by photography In
Berlin. was set down In tho list OF these
bodies US No. t2t. Since tho appiics-
tion OF photography to the stars tho
discovery of asteroids has been very
rapid. no less than one hundred hav-
ing been found between February. 1899.
and October. 1895. Up to ist5 only
four asteroids were known. Since
then not n year has passed without the
discovery OF one or more.
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And here Is the heart that was lovingly
drawn
By one sleeping now at the gates o!
the Dawn.
And oft as linger o'er picture and lin,
A tear lies empearled on the old valen'
tine.
Twas waited to me IN the long, ionl
ago.
When the world sweetly slept meath
Its blanket OF snow,
When high on the mountains and deey
In the dells
We heard the clear notes OF the silver,
bells:
But fairer to me than the feather,
fleece.
As white as the wings OF the Angel O
Peace
That covered the earth In the wintel
Was the once SNOWY page OF my olt
valentine.
A thousand have smiled at Its quain
little rhyme
Who know not the story that clings e
Its time:
It brought to my cheeks then health
Ter hue.
Loves roses are red and its violet
blue
As red as the cheeks OF the sender,
know,
As blue as the eyes that l loved lonl
ago:
No wonder cherish In shadow ant
shine
The fast fading truths OF the old val.
entine.
Whenever this page and Its rhymIng
see
The portals OF Memory open for me.
And back from the years with theii
shrouding of snow
Come u hand and voice that I missed
long ago:
And over a picture that hangs on my
Rays that are golden a moment doth
fall.
And beautiful grows In the winter sun.
shine
The wee. crumpled page OF tho old val.
entine.
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From Sentimental sally.

Sentimental Sally sends us the tol
lowing valuable and seasonablc eontrl
button:
He who would have me for his valen
tine
Must have no other love than mine;
! cannot share his heart.
| will not have part.
I must have all. or none.
For no my heart has won.
And there he reiens alone.
A monarch on his throne.
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sIOO Reward 500

The readers OF this paper will he please
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
In all Its stages. and that Is cAtarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the ouy postlv,
cure now known to the medical fraternity
catnrrh being constitutional disease re
Catnrrh Cure Is taken Internally. actlnl
directly upon the blood and mucous surface
Of the system, thereby rcstroying the foun
dation Of the disease, aud giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its work IN,
proprletors have 40 much faith In lis curn
tive powers, that they offer One HUNDRED
Dollars for any ease that II falls to cure
Send for list Of Testimonials Address
u. j. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c
Halls Family Pills urp tho hest
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vibratiog In runefui Accord,

Like the strings OF musical instrument
the nervous system In health hnrmonizes
TEN. But weakened or 0ver,yrought, II Ian
giles most inharmonlously. Quiet and invig
crate u with the great tranqulllizer and
tonic, IIostctter's Stomach liltters, which
regular action OF the bowels. and prevents
mhlnrlnl. rhenmatlc and kldney complnlnts.
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a Cure.

Jones-slllibub has n medicine which
no declares Ia sure cure for heart dis.
ease. --smith-Dii II cure hlm7 Jones
Yes; II gave him such n frigh,fuI at
tack OF indignation TINT he forgot all
about his henrt.-ilarpcr's Daznr.
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A rriiiinH Anaiy,

cobwlgger-- Look here. Freddie. tho
man next door says you fired a small
stone through s. pane Of glass In his
window. Freddie pahawl n that pane
IA worth 81 I broke about 10 conts'
worth Of it.-Now York World.
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The Lirht TINT Iaiish.

Mabel-so Mrs. Doyey has left her
husbsndl I'm surprised, she used to say
he was the light OF her existence. MAY
-Yos, know: but tho light got going
out nights. s.-up-to.Dats.
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Tothe Pacific Coast

Two through trains daily via the Union
Pacinc, carrying through alccperH and max,
Ing from six TO fifteen hours quickest time
10 principal western points, including Og.
den, Salt Lake, Butte. Helena. Portland
San francisco, Sacramento, etc. Ask about
them ~ pil lin 81. corner Cnrils.
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Mtistt Nttre.

she-iiow do you account for tho fac,
that n woman learns typowrlting no
mitch easier than a mani lIe-oh, abe
has no much more In proapeet.-India-
napolis Journal.
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Halls Family Pllis are the best.

81 believe you men think more OF your
wheels than you do Of your wives" ''Why
notf We can get an improved make every
year"
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Navigation Closed.

'IIave you noticed that our two type
writer girls don't 90 out TO luncheon any
moreY
NO; what's the mattcri"
"rhcy've had quarrel, and won't help
each other on with their coats."-Dctrolt
Free Press
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at Il certainly wonderful how much sci
snce can do for as" "Yes; Mrs Frontrnv
has learned To hypnotize her baby, and she
didn't miss n club meeting the whole week
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A bird In the hand lE worth two IN the bush
No woman will qulbble with that:
bush,
But the bird In the hand trims hat.
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NO-To-gAc FOR FIFTY CENTS

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No.To. Bnc
regulate or remove your desire for tobaccol
Saves money. makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. hUc and St.DG. all druggists.
The state herald., 1897-02-12

Just try n Zoe box of Cnscarets. candy Ct.
ihaTtic. The hncst liver and bowel regulator
made.
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"whnt N this cigarette wnrT" EVERY
mother wants TO do something 10 make olhe
womcn's boys stop smoking
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"You gcnlnscs are getting NO thick that
you Will soon crowd common people on the
EARTH "No, We won't-m0st OF US are 80
lazy"
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"what is nutritious food. Uncle Alerkr'
at IS food that Is 80 cheap aud plain that
many people are ashamed TO eat It."
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agnes Is over 30" GLOW do you know p
''shc always has 60 have the same kind o
pen to write with"
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FITS stopped free aud permanently cured. NuI
afisr nrst days us u Dr. iNlins'- Great hrr,.
N.stor"r. rroe g trial tnific aud ir,aflse
hcnd to DA kliSK, 18i Arch ~. Philadelphia, Ia
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sI.oo ZOE IL OENTs.

Now all OF above 10 packages. in
Guiding our mammoth plant and seed
catalogue. are mailed you free upon
receipt Of only II cents postage.
20 pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Seed tl.0o
2i Brilliant Blooming Plants. -. .si.O0
John A salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse,
Wis. WIN.
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"Delln has had to begin suit for her sal
ary." Poor glrl, how hard II must be /,
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We. will forfeit Si,oc0 II any Of our pub
iishei iesilnnnlals are proven 10 be not gen
une The Plso Co. Warren. ia.
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papa why do historians call Louis XIV
Lpnl. tho MhEnlncentf' "Becanse they
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docs while ever nip trllnsf'' ''No; only
pennies"
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'T'm going TO get NJ an ordinance to drive
women's big hats out Of the street cars" 4"
why ''fhey are always In my way
when l want TO signal the conductor"
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oyeruNortlon on tho football field
caused the death OF Joseph kapp Of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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OF St. Valentine. hoped would ever
more be his guiding spirit. Il.
We Olden Valentine.

HE fingers OF Time
have encrusted
with gold
The page that l
cherish for
memories old
! gaze at the coup
let that's home
ly and true.
"The rose 1t Is rcd
and the violet
blue;"
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PLANETARY GOSSIP.
HOROSCOPE READINGS OF
PROBABLE EVENTS.
Lnstructious to Applicants for Free
RsadihEs In These Coiumns-Name,
Address. Date and Hour of birth I'm
portant Requisites.

HE free readings
now being given In
these columns are
SO popular that II
will take some
time before those
on hand will be an
swered. Every let
ter sent In will bo
answered in Its
regular order.
Those who do not
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forchillren tesianz, safsns thefuns reduces innan
nation ailAys pain cures wind colic, ss cents botil
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Note.-Thoso who have sent In their
stamps GIG eents) for readings by mail.
will usually be promptly answered. In
cases where there is an apparent de-
lay the astrologer should be notified at
onos and the mistake will be rcctinod.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-10-28
Owen InferYieMed.

Robert L. Owen, a prominent
Cherokee, who, from 1885 to 1889,
was United States Indian agent for
the five tribes, passed through
Kansas City today. When seen at
the Coates hotel by reporter for
the Star with reference to the sto-
ries of the fullbloods threatening
violence in. the Indian Territory,
be said:
"While it is true that the full
blood Cherokees are deeply op-
posed TO allotment and will not
consent 10 it, at the same time they
are God fearing and law-ablding
people. They have a sentimental
att 4chm to local self-govern-
ment and their opposition is likely
to lead to a suit in the United
States courts to determine whether
or not congress has a right to de-
prive them of a form of govern
ment which was granted for val
uable consideration and is so
intimately intertwined with prop
erty rights that it cannot be abro-
gated without a destruction of
vested rights in property.
THE fullbloods have no inten-
ton to do anything that is wrong
or violent, but they believe that
allotment means a degradation to
the fullblood Indian, and that such
a course will pauperize them. /
sympathize with the fullblood peo-
pie in this sentiment, as | have
many warm friends among them.
1.-The fact is, these tales of vio-
lence and bloodshed come, not
from the tullbloods, but from fake
correspondents on the frontier, who
seem to desire to destroy this
worthy people in the estimation of
the American public.
1.-The rejection by the Greek leg
islature of the treaty of the Dawes
commission is due partly to this
sentiment and partly to the craft
of commercial interests, which are
antagonistic to the agreement. 1t
will lead to a revision OF the agree
ment, but not to it's entire defeat.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-10-28
An ImpOrtauf Case.

An important case, something of
the nature of the celebrated Watts
case in the Cherokee nation, was
begun here Tuesday. Mr.. j. R.
Shannon, some time since, claimed
possession, under Chickasaw law,
of the tract of land near this town
known as the erich Alex place."
a magnificent and valuable piece of
property, which has been held for
several years by a colored man,
VIM. Alexander, who some time
ago suddenly left the country ,leav-
ing the place in possession of his
wife.
Shannon laid his claim to the
place before Governor Harris and,
under authority of that official, OBJ
tanned from Indian Agent Wisdom
an order for Alexander or his rep
resentatives to appear before said
Indian Agent Wisdom within
twenty days to show cause why
they should not be dispossessed
and the place turned over to Shan
non.
The matter was brought into
court here Tuesday by Mrs. Alex
ander, through her attorneys, Sc
curing from Judge Townsend an
injunction, restraining Wisdom,
ct al, from interfering
in any manner with the possession
Of the place until the cause can be
heard at the approaching term of
court here.
This brings on a clash of author
ity between Agent Wisdom and
Judge Townsend. and the proceed
ings will be watched with great in
terest. Purcell Register.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-10-28

The following from Agent Wis
dom's annual report to the interior
department is the best feature in
the whole instrument. Agent
Wisdom believes in protecting the
rights OF the people who have
made these town lots valuable, ,and
only a few Indians, we are glad to
say, believe in even asking an ex-
horbitant price for the lots. We
want those who feel shaky over
their city possessions to read this
over carefully:
GAS remedial measures adapted
to the conditions which surround
the agency, | would represent Gn
the event negotiations between the
Indians and the Dawes commission
prove fruitless) that appropriate
legislation be had on the townsite
question so as to protect non citi-
zens in their equitable rights in the
improvements purchased by them
from individual Indians and made
valuable by their money and labor.
Our towns have been built mainly
by non-citizens, living here under
permits, that is to say, lawfully,
and they are in no sense trespass-
ers; and to prevent a con6scation
of their buildings, there must be
either remedial legislation by con-
gTess or some agreement must be
made between the Dawes commits
sion and the several tribes which
will adjust the problem of lot hold
ing before it becomes one of great
er magnitude and a temptation to
oppress non citizens too strong for
the Indian authorities to resist. A
nominal price fixed on town lots,
modified and regulated by location
and other natural advantages,
would seem to be all that is neces-
sary to a fair solution of the prob
lem; and the revenue thus derived,
flowing into the Golfers of the ma
tions, would amply compensate
them for the segregation of all lots
in towns from the public domain,
and it would assure a further sta
bility and growth in the towns
themselves from which the ada
cent country would receive a result !
ant benefit. Wagner Record.