OKPITKL PITY OOURlBIt T. C. KeRN, D. D. S. 3Lpetttt.t, Rooms 35 and a6, Ilurr lllock, LMCOLM WEBR. YBPJ9flBH'7nHI3-S gHOES THAT DO NOT URT THE FEET Tho Perfection nuil Taylor -&.djU5tabl $170 xpand with ovory motion of tho foot. Don't burn or blister. A very narrow shoo can bo worn. Most cnmfnrlauto known Try lliom And mo Tor yourself. ForsaloonlybyA. IlUBIGBK, 1IS7 II Hi. Hpcclal orders taken. Cheaper thnn others, vHJUAlNflO WttMtMf OlOUNAfHf Of Th COUNTRY Will Ofll Alf MU M tN'OtMAttO NdM A fttJPV C THIS MAI Uf THl hicago,Rock Island & Pacific Ry The DIIIECT IIOUTE to and from ClIICAaQ HOCK IST.ANTJ. DAVENPOHT. DE8 MOINEa COUNCIL UTUFFa, WATKHTOWN, 8IOUX .FALLS. MINNHArOLIB, BT. PAUL, OT. J08 T.VU ATCIIIBOIf, I.UAVENWOUTII. KANBA3 S71TY TOPEKA, DENVER, COLOUADO SPNOa nod 1'UiiULO. SOLID VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS t Throuith Conches. Sleepers, Free HccHnlni rlmlr Cars nr.d Dlnliur Cars daily betwpo CHI )AOO. DEB MOINES. CJUNCIL. IlLUFrS ni OMAHA, nnd between CHIOAOO nntl DKNVEH "OLORADO BPIlINoa nud I'UEBLO via SI Joseph, or Kaunas City and Topcka Via The Albert Lea Route Fast Express Trnlnii clilly between Clilcrwt und Mlnnenpolla and St. Paul, with T1IIIOU01I Ilecllminr Chair Cam IFKEEl to and Horn thorn point and Kansas flty. Throimh Chair Cat and Sleeper between Peoria, Spit It Ivka nm Sioux Falls via Hock Islnnil. For Tlckots, Haps Folders, or desired Informs tlon, apply at any Coupon Ticket Olllie, i-r Hjiliew C. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, Ocn'l Manager, Qcn'lT'.tt.a-Pn. Ant.. CUIOAOO IH. Santa Fe Route I Atcblsonjopeka 4 Santa FeR.R. Tkt Popular Route to the Pacific Coast. Through Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Between Kansns City nnd San Diego, LOS ANGELES and SAN FRAN CISCO. Short Line Kate to PORTLAND, OREGON. Double Daily Train Service between Kansas City and Pueblo, Colo rado Springs and Denver, Short Line to Salt Lake City. The Direct Texas Route Aolld Trains Between Kansas City and Galveston. The Short Line betweer Kansas City and Gainesville, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Aiutln, Tem ple, San Antonio, Hous ton, nnd all principal points in Texas. The nljr line running thiongh the Okla homa Country. '1 he only direct line to the Texas Pan-Handle. For Maps and Time Tables and Information regarding -atesand routes, call on or address, Passenger Agent, X316 Fernam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. I7D1717 Tuition! Kail term, In sovon differ mCEt ent courses. Only tiluli erode In dependent Normal In tho stnti-. TI10 Finest Buildings, Equipments, and Ablest N'ormal Faculty. No experiment, but an established management. 40 courses, :tA teachers und lee. turers . live school for the inuH-.es Write fbreatalogue. K. K. Kdohk, Mcr, Lincoln, Neb. SALESMEN WANTED ! iiloncn toliandlo the furiuorH' trudonn Keeds nnd Hoed Potatoes of known merit. Our men Inwo privilege of selling our warranted, well known nursery tltock also. Hit; wages to be made this season. Apply mileK, HintliiK at;e. L. L. MAY & CO , Nurserymen, KlorUtHiimi HeedNineu, TUU hoiuo Is rspotiHlhle, HI'. PAUL, MINN 5r;e Quarterly Register of bIbrI t'otles, - 60e Per Tsar, ll.ltO stomirt Tolnmes, 8,00 S5SS " It eufht to be Kid l s Icit book In nry common sua high ftchool, a, wtll tt tvtrv scsdciny snd celttc." . , (110. P. I'lSllliK, Trctturr Dei . WuMncioa " 1 1 li migulss lht I lull his sir isd cuaol tftord ta da wll!ioU'-A. K. WlNJllir. iSiliec JounU et liJu cstlun "A uitful. timely nj hljh-clui publlotloo. I tm much struck with the rarlety of solid Infutmitloa ou nun site In cnndfnk lute le imsll compati ' PKUS. J. t !CMURMAN,CecnUUalftntly,lthS(S,N.V. Tof itts by ltttlnr Booktilltn tad New, Dftlrtt Ihrouiiliaut the Wotl.l, who will situ ncelvt tulKiiiiiun, 1 will U roilUd direct to tay i,tct la lha I'otnl Unios on txelix et tb piles foi single conic, nd bound yoluuic. foulf n bubKriptlon,, ft 75. Aldmi CUFIRCNT HIB3TORV, ostnoit, Mich., u. a. a. rv.i7t.Tiu;5 LLi L s. . vfLk vr A. ;i y. ' pJ . i.'vo'w 1 .aj ;v A MAN OF TALENT. Ha Was Ton Oreat a Uenltis In ItemalntTa- known. "Now," wild tho alitor of the Quohonh Genius of Liberty to his reporter, "In your work I shall look for 11 calm, dispassionate statement of fact. My paper Is noted for Its veracity, and no exaggeration in allowed on any subject. Do you think vou under stand that clearly?" "Yea, air." "Then yutr tuny ntteud the Sklmgullot Dumsqtll.r.lo wedding, which taken plaee at noon tislny, mid I'll hum how you handle It," wild the editor, turning to his desk. This In what the new reporter handed In after tho festivities Mem over "It U the custom of most newspapers, in giving accounts of local weddings, to spenk of the bride us licnutlfill, even if she Is us ugly an a mud fence. Tho (ictilusnf Lib erty scorns such flattery, however. If n woman is bountiful, we lieSllutu not to May so, hut if she Is not It Is tint our fault Wo proclaim the fact. Wcwlsh wo could say that Miss Mclimln l)iimHiiiil.xle, who became Mrs. Dennis Sklmgtillct nt ikkiii today, was lowly In form ami feature, hut we cannot. While we have Keen uglier girls, it must he conceded hy all impartial observers thnt hi lek iltiii hnlr nnd a mill tltudo of freckles do not look well on a bride, "However, mIio did the l"t hIio could un dor thoclrciitiiMtiiueex In ueiuing 11 tolera bly thick veil, uud ikged out at mIio uiik in dreas of cream satin looked ipiltu pteentiv hlo at a distance. Ilantly mo much eau Ik suld of her huxlwiinl, who walked with a limp, nnd whose nparhely ret tied chin whiskers of a pate dun color would havt linprou'd his nppeainuee if they had heeu hIijimmI oil We ii-celtlillicd lij caieflll III quliy that Hkimullil Wold enough tola his wifu'M father and has, In point of fact, committed the otleuse of matilinoiiy twice before. Some tuiy that both bis fonnei wiv(werc Htnned to death, other, that ho worked them to death Which Is cor rect The (JciiIiih of l.lhcitydooH not pre tend to nay ThcMtatcmuntM nru kIoii foi what they may be worth. "What Miss I)unis(ul7.lu Haw In him mi marry Is a mystciy, unlcHt nlie thought hIic would be more MiieceHsful than her predo cesHora in getting hold of the money which he In said to keep burled somewhere on hl farm. We heard It said thnt her father owed Sklmgullet till.", and that tho Inttet threatened to have hlin ariested 011 11 charge of forgery If he did not get Mellndn to marry him, hut this otatement has not been verified yet, Tho prcsenta were not very numerous, and the most expeiislc one, that wo hjiw was a peathblow ne worth $1 at retail, Tho couple left on th accommodation for a bridal lour of twi, day to I'odunk We asked the Itev X. K. Ueticka how much the groom gave him for tying the knot, and he wild 7 cents This, therefore, can he relied upon as olll dal." "Youmt man," mmIiI the eilltor after read ing the reporter'n account, "you are far too high a genitiM to bury your talent in a small place like (juohosh. I would liko to keep you, but I am sure that would be do Ing you an Injustice. I think you had bet ter go to New York, where your talents will he appreciated aa they deserve. And, by tho way, when you go to the station to buy your ticket, avoid making the fatal mistake of buying a return ticket. We are fond of you, but not so very fond that nbsence could fall to Increase it." W. II Sivlter in Harper'a Magazine. A Child's Version. The Idea presented to it child'a mind by a word which he thinks he understands, though its meaning has never been ex plained to him, is often ipiite foreign tc anything which the dictionary has to otTer '"The wind bloweth where it llsteth," read the Sunday school teacher to her chts of little girls 'Doanyof you know what 'llsteth' meaiisf" The children, with one exception, shook their heads The exception waaim 8-yt'iir old Maxell hatred ulrl, whoaftern momeut'l reflection said eagerly, "I knowl" "You limy tell us, tlien,"s,ild tho teauhei elieouiagiugly "I'm afraid," suld the little girl In a du bious tone, "that I can't make tho ret ol them understand, for they haven't any grandpas in the country, same as I have. Hut there's always a strip 011 the bottom ol the front iloois in the country that grandpa told me was 'list,' ami if you could just eel the wind blow In under that dooi once," salil the child in n tone of convic tion, mid tensing the lest of the class, "you'd know what that ru meant In a minute!" Youth's Compuiiiou. I '11 1 11 re Vengeance. "You'll be sorry for this Mome dnyt" howled the sou and heir as his father re leused him from the position he had occu pied 11C10S.S the paternal knee. "I'll oesoiiyr Wheur" "When 1 get to he 11 maul" "You will take revenue by whipping youi father when you aiv big and strong audi am old and leeble, will you, Tommy?" "No, sir," blubbered Tommy, rubbing himself, 'hut I'll spank your grnndchll dren till they can't roll" Chicago Trib une. A .slum In Kushloii. "Say, Isn't that collnr a trifle tight?" Tight? Not a bit. Besides, It'tt tho very ' latest thing out. "Life. I'oaltlvx Kyldencr. .Iniies Yes. sir, It is mighty hard to col lect money just now. I know it. Smith Indeed Have you tried tocollect and failed? Jones Oh, no' Smith How, then, do you know that money Is haul tocollect? Jones llecuuse several people have tried to collect of me. Tit-Hits. I'hlloMipliles. A. When n man tries to borrow money from a friend, that Is experimental philoso phy. li. Yes, and when the friend rufusei that is uatural philosophy. Truth. t Aa Kiupty Told. Physician Conslileilng the weak state of your eyes, It will he as well If you gaz as much as Msslble into empty apace. Patient All right, then, I'll keep look lug into my purse. Hlumenlese. A True Tale. Tlieie whs a mini in our town Who cliop-d with niluht and main, I'utll tli tilniit trie us down Then clmppad It tin skhIiiI -Chicaito Newa-lteoord- i Mw MME DEFINITIONS. Uneoniettou ATI I anil Humor In Rraall Hoys' Ksamliiatloti Papers, 1 begati to collect from examination pa pers and answers In class whatever would throw new light on old subjects. I have lieen some years at it now and have pleas ure In sending you the subjoined I'JextrnUi from my "gems," says MK A. 0, Graham In Tho University Correspondent. They are nil bona lido answers, ie spelling and punctuation tielug nm luffed. In most cases I have still the orlglunl document, from which they nro tiikeni Ksau was n mail who wrote fables, and who sold t ho ropy right ton publisher for a bottle of potash. Titus was a Roman em peror, supitoscd to have written the "Kpls tie of the Hebrews." HI other nnmo wai Oatea. Oliver Cromwell was a man who wnspui Into prison for his luterfeience In Ireland. When ha was In prison he wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress" ami married a lad) called Mrs. O'Sheii. Wolsoy wa. a famous general who fought In tho Crimean war, and who, after belnp tlecnpltnteil several times, said to Crom well, "Ah, If I had only served you as you have served me, I would not have been tie sorted In my old age." Wesley was the founder of the Wesloyat chapel, who wits afterward culled ,on! Wellington. A monument was erected tc him in Hyde park, but It has been taker down lately. Hamlet was wcukmliidcd. Fond o study. Lint was too weak to fill 1111 his duty which the ghost hrul told him. Ho wu. very good to his mother. He profanes mud ness, he really only puts it on, but souk people say he was mad One day when lit wns lighting, the king usked him If hi would have something to drink and ho hut) put poison in It ami Hamlet, said he would wait the (lucen, took It and then she mill down dead, Hamlet Immediately staln-.s lilt father ami diluks the ihiIkoii nud dies. Explain tho words fort and fortress. A fort Is it place to put men In, and a fortres' a place to put women In. The two chief volcanoes in Kuropcf So dom ami Gomorrah. London Dispatch. ICxHRgrrMlon. John Fitrgerald In u hard headed, mattet of fnct boy who has Just entered the high school. If you talk with him, you mustlx careful how you express yourself. Tho other evening his father was reading aloud u hook of travels. Tho author wit' describing a I'hrlstman which he pawed in Australia. "It was n rather gloomy day," ho wrote. "We had it good dinner and did our best U bo merry, hut It was hnrd to feel very jolly. Wo wero 10,000 tulles from home, und"- "Wlrnt'H that?" Interrupted Master John. "Ten thousand miles from homer Impos slide! Why, tho maximum diameter of tht earth is only 8,000 miles." Youth'H Com panlou. A flood Kieilie. Squ' Pillhnm Hlllo, denconl What air you doln in my henhouse? Deacon Pullet 'Fore do Lord, snh.n cae of necessity, sah. Ye see, anli, my wife, sah, am perry sick, snh, an do doctah, salt, proscribed poached algs, sah, an I'm jes' pouch In n few algs, sah. Truth. An Incurable C'hmi. A certain celebrated New York doctor is noted for his grullucss. Not long ago an elegantly dressed lady belnnnlng to the Four II und led called at his olllie. "What can 1 do for you?" asked Dr. Gruft", not looking up from his writing. "Sir, I mil Mrs. StuttevantKniokerbockei Van Astoibllt." "Do you want to be treated for it?" Texas SiftliiKs. On an Kxtenslve Neale. Ilusiucsslike Yankee (in the near future) lieg paidou for intruding, sir, but you are the governor of these islands, are you not? Territorial Governor of Hawaii I am, sir. What can I do for you? Businesslike Yankee I notice ono of your volcanoes is smoking. Like to sell you i. down draft furnace for it, air. Chicago Tribune. I'olnts of View, t "So you leally think that my having n cigar In my mouth is it bud habit, Maria?" said Mr. Hobsou. "Whylt'H positively filthy," replied Mrs. Ilolmon emphatically us she bent over to kiss the little black face of her pet pug. Chicago Newa-Hecord. A Mire Cure. "Hello, Uingleyl How did the doctor suc ceed in breaking up your fever?" lllngley Oh, easy enough, be presented his hill, and I had a chill in IS minutes. Chicago Inter Ocean. Mamtnonltes. "The Harlots worship money." "Thnt'a so. Tlinv named their llrst boy Bill, mid weie tickled to death when his voice turned out to be a teuner." Brook lyn Life. Maud Muller In Winter. Maud Muller on a Inter day Went out upon the snow to sleigh. Beneath her liftch heeled number six Were a foot of ba and four hot brick. Singing she (lode, and her mcrr cleo Shook the snow all otT the tree. "Walt till the clondt roll by!" she howled, and as she patsed the wople scowled. OB her deitar side sat a fresh young dude With hlsarmoutof place as they sweetly slude. Uutfcerhnwllruc. died, ami a vague dUtrcM And atjarl of snow tilled t ho Imclc of her drees. For 'he retee ere htkl la a careless hand, An.' the baesr drtir lu a parade's band. Went boom, bum, boom) And one cold day A tandem left with an trptvirned sleigh. Alas, for the dude! three cheers for the sleigh And hurruh for the chestnuts that ran awayl ThesathL-st words at her father';, !Mr Were these. "You need n't come buck an mar" The livery bill when he hlid him thence Was seventeen dollar and lift)' cents, -Boston Globe. . ,,.,.. r,Atin joirtr noa Notice. Nolle Is hereby kIvoii that on the S7lh day of Hfeemlicr, IMri Dm Turlty KMrsct Com pany of Lincoln, Nebraska, ntloptetl ninantletl Articles of Iiicorporutlon anil nleil tho snnifi on tlirt olTleo of the Connty Cierk of Lstiraster tountv, Nebraska Whleb smemlcd Articles provided nsrollowst . ''isl. Tho imtiin of tho corporation shall bill bo Purity Kxtrnel Oompany. Heeond Its principal plaeo of Irsusuetlng Its luislnoM Is Lincoln, Imncnstcr County, Nebraska ' Third. Tbu Konernl uatuie of the business tolai transuded shall o the inanufaetureniiil ollimof iierrumes, bitters, hakltiK powder, toilet article-, etc., ami Hie prm'urltm, ereo. tlou and lualiitaliiaueiHirbullilltiKs, lunebln ery. nppllanues, Irailo maras, imtei'ts, iteslKiis anil siruoturesas may lie deemed necessary ami to purchase ami own real e-liite as a site thereforoand such other purpose, as may ho tleemed ueer-snary. Kourtli, 'I bo amouiit of capital stock author bred and the t Into und eontlltloii on whlrli It Is toll ,,rt,i u, ,nr,,,r Hied nl S7AMI0.0UIII shares of $IIHX) each, InehullUtf stock theretofore Isslietl. No stock shall lie Issueil unless rully puld up and a complete record of the Issuiiiice uud delivery of all stock made shall he kept by the secretary In a book lor I hat purKse. Kind. Tho comiuuhccmoht of tdo eorporn t on Is tlxed at the llrst day or Mav, Ifflll. and the trrinlnatlou of tho onrimrntlnu Is tlxetl nt a iierhsl of twiiuly-llvn years from tho the dntonrthls commencement tr not sooner dissolved sccorillnii to law. hltlh, The IiIrIic1 umoilut of Indehleil ness or liability to which tho corporation Isat any lime to subltct Itselr shall not exceed filly percent of Us eapltal stoek. Heventd. Thoolllcem by wbleh the allalrs of thoeorpoiallon nru to lie condiioted shall ho a lloiinl of Directors const, tlnu of not more lhan nine nur less Ihau three members uud theolllceis of this coi pornttoii may bu members of suhl bounl, whled suld board or ill ectors sliull Ih chosen unit elected by the stockholders nutiiixlly nt then iiuiul meellmi or suld sloekholilers. Said hoard of directors sliull hold olllcn It li I II their successors am duly elected nud itiulllleil. Tho said hoard of directors slmll cIkmimi ami elect Horn their number tint vnrlous olllcers of said eorroru tlon as soon us pructlcuhlc iiftir the diction of uld board andsnld iHiunl of direc tors shall fix the coiupoisallon to bo paid sued olllcers. 'I do said Isiim! or dlreetois shall have power to till all Miciinclcs In tho hnurdoroltlccMhy npnolntment, ICIuhth. 'I bo hoard or directors of this cur linratlon are niithorlri-illii liicriMiKi. llio rani. t nl stock of tills corporation mil to exct ed un ' iitnoiltlt total or l7o.(iull m unit In tssiio slunk i tliurcror from lime to tlmn as tint bounl or directors iiiuy ilccm best In the Interests or tho corporation. A. It. TAl.nor, L". V, llllYAN, I'resltlenl. Heeretary. Notice. Notice Is hereby kIvcii, thnt bv lrtiio of u ebatlel mortuuiie, dnlcd .Ian. 7, tn'.l.', anil duly tiled In thoolllceor tho Coiinlv Clerk or Lun. ensior county. Ncbr., on March in, lsti.. and executed hy Win. Piitmiiu to M. A. Kdson, In ; securn the piiyuiuntoriho sum or I.II7II, and , on which there Is now tine the sum ol J,l.i. mill i by Irtun of u lien for kccphiK, iniido by Wm. I'utiiHlii by J. II. I'M son wild Herman drown, I for tdo lei-tl or tdo two horses hurearter de scribed, from Miiydth. IW to Jau nth, ISKI, utl a contract price or li.OU per dead per mouth , till Oct. I, IH'fi and tdo reusonnblo iiluo or reed to .Liu. li. luni.itl fa Winer month each, nnd which lien bus been duly filed with the! County Clerk Feb. I, IMU, and duly usslKiied to , Nettle I, Kdson, and bold orwhleh are now as slvuctltoj. II. Kdson, ami on willed lieu there I now duo ,21.10 Doraiilt hulnu been mudelnldo puymout or said sums and no suits or other procecdliiKH at law IiuvIiik been Instituted (o recover suld debt or any pint t licrtof, therefore I will sell the proiertv herein described: Oho k"ruy nunc lour years old, woluhl inin pounds, cnlleil Pel; one dun colored horse seven years old, weight INK) pounds, called Hilly, uud one hrovvn cow live . years old. culled llrown.nt pulillu miction lit! the housoor J. II. Kdson, hi (larlleld preeluel, I alienator County, Ncbr,. on the litis tiny ol Murrd, Isin, al one o'clock inn orsshliluv, ' Uutcd Keh 17, IS'U, , KIISON, S-18 It MortKuuee U riau m:im.,;mrm.m ''na iiit at,.-,;-,m! ":'.::' m M . iwaicjia !. i m m rmm m m, SAFE, CLEAN, ECONOMICAL a and SATISFACTORY ThU'icfcrK tit fins. uliftlifr mnt n. nJ I furl or im llliitnlnimt Ucccut cli.iugcsj 'in the home plant enable the r 1 Lincoln Gas Co. to furnlsli the vcrv finest gus nt tliCj lowest iigurcs obtainable anvwlicrc In' ithc United States, under similar con fdltlons. Fuel Gas Is sold at the cxcccdinulv llow rate o( $i..K per thousand feet, iiudd .illuminating lias at i.oo per tiimismul . lect. Call up Telephone No. 75. .and ar- rnnge lor a trial ol tills iitiapptoaclmble 1 'fuel. House connections lor tucl gas! made without charge to the consumer.! There arc over 200 gas stoves In Lin- coin, costing on an average less than $3 per month each for lucl. WKWwa L":mf': .' iA.arm;ara m '!"' :. 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HERE IS THE LIST I World's Columbian Exposition Spoon. The Y. P. S. C. E. Souvenir Spoon. The Epworth League " " The Washington " " The Christopher Columbus u .' Also Souvenirs of America's nationa points of interest, viz: Bunker Hill, Ni agara Falls, America, The United States, and Rip Van Winkle on the Catskill Mountains. These Spoons are not cheap, trashy af fairs, but cut from fine dies. Orders by mail will receive prompt and careful atten tion. Address LEW WESSEL, Publisher, Capital City Courier, Lincoln, Nebraska -r