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CKPITHL CITY COURIER, 8 - toMttmi HI III IBM POPULATION OP LINCOLN 66,000. 0rnr 10th and P 8trts. DRY-GOODS erry ! lino of Woolen Dress Goods and Chunarnlito Mlkn, lloil nr, CorwU, Underwear, tllotr, llullotis. I.lhrim, rlo. Agents for Buttcrick's Patterns Tim Untirlrr C'hii l KoiiiiiI A I tlotrl Lincoln Niiws Hlnml. Wliulmir llnli'l Now Hlnml. (illnl Hotel Now Nlnnil. Ucvl Diulo Climr Wore, KiO Hlrcol Kl. YimiiK.r.WOHIrrH. OImmiii. Klvlolmr A Co.. Hill () Htrrot. Monro's New Htitiiil.lMHoiilli Dili Hired. UOUItIKH 'llllco, Hill O HtrrH. NEBRASKA Savings Bank CAPITAL, - tSiO,(MXMX HtooUholdorH' I.liilillltloM, f.VXI.UW. rftj-d1iiUn'l on kiivIiil'h m'roiuit itml llino ilrtioitlln. KiirnlMii'N i'Xi'Iiiiiiko freo to cilDtomnrN. JolmTnylor, rrrxlilout. JnmvK Kllliiirn, Vleo frcnlclpiil, K lt.Tlnnlo),Uinlilor. Notlr. Tlio undersigned hereby gives notice that ho will not ho responsible for no pay, liny debt Incurred hy employers, except those for which mi order Is given personally signed hy hliu. TIiIh rulo Ih Imperative. L. WnsHiMi, Jit. LINCOLN, Nkii., Fob. 1M, 181KI. SPRING STYLE DUNLSPIHUT NOW IN W. R. DENNIS & CO. 37 O Street i37 I.mchI Miitl rorioiml. Whltobronst Coal and Lime Co. Lincoln Coal Co., hw cor 1 1th and O St. L. llarr, jeweler, removed to 1201 0 St. Lincoln Frame Si Art Co., 122.) S. 1 1th. Cowlo, undertaker, Funko 110 S. 12tU. Canon City coal at tho Whltobronst Coal mid Lime Co. ChiiH. S. MoKonny, the Hast Lincoln druggist, 2712 0 street. Mni. WUhou for lino dressmaking lit Ilorpolsholmor Si Co. Rock Simunos Coal at tho Lincoln Coal Co. 'Phono 440. W. A. Collin Si Co., grocers, 141 South Eleventh street. Sampson Sisters, artistic dress mak ing, 1123 N Htreot, over Dorsey's. Miss S. K. Hlaktl o, Hue dress mak ing, ut Mrs. Gosper's, 1111 O htreot. For Sunday dliuier supplies call ut Ilaltor'H market, 210 N 10th st. Phoho 100. K. C. Making Powder, 2. ounces for 25 cent. Absolutely Pure. Have you tried It? Misses Boggs and CutTyn, dress mak ing purlers. Fine stamping. Kill M Htreot, 'phono 519. All orders via telephone 308 will reach W. A. Collin Sc Co. and receive prompt and careful attention. Tho Whltobronst Coal and Lime company is always ut tho front supply ug tho tlnest grades of all kinds of coal. All kinds of Imported cheeses, flnest and largest assortment over seen In tho city, at Rumhold & Mosor's, 013 O street. 'Phono 728. Our now shoo department will soon bo oponed and a tine line of goods at popular prices will bo soon at Horpol sholtnor Si Co. Miss C. J. Gullmotto, modiste, Drownoll lllock, over Miller Si Paine. Comploto lino of dross trimmings and linings. Take elevator. Mrs. Wilson, tho modiste at Horpol eholraor's, Is now showing the now spring fashion plates and ludics will do well to come and seo them. Soo tho great variety of Now Capes, Cloaks, Silks, Dress Goods ut Horpol Bholmor&Co. Their styles and pat terns aro not shown in any other house In tho state. Why have- your horses foot butch- orod, have lamo horses and have them sudor? Tuko thorn to Charllo Slut story'B now shop, 043 O stroot, and such will novor bo tho caso. Chaa. Slattory, professional horso shoor and farrier. Discuses of tho feet treated by tho latest scientific modes. Ilorsos oallod for and returned. Now hop, 410 South Eleventh street, bo woon K and L. f?Sx C ontiHitfil I torn 'iijjfj Interest thioughoiittlu'cllll.eil world, lie him obtained tht needful loauwif absence from tho secretary of llioimvy. lie Iiiih ro-cngnged tho Kilo mill Ih al ready making IiIh contract for supplies: To securo needful funds ho Ih deliver ing leetiireH In tho lending cities of tho country, Illustrating them with tho marvellous collection of phutuKi'iiphlr nIowh taken hy himself. In Now Vork, Philadelphia, lloHton, Ihooklyn, Wash ington. I'nivldenco, Hprlngllold, Port land, Allmny, Syracuse, Rochester, Ituthilo, Cleveland, Detroit mid Clilra go, ho aroused tho greatest IntoroMt hy tho charm of It Ih inanner an well as tho thrilling natnro of IiIh narratlvo, and tho hnndrcdH of wonderful plcturuH do se rlptlfo of tho great, white journey from photograplm taken hy Lieutenant Peary himself and thrown upon tho canvas. Ho groat Iiiih Ihjoii tho doinand that Lieutenant Peary Iiiih boon oh llged to glvo two locturcH each day an far an possible. HIh afternoon talks are natronled largoly"by children, and In many cities schools aro closed In tho mlddlo of tho day that touchers and scholars may avail themselves of tho honnllt of thin wondorfnl loHHon In tho geography of tho land of ice. Doubt less moHt of onr readers will look upon IiIh faco and hoar IiIh Htory iih told hy hlniHolf Tuesday at I and ovonlng at 8, at Funko's opera Iioiiho, Halo of scats oponlng thin morning. Tim OIl lloini'i(lciir MitrtitiMin Itci'uril. IimIiiiii Whltcoinh, which Ih tho llrst edition of tho "Old Homestead" wan written In 187(1. In eight yearn Don man Thompson and J. M. UUI, Mr. Thompson's partner In tho ontorprlHO had Hharcd prolltH amounting to $.100,- IXX). Nearly six yearn agi "Tho Old I lomeHtoad," presenting .Ionium Whlt coinh In much tho huuio HiirronndlngH an those of tho earlier play, wan written; and the llguros that Indicate ItH pronperlty aro almont Incredlhly largo. Per eighteen montliH tho piny wiih acted on the road with tolerable HticeoHH, and then, In INS4, Its remarka hie metropolitan run begun. At the Academy of MiihIc for three successive seasons of III) weekH each Uh average ro- celptn wore i?10,tXH) a weok; and Den man Thompson's prolltH aro estimated for that period at $120,000 for tho llrst soiwon, over $120,000 for tho second, and over $100,000 for tho third. Then tho play again took tho road. During an engagement of 12 weeks In lloston tho receipts reached the enormous mm of $15ri.000-breaklng tho world'n record. Tho last weok of tho engage ment (nine porforinanccH being given' yielded $10,000 llgures unprecedented In theatrical history when It Ih taken Into consideration that regular prices (2e to $1,50) were charged; and this was made possible because the Hoston theatre scats 3,350 persons. After tho lloston engagement tho people of Providence -ono of tho worst theatri cal towns in tho country paid $10,000 lu ono week to seo "The Old Home stead;" Drooklyn followed suit, and Williamsburg's record was broken with a like showing. Immediately afterwards an engagement of seven wcoks in Philadelphia attracted over S'O.OOO to tho Imix oftlco something that had not and hus not boon equaled in tho history of that city. Eight weeks in Chicago brought $75,000 into tho company's coffers. Meanwhile tho road company has entered upon its fourth season and Us one thou sandth performance of the piece was accomplished at Louisville a few weeks ago. It has traveled from Maine to California and it is claimed that the annual profits realized each season are from $75,000 to $100,000. Such, in brief, is tho marvelous history of a drama whoso homoly interest seems universal, and which has boon eulogistical!)' and not inaptly characterized as "a play, a song, a ser mon and a benediction." "Tho Old Homestead" will he seen at the Lans ing Thursday evening presented by tho sumo company that produced tho play bore last season. Scuta goon sale Tuesday morning. Now Goods in endless variety ind at prices that commend thomsolves at 11I.OCII Si Komn's Progressive Dry Goods Emporium. PRICE'S G0H3SG! The only I'urc Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard. KNEW 17 ALL. thn Mull Mlio li'tlculiilnl llnil llrrl Tlirrr. t.-l ll Mm l'i. Wont's tlif mat ' r w ll li I lie man nnywnjr Nothing nilii'li. lie Iiiih Imtii to kcoUii World's fnlr IhiIIiIIii-h. Hon lie i.m v K'uliitrsl IIohm'Imm to lieglv lug 11 lo lliir.i' rlnip pri'll) MtnUlit Si lie N You nee, lie Went out to tin oirnliu(, mni lie Is ii'lllnu I linn idiout It Hut llnil was iiioiitlit ii it. Vi', lint t'.ic linllilliiK-i nte Mill there. l.ooUt Wlint tin llie mim epltig Ki'xltiii'HO. li' .in ins hieiinf He tini'l Ui ili"i('llbliit lliuroof of tin "lii i t i mil In lite win Id." Ami win it lie similes Ills eyes and look at it lie uiii' i lew Iiik a illMimt liinil"i'iiie' 'I'lint'" llie iiiiiii In the li.irk of the hid, trjllig In liliil.eoiit wliillier It Isteally Hi' pew who I xpt'llklllg. Anil wht a lie looks down over tlioslih llkotlmt He's teUitix how he looked down ftott) tho hack of tho gallery ami saw two ret;! Ii It'll t h nmrrliliiK, I'oniputiy fiutil, pusl oik ntiothcr lu the lobby. And now wlml li ho pulling ami liinillny ntf Ho must lie exihilnliig how you mull pull tlio atiilltorlum out iiom timler tin Allilltot Illin hotel and leave the hotel Ktnt.d lug on Uh Independent supports, And when his bunds go tip with all tin flilKiTS spread t It must iiieau the great fountain with ft frets of the colored lights. And what's that potato race that hi hands seem to ho rimtilngwlth onennothcrf He's exiilalnltiK about thecoiihtructionol that hulliling wheru they Marled tho towel after tlio rest of (ho building was up ami had to put about 1,000 tons of pig Iron Inti) the foundation to settle the ground down oven. You should aik him about that. You seuni to have heard his whole story. Not his particular story, but the samu unrratlvoas given by other narrators. It seems to bo ipiltu a story. Yes; it makes you feel as though tho Chi cago man must bo 17 feet high ami full of wheels. Well, h hof I do not know, but next summer I shall go out. there and try to ascertain. Harper's Weekly. Tim ITpn itml lowu or l'lmlilon. -Llftv. Ihilurky Tlilrlrrn. Ho walked Into tho restaurant with a yearning, half famished look In his eyes. It was not tho finest restaurant in the city, but ho seemed oblivious of tho fact ai ho eagerly scanned tho bill of faro. "Ilritigmo soiuo mutton chops," ho said to tho obsequious waiter. "I can't Jes' recommend do chops, sah,n replied tho waiter. "Why not r" " 'Ciiusu doy's all gone any more." "Then gut mo a beefsteak and bo quick about 111" Tho beefsteak was a demoralized looking specimen and of adamantine consistency. Tho waiter watched him gleefully as ho hacked otT a corner and convoyed it to his mouth. There was a suppressed groan. Our hero had broken n tooth lu an ill advised at tempt nt mastication. "Is you superstitious, sahf " inquired the waiter. "No. Why do you askf " " 'Chiiso you is do thirteenth pusson wot tried to cat dat crdontlcal pleco of beef steak, and uono of 'em couldn't do nuthin wid It, I knotved sumlln were agwlno to happen shuahl" Detroit Freo Press. One NutUfaotlon. Sho It's no use, Mr. do Tone, In my present state of miud I would not accept the best man living. Ho (very coolly) No, I see you won't, Ilut at any rate you will havo tho satisfac tion of knowing that ho has ofTered him self. Pick Mo Up. Rlgim of CoiiiIiik Trouble. Johnny I tell yon papa's going to catch It after the company's gone. Tommy How do you know? Johnny He's told her onco or twlco sho was mistaken about something, and sho's said, "Why, darllugl" Chicago Tribune. Intort'allni;. (icorKio I never knew any one to havo such atrocious taste us Kthel Pierce. She sent mo that hideous viuso for a birthday present. Look at Itl Nellie Good gracious! I sent it to her last year. Truth. Similar Trull. Jackson I met a man on tho street yes tcrduy who reminded mo of you. Jenkins Is that so? Howf Jackson He, too, has owed mo f 10 for over a mouth. 11., K. & Co.'s Monthly. bfr l I if 1 I 9" 1 I ' 'A 1 vST V . v, SWTS vilBreioHfc ' ' ' you that we will sell you newst shapes, good goods at reasonable prices. Herpolsheimer & Co. FRKNK E. PERKINSlMKNRGeR, lira IlKAllUllAltTKIIS ) KIIIT iNKANTItY, .March 13. l"Ui ) I IM'lll.N I Coliijmn)Onler No. O."" T , IkI. rotirlb SeiKi'iml llioinns tallnlmlilN hen tiy rillevcit finin ilulv n" IJiuirlciinithler ami letunu'il tollif iiiiiUhiiI lilt, own niiniKl. '.'nil, Thn rollonliiK iii'olnlii cuts uio h reliy iiiailu: l-'lflli "i-want V A I!oh troni lo lio Fourth Hewiint, vice ( allalmii n.HlKiifil. rirslloiiioiiilt' I lliiritumlolio iTimrleriniiRler vice Ciillnliiui ri-hluneil. fc- oTmToTponil II A Mjer lo ! l-'lrsl Corixipi vice Ilarrisi n pioinoiiu. inn" "ipim.. WCc.Nerllo lio Heeoml Corpornl vice Mjur proinoteil. Koiirlli('oiiornl V 1. McClnylo tHi'lliltil Corpond vlcelovert proinoteil. 'Ihey will litioliejetl ami ren'cclul iiicoul Innly. llyonler A. K. ('ami'Iiki,!., ZT rnjilaln t'oiiiiiiiiinlliiK- IKOIIOK K.;OASCOlM!K, . k l'lrsl "eriicuiit. Onuilia, April 1st, Ih tlio date sot. "In their own special train" Is the wav the L. L. 1. minstrel travel. The "big" parade will take place at 4:30, Immediately after our arrival. Tho larger tho crowd from Lincoln tho nioro homelike the boys will feel. "Tfio"lHard ofdirootors are" all right. When wo need anything they call a meeting and got It. Omaha Is billing tho show all right. Tlmv hiivii one buni.er that reads: "(10 Comedians, Count Them 00." 'AWmfv wii aro beiiiL' asked for scats and I think without doubt we will have a crowd of 150 to U00 people with us. fc Several new naincH went upon tlio Ismril this lust week for membership. We are an organization that Is hero to stay. The souvenir program to be used In Omaha Is to bo a beauty. Tho cover Is being engraved and is a very pretty design. T.t..,i.,nii.t. Mulford. elialrtnan of Omaha end of tho minstrels, assures us wo .vlll liavo a big house aim wmu no says goes. "Comrado" Victor says lio will not niinu.' l.iu ,.,i(,iini doers to ucrforiu at Omaha. That their initial performance will lie In Lincoln some time hum mu. Who will have tho best drilled squad at our next opon drill. Hero is a chance for some of tho non-coms to show themselves. A little hard work will accomplish much In tins, una is bound to lie bonofloiul to tho company. The fare is not a settled fact yet, but I am sure that It will bo as cheap as one faro for tho round trip, which makes it in tlio reach of all. Wo aro to havo a special train both ways, leav ing hero about 2:30 or 3 in tho after noon and returning after the perform ance. The election of Mr. .1. S. Ferguson to the position of llimnelal secretary is a good selection nnd 1 am sure the gen tleman will fulfill the "long felt want." Mr. Griswold, our retiring tlnancial secretary, resigned on account of his business requiring all of his time. Success to Kerg. Tlio resignation of Mr. J. H. Cohen from our company Is ono we all regret to see. Mr. Cohen bus always been a good member and was rightly named "Tho father of the company," as It triN tln-iiiiirii hU niTortx the tlrst meet ing was called and tho project talked over. Ho leaves this week to tak - a luisltlnn with the Omaha otllco of It. G. Dunn v uo. et wisnes oi uiu company go with you J. H. In talking it over with somo of tho young men of the city, they propose that u crowd go to Omaha with us and that u section of tlio theater bo sot aside for tho Lincoln people. Wo would be more than pleased to havo It done and promise they will be takon care of. Anyone wishing seats re served will speak to some member of tho company as early as possible that they may let the right party know just how many to reserve. French Challlos, China Silks and the most beautiful assortment of Dress Goods from the cheapest to the best ut Hloch & Kohn's. Dr. Ruth M. Wood, Bruco building, rooms 410. 411 and 412. !M0-tf We beg herewith to introduce yon to our NEW SHOE DE PARTMENT which we expect to open Shortly. Can assure A Moment's Examination e e s SEE OUR Potatoes try our The Newest and Freshest Store in the City. Miller & Gifford, 1211 0 street. phom 744. WE ARE THE PEOPLE. WE SELL WALL PAPER, AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT. YOU CAN SAVE FROM- $2.oo -ON Suit or if bought in the next thirty days at GLOBE CLOTHING HOUSE, Corner Tenth and O Streets. WHEN IN DOUBT trytheBUR I J. FRANCIS, Gen. Pass. Agent, OMAHA. BllClffCiJO Best Rou'e to Chicago, Kansas City, Denver, St. Louis and Deadwood. MAY SAVE YOU MONEY $i oo Per Bushel. Coffees and Teas g $5.oo A- Overcaat A. C. ZIEMER, City Pass. Agent, LINCOLN. NGTON
