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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-16
The Coon cat.

The rearing OF COON cats is a coming
industry. Coop-csts are worth today
from five dollars to one hundred dollars
spiece. and the supply does not begin to
meet the demand. Exceptional speci-
mems have been known to fetch two
hundred or even three hundred dollars.
At the present time all of them come
from Maine, simply for the reason that
the breed lie peculiar as yet TO that state
Their popularity is such that the bust
rese OF breeding them has been rapidly
growing during the last few years in
that part Of the country. and one ship.
per. not very far from Bar Harbor, ex
ported 10 1899 no fewer than three
thousand OF the animals.
Strange to Say, there are comparative
ly few people south or west OF New Eng
lard who know what a coon-cat is. II
you ask that question down 10 Maine"
however. the citizens will seem surprised
at your ignorance, and will explain to
you, 10 coDdescending way, that the
creature in question is half raccoon-the
descendant Of "a cross between q coon
and common cat" Coon cats have
been recognized as distinct breed in
Maine for 30 long that the menery Of
the oldest inhabitant runs not back to
their beginning. You will find several
OF them in almost any village in that
part OF the world.-Saturdsy Evening
Post.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-16
MISCELLANY.
BY FLORA BULLOCK.
For The Courier.

For The Courier.
at Was long way said Little Lord
Fauptleroy. But Dearest. my mother,
was With me ard wasn't lonely. OF
course you are never lonely il your
mother is with you"
When read this passage the other
day and smiled audibly,--a trick that
one acquires when reading to little folks
who can not see,-the Boy squirmsd in
bis seat, threw up hie head half combat
lively, and bIurted out. "You bet that's
Just right. It's the truth"
The Boy is just between being little
and being big. When he goes home for
vacation no one expects to see him
again until the new term is we'll on it's
way. This tradition dates from the time
when he came, q very lonely little blind
boy, TO be one OF the babies OF the
House, and the bigger boys nicknamed
him Feel Bad" Even yet the chill
dren say, ''Oh. he won't be back for
three weeks" and they are generally
right. Nov, hardness is cardinal sin.
IN the estimation OF any right minded
school-ma'am. and penalties and pen
arces should make grievous the way Of
the offender. Yet fear that the next
time the Boy struggles in long after the
beginning Of term. / shall smiIe-per-
hsps not sudibly-and ask him il he
had nice visit with his mother.
Sometime, after you have come to
take life rather calmly. to read books
critically and without much appetite, 80
that you think not . book 10 the wide
world will tempt you to lie awake after
your appointed bed true, just pick up q
story like Little Lord Fauntieroy" and
read it 10 the children. Read for only
. brief hour each day; do net let them
know what is com:ng,-bribe the house.
bold, il need be. not to tell them; and
always arrange to stop just before some
important climax. The breathless in
terest and absorbing fascination you
can arouse in the little folks will per.
hsps puzzle you. Holding such power
in your hands will make you feel like
fairy god-mother. only you must share
the glory with the story-vFiter. but
Why should you be surprised? Do yor
not remember the nights when you
tembled into bed by the last sputteriogs
OF your lamp, arote with blood shot eyes
very late in the morning. and we're
soundly rated by the pater familiss and
mayhsp by your conscience? What
matter il the book we're only an Augusta
Jane Evans Wilson wonder or an E. y.
Roe romance. The blessednees of sc-
tually losing yourself in something, for
getting the clock and the parental sd-
monitions. thinking not of the past DOR
Of the future. hsrassed by no burdens
what blessedness il was,
Turn from your Darwin and your
Spencer, your Quiet and your Fiske.
as they oil are in a grown up
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-16

Harry Won Tilzer has composed
beautiful song-ExceIsior. for sale by
Shspico, Bernstein & Won TiIzer, So
Dearborn St, Chicago.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-16

Charlie never swears."
"Why. doesn't he ever foozle?"-Town
I pics.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
OHIO DEMOCRATS
REPUDIATE BRYAN

Columbus, Ohio, July 1.-THE Dem
ocratic State convention here yester-
day had more prominent men as dele
gates than any convention of Demo
Gratis in Ohio for many years. 1t was
otherwise distinguished.
In the alleged stampede "for prin-
ciples rather than men" the most strik-
ing turn of the convention was on
Bryan. The most bitter things We're
said on his leadership yesterday morn
ing when 1t was said that his name
should not be mentioned. and that
there should be no reference TO either
of the national platforms on which
he made his campaigns. After this
plan had been agreed on one of the
twenty-one members of that committee
offered minority report reafiirming
the Kansas City platform and express
ing confidence in Bryan, and he re
ceived oI>v six votes out of $50 dele
gates on LIS substitute for the pla form
preamble.
The following ticket was nominated: ::
Governor-James Kilbourne.
Lieutenant Governor - Anthony
Howells.
Judge of Supreme Court-Joseph
Hidy.
Clerk of Supreme Court-Harry r.
Young.
Attorney General-M. b. Mccarthy.
Treasurer of State-R. +. Alshire.
Member of Board of Public Works
James b. Holman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
View. of , Missouri, Statesman.

The Hon. Champ Clark, one OF the
most illustrious Democrats in Pike
county, Missouri, was found in New
Orleans the other day by reporter of
the Times Democrat. 1t seeIns that The
Pike Pitt has lectured on picturesque
Public Men" 113 times. 'in twenty
four states and territories" and he
still lives. Naturally the talk of Mr..
Clark to the reporter played about
picturesque public men. First great
est, freshest of them all, the Hon. Joe
Bailey of Gainesville, the janitor of
the constitution. 1t warns the blood
TO hear one great man praising an
other:
Bailey will be President of the
U.'-ed States some day. Every one
are j. ,ous of him.
Mr.. Bailey can afford to say of Mr..
Clark what Mr. Clark says of him.
Every one of sense admires Mr.. Clark
except those who are jealous of him,
and Mr.. Clark's chances of being
President are about as good as Mr..
Bailey's, except that the Texan is OF
tenderer years.
OF n slightly elder soldier, not bet
ter, the pride of Pike says:
"As for William Jennings Bryan, he
will either be nominated three years
hence by the Democratic national con
vention or he viii dictate the name of
the man who will be nominated He
is young enough to run at seven diff
ferent presidential elections | really
expect to see him elected to the pres
idency."
Having thus conferred the presi-
dency upon two picturesque public
men, Mr.. CLARK felt at liberty to be
picturesque himself. How do you re-
gard the decision of the Supreme
Court in the insular cases?" he was
asked. Let the myrmidons and minions
of Imperialism ponder and tremble at
his reply:
There isn't lawyer in the United
States that is fit to try replevin case
about hog in Il ,uLrt of the Justice
of the peace WHO does not know that
decision is preposterous Instead of
| settling the muddle. the decision itself
Will become a political issue in the
| next campaign"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
UNIVERSITY OF norRE DAmx,
Notrs Dame Indiana

We call the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement Of Notre
Dame University, one of the great ed
ucational institutions OF the West.
which appears in another column Of
this paper. Those Of our readers who
may have occasion to look up college
for their sons during the coming year
would do we'll to correspond with the
president, who will send them cata-
logue free of charge, as well as all par
ticulars regarding terms, courses OF
studies. etc.
There Is thorough preparatory
school in connection with the univer-
sity, in which students Of all grades
will have every opportunity OF prepar-
ing themselves for higher studies. The
Commercial Course, intended for
young men preparing for business,
may be finished in one or two years
according to the ability of the student.
St. Edwards Hall. for boys under thir-
teen, is an unique department Of the
institution. The higher courses are
thorough In every respect, and stu
dents will find every opportunity OF
perfecting themselves in any line OF
work they may choose to select. Thor
oughness in class work. exactness in
the care of students, and devotion to
the best interests OF all. are the dis
tinguishing characteristics of Nom
Dame University.
Fifty-seven years Of active work in
the cause of education have made this
institution famous all over the coun-
try.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

One OF the queer charities In New
York is the auctioning of homeless and
destitute men in Madison Square every
night Chaplain Rather. a worker
among the poor. who is unconnected
with any church organization started
the scheme. The auction idea was hit
upon by mere accident, but it proved
more popular than the old style of
making collections. The chaplain will
pick out ragged specimen of human
ity. stand him on the curb and shout
What am l bid?" The crowd invari-
ably takes the cue with good humor
and someone usually starts bidding at
FIVE cents. Often the homeless ones ave
knocked down at fifty or sixty cents,
when the crowd is especially liberal or
good humored. The money is then
passed over to the object of his attrac-
ton. Every night between eleven and
twelve line of homeless and penniless
men form In Madison square and as the
theaters empty their crowds. Chaplain
Rather mounts a bench and invites at
tention to his human wares.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
Bar Association,

Colorado Springs. July 1.-THE ban
quet at the Cliff house last night closed
one of the most successful meetings of
the Colorado Bar Association. The at
tendance has been about fifty lawyers
and judges, not including residents of
Colorado Springs. The election of Off
GERS resulted as follows:
President-Platt Rogers of Denver.
First vice president - Harry y.
Haynes of Greeley.
Second vice president-Henry A.
Dubbs of Pueblo.
Secretary and treasurer-Lucius w.
Hoyt OF Denver.
Delegates to the American Bar Asso-
ciatiop-.Julius c. Gunter of Trinidad,
Hon. James w. McCreery of Greeley
and Willard Teller of Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

The first active step in the war on
the famous-or infamous-Jersey mos
quitoes was taken last month. when
Simultaneous attacks were made upon
several points of their breeding
grounds. The Hackensack meadows
and the marshes about the Oranges
have always been prolific sources OF
this insect pest. Under the direction
of the entomologist of the Department
Of Agriculture at Washington. the sur
face of the water in the marshes was
treated with kerosene. The applica-.
ton will be renewed several times
during the summer. Success will be Of
the greatest benefit to public health.
but the determination of the Jersey
mosquito will rob the humorist of one
Of his dearest treasures.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

DR.. Leopold Rieger. a fashionable
Viennese dentist, has just sued his as
sistant. DIR. Won Hauer. for the sum of
I130, being the estimated value of
certain luncheons and dinners eaten by
the latter while he was the tiance of
DR.. Rieger's daughter. The engage
ment lasted two months, and was then
broken off. DIR. Rieger maintains that
the food was obtained under false pre-
tences. as his assistant was never seri-
Gus in his attentions to his daughter.
After deal of argument the case has
been decided against DIR. Rieger, who
also has to pay the costs, amounting
to G120.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

is to be constructed at North
Tonowanda, New York. The Tono-
wanda Iron and Steel Company
has received permission to lay
tracks on a road which is now in poor
condition. provided it will Stag the
roadway for its full width OF Sc feet
The street is about 40 feet wide. The
method of laying this particular sur
facing is probably novel. The molten
Stag is to be run in hot train" of
iron cars over the track, and the Stag
poured over the surface at the proper
place. The company claims that it will
cool into a solid mass.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

Not all the coral reefs are found ont
in the ocean. Within the last two years
several remarkable reefs of fossil coral
have been discovered near cambridge.
on the Flint river, in Georgia. One
reef so found consisted of coral heads.
some of them more than foot in di-
ameter. Between twenty-five and thirty
Georgia reefa.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

Some peculiar facts are being
brought out by the 18th census CON
cerning the counties, says the New
York Sun. For instance, the shortest
name of county is l, in Oklahoma,
while the longest is Saint John the
Baptist, a parish in Louisiana Mon
tana has the county with the largest
area, Custer. which covers 2O49O
Juare miles, the second largest is
San Bernardina county, Cal, with 49,
947 square miles. The smallest county
In Bristol. r. l., which has only 25
square miles.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

What is described as an ancient
draughtboard' has been discovered in
Crete. 1t must by all accounts, be n
very fine piece of work. since it is COM
posed of natural crystal. ivory. gold
and silver, but it is by no means
unique. Chess, draughts, or the game
from which both are derived, was
known to nearly all the ancient civili-
cations. and Greek and Egyptian
boards are by no means uncommon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

been written to repel some injurious
rumors that the places in the civil SER
vice We're going by favor. 1t does that
candid as 1t is explicit. 1t sets forth
that all the places in the civil govern
ment, except those of the provincial
governors, have been and will be sub
jected to competitive examination;
that is to say, that some test of merit
is to be applied, and that favor is not
to count at all.
Judge Taft's letter is of particular
Importance as showing the depth of
his own interest in the subject. AS
would be in his power to do much to-
ward turning into farces any regula-
tions he might desire to disregard. But
he shows that he partakes the opinion
of those Americans who have all
along considered that the real test of
our capacity to administer colonial
possessions would come after the
troops had been withdrawn, or put in
subjection to the civil authorities. In
the officers of the army We have
class of public servants who have al
ready for years been undergoing
searching competitive examination. In
putting them Professionally in charge
of civic matters we have complied
Iyfe of r. IA
"send forth the best we breed" But
there was a distinct danger that, in
filling the civil offices we should be in
danger, because of their importun-
ity," of sending forth the worst we
bred. A man who has been success
at home is not apt 10 be looking for an
office in the archipelago. a man who
has been failure at home is n much
likelier applicant. If the appoint
ment We're to go by favor, he would
have the Influence" in his behalf of
all those who had carried the burden
of supporting him, and who hoped, by
shipping him to Manila at the public
cost, to get rid of him once for all. A
competitive examination is the only
effective barrier against him. And it
is evident that Governor General Taft
will not lower it to please anybody.
Indeed, he would be n fool if he did.
But 1t seems from his letter, as we
should have expected, that his official
superiors, the President and the sec
retary of war, have warmly sympa-
thiZed with his efforts to get rid alto
gether of the element of pull in man
ming the new government.
The testing of merit is even more
necessary in the Philippine civil SER
vice than in that at home, because the
American applicants have no ''neiGh-
borhood repute" out there, and their
reputation at home is liable to be fal-
sified, in the manner and for the pur-
pose we have suggested. AS TO the
Bilipinos who are to be admitted, ac-
cording 10 the Presidents promise, to
the largest possible participation" in
their own government, their eNamina-
tions will doubtless consist largely of
an ascertalnment of what their stand
ing among their neighbors really is.
But, at any rate, we seem to have
made il certain that the government
of the archipelago will be admins
tered by the men who have shown the
most promising indications of being
able and fit to administer it. That is
n great point gained, and a great dan
ger escaped.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

A movement has been started in
Georgia to perpetuate the memory Of
Eli Whitney by converting into an ele-
CANT country club the scene of his la
bors near Augusta, where he perfected
his cotton gin. The organization has
been perfected and the charter for the
club secured.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

An Italian named Lamacithia has
invented repeating gun which fires
nineteen shots without reloading and
has all the advantages of other weap-
ons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

One ton of steel shipping equals
four of sailing shipping-that is to
say, a steamer can carry four times
as much cargo any given distance in
q year as sailing vessel can.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

The largest needle mandatory in
the world is at Redditch, Worcester
shire, Eng. over 70, ,OcO,O 900 needles are
made there weekly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

Tasmania's tutors engaged by farm
ers often work with their pupils in the
fields, notably at harvest time and in
the shearing season.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
The pb,,ippin. civii Service.

Nothing, in its way, could be more
explicit and gratifying than the letter
of Judge Taft to Mr.. Foulke of In
dianapolis. respecting the civil service
in the Philippines. 1t appears to have
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

HE Rests in Peace" Is the inscrip-
ton the tombstone man suggested to
the newly widow for her hus-
bands monument. But she insisted
that it should read, He Rests in
Pieces" because he was blown up by
dynamite.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
A Wee Bit of a Pony.

Think of a Shetland pony so small
that little girl can pick it up and car
ry it about as she would pet dog.
And yet out in Guthrie Center, Iowa,
there is such n wee bit of a horse.
When it was fourteen days old 1t
weighed seventeen pounds, and Miss
Lulu Lemon, daughter of the owner,
carried it about in her arms as she
would n kitten or puppy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16

He drying to take 1t from her neck)-
jamie. what does that b on your class
pin mean? She-It means let 'er Il.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

Y.swssr IrHssT Pa,p5T "a ST:sse. ssa.s, a al hyf m
srioetory judgment sale duly a made gs IL IL
a6 e i0ise 1901 enisdlsf and uS Entered IN he Office Clerk
IN. S Of Ssg nor % sn the IN h sa DAY smss 81
M @ % PSf S ia oaassy at the In Tf @ BSGousS Of
Sssn CITY Of New YORK on Wednesday 2nd day 0t
20 sGctlohetTs certain St premise, directed said
Firs All those two certain lots pieces parcels q land
With The buildings and mProJ w,nbst9n Sity of
New York County Of New YoTk. state q E, New 19rs
follows viz beginning at point on The sog,seTy , 1s
the soGshsassery corner OF PIT streets nm
ning thene: s?gthsay On nn' PaGsns line psraie. With
nf,y thence RoTtaeEy ON S Rsra
party vail eighty Feet % the soqthery SIDE Gf e so9s &
70 the point and place ot beginning ne wan ,e
a G' p.e p or parcel ef land with the building
improyements @ Serson sitga's lying being the
so9hsry side o Esysath Street IN ne 2 Er9sa Ys 81 State o.
sS %er YORK @ saoTn by ne Map q 2s9
IL 2i % Of cy qHa o G New sTl YORK m ad sy Frsder he
and county of New Yor BY number se5 and which
@ aaia pop o on he sourheriy side of Eleventh
one hundred and II See. 1se sns Ena running
thence souhery parallel with avenue ninety & - nT ise5
twenty i've thence nor.hery parallel WITH WITH
pnsy f9pT ie @ sn hence P2s estrS a!ous Eeyenh Street
taenn vs feet To- the point Or place Beginning Third
All that certain hpsss % and md X. . Pfs TS & ~ eton
street The Borough Of Manhstan CITY OF New T r9rs
number Twenytwo t22 second street. described fol
Beginning az point the northery sie OF
second distant westerly from the westerly side Of
the Second Avenue one hundred ana aeet s
angles with Second feet and inch
10 thence westerly along the Gene
point distant said nrst mentioned line
right Herewith eighteen feet and two nches
southery parallel with sad nrs mentioned me 20
Second and thence eastery
aong side Second Street eighteen feet and
the Rsss e 6egHnns & TSsehs S ssS Ti5s m one
Dated York. April 3oth, 1901 -
l. WARD, Referee.
sTTTT & PHILLIPS Attorneys tor Plaintiff. ii3 Fulton
Street CMaHhattan) New York City.
The following Of the first parcel; It's street
numbers az il9 and 12l BrOor-e Street,
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

900 acres suggesting total winter wheat yield OF
sg7.5O3OoO bushels The Illinois State May report
reported the condition the highest in ten years
That had much 10 do with rhe slight decline the
market experienced. Argentine shipments were
OILY half last yeaT's-944cO9 bushels. Cables were
not IS weak as expected-Paris and the British
OF only a fraction. Bad weather was reported In
South Russia There not much shipping busi-
ness here 10000 bushels but the seaboard reported
- loads. Clearances were 562.e0 bushels. Western
and Northwestern receipts moderate. There
was fairly good weather West and Southwest, al
though Kansas without rain. Duluth reported
about 100000 bushels for export there The Modern
Miller" was bearish in its weekly summary. The
incident in the futures very heavy selling by
Cudahy brokers. There is mote or less May wheat
on the market from private concerns, some OF IL
probably for Wan Street. New-York has been
iquidaurg in this market since the Wall Street
smash of yesterday.
The corner bulls have suffered some from the rat
tling around Wall Street, il being feared that
the bull campaigners might be made uncomiortapie
by any advance in the money rate The corn Hst
~ one time showed ic 1llc under yesterday IL
closed aie 10 iaSc under. The Phillips party gave
very determined support 10 July. The selling was
through Barrell, and was on a very large scaie.
This concern is supposed 10 have soid "V'p'"'o
bushels July within the last three days some
think II has been Wall Street selling. July sold
sJRc and at ssSlc bid and closed az A5c sellers.
Max sold al EPIC and 5ll9c. and closed at 5l9sc.
September closed al s4lzc. The break in the July
Resulted in considerable shipping business about
100000 bushels No 3. Receipts were 326 cars, with
lm cars contract. The estimate $50
Argentina shipments were 100000 bushels. Clear
ances $4,000 bushels. Clearances for the
week only q $4,000 bushels. The market In
fuenced by the Illinois May report. which esti-
mated the amount Of in farmers hands al
l5.OO0O00 bushels more than last year.
Oats eased OF slightly with corn. but the buying
side is still popular with the Western man They
clio 20 10 e Ma So T1lN-
273kc, anG the September. DC Statisticlan Snow
declares the crop promise is for less than aver
age yield. Cudahy was the best seller to-day.
long July line.
FlaXseed quiet and about unchanged the
May and the cash, 81 6s 10 81 GsIk. oil is steady
al GOc.
Provisions were firm, some buying of ribs by
Armour and some demand for lard from Cudahy.
The packers have been inclined during the Wall
Street weakness TO support nog product. The
market continues small one. This is the season
for larger hog receipts The cash demand is quiet