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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-10-01

want the rose but the rose is as bad ~
golden rod and hay feverites shut up
in q room with roses say it is worse.
In view Of the prevalence of hay fever
victims an odorless flower whose pol
len il sticky and is not discharged in
the air should be chosen. 1t is not 10
be supposed that the committee OF
gushers which will finally be APP
pointed to select national flower will
consider the subject from a physis logi-
cal point of view. So prosaic an argu-
ment as the pain and discontinue OF
q chronic sufferer from pollen is not
apt TO be given the weight it deserves
by sentimental committee. How
ever, there is another reason why the
rose should not be chosen If We needs
must have a national flower, though
we seem to have got along very well
80 far without one, but like the new
rich we seem to be running to en-
blems and insignia of rank we have
no other signs of. The many lcayed
rose is a dollhouse, hybrid product OF
experiments upon the single six
leaved rose. In silhouette it is form
less tumble without grace but re-
deemed by superb color and odor 70
first rank. The national flower must
be q product of the soil and must
possess a graceful sculptural form like
the Ely of France or the lotus of
Egypt. But committees are a disap-
pointment and a snare and 1T Will
probably select a rose because OF all
flowers it is the most inappropriate.
Political parties are always on the
lookout for a man who can carry the
doubtful voters, the men who vote for
men rather than party. Such a man is
Theodore Roosevelt. His nomination for
governor of New York is equivalent
to an election. Mr.. Theodore Roose-
Welt is a man of ideas, who, mira
bile dictu. transforms them into
action. He does not talk by the
hour of reforming the country. He
began by having few ideas and ex-
ecuting them about the improvement
of Brooklyn, then of New York and
when the Spanish war broke out he
had a vision of the cowboys he got ac-
ouainted with in his western trips
dashine into fight and immediately
he made the vision reality by resign
ing his position in the navy department
and organizing the Rough Riders The
Tartars on the steppes of Siberia are
the only riders whose mastery OF
horse. whose nerve and endurance are
to be compared to the COW boys OF
America. Disciplined by years OF rid
ing, night watches and the hardshiPs
of a ranchero's life on the prairies
of Nebraska, Utah, Texas and Arkan-
sas, the company gathered by MI.
Roosevelt had learned the hardest part
of a soldiers life and he knew IT. That
peculiar combination of temperament
and intellect which Mr.. Roosevelt pos
sesses fit HIM to command. To think
and to do and to succeed in doing, the
sequence is frequently broken and on
" rarely are all three united so ERECT
ively in one man as in Mr.. Roosevelt.
Indebted to the republican voters OF
New York for much preferment, he Is
neither a tool of the party bosses nor
unRrateful for their aid. On occasion
he consuIts them and times he does
not. The impression is deeply set in
TIE neople Of New York that he is hon
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-10-01

whose use as metaphors or the descrip-
ton of one thing by comparison with
qualities belonging to another serves to
make the impression of the first clear
er. For instance, the application Of
fresh to something new and unsea-
soDed is distinctly metaphorical and in
the case of freshman has entered the
dictionary and is in good and regular
standing. ''Green." as applied to
human being, represents type tender
and rural but without the positive
nauseating taste of the fresh individ-
ml. The distinction is that between
mere aspect and taste in the applied
meaning as in the original. yellow,
the color that all colors fade to, is
well applied to jejune nations an. de-
generate newspapers. White is
taken from the supposed difference
in the standard between the white
man and that of the red, yellow or
black man. The ungenerous assump-
ton of superiority by dominant race
is implied and its application is very
apt to be threatened by very inerior
specimens of the white man. Snap
locks or snaffles slip into place and
lock without preliminary of keys or
turning and the metaphor of very
easy job with good pay and not much
work is apparent. ''Swipe" rs an
onomatope of sense and feeling rather
than sound. 1t has been preserved in
the pages of Dickens who took it from
the London gamin of his day. 1t has
only in the past ten years been ac-
cepted by the English slang speaking
world. When musicians talk about
the color, composition, perspective and
light and shade of this or that pian-
lists work they are as slangy as any
gamin who but does what they do, and
that is to use the technical terms of
one calling to describe the effects pro-
duced by masters in another.
In the making of many books this
one of the use and abuse, the iis0ory,
and gradual transformation of a low
caste word into the brahminical COM
partnership and authority of the liter
airy, has been neglected. 1 have re-
ferred to the strength of some of these
newly COINED phrases before. The read
ers of these columns will perhaps par
don a reference to the subject again.
The process of manufacture is always
interesting and the successive stages
that a new WORT, or a word broken
on from its original and specific sig
nificance and applied to only spirit
ually related noun is worth a glance.
The Introduction of slang by parents
and teachers is none the less incum-
bent because that fine sense of seiec-
ton which comes from knowledge and
experience, only those among the
young who have genius, possess and
rules were not made for them. Most
slang is meaningless and vulgar. Chill
dren and the undiscriminating weaken
and loosen their conversation to the
point of dislocation when they use it
freely, and it is therefore safest for
these to restrict themselves to the use
of words which have fought the fight
and been admitted to the society of
good usage.
Asphalt has certain qualities of
smoothness and noiselessness which
recommends it to everybody whose
nerves have been racked by the crash
ing dissonanc of the streets AMI their
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-10-01

It il not often that an exploration
into the source of slang words and
phrases and the reason for their ap-
pied meaning results in any dennite
ss&isfaction. There are . few words
however. like 'sfresh," "snap," green"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-10-01

Asphalt has certain qualities of
smoothness and noiselessness which
recommends it to everybody whose
nerves have been racked by the crash
ing dissonanc of the streets ami their
offensiveness to the nose and the eye.
Happiness is, for most people, the
qualification of the senses and the
present condition of the paving out
nges three, hearing, sight and smell,
and occasionally or daily, as the case
may be, feeling. 1t is not necessary
to take into account those finer souls
whose happiness depends on a spiritual
harmony. They are so few that
neither the law, pohty nor custom
takes cognizance of them. But in Or
der to keep this smoothest and most
noiseless of pavments clean it is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16

of our private life? Neither the privacy
of mans home life, nor the sacred
character of our women, nor the terrors
of the dying bed of youth deter him.
DR.. Kingsbury, with his seventy years
is threatened with being turned out to
starve by reason of the great power
of ministers which DIR. Kilgo claim
ed to have at his back. Rev. Mr.. Page
for his characterization has the picture
of a back country passionate for his CON
temptation, and as to Mr. Gattis, we
can hear. as we read Kilgo's speech. the
orator sharpening his knife ON. the sole
OF his shoe as he threatened vengeance.
What he will do with Mr.. Gattis at the
next conference | do not know. ! am
not in the elmer circle" and have never
received a suit of broadcloth. with hat
and gold watch thrown, in for my in
fluence in electing delegate to the
General Conference. Possibly, DIR. Nil
go can tell if any one else has. As to
myself | am not candidate for any
position in any body that DIR. Kilgo is Il
member of, but his vengeance does not
stop at Conference lines. He has not
only held me up to public reprobatlon
without cause, but letters have gone toI
the Messenger office, | am Informed, toI
have me removed. If he could he would
doubtless have me, as he threatened
DIR. Kingsbury, turned ont on the cold
charities of the world. His vindictiye
spirit has penetrated the portals Of my
home and exposed the SORROWS of that
sanctuary. as if it were crime instead
of n misfortune. and the hand that has
done this was the one which closed the
mouth of competent and indisputahlcI
evidence offered to prove my good char
acter. j. a. CREWS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16

offer a syllable to contradict it, but
. contented himself with saying, in his
speech, where he could not be cross ex-
amined, that he had sent no message,
and insinuating that | should not be
believed.
AS to my character, | will willing
ly compare it-and | now challenge DR..
Kilgo to have it compared-with his own
in any tribunal he may select in North
Carolina, except-always, his Board of
Trustees.
l here give the certificates of Judge
II. G.. Conner, Elder r. ID. Gold, edi-
tor of Zion's Landmark, and Hon. +.
1 a. Woodward, that my character is
good.
Wilson, n. c., Oct. 13.-We take
pleasure in certifying that Mr. ]. A.
Crews hos been for about twenty years
a citizen Of Wilson, and that we have
long known him to be man of excel
lent character for sobriety, honesty,
trutlfulness and industry, and that he
is gentleman of integrity.
"F. A. WOODARD, Wilson. n. G.
up. ID. GOLD, Wilson, n. C.
I'll. G. CONNOR. Wilson, n. c."
/ asked these gentlemen for their GER
tifcates. because they had known me
as intimately as any one in Wilson, hav-
ing worked for Elder Gold for a long
time. and as Messrs. Conner Il Woodland
had transacted about all my legal bust
ness since / have lived here. / asked
no others, but feel that the best men in
Wilson, regardless of church or party
affiliations, will concur in this state
ment. So conscious am / as to how |
have endeavored to live, that | am will
ing to offer to leave it to the whole of
the good people of Wilson. and | will
go further, and say all the people of
North Carolina who know me, as to my
character for honesty, truthfulness and
morality.
Since the trial | have letter from
Rev. Mr.. Ivey that he knows nothing
against my moral character, and Rev.
Mr. Hurley, who lives in Wilson, has
stated the same to me, and yet these
gentlemen stood by and heard their evil
dence as to an unfortunate circumstance
in my family relations-as to which no
man has ever imputed any moral OBJ
to attack my character for
yeracity. and DIR. Kilgo used it for that
purpose, knowing as his course of ex
animation showed that my character
could not be assailed. Willing to
wound but afraid to strike" And then
in the published minutes" the cross
examination by Judge Clark which APP
peared in The newspapers and showed
that the witnesses would not aver that
| was to blame in the matter is stricken
out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale of any Salve in the world.
This fact and it's merits has led dishon-
est people to attempt to counterfeit it.
Look out for the men who attempt to
deceive you when you call for DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the great pile cure.
]. Hal Bobbitt and Henry L. Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16
Pope's candy made fresh daily.

Some one has said that truth is eter-
nal. Perhaps it is, but time changes it
until its own mother is unable to recog-
niZe it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP is A
grand old remedy, used for many years,
and still in public favor. 1t is with
out doubt the best medicine for all pull
monary affections. 1t always cures. All
druggists sell it for % cents
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16
Hotel for Rent.

Having purchased the King House
Hotel in Greenville, | offer the same for
rent, possession to be given January LIST,
1899 The King House is situated in
the centre of the business section of the
town, is conveniently located, and
draws a large patronage. The building
is three stories and contains 20 rooms.
(more rooms will be added if found
necessarily Large lot with stables on
premises. For further particulars apply
to ]. A. ADREWS,
Greenville, n. c.
lot
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16

Pope's candy made fresh daily.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
Filth and the Separator.

Many dairymen are inclined to at
tribute to the separator good points
which it does not possess A dairyman
recently made the remark to the writer
when it was mildly suggested that his
stables were not as clean as they might
be that all odors and filth which might
by accident get into the milk were re-
moved by the separator at the creamery
where the milk was sold. No one will
question the value Of the separator for
doing what it was intended to do-sep-
arate the butter fat from the milk-but
it surely was never intended to remove
filth. The dairyman who will deliber-
ately permit filthy COWS and stables to
be the rule should be forced out Of bust
ness, and the time is not far distant
when creamery operators will find a
way of detecting the source of supply of
tainted and filthy milk Then the dairy
man will be forced to do what he should
now voluntarily do as matter Of de-
cency.-Atlanta Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
HaMliR Department.

Mrs. James McSwiggin, of Wilton,
Iowa, who came on to attend the
funeral of her sister, Miss Nora MUIR
ply. is visiting for few days at the
home of Mrs. Will Mcclure.
Saturday night after the family
had retired someone broke into Mr..
VIM. Ats house and stole his pock-
ct book, containing $500. Mr. Alt
has been as far as Elkhorn after the
thief, but has not yet caught him.
On account of breaking cog wheel
on the horse power of the shelter, on
Tuesday morning, the men had to
stop work until repairs could be made
and do not expect to be able to COM
mence Smelling before Friday.
WANTED Everybody to come in
and examine the new and complete
line Of Dry Goods, Clothing and
Boots and Shoes just received at
Baker Il Shoesmith's. Don't be afraid
of the prices, They are all right.
Uncle Coonrod made us a present
of a very pretty bracket of hiss own
carving. There is a great deal Of
work on il and we shall think Of the
pleasant old gentleman so we'll known
in Hamlin and vicinity whenever we
| look at it.
Those of our subscribers who bring
their produce to Hamlin and get
their mail here will do US favor if
they will leave any items they may
think Of for The journal at either
Baker Il Shoesmith's or the William
Mcclure store We shall be in Ham
lin on Tuesday of each week and shall
be glad to meet you there.
Weather observer S. D. Coonrod
says that during September there
were twenty clear days, and nine
cloudy days; sixteen days of south
wind. and eleven days of north wind;
one and one-half inches of rain fell;
the warmest day was the I'd, 97o in
the morning and reached 9So the
coolest day was the 3Oth, 42o in the
morning and rose 10 66o during the
day.
On Tuesday we took trip through
the Blue Grass Creamery, at Hamlin
Station, and found everybody busy.
Mr.. Heiliman, the new manager, has
the reputation of being one Of the
best creamery men and buttermakers
i'll the State. having taken several
prizes i'll different places where lie
worked before coming here, and the
patrons are to be congratulated on
having secured the services Of so
efficient man.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
The Silver Gar.

There are fishes comparatively
common that it almost impossible
to keep alive in captivity, or even
to make captive without injury.
Among these is the silver gar. This
fish is found in considerable mum
bers in these waters in summer; in
southern waters it is common. 1t
attains a length of 2 feet, is extreme
ly slender and spindling in form
and its head and jaws are pretty
nearly quarter of its length, the
jaws tapering almost to point 1t
is liable when captured to do injury
in the net either to the tip Of its
long jaws or to some part Of its slen-
der body. 1t is accustomed to swim
ming near the surface in well aerat-
ed water. Silver gar taken in
Gravesend bay, though handled
with the greatest care, have died
before they could be got to the
aquarium in this city. The silver
gar is very different from the hardy,
bony gar, Of which there are several
specimens now at the aquarium.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
Down on Lady Macbeth.

Ayoung Scottish clergyman, fresh
from the classroom, was allowed on
one occasion to preach in a certain
parish church. Giving out the text,
who can find a virtuous womanG'
he led off with the remark, Lady
Macbeth remains the eternal type
Of the ambitious female" After
ward parishioner inquired, WHO
is yon Lady Macbeth?'' He had
sought her name in all his available
works of reference, and, not finding
it, concluded, She'll be some grand
London lady. "-Chambers' journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
Diphtheria Cure.

The method by which the cele-
brated DR.. Field of London-whose
successful treatment of diphtheria
was the envy and admiration of his
profession-handled the disease is
described in the Boston Post, credit
being given to the London Lancet.
All DR.. Field took with him was a
powder of sulphur and quill, and
with these he cured every patient
without exception. He put tea
spoonful of the powder (four of sui
phur) into wineglassful of water
and stirred it with his finger instead
of spoon, as sulphur does not read
lily amalgamate with water. When
the sulphur was we'll mixed, he gave
it as gargle, and in ten minutes
the patient was out of danger.
Birthstone kills every species of fun
gus in man, beast or plant in few
minutes. In extreme cases, where
the fungus was too nearly closing
the throat to admit of gargling, he
blew the sulphur into the throat
with the quill and after the fungus
had shrunken sufficiently to allow
it he gave the gargle. He never
lost patient from diphtheria. If
the patient cannot gargle, take a
live coal, put it on a shovel and a
spoonful Of sulphur on it and let the
sufferer inhale the fumes, holding
the head over the sulphur DR.. Field
ermitted-indeed recommended
the swallowing of the gargle instead
of splitting it out.
This simple remedy has, to our
knowledge, proved effective more
than once in cases where the lining
membrane of the throat showed the
suspicious white patches and de-
serves trial. 1t certainly cannot
harm any one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
Expureated Classics.

Madam, behold scholar and 6
gentleman! In the classics l always
carried off all the honors of my class
In Cesar
care you familiar with Casar9"
Intimately, madam.
"Then if you will cross the Rubi
con into the back yard, you will find
the saw lying by the wood pile. y
Madam, my Caesar is a revised
version. | give new and improved
reading of the familiar text. When
| reach that epigrammatic passage
I came, | saw, conquered, l inva.
riably omit the saw. Good day,
madam "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
Carlyle on Webster,

Thomas Carlyle, who once met
Daniel Webster at a friends house
at breakfast, said: This American
Webster l take to be one of the
stiffest logic buffers and parliament
tary athletes anywhere to be met
with in our world at present-a
grim, tall, broad bottomed, yellow
skinned man, with brows like pre-
cipitous cliffs and huge, black, dull,
wearied, yet unweariable looking
eyes under them; amorphous pro.
jecting nose, and the angriest shut
mouth l have anywhere seen. A
droop on the sides of the upper lin
is quite mastiff1ike-magnifcent to
look upon, it is SO quiet withal
guess should like i'll to be that
mans niger. However, he is a
right clever man in his way and has
husky sort of fun in him, too;
drawls in handfast, didactic man
ner about our republican institu-
tons, etc., and SO plays his part.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-06
THE RIDE TO DREAMLAND.

Listen, my darling Low and clear
The sound of the sleepland bell hear.
It is calling, calling, from far away
Through the twilight falling still and gray.
Fairy music it's sweet voice seems
As it bids you away to the land of dreams.
There's good steed waiting, my dear, to
bear
My little one where the dream elves are.
Mount it, my darling, and ride away
Through the starry twilight, still and gray.
It will carry you safely DER hill and lea,
This trusty charger of mammals knee!
Mount and away, with good night kiss
Was ever SO gentle steed as this?
1t ambles softly where roads are rough.
a touch of your unspurred foot's enough
TO set it galloping fast and free.
Vas ever a steed like mothers knee?
Ne are half way over the road, my dear.
The stars are out, and the way is clear,
And, galloping, galloping, on we go
Till the drowsy plains we have crossed
and, To-
The CLEAN of the dreamtown lights we see!
What steed so swift as mothers knee?
The gates swing open, and we ride through
What host of children ahead of you
Big ones and little ones, dark and fair!
They have come to dreamtown from every
where.
wonder, darling-fnd out for me-
If they all rode over on mothers knee.
-Eben E. Rexford in Youths Companion