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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1898)
--reggrv. .,-. r r .- ,ii?',i"' -"H..V4 TT- p ' y - -r ?j ,.c vr-' , . -V s.. 5tl THE COURIER. r i a H though it lias united the country and when approached by a wily agent and no one else has any right to make invigorated it, we should possess from seeking to sell a ticket for the benefit uh statement, knows this to be this time on a standing army of vlsi- of any city charity, would help said !ljjot ony WM Massachusetts ma ble might, an invincible navy manned charity by refusing to buy the ticket i;KDed but some of the moat refined by American gunners, an obvious com- of the agent and by sending his con women among the speakers were made tribution directly x the charity. For ? "PP8" ridiculous, -because th-y exer- several seasons either the Woman's E-SST'n1" Je!28iD to . .... w. . ... interviewed. Our part of the country club, the I.W.C.A. or one of the w referred to as the 'effete east' in a churches has been victimized and in- sensational Denver naner. It was als-t army should be made inviolate from duced to give the larger part of the atated that, because the msjority of our tricity is turned on and his sword be- pany of youths training for service in the United States army in every col lege in this country, from which a system of promotion to the regular have printed him and his bouse and his workshops hundreds of times. To so humble a medium as the patent in. sides Edison owes the awe they have created for him in -the minds of Americans. He is really no more of a wizard than the stage Faust, who stands on a plate of metal and fights with valentine, and when the elec- the sacrilegious, selfish, unpatriotic proceeds from their home field to one ZllSSSZ!wSS!i comes a 8,ieet of flame, the ground meddlesomeness of offlchHM governors of these agents in advance of a worth- to moet in Boston in 190. we were ngs burst into uncontrollable ap willing to make use of the country's less or second class "attraction,"' angry, and so would return 'evil for plause at his mystic power. Edison is extremity to drive their own political which would not play to a baker's evil, wnereas the decision was msde, not a good actor and he understands bet bargains. With such an army in the dozen if it were not for the sympathy $toStil ter than most investigators the money field and such a reserve force in train- artfully traded upon by the agent and Whenever they could injure, before or value of advertising. He has secured ing mere is every prospect 01 centuries nis assistants. That it is necessary to srter tbe election, they paraded my many thousands of dollars worth bv J The nomination of Judge Hayward of Nebraska City for governor of Ne braska is one of the best, made by any party for several years. When he is governor of the state Nebraska will be represented by a dignified, fcIioI depend on something which has no name before the public and, whenever posing for tlie reporters who are sent real nnnneetinn with the ahow. rather " dmnSer appearing to ?Z " ,,.,. ' J-?,"'" a"l course the rumors that he has manv inventions stowed away which he does not dare to bring out in a hunch for fear ol demoralizing certain indus tries, may be true, but compared to his actual outmit. the world has . real connection with the show, rather to mTTame Vm'Su, out periodically to do the wizard. 'Of than upon the merit of the show itself, and in mo than on inatanr nnthr course the rumors that, h ims nmnv indicates the large impertinence of the substituted. (Signed.) agent. His real proposition is that "Alice I. Breed " he will see the clientele of the benevo- The foregoing is worth considera- lent organization lie is dealing with, t-ion only from its unusualness. There collect the annual exprcssionTof appro- are not many club women in this arly, sincere man and gentleman of bation tor and sympathy with it. and country who have not conscientiously aggerated its dert to Edison and his whom we shall be proud. There is an only charge it sixty-six and two-thirds trained themselves to look at all ques- superhuman control of the elements ancient notion which still possesses percent or the amount collected, lie " " uereuuai uub,, in a large the people that a governor of the state and his force are expert collectors and way. Mrs. Breed has shown in her should be a king among men. In him when the real agents of the charity letters and speeches a tendency which th stat is made flsh. ami aimni. him appear they find that their territory to all appearances, has become a fixed there is the sacredness of a sovereign, has been harvested and only gleanings habit of considering all subjects as servedly promoted and that Schley .. ... . - j s i j J M....HM n& r.rpv nivnirn nr n p3a nor no iian. i i . When this power is conferred upon a onerea Dy uie very gwu uaiura die .,..-., . ' "- --- ua oeen as unjustly ignored and left for the institution, the loubieu " uu;U) uenspaptr ur uiuwwiw, slighted :Nochariresofinrfimnitn,.r were in no conspiracy to defeat Mrs. are made ag-inst Sampson and no ac Breed. The convention desired a tion'of unusual brilliancy lias been woman of catholic culture, of catholic urged for Schlev.nnlv it. cm. culture and of wide sympathies for generally agreed upon that Sampson and of the secrets of rature. The feeling seems to be general that Admiral Sampson has been unde- man of small intellect, selfish charac ter and mean soul the effect is pain ful. Nebraska is producing men who are accepted by the nation at large as worthy of trust. Tee governor of Ne has exposed the methods of such ad vance agents several times before, but it takes a long time to warn every body. .Men are still buying gold braska should be a representative of bricks, cashing checks for strangers, the culture we have attained and the taking freight -receipts from railway presiuent. oucn a woman, a comoi- s a man of nuyiln. nhii;.. ..;..., nation of Miss Jane Addams and forward for political reasons and that progress we have made instead of the acquaintances and picking out the Margaret Fuller Ossoli can be-elected Schley is a navalgenius against whom time when Nebraska was still a fron- wrong card at the invitation or tnree iuiuepiueuej ui me wuerai xeu- me authorities at Washington have tier state and only tenderfeet spoke card monte men. All these tricks eration of Women s clubs any time conceived an unreasonable prejudice good English or needed anything but have been exposed innumerable times se cares to ask its suffrage. Such a which they exercise by snubbing the crudest ideas. Judge Hayward is and we are a newspaper ridden people, woman may live in Georgia, Califor- Schley whenever he has eiven hu nia or even in .Massacnusetis, tne irrepressible sea gift free play. The a cultivated lawyer and farmer. He .was one of the tenderfeet in the early -days who spoke good English and who, although no longer young, has not fallen behind the age. Ht: ha? made a modest fortune by the practice of his profession. He has the respect of his but tbe exposures have very little effect upon the gulls who believe :n mediums and buy gold brinks and blue tickets from confidence men and agents. Moreover, an institution has no right to rent its reputation to a neighbors and fellow citizens, and stranger who will go to those in the take him for all in all there is no bet- . of contributing to it as the 1rkSilafrr uiil1 nnt nflrVw thn sA0ii1 ika i ... u.u ..,;..,., ..,... peopie wno do not know a schooner way or the other. Genuine interest in from an ocean greyhound say that the race and a love for its achieve- they are convinced that Sampson ments in art and literature, science would have let the harbored-up Cer and economics, combined with that vera get away if it had not been for inspiration which is called common Schlej's opportune arrival Theysav sense, should characterize the presi- that after all Sampson was not there dent of the general federation, i here when the fight came off. that i. i. . BJ . w ca .... r ....:.. ,. Ln ivw. : v. m.rii.uAii ant wiit u-iii turn fiTAt- HTc oiiiv a iew wnnse lnsniranon newr nMva nontn0 ,.....! .. i braska than Judge Hayward. Ne. all contributions to the society. Such deserts them and who at the same liceman, for getting out of the way braska City is one of the "few historic a policy will inevitably tend to de- time have learned what schools and when an admiral is needed foranv communities or the state. It was stroy confidence in the society and travel and unselfish living can teach, thing but decorative purposes. Many settled by unusually intelligent and cripple its resources. But one of that company as president other things are insinuated by the cultivated young men, jut graduated A few months ago James Whitcomb wi sometime teach women a lesson old salts in this port. It is surprising from eastern colleges. These men Riley read his poems to standing room thev have not yet learned. It is not that so much intimate knowledge of and their families have given a tone onlyunder the auspices of the Worn- the mission of The Coubiek to de- the character and minds of the two and character to Nebraska City which an's club of this city. In this instance liver it, but when the hour is at hand, commanders, so keen and correct an is at, once apparent to a stranger. It the agent did not even provide ticket organized effort for others will have eye for sea maneuvres and the points wasjtue home of Judge Mason and is sellers but induced the club to agree prepared the federation to hear and of a man of war and the management the home of tbe next governor, of Mr. to sell tickets for the reading. In to do. of it, should be possessed by the men .I.Sterling Morton and of many other this Tvay the town was thoroughly J who cling to the sides of a sailboat in distinguished citizens whose names searched and no man with the price Wh n war between America and the act of rounding the waters of Bur do cot so readily occur Judge Hay- got away. Mr. Riley is a pleasant Spain was finally determined upon, it lington Beach.. But all these criti ward would undoubtedly make just as poet, but after his separation from was announced through the daily cisms on the mistakes of McKinley good a governor if he came from some Bill Nye bis own unaided fascinations papers that Edison had inventions in all this secret history of the pes and' other city, but considering the char- would not pay his traveling expenses, his laboratory taat would blow up the aversions of the department at Wash- acter and traditions of the city he has not to speak of those of his really enemy b thousands ' The Th'Uand ington may be gathered in a stroll helped to build, there is a historical gifted advance agent, Mr. Dickey, and One Tales has no greater marvels trom the guard of sharpshooters fitness about the nomination particu- "Under the auspices" system they are than Edison promised. Rut our vie- around the First National bank to larly pleasing to those who know the making a very handsome income and fries have bcen won hy steady nerved Harley'sstaff.atthecornerof Eleventh man and the stubborn virtues of the tbe audiences are generally well sat- gunners whose aim was made sure by and O. first settlers of Nebraska City. isfied, but it i an extravagant way for a machine invented by some bumble J an institution to raise funds. wizard who has not comprehended the ?he meter ordinance would be re- Advance agents of ooscure singers, . , , value of advertising, of admitting re- ceived with less grumbling if the tax readers or lecturers have been able to On anotlier page is printed an edi- p;)rters with kodaks wuo can wke payers were not suspicious that the make a good living tor themselves and U,ria . "m . e Boston iniI,!cP ,n him thinking, with his hair in a turn- flow P' water in the east side wells hart tbe tyros whose appearance they pre- j? tne xenyer uienniai, Mrs. he an(J h,s eyes fixed on something been purposely lessened in order to great and mys'erious. Mr. Edison is mae tne necessity for meters seem cede, by getting some local charitable Breed's defeat for the presidency and or musical organisation to consent to the attitude of the Massachusetts accept apart of the proceeds. Then women towards the general federa te ent sends out the professional tion' Mrs Breed rep'f th" Tn" young lady ticket seliers who approach 2. "2? V DU9UIU licioiut ucaunii i'JIO XJICCU everybody in the name of theorgani zation which bas consented to patro nise tbe entertainment for a third of the proceeds. Tbe Home for tbe Friendless can count upon a certain is Yerp Indignant.'' She declares the newspapers were not favorable to her candidacy. "Isskyou 'okindly insert the following statement of facts concerning the recent the most celebrated electrician and imperative anu immediate. The water inventor in this country thickly ave out in an inexplicable an un sprinkled with original investigators usual way. at the Davis and Fitzgerald and inventors. Nobody else is looked flres Tne scanty flow was probably upon as a wizard who can control the due to Perfectly natural causes, but forces of nature at will. Men speak on account of the impeacbibility of his name with deference and regard Lincoln's mayor many citizens "sus nim as one of those co'ossal geniuses, Pt that they are being worked to born one a century. He-has certainly mpnHnliJtS?ISS?ddoPu,c,,Me' iwT.4u.- P-":uo: .vim WUICll ' .... . W UU kL. H rM7M-t - MTW W i .. I. Biennial convention of women's clubs made some curious pia things but he the ordinance has bp.n nncw : .. ,as was bas not done as much for his time as gestive of the enternrisin nation annual income from tbe city of Lin coln it is goa business policy, now- neia in uenver. not tree, as was bas not done as mucn tor nis time as gestive or tbe enterprising patience ever, for tbe home to do its own col- yUted ia a recMteditrial rf the Boston steTenson or McCormick, or Howe, or of a meter manufacturer's agent win. lecting at a cost less than sixty-six XfftSSTSSMZ Mergentbaler. He owes his vogue to S1"""" anil two thirds nprwnt, tit thftimnnnt. .. :k ..:n.i ...tn. th now.nrwm and nartirularlv ti n.ntn. j. ,.. 'r "aMr oebt IS donated Charitably disposed people, - "Anyone-who read the Denver papers, the"yellow Sunday newspapers, who represents. company lie m - ) -'A i'j it. .-& i.-.t a. .' i L- '- V " j '