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Every community has its Col. Mul
berry Sellere. Whether it bo eyo water
or town lots these natural iMjrnoptimists
are nnalterably convinced that there's
millions in it. The squirting of a million
nozzles can not put out the flro of hope
that bums within them. They are con
vinced that success is coining and no
iower on earth can shako that convict
ion. They may have all sorts of obsta
cles to overcome; they may havo to keep
up appearances by all sorts of ridicalouj
subterfuges; like Col. Sellers they may
bo compiled to burn candles in their
stoves as a substitute for coal or wood;
but there is one thing they never let
get in their way, and that is discourage
ment. They havo confidence in them
selves whether other people have or not,
and they keep right on goiug ahead:
Probably P. T. Barnum had as much
hard luck as ever befell one man. He
met failure and had to bow down to it a
half-dozen times, but ho was never
entirely vanquished. Difficulties that
would havo broken the spirit of 999 men
out of a thoueand wore met by him and
surmounted. Firo destroyedeverything
he had in tho world more times than
one; losses of various kinds came upon
him; but he never lost his grip; he kept
right on going ahead, and he was
on top oftener than he was underneath,
and when he died he had success in a
mighty tight grasp. Whatever he at
tempted, he knew there wero millions in
it, and he kept on until the fact was
demonstrated. These men, the BarnumB
and Sellerees, serve a good purpose. They
prevent other people from giving way to
discouragement. Their example incites
others to renextd effort. There was a
good deal of more or less harmless fraud
and deception about Barnum; perhaps
it werejjetter to call it humbuggery;
and there usually is about these men
who go through life with hope for capi
tal. But their colossal nerve commands
admiration, and people submit to the
imposition they practice with little or no
protest. After all it is the BarnumB
and the Sellerees that give zest to busi
ness life.
men who write novels of the west put in
their books. He is a Silas Lopham kind
of man, or rather tho kind of man Lap
ham would havo been in the west. He
is a boomer, bland and blarneying.
Everybody in town knows him. It isn't
necessary to give his name or tell his
business. He is a familiar figure. Ho
is ono of tho men who have made money Fourteenth.
in Lincoln and he is ono of tho men who
will make money again. He deals in
something more substantial than eyo
water.
Not all that I have -written above'
applies to a certain citizen of Lincoln
who is the subject of this sketch; but he
partakes in a general way of the char
acteristics of Mark Twain's great opti
mist. He is as great a schemer as was
the proprietor of the eye water, and his
faith in himself and his undertakings is
comparable to that sublime confidence
that marked Col. Sellers. The fact that
misfortune has not kept away from him
has not affected the natural elasticity of
his temperament. Lately he has, in
common with other citizens, been under
the necessity of acknowledging himself,
a victim of the hard times; he has lost a
great deal. But he has not changed in
the least. The hopefulness that is in
him is the same. He knows that there
are millions in the town, and he proposes
to keep at it till he get his share of the
wealth.
This man in the bey dey of his pros
perity was distinguished for his roman
tic turn of mind. His imagination knew
no bounds. He fell into the harmless
habit of looking at his own comfortable
store of wealth through the magnifying
glasses of his hopeful mind. Many are
the stories illustrating this cheerful
eccentricity. And when he was roman
cing in the wildest way he always en
deavored to convey the impression that
he was modest to a degree. He is an
odd character all through. Big and
bluff, a large talker and a schemer all
over, optimistic, and full of life, he is a
type of western manhood such as the
CRUE CttttnVUQto
Annual Session to be Held
Neb., July 3 to 13, 1895.
at Crete,
WHEEL IMPROVEMENTS:
An expert on cycling matters, who
waB asked '-How will the bicycle bo im
proved in future years?" soys there is
6ome ground for believing that tho
chainlcss safety ' will be the coming
bicycle. Overcoming the friction is tho
greatest difficulty in the manufacture of
this class of wheel, ind many of the ex
periments which have been made to this
end have given encouraging results.
There will be improvement all around in
the construction of the bicycle; in tho
tires, the saddles and the pedals. Al
ready a saddle has been brought out in
Franco which is pronounced a comfort
and a delight. It is said to enable a
wheelman not only to ride further with
less discomfort and wear and tear, but
to add distinctly to his speed. The
present saddle is barbarous and un
scientific, and before long the public
will realize the fact, and demand im
provement. The bicycle makers are
loath t.o adopt a new idea, no matter
how good it is, and it is only the pres
sure of popular dissatisfaction that will
drive them to the manufacture of a
better form of saddles. It was so with
the-safety frame, the pneumatic tire,
the wood rim and other improvements.
Just now light wheels are the fashion,
but they are certain to be dropped later
on. On the question of whether cycling
fs merely a craze, or will take a perma
nent place among the national pastimes,
opinion is divided. The authority just
msntioned says on this head: "Of
course, the cycling craze will die out,
and the sport remain. Cycling has
backbone, and has come to stay; but it
may experience a setback, for many per
sons now riding will hardly do so next
year or the year after. Field athletics,
tennis, base ball, roller skating and
many other sports have all had their
booms in this country, and cycling now
has the time and attention of the public."
Nevertheless, cycling is about the most
rational and healthy craze that has
taken hold of the people in a generation,
and it bears unmistakable signs of
robustness and long life.
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REV. EDWARD ANDERSON
D.D., of Connecticut, an ardent Q. A. B.
man, will deliver tho national address on
July .
of Lincoln will bo the pianist of the assem
bly, and everyone knows that means first
class music. Mrs. Junes has been at the
assembly many times and always makes
friends.
REV. J. D. STEWART
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much experience in this work, and always
makes his lessons of much interest. The
normal work is tho fundamental basis of
Chautauqua. Itis thoonetbing'tbatmakes
an Ideal Chautauqua Assembly.
MISS GERTRUDE I. ROBINSON
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T. TJ.. will be at the assembly five days.
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women, for Mrs. Benjamin is ono of the
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o Lincoln will have charge of tho C. L. 8.
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