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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5,' 1889 Wt b I "T to i PEN, PAPER AND INK. faUoi' Mnyatlnf, ono of the oldest In tlio country, maintains Its prestige nml la ottered nt fifteen cent jwr copy. It la particularly trotiK In short stories, ntnt lovers of fiction will find It ch Inlly valuable Tlio lending article In the October Jfdfrt xina of Amertcun UMory la entitled ''Tlio Ilotnnntlo HcRlnnliiRa of Milwaukee." Thero is nil IntorestlnK account of tlio celebration in Now York and Dostou n hundred years ngo of the discovery of America. "Tho Golgotha of the Heart" is a now Issuo in tho Rnnd-McNally Ohbe Library. It is translated from 4tho German of Hans Wncli enhuson, Thero Is a great denl of walling la incut In tho look, hut it is a Ktory of novel plot, and renders who seek now sensations will find It. Ono of tho best Journals for tho household In the ir Intcrchiuige of New York. It cornea twlco a month, la profusely Illustrated and has an especially valuable deparlin -nt on homo denotation. With each numbor Is a colorod study that iirt lovers will appreciate. Tho study for October IS, 1&'J, will lw Through Hocks and Band, n study of sea-sldo tints, a rimplo but charming alutlng by Mr. Charles Warren Kntou. It shos a stretch of show with rocks and sand, with n strip of Hon beyond, nothing more. Its cliarm lies in its lovely color effects. Tho Art Iiiterchmiye can bo ordered of nuy uovtsdcaler. Worthy of rntriiiiitRe. Of tho soveral firms prominently Ideutilled with tho coal Interest of Lincoln, a new ono nppcars to 1h taking front sent in tho clrclo. AlKiut six weeks ago Messrs. Qorham V. Delta and W. II, Weaver ooned business as suc cessors to Jamos Ledwith, with olllcos at KM5 O street, under tho Copitnl Nntiounl Iwnk. Tho popularity of these gentlemen has lccn such ns to prove vnliinlilo in their now under taking, and already thoy enjoy a lucrntlvo Iatromlgo. They hnudlo all kinds of coal, ns well ns coko, wood and tho usual lino handled 111 their business. All orders reoclvo a icr flonal and prompt attention, nud every pro caution wilt 1hi used to maintain the confi dence of tho trndo. Olvo tho now firm n trial, Tolephono number -HO nud lay In n supply of fuel for tho winter. The Nt. I.011I I'nlr nml (J rand I'nrntle of tlio Veiled l'roihtn. Tho II. & M. will sell ticket to St. Louts and return at on faro, Oct. 5 to 11 iiiclusivo, good for return to Oct. 14. Our St. Louis ilyer leaves Lincoln at 1:10 p, m. arrives at St Joo 0:.T0 p. in. nnd Ht, Louis 7:10 a. in., making tlio run throo hours quicker tliuu any other (hie. AVoaro anxious that you fully un derstand I ho really excel Ion t service wo havo provided between Lincoln and St. Louis; tho time Is much tatter than has over been mado horet'.fore, whilo the appointments are fully in keeping with the high standard of excel lence characteristic of tho "Burlington." Sleeping car berths on this train may bo so cured at city olllco corner Tenth and O ste. A. C. Zikmku, Q. 1 & T. A. IlntfofO Street Store Wanted. A firm doing a legitimato nnd acceptable business will take on leaso for term of years ono-hatf or less of nil O street store room. Must lie lietween Tenth and Twelfth streets nml north sldo preferable. Will pay good rent. References given. Address W., care this olllco. A Favorlto Kranrt for Ortitletnen. Billiard nro a gentlemen's gaum tho world over, and tho proprietors of public rooms nat urally try to excel each other in tho attrnc tlvouesaqf their places and tho excellence of their tallies nnd other ncrewsorle. In Lincoln Mr. W. A. Abtiott, proprietor of tho Capital hotel billiard parlors, without doubt surpasses nil compct'tors In tho points that mako up a favorlto rusort of this kind for gentlemen. His rooms have recently lieen rellttod nnd re furnished. K (cry thing is now and of tho lieat make, and all players will appreciate tho sat (faction of playing on brand now tables. Tlio latter wero furnished by tho Harden City Bil liard Tnblo company, They hnve an Improv ed cushion and nro beauties in apcarnnco. Tho wood work is in antique oak, with beauti ful panels, and the pattern Is very handsome, Not only aro tables new, but tho balls, the cues nud the racks nro now too, and tho rooms have been refurnished in keeping. Mr. Abbott lias three billiard tallies in one room, nnd in tho other nro two lool tables nud a third that may Iw used for pin ool or billiards. 1'atroiH of this establishment nro nl ays assured of prompt attention and cour- toous treatment. Tlio location In convenient, nnd it is freo from tho objection of most bil liard rooms, that of association with a saloon. Mr. Ablott'a parlors are wholly opart and disconnected f nun nuy bar. nud havo none of the associations of such a place. For these reasons he gets the uitronngo of tho fluent class of billiard ptajers in the city, nud for those reasons Ills plnco is a favorlto resort for the gentlemen of Lincoln. A NEW TYPEWRITER. A Machine Tlint Is Superior to tlio Item liigton or Unlltriiili, Tho Wessel Printing Conii-nny havo liecn npolntel agents for the now and populnr Yost Tytwwrito for southensteru Nebrnskn. To many of our renders this new mnchina Is already known, nnd nil who have i-ccii it pro nounce it far superior to nuy of the older machines. As far as utility nnd speed nro con cerned it is giving lietter satisfaction than either the Hemlngtou or tho Cnllgrnph, be sides fcr iolnts of convenience. Improve ments nnd gonernl construction it far excels anything In this lino aver invented. This tuny seem n broad assertion nnd doubted by thofe who aro using tho abovo machines, but when it is known that Mr. Yost, tho inventor, has for years built the Remington and Caligraph, It Is reasonable to believe that being con stantly in tho business ho has bnd opiortunity to note whero improvements could Is? made, nnd accordingly Is ahlo to furnish n letter typewriter than either of tho others. On the Yost no ribbon is UBed, each letter or figure striking tho paper direct, and by a very valu able new patent nro In exact nnd erfect alignment. If preferable cither Cnllgrnph or Remington koy board will bo furnished. All who have seen this now machlno in Lincoln pronounce it a gem, nnd wo shall bo pleased to have all interested call and seo It, Olllco with Tiik Caittai. City Couiiikh, 122-liM North Twelfth street, now Burr block. Notice to Amateur l'rluters. Wo have about a dozen font of bccoiuI hand Job tjK nnd some roman, which no will soil cheap or trade. All in good condi tion. Call and seo same nt our olllco In nun block nnd specimens of work done with It. WK8HKI. I'ltlNTINCI Co. In rending tho hoclnl columns of.enstcrn pa- ihth ono cannot help liclng Impressed with tho frequency with which clocks ilguro us iiresenta for weddings, anniversaries, etc, Tho idea boems to be that thoy aro a useful ns well as an ornamental artlclo and nro n constant reminder of the donor, lhls re minds us tlint Hallett, tho Eleventh street jeweler, has u particularly largo lino of .clocks, including many beautiful designs in marble and bronze, not to mention tho big hnll clock in oak and trimmed with brass, tho handsomest over brought to Lincoln. Ball's Lndietfniul Misses' Waists nt H. It. Nissloy & Co.'s. Indies' Silk, Worsted nnd Cotton Hosiery at II. It. NisHley & Co.V Now is tho time to lay in your winter sup ply of coal. Hutehlns & Hyatt's, 1040 O street. Superior quality Anthracite coal at Bette A Weaver's. Call up 440. Tho old reliable Canon City Coal at Hutch- ins & Hyatt's, 1O10 O street. Miss C. J. Guilmctto's dress making imp lors, 1!J O street. See tho dogon Domestic Sewing machine advertisement on page live. Fresh mined Lfickawnua at Hutehlns & Hyatt's, 1010 O street. - Clurk & Anderson's Luck. '"Thero is luck in odd number,1 said Rory O'Moro," and Rory might havo added that occasionally an oven number strikes it rich. Clark it Anderson, proprietors of tho Monitor Restaurant, 001 South Thirteenth street, think so at least for they held one-fourth of ticket No. 15,100 in tho July drawing of tho Louisiana Stnto Lottory, and when tho wheel stopped It was found that l5,1oo had drawn 50,000, hence their sharo was (13,500. "It hnppciicd this way," said Mr. Anderson to a roortr. "Clark and I wero not very woll fixed and I remarked ono evening 'Let us Invest 5 in tho Louisiana State lottery.' Ho agreed and wo started to buy tho ticket. I was In favor of buying five twentieths, but ho said 'No, let us buy a fourth, and If wo in wo will get something.' So wo purchased. I looked anxiously for the list and when it camo and I found that wo had won I was actually paralyzed. Wo collected through tho I'aclllo express, and it came to haul as promptly ns if it had been one of Joy Gould's checks vto wore getting cashed. No, wo nro not going to Europe; wo will May right here, put a little more money in our business and seo If ho can not Increase our gains. As a matter of fact tho cash will help us amazingly. Omaha (Neb.) Iht, August 18. Canon City, Mondota, Ohio Block and Col orado Coal, nt Botts & Weaver's, telephone 440. A halo old man, Mr. Jns. Wilson of Aliens Springs, 111., who is over sixty years of ngo, says: "I havo in my time tried n great many medicines, some of excellent quality; but never beforo did I find any that would m completely do all that Is claimed for It ns Chnmlierlnin's Colic, Cholera and DIarrha-a Remedy. It is truly a wonderful medicine," For sain by A. L. Blinder, druggist. Ashby & Mlllspnugh havo tho Unas' Hue of ladles' and children's cloaks In tho market and thoy aro closing out. Ashby & Mlllspnugh aro now showing the finest lino of cloaks over shown in Lincoln. All tlio latest novelties now in stock. Ojiera House block. Rmritcd from a Well. Thoro livemwingcdcouplo in Poking whoso only hoii is inurriod to nit imiu ablo nnd virtuous Indy. Tlio old mo ther, liko tho most of thoso of lior class, Is n hrtitnl virnjro, nnd navcr misscs nn occasion to ulniso nil'.', bent lior daughter-in-law. Tlio InJler boro nil lior ctilVrt nnd blows with perfect resignation, novor onco iiuMitioninp; lior woes to hor own mother. On tho Inst occasion, boinjy provoked with a trilling cm i so, tho fiendish inotl.cr-in Inw sworn sho would light Hlicks of incenso and hrund tho buck of hor dniightcr-iii-lnw, Tho Inttor, dreading tho execution of this thi-ont nnd do spniring of nil futuru hopes, decided to ond her oxislouco. Accordingly, ono morning boforu daylight, she throw herself into a well in tho neighbor hood. Fortuiintoly n Mr. Chao, who woo cooling himself in tho street, heard tho groans of boiiio ono in tho woll, nnd, rushing thither, ho applied n bamboo polo to discover if any ono wns within; nnd behold I a woman wns down thoro. His cries soon brought a crowd of rescuors, who suc ceeded in pulling out tho would bo suicide On examination it was found that lifo was not yet extinct, and after many earnest ellorts sho was resusci tated. Sho was then taken to hor family and news of her despernto deed was communicated to hor own folks. Whon her mother heard of this hair broudth escapo sho, in n towering rage, collected nbout n dozen women nnd proceeded to demand satisfaction of tho brutal mother-in-law, who had driven her daughter to committ such a deed. Through tho determined in tercession of fnonds nnd neighbors, howovor, n peaceful settlement wns mndo, but only on condition that tho monstrous mothor-in-luw should take n fearful oatl that sho will never treat hor daughter in law with sovority. In this way Chuo not only rescued a wo man's lifo, but saved two families from having a deadly and never end ing family feud. Poking (China) Ga zotto. Hero Is a clioico specimon of "pig eon English," culled from Tho Times of India. A nativo recently sent a present of a gosling to nn English commissioner, with tho following lot tor: "Honored sir, my father was in Bombay tho week last nnd ho brought two gooso's pups of tho newest fash ion, so I beg Icavo to Bond your honor ono. Thoy aro not common gooses, but of somowhat rcspcctnblo family. Kindly accopt." A nino-ycar-old son of Maine, liv ing cloven miles from Bangor, heard of tho electric lights in that city, and teased his falhor to take him thoro that ho might seo them. Tho father said ho hadn't tiimo. A fow days after ward tho boy was missed. His father drovo straight to Bangor, and at 0 o'clock that night found him under an olectric light, gazing in open oyed delight. IIo liud wnlkcd nil tho way. A Maine uowspapcr thinks that tho boy may bo a future Edison. Wo may well question tho vnluo of any immortality whoso roots do not stnko deep into tho soul of tho pres ent lifo. Thoughts of heaven that crowd out present duties aro vain and mischovious. Tho truest faith in tho futuro lifo is fidelity to tho lifo that now is. Thoy nro parts of ono con tinued existence, tho quality nnd ten dency of which in tho futuro will bo tho natural result of tho lifo now lived. B. V. McDaniel. A recent circular Issued by tho treasury department proposing to ship, froo of charge, to persons desiring thorn, uickols nnd pennies in certain quantities, on receipt of tho faca valuo, has suggested soino inquiries in regard to tho cost of theso coins to tho United States, and how it Is that thoy can nITurd to ship them nt par vnluo, paying oxpress charges upon them. Tho result of theso inquiries has been tho discovery that tho nickel costs at the mint less than thrco-quarters of a cout, whilo it is put in circulation at a valuo of Bvo cento. According to an old English authority, tho custom of making fools on tho 1st of April originated from tho mistake of Noah In Fend ing tho dovo out of tho ark beforo tho water abated, on tho first day of tho month among tho Hobrows, which answers to tho 1st of April, and to perpetuate tho memory of this dcllvoranco It was thought proper, whoever forgot so rcmarkablo a circumstance, to pun lib by sending him upon somo sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which tho bird was sent by tho patri arch. Tho custom appears to havo boon de rived by tho Romans ittta somo of tho east ern nations. ! CHINESE RECOLLECTIONS. ttaatoKkr I Written expressly far Tho American Press Association. By CHA3. ZIMMERMAN. SEiWfod:d ffgSiUEigHSg5a iipgppB fafefcifeitegaaiBaipi mmmfemmm i y" rT jrffl iifepiEfeii - k lpfiap.p(p mmmmmmM. frnM iprfl pggjjlfMpS ?!0mg pepypapaa h r- iiiigg IP y j fc ,,m,M Wsm btfrttfi 'imfiimimmm mm i - i pgN-gsj m&MkmmmmkmmmimA CODA S S S S S S S .: jpgaaaea&fiftfiBfafr6Mafii&ftgfgiEE mggMmmm --i 'i ' ' 1 rifo-rrsTi Copjrrljht, 1889, by John do Witt. PIANOS All the Latest nnd most Popular Musical Compositions mny be found nt ORGANS CURTICE & TI-IIERS, LEADING MUSIC DEALERS 207 SOUTH 11TK STREET. SHEET MUSIC Large Stock of the leading American made Guitars, Piano Tuning nnd Repairing promptly attended to. NOVELTIES "JBtil a The Light-Running DOMESTIC" will do a WIDER RANGE of work than any other. Don't buy until you have seen the Steel set of attach ments and Genuine Bent Wood Work on the Domestic. The Star That Leads Them All ! Nearly Two Millions now in use. The "Domestic" is sold for Cash, Notes, or on Monthly payments. Needles, Oil and parts for all Machines. W. A. DOGGETT, Agent, G-reen Store Eront. 142 North Eleventh St. PHIL. JACOnS, State Agent, Lincoln, Neb. 1 xuJl t m fi O i a a x " - r I V I " J M