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Oeors;9 Woods. But Mr. Baldwin was
in a hurry. He doesn't believe the
stories that are circulated.
Sunday is a day of rest, and ihe clever
hostess who entertains on that day con
tributes, by the informality of her en
tertainment, to a good, restful time.
There are a few homes among the
young married people where the Sun
day tea is a feature. They set uo exact
hour, though all their friends know
that their house and their dining rooms
are open from 8 o'clock on. Nothing
hot is served except chafing-dish tid bits
and tea. and these may be made at any
time during the evening. They are of
ten made two or three times during the
evening in eastern cities, as the occasion
demands. But in the cities where the
custom is more general -the favored
guests at these Sunday evening reun
ions stroll into the tea table just as
his appetite moves him, and any one of
the group assumes for the moment the
duties of hostess. A small side table
holds nuts and conserves and bon-bons,
and a large punch bowl for those who
prefer something stronger than tea.
Bicycle teaj are quite the proper thing
at all summer resorts. The elaborate
ness of some make them quite notable
affairs. Saturday afternoon teas are
becoming the features of the week at
these places. The inside life of summer
society is to be found at one of these
weekly gatherings. There the gossip of
the place centers. Around these small
tables are the golf players and richly
clad ladies whose well-appointed traps
flash up to the door and flash away
again. The afternoon tea on the "at
home" day is not a fad of today, but was
a social function as long ago as Queen
Anne's reign. Then, as now, both ladies
and gentlemen were invited, and men
tion is made of certain fashionable
women who thus "visited seven houses
in a single afternoon." Once more the
afternoon tea is in reality a time set
apart by a hostess to receive formal
calls from every person on her visiting
list. If present, the card of the guest is
left in the basket; or, if absent, sent by
mail on the day of the "tea" proves that
they fulfilled this social obligation.
It is said that an afternoon call, in re
cognition of this form of hospitality, is
neither expected nor required, as the
hostess of the afternoon tea is the socia
debtor of her guests after it is over. In
plainer phrasing, "her dear live hundred
friends' have called upon her, and it re
mains for her to do likewise in return.
With the dinner, the wedding reception,
etc., it is rudeness not to maka a formal
visit within the prescribed time.
, London society is discussing two
subjects of great importance and of
greater interest. What does society
care about the boundaries of Venezuela
or the Jamestown raid when it is said
that William Waldorf Astor is a favored
suitor for the hand of the Princess Vic
toria, the only unmarried daughter of
the Prince of Wales, and thct Queen
Victoria is seriously thinking of abdica
tion? The foundation for th tirst re
port is the fact that William Waldorf
Astor's gift of a diamond of immense
size and of absolute purity to the Prin
cess Maud was accepted, not that it was
presented anybody who had a diamond
would give it to a prince but that
it was accepted. For, in spite of his
impecunious condition, the prince is
very scrupulous about accepting a pres
ent which is too costly an expression of
the stage of intimacy the donor has
been allowed to reach. The reason
why the gift from the American to
Maud was not returned is because he
has paid Wales' debts, as the Roth
childs, Sir James McKenzie, the Wilsons
of Tranby Croft and Baron Hirsch have
done before him. His guerdon is what
theirs has been social -pre-eminence,
rather than interest money. If he mar
ries, the Princess Victoria hn stands a
chance of being prince consort. The
Princess Victoria is sixth in the line of
succession to the throne. Between her
and the throne there are the precarious
lives of her puny and delicate brother,
the Duke of York, and his two frail
children; her clues' sister, the Duchess
of Fife, and her two quail delicate
babies, no further family being expected
in the ducal household bj reason of the
duke's ever steadily failing health, for
his spine is seriously affected. King
George III. had an enormous family,
yet the daughter of his sixth son now
occupies the throne of Greit Britain
and Ireland. It is, therefore, quite on
the cards that Princess Victoria of
Wales may succeed to the tnrono as
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and
Empress of India, in which event Mr.
William Waldorf Astor vould ipse facto
become prince consort, would occupy
the chair of state to the left of the sov
ereign's throne'while hiB son by the
Princess, should he happen to have one,
would become the Prince of Wales. The
victories that Americans have won over
England are not yet forgotten. To think
that a representative of the country the
once owned anc. tiied to beat into sub
mission should aspire to the position of
prince consort is an impertinence they
re-rert. The other exciting topic is the
report that the queen has decided to
abdicate, which is based on the
fact that she looked unusually feeble
when she appeared at the wedding of
Princess Maud, and that she is reported
to have said it was the last time she
should ever be in London. What she
actually said was, that she wondered it
it would be the last time she would be
there. She is such a managing woman
that the politicians of London place to
reliance on the rumors of abdication or
of a regency under control of the queer.
Abdication and regency combined have
not caused the fluttering that Astor's
astral aspirations have caused. The
London correspondent of Town Topics
sends the following of the queen's ap
pearance in London at the time of the
royal wedding: "As a rule, when she
comes up, she drives about informally;
indeed, she may be met in Regent street
or Oxford street, just like any private
lady, behind a pair of horses, in an un
pretentious open carriage, without any
special traffic arrangements. On Wednes
day, however, the crush was so great in
Piccadilly, near Hyde Park corner al
ways the most crowded thoroughfare in
the seasou that the police were com
pelled to stop the traffic in order to
allow her carriage to cross. So the
heterogeneous mass of omnibuses, cabp,
carriages, brewers' drays and big wag
ons halted, a compact phalanx on either
side. We made out an open landau
not at all smart containing an old lady
in black with lovely .now-white hair.
AH at once a rough man, an omnibus
driver, called out, 'It's the Queen; God
bless her!' and then an electric thrill
seemed to go round. Passengers irside
and outside the vehicles sprang up; the
prim coachmen and footmen on the pii
vate carriages, usually as stolid as wax
dolls, rose to their feet and shouted like
schoolboys; the foot passengers swell, d
the cheering; such a cheer! London
has not beard the like since Jubilee
day. It was a sight I would not have
missed for worlds, that forest of waving
hats and handkerchiefs and the faces of
the people, startled for once out of their
British reserve. Every one in the crowd
fixed eyes on the Queen as on a dearly
beloved friend; every one shouted what
came nearest: 'God bless you ma'am!
'How well she looks!' 'God bless your
Majesty!' 'Long lire to her!' 'Hurrah!'
I wish the folk who talk about "smould
ering discontent'' and "organized dem
onstrations'' bad been there. As for
the Queen, she burst into tears and
bowed right and left, making spasmodic
efforts to dry her ejes with her black
bordered handkerchief between the
bows I hear that since that day she
has 6poken several times about the
little scene, saying how touched she was
by it. The people -high and low for
once united, watched her till Bho was
quite out of sight; then the traffic was
resumed; everyone looked at his or her
neighbor; and every one, being English,
became self-conscious and sheepish.
We are a wonderful people, certainly!"
NOTICE.
F. W. Marotz, Mary P. Marotz, Sallie
E. Htatt, Hyatt, whose first name
is unknown, husband or Sallie E. Hyatt,
Thomas W. Passmore. Lewis 0. Pass
more, Orion C. Passmore and Howard
E. Passmore, defendants, will take no
tice that on the 12th day of Ajgust,
1896, Martha R. Meyers, plaintiff, herein
filed ber petition in the district court of
Lancaster county, Nebraska, against
said defendants and others, the object
and prayer of which are to foreclose a
certain mortgage executed by the de
fendant Sallie E. Hyatt (by her then
name Sallie E. Passmore) and one Isaiah
D. Passmore, now deceased, to one W.
W. Holmes, and by him assigned to
Mary L. Runyon, and by her assigned
to the plaintiff, being upon the east half
of the northeast quarter of section num
bered twenty-three, town nine, range
seven east, in Lancaster county, Ne
braska, to secure the payment of one
promissory nota dated March 8, 1882, for
the sum of five hundred dollars, and
due and payable in Ave years from the
date thereof; that there is now due and
payable on said note and mortgage the
sum of 9500, with 8 per cent interest
from March 8, 1895, for which sum with
interest from that date plaintiff prays
for a decree that defendants be required
to pay the same or that said premises
be sold to satisfy the amount found
due, and that the interest, right and
title of each defendant may be found in
the said premises and in any surplus
that may arise from the sale under any
decree in this care.
You are required to answer this peti
tion on or before the 21st day of Sep
tember, 1896.
MARTHA R. MEYERS.
Plaintiff.
Dated August 12, 1896.
Sep 12
8100 DOLLARS REWARD 8100
The readers of this paper will be
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one dreaded disease that science has
been. able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
the only positive curs now known to
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Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
cting adirectly upon the blood and
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se, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer
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it fails to cure. Send for list of Testi-
monals.
Address, F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo
OIiio. Sold by druggists. 75 cents.
G. A. R. ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
AT ST. PAUL. MINN.
The Burlington will sell round trip
tickets at 89.90. Dates of sale Auguss
:J0 and 31; limit September lo. Exten-
s:on of limit can be had to September
30 by depositing ticket with joint agent
at St. Paul. For full information at
to route, extension, etc., apply at B &M.
depot, or city office, corner Tenth and O
streets. Lincoln, rseu.
George W. Bonnell, C. P. & T. Agt
Aug. 31.
BENKE, the popular tailor has
moved to 121 N 12th; for first class work
and low rates give him a call.
See the new Photochromes at Cran
cer & Curtice Co.'s. 207 South 11th
street, the newest thing In pictures.
Trilby's "Truthful pills'" is a specific
in all -ases of kidney and liver toubles
Just one pellet at night does the work
At Riggs pharmacy cor 12 and O.
Empress Josephine toilet preparation
face bleach, face tonic, hair tonic, etct
at Kleinkauf Jc Grimes', 117 North lis.
HALT rARE EXCURSION TO HOT
SPRINGS. 8. 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, 6. 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.
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Every purchaser of
81 worth of goodB
will receive a cou
pon worth 10 cts,
to apply on future
purchase. 5c cou
pon with 50c
Rigos Pharmacy
12 & O j
MERICiM EXCHANGE MTIOMI BANK
LINCOLN, NEB.
I M.RAYMOND, A.J. SAWYER
President. Vicoo President
S.H.BURNHAM. D. 0. WING
Cashier. Aitnt Costlier
CAPITAL. $250,000 SURPLUS $2? 000
Directors -I. M. Raymond. S. H. Rurnuam
C.O.Dawes. A. J. Sawyer. Lewis Gregory
N Z Snoll, G M Lambertson. D G Win. S W
Burnam.
Mi IT BY WE HE
Actual time traveling.
37 hours to Salt Lake.
07 hours to San Francisco.
63 hours to Portland.
89 hours to Los Angeles.
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For a cooling, refreshing drink drop
into Frank M. Rector's, 1211 O street
New fountain, the latest drink?.
The Flier will make better time by
several hours to St, Louis. Cincinnati.
Washington, New York and to all east
ern points, than any other line out of
Lincoln. It is a screamer.
For Information about rates, connec
tions, ets, or for sleeping car berths,
vail at city ticket office, 1201 O street.
F. D. CORNELL. C. P. & T. A.
"Queen Victoria." Ladies" Favorite
Her Majesty's Perfume, is the most
lasting and perfect Perfuwe. Ask
Riggs the Druggist ," for a sample.
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