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Evening capital., 1899-12-27
The Governor,s Message.

The Governors message is now in the
hands of the State Printer. and is. COM
paratively, a brief State document. 1t
deals with public matters in direct and
candid manner.
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
Incoming Secretary.

The latest suggestion OF the probable
Secretary of State under the incoming
administration is that of Mr.. Foster, SON.
in-law of the Governor.elect.
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
Pains IN the chest when a person ha

Pains in the chest when q person mas
a cold indicate tendency toward pneu-
monia. A piece Of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain Pain Balm and
bound on to the chest over the seat OF
pain viii promptly relieve the pain and
prevent the threatened attack OF pneu-
monia. This same treatment viii cure a
lame back in few hours. Sold by Field
meyer Bros, City Drug Store.
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD

cursion Rates All Along the Line.
The Western Maryland Railroad will
sell Christmas and New Year holiday ex-
cursion tickets to and between all sta
tons on main line and divisions on De-
cember 23, "a. IS and 81, 1899. also JAM
uary 1. 1900. on the basis OF one fare
and third for the round trip. These
tickets will be good on regular trains and
valid for the return trip until January
d, inclusive.
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
Second Nature.

Those colored baseball players are
always on the watch
''Yes; for fowl NO doubt
adelphia Bulletin.
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
Our Holiday Bargains.
Everything Sold at a Sacrifice.

Mems and BODS Clothing.
Mems Suits from. -. $S. 75 to $40
Boys Suits from 81. ID to 3 90
Mems OvERCOATS. in light.
black and blue, from. ...
Mems listers, all wool, worth
$500. for. observation-disclosures. $500
Mems and Ladies FURNISHINGS at
very low p,ices.
A large assortment of PANTS
from. ..............5S 5Sc to So. 90
Evening capital., 1899-12-27
OUR STOCK Of
CLOTHING

Embraces a grand aggregation of
MEMS and BOYS
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-04

Half the world does not know how the
other half lives.
Well 1t is not because they do not try
to fiud out. rH... ..a........ ... .
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-04
First publication, Feb. III

First publication, Feb. IL
Counvy, Nebraska.
NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS.
II. p. Lau Co, Incorporated, plain
tiff. VS.. Elizabeth Burlingame, Hattie
Glide, Edward Glide, ct al, defendants.
The above named defendants will
take notice that on the 18th day of
December, 1893, H. p. Lau Co, plain
tiff herein, filed q petition in ..he Dis.
trict Court of Lancaster County, Ne.
braska, against said defendants, the
object and purpose of which are to
foreclose certain tax liens for sum of
$500 and a certain mortgage executed
by Elizabeth Burlingame and Sher-
man, Albert H.. Frank, Edna and
Walter Burlingame to Hans p Lau,
upon the following described real
estate, tO.wit: The east half of the
southeast quarter Of section six, town
ship eight, north range five east, in
Lancaster County, Nebraska, to secure
the payment of a certain promissory
note, dated October 14th, 1895, for the
sum Of s4O3.4S. due and payable in
two years from date thereof; that
there is now due and payable upon
said note and mortgage the sum of
S554.OO with interest from this date at
rate Of ten per cent. Plaintiff prays
for a decree that defendant be re-
quired to pay the same, or that SAID
premises be sold to satisfy the amount
due. and for general relief.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 9th day of
March. 1899.
II. p LAU Co,
Plaintiff,
BY WILLARD f. STEWART,
Its Attorney.
Dated this Sd day of February, 1899.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-04
First publication March ~
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,

Alfred Hogstadt, plaintiff. ;vs. Abram Kctcham
and Sarah Childers. defendants.
The defendants, Abram Ketcham and Sarah
Childers. will take notice that on the 9th day
of February, 1899, Alfred HOgstadt, the plain.
TIL, filed his petition in the district court OF
Lancaster county, Nebraska. against Abram
prayer Of which are to foreclose a certain mort
gage executed by the defendants, Abram ket-
cham and Emma j. Ketcham, &c the plaintiff
upon lot number six, in block number four, and
twenty feet off from the south side OF lot num-
Der five. In block number four being twenty
feet by two hundred and twenty;four (more or
less) in dimension, all in South Park addition
to Lincoln, Lancaster county Nebraska, to Sc.
cure the uayment OF one promssory note dated
December 23rd, 1893. for the sum of $3.50 90, and
due and payable in five years from the date
thereof; that there is now due and unpaid upon
said note and mortgage the sum OF $3.50. on, for
which sum, with interest from this date, the
plaintiff prays for decree of foreclosure and
sale of said premises. You are required to an
swer said petition on or before the 18th day of
April, 1899.
Dated March 4, 1899.
ALFRED HoGsTADT.
BY his attorney, d. j. FLAHERTy, 1893 Nc
Murtry Block.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
THE LOOMS WAYS.
Bird With . Demons Voloo Tha
Can Dodge q Bullet.

OF the feathered inhabitants Of tn,
northern lakes the most interesting ant
impressive beyond question is the loon
In comparison with him the wild goos'
Is tame and prosaic, and even the will
swan in all his graceful beauty make
an impression on the beholdef lesi
vivid and enduring. There Is reserve
and mystery about the loon, wonder
in his strange journeys beneath tint
wave, his vanishings and reappear
ances, that set him apart from thu
other birds Of the air and waters anc
invest him with a wierd interest. lie
has none Of the grcgariouSness OF tht
other waterfowls. but swiins by him
self or with his mate, and often the
only token of his presence to the camp
ers by the forest lake Is doleful. un
earthly Shrek from the darkness,
sound that has been compared to the
cry Of a soul In hell-fire. Seen af1oat
upon the water, the loon is regal
looking bird, with color scarcely
matched by those of any other fowl in
the combination of simplicity with
striking effect. An imperial purpliSh
sheen crowns the deep hluish-green hue
Of head and neck. with silver bandi
the black bill, the splendid bodymark.
ings in black and white, the fierce. Ike
eye with iris vivid red. the proud, alert
carriage of the head, are unique ana
fitting features in this lonely haunter
Of the northern lakes.
Whether or not the loon is able to
dodge n rife bullet. as many Sportsmen
affirm. he is certainly the hardest bird
Ii Ia, Ill lao. of n a
From his size and the beauty of his
plumagc he naturally is sought for by
collectors of bird specimens. who ma
il a difficult matter to secure. after
long effort. so much as single bird
One amateur taNi lie mist in Maine owed
the stuffed loon in his collection to the
discovery of some winter hunters OF
The bird frozen in the ice Of noun
tain pond. The loon had evidently been
helated in his autumn trip to the South.
and either had pan ed to rest On he Ice
covering the pond or the ice had
formed about him. holding him captive
as he hoated on the water a loon can
rise in flight only from the water, be-
ing unable to use his wings or spring
aloft from a solid surface: hence from
frozen pond he is helpless to escape.
Looms have been captured on land
while resting after long flights. hap
poning that occurs most frequently on
the arid plains of the West. where
water sheets are few and far apart. A
loon taken this way on the arid plains
east of Mexico. sin years ago, was kept
on exhibition in that city for some time
before being liberated to continue his
flight to the South. Rarely n hunter
succeeds in killing a loon on the water
with a rifle ball or charge Of heavy
Shot.-Cor. n. Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

There was n mild hullabaloo on Su.
periOr street. and people who ran to
see the cause noticed black horse at
tachcd to two-seated carriage scamp
erin9 down the street on a dead run.
As he dashed along several men made
Intellectual attempts to scare him into
a standstill by heading him off as far
as they dared. and waving their arms
and shouting. but he dashed by them
all. Then it seemed a certainty that
he would whirl the light vehicle
against a cable car but Il man ran
out from Wood street and frightened
him from the track, and then Selling
the carriage as it passed clutched at
something and climbed in As the dis
tracted horse swcrved aside, another
man ran out and caught him by the
head. and the excitement came to a
sudden end.
The way to stop a runaway horse"
said well-known lawyer who saw the
finish of the affair. lis to run with the
horse step or two and then throw
Yourself on the nearest thlll. Don't try
to head him. You are pretty certain
to get hurt if you do. Put your whole
weight on the thill and jump with the
horse. Grab rein if YOU can reach it,
and then haul him around. Anyway,
bear down on the thill. No horse can
carry your weight very long. You are
sure to tire him out, and he can't do
any serious jumping as long as you
cling to the thill I've stopped a num-
Der of horses in Just that way. Yes, it
was some time ago. Now? No. thank
Fou."-Toledo Bee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Thot Tho Intensity NJ onn sonen is in
,,,easnd hv t,,o action of tbo otbnr
so.,sns 10 FACT which is Won iIIretrot-
cd Lv the ennso Of tastn { roid coin
feels heavier than one that has been
sl,rbtIv warmod Inv holm carried n
tho nocl,ot and vhat ie truo boro If
toncb is inst os trne of tasto Warm
,.inanor worn, sr,ror 1,o,.,n yol,tinns
~ ali +osta Lass so,,r s,,.oo+ or so1tr
tbon Whom cola II ro,, nIt eI;@Gt
snIntion Of s,It or orinina into a s,,Sar
'' w 'i"i'A'S my " '"e'''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

The Queen Regent held at the palace
in Madrid the ceremony of the investi-
CATION of eleven Grandees OF the first
class who have succeeded to Duke
domS, Marquisates and EarldOms Gre
ated between the years 1868 and 1910
They were invested in the order of
their precedence, the Duke Of Medina
Coeli, the Premier Duke and Premier
Peer of Spain, possessing twenty titles
and E150,000 income, coming first, fol-
lowed by the Marquis Astorga, Count
Oropesa. Dukes ARGOS, Luna, Alag,
Huescar, Baena and Arion. the Mar
quis Santa Cruz and Count Castrllo.
The Queen stood surrounded by the
high dignitaries and ladies of the
court in the royal anti-chamber, where
the new Grandees, accompanied by
their sponsors, who are Grandees of
the same class, were successfully ush-
cred In by the Lord Chamberlain and
the Lords-n- Waiting. All the Grandees
present uncovered when a new Peer
entered. and remained so until the SOW
ereign said to the new Grandee, Gov
er your head and speak," which he had
to do in a short discourse on the merits
of his ancestors who preceded him in
title. AIter tne iuNeSuCure Tue Nruh-
does passed before the Halberdier
Guards drawn up on the palace stairs,
in order that the Guards might know
them and pay them the usual honors
when they enter the precincts of the
palace, where alone they have the right
to remain uncovered in the presence Of
royaltv.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Pope's Health and Habits.
Describing the habits Of Pope Leo
XIII, the "Domenica del Corr1cre," Of
Milan, says that he Is so DESTROYS OF
being considered robust that. though
ne always makes use Of thick stick
while walking, he no sooner observes
some stranger approaching than he
syvi~9r bio sti~k from hPp5,t1,rHrS5r'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
King of Lincuists.

No man, however great his powers
Of memory, could acquire even a smat-
tering of all the living languages.
They number $50, not to mention
5000 dialects.
Eighty-nine languages are allotted to
Europe. 1913 to Asia, ia to Africa, 1T
TO America and All to the islands of
the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Probably the most remarkable lin
guist the world has ever known was
Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, who was
born at Bologna in 1774. created Car
dinal in 1888 and died at Rome in
1913. The list of languages and dia-
lects which he acquired reached the
astounding total of III
1t would be interesting to know
what system was pursued by Cardinal
Mezzofanti in the study of languages,
hut little light is now obtainable on
this subject.
The most famous linguist of anti
quity were Mithridates, King of Pom
tus, who is said to have been thorough
ly conversant with the languages of
twenty-five nations over which his
rule extended, and Cleopatra. Queen of
Egypt, of whom Plutarch says that
"she spoke most languages" and that
there were but few of the foreign
Ambassadors to whom she gave audi
ence through an interpreter"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
REVENGE ON THE WIND
A Western Artist Invents . Cannon
to XIII Cyclones.

n W0SCOTn AFSioC InVonCe OoAVN
to XIII Cyclones.
Chicago has turned cut another
freak. in the shape Of an artist who
has invented Q cannon which 10 in
tended to lure poor, innocent cyclones
10 their death. Mr.. q. D. Belts, who
has determined to cease drawing pic
lures and instead draw the winds OF
heaven to their untimeiy destruction,
has spent much time on his invention,
and has at length completed a trap
which, he Is confident. will puncture
the most virulent cyclone that ever
lodged around the saloons to hit
church. He has offered the results OF
his work to the Government, ana eX-
poets great returns, inaSmuch as 1t
will. if successful. settle the question
OF the location of real estate in West
ern States like Kentucky, and enable
people in those localities to invite
friends to dinner with some likelihood
of being there to receive them.
1t consists of cannon with
weather yane and an air trigger The
gun rests on vertical pivot, and when
the innocent cyclone approaches the
vane turns the muZZle of the weapon
directly toward the unprotected bosom
Of the wind storm. The cyclone catch
es its toe in the air trigger. Bang! goes
the charge. and the cyclone. with a
bullet in its heart. forgets all about
knocking down town and goes off
among the clouds to die of hemor-
rhage of rain.
This may seem cruel and unsym.
pathetic to people in the East, but
Westerners consider the scheme an ex-
cellent one and will adopt it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Obstinacy is indicated by the slow,
heavy and fat-footed style of walking
while miserliness may be suspected
from short, nervous and anxious foot
steps, says an exchange.
Turned-in toes generally characterize
the absent minded, and a stoop the
studious and deeply reflective, whose
thoughts are anywhere rather than
with themselves.
Sly. cunning people walk with a
noiseless, even and stealthy tread, re-
sembling that of a cat. A proud person
generally steps even, holds the figure
upright, and the head little back
and turns the toes well out.
A gay and volatile person trips light
~ and easily In sympathy with his or
her nature. Character is shown by
all sorts Of oddities in gait, but for
grace and elegance no civilians walk
will bear comparison with that of the
A.. IT,.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
SOME GIANT SCALES
New Ones That VIII Weigh . Load
Of $50 Tons.

Everybody IL perhaps aware that the
large scales upeA which e0tire freight
ears with their loads Of many toRs are
with all Their iMmensity Uncle Sam
has gene all the railroads In this coun-
try one point better, says the Washing
ton Times, by installing at the navy
yard one OF the largest pair Of scales
In the country. This machine can out
weigh the largest railroad weighing
machine by fifty tons, and It's results
must be accurate to the pound, while
railroad scales are considered good
enough If they approach anywhere
near fifty pounds of being correct. The
new scales are placed on the track go
Ing south from the great gun shops
and just opposite the forge shop. They
are forty-eight feet long and twelve
feet wide, and rest upon a cement base
built upon long piles. The ground is
somewhat low, and 1t was necessary to
utilize the services Of pile drivers to
secure a stable foundation, which Is
one of the requisites of an accurate
weighing machine. The cost was about
$1,000.
Much of fits fine and sensitive balanc-
NJ apparatus was manufactured for
special use in the new machine, and
the completed structure Is considered q
model and marvel of modern mechan-
ism and American ingenuity.
In order to illustrate the accuracy of
the counterpoise of the machine to
reporter the superintendent Of the
yards and docks picked up half brick
that was lying on the ground near by
and tossed it on the huge platform of
the machine. He then consulted the
long brass lever in the reading box
along the side of the scales and found
that the record of the of the brickbat
was just q pound.
Turning to the reporter he said that
the machine was so sensitive that It
could weigh anything from pound of
sugar to a trio of 13-inch naval guns,
and weigh them accurately though it
will probably exc cut a long existence
at the famous gunshop without having
the chance to weigh an ounce of the
former. The capacity of the new
scales is $50 tons. or double the ca
pacity of the old scales. which has just
been replaced. A 13-inch gun weighs
about 55tOns, and it can be readily
seen that the new scales can weigh
two of the monsters, reclining on
forty. eight foot track, and not tax It's
capacity to any great extent. All the
new guns of the navy yard will be
weighed upon these colossal scales.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
AfnrY NJ IrNiSnn

1t is not every one that understands
the ordinary system of banking and the
proper thing to do with bank check,
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was sorely
puzzled over the huge check her pub
fishers paid her for her royalties in
Uncle Toms Cabin" and her husband
could not tell her how to get money
IN it. So, also, was it with Tom Edison
when he got his first check. When he
completed his mode, of his now ia
nous ticker" he Submitted it to the
president of Telegraph company, who
asked him to leave IT, fer examination.
Edison was out of money and his land
lady had warned him for the last time.
He had decided to ask $4,000 for his in
vention, but when the president at the
next interview asked his price his cour-
age oozed away, and he faltered out
that he would like to have the COM
pany make an offer.
How would $4,000 suit your" said
the president
What" exclaimed the young wiz
ard, "all in money!"
Certainly; you can have it now"
"All right"
check was drawn and handed over
to Edison with these words: "That is a
check for $4,000 Go to the bank
around the corner and they will give
YOU the money"
At the bank he got into the long line
and worked up to the paying teller's
window. Then he pushed the check
over the SILL The teller saw that it
was not Endorsed and pushed it back
with fitting remarks, which Edison did
not understand he being even then
slightly deaf He retired crestfallen and
the thought dawned upon him that he
had been 5windled He had another
scene with his landlady that night and
visited the telegraph president the next
in sheer desperation. He told
uIf his experience al the bank and beg
sed for his money or his model. He
vas properly identi ded at the bank, in
'orsed the check ard got his money in
t zig bills.-New Ye Press.
re Slate is produced in France TO
gerry large extent and is taken fror
o,oth open and closed quaIries. Tn
)est of these quarries are located #
uChe neighborhood of Anger. Depart
It neut of Maine ct loire. The slate OK
Aracted is principally used for roofin
lies: from certain quarries. for larg
labs, billiard tables and public toiie
lceooms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

In London, in the early part Of this
decade, Col Venting was frequent
visitor at the houses of many of the
nobility, and became acquainted,
through his excellent knowledge of mu-
sic. with many of the best musicians
of the English metropolis.
at was while there" said Col. Wen
Ting, "that l first heard the story Of
the birth Of The Lost Chord song
that has been sung in every quarter of
the globe, and which will live forever.
If ever there was such a thing as in
spiration, the song was inspired.
"There are very few EngliShmen
who do not remember Fred Sullivan,
the great comic star and brother of Sir
Arthur Sullivan. He played in all the
original Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
and has never been equalled lie was
later followed by George Grossmith.
Zone day Sir Arthur Sullivn was no.
titled that his brother Fred was very
i'll. He made every effort TO reach the
house where his brother was lying at
the point of death, but arrived too late
to see him alive. The two brothers
were devoted to each other, and the
blow was bitter one for Sir Arthur
He was closeted with the body of his
brother for two hours. at the eXpira-
ton # which time he anne down airs
and went to the piano. Throwing the
instrument open he began to play, and
the bar. The Lost Chord was evolved.
The composer sadly put his new COM
position on paper and stored it away.
"The song is the wall of a throbing
heart the grief of desolation. All
through its beautiful harmony can be
heard the strain of grief. SO profound
an impression did the association of
the song with the death of his brother
make on Sir Arthur that he is said to
have. even at this late day, an aversion
to hearing it performed. New York
SIN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

\ Gaelic writer of the seventeenth
century predicted that the Gaelic Ian
guage would be once more held in
great esteem in Ireland, and an Irish
paper says the prediction seems in n
fair way of being fulfilled in our time,
and notes as proof that the District
Councils, under the new local govern
ment bill are changing the English
names of roads and streets into their
Irish equivalents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
Town of EYiles.

Manitou, Col, boasts of the fact that
y per cent. of the population are exiles
from their homes, who have found in
Manitou health and strength. Its high
attitude, its ozone its persistent sun
shine and its mineral waters are its
proudest possessions. Among its adopt
ed children are people from almost
every state and territory and from
nearly every civilized country in the
Mnrll
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

1t has been stated that if the hairs
on the head of a fair-haired person
could be plated together they would
make rope strong enough to support
a weight OF something like eighty tons.
or of 800 people. This sounds rather a
big statement but the strength even
of single hair is indeed quite
surprising when its inenesS is conSid-
cred, rs anyone can test for herself by
Seciug the force that must he expended
in breaking it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
A few years ago an eminent London

A few years ago an eminent London
nbrsician, on INV mentioning to him to-
r. otocs AZ an aricle of diet for myself,
saH "Why de- you eat tomatoes" l
ssjd "Why not?" He said, "Wcll.
t%int that there are grave reasons FOR
thinking it possible that eating IONA
toes increases, If 1t does not produce,
tbe l,ohdlity to cancer. do not say
positively that 1t does So"
II strikes laymah as a fact, that
the consumption OF tomatoes has IN
creased as much in England OF late
Years as has caneer,-Pall Mall Ga
zettP.