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The courier., 1898-11-26

Squire Timberson, recently elected to
administer justice in one Of the outly-
Ing townships Of . short-grass county in
Kapsss, 10 an excellent type Of the from
tier justice Of the peace. A few weeks
after he had assumed the judicial err
mine, figuratively speaking, . horse
thief was captured in the squire's baili-
wick and was brought before him for
hearing, With the expectstion-s fore
gone conclusion. by the way--in the
mind Of the prosecuting attorney, that
the prisoner would Be bound over to the
district court in proper form without
hitch.
The day Of trial came and the squire's
bettsr-half had cleared the commodious
kitchen for the assembling Of court.
svsn giving the floor good scrubbing
that it might be % freo from stains a.
the escutcheon Of the great state her
husband locally represented.
The prosecuting attorney was first to
arrive, followed in . few moments by
the prisoner. safe in the grasp of bury
country constable. and trooping behind
them came . score or moro OF suspicious
looking individuals who were clearly the
friends Of the accused. The defendant's
attorney strobe in . moment later.
Squire Timberson wore look Of dig.
nifty betting his responsible position.
though down in his heart he felt q sick
suing qualm q to just what tho occasion
called for on his part and his lower
limbs wobbled suspiciousIy whom he
arose from behind the kitchen table, .
temporary judicial bench.
Nov It happened that the squire
knew nothing Of legal lore or judicial
form. his solo knowledge along the lines
oe authority having been derived from .
worn COPY oe Robert's .Rulss Of Order"
and . study in boyhood days of Cush-
ing's "Manual." His experience had
been acquired in debating the where
fosss and why's In country lyneum.
The sbssocs Of anything in the nature
Ct lav library va particularly notice.
able Ia this Kitchen court Of justics." !"
ths familiar sheep-coversd black *ons
vss oovhere 10 b s<en.
TIE coars convened promptly at 10 ..
n, beiog raped to order By the burly
coasaable Who o0ciated in the capacity
q sb.ili6, The vhi . hs kept his eye % the
psisoe~r and his right hand or his pistol
in his hip pocket The squire. With The
apistspcs Of the prosecating attorney.
~ inspecting the papers In the cass.
including the warrant with the con.
stables return thereon.
The sttoroey Tor the defendant had
been holding . whispered eonsultstion
With ths peisooer sod his frisods. and
savo toe "a occasional res0unding
~swaek" - IN extra large election Of
tobaeeo juice Wss emitted from between
The lips u the burly coostabls and
splashed o, the newly scrubbed door.
The courier., 1898-11-26

HEART DISEASE
And nefvoes ailments are as eueable a.
other diseases. treat nothing ehe.
J. =. LeOn1aardt, MD.
OFFICE 1427 o ST., LINcoLH, NEBR.
The courier., 1898-11-26

Scientific al'y classified dietary.
Labratory Of hygiene for bacteriologi.
cal and microscopical investigation.
Stomach fluids analysed for dyspep-
tics.
Aseptic operating rooms and surgical
wards.
Four physicians. well.trained. with
large experience in sauitarium medical
work.
Trained nurses Of both sexes.
Skillful attention given to tho treat.
ment OF
ler information. address,
NERRASKA =
The courier., 1898-11-26


NEBRASKA
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22
MUSIC ENCITES HIM.

At the home of Col J H. Tow
ers there is dog that is greatly
affected by the playing of piano. The
dog is a young one and is highly priced
and consequently has access 30 the
house When the young Miss begins
to perform on the piano, the dog will
commence the most ear-splitting
bowls, and trembles in fear If in the
parlor Mt the time. he will rear up on
his hind legs and place his feet on the
keys and howl louder than an operate
singer If he is out doors at the time
the piano is played, he will go under
the house and get as near the location
of the piano as possible, and howl with
an effect that is truly demoralizing to
the piano performer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22
CHRISTIANS GREETING.

Before another issue of the JOURNAL
Christmas will have come and gone.
and we desire to tender a Christmas
greeting to our readers.
According to the chronology of sa-
cred historians, over eighteen hundred
years ago in the little village of Beth
lahem, in manger, surrounded by a
great caravan of tradespeople and ami
mails, Mary gave birth to a child. who
was by Divine command called Jesus
and whose marvellous teachings of love
and abnegation have come down to US
through the ages, inspiring us to accept,
believe and practice them.
This second person in the 'holy trim
| ity'' in the very presence of armor clad
soldiers of the conquering Caesars de-
clared: II come that We may have
light, and have it more abundantly, -
and sent the message down the ages to
teach His people new lesson, and to
contradistinction to what had been
taught by the Jews.
Since the birth of our Lord and
Master" shed glory on the world, and
since His teachings have brought glad
ii OF dingsgreat JOY to the hearts Of His
Christian followers in all parts of the
world, his name has been worshipped,
Ills deeds have been extolled and prac-
ticed, and His wonderful message. o
love have been cherished by the great
host of his followers. This Savior of
the souls of mankind taught us to for
give and forget the wrongs done us by
others. So with the opening of the
new year let US begin it with forgive
ness in our hearts and expressed by our
lips, and scatter sunshine along our
pathway and help Tighten the burdens
Of our fellow man.
We wish our readers and patrons a
Merry Christmas" and Happy New
Year"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22
DEATH OF MRS. RUTH COLE.

Mrs. Ruth Dunwody Cole, wife of
Mr.. Howard G. Cole. of Shreveport,
la, died ut the residence of her moth
es, Mrs. II. A. Dunwody, on Weanes-
day afternoon, 18th inst. in this place
Her death is peculiarly sad. and one
that our citizens deeply lament and re-
greet She had been sick about two
weeks, when the grim monster silenced
the throbbings of her loving heart for
ever.
She was born in Marietta IS years
ago, ana grew to beautiful womanhood
in the sunshine of affection and the
home of refinement and tenderness.
and was dearly beloved by her friends.
She was idolized by her family, snd
and they are sorely stricken.
She married Mr.. Howard q. Cole.
formerly of Parkersburg, W. Va, in
this place April 18th, 1892. Two chill
dren came to cement and bless the I'M
ion-the oldest, a girl, is in the fifth
ySoA Va III pSC, anu lilc utllpr, 4 DON.
is only fourteen days old.
They resided in West Virginia and
Chattanooga, Tenn, for several years
but in recent years they have lived in
Shreveport, La, where Mr.. Cole is il
the real estate business.
She joined the Methodist church ear.
>Iissin life, and sought to do the Master,
will and now has gone to bask in the
smiles of His love and redemption.
She leaves husband, two children
mother, Mrs. II. A. Dunwody, -four
brothers. James, Henry, Fred and FL
lott, one sister, Miss Hattie, and
other relatives to mourn her untimely
departure.
Her funeral took place Friday morn.
ing last at the family residence OF
Church street. Rev, George w. Var
brough, her uncle, of Sparta, Ga. who
officiated at her marriage, also offici
ated at her funeral, assisted by Rev. j
II. Patton and Rev. j w Quillian.
The interment took place in the city
cemetery. A great many beautiful
flowers covered the casket, testimoni
ais of love from friends.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Johr
A. Manget. w. A. DuPre. J Il. Greer
Wallace Buttolph, r w. Reed and
James r. Nutting
The undertakers were T.. Black &
Son.
We deeply sympathize with the be-
reayed family in the great sorrow that
darkens and glooms their hearts.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----

BY virtue of an order from the Probate
Court of Orange county, Florida, will be
sold at the Court House door in the city
of Marietta, in said county, during the
egal hours of sale on the first Tuesday
in January, 1899, the following personal
property, to-wit: One gold ring with
diamond set of l carat; one gold shirt
stud with 2 carat diamond set. Sold as
the property of B F. Cooper, late of Or
ange county, Florida, deceased, for the
purpose of distribution. Terms cash.
r. w. BOONE, Admr.
Estate Il. +. Cooper, decd.
December 5, 1898.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22
DEATH OF REV. j. Nj. LOWREY.

Rev. John NJ. Lowrey, of the North
Georgia Conference died of typhoid
fever in Milledgeville on last Friday
evening His remains were brought to
Marietta on Sunday morning. The
funeral service was conducted at the
Methodist church by Rev DR.. J. w.
Quillian, after which the interment
took place in the city cemetery. Dr.
LoWrey was 81 years of age. He was
born in Marietta, and in young man
hood days worked at the printing bust
ness, which he left and entered the
ministry, where he faithfully worked
for thirty-tiye years He had filled
some Of the best charges, having at
different times been presiding elder of
the Dalton ond Elberton districts. He
leaves a widow and four children
Mrs. Fred Wolfe, Of South Carolina
Mrs. VIM. 7. Stone, Of Macon. DR.. Johr
N. LoWrey. Of Baltimore. and Mis-.
Nellie Lowrey His second wife wa,
Miss Ella Latimer, sister of Mrs. w
D. Anderson, ST.. of this place. Hi.
aged mother, Mrs. B. Lowrey, four sis
ters and TWO brothers, live in Atlanta
We tender our sympathy to the be-
reaved
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
The Treating Habit.

It was Pope Telesphorus, who died before the year 150 A. D., who institut- ed Christmas as festival, though for some time it was irregularly held in December, April and May. But for cen turies before there had been feast of Yule among the northern nations, whose great enjoyment was in drinking the wassail bowl or cup. Nothing gave them so much delight as indulgence in "carousing ale, especially at the sea- son of short days, when fighting was ended It was likewise tbe custom at all their feasts for the master of the house to i'll large U0wi or pitcher, to drink out of it first himself and then give to him that sat next, and sc it went around. This may have been the origin of that popular American custom known as treating" It is certain that upon our Christian observance of this glorious day have been ingrafted habits taken from rude and barbarous people.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10

some of his own sure boys, to teach those dons how to run, but it had to be didi The scrimmage had to be short, for all hands were due back at the home table this blessed Thanksgiving day, and, the ball set rolling, it was hustled along fast. We are thankful that the world knows how prompt we can act for right against op- pression, how sure we are of our mettle, and maybe before many more Thanksgiv- ing days-if things don't go a little more civilized in the far East-there's a Tur- keys head we'll have to chop off before we can sit down to our plum pudding table quite easy and satisfied.
 Your Uncle Sam is especially grateful for the pretty girls that remain in the country. This international matrimonial market business has been giving the lords and dukes and earls a chance to rob us right and left. We must put stop to this, boysI The table don't look right with so many pretty faces gone. We need all the beauty and smiles and winsomeness we can find, and if those titled foreigners must have live, bouncing American girl, let them come over here and be American ized and naturalized, and sit down at the table and learn our ways.
 We have had some glorious shows the last year-hower shows, county fairs, a big Western exposition. We have had conventions, and the chance to view ln public the men and women of the epoch, with an extra gathering to press down good measure We have had baseball and tennis and golf, and yacht races and row ing. And in them all American muscle and American brains have topped the bar gain and capped the climax! Let us give thanks for all these amusements and pleasures, thanks for our blessings, thanks for our hopes.
 And a special hurrah for our farmers, amid all this joy of health and vigOr! Think of the bountiful reward for the la Dor of the husbandmani We have been preserved as nation, and our glory shines afar before all peoples. We have wei comed the oppressed, we have given a shelter to the homeless. We have aided suffering, and borne the Stars and Stripes where they were needed the most.
 Once more, children, all together! way ing an encouraging flag over to Hawaii and Cuba and the Philippines, cheer for them, a cheer for America, yourselves and Uncle Sam:
 My country, 'tis of thee,
 Sweet land of liberty,
 Of thee 1 sing.
 Land where my fathers died.
 Land of the pilgrims pride,
 From every mountain side
 Let Freedom ring!
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
The Peasant and His Son.

One day peasant 'arried basket of potatoes to the field and dug holes in the soil and planted them. His young son watched operations for time and then inquired:
 Daddy, why do you put those taters in the ground?''
 "By so doing each one will bring me back ten, my son." replied the father.
 The boy went away, and when his father came up to dinner be found him digging in the yard and asked:
 "Sonny, what are you seeking?'
 "Why, daddy, I have planted the clock, two umbrellas. the teapot, your Sunday hat, mas boots and tablecloth, and each one will bring me back ten. '"
 "You young idiot, come here and be skelped'' shouted the father, and he tanned the boy up and down, crossways and sideways. until he was tired.
 Daddy planted taters to get back ten" unused the boy as he sat down un- der the COW shed to think. "But plant ed clocks and hats and boots to get a licking. Itnust be the difference in the soil. ''-Pearson's Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10

cle Sam will no sooner get out his memo randum book to sum up his causes foi gratitude than December shoots out Merry Christmasp' and the whole string of celebrations seems to break loose. II is, indeed, a fast age, my children, fasi age. Why, time was when 1t took three whole days to make feast; one to prepare for it, one to get over it, and one to enjoy it leisurely. We rested from Christmas to Washington's birthday, and then hat nothing to do but get ready for the Fourth Then, Thanksgiving found us with long ing for turkey, and the holly season sharp ened our capacities with its savory odol of plum pudding.
 But, bless you, my children, those gooC old days are past and gone, along witt last years fashions. We rush and hurry from one festival to another, and fill uT the spaces with flag days, and arbor days and memorial days, and worlds fairs, anC soldiers monuments, until your Uncle Sam is on a dash from one end of the country to the other, trying to fulfill his state and national engagements. And whenever he hopes to snatch an hour: rest, bless you! some invitation arrives and he has to scamper off to lay corner stone, or crown an arch, or fire salute, ol respond to a toast, until his very last suit is in imminent danger of losing its buttons and fraying at the seams!
 But to return to our turkey and the list in the memorandum book. Thanksgiving is here, and the earth is rejoicing! The peace jubilee is over, things fixed for com fort, and calmness and happiness, and the football player is now monarch of the day During his temporary sovereignty, lei Uncle Sam recount the blessings of the year that has run its course through ways of peril and hardship, but, withal, of blessings.
 Your Uncle Sam is grateful that the war is over, and Cuba can sit down at the November table with a Thanksgiving all her own. Spain must not complain of her cooked gooser' Time is when your Uncle Sam, getting riled, acts quicker'n a wink. It took some vessels, some guns,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10

the first ever tasted by the white EIenl; great bowls of clam chowder with sea biscuit floating on the steaming broth; roasts of all kinds, broiIed fish, salads. cakes and plum porridge; while the cen ter of each of the long tables was adorned with a large basket overfowing with wild grapes and plums and nuts of every va riety.
 Tt was the time of the Indian summer. The soft, mellow sunlight shone warmly through the drowsy haze, inumining the somber woodland with a rich golden light, while the gentle winds of the south, laden with the sweet perfumes of the forest, came as a lingering dream of summer to add to the joy and brightness of this Thanksgiving feast. Upon the balmy air arose the hum of many voices and the merry music of laughter, as the pilgrims, with their Indian guests, partook of the feast that the Provider of all things had given them.''
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
cood Reason to 9urrv

The trials of musical accompanist are many, if we may credit all the stories told of them. A young profes- sional recently played accompaniments for the performers at a private enter tainment for a fashionable charity, lasting for nearly two hours.
 Here, you see, have no chance to take a breath for ten bars," said the amateur fiute-player, indicating to the accompanist a passage in his opening solo. There are a number of such places i'll my solos, and if you'll hurry the time whenever you come to them, 1t will be a relief to my wife, for all my family are subject to apoplexy, and I've already had one slight attack. l" Youths Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10

I she known where he was.
 There had been vague and unfounded rumors that he had ''got into trouble" but proof Of this was lacking, and her neigh bors had long ago ceased to speak of Jim to Margaret Hudson. But not for one day nor for one hour had she ceased to think of him-her hearts desire. Twenty years of unanswered prayer had ended in this spirit of depression and re- bellion, and there was no love nor grati- tude in Margaret Hudson's heart that Thanksgiving morning. Presently she came to the bars in a fence by the roadside through which she must pass on her homeward way. She leaned heavily on the bars, and then drop ped slowly to her knees with her head resting on one gaunt arm stretched out upon one of the bars. Her lips moved slowly in praper:
 "Oh, God," she said, 'I have been so sinful. so wicked. Forgive me and let the desire of heart be for perfect trust in Thee no matter what Thy will may be concern ing me- Make this my hearts desire"
 There was a smile on her brown and wrinkled old face when she rose to her feet and went on her hOmeward way. All trace of rebellion had fled from her face. and her eyes shone through a mist of tears.
 She pushed open the gate before her tiny brown house and when old Hero, the dog, came bounding forward with noisy greet ing she patted him kindly and said cheer fly:
 "Good old dog! Glad to see me, aren't you, old fellowT
 She looked up to see a tall, broad-shoul- dered, brown-bearded man coming rapidly down the path toward her with outstretch- ed arms and twinkling brown eyes.
 "Mothery' he said.
 "Why, JimP'
 And they walked up the path with their arms around each other.
 And later Margaret Hudson went softly about her tidy, sunny dining room setting her tables for dinner and singing softly, Wait patiently upon the Lord and He shall give thee thy hearts desires"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
NAVAL MYSTERIES.
War Vessels of the United States fha
 Have Disappeared.

War Vessels of the United States that
 Have Disappeared.
 Curious disappearances and accidents to our warships characterized the early history of our navy, and, in spite of all the efforts of the Navy Department to explain the cause of the disasters, many of them are as absolute mysteries to-day as when they happened.
 When the government built ten new gunboats to prosecute the war against Tripoli, in 1895, they were sent out as soon as they were finished and before they were named. Each one was given a number, and dispatched to the seat of the war. No. ' sailed from New York July 20, 1895, under the command of Lieut.. Ogelvie, and after she cleared Sandy Hook light she was never heard from again. She went down with all on board before she had even been named
 A most extraordinary accident was that which happened to the corvette MOnongahela at Santa Cruz, in 1867. While at anchor in the harbor a tre- mendous tidal wave lifted her upon its crest and carried her clean over the town of Frederichstadt and back again without injuring the town or the boat to any extent. The receding wave landed her on the beach instead of in the deep waters of the harbor, and it cost our government S100,000 to float her again. Fully as strange was the late of the sloop of war Wateree. She was anchored in the harbor of Africa, Peru, in 1868, when a huge tidal wave swept inland and flooded the whole city. The wave carried the sloop sev- eral miles inland and finally landed her in the midst of a tropical forest. It was impossible to release her from such peculiar position, and the government sold her for a nominal sum. The pur- chasers turned the vessel into a hotel, and the remains of that once formid- able war vessel loom up in the tropical forest to-day as a monument to the power of tidal waves.
 Among other cases of disaster, which are attributed to the violence of the waves or weather, there is none more interesting than that of the strange fate of the Saratoga. When she sailed from Philadelphia in October, 17S0, under the command of Capt. James Young, there was no finer nor handsomer war vessel afloat. That she was as formid- able as she was attractive was soon demonstrated in practical way. After cruising around a short time she cap- tured three British vessels in success sion, and then with her prizes she start ed to return to Philadelphia. But off the Delaware capes she encountered British ship of line. AS the Saratoga carried only eighteen guns and the In- trepid was a seventy-four-gun ship, Capt. Young considered 1t safer to run away. The enemy did not chase her far, but returned to protect and recap ture the British prizes. The Saratoga sailed away in the very teeth of a storm, and she was never heard from again. Did she founder at sea in the gale or was she blown up by her own ?-Leslie's Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
nnr-in, Fa.rds

One of the many strange sights oR the plains C. southern Africa is & party of waltzing ostriches. Their queer an- tics have been described thus:
 "When there are number of them, they will start off in the morning and after running few hundred yards will stop, and with raised wings will whirl rapidly round till they are stupefied or perhaps break a leg The males pose also before fighting and to make their court. They kneel on their ankles, opening their wings and balancing themselves alternately forward and backward or to one side or the other, while the neck is stretched on a level with the back and the head strikes the sides, now on the right, now on the left, while the feathers are bristling The bird appears at this time so absorb ed in it's occupation as to forget all that is going on around him and can be ap- proach hed and caught. The male alone utters a cry, which sounds much like an effort to speak with the mouth shut tight v
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-10
A Duel of Blankets.

A returned missionary from south eastern Alaska tells in the Midland Christian Advocate of strange custom among the Indians of that region:
 When a difference arises between two of them, and a friendly settlement seems impossible, one of them threat ems the other with dishonor. He exc cutes his threat by tearing up certain number of his own blankets. The only way his antagonist can get even with him is by tearing up greater number of his own.
 If the contest is prolonged, 1t results in the destruction of all the blankets they have, each Indian destroying his own. The one who destroys the great CT number is regarded as having won the fight.