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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1900)
J THE COURIER. y x r A l braver," be remarked. I dia ..uly remember the illustration, for it rather took hold of me. I have often been astonished since to hear Crane spoken or aa "the reporter in fiction" for the reportorial faculty and quick transference was what he conspicuously lacked. Bis first news paper account of his shipwreck on the filibuster "Commodore' off the Florida coast was as lifeless as the "copy" of a police court reporter. It was many months afterwards that the literary pro duct of his terrible experience appeared in that marvelous sea story "The Open Boat," unsurpassed in its vividness and constructive perfection. At the close of our long conversation that nigbt, when the copy boy came in to take me borne, I suggested to Crane that in ten years he.would probably laugh at all his temporary discomfort. Again his body took on that strenuous tension and he clinched his hands, say ing, "I can't wait ten years: I haven't time." The ten years are not up yet, and he has done his work and gathered his re ward and gone. Was ever so much ex perience and achievement crowded into eo short a space of time? A great man dead at twenty nine ! That would have puzzed the ancients. LINCOLN'S LAWN FETE. The city gave a lawn party at the F street park on Thursday evening. The guests were about two thousand. May or Winnett introduced Mr. W. J. Bryan, after commending the work the City Improvement society had done in mak ing the park a real park of drives, Sower beds and seats. It was kind of Mr. Bryan just now to respond to the request of a delegate from the City Improvement society to make a speech. But he did accept the invitation gracefully and good naturedly His speech encouraged the society in what it has done and what it hopes to do. Mr. Bryan said that he had travel ed about so much that he had not had the leisure to give to Lincoln what, the beautiful city deserved. Be gave to Lincoln all the credit for the smile that is never absent from his face long at a time. When he first came to Lin coln in 1687, the city and people pleased him. Lincoln made a hit that haa not yet lost its force. Mr.Bryan gave a list of the city improvements that have been effected since he built his home here, paving, trees, sidewalks, waterworks, etc. This park that the women of the City Improvement soqety have made habitable is quite as necessary to the comfort and health of the city as the other improvements and the members were worthy all credit for their work. Doctor Winnett, the Mayor said that the ground had been granted for park purposes by the original plat of the city but it had undergone -very little im provement in that direction until the present time. The effects of the ladies' work was now evident to all. The peo ple of the city appreciated it, and as mayor he wished to thank them for it. The socioty served ice cream after the speaking while Hagenow'a orchestra played the following numbers: March "The Man Behind the Gun," Sousa. Overture "Popular Pousse Cafe" Boettger. Xylophone So!o- 'Spanish Waltz' Waldteufe), Max Adamsky. Bumoreeke, Wheeler. American Fantasie "Gems of Steph en Foster," Tobani. Waltz-Birds' Voices" Vollstedt. Coon Medley "The Chicken Bri gade," Johnson. Characteristic "CouTassier Attaqua,' Eilenberg. "Star Spangled Banner." New members added to the society's list are: Mr. and Mrs. John Dorgan, Mr. Emery Bardy, Mrs. Carl Funke, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Bryan, Ruth, Wil liam and Grace Brjan, Mr. Walter Bar greaves, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Buckstaff, and Mr. and Mrs. Crittendon. I MIIIIIMinillMM.'l IIIMI ! MMMMMMIItlMIMMHMIM UNANSWERED. I Madison Cowein. in Saturday Evening Post. I Bow long ago a it since we went Maying 1 Since she and I went Maying long ago I The years have left my forehead lined; I know, Have thinned my hair around my temples graying. The years will change us ; yes,I hear than saying: "She, too, grows old : the face of rose and snow Has lost its freshness : in the hair's dark glow Some strands of silver sadly, too, are straying. The form you knew, whose beauty so enspelled, Bas lost the litheness of its loveliness; And all the gladness that her blue eyes held Tears and the world have hardened with distress." True, true, I answer, oh, ye years that part! These things are changed, but is her heart ? her heart? Ladies' ! Tailor-Made Suits Half Price. We are greatly overstocked on ladies' ready-to-wear suits. It is our policy never to carry a lot of ready made garments from one season to another. We are determined to dispose of every one of these suits, acd to do it quickly. While .they last you can take your choice at exactly halt price. Think of it. $40 suits for $20; $30 suits for $15; $20 suits for $10; $15 suits for $7.50, etc. etc. iMMMMIMIlMMIIMIIIMMIMMIIta MIIobER&PAINg IMIIIMIIIII MHIMIMHIIIMMMMIIMHIIIIiMMIIII IIMMIMII mrmyr um .m I EUINsKHijUl-3 Mr. Bryan and a "Judge' Cartoon. Colonel Bryan's son William brought back the fishing honors won by the party. Where his father had one bite the youth had two, and the average1 weight of the hooked victims was heavier. On reaching the Sherman house his first demand was for "a funny paper. Be led his fire to the news stand. "Buy me this one," exclaimed the boy, pointing to a copy of a comic week ly on which the outside colored cut waa a representation of the Nebraakan pos ing as a Chinese "boxer," and waving a sword whose blade was inscribed, "Po litical Fanaticism." Back of him was pictured a dead donkey, and over it waa written, "Honest old democracy killed by 'Boxer' Bryan." "Why, it's you!" exclaimed the boy as be noticed the lineament of his sire that even the dis torted pencil of ttie cartoonist had rot made unrecognizable. "He's used to cartoons," commented Mr. Bryan, as he drew forth a dime to pay for his son's eelection; "and so am I.' Chicago Correspondence New York Berald. Denver and return 918.25. Colorado Springs and return $18.83. Pueblo and return $10.00. Glen wood Springs and return $3025. Salt Lake and Ogden and return 32.00. Bot Springs, S. D., and return 817.50. Custer, SfD., and return $18.03. Deadwood, S. D., and return $21.50. Spearnsb, S. D., and return $23.00. Sheridan, Wyo., and return $27.83. St. Paul A Minneapolis and return $14.30 Duluth, Minn., and return $18.60. Kasota,Minn., and return $1205. Waseks, Minn., and return $12.05. Superior, Wis., and return $18 60. Tickets on sale July 8th, 9th and 10th limited to return Oct. 3 1st. 2 Gity Ticket Office Gor. lOtn and O Streets. Telephone 235. Burlington Depot 87th St, Between P and Q.J Telephone 25. 1 Li '''''4 0 &ft. y- .nhiw -: J 3v ;.TJ THE AN INVITATION J To a drive can scarcely be re fused, when the airing on wheels is to be taken in one of our fine carriages, that are ideals of abso lute comfortT for the occupants. Springs that give no jar, a strength andf solidity that makes them good .for a life time, and prices unapproached, make our pleasure 'vehicles and wagons universal favorites. - GELEBRAIED BUSHS6E1TES PtRHOS Ficest storage rooms in the city. FRANK P. LAWRENCE CO., 130 Xorth 13ta. Street. Do you get your Courier regularly? Please compare address. If incorrect, please send right address to Courier office. Do this this week. Specially luow Prices on Cholly I say, Algie, who is that vul gah person on the othah side of the stweet? Algio Weally, my deah boy, you'll have to excuse me. I'm so beastly fatigued that I cawn't look fahtherthan tb.9 middle of the bloomin' stweet, doncher know. 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