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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12
Y. M. c. A.

Active work has begun at the city
Y.M.C.A. The classes in the gymna-
stun have been thoroughly reorganized
and meet regularly according to the
schedule which provides for three SEES
sions week FOR each class. The physi-
cal examinations have been almost com.
pleted by Mr.. Coats. the physical direct
or. The enthusiasm is shown by the
crowded classes. The visitors gallery
OF the gymnasium is always open during
class hours. and visitors are welcome to
come and inspect the work of this de-
partment.
A night school will open on October
IA. This is the new department and is
yet in the experimental stage; but the
favor which the proposition meets among
the members and young men OF the city
encourages the belief that it will be
permanent feature Of the work. 1t aims
to give workingmen and any others who
wish 1t a practical training at their
most convenient hours, at very low
rates. Glass rooms are being prepared
in the building which will make it con-
venient for those who wish to take both
the physical and educational classes the
same night. The association in both
these Observation-Disclosures and educa-
tional-aims to offer advantages which
will harmonic with and be benefit to
the practical, everyday life of the young
men Of Lincoln.
The religious work is also in thriv-
ing condition. The mems meeting on
Sunday. September .. was attended by
about 40 men. The interest is increas-
ing. The Bible classes will be organ.
lied for work in the near future. Mr..
F. B. Smith has been engaged to hold
meetings in interest Of religious work in
November. The young men Of Lincoln
have reason to look forward to great
things from Mr.. Smith.
The association is offering more to
Lincoln young men than in former
years. All are invited to inspect every
feature OF the work. The growth dur
ing the past twelve months has been
phenomenal. increasing from fifty four
one year ago to nearly 500 at the pres
ent time. Reading rooms, gymnasium,
bath rooms and barber chop are crowd
ed In view Of all the facts. the Y.M.C.
A. Of Lincoln looks forward to a most
prosperous and profitable year.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12
ONE OF THE NORTH MEN
KATHARINE MELICK.
(For The Courier.)
VIII

OffSA ySoA OoW VIC oSot-
tering OF the North mans band. The
least one had been laid away in that
soft little ruffled frock whose frippery
would have been denied to any living
child Of the clan of Matthissou. The
tenderness Of that gift was yet in Eliza's
voice when she told her oldest boy good.
bye.
you'll see my diploma. yet, mother,
and then I'll sign all my letters to you,
John Matthiason, NJ. A"
But for long. those rare letters only
thanked the mother for the thick knit
ted socks she sent to temper the Cana
dian SHOWS to the feet Of the boy who
swung an axe in the fir forests all day,
and studied by pine.knot iudiciously
disposed in the camp fire at night.
The twins "boarded round" and
taught past the places in the book
where they had left of studying mental
arithmetic and higher geography.
Plump Zillah very soon went away with
Canadian trader to Sault Ste. Marie,
on Lake Superior, and Adah. covering
in a freless room at night, and drawing
her slim feet up to her body for warmth
between the icy sheets, felt more desc
late than ever in her woeful life before.
She did not cry with loneliness for the
twin sister and the brother far away in
the old northern home. From the first
birth-cry there had been borne upon
her the unavailingness Of tears.
"They thought 1 would die" she said
to herself, looking back upon her score
Of years. $50 they didn't take care Of
me. / was meant to take care Of them"
And she knit her slender fingers to-
gether, thinking Of her mothers lone
illness, and her wistful look since John
went away. "But wish could send
Edward to school. Why does father
preach against colleges?"
Ask some ancestral Whitefield whose
daguerreotype you have unearthed from
the leaf-uould of your family tree. Why
the inspired pot-boy' rallied upon the
wisdom of schools. Perhaps the au.
thority that sits between those old eyes
will tell you why the Reverend James
Matthiason felt the very presence Of a
university man challenge to his blood,
why he regretted Johns going to college
more than Johns going from home;
why he had finally forbidden little Ed
ward to think any moro about a sem.
inary.
Then the old man had stalked away
to his "protracted meeting" in its
seventh week-snd seeing theological
frock- coat in the audience. changed bis
text. 1t had been a warning to repent
ance. 1t became a "Woe unto you,
scribes and pharisees." Against the
visible incarnation Of the modern criti-
cism" that would touch with irreverent
finger 60 much as a leaf OF Jonsh's
withered gourd the thunders Of Sinai
spoke.
For into the kingdom of vieible con-
triton, Of groans and prayers and pros
tratious, the intrusion of an unmoved
face was greater affront than the in.
terruption Of a sco9er. There was no
lease in Zion" for Father Matthiason,
and the well-intentioned visitor who
had come to proffer his help, escaped
with the first out.rush from the narrow
school house door. Then the old com.
nander, left alone in his kingdom.
wrestled in prayer with two young
''seekers" who, having diverted the first
part OF the sermon by signals from the
-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-12
THB COURIER


and left empty spaces in the lamp,lit
rows that faced Father Mstthiason.
Little spires. here and there. on Luth-
eran chspels drew their Sabbath con-
course Of white-haired worshippers.
There was not even . saloon ut the
crossroads to fight.
1t was while the old man listened for
the "cal" to push once more towards
the sunset. that Edward went away.
Two brothers had already followed
Johns example. though railroad camp
fifty miles away had served their turn
for rowing. While with outward bravo
do and inward qualms Tricky jim"
and Charlie worked and swore, and.
discsrdipg suspenders, turned q corner
Of their COW boy hat brims under. to
emphasize complete detection from
orthodoxy. Edward, with another per-
sistency, sat by his mothers fire and
Grew wonderful maps. Some Of those
deliberately lined coast waves you may
see yet in the little box where Eliza
kept them until the day Of Der death.
Edward Mstthisson" they were signed
and most psjnstskingly with scroll let
tiers. carefully shaded. Edward was in
the act Of beginning the E below Chesa.
peake bay on the map Of Maryland,
when step sounded in the snow.
He stopped, with dsrkening eyes.
But it was Adsh's tired face that looked
in. with smile, and the boy laid his
map carefully on the corner Of the
cradle where three-yesr-olG Mary slept.
"I'll get some wood, mother" he said.
and hurried out.
SIS he-the same?" Adah asked
Eyes. it was with Saunders 1 came.
And l must 60 back tomorrow. Tell
me, is Edward brooding over it?'
II think 60" Eliza said YEARLY. "lf
he was little more like John, or even
like James and Charlie, Id tell him to
90 and fend for himself.
81 sometimes WONDER" said Adah
slowly, with her numb fingers in her
heavy strands Of hair, whether We had
mt better send Edward. anyway" and
then both women stsrt,d at the sound
Of step, which was only Edwards, in
the snow.
But the four younger children, en-
tering with a rush from the hilarious
labor Of filling tubs and toiler with
snow for washing day, fell upon Adah
and put an end to discussion. All their
little wet mittens were dry, by the
stove, before Adah and her mother
came back to the question that troubled
them moet.
"If wasn't 80 sure he could do it,
mother. it wouldn't matter. l think
father will see it. some day. He can't
now, when it does look as if the learn
ing folks has don't hvlp 'em a mite to
live like Christians"
"Your father feels hard. after he's
worked 80 long. to see no more results,
here. And hate to cross him, now"
But Adah knew that the fortress had
etruck it's colors, and she began to plan
for Edward the course she had longed
for, until the morning star glittered
frostily over her vision Of the fair.haired
boy in grave doctors gown.
When she had gone, tucked and wsd-
ded into Saunders "bob-sled," her
mother walked steadily from room to
room, listening to the grim monitor
which for q quarter Of century. she
followed unwaveringly, since it had
summoned her from the open grave Of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.

We promised mother when we woke
That we'd be awful good;
And mind when anybody spoke,
And not be rough or rude.
And mother said she d be so proud,
If we could recollect
One half the things, that we allowed
She could and should expect.
But oh! it's just the hardest work.
This tryin' to be good
And so, next time, guess I'll shirk
The sayin' that ] would.
For fore we started out for school
Bob hid my book and strap,
And | broke fathers new foot rule
A-hittin' him a clap.
At recess just had to fight
That Tommy Green-'cause why?
Why, cause he says I'm 'fraid at night,
And run when cows go by.
guess he knows some better now,
But maybe so do l.
For teacher heard the whole big row
Said he'd see me by'n by
When school was out we started home,
But stopped beside the brook;
And there we stayed and waded some
Down In shady nook
Until behind the hill the sun
Went down most awful quick,
AS II he liked to spoil our fun
A-'servin' us that trick.
That night had the Group so bad.
And Bob with earache cried.
And mother dosed. till we were glad
Beneath the clothes to hide.
We were so sorry. and did mean
To do just what we should;
But. sakes alive-it's easy seen
Boys can't be always good.
Mrs. Lillias C. Nevin, in ~ Y. Observer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
Jobson Takes a Trip

NM HEN Mr.. Jobson had finished
w looking at the pictures in the
papers couple of Sundays ago he
walked up and down for awhile, oc-
casionally surveying Mrs. Jobson out
OF the tail of his eye, and then he
said:
I'm going away"
Mrs. Jobson looked up from her
study of the cooking recipes in one
of the supplements.
Going away?" she said. "When?
Where?"
"To'morrow-any old place." re-
piled Mr.. Jobson. "Just want to get
away for awhile-that's ALL"
HAS anything gone wrong?" in
quired Mrs. Jobson.
"Nope," replied Mr.. Jobson. EVERY
things all right. Everything's bully,
in fact. But | just want to get away
on little trip, and I'm going. Did
you ever read or hear, Mrs. Jobson,
that married folks ought to be sep
arated from each other at least one
month in every year?"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Jobson; shut II
always seemed to me to be foolish
sort of theory, and"
There's nothing foolish about it,"
cut in Mr.. Jobson, oracularly. "0n
the contrary, it's about the wisest
theory in connection with marital
life that's ever been propounded. It's
a great theory. When married folks
are constantly in each others society,
outside of business hours, they're
bound, in the course of nature, to
pail more or less upon each other
sort O. get tired, and long for the
sight of other countenances in such
close contiguity."
well, I'm really sorry that l pail"
said Mrs. Jobson; "but If / do,
why"
There you go with your unreason-
ableness," broke in Mr.. Jobson, stop
ping in his stride and regarding her
reproachfully. "Who said anything
about your palling? I'm talking in
a purely impersonal sense. But
while we're on that palling subject
I'll bet that you're so tired of seeing
me around that you often wish I'd
go off to Timbuctoo or the Fiji is
lands. don't blame you for feeling
that way. It's something that's
bound to happen. We all want
change. Now, I've been pretty
steady old horse around these dig.
gings for lot of years, haven't II"
"I'm sure" Mrs. Jobson started to
say, 81 haven't any complaint to
make about your steady"
"And. If you'll figure it out" put in
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
THE CRAB GOLIATH.
A Central Anne rican she'll Giant Tint
Sometimes Tries to Carry on
Young Kid.

In Central America there lives the
robber crab, Of almost incredible size,
and somewhat resembling a huge spi.
der. The distance between its extended
claws is sometimes as great as ~ feet
it spends the greater part of its life
on land and climbs the cocoanut trees
on the fruit of which ii lives almost en-
tirely. 1t digs in the ground deep tun.
nels and lines them with cocoanut
fibers.
When enraged the robber crab can
break mans limb with its powerful
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
GOLIATH OF THE CRAB TRIBE.

claws. Animals approaching it too
closely often receive an ugly pinch
which they do not soon forget, and it is
on record that one of these crabs has
captured and tried to drag off a goat.
To open cocoanut the robber crab
removes the bark from the end con-
tanning the three eyes, one only of
which is easily penetrated, and, hav-
ing found this. ii revolves the nut
against the point of one of its spindle
legs until the opening is large enough
for it to insert its great claws. With
this 1t breaks the shell, grinds the con-
tents into small pieces and carries
them to its mouth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
A Boys Essay on water.

water is round everywhere, espe-
cially when it rains, as it did the other
day, when our cellar was half full. Jane
had to wear her fathers rubber boots
to get onions for dinner. Onions make
your eye water, and so does horse
radish when you eat too much. There
are good many kinds of water in the
world-rain water, soda water, holy
water and brine. Water is used for a
good many things. Sailors use it to go
TO sea on. Water is good thing TO
fire at boys With squirt gun and to
catch fishes in. Ny father caught a
big one the other day, and when he
pulled it out it was an eel. Nobody
could be saved from drowning If there
wasn't any water to pull them out of.
Water is first-rate to put fires out with.
| love to go to the fire and see the men
work at the engines. This is all can
think Of about water--except the
food"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19

Mr.. Jobson, you'll discover that
we've never been apart since we were
married, have we? When | go on
my summer vacations you go along.
I've never had little whirl all by
myself for more than day or so at
a time, have II"
"No," said Mrs. Jobson, "but you
could have gone away at any time,
and I've often suggested that you
pack up and go away"
"That's all right what i could have
done and what you've suggested" in.
terrupted Mr.. Jobson. "The point is
that haven't done it. / have How
arrived at state where I've just got
to get away by myself and have a
little change. Fact is, I'm just dog
sick of my surroundings. I've got
the wanderlust on me, anyhow, for
the first time in my life, and | want
TO get the pictures of other scenes in
my head. Washington's all right,
and SOS my home all right, but l
want to forget 'em for space, and
I'm going to do it,"
"Where, do you mediate going, and
how long do you intend to be away"'
inquired Mrs. Jobson.
Don't know" replied Mr.. Jobson.
'I'm just going to take the trail and
let it lead me whittier it will. I've
got an idea, though, that I'll get on
boat and go somewhere or other.
Might take a steamer over in New
York and run down to Florida or to
the Bermudas, or to Cuba, or to Porto
Rico-don't much care which. don't
think I'll be gone much more than
q month or six weeks, but my stay
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
CARTE BLANCHE FROM Upton
Designer Watson Tells of Instruc-
lions Regarding the Cup ChaI-
Ienger.

AT dinner party at Glasgow the
other evening, at which the success of
the Shamrock III. was toasted, Sir
Thomas Upton and George L. Watson
replied. The latter mentioned that
when Sir Thomas commissioned him
to build the yacht, he said:
"Now, Watson, have not got money
to burn, but if you are going to make
her go one second faster you can
shovel on five-pound notes"
Watson added that he had taken
Sir Thomas at his word. They had
willie" Jameson with them, and.
next to Providence, willie" Jameson
was the best aid they could have. If
the boat did not win he did not see
that there would be anybody much to
blamS but himself. If it was only a
quesfor as between Herreshoff and
him, hort n ). did not see that the Sham
rocky s;illd have much chance, but
he hs slated with him such talent
that, eays'l ''wee bit of luck" which
was ealneraue them now, they hoped
to p2whch ugh.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
Proof of the PuddInp.

Ten hours between New York and Buff.
falo means excellent travelling and when
/ say travelled at the rate OF sixty miles
an hour, gathered no dirt, and was not
bothered with dust, you can believe ms
when | say my steel gray travelling cos
tune was as clean when l stepped off at
Buffalo as when l said EAU Reyoir" at Ho-
boken.
The Lackawanna is route worthy of the
attention OF all who wish to travel in lux
ury, in absolute cleanliness, and in security.
The proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing" and the Lackawanna Limited will be
favorite train with ladies visiting the Pan
American Exposition Jarboe, in
Toilettes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19

may be protracted to two or three
months. AS you know, that last lit
tie deal of mine PANIED out pretty
well, and I've made arrangements
down at the Office to be gone as long
as like, and I'll have no worry about
my affairs. You can either close up
the house during my absence and go
and visit your folks, or you can stay
at home"
Mrs. Jobson cog.tated.
do you know she finally said, 81
think that is a real good plan of yours
to go away and seek a change. /"
Didn't | say awhile back that you
were just aching to get rid of me?"
broke in Mr.. Jobson, bit testify. 81
knew it all the time. You're so anX-
ious to see my back that you can bare.
ly wait till get on the train"
snow, you know differently" said
Mrs. Jobson. "But / think, as you
said, that man needs a change after
having been a homebody for long
time, and / am certain that when you
come back you will appreciate your
home all the more"
So it was arranged. Mr.. Jobson
spent the remainder of the day point
ing out the things to Mrs. Jobsdn that
he wanted to have packed, and the
things he pointed out included enough
clothes to fill two big trunks and two
valises and to last him for several
years in many different climes.
Mrs. Jobson decided to remain at
home during Mr.. Jobson's tour, She
went down to the station to see him
off on the New York train on the fol-
lowing afternoon.
Don't worry" said Mr.. Jobson, of.
handedly, as he waited for the train
gate to open. "I'll write to you fire.
quently wherever l may be. don't
want you to think" he added, bit
woozily, as the time for separating
drew pretty close, that I'm going
away because I've any fault in the
world to find with you. But you I'M
derstand-it's just because the home
surroundings began to wear on me
good deal, and l feel that little trip
of a week or two will"
why" said Mrs. Jobson, 81 thought
you said that you'd be gone a month
at the least, and perhaps two or three
months"
"Who, me?" inquired Mr.. Jobson.
"Never said such thing in my life.
Stay away from home month? Not
if / know it! Well, there's the gate
open. sGood-by."
There was suspicion of hoarseness
in Mr.. Jobson's voice and more than
suspicion of moisture in Mr.. job
sons eyes when he went through the
gate, but Mrs. Jobson smiled as she
waved her hand to him.
"I'll give him two days." she said
to herself, as she returned to the job
son domicile on the car.
About ten o'clock, two nights later,
Mrs. Jobson, who hadn't as yet heard
from Mr.. Jobson at all, was gossipinQ
with woman friend in the dining
room of her home, when there was
a well-known tread on the front steps.
She fastened to the front door, and
Mr.. Jobson gave her hug, looking
somewhat sheepish.
"Got telegram from the office call
ing me back" was all he said, and
IS minutes later, after the departure
of Mrs. Jobson's woman friend, he
was sitting in front of the dining
room latrobe, in his smoking jacket
and slippers, deliberately explaining
to Mrs. Jobson the nature of the i'm
portant business that had necessitat-
ed the abandonment of his "tour."
And Mrs. Jobson smiled inwardly
while she listened with every evidence
of deep Observation-Disclosures Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
ALMOST AT THE TOP.
his way cl.

Ing 10 nelp MIN Dut the hands and feet
he was born with, and did it coolly,
while men on the street below turned
away sickened with fear for him.
I'm telling you the truth said
Steeple Bob, when | say it was an
easy climb; any fairly active man could
do it if he'd forget the height I'm not
talking about all steeples-some are
hard and dangerous; but the one on
Trinity, in spite of its 3O0-odd feet, has
knobs of stone for ornament all the
way up (they call them corbels), and
all you have to do is to step from one
to another"
"How much of step?"
"Oh, when l stood on one the next
one came to my breast, and then /
could just touch the one above that"
He called this easy climbing!
"The only ticklish bit was just at
the top, where two great stones, weigh
ing about ton apiece, swell out like
an apple on a stick, and had to crawl
around and over that apple, which was
four feet or so across. If it hadn't
been for grooves and scrollwork in the
stone | couldn't have done it, and even
as it was | had two or three minutes
of hard wiggling after kicked off with
my feet and began pulling myself up. y
"iou mean you hung by your hand:
from this big ball of stone?'
81 hung mostly by my fingers; the
scrolls weren't deep enough for my
hands to go in"
"And you drew yourself slowly up
and around and over that ball?"
Certainly; that was the only way
"And it was at the very top?
"Yes, just under the cross. Il WASH,
much, though; you could do it your
self"
81 really thing Merrill believed this
He honestly saw no particular danger
in that climb, nor could | discover that
he ever saw any particular danger in
anything he had done. He always made
the point that If he had really thought
the thing dangerous he wouldn't have
done it. And | conclude from this that
being steeple climber depends quite
as much upon how man thinks as
upon what he can do.
"A funny thing happened" he added.
"After got over this hard place slid
into V-shaped space between the
bullying stone and the steeple shaft, and
| lay there on my back for a minute or
so, resting. But when | started to
raise myself l found my weight had
worked me down in the crotch and
damned me fast, and it was quite bit
of time before could get free
"How much time? A minute?"
ayes, five minutes; and it seemed o
good deal longer"
Five minutes struggling in sort oil
stone trap, five minutes stretched out
helpless at the very top of steeple
where one false move would mean de.
struction-that is what Merrill spoke
OF as funny thing Thanks, l thought
| will take my fun some other way, and
lower down.
"You would be surprised" he went
on, "to feel the movement of steeple
1t trembles all the time and answers
every jar on the street below. guess
old Trinity's steeple sways IS inches
every time an elevated train passes
And st. Paul's is even worse. Why
she rocks like beautifully balanced
cradle; it would make some people sea.
sick. Perhaps you don't know it, but
the better steeple is built the more
she sways. You want to look out for
the ones that stand rigid there's some.
thing wrong with them-most likely
they're out Of plumb"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19

ayes, that's my wife down in the
cellar chopping kindlings."
"How does that happen?"
"She's got an idea that she's sec,
ond Mrs. Nation, and I'm encourage
ing her to learn the use of the hatch
et."-Ohio State journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-04-19
Try Grnin-O! Try Grain-Oi

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack.
age Of GRAlN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as well as the adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAiN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. the
price of coffee. l5c. and 25cts. per package
Sold by all grocers.