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Tim good old your nliicli is about to die has tin tilblietl much ol butictit to both Lincoln uml its citizens, ho having diiriui; lS inailo fur butter btlldcs tomd luutiojiohtuu piopor tioimmid bulldisl uji bolter than in any year lirevious. It bus been tho gi cutest year in our existence, In fact having accomplished more, of us thuu dining tliu great boom jour 1S3". Notwltlistmiduig thu ill nutuicd mid unju.st olce ot thu ciuuker, who has done iiioio to hint Lincoln than Uiunlm mid llust lugk coiubined, with ulout oimally us much hiicceas, our building has buuu souiethiug uiiorinous; impiovciuentrt luivutar uoiks, Htu-et piiving, police deiiurtmcntH, etc., huvu nil been muteilully Htieugt lined, uhllo thu htieot luiluuy hctnIco now coiupaies with miy city in thu wont, it bulng piompt, lapld mid coiufoi tublo, thu lines now covering ov oi y important jioitiou of tho city. Nuw iidl louil lineh hmu been added and two nioie, lmmely, thu Hock Island mid Milwaukee, will bo among the now onus for V.). These oucu in opciutlon willghu us nil thu lines now limning into Oiimlm, besides uioiu tiuiiis, bettor uccoiiiodatious mid uioiu fuvoruhlu houi-H for miiMil mid dupaitiue, iiiaUiug Lincoln a better intlrojd center than unci j our position In IhUicspucl being own now lnr supoiior to any ikuiiIs within liu huiidioit niilcH. Kuvciul eiy costly hchool houses il piiitlculmly excellent aicliltccturo huo been uddetl, tho hpacious new countj court hoiisu is piogiesslng llnuly, tho capital building is about completely IliiUhcd, nuw additions luio bum uiiidu to thu Insane Asy lums, u nuw woolen null mid initial stops foi building another under way mid dozens ot other things too iiuuieious to mention mo thu good tilings that the old year has given us. Tho nuw union depot pioject is under full headway mid full paiticulms will soon bo exploded. I did not intend when beginning the.su observations to enter into n boom in ti ck', but tho subject is onu that has good enough niateiinl in it tounthuhoovciy wilier, thurufoiu thu overstepping of my ilist untie iputlon. No ertheless wo should all woik to guther now and heicafter uml do our might, no mutter how liitlu that may be, toward ouu gieat end, thu fin tlici unco of Lincoln's inter csls, for tliu beiiullt of ouu (omiuoii good, which will as it has been, buof inipoituucu to every cltluii in Lincoln. And so onio nioiu tliu Joyous.nierr Chi 1st mas that wu have yeaily lookisl loriimd to with such unlimited plo'isiuo has oucu more coiuu mid gone, mid tor iiiauy of us, it may Ih wild, Is tho last onu wo shall over neo, for time In his changes will cut many of us oil bufoio Chris Ivlnklo will again call. Chi 1st mas lKSSIn Lincoln was pleasantly obsered and from what hus coino under tho Observer's notice, it may tiiithfully IrjruIiI, that never boforu in tho history of thu Capital City, has thuiu been iiioio ur prettier or liner picsuiiUt given than on thu occasion just passed. Tho day imis onu of thu good old conventional liind,tho iitmosphei u U'lng brisk mid through out thu day qulto cold; thu sky was veiled n1 aBisaBfv;'r i with thin clouds, which ieilcrcl old Sol's Il lumination ii soft mellow lighting on mother cm tli Happy gatherings around thu family tublo of distant loved ones who has comu to hjk'ii 1 Chrlstums with the old folks lit home, wore scenes ol joy in nil pints of tho city Chi Istnius trees heavily laden iilTonleil much guileful pleasure for the littlu ones mid I might mid, in several instances, einlly as much for the older heads. In each of our beautiful churches, sermons becoming thu gaj Chiistinas tide wero dellveicd to largo coiigiegatioiis, thu houses of worship wcio adorned in holiday uttlru of living gieeii mid lloueiy lovliness. Thu city put on an uxtra ordinary ipilet appeal unco, and thu business ihioughfaies in thu afternoon weiu uveii iiioio qnlit than on thu average Sunday. 'Lvcrviioly who thud, was nt home mid thsou iKwrunfoi tunnies, i c the away fioui home Iiojh, thu store clui ks mid others gener ally, wero nt soinu onu ulst'shoiiiu. Of course the Christmas dinner uas duly enjoyed mid thu feast as usual was thu feast of feists of tliu jeur, and judging fioiu thu dilapidated stocks left w ith tho grocer, thu butcher mid other piovlslon dealers tliu day after, it might w ill be believed that certainly as far us digestion was concerned, there was plenty of woik set aside for thu inner iiiaii to tultu emu of. Tho poor of tho city wero tukeii euro of 1 by Klder Howe, thu Lincoln uld mid relief so I oiety, other charitables and thu kind citieus I of Lincoln hi general. Their tables weiu I covered w ith nil soi ts of goodies mid iniiiiy wuiothu necissitlesof lifo thut "Old Cluis" put them In M)ssesslon of Thu stores weiu all clos si dm lug thu duv, except a few , w ho kept open house to uoconiodnto the p 'rsou wuo waited until the last, hour to select their gifts. Snow cinuu 1'ilcr in tho day In duu I season to complete thu days attractions us a genuine old tlinu Chi Istmas day j for without the hcmilltul whltu covering the ground, It I would not altogether till thu roquiiouijiits ot Christinas day. However, it tU now pissed anil tliioiighout tho city was a oyous smvess I uml all that reiualiH lieiug thu happy recol lect Ions mid tho many tokens of good will, fiiemlshlpmid love. N On thu llrst pago of todij 's pniur w ill bo seen an nrtlcle houdisl "Soinu Olrls I Know." It is u ery lutristiiig pleco of woik by a ' lady of this city mid in it some good points I nro shown icgurdiiig tho various types of tho ' American girls of today. Momu sound sorso as to tho rcspcctlvu K).itions in lifo occupied by Milieus jiersons leceivu duu attention and the obnoxious customs and turms used by tliu ' socalled society lady mo lovluwud in clov ei taste I fully coincidu with thu fair wntel in w hat she saj s almost throughout, thel u be ing how over onu or two luatures Unit ur u litllo woik. It is however a good hit on "our girls" mid one that I tnut will sti ike home mid bu of benellt to those who in ly find thuiiiscUesiu any of thu phases dcsciibcd. In this connection I would like to leiuuik thut such aiticles and otheis siiui lar ill chm actor that me intomled to elevate tho social standing of thucoiiiuiiliilly will al ways lluil u win 'ii welcouio lit this ollh'e, oi should any of our i eadeis tuke exception to thu 111 tide above tefoicd to, it will bou pleas mo to us, to publish their views on the sub Ji ot. It Is not necessnry thut iiaiues bo put in pilut; a nun (fciiiiiii1 may bo used, but the real name must bu ui.ide known to the editor. Aiticles on all subjects of common Interest mo solicited fiom our leaders, not only in stoilos, sketches, etc., but society notes, parsouals and local matters In geueial I mil in lecclpt of a coutiibution appar ently wiitten by a luiiy, cntitlisl, -'Our l'Yiitunes," which wus to huvu found spaeo in tho CiiinsTMAS CouniKii, but owing to fuct thut it has neither thu w i iter's name nor even a non do plume tittuchtsl, it has been laid on thu table for the picscnt. I huvu often solicited such favors from my f I lends mid always leceivu then' withgiato fill thanks, but without thu authot's name they (lie of no usu to us. As stated lieie tofoiu, thu leal name is not wauled for publication but wo must huvu thu sutno for our own piotectlon mid us u guurimiteo of good fulfil, i nppieciatu thu wiltei's mtlclu mid if shu will kindly furnish this oilleo with hei umiiu wo will pi hit thu story next w eok lieu Hive Lodgo 1TII, It L F, guvo tlnlr third uuntml bill nt Temple hill on C'hilst m lis eve. About ouu hiiudrod couple pirtiu ipated III tho execution of u well iiiiuugod progruiu of twenty numbers mid thoroughly enjoyisl thu hospitality of the memheisof thu order. Thu Ihij-h lejiort it a ilimucliil ns well ns u social success. I'.ujoy lueiils nT lln luy, Social A Train), tho 'I Ileal res unit Ollirr Inter est lug AffaliM. Cor it 1 1. it Coi n'HiondeniT, Clulstmiisdav, the happiest of thu your, advanced on our populace with gloomy foie bodlugx The air was law and chilly mid clouds boile'ked tilt sky, but lievei theless, nil seemed cheei fill mid not even u hllrnid could have stilled thu feelings of our ardent youths. Tho bhiU with their glad notes chiiKsl ineirlly mid seemed exultant, lending hmiuony to thu joyful scenes on evoiy liuiid. It wus u day of pleasure nud meiry making. Thu cliuruhes weiu well attended during thu day mid every place of amusement wns crowded to lbs utmost, while thu Kior .Hid neglected w ei o niado happy by thu dis tribution of gifts given by thu iiicicIiuiiIh to thuThoKov W.J llursha for that pin pose. A pair of shoes to the shoeless, u hat to thu hntless, soinu gift to the needful goes a gieut ways toward alleviating their Millcrlng and hi Inglng u ray of siiushliiu into u sorrowing household. At four o' lo 'k 111 the afteinoiiil small Hakes of snow iK'gun falling an. I befoio two bonis Cliiistiiins was Chilstiuiis In evoiy sense. Tho gioiuid was covuied with thu snowy whiteness while the lives wcio tilm med as if they weiu in ulu of swan's down. Thu small boy hi ought foith Ids newly iKiught shsl mid merry-iunklng then begun nnew . Thu week hus been onu of social piomiiionce with which 1 have been unable to keep pace. Leap year pui ties seem to predominate us thu (loir gills seu in this, thu lust week of 'bS, thu dying hojio of seturhig u "catch." Many matches have undoubtedly been inailo dm lug thu year by thu until ing ciroi ts of our maids who mo tiled of single hlcvscducss nud long for somu one to cuivks them mid cull tliiun "my own." Those whoso (Kijiplng piocliv itieshuu failed tin. in dm lug thu year huvu one iiiuiu chalicu to laptmo thu youth wltii whom thuy mu cuiiinoiisl. Hoys, btwuie, mid have over leady at your tongue's end, '! will always bu u In other to you, but I can never bu moie' I huvu no personal fear of its o 'curruiieo At this sea son of the year who Jui k Fiost holds his sway mid suds the biting, lreeiug In cozes fiom his mu thei ii home, the gills look extremely beautiful, w i npped in their cloaks of fur, u b )i tin own cueleidy u.'oiind their necks mid th 'tr delic i to hail is en m' 1 in a mull' of the sum in it trial, alls niuoli to thu chirms whl 'h nalui'o nil 1 Ii 'i' druggist has given her. 1'im I ly evening's iioji oi tlu Metropolitan c lib nt their elegant ipi irtois, was us imial, u lilHt iblighttill uirilr. 1'iie useiiibly of guests was larger thin usiiiliiud thu pleas tiros o tjoyed In tin terplH'orJiu art wjro fully i o ill. si by all o'l tills o islo i Hjver ul visitors from nhnii I reotdved th' tisiul klu lly welcome that thu club Is noted for. Leap year being about to closu, thu lud'es have taken advantage for thu thuu loinaliilug nud will tender their gentlemen fi lends u leap yoir pmty Monday oveiilng at Miss llrnn deu'shome. I mntold itwillbeu veiy elegant all'iilr, mid knowing tho lady's ability us an entertainer, success cannot fall to bo the result. Tlu attraction ai th tlieitres during tho p ist week have U'ou up to, if not above, the standard of their Usual excellence One of tho best comedies which has graced the hoards of Omiiha for some time wus given at the (bund by Hullou A: Hint mid u stiong company. Tho pi ly was "Later on," and although without tho semblance of u plot, thocoiistuu run of liu.nor, the council situ ations, the m my latchy a I is, coupled with tliu vivacity of the tairy faces and sh ipely limbs of hi pretty gills, nil teude 1 to m iko the uveut n success Our manager, Mr Miner, Is always on the loo .out lor Hist class attiiu tions, and with each day of his reign at this popular house, the (iruml is nipldly gam ng pioiiiiueuce. Mr. Miner cut bo seen at almost uny hour of the day nt tho omiii house mid lieu couiplishcs nine woik in one hour th in most men do in three Ho is pop ular with tho mtiiugcis f tiavelliug com panics and well liked by his employ ui. Thunttrui tious at the Hoy I for the pit week weiu Dlxuy hi "Ad jiiis," and Frank I) tuiels in "Little 1'iuk " llitu druwgool homes. IV W. Omaha, I)e. '.'r, IsSS Henry New mail's pleasant mid faiirillm o iim tcuuuco was visible at his lormer stum ping gioiuid this week Heiuy is looking eiy well slnco Iris losl.leiHo in Nuw "l oik audi e ports his health us bjiug butter th m it has been for years Ho leliuiis lo New Yolk about thu middle of not week and I ho Cul'lllKK tl lists he will (oiithlllu both ill health mid business the success he hus ucelit ly met with Miss Fannie Newman, who ictuilicri fiom Chicago last week, will ie maiii at the luiully residence for tome thuu uml may sK'iid thoentuo winter at home, a tactth.it will greatly plouso her many fiiemli'. Fnsl W. Hout, la.o colle 'tlon cloik for the Lincoln Nation il bank, and F A Hi own, of thu 111 in of Hr wn : l'nt.ick, mo to commence tho nuw your toguthur in the wholesale cigar nud tohieco business at 8-M O stioet. Fied Is n young man wel. known in Lincoln urn ug n large ciicle of fi lends who will he pleased to lentn of Iris now venture ami extend their best wIhIim for the success of thu nuw Unit. The C()liiui:ii wishes them a bright mid pimporoiH Now Year. SOMIUJIKliS I KNOW. REFLECTIONS OF A LINCOLN LADY. (ll lnir Miiiiik r.xi'ollont I'olnts for lllu'ei- (leu unit Seine Cleui' Siinetloiis 'Hint .ll;lil he 1'iolltiilil) I'olluweil. Written forlho Col'lilKll. There U ii certain iH'autlflll, delicate, but stiuriy bloKsom that glows in thu soil of many count lies. It Is gathered on tho Alps under the ipilet skies of Italy mid nil the meadows about Htiiitfoid-ou Avon. It glows by tl.u l'aclllc ocean, by thu Hlack sen, on the banks of tho Alaskan rivers and hi mil south nn low lauds. It Is white or golden, or cilnison tlpixsl, but wheiuver It is found It Is to thu lloiulwoild what thu gill Is to the liuinan woild u daisy. A girl Is a gill, with vailatlons, wherever we llnd her. Hhe may w i up her ankles in rugs Instead of stock lugs nud beg pennies on Hie Koinuii t'ainpigna, she mii live Inn Iindou gariett with tho sad dusks of toll uml privation and sonow dimming her young oy in; shu muy hingo er her inotliei'H gulden gate sMioiilug hi thu moonlight with John Thomas, or slie may sll in thu pat lor in her dainty gown smiling Up at John Thomas beside her, but whi'thei she Is found by the gurileu gate, In tho parlor oi by the fountain of Tiov I, slie Is I'oiever mi I nlwuys only a gul Only a girl, hut the rest of thu win Id w III i Iglit willingly diuw up nt one side to his) her putts by, uml send alter tint sweet old fashioned com pline nt: "Oh pretty miss, oh bonny miss; HlesshiKS light ilH)ii ye. If I hail half uemwii u ilny, I'd setiil it nil upon jo." Having gatlna-isl daisies nud legal disl ghls ill ninny dilleielitcouutlles, I beg s'-iulssioii to take you Into my coiilldeucomid tell you somu things about some gh Is I know . Oiuuilsn u time I fell In with the am bitious girl. Mho wns lull uml slender, uml Had lo.ely Irish eyes, mid ns tin saying goes she had a biogue so ileh that you might al most have sklnuneil the ciouiu fiom It. Hho was ail lilsh girl, llie duughlei or u poor gen tleman, and wus going iiwny fiom her coiiu tiy hoiueulid sliuplu village life out into thu win Id to seek her fortune. Like ninny another glil, shu was shitting out in lifu with goo I intentions, fi loudly to thu w oild, mid having it good opinion of thu peo ple in It That she would bo fiowinsd upon by men and women who would put ob stacles in her pith without any motive ut all, shu did not know. Yet she had still led out with u small capital of comfoit fiom her homo folks. Hero in our own country wo und our hnivu ambitious glrU into tliu world 'nut any hotter provisioned thnn wan this one. ve laugh at their notions, we prtsllct their failure, wu glvo them this meagre nud stingy farewell without uny Ism voyugu ut nil. And thoy put out into thu world ashamed that they are ambitious, with no butter protection than their own Innocence, to take, nil unaided mid Ulichecrcri, thu upward flop in life Thelo Is no lust iciiHon why wu should withhold our filendshl'iunil trust fiom this uiiibltlous girl. When a man or woman possesses the I esH'ct and conll leucu ami esUstiu of his or her little community it Is a tower of stiength, u shield niiulnst h inn, n thwart to all tempt I nil.... Another girl wliwn I know M-ry well Is thu swectghl giaduate. Hho wiidsolf to ullJohu Thomases of her iieipiuliitaiiui sceutxl little notes of Invitation to ntteud the couinieme liiont exerclsos at the Institute. Khu l very pretty, if soiiiuwhnt crude, and wenis bingtsi liulr and mnny whlto ribbons Her gown Is white with a sweeping tiuiu It Is to her like a loreUiste of bridal Ihiury. Khu is In n tluttcr and supposes that this is thu gi eat tl y ing ordeal of her lifo. rlhu carrier her ill ploni'i llko a young ipieen might carry her wand of ollli-o. Her vulisllctory lsthslwlth blue libbonsnud thelo is a gool deal of seuti incut mid isK'try In It. Shu talks about tho stormy sea of life, about hope, thu light thut never was on land or sen, mid shots smothered u llnwers wliuu shu uiakos her pint y bow of rctlicmciit. .She has already gone through thu Inevitable eeionioulul of vow taking with her scIiiki) chum They urn to W i Ito to cich other every other ilny. They iiiu to keep up a diary and exchange them ut (hoi'iulof thu year. They aielohave im iecrots fiom each other. They swear never (o marry, but after a time, when they have own out In society long enough they will meet souiewheiu, rent u house or u Hat to ietliei,, and live liisopai able for the lest ot theii moi till lives, th.) olio devoting hoi self ,o china printing uml tho other to music. iVu havu all In aid her ravu over her ixisoni friend, Alice .Maude, the unlimited reposltoiy of nil hei ws;icts Six months go by. Wu meet Angus or l'thel, us the cuseiniy bo, mid Impilie after thu bosom fiiend Khu iltnws up her slender bixly nud her eyes look daggers, that John Thomas' wishes wero bulled in his heal t, sosweutif yetso sharp are they. "If you mean Miss Kurith," mys she, "I know nothing ulsitit her. I decline to know anything about her. Khu came to i)iy house and llutisl so shumefully with Mi. Down that he has never been back shu e I shall cut her the next tune I seaher, the hate ful old tiring " ' Another gill 1 know Is the girl who is sim ply pi etty. Well, mid is not Hint enough I Oucu u)ii u time u distinguished society gen tleniaii wus hosclged by u fair maid and u Ijonuly maid, who pioss.sl the claims of ln ttl'uct virus Is'iutty. The homely mufti ox- clainicd, "Oh, you will smeh give your vote Mr. I) in fuvor of intellect Hcmity is ifllly skin iIih)) yon kuo v " "Deep enough for me, my dour, deep enough for me," mi sweroritlic liiepresible gallant. And so it if for most of us A pi etty gill may drop her final g's, not ow n an r In all her v oenbu- Inry, Ih) as rapid as a shallow littlu stieam purling down thu hillside, with an eternal I smile on her led hs, u glint of laughter in i her young cyo, Khe is putty mid she knows it, and that is almost enough. Hut after a j time there w 111 comu a day when the girl w ho wns onlv nrettv will stand bv nud look on nt tho tiluniplm of thu gill who waswlsoas well ns piutty, who llttisl her mind to iicconl with the graces of Its beautiful casket. Her few friends may bu faithful to hor, her one lover may still I hi fond of her, for it Is not easy to upinot love, but their fondness Is tump iori with ivgiel mid illsupsriutmiiut, mid when Ihesori evesdlni, and the louiid arms shrivel, mid thu satin cheek Is an etched pletuio of life's vanities and t lino's fulluiex. the glil who wns only pietly will lumber HMir seal is 1 face to the wall, tlieiu Is no wel come lump of Intelligence llghtisl In (ho liluo windows of her soul-dull, Inei I, uueultl viileri, Hliln disp boailly wus lint deep enough nfter nil The gushing glil Is a iiluetcenlli cintii-y piishietlon. Khu giggles fiom thu time she nHti4 her eyes hi thu linn nlng until nhe says niuoli to the I.oidal night and puts her Unify little head on the pillow. Hhe says "Ihanks awfully" for "I thank you " Tho thinks the grand liigiihnoiis music of the "Htrahat Ma tei" too sweet for any thing. A kitten with Its eyesyot tinnivcncri, the Niaguia Fulls, Mr (llaristouo, Mr, ( lovelalid, nil mu Just too lit-1 telly chin inlng nud lovely for uny eaithly use. Her adjectives mo nil III tliesupeila tlve Hhe will gush over u pumpkin, overn iloggeiel ihynie, over everything she sees, eveiythlng she hems, over every biwly she knows If she lends this shu will say of me ns she does of thu weuther, ns she did of her new Ixmnot that I am eithei simply giuml or simply hoi i Id Hut then shu Is yoimg.sho is lliipiesslouahle. Khu Is full of soinethlug which she thinks Isseutlment l't her hug her ueighlHit's baliles, and her biothei's kit tens and kiss the collie puppy and adoie the nuw minister. It Is all gush II Is the Inno cent light hem tisl gush of u glil. lot her fiollcksomu youth huvu Its thug. Inn littlu while, she too, will join thu I links of thu lonk-ers-nn, mid will huvu her lllngiit thu silly, giggling gushei lo whom eveiythlng issnis't or cute or Just Iih uw fully lovely. Theiulsii glilnndl lovn to think of her nud Inlk of her, who comes In late wlcn Iiioio Is lompiiuy, wears a pi etty littlu nir of uiiuglisl lexpoiiKibillty uml uiixloly with hoi youth, whom thu otlieis seem lodepeinlou uml lisik to for ninny comforts In her own Inline she is u blessed little Nihil uml com fuller Khe tukes iinllulshisl disks fiom thu tiled, stlir llngeis that fiillci at their wink, her stiong young llc.uie Is u stall' upon which the giny hulled, while fucisl mother leans uml Is rest is I. Hhe helps mother with thu spring ww Ing, with the week's mending, with u clieei fill conversation uml congenial companionship thut some gills do not think woith while wasting on only mother. And when tlieiu comes u day when shu must bend, as ghls must often bend over thu body of mother lying uulus'ileil In her collln, thu hands fotihsl, thu long dlsipilet merged In rest, something very sweet will Imi uiiuglisl with hor lovs, uml thu gill who wus kind to mother will llnd n benediction of pence tiKm her head mid In her heart. There Is n "girl who Is very" popular with young men buforu tliuy have had their llrst mustache. Hhu is thu girl who frlvvles. Hhu has never known wh it it Is to lie In earnest. Hhu reads only thu lightest of light novels anil nowHpuor ioetry. If her companions talk of books, or of tiavel, of politics, or of anything that Is earnest an I thoughtful she I Iks-'oiiich ns I eslless as a stabled colt. Hhu cannot put her mind to aiiythliig Hhu has I no nilnil. Hhu rends thu slot les III tho inaga lues, but skips nil thu long piuugrupliH Khu has the poorest outlook of uny girl I know When the college boys outgrow their frivol ous conversation, shu will bu stranded In the desoi t of her own so doty Khe will grow wilnklori unri old, but shu will always be frivolous This iMiuutlfill thing culleil life tho ci nation of (lod's own mister huid, will ul w uys lie toher u thing of tllsel, a daub, u bou bou, mill even the glil who frlvvles will, when she Isold, tun of tins it nud daubs all 1 Ism bons Hut then it will too late. 'I he glil who winks is another girl I know Hhe Is bravo and active Hhe Is not to piouil to em ii her own living, nor ashamed to Imj caught ut her dally task. Hhu is studlouf, painstaking mid patient. Hhu smiles at you fiom liehlnri cotiutci or desk. Thoio is a memory of her sown Into ouch silken gown. Khu Is like a beautiful young mountaineer ul ready fur up the lull, uml thu sight of her should Ihi a Hue inspiration for us nil. It is nn honor to know this glil to Ihi vvoithy of her regai d Hoi hand limy Imj stained with factoiy grease, o pi Intel's Ink, but it is mi honest and a helping hand. It stays misfor tune fiom many homes, it is thu ouu shit Id thut protects iiiuiy u forlorn little family from the almshouse and usv Iiuil brave, m lite, lollnori, ambitious Ainoiliu is the light fill home of the girl w ho w oi ks. The girl who sits on the hutel viranda at the siimmei lesortaud sighs for thu coming man, w ho goes about the house in the moiii ingci.it! In a uioihei llubbaitl w nipper, with her hair done up In cull pajiers, who ilocs nothing all tlay long, who p'nys the piano while her uiothei is upstairs uiaking thu IksIs, or down stairs cooking the dinner, whose conversation has always a "he" in it, and hor laugh a "ho he" is not thu gill who will lo a g-ssl wile tu ktsp tho tou'h of lovu burning on the home hearth, to Ik tho siml Ing uml ciiinfoitiililo Hi o U'lidei.thu Kuii.luy , mul joy of so.nug.sxl man In nil tlu uiingletl, many urietles of , duUius, thu prettiest, thu duiulleBt, is tho onu that HhiikcsHuru slugs of when "Daisies pletl uml V Inlets blue Ami Utly siiioek nil silver kite, Aim i uckoo mills nr yelltor hue !. paint the inen.tow with delight.' lis u bonny blosvnn, this daisy pled with It jsjiuly pink H'tuls lloekisl with nil delicate stiggustlons of luiulor w lor, uml it has a unite i ," , ' " "" ,., T, r" """'" oveiy Issly loves Khe is rile bright, eneige- tic, llstluis, ul u u breuth Now us gay as lu bunch of Held lloweis, now ns subdued as a rainy day in su.n.ne, ti.nu Khu is easily I inteicstssl uml easily plcuscsl Khe is lua.Iy I for fun ami not afruid of work. Khu would ..otlHj .ifr.il.ltu tilkultririsllc fulth w ith i ?. fz 'm! nl: V.'t1'::"1 jir. ..lut,c '"",''' ' , Vi "'""""", entertain u Uiru as clusji fully as she wi I U I i i i . .i,i.i. ...... . . . . i Imvuii, and is not to selllsh to visit sick old women or to play with lonely littlu chlldien She will tackle any tiling, thu last volume of Miiiltry, the lateot theoiy aUmt the age of the woild, or the death of the moon. Khois ' ...ilwirdiiu .mil iiiik..1llklt f.ill it mbkl ....... n . ......... ...... ..... ...-..., ,, vi hvt pvore, gixsl healtli, a clear skin and conscience and an ainiulngly healthy iipjictlto. Her nils- sloil Is to leneli lis lo despise soKlshllcm nud' areclatlon, to tluovv oirourold riwcrircfi,. and to chow us how to bu honest uml not urn fc uml smceie nud kind. It Isnotsho who talks gossip, It Is not shu ulin kUs yoitj w Ith ouu lip and ilofntti'Ms yon with lluj idlirn Hhu Is young and tine mid lioufiil 0sl'a suiishluti Is In her hem t, she is as puro usum Apill moinlng this glil whom every I""!)? loves K IL I. Our Now llellveiy Hysleni. I'or thu lienlllt of our MibseillHUiv who faff isl lo ris'ilve their paper lunt Haturdny, no would statu thut It wus owing ton clumgulit the manner of delivery, lleitdofoiu vto luvvir sent nil pasus by mull can lers, but Irmt idit uiilny's paH'inaud thu Ciiuihtmah Cuuiukk,. were dellveiisl by our own riollvciy syten which was coniinonc'sl with tho litter Itvuiu The huge ainoiml of wink entailed in ro- larianglug our lists fiuni the postotllce Into teutoutes wns no rinull Jolt, uml lUo f act that a few iiaiues weiu oinltleil iiuliitintlou. ally hus bts'ii some unnoyunco not only to nr but to our l cailers, whose kind Indulgence we would nsk, promising them that hereafter It will bo our stilctcst endeavor to luiv tlio I'otHili'.u nt your door pioinptly on ttotunlny iifteiiiuou, ii'iil not on Monday or Tuesday ni has In en the case icccntly when sent tlirimgli the K)slolli'o Thu canlois have luut rtnlly inoiemall tiuiu they could cm ty anil to nth! lo nil this, thu Cmutiicii'H litis Hindu It ntiiiont Impossible wllh the piesetit llmlbsl livlfi, to do the sei vice pi omplly mid pio'rly. . If you iloul get your piiHr Mgullrly It may bu somu fault of this (illicit uml iiguiii It muy 1m) your fault, which vciy liciiiiully Is lliucasu. Mnny st-mlu iliangu their plnmor leslricnoo without notifying us mul tUrn t ler several mouths, complain tluit they "don't get thu paper nt nil, ami hnvo not been getting il for sevuiul inontlis." U nla'u why, thuy uually iiiiHwcr, "I'm ure L cunt, tell. We wulil. It, uml ivould llko to gvl It every Hiitiinluy, but we don't sis.mii totio nlilv to gut it." Ho then If you have niovisl, kind ly luforiu us, or If theie is uny other excuse why you do not get thu Couitimi rrgulnrlyr or If you tlou't get It nnd thelo Is no excusn for II, please let us know uml wu w III endeav or to right tho mutter. A littlu assistance ow your pint will do much in aiding ua tottnb llsh piompt anil satisfactory service. All) comiiiuiilcatlons by telephoim 'JTiU, jtr nwtfi or In imjchoii will leceivu caitful and prcinpt. attention, Mr. W. H. Iliiirman after a wiidt's nLwnwn from home icliirntsl Hattiriliiy Mlss llvttn Chllds will sptaul a few (ck. In Nuw Yoik city, leaving lot there Wduc riuy. Mhs Mny Jones of Hastings, formiTlyav lesldenl of Lincoln, Is spending thu holidays ill thu city, Mrs. Ailolph Welxjr nriivul Ut tun city.' Christmas day from. Clricngo. Hho wlllro inalll In thu city a week or ten ilnysv Mls.4 Oreun, of Hpringlleld, III., luu Lcctn sK'inllng several plensiint weeks with Sin ami Mis. J, K. Houtz, at F mid Huvvutitntlj stieutu. Mm. nrucummi mid wvcrnl other lady fi lends fiom Chicago, will iiiilvo edin-kUajr to Hpoml a fuw days In Lincoln ns the guest o.' Miss l'aiinle Newman. Mr. nud Mit. ICIiby Hnuimoinl ijiuir. Christmas in Lincoln with Mr. Ilnmmoiid'u imients, Mr. uml Mrs. Cluis. Ilanuaoiul at J uml Kuventis.uth sticets. Mr nud Mrs. C. M. Hiimls retu-nf Wvd nesday fiom I'lnttsiuouth wIiit thuy pleas antly siMint Chi Istmas w Ith Mu H. 1. Vntint tit, mother of Mrs. Hands. Miss Jessio Johnson luft for Chlcngr Mon day, whim shu sK'Ut thiituins Hho In tends icmalnlng until shu seu nil tho ticwr styles of hair ill esslng In vogue in ttordiiwx. Mr. uml Mrs. Hnrry WclU ntul family of Yoik, spent Christimis with Mm Wnll' jmr entH, Mr. and Mrs, Chns. Uillesple, nt (Ml L sttift, returning lioinu Friday afternoon. Mr. mul Mr. 8, II Hurnham dslgjitirully eutertiiliiFil thu H street eticliro chili ut tlielr rcslileiicu nt KfciO I) stlcet lot ovuitiift. A. pleaH.int time was uijoyisl by nil present. Thu event of the coming vretk in social cir cles will lie the cotillion given New Ymrsovo at the homo of Mr. mul Mrs. Frank Sheldon for which Invitations wero Issued Knturdny. Mrs C. W. l'oolu, w ifo of L'tlltor Foole.of the Johnson County Join mil, arrtvl Int'io city Wislnesslay nud is thu guest of Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Kulley, nt HW.i C ktieet during her stay hei e. Miss Hoiijuniln, of Fdgnr, Neb , Mr. VIir H. Ku.'iling, of Huron, Dak , ntul Mr. Kustneo Hliaw.clty isllUir of thu Dixon TWrf ;;,, Dixon, III , sH)iit tho lulldays with Mr. njjjt Mi. Flunk L. .Sheldon ut It nud FourtasiitLj sll cots. A pl-usant theativ sirty enjoyed. t DIxoy Adonis Tue-shty evening and wascempuMxl of Mr mul Mrs. Kludrion, Mr. mul Mrj. Miiiit Ml. and Mis. Huckstair, Ml L'enjuiui'ii' y ,!! .uiss guy, .ur incnier, .Mr Shaw mul Mr. ., ,. ., , "" left Thurwlny far KngluiuL 0 'wives Nuw orksiily next week ami tuu I,r"l"'l "rite uveml of Ins luterestiiig ,, ..,0 U' (-ol'"' u"e ubroaiL "We ...... ,w iixeiviiti geuilllimik U. SlUg lour. 'neyniid a most pleavmt iit. J 1-Mgnr Iilwunls now a "KjiiglU of the llrip" for the Ikium iron f' nr n....i.. ,tuiit the wivk w ith his friends in thl Uy "(1Ii:"niis "business Is lmin,.v ... ...:J he thinks ho will keep tho linn ivc- nw liar engaged as long as thov i-ontinuo ti, sjift hitv . oiiuiii, oncoourown A. T. bat nr h.ight young lallronri man of NebrniTk .t,,M,u, Christiuusl In Lincoln h,. ,)Z has fi lends without nuniber Mr Smith it now acting us assistant Rtun vvr gent of the Hii.llngton in NebioiU u Vol? ' turn which he ubly tills with endit to. htnl Lulf and entire NitNfartto,, 0 i ,. ci.l ! pj!!or-. ?"" w f.u" Hal Northaui desires us tomy tlmth. tin." not nmt t llv ,. ..1. 1 1 , , " Mi " ,v "'"'i I'HJ any second huutl Imnminr cnuiages, as nothing but the twt iviU dofw hUteani HiilwIU nuiko New Yur'i culls iwlilnd the liandsomo ttiiiu of bay colts to captured in tho ill aw Ing of Hurlbut & Co... on Christmas day. Then vro ovsr sli. tlioiiNind clmiiecs out and Hal onl Whthi: tickets, but wns fortunutu eiiough tolildtJdi winning one. C