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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-25
IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
TMARTHA PIERCE

tile teacher attempts to teach, while en-
deavoring TO lay broad and firm foun
dation for culture, are the first princi-
pies Of drawing and small knowledge
OF tho great pictures OF thu world.
Sometimes gratifying and sometimes
ludicrous results are attendant upon
her efforts in this line. Ia a certain
school no. long ago, the children were
given opportunity to study very good
copy OF the Angelus, following an out.
line carefully prepared by some teacher
who knew how to extract the soul OF
anything. ven the Angelus, by the skill
full question. Afterward the children
we're asked o"write about the picture
The spirit of one teacher was thus en-
Outraged.
THE ANGELUs.
1.-The Angelus are poor.
Tho Angelus are good.
The Angelus are digging potatoes
Another teacher found in answer to
the question, What ia there IN the pic.
ture which would lead you to think
these people are not Of our country?'
this statement:
1--WE know these people do not belong
in this country. because in America we
pray whenever we feel like it,"
A boy was Of the opinion that these
people we're extremely poor. because
they had to dig their own potatoes.
A teacher who attempts somewhat to
keep certain perspective in the study
OF art and artists, was teaching some
thing Of Raphael and bis work and
introduced three pictures to which the
children fondly refer as 1.-THE Mother Of
the Chair" "The TRANSPORTATION" (they
love to roll the long word under their
tongues) and the sixteen Madonnas."
They show more love for the Madonna
OF the Chair than for the Sistine Ma.
donna. The discovery that she was not
SIXTEEN" after all seemed to dampen
the aroor.
While studying the TRANSPORTATION
this lucid and interesting narrative of
the incidents accompanying its creation
was produced.
THE TRANSPORTATION.
Zone day Raphael thought he would
90 up on a mountain and paint pic.
ture. When he got it about half done,
he fell down dead.
The scholars in his school had to fin
ish the picture. and they didn't do it
very good. l think Raphael's half Of
the picture is very good"
Visitors to the art exhibition on child.
ren's day ma, find much food for
thought. always surprising they are
possessed OF hearing ears.
We all know the adult poser. who
knows but little OF art anu has 10 vital
int, est 10 the subject. but would Ike
to be thought renal kably learned
1t may not have occurt d to us that
these tiny folk would initiate this weak.
ness.
A little maid OF seven said TO me 10 a
lofty tone, II don't care much for the
subject Of this picture but | Ike the
colUring;" and boy who had shown re-
mail able taste in pictures for child OF
his age, said after an hour in the gal
lery, Il don't care 80 much for anything
in the pictures as do for the light and
the way il falls" These may have been
statements OF honest opinions, but they
sound ominously like parrot repetitious
OF remarks made by older people.
After the feast Of art, we were return
ing on the car; as we passed candy
at md tive-year old said to the child at
The daily sentinel., 1899-08-05
~ heeIm. MS kxcuI sion.

Nheelms MS ExcuI sion.
To Boston and return via Nickel
riate road, at $40 .0t for the rouI trip
Dates of sale Angus 11th and 18th.
Good returning for arrival at initial
starting point not later August 3lst, by
depoeiting tickets in Boston, with Agent
Fitchburg r. r. Two through trains
daily with vestibuled sleeping cars to
Boston. Chicago depot, Van Buren,
street and Pacific Ave-, on the Loop. 26
The daily sentinel., 1899-08-05

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinipe Tablets
Druggists refund money il it fails to
cure. 25c. Genuine has L. B. Q. Oh
each tablet,
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
HOW PORTO RICANS SHAVE.
NO USE FOR THE AMERICAN RAZORs
OR INDISPENSABLE SOAP.

/. The natives OF our new territory,
Porto Rico, have no need to buy soap,
for wooded country abounds in plants
whose leaves and bulbs supply most
fully the place Of that Indispensable
article. Among the best of these is
the soap tree, so-called, though 1t is
more bush than a tree. Its bulb
when rubbed on wet clothes makes a
snow-whte lathcr which has an odor
like old brown Windor soap, says the
Chicago Herald.
The Porto Ricans, who are all, from
the highest to the lowest, great dam
dies 10 their way, make soap out OF
cocoanut oil and homemade lye-and
a fine soap it is, smooth and fragrant.
This cncOanut oil soap is used for
shaving. When a man wishes to have
"A shave in the morning he starts out
with his cOcoanut shell cup and his
donkey tail brush and bottle. 1t is
never any trouble to find an empty
hottie in Porto Ricu. Cuba, Jamaica
Or almost any Of the larger West In.
d:a islands, seen in remote spots in
the mountains. At least twenty gen.
erations Of thirsty people have lied
there and thrown away the bottles.
The man carries no mirror; he is too
poor to own such such luxury. Not
one house in twenty in Porto Rico has
even the very cheapest looking glass.
But generously rich nature provides
the mirror as well as the soap. The
man goes TO some convenient pool in
the mountain stream where the water
is quite clcar-thcre Is his mirror
He breaks his bottle on a stone and
deftly picks out a sharp piece OF suit
able size. Then he fathers his face
profuscly and begins to scrape away
with his piece of glass, which in his
hands work as well as the best stee
razor. A cut, or even Il slight scratch
is extremely rare as II result OF this
al frcsco form Of shaving.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The Jackson correspondents say
that Colonel Power has been search.
ing for the original copy Of thc .Qrdi.
nance OF Secession for twenty-five
years. and that it was believed to have
been carried of by federal soldiers.
The other day he found 1t. Workmen
engaged in putting down carpet in
the Office Of Secretary Of State dis.
covered tin box under an old cabi.
net. In the box was the long lost
document. 1t was signed Jan. Is,
1861, and bears the autographs OF all
the members OF the convention. 1t
is in a perfect state OF preservation.
With it was the original of the con-
stitution adopted In 1868, with the
signatures Of the convention mem.
hers
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

WHAT A MANS BODY CONTAfNs.--
Some scientist has discovered that q
mans body contains:
Enough fat to make four to eight
pounds OF candles.
Enough gas to I'LL balloon that
would lift himself.
Enough iron TO make five carpet
tacks.
Enough carbon to run ten inclosed
arc lamps for week.
Enough salt to provide a dinner
party.
A bowlful Of sugar.
Nine and one-half gallons Of water.
Phosphorus enough to make 5000
boxes Of matches.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Here is an excellent cholera or
cholera m0rbus cure, a veritable
standard remedy, inexpensive and
worth the while for every head of a
family to purchase and keep in the
house. A twO-ounce bottle only Is
necessary to hold tile prescription,
which consists OF one-half ounce OF
tincture Of opium, one.half ounce
tincturc Of rhubarb, One.half ounce
spirits Of camphor and One.half ounce
essence OF peppermint. This remedy
has been tried 0 thousand times and q
thousand times not found wanting
Cholera morbus attacks general,
come 10 the night when the aid of Z
physician is apt to he much more re
mote than 1t Is In the day time, ant
when drug.stores are shut up. A bot
tie Of this remedy kept In the house !
certain to relieve suffering. 1t ma
prevent death. A dose OF 1t 70
adults Is from Is to 30 drops taken Il
warm ater.-Cincinnati Times-Stal
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
A CHICKEN FLESH NOSE.

Herman Wade was once a noseless
man. Now he Is the pr0udest Cyrano
Of them all. lie has had a nose put
on him, and DIR. j. r. ThOren, Of the
county hospital is the man who put it
on says the Chicago correspondent Of
the New York Herald.
1t was chicken that furnished the
material out OF which Wade's new
probocis was made. CacKling.and suf-
fering. "A healthy young hen gave up
its innocenCliie that a nose might be
made OF it. Though the chicken has
departed, and the part Of it that is
not nose long went the way of the fry
ing pan, the patient is doing we'll, and
will soon be seen on the streets.
Making the new nose was a long
and complicated operation. The doc
Tor cut little slit in the middle OF
the young mans face, where the nose
ought to have been, and turned the
skin back. Then he took a young hen
and laid bare the flesh under the
wing. Wade's face and the chickens
breast were then bandaged tightly to-
gether, and the two had to live to.
gether for eleven days: The chicken
got the best things to eat which the
county hospital had. and every care
was taken to prevent dying.
Before long even the doctor could
not tell where Wade left off and the
chicken began. Then another opcr.
alton was necessary. Enough flesh for
Il good size nose was cut out OF the
chickens breast and was quickly
shaped and nodded until it suited the
doctors artistic eye. Then over i,
was pnt covering o! skin from thu
mans breast and the work was done
When Herman Wade got over the ef
fects OF the chloroform there was hi
nose waiting for him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

A correspondent Of the New York
Times, who styles himself "SOme.
what Of an Authority on Grip" stat
cd the other day that since lie had
been careful to keep his feet dry he
has not suffered from influenza. and
that having previously had IL for foul
years in succession he is certain that
the ailment was always contracted
through the feet. Another CORES
pondent now bobs up to observe thai
he has had influenza i've years in sue
cession, and that he has two wooder
legs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
NUMBER 81.
INDIAN WIVES ARE EXPEN.
SIVE.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
The Chickasaw Indian Legislature
has just passed a law raising the price
OF marriage licenses To white men
about to espousc Indian maidens from
$50 to 5000.
The imposition Of this high tariff on
the connubial state in the territory
brings to light peculiar condition.
Fer some years white men have been
marrying into the tribe Until now
there are $4,000 half and quarter
breeds and white husbands, and only
10000 pure-blOoded Indians. To any
self-rcspecting red man, who values
the preservation OF his racial purity.
and who shrewdly sees in the tactics
Of the paleface an effort to get hold Of
the $1,000 worth of tribal property
which comes to nearly every Chicka.
saw girl, such u state OF affairs must
be truly humiliating. At this rate,
it would not be long before the Indian
nations would be Oblitcrated, and In
their place would grow mongrel
breed which, as is the case in hybrids,
would absorb all the bad and none OF
the good properties Of the superior
race
Viewed from this standpoint, the
course of the Chickasaw Legislature
is highly commendable. 1t is to be
doubted, however, II a 5000 restriction
will hold back an enterprising white
man, where $4,000 and love for cop
per-colured hours weigh down tho
balance on the other side.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
- ~
LIAR"
c. r. shipp, in New York Times.

c. r, Shipp, in New York Times.
Liar-One who knowingly utters q
Observation-Disclosures.
Liar.-One who knowingly utters a
falsehood with willful intention to
deceiye.-WOrcester
Liar-One who gives green goods
for counterfeit cOin,-Jersey Lexic0-
grapher.
Llar--Any goldarned old thing from
ChicaRO.-New York City Lex.
Liar-Any blankety.blank and gol-
darned old thing from New York City
or its nvirons.-Chicago Lex.
Liar.-any one who does not agree
with me.-Boss Croker.
Liar.-A son Of a sea cook who lilies
in his throat, lies In his heart, lies ia
his stomach, lies in his skin, lies in
his hair, Including his whiskersl lies
in his diaphragm. lies in his clavicle
and lies 10 his jejenum.-Eagan, U.
s. A.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The following heartrending vale
dictory was written by Georgia ed'-
tar up0u retiring from the newspaper
ranks few weeksrgo: III my successo
Il contcnt to wear q suIt Of sunburn
and live on hope and good Wishes ''e
may In the remote hereafter score q
snccess In the newspaper business 10
mi, town. With grateful thanks lor
the few favors received, gladly re-
fire.u
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Ii boasts OF eating greens with .
knife Is a recommendation for once, as
Gov. McLaurln seem tothink, then
eating greens and other fotd with the
Implements OF nature, the dnRers,
ought to be much stronger card, and
cause the one who practices Il, to out.
strip the governor In INC housc VI his
friends. -L Lexlpgtou Advestieer. IS
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
bhancery Court I'D
v G. HILL, CHANCELLOR.

N. e. HILL, thANNE'i""
q, tho connty OF Pearl River on the first
Monday Of January and July ana continue
y days .,.,l,, sr,, d,strict on
.a ., second Monday Of January aud July and
.ortin,,e six days. In the second district
m The third Monday Of January and July
In ,he county OF Hancock m the fourth
Monday OF January and July ana continue
7 IN ua6s' tbs county OF Harrison on the first
Monday Of February and August and con-
klnuc six days, a., a
Monday Of February aud August and con-
tinue six days A..
llonday OF Jupen nnd December. and continue
in the county OF Jones on enc irst Monday
hi March and September an6 continue SIN
days A..
tIonday Of March and September ana con-
in the county OF Perry hcld. IN. Augusta.
the First District. on the third Monday OF
March and September and continue six days.
|In the town OF Ilattcsburg. the Second i'is-
trict, on the first Monday OF June and nece.n-
Der and continue SIX DAYS. .
in the county OF Smith on the fourth Mol-
|day Of March and September. and continue
Blk days
In the county OF Greene on Thursday afte.'
the second Monday OF April and October and
cOntinue three days.
In the connty OF Covington on the fourth
Monday In April and October and continue
siy days.
In the county OF Newton on the first Mon
day Of April and November and continue six
DAYS.
In the county Of I.audcrdale on the first
Monday ot May and November and continue
twenty-ionr days.
In the county Of Clarke on the third Mon
DAY Of April and November and continue six
Idays
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Private Earl Agnew, a Minnesota
boy at Manila, says In a letter t0 his
parents: "Thc inhabitants here are
not very modest. Some 0f them wear
simply a smile, while the more BASH
ful of them wear u garter string.
This observing young man also notes
that during the dry season II only
rains six days In the week, but during
the rainy season II rains only once,
and that IL all the time.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Secretary Hunter, ofthe State board
Of health declines to discuss what ac'
tlon he thinks the Mississippi board
will take on the invisatiOn OF DR..
Souchon, Of the Louisiana Board, to
visit the quarantine convention ut
New Orleans, Feb. 8.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Kentucky people believe in having
a good time. At an old fashioned
dancing party not long since, t'
which several women came with thelr
babies. the young men changed the
clothes Of the infants while their par
ents we're dancing and mixed them
up generally. On the following day
there was general commotion-boy
babies had unaccountably changed to
GIRLS. and as the families lived several
miles apart, II took two or three days
10 restore the inn0cents to their re.
epcCtivc mothers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
ISLANDS THAT DISAPPEAR.


Washington Post.
Many curious phenomena OF nature
have been discovered in various pOr-
ti0ns OF the globe, the most interest
ing OF which are the disappearance Of
islands in the S)uth Pacific Ocean,
and the equally mysterious appearance
Of islands. This action OF nature Is
attributed to volcanic occurrences be-
low the surface Of the earth, and that
is the generally accepted theory. Many
interesting sketches have been pub
lished, emanating from the pen OF
travellers whose word cannot he doubt
ed, and it is from statements made to
the writer by W. M. Namara. OF the
good ship Kate Foster, Of Gloustcr,
Mass, that the following, which is
the "sw0rn TRUTH" Is written. Mr..
Mr.. Mcnamara was steward on the
Kate Foster, and has made many
trips around the globe, being brought
face tn face with scenes and Incidents
which thrill ones soul with awe, and
show the mighty, M, sterious workings
OF Mother Nature.
In the Gulf Of St. Lawrence, which.
as all know, is an indentation of the
Canadian Atlantic coast, Is a group OF
islands known as the Magdalen Group,
the smallest Of which is called "Bird
Island. This small plot Ut land is To-
Gated in what Is called the Bay Of
Chcleur, and derives its name from
the millions OF sea birds which inhab-
it's bleak and rocky promontorirs
Many years ago the north side of the
island. was only few feet above the
sea level, while the south side rose
from the waters OF the Gulf sheer
perpendicular wall Of stone, ranging
from thirty tn fifty feet, making a
landing from that side a matter of i'm
possibility. This was the home Of
the millions OF sea birds, and the
rocks and crcvices were filled with the
eggs OF the swft-wingcd Inhabitants
Crews OF fishing vessels consider it
great sport to land on the north side
Of BIRD Island" and tramp to the
abode Of the birds, ard slaughter
them by thousands, carrying of the
eggs and squads. This practice was
INDUCED In for years, threatening the
determination Of the species. Less
than 20 years ago the crew of fishing
smack who made it Il practice to in
dulge In this sport landed, but when
they jumped from their boats great
was their dismay at Immediately sink
ing In soft, Shiny quickmire. The
northern base OF this island was for
.merly a solid base OF rock, but In a
night Mother Nature had. transform
ed 1t into a treacher0us Quickmire,
making landing from that side i'm
possible, and rs the south side was
equally difficult Of access, the birds
were no longer slaughtered in such
great numbers. Whatever may have
been the causes OF the nsformation
it is absolutely true. The island
stands to-day, just us dcscribed-a
Quicksand 0n the north, an impassa-
BILE barrier Of solid rock on the south
and the simple natives OF the Mag
dalcn Group, with 4 knowing shake oi
their heads, declare that God did II
To save the 'birrnds."
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The manufactures Of iron beds have
organized "for the purpose OF increas-
ing prices" Another Procrustean
bed for the American consumer; and
meanwhile Justice Is inclined to dr0w
siness and fingers late o'mornings un-
der the eiderdOwn.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The citizens of Columbus have pub
lished an invitation requesting Hon.
Murray Smith to address tnen on
State issues. The invitation is sign
ed by several hundred Of the leading
citizens of that city.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The pull OF the beet trust Of Secfe'
tary Aiser, not to mention bis desire
to humIliate Gen. Miles. will be sum-
Client to protect It against oticial con-
demnation as long as Alger remains
at the head Of the War Department..
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

A Minnesota paper has put up the
following: "Our presidential ticket
for 1900 is Mckinley and Joe Wheeler.
Platform. A reunited country. We
are the people. Let us love one love
one another. Scratch my back. God
bless our home"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

As "action speak louder than
words" the voice of the czar for in
ternationar disarmament is drowned
in the thunder.tones Of his adding III.
ty-three new warships to the Russian
navy this year.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03
FOLUNlE 81.
kHE COURTS.
THE REGULAR TERMS.
krcrit Court-2nd Dist.
.TuAD. A. WOOD. JUICE.


r,1rrR A. WHITE, DlsrrIcr ATTORNEY.
A.. oouu,y of wayue on the second Monday
m.,y .nv and .Tulv and continue six DAYS.
aanna,N "'t of pearl River on the third Mon.
t"e ,n%l Wjl aud October and continue six days,
,hc comfy of Marion, second district. o., rue
~ WonIay Of January and inly and continne
~ % M'% IN tbc first district on fhe first Monday
N',o,v aaNyS {" and August and continue six days.
fsS,"" ,%o rn,uty OF Clarke .n the s~cond MONDAY
llm and Aurst and continue twel days.
fe%s %a so,nty of ,Iasner on the frat Monday Of
a.h ,'o onl September and continue twelve DAYS
IN tbs i &C. county of Greene on the second Monday
" warch 'rc and September and continue six days.
Nu'. ~. c",nty cf Hancock on the fourth Monday
~ Mar .,e and November and continue six lays.
- ,Gs conpIy of Harrison on the second Monday
Nav and yavpmnrr and continue ak DAYS.
Mo NM '. .o,ntv of Jackson on the fourth Monday
anil and October and continue twelve days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The State board OF education has
decided to hold examinations for can
didates for county superintendents in
Jackson April 5 and 8 and in every
county May 5 and 6.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The Massachusetts democratic
State committee met last week for or
ganzation and adopted a resolution
by unanimous vote endorsing Bryan
and the Chicago platform.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

1'hls IA the way In which the Cen.
tralia (Kan.) Journal editor answers
a question: prophunded by a stock
raiser. "a rural subscriber asks:
Do hogs pay?' We know that a good
many don't. They take the paper sew.
cra1 years and have the postmaster
send II hack, marked Refused"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The Judge Advocate General de-
cides that any soldier in the war with
Spain is entitled to burial In the nat
ional cemeteries. Most OF these are
located in the South.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The wife of General Wood Is organ
izing at Santiago q society for the pre-
vention Of cruelty to animals. A few
months ago bull fights were the fssn'
iopablc sport In that vicinity.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Speaking OF PATHS marriage, d car.
nal. minded exchange suggests that
pretty soon, maybe, she will have a
chance to sihg a few lullabies She's
too old to sing such baby songs.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

The trustees OF the lunatic asylum
have leased 100 acres OF land, and will
enlarge the asylums dairy herd and
furnish that institution with beef.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-02-03

Rea, estate AROUND Havana has ad.
yanced tile Jast few months about 70
ner cent. and holders Of property are
not disposed to sell at present, owing
to the areat demand for desirable pro-