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Februnr.v 21, 1001.
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A novel parlor entertainment was given
at tho resilience of T. II. I lord of Central
City, Nub., by tin; Woman's club of that
city, which proved to be very entertaining
and popular. It was a ".Shakespearean
Conference," In which prominent Hhnkos
poarean characters were Impersonated by
the women of the club. The conference
was to discuss plans for reviving popular
Interest In drama and was a very clever
mosaic of Shakespearean quotations, with
modern talk, original and amusing In thu
extreme. The Woman's club Is giving n
series of entertainments to raise funds to
purchase a public fountain for Its homo
city. Tho characters represented at tho
"conference" and those who Impersonated
them were as follows Cleopatra, Mrs.
It 15, llargo; Shyloek, Mrs Daisy Nettle
ton, Macbeth, Mrs. W T Thompson. Lady
Macbeth, Mrs 15, Hards, Witch, Mrs, 15, A.
WWmMtt. '"'mm
FIRST LIEUTENANT 015011(115 S, (1III1IS.
HARLAN, la. - HAS DISTINGUISHED
HIMSELF IN PHILIPPINES.
Strattou, Homeo, Mrs. II. O. Ilonl, Juliet,
Mrs. IteynoIdH, Desdemoua, Miss Helen
llurgoss; Hamlut, Miss Cury Ilerryman.
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First Lieutenant George S. (Jlbbs was
born in Harlan, Shelby county, la., and Is
now 25 years old. He grew to manhood
In Harlan and Is well known there
for his many sterling qualities. Ills father
Is thu oldest established dry goods mer
chant In Harlan and tho family Is one or
tho best In the city. Lieutenant Olbbs
conies from a long lino of sturdy anemtors
and on the paternal Hide can trace his
lineage back to good old l'urllau stock.
Ills maternal grandfather, tho lato Charles
Ilaughn, was thoroughly Identified with the
early history of southwestern Iowa and
was for many years prior to his death a
prominent citizen of Council muffs.
Oeorgo S. Olbbs was graduated from tho
Harlan High school at thu ago of 10
years, among the foremost of his class,
On account of his ago It was thought best
to allow a year to Intervene before be
ginning his college course. This year
was spent In his father's store The
following autumn ho entered the Iown
Stato university, taking the scientific and
electrical engineering course, and was
graduated In the class of 1S97, an honor to
himself and a source of pride to his friends
and fellow townsmen. Ho Is a member of
tho Sigma Nu fraternity. At tho first cnll
for troops Mr. Olbbs responded
and enlisted as a prlvnto In May, 1838,
In tho Flfty-ttrst Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Changes for lilni quickly followed ono an
other. In June he was made quarter
master sergeant nnd was then almost Im
mediately transferred to the signal corps
and ordered to tho Philippine Islands, sail
ing for Manila June 29, 1808. In tho battle
of Mnnlln ho displayed great coolness and
brnvory under a hot lire, for which ho was
promoted, "for gallantry." to second lieu
tenant In February, ISM. In July. 1899.
Mr Olbbs was again promoted for "mer
itorious services," nnd Is now first lieuten
ant On December 20, 1900, ho was ordered
to report for duty at San Francisco and
accordingly he, together with Mrs. Olbbs,
took passage on the transport Warren
December SO. 1900, from Manila and nr
rived In San Francisco nnd reported for
duty February 3. 1001. Ho was assigned
to the niMitnry school of Instruction on
Angel Island, situated In the bay of San
Francisco. Mr. Olbbs has had a varied
anil ntlrrlng career for so young n man
unil throughout It (hero has been woven n
thread of romance. When nt college ho
met and wooed his wife, who waB Miss
rtuth Hobby, daughter of Dr. Hobby of
Iowa City. Thoy were to havo been mar
ried In the fall of 1808. but war Intervened,
young Olbbs heard his country's call, and
the wedding was postponed. In tho sum
mer of 1809 It was arranged that Miss
Hobby should go to Manila to ho married.
She nrrlved In Manila In October, whero she
Short Stories Well Told
"The good and amelioration of my peo
ple " The king used the phrase In IiIb
speech at St. James' palace, and one word
Is curiously reminiscent of thu scene In
which the late queen used It nl Kensington
palace In June of 1837. rays the Umdon
Chronicle. Queen Victoria Bpoku of the de
sire of King Kdwnnl IV to "promote the
nmollorntlon of tho laws anil Institutions of
thu country." (Irevllle, who drew his knowl
edge from Peel, says tho speech wns ad
mired by all but Ilroiigham, who appeared
excited. Hu said to Peel -a statesman with
whom he did not often communicate
"Amelioration! That Is not English. You
might perhaps say 'melioration,' but Mm
provement' Is thu proper word."
Then followed a strange scenu of putty
bickering. "Oh! I seo no harm In the word,"
said Peel, "It Is generally used." Ilroiigham
retorted, "You object to the senti
ment; I object to the grammar." "No,"
said Peel, "I don't object to tho senti
ment." "Well, then, she pledges herself
to the policy of our government," said
Ilroiigham. All this took place In the vi
cinity of the youthful queen. Imagine Mr
I'nlfour and Sir Henry Caiiipbell-Ilanncrman
bickering thus at thu elbow of King I5dward
VII over a philological detail even though
there be sentiment behind It.
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Senator Depew was ono evening entertain
ing a party of congenial friends In Wash
ington. Ho was at his best. Tho nffalr was
partaking largely of tho nnturo of a light
ning monologue, hut as the quality of lib
tnlk was, as usual, fully up to tho quantity,
tho others wcro not complaining. Hut oven
ho must take breath, and as he paused mo
mentarily to do so ono of his friends sud
denly straightened up In his chair anil In n
most Impressive manner said:
"Senator, you might havo pneumonia and
recover; you might have yellow fever and
recover; you might havo sinnllpox and re
cover, but," and he shook n wnrnlng finger
solemnly. "If you ever get lockjaw you'll
burst!"
Kcprcscutntlvc Henry C. Smith Is opposed
to railroad postal cars which cost $3,000 to
build and $2,000 a year to molntnln. It Is
like spending 7I cents to have n 2.ri-ccnt
cont cleaned and pressed.
"It reminds me," snys Mr. Smith, "of
tho lnwyer who said to the Judge, 'It cos(3
mo $0,000 a yenr to live.' 'Well,' said the
Judge, 'I wouldn't pay It; it ain't worth It.' "
Thursday noon the Hanger and Aroostook
train, which was due here Wednesday night,
wns In n mountain of snow ono-half mllo or
more down the lino anil six men nnd four
ladles, besides the train crew, were Incar
cerated, ns It were, throughout tho noc
lurnnl shadows and the next forenoon, says
a Dover (Me.) dispatch to the Lowlston
Journal. A lady who was on board bound
for Oullford to attend a funeral was afraid
she would fall to get thero In time, hut
after being Informed the casket was on
board that very train and the funeral must
necessnrlly be postponed until Its arrival,
sho became reconciled to her fate.
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It Isn't safe to he too quick In Indorsing
whnt a companion rays, even when It Is
done only to be agreeable, writes a story
toller to the flrooklyn Englo. One of these
"me. too" enses mndo n prominent minister
seem to use profanity. Down on tho end
of Long- Island lives old Josh Fourier, who
Is n great fisherman nnd altogether quite a
character He takes parties out on the
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Dahlsten of Oarlleld Olson of Phelps. Anderson of Kearney Saiidall of Vork Warner of Lancaster Cnrneer of Douglas.
Swnnson of Dodge.
SCANDINAVIAN MEMM5RS OF THE NI5IIKASKA HOUSE,
sound to fish for sea bass and blacktlsh.
Ho not only lluds the good places to llsh,
but hu enlivens the hours by telling stories.
Ho loves to tell of the time the Uev. Dr.
Smith, a prominent clergyman In Brooklyn,
so fnr forgot himself as to swear.
"What," says Hie astonished listener,
"Dr. Smith Is my pastor. No provocation
would make him blasphemous."
"I didn't say anything about blasphemous,
but bo did swear."
"What did ho say?"
"Well, I give a Jerk lo my line and said,
'I had a d n good bite.' and he give a Jerk
to his and said, 'So did I.' "
There Is a good story told during the
Kohcrtsoii-Stnlth controversy which, says
tho Scottish-American, wo have novcr seen
In print, flood William Lamb Mitchell, a
pro-disruption worthy of the revered
pastor of Free Holhorn church, was, of
course, n stern opponent of tho higher
criticism, and one day during the height
of the debate ho mot n friend In Union
street. "Wool, hoo's a' wT ye the day,
Mutator Mitchell?" "I canna complnln;
but man, I had a wonderfu' dream last
nlcht. I dreamt that I was translated to tho
mansions abiine. The sleht was gran' and
there were great multitudes ' folk; nac
mony that I knew. Moses wns pointed oot
to me. Ho wns loukln' nboot an' spelrln.
'Whnro's that wee mannlo that said I dldna
write tho book o' Deuteronomy?' nut,"
added the pawky old worthy, "he wlsna
thero!"
Few people nro perhaps aware how thor
oughly Queen Vlctorln enjoyed a Joke, snys
tho London Chronicle. A gentlomnn-ln-wnltlng,
whom wo will cnll Mr. P. , dis
tinguished for his Imitative powers nnd
dramntle talent, wns a frequent visitor at
both Windsor nnd Osborne, One day the
queen, looking with a certain austerity
straight Into his face, demanded: "Now,
Mr. P. , I am perfectly well awaro that
when my back Is turned you linltnto me. 1
wish to see how you do It this minute!" a man of ability and a good stumper, he was
Poor Mr. II - fell straightway Into the
royal trap, crimsoned, faltered nnd utterly
lost his countenance. "Ah!" exclaimed the
qtircn, "I see I was right. You ought to be
much In demand In other states from that
tlmo till tho votes were counted.
"I went down to New York," said Mr.
Foster, "and the members of the national
Andrews of Franklin Oawne of Merrick, Hnthorn of Red Willow
THREE PRACTICING PHYSICIANS IN THE NERRASKA HOUSE.
ashamed of yourself!" and then added,
laughing ns heartily as any schoolgirl, "but,
mind you, don't do It again,"
Hopresentutlvo-oloct I). J. Foster of Ilur
llngton, Vt., who has been In Washington
for Bovornl weeks, tells an Interesting story
of n campaign experience Mr Foster was
elected to congress In Sent ember, and, being
SHAK15SPI5AHI5AN CONFI5HI5NCE" 11Y MEM11KUS OF WOMAN'S CLUU AT CENTRAL CITY, Neb.
committee In charge there Insisted I should
mako a speech to nu audlenco of Italians.
I dissented, not being fnmlllnr with the
language, but eventunlly yielded. Going to
a section of tho city where many Itnllnns
resldo I found n largo audlenco awaiting
me. A lender among them presided nnd
when tho meeting wns called to order
started off with a glowing address. I wns
ablo to catch a few words of his peroration
nnd nlso what I thought wns the word
'Garibaldi.'
"Then I had my Inning. I was pleased
as I progressed at the outburst of applause,
every hand In the audlenco clapping vigor
ously. This encouraged me and I dllnted
on Washington ns n Garibaldi, on Lincoln
ns n Onrlbaldl, at which the Itallnns
clapped their hands again vigorously and
stamped fiercely with their feet, nut when
I reached my climax In referring to William
McKlnley ns a Garibaldi my audlenco broke
looso with enthusiasm nnd It wns soveral
minutes hoforo I wns ablo to continue.
"As I seated myself, at tho conclusion of
my effort, much elnted over what I thought
had been a great success, I turned to tho
lender who had Introduced mo.
"'Wnsn't that speech all right?' I asked
with somo show of pride.
" 'Nottn wortha dnmmn,' ho replied, much
to my nstonlshmcnt. 'I stlckn out ono
flngor, thoy clnppa with hands; two fingers,
with hands nnd feetn; three fingers, they
yelln for McKlnley Ilka holla.
"Then It dnwned upon mo," concluded tho
young Vermonter, "that his Introduction
hnd only been a speech of Instructions nnd
that ho hnd been Industriously working tho
signals during my eloquent (light."
A Bachelor's Reflections
Now York Press: A woman never feels
comfortnbly dressed unless her corsets nre
uncomfortable.
Up to the day ho falls In lovo no mnn
has nny Idea that ho will ever find his Ideal
woman.
It Isn't nlwnys tho prettiest girl thnt gets
the best husband, but It's her own fault
If sho doesn't.
Kvery woman has two bellofs ono Is a
future life and tho other Is that If a cat
has bluo eyes It enn't henr well.