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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1895)
1?WKZ. Ltsasis afTj THE COURIER. HighC of Jdl k Leavamf Foweb--Latat U. S. Govt RqMrt RIS ABftOUIYBW PURE the way, are keeping their eyes open, and there is a prospect that a successor to Can Bold may be found before the Bezt college year. There continues to be some talk of Nebtaska candidates for this place; but it is hardly within the range of possibility that any citizen of this state will be chosen. Since the publication of "Coin's Financial School," a vast amount of jocularity has been injected into the controreraey over the money question. Oaof the latest gold scories runs as follows: "Bill an' me split," aaid the bank robber, ache grew reminiscent over a glass of his favorite beverage. "Ain't ye beard of it? No? W'y we wuz sear sabbed one night w'ile we wuz turnin' a trick a little way out. Bill wuz that ugly that he like to spoilt the whole ON THE OTHER SIDE. (Written for Thk Coukikk by C. Y. Smith.) . No 6 "Tou see it wuz this way: We'd piped a bask that wuz an easy game, an' Bill ' went down to do the job. We get in dead easy an' we got the vault pes 'thoat much trouble, an' there right ia treat of us wuz a lot of large yellow ahiaera. Natur'ly I made a grab fer 'em, but Bill, like a blamed fool, jumped tar a lot of silver in the back of the vault. " 'Wot ye doinT sez I. M Tmarter the stuff,' sez he. " 'Here it is,' aez I. " 'Net much,' aez he. 'I've been studyia thk hue carrency business, an' say principles Is.silvor. " -SUver be Kinged!' sez J. 'You'd take every honest cracksman do his work with a horse an' dray.' " 'I'll not go agin my principles,' sez he, fer any goldbug.' " 'You're a lunatic,' sez I. But he stack to his fool principles, an' in tryin' to get away with about a ton of silver he split a bag an' the bucks rolled out aa' hit the Moor with a noise like the riagia' of liberty bell, an' we had to break aa' run fer it. That's w'y Bill aa aw split I ain't pertickler just who I work with generally, but I don't want mo silver men in mine. I ain't no pack male, aor yet no Hercules." 1 LOVE THE WEST WIND ON MY FACE. Written for Tr Coram I love the west wind on my face. The wind that blows through infinite space. That comes all damp with summer showers Aad sweet with the breath of prairie flowers. Forever changeful, willful, wild, Now fiercely blowing, now tender, mild Fresh and strong and pure and sweet Wind of the west I softly greet Thy coming at night, or noon, or dawn Wind of the west blow on and on. I love the west wind on my face, The wiad that leads the clouds a chase. That combs the fields of grain and grass Aad greets the wild birds as they pass, That ceok the herd boy's heated brow Aad kisses the farmer at the plow Fresh aad strong and pure and sweet Wiad of the west I softly greet, Thy earning at Bight or boob or dawn Wiad of the west blow on aad on. Wiuxor Rxco Dchbot. Bare year watch repaired at Fleming's 12 O street. Cologne, Prussia, Jnly 8, 1892, 11:30 P. M. "Now blessings light upon him who first invented sleep; it covers a man all over, thoughts and all like a cloak. It is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, hot for the cold and cold for the hot," Cervantes. In the morning, so my note book tells me, I had a German breakfast, of chocolate buns and honey. What do you think of that for a repast for a hungry man? But this is a custom; light breakfasts a lazy man's diet. There is nothing very substantial about a bun, unless you eat lots of them; but I haven't room to do that. Chocolate is good as far it goer, and aside from being wet it assists in swallowing the bun. Honey is good on buckwheat cakes, but is an improper companion for chocolate; it takes the sweet out of it. I couldn't make a fair meal from these three foods with a day's exercise before me. So I ordered a beefsteak. As I stepped from the door I saw directly across the square the tallgothic spires of Cologne Cathedral. The chimes were ringing. What a wonderful structure! The finest eccleesiastical edifice in all Europe, except possibly the cathedral at Milan. It was foun ded in 1318 and received the finishing touches iff 1880. In 17, so the story goes, the French used it as a store house for hay. In other words in 1795 it was used as a barn. The French in these days were a sacreligious class, butit seems they could have found some other place in which to store hay. although in size it was well adapted to such a purpose. Its length is 450 feet, width 201 feet and height of nave 150 feet. I don't know how much hay could be stored in thk space, but undoubt edly all the French had at that time. The tower k 511 feet high, and the bell weighing 25 tous was cast from cannon, taken from the French in 1870. Thk sort of evens things up; the cannon to be regarded as an offset for the claim afrainBt the French for storage of hay. The interior k rather sombre. The grandeur and beauty are found on the exterior. There k no place to sit down When one has walked around for some hours peering into the several nooks and corners he is possessed of that tired feeling. The only place to rest is against some immense stone column which reaches from the floor to the great roof above. The windows are very beautiful; very fine specimens of stained glass. The inner gallery of the choir affords a very fine view of the interior. At every turn and at every conceivable place one k confronted with a contribution box; a mere nickle ia the slot machine where one may drop in hk odd pennies. The funds from each box are to be used for a separate purpose, and it k remarkable what a large number of purposes there are for which money can be used. No wonder the poor are getting poorer and the rich richer, when they are required to keep these boxes full. They are found in all Catholic cathedrak in Europe aad the poor classes who come daily to these immense cathedrak to warship before he shrines, to count over their beads one by one and mutter the prayers, are the ones who keep the eoflers full, Services are seldom held, button Sunday the cathedral k full of worshipers kneeling .humbly before the several altars. When Empress Helena came from Constantinople she brought with her the bones of the Magi, and these now rest in peace in the Chapel of the- Magi: Several ancient paintings hang-is the various chapels; one the "Dombild" painted in 1410 by Master Stepban is worthy of note. In A. D. 50 Agripina, daughter of Germanicus .hustled around and find ing a Bpot to her liking founded a Roman colony on the banks of the Khine, by name Colonk Agrippinensk. Thk k the site of. the present Cologne. Traces of the walls built by the Rom ans still remain and are an object of interest. One curiosity is the large pump, or stone or iron with a long, sweeping iron handle, some ten feet high, seen embedded in the high walls or standing alone in the open Bquares surrounded by children. A pleasant stroll ia Cologne k along the river banks by the docks, without the city walls, in the shadow of the two magnificent towers of the cathedral. It k at its best by moonlight when the four turret towers surmounted by bronze statutes on either end of the bridge crossing the Rhine stand out in bold relief against the aky and the moon's silver rays dance and sparkle on the water. All eke k sombre and dim save the path of the moonlight and the lights along the shore. The great spans of the bridge slowly emerge from their dark prison and the boats in the river assume pleasing forms as the orb of night peeps up from the distance beyond and sheds its light on the darkened view. The chimes in the cathedral fairly ring with joy at the entrancing scene Moonlight on the Rhine. Such scenes are rare and they make one ser ious. But I was not alone on my moonlight stroll along the banks of the Rhine. I had a fair companion with brown eyes and golden hair. She knew all about the science of the heavens; could tell all about the stars and knew of the latest theories concerning Mars. And the dog star, she knew that too. Moon light strolls are of frequent occurrence in Europe. Tib, I presume, a universal custom. In the morning we left Cologne be hind, taking a steamer down the Rhine. It k a delightful sail and gives intense pleasure. On either bank ot the wind ing river are seen the castle ruins built on high rocky bluffs, apparently with out access, Ihey are now mostly shat tered piles of old time glory, with tumb ling walls partly covered with moss and wild flowers. 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