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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-09

like without the chance of their worde
accomplishing anything more than set
ting in motion q wave Of air which vii,
not stop. it is said. until it reaches
China. Having reached the antipodes
the little air wave will subside, in spite
OF tbs long distance it has come without
accomplishing anything. The greater
the responsibility the fewer air waves
are set in motion. The tendency of men
in whom thousands Of other men have
Tut their trust lie to keep still and act
only upon elaboration. The president
has been giving directions, which. when
he finally Gays the word, will make a
declaration Of war with Spain, a very
serious matter for Spsin. We have seen
that it requires several years for the two
most celebrated citizens of this country
to arrange a little meeting which viii
settle the dispute as to which Is the best
man. Such meetings seldom reault
fatally yet experts do not consider two
years an unreasonable time IN which To
arrange q bloody but not mortal combat
between two pugilists. Upon the preei.
dents decision depend hundreds Of
really brave mems lives, millions az
money and Q nations honor and reputa.
ton. He would be blamed and vouId
deserve blame il he did not try eyerv
honorable resource Of diplomacy before
declaring war. II war is finally averted
it will be because Of the presidents d.
lays which have given US time to enlist
men, get var ships ready, build coast de,
fences and sink mines for harbor pro-
lection. With Q complete armament ON
land and SEA the United States can de-
mand the independence of Cuba from
Spain and there is strong probability
that it will be conceded.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-09

the state and when he was once con-
WINGED that he was right. and those &C.
casions were very rare when he was
troubled with doubts, he paid no stten.
ton to the dissenting arguments Of the
representatives OF sixty million people.
For the past few weeks the special
Washington correspondents have been
relating now Populations OF congress
men belonging to the war party have
visited the president determined to tell
him they would not stand any more
foolishness in this Spanish business and
how they have been listened to by him
with such gracious consideration. and
how they have been convinced before
they left that the president was anxious
to do the will OF the house Of representa-
tivee, the senate and the people Of the
United States. Many have gone to sec
him, but all have left his presence de-
termined to give him the time he asked
for and impressed with his exalted
patriotism and singleness OF motive.
President Mckinley has been able to
sink his own personality in his Office. In
his public papers pronouns OF the
first person singular are infre-
Quent and in personal interviews
with those who disagree with him on
matters Of policy his opponents are not
irritated By any exhibitions Of the i'm.
penetrable egotism which characterized
his predecessor in the presidential Office.
As for giving Spain her ultimatum
more quickly, the street corner warriors
who advocate war do not expect to fight,
and they are at liberty to say what they
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-09


condition, though there are certain
rewards OF appreciation and recogni-
ton that members bestOw on able and
conscientious work that are not de-
spised by the most ambitious.
In considering the benefits and
emOluments of culture cluLs, i have
heard of a number Of young women
graduated by the university OF Ne
braska who have returned to their
homes in the small western towns of
he state and refused to join the clubs
established with a view 10 help them
selves and others by women who love
culture, but who have lacked the col
legiate opportunity to acquireit. The
reason given was the insufficient one
that university graduates had nothing
to gain from associating with those
who were trying to make up to them.
selves what fortune had refused them
earlier.
Now culture that cannot be shared
with or used for society is not worth
the price that each graduate costs
the state. A student who returns to
the farming or village community
which has been taxed for his educa-
tion and scornfully refuses to con-
tribute in any way to the society
whose foresight is educating the
youth of the state, repudiates his debt
and binders evolution. He is thank
less beggar because he has been asso-
ciating with the best writer's on eco
Monies, with ShakspeIe, Homer and
Dante, all of whom gave back again
to our use that which God gave them.
A truly learned soul yearns to share,
to help and to express the first and
the last lesson Of culture: Help one
another" Besides, it is not true that
the unlettered cannot teach the col
lege graduate, who has been sepa-
rated from the toiling masses in the
cloisters of learning. The humble
learn more than the naughty though
they cannot always spell it. They
have been living, loving and toiling,
while the student has only been read
ing and the latter has yet to prove
that he has learned anything worth
what we have spent on him.
=
The result of the election is vindi-
cation of those who oppose what is
known as the administration party in
this city. The three republicans who
were defeated can serve their fellow
citizens best by retiring into private
life along with the other members OF
the ring which has disgraced the ad-
ministration. There never was time
till now in the political history of this
city when practically all of the re-
spectacle portion OF the population
took a personal interest in the choice
of good and capable men to admins
ter the affairs Of the city. The defeat
of Finley in the first, refuted the SLAM
der that bar tender was good enough
TO represent that ward and empha-
sized the fact that even in the first
the opponents Of the administration
are in the majority. Myers defeat 10
the seventh is due to the same distrust
of the administration and determine
ton to work it out Of our system as
fast as possible.
With the new council there is every
reason for cheerfulness i'm regard to
the water system. The professional
experience Of the new water commits
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-09

uIu W uc SUCH ROOO ITleuO 10 Tue
taxpayers during his term i'm the cOun-
Gil. Judge Webster has the respect of
the bar and that is what no dishonest
or incompetent lawyer can obtain.
The inexcusable assaults made upon
his character by the Call, undoubtedly
increased his majority. There is no
unprejudiced citizen who does not be-
lieve that the interests which the city
has entrusted to him are safe. The
members Of the board of education
are especially fitted to administrate
school affairs. Taken altogether it
looks as il the city's income would be
wisely expended in the coming two
years.
The scholarly editor Of the Omaha
Excelsior published a translation OF
Heine's well known poem Die Lorelei,
which was SO literal that nobody who
was familiar with the much copied
German poem could fail to recognize
it. But Mr.. Chase, in his airy, grace
full style, said:
The following original poem, contrib
uted by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton de
Peyster, shows that richly endowed
woman to be possessed OF gifts OF fancy
and 1T versification a. great as they are
uncommon, and which We cordially COM
mend to those OF our friends who write
verses and Who contemplate favoring US
with the fruit Of their dalliance with the
muse:
The next week when the miSrepre-
sented translator had informed him
that the poem was so palpable trans
latiOD that she had thought it I'M
necessary to label it, Mr.. Chase an
nounced that Mrs. Alexander Hamil.
ton de Peyster's poem is translation
Of Heine's LOrelei.
In considering the Spanish question
a writer in one of the months maya
zines says. that properly speaking
Spain is not a civilized country and
that in blowing up the Maine the
Spaniards were but complying with
their traditions. Should We go to war
with Spain, that country's history in
which poisoning and all other treach-
erOus means Of injuring an enemy is
recognized as legitimate, our soldiers
and sailors would, Of course, fight like
brave men, not like cOwardly savages
who have no code in regard to an
enemy except to kill him by any means
at hand. The Americans would be
hampered by their code. The Span
iards can count at all times upon
meeting men. The Americans can
only safely arrange their campaign
upon the basis that their enemies are
savages who have shown that they are
capable OF blowing up a ship full of
sailors which was the property of a
friendly nation. The SpaDiards are
as rapaciOus as the Turks, but unlike
the Moslem the Spaniards are not con-
trolled by the rules of Temperance
which makes OF the good MahOmetan
man not without conscience. The
cruel treatment Of the Armenians was
partly the result Of religious frenzy.
The Cuban insurgents are Of the same
nationality, the same religion, the
same race as their butchers. The
Spaniards have shown no mercy to the
non-cOmbatants.t to women or to chill
dren and have no right to appeal to
the law Of nations. When war is de-
clared Americans can safely track
their enemies with the canfina end
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-09

The wise diplomacy OF the president
in consulting congress and taking pains
to inform himself Of the opinions of the
senate and house has cooled down the
impatient and warlike in congress and
out OF it. The procedure Of President
Cleveland was 90 different that We find
ourselves unprepared for such considera.
ton. Mr.. Cleveland considered himself
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
MR.. DOLE OF HAWAII.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RE-
PuBLlC,S PRESIDENT.
He Is a Hercules in Size and as a
Young Man Was Wonderful Athlete
His Mind Is Judicial Rather than
Executive.
Personality of a President.


The visit to this country of Sanford
B. Dole, President of the Hawaiian
republic, centers attention on this re-
markable man and in the Chicago
Times Herald III. S. Garfield discusses
in very entertaining manner some of
his characteristics. The first thing
about him, says Mr.. Garfield, is his
size. The President of the Hawaiian
republic is six feet two inches in
height. He is about 60 years Of age,
but he has not taken on flesh. He is as
trim as man Of 80. He is admirably
proportioned-broad -shouldered, deep
chested, thin-fanked and long of limb.
One cannot help thinking in looking at
him that such bone and sinew were
wasted on the supreme bench. A weak
man can sit still and think as we'll as
another. Dole would have made an
ideal head for boarding party. Prop
erly trained, he could have attained in
ternational reputation in the prize ring.
He is, or rather has been, a giant of
man. Twenty years ago his strength
must have been enormous. So far as
physiques go, he is not the largest
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

Of that torrent of hair she was power
less. Dole's beard is splendid. It is
silken and brown, slightly hnged with
gray, and pours over his breast in
masses.
With all of his personality, however,
his reposeful manner and suggestion Of
latent force, one cannot talk to the Ha-
waiian President without realizing that
he was not, is not and can never be the
real leader of the revolution and the
forces which maintain the present form
of government He has the judicial,
not the active mind. He can plan, but
is not the kind which executes. All Of
his previous Life had untitled him to be
the man to strike the decisive blow.
He was the son of a school teacher and
was educated in this country, where a
respect for the established order Of
things was ground into him. He was
a lawyer until called to the bench, and
was on the bench until short time
previous to Liluokalani's overthrow.
He was made President because Of his
lifelong reputation for an unswervable
rectitude. No man could say aught
against him. He was a Representative
Of the purer and better Life of Hololulu.
He was known also to possess some ad-
ministrative ability. He was, in the
vernacular of politics in this country, a
"safe man." Therefore he was honored
and made famous.
Mr.. Dole was not elected President as
many suppose. He was proclaimed
President and the proclamation was
ratified by the American party" BY
the Hawaiian constitution he holds Of
fee for six years. His term expires at
II o'clock midnight December 81, 1900.
If annexation fails, Thurston, 1t is
thought, win be the next President of
the islands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

No one can wonder that Pierre Lor-
iuard, Of New York, has determined
that England is ''the only place in the
world fit for a gentleman to live I'M
1t Is somewhat trying to a gentleman
who bases his claim to gentility on the
sale Of chewing tobacco, and whose
arms are inscribed with jaw rampant
on a cud dominant, to find his prece-
dence disputed by rivals whose blood
has become blue through battle with
railway stocks and the curing of pefts
and hides. In England, where the hab-
It Of eating tobacco has not been suffi-
GENTLY established to make it an object
of polite wrath, Mr.. Lorillard will be
received with warmth, and he will take
the short cut or fine cut to aristocratic
society. And when his carriage rolls
through Hyde Park or is found in the
funeral professions of the nobility, no
doubt 1t will be inscribed with the mot
to which the Irish wag suggested for
Lundy Foote, the other ambitious TO-
bacconist: "Quid rides"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

living President, he is the biggest Pres
ident the world ever saw. Spare of
flesh as he is, he weighs more than 200
pounds.
Those who knew him as boy, youth
and man tell many tales Of his PROV
ess. The Kanakas of undiluted race
are finely proportional and well grown,
but Dole was swifter of foot than any
man on the islands. He handled with
out effort weights that others could
not stir. AS a mountain climber he was
unsurpassed. Like the natives of the
little group that lies lonely but smiling
in the heart Of the Pacific, he was as
much at home in the water as on the
land AS a swimmer, diver and shark
fighter he held his own with the best
of them. His skill in aquatics made
him remembered at Williams College,
Massachusetts, for many years. He
was supreme judge of the Hawaiian
ISLANDS, but his former college mates
and those who came after him thought
of him only as a mighty swimmer, run
ner, climber, walker and fighter.
The old Puritans bred big, raw-boned,
hardy men, and Dole is of Puritan
stock undefiled. His ancestors lived
down New Bedford way, where they
believe in Medford rum and true re-
Hgion. He possesses the more salient
characteristics of the Puritan stock,
modified by long life spent in an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

easier cline and amid an easier people.
He is direct, positive, earnest, person
ally abstemious, grave of deneanor,
with little sense Of humor, with tend
ency to estimate observance above the
thing observed; very igktforward,
very moral, very honest and very rev.
erent. He has lost the Puritan desire
to force others to his way Of thinking.
He is not in any sense missionary, or
an evangelist, or an exhOrter.
He is a handsome man even now.
Understood cynics say that avoirdupois
is always more potent with the other
sex than brain, and there may be some
thing in it. Dole had both the size and
the brain. His features are regular
and well nodded, his head is rather
long, but well shaped; his eyes are a
lustrous dark brown. They are much
too soft for a man. Dole could never
have been the loving and Mechanically
remorseful Lancelot, or the merTdly
testing Gawaine, or Tristan Of the fiery
heart and constituencies desire; but he
could have been Arthur, who was hand
some and good, and, with 1t all, some
thing of a prig. 1t is Charles Reade
who in one Of his lesser stories, The
Jih, makes his heroine faithless,
charmed from her equipoise by mag
nificent beard which belonged to man
who should not have won her. When
she came Within the sphere Of indp4nQs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
MISSIONARIES TO A,,er.
Two Pioneers Who Invaded tho r.
North to Spread the Cos rozen

Two Pioneers Who Invaded tbo,
North to Spread the Gosna, Tozen
Christianity invaded Alaska hos
gold seekers made that the end.os e. .o
century Mecca. The prnsh,,.ae
Church sent missionary and h,s 'e1Mh
10 that frigid land to care for the s s "a5e
OF the grimy natives long before sO th
yellow metal became the motive y. 'ne
grimage. Rev. V. c. Gambell ans " pll-
wife went north as missionaries s1 MS
Presbyterian Church and as COW NV 'ns
ment teachers of the natives Il WIZ
quite a while ago, when few nars na
but the totem pole Indians lived in ~
acquired territory, that Mr.. and NV
Gambell departed for their unpromis
ing field of labor. 1t will be seen thn.
they speedily adopted the cumhrons
and uncouth but comfortable garh al
the Indians. Nothing less would mol
life there possible, even to those how,
in that land. They believed before 80
ing that gold was not the only thing to
be found in Alaska. Gold is NOTHING 10
these earnest, faithful laborers in com
parison to human souls. They how,
lived among the natives long enough Il
have become contented with their lot
and to love the people to whom thew
have devoted their lives. In the course
OF their ministrations they have tray
eled all through the portion of the for
ritory where the gold finds have bAon
most prolific Of wealth. They know as
much Or more of the customs and babI
its of the natives than any persons Wild
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
Value of skim Milk.

When a set of farmers do not know
that good skim milk at 12c per 100
pounds is bargain, what must be the
real state Of dairy intelligence among
ing at book farming" for years; they
have been calling the institute workers
theorists" and every effort ON the
part of experiment stations, dairy pa
pers and all other agencies has been
thrown away in striving to make them
see good, clean agricultural truth.
Their estimate of the value Of the skim
milk is key to their sound practical
knowledge of the dairy business in gen
eral.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
lis citizens, The higher the civilization

It's citizens, The higher the civilization
the greater the protection Of the indi-
vidual The United States, though
newly settled country, prides itself up
on the security of it's inhabitants from
many of the dangers of the old world,
but there is one particular in which she
has hitherto been somewhat Indifferent.
It is the protection against railroad &C
cidents, the little every day destruction
of human life that is so common that,
when reading the paper, we omit the
account or merely shudder and think,
'How horriblev' The European papers
quote our death count with a sheer at
American disregard for life. Let us
learn a lesson from England and pre-
vent this daily sacrifice to Mammoli.
Let laws be enacted which shall re-
quire eventually that no street-crossing
shall be on a level with the railroad,
none but employees be allowed or have
occasion to go upon the tracks. To be
sure there are disadvantages In this
plan; it would cost money, would occa-
sion some inconvenience, but are these
facts to be considered when human life
is in the balance?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17

The pressure of modern civiliZat a0n
has made us artificial. We have turned
our backs on Nature. We stifle all our
impulses. We strain every natural act
through the sieve Of society's require
merits. Certain of Natures gymnas-
tics, simple physical reflex actions for
the preservation, purifying and toning
Of the body, we have cut off because
they do not seem to us to be "good
FORM" But Nature knew what she was
about Man to-day does not laugh, he
smiles. There is little physical pleasure
in his enjoyment Of a jest, it has be-
come all intellectual. Man seems to
have outwitted Nature, for Nature
meant this enjoyment to have salu-
tary effect throughout the whole body.
Laughing" says scientist, consists
essentially in an inspiration succeeded
by a whole series of short, spasmodic
expirations. The CLOTHS is freely open
during the whole time, and the vocal
chords are thrown into lively vibra
tions." Psychologists say there is not
single part of the body that does not
feel the stimulating effect of hearty
laugh. The ripples Of new life that
come from this laugh strike through
the entire body, like ripples in a brook
excited by stone thrown into the wa
ter. In laughing, one draws full, deep
breath, and throws it out in interrupt
ed, short and audible installments. The
CONFUSION of the diaphragm is the prin-
cipal part Of the physical manifesto
ton, but it's true effect permeates every
part of the entire body in salutary
way. Sneezing is another reflex action
that is tabooed by society. They tell
you that in order that you may not
sneeze in public, you must so control
yourself that you do not sneeze in pri
vate-but sneezing is really only anoth-
er Of Natures safeguards. It acts auto
matically. 1t never comes without be-
ing needed. 1t is salutary. "Sneezing
not only rids the nasal cavity Of foreign
substances, but acts in special way
upon the general and especially the GER
ebral circulation. For the respiratory
center in the medulla Is in close prox-
unity to the case motor center of the
brain, whereby the pulse is Quickened,
the blood pressure Is increased, and the
blood-vessels of the brain are dilated.
Nature foresaw mans needs, and made
the sneeze to act as an automatic slim.
illus to the BRAIN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-17
SITTING DHURNA IN INDIA.
The Mahratta Method of Settlin
Debts.

Many queer stories are told of tl
persistence and clever devices of tl
collectors of bad debts; but even prl
fessional humOrist would find 1t han
to invent anything more absurd ths'
the method actually in use among Il
Mahrattas-at least, if travellers tai
are to be trusted.
In that couptry-so they say-wh9
a creditor cannot get his money al
begins to regard the debt as despq
ate, he proceeds to sit ''dhurna" uD0
his debtor, that is, he squats down
the door Of his victims tent, and then
by, in some mysterious way, becomf
master Of the situation. No one
go in or out except by his sanction.
neither himself eats nor allows
debtor to eat, and this eXtraOrdina
starvation contest Is kept up unN
either the debt is paid or the credF
gives up the siege, and in the lat1
case the debt is held to be Cancelled.
However strange it may appear
Europeans, this method of enforclna
demand is an established and almq
universal usage among the Mahratt
and seems to them mere matter
course. Even their ''Sclndlah,
ehieftain, is not exempt from 1t.
The laws by which the "dhurna
regulated are as well defined as ln|
of any other custom whatever WI
it is meant to be very strict, the cla
ant takes with him a number OIL
followers, who surround the ten'
sometimes even the bed OF his aoy
sary, to make sure that he Obtains
morsel of food. The code, now
prescribes the same abstinence loi
man who imposes the ordeal; and
course, the strongest stomach
the day. After all, we have ll''le
to ridicule this absurdity; Tor oul
laws provide, nominally at least
starving jury into a verdict.
A similar custom was once SO
alent in the province and city Oh
mares that Brahmins were solie'i
Systematically put through d "
of training to enable them TO emu
long time without food Ihey
then sent to the door of some ricn
son, where they publicly maue
to remain fasting until certain
of money was paid, or until they
ished from starvation. To cause
death Of a Brahmin was conslues
hefnous an offense that the casn
generally Forthcoming; but never l.m
out a resolute struggle TO ue'' ~,
whether the man was nkeIy :, vtl
stanch, for the average orleh ,!sa "" as
most as soon give up his Iii' .
money.