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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, APRIL iS, 1891 Chicago and Erie R. R. bate Chicago A UlnntlcU'y InConneetlon with the Erie Railway forms tiii: only uxn IIKTWKKS Chicago .-md New York Under One Miiiumuiiicnt. SOLID TRAINS. Tho Through Trains ol this 1 .1 n e 1 o t. t- o 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 - cnitoauil Sew Ynr nre run solid, thu iivoIiIIiik nnnovunco am) confus o i of changing cars or ml luc connection. "Vestibule Limited Service VetlbuUlliliiilteilTrnln.rniltliiKrn!- gage, Smoking ami Day louche. Willi Pullman Dining anil Sleeping tars (heiitcd by steam, limited by ga:, over lids I.I in1 Every Day in the Year. Pullman Service to Boston. A I'nUnian llutlVt Sleeping Car to ami Horn Hoston dally via till route. .This IstboOSIiY LINK Running Pullman Cars between Chicago and Hoston. BUCKEYE ROUTE To roiutnbiiK.tOlilo.niul Ashland, Ky. Pullman Sleeping Car between Chicago and above Points ilillly Trnlns Arilve and Leave Dearborn Station, CHICAGO. -For furtliiT InforniHllon.eall on the neatest ltnllroiul 1'leket Agent, or address W 0 Rlneanon, 1A M Tuokfr, D I ltolert, Oon. I'ass. Al. Oen.Mgr. A.U.I' AKt. New York. Cleveland. Chicago Santa Fe Route ! Alcliison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R The Popular Route to the Pacific Coast. Through Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Between Kansas Cit nnd SAN DIF.CiO, LOS ANGELES', and SAN FU.AN CISCO. Short Line Kates to PORTLAND, Oregon. Double Dailv Train Service Between 'KatiMisClu and PUEMLO. COLORADO SPRINGS, and DENVER. Shoit Line to SALT LAKH CITY. The Direct Texas Route Solid Trains Between Kansas City anil Galveston. The Short Line Between Kansas Citv and Gainesville, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Austin, Temple. San Antonio, Houston, and all Principal Points in '1 exas. The Onlv Line Running Through the OKLA'IIOMA COUNTRY. The Onlv Direct Line to the Texas Pan Handle. For Maps and Time Tablet, and Informa tion Regarding Rates and Routes Call on or Address S. M. OSGOOD, Gen'l A g't E. L. PALMER. Traveling Agent, 1308 Farnam St., OMAHA, WEB. FAST MAIL ROUTE ! 2 DAILY TRAINS 2 -lo- Atchlson, Leavenworth, St. Joseph.Knnsas Cltv, St. Louis anil all Points South, East and West. The direct line to Ft. Scott, Parsons Wichita, Hutchinson and all pitnclpnl .points In Kansas, The only road to the Great Hot Springs of Arkansas. Pullman Steepen, and Fiee Reclining Chair Cars on all trains. J. E. R. MILLAR. R. P. R. MILLAR, City Ticsot Agt Gen'l Ag:ni Cnr.0.and 1 2th Street. THE Q. A. R.'S QUARTER: CENTENNIAL TwMtyflve Venrs Ag llio I'lrnl Pout Wm lIstulilMicil. TI10 recent celebration nt Decatur, Ills., of tho twentllfth nniilvcrwiry of tlio Grand Army of Llm Republic ruvlvis tho memories of mi interesting lilttiry. Thu llrst jenrof tlui Rtiiil civil war luul not ended before It was pereeHed by all think ing men that tho struggle would result In tnitny now and unexpected associations, political, social and military. Long before j, 2W.-Ws S 'KV Pit. 11. V. STCI'HKXHOX. itclosed tho subject of future organizations: of tho comrades had been talked over at tho camp 1 1 res of every squad; and when tho wearied soldiers had their llrst rest and "good talk" after each battle tho common sentiment was, "Hoys, if wu llvo through this thing wo must lix Itnotnehnw to get together ami have a nice tlmo when this day comes around each year." As might have been expected, tho llrst plans comprised company, regimental, or at tho furthest brigadu organizations, but on tho Kith of March, IMS!, "Tho Third Army Corps union" was formally organ ized In tho Army of tho Potomac. This was the llrst of many; it still lives, and holds a meeting every year on the nth of May anniversary of tho battle of Will iamsburg and after its meeting in New York city In lbivS It proceeded In a body to tho field of Cettyshurg and laid the corner stone of the Third Army Corps' monument. Many others followed rapidly, among which the Society of tho Army of tho Tennessee and that of the Cumberland aro best known. There uro also organiza tions for each slate and for various other departments, organizations to commemo rate particular battles, and, lastly, the Military Order of tho Loyal legion of tho United States (composed of olllcers), which began to take form in Washington city the day after Lincoln was assassinated. Hut It was soon apparent that as tho war had made a nation, n national organization was imperntlve.and the chief credit for thu organizing work Is duo to Chaplain W. J. I Hutlcdgoand Dr. It. 1. Stephenson, of thu Fourteenth Illinois Infantry. They talked over and thought out tho details in thu in tervals of their army duties, continued thu work of correspondence after thu war closed and finally met by appointment in Springlleld, Ills., In March, 1H, toarrangu thu ritual. It was lit st proposed to adopt thu title of ti Missouri organization, "Thu Advance Ouard of America," and then of another. "Tho Grand ArnV of Progress." Finally tho present name was agtced upon. Ah secrecy was essential us to tho ritual it was printed at Decatur, in thu olllco of Tho Tribune, as idl thu employes as well as thu proprietors had served In tho army. On thoUthof April, ISM, Mnjiir (Or.) Ste phenson, assisted by Captain .John S. Phelps, of tho Thirty second Illinois in fantry, organized at Decatur tho llrst post of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, to bu known as "Post 1, of Decatur, District of Macon, Department of Illinois." From llrst to last, through nil tin; grades of rank and location, million- titles are preserved, each post in session being known to its members as an encampment, and thu mem bers at o "comrades" to each other at all times Tho charter members of thu lirst post were twelve, thu organizers taking statu rank at once, and thus II. F. Stephenson goes into history as the llrst "commander of department" and Robert M. Woods as .V MltS. i:. KI.OUKNX'K IIAItKKIt. "adjutant general." Tho second post was soon organized at Springfield, and other followed so rapidly that a statu convention was held on tin- ISih of July. For about a j ear the growth of the order went on witli extiaordinary rapidity; then an ap parently Insuperable dilliculty was met, thu order languished und a few days later most people believed It would soon expire. "Politics" was the explanation. Tho heat and fury of the reconstruction era involved nearly all orders "war questions" could not be avoided by men just out of the war. A few j ears later, however, new quest Ions uotdiicctly lelated to the war arose, and veterans found that they could illll'eras pleasantly as other people. Then the en tire older was reorganized, politics was rigidly excluded, and after 1K?H its growth was pheuoiuenall rapid. The 'Woman's . Relief corps" was oiganl.cd to aid In thu charitablo work, and under the cmicut dlicctlon of .Mrs. L. Florence Harker, lirst president of its national couveniioii, It I soon hcct'iifii pnwer. It now numbers about UK) MM) members. On tin' JOth of.liine, l'ssS, the completed report of the G. A. It showed ll,!W-i posts, :if!l,TTli members in good standing and an annual disbursement lor telief of about $250,0110. It Is still growln.', but more slow ly year by year as the eteralis decline ill number, hut the "Sous of the Veterans" aro organizing rapidly to maintain the tra ditions of their fathers and teach the sumo lessons of f rat ernll . charity and lojaltv. J. II Hi aiu.i:. The rolling Ue)er, The famous geysers of Iceland no longer Hpout witli thu vigor of former cars. Tliey seem to bu losing their foice, and If tliey cease to How the Island will loso ouo of its greatest attractions for tourist. Thu discovery of petroleum In Oklahoma promises to umkeHOinu of tho settlers in that territory men of wealth. Flowing wells, howuver, mo yet tUlugs of tho fuU uiu. ttK- r k. WVX MwM-' WiiE m fs'S'slW x?Uw JT7V.Mv.i i. S i All Over Willi. "And Is this your Dual dcrWouP' mut tered tho young man hoarsely, 'is h'i jtatli oreil up his mat and hat and prepared to depart. "It Is," replied the beautiful creature, an tdw wink lurk listlessly Into tho Turkish divan which her father, who was n woll known liumorWt, had placed at her dis posal. "Then farewell," ho hissed, ami iti ho stood on the steps outside a moment later and took a last hmk at thostutcly mansion he murmured, "And this Is nil. A iIicsh suit two nights a week for three mouth at three dollars a night, and nothing to slum for It." Clothier and Furulshor. White? 'Ma'am, you nay your cheek Is tetif Well, these checks call for nine and eleven you'll have to tnovel"- Rochester Talis man. A Street Car I'!iImii1ii. "You know where to leavu me," said ft lady on u Third street car the other day as tho conductor took her fare, "Ycs'm; Columbia street Is your street, I believe," ho replied. The lady retired Into a brown study, nnd one of those men wdio knows It all and never gets left, and Isn't anybody's fool, took up the attention of thoconductor with n long yarn about how street cars should be run and what rapid transit would do for tla1 people, and when thu conductor thought of that woman again he was Just crossing Willis avenue. "She'll Imvo me discharged If I tell her." he said to himself, and cold drops of terror stood out on his manly brow. Ome the passuuger did look out of thu car window, but seeing an unfamiliar part, of the city concluded she was still eu rulltu to Columbia street. The car went to thu end of thu lino and returned on Its way down town again. "C-o-l-u-in b I a!" calhd thu conductor bravely, and the lady gathered up her traps and stepped out on f ho platform. "Good grnclou, conductor!" shu be gan "Hurry up, madam," urged the conduc tor, and after assisting her on" ho hastily rang the bell and thecar started again. And the astonished woman was heard to remark, "No wonder thucars go slow; they travel backward." Detroit Freu Press. NciiickIr. He learned to iluuco for her sake all thu latest ihythmlc unit Ions, And unie a shirt Mint did not 111 to salt hur uoimiim'm notions, Meeause he did not like It much shu umdu hlui wear met Inn, And when hu siuhed for poker shu Insisted on (U.S.-1 NO. llesiatiked a eahbj'xo leaf clifiir. becauu shu li'iiiglit It for lilin, And st.dil In from thu club each nt.'ilit and let her lime iiml buru lilin. Hu woru tliu neckties that shu gut until ho canned a riot, And sat u;i till lh peep of day to keep the huh ipili't. And win -i lijea'iiu liiiiuu tired at nltjlit it was her fiuiHiuiit caper To make him ivud aloud the Jukes from uviry comic paper L'utll one ilay lie sneaked away and Isiught lilm.elf a eolllti, III whlcli trl'i'iiphunt hu laid down and straightway went right olT hi. And when hU,- heard the aw fill news shu had a fit ctiimli!loa And ordered him a tombstone and the follow ing ItiMTlptlou: "lliiu llei my loving hushaud, .liiliu; Death came at last and lilt lilin; llugut tliectillln by blmsell. I know It doesn't tit linn." Tom .MasMin In Clothier and Furnisher. .Mine Tliiin Ills Mulch, Alexander Humus was much addicted to boasting of the high fees hu received lor Ids articles. "That Is pretty fair, no doubt," once sain ii stranger to him at a party. "How much was t lie hlghect fie you ever got V" "Ten francs a Hue," replied Dumas "Hah! that Is nothing," said the other gentleman. "I get about half a million francs for a Hue!" "Heallyr" tejoined Dumas, with an in credulous smile at the apparently out rageous piece of brag. "Pray, what are you" "A railway contractor." L'lllustratiou. A Silly Ooestlou. "Mnyl have tho honor to ("induct your daughter to tho supper tablet-" asked a society gentleman of a lady from the coun try, who Is staying with some friends umi she is visiting. 'Mii .Mill take her to supper?" win tin response "Why, of course, and you may till. o inn too. That's what wu came heru for." Texas Sifimgs. y2 'TTT Tip " n I'll!' KlIIHIUll. Mamtna Have iu washed I0I1IIIM v .bdiuui- Yes, 'm. Milium 1 Ami your hands!1 .I11I1III1) Yep. Minimi 1--A111I jiir la-cik t1 .liillllllV -A IV, see licit', l"-, itllgel. -Ilarpur's ltiu- your faott, , i ain't f It (..line High. Woollen Do ou know Mr. McAllister !Iiglillcr II ihiucli -Well, es. Wiiodeti Don't ou value his acquaint utuu erv highly)' Hulllueli-Well, yes; I should think I might. It's cost inn about $!,iko. Hoston t-'iiiiiier. I'tiii'i' il llnl.lt III .spri't'h. (ioM-riiess Now, Pauline, tell your wi'uuiliiiiitliiT and me how long it Is since Iloinc wi.s rounded. Paulliie Two thousand, six hundred mid foit. lour ears Grandmother (uieeliauicall) ) Dear, lear, how j line tines II) ! Flieguudu Hint- el All Aiiililtliiint Ho). "Willie," said the visitor, "what is your iuliluouv" "I'd like," said the boy, putting down nli jellcw covered story of the plains, "to liaxe people tiemblu like leaves at thu mere men: tun of my naine." Harper's Youug Peon lu. HE PLAYED MANY PAI1T8. Tile l.oiiu unit Vailed farcer of llin I .at ft (leiirml Albert I'llte. Tho ttealh of General Albert. Plko at Washington deprlxes the world of a man who has done many tilings. In his tlmo ho was u teacher, a pioneer, a poet, n pub lisher, a I a w j e r and a soldier. Hoi n In I W.i, at Host ii n, he re ceived his educa tion at ilanaid, and Hindu his llrst Independent essay of lfoiis principal of the Newbury port gram mar school. Ho "went west" In IHUI, and after an miliums journey, fK) tulles of which ho made Ai.ur.itr I'liti:. on foot, reached Santa Fe. Later ho in moved to Fort .smith, Ark., where he. pub lished Tho Advocate until lKId, when ho begun the prnellcoof law. Three yearssiib sequetilly thu publication of his "Hymns to thu Gods" established Ids place among the leading poets of America. He took patt in the Mexican war as com innuilcr of (he Mounted Arkansas volun teers, und at tho outbreak of tho civil Htrugglocast in his fortunes with the south. He resigned his position as brigadier gen eral because of a quarrel with General Iliudtuan, and accepted an appointment us out) of thu Judges of tho supremo court of Arkansas, For u time after the war ho practiced law at Memphis and edited 'I ho Appeal. Then ho removed to Washington, and up to lhSOcntitinucd his professional la bors before the supreme and district, courts. Literary work and Masonry kept him busy during tho last decade of his life. He was grand commander of the Scottish Kite of the Southern .Jurisdiction and chief of thu Royal Order of Scotland III America. HE WRITES DIALECT VERSE. Charles I'olleo Ailiims' Plum III Litera ture at, ii HoiHiirlat mill a I'tii'l. No one would suspect from rending thoso delightful pieces of verso which have ap peared from time to time since IHTt), over t heslguat uro of Charles Folleti Adams, that thoauthorof them was so thorough a busi ness man. Hut It has been only at such moments as ho hassnatched from thu more serious business of life that hu has turned nil thu verses which havu Hindu him cele brated as a humorist and poet of no ineau CIIAIMXS KOI.l.KN APAMH. order among thu dialecticians of the day. Mr. Adams trmes his lineage back as far as Samuel Adams, ouo of the most proud in-lit patriots of the Hevolutloti, und is thu youngest of threu children. Ho was born In Dorchester, Mass., April SI, LSI'.', ami after receiving a common school education and entering upon 11 busi ness career In Hoston ho was suddenly called to tho war, ln took part In thu bat tles of Hull Run, Fredericksburg, Chan ccHnrsvillu and others, and was wounded at Gettysburg, and after his 1 ecu very hu was detailed as wardmaster In the Conva lescent Hospital at Washington, where ho remained until 1NII, when hu returned home and established the business which has since occupied him. In 1UT0 appeared his llrst elTort hi rhyme, and tho lirst of his dialect verses in lb?.!. It was willed "The Puzzled Dutchman," und appeared in "Our Young Folks." In 187ilhls "Leedlo Yacob Strauss" appeared in the Detroit Free Press, and this lias always been thu most popular ami famous of Ids poems. Mr. Adams has published two volumes of his poems. Next to "Leedlo Yacob" ho considers "Der Oak und der Vitiu" and "Der Vater Mill" ids best ellorts Tim Ciilltriilelny Almiit Atllitist!. lust now fat and thin men aro the sub jects of somo controversy. It Is declared that the standard of manly beauty is plumpness, but not superfluous flesh or noticeable thinness. Tills leaves tho way open for the lean and the corpulent to join hands in self defense,. Ciesar and Cassius were lightweights, yet they made thu earth tremble in their time. On the other hand, Pompey the Great measured more about Ids waist than lie did In stature. Indeed, the question of pounds cuts 11 small llguro in a man's life Alexander Stephens was 11 pigmy and Senator David Davis a colos sus, jet each of tliem "got tlieru just thu same," so far as good repute and intellect ual superiority aru concerned. A Cenliily nl .Mime) .linking, Tlie centennial of the opening of the taint at Philadelphia is at hand, und the Ml building at JI7 and ii!) North Seventh sr.cct still stands, though badly illlapidat td There Hie United States llrst ruined money in ITid.thu Spanish milled dollar u' silver then circulating in the new tin Till. OlilMNAI. MIST. thin iH'ing taken as the basis unit. Sixty years ago tlie government ulwtndnnud the structure, and the smelting furnace In the back room is the only relic of its work there Divid Ritteuhoiise, the astronomer, was the llrst superintendent. The struct ure is apparently solid, for they built solid ly a century ago, but thu plastering lias fallen olf and tho place Is otherwise In decay. X- J? r v' ,1 1 jl'l! 1wLTc.nws i-, T7 ? Q, L S f 1 1 ffi r y Just Received f - - : A Car OK THE CELEBRATED- Windsor Folding Beds ALL NEW A. T. Gruetter & Co 1116-1118 N Most Popular Resort in the City. Exposition S. J. ODELL, Manaokii -o 119, Meals 25 cts. 112! and ST ,, "-., jj-j 1 1- jmnimrairrBii.iiiir nai h hwbv ani ra ni lliBlBiHlis 1 VIIWI MilHiLlMV Ui. if mmmftmiM imm !!! wu m tmtwi i n h - cm '1111 DlltlC'l Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis, St. "jflseph, Kansas City, At d all points l.utt 11111I South, Denver micl the Pacific Cost: Al.hO'lO DeadwocL, Load City, the Celebrated Hot Springs of Dakota Ami all points in tin Hint k HIIU. THROUGH VESTIBULE TRAINS HA1IA 111 IWKI.V DENVER, OMAHA CHICAGO Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars. Reclining Chair Cars, Seats Free. Famous Hurlington Dining Cars. Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, Ylenna, Pans, London, Havre, Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Londonderry end all European PoinH. 1 Ax:iu:sriii: itn.u'iir.n nv 'nir BTJSLinsra-Toisr eotjte, As It eouueetspTlIb all the popular llne.J-il oiiim steamships. A.e. ZIUMMt, City Puss Agt., Lincoln. J. KltANCLS (Jen, Pass. Ast.. Oniahu, Neb : - - Load PATTERNS. STREET. Dining Hall, 1123 N Street. -o-$4.50 per Week. Nebraska'? 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