rormiM'i"il
CAPITAL CITY COURIER
Lincoln, Nicmkaska, SATiikuay, I-'icuuuaky IH, IHHH
I'WICIC KlVIC ClCNTH
Vol. 3. No lO
ff!STSife?ig:i. 1--'.. 'jwuu t. T.-Mn'fflriiffti 3
MKMTATIVK MUSINdS
ITEMS IMAGINATIVE AND OTHERWISE.
Intruded tn Tickle the Itlslhlltle or
dure 1'lilloxoplilt'iil IHsoiisslon.
lu
ll MSA UN thntsovoral Lincoln young men
I tiro organizing ' I'lffH" to tnko tho roiul
l early In tho spring. A young limn of
nKrtlv Inclinations who lately oaino Into
tho possession of n considerable Mini through
tho ill-nth of hit imrents, It hacking tho enter
prise. Ho has inserted an advertisement In
tho Now York Clii'r for riders, tumblers
mid tho various other artists who go to iiinko
upn star combination. Nothing concerning
tho menagerie has yet boon given out, mill I
presume tho inniiugoinoiit will dlM'iio "Kli
!i. ...iiniift. Several uikhI tumblers anil Imr
lorforiners who reside in tho city have Uh-ii
engaged, ami tho boys seem iisxiiicd of sue
cos. The OomiKH hopes thoy will siients
fully emulate Hiirnum, ami while "t having
tho Impost hIiow In tho world do hotter by
giving tho Wtt,
Six-iiking of circuses reminds mo of mi In
cident I onoo witnessed in Washington. If
...v .....iniirv wiviw mo rlnhtlv. It ni In tin'
KUiiitnor f lHi when Coup'H menagerie mid
circus woro exhibiting In tho city. Uno fea
ture or the process! mi, which started ulxmt
eluvon in tho morning, was u woman !" en
tonil, unattended, n cage containing two
linns and a leopard, riding Hh thorn over
tho routo. Tho sidewalks worothrongod with
people anxious to wo everything that wan to
lx seen. Ah tho cage containing tho woimin
was (Missing tho corner whore I was standing,
what w at tho honor of tho upoctatore tows'
tho leopard spring iixn the woinaii, grab her
by the ankle and drug her to tho lloor. Wo
moil filiated nt tho terrlblo slght.whllo strong
men turned their heads away to shut out tho
scene w hlch nil ox(oeteil to follow. Her solo
defense, u rawhldo whip, was knocked from
her hand and rolled from Ix'tweon tho bars of
tho cage to tho ground. Again tho loowiril
sprang niw" I'l-r, this tlmo burying hit teeth
in tho Iwck of her neck. Nevertheless, tho
plucky woman, who was nono other than the
famous turner, regained hoi foot and with her
back to tho side of tho cage, commanded the
k-oi)aril to lio down. At this critical juncture
a police limn rushed to the cage and by a few
well directed blows of hit club leat tho ani
mal Into subjection. During all this time the
lions nover interfered, but crouched together
in one corner. Tho nervy woman, although
linx)rtunod by tho malinger, refused to leave
tho cage until after the parade, and even ap
,u.nri.,l In the afternoon and oveninc lierfonn-
iincos.thousnnilB going to sec tho lady who doll
ed tho most treacherousof beasts. I af terwartls
learned that tho costumo sho was wearing
w us so radically different from her ordinary
ono that tho leopard did not know her.
After much talk and continual agitation,
I am pleased to noto that tho Elks' lodge Ih
not a surety. For several weeks past there
has been a liuiiiW of gentlemen interested
in tho move, which finally has taken actual
life, nml I trust a long and pleasant one.
Tho CouttlKU hits urged I tho gentlemen
of tho city for a year past or mom tho ad
visability of orgatiirlng such an institution;
shown, as much at it could, thejlxinellts de
rived therefrom, and hat In overv way
fostvroi tho move, oven lieforo any one of
our gentlemen thought of taking hold of
tho work. It it therefore pleasant for mo to
know that todny Lincoln virtually has nn
Elk fraternity; and I predict that it
will not Ik) behind our older and more pop
ulous neighboring cities. Tho order as it
now stands Is composed of tho wealthiest
and most influential business and profes
sional men of tho city; this including, of
course, leaders of Lincoln society. Now
that tho initial work (1. o. organization) has
lieeii completed lot tho good work go on
tho I. H. O. H. ilnd it way to prominence,
good fortune, and n long, pleasant career.
H
Ho bought her a valentine, and after hav
ing planned to send it to a distant city so she
would not know who the donor was, ho had
a relativo address tho sweet scouted and deli
cate parcel. Ho had Intended to take it to
tho train and drop It in tho railway postal
ear, but in n lit of absent-mindedness dropped
It Into the (xjst-olllco. Tho noxt day ho ro
mcmU'rctl w hat ho had done, and ever sinco
has lxen nngry with himself and St. Valen
tine. Tho packugo going through tho post
nfllco shows the cancellation mark of Lincoln
thereon, and that gives It all away. "What
fools these mortals Ih!"
Tho traveler from Lincoln to Omaha al
ways finds a pleasant reoit when reachllig
tho Millard. Tho bright shining countenance
of Dick Davenport, tho cuc-rnhlo standliy
chief clerk Is always visible, and ho greets
tho coming guests with all that grace and
frlundllness that has made him so popular
among patrons of the house and the traveling
public generally The Millard is undoubted!)
tlio iM'stcomllietisinousoin inosiaie, ami we
might add ill tho west. The fare is unques
tionably tho llncst and the son ico not excell
itl anywhere.
Ill conversation with Colonel Wixsls relative
to business, ho replied he had about all ho
could do, and that enuagemeiits for spring
were Isilng closed in all parts of tho West
Bo far Mr. Wixsls has been engaged to con
duct spring sales at Hastings, Cambridge,
Hrokeu How, Kansas City, SlioiiiiudoAh and
Harlan, Iowa, (Irand Forks, Dak., Salt Lake
City, l'awnoo City, St. Marys, Kas , and at
numerous other places, all of which will be
sales of lino ssligrced stock. The Colonel is
by far tho most popular live stis-'k auctioneer
In the entire West, a fact which is demon
strated by tho above that ho It Inconstant do
mauil in tho extensive territory
Mr. Hill Harnard, the able representative of
lvl llros , tho largest Importing house In
trimming" nml buttons in New York, made a
call at this olllco Thursday Hill Is a whole
souled Knight of the grip, aud has an Im
mense trade In this territory, He sells but to
tho largest bouses ami his wares appeal to
tho taste of tin) most rellned mid gen
teel trade. The firm has also a house
In Paris, and Import their goods fiom their
own foreign agencies. Mr. Harnard Is a
gentleman, anil wo shall lie pleased to nine
lilin when bo Is In the city.
Hott it Howell have received a full lino of
Monarch California Canned goods. Their
oxolleiico Is known to every lover of delicious
fruit.
Wllll'iin Contlunoii".
KVKHKTT Iltlt'ME, NKW YollK, .lull. '!$.
II. T. Dobbins, r., Lincoln, AVfi:
Dear Sir: Your favor of tho With Inst. n
oolved. A letter sent to tho Now York H'nrfif
olllco would reach Hill Nyo. There It no gen
oral olllon for tho whole world, I Is'llovo, nl
though Mr. Nyo Is world renowned, and get
ting more and more so every day I cannot
understand why it is that icoplo read bis
still!" I suppose they are a great ileal like
myself; they wo hit iiamo at tho top of a col
mini and never stop until they reach the Isit
tomoflt. Hit article on the tnrllT last Sun
day ought to bo siifllcient advertisement to
draw every fanner within a day's rido of
jour city. I wat a farmer Isiy In the West
myself, ami it seems to mo at though Hill had
taken every circumstance of "tho farmer go
ing to market with tho dead pig" from our
family history. Your people will have the
honor of entertaining and of hearing the most
popular humorist of the. nineteenth century
Mark Twain in hit palmiest days was never as
popular or more uiilcniillv riad as Hill
Nye; Arteuiut Ward never said funnier
things than ho does every day Mining hit
frieitdt. Tho very leltectlonof his Killthcd
crown lieforc It Is fully dovoliMssl In an audi
toriuin Is tho signal for a general outburst of
enthusiasm and iipp1iiue. Im Is tho best story
teller In the win Id. I mil an old lyocuni man
ager, and have had much to do with grout
men mid ureal attract ioiw for n nuinner oi
years, nml I will say that 1 Is'llovo Hill No's
protNciH nn reaier inuii aiij- uun-i n
of hit day. Of course if you w rite to him to
corroborate tills statement ho will hem and
haw, ami refer you to siinielssly else, ho it
such HHMX'imotl of lltlinitigntoil modesty.
1 am sick In Issl and illelating this letter,
nml should there ls anything in it that has
tho appearance of Incolitlliillty, please charge
it to my physician. Hrllovo me,
Yours very truly, .L H. I'iinii.
Hill Nyo nill apis'iirat tho Kiinko Tliint
day evening, Keb. aid, In hit lecture out Itlitl,
"The Now South "
KiiKiutril Culllni; Ciinls.
It is becoming more fashionable day by day
for ladies to use tho engravitl calling card In
stead 'f tho written or printed, and to ls up
with the tunes thoCoi'UIKll now oirers a lino
of these cholco gissls at eastern prices. Dur
ing the past week wo Ihito taken no less thuii
a iliwon orders from tho leading society ladies
of tho city, and it will nlTonl us pleasuie to
show specimens of tho work to all who niny
call. 1 ho engraving is dono in tho very finest
stylo of the art, and tho ariousshuios in
cards are all represented. I-mlles aio iuviteil
to call on us 111 tho now llurr lilocl;.
TlioTline AVIM Come
When Lincoln streols will all bo p.ivod.
When dead IkmIIos will not I mi buried, but
bunnsl.
When murderers will not Imj hanged, but
killed by electricity.
When newspapers dnro not print storns
that are not fit to bo read.
When Lincoln will Imvo a resident by tho
name of Mrs. Prank ('. Zohriiug.
When Llncolnbatchelor.twlll yot bo thank
fill that custom invented leap year.
When tho public will not ll(s.'k to see mere
professional beauties, who disgrace historic
art.
When tho population of Lincoln will bo
ono hundred thousand and it isn't far oil",
it her.
When tho Elks' lodge will Isj a credit to the
city and a social tiencfll to every member
thereof.
When tho secret sessions of the United
States Senate and every other public body
will is) no more.
Whon tho Cot;mi:ii will bo road by every
socially Inclined person In Lincoln, although
this Is nearly the case now
When Lincoln society will mako up and
koepnbioast of tho times with our neighlsir
cities of moro pretentloiit iropoi tlons
With prompt and courteous trcntine!!,
Hutchins & Hyatt solicit j our orders forany
thlng ill tho lino of luird or soft coal. Tele
phone !&ri
Tho CouilIKIl Is pleasisl to announce to-lay
that Mrs. Montrose, whom it was thought
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last weeK a hcniuriy nun' un,w-itt:i , is iivj
convalescent, aud In a sitting position can re
ceive a few friends. This will Is) cheerful
aud welcome news to tho many fiiemls of
Mr. and Mrs. Montrose.
Tho Heo lilvo Is dally receiving new addi
tions to its Immense stock, and during the
past week many novelties In sprlngdry goods
Imvo been opened. Messrs. I. Friend .t Son
have i ate red to the Lincoln puhlle long
enough to know their wants, aud II Is hut
reasonable to helleve that their new luwili e
will lie re: o vod with dellgbt by their large
and increasing trade. In their motto, 'It
pays to trade at tho Heohlve," Is more truth
than poetry Call and see for joiirsclf.
firunt and htiinton.
Wlitn Gen. Grant was appointed to tnko
command of tho army ho called upon Secre
tary of War Stanton. Ho was smoking n
cigar, nml tho secretary greeted him in that
abrupt way of his, saying: "Hy virtue of
my olllco I rank you, gencrnl; I have com
mand over you." To this Gen. Grnut quietly
replied that ho was nt tho head of tho army
nnd commanded it. Mr. Stanton then in
sisted that they should go to l'lCMdent
Lincoln aud have tho matter settled, (irnnt
said that ho did not care, as ho was then on
his way to seo tho president
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"l.KT UIIANT IIAVB HIS Tl'US NOW."
When they iiitImsI In tho prosoiicoof tho
president, Mr. Stanton, with much vehe
mence, put tho case to the chief executive,
umlwisiml up by asking if lie did not rank
Gen. Grant as commander of tho army,
riifidciit Lincoln ituswtrcd, in that high
voice of his: "Mr. Stanton, you and I Imvo
Ison trjiug to t ill i airalrs for a good while,
don't nii liiiiik it is best to let (leu Grant
liao Ins turn now!" That settled tho con-
I troversv in favor of Gen Giant.
f.
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GLIMPSE AT LINCOLN'S WEDDED LIFE.
Mr. .11 wry 'I mill l.lnenlil Ynilliu- lAtlf,
AVI Te nml Willow.
Miss Slary Todd, who marrlisl Abraham
Lincoln Nov. 4, lHI'J, wat tho daughter of
tho Hon. Uoliert H. Todd, of Kentucky. HIib
was 111 j ears of ago when she llrst mot htr
fiitui-o htitliaml. She wat nt that tlmo Intel
ligent and bright, full of life and iinliimtlou
with ready wit and ipuek at repaiteo. Her
nbumlaut hair was daik brown in color; her
eyes were a grayish blue, and a roty tin
tinged her chis'ks. In a word, she wat bright,
pretty and ambitious, Kroin the llrst hour
of her acipialtitaiico with Mr Lincoln sho
regnrded him at an Intellectual pnsllgy, anil
married him in tho belief that someday or
other ho would Is) president of tho United
Statu.
MILS. LINCOLN.
After their marriago Lincoln and hit wlfo
went to live in pleasant rooms In a very com
fortable hotel eallitl tho Olobo tavern, kupt
by a Mrs. Ileilo and about BOO yards distant
from tho old stato house, paying 1 1 u week
only for Isinrd and rooms. On ono occasion,
shortly after her marriage, Mrs. Lincoln,
BiHMiking of u friend who hail married an old,
but very rich man, said: "I would rather
marry a gissl man a man of mind with
bright prospects for iKwor nml success and
fame, than all tho horsed and houses nml gold
In tho world."
In lttl I Mr. Lincoln purchased tho small,
but comfortable, houso lllustraUvl in tho on
graving, in which ho lived until hhi election
as president and hU remoral to Washington.
Notwithstanding Mrs. LIncoln'y pridoaml
faith hi her huslwnd, it cannot l wild that
thoy woro supremely happy in thulr domestic
relations. It is generally admitted by thoso
who claim to know moot about It, that his on
gagemeiit to Miss Todd wiu a misfortune to
both partlefl conconiwL A portion of tho
prosH has ovor been ready, and especially
since Mr. Lincoln's death, to heap reproaches
uioii hU wifo and widow, tamon uiys, In
referencoto tho subject: "If over n woman
grievously expiated nn offense not her own,
this woman did." Herndon, who know prob
ably better thnn almost any other, tho ins(d'
workings of tho Lincoln family, in a Iottvr to
ono of Lincoln' LIographerB, writes, "Al
that I know ennobles both."
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LINCOLN IIOMKSTKAn AT HPHlNflFIELn.
Mr. Arnold, ill his life of Lincoln, makes
chivalrous defense of Mrs. Lincoln, whom ho
i. .
coiisme
rs was treated not only harshly, but
cruelly by a largo portion of the press, lln
says: "Tho heart broken widow's Intellect
was shattered by tho nwful shock of her hus
band's death, and her mental condition was
made worso by tho death of her son Thomas,
in 1871." From that timo Mrs. Lincoln, In
his opinion, was nover entirely resx)nsibla
for her conduct. Sho was peculiar and ec
centric, and had various hallucinations.
These at ono timo assumed such a form thnt
her son and family friends thought it w-Iso
that sho should bo under treatment for her
mental maladies. Sho was removed to tho
quiet of tho country, and in a few months so
far Improved that her elder sister, Mrs.
Nlniau Edwards, took her to her homo In
Springfield, where sho lingered until her
death, which occurred Jul v 1(1. IWJ.
Charles Sumner was true to the widow of
bis friend to tho last Uirgely through his
tnllueuee cimgnss pnssoti a law giv lug to
Mrs. Lincoln a pension and conferring upon
her a franking privilege fur life
r.lMmrii ( linuuoH.
Mr. L. M Tyler, for a j ear past agent of
the Elkhoru lino in this city, has Uvu pro
moted to tho agency of that toad at Sioux
City, leaving for his new place of duty Weil
i chday. During his suiy hero Mr. T lor lum
made hosts of f i lends who, while legiettiug
his ilepaiture very much, wish him thelsst
success ill his new Held The people of Snll
City will Ilnd him a courteous and iigiocul lo
gentleman, and one with whom It Is a pleas
lit it to do business
Mr. Geo. N Fnresinau succeeds Mr Tyler
as agent. Mr. F. has occupied the iosonsi
bio sisitioii of cashier for the Elkhoru sim o
its entree into the city, and has proven so
faithful an olllcial that his promotion is hut
a lecoguitioii of mei it and strict attention to
ilut) The Cm III I'. It Joint George's many
friends in congratulating him on his advance
ment, and hoss in time to see him the gen
eral manager of the road.
Mr I W. Thomas, shipping clerk, has
Ikvii appointed cashier, ami M. L. Thomas
shipping clerk.
Two groat enemies Hood's Sitrsuparilln
and impure blood. The latter it utterly de
feated by tho NH'uliar medicine.
Ijirgest lino or Key West ami Imported ci
gars nt the Hurr block.
Hrown's Vienna ColTee aud Oyster house hi
tho nioru house block U tho neatest and nob
lot report In tlw city.
A VISIT TO mO(JNK.
THE ANCIENT CITY ON THE RHINE.
Its
Cittlieitrnl, ll Slirlnet, tl Sniersll
Hull", lln '. lie CnloKlir.
F COl' HHK everybody who visits Ihn
Hhlue country must we Cologne This
ancient city contains mine luteiestliig
historical idles than mi) othei on the
Hhlue It It herethat vo.vagers fiom III lis
selsaud Aliistelilain deslio to take slealuers
to Maveuce, at this distance Includes all the
more itileiestlng features of this old hlstsi le
river. Hut there is much In Cologne itself
that deserves incut Ion, infact tho last slxtit'ii
hlimlrisl ,cars gives iihtimluut illusttatloti of
the aetiv ity of chun'h and stale I n the found
lug of gicat Institutions, In the eieetlou of
isistly chinches, palaceM and business houses.
It Is true some ofitstato buildings are very
old, and the tiacesorold archltis'tiiial styles
are to bo seen in its leslileuces mid public
buildings
The old llathaiis or town hall It a famous
I'Mimplr. It has lssn tho scene of lleicosi
llllcal wars, and at timet of most ciuel con
tests between the vlitllous and the vicious
elements of society. At the prewlit time of
M'aco thioiighout thGeriiiali empiie.the tins
Iness enterprises of the town have gleatly re
'ivod, new mauiifactutes have bit'ii estab
llshisl, laihoailt with the interior have Isfii
built, and tho horse car service to all nuts of
the city is admirable. Hotels have nil mod
ern conveniences, so that strangers fromoth
or countries have no cause for complaint that
they cannot have all their wants supplied at
moderate cost
This It the city pur cjcWJi'iiiv fin Its fa
inous Kail do I 'ologlio. Cologne water It wen
everywhere, nearly every stole on tho gland
plaJi lu front of the cathedral Imvo Hue ills
plays or tho water.ln most tempt Ing packages
und foreigners purchase as liberally as the
price is moderate. On every lloornf the hotel
was a table on which Isittles of cologne were
illsplityod ami guests Invited to purchaw. Wo
cimo away with eiui do cologne siilllclenl ror
a years supply.
Of course the finest achievement of arehl
tectum! skill Is the great cathislral, doublless
unsurpassed hy any In northern lCuros. Clit
ics are illvidisl In their opinion Is-twtvn Ci
logno mid Milan. Until are structures of
grand conception, and strangers Ilnd it dllll
cult to iht'Ido which has the greater merit.
Our hotel was nvir the plaJi fronting the on
thodral, ami wo had fntpientopHirtunltlesof
viewing the exterior as well as tho costly In
terior, with its rich stained glass windows, Its
costly cliupoN und tho statuary by tho lest
nrtlsts of tho last three centurloH. Tho vast
structure rises far ulxivo nil other odlllecs and
its lofty spires, which, when coinpletisl, will
Ixi WXI feet In height, is Justly a source of
pride to its citizens.
Tho church has ii long history. The first
esliflco creeled on tho slto of tho pres
ent eothcdnil was completed Dy Williliert In
8711. Tills wan subseipiently desti oyed by tho
Norinnns; then rebuilt nml eulurgitl In KIWI
and In lll'J. This was entirely destroyed by
lire. Finully, Conrad, archbishop in lyi'i.de
termlnisl to build a grand cathislral. which,
after inanv chanires and revolutions hi civil
as well at church affairs, the building has
reached Its present completeness.
Some of the incidents eonniftod with Its
history are worthy of a isslng notice Tho
artists of different centuries had so times
I very inaditpiato Ideas of elegance ami lllni ss
of ornamentation, nml in several msiancis us
flue interior ilnUh was removed or destroyed
to Isi replaced with work much Inferior The
stono gallery surrounding tho choir since the
eighteenth century was tak lown and tho
present railing erected. Hut tho saddest trial
for the cuthislral occurred when tho soldiers
of tho French republic entensl the city. Co
logno and this portion of Germany was once
a part of France and was stolen wveral cen
turies Is-fore, and there was much ill feeling
Ix-twccn tho archbishops of Franco ami Ger
many, etH;cliilly when their dlix-ows went
adjoining. In this case the French general
used its ample sjuice for the storage of iiiovl
slons and shelter of triK)iis. It was only by
the greatest exertions upon the part of the
art lov ing cltlwnt that tho church wat saved
from total destruction and spoliation, but in
spite of all their endeavors they could not
prevent the ilesirileiiou oi many vaiumiio an
tiquities ami tho melting of the bronze tombs
of tho nrehblshoiis.
Nailisin's generals kept thwlr prisoners of
war in the church, who burned lienchcs, pill
pits ami other wooden ornaments. So high
did ecclesiastical hate run in those days that
aGeiiuaii historian, Dr Enner, says that a
French bishop wlrse name oven is given (Her
dolet von Anchor) urgisl Nasilisiu to aniiinl
late the entire structui o Hut this is so much
oi)m)-c1 to Nnpolism's conduct in other conn
tries, whole ho sought to preserve lather than
destiny works of art, that wo can hardly no
oept everything ii Gei man writer would saj
or iixiltt)ii.
However this may Is alxiut tho filiation
of the cathislral of its art treasures, wo found
enough on entering of its treasures of idles
and its many rich shrines, tho pretended id
ics of saints and martyrs.
It iull hardly do to cIomi this account with
nut giving the tradition about tho remains of
the Magi, tho three kings of the Orient who
brought their treasures to the infant Jesus,
I when they were removed to Cologne.
The story runs that until I till the relic
were in a nun's convent at Milan. The broth
i r of the abbess of this convent, who was the
burgomaster, had incurred theilispleaiiie of
the eniN'ror thou Is-slcging the town, and the
lattei had sworn to kill him 'I he Cologne
mchbishop, iteluold von Dnsso, promised the
abbess to save her brother if she would give
lilin the lelifh of the thris" kings After the
sin render or tho town, Iteluolil inmle the em i
Mror pi oiniso that he would givoMio nbbev, I
whatever sho could cai r out of the town on
her shoulders. She can iisl her brother, and
Iteiiiolil risvlved the leliquiarv, which he!
hiought to Cologne lu llt'd, ami dessitisl in
the cathislral with guat solemnity lu hou
or of the event the inagistiates, adoitisl the
thus' oi owns in the iipsr mrt of their crcsb ,
mi difply has Mis'itition impri-KMsl itself mi
every form of life lu many (silts of Kiiihn-
Yoii must ay one uiaik and fifty pfennings
to lie admitted by a guide into the sacnl en
closures near tho chancel. Every objis't is
guarded by ecclesiastics, who explain in tier
man, English ami French tho ancient tieas
lire of tho temple. Tho extensive display of
gold or gilt, of shr'ncM.of rich miters aud cro
siers ami bishop's stall's, ornamented with
previous stones, are hutllcleiit to prove the
wealth which hat Ist'ii lavlshisl on Hie church
and its bishops
The church did not roach lis piiwcut com
plotcnoNs until the Kith day of October, I KM),
when tho Euix'rnr, William I., siiriouniled
by the whole mal family, most of the sever
olgu princes of Get many, ami by many noble
men and olllcers of the elliptic, laid Ihn iohi
stone to this gland and noble wink, ami thus
the sublimes! monument of arohllit'turiil
skill wat completed, ami Willi pt Idol ho whole
(lei man nation looks iixin a wotk which so
loiidl) proclaims the Industiy, tho ml gum
dour mid unit v of I lie dciiuau empire. Tho
new Khltio bridge It another evidence of Ger
man enlerpilse ami engluis'i'ing skill. We
walkisl acioss the blldgo, which is ooiiKtiuet-
uliionaml Isuvsl for rallwas.cmilagesauil
fisil passeiigem Tholliidgoor lloats In it
shoit distance Is'low tho hi Idgo, ami wo ii
turuisl to the ellv by the boat madway The
Itliiun bridge it tlankisl by six stone towers,
is l.'Cll feet long and wasiiuilllli IWIO AImimi
the main entrances mo tlioequesti Ian statues
of Fnslcilck William l' nml the Kuicior
William I
Cologuo was the old Itomali Colotila Agrlp
plua, socalleil after Agilpplua, the daughter
of Gormauiciis. After reaching the highest
M)lut of Its glory, wiMillh and siwer In the
slxli-cnth century It giailually dit'liuoil undor
the llei eo eonlllels of the Uefoi matlon. After
thooveilhrow of Napoleon mid lis iucorpora
Hon Willi 1'ius.sla, Hie Mipulation raplilly In
cicas.il At ptesent it contains 171.000.
Of ooilrse a gloat liiiiuy wonileiflll sloiles
are told by tho faithful about salutsaml mm -Ijrs,
some of which we could believe ami oth
ers alxiut which we pi ofer not to ox pi est mi
opinion.
We woioshowii through (ho church of Ur
sula, which in Igiually was a Itomaiiesipio Ha
silica, but it hasls'en very much changisl by
the alloiations of the twelfth, Ihlitcenth ami
foiiitis'iith coiituries, I' Is now somen hut
gothlc in stjle We coulil have Is'llovcd the
priest had ho said Its foundation had Iss-ii laid
Is'foro tho christian era, so old, mouldy ,damp
and sepulchral illil It msiu. I'.iitut lug a small
chais'l In the building wo wcie shown tho
skulls and IxiuiM eueliKiil lu glass cases nml
said to 1st the relics or I KM) v llglns w ho cmiie
to Cologuo with the Holy Saint llliisula, a
Hritlsh princess, where thoy sutleiisl maitvr
iloui rat her than submit to tho brutal lu
dignities or tho luinulaco.
Hut when wi woro shown one of thoorlgi
mil Jugs used at the marriago al Canaan wo
Ix'gau to doubt tho story of tho virgins. Hut
we will refer to only one mote.
At the corner of Now .Market ami lllili
luiiud streets wo were shown a house from tho
attic windows of which two wooden horses
are wen. Tho story is that about the year
1100, whim the plague iiigod terribly among
tho cltla-nt of Cologne, ltlclunixllt, the wife
of neoIiibiaUsI knight, was also taken ill and ' Ityet remains to Is. wen whether ho will havo
hnving 'ipparontly ihisl, wat Interred in the I nM many of those kind of tours as UAUx or
Apostles chinch uetir liy. Her husband, who patt
love. I hordovoteilly, left on her linger a valu i
able ring. This alt ruetod the cupidity or the ,,,ivl,l Helascoiind II. C. DoMlllohavo con
gruvo ilbigers, and on tho following night tractisl to write a new comedy for Edward
thoy wont to the grave for tho purxse of so- ' Hotkerii, which tho latter will produco
curing IL 0xmlng tho coillu thoy wriHiilsrtit """" "'"'""'"'"H Mimincr season in Now
to remove tho ring from her linger when sho
uwoko from her trance and started fiom the
coillu, tho thieves Uniting a hasty letreat
leaving her terrible apartment she hastened
U her homo and eallitl the wrvanls, who
quite alarmisl, tan to their master Ho was
startled by tho Information ami ran to the
ilixir saying, "My wlfo it dead, ami I would
as soon oxst't my hurst's to ascend to the loft
of my house and look out of tho window " "
mil) our wifo," she exdalninl, sighing deeply,
urn! luuueillnuily tlio sound of horses' hoofs
wcie heard on the stall's. To couiiuemoiate
this miraculous event the wooden hoises may
Ixisisui at tills day looking out of tho wiu
dow.
Cologne Is very licuutlfully lix'absl on the
hanks of the ltliuie, mid has many ntti actions
for its citlj'iis. Tho Zixilogical gardens, Just.
outside tlio fortlllcations, is said to ls the flu
est in Germany. Tho botanical garden com
bines a school of Instruction for gmileiiors.
This Is a gixsl hint ror our State University,
showing how tho Germans give u pi act leal
turn to all their institutions. These places
may Is' reachitl by small steamers making
frequent tris dally.
There is u grand winter theatre, aud also a
summer theatre, a Philharmonic society, a
lino art museum, and many rich private col
lections of art.
Our ineuiorablo voyage nti tho Ithlne to
Mavence. with ilellghtlul company, we must
leave Utr another pas'r
Siiima.
At tlio I'ront Onto.
.srj
"I tell you It's do 1 iw d s tnif ,
liuilln In do worl jou could do
feel Ins."
Horio, diro's
to hurt my
n rv,v
r
"Dut clraimitnncii over which wo hv
no control unnetime alter cases.", 'l
j'7A::aj-'
tM
AT THE FUNKE.
Post nml l'riiaioolln i:rnls at (his I'np
iilur I'hi) licnoie.
Ilowiiril Allieiioiiiim Compitii).
Two pei fot malices of this troiisi of sst'
inlly at this at Iho I'unlie, Wisluowlay ami
Thuoilay of this wis'k, woie giii'led by
largo ami delighleil allillences. The com
pany, asld of one or two "rakes," Is com
xsed or voiy gixsl uialorlal and are do
serving or success. Hell, tlie magician, Is ii
clevel man at the hiislness mid thoioilghly
uiistlllod tho nuilleuco on Iho Mil Ions fivit
illos pieseiiled The iieiobatM weieu leading
caul, ami their tumbling was tho Ix-st over
done on Iho ox'in house stage, and was the
cause of much laughler mid applause. In all
the altiai'llou Is a goisl one, and tho pro
gliimjpiewutisl pi oveil Nitlsfactory to tho
auilloticc
Mrs. I). P. Hnwers olosiil her season in SI.
I mis last week
McKiti Itaiiklu ami Mabel llert are playing
'The Now DauiloH" In museums
Cii 1 1 le Swain will lotiiiu from Australln
and play in Ihlscouiiliy next wasiiii,
Mis John Drew will be with Joseph Jeirer
son lu the spring, when ho revives "Tim
Rivals"
M. H loavltt hat leasiil Iho Grand Opera
House at San Fimicisco, ami will tun at (sip
ular prices
Al.Via GixmIwIii has gone on the road again
with Mr. Kidder's "riillopelie." She Is now
In Now Kuglaml
I'mlerlck Win cle Is mis'liug with much
success in Iho south, when) ho is said to Is)
diawltig large audiences,
Clievaller lllondln Ix'gau iomi walking whiiii
four isim old. At eight years of ago ho tip
is'iiiod Is'foro Iho King of Italy.
The llanlnn's "I'autasmn" are doing n big
husltioKs lu tho west. This week they are In'
Miuueaxills, nml will shoitly aps'iir nt tho
Fuukv
Dion Houelcaiill's now play "Cushla Mu
cin isi" It in constant rehem sal by the Houel
cault company. The t It to sigulllos lu Kugllsh
"Throb of My llomf."
Hill iNjn, the grovit American humorist, Is
the next attraction ul I'uuko's. Ho will de
liver Ids lootiiio enlltlisl "The New South"
noxt Thursday evening.
The Manlon's "1,0 Yoyago on Suisse" com
pany uro playing u lliiooiigngcm nt in I'hlln
dolphin, where thoy are iipx'arlug for tho
llrst time in several years.
W. J. Scaulau is getting ready lo pnxluco
his comic o.rn or "Tho West Point Cadet,"
for which ho has written the words und mu
sic of thiity w,ngs mid choruses.
Sol Smith Itllswll dosed Ills season lilnv
The tour was advertlsisl as SoI'm farewell, hot.
York.
Tim dramatic editor of the Hostou Herald,
John J. McNnllj, has written an amusing
faieicitl comisly eallitl "I'psldo Down," in
w hii h tho Dalys havo had gloatsuccoss every
where.
John S. Clarke made known a haudsomo
revival of "Hamlet" at his Hrond street thea
tre in I'hlladelphla last Saturday night n
wis'k ago, when his son, Ctostou Clarke
made a considerable success us tho melan
choly Dane.
Manage, i'ltou hasdirlilixJ not to send Komi
Coghlmi out for a preliminary tour this wa
sou Sho will lx'glu sUirrlng next Scptemlior
in Clitirlos Coghlan's new play of "Joclyn,"
in which she will ho supportitl by n couiiauy
of unusual ability.
Imro Kiralfy will, within u week or two
i U'giii active preparations ror the pitxluctiou
or the lilg spectacle of "Nero," which will 1st
given at Klutcn Island In Juno. There will
Ixi no basulmll games there this summer, and
"Nero" can havo full sway.
A New Yoik dramatic wiskly iIi-mtIU'H
Holaml Itisil- "As handsome as Joe Jelierson
ami with a volco as sweet as Stuart Kolisou,
ami as is'ceiitric In action as John T. Ibiy
iiioml." Holaud's many Lincoln admirers
would hardly ii-cognle him by that descrip
tion. I lure Klmlfy's glittering and sensuous pro
duction or "Ijigardere" is Ix'lng presentsl In
Toronto. This week the company reacheil
lhliralo, where a sudden rise lu temxratliro
was niiticisl. Lincoln will 1st favorisl somo
tlmo this year with tho Kiralfy troiis, hut us
jet no date hat Imsii flxiil.
It is said Maurire Harrymoio will leave
Mis jiugtr's company shortly, the result
of a misunderstanding with tho Lily. She
told him he did not know hit lines. Ho re
torted that ho know enough to supHirt her
I Slie gave him notice. We presume Maurico
j ill shoot, forward as u star next season, as
I the New York ixiis-rs are enthusiastic over
1 him mid his doings.
Edwin Booth and Ijiurence Hariutt aro
playing a phenomenal engagement in Now
Oi leans, whole the receipts are the largest
over taken for dramatic xirforiiimiccs. After
having New Orleans, the tragislians will aii-
pear in several of the large cities of Texas,
I reaching Los Angeles IVlnuary 'J,tli, where
they play for one wok In Nm Diego tho
opei a house only holds eight hundred ssiplc,
ami every seat has Ikvii sold at fill each, for
one pciformnnco
Miss Fanny Daveiipuit has i-oinmcncisl ac
live rehearsals of "m loaca," whieli will U
( given its llrst Ameiicmi prixluction.Februaiy
. '.'Tth at Flench and danger's new Hioadivay
I theatie, New Voik, and lor which eutliely
now aud elaU a ate scenery and costuiuen aro
prouiistsl Misk Davenpoit U'hoves that tho
now pla will U- moro of a spular success
j than "Fisloia " Tho scenes of the play aro
I laid in Home in ISM), mid while tlieio is a
i gl eat deal of excellent comedy ill tho llrst
two acts, tho last three m tragic enough to
i suit tho mont blase theatlo-giMr.
I'.ILhnru Vnllt'v Line I'linsenuer Train M'r
v lee.
. The Chicago llyer It tialli No II, leaving
at PJ id noon, It enrrie a through pnhuo
skt's'i' Lincoln to l lilcago, ami a illuing car
from Missouri Yalley and iiviches Its destina
tnui at h oVKx k the follow ing mm mug This
train makes i-omuvtion at Fiemont for Nor
folk and Omaha, at Missouri Vully for Slouv
I'ltv and St. Haul
Tinin No. I.' litem Lincoln nt il:M a. in.
Tor WahiKi. Fii'iiuinl. Norfolk. Chadron. the
Black Hillscountr, York, Seward, and litis
I tings