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.fcuSWJ.MCi.J.r-. s THE COURIER. -M- Profeaional Directory. I ij t I. i-x. t- J Ofllco over Hnrloy's ) Oliver Johnson, D.D.S. kiniKstoro ) ' )ll05 0stroot I 7F S ft Olllco 7& gocial and Pergonal Jfllco 618 a J Dr. Benj. P. Bailey I Ofllco, Zobrang- Block J 9 to 10 a tn J. Vl2 to 12:30 I Residence. 1313 G street t 2 to 4 d m lot... ..671. JSvonlngs, by appolntmont. Sunday's 12 to 1 p. ra. and by appointment. !Dr. J. B. Trickev, Refract ion ist only 19 to 12 a. m I to 4 p.m. ivl1 VOfflco, I035O stroet. m "WW j? 1 '", ft R3P M.J. te st t . Ik IC 11 IV IS r t v.. of ll p. K1 ti H Bt ti 'i i m ti u oc 5 CI wi N I CI to M til oil m CB Ul be Sb vfi. Sb at Mm we an at DENTISTS. I -r j . ttt j. nnn Office, rooms 26. 27 and I Offlco B30.LOU1S N. Wente.D.D.S.-i l.Brownell Block, 137 V J (so 11th street. ) Lincoln Infirmary of Osteopathy, Farmers and Merchants Building. Business Directory. Office, 12, 13, Montgomery blk ) r I PUomhorc S Roal Estate, Fire Inaur Phone 597. ReB 645 North 1G J - w VnamDerS anco Surety Bonds. HBR'g FINE S gTATKDNERr AT 5 Ri rt ri c' PK 2k. r rr a i Tnefe noe to q 1 H in elegance 2 S f IariICACVJ The line is complete in everything. ororoorocoo-or o oK)roioraJorooro .5 INSURE & PHENIX ? , LANDY C. 6 LARK, Agent. 1009 O street. ' Telephone 105. 0O0U'310O0J901 O 'l0iO'Cl01O'C101OKlO V I ?. M- 8ite. I Qftft lhsk. ftKacEr.Y: i 1 107 O Street, Telephone 626. WOMOf O00OCMS0OSO00OMM0000 t1)IMMtaS000MUtlMMOOlQO(HHICIiiiiii Pl?oto gupplics. ROOM 5, K . 1041 O St. Lincoln. TO !-. X MiMMMMMMMIMUMMMKMHM tttf tlllllllllttttt MIMII IMMUMI? i PPftmmlR&ill f wjusmtstsreaiti 2 " Kfl'BBBk This letter was roceived by Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Oakley of this city, from their eon Owen, who is a U. S. naval cadet at Annapolis. On June Gth the cadets started for a cruiBO to England on the old trainingship Monongahela. This letter 1b a leaf from the young gen tleman's experience of life on board tho trainingship. U. S. S. "Monongahela." At Seajuly 10, J899. My Dears I had to mail my last let ter in such a hurry that I could not tell you anything about my trip to London. In the first place when we were enter ing the English Channel we struck a heavy fog and considerable wind so that the captain put out to soa again to get out of the way of vessels coming out. The wind got stronger and stronger un til about 3 o'clock Friday afternoon when all hands were called to reef top sails. About Gin the erening the fog cleared up but the wind still blew and the captain headed back into tho chan nel. About 8:30 the light on Bishop's Rock was sighted (Bishop's Rock is a lighthouse just otf Landsend) this waB the first sight of land we had, and after a good look at it I turned in, think ing we would be lying off Plymouth har bor in the morning; but we were roughly awakened at 3:30 in the morning by the cry "all hands on deck to reef topsails," this meant turn out and hurry on deck with nothing on but a pair of slippers and pajamas. It whb cold and foggy 6n deck too, and the wind was blowing great guns. We wore on deck in this condition for an hour and a half, and during that time I had to lay abaft and help reef the mainsail. I thought every minute I would be blown off into Bpace. While I was aloft a big merchantman paesed under our stern, sher had her main topsail and three or four shrouds carried away and she looked as though she was having a pretty hard time of it. The storm slacked up into a stiff breeze about 6 in the morning and when the sky cleared we could see the bills surrounding Plymouth. We sailed in and dropped anchor at about 11 o'clock in the morning. The next day was Sun day and Monday we left Plymouth on a special train for London. We arrived in London at about 5 in the afternoon with five pounds in our pockets and at onie proceeded to find a hotel, we found a very nico one and after a good supper we wont to tho "Gaiety" theatre to see tho "Runaway Girl." After the theatre we saw London by gas light. Tuesday morning, we got a guide and went through the Tower of London, and in the afternoon wo went through West minister Abboy. About thirty of us took supper at the Savoy that nijjht (being the Fourth of July) and after supper we all went to see Edna May in the "Belle of Now York." Wednesday a crowd of about twenty-five of us wont to Honley to see the Royal Regatta. You have heard of Henley, of course, that's where you see the flower of England. An Anurican who sorvod in our civil war but who now lives in England, and has a son in the English army very kindly showed us around out thoro and invited us to go to the Savoy Thoatro that even ing to soe Pinafore. After tho theatre he gave us a voiy elaborate supper and in vited quite a few noted persona to be present, in fact the commander-ln chief of the British army wbb invited, a Lord 8omebody,couBin to the Queen. Ho could not come.howover. Sir William Olphert, who has the reputation of boing the bravest man in the British army, wag one of the guests, but he snnt his re grets, too. An ex-colonel of the Royal Artillery, and a Mr. McOook. of New York City, were there, however, and they with the help of the colonel (our American friend) made three of the ..uvo., i uiuuw opcouuBH i ovor ex- v pect to hear. T J inayoe papa win Know who Mr- Mc. Cook is. He was one of President Mc Kinley'e strongest supporters during the last campaign, and it is said ho might have been made Attorney General. Thursday Burwell and I went through the British Museum, and Thursday night about forty of us went out to the Crystal Palace to see the fire works and attend another supper given to us by our dear colonel. This time the noted guests were an admiral in the British navy, a member of parliament, and Sir William Olphert, who was a guest of the night before. The admiral sent his regrets but the member of parliament and Sir William honored us with their presence and gave us some very fide after dinner BpoechoB. Friday we packed up and left London at 12 and got on board at about 7 that night and sailed next morning and here it is Monday after noon, and we are not more tbaq sixty or seventy miles out from'Plymouth. We have had head winds all the time and laBt night we were in a dead calm. I am thinking scrongly of coming home by way of New York this time. Mrs. Bruff who has a son in our class has very kindly invited me to spend a day or two with her at West Point and a Miss Woodward asked me to stop a day in Rochester to see her, the young est Miss Craven is there too, Miss Wood ward spent the winter in Annapolis visit ing the Cravens, and I got very well ac quainted with her while she was there, nothing serious I assure you. The young lady is engaged to a young armyofflcer,but she and the Miss Cravens ware like sisters to me all winter. I am afraid I won't have time to make the round of our relations up there, will I? But it you think of any who are on my way I might stop over a day and see them, but please don't write thorn I'm com'ng, because I might not bo able to work it. Tuesday, July 25 Well, we have ar rived at last in Funchal Madeira after tho most tedious passage. It took us just seventeen days to come from Ply mouth whereas it should have taken us just eight days in favorable weather. We had nothing but head winds and calms all the way with the exception of the last four days. We have bad fine winds for the last four days. We u I ways do have fine weather just before coming into port and the old ship ruehos into port under all sail drops hor anchor and at once fires her salute as though she were tho fastest ship afloat. I never have seen a prettier sight than these islands as we passed thorn, the water was a beautiful indigo ami had white caps all over it, those roily fluffy clouds were hanging over the crost6 of the mountains, and the sun was ehiaiog in a sky as blue as the ocean. We are going to stay here juBt two J