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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14
THE Old TOWN ON THE RIVER
FLORA BULLOCK.

The watch fires Of peace
are aglow on the hil1-tops;
There's flare in the sky,
Bot it speaks not OF war.
Is taat a long line
Of your grim, blazing cannon?
It rights me no more
than the still evening star.
The dark shadows flee
from the Pickering splendor;
IT'S the sun come again
with his terrible light!
All, no. The old hills
soon weary Of frolie
And softly steal back
to the fold Of the Night.
/ think it is unfortunate that the
mind OF man did not early conceive
some practicable way of building houses
on stills. The plan might then have
been modified from age to age but it is
sure that men having once lived high
would never have descended to inhabit
low dwellings on the ground. A house
in tree-top will not do; you must be
above the tree-tops, or you miss much
Of the advantage. just TO look down
on earth and all things growing. to be
above the swsying boughs clear in the
upper air is a Joy unlike any other ex-
perience. However commonplace the
day may be there always seems beau
ty undiscovered except in my high
eyrie. The smell Of the earth is sweet
and the feel Of q good five-mile road
under ones feet is delight. But when
you want to look at things, and drink in
all you can stand of the loneliness OF
springtime, climb high, leave violets
and woods and green grass, and get
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

1t is sort OF given out cold that D. E.
Thompson will shortly have a daily al.
terpoon in Nebraska City. The impress
sion is sought to be conveyed that Ian
caster county is solid for him. Pal.
nyra Nineteenth Century Items, FRI
day, March 30.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

Child Study Briefs, No. 2.
Willie, spell vase"
"V-a-s-e." (labored but correctly
What il vase ~
II dunno"
"Why. Willie. it is something to put
flowers 10. Nov remember that for to-
morrow and be sure to have your lesson
WE'LL
(Tomorrow.)
willie has bis lesson ~
AYES. V-a-s-e, tin can"
The trouble lie, you see, that Ann.
who loves flowers and plants, grows
geraniums in tin cans.
Now. think. Willie knows the Diff
ference between plant and q flower, a
vase and TIN can with all their proper
relations.
/ think 80, but would not be sure.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

A Lincoln man, F. M. Hall. who is q
fighter from Bitter Creek, has deposited
$1,000 with Mayor Winnett which says
he can prove d. E. Thompson entered
into conspiracy to defeat Senator Hay
ward after the republican caucus had
decided on Hayward and before his
election by the legislature at noon the
next day. Mr.. Thompson says he didn't.
Mr.. Hall says il q committee Of five on
arbitration doesn't establish Thompson's
treachery the $1,000 may be given to
any charitable institI ton Of Lincoln
Mr.. Thompson may name. II it finds
against Thompson then he tIhompson)
ia to withdraw from the senatorial race.
THE looks like fair proposition and as
MI. Thompson appears to be up against
it now it will give him an opportunity
to clear his skirts. Tri-Week.
ly Tribune, April Z.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

succeed. BY the party at large Mr..
Rosewater is looked upon a. very IN
reliable quaLtity;a person a. liable to
bolt as to support the ticket. He en-
joys the distinction Of having done more
than any other man to turn the state
over to populism. As party disorgan-
izer he has long stood at the head in
this state and it is unlikely republi-
can legislature will be elected, some
members of which would vote for q
good democrat in preference to him. As
to Mr.. Thompson, his entry into politics
seems to have been for the sole purpose
OF becoming senator, but the methods
he is credited with employing, are not
likely to insure success. The history Of
his attempted deal with the fusionists
near the close Of the last senatorial
struggle OF itself should remove him az
a possible candidate. We can see no
good reasons why the party aspirants in
those two cities, which should be re-
liably republican strongholds. should
not work in harmony to make the ticket
successful and then take their chances.
-Fsirbury Gazette, March "a.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

Harmony is absolutely necessary to
republican success in Nebraska this
year, but it must not be gained by sac
rifice Of principle. D. E. Thompson is
making hot fight. with some prospect
OF success for the legislative delegation
ID Lancaster county on the theory that
tie rural ROSTERS will be reconciled to
bis candidacy for United States senator
by the plea for a united party. Mr..
Thompson has no claim upon the re-
publican party; il he had any he sacri.
feed it when he attempted to defeat the
caucus nomination OF NJ. L. Hayward
by forming an alliance with the fusion
lists. 1t is openly charged, and not de-
MED, that Mr.. Thompson promised to
oppose expansion, vote with the silver
ties on the money question and keep out
of republican caucuses in return for
fusion support that would elect him to
the senate. And now he has the sub
lime nerve to announce himself a repub-
lican candidate and is laying the wires
to ask the support Of those he betrayed,
for the sake of sweet harmony. We will
have harmony, and plenty of it, when
traitors Of the Thompson stripe learn
that they must come back in sackcloth
and humility-not before.-St. Paul
Republican, Wednesday. April 4.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-14

Mr.. Thompson Of Lincoln is again an
sspirant for senatorial donors. The re-
publicans Of the state have not forgot
ten that after Mr.. Thompson saw that
he might secure the prize, he failed to
secure republicans enough, however,
who we're willing to go back on their
party caucus to make the scheme win.
This bit OF treachery on Mr.. Thompson's
part should, and we believe it has,
buried him for all time as a possible
candidate for Office in the republican
party. A man who will sell bis party
out for his own selfish ends is capable
of doing great wrong in the United
States senate, and he should not be
trusted for moment.-Weeping Water
Republican, Thursday, March @.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
Lnce Rested His Superior

From the Philadelphia Post.
 Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, U. s. N. retired, has always been noted for his ready wit, and a great many stories are told among naval men of his bright sayings. But, of all of them, perhaps the following best illustrates his quick repartee:
 When Admiral Luce was a young man, an ensign or lieutenapt-it matters not here-it so happened one summer that his ship for some days lay at anchor off a well known seashore resort. Of course the off, cers, young and old, were much feted, and were often ashore. One night, after some function or other, a party of the young off, cers, among whom was MT. Luce, set out for the ship They had had an excellent time and were feeling very jolly, laughing and talking perhaps rather hilariously; they drew up to the ship, and leaving the boat, clambered up the gangway MT. Luce in the lead. The officer of the deck, hearing Sc much noise of mirth, met them with a se- were glance as they stepped on deck He looked them over one by one, and then turning to MT. Luce who was the life of the party, he said:
 "Mr. Luce, I am surprised; you are tight, sirw
 Quick as flash came the answer:
 ''Why, sir, do not know what you mean, sir If stephen B. Luce, how can he be tight, sir?''
 A ready answer turneth away wrath. The officer of the deck walked away laughing.
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The age-herald., 1900-02-11

For not only do readers like Mir. Stock tons work for the story, which nearly al- ways amuses: for the character which though oftentimes fantastic, is nearly al- ways American: for the humor, which is always delicious but also for the delight ful personality. which imbues it all. Crit ics have universally found it impossible to define the definite charm of Stockton as found in his work w. D. Howells says: You arrive with your case of adjectives and confidently select the epithets, which you propose to apply, and you find your self hopelessly baedffed by this aroma, the pervasive essence, this subtle principle, to which you cannot attach quaint or dry or delicious. or even inimitable without a sense of clumsiness in yourself, and gro- tesqueness in your labels"
 The other writer is F. Hopkinson Smith, Every new piece of work from his pen calls for perfectly fresh and always ac- ceptabe enumeration of his strong and sterling qualities as an author, accom- panied by the inevitable allusion to his building the Race Rock lighthouse or his work as an artist. The world loves a ver- satile man., and never wearies of reading about MT. Smiths many accomplishments. Readers love. too, to trace the work in this story or that where he has been domina ted by some one of his many callings.
 We all know that From Geogan" was the very distinct work of Mir. Smith, the con- tractor, while "A Day at Laguerre's" Is tempered by F. Hopkinson Smith, the arr tist. "The Other Fellow" his latest work, we may rightfuly guess is the outcome of Mir. Smith. the lecturer
 The death of John Ruskin at Brentwood on aJnuary 20, at the end of his eighty first year. has called forth admiring trib- utes of respect and praise from every quarter. Possibly upon no other character would the verdict upon the loss sustained by the world be unanimous in re- spect to this remarkable man.
 The long term of his life is full of the best influence upon all English-speaking peoples. While his love for intrinsic beauty led him into extravaganza of speech ana belief, yet 1t is indisputable that his repu- tation is established. as the greatest art critic of England His splendid works on the subject display, a rare faculty of ob- servation, rich imagination and great mas tery of language Long ago Charlotte Bronte said of him: "Mr. Ruskn seems to me one of the few genuine writers, as dis tinguished from bookmakers, of this age." His death is a serious loss in the literary world.
 Each war, no matter in what country waged, generally produces its own writer's and oftentimes brings to the front authors who might not otherwise have made their mark in the world.
 The most striking literary figure of con- temporary interest with the war in South Africa Is Olive Schreiner, who was one of the band of refugees who forsook the Transvaal for Cape Town. Her word, 'The
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
Speed Over Cabies

One of the essential features of a sub marine cable is the speed of signaling In operating long cables delicate instruments are required and the currents arriving at the receiving end are feeble in comparison With those employed in land-line sigma ling me longer the cable, naturally, the feebler the impulses arriving at the receiving end
 short cable, cable of under OOO miles pelng generaliy considered a short cable gives a speed of signaling amply sufficient fer all purposes, with a conductor weighing about 100 pounds to the mile, surrounded by an insulating envelope of gutta-percha weighing about an o1ua1 amount says Scribners Magazine. When we come to a cable of about twice this length 1t is found necessary, in order to get practically un- limited speed-that is, a speed as high as the most expert operator can read at-to employ a core of $50 pounds of copper to the mile. insulated with 400 pounds of gutta- percha to the mile.
 These arc the proportions of copper and gutta-percha in the 1894 Anglo American Atlantic cable, which Is considered the record Atlantic cable for speed of working, and has been worked, by automatic trans mission, at the rate of some forty-five words a minute. The type of cable pro- posed for the Vancouver Fla inning section of the British Pacific, as designed by Lord Kelvin, is to have a core of 552 pounds of copper and 36S pounds of gutta-percha to the mile, and is calculated to give a speed of twelve words a minute over a length of 3,560 miles.
 It is not considered safe to adopt much heavier core than this, for the reason that the weight of the complete cable with a core that should weigh more than about half a ton ito the sautical mile would be so great that picking it up for repairs from a depth of 5000 farthoms would be an ex- tremely difficult and hazardous operation.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
S>->BY PAUL PRY.


We learn that the new novel upon which MT. Anthony Hope-Hawkins is now en- gagged is to be called "Quisante" It will appear next autumn. The announcement of new piece of work by this popular author s always gratifying to his large class of 'eaders. Certain critics claim that he has ret to vindicate himself of the charge that ne is a man of one book. For while .Phra- so," "The Kings Mirror and Rupert of Hentzan," were all readable romances, his one book by which he can be seriously es- timated is "The Prisoner of Zenda." It Is more than probable that MT. Hope-Haw- kins is not very much disturbed as to the estimate that will be placed upon his work twenty years hence, so long as thegreat reading public buys with such ready in- terest and admiration everything from his pen at the present. time.
 MT. Vance Thompson is one of the nest interesting and eccentric of the young American writers of the day He was born in 1862, and entered Princeton in the class of 1885, Soon after leaving college he drift ed into newspaper work. He was the edi- tor of that startling fortnightly, Mile. New York;" during it's brief but meteoric career. For some time now MT. Thomp- son has made his residence in Paris, where he has formed a very extensive acquain- tance among Frenchmen of letters, and es- pecially among those belonging to the newer literary schools. At present he is correspondent for several American period icals. The first fruits of his observations and of his intima cies are to be found in a large and very handsomely printed volume lately published, entitled, French Por- traits." The book contains numerous por- traits of the writers mentioned, and SO great has been the interest manifested in the work that the first edition was ex- hausted before publication.
 The very charming editor of the Book man expresses very graphically the feel ing many people have in connection with all this unnecessary excitement in regard to "The Man with the Hoe." He says; ''Why cannot every human being have a little of the saving sense of humor? Poor Mr. Markhami" It does seem strange that people cannot enjoy his poem as a very good piece of literature, which was writ ten doubtlessly as "he might at less ma ture age have written about The Girl with a Beau" MT. Markham must now forsooth, travel all over the country to ex- plain and elucidate the hidden meanings, profound lessons, and all sorts. of inutte'r- able things which too discerning readers have discovered therein.
 There are two personalities in the 1hter- ary world in whom the public generally is ton. whose readers are always his lovers.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
Learning Law
,-Hara1d

From the Chicago Times Herald.
 "Why did you take that mans case?" the fresh graduate of the law school asked, af- terlhis father, the old attorney, had bowed client out of the office. "There is no pos sibility that you can win 1t for him. One glance at his face shows that he is the briber and all-around rascal he is accused of being"
 "Is that so?" the old man replied. 'Im sorry to hear it-really sorry. I wish had known It.
 Why you must have been able to sec for yourself if you are any judge of char acter at.all."
 "I am usually pretty good at such things, but must confess that didn't notice it ir' this case In fact, didn't see his face at all".slnI
 Didn't see his face?"
 'No. He had wallet in his hand that took my eye Now, you go to work and copy off that brief and after this, if you want to learn the business, watch me-not the other fellows face"
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R .spect for the Colors

From the Omaha Bee.
 A Honolulu paper relates an incident showing how negro color sergeant of tho Forty ninth infantry gave a lesson in re- spect for the flag to white soldiers of the Forty -second who were doing the town on the way to Manila. A large crowd of the whites stood on a street corner to see the cogored regiment go by. They did not mo- tee the flag at all. The color sergeant rushed up to the crowd
 Are you American soldiers?' demanded he.
 "Yes," they said.
 Then salute this flag and be quick about it."
 In a jiffy all caps were off and alhe salute was given. white commissioned officer was on the sidewalk. His hat came off with the rest, and he showed that he felt the jus tice ofsthe rebuke.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
Modern Literature

From the Detroit Journal.
 Next month," wrote the editor of one of the most progressive of the many maga- ines having each the greatest number of in- telligent readers, fin his prospectus, i've shall begin the publication of a series of 1000 articles on the Second Epistle of St. Peter, by the colonel of the Seventy-dnth
The age-herald., 1900-02-11

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The Obliteration of Reed

From the Boston Globe.
 Speaker Reed and lawyer Reed are not personages of equal value to newspaper re- porters. MT. Reed attended dinner in New York Tuesday night and the papers yesterday dismissed him with the brief statement that Thomas B. Reed was among the guests and made a few re- marks.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11

regiment of Oklahoma VolunteersP' Then he remarked to his entourage that he guessed that certain rival publications would wish they had never been born, so not was the pace to become.
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
Unrequited

From the Chicago Post. 't1e says he Is welded to art" "That reminds me of an old novel" "What's the title?"
 "'Married but Not Mated
The age-herald., 1900-02-11
SUFFERING WOMAN
 RESTORED TO HEALTH AND VIGOR
 BY FAR-FAMED FEMALIA COMPOUND

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  When
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Realism

From the Philadelphia North America.
 That mob scene was handled with splendid effect" said the critic.
 "Oh, yes,'' replied the manager You see, we hire the villains creditors to go on in that scene"
The age-herald., 1900-02-11

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-14
KoRN KoB KLUB
Hold Banquet at Their "Krib" on
South Jacob Street.


Hold Banquet at Their "Krib" on
South Jacob Street.
All the members OF the popular South
Side organization known to fame as the
Korn Kob Klub. gathered at their
"krib," on South Jacob street, last even
Ing, to partake of their annual feed"
This event, which is the most important
ont Of the year In the calendar Of the
kobs, was attended by seventy-flve Of
the members. The menu was an elab-
crate one, containing all the delicate
and luscious vlands OF the season. AZ
ter the inner man had been surfeited
and the members were enjoying their
cigars. n season OF toast-makins was
INDUCED in.
Charles Ray Graciously acted as
toastmaster and the members respond
ed In happy vein, some OF them proving
themselves raconteurs of Chauncey De-
pew ability. It was between two days
when the regalers reluctantly left the
scene OF the feast and departed for their
homes. The menu, by Held 6. Haber-
stick. was as follows:
Blue Points. on the deep shell.
Celery. ~
Consomme Royale, zen tasse,"
Olives
Young Turkey. chestnut dressing. Gran
berry Sauce.
Snlnde. "Eioallc."
Fillet OF Beef. lardcd, "a 10 Audelouise,"
aux Champignons. SGT
Blsque Of Potatoes.
Ice Cream. Fruit.
Cafe Noir.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-14
WOULDN'T AFFIRM OR DENY
Tho Rumor That Non-union Mills
Arc to be Declared Open.

Ine humor In1C Non-unlon MILLS
Arc to be Declared Open.
President T. ]. Shaffer. OF the Anal
gamated Association, when questioned
yesterday. In regard to the rumor cur
rent that he was about to declare all
non-union mills In the Pittsburgh dis
trict open. declined to discuss the ru-
NOR, and would neither affirm nor deny
it. He said he had nothing whatever to
say in regard to the matter.
Yesterdays issue Of the Iron Trade
Review contains an editorial on the re-
ported plan to unionize open mills, in
which It says: THE fact that none Of
the consultations signed the Amalga-
mated scale for all Its plants. on the
ground that the association has no right
to dictate what wages shall be paid In
the unorganized mills. has led to this
move. The officers OF the association
realize that the unorganized mills are a
menace to them both In times Of peace
and OF contest, and they have made n
way open for members 'of their organi-
cation to secure employment In these
mills with the purpose OF organizing
them before the next annual scale
comes up for discussion with the manu-
facturers. Though there have been Of
fetal and unofficial denials OF such ac-
tion, developments since the meeting
are In confirmation Of the statement
made above. but naturally there wns
desire that the programme should not
become known to the manufacturers"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-14
Rogers at the Opera House.

Tomorrow evening Mr.. H. w. Rog-
ers.i Of this city, will give an entertain
ment at the Opera House which should
pack that popular amusement place.
Mr.. Rogers performance consists Of an
interesting expose Of the tricks resorted
to by travelling faklrs who claim to be
aided by spirits in their mystifylng pre-
sensations. His revelations in this line
are not at all offensive to those who en-
terrain Q. belief in mysticism Of Spirit
ualism, but deal entirely with sham.
Those who have witnessed Mr.. Rogers
work In private agree that he Is mar
velously proficient in his acts. As the
performance Is for the benefit Of the
City Hospital there is 4 double incentive
for patronizing the entertainment
Tickets have been placed at fifty cents
to all parts OF the house, and are now
in the hands of the board of managers
and ticket sale at the box Office will
be opened to-day.