THE COURIER.
11
Is the 20th Century Here?
" The recent appearance of the emper
or of Germany and the president of
Wellesley college on the side of the con
troversy over the date of the beginning
of the twentieth century and the appear
ance of the pope and the czar on the
other, do, not augur well for the settle-.
' ment of the dispute before the new cen
tury begins, whenevor that may be.
The czar has decreed that Russia shall
adopt the Georgian calendar, thus get
ting into step with the rest of the world,
and has decreed that this change shall
be made on January 1. 1901, which he
considers the first day of the now cen
tury. Ihe views of Pope Leo, the suc
cessor of the authority who gave us our
calendar, may be gathered from the fol
lowing quotation from his recent decree.
He says:
' ' Since, moreover, at midnight of the
las of the December of the coming year
the present century will come to an end
and a new one begin, it is very appro
priate that thanks be given to God by
some pious and solemn ceremony for the
benefits received during the course of
the present century, and owing to the
urgent neceeities of the times that great
er favorn be implored in order to begin
auspiciously the new era.
The emperor of Germany, the dis
patches tell us, has ordered special ex-
ercisee at the stroke of the bell ushering
in the year 1900, to commemorate the
new century's beginning. The German
postal department, it is further an
nounced, "will issue commemorative
postal cards." Ihe dispatches fail to
J state what the loyal German Catholics,
" who wish to "fear God and 'honor the
King" at the same time, will do in this
dilemma.
The Boston Herald opened its columns
to a number of prominent college presi
dents, only to find more disagreement,
no less an authority than the president
of Wellesley college arguing that the new
century begins with 1900. The Chicago
Times-Herald, one of the papers owned
;v by Mr. Kohlsaat, who claims the author-
" ship of the currency plank in the re
publican platform of 1896, alone insists
in long editorittlu, that the new century
begins January 1, 1900; but as his other
paper, the Chicago Evening Post, agrees
with the rest of the American press
that it begins one year later, it seems
unlikely that theinvoived'argutuenta on
the currency will be further complicated
in the 1900 campaign by a plank in re
gard to the new century.
The Times-Herald suggests that a
simple way to Eolve the problem would
be to begin at December 31, 1899, and
count backward to the beginning of the
Chrietion era. While someone else is
doing that we present the argument of
the president of Wellesley college,
Miss Caroline Hazard, who sets forth
the following reasons for her faith:
f "According to my way of thinking,
the twentieth century begins one min
ute past midnight of December 31, 1899
January 1, 1900. Midnight marks the
conclusion of the 1900th year of the
t Christian era. The 1900th year, under
stand, is different from the year 1900,
because when we write 1900 we are not
at the completion of the 1900 and first
.. year, which we reach when we write
r- write 1901. But anything beyond mid
night on the first day of January of the
coming year is time that must be reck
oned in the 1901st year. The whole dif
ficulty, it seems to me, is one of no
menclature. The first year is a differ
ent thing from the year 1. This year
1 cannot be written until it is completed,
when it ought actually be written the
year 1 plus. But we leave out the plus
, y r and simply write the year 1. So, in that
J way, whatever date we write 18&9, for
instance it is 1899 plus eleven months
( and twenty-eight days, the day that I
am writing upon. But these added
months and days we do not reckon in
ordinary usaged until the whole year is
completed, when we count tho time by
j oars, and go into the next year, which
is 1900." Exchange.
A BOX OF FIsOWERS.
A box of flowers from Tom! How
sweet of him! But, then, Tom is such
adearbo. There are no others quite
as nice! He comes nearer the Ideal Man
than any of his sex that I have ever
met. Such refined, ennobling ideas
sentiments tender as a woman's mo
tives so lofty and ennobling as to place
him head and shoulders over his sex!
"What gorgeous roaee! Ah, Tom is
so generous! And giant mignonettes,
and hyacinth, and those dear pansiee!
Some men most men would simply
order one a dozen roses or a box of vio
lets, and never try to arrange a bouquet
that positively speak6 to one! It is only
since Tom began to send me flowers
that I have learned to know the lan
guage of flowers. Let me see!
"These great roses are ardent admi
ration; thd mignonettes, tender affec
tion; the hyacinth, worship and rever
ence; the panBies, thoughts; and here
are some of those darling Marguerites
love! "What man but Tom would ever con
ceive such an idea? It is simply perfect!
And I must put tnem in a vase, and
when he calls I shall have to seem un
conscious of the beautiful message that
he has sent in such a charming way.
Dear, dear Tom! Among the crowd of
money-worshippers that are around me
it is sweet to think of one soul so strong,
so pure, so grand!"
What He Said When He Ordered Them.
''Hello! Got any bargains in flowers
today? No? Well, make up a ten-dollar
box for Miss Gotrox, and Bend it to
her. Right away? No. Regular de
livery will do. Remember ten dollars is
the limit! And look here, mix 'em up
well. Not more than ten, recollect; and
mix 'em.
"And say how are your American
beauties selling today? Twenty a dozen?
And the orchids? Five each? Well,
send a dozen beauties and a dozen or
chids up to Tottie TightletB, at the Gay
boy Music Hall, -and put a few yards of
white ribbon on 'em understand? Miss
Tigbtlets said she fed every other kind
of floweis to her horse.
"Delivery wagon? Not on your life!
Messenger boy to the stage door. Give
him a dollar to hurry, and charge it to
me. See? Town Topics.
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Five Dollars for Three i
Dollars.
X THE COURIER SI.OO
What She Said When She Received Them, f The Conabrviitive 1.50
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brldeed Dictionary 2 SO
The Bear (walking toward badly
frightened amateur sportsman, who has
just emptod his repeating rifle at Bruin
without doing any damage) I've con
cluded to give you an affectionate hug
or two before taking my departure to
the uncut timber, for I know you've
missed mo very much lately. Towu
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IFirst Publication. Dec., 30th. 5J
SHERIFF SALE
Notice Whereby (then. That by virtue of an
Order of Sale Issued by the Clerk of the District
Court of the Third Judicial District af Nebras
ka, within and for Lancaster County, In an ac
tion wherein Mrs. Eldora Waldron is Plaintiff,
and William F. Sweesey et al Defendants I will,
at 2 o'clock P. M on the 30th day of January
A. D. 1900, at the East door of the Court House,
in the City of Lincoln. Lancaster County. Ne
braska, offer for sale at public auction the fol
lowing described Lands and Tenements to-wit:
The East half (EVi) of Section thirty-two (33)
Township nine (9) North of Range are (5) East
of the 6th P. M. In Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 29th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1W9.
John J. Trompen.
Sheriff.
First Publication January 6. 19003.
In the matter of the es-1
tate of Nancy J. May. NOTICE OF SALE.
deceased. )
Notice is hereby given that In pursuance of
an order of Lincoln Frost, judge of the district
court of Lancaster county, Nebraska, made on
the 2d day of January, 1900. for the sale of the
real estate hereinafter described.-there will be
sold at the east door of the court house In the
city of Lincoln, in Lancaster county, Nebraska,
on the 6th day of February, 1900. at two o'clock
p. m., at public venue to the highest bidder
for one-fourth cash, one-fourth payable in one
year, one-fourth payable in two years and one
fourth payable in three years, with Interest at
the rate of seven per cent per annum on all de
ferred payments, the following described real
estate, to-wit: Lots twenty-two and twenty
four in block one, and lots twenty-two. twenty
three and twenty-four in block two, all In Cen
tral Park sub-division, an addition to the city
of Lincoln. In Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Said sale will remain open one hour.
Dated this 3d day of January. 1900.
W1U4EK B. CoMSTOCK.
Administrator of the Estate of Nancy J. May,
Deceased.
First Publication Jan. 6. 1900-5
Notice is hereby given that under and by vir
tue of an order confirming report of ntferees
and directing a sale of the property hereinafter
mentioned, made and entered in a cause enti
tled "Amer A. Burd. plaintiff, vs. Omer O. Burd.
et aL. defendants, 2 195." pending in the dis
trict court of Lancaster county, Nebraska, we.
the undersigned referees In partition, duly ap
pointed by said court In said cause, on the bth
day of February. 1900. at two o'clock p. m. stan
dard time, and at the east door of the county
court house in th city of Lincoln. In said coun
ty and state, will offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, in manner provided by law, the
following described real estate:
1. The south one-half (s H).of the south one
half (s H) of the northwest quarter (nw. a) of
section thirty (30), township ten (10), range five
(5) east, consisting of forty (40) acres.
2. The east one-half (e.VJ) of the east one-half
(e.H)of the southeast quarter se. '4 land the
east one-half e. K J f the west one-half ( w. I
of the east one-half (e- K) of said southeast
quarter (se. H section thirty 130) township ten
(10) range live (a) east, consisting of sixty (60)
acres, and being the east sixty 1 60) acres of said
southeast quarter (se. 'Kt said section thirty
(30): and
3. The west one-half tw.H)of the northwest
quarter ( nw. H of section thirty-two i 32 town
ship ten (10) range five (5) east, consisting of
eighty W) acres, all of said lands being situate
In Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Dated this 3d day of January. 190C
J. C. F. McKesson,
J. H. McMcetky.
II. C. Yocng,
Referees in Partition.
First Publication January 20 X
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.
In the County Court of Lancaster County. Ne
braska. The state of Nebraska to Adella M. Kler and
to any others Interested In said matter:
You are hereby notified that an Instrument
purporting to be the Last Will and Testament
of James C. Kler. deceased. Is on Hie In said
court, and also a petition praying for the pro
bate of said Instrument, and for the appoint
ment of Adella M. Kler as administratrix, with
will annexed. That on the 13th day of February.
1900, at ten o'clock a. m., said petition and the
proof of tho execution of said Instrument will
be heard, and that If you do not then appear and
contest, suld court may probate and record the
same, and grant administration or the estate to
Adella M. Kler.
This notice shall be published three weeks
successively In The Courier prior to said hear
ing. Witnes my hand and official seal this IRth day
of January. 1900. Framk R. Waters,
seal. County Judge.
By W alter A. Leese. Clerk County Court.
First Publication January 203
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.
In'the County Court of Lancaster County Ne
braska: The state of Nebraska to Celia E- Uarwood.
Helen C. Harwood and Dorrance Uarwood. and
to any others interested In said matter.
You are hereby notified, that an instrument
purporting to be the Last Will and Testament
of Nathan S. Harwood, deceased. Is on tile In
said court, and also a petition praying for the
probate of said instrument, and for the appoint,
ment of Celia E. Harwood as executrix- That
on the 10th day of February. 1900. at ten o'clock
a. m.. said petition and the proof of the execu
tion of said Instrument will be heard, and tt. it If
you do not then appear and contest, said court
may probate and record the same, and grant ad
ministration of the estate to Celia E. Harwood.
This notice shall be published for three weeks
successively In The Courier prior to said hear
ing. Witness my hand and official seal this 12th.
day of January 1900.
seal. Frank R. Waters, County Judge.
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