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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 189? m WOMAN is the pivot upon which Trade Turns. A nnmlwr of years ngo I siiicRrstad to ono of my client (lint lin plaoo na ailvcrtbeiiii'iit for goods ud iolii alriiy by inoii In a paper supposed to b rend exclusively by women. Tha advertisement nprarel It contlnuott tti tlmt xt several ooiiiccutlr Jmih, Tlio nottinl mull cnh Mir, coming directly from tlmt ndvertlsa went, wcro two or three times m groat, reckoning proportional cot, than ciiiiio from llm mm advertise mrnt In nny of iho hundred papers my client was advertising In. Slnca then I hnve made llieso oiporhnonU ninny times, until I l-llnvo t haven right to claim tlmt tlio experiment Imt pnsscd Into fact. Suth'l 0. Fowter, Jr,, Ailrtrtliing Kxptrt. Tna Coumikh U tlm fnvorlt journal among the India of Lincoln nmt adjacent xrantry. I'lnnt your nimounrcmciit In IU ooluuma and rent) btit results. PHOTOGRAPHER I lim lit Kront ex pense replaced hi 01. 1) limtrumcut wltli 11 now Dnlli- inypr, direct from London, awl la now liottor prepared than over to lo lino vorl(, from n locket up lo 1 1 fit Hire. Open from 10 1, u, to I p. in. Holidays. Studio, 1314 O street. usi: 1 dWAiuva CREAM OF ROSES. Tha motexnuhdi preparation fortboakla. Opraa Chapped lliuu, Clmfid or Hoahlad Removes Tan and Freckles. FoaHWeoure ftv Ki.lt Ulietim. tallica pro. Banc Iteerlcollon K.tccllcnt to uta altar vine I'orfoolly liMniimii. 1'rlco Twtmlr a oailla. Hold ' all urn-class drugglat. C. L. RICHARDS, ATTOIEEISnErsr K1CHAUDH 111.00)' LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. PRFP Tuition I Fall term, In seven dlll'er fnuu t.it courses. Only high urmlu In dependent Normal In tlio state. The Finest UulldliiK, KipilpmentH, mid Ablest Nornml Faculty. No experiment, Imt mi established iiiimnnement. 40 emmes, to teachers mid lecturers- A live school for the. masses. Wrlto for catalogue to K. K. ItOOsK. MnniiKcr, Lincoln, Net). FAST HAIL R0UTE1 2 DAILY TRAINS 2 -TO- Atchlton, Leavenworth, St. Joteph.Kansas City, St. Louis and all Polnti South Eait and Wot. The direct line to Ft. Scott, Paraoni, Wichita, Hutchinson and all principal point in Kansas. The only road to the Great Hot Spring of Arkansas. Pullman Sleepers and Free Reclining Chair Cars on all trains. J. E.R.MILLAR, R, P. R. MILL&R, City Ticket Agt. Gsn'l gmt Jtemembcv that the best route to Chicago from Lined (through Omaha) is via the "Hock Inland." The Dining Cars are all new and elegant the service everybody knows is the bent in the United States. Have newer and better Sleepers, handsome Day Coaches, best Jlecllntny Chair Cars, ami the train is new and the handsomest that runs from Lincoln to Chicago (via Omaha), If you want to be convinced of this fact, compare it with other so-called first-class lines. Tickets for sale by chas.j: utueufoud, ' City rasscnger Agent, In the Hotel "Lincoln." Jjjfe WOMAN AND HOME. LOOK OUT FOR THE Tf1IFLE9, FOR THEY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. Ii'Urrr of MiiiiniIiik Women 1'iir llnmriititrlniiM A "lied lln" for Chil dren Arc of .Seolt'n Heroine, A III riiuloliti'il Woman. It In In Utile things tlmt tlioo subtle difference between the woman of tlm world niul tlm novloo nru most marked, Iiuimrtnnt trlllosnro nn essential piirt of beauty' environment. Ono inny kissoss nil of the virtues of splendid character mid yet full to strike tlm keynote of popular success In nny given direction I nliso of rertiiln crudities of innnuer, dress, look mid general environment. It In therefore of tlm utmost luiiortmicn to every otm who aspires to popular recognition to remember tlmt It Is not only n duty to enhance pur Honal charts to tlm iltnioHt, but to mid tlio rellnlngund Irioslstlhlo nttnictloiiH of tin sclllshucss, thnughtfulhcss, delicacy mid regard for tuliinrdctnllsof thotollct.drcss, speech mid hearing to natural ndvmitnKvH. When womnu kiij-h of drexn or miclety, "I do not care for either; I regard both iin a bore mid waste of time; I do not. believe In h'lvlnu my pteclous hourH to frivolities Hid Useless pastime; I have somellilliKof .11010 Importance to think nltoiit," slm stultllles herself with it ertiilii kind of self fiitlsfiictlon which excludes the higher Ideas mid, however lino her natural men tal endowments, at onco proclaim herself iKimrmit of tlm most powerful laws of illlTcrelitlatlou In tlm nsceiidluK nciiIii of complex human development. Jenness Miller neknowleilKCM tlmt crudu conditions of life will always exist, but there Is no reason why any one who hiiHtlm leisure, opportunity and means for harmo nious development of tasto should cIIiik to tlm old ascetic, notion of the iin worthiness of the Ixsly, and despise mid neglect tlm functions which are devoted to pleasure pure mid simple. It Is a duty to neck noelety, not only for mental Improvement, but for tlm stimulus nITortled to tlm blood and Kdicral health by pleasurable relaxation from serious duties, mid culture of manner, which la (illte as Important as tlm development of the mlud. To all properly constituted peo ple society that Is, association with onii'n fellows for tlm mere delight of companion ship should alTord genuine satisfaction, mid healthfully constituted peoplo have n perfect riKht to resist thu pessltulsni wlilcl InvelnliH itKalust those Important trilled that aro(Ultoas necessary to well rounded character iin arc tlm serious Interests which come from profound study and participa tion in phllanthiophy and moral reform. Variety In needed for harmonious growth. Uhlcngo Herald, lli-Krei's of .Mourning. Drew Is a curiously Impressionable, not to say medlunilstiu, material. It can ho umdu to express p'J'Ky mid suverlty, co quetry mid prudlshuess, prldo and humili ty, ood tasto mid uverydeKfeo of tasto lessncss, hut to try to liuiku It expn'.vi unmitigated and, it Is to bu presumed, tin IllltlKahlu W(M) Is pushlliK Its capacities entirely too far, Ilccauso no matter how perpetual your real anguish may bu, after a certain tlmu has elapsed fashion ordains that the blackness of darkness shall bo "lightened," and that after a curtain addi tional iH'rlod it shall bu renounced alto gether, so that thosu who supposed by your ilreM n year or twu iiko that you wero in consolablu now glvo your alturutl clothing n startled glance and mentally exclaim, "So alio It not so Inconsolable after alll" The very possibility of nuch n ruinark being made out rages a sensitive nature. If "deep mourning" symbolizes a broken heart, then "half mourning" slgnlllus that thu two plecoH nro in process of reuniting, mid Ivft-otT mourning means that tlio crack Unnlonuur visible. If onu would avoid thu cold blooded conclusion onu must not Klvo bereavement a blacker hue by draping It in funereal tawdrlncss purchased at thu "inournlnx counter." To wear inournliiK after a death la 110 uioro needful than to "wear rejoicing, " if such a thing weru pos slble, after a birth. There needs no other aymbol of your joy In thu latter ease nor of your grief in thu former. If our clothes must express our extrem est emotions, thu garment of pralsu is to bo preferred to thu spirit of heaviness. Wives and Daughters. Worn 11 niul rurllainvntary I.bw. A point umiii which women must Iin provo themselves is In mastering thu dllll cnlttes of parliamentary law. Tliuamouut of knowledge required to conduct an ordi nary meeting is not very exacting. It is painfully embarrassing for a wom an to attempt to conduct i meeting who does not comprehend thu simplest routine of business; who does not know thu differ- cui'u between a motion and a resolution mid cannot determinu whether or 110 a point of order bu well taken. It is emliai' rasslng to thu chairman, and It is quite as embarrassing to her friends, who somehow always feel as If they wtru iiersonally re sponsible for her blunders mid ignorance. 11 u l it is cheering to notu how rapidly women aru learning. This Is strikingly shown to any ono who has attended nn an nual convention several years in succes sion. At each there is a marked advance in correct methods, In thu smoothness and promptness with which business is trans acted. In ten years or live It is not unsafu to prophecy that women in general will know as much abmft tpcakiug and the proper manner in which meetings should bo conducted as they now know about cooking and sowing. They have many more opportunities to learn than they have ever had liefore. Thu club, thu society, political, benevolent and religious, nru omnipresent, and thu woman's national convention is nil established institution. Thu schools mid universities aru doing a great deal for thu coming generation. Girls now have their debating clubs mid societies. Chicago Inter Oceau. A "lld Day" for Children. Alout once a month I noticed that my two strong, actlvo children grew whnt was called "cross." I determined to watch for the cause, mid discovered that even thu in fant boy can ouly stand a certain amount of exercise without Is-coming "worn out." Wheu therefore at night I found onu or the other particularly "cranky," I would say to myself: "It Is time this child was rested. Tomorrow must be a 'bed day.' " The children understood that this was In nowise punishment, but a simple sanitary measure. Playthings there were lu plenty, hut no getting tut of lied. How that room did look, sometimes! Cut papers, toj, everything In every direction, but I knew that the little legs mid Ixsly weru obtain ing a much needed rest, mid what did a little clutter more or less amount to? The next day they would bo as bright and "chipper" as young robins, I (Irmly bellovu that by this plan I have warded oil many u little attack of actual Illness by builillng up tbu physical strength no tlu.t Iclliess could not tnku a hold. This plan I believe to Ih original with me, but 1 am not ouly willing to give it away to all mothers, but to send iin well hearty good wishes with It. A Mother in Ilousekeep rrs' Weekly. Nrott'o lli-riiliiK (li'iieriilly 0111m. Out of thirty of Sir Walter Scott's hero ines sixteen are described as under twen ty. Of the other fourteen six are undated. This leaves us eight, three of whom are net down as over twenty; two start at one side of thu lino mid am carried over to the other; two are by Implication rather than by the Intention of the author taken out of their "teens," and one, Amy Itobsart, In a herolnr "of mi uncertain age," since dim Is historically a middle aged matron and fictitiously n youthful bride. Of llm kIx undated, tlm presumption is altogether lu favor of tlm earlier age. A member onco entertained a club with the state ment that nearly nil Scott's heroines are motherless. They are girls whohavegrown up lu the companionship of uncles or fathers, older men, mid with an early responsibility of thought and action. They have had to plan their own wardrobes and decide upon their own conduct lowanl their lovers. Homo of thorn liavu been behind tlm sceimn of stirring political events. Nearly all have been thrown into situations where they had to think for themselves, to act with decision and lu general to ftllllll the whole duties of heroines. Tlm heroines of Scott ore, some of them, ouly lay llgures, but at least mi far as they have character they are women, and they Justify thedeeds which aru dono to win them. San Fran cisco Iteport. A Dlsi'iiuli'iiled Woman. As I write, a neighbor comes in and com mences to worry and fret for fear her boys will not do right, and shu chafes constant ly because they live on a farm instead of lu town. She lives lu thu shadow and makes all around her unhappy. Shu has not learned to sou the silver llnlnu-to tlicclouds that lilt across thu path of all. Last Hummer wu went for a picnic. Din ner was late a half hour, and this neigh bor kept grumbling mid said I hero would bu nothing lit to eat. 1 pitied thu husband, for his wife was a dial to him and we nil knew It. After a splendid dinner wax nerved wu climbed a cilli and sat watching thu ducks tilting on tin-rippling water below, A mother duck was teaching her ducklings how to swim. Some sang songa while wu tossed pubbles into tlio water bo low, and I know wu weru all thinking of the days of our childhood when wu wero gleeful, happy children. Wlillu we wero lost lu memory thu neigh bor railed out. jeoringly "Do look at them! They act as though they were half wittod." The husband laughed and said, "Our folk over yonder don't know how to have good times; they'll neverseu 'sermons In stones, books In running brooks.' " She was blind to tlm beauty everywhere revealed, for nature was lu ecstacy. Kx chnnge. City (llrls In Country Hum. Onu city girl can work inoru havoo in u quiet country homo than a frost in August. Kvery daughter is II red with an ambition to wear her hair in homo delightfully be coming manner, and thus spends hours be fore the tiny mirror lu the room under thu eaves when other duties aru positively ap pealing with tears lu their eyes for her presence. Thu neat gowns aru torn apart ami made simply hideous by tlm amateur dressmaker's attempts at remodeling on thu city iuinIIsIu's plans. Let thu city vision hut himt ujhiii the vluwof thu country congregation and thu following Sunday will see an a nay of head gen r tlmt would make the most violent nightmare turn green with envy, while the youths who form thu beaux of the back woods Kcttltmcut literally bow down and worship 1U the shrlnuof this new type of woman, who, in contrast with the maids and matrons they have always known, seems like some shining, Hashing meteor among a host of pale mid unchanging con stellations. Ah, the heartburnings, the jealousies, thu broken romances and the unknown de Hires and longings that couiu to these peaceful dwellers through thu distracting inlluence of these city gjrls. Chicago Trib une. Woman's Kroiiiniiles. Thu most recklessly extravagant woman has a vein of economy somewhere in her composition. Kconomy Is born Inn woman. It may not develop In a manner to provu either injudicial to herself or her husband. Vet there will always Ihi some point at which she will retrench, will look well to the pennies mid think and calculate with thu ablvst financier. Shu may lu willing to pay 810O for n gown, but will shop nil over town to save ten cents n yard on thu lining. Shu may spend live dollars for a ride in thu park, hut shu will begrudge live cunts car faro when nut shopping. She may stint tlm table at one time and lo wildly extravagant at another. Shu may 1 it In a whole garment by the deslru to finish it cheaply, which deslru has remorsefully seized her at the last moment, but there In onu thing In which she never economizes. When she loves she loves with her whole heart. Them Is no stint only a giving of all thu wealth of her affections. Therefore do not laugh atherllttlueconomles; simply rumemlier that a woman to Ihi womanly must bo just made up of thosu contradic tious that seem so ridiculous to thoaveraye masculine mind. Philadelphia Times. Two Un-fiil Thing. There are two things thnt I never travel a day's journey without: One Is my tooth brush, which I need after every meal, for I don't want to go Into thu next world tooth less, much less through this. I want my good, strong, white, even teeth, which cost 1110 years of Infant agony and led to in numerable howls, but never enriched a dentist. I want them toeat with, to laugh with, possibly I may even want to gnash them wheu I shutdown my trunk lid on my fingers, for au instance, and then they must bu firm rooted to stand the strain. So I keep them lu good order as onu of the duties I owe the House Ileautlf ill, of which they are the ivory gates. The next thing I must have is a lemon. It is easy to get as far as Gall Hamilton from a lemon, mid I don't mind telling you that 1 11 so a half lemon for soup, Thnt is, I juct swab my facu ami hands with It be fore retiring, and it wipes out every freckle and keeps my skin as clear as wax. Some people like freckles. I don't. I tried fate massage and lotions, but thu freckles never budged. Now I haven't 11 slnglu one, and It's nil owing to the potency of a lemon. Detroit Free Press. Mr. Cooper's IVrullitr I.I n of Work. Mrs. Sarah II. Cooper lias taught an adult' Hlblu class for more than forty years. She now bus In thu First Congregational church, of Sun Francisco, a class with a membership of over :!00 intelligent men and women. Visitors from all over the country inny bu ecu lu this class from ts.ibbath to Sabbath, Her method of teach Ing Is S KTntle, and her power to draw tn the thought of tho-e present Is said to Ik1 remarkable. She pncsr great personal magnetism and In thotoughly versed 1 1 1 tlio Script tiles. Mrs. Cisiper often olllclates at funerals, for which the friends of tlm deceased feel that her sympathetic and tender nature Is peculiarly adapted. On several occasions shu has filled thu pulpit of different churches, to the great satisfaction of her hearers. For the past twelve years she lias rarely been absent from her lllnlu class, Tlm free klndcrgnrlen"?ork of the (ioldcu (late association had its Inspiration lu this notable class. Over 10,000 little children have been trained In the kindergartens founded by this association. This Is prac tical, Chtlstllko religion. Ilostou Wom an's Journal, Two TIiIiirs TI111I Keep Women Hark. There Is no dearth of women who are willing to stand In public places and make pretty speeches about helpfulness and charity ami all that sort of thing. No doubt Micy mean It too. 1 do not charge them with Insincerity. Hut tills Is onu oit the Inconsistencies of human nature, par ticularly of feminine human nature. They bellovu in tlm broadest kind of charity to talk about. Hut very few of them seem to have faith In the application of their own theories. To write pathetic verses about their less fortunate sisters is a pleasing pastime for some women, but It is a 1 It t lu hard to see how the subjects of t ho pooliH are benefited. This spirit of-what shall I call Itr I'll call it conservatism; women like that word Is the first and great obstacle lu n woman's path to society. The second la not less hard to overcome. Almost any mail may own a suit of dress clothes, and this renders him presentable anywhere. Hut 11 woman in order to dress as swell society requires must have money. Mar garet Mautoii In New York World. I ruinous Women with Small Kiiiullles. Among famous women who were moth ers of small families comes Kll.abeth Har Jrett Hrownlng, who had only one son. Mrs. Sotnervllle, the mathematician, had jtwo daughters and onu sou only, though I she was twice man led. Mine, (ioorgo Sand had two children, a Hin and a daughter; so had Lady Mary J Montagu, whoso "letters" nru so admired in our own ineraiiirc, ami .Mine, do He vlgne, writer of equally famous "letters" in French. Mine, de Stael bud three chil dren In her early married life; when forty eight years old shu married a second time, and then had another son. (leorgu Kllot (Mrs. Cross) was childless, and mi was Mrs. Cralk, theatithorof "John Halifax." Mrs. Harbauld, whoso prose mid poetry were both much admired in the last century, hail no children, and thusame was the ease with her equally praised eon temporary, Mrs. Ople. London Tit-lilts. IHaliw ashing as it I'lnii Art. The woman who can find any way of making dishwashing, if not a pleasant task, at least a less disagreeable one than It is now, should bo canonized by her grate ful sisters. Ono woman who has spent much time In experiment lu this branch of household lalior makes thu following sug gestion; Nothing is better for cleaning greasy dishes, especially cooking pansiind kettles, than mi old whisk broom. It removes the tenacious particles that have fastened in the kettles and spiders much better than a iknlfo or an Iron dishcloth. It Is Invalu- ablu for cleaning graters. To keep thu hands from getting hard and chapped after dishwashing rub them with cider vinegar. Clear lemon juice is also excellent. Kelevtliig Curst-fa. Very corpulent ladies find a corset made to order, from actual measurement, more comfortable, also more expensive, than one selected indiscriminately. Indeed the habit of wearing any make of corsets re gardless of lltuess or comfort is a bad one. A better way is that of trying corsets from thodllTcrcnt manufacturers until onu is found which gives comfort ami perfect satisfaction, and also, if possible, lends ad ditional beauty to thu form. A 200 or 5IXI boned corset can never bu a comfortable article for a 200-pound woman to wear. Such corsets aru at varlancu with all hy gienic principles, mid the sensible woman, bu shu lean or corpulent, will do well to eschew them entirely. Klza Hunan in Housekeeper. The Secret of Hteilii( I.lutitly. Anybody can hnve a light step who will bu at the pains to set the foot down right. In that lies all the difTereiice IsHwccu a thumping, lumping gait and the light, tread that makes peoplo call you "velvet footed." Thu wjiolu art and mystery lies In a single sentence; Put thu ball of thu foot down first, throwing thu weight upon it, and letting the heel come to thu floor thu hundredth part of u second after. Treading flat footed over all the solu at once thu weight comes with a jar that Is about equally destructive toqulct, to grace and to shoo leather. Hy stepping first on the ball, just back of the toes, its cushiony muscles act as a spring and make walk ing 11 double pleasure. New York World. To hasten thu euro of a burn or scald there Is nothing more soothing mid effec tive then the white of an egg. It Is con tact with the air which makes a burn so painful. The egg acts as a varnish mid J excludes thu air completely and also pre- veins iiiiiiiiiiiuuiiuu. A New York working woman who spent many years as nn operative in a men's uccktlo factory now earns a much easier living by going from house to hoiisu in a certain quarter and teaching young women how to maku scarfs lu their own homes. There is 11 gissl deal of sentiment In n gift which lias the work of one's own hands lu it. It means much more to the recipient thnn a purchase which represents only a given amount of money. Woman everywhere seems to bu putting thu old occupations aside, and mothers relegate now to professional experts many duties of life which they learned from thu women who gave them birth. A well known writer says: "The appre ciation of women In industry will become more generous and more general us they becomu a more stublo mid more general factor in labor." For croup usu flannel cloths wrung out of very hot water and applied to the throat end chest; cover with dry ones and renew with hot as soon as the others commence to cool. When n pudding Is Isilled in a mold, take It from the water and pltuigu it Immediate ly into cold water, then turn it out quickly; this will prevent It from sticking. Never allow people to kiss a child on Its mouth. Dlseasu is so easily carried lu that way that you must taku thu ounce of pre-(uutinii. A COWL 3 GI21ARD. I'hj-slolon.V of no tlileifstliig Portion nl 11 Chicken' Anatomy, A fowl's gizzard, where so many lot articles turn up, Is a curious trap us wrl! us 11 necessary vital organ of the fowl Diamonds, pearls, coin, buttons, tacks, orange peel and about everything else rave dynamite bars Leen found lu the gizzards of fowls. A study of this organ Is Interesting. Kxporlmonts liavu demonstrated that what may be called the gastric juice In fowls has not sufllrlent power to dlsiolvo their food without the aid of the grinding ac tion of tlm gizzard. Ileforo the food N prepared for digestion, therefore, the grains must be subjected ton triturating process, and such as are not stilllcieutly bruised In this manner before passing Into the gizzard are there reduced to thu proper statu by Its natural action, Thu action of the gizzard Is, In this re spect, uiechmilcal, this organ serving as 'i mill to grind the feed to pieces, and then, by means of Its powerful muscles, pressing it gradually Into thu intestines lu the form of pulp. The power of this organ is said to be stifllcleut to pulverize hollow globules of glass lu a very short time mid solid masses of thu same substance In a few weeks. The rapidity of this process .seems to lie proportionate generally to the size of the bird. A chicken, for example, .breaks up such substances as are received into Its stomach less rapidly than the ca pon, while the goosii performs the satno operation sooner than either. Needles, and even lancets, given turkeys have been broken in pieces and voided without any apparent Injury to the stomach. The rea son undoubtedly Is that the larger species of birds have thicker and more powerful organs of digestion. It has long been t lie general opinion that, from some dellcieticy in thu digestive ap paratus, fowls are obliged to resort to the Use of stones and gravel in order to enable them to dispose, of the food which they consume. Some have supposed that the tisoof stones Is to sheathe the gizzard lu order to fit It to break into smaller frag ments the hard, angular substances which might be swallowed. They have also been considered to liavu a medicinal effect. Others liavu imagined that they acted as absorbents for undiiequantitles of acids in the stomach or as stimulants to digestion, whllu It has even Jteun gravely asserted that they contribute directly to nutrition. Iicpciited experiments, however, Imvees tnbll.died that pebbles are not at all neces sary to the trituration of the hardest kinds of substances which can bu introduced into their stomachs, and of course the u-iuil foisl of fowls can lie bruised without t heir aid. They do, however, servo a useful uuxlllary purpose. When put in motion by the muscles they are capable of produ cing some effects upon thu contents of the stomach, thus assisting to grind down the grain and separating its parts so that the digestive fluid or gastric juice comes inoru readily lu contact with it. Hartford Times. Tntvrlli-g with a Wlieellmrrmv. "Potter, the wheelbarrow crank," trav eled across the continent in 18TS. His full name was Lyniau and his placu of resi dence Albany. Ho was a shoemaker by trade and much given to boasting of his feats as 11 pedestrian. O'Leary was doing his big walKliig about that time mid bad just finished , ten days walk at New York city. Onu day hi thu presence of many witnesses Potter said that lie him self could outdo O'Leary In feats of endur ance. Some ono suggested thnt liu walk to San Fra.iclsco on trial. Potter did not hesitate a moment, but offered to wager that he could maku thu trip in a given length of time and, furthermore, that ho could wheel u "paddy" barrow thu entire distance, Thu money was covered, and Potter left, his liouiu on Dove street, Albany, on the morning of April 10, 1S7S, and arrived at. San Francisco on thu evening of Oct. 6, being exactly 180 days in making the trip. The wheelbarruw and load (his clothing and cooking utensils) weighed suvetity-llvu pounds. The distance traveled was 4,(iS.' miles, Philadelphia Press. 'Winning Over it Noiiiliinesu King. Handsome stuffs, mantles, sabers, a re volver, brought about no truce of pleasure on King 'Delia's face. It was ,v head In ebony. Hut when I gave him a half dozen artillery muskets and a repeating rillu the first smile illuminated his features. He laughed, gave me his hand, then clutched the rifle and said, "I mu glad." Then I presented him with n chest of cartridges, mid his delight was manifest. I called to my spahl, and he brought mi Arab horse, with all his rig. A handsome mantle had been thrown over the saddle worked In gold thread, mid when the mantle was whisked off then Tlelm could stand It no longer. All efforts at restraint gave way. Theru was no sto ical Indifference, but childish Joy. Tlio horse was hugged, anil I learned afterward that the king had passed the whole night near his horse playing with thu repeating rifle. Hevuu Hleue. The Purser. The Pnrsoo, iintrammeled by his sur roundings, is seen in Homiiny in nil his wealth of height and dress. Thu men are, without exception, tall, finely formed and stately and possess a robustness and beau ty quite at contrast with their Hindoo neighbors. Their street costume is a peculiar long, white cotton gown, wide trousers of the same material and color and a tall miter shaped hat They have a general reputa tion for sobriety, frugality and sagacity, and they seem to thoroughly understand the accumulation of fortunes In this re spect resembling tlio Hebrews. Tlie wealth iest residents of Hombay nre Parsees. Cor. Washington Star. Wagner's Nerve. Wagner, the eminent composer, had the nerves of an acrobat. Once ho was climb lug a precipitous mountain In company with a young friend, Wliensomo distance up and walking along n narrow ledge, the companion, who was following, called out that he was growing giddy. Wagner turned around on the ledge of rock, caught his friend and passed him bo tweeu the rock and himself to thu front. Youth's Companion, When I'arcliniout Wu First t'ncil. Parchment Is thought to liavu been first used nboiit the Third century, II, C. It was superior in many ways to every other material. Kven at the present day the u-c of parchment for documents of Importance inevalls over that of paper. New York World. Do llhiiiiontU Itreeil? Hues assures us that diamonds breed, nnd that u certain princess of the house of Luxembourg luiil two which bad a fau.iiy lu the course of a reasonable time. The .ittno Interesting assertion Is also made by Iloethlus. Paris Figaro, NEBRASKA CONSERVATORY of MUSIC and Academic School for Girls, Lincoln, Nebraska. All branches of Mualc, Art, Elocution, Literature, and Languages, Taught by n Faculty of Hlxteon Instructor, Kncli Teacher nn ARTIST AND SPECIALIST. Tlio only Conservatory west of Hoiton own. Int-ltaown building and furnishing. Are. P.nivi,,.h2iliSrtror 'J,(ly """leuts. Tuition from MOO to 1.10.00 per term of 10 wt ok. Write for Catalogue and gonoral Information. O. II. IIOWKLL, Dlreotor. TheEirst National Bank 0 and Tenth Sts. Capital, $400,000 - Surplus, $100,000 OFPICKItS; A. .S'. HAIltt'om). I'lmhltHt. CIIAS.A. 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