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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-29

A f1ve-year-old boy of Brentwood, 1 England, has received the Royal Hu- mane Societys diploma for jumping into the water and saving the life of his baby brother. He is believed to be the youngest certifcated life saver on record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-29

One of the convicted murderers in the Kansas penitentiary under sentence of death has petitioned the government to have the sentence executed. He has been imprisoned for ten years, and is utterly weary of the life of seclusion and dead monotony He prefers death. Under the Kansas law the governor is fore the sentence of the court can be carried out, and as no governor of the State has ever had the heart to do this, capital punishment has practically giv- en way there to life Imprisonment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-29

15 GENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6
 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
NATIONAL EMBLEM.

What is automatically known as the
entente cordiale has apparently struck
England with greater force than this
country. Even Mr.. Labouchere has
fallen under the ecstatic spell OF social.
cd brotherhood" to the extent Of offer.
ing prize Of two guineas Tor the best
suggestion for a flower "mOst suitable
AZ the national emblem Of the United
States OF America" The answers.
numbering some hundreds, are weird
and wonderful, and although it may be
unkind to eXpatiate too freely on the
same, yet cannot refrain from quoting
few of the answers. invariably COM
plimentary, but typically English.
Dandelion Signifies ''dent dc lion,"
tooth OF lion-not the whole lion but
bit Of him.
The Crocus-As the Americans are
given to crow or boast, having large
ideas and to cuss or curse much.
The Forget.me-not-ShOw this to any
: intelligent American as his national
flower and he will exclaim: my! so
it's"
The Carnation-Being a nation cele-
brated far it's use Of cars.
The Anemone--Any money.
The arigold-Because Of the supply
OF heiresseS.
The Observation-Disclosures OF his rapid
growth and his liking for mysterious
rejection called 'muSh."
And so the answers 60 on, and II 1t
were not for my intense respect, owing
to circumstances. toward our more than
cousins should feel more inclined
to print more OF these punning guesses.
Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
LITERARY NOTE.

According to General Joseph Wheeler,
the custom Of setting apart day for
decorating the soldiers graves had it's
origin among the women Of his own
state Of Alabama. Unlike the men. they
would not permit their dead quietly to
become part Of general history Un.
der the title. The Memory Of Our Fight.
ing Men. General Wheeler contributes
to The Saturday Evening Post Of May
q strong paper on the history and
significance Of Memorial Day. General
Corbin, OF the G. A. r., also treats sim.
liar topic. but from different point OF
view.
Among the fiction in this number is
The Crump's Creek Tangle, a Decora-
ton Day story by John Habberton. 1t
is one Of the cleverest Of Mr.. Habberton's
clever tales Of plain people.
Another feature Of the Decoration
Day number Of the Post is a poem by
Frank L. Stanton. that is notable
tribute to The Fallen OF the Fight
Oh, the story and the glory Of the fallen Of
the fight!
Does the elamor Of the captains reach their
ranks all ghostly whites
Nay-they rest with rusting blades,
All the glory-starred brigades.
And the peace Of God is on them in the
splendor Of the light.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20

THE institution is situated on an ele.
waited site, overlooking the city OF
Lincoln, which lies three miles to
the northwest, and with which it
Ia connected by an electric street rail.
way.
One Of the most healthy locations be.
tween the Mississippi River aud the
Rocky Mountains.
A well.regulated institution for the
treatment Of all chronic diseases.
Water Of unusual purity.
Baths Of every description, including
the Electric-light bath.
For circulars giving rates and furt
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
OBEYED ORDERS.

Merchant-If the man was out, why
did you not wait until he came back, as
told you?
Messeuger-Dere was notice on de
door what says. "Retoin at Wunst.'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
HER FINISH.

Telephone shade-May come In?
Angel Gabriel-St. Peter 10 busy now
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
THE MODERN JUGGERNAUT.

THE MODERN JUGGERNAUT.
At length the signs Of spring appear,
The sun we humbly greet,
And daily walk abroad in fear
The cyclist owns the street.
And doubly thankful should we be,
When daily wandering ceases,
At fall Of eve, II we should see
Our loved ones not in pieces.
The Pedestrian.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20

Diseases OF the Stomach and Digestive
System.
Diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat,
and Lungs.
Diseases peculiar to women.
Best of advantages for the treatment
Of all forms Of chronic diseases. Incur
able and offensive patients not received.
This institution alec has recently op.
ened city branch Office and treatment
rooms in the Halter block, southeast
corner 18th and p streets, Lincoln.
A fac new electric light bath cabinet
in city Office rooms.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20
The Nebraska Sanitarium.
Located at College View, Nebr., offers the foil
tired and suffering public who are seeking Hea

Scientifically classified dietary.
Laboratory Of hygiene forlbacteriologi.
cal and microscopical investigation.
Stomach fluids analysed for dyspep-
tics.
Aseptic operating rooms and surgical
wards.
Four physicians, well.trained, with
large experience in sanitarium medical
work.
Trained nurses OF both sexes.
Skillful attention given to the treat.
ment Of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20

THE COURIER is for sale at the lead
ing newsstand. Subscription price for
one year is 81. Phone 1874.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-20

Price, Sc a copy. By mail 50
a year. Address The Sun,
New York.
The sun., 1899-09-24

For nearly thirty years he has been content
stay at home. leaving combats with grizzlies to
men who do not know much as he On desk
In his Office is iwo-ounce bottle that holds twenty.
one pieces Of broken bone and teeth, y rife
that stands in the corner has more than twenty
dents on the stock and deep incision in tho
barrel near the muzzle The bones and teeth
came from Searless lower jaw and the dents
came from the fangs Of the grizzly. Placing
the fingers in tho heavy beard which covers the
lower part Of tho mans face, one can feet hollows
that seem ~ cut the jawbonc half In two, IL
happened on the iith Of March, 1870 in the noun.
tains nf Kern county. California. Wet 10 tho
skin with moist snow that hung 10 the bushca.
Searcs was trailing grizzly through chapartal.
Suddenly in his front ii rose on its hind legs, and
it's nose was not eighteen inches from his face
Because Of the brush he could not back nn inca
For half second man and beast sta rcd into each
others eyes Then hc threw the rifle across his
body, iammed IL against the bru;e's jaw and pulled
the trigger AS the gun cracked the bear threw
itself forward upon Its stomach and paved fran
tically AT its eyes, about which the powder had
singed the hair. Scares threw another cartridge
into the barrel and aimed at the base Of his encmys
brain II missed fire. Again il missed ITe
was sent backward by powerful sweep and the
brute was upon him With one foot on his breast
IL bit him in the lower jaw. Next IL took mouth
full from his throat, cutting the windpipe and
exposing the iugular vein. Then II grabbed a
handful OF flesh from the shoulder, stripping tho
bone and cutting an artery from which the blood
leaped Il saw IL stream in curve above my
face" Searles says The bears foot slipped and
the man rolled over. His coat was punched
between his shoulders The grizzly bit into II,
did not like the taste Of It and went away. Tho
cold stopped the bleeding and Searles crawled
four miles IN teaf
the edge Of death, he managed TO get to hospital
in Los Angeles three days ride distant The
doctors gave him forty-eight hours to live He
was walking about the groundsin a month. Then
he counted the dents in his rife and tho teeth
and bone bits in his bottle and swore off,
The sun., 1899-09-24

The Heaviest Weighed 600 Pounds and
Was Worth for Scientific Uses $500.

! From The San Francisco Chronicle
From the Galapagos islands the schooner Julia
| Whalcn has brought ten Of the immense turtles
| for which the islands are noted The biggest
shellback of them all weighs 600 pounds and is
said to be the largest broug h from the islands
/ Unfortunately. the monster reptile was accident
ally killed two weeks out from the islands. A
sharp piece OF timber fell on the deck and pierced
the animals lungs. The turtle coughed blood for
awhile, and an attempt was made TO plaster up tho
hole. but the injured tortoise died in fortnight
AS scientists estimate the average life of these tur
ties at 200 years, death within two weeks OF an
injury is practically instantaneous a turtle
1t is said in the islands that no turtle has died
natural death in the memory Of the oldest inhabi-
tant During the two centuries that scientists
have allotted il 10 live, some accident generally
befalls the turtle Many have met their deaths
by falling precipices and number have
been overtaken by the lava flows Of these volcanic
islands. In fact. the turtle brought back dead by
the Whalen shows marks on his shell OF having
been caught in some fiery flow. There are scars
on his she'll showing that the lava moved more
quickly than he A ton Of cactus leaves was
brought on the schooner as food for the turtles
The cactus is exhausted now. and yesterday the
turtles eating greedily Of watermelon and
musk melon rinds.
II. +. SnodgraSs, an instructor in zoology at
Stanford University, and f Heller geological
student there went on the Whalen for the pur-
pose Of making scientific collections One OF
the giant tortOises belonged TO them, and they
have in addition $50 varieties OF fish. Sixty.two
varieties Of fish were already known on these is
lands, which are remarkably rich zoologicaly,
OF the FISH brought back to Stanford. ninety
specimens are new TO science The cole9ians
bring also n most complete collection Of insects
many of them unclassi1cd, and fine collection
OF birds and reptiles, They have a specimen OF
a marine iguana, or sea lizard, six feet long
The college men report that the turtles, though
still numerous on Albermarle have disappeared
from the other islands, except on Duncan island,
where one species Of the testudo family still exists
There are three species on Albermare, but on the
other islands, each Of which had once its separate
species, the turtles extinct The inhabitants
Of the islands kill the turtles for their oil. and the
supply is steadily growing less. The turtles
brought back on the Whalen worth from $500
TO $500 apiece. There arc ten, some Of them
bound for museums, some for geological gardens.
and more for the soup kettle The rest Of the
cargo consists Of hair and fur seals, the hair
seals bringing Sc hide and the fur seals $40
The sun., 1899-09-24
WHERE ULsTERs WERE NOT TAKEN.
Man With Satin-Lined Overcoat to Spout,
Walks In and Walks Out.

There arc" said man Of experience enough
to know, "pawnbrokers' shops which will take
| anything; revolvers, accordcons overcoats ANY,
thing at all, and then, again. there are establjsh
| ments where they lend money on nothing hut
| watches and diamonds. and that sort of thing
lhe familiar sign OF three balls may be displayed
outside but inside one sees calm otice-like place,
win desk, and counter or a table perhaps, but
| no shel'es around laden with goods The things
| taken here are such as are kept in safes
Into place Of this sort walks RAPIDLY n we'll
dressed man, evidently attracted by the familiar
sign of the three balls but clearly not ACQUAINTED
with this particular establishment Closing the
door behind him he walks along the floor taking
OH ms oVercoat as he advances, a handsome over
cont the satin lining gistening in the gasliRht
as he throws the coat back from his shoulder
II Is easy to see that he wants five or ten on the
coat and he wants it right away. 1t might be
hard to say u what he wants the money for;
hes perfectly sober, straight string: but
something has happened. he's hit up against a
game around the corner. perhaps and sees luck
III the next turn; but whatever il is he wants the
money and he wants it now, and he walks along
the office floor taking of his overCoat as he goes
WO or three men standing there CuStOmerS
look at him in calm surprise, but say nothing
The clerk in his office behind his desk, looking
up to complete the business with one of the Gus.
toners waiting, sees the man coming in taking
of his coat The clerk speaks promptly: with
the calm. business like and polite manner cha
racterstic Of the establishment but at the time
conclusiyely: Not hes,
The man with the overcoat understands in.
stantly' perhaps he had begun to realize the Sit
uaton before the clerk spoke, but not another
word was necessary He had pulled one arm
out oi the coat and thrown the coat back frau
tho other shoulder now he reached around with
the arm that he had taken out Of the coat and
put It back into the sleeve again and worked
the coat easily up on his back, turning and start
ing toward the door as he did SO In fact he had
never halted for a moment; his action had been
continuous like that Of movement in a drill
As he turned toward the door the clerk turned
To one of the customers in front Of him; and the
man with the overcoat, that garment now re.
stored 10 its proper place upon his shoulders,
opened the door and passed out, without having
spoken word"
The sun., 1899-09-24
GENEROUS MAN IN CANDY SHOP.
Gifts Scorned by "A Beautiful Young Woman
and Bright-Eyed BOY.

bearded mddle.aged man, well dressed
and wearing frock coat and tall hat, went
into candy store on Madison Square the other
evening. As he entered the shop he laid ono
hand the head of the boy at the door ard rumped
his hair playfully
How're yc?" he asked.
The boy slipped away, and the man lurched
over 10 the candy counter. He leaned against the
glass front The young woman in charge walked
from the end OF the counter, and asked him what
he wanted
Some candy NJ dear, said the customer. "Poun'
candy. Best you got Put in pretty box"
The young woman selected the candies and
putting them in fancy box, wrapped II in white
paper. She handed II TO the customer. He took
II and walked TO the door Standing in the doo<-
way he threw the box out into the street The
boy whose hair had been rumpled ran out and
picked il up from under the feet of a cab horsa
When he entered the shop with IT, the customer
was paying for IL at the cashiers desk The boy
tried to give the box TO its purchaser but the puz
chaser refused to take 1t. Instead he waved tho
boy aside and walked over TO the counter
M dear, he said TO the young woman who had
waited on him, here's something for you" and
he pushed a fivedollar bill toward the clerk
Thank you, but can't take IT," she sa i'd
Cant take? Why not?" demanded the man
"Oh, couldn't take It, 1t wouldn't be right"
she said
s all right, assure you s all right" said the
customer I've got plenty-lots-"
But can't take 1t" said the clerk
Var we'll" said the man "Boy'll take it,
Boyll take two Take anything. Here boy"
He rambled up TO the doorboy and held out
two fvc-dollar bills toward him.
Take en-" he said. Il don't want EN-. Take
'em home"
The boy backed away protesting that he didn't
want the money. The generous customer tried
to force them on him. Finding it impossible
to do so, he struck an attitude.
mo one wants EN-" he said -No one take
em. Beautiful young woman scorns EN-.
Brghteyed boy rejects EN-. No one wants EN-.
! don't want EN-"
Saying which he tore the bills up and threw
the pieces on the floor. By this time a group
OF broadway strollers had been attracted by
his actions Having scattered the bills on the
floor, the man bought another box Of candy.
he walked to the door again and threw II out on
the sidewalk. II knocked the skin from the shin
OF bare-legged newsboy. The boy picked il UP.
Had ! oughter keep it," he asked of a man
standing on the curb.
Sure said the man. The newsboy ran around
the corner with the candy
In the meantime the doorboy had gathered
up the scraps OF the bank notes and slowed them
away. The customer walked around the shop
several times Then he walked out
Cab, sir?" said a cabman.
You bet" said the other climbing in.
Where to- asked the driver
Il don't care" said the fare
Then the cabman drove away up Fifth avenue
The sun., 1899-09-24

From the Chicago Tribune.

FTUW INC I"It1UO ITIOUHs'
"Oh. Tom" faltered the blushinR maid as he
slipped the sparkling diamond on her taper
finger. II ought not to accept as valuable a
present ms this from you"
Yea" said Tom. Il thought you would be
likely 70 say something Of the Kind. Here is
the receipted bill. showing that 1t 10 paid for"
vs Srasd her as u tRe cost sns 81
sparkling di4mond. and thps Killed two birds
a. IL were. with one stone.
The sun., 1899-09-24
One Trait in Common.

From the Chicago Tribune
What makes it go?" asked one Of the curious
Money" replied the owner of tho auto
mobile. who had become tired Of ansyeriSG
that question.
Same as mare"
The sun., 1899-09-24

covering a great stretch Of territory In week
unless food is plentiful that il can find no useful
| purpose Ia be served by change Its temper
is had and il will attack man readily. sometimes
being willing TO go ont Of its way 10 get at him.
though this is not CoLmOn. Some attain phe-
nomenal size The average weight of the silver
tip" is $50 pounds undressed yetthere is a record
OF one killed some years ago in California which
sold for $3.50, S25 for the hide and twelve and
a half cents a pound for the meat This would
make the animal weigh 1900 pounds The price
realized is auested by the addavts OF rcspon-
sibe men, With this recorded fact for basis as
belief II is easy 10 understand the legends current
in the mountains of bears as big as shacks which
are not To be killed by any quantity Of lead driven
by man. The cinnamon bear is the darkest mem
beT OF the tribe and the smallest, seldom weigh
ing more than $50 pounds He is much moro
Of a home lover and is by no means as savage
as his conSinS The true grizzly is not thought
Ia be so numerous as the other members of the
family At least fewer of them are seen No
winter passes this section without one or
more Of them being shot. but for the most part
they avoid mans neighb0rhoOd until driven
by hunger 10 the lower levels While they are
dwellers in inaccessible Businesses they are not
far removed from civilization as counted by
miles One was killed last winter on the western
edge of the Rockies which hang Just over the
valley Of San Gabriel the garden Of California
For night after night this bear stalked among
his crags gazing NJ the long lines Of electric lights
in the hollow below him, and while the smoke
from the locomotives did not reach To his nos,rs
he many humming trains by day and dark,
and looked down them with wonder
One Of the most noted bear -slayers OF the west
is j. W. Searlee, Of San Bernardino That is,
he used to be bear-slaycr. he has reformed
The sun., 1899-09-24

cidentally learned in their chance intercourse
with strangerS
Indolcnt and shiftless the Paraguayans arc
by nature. owing most probably 10 climatic in
hucncc and TO the smallness Of their wants; but
they are nevertheless an interesting study as
regards the philosophy Of life they practice and
the happy facility with which they adapt them
selves To existing circumstances. Before leav-
Ing this subject Of native characteristics and cus
toms, one Of the regulations TO day enforced in
Paraguay must he mentioned No woman is
allowed abroad in the townships after nigh,fall
without a lantern. The streets Of the cities,
illuminated only at long distances by oil lamps
of inilnitcsmal lighting capacity. present a
weird sight in the evenings when the old fashioned
quadrntrral glass sided lantern with a talow dip
inside marks the progress Of the gentler sex as
they wend their way through the streets
The financial situation in Paraguay, so far as
the national government Is concerned, is not 50
satisfactory as could be- wished Money was
borrowed in London in 1871 and 1872 to the extent
ofSl 5Oj 100 and default Of the service Of this debt
followed not long aiterward In 1855 an agree
ment was made 10 issue $3.50 600 Of new bonds in
qlitance of the claims for capital and interest of
this foreign debt, certain public lands being also
ceded TO the bondholders, In January, 1892, a
default again occurred, and no interest was pa Id
for the following few years; but in 1896 an arrange
ment was made by which reduction of interest
was agreed to on condition that the arrears OF inter
est were consolidated and funded In 1898 the
amount Of the outstanding foreign debt was $685.
COO There is, in addition. claim on the part Of
the Paraguay Central Railway Company for un-
paid guaranteed interest of G429 All Added TO
these amounts are the yet unsettled indemnities OF
$4,000, 1873 gold TO Brazil and $40 1873 637 TO Ar
gcntna with arrears OF interest amounting to
S9l62s3 and s3, 2s9. 7s6 respectively There is
also a debt of S42, $50 to the Argentine National
Bank and sum Of So, 800 900 gold In bonds given
in quittance of various claims Briefly summed
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-04-15
SHERIFF'S SALE

Under and by virtue of three executions is
sued out of and under the seal of the circuit
court in and for Marion county, Fla, dated
September 8. 1898. in three certain causes
wherein Richard McConathy as trustee, etc.,
Amelia L. McConathy ct al, and Richard Me-
Conathy, respectively, are plaintiffs. and
Daniel A. Miller is defendant, have levied on
and will, on
MONDAY, MAY l, 1899,
the same being a legal sales day, and durin g
the legal hours of sale. offer for sale at the
court house door in Ocala, Florida, and sell to
the highest and best bidder, for cash. the fol-
Marion county, Florida, to wit: Twenty
six (261 feet north and south on north side
OF lot 4, block A, old survey of Ocala. included
in and extending across said lot, and ten tiol
shares of series of the capital stock of the
Ocala Building and Loan Association, each in
the sum Of two hundred dollars, at maturity
represented by certificate number PA. issued
February IL, 1897, subject to pledge of said
stock to T. G. Etheridge.
Sold to satisfy said execution and costs.
PERRY II. NUGEST,
Sheriff Marion County, Fla.