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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1895)
THE COURIER. Rk - Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U. S. Gov't Report Drftfttl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PUBE clonal" conduct In tearing: up and hls honoring checks, etc. And It is this man, tbe associate of gamblers, this night brawler, who Is entrusted with the duty of selecting the men who serve on the juries in the federal court and who sit in Judgment on the liberties and fortunes of their fellow men. Three weeks ago there was started in The Courier a department entitled "Plain Truth on Local Topics." The venture was interesting as showing the difficulty that truth has in prevailing Truth is certainly mighty, and in the end It generally prevails; but it often encounters some pretty rocky places in the way. A fine, an order to answer for contempt and an indictment by the federal grand jury were among the di rect and speedy results of this endeav or to tell some Plain Truth. The en deavor will be kept up, notwithstanding Judge Dundy and other influences, and for the sake of convenience the Plain Truth department will, commencing with this Issue, be merged with this de partment of Observations. Some other slight changes are made in this issue of The Courier that are believed to be along the line of improvement. The populist party lost one of Its main props In the death of W. A. Mc Kelghan. This man possessed an alert intelligence, and was Intellectually one of the strongest members of the popu list party. His speeches In congress, 'tho tinctured with bold demagogy, were among the ablest delivered on the free silver side of the money question. He was shrewd, calculating, and withal a good manipulator., If he failed to im press people with his sincerity of pur pose and honesty of conviction It must be remembered that the man who swal lows all of the populist doctrine as Mc Keighan did cannot be otherwise than insincere, particularly if he be a clever man as McKeighan undoubtedly was. If W. E. Andrews, the present con gressman from the Fifth district, nev er does anything else, he will not be without glory as the man who beat Mc Keighan for re-election to congress. It has been frequently maintained in these columns that the American Pro tective association movement is chiefly objectionable in that It unnecessarily foments strife. Undoubtedly it is the A. P. A. influence that Is responsible for the action of the Farragut post, G. A It. in censuring Professor Fossler for al leged un-American and unpatriotic con duct, and it must be the opinion of ail reasonable, fair minded men that the post acted too hastily. Professor Foss ler's explanation impresses me as be ing honest and sincere. He doubtless acted conscientiously and without the slightest intention of placing himself in opposition to any patriotic tendency or purpose in our public schools. He opposed the proposition to expend $400 to equip the school buildings with American flags on the ground that the school district could not afford the expense The professor Is quoted as having said recently: "When I was over in France a few years ago, I happened to pass along the Boulevard Sebastopol, when all at once I saw a magnificent Amer ican flag floating on the breeze. In voluntarily I paused. A profound emotion ran through me as I saw that symbol of my more than native land. I was proud to have been made a cit izen of America by the supreme court of Nebraska. Gentlemen, if you have never been greeted by your flag, your stars and stripes, away from home, you cannot realize the feeling that came over me at seeing the flag. It is my belief that a greater effect would be produced on the mind of the young by producing the national symbol on festive occasions." Professor Fossler is not given to say Ing what he does not mean, and it cer tainly is not possible that a man should honestly voice sentiment like this and be unpatriotic. In regard to the atti tude of the board toward the project to teach patriotism in the schools the board acted unwisely, it seems to me. It may be that the particular plan sub mitted may have been impracticable; there should be no objection to any proper course of study that induces patriotism. But Professor Fossler was honest with him self and the board. Somebody was too anxious to give vent to the feeling which the A. P. A. engenders. It is reported that Captain Phelps Paine was active in moving against the professor. I think most people would stake Foss ler's patriotism or loyalty to American Institutions against Paine's. While Professor Fossler should not be blamed, it does seem that the board might find some way to provide flags for all of the school buildings. It may be sentimental, this flying the flag from the school houses, but it Is good, heal thy sentiment, and It is a sentiment that ought to be encouraged. Anything that will Inspire school children and others with the pride of country and tend to awaken patriotic interest ought to be encouraged. Something is need ed to check the spirit of lawlessness and anarchy that seems Just now to be growing. Next time the A. P. A. agitators would do well to proceed a little more cautiously. Chapters have been written on the degeneracy of the newspaper press. It is high time that somebody should de vote a few chapters to the degeneracy of the periodical press. This week I have been reading the Christmas an nuals, Figaro, Mirror, The Sketch, Town Topics, etc. Some of them are beau tiful. The fin de siecle spirit runs riot in many of them. The art is garish. The text is erratic and erotic The pictures in the more daring of the pub lications show chiefly the graceful con tours of women's legs. In one. Town Topics, are many up-to-date stories. Invaribly the hero and heroine are mar ried, though not to each other. These stories begin after the ceremony of mar riage and take husband and wife through the gamut of Illicit passion. A story in Town Topics is clever if It succeed In making a vicious brute of its hero and a harlot of its heroine. The hebdomodal press, pictorial and otherwise, is largely running to wom en's legs and conjugal scandal. The people of Lincoln did not have to go to the theatre this week to see de picted the stress of tragedy In business $20,000 WORTH OF CLOTHING Shoes. Ladies Cloaks and Capes will go on sale SATURDAY, DEC 21 at 50 cents on the dollar. This sale will continue for the next six days Remember all our goods are new and this years style. These goods were all bought for this season. So when you are ' buying goods of us you are not buying any bankrupt or shoddy stock, l'o can buv more goods in uureiureiurci luau eisewnera lor Ci. inuring mis sale we Will Keep biore open until y o ciock p. m. xnese prices will convince you that we mean what we say. our CLOTHING- DEPARTMENT Men's all wool clay worsted suits, sizes 38, 39, 40, and 42. worth $20 and 823, clearing price $11 43 Men's Scotch cheviot suits, 6izes 36-40, clearing price 5 78 Men's three-buttoned cutaways, wrth 12 and $15 clearing price ' 6 98 Men's Scotch suits worth 88 clearing price 3 48 Boy'y suits. 14 to 18 worth $5 cleoring price 2 48 Boy's suits.knee pants aces 4. 8 worth $2 go at 83 Boy's Scotch suits, knee pants ages 4 to 8 worth $3 clearing price 1 38 Bov's Scotch sheviot suits, knee pantB,ages 9 to 14 worth $4 clearing price 1 83 Men's black overcoats worth $7 clearing price 3 48 Men's overcoats worth $10 clearing price 4 78 Men's fine Melton overcoats worth $18 clear ing price 9 98 GENTS FURNISHING DEPARTMENT Wright's fleece lined underwear $2.50 suit $1 23 Men's fleece lined underwear worth $2 clearing price 97 Men's grey underwear worth 50c go at 29 1000 pair suspenders wo.th 40 to 60c go at 18 100 doz sox go at 3jf 500 caps worth 40 to 75c go in one lot at 23 Men's silk plush caps worth $2 go at 83 Great reduction of shoes during this sale LADIES' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT Ladies grey merino underwear worth 50c, " grey wool underwear worth $1, go at " union nilitn worth 8! JV) nlpu rintr nrina 1 lot ladies hoods and fascinators worf h $1 at 30c 59 83 47 Our best corsets worth 50c go at "GOG" worth $1.25 clearing price "Our rattler" corsets worth 75c, go at Ladies cloaks worth $15 clearing price 8 and 10 clearing price " " " 6, clearing price Chinchilla cloaks, worth $15 go at Good unbleached staple muslin worth 8c, Bleached muslin worth 7Jc go at 50 pieces 46in flue cashmere all shades worth 50 to 60c a yard clearing price 50 pieces novelty goods 36in wide, worth 60 to 75c a yard clearing price 25 pieces double width dress flannel worth 75c clear ng price 25 pieces French Moire worth 40c clearing price 50 pieces double width cashmere now 35c, 21 69 43 $5 48 368 268 7 98 34' 23 37. 37 18 15 Half prices in table linens and bed spreads, during our sale. Great discount in ladies trimmeA hats. Remembea these prices are good for 6 days only, so take advantage of these great bargains and come early before the best bargains are gone. Mail orders will receive prompt attention. Don't forget the place. SMiVEiS BROS , 01 W MM) ? ST -.. JLincoln Xeb . -.t