CAPITAL CITY COURIER
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Voi. 3. No. lO
THE TYKOLESE ALPS.
THE PRETTY VILLAGE OF INSBRUCK.
Homo Oilx-rt uttoiift or llm Customs mill
Manner of tlio rroplo.
Our Journey yesterday, 8l. Jl, from Mun
ich wns partly In Germany mul partly In
Austria. On reaching tlio lost town before
leaving Germany, everybody tuuluvury placo
ot Iwiggugo wus ordered out of tlio train and
Into tlio custom house. There wns nearly an
hour lioforo tlio uxiuninntion wan through and
tlio stamp of tho Austrian olllciuls placed on
each art Ida, Onco in tho customs room no
ono could got out. When tho olllclnls wcro
satisfied wo had no eontnihaiul articles no
Kiiiod Into tho bind' ro)iu and thouco to tlio
waiting room, follow Ing tho impatient crowd
ready to rwili for tho best seats as soon us tho
doom were 0eued. Wo Rained a second
class car, accommodations nearly as good as
tho Hist. Our road ran through tho Tyroleso
Alpsnoaily all tho way to Insbruck, whore
wo Intended to spend tho night. Wo passed
through many quaint villages and by numor
oiw farm houses, tho latter ot largo dimen
sions. Tlio largo gaplo covered not only
tho farming houo dcartm;utM, but tho sta
bles us well thoy were sometimes threoor
four stories under tho gablo roof and a iituiiv
boloW. TilOCCllItlgS W0.U iOi U.IU 1.1.U wi
dows 8 i all mid old fashioned. Tho farms all
looked neat and owned by an industrious
lieoplo. Wo reached tho pretty celpiuo town
of Iusbruc'c, deep down in tlio Alps, by It
In tho nfrcruoou. It is SJ,UUO feet altovu tho
sea and surrounded by mountains of 10,000
feet. In tho afternoon woumdoutoiirof tho
town, which hits a population of over !H),0U).
Aland. Anna and myself had a good timo at
sight-seeing everything and everybody so
old and so odd. There was a pieer mingling
ot tlio old Tyroleso dresses mid ornament of
tho women with tho culture and well il reused
Europeans. Tho peasants, of which there
was u sprinkling from tho country with tho
town lieoplo of tho artisan class, excited tlio
curiosity of tlio stranger, and especially to
our American oyes novel in tho extreme.
Their odd ways and customs, tho dresses of
the women and children, tho stylo of tlio
houses, built as If they were afraid of rob
bers, with iron gratings, bolts and burs over
tho windows. Well, I suppose they have
been plundered a hundred times. Austrian
and Italian urmius have fought for centuries
over this ground, and soldiers quartered m
every town whore forts could bo erected, for
this is tho only pass in tlio Alps through
which an army could pass troin Austria to
Italy, Powerful fortresses have been erected
at tlio southern outlet of the valley. Judging
from the monuments it looks us if tho icople
hud been through centuries of strife. We
went into their chief place of worship, tho
Minster, a sort of cathedral and 'Westminster
Abbey combined,
Thcro was n monumental tomb in tho cen
tre Inclosed with an Iron railing, containing
tho most curious uud elaborately wrought
historic subjects In bas relief on small slabs of
alabaster, that I havo over seen. Tho four
sides of tho monument contained a full his
tory of tho battles and triumplis of a thou
sand years. Wo secured some iluo photo
graphs of tho beautiful carvings, but one
must seo them to appreciate their full beauty.
Around this central monument aro Hfo-slzo
figures In bronze in tho best stylo of work
manshipof their military heron. ki'igs and
queens. Thoy far surpass In uumb.'r tho
bronzes in tho Inner Temple church In Lon
don. Thero are bronze men and women and
thcro aro several femalo ilguros who fought
and suirered for freedom In tho past. How
much they havo gained I do not seo. There
aro soma lino hotels hero and thoro aro thou
sands of visitors during tlio hot months of
summer. Tlio Alps scenery Is very lino and
tho clear mountain streams and healthful cli
mate all havo their attraction, thus ulibrdlng
profitable employment for a largo part of
tho peoplu. Wo vent Into tho priiicljial
bazar; wo found it crowded with ieoplo and
tho shop ieoplo wero busy bidding for tralllc
yesterday, and saw tho men, wonion and
children at work in tho shops in tlio narrower
streets. Tho best men hero, us in Germany,
are in tlio army. Those that aro left seem
worn out with work, and tho visages of tho
women and children, us wo saw them hi the
churches, luirks and streets, aro very euro
worn. Tlio now generation of tho better
class of chlldion seemed an improvement on
their purents. Homo wero handsome. Wo
saw three children In a temple acioss the
river at ft p. m. yesterduy saying their
prayers, They w ere all alone, tho eldest six
years, pretty forms, flaxen hair and blue
oyes. They kept at their devotion undlsturb
ed at our entrauco. From tho templowo
imssed mto tho adjoining burying ground, It
was crowded with gravoB mid ornamental
crosses, and a covered way around tho en
closure contained shrines ami monuments, of
ten of great cost, where tlio relatives of tlio
dead can go ay their devotions in all weath -eii.
Crossing tho lieautiful park wo came
to tho entrance of a lino iron bridge spinning
tho river at this point. Finding ourselves on
tlio main uvenuo, wo ontorod nnothcr largo
bazar, its suiiorstructures built on heavy
stone arches, the covered coloimdo extending
in several directions. Those wero crowded
with all classes of tho citizoiis and It was a
good opjiortunlty to btudy the dlirerent styles.
While many wero ancient, wo could seo the
civilizing inlluences going on among tho com
moil lieoplo. In tho stjres and jxirtlcularly
In tho parks, wo observed hero tho women
and children wero gradually adopting modern
dresses. Thoro Is so much traveling of Kng
t Ilsh lieoplo, you know, that somo of the Tyro
lew girls feel ashamed of their short jnittl-
Omitd liJU'.l lmru itti.l lukti.1.1 .....1 .. I ,...
-""I w "U" "" "-inn nun numiuil Siloes. '
I must say I like this plcturesiuo npKarauce I
ui uiu ieuvuiiiH oi irio xyroieso nml It will bo
a wul day when tho dear old ways of these
innocent eoplo aro sjiolled by tho fast
ways of styles of what we may call the ad
vanced culture of Kutoihj. Wo parted from
these lieoplo w 1th regret. Wo could havo lin
gered much longer, until wo could havo
known them luittor. Our road continued
through their colobrutod pass, which fro
quently spreads out Into wldo vallles, where
tho vino and the olive nourish, Tlio hillsides
wero everywhere covered with iiilgunls, and
tho soil which Is being constantly washed
from tho mountains has replenished tho fruit
ful earth for thousands of years.
Tho valley Is subject .to foarful Moods by
tho deep snows suddenly molted by tlio
worm suns of spring", Since our return to
Lincoln wo read of destructive storms there
In 1H83. Tlio water rase at Verona to a great
helghth. The river Iim iours Its volume
into tho Adigo and tho churches nnd houses
in Venice show tho marks of tho groat Hood.
Powerful fllllcatlons liavo boon erected by
tho Austriaus on a high projecting jiolnt of
tho mountains, who tho two rivers, tho Adlgo
nnd tho I mi unite.
Tlio Austrian wero completely driven from
Northern Italy by Onrubuldl In tho Into re
juvenation of Italy.
Italy Is now directed by nhlo statesmon and
tho lieoplo havo entered upon a career of
higher civilization, bused Uon tho education
of all tho children of the state and the ubso
'uto freedom of religion. Tlio confiscation of
tin enormous property which tho monastic
Institutions hud under various pretexts
wrung from tho faithful, has been restored to
tho icople, amounting to over ninety mil
lions, of real estate,
TI1K OAI'UL'IAN XIOXKH.
Tho Honmu church is very jioworf ul in this
lortIoii of Austria. Wo iwissed n number of
lovely villages scattered through those plot in
csipie mountains. Wo noticed Iluo churches
mid extensivo monastic c-stnlillshmntits nnd
several Iluo schools for Ixiys and gli Is, The
parsonages of the priesthood won) always In
in tho midst of lovely gardens where tho vine,
tho)Uvo and tho tig flourished.
The Clinician Monks certainly havo an eye
fo beauty, in choosing this lovely and fertile
valley as their homo. Wo saw several inem
liersof tho order nt ono or two Rations, It
was their vacation and they wero doubtless
visiting tho brethren.
Their dress consists ot a long rolw of coarse
brown cloth, with u largo hood. Their feet,
without stockings, aro clad in sandals nnd a
heavy c-rd engirdles tho waist, to which Is
attached a rather lurgn crucifix. Altogether
they present a unique picture In tho lamlscapo
of everyday life in tlio Tyroleso valley, Af
ter a lovely day's Journey tho vnlloy suddenly
spread out into tho charming scenery of tho
plains of Northern Italy. Wo sient tho
nUlit In Old Verona In an ancient hotel
which showed that It had been often shnkuu
by earthquake. Hiiima.
HE DIDN'T "CATOH ON."
A Moving Story of an Unmiccrnful At
tempt to Cnteli n Tig.
Thcro aro many things in this world that
look comparatively easy, but which n trial
demonstrates call forth a man's most serious
effort. Wo havo always labored under tho
impression that a sixty ouud pig could bo
grabbed by tho hind log nnd carried off with
comparatlvo enso by a man of ordinary size.
This cnido Idea, however, has loosened its
grip on us during tho last fow days.
Last Thursday wo ambled up to a pig Uko
a member of tlio Manhattan Ball club get
ting on deck for a striko, and readied for his
hind leg. Just then ho had to tako a step wo
had not oxpected hhn to mako, and tho leg
was not thcro any nioro. Several moro
reaches wero made, but all fell short, und
what was tho most surprising part of it, the
pig, which was so absorbed in its rooting
that ho never looked up, always happened to
moro just nt tho right timo to bo missed.
Whllo regarding it as u coincidence (for tho
animal did not oven know wo were there, wo
stolo up so quietly), it was ono of those an
noying coincidences that it Is not cosy to ac
count for. If wo wero writing a trcntiso on
coincidence wo should glvo this a pronijutvit
placo. rresontly wo got tho aiilmnl in a Cor
ner, and, in order to bo sure, fell down on it
bodily. Again ono of thoso Infornol cllanco
movements took place. Tho pig took two
steps to gather a potato, and wo fell flat on
tho placo whero tho pig Had just been. Then
ho looked round for tho first time, and, pCr
colving us lying thoro, grunted his astonish
ment and trotted away. Ho w&h so aston
ished at seeing a man lying thero on his
stomach, spitting gravel out of his mouth,
that ho went off and stuck his head In a liar
rol to glvo his brain a rest.
Then wo slid up quiotlyjuid by a finely cal-
fculoted cryptograms movement snatched
nim by tlio hind leg. Tuis was probably
what caused tho barrel to riso up suddenly
nnd hit us on tho nose. Tho wrestling match
seemed to begin nt this point. First wo got a
collar and elbow hold on tho barrel mid stood
it en its head. Then tho pig got a grapo vino
lock nnd throw us over tho barrel. Then wo
got a Cornish grip on tho animal and throw
him, nnd wero in turn downed by tho barrel.
Thon wo got a hnlf Nelson, Grawo-Homan
lock on tho pig's neck, but it got out with a
half turn and bomersnult and grnblied us by
tho scat of tho trousers. Claim of foul dis
allowed by femalo referee on tho front steps,
on grounds that tho pig's tail had nlso lieen
grabbed In tho turn. Then tho pig, with a
now stylo of wrestling, heretofore unknown
to us, turned us a somersault. If a pig bllnd
folded by n barrel could play this sort of
games, it occurred to us that thero was
no tolling what ho might not do with his head
looso. This idea, and the feeling that ho
might put his head out of tho barrel, or tho
barrel head out, or get us out of our head,
had a most demoralizing effect. Suddenly,
by a coup tie main net, wo stood tho barrel on
end, with tho pig's hindquarters in tho nlr,
and thought wo had tho match won; but tlio
animal wiggled down in tho barrel, nnd as
wo lowered it on its sldo to prevent his weight
annoying him nuy further, ho mado an ex
traordinary movement. Ho smashed out tho
barrel head, and, as wo had him by tho leg,
dragged us after him into tho barrel. Whon
wo let go, to prevent tho nails in tho barrel
from tearing our now clothes, wo found our
solved iu tho barrel and the pig in u Hold
about half u mllo from tho house.
A woman, who had bocu sitting on tho
itepsto act ns u referee, gave tlio match to
tho pig. Carbon (Nov.) Apal.
To People Who Kiiturtulii,
Society ieoplo arranging for lwrties, India
weddings, receptions or anything in this lino,
should inspect our elegant lino of stationery
and pruned novelties used on such occasions.
Wo have Jiwt received our now fall lino of
olegant ball programs, Invitations for wed
dings, parties, etc., announcements, folders,
calling cards and in fact everything in this
lino.
They know just how to ploaso you with
oysters in overy stylo at Ilrown's Now Vienna
CuM.
To tho Traveling l'lib'llo.
Pleaso noto that a sujiorb lino of FUEK
CHAIR CAlUJisnow run Iwtwoon Lincoln
and Chicago on trains Nob. B and No. 0; also
that sleeping car lierths or drawing rooms on
tho "llyers," Nos. 1 and a may Iw reserved In
advancoat City Ticket Olllco, cornor Tenth
mid O Streets. A. O. Zihmkh,
City Passenger Agent,
Doctor I). F, Halloy, olllco and residence
cor. of Thirteenth and O streets, Tel, 017,
Lincoln, Nicdkaska, Saturday. Mauou Ol, t88
THE FEAST OF FEASTS,
ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER,
THE CHRISTIAN PASSOVER.
Orfltnmiles Attending ttm OhiwrtnncA of
Kiulertldo Among Many Nullum MnT
ntitn Rtn Ilrguliitfit ,y Itnulor Dnjr.
Ctutom Distributing I'nuoli ltgg.
Tho term Kaster, signifying tho Christian
ivissovcrand the festival of tho resurrection
of Christ, Is proliably derived from tho nam
of tho Teutonic goddess of spring, Ostora a?
Ocstro, whoso festival occurs nliout tho same
timo as tho observance of Easter.
Thoso of tho early Christians who bellovod
tho Christian passovcr to bo a coiumomora-
& sTj. es
.
&:
THE OLD CUBTOM OK HEAVINO,
tlou of Christ's death, ndhoreil to tho custom
of holding tho Kaster festivity on tho day
prcscriliod for tho Jewish pasch tho four
teenth day of tho first month; that is, tho
lunar mouth of which tho fourteenth day
cither falls on or noxt after tho day of tbo
venial equinox.
But most of tho Christian churches, attach
ing greater Imjiortanco to tho day of Christ's
resurrection, hold to Eostcr'B lielng cele
brated on tho Sunday which followed tho
fourteenth day of tho moon of March, tho
day on which Christ suffered.
This question was tlio cnuso of a serious
difference in tho church as early as tho Sec
ond contury, and was not finally settled until
tho Council of Nlco In tho year IBS. Tho
rulowas then adopted which brings Kaster
day always on tho ilrst Sunday after tho full
moon which huppons on or next after March
-M, and if the full moon hapinms on n Sun
iluy, Easter day is tho Sunday after. By
this arrangement Easter may como as early
as March J or as lato as April 25. Easter
Sunday occurs this year on tho 1st day of
Ai.ril.
Tlio Present season is by no means satisfac
tory, and it has been frequently urged of
lato years that Easter should lo mado a fixed
festival, a Sunday lato In April being cele
brated, or that nearest the 6th of April,
which, according to Haydn, was tho dato of
tho original Easter day, as Advent Sunday
is tho nearest Sunday to St. Andrew a day,
whether before or after. A well know u pro
fessor of astronomy in ono of our hwding
colleges, in reference to this subject, says:
"Tho fact Is that tho dato of Easter Sunday
simply depends ujiou tho fullness of n hypo
thetical and supposititious moon, Invented and
mado to move in an imposslblo manner by
Popo Hllarius.tho supposed movements of
which ure such as occasionally to mako
Easter Sunday vary by flvo weeks from tho
dato given by tho real moon." It is needless,
however, to say that any attempt to chango
the system of fixing Easter day would bo
certain to precipitate tho llvoliest kind of an
ecclesiastical uproar, although it might not
bring armed mobs into tho streets to clamor
for "tho stolen days," as happened with tho
chango In tho calendar.
Easter, which is now preceded by Lout, in
early days was introduced by fasting on ono
day only-tho Friday In Passion weo s known
as Good Friday. By and by the timo was
extended to forty hours In tokon that Christ
had lain that long In tho tomb, and from
this It was finally prolonged to forty days
tho season of tho temptation in tho wilder
ness. On Easter morning tho primltlvo
Christians saluted eoch other with tho words,
.JWYtfHZUn
yr -jr rt if sw ... -rrv " - j
2isi l-i. Jy-?' n .sy.7vV
tlirUt Is arisen," to wiitcn mo ivri.dn an
dressed answered, "Christ Is arisen, indeed,"
n custom w lilch Is still retained In tho (Ireok
church.
All tho ceremonies attending tho olwerv
nuco of Easter wero nt first very simple, but
In tho early ivtrt of tlio Fourth century a do
elded change was brought about by Con
stunt Ino, who, naturally fond of parade, slg
nallzed his lovo of display by celebrating this
festival with extraordinary siiup. At the
vigils InstUutisI for Easter eve. when the
pooplo remained In tho churches, huge laiK-rs
of wax wero biiriiodj these wtiru however,
"nt routined to tlio churchel, but wero
placed nil over tho city, Kaster Sunday was
observed with elaborate ceremonials, tho
poH olllelntlng nt mass with overy Imposing
accessory that could lw brought to Issur In
that service,
Tlio churches worn adorned nt this season
llko theatres, mid crowds jHiured In Uisoo tho
sepulcliers which were erected representing
tho whole M-euo of our Savior's entombment.
A general Mlof prevailed that tho lord's
second coming would Iwon Kaster eve, thoro
fore tlio sepulehei-s wero watched through tho
night until .1 o'clock in tho morning, whon
two of (lie olilest monks would enter and tnko
out n lieautiful Imago of tho resurrection,
which was elevated before tho ooplo during
tho singing of tlio anthem, "Clirlstiis Itesur
gens." It was then carried to tho high altar,
and, n procession lielng formed, a canopy of
velvet was Isirnoovcr it by ancient gcutlo-
YtlfMl. TIlllV firrwftai,liwl rAlltwl tltn i,tI,I,i it
tho church by tho light of torchiw, nil sing-
u'bl v'jwi.iii lllllt 'JIIIK, lllllll WIII1IIUK
again to tho high nltnr It wns there placed to
remain until Ascension day. In many places
tho monks crsonatod nil tho characters con
nected with tho ovcut thoy celebrated, and
thus rendered tho sceno still moro picturesque.
Many of tho old customs of Kustcrtfdo still
linger with us. Tho jieafantry in certain
portions of Kiiglund mid Scotland, up to a
very recent date, observed tho absurd cus
tom of "lifting" or "heaving," ns it was
called.
On Eushjr Monday tho men, carrying
chairs, went nliout insisting that all tho
women thoy met should tako a seat and bo
lifted up three Union. Tho ierformanco was
I accompanied w ith loud shouts, and tho ex-
1 acting of a kiss for each ono of tho lifters.
Tho accepted modo, as it scorns, was for two
to lift, ouo on cither sldo, and tho chair.
gayly decorated, to lie raised high abovo tho
heads of tho lifters. It is further related thnt
nny preferring wero allowed to my a forfeit
of money, Instead of tho kiss, lioforo thoy
were lot out.
On Tuesday tho women took thoir turn,
nnd wo read that bo anxious wero thoy to do
their full part In this ridiculous proceeding,
that thoy wero wont to guard overy avenuo
to tho town and stop overy imssenger, cdcs
trlan, equestrian or vehicular. It was a
crude imagination that could seo nny repre
sentation in this to tho resurrection of our
Suvlor. But ns such it was iuten.hsl.
Not only wero tho women allowed a share
in tho sport of "heaving" or "lifting," but
thoy had thoir own football match iu a qulot
sort of a way. The good anil healthful prac
tice of Archery was not forgotten at tho
Bltrovo Tuesday and Easter Monday meet
ings; tho reward for the best shot was pro
vided, in many localities, not by tho guilds,
but by tho bridegrooms of tho community.
Tho custom of distributing tlio "Pnco" or
, "Pasch" eggs, which was onco almost uni
versal among Christians, is still oWrved
among children tho world over and by tho
peasantry In certain portions of tho Old
World. Tlio lioyj play with theso hurd boiled
eggs llko balls, throwing them Into tho air
or rolling them nliout tho Holds, nnd fre
quently knocking thorn together to seo which
will break first, tho broken egg becoming tho
property of thoso whoso eggs remaiu wholo.
Easter week is still tho great season at
Rome, for Italy is Catholic if tho po is not
king. Tho greatest preparations are mado
for Eostor Sunday, which is celebrated with
elaborate eoreinonlnls. The day is ushered
lu by tho firing of cannons, and early In tho
morning carriages witli their eager freight
of men and women liegui to roll toward St.
Peter's, whloh is richly docorated for ths
occasion, tho altars freshly ornamented and
tho lights around tho tomb of St. PcUr all
I blazing.
sA, tv lrWi
1'I.AYINO WITH I'AHCII K(I(IH.
of ostrich feather, in which are placed tho
pyollkopuiUof iioaeoek feathers to repre
sent tho eyes or vigilance of tlio church.
When Iu tho church ho rest under a rich
'nnopy of silk.
Tho h)h. after omelat lug nt mass nt tho
'ilglniltnr, is Inu'iiii nllh the sanin ceremony,
xi tho sound of music, back through tho
irowilod church to n Imlcouy overtho central
loorway. There, surrounded by his prlnclial
illlccnt, ho rises from his chnlr of Male and
)mtiDunccNii benediction, with Indulgences
md absolution.
Tho crowd of txxiplo who witness this most
iiUKwIiigof nil tho ceremonies or Homo nt
.his season Is immense. Below tho balcony
it which the pop iipjiours to pronouiieo tho
liem-llotlon Is tho densest ciow.l, which
watches with upturned races tho fulling of
tho p.iiers containing eopies of tho prajers
Unit have Isvit ullcred. which are thrown
do.vn into the midst of this restless inultitudo
by tho poN) und his assistants. This lielng
Jubilee year these ceremonies eominomornt
ing Easier week at Homo aro of unusual
magiilllceuco.
All flioinoviililo religious fonsfs pro rcgu
lahsl by Easter day. Easter Sunday this
your, Iu tsuiMspiencoof the lunar movements,
falls early lu April, nnd as n natural result
Cundlomns was earlier than usual, it oc
curred Feb. !3, nnd tho wholesale dealers In
candles throughout Christendom prepared,
ns usual, a largo amount of candles Tor tho do
maud arising from tho religious occasion.
Tlio dovout of tho Cathollo chinch, from
tho richest to tho issiresf, mako mi offering
of caudles at their reHHctlvo churolio on
Candlemas day. Somo of these candles aro
very olnliorato, lielng mado by hand nnd
composed of pure wax. Somo mado for tho
high altar iu tho cathedral and other
churches In Now York cost, with their elab
orate ornamentation, from $'J.VJ to fiOO each,
Persons of modcrnlo means offer caudles less
oxjienslvo, lint oven tlio ioorostof tlio con
gregation present a candle inadoof pure war.
Theso candles ure blessed on Catiillcsmnsdoy,
and nit tho dovout are presented with a
blossod candlo to lie used on sjicclal occasions
In their homes. To Iw denied ono of tho
blessed candles by tho priest Is u punishment
which is regarded In a serious manner, and
tho refusal Is only mado when tho applicant
has offended the laws of tho church. Candlo
tnas day Is, therefore, ono of tho solemn
events of tho church, and Is usually observed
strictly by nil true Catholics.
Interesting interview Willi Mr. Iliiltur or
the limt Wuril.
Liirtl Llim Lltot No golod-M so dom veil
totos.llragom, Sill Halter do famnldehunnlk,
pllkelo do UouitiKH. Ll-stndol beno ndolo?
Union lieno vntnkoii oki ofeti lu liltutlm. Llf
blnom bleflk o llm stnjiom noveln. Flolntim
binom tlm gudlk flton, nl llotatlm nt blnom
tlnilmdll-. scion rillk lots e bluos llkullk
mckftn moid.
Logol, Kanob pviion volnpllko, ab no Kaj
HIob osl. Ogolob at tout ven Booth o Barrett
olilnom, is, if (oknnnl), grf)" donU lul.
Muyed stillutoblk o svblm tlkas oblk omra
liromtous iollous. Kltlp oknnol uickou pflkot
111 suniikl Epltkob pukotll! oblk stadol-ol
lieno, (lod blhom-ftd ko ol,
TIlANHbATION,
"Hello! hellol hello! How do you slzo up
this morning," said Mr. Halter, of older
inanlc rhino to tho linguist of Tiik Couii
lEit, wlio wns ienslvely leaning up ngalust
tho glided railing of the stairway leading to
tho magnificent olllco IkiIow, seemingly eu
trauceil by tho gorgisms sjiectaclo of sun
shliiuaud mud unfurled before him.
"Just middling," resoudisl tho C. L., evi
dently dazed by the.tlueucy III tlio now lingo
of tho genial statesman from tho First.
"How do you llko iolltics und do you Hud
tho now language of much advantage in
your canvass?"
"1 like statesmanship abovo all things nnd
find that my knowledge of volnptlk gives mo
nn iuuneaso advantage over my opponents.
can meet all my fellow-cltlzons of wlmtover
nationality they may lie, on common ground
and speak to all in a bcuutiful iiersuasivo and
winning touguo that cannot bo misunder
stood." "Will Volapftk Iw universal, think your
"I certainly do; especially among tho cul
turcd lieoplo of tho earth. Tho civilization of
this era of light nnd advancement has too
long Ixsm hampered by the linguistic shack
les licquouthod by a barbarous ancestry. Tlio
advanced thought of this great ago needs n
surer uud more elegant means of expression
than is afforded by oxtstlug.ldloncs. I am
now writing a xkiii in the now sivecli which
will create a sensation, but I do not purjioho
its publication until I can glvo it tho prestige
of my olllcial title as alderman. But I must
depart, (Jooddiyo; (lod bless you."
Muslritlu,
A very pleasant afternoon musicalo was
given Wednesday lu thu rooms of Prof. F. M.
(liboault in Iedwith block. The erformers
were nil pupils ot tho professor, nnd acquitted
themselves most crislitably. The rooms wero
most elegantly decorated with flowers of
overy description, giving nn added charm to
the enjoyment of the occasion. Tlio program
wascouix)sod of both vocal and instrumental
music, uud although a number of pupils were
unable to attend on account of absence from
tho city, thos.1 present wore dol ightfully en
tertained. Tlio following young ladles and
gentlemen participated . Mlsves Edith I-eigli-ton,
Miuiilo O.iylord, Nellio Eddy, Edna
Scott, Sadie Ivors, Helen Hoover, Ioim
Gardner, Ada Oregg, Florence Putnam,
Maudlo Tyler; Masters Willie Huhlxil, Fred
die Tuvvis, Willto Tyler, Cuarllo Hugeuow
uud Mr. Herdmnu.
I'rugit'SHlu Angling,
Miss Nellio Zchruug eutertaiiiod a number
of friends at progressive angling nt her homo
015 C street, on hist Saturday evening. This
was tho Ilrst introduction of the society game
Into Lincoln circles, nnd tho occasion was
highly enjoyed. Somo four or llo tables
wero employed iu tlio game, tho details of
which wero given somo time ago iu Tin:
Col'lUKU. Wo hope this will not Iw the last
angling lwirty, as it is productive of much
nmusemeut.
The ladles of Lincoln have found it to their
udvautugo to buy dress goods uud trimmings
of J, K. Miller. His ktock this season is tlio
largest and finest over shown in this city nnd
his grand sale bus caused nil Lincoln ladles to
wonder, Tlio prices are exceedingly low uud
tho goods suiKirb lu quality and tlylo.
All slw of U-st grade hard coal, nicely
screened nml always on hand at Hutehlus &
Hyatt, 10W o street.
PHIOIC FiVIC OICNT3
A CURIOUS CAVE.
Nomeltilng Old Citlrnu Iteiiiemlier, lint
New Ones Ihm't Know.
Out III tho southwestern part of tlmtily
between Ninth mid Tenth streets, way on thu
other sldo of Vnn Born, Is n envn that has a
history, Iong liefom tho city of Lincoln was
ever thought of, this cavo was dug lu tho
soil sandstone by inenilsirHcf tho Oiuidia und
Pawueo Indians, whont different limes innihi
It lienilquniterH lu their raids upon ono
nnothcr and tho pioneers of tho region. At
least tradition says so, as after their removal
It was found. Homo timo In tlm early part
of tho '(id's tho .lames gang uud other roMwnt
less notorious mado their heodquni tern
hero, using It to store their plunder
lu. Tho roluVrs also enlnrgud tho envo
gientlysons to admit of thoir homes. Tlio
other day the Observer was exploilng tho re
gion round nliout, umt coining iimiii this holo
lu the ground decided to seo what It was llko.
Procui Ing tlio services as guldu of several
boys who weru playing nearby, lu company
with tlirni uud a smoky laiilein wu descend
sl, The cavo Is liewu out of a very soft
sandstone nml uxtends back nearly KM) feet
Willi Iwo lateral, connoetisl wilh tho main
cavo by a series of roughly-cut stejis. A.
KrHon call slaud or walk elect lu almost,
overy part of It. Ah wo smmtered nlong ex
amining tho inscription on its sides, a ray of
light, several of them lu fact, wiiHdlsa?rnlblo
nt tlio other end, Wo questioned our guide,
but with a "wnlt and sis' ho hurried nlong.
What wns our astonishment shortly to flint
ourselves hi a largo chamber sonui twenty
live feet square and nhout thirty feet In
helghth, A shoit lnsMS'tloii soon show isl us
that wo wero In tlm cellar of the house wo
had noticed lioforo rntorhig, but It was a llt
tlo surprising at first, A small tunnel Just
largo enough to admit n man's body connect
ed tho two parts of tho cavo nlso, but our
nvolrduKils was such that mi Investigation
of that particular iwrtlon could not bounder
taken, even had our spirit been willing. Tho
cave faces westward, tlio tunnels running
unit beast and southeast. Oil' to one sldo Is a
smaller cavo, probably llfty or sixty feet
long that Is a beauty. It Is howu out neatly
but roughly uud has a hard cemented floor
which gives out a hollow sound when tapisxl
with a cane. This is known as tlio rohltora
and counterfolli'tV cavo, but has latterly
boon used as a brewery vault, although nub
so occupied at picseut. Aliout fifteen or six
teen years ago the business men of Omaha,
Lincoln and Nebraska City wero startled by
tho discovery that a large nmouutof counter
feit sliver dollars and gold live mid ten dollar
pieces were nliout. Tho stuff had tho right
ring but was light In weight, although ouo
not ii'-customed to handling a largo amount
would.iiot Ixj aware of it. Persistent efforts;
wci o mado to llnd out who w ns Issuing It, and
a nuiulicr of secret service olllciuls wero
posted nt tho different cities, but for a long
timo all efforts were bullied. Finally tho
ohieer stationed at Lincoln, ouo Tracy by
name, discovered that a tough character
known as Pawnee Tom was rather flush with
money, nnd susjiectlug him followed hhn ono
dark lught nnd saw him entering the cave,
the cxistenco of which wns then somewhat of
a tradition. Returning to town Tracy tele
graphed to tho secret service man nt Nebraska
City to como to Lincoln as ho had tho gatno
bngged. Tho detective caino on and tlm next
night a raid wns mado on tho cavo, but tho
counterfeiters had got wind of It nnd flown,
leaving but n fow tools liehlnd. Some of tho
broken folds are still to lm seen in the cave.
There Is u large ojienliig at tlio top ot tho
cavo which our boy guide Informed us was
where the roblsjrs dejioslted their 111 gotten
gains, covering it iu tho sumo manner, wo
prcsumo, ns tho cavo described In "Handy
Andy."
Tho hind on which the cavo Is located be
longs to Mrs. Warner, and the house Is occu
pied by Mr. Henry Young. Mr. Young Is a
pleasant gentleman who lias lieen employed
at tlio prison for n number of years. It is
his Intention to have tho cave rouovuUsl and
fixed up nicely so ns to make it a kind of cur
iosity resort this summer. Tho Observer can
recommend tho cavo ns quite a curiosity anil
well worthy of a visit. There aro not many
lieoplo lu Lincoln who have seen this cave
uud it will lie pleasant as well ussurprisiiig to
mako a tour throughout It. To roach it, tako
tho Tenth street curs, alight nt South street
and walk toward the prison until you como to
u yellow house on tho hill, and there's th
cave.
Tlm (treat Itork Island Cook Hook.
Orders for this iwpular work will hereafter
bo promptly filled. The delay of which somo
recent subscrilsrs havo had cutiso to complain
was duo to tlio fact the first edition of thu re
vised Issue for 1BXS was oxhuustcd much
sooner than anticipated. Another large edi
tion, however, has leii printed, and Is now
ready for delivery. Copies mulled, iostiaid,
at ten (10) cents (for iiostage) in stumps und
or coin. Address,
E. A. Homiiiook,
General Ticket and Passenger Agent,
Chicago.
Also copies of tho famous scieutlllo series of
Christmas Annuals, dedicated to tho Boys
and Olrls of America "Watt Stephens,"
"Voltnlgul," "Petroleum nnd Natural Gas,"
and "Coal nnd Coko" nt ten cents each,
Unity Hunting Again.
One of the greatest literary hits of tho sea
son Is the story of "Baby Bunting, or tho
Alphaliet of Love," by Laura Jeuu IJhbey,
which is at present being published in tho
columns of tho Now York Family Story Pa
(icr. Tho jwiper containing tho opening chap
ters of this wonderfully jiopular romunco
npiH'iirod; on tho news stands this morning.
Tho tremendous rush for that number by tho
young ladles of tho town shows clearly that
the publishers havo struck a bonanza. Tho
Family Story PajHT is for sulo by all nows
dealers, or will Ik) sent to nny address four
months, postage freo, for $1.00, Norman L.
Monro, Publisher, 1 and '-0 Vundew titer St.,
Now York.
The llurllngtoii I'lyem.
General Passenger Agent Emtls wus iu tho
city Wednesday and It is on ills authority wo
announce that Nos. 1 and -, tho Chicago
Denver llyers, will bo put on again perma
nently nort Monday, Tills will bo cheerful
news to travellers, for it bad tiecu rumored
tlmttheuo trains would not bo put on again.
Wanted.
Gentlemen and ladles to tako position with
rellablo house. Good salary guaranteed.
Promotion rapid. Address A, this olllco.