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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1899)
THE COURIER II WITH THE CHILDREN. Martha Pikhok. Tho Icbeon in geography wa6 concern ing geysers. The teacher had been die courBing upon the temperature of the interior of the earth, with satisfying effect. The claes listened attentively. In tho midst of the first pause a little colored boy, whose large round eyes seemed fairly popping from his small, solemn face, inquired in an awstruck tone: "Miss Smith, do the devil make it hot?" Evidently he was in possoBsion of some unfortunate knowledge, probably imparted by some conscientious oldor concerning tho regions tho devil is sup posed to inhabit, and he made lighten ing connections. Teachers often run up against the re ligious ideaB of children, and aro often at a loss to account for them. A teacher who believes in thorough developing an idea before it is defined, thought to add to the interest which attaches itself to Thanksgiving day, by a talk concerning it. She began: "I am thinking of a certain day, and I wonder if you can tell its name. It is a most interesting day. There will be a great bustle of preparation for it. Evory one will wake in the morning and Bay to hiicself. ThiB ie the day. "There will be a great home coming," she concluded. "From far and near the aunts and uncles and cousins, brothers and sisters acd friends will meet to gether once more. Can anyone guess?' said t-e teacher blithely, and the little girl whose hand was selected from the forest of wildly gesticulating little hands stood up and said solemnly, "It will be tho Day of Judgment." One would think the teacher must have emphasized the woes which some times follow indulgence. Perhaps the Day of Judgment had not yet come to include pain in this child's mind as it had in the consciousness of a little girl who cutuo in one noon, crying bitterly. The teacher led her in the hall. "What is the matter Mabel?" she asked. "Where are you hurt?" But Mabel continued to cry aloud and would not be comtorted. "Mabel," said the teacher tirmly, "you must tell me at once what is the matter, then, perhaps, I ocm help you' Thus adjured Mabel sobbed out the truth. "A big boy told me the world was coming to an end this afternoon." The teacher did not laugh. Perhaps be cause ebe remembered a day in her own childhood when she bad gone about all one long day with an awful fear, clutch ing at her heart, and watched the chang ing clouds with tho fascinations of terror. How ehe . had put her earthly affaire in order, and gone out in the wood shed and repentod bitterly of ber sins, and obeyed her mother all day with a meekness, which much aston ished tiat good woman. She had for gotten the foolish talk of yesterday to which the child had listened with the earnest ear childhood often turns to our frivolity. And nobody in the world except the child knew wih what dread she watched the Haming splendors of the sunset, or with what immense relief she Baw them fade and die, realizing that the awful day wae over and "it" bad not come true. "It is a good ex perience to remember,' thought the teacher, "but it wae horrible to live," as she comforted the little girl who was so terrified at the thought that the heavens might at any moment begin to roll up like a scroll, while ehe wan ten blocks ,from her mother. Liter the wreth of that teacher descended upon the hoad of the big boy who put such stuff into the child's head, Tho cruelty of the big little boy is another subject worthy of study. A cruelty that does uot al ways expend itself upon dogs and cats, but seems to find the little girls mind the most profitable subject for its ex periments. Ho rarely really puts sand burrs down tho neck of tho girl selected for torture or breaks her favonto doll or drops it into tho mud, but ho makes her think ho will, which amounts to tho same thing except that it is longer drawn out and a moro nervo wronching pain. The other day a teacher's attention was attracted by a commotion at tho other side of tho room. She turned to behold a boy with an exaggerated ex pression of innoconco spread upon his countonanco, bending over his book with a rare Btudiousness. Across the aisle u little- girl, a nervous, emotional child, was waving her hand abovo agriof distorted countenance. "Jim'e got my ring," Bbo asserted vehemently . "Ho picked it up oh the floor and put it in his pockot." James looked up with an air of in jured innocence, fished tho article out of his pocket and handed it to the teacher. "I (Jidn't know it waB here, ho said with the greatest suavity. I found it on the Moor and was goin' to give it to you." The teacher handod back theproporty with a sigh. It was a email braaB cur tain ring. And glancing that way a moment later she saw tho studious Jim exchang ing a rapturous grin with the boy on the other side of him, a grin which melted into an indescribable expression of tho extremest respect as Jim's eyo met here. Boys sometimes fight for an ideal, whether, tradition bearo me out in the statement or not. "Roy and Raymond was a fightin'," announced a small gohsip. The teacher looked at them with a shocked expression, which she bad often used with great effect. "Well, he said they aint no Santa ClauB," cried Roy excitedly, "and I hit Mm, I did." The spirit of gossip is as rampant in these small commuaities as in grown up circles. A five year old camp in with an ex qited face and rushed up to the teacher's desk. "There's a woman died,'' he said, "I saw the purBo (hearse) come and get ber. She lives right across the street," he added seriously. In the same school a little maid showed ber teacher some pretty zephyr. "I'm going to make my doll a vac cinator," she said with satisfaction. Children sometimes are as loath as we are to own the real motive for an act. Not. long ago a child of tour, who has been teased a great deal by his big brother because be has his bed in bis mother's room, wbb persuaded to sleep in another room one night. But before morning he came crying to hia mother's door. In the morning the big brother began: "I hear you coulcn't sleep away from your mamma.'' "No sir," said the little fellow Btoutly, "that, wasn't the reason, I came back.", "Oh, it wasn't. What was the reason then?" "The ceiling in that other room isn't the right shaoe," said Four Years gravely. JEWKLKY SATISFACTION OUAItANTKKD OK MONEY HEKUNDKD. Jewelry of our manufacture war ranted to give the wearer satisfaction or money refunded. We manufacture a complete line in rolled gold plate, gold tilled, gold front and solid gold. A complete line of jewelry of our manufacture is for sale by Bradden & HasBman, of Waverly Neb. Call at the store and examine the line. Prices low and goods Hrat class. W. F. Main Co., Manufacturing Jewelers, Iowa City, la. First Burglar J feel a bit shaky over that last job of ours. Second Burglar We're all right. I read in thepapeis this morning that the detectives were following up a clue. Firnt publication Jan. 28. NOTICE FOK PUBLICATION. tu tho District Court of Lnncimtor County, No. bntxkn. Hnillo L Wnlkor, Plaintiff, vs. Jonimltili I). Walknr, Dofondout. ToJeroininh L. Wnlkor: You nre horohy notified Mint on tho ifltli day of Jununry, ihlli, Snilm L. Wnlkor fllml n iiotf tlon nKAinttt you in tho DUtrirt Court of Lan caster ounty, Nohrnnkn, tho object unit prayer of which in to obtain a ilivorco from you and to ho kIvoii thn ctiHtody of oruico Wnlkor, Ivn Wnlkor, Ciitliorlno Wlilkor, Lucy Wulfcor nml Jnicpli II. Wnlkor, on tho rouulH that you have wilfully abandoned tho plaintiff without caiuo for tho tnriu of two yoarx pant. You aro required to iinnwor Hnhl petition on or boforo tho lKth day of March, irtHJ. , , , Hamu L. Wai.kkii. By 1). J. l'liAHKKTV, her ittoruoy. First I'ultltcation.Jan. 13.1 ft MASTER'S SALE. Docket T, No. 28. In tho circuit court of tho Unitod States, for tho (list'lct of Nebraska. Phoenix Mutual Lifo Insurance Com pany, complainant vs. Bertha E. Fin ney, ot al defendants. In Chancory. HOKKCl.OHUKK OK MOKTrJAClE. Public notice is heroby givon that in pursuanco H'jd by virtue of a decree on tored in tho abovo cause on tho Thir teenth dHy of Docembnr 1897, I, Samuol S. Curtip, Master in Chancery of tho Circuit Court of tho Unitod Statep, for the District of MebraBka.will.on tho thir teenth day of Feburarv 1899, nt tho hour of cloven o'clock in tho forenoon of said day, at tho East door of tho County Court House building, in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, .Statu and District of NebrHBka, sell at auction, for cash, tho following-described property to wit: Lot number twplvo (12) in Block num ber Thirty-four(34) in tho City of Lin coln, in tho County of Lancaster and State of Nebraska. Samuel S. Cuutih, Master in Chanrory. Samuel J. Tuttle, Solicitor for Complainant. First publication Jan. 2. 5. SPECIAL MASTER COMMISSION ER'S SALE. Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an order of sale issued by i ho Clerk of the District Court of the Third Judi cial District of Nebraska, within and for Lancaster County, in an action wherein Charles White, et al, are plain tiffs, and Tiilie May, et al, defendants. I will, at 2 o'clock p. ra., on the 28th day of February, A. D., 1899, at th east door of the court bouse, in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, offer for tale at public auction the fol lowing described lands and tenement, to-wit: The north hair of the northwest quar ter of section eight (8), township nine (9), range seven (7), east of tho sixth P. M except five (5) acres thereof con veyed to F. W. Little, as appears of record in the office of the register of deeds, also the south half of the north west quarter of section rive (5), in town ship nine (9 north of range Boven (7), east of the sixth P. M., except the south half of the southeast quarter of the said northwest quarter of said section five (0). Also the south half of the south east quarter of the northwest quarter of section five (5), township jine (9), range seven 1 7), east of the sixth P. M and a portion of the southwest quarter (8. w. i of section five (5), township nine (9), north range fcoven (7), east of the sixth P. M , in Lancaster County. Nebraska, described as beginning at a point ninety (90) rods west of the center of sxid sec tion five (G), running thence south to the south line of said section, thnce west along the south line of said section seventy (70) rods to the west line of raid section , thence north along the west line of said section to tho north line of said Boulhwebt quarter (s. w. ), thence east along the north line of said quarter seventy (70) rods to the place of begin ning, being that portion of said quarter section remaining after the release from a mortgage thereon of two strips aggie gating ninety (90) rods in width off the east side thereof, all of said described landd and tenements being in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Given under my hand this 20th day of January, A. D., 1899. John J. Tbompkn, Special Master Commissioner. First publication, Feb. 4. In the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska. NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS. .' p-LauCo, Incorporated, nlaln-J-VJ- vs. Elizabeth Burllngame, Hattle Cllde, Edward Glide, et al.defendants. I he above named defendants will take notice that on the 12th day of December, 1898,, Hi P. Lau Co , plain tiff herein, filed a petition in the DIb trict Court of Lancaster County, No braska, against said defendant tho object and purpose of which aro to foreclose certain tax liens for Hum of 188.00 and a certain mortgage executed brEllzaletli nurllugame and Sher man, Albert. II., Frank. Edna and Walter Iturlingiime to It and P Lau, upon the following described real estate, to-wlt: The east half of tho southeast quarter of section six, town ship eight, north range live east, In Lancaster County, Nebraska, to secure the payment of a certain promissory note, dated October 14th, 189.", for the sum of 3403.48, due and payable in two years from date thereof; that there Is now due and payable upon said note and mortgage the sum of ?rri4.()0 with interest from this date at rate of ten per cent. Plaintiff pniys for a dcree that defendant be re quired to pay the same, or that said premises be sold to satisfy the amount due. ami for general relief. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 20th day of March, 1899. II. P Lau Co., Plaintiff, By WiMiAiti) E. Stkwaut, Its Attorney. Dated this :id day of February, 189.). First publication Feb 4. 4. In the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska. ORDER TO SUOW CAUSE. In tho matter of tho oBtatoof John C. RickottB, doceiiBod. ThiB caueo camo on for hoaring upon tho petition of Androw D. Kiekotts, ex ecutor of tho estatoof John C. RickottB, deceased, praying for liconso to soil the following described property belonging to said t'Btatc: All or blocks one, 1, two, 2, three, 3, four, 4, flvo, ft, nine, 0, and ten, 10; lotn ono. 1, to four, 4, inclusive, thirteen, 13, and fourteen, 14, nineteen, 19, to twenty-four, 21, inclusive, and twenty-five, 25, to forty-two, 42, inclu sive, all in block six, i); lots ono, 1, to twenty-nine, 29, inclusive, thirty-four. 34, to forty-three, 43, inclusive, all in block seven. 7, lots ono 1 to twenty-four 24, inclusive, thirty three. 33, to thirty-seven, 37, inclusive, and forty-two, 42, to forty-four, 44. in clusive, all in block eight. 8; all of said property boing in Highland Park, an ad dition to the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, as shown by the re corded plat of said addition. Also lota "A." "IV "C." "D," "E." "F," "G." "H," "I," "J," "K," "L," "M." 'N,'' "O," "P," and "Q," comprising eighty acres of land described an the southwest quarter, s. w. i, of tho southwest quarter, b. w. , of section twenty-seven, 27, town ten, 10. range six, G, and the southeast quarter, s. e. 14 f the southeast quarter of sec tion twenty-eight, 28, town ton, 10, range six, 6, all in Lancaster County, Ne braska, which subdivision is known as Cochrano Place; or a sufficient amount of the same to bring the sum of 14,000 for the payment of debts allowed against said estate and the costs of administra tion, there not being sufficient personal property to pay said debts and expenses. It Ib therefore ordered that all persons interested in raid estate appear before me at the equity court room on Satur day, tho 18th day of March, 1899, at 11 o'clock a. m.,to show cause why a li cense should not be granted to said ex ecutor to sell so much of the above de scribed real estate of said deceased as shall be necessary to pay said debts and expenses, and that this order be pub lished in the Courier tor four successive weeks. Dated this 1st day of February, A. D., 1899, ' Lincoln Fkobt. Judge of the District Court. The Rock Island playing cards are the slickest you over handled. One pack will be sent by mail on receipt of 15 cents in stamps, A money order or draft for 50 cents or same in stamps will secure 4 packs. They will be sent by express, charges prepaid. Address, John Seuastian, G. P. A Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y, Chicago. Hot Springs, S. i,,od return only $15.00 via the Burlington. On January 24th this excursion will leave Lincoln. Ticketstgoodfor 30 days'. For further information apply at B. & M. depot or City ticket office, cor. 10th and O sts. Geo. W. Bonnkll, C. P. k T.'A. Tell your unfortunate friend that you are surprised to see a man of hi abili ties down oq his luck, and his self, esteem swells so that he is ashamed to strike you for a loan, ' r'T' "