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-" 'ii' iitiOwwiiMiwwityiWMWf iymwrfT - CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1891 HrL ! CANDY FOK EVERYBODY Strictly Pure and the Largest and Finest Line tn the City, at FOLSOM'S 1307 O STREET. IfT We make n specialty of entering Ire Crenm nml Fruit Icon for Hull, Parties, Weddings, etc., mul cnu crve them In the brick or by the qunrt on short notice nt reasonable price. Fancy Cake of nil kind made to order. Telephone order receive prompt attention. Call up 501. If you Deposit jour Savings IN TIIK Lincoln Savings Bank Safe Deposit Co. H. K.eor. llthandi'Ht. THEY WILL EARN INTEREST FOR YOU At tho Unto of S-Fivc pur Ct. per Annum-5 Havo 3 00 a tweck and It amount with Interest In llvo year to l,fiOH.0O. Bank oons at 0:30 n. m. to ll:ao p. m. ami Batunlay cvciiIiik. a to 8 p. in. Safea to Rent In Burgtar and Fire Proof Vaults. Smoking Jackets, Fancy Yests, . Full Dress Suits, fall Dress Yests, '-? Fine Furnishings, Christy's London Hats, AT CALL AT HALTER'S Heat Market! With your CASH, and get Good, Juicy Meat at your own Price. llauit., ' c Beef Steak r , 6c Beef Roast, , 5c Boiling Beef 3c Pork Steak 6c Roast Pork, , 6c Sautage, , 6c Bacon, 6c Lard, 6c Every Pound Guaranteed to contain Sixteen Ounces. Tetderlolns aid Rolls allays od Haid. Poor or kick people can call and gel meat for Nothing with an order from Elder Howe. We don't change our name every six month. We are Mill running under the old name, mul are not'aihamed of It. Halter's Market, 3 16 North Tenth St. Telephone 100. Meat Delivered Anywhere In the City. d.SjwJL ,1 Vtiw li)r of Mmhrn 7Vwr, PubllHliucI Saturday. AititrtoM all coniiiiiinieatloiiii illrectin tlifi nfllrn WlCHHlCL PKtNTINO CO, I'tlllt.lHtlKIIH, Courier IIiiIIiIIiik, I CM N Hired. Tki.kimiiinkSM U Wkhski., .III., Editor and Hole I'mprlctor. V. J, Hviinkm, Awwoclato Editor. HtiiiNCiiliTioNl Ono Vrur lijr Mall or Carried 12 00; HI Month, 11.00; Three Months, Mo.) Unn month sMUcnlslnvaralily In Advance, AllVXHTIIIKMKXTNi lUle flirillllOl Oil Application at th ortlee, HHclnl rate on Time Contract. t'ONTMinimon! Hhorl plcy Rketvlic, kmiii and Morlc solicited. IVrwiiial and Hoelal note are especially desirable. I'kintinii! We iimknaiocUltyo( Khm Printing In all It lirnnuhc. Hoclcty work a peclalty. Knteredntthn PostoMIro of Lincoln, Nub., a (comt olii mutter. POPULATION OF LINCOLN, 65,000. IN TIIK LIIH.AUY. Tim March C(MmnKi1ltnu cxlilhlt n taolo of content inadnup to cover the widest por. tilo Held. It okiih with an exquisite frontis piece, a reproduction of n painting by Kelfort of Munich, purchased ly the Cosmopolitan for ui In tills way. There I Riven first a light article treating of thu French'stago and lllimtrated In a way that give an excellent Idea of Rome noted French beauties. Mr. Van llenssalner Cruder writes of tho loveiily dressing of Americans, mul no ono Ih bettor (piallllrd to review tho subject thoroughly. A departure in magazine work I thu long ex pected nutohiograplry of Fredorlo Vllller,tho famnu wnr correspondent. Vllller writes a wull a he Illustrates and hi "Htory of n WnrCorrosKindont' Lifu"l a entertainingly written a It I skillfully llhiRtrnttsl liy thl prince of iiuwsjmper corroondunt and ai t it. A striking hort Htory of thrilling ad venture "How I Hliotrmy flmt Elephnut," liy MaoMahou Challlnnr, and "Lnhor Union and Strike In Ancient Home," an Illustrated art lee liy Dr. (. A . Daur.lger, art) among the best thing in thu March Cosmopolitan, the regular department of current event and mocIiiI problems, by Murat HaUtead and Kd wnrd Everett Hale, resjiocUvery, nro a usual, maintained with thu accustomed wisdom and ability exerted of those two well knmvn writer. Tho brief essays of Brainier Math on on purely literary subject, am lieeonilng npromhirut feature of the, Cosmopolitan. Mr. Mathews treat of "Certain Iteemit Volunie of Versu" In thu March number. (Cosmopoli tan Publishing compiny, Madison Kipuirc, New York, iM cent a copy.) Tiik CouiUKii offers to Head thl most vxcllent mngnzhiu and thl pniwr, iKith for one year for $.'1.00. Hvud in your name. Ayer'a cherry pectorlal I acknowledged thu liest preparation for euro of lung coin plaint. HorpoUhelmcr efc Co's. new lino of musllu underwear Ii thu bust made, all bohiK lock stlch and at no higher price than cheaply inado Rood. Hell & Cowdery balled hay and all kind of feed and beat Mower Kuarauteeil. Telephone 784. All goods delivered. Table linens, iinnklu, towel In new line and now pattern that are not expensive. Can't you stop In and see them nt Herpol shelmer & Co's. Ono hundred llnet engraved calling card and pinto only a.B0 at Wvawl rrluting Co., lt:iU N treet. UK) llnext eiiKnived calling card and pinto for 'J.50 at Tint Couriku olllce. Mis C. J. Oullmette, modiste, sw-ohi! floor' KxMMltlon building. Take elevator. Boll & Cowdery, flower, feed and general commissioner, 118 North Uth st. Phone 784. Wolfenbarger & McDonald, attorney and ouimelom, roomi VM and l'Jl liurr block, levator on O Htreot. Doctor Dalloy & Goodoll, oftlco 1347 L treet. Telephone, 017, Only place In Lincoln that uses mineral ater In bath ia at 1010 O street. Think lit Tlitt Cnnntnnnlllaii Mniral,m giant among the great monthlies, and TllK Courirr will both be sent to any addriwa one year for three dollars. For furtner partlcu lara rvad large advertisement on page eight. Jupltor Coal is a winner and Betta& Weav er, solo agent have plenty of It. Try a ton. Now niching, new veiling In the latest con celt at HeiK)Ulielmer & Co. New style of Invitations jut In at Tiik Couhikh olllce. Clitmp Kxouralun Halt. Excursion tickets are now on aalo via tho B. & M. to all Important point in tho south, Including Txa. TjlllUlmin A I. !.,. fl.tr... da. thu Carolina and Florida. ine 11. ai. ih tho only Hue running through sloejiers between Lincoln and Knn aaa City making close connection for south ern points. It I tho short lino and makes tho fastest tlmo. A trial will convince you of tho fact. Enquire at union depot or city ofllce, cor ner O and Tenth streets, for further particu lars. A. C. 7.IKMKK, City Pans, and Ticket Agent. Lincoln hikI KnnClty Through l'ull inan Nleepers. The surprising Increase lubustuesshascom pelted the B. & M. to withdraw their Hue or combination arlor and sleeping cars and substitute regular Pullman sleepers of a modem and pleasing design that are sure to be appreciated by tho travelling public These cars leave Lincoln dally at 8:30 p. in. run via Beatrice ami Tablo Rock and reach St. Joe at 5:37 a. m., Kansas City 7;S0 a. m. ; returning, leave Kansas City 0:15 p. in. daily, St. Joo 11:45 p. in., arrive at Lincoln 7:50 a. m., making rloso connection at termi nal poiut. Berths and tickets may be secured at union depot or city ofllce, corner O and Tenth streets. A. C, ZlKMKR, City IWenger and Ticket Agent. THE ASTOK MA IMAGES. A FAMILY S FORTUNATE IN MAT RIMONY AS IN BUSINESS. John .Inriih thn Flmil MrmliKr of ilia Fourth (IrnemtliMi to Aliitmlon SIiirI lllraeillien- (Mhrr Alllxlires SI Kiln liy Till H'eiillhy IIiiiim. Thero I no longer an iiumarrliil repro fientatlvn of the fourth Keiierutlou of the house of Astor. Tlic last to immune mar- jomn JAcon AHTort Itnl obligation) wn John Jacob Ardor, who tho other day became thu lninbund of MIhh Avu WIIIIiik, of Philadelphia. It la 11 remarkable fact that nit tho bear era of thl fntnoua name have been n for tunate In their domeatlu alliance rw in their business enterprises. Indeed, it wn to Ida wife that the original John Jacob Astor, tho humble but keen wltted Immi grant from Switzerland, owed much of hi prosperity. While yet n struggling young man ho espotiMsl Mis Sarali Todd, who proved n holpmeet In thu most lllurnl meaning of the word. It wan liy her ad vice that hudlMiiensed with middlemen and personally took to liudou Ida llrst largo conalgument of film. The venture proved n auecess both di rectly and Indirectly; Indirectly, liecauso while at the English capital he met an old friend who had risen from thu ranks, of Waldorf peasantry to thu misI t Ion of gov ernor of the Hast India company. The hit ter, when tho two partis, guve Mr. Astor a permit to trade at any placo controlled by tho great corporation of which he waa head. On arriving at New York John Ja cob allowed thu permit to his wifo with thu remark that he fulled to sec how It would do him any good, as ho cm :ied no Hhlpa. MISS AVA WILLINO. Mm. Astor miggested n partnership with vessel owner. The Hiigge.Uiou wro acted on, and thu flrut voyage to China, whore tho Knt India company had a port, netted a pro'lt of over tlOO.OOO, and led to further ndvivitageoiis ventures In the Orient. Mm. Astor bore hut' husband three sons and four daughters, and to thu eldest son, Will lam Uackhouso Astor, waa intrusted tho conservation and extension of tho vast property already accumulated. Hy IiIh two wives, Margaret Armstrong and Allda Liv ingston, William B. had soven children. At his death the bulk of tho estate, which he had faithfully administered and In creased, went to his sons, John Jacob and William, the larger sharu going, it is be lieved, to John Jacob, who wax the elder. John Jacob married, in 1848, Miss Char lotto Augusta GihUs, the beautiful daugh ter of a South Carolina merchant. They 11 veil n life of almost Ideal harmony, and dying left behind them a slnglu sou, who had gained political honors and literary fame before he was called on to bid his fond parents n last farewell. As thu de scendant In the eldest Hue William Wal dorf Is now tho hereditary chief of tho house of Astor. About a dozen years ago he wooed and won Miss Mary D. Paul, CAItltIK ASTOK. HELEN ASTOU. MAItV PAUL. AUC1U8TA ASTOK. Philadelphia maiden of great iiersonal and Intellectual charm. Mr. and Mrs. Astor are nt present in Europe superintending the education of their children. William Astor, tho brother of John Jacob, married Miss Schermerhorn, a Knickerbocker belle, and from their union Ave children were born, four of whom are now nllve. The eldest, who became Mrs. Van Alou, died almost before thu closo of her honeymoon. Miss Helen Is now Mrs. Koosevelt-Itoosevelt; Miss Augusta, Mm. Coleman Drayton; Miss Carrie, Mrs. Orme Wilson, and John Jacob, tho llnal repre sentative of the fourth generation to aban don slnglu blessedness, has, as bo fore noted, led to thu altar Miss Ava Willing. Mrs. William Astor, who is still n re inarkably haudsomo woman and i leader of New York society, has every reason to be proud of her children. Her oldest daughter, Mr. Hoosevelt, Is a stately bru nette, with much of her mother's charm of carrlagu and manners. She Is devoted to her little onai.nndalthough eagerly sought after rarely takes part In fashionable func tions. Mrs. Drayton has that rare com- f y1f ' I V ' vRr nffl hluailoii, bluu c)i. and black linlr. The ,vi set oil splendidly the oilier charm of her attractive rouiilcmttire. Her expres sion Is vivacious, nml she Is noted for her skill us nu entertainer nml conversation allst. Sliolias all that heart can wish for Including three bright children. Mrs. Wll son Is 11 derided blonde. She was thu last of thu sisters to marry, and nil that wealth ami direction could devise was under taken to. mako her wedding n brilliant a Hair. Her bridal dress Instill spoken of a "tho crowning creation of Worth.' Thu corsage and train weieot wlilto wit 1 11, wrought In heavy brocaded figures of flowers with threads of silver. Oraugu blossoms, re prtidnced in wax, covered tho front of the gown, the spraya descending In a crescent from thu left hip to tliu lower right hand corner of tho skirt. Thu dress Uttcd closely over thu shoulders to thu neck In thu back. Thu front was cut low nml smiare. thu space Is-lug filled with frills of point lac ami oratigo niossoms. Tho sleeves reached to thu elbows and were Ilulshed with lacu. Thu train, which full In double box plalU from the belt, looked like, twin folds of sil ver ilmiwry and was threo yards long. Tho veil was tho finest prndiirtlou of Brussels handiwork, and was fastened to the brldu'a hair with diamond stars. Mrs. Wilson's homo life Is said to be as pleasant as that of her older sisters, and, like them, shu has sumu promising llttlo teople to engross her tenderest attentions, "Jnck" Astor, oa his Intimates call him, is a "chip of tho old block." lie has been given a collegiate education, Iiim traveled extensively and has seen much of society. He Is on thu sunny sldu of thirty. Is nearly nix feet tall, and has not yet begun to take un Mesh, being slim and wiry us a profes sional athlete. Ho likes outdoor exercise, and dresses expensively hut iiulctly. Mrs. "Jack" Astor, nee Willing, Is some years younger than her husband, and comes of a family that has liecn famous In the social annals of tho Quaker City for more than n century and a half. Charles Willing waa one of thu founders of tho University or" Pennsylvania, and was mayor of Philadel phia in 1748 and again In 1754. He married Nannie Shippen. Their sou Thomas was presldunt of tho United States bank. Thu hotisu Increased In wealth and distinction during the succeeding genera tions, and formed alliances with tho liar tugs and other noted English families. Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Willing, tho par ents of Miss Ava (now Mrs. Astor), are llrmly established as social arbiters In Philadelphia. Besides their Quaker City mansion they maintain another homo in Now York, at which they resido whunuvur business or pleasure calls them to Manhat tan Island. Naturally, great Intercrt was attached to the nuptlnls of Mr. Astor and Miss Will lug. Tho bride's homo was thronged with guests from thu two big cities, and thero were mirth, merriment and congratula tions without stint. So also us regards the presents. Altogether It can be said that no young couplo ever faced thu future with fairer prospect for a life of unclouded sun shine, for it is whispered that thu union la purely 11 lovu match, warmly approved by both the f..miliea concerned. F. X. WlHTK. A Vigorous Pair of Twin. The oldest pair of twins In tho United States nro believed to rcsidu In Atchison county, Kan. They nro Ludwlll Hector lliugo and his sister, Margaret Itlugo Miller, They were liorn in the year 1801 in Culpepper county, Vn. Their father was of tiermun nationality, and was a soldier in tho Revolutionary War, witnessing thu surrenderor Lord Cornwallls at York town. On their mother's sldo they nro direct de scendants of Lord Ludwlll, of England. Marrying at an early age, their paths widely separated, and only recently they have had a chauce to renew their youthful Intimacy. The sis ter, following the for- Mil. KIKOO. tunas of a wan dering husband, has lived in al most every stntu in thu western part of tho MK8. MII.LKK. Union. Shu h..', had six children, is grand mother to twenty-seven, and has lHen a widow sixteen years. The brother, marrying at tho age of 23, lost his wife about three months ago, after 11 married ltfu of almost sixty-live years. Ho has five living children, nine grand children and several great-grandchildren. The twins cotno of u long lived family. Their father lived to be 07, and their moth er passed her ninetieth birthday. Though 87 years of age, they are lxuh strong, and are possessed of all their mental faculties. The prospects are good that they will see their ninetieth birthday, and maylHi more. They reside only a few miles apart, liv ing with their children tho brother with A daughter.lu Atchison, and the sister with a daughter a few miles in tho country. If there lire any older twins the twins of this sketch would be pleased to hear from them. As far as is known, tho distinction of being tho oldest pair of twins in the United States belongs to them. (. Cimsplcuoua Uniforms Advocated., An Important question now being con sidered by thu government of the United States, as well as by those of various Euro pean countries, is regarding the advisa bility of a change In uuiforms for the land forces, the object being to render soldiers less conspicuous targets for un enemy. The changu Is proposed as a consequence of thu recent improvements In small arms, the Introduction of smokeless powder and the possibility of battle between far dis tant armies. Thu most imperative need for a reform of this sort exists in (icrmauy, where thu polished helmets, tho scarlet and bluu of the ordinary private, thu white collars of thu cuirassiers and thu rainbow tints all over thu hussars maku thu wear ers so remarkably distinct to the uyuuc long distances that tho destructive work ot hostile Infantry or artillery is greatly fa cilitated, llallway llulltlliig- on the Suharii. It is thu opinion of Gerhard Ilohlfs, tho African explorer, that tho trans-Sahnra railway can lie built "only after tho com plete disarming of all the peoples through whose territory the routu would He. For tills purpose 30,000 picked soldiers would be necessary. One of tho greatest obstacles in thu way of the constructors would 1st the sand banks. Tho largest of these banks might be tunneled, whllu cut might be made through the smaller ones. In many localities sand sheds, built after thu plan of the Ameilcun snow sheds, would be necesary," WF 1 891 SPRING- -1 891 . NOVELTY DRESS GOODS - We extend you un invitation to call and inspect our New Stock of Spring Dress Goods. We are showing the most exquisite line of French and German Goods. Our Periston Dress Robes at $io, $12.50 and $14 50 are worth your attention. 1109 0 ST. TEETH i EXTRACTED -33-S- DR-H. K. KER7VTMN SURGEON DENTIST, Who has the Exclusive Use of Steauna's Anesthetic No Chloroform 1 No Ether ! No Gas ! A Ml Set of Teeth on Rubber for $5.00. All Fillings at the Lowest Rates. DR H K KFRMAN Rooms 94 95, 95, Burr Block, 171V. 11. IV. UMMIIfin, LINCOLN, NEB Tre bTegfe UrinKU ft fl It isn't the fault of the mirror when a new wrinkle appears in it. Time Is the great creator of wrinkles, though it must be confessed that there are some mirror that will make a man look as old ae his grandfather. That isn't the sort wc keep. When vou look Into one of our mirrors ,you won't think that Time has tuken a sud den advantage of you and added a few years to your age. If you want to keep young and look young, see to It that your surroundings are cheerful and purchase one of our Fine Bedroom Suites with large French Plate Minor In the Drcsscr, which we offer at very low prices. AUG. TH. GRUETTER & CO. 11111-18 N 8TIIKKT. 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