THE COURIER.
FRANK M. REO'TOR
1211 O St. Phone 198
jP SOCIAL AND PERSONAb Jf , ' Jf .' - V- ! f ) 4 7J)
BOKBONS ICE QUI
Judge C. M. Parker has been ill for
several days.
Prof. S. L Lyon left Thursday for a
ten days trip in Minnesota.
Tobias Castor has returned from
Deadwood, S. D.
Rev. CX 0. Lasby delivered his lec
ture on the "Passion Play at Oberam
mergan" in the Second Presbyterian
church Tuesday night.
Miss Olive Latta is society reporter
for the Sunday Tribune.
Ralph Wingerleft Thursday for Chi
cago, where he has accepted a position
in a bank.
Mrs. Richardson and daughter. Miss
Florence, and the Misses Guilmette, left
Thursday for the Black Hills, where
they will remain several weeks.
D.B.Welch, of Cadiz, O.. who has
been in the city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. John B. Cunningham, returned
borne Thursday.
Miss Lulu M. Allen left for Blooming
ton, 111., Thursday.
Rev. H. Percy Silver has returned
from Philadelphia where he went in the
interest of Holy Trinity church. He
will preach Sunday.
Mrs.W. Q. Bell and daughter are
visiting in Monmouth, 111.
John P. Maule has returned I from
Hot Springs, S. D., where he estab
lished his family for the summer.
Miss Helen Welch has gone to
Creeton, la., to visit friends.
Mrs. W. S. Summers and son have
gone to Spirit Lake, la.
Mrs. J. S. Leonhardt and daughter
are visiting friends in Rulo . N
Tuesday a number of the lady teach
ers of Lancaster county gave a leap
year picnic at the state farm grounds,
the gentlemen teachers of the county
being the invited participants. The
party entertained themselves by means
of swings, games and social chat till
about 8 o'clock, when the tables were
spread with viande. such as only a leap
year picnicker ever witnessed, and the
gentlemen showed their appreciation of
this excellent repast by the use of appe
tites of no small dimensions. The
climax of the evening's enjoyment was
an hom's ride over the city in a car
chartered by the ladies for the occasion.
The gentlemen of this trolley party were
highly pleased with their entertainment
and annouDce themselves as ready to
receive a similar invitation at any time.
The members of the party were Misses
Post, Pierce and Mr. Anderson, Waver
ly; Mrs. Davison, Miss Knowlton and
Mr. Ray Cushman, Emerald; Misses
Mollie Green, Uina Green, Flora Smith,
Mattie Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Hurs
ley. University Place; Professor Condra
n I vi! 5. uses Lynch and Cady, and
Mr. Sams, Normal; W. L. Locke, Roca;
Misses Le Hew, Randolph; May Hyland,
Lida Hyland, Messrs. Swisher, J. S.
Baer.J. N. Baer. A. A. Baer, Lud
lam and Hawes, Lincoln,
Ernest H. Holmes, who has been a
member of the editorial staff of the
Journal for nearly four years, was mar
ried to MiasKittie Shackle ton of Indian- '
ola. Neb., at 5 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. E. R. Knox, rector of the
Episcopal church of McCook, at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Shackleton- Tho Epis
copal ring service was used. The
bride was dressed in cream silk serge
. with chiffon trimmings. The parlors
were handsomely decorated with flow
ers. All of the guestB remained for tho
wedding supper, which was served at
tables profusely furnished with sweet
peas and pansies. At 830 Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes departed for Denver. They
will remain two or three weeks in the
mountains and then return to Lincoln.
This is another 'university ma'ch." MV.
Holmes graduated from the university
in 1890, and ib now taking some post
grduute studies there in connection with
his work on the Journal. The bride
was a member or the sopbmore cIbbs
in the university last year.
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'SCIENCE TOO SLOW.
Dtecorar? of Cat Lang-Basa Not Ukaly
to Ba of Mneh 17m.,
"We live and learn," said the ordi
nary man, according to Black and
"White. "I always thought that a cat
could either mew or purr or spit or
leave It alone. It now seems that I've
done an Injustice to the beast's vocabu
lary. Prof. Marvin Clark, I'm told, has
been studying the language of cats and
has discovered 600 'primitive words.' "
"Of which," the mere boy said, "59'.'
are either blasphemous or Improper."
"The professor doesn't say so and I
don't see how you found It out"
"I see this prof esror says that cat lan
guage bears a resemblance to Chinese.
It's rather rough to insult a fallen and
vanquished nation that way."
"Well. If there's anything in It," the
ordinary man remarked, "it would ac
count for the Chlno-Japanese war in a
novel and perfectly satisfactory way.
But really, when one comes to think
of it, it is much easier to believe that
cats talk than that monkeys talk. Cats
and owls both make sounds exactly
like the sound of a human voice. Given
a churchyard, a dark night and a white
cat and you have all the materials of a
ghost story."
"It's a ..pity," the journalist said,
"that discoveries of this kind cannot
be turned to some practical use. Why
don't they discover the language of the
horse? It would make driving much
easier if you could tell the animal ex
actly what was wanted aL.l explain to
it verbally the perfectly innocuous
character of any object at which it
might be likely to shy."
"Ah!" said the eminent person. "Be
fore that discovery arrives we shall
have the auto-cars and no horses at
all."
Makers of the
tlnest confectionery
always freeh.
The newppt and
roost palatable
candy specialties.
Bon-bons, etc.
Delicious ice cream
and ices, nut ice cream,
all flavors
Families served promptly.
The b-st soda water and
cooling drinks, and
pleasant parlors.
12 & O, Funke Opera House Gorner
HINTS FOR AMERICANS.
An English Map at the Dutch.
The Boers are no doubt puffed up
with their constant good luck when re
sisting British attacks, but they must
be well aware that they have nothing
to gain by war and that their position
just as it is Is one of the oost fortunate
in history. At least, we can recall no
other republic in which every man was
for his wants well off, in which all
taxes were paid by foreign immigrants
and foreign toil and in which the whole
community, without ever submitting
to a conscription or entering a barrack,
had acquired a high military reputa
tion. We cannot believe that these ad
vantages will be willfully thrown away
and do not see wherein, If peace is
maintained for the next ten years,
Great Britain will suffer except from a
few taunts, and what do taunts matter
to a people with our history?
If it amuses Dirck Cloete to consider
.John .Bull cowardly or soft, let, him
consider it; be will reconsider that opin
ion before the end arrives, rJngiana is
not in a hurry if the capitalists are. She
survived Napoleon and she will survive
Krueger, not to mention the very mem
ory that there ever was a Dutchman
between the Zambesi and the Cape.
What proportion of all those who can
read now know that New York wae
once a possession and a settlement ol
the Dutch?" The Soectator.
AdTlca to KeglUh Manafactarers That
I Worth Hacdlngr Hare.
In an elaborate report on Japanese
railways Mr. Lowther of the British
legation in Tokio says that on March
1, 1895, the total mileage of railways
open to the public was 2,118, of which
government lines amounted to 580 and
private lines to 1,538 miles, says the
London Times. In addition there were
1,072 miles uncompleted, while appar
ently about 1.000 miles of line are con
templated, excluding Formosa. Mr.
Lowther specially calls attention to the
vital necessity for British manufac
turers of railway material to take every
possible measure to advance their in
terests in Japan. Hitherto Great Brit
ain has practically had a monopoly in
furnishing rails, engines, rolling stock,
etc; whether her manufacturers are
still to enjoy this privilege must de
pend on themselves and on the exer
tions they make. The railways of
Japan have been built under foreign,
it might also be said British, advisers.
Hence it was convenient that the ma
terials required for carrying out de
signs made by English engineers
should be obtained in E "gland. The
influence of English ent,.neers could
not fail to make itself felt in that di
rection; but the tendency of the Japa
nese government is to dispense with all
foreign advice, and the time may nor
be remote when all Japanese lines,
whether government or private, will be
built and managed without any assist
ance from the foreigner in Japan and
the material alone will be purchased
abroad. In Great Britain the leading
firms order from designs made by their
own engineers and manufacturers have
nothing to do with the preparation of
the designs. In America, on the other
hand, there exists a r-stem under
which the rdlway coi anies state
their requirements and the manufac
turers send in competitive projects
based on their own designs. The Eng
lish engineer who has been the de
signer of railway bridges in Japan
since 1882 is leaving the country. On
his departure, if the Japarsse engineers
have structures with wl ch they are
unable to deal, it will be most easy for
them to adopt the American system
and get both design and bridge, from
the manufacturers, thus transferring
the business to America. American
firms are careful to be represented in
Japan, while only some of the most im
portant Brit' firms ha" ""U3 th'-'-e.
Hence Mr. Lowther think' that Brillsh
manufacturers of railway material
would find it advantageous to be prop
erly represented in Japan, as large
shipbuilding firms have been with suc
cess and, as there are evident signs of
a "boom" in railway enterprise In
2s2is. Imnnrtant that the Matter
snouia oe attended to without delay.
It is easier to keep the Japanese as
customers in the British market, where
they have always obtained a sat'sfac
tory return for their outlay than to
bring them back to the market 7h2n
they have gone to another. It is s:i
mated that a third of the total e p r.
dlture of Japanese railways sckf,
abroad for the purchase of materials
and hence the matter is one well worth
looking after.
NOTICE.
Water consumers will take due no
tice that the penalty for non-payment
of water rent will take effect oh Mon
day, June L Saturday, May 30, Is a
legal holiday and the office will be
closed. Hence time to avoid the pen
alty will expire Friday next.
L. J. BYER, Water Commissioner.
HALF FAKE EXCURSION TO HOT
SPRINGS, S. D.
If you want to travel cheap, note the
following round trip excursions at half
rates this summer via the North
western line:
June 12 and July 3 to Hot Springs,
S. D.
June 14 and 15 and July 5 and 6 to
Denver, Colo.
June 15, 16, 23 and 24 to San Fran
cisco. July 4, 5, C, to Chicago.
July 4 and 5 to Buffalo, N. E. A.
July 2. 3, 4. 5, to Washington, D. C.
July 14, 15, 16. to Milwaukee, Wis.
Get information and tickets at city
ticket office. 117 South Tenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
A comfortable California trip can be
taken every Thursday at 10:30 a. id. in a
through tourist sleeping car, Lincoln to
Los Angelo-s without change via the
Iturliugtnn. Remember this when ar
ranging for your winter trip. Depot
ticket office, 7th street between P and
Q streets. City office, corner Tenth and
O streets.
See the new Photochromes at Cran
cer & Curtice Co.'s, 207 South 11th
street, the newest thing In pictures.
Mrs. Sldell Is the favorite modiste.
1232 O street.
HINTS TO TOURISTS.
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT IT
COSTS
Is the subject of a little pamphlet pub
lished ty the North-Western line, giv
ing a large amount of Information re
garding the lake regions of Minnesota
and Wisconsin. For copy address City
Ticket Agent. 117 South Tenth street,
Lincoln. Neb.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the republican nomination for
county treasurer, subject to the action
of the county convention.
W. J. Crandall, Firth, Neb.
