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NOTES AND QUERIES
What is tho moat popular material for
party dresses this season? Caroline.
At the opening party of the Patriarchs
given at JDelmonico'e, all the dresses
that were described by the papers were
of satin. I conclude that fabric ie the
best.
"Is it right to say "parquay" referring
to the central part of the opera house?
John A.
The word is spelled parquette and is
pronounced parket.
How do you pronounce the name of
Yvette Guilbert? Annie H.
Eret Geclbear.ghard as in get unless
eome local or personal deviation from
the rules have affected this as it has so
many other proper names.
What Is the best life of Napoleon?
Alnx S.
In the last fouryears so many lives of
Napoleon, his wives and ministers have
been written by soldiers, secretaries and
valets as to make this a difficult ques
tion to answer. Some of the lives are de
voted to his campaigns, some to his po
litical intrigues, some to hie amours.
This question came in too late to answer
fully. In next week's Courier I will give
a list and short review of the lives of
Napoleon that may be procured in Lincoln.
HIbTORlGAL I
It will be a matter of great interest
to the many editors and printers of the
state to learn something of the first
press in Nebraska. I am sure that they
will co-operate also in finding that
press, and finally bringing it back to the
'Treeplanters' State" to rest as a me
morial of the work that has been done
since the Paladium was printed in 1854.
After doing such good pioneer work, it
is time the worthy old press had a rest
amyng the thinfis of historic vilue in the
Nebraska State Historical society.
Jas. Amos Barrett.
Aurora, Neb., March 27, 1894. Jas.
Amos Barrett, Lincoln, Neb. Dear Sir:
Yours of tho 21st inst. to hand, and as
to that "old press" I will say that I dis
posed of it some eight or ten years ago.
At that time I felt the need of a faster
press and not being able to keep it, I
turned it in as a part payment on
another press. I think it went to St.
Louis, or it might have gone to Kansas
City. I was looking over some of my
old papers yesterday with a view of find
ing out, if I could, where the old press
went, but so far I have failed to trace
it up.
Yes, it was the old press (a "Washing
ton") from which the first copy of the
Nebraska Palladium was made at Belle
vuo, sometime in November, I believe
the 14th, 1854. This paper was only
published a short time, after which the
old press went up to Omaha, and the
Nebraskan, for r time, was printed from
it, so I have been informed. After that
it did service In the Omaha Republican,
and from it the first issue of that paper
was printed. Then it went out to Lin
coln, Neb., and tho first copy of the Ne
braska Ccmmonwealth was published
from it by Gere and Carder. Mr. Carder
has seen the press while it was in my
office and identified it as the "old press."
After it published the Commonwealth
it went to Seward, wnere F. M. Ells
worth found it, and in June, 1873,
brought it to Aurora, and started the
Aurora Republicnn with it. I am sorry
I could not have kept the old press. I
wrote to parties in Lincoln about pre
serving it, but at that time no one seemed
to take enough interest in the matter
to take it off my hands." At the present
time I haxe only one or two things left
of the old office material that was used
in connection with the old press, in
starting and publishing at least live
pioneer papers in this state. I have ono
font of the old German text with the
case rack it belonged in, when it first
came across tho Missouri river from St.
Mary on tho loAa side, in 1854. These
things I have preserved, and I could not
part with them unless it is for the pur
pose of making them more memorable
in history than they otherwise could bo
in my possession. Yours respectfully,
L. W. Hastings.
I Kriow a Maid.
I know a maid with scarlet hair
And cheeks of a livid hue,
Her lips are crimson touched with fire,
She has vivid eyes of blue.
Her gown is yellow, barred with tan
And 'broidered with red and gray,
Her sleeves are large like great bal
loons And her sleeves are orange gay.
She stands on a bank of brown and
green
'Neath a xiolet stretch of sky.
The flowers that spring near her tiny
feet
Are the queerest I ever did spy.
She stares at me and I stare at her.
But she never stirs or cpeaks,
The reason is this, she's a paster maid
One of those Beardsley freaks.
William Reed Dunroy.
Love's Burial,
Written for The Courier.
Kiss me and bid me the last farewell,
Touch my lips colnly; our love is dead.
What was the question so carelessly
put?
Yes, I can see you depart without dread
One bitter thought only wrings my
heart
Laben with hopes that have passed
away,
God heard our vows to love until death:
Both live and the passion we pledged is
clay.
Now we shall bury it at mirk midnight
While the dim tapers so ghastly glare
Over the face of the spirit dead
And the coffin is reeking with eglantere.
Requiems chanted by broken heorts.
Priests unchanging and changeless love
Dirges comprsed of forgotten vows
Guide those who mourn to the lonely
grove.
Burj tho phantom of former love;
I'll shed no tears and your eyes are dry.
God's angels weep when love burbs its
dead;
So kibs me and leave me, good-bye.
Amherst.
MRS. PYLE'S RESTAURANT.
Mrs. Pyle, having purchased the
Model restaurant in the Salisbury
block, Twelfth and M streets, hereto
fore conducted by Mr. Scott, is giving
her undivided attention to the work of
makiDg this the most popular restau
rant in the city. Mrs. Pyle has a most
desirable class of customers, and the
patronage is steadily increasing. It is
easy of access from the business portion
of the city and the appointments and
service are all that could be desired.
Table board by the week, 83; ticket
good for 21 meals, 83.50.
"Queen Victoria." Ladies' Favorite
Her Majesty's Perfume, is the most
lasting and perfect Perfutce. Ask
iggs1 the Druggist" for a sample.
"Queen Victoria," Ladies Favorite
Her Majesty's Perfume, is the latest
vwst delicate and refined opera Per
fume. At Riggs' Pharmacy, corner
Ticelfth and O streets.
Purple Pansy, Her Majesty's Per
fume, has that delicate, yet refined and
lasting odor, much desired by the com"
sumer. Riggs, the Druggist, is head
quarters for all the latest Toilet art
cles, corner Txcelfth and Ostreets.
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