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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06
ABOUT DINING CARS.

The verdict given by the general pub
lie that the Great Rock Island Route
has the Best Dining Car Service in the
world. will not be disputed by patrons
who have used this line. Thousands Of
letters testify to this fact. A better
meal cannot be secured in any hotel or
restaurant in the cities OF New York or
Chicago than is served in the Rock
Island Dining Cars. A la carte on all
cars; a splendid lunch served on Colo
RADIO trains for 80 cents.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

Danny's father, who is farmer and
stock-grower, took several car loads
of hogs, reared on his own farm, to
Chicago, where he sold them to the
great pork-packing firm Of Armour &
Co. While in Chicago Danny's father
received the following letter from the
little boy: Deere papa: Did you see
Mr.. Armour kill the big fat hog witt
the black tale and didn't he think 1t
was a buster? / was sorry to see the
hogs leave the farm and you most Of
all. Your loving son. Danny"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

at a high temperature. DR.. Sherwin
makes all porcelain work with an cleo
trio furnace which insures the best
quality Of work.
DR.. +. ID. SHERwIN. Dentist,
Room IL, Burr Block.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

Wanted Several persons for district
office managers in this state to represent
me in their own and surrounding coun-
ties. Willing to pay yearly 5000, pay
able weekly. Desirable employmen
with unusual opportunities. References
exchanged. Enclose self-addressed
stamped envelope. s. A. Park, 80
Caxton Building, Chicago.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

Harvard Fifty Years Ago." by
Senator Hoar.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

Frederic Irland's articles on spots
and explorations.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-06

Notable Art Features, the Crom-
we'll illustrations, by celebrated Am
erican and foreign artists.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

with many threats against her "rebef
husband" and the whig who f.r the
presen. had escaped them the men de-
parted. The woman waited until a
half hour had gone and then, taking
her shovel, began to dig into the ash
heap again. Soon she had freed her
neighhcr from his hiding place. but
what spectacle he presented! AL
most too exhausted to stand, streaked
with the ashes, and almost blinded as
well, it was long before he was re-
stored. But at last, by the aid of
soap ard water and such simple means
as were in the house, he was made
ready to return to his home or go to
the camp, as he deemed best.
As ne stood on the: piazza he said:
I thought was a dead man when 1
crawled into that ash heap. was
thinking of the words of the preach
er-'Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.'"
"Out of the ashes you came to life
again." responded Mistress Fisher,
solemhIy. $50 may it be with our
country and with US ALL" And the
true-hearted woman stood in the door
way and watched her neighbor until
he disappeared in the forest.-Everett
T. Tomlinson, N Congregationalist.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16
washtnrton,s Answer.

The Father of His Country was a
shrewd observer of men, and he under
stood feminine character pretty well,
too, as witness the following letter
written about young lady who was
contemplating a second marriage. 1t
was evidently in response to some ap-
peal for his advice that Washington
wrote: "For my own part never did,
nor do I believe I ever shall, give adj
vice to a woman who is setting out on
a matrimonial voyage. First, because
1 never could advise one to marry
without her own consent, and, second
", because know it is to no purpose
to advise her to refrain when she has
obtained it. A woman very rarely asks
an opinion or requires advice on such
an occasion till her resolution is
formed, and then it is with the hope
and expectation of obtaining a sane
ton, not that she means to be gov
erned by your disapprobation. that she
applies. In a word, the plain English
of the application may be summed up
in these words: 4 wish you to think
as 1 do; but if, unhappily, you differ
from me in opinion. my heart, must
confess, is fixed and 1 have gone too
far to retract. Troy Times.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

cred faint futtering in the heart,
and through her careful nursing he
was soon restored and more deter
mined than ever to do his part in de-
Tending his home and country against
the attacks of the Hessians and the
lawless bands which had been quick
to turn the struggle to their own adj
vantage.
And now Mistress Fisher was again
expecting a visit from her husband.
1t was true, she had not received any
direct word from him, but it had been
long since she had seen him and some
how she could not shake off the feel
ing that he would come that very aft
ernoon. Again and again she had left
her work and gone out on the low
piazza to gaze up and down the road,
but the sun had sunk lower in the sky,
the night would soon come and still
he had not appeared. She must be
mistaken, she thought, and resolute-
ly strove to drive her fears and hopes
alike from her mind. But with all her
efforts she could not succeed, and as
the long shadows began to lengthen
she once more left the house to take
her stand outside and satisfy herself
that no one was in sight.
AS she passed through the doorway
she suddenly stopped and peered in
tently before her. Down the road just
where it left the woods she could see a
man running swiftly toward her house.
Her first thought was that it must be
her husband. but why was he in such
haste? He was running desperately,
and the frequent glances he cast behind
him showed that he was in fear of some
thing coming from that direction. In
an agony of suspense Mistress Fisher
clasped her hands and watched the
man. She was tempted to seize the one
gun in the house and go to his aid, but
restraining the impulse, as she realized
that the man was coming toward her,
she paused and waited. Once he STUN
bled and fell and a low cry escaped
the waiting womaM's lips. but in an
instant he had regained his footing and
dashed forward with increased speed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16
A WOMAN'S F1EROISM.
A True Story of the American
Revolution.

At one time he had been traced by
the redcoats, hoping to capture the
bold scout. and not long after he had
entered the house his enemies had
surrounded the place and boldly called
upon him to surrender. Mistress Fish
er, terrified but undaunted, had lifted
the rough boards of the kitchen floor
and concealed her husband beneath
them, and then, with an appearance
of boldness she was far from feeling,
had faced the soldiers and hidden
them search the house-a search
which proved unavailing.
At another time-and the young
wife could never repress the shudder
which crept over her at the recollec-
tion-he had been surprised by the
band of .Blindberry, the most detested
of all the tories in the neutral ground,
and unable to escape had been seized
by the men and hidden to give over
the gold which he was supposed to
have concealed somewhere about the
place. When the young patriot had
sturdily and steadily refused, his cap
tors had led him forth into the yard
and throwing a halter over one of the
lower limbs of tree had suspended
him from it. Upon his repeated re-
fusals to reveal the hiding place they
at last left him hanging dead, as they
supposed, and departed. The grief
stricken young wife had cut down the
body of her husband, never once
thinking that he was still alive, but to
her incxpressible joy she had discoE,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

N IRECTLY after their wedding day
IL young Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher had
gone TO their new home. It is true,
this was only a rude little building,
but it was better than most of the
houses in North Castle, and, indeed,
in all Westchester county, N. Y, for
the matter of that; and the young
wife had been supremely happy. There
was the same rugged aspect to the
country then as now, and the huge,
moss-covered granite powders, the
wooded hillsides and winding valleys,
and beyond all the glistening waters
of the sound, provided landscape
upon which Mistress Fisher never
tired of gazing.
But the young people were not to be
left to the peaceful enjoyment of their
new home. The war clouds which
had long been gathering broke in
storm, and among the first to respond
to his country's call was Mr.. Fisher.
Enrolled il Maj. Paulding's band of
patriots, he speedily became one of
the most trusted of Washington's
scouts in the so-called neutral ground.
But his young wife, left to herself,
was as bold of heart as her husband,
and soon found many methods of dis
playing a courage and loyalty as
strong as his.
After the battle at White Plains she
had gone to the camp and nursed the
wounded continentals with care
which endeared her to all the soldiers,
and when Washington himself had en-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

camped near her home she had pro-
vided for his table in such a manner
as to call forth the thanks of the great
commander in words which were long
after cherished in the family. When
the army had departed she returned
to her home, but the stirring expe-
riences in the camp were to be fol-
lowed by still more stirring expe-
riences in the neutral ground. Prowl-
ing bands of tories and Hessians sent
out from New York soon created a
veritable reign of terror. Possessions
were stolen. homes were burned, and
in the awful rage which was begotten
of the war it almost seemed as if
every mans hand was lifted against
his neighbor.
Stillyoung Mistress Fisher remained
alone in her home, cheered by the &C.
casional visits of her husband, and on
rare occasions fleeing to the shelter
of Coney hill with her neighbors when
1t was reported that a larger band of
marauders than usual was approach
ing; but for the most part she stayed
behind to guard her few possessions
and defend her home. And she we'll
knew that her presence was demand
ed. At one time a force of red-coats
had carried away with them the roam
colt, which was her own special pride
and property; but, undismayed. she
had mounted the other horse, which
had been left behind, and ridden
straight to the British camp at Nor
risania, and with flashing eyes had de-
manded of the captain the return of
her possessions. The officer had
laughed. and, moved perhaps by her
very boldness, had granted her re-
quest. She had left the camp leading
the roam colt behind her.
OF late matters had become steadily
worse. The visits of the marauders
had increased, while those of her hus-
band were less and less frequent.
And, indeed, twice had he had such
m experience that, eager as she was
70 see him. the young wife had tear
fully begged of him not to make the
attempts again.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

Let US give credit where 1t is certainly due.
And pluck from his laurels one leaf for an
other,
So three cheers for our George, and four for
his mother.
Margaret S. Underwood, in Youths Com
DaniOn
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-02-16

While we gaze with
d e l i g ut on a
struct ure SO
grand,
Let us honor the
builder who drew
out the plan,
And added, through
years of infinite
care,
Small stone upon
stone, firmly fix
ing them there;
And though this may
be but a girls
point of view,
Let us give credit VIII
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22

The officers whose duty it is to en-
force the game laws Of Kansas recent
ly had reason to suspect that some
market hunters were Illegally shipping
quail from Wellington, but the gather
ing Of evidence was found to be an al
most impossible task. Finally the Of
fcers borrowed a pointer dog and took
it to the freight depot, and the animal
promptly centered it's attention upon a
large egg case. The case was opened,
and under its two top layers Of eggs
were found several dozen quail. The
lawbreakers were found without diff
Guilty upon reference to the railroad
company's books, and arrests promptly
followed.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
TO ABOLISH BOtany Bay.

AS there is an inevitable propensity
in the English speaking world to as
sociate the name of Botany Bay with
convictism. movement has recently
been started in Australia which has for
its object the abolition of that name
and the substitution Of Banks Bay in
it's stead. The Sydney Sunday Times
suggests that the change be effected
before the new century. that the new
commonwealth may start under the
best and brightest condition without
the taint on it's fair fame now suggest
ed by the name of Botany Banks.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
This Way
For Bargains

i have in stock
The well-known high grade
Quaker City Cook Stoves, Nos.
6, 7 and s, cheap for cash or
produce.
100000 plastering laths at
$500 per M.
Flour that contains no alum
and will rise we'll and
A general line of Merchandise
and will take white corn in ex-
change for same at highest
market prices. s.
Orders filled promptly for Hol-
ly boxes.
II. 7. WHITE,
BlOOmtOwn, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
The Resurrection.

l turned and looked upon the white
dome Of yOnder capitol. which rose
through the frosty air as imposing as
though all the white marble Of. the
earth had come to resurrection and
stood before US, reminding one Of the
great white throne Of heaven. There
it stood, unmoved by the terrors which
that day had been kindled before it.
No tremor in its majestic columns, no
frown on its magnificent sculpture, no
flush of excitement in its veins Of mar
BILE. Column and capital and dome
built to endure until the world itself
shatters-in the ccnyulsIons of the last
earthquake Oh. what contrast be.
tween the smoking ruin on the one
hand and that gorgeous dream Of ar
chitecture on the other. Well, the day
speeds on when the grandest achieve
ment of man will be consumed and the
world will blaze. Down will go gal
leries Of art and thrones Of royalty. and
the hurricane of Gods power will scat
ter even the ashes Of consumed great
ness and glory. Not one tower left, not
one city unconsumed, not one scene Of
grandeur to relieve the desolation. For
ests dismasted, seas licked up. CONT
nents sunk. hemispheres annihllated.
Oh, the roar and laundering crash Of
that last confagration But from that
ruin of a blazing earth we shall look
up to see the temple of liberty and JUS
tice rising through the ages, white and
pure and grand, unscarred and unsha-
ken. Founded on the eternal rock and
swelling into domes Of infnitude and
glory in which the halleluliahs of heav-
en- have their reverberatiOn. No flame
Of human hate shall blacken its walls.
No thunder of internal wrath shall
rock its foundations. BY the upheld
torches of burning worlds we shall
read 1t on column and architrave and
throne of eternal dominion. Heaven
and earth shall pass away. but truth
and liberty and justice shall never pass
away"
"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
Among the tens of thousands who

Among the tens of Thousands who
have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for colds and la grippe during
the past few years, to our knowledge,
not a single case has resulted in pneu-
monia. Thos. Whitfield & Co., 24O
Wabash avenue, Chicago, one OF the
most prominent retail druggists in
that city, in speaking of this. says:
1--WE recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for la grippe in many
cases, as it not only gives prompt and
complete recovery, bdt also counter
acts any tendency Of la grippe to re-
suit in pneumonia. For sale by
VIM. P. Bells Co ,Accomac g. H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
Spirit of Ruin.

While making this international COM
parison let us look forward to the time
which will surely come when all ma
tions will have as great advantages as
our own. AS surely as the Bible is true
the whole earth is to be gardenized and
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22

81 told that Boston girl didn't Ike
Emerson"
"Was she displeasedY
"Displeased? She got nearly as mad
as she did when said that beans
could be baked without salt pork. -
Chicago Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22

set free. Even the climates will changel
and the heats be cooled and the frigid'
ity warmed.
Many years ago in this city l gazed
upon scene which for calamity and
grandeur one seldom sees equaled. |
mean the burning Of the Smithsonian
institution. 1t was the pride Of our
country In 1t art had gathered rarest
specimens from all lands and countries.
1t was one Of those buildings which
seize you with enchantment as you en-
ter and all the rest Of your life holds
you with charm. | happened to see
the first glow Of the fires which on that
cold day looked out from the windows
Of the costly pile | saw the angry ele-
ments rear and rave. The shout Of af-
frighted wOrkmen and the assault OF
fire engines only seemed to madden the
rage Of the monsters that rose up to
devOur all that came within reach Of
their chain. Up along the walls and
through the doors were pushed hands
that snatched down all they could
reach and hurled it into the abyss Of
flame beneath. The windows Of the
tower would light up for minute with
a wild glare and then darken. as
though fiends with streaming locks Of
fire had come to gaze on in laughing
mockery at all human attempts and
then sunk again into their native dark
ness. With crackle and roar and crash
the floors tumbled. The roofs began
here and there to blossom in wreaths
and vines Of fame. Up and down the
pillars ran serpents Of fire. Out from
the windows great arms and fingers Of
flame were extended, as though de-
stroyed spirits were begging for deliv-
erance. The tower put on a cOronet OF
flame and staggered and fell, the
sparks flying, the firemen escaping, the
terror accommodating. Books. maps, rare
correspondence. autographs Of kings,
costly diagrams burned to cinder or
scattered for many a rood upon the
wild wind to be picked up by the ex-
cited multitude. Oh 1t seemed like
some great funeral pile in which the
wealth and glory of our land had leap
ed to burn with It's consuming treas
ures. The heavens were blackened
with whirlwinds of smoke, through
which shot the long red shafts of ca
lamity. Destruction waved its fiery
banner from the remaining towers, and
in the thunder of falling beams and In
the roaring surge Of billowing fire |
heard the spirits of ruin and desolation
and woe clapping their hands and
shouting, AHA. aha"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
National Honesty.

Again, there is no land on earth
where the political condition is so salts
factory as in ours. Every two years in
the state and every four years in the
nation we clean house. After a vehe-
ment expression of the people at the
ballot box in the autumnal election
they all seem satisfied, and If they are
not satisfied at any rate they smile. An
Englishman asked me in an English
rail train this question: How do you
people stand it in America with a reyo-
luton every four years? Would it not
be better like us, to have a queen for
lifetime and everything settled" But
England changes government just as
certainly as we do. At some adverse
vote In parliament out goes one party
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22
Remuneration of Labor.

Again, In this international compart-
son there is not a land whose wages
and salaries are so large for the great
mass of the people. In India cents
day and find yourself is good wages, In
Ireland in some parts cents a day for
wages, in England 81 a day, good
wages, vast populations not getting as
much as that; in other lands 80 cents
day and % cents a day clear on down
to starvation and squalor. Look at the
great populations coming out Of the
factories Of other lands and accompany
them to their homes and see what pri-
vations the hardworking classes on the
other side of the sea suffer The labor
ing classes in America are 10 per cent
better off than those In any other cOun-
try under the sun-20 per cent, 40 per
cent. 80 per cent. The tolers Of hand
and foot have better homes and better
furnished. How much wages do you
getY is a question | have asked in Cal
cutta. in st. Petersburg in Berlin, in
Stockholm, in London, In Paris, in
Auckland. New Zealand; in Sydney. In
Samoa. in the Sandwich Islands, so
am not talking an abstraction. The
stonemasons and carpenters and
plumbers and mechanics and artisans
of all kinds In America have finer resi-
dences than the majority Of profession
al men in Europe. You enter the labor
er's house on our side of the sea. and
sou find upholstery and pictures and
instruments of music. His children are
educated at the best schools. His life
is insured, so that in case of sudden de-
mise his family shall not be homeless.
Let all American workmen know that
while their wages may not be as high
as they would like to have them Amer
Too ic +ho norodiSp of industry
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22

Again, in this international comparl-
son notice the happy condition OF our
country as compared with most coun-
tries. Russia under the shadow of the
dreadful illness of her great and good
emperor. who now more than any man
in all the world represents peace on
earth. good will to men," and whose
empress. near the most solemn hour
that ever comes to a woman's soul, is
anxious for him to whom she has given
hand and heart. not for political rea-
sons. but through old fashioned love
7 such as blesses our humber dwellings;
India. under the agonies Of n famine
which though somewhat lifted has I'LL
ed hundreds Of thousands of graves
and thrown millions into orphanage;
Austria only waiting for her genial
Francis Joseph to die so as to let Hun
gary rise in rebellion and make the
palace of Vienna quake with insurrec-
ton; Spain in CarliSt revolution and
pauperized as seldom any nation has
been pauperized; Italy under the nor
rors of her kings assassination; China
shuddering with fear of dlsmemOer-
ment. her capital in possession Of for
eign nations. After review OF the
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-22

great opening for their sons ana daugn-
ters as they come on to take their
places in the world.
Continuing this international compar-
ison, l have to say to you that we have
a better climate than IS to be found in
any other nation. We do not suffer
from anything like the Scotch mists or
the English fogs or the Russian ice
blast or the typhus of southern Europe
or the Asiatic cholera. Epidemics in
America are exceptional, very eXcep-
tional. Plenty Of wood and coal to
make a roaring fire midwinter. Easy
access to seabeach or mountain top
when the ardors of summer come
down, Michigan wheat for the bread,
Long Island corn for the meal, Caro-
lima rice fer the queen of puddings,
Louisiana sugar to sweeten our beyer-
ages, Georgia cotton to keep us warm,
in our hand all products and all eli
mates. Are your nerves weak! 60
north. Is your throat delicate? Go
south. Do you feel crowded and want
more room? Go west. | declare it,
this is the best country in all the world
to live in. How do know it? | have
65O.O00 new reasons for saying 1t; G5O,-
600 people in one year came from the
other side Of the Atlantic to live in
America and they came because it is
the very best country to live in.