. STORIES IN PASSING.
The letters read as follows and tell
their own story:
"And now, dear Flora, before I dote I
want to tell you about the bull fight
here in Spain. We went on Sunday
they never have them upon any other
day and while it was exciting, 1 never
want to go to another. They brought in
a moat beautiful bull with shiny coat
and horns all polished until they shone
in the sun. Theso were covered with
garlands, and the people all clapped
their hands when the magnificent ani
mal was led out. A little later they
teased him with red cloths and he
darted this way and that; and all the
while they tried to Btab him. After he
was killed I saw nothing but the flowers
covered with blood. I thought I was
going to faint right there.'
"When I tell you, Inez, what they do
here in America on their feto day,
Thanksgiving, you will probably laugh
and yet you should not, it is too serious.
Some twenty men put big suitB on and
roll about after a ball and kick and
strike each other. Many are badly hurt.
Yesterday two had legs broken and one
his spine injured. It was dreadful to
see them. 1 never want to see another
game like that.
"By the way, I hope, Inez, to be back
for the Christmas fight at Saville and
Bee the new bull to be killed then."
It is an old black canal boat moored
up under the shade of the bank. The
slanting rays of the sun flicker through
the leaves of the trees and sprinkle
silvsr on boat and water. The mules
are idly nibbling grass beside the path.
The boatman in the stern is smoking a
black bowled pipe while at the other end
his wife is preparing the evening meal.
A ragged urchin sits dangling his
browned legs over the boat edge' and
fishing for "sun cats.' In one corner a
little girl is rocking her doll to sleep
with the gentle swaying of the boat. A
black-white cat rubs against her knees
with arched back and purrs softly. A
canary in a cage sings to the birds in
the trees. Across the fields, a cow bell
sounds faintly. A dog barks. The frogs
along the water-edge are beginning to
croak. The breezes murmur through
the foliage. The sun sinks behind a
ro6e drift of clouds, and darkness creeps
across the lowlands.
razor. he said innocently, "ana my eye
brows were all I had to shave."
This thins happened thirty-five years
ago at Fort Madison, Iowa. A low, nide
wheeler came puffing down tho river,
touched at the wharf a moment, and
then swung out into the centre of the
stream. As the boat was leaving a man
dressed in a long, black coat and slouch
hat, stopped to the deck and deliberately
fired u revolver up tho main street of
the town.
Two men were wounded and ono
killed. But tho boat was rounding an
island, a long, lazy, curling cloud of
smoke floating back in its wake.
The next day tho attack on Fort
Sumter took place.
Staid Deacon Brown created quite a
sensation when be took to getting up
just at the end of tho sermon and walk
ing out of church. There was a good
deal of talk about it.
"Don't want to miss his mail," snapped
old Mrs. Huckins. "He's just afraid he
won't get to read hi3 paper, and him a
deacon, too."
"No, I think he wants to avoid tho
collection," said her neighbor, little
Mrs. Johnson; "I always did think he
was awful close."
"Probably thinks he'll have to stay
to Sunday school and teach a class,' put
in Mrs. Hicks, "but no danger of 'em
asking him'
But the deacon continued to interrupt
the meeting by his regular Sunday exit.
And the reason was this: The hired
girl had gone homo for several weeks,
and the deacon had to get the kitchen
fire started before his wife's return.
BIACK
WttSS GOODS.
We are offering 25 pieces English and Ger-
ixittu an wuui auu wooi ana Monatr novelty
Black Dress Goods at
75C A YARD
These goods are sold in most stores at 87Jc
to $1.00 per Yard.
Mill-en? & Paine.
Sensational
Circulars and Price Lists soon
find their way into waste bask
ets, but this prominent
. ought to strike
you favorably.
It is to inform you that tho
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The druggist clerk wrapped up the
powder in a "blue Etriped paper and
pink string" package and handed it over
the counter.
"How much?''
"Forty-five cents,' the clerk replied,
brushing a few specks from his vest and
readjustiug the carastioa in his button
hole. The farmer, who was somewhat deaf,
went down into his faded brown jeans
and brought out a five cent piece. Plac
ing it on the counter, he took up the
package and turned toward the door.
"Forty-five cents, if you please," called
the clerk.
The purchaser went on without a sign
of hearing.
"Hold on there! I said forty-five
cents. Not five cents!"
But the farmer was out the door and
'walking down the street.
"Well, go on if you want to!" said the
clerk, picking up the nickle. "Made
three cents and a half on the stuff any.
way."
In an evil hour he borrowed his
friend's dress suit to wear to the Junior
hop. The next day he realized he could
never again appear at a dance in an or
dinary frock. But it was May, then.and
for the next six weeks he borrowed when
he could, rented when he couldn't bor
row, or sent his regrets He know that
he must have one the next year he
couldn't run aIon,j this way, borrowing
and renting, forever. He could earn
enough in the summer, he thought, to
get one.
But he struck hard luck that sum
mer, and came up to school in the fall
with money enough to take in all the
parties, but not enough to buy a dress
suit. So he cut society with many
heart-ach 98 and self-cursings for his last
year's folly.
Then, when the year had passed, when
the dances and parties and theatres
were over, it dawned upon him that one
school year is never remembered by the
next, that the girb of this would never
know whether last winter ho wore a
swallow-tail, sack coat or smoking
jacket. H.G.Shedd.
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i m 1 11 go.
have added to their immenso stock of Glass and Paints a
large and complete stock of
SELECTED
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thing in tho line of papers has been purchased. 2TiO.00O rolls. 2.500
complete combinations, with blended friezes and ceilings
to 6elect from. All the colorings known to Art represented in the
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from now until spring our lino will be strengthened by all the
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modern and up-to-date methods of doing business, that wo will
not only be able to make the most attractive store in this lino of
i , , ".Ts in mo wi-si, ana navo me most popular lines or goods
ever produced, but also that they will be kindly received by our trade and many
patrons. W e have secured the services of iaxr. O.J. Kcnyon.hte
of Chicago, to manage our Wall Paper Department, and he will bo ready at an
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GOURIER PRIZE CONTEST.
Standard Glassand Paint Co.
I3I2-I3H-I3IQ O Street.
11$
The son of a South Seventeenth resi
dent, a youngster about twelve years
old, went over to a neighbor's. He
looked rather peculiar, and the neighbor
at first could not make out what was
the matter with the boy.
"What have you been doing to your
self ?" he asked.
"Shavin', " was the proud reply. Then
the neighbor noticed that the boy's eye
brows were gone."
"What'd you do that for?"
'Well, my brother Tom gave me a
A number of stories have been sent to
The Courier' and entered in the com
petition for the prize. The editor re
serves the right to print any or all of the
stories sent in whether they receive the
prize or not. This notice will be printed
in the paper until the announcement of
the prizes. Any who may object to the
stipulation may withdraw hie storv from
competiiion at any time before No
vember 30.
The judges are John H. Ames, W. F.
Summers and the Rev. H. Perrv s.i,
The manuscripts are to be banded to 1131 O Street -the
judges without any names written
upon them and the prizes will be
awarded to a letter or to a number
We are also prepared to
furnish dealers at fac
tory prices.
Ilinooln,
N& braska
G. H. FREY
fuOMS" - - FuOMST
Lincoln, Neb.
cL?S.atter8J,ngo has pa66ed in his
mMfiJ Sterr2? don,t mean to ten
me that he dead?
McSwatters-Oh.no. I was paesinjr
by Cohens pawnshop today and saw
him hocking his golf suit
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