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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY JULY 23, 1892 CHILDREN'S COLUiMN. A (lump for n llnlny Unjr. Hnlny days are dreaded liy )otin folks when they arc oh In the country for the MinimT. Thryharo uottlir resources of koine In books nml names, it ml when their outdoor rniuhlrs nr cut off, tlmu In apt to hnntf very heavy on their hands. It Is a relief tlivn to know of sonw occupation that will Interest nml niuiise. A number of I hi entertainments that older people And pleasure In tuny I hi adapted to youth ful participants as well. Hook charades nmy Ik.' very readily played, nml need few accessories of cim tatu There nru n number of books with which nil children urn familiar, nml the tradlnc with which they will shout the answer will he surprising "Alice In Womlerlnml" nml "Alice In tho l.ookln ninss" arc easily shown hy two Alice of tfie company, oiut looking nt herself In u mirror, tho other KasliiK nlniut wonder Uuek, uttering "Ohl" nml "Ahl" In t surprised voice. "I.Ittlo ltml Fauntleroy' seeds only n jiiuuty hoy with curl. 11 wish mmI wldo lnco collar nml culls. "Susy's Six Hlrthdays" needs six little girls, to ench of whom tho question Im put, "What In your iiniiiur" Answer, "Susy ' "How ohl aro you I" Answer, "One yenr,' the next, "Two years," nml on. Thin I to please the very lit t lo folks. "Ml tie Men" nml "Little Women," "An Ohl Fu-li toned Girl," "Aunt Jo's 8cmp llnKM nil these nre readily Imllcntetl, together with rnnny mow which will suggest thcmsclvi-h Where tho mime cannot ho phiyctl, one or two characters nmy Im hIiowii, as Aladdin with hi lump nml Slndlmd the Sailor for "Arnhlnn Nights," nml n hoy wnijiped up in it fur rug, with a man Friday, for "Itohinsou UruMH)." Mm. P. II. Welch In Urooklyn Standard-Union. Cul nt Ou Stroke. Thin In the way to ohtnln the exact shape of a star with the rays by a single cut In astralghtllnu with n pair of scissors In n initio piece of paper: Taken letter sheet double, folding it to right, a In Fig. I, according-to tho line C I), to tlmt the nnglo A U II shall Ihi half of tho miKle II C I). Then fold tho sheet according to the line 0 K of Flu. 3. I2T in 2 Now double It over ns Indicated by O A Is Fig. 3. If tho line C E come upon O 0 it will allow that you folded correctly. If Heomeaallttlo outside or lusldo, modify tfca first fold, 0 D. When you are sure tlmt the line O K cornea exactly on 0 I), cut with your acta oca along tho straight lino marked hy dot in Fig. 8, nud unfolding tho paper you will havo tho star with five rnya, and earn cut as many thousands of them as you Uka on the snino plan. 6rlE WAS UEHINDHAND. A Fortune Teller's (Hit News Not Worth III I'rlrr. Tim lady who entered the nparttueuU of the fortune teller shortly before noon had red hair and an nlr of reserve fono tlmt was very striking. It was uvldeiil that the business on hand was of tho deepest mo ment to her, Inasmuch im hcrcycN had n fixed expression and her thin lips were firmly set. "Hcvenl to me." sho loftily directed, "my future." Tho fortune teller darted a swift glance Into thn strong face before her and bent attentively over thu outstretched palm. "It Is very plnln," sho quietly nbserved, "you will Im married twice." The brow beneath the clustering auburn curls contracted In n frown, "Yes," the clairvoyant continued, "there Is a distinct break In thu lino of hymen. You are destined to bless two men with your wifely love." "Twor" Tho red haired lady's tone was hard and Incisive, suggesting u trnieof skepticism. "Ah, yes. Tho llrst husband will die under sad circumstances, but you will be consoled and mnile happy In thu devotion of thu second." It seemed as If tho ruddy tress which had escaped from the elaborate coiffure And depended wltchlngly hesldo tho shell like ear was trembling, but It might have been tho play of dancing sunlight. "Hut I will tunko sure." "Do so." Thorcil halria) lady watched with un feigned eagerness while tho fortune teller consulted a horoscope and a pack of cards. "As I thought. Thu fates havo spoken. You will marry twice." The red haired lady breathed hard. "All Imvu their sorrows," gently sttg' gested the clairvoyant. Tho red haired lady hit her lluger nail. "Ono dollar, please." "lleyr" "Ono dollar." "Not by n Jugful." As thu red haired lady rose from her seat her manner had not lost a particle of Its majesty. "One dollar, Indeedl Well, I guess not. Do you think I came hero to pay a dollar for a lot of old Information? Two hus bands! Tho ideal Why, I myself know of more than that without anybody tolling me. Yes, ma'am. You might bo inter ested to learu that I hurled my fourth husband as long as six weeks ago. Mar ried twicel Why don't you try to tell peo ple something they don't know already? You make mo drowsy. You ought to have lived ten years ago. You're away behind tho times." Tho sunlight kept right along dancing, but tho red haired lady was gone like it dream that has lied. Detroit Tribune. HOW THE FEUD BEGAN. MR. OLADLIVER'S MISTAKE. M m Funny Year Conquered bjr Kindness. "What a queer picture I" said Charlie. "Ixok, niamtua, a man holding an urn brella over n horse, in the barn tool" "The atory is true, though," answered mamma, "A gentleman owned a pretty hone, gentle and spirited, good in every way except that alio was afraid of an open arnbrella. He was not willing to whip the hone; besides, ho had aenso enough to know that It would only make her more afraid and unruly. Ho tried to contrive some way to get her over her fear. She waa Tcry fond of Mtntoes. He went Into her atoll one morning, carrying an um brella closed, with a potato on tho tip. At rstslie ahled nway from It, hut with wait ing and coaxing she came nearer, looked wistfully at tho potato and finally snatched It off. "The Best day he did the same thing, and ahe took the potato with less (ear. "So he kept on, and In a few days he opeaed the umbrella a little way; then more and more, as ahe grew used to It, till he would stand atill with it open over her head. "But he was not yet sure what sho would do outdoors. The llrst rainy day he tried driving on the road. Of course ho soon met a man with nn open umbrella. "Instead of shying, alio crossed the rood toward It, expecting to get a potato. She had one when aho came home, and never afterward showed any fear of nn um brella. "Kindness and patience are wisest al ways." Mrs. Mary Johnson in Our Little Ones. A Noisy I'sitoI. One mowing when the milkman came in the gate Polly was in the window and said to him, "Get out of herel" The milk man, supposing it was one of the family, went away think lug we had a very Impo lite way of letting him know when we didn't wish milk. He did not get far when he heard, "Sweet corn, green peas, strawberries?" and recognising Polly's voice, he saw how he had been deceived and came bock and gave us our milk. New York Recorder. Only One Itreed. "If I understand you," said tho lawyer to tho man who called to consult him, "your cow was thrown from tho track nt ,i street crossing by a locomotive on tho X. Y. nud Z. road, nud you want to bring suit agnlnst tho company for damages?" "Yes, that's right." Tho lawyer made a memorandum. "Vnluablu animal, I presume?" "Party good cow. Hadn't uo bad tricks Good milker." "What breed?" "I don't know." "You don't know? Was sho badly injured?" "Iladly injured? Why, sho was killed domlitr'tt it iitiifilfitreill" "And buried?" "Course." "Why didn't you say ho?" exclaimed tho attorney Impatiently. "There's only one breed of cattle In cases of this kind." And ho made another memorandum: Breed, Jersey. Value, I1M). "-Chicago-Tribune. Airuns of tlio 8eusou. "Edgar, love,'' said tho bride as tho train moved nway with them on their wedding journey, "I want you to make me onu solemn promise." "Haven't I just dono that, my own?" counter asked the bewildered bridegroom. "But this is something elso. I want you to promise that that" "That I will never marry again if you should die?" "No, indeed. That you always will be good to dear llttlu Fldo." The bridegroom said something, but it was lost In the rnttlo of tho train and tho recording angel forgot to put it down. Detroit Free Press. Ileitis Oeneralljr Known Man Doesn't Pay. Mr. OladllvtT was employed as n writer on a morning paper. Awhile ago lio Iwcaino aflllctcd with tho notion that if ho had half u clianco ho could preparo somo very funny stuff for read ur to laugh over. Ho told tho editor of tho pajwr how ho felt nlmut it, and said ho thought it was n real shaino for him to hidu his humorous light under a bushel when ho should bo scattering laughter about like Hunhuaiim to brighten tho wuary, caro worn souls around him. Ho was much pleased when tho editor told hint to pro paro it column for tho Sunday paper, and in u gleeful half hour's Work dashed off a number of jokes ho folt assured worn very clover. It is truo his topics wero not entirely original, but that didn't matter to Mr. Oladliver. Ono joko waa about n cako 1 tho wife baked, ono about tho hired ! girl, ono alHiut tho milkman, otto altout tho neighbor's piano, ono about tho mother-in-law and one about tho gran-i- 1 lug landlord and tho rickety Hat. Ho was very proud of his work as a I humorist nud signed his numu to it with a sense of expanding greatness. The column appeared in thu Sunday morn ing paper. Mr. O., who was votniielled to remain at tho office till noon, expect fil to iind everybody in a lit of laughter when ho reached home. His neighbor saw him coming down the walk and went out and hailed him. "1 seo by this morning's pajier that you havo inndo somo very slighting re marks about our piano and the maum-i' , in which wo play it. It's a hundred times liettor than tho old tin pan your peoplo lMjuud seventeen hours a day. If it wasn't Sunday I'd teach you" Hut Mr. CI. escaped inside his own door, where ho ran against the hired girl just leaving with it largo bundle. "Oli, yo dirty sneak," said she, landing a blow on his short ribs, "I'll tneho you to slander worrukhi girls!" ami lieforo he could explain it was only a joko sho had gouo out into tho cold world, ho know not whither. Tho look his wife gave him as he opened tho sitting room door frozo his inaiTow. "You'vo disgraced tho family. I shall apply for u divorco tomorrow, and Xsir, dear inn, who has always stood up for you when no other self respecting jterson could, is packing her trunks and will leave in tho morning. Tho hired girl has gone, and tho milkman left word that lie would sue you for injuring his business by saying ho sold moru water than milk I" A ring at tho boll cut short further re marks. Mr. U. ojiened the door, and there stood tho landlord with n glow on his faco that somewhat resembled n pre- mnturo explosion of fireworks. "It's not tho right thing to make n business cnll Sunday, but 1 saw your scurrilous remarks in tho paper and 1 warn you that you'll pay your threo mouths' ront now overdue tomorrow morning nud quit my premises immedi ately, you ungrateful wretch!" When Mr. Oladliver wus able to leavo tho county hospital ho found himself a morose nud melancholy man without a friend on earth so far as ho knew. He is now living under nn assumed name in n cheap, half furnished room in nn ob scure part of tho city, and ho is thor oughly convinced ho will never do any thing more to brighten up this drenry nud unuppreciativo old world. Chicago Times. TIkiiiisiii's Isiy uns Inll and slim. An pU-UK)' ululi it fool: Tlionipooii, HiuiikIi, was promt o' film, Ali'M rntli.',urleMicliool, IM to tnku li I tn llli lit in when Ho went to set iiruim An iirio' "lltlis with men Tlmt loafed nltnnt tho town. Nnthlli tickled Tlimiiiroti more Thau lieiirln Tolile shout. Bo hu list lo ult I lie floor An ilrmv the urchin out. Then lio'd stand, a-liKikiint iruul, Tliliikln, "Ain't Im smart?" Nuut nollcinu the croud Ono by ouu ilrpnrt. Wnll, ono eve n I n on the street Thompson showed It 1 1ll off Wlotur some men ho chanced tt. at. One of which was UolT, OolT wits sort o' eruss Hint daf Wnsn't feelln rlnlit An I reckon, truth to say, Wasn't Jest Jicrllte. Thompson lilmu liy shouted out, I'ullln OolT nroun, "Don't jo reckon lie's erbout Tho rarest boy In town?" "Vans," snys Oo(T,"ho 'pesrs.tcr be A little llllilcrdotio: IM liitku him over, seems tor mo, F.f I had sccli a son " That ns forty cars iiko, Hut ev'ry senro that tilulit Tho OolT s nn Thompvins linU-d so They hvas shot at sln'tit. An only ono Is left todny He's up In llllnoy, As rich as mini, I've, lmirtl 'cm say Which fiuiio la Thompson's boy. Sun Krunclsco Argonaut. Local Characteristics. The conversation turned on the tiestlon of recognizing a man's native state from his accent ami general method of speech , Ono gentleman, who, by tho way, had been complaining of everything In thu south railways, hotel service, weather and so on t disputed any one's ability to do so. Mr I Pago volunteered to tell wiiero each of his , threo companions hailed from, and the gentleman disputed his claim. "Well," said Mr. Pngc, "this gentleman I on my right Is from Virginia. How do I i know? Hecnuso I heard him pronounce tho word 'South,' ami he gave it that roll peculiar only to Virginians. This gentle man Is a Misslsslpplau, for pardon the j comparison I can close my eyes and be i llevu I hear one of tho old melodiously cadeiiccd voices of my father's slaves You I sir turning to his disputant are from tho noi th. Somewhere near Chicago. I j should say." "well, how in blazes could you tell that?" "Because, sir, you are such a kicker." Bt. Louis Uepublic. Finest in the City THE NEW LINCOLN STABLES. HAVING just nsumcd personal Lontrol of my handsome new stables, It will be my aim to conduct a first-class establishment, giving best of enre nml nttentton to horses entrusted to our keeping. STYLISH CARRIAGES. xierTTepav Single or double, nml n fine line of well-trained horses for Ihcr ulshed, tiny or night. out DAVE FITZGERALD, Prop. M. R. STANLEY, Foreman. Telephone 550 Another Culture. Good ItcMsun, Chawing lea Cream. A letter from one of my correspondent tells me of a kitten up In .Maine that chews milk. It is a very singular thing for a kitten to do, but after all how does it ex ceed in aueerness the habit of some little girls I kuow' who masticate their ic cream before swallowing it instead of pro longing the delight by letting it melt in their mouths and trickle slowly and softly down Into their throat? Harper's Young People. Little Tommy Qrac. f$M turn's r SjSs7 r iWiiBBvs.2in5 An Unlucky Tlace. A member of the French academy once called down upon himself n witty and unanswerable rebuke for rudeness. In taking the place of M. Furetiere, whom he disliked, ho said, pointedly: "In this placo 1 shall certainly say some foolish thingt," "My congratulations," said Fnretiere calmly. "You have begun well." Youth a Companion. that the on a new Arl"B I I Ml III 1 1 I ISf BBBBBSTv V 1 I W HTTivi r Llttls Tommy Or see Had a pain In Ids fsco So bad that he could not learn a letter! When in came Dicky Long Slutting such a funny King That Tommy laughed and found bis 1 uaucb better. -Utile Om'sUwb. She That odious Mrs. Nowrltch seems to think more of her dog than of her boy. He Ob, well, the dog has a pedigree. Life. Supply and Dciunuil. Hostess What has become of Sandy Smith, who stood so high In your chus? Alumnus Oh, he's taken ordeis. Hostess He's in the ministry, then? Alumnus No: in a restaurant. Harlem Life. Ills One Thought. Patient (who has been In railroad colli sion, feebly) Doctor, can I recover? Doctor What? Patient Damages, of course. Yankee Blade. The Method la It. We were pluyln a cjulet game of draw, Muggtns an mo an loooey ten; Queerest old chap you ever saw, (Accidents once, and (Its siuco then). Straight enough, though, wheu bis head waa right. But sWcery, you bet. when hi spells came on: Though things wero runnln on smooth that ulk'ht. As tho hinds were dealt and the cards were drawn. Lucky old Muggins had won a lot; I was easy tho lots was Hen's. Mug hail Jest opeiicd a big Jack pot. And I had tilled ou a pair of tens. When all of a sudden lion gave a ell That lifted our hair and raised the sweat: Then just what happened I couldn't tell, For Hen had a fit, an we left, you bet. Deserted like cowards, and left poor Hen- Flew through tho window an looK tue sasu reckon Hen smiled fur u mlult, an then Walked out through the door au took ttie cash. -AjUert B. J'alno In Kansas City Star. Could 'Afford It. Strnwber Do you notico cashier in our restaurant has gown every day? Singerly Yes. But 1 um not sur prised nt it. Strnwber Why not? Singerly She's tho wifo of tho head waiter. Cloak Review. Didn't flu In. "Wero you at tho seashore last sum met, Polly?" "Only for n day." "Did you bathe?" "No. Somebody else was using tho ocean when wo were there." Harper' Bazar. Kurt Truth. Every man thinks ho will bo nblo to afford better things in six months from now. Atchison Globe. Mrs. Greyneck Why, Mabel, you havo been crying! Mabel Oh, mamma, I am tho unhap plestof women! Mrs. Greyneck You uhtrui me. . Tell me, what has happened. Mabel Oh, J a-Jack Mrs. Greyneck It can't be possible that your husband has been unkind to you so soon. Mabel Oh, mamma, wo havo been mar tied now si-six weeks, and 1 can't And out that Ja-Jnck has been jealous once. Jester. Daylight Ahead. Husband You know that necktie you got mo yesterday? Well, I just got n tela gram from homo saying that my grand mother is at the point of death. Wifo (wringing her hands) Oh, dear, dear! But what has tho necktie got to do with it? Husband (triumphantly) Why, if ahe dies 1 won't havo to wear it. Life. Hrought to Ills Senses. He had been talking about himself for hours. "Yes," ho remarked complacently, "I was very precocious." "Wero you?" she rejoined. "How old were you when you learned to tell time?" Then he realized that It was 11:30. Washington Star. A Sportsman's rarndMe. Johnson Been away.on your vacatjon? Jackson Yes; went' down to Mcdocs kenecasls, in Maine. Lots of fishing and that sort of thing, you know "That's the kludl Any game?" "You bet! Poker every night in the week. Texas Siftiugs. Nut Visible. On Slow. Customer Look here, I hnvin't had these trousers a week and they bag at the knees. Tailor That's not my fault, sir. yon shouldn't be o ardent in your proposal Clothier ami Furnisher. . Stablos 1639 and 1641 O Street. RIDE or WALK? ''WHICH MORE DESIRABLE?" "WHICH MORE PLEASANT?" "WHICH MORE HEALTHFUL?" WHICH SUITS YOU BETTER?" RIDERS OF G & J PNEUMATIC RAMBLERS "RIDE." They Can be Repaired in Two Minutes OWNERS OF Some Kinds of Pneumatics "WALK" MUCH OF THE TIME. Study the PNEUMATIC RAMBLER. E. R. CUTHRI6, 1540 O Street. Lincoln Coal Co. Dealer In all kinds of COAL AND WOOD. Ofitt 1045 O Street. Yards 6th nd M Sts. 'Phone 440. I JOHN DOOLITTLE, Manager. NEW GOODS. i sf WET icouf ties Formerly of UUFFHAM RICUIER. ;new lochtion. 039 0 STREFT I'oor Mink. Winks Minks has la-en iikIiik very rap . tuly iluruiK the past few years. I Jinks Ves, he must be building a hom-e -New York Weekly. I Tile WurkliiK Killlorunil the Summer tilrl. I Ltar the splath of orcun and thu murmur ol the hills. The rollliiK or tho rivers and the iuuMc of thr 1 rills; 1 I hear tho uood birds tarollnn their re3tl- 1 r(Himlclft8, I 1 feel the luxy lunituor of thu coiuIdk summer days. Mies Blossom I didn't soo you nt the Barclay ball. Miss Budd It was probably becnube 1 was Mirroumleu by men all tho time Brooklyn Life, 1 read delicious notices of mountains and ut sea. Where, summer time U nidi utlme ussumuui time should lie; I Ions lth ueurv nUtfulnvbs to lay my latxr dou n, And for the (Jod-madu couutry lve up the man-mado tort 11. . I hear a sweet, teductlve Imitation from them I all, That beckons me, that eUome me, that I tempts ma to my fall- Yet I (ndall- at mydek 11111I imlte loiitentrd be, If poets send do trees ou the Summer Uln tome. -Will J. Lampion In Life. Fret Work, Screens and Panels CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER. Foil Line Of JJ HNTELS ln stMk- ARE SHOWN IN OUR NEW WAREROOMS. NEBRASKA CABINET WORKS, COUNTERS AND WALL CASES. 1224-28 M Street H. W. BROWN DRUGGISTHIBOOKSELLER Has the New Books soon as issued. A choice line of Perfumes and Fancy Goods. 127 South Eleventh Street..