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' "" u'WfW 'P'Vi?tW)Ffrvf!iHiftr'n vrFwr" "T T ' "Frrjyr CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, ifc9i j fSk rl) Hl Nickel Savings Stamps Good for Deposit in the Nebraska Sav ings Bank will be found for Sale at the Following Places: Ilcrpolshclnior A Co., Kxposltlon Depart ment Hloro. Oliison.t Fletcher. Wnll l'npernnd .Station ery, 1120 O. A. I Blinder. Drugs. Hook, Paints, Oils find Notions, Kirtoonth and U. lliildu'ln llros., Hnrdwiiro, 1217 0. MoKonny A Hon, limit, Htntionery, mid Notions, 2712 O. Htolncr & Hchcutr, Dispensing Unionists oornorTwoirtlioiHll. ' HJorkinan .t l.lndwnll, Unionists, ISM North Tontli. J, M. Hrond, Groceries, etc, 8S8 North Twenty-seventh. Llndoll Hotel, Corner Thirteenth nnd M. W. Ohko Miller, Cnnrcetlonnryiind Notions University l'luce. K. .1. Guile, General Merchandise, tie., Went Lincoln. Charles K. McMurrny, Grocorles and Meal, Dclinont. Gbicago and Erie R. R U.iUo Chicago A Athintlu ll'y.) In Connection with the Erie Railway FOIIMS ,T1IK :ONIA; LINK I1KTWKKS Chicago and New York Under One Management. SOLID TRAINS. Tho Through Tr.dinot tills Lino between Uhl- caico nml New Yor are run solid, tlum avoiding nimoynticu and confusion ofclianliitf cars or mUiInc connections. Vestibule Limited Service Vostlliulud Umltod'Tralns. consisting of ling- gage, Hmoklng mid D.iy Concho, with i'liUniiin Dining and Hlooiilng Cars (heated by steam, lighted by pis), over this Muoi Every Day in the Year. Pullman Service to Boston. A Pullman Hiufet HlooplngCar to and from llostou dally via this route. This Is tho ON IjV MNi: Illuming Pullman Cars between Chicago and llostou. IIUCKEYE ROUTE To Columbus, Ohio, and Ashland, Ivy. l'ullman Hiooplng Car between Chicago mid ubovo Points dally. Trains Arrlvo and Leave Doarboru .Station. CHICAGO. Forfurthor Inform'.tlon, cull on tho nearest Railroad Ticket Agent, or address W 0 Rlaeawoa, a M Taoxer, D I Roberts, Gon. Pass. Ant. (den. Mgr. A.Q.P.Agt. Now York. Clovelaud. Chicago Santa Fe Route ! Atcbison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R The Popular Route to the Pacific Coast. Through Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Between Kansas City and SAN DIEGO, QLOS ANGELES, nnd SAN FRAN C3 CISCO. Short Line Rates to PORTLAND, Oregon. Double Dally Train Service lletween Kansas Citvnnd PUEIiLO, COLOR ADO SPRINGS, and DENVER. Short Line to SALT LAKE CITY. The Direct Texas Route Solid Trains Hetuoen Kansas City and Galveston. The Short Line Between Kansas City and Gainesville, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Austin, Temple, San Antonio, Houston, and nil Principal Points in Texas. TheOnlv Line Kunnini; Through the OKLAHOMA COUNTRY. The Only Direct Line to the Texas Pan-Handle. For Maps and Time Tables and Informa tion Regarding Rates and Routes Call on or Address E. L, PALMER, Passenger Agent, 411 N. Y. Life Building, D2JL.X-XJ., WEB. I'hnwl A Lynn man In resimtnlhlo for the fol IowIuki "An 1 wont to thu train one mora liitf I av it hrown ddK comliiK full bmmi with a letter In IiIm mouth. Ho wont JtrnlKht to n letter box. Tliu postman had Just clrarvil the hox anil wax about twenty or thirty ynnliolT when the do arrived. Scelnu lit in, tho Minacious animal went lifter him Mini hud tho letter transferred to the Ihik. lie then walked homo quietly." llostou (Unite. That Hplrlt of Doubt. M2? - .-aT- Deacon Hosehorry I tell yo', Uror Per kins, dnt pnwHon oli ours Is'r mighty lino weddcr prophet. Doro hadn't bin any rnln In our county fo' more'n fo' weeks, an do people- was Kettln despret. Don our paw Ron, W7, he, "Chll'ii, don't Ket 'ncournKed; doro will ho rain on do twenty-fust." An nuro 'iuiukIi. It did rnln on dat day fo' oil it wii7. worf. llrother Porklns Dat'a nuflln. Ho know dat wuss du day Hot fo' do Sunday Bohool picnic. Life. llt'udlni; OPT lliislmiiil. I wns In n Seventh ..vi.mn. .Irmr .i wheniiplainlydressed, baro headed woman came In and asked: "Has a man been in here within nn hour and asked for poison f" "No, ma'am," was tho reply. "Rather smalt man, with red gontca and freckled facof" "J don't remember nny such man." "Got a snueakv volco. and lin'd loll you that ho was tired of llfo nut! longed for rcstr "No such ma'am." man has been in here, "Well, homaycomo. It'H my husband. Every week or two he tries to bltilT me, nnd when ho II nils ho can't do It ho threat ens to poison himself. Ho went nwny this morning saying I would never seo him again, and that I'd read of his death In tho evening papers." "Yes'm." "You'll know him tho mlnutoho walkn In. He'll nsk for nrsenlc ton conta' worth of arsenic." "Yes'm." "Ho'II begin to blow about mo while you nro putting it up, saying as how I mako his life miserable nnd full of woo, nnd that ho has decided to die." "Yes'm." "After you have put it up ho'll want n glass of soda water to tako it In, anil ho'll stand and stir It with his linger nnd tell you that I'm quick tempered, oxtrnvngaut mid all that." "Yes'm." "Then he'll begin to shed tears nnd claw off nnd say perhaps ho'd better innko ono more effort to II vo with mo, nnd tho result WMJmi WJmWU will no that he'll walk out nnd leave you w sets or uicKens' works." fifteen cents out of pocket." "Hut, sir, our patrons" "I seo. I'll Iks on tho watch for him." "Of course, a fow volumes of Shakespeare "Yes, you'd hotter. He's played that would add variety. When a man camo in trick on every druggist within u mllo of ho could call for roast chicken nnd 'Dom here. I keep laudanum, rough on rats l bey and Son,' or 'Romeo and Juliet.' If and strychnine In tho house nil tho time, ' he only wanted a plate of toast and a glass besides three or four ropes stout enough f milk ho could tackle ono of the Christ for him to hang himself, and there's no nuw stories or n sonnet." enrthly need of his beating a drugstore.! Tho proprietor looked at thu customer as Ho just does it to get sympathy nnd havo if ' doubt what to do, but the latter ap a chance to say that I bought four ten cent novels in ono week." "I see." "If ho comes just grab him, turn him around and lift him outdoors, and I'll Ira very much obliged to you, nnd It may help to make a better man of him. Good morn ing. "-New Yoik Evening World. Hail Studied Itnro Truck Crowds. "Greatest scheme In tho world!" ho ex claimed, as he suddenly roused himself .from a fow moments' deeti thought, "and .. . .. .' . nu n inir start nun coior them so you can tell one from tho other, and, say I thoro'11 be u mint of money In it. 'Hut If they run off at tho sldesr" "Disqualify theml That's tho regular way. Tho wholo thing won't cost anything, and Great Scottl we can buy n whole city n month after it's started." "1 don't see iinythlng in It!" "You don't! Ever been to a race trnckr" "Yes, "Seen tho men therof" "Yes." "Well, my idea is to sell pools on tho files. There'll bo just as much excitement, nnd the expenses will Ijo less than at any other track Inthoeity. Oh, I've studied tho subject." Chicago Tribune. It Will Miami. I )), pretty well known that when a ho tel Vnsi suffered to any considerable extent tr:uo a dead beat he is passed around tho country in circular form and other hotels thus put on their guard against receiving hi n. A few days ago a slick looking stranger arrived at a well known Detroil hostlery and was assigned a roiHn, lint hu had not jet eaten a meal when the clerk appeared beforo him with a circular giv ing his description with such fidelity that there could bo little room for doubt. "Ohl I see," observed tho strauger, ns he ran his eyes over thu print, "you think this hits inef" "It seems to," "Yes, pretty closo description black hair and black eyes medium height, well dressed, ruddy complexion and clean shaven face. Well, It's a mistake." "How sof" "It was meant for my brother, who iooks almost exactly Ilko me, and who, I urn sorry to say, nuver pays for anything wnen ue cau avoid it. I run ucross 'cm most every where I go. Hero's ten dollars in advance, and when that's gone you cau present your bill dally. Jim H tho dead heat, whllu I always pay in advance, but we frequently get mixed up by hotel men.'' Detroit Free Press. meres a wnoio government subtrensury in l nouno. It." "In whntf" Mint fro in Slimy I.ockera. "I've just thought of It," continued tho V1,10" l rainmakers aro successful they man without noticing tho question. "I'll wi" b, . to ""I'l'1' ram with orwithout Just get a couple of pieces of glass about a j!umIer "' ''"'"K customer's order. foot long and two or three Inches wide, and 1 lcu'uno. then I'll fix them about an eighth of an I Tho story that "corn husks nro thicker Inch apart, start half a dozen Hies in from this year" doesn't go down with tho occu one end, nnd thu ono that gets out the lmt of a hotel mattress. Columbus Post, other end llrst wins." I Don't fool with u wasp because you think "Wins what f" ! ho looks weak and tired; you'll find Iiu'h "Iho race, inim-tho racol I'll glvo them , nil right in tho end. Detroit Fieo Press. ENTANGLING A WITNESS. Rut Tliitln ff ft Loophole, nml Out II Wcut In llond Nlinpe. A case was beliiK tried In a country court. A horno had been stolen from n pasture, and tho evidence all pointed to a certain doubtful character of t,u neighbor hood as tho culprit, TIioukii Ids unlit seemed clear ho had found n lawyer to undertake his defense, At tho trial the defonilant's nttorney expended his enoruy In trying to confusu mid frighten tho op )slng witnesses, especially a certain farm er whoso testimony was particularly damaging. Tho laivjer kept upn lire of iiuestlous, linking many foolish ones and repeating himself aaln and again, In tho hope of decoying thu witness Into n con tradiction. "You say," tho lawyer went oii,"that.you can fmcjir to having seen this man drive a horse past your farm on the day In ques tion." "I can," replied tho witness wearily, for ho had already answered the question a dozen times. "What time was thlsf" "I told you it was about tho middle of tho forenoon," "Hut 1 don't want any 'alMiuts' or any 'middles.' 1 want you to tell tho Jury th exact time." "Why," satd tho farmer, "I don't al ways carry a gold watch with mo when I'm digging potatoes." "lint you have u clock in tho houns, haven't ouf" "Ych." "Well, what tlmo was It by thatf" "Why, by that clock It was Just nineteen minutes past 10." "You were In the Held all tho mornlugf" went, on tho lawjer, mulling suggestively. "I was." "J low far from tho house Is this field f" "About half a mile." "You swear, do Jon, that by tho clock In your house It was exactly nineteen mill UteHpaxt lOf" 1 do " I 1 he luwjer paused and looked trltnn- I'huntlyiit thejury; ntlast hu had cut rapped , 'be witness Into a contradictory statement l,mt would greatly weaken his testimony, "' H'lnk that will do," ho said, with a wave of his hand. "I am fpiltu through "J.1,1' '""" ... 1 he farmer leisurely (licked up his lint I ""ll Btnrted to leao tho witness stand. , '1'bcti, turning slowly about, ho added, "1 """''t, perhaps, to say that too much roll mice should not bo placed upon that clock, as it got out of gear about six mouths ago, and it's been nineteen minutes past 10 over since. "-Philadelphia Times. SnifUCKled Heveral Iinpriivvniviits. When ho sat down at t ho table tho waiter brought him a newhIU)icr and hurried away to llll n previous order. It was some time later that ho laid tho paper down and beckoned to tho proprietor of tho restaurant, who was walking around exercising u general supervision over every thing. "Order taken, sir?" asked tho latter ns ho hurried up to tho customer. "Oh, yes; some tlmo ago. I wanted to ask if thu giving of papers to customers was your Idea." "Yes, sir. It makes tho tlmo pass quick er, nnd the llttlo delays incidental to" "I understand," broke In tho customer. "It's really a very good scheme, but It oc curs to me you won't object to a sugges tiou from n stranger, will youf" "Certainly not, sir. I'll bo glad to linvo It." "Quito right. Now, it occurs to mo thnt it would lw a right clover thing to get a pcared totally oblivious of ills gazo, "It's merely a suggestion." he said, "and it's immateilal to mo whether you acton it. If you do, I might add that 'David Copperlleld' is Just about long enough for an order of sirloin steak and baked pota toes. Ah, hero it comes now. No charge for tho suggestion, sir. Glvo mo tho usual check." If it could havo been dono without dan ger of ciimltial prosecution n man would have been carried out of that restaurant with nn ico pick In his head. Chicago ... .. A man's declining years begin at fifty; a woman's begin from fifteen to eighteen. Atchison Globe. The writer of cheap stories does not feei 'J1 "tall degrading to llu on his poor re 1 lntloiw.-Hoston 'lranscript. In brendmaklng, as in basuball. there Is nothing like a good batter In thu hour of knead. Ulughamton Leader. An Idaho dog recently turned into bone. In tills section a bono is usually turned Into a dog. Detroit Freo Press. It is not until a man goes on a quest for ii hired girl that ho fully appreciates tho Inline iiu proportions of thu woman ques tion. Baltimore American. Men are most likely to ravu nlwut a Woman's hair when it Is found in tho but ler. -Texas Slftlngs. Nurses maku the meanest kind of white cap gentry, for they will uion hold up babies. ll.iitimoru American. An Kipert. Tlieio was a tremendous crowd in front Df the clothing store. A largu glass jar liad been placed on a pedestal iiisldo tho niiidow and this placard conspicuously Mll.eil thereto: : O.NK IIUNIIIIi:!) tlOI.I.VIIS WILL UK : : uivt.N to A.NViionv wuo : : CAN UIMJ.S Till! NU.M- : : IIEII Of IIK.NS IN : : this j ah. : A violent commotion on tho outskirts of Iho croud attracted the attention of tlioso uear the window, and somebody called out! "What's tku mnlterr" "This is a fair and square contest," relied a man In reply, "but wu don't want no expert on beans guesslu on that jar, by luchsi u vu ueuii nustiin a llostou man )iil of this crowd !"-Chlcngo Tribune. The lUb) 'Moke." I Biiby ehoked in liU sleep ono day, I Only a harmless elitike, 'twould seem; Uut Murjoriu to It led it, In her way, I "I 'upect," she Nihl, "ho sw allowed a A KISS. Aniiisliii A I tempt. 'of Mirny FrnpU Trll What It Ii. Somo tlmo ago Iomlcm Tlt-IJIU offernl a two guinea prize for I lie best dellultlmi of a kiss. Seven thousand answers were received. Tho prim was awarded to Henjii mln .1. Greenwood, of Tulsu ITIII, London, whoso dellnltlon Is Iwruwlth fratuedt ! An Insipid ami tnstclrss iniirsol, ! . Which iKHomrs delicious and doled- : . alihi n proportion as It U flavored : : with line. : it : Tho following Is a selection froin somo of tho best definitions subiulttedi What the chimney sweeper imprinted on tho rosy lips of tho scullery maid when ho told hlni hIio favored his soot. Tim sweetest fruit on tho treo of lovs. Tho oftener plucked, thu moro abundant It grows. A thing of uso to no one, but much prized by two. Tho baby's right, tho lover's prlvllego, tho parent's buulsou nnd tint hypocrite's mask. That which you cannot glvo without taking, and cannot tako without giving. Tho nemo of agony to a bashful man, Tim only known "smack" that will cnlin storm. A telegram to tho heart, In which the operator Uses tho "sounding" system. Nothing divided between two. A rock In tho sea of life, on which thn good ship Hacholor was wrecked. A kiss from a pretty girl Is Ilko having hot treacle poured down your back by angels. Tho thundcrclnp of tho lips, which In evitably follows tho lightning glauco of thu ejes, A report at headquarters. Tho anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles In a state of con traction. When lips of lovers meet In bliss Tho pleasing act Is termed a "kiss;" Ilut when tho piilr havu wed each other Tho vapid thing Is called a "liolher." Tho sweetest labial of tho world's lan guage Thu sounding line used by a woman to fathom tho depths of man's weakness. An article that is always accepted, and (Im)prluteil, but not ill wills published, Tho only gift a generous lover likes to get bark again. Tho lover's prlvllego nnd tho pug dog's right. Contraction of tho mouth duo to enlarge ment, of tho heart. That In which two heads aro bettor than nttn S Tlinl Hie Hhiiih. Ho had a liatbox in ono hand and nn umbrella In tho other nnd was milking good tlmo down Chambers stroct In tho rain when lie sti tick somcthltuf soft, tnnk ' a slldo and brought up in a heap on tho i walk. A man who was closely following li 1 m came to a halt to Inquire: "Strike u banana peeD" "I I think It was a peach skin," replied tho other, as ho sought to get his legs un der him. "Oh! Itwnsf Ihco. Answers tho pur pose just thu sumo however." And lie passed on ami left tho other sitting help lass lu a pool of water. Now York Even- Her Iteitnon, filio speaks about my new silk lint, A nd sa j s I t's not on st might; Blio hints about my awkward poss Until 1 grow irate; HUo ha) s my trousers aro too short. And puts mo in a statu. She glances at my wiry hair, And thinks it might ho brushed) Slio sa) s that when I tied my tlo, I must havo been tpilto rushed; Ami talks about the way I sit, Until I feel qultu crushed. And yet I am not vexed with her, I could not bo, )ou know, For when I ask her why It is, Slio makes bo hard my row, My pretty critic, smiles and says: "BocaiiHo I lovo )ou so." Tom Massou in Clothier nnd Furnisher. An Knvlitliln Position. "Mamma." said Chippy Oldblock, look ing up fiom tho newspaper that ho was slowly spelling out, "I should like to bo Annie L. Jorklns' llttlo boy." "What makes you say thnt, dear?" asked Mrs. Oldblock. She had tried hard to do her duty by him, and it grloved her to think that Ids affections should go out to some ono else. "Why, you see, this paper saya that the Annie L. Jorklns has just come Into port with her spanker gone." HARDY & PITCHER HAVE 5HSH5HSH E5E5HSHEH5B5H5H55H5HSE5H5HSHSHS55H5H5a5E5H525E5H5H5H5HS2HH5H5E5a FURNITURE 5HSE5HrE5H5HSHSH5H5H5-HSH5HSH5H5H5H5E5H5EH5E5H5i255HSHSE5H5HS25H5B; 211 South 11th St. Telephone 176 n yBBHSBI 4c13ft "TKW Moving Household Goods and Pianos a Specialty t I' Ml II 1 1 II I ii ,n i-lllll'l II piHMI UIII-PIUH'III IT II IIUIIIHlUf II in II I Hill l in rilAJ' III lllllKU n llllftlAKa as It Is to inalie a purchase. Wo believe In calling a spade a spade e cry lime. This tlmo wo Iiiimhi special nuiioiiiieeiiient to iiialioiitnl you won't go far astray If you glvo It special at tention. Wo are tillering n handsome Willow Itocker for i.tw. What wn havo to say about lliein can bo said In a sentence! In iimUe, material unit cost I hey defy comparison. Thoy aru finished to perlecllou and uru asduinble as the everlasting hills. A. T. Gruetter & Co. 124 to 134 North 13th. Opposite New Lansing Theatre Hloek. !... ....II ...... lu ..I.I...H .. .......I I.. ............... YOU GET FITS And the right kind, as well as excellent wear and latest style in Shoes when patronizing Parker & Sanderson. See their fine line of shoes for SUMMER WEAR 1009 O ST. LEAVE YOUR ORDERS WITH ICE CREAM FOR SUNDAY DINNER, AND THEY. WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Sutton & Hollowbush Makers of Hon Uons and Chocolates. Also Delicious Ice Cream and Soda Water. THE LARGEST STOCK OF IN THE CITY. LINCOLN, NEB. mfwWWiWillll " .. 1....I . I. I- .. , ..... US FOR 3e- OFFIOE 1001 0 Street. i M Vw .WiMrft
