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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, DKCICMIUCR i.j, iSijn. IMIISS Alice Isaacs OMAHA, LATE WITH STERN BROS., NEW YORK LATHST NOVELTIES IN -Millinery A! 1 Very Lowest Prices. ln tlio Hloro f Hcyninn A lirlchcs, 1518-20 Itaam Street OMAHA. SWKAKINd IN A MAYOR, CONTRAST BETWEEN THE METH ODS OF ENGLAND AND AMEMICA. Hie Ureal I'omp nml I'lrriiiiiMiiiM i At tending llie Anninil Ceieniiin) ill 1. no il mi l.i' 1'itn. nnil reiillici I til slid. uf tin' Water. IVij right liy Amerlcnn Press x,iiilloii A iii' l(iil niiiMir for tlin cltv of Loudon 1ms Intel) Ik'i'U Installed, anil between now nml tlin liegluuiug nf tho new M'ur some iloi-tis nf new iniijorsnf American niiiiil clpnlltlcs will take tlu outli nf olllce I tit t not nM'li the nut) or elect of the venerable corporation of Now York whose customs limrv cliisoly follow tliosii of tin- undent llrltisli metropolis 1 1 nt ti do tliiisnof any I r ' HEW QUARTERS i . j ! ' 'i f '" m( -yUsrJUV--'' Lincoln Trunk Factory i 1133 O ST. old 0ST. Where nt will be ghid to sec all friends and customers and as man) nc sues as can get Into the store. C. 73. WIR1CK. SUCCESSOR TO WIRICK & HOPPER. WESTERF1ELDS 'alace Bath Shaving PARLORS. idles - and - Children's - Hair ASi'-iC.A! TY. Cutting OR 12 fc O STS., N1JW 111 KR 1JIK 1 IVsrVIIIMI S Wll UK VN VlWIIIt other city In the I'lilled Slates need lose any slts'p In prepailng for 1 lint event. Slnie the tlini) of llenrj VIII. and liefme, no civic eeieiniiny in l.ondun has compared in hrilliane) of pageant, general Impress ivenessand lulls reception by the pupil luce with tho "lord major's show " It is thecltleus' chief liolidii) In all the year, and in thu "show," with It pomp nf ceremonial, its bewigged chancellor and judges, its display of time honored em blems and Its long procession decked out with cost nines, arms, armor and Moating tableaux of history ami alleitory, the at mosphere of the London of the Middle Ages mingles with thu enlightenment of the present No loyal eltien misses the "lord major's show." inly the penny 'dreadful illustrated papers are Irreveient enough to crack Jokes about it, now that there Is no Dickens to make such Jokes carry a needed lesson in humuuit). At least seven centuries of custom lend to I ho lord mayor's show the respect shown to all things that havo become mellowed by ago Including (lobeliu tapestry and Madeira wine Kxeept for Home traditional, but now meaningless and useless, duties reipnred of thu former, the ollicial functions of the lord mayor of Loudon and thu major of New York city are thu same. Both aru cUii; chief inngist rates, both carry the tty's keys, and both have thu keeping of ihu city's purse. Rut thu mighty respei t ruil rcw'icncu due and grunted thu lord undent form us oli.erved In I soil nu tho occasion of I mil Nelson's funeral and In S at the ownlugnf the Royal I'.xuhaugc. I'.vcn rnjalt) itself and the pciiulr(!fs of rojnltj wait on the lonl major's pleasure on some oi enslons l'nr Instance, no troops urn) puss through the ell) without the lord nmjeu's cjonscnt being first obtained, and fnrmcrlv the tclgulngsnveiclgn paused at Temple lln.- until his lordship slgullled his pleasuie Unit the king should U ad mltted The lonl mayor has In his keeping the siepter, the sword and the mace w hleh arc the royal badges of his olllie lie weals n gold chain ami collar and Jewel con fernsl upon IheolHee as a mark of favor b) the clown, and holds the i ivlc purse. The lonl mayor of London musi ls three times elected I. the householders In his own ward as alderman, by the liverymen as sheritl, ,unl by the aldeiineli as mayor Then he has to be approved by the now u The lord chancellor names the day for the ceremony of Installation This Is usii ally the llrst day of the Mlelmelmas sit tings This fiiuetiouarv icceives the lonl mayor elect at the house of lords and In forms him whether his election pleases the sovereign. Thu lord major elect ami the ' aldermen who accompany him wear violet I gowns, while the recorder and the sheillT , ate resplendent lu scarlet and frills and rillllcs. When, at the house of lords, the lonl chancellor has Informed him in speech full of compliments that her majestj gtacloiisl) approves bis election, the crlll eal moment Is past and the new ollicial : bieat lies easier, though thero Is still no ap I parent end to the forms that remain to be gone through with The whole civ le part v iliiuks from a "loving cup," and (lieu the man whom all the fuss is ah ml Is eseotted , to the hall where lie entertains the cltj of Mi er at dinner. All this liiuuthii man who Is still lord miivor keeps well in the background, lie i otilv appears on thu su'tie nl their Joint le i (eptioti a lutieheoii given al the .Mansion house just pi lor lotlielln.il ceiemon.v of Installation At this luncheon all the dig niliules wear their most gorgeous laimetit and the coining and the going iiitiu ill Ink each olbei's health t this stage thu lonl majorelcil lecelvesa lempoiary set SERJEANT-TRUMPETERS. POLKA-MARCH. 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Norval, AsmicIiiIu .Illsllce. .Innes' National Hank. Huwnrd. t'ltlens' National Hank, I'lysscs CHkick: I Til 0 si 1 ett LINCOLN, NKII. I.ililles t'se l)i, l.e Hue's I't-i Imlleiil Ills from Paris, I'miicc. ' hat poslllvi l.v ic leve suppressions, miuitlil.v ileiaiiKeim ills nit Irreuularllles emisiil liy colli, Hiakness, hock, iiiiemlii, or general nervous ilelilllt.v f' lurue piopoi lion of Ills lo which ladles . misses are llnhle Is the direct result ot a rileieil or llietfiiliir meiisliiiiitloii Sup l ilons eontlniii d icsult lu tilooil poisoning Ouli-k eoiisiiiiiitlou. VI pnekage or I for li. Sent illnct oil receipt of price sold ) Lincoln liy It 1'. Hliuiwln, ilriiuulsi 1) INCOLN For Holiday Presents, Fine Stationery, Card Cases, Calling Cards, Etc. Call and See the WESSBL PRINTING CO., 3 N Street. 'ij(ik?ff(t&c AMI INHTITCTK. (! I KMVklll- Umrtliiiiiil, nml T)s'WrltlliK. Is I lie Is nt nml InrKest 'nllriie In llie IVml uv SUuleiils In alii iiiliini'e List H'.ir hill li inn iri'iiirHl mr ImkIiicm In from Un'J iiinilliii. KxM'rlenetMt facult) l'lrsenul liiHlnution lleniitlfiil llliintriitiil eiitiilnitiie, isillii' JmirmilK, ami nw..neninif eiiiiiuiilili, sent free li ailin'liiK MU.I.IimllMlh & Kisish, hliusiln, .Neb, tOril OF lOMXIN'S l.OItll VIAVOU. mayor of Loudon on account of the ripe old age of bis olllce issomethiug thu major of New York clt j and other municipal cor porations in the I'nited States must man age to struggle along without The only time an American mayor is glorilied and made a hero of Is just before his election, ami then he Is kept in a becomingly humble statu of mind by the exceedingly uncomplimentary things said about him by thu party of his opponent When hu has taken tliu oath as mayor hu Is merely thu head of a business olllcu lu which thu city's accounts are kept. There is no ceremony attending tho in tnllatiuu of an American mayor, ami all bonfires and parades end thu moment the election returns aru in. This year Mr Hugh. I (iraut siiu'eeds himself as major of New Yolk city. Soinu day, when IkUIi have nothing else in paiticular to do, a supremo court judge It doesn't matter in thu least which one will call at thu major's olllce, whereupon the hitler will "hold up his hand and hu sworn. " And that is all there is to it unless there hap pen i'i he several other olllcials ami a pro fcsMonal politician or two about, when it is ipilte possihle tlu.t a temporarj lecur tenie of ante election enthusiasm may suggest a lesort to the Usual ante elei lion soi ml custom Rut ill this the new major and the supreme ouu judge, of course, are mil expected to take part. There is not even a stated day nil whii h our uiajois shall take the oath of olllce It often happens that a major who hastiiid to he re elected and failed neglects the citj 's business to such an extent while encaged in thu more impoitant business of gather cy- Tickets ON SALIC TO ALL Principal Points EAST, WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH - AT- 1044 O STREET. J. H. SLOSSON, City 1'jlss f 1114 ci AsjimU I Wmft liiMiiiN s vi ri, hai k lie follows lu a pt ivnte cm 1 lage modest I), it long way behind the lord mayor, who, with his ceremonial olllcers, proceeds in statu to the Guildhall, where the installation is to lake plate. Mere the I. ml major is seated at a table- with his successor on his left and the mace bcaici stands with thu mace lestiug 011 the lloiu 1 while the town ilerk makes three low 1 bows ami n mis thu declaiatiou of olllce, ( which tin- innl in, nor elect lepeals nftct him and then signs. In olden limes the town clerk used to kneel on a stool at the side of the tahle. 1 and ailmiiiisteieil a iiiaiut oath, of which j thu following was the vital part Itlvhl shall Je ilcs) to enl one, ns uell In I slrniik'ers lis others to (cor n.t to rlcliu In Ihn. Unit lieluiiKeili yon In lies-, nml I hat Tin hlk'iiei 1111 for riches, fni gryfteii" for Is lmf, fur fnvmii liu fur h'ltc; xvrolig sh ill yu dim In mi inun Weights ami iiieo-sures In Ihn sanin eltty jn nliu I llcH In In- ki'll, aiill lllle execlltlllll lllni ni til ilefmilts that thereof shall Imi fininil And In nil ether things that tn a major of Urn illj nf mi dun Is'lungelli to ills', uell ami lawfully jn shall ds, and liehnve j oil n-sdml ymi ln-li This autiiiiateil form was discontinued in IN'.S lij the same act of pailiameut thai substituted more misleru forms for all civil pledges, hut the spirit of the old foiiii still pel 11iles thu ceremonial. The lord major then gives up his seat ) ins sin lessor, nun inn cnnuioei mm, in ( each casu with a prefaie of thiee low bows, or "reverences," tenders the jeweled seep ter, the seal and the puise These ale I given to thu outgoing lord major, who in turn deliveis them to his successor The new lord niavor is then cougiatiilateil hj j all thu olllc nils, after which lie sigimnio iieipt for the city's valuables, and then ' tides auiieably back to thu Mansion hou-i lu thu same earriagu with Ids predecessm It Is on thu following da), however, that the "lord major's show" proper takis plate INcorted by a tieiueuilous civu and militarj parade, thu lord mayor is pre seuted to the judges of the iiieeli's ImmicIi division of thu high coin Is of justice at tin Law ('nulls Thu procession en route to this place constitutes thu lend mayoi's show lleie are some details of the pm cession, interspersed with bands of music, detachments of troops, trades guilds, etc Master ami wardens wearing the irnwnspii scnhsl I hem hj King llenrj VIII, eais elli hleniiitleal nt thu laaikelsnf London, car curl) lug fruits anil Mowers w-th kihMi-kmh I'lni.i and Pniniina, car lepresentlng the aits, car rei resenting the colonics, uty otlluiU. the Ian lord mayor, the l.nl) mayoress, Hi" right In". nrahle the lord mavor la his stale eliaiint drai. n hy six horses and attended h) Ids chaplain, swoid U'arer and inaen Is-arer 'I'heu collies thu lord major's dinner, which is a verv tremendous alfair indeed and thu lord major's show is ended I t'Linis Dl'MIAM. 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FOR $2.50 Till UUtli VI Willi KhlllWMI till' SWIIIIII lug votes for himself that he leijuesU of, the major elect I line in w Inch tostiaighteu i lip tilings lieloie llirnillg the (Itv ovel to' his law Thus unit t ci - are amicahlv ar ranged, and the siipifiuc court judge is sent fur t,, admiuisli t the o.ith to the new inajoi when eveijbodj is !e Ij and out bcfoio Within the,, i it) ' walls thu lonl major of Loudon takes piei idem e id everj sub jecl His placu U immeiliiitel) aflei tho soveieign and In legal auduvii pioces sinus williin the city he precedes the king or iucei, beailiiK thu city swoid This What l.iipua la. Dr. Koch's famous cure for consumption has been de lared a specille for lupus also Lupus is it uou-inutnginus skill dlseasi ami most commonly attacks the faiu. It llrst appears in thu form of one or moil lisldisli laown or leddish jellow blotches These luaj vaiyiusue fioin il pln'n lie. el to a split pea lu tune these spots spiead until their edges tnui li, and seveialof them I Is'come aggiegaled int.i a p.ili h. The dis easeisver) slow in devi lupiug, and a pad h tile sie of a twent) live icnt piece max lake je.u- to fol III. It is liroiin and bald luge I til of. 100 FINEST I he lirnlnl ,liu) S)tiiM, A m l.oins grand jury follows in the wall nft In t'auadian movement to alsdisli Ihegl ilidjillj sjstem The) hold that it s not mil) i superfluous ami cticnsivc ad liu I to in., dual juiisprilileuu'. hut that li tin t in-es it actually hiiulci and ile lajslhi iiiliuinistratlou of justice, while it also alloiiN to its incinls'i-s, u hen so In iliiiid, ih oppoituuit) to grntif) uiallcii or to hh.i K ,i 'he leputatioii of upiitahhil li. en Engraved Calling Cards And Copper Plate, Wessel Printing Co. 0NLY$2'50 i JC w