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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1890
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A ltmUr lwr nf loilrm YVinri
MuiiM'iiirrlov: One Your by Mull or I'nrrlcil
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Olio iiioiitliWHVntslnvnrnhly In Ailvntice
Aiiykiitirkmicntn: Itntes fiiniMiril on application
nt llioolllco. Hx'olnl rnli"t on Tlitio tinirm,i.
('oKTiilliUTloMt! Hhnrt spicy ki'tclics, mm-iih nnd
stories sollcllcil, l'crwiiinl mid Hoelal nnlcs nro
especially tlcslrnhle.
I'rintinoi Wo hMko n niwlnlty nf I'liin 1'rtnttiiK
In nil Us branches. Hocletv work n ieilnlty.
PubllHtiucI SiitunUiy.
Aililrewi nil t'liiiiiniinientloiiM direct to 1 1 1 - iillloo.
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Courier llitllilltnt, II.1J N Htreet.
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Ii. 'i:hhki,, .III., KilltorundHolo Pioprlotor.
1'llKI) llK.N.INOKIl, Aswolllto Kdltor
POPULATION OF LINCOLN, 65,000.
Tiik World-llrriild of Kiinilny gave a list
of Oinnliii hotels and rcHttiiiinntH using olco
mnrgniluo. Tho I'ntloii Ik put down for fiTI
pounds In 0110 inoiitli.
Tiik polltli Inns nrulalklngup R. II. Oakley
for tlio statu Noiuito. Sir. Oakley Is not n can.
illduto, but lio is 11 good mini toiopicsoiit
Lincoln, mill It is nut likely ho would refuse
the lrpuhllruu tioiulimtlnii.
(lov. TiuVKU him wilttcn n loiter to Hetm
tor I'ndiloek usscitiug Hint huudleiNof thous
ntuls of iIoIIhih Intil noon lost to NohruHkn
tlumigh tho fnlsn guiding of corn. I luniks
tho nctiutnr to urge h-glidutlnu by tlio govern
ment to prevent this robbery.
Tiik joint committee from tho oily council,
Ixmnl of truth) mid renl estate exchange hnvo
decided to ak tho oltlcliiU or tho II. Si St., tho
IT. 1', tho Northwestern mid tho Hock-Island
to int'ot with them on Sluy lf mid discuss
plntiH for 11 grand union depat. That looks
like limbless.
TllK world's fulr bill ns passed nud improv
ed Ims gone to tho printer, mid u circulur is
being prcpnicd nt tlio stilt-) department to Is)
sent to tho governor of each of tho Mutes
calling their attention to tho provision ii
ipili lug the npM)iiitiuent of coiuiuixsiouers to
meet in Washington within thirty dnjs after
tho llniil pnsnugo of tho net, which menus be
fore Slay W. A copy of tho law will been-clo-ed
w 1th each of these circulars. No nteps
have yet been taken towards tho appoint
ment of tho commNdoiicrs-ut-lnrgc.
Captain Joski'iiTkktkhh nf this city was
In WiijihliiKton this week with a view to
tisooi tabling his status in tlio light for tlio
Lincoln laud olllco. Ciiptalu Teeters was
leeomnioiulod for tho position souto tlino ago,
but the iccimtmciidutlon has htvu held up by
tho delegation tiK)ti tho lufoimation that tho
captain's rcputilicuiilm wns not vouched for
sulllcicntly by tho people of Lincoln. Captain
Tit1 1 era win advised by tho delegation to re
turn homo mid straighten himself out In tho
eyes of the principal republicans of Lincoln,
during which the f ounce iccommcndutioii
would probably stnud.
Alien iikaoo.v KaiiiiauIiiisIii tlio Slay num
ber of The Forum un article to show tlmt
criticism has more often muilo mistakes thnii
It has foretold tho Judgment of posterity. IIo
collects u long list of facts U prove that
nearly every Important original woik In
English literature has been dimmed by tho
critics when It was llrst published, mid In tho
mostamlnblo temper ho declares that he him
self lint hardly toon during his long career is
an author a literary criticism from which ho
has gullied help. The article contains a largo
group of Interesting literary reminiscences
covering a long period.
An ordinance, lias been intiodticcd In the
city council by Sir. lluslinell giving tlio Rock
Island tho right of way over Eighth street
from S to L and regulating tho use of the
street by tho company. Tho ordinance pro
vides that there shall be only ono tuick and
that tlicro shall bo no switches and no change
of grade. Tho company shall leave tho pav
ug In as good condition as it lluds it. The
laying of tho track shall do done under the
control and suervlsloii of tho city Trains
of cars shall not bo permitted to obstruct
travel at the crossings, and tho company shall
keep 11 tlagiimii stationed nt tlio crossings at
all times. In the event that tho woik is not
commenced in six mouths, nil rights given by
tho ordinance nro forfeited. The right
granted to tho Rock Island is not mi exclus
ive one, but tho company shall loaso Its tiack
toother roads on the payment of certain
sHcllltsl compensations. The ordinance was
leferred to tho printing committee to have
printed in the city papers, If the Rock Island
would pay for tho printing, so that the jhjo
plo might understand its pro Uions.
Last year's icport of the tirnkemnn's
brotherhood sliownl that ono in every eighty
eight membeis of the organization Is killed
yniily nml ono in every sixty sutfeis either
death or total disability. The inter-state
commerce commission reported that during
last ear !fcM brakemen werokllhsl aiulU,&37
totally disabhd in coupling cam, and recom
mends ihnt some action 1k taken to Induce or
compel railway companies to adopt a safer
moJo of coupling cars than tho ordinary link
mid plu now generally used on freight cars.
A bill has been Introduced In congress re
quiring all railroads to use automatic cur
couplers uxn all freight cars nnd authorizing
the president to appoint a IkmihI of live com
petent persons, three of whom shall hnvo
practical knowledge of tie oKratiou of rail
roads and two of w lioui shall have mechani
cal knowledge of car const! uctlon, to make a
careful Investigation of the couplers in use
and to test nil designs submitted, with a view
to nsiertnluliig and rcx)itiug to the inter
state commission the tjpe or character of
coupler found by them to bo best adapted for
use and possessing the greatest safety for em
ployes, When such a coupler Is adopted all
railroads shall Ihi ri quired to use them upon
new cars manufactured and upon nil old cars
sent to tho shops for repairs,
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LOU1HK IMOOKN OUINKY.
A brllllnut young Iloston woman la Louiso
Imogen Oulnoy, the only child of Oen. Uul
iloy, who dlisl soon nftor tho war from
wounds received in his heroic service. This
"sunny young Oreek," as sho has lieun well
niiuusl, was born In Iloston in 1WI1 nud edu
cated nt tho Convent of tho Hnoivd Heart, In
rrovldeiice, R. I. While still In school she
hegnn contributing verses to Tlio I'llot, over
tho elgiiaturo of "1. O. L.," and was for a
long time taken for somu prankish cnllego
boy rather thnu n young girl. Hho won
tmrdly 2.1 w hen she published her llrst vol
ume of K)oins, "Songs nt tho Btart," which
wns soon followed by "Tlio White Hall and
Other Poems," "Uoosequill Papers," n vol
ume of proso mid a little collection of stories
called "llrownles mid lloglos,"
A great honor was conferred upon tho
young girl in 18S5, when, nt tho memorial
meeting for den. Grant, held in Tremout
Temple, on Oct. 'J--, sho was Invited to write
tho "odo" for this impressive occasion. Tho
KLIZAIIKTII W 8TKIMIF.V.
oration wns given by Henry Ward Ileeeher
Her poetic gift is in tlio heroic vein. Hho Is
nn excellent Latin scholar, nml has so much
of the classic spirit that sho has suggested tho
sobrlipiet of tho "sunny young Greek."
Miss Oulnoy Is now lu London engaged in
literary woik Klio is of medium height,
slender nud supple ns a reed, with How lug
hair, dark eyes and pale, clear complexion
a fnco full of laughing animation and seldom
caught in repose. Hho Is a famous jhmIos
trlenno, making nothing of a ton mllo walk,
and has nil insouciant grace thnt is Instantly
cnptivntlng,
A lovely young woman, who is a "coming"
woman In literature, is Sirs. Kllznbotli Wil
lisou Stephen, who, though not a llostouian
by birth, belongs to Its llternry coU'rlo of
brilliant young women by virtue of llturnry
tastes and sympathies. A kxmii of hers on
Louisa Alcott, published In The Iloston Trav
eller soon nf ter Sliss Alcott's death, attracted
much attention among tho friends mid ad
mirers of this beloved nutlior, and ninny of
her poems have been contributed to Tho
ANNIE PAOU.
Traveller since that wiitch so stirred nnd
thrilled tho breasts of those who held Sliss
Alcott near and dear. Sirs. Stephen Is tho
wife of a Presbyterian clergymnn, and thoy
hnvo .recontly been called to Vevny, Ind.
Mrs. Stephen Is of milium height, slender
nud fair, with a wealth of beautiful dark
Imlr a:id expressive eyes. Sho Is Imrdly more
than !!0, and ono of tho most responsive and
lovely characters Imaginable.
A very charming uimg Dos Ionian whom
fate ordains to dwell afar from the gilded
dome it Sliss Grace Ellery Chanuing, a
daughter of Dr. W. F Chanuing and a
grnndnlecoof tlio gt eat divine, William El
lery Chanuing. Tho c'linuning live now at
Pasadena, Cnl., wheio ihoy removed from
Hostou several years ao. MUs Chanuing's
specialty is in short stories, and she is con
tributing to Tho New England Mngnzluo,
Kato Field's Washington, Tiw Iloston Trav
oiler nud others. Slit Chanuing, still In her
early twenties, is very fair, with lovely hair
of blonde cendro and beautiful blue gray
ejo'. She Is n rather marvelous comxjin.d
of delicacy and strength, with tho gentlest
maimer Imaginable, bused on an iron will
and wonderful tenacity of purpose.
Clostly associated with her lu literary work
l Charlotte Perkins Hl-jison, n granddnugh
tr of Dr. Lyman IWjiiur, and tiu wife of a
gifted young artist, Uiarles Walter Htetson.
It Is an amusing sarciuU'. of heredity that tint
descendants of William !?.iery Chanuing and
Dr. Lyman Ileeeher should bo close friends
nnd collaborators. The Ctianul'igt nud Hut-
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scs llvo In n kind of arcudlnn fashion on n
Nmtlful ustnto lu the Ban Gabriel vnlloy.
A very charming, Intellectual young wo
mtti of Iloston Is Miss Amilo Pne, a leading
ineinln'r of tho Ijadies' Hatuniay Slorntug
club, mid a woman whoso literary talent
has found expression lu soino oxipilidto short
stories. Sllss Pago is calloil n clusslo beauty.
Her Nrtrnlt, painted by Mr. Dennis Hunker,
was exhibited lu tho American Art gallei ies
n fow j ears ago, lu a collection by American
nrtUts. It has also been hung nt tho Ht,
Itotolph Club galleries, In Iloston. Hho Is "a
daughter of tho gods, divinely tall," nlmnler
nml grnceful. In tho Greek piny of "Anti
gone," recently produced by the Hnturdny
Morning club, Sllss Pago no tod tho Queen
Eiirydlko, and mnilo an oxtpilslto picture lu
her classic whlto robes,
The sculptor Ht, Gaudeus requested er
mission to moitel her hand and arm, ami, with
tho single exception of Maud llovvu Elliott,
no Iloston mnideii of Into ears has lcou so
much Milutsl mid modolud by artists as has
Sliss Pago. Hho is n young lady of eosmoxll
tan culture, ami Is almost us familiar in 1m
Jon life as lu her tiativo city.
A talented writer among tho younger wo
men Is Sliss Ella Riihamah Hcldmore, who
passed last summer lu Huston, but whoso
tiiuo when in America Is sHnt principally lu
Washington. Sliss Hcldmoro lias established
lieuelf nt tho national capital as a press cor
rrfrjKJiident of very exceptional power to
xrtrny passing events. Tlio Ht. Iouls (llolxj
bemocrut, Tlio Han Vrancisco Call and va
rious other dally new spaHrs have mailo a
leading attraction of her work, mid she is n
contributor to Ht. Nicholns, HurK-r's llaznr
nud Harper's Weekly, and Is tho author of a
lxxk on Alnskn, which Is tho accepted stand
aril of works of travel in that region. Sllss
Hcldmore has tho genius for travel, and she
wns ouo of tho llrst to visit Alaska; sho has
Ixhmi much In Kuroxj, to Japan nud China,
nud knows all tho Paclllc as well as sho does
Irfkfnyetto wpiaro In Washington or Fifth
avenue In Now York. Hho Is a slender, stylish
KI.1ZA IlUIIAUAll HCIDMOllE.
woman, with dark hair and blue gray eyes,
mid is ns gixxl n conversationalist ns sho is
captivating a writer.
Sllss Villa Seuilder, whoso homo is at New
bury street, Iloston, is ouoof the, gifted young
Boston women. Hho Is tho literary lecturer
nt Vnssar cnllego and a contributor toTho An
dover Review nud other mngnziiies. A )ii
kt in dialogue form entitled "Iiilluunco and
Independence," contributed by Sllss Bcuddor
to Tho Aiulover Review for Febi nary last,
lias attracted much attention. Hlio is a niece
of Sirs. Horace Kcuilder, of Cambridge,
whose literary work lu Tlio Atlantic SIngu
duo nud elsewhere is well known. Sliss
Hcudder has a frank, pleasant countenance,
mi engaging manner and a very winning
smile. Shu Is also a prominent member of
tho Hnturdny Morning club, mid not Infre
quently lectures before this gathering. Mis
KATK VANNAII.
Hcudder Is also a loading spirit lu that
unique and loautlful philanthropy, tho"Uul
verslty Hottlomeiit," at No. Itf Rivington
street, Now York city, where seven college
girls have set up a homo that they may bo
neighbors mid friends to tho friendless and
tho Ignorant.
A brilliant young woman, who Is almost
ns much at homo in Hostou nsat tier own resi
dence In Gardiner, SIo., is ills Kato Van
nnh, jKMit mid litterateur. Sliss Vannah
graduated from Ht. Joseph's academy (near
Gettysburg, Sid.) in 1ST I, taking tlio ilrst
prize in music, mid English composition. Sho
Is a favorlto contributor to Now York and
Hostou Journals, ilixs much musical criticism,
is a prolific writer of verso, and lias of lato
won honors a-s a musical composer,
Her waltz called "Hy tlio Son" has gono
through four editions, nnd two souxs (both
tho words and the inuslo by Sliss Vannah),
called "When Love Is Told" nud "Furting,"
nro exceedingly jiopular. Sliss Vannah has
tho great advuutngo of an exteuslvo ac
quaintance with the very cremo do la cromo
of musical talent of Now York city, and
her "Parting" Is dedicated to Annie Louisa
Carey. Sllss Vannah almost lived with Slmo.
Carey-Raymond In Now York last winter.
KATIIEUINE C, IILAIll.
A volume of Sllss Vannah's poems was pub
lished by tho Llppincott houw lu 1SS3, and
nnothor is now iu press.
Sirs. Katherlno C. Hlalr is a writer of
charming short storlei. Her homo is noai
Boston, and her work appears iu many oj
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