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Our store is overflowing with choice pieces of j
Furniture and Rugs, selected from the foremost
American makers especially for the Holiday -J
trade. You will be well repaid to come to us for g
Ladies' Writing: Desks, Combination Book Case
and Secretaries, Parlor Tables, Rockers, Chairs,
Sewing Tables, Dressers, Chiffoniers, Iron Beds,
Kitchen Cabinets, Tabourettes, Parlor Suites, Rugs,
Lace Curtains, Portiers and Couch Covers.
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Fight for Two Thrones
CONTENTION WHICH INVOLVES
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
King Edward Claims the Throne of
Hanover-Brunswick for His Cousin,
But .Emperor William
Says No.
One of the petty quarrels that oc
casionally arise between relations,
and sometimes carry them to at least
the. verge of war, is that of the suc
cession to the throne of Hanover-
Brunswick, which is now agitating
statesmen in England and Germany,
and involves directly the friendly rela
tions between the German emperor
and his uncle the king of England.
To gain an appreciation of the grav
ity with which the royal rivals view
the dispute, it is necessary to go
back to the time of George I., who,
when he succeeded to the EDglish
throne, was both duke of Brunswick
Luneburg and king of Hanover. At
that time there was, of course,, no
German empire, and the duchy and
the kingdom were independent princi
palities, in which their rulers held
large property and revenue rights, fre
quently referred to as the Guelf
treasure. But there was also another
house of- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel,
which had arisen from a division of
the possessions of Ernest the Confes
sor, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, be
tween his two sons, the elder of whom
was the progenitor of the house of
Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
Then it happened that while George
III. of England inherited the Guelf
possessions, the dukedom of Brunswick-Luneburg
and the kingdom of
Hanover, his sister Augusta married
the duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
Her grandson, William duke of Bruns
wick, died in 1884 without issue. This
terminated the house of Brunswick
Wolfenbuttel, and left all claims to
the title of duke of Brunswick in the
house of Brunswick-Luneburg, which
is now represented by the duke of
Cumberland, cousin of King Edward.
Of course It is well known that
King Edward is of the house of Brunswick-Hanover,
but neither of the Ger
man titles which the Georges held
could pass to him"because of the Salic
law, which prevented his mother,
Queen Victoria, from, inheriting them.
The succession, therefore, to both
Brunswick and Hanover went to her
uncle, the duke of Cumberland, eldest
surviving son of George III.
The cousin of the English king
should be by descent both duke of
Brunswick and king of Hanover, but
in fact he is neither. There are a
lot of political complications ' which
have led the German emperor, to re
fuse his assent to the succession
urged by his royal uncle, and which
give rise to the bitterness of feeling
that has grown out of the dispute.
In 186C, war broke out between
Prussia and Austria. King George of
Hanover, son of that duke of - Cum
berland, who was son to George III.,
sided with Austria. Prussia won and
took revenge on George of Hanover
by depriving him of his kingdom.
After the death of ex-King George
his son, the present duke of Cumber
land, made claim to the throne of
Hanover. Not only was the claim re
jected, but the kingdom of Hanover
was absorbed by Prussia as a mere
province. Thus both titles and rev
enues were swept away, and all the
influence of the English monarch has
not been sufficient to secure their res
toration to his kinsman.
In the meantime, William, duke of
Brunswick, died, and the duke of
Cumberland, claimant to the throne
of Hanover, became heir to the duchy
Duke of Cumberland.
of Brunswick as well. Here again
Prussia intervened. The king of
Prussia had become German emperor
on the formation of the German em
tire, and both Prussia (which had ab
sorbed Hanover) and Brunswick, had
become German states. In anticipa
tion of the very contingency t which
now arises, a law had been passed in
1879- to the effect that if the legiti
mate heir to the duchy of Brunswick
(who was of course the duke of Cum
berland) were prevented from ascend
ing to the ducal throne a regency
should be constituted. The duke of
Cumberland was prevented from ' be
coming duke of Brunswick on the
ground of the disloyalty of his father,
King George of Hanover, in 1866. Con
sequently Prince Albrecht of Prussia,
a nephew of Kaiser : Wilhelm I. and
cousin of the present kaiser,' was
made regent of Brunswick.
In this condition matters remained
until the recent death of Prince Al
brecht, when the question of the duke
of Cumberland's claims once more be
came acute.
Mrs. Hugh Mcintosh had a severe
runaway accident while on her way
home, near Alda, Neb. The roads runs
along the Union Pacific right of way.
Mrs. Mcintosh, upon seeing a train a p- V"
proaching, secured a tight rein, but
that was the last remembered y until' !
picking herself up in a field nearby. k
The horse had wrecked the vehicle
and was caught by a Grand Island '
party coming from Alda. Later the
party found the woman just as she
was coming from the field. Fortun
ately she was uninjured and was only ,
stunned1 by the faH: She is foe-wife-'--:
of the former editor of the Nebraska
Fanner. ' f '
The
John fEteliell
EVERY Union man:
should take a spec
ial cride in increas
ing the demand for
Union-made gooos.
The John Mitchell
Shoe demonstrates
hevond contradic-
tton that Union la
bor gives the great
est value to
the
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UNION
MAN
Don't take our
word, for it.
Call and ex
a n in t h i
John Mitchell Shoe.
You'll immediately
agree that it is the
Greatest Sfaoe Value Ever Offered
Sold Exclvsively in Lincoln '
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LINCOLN CLOTHING GO.
MUTIWOT COMES TEITi A f STHSTS
Our Union Labor friends and the public generally
are pleased to learn the workings of our system.
They are pleased to meet one of our "operators"
who never gets tired, cross, or cranky, but who is ever
ready to respond to the wishes of the subscriber. ,
Our Iron Girls never flirt but we must admit that
they spark a little at times.
Our friends will also be pleased to know that we are
going to install a system which will give the best Party
Line service ever offered to Lincoln telephone users at a
price to compete with the other kind.
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Use The Automatic
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There Arc Only About $
Left to do Christmas shopping in. The question of what to get is a perplex
ing one, and the object of this advertisement is to help you , solve the prob
lem. Some of the things we have to offer: -
Manicure Sets, Shaving Sets
And Collar and Cuff Boxes;
$7.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$2.00
Manicure Sets, in great variety; 50c, $1, $1.25, $1.75, $2, $2.50, '$2.75, ,
$3, $3.75, $4, $5, $6, $6.50 and, ....
Shaving Sets that will delight the heart of the average man, in all
prices; 75c, $1.50, $1.75, $2.50, $3.50, $4 and - -
Collar and Cuff Boxes, in colors Black, Brown, Red and Tan;
75c, $1,.$1.25, $.75,42.25, $4 and... ... . ..... . a . -.". --. v
Collar Pouches, Blajck, Brown, Green, Tan and White;
$1. $1.50 $1.75, f2. 25, $4 and
Work Boxes, 25c, 3fic, 50c, 59c, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75,
$3 cLud i . - -
Japanese Handkerchief Boxes, 25c, 35c, 50c,. 75c, $1, $1.25,
A Child's Set of Furs
Would make a vdly seasonable Christmas gift. You can buy them in a
variety of Furq from $2.25 to $12.50. f
Belgian Sable'..:. . i. ... . . . .$2.25
Krimmer - - .j 3.50
Imitation Chinch ill aU. 50 and. . . 1 .4.00
Australian Opossum. . . . ...... 5.00
Thibet Muff and Boa . .... . ... . .$5.50
River Mink $4.50 s
to...... .. .... . $11.00
Blue Siberian Squirrel ........ . .$12,50
. Baby Rings
Make appropriate gifts for Christmas, and are not expensive, considering
how good they are. In gold-filled rings we have them at 25c and 50c.
Solid gold at 50c, 75c, 85c, $1 and $1.25.
amies' Solid Gold Rings
A ereat assortment in pattern and design. Signet rings are very
popular, and five engrave them free of charge. Prices $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2,
$2.50, $2.75, $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50 and $5. .
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