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THE COURIER 10 fr 1 U: !!' IS IT SPRING AGAIN IN OHIO ? THEATRIGAb. Is it Spring again in Ohio? Is the sleep of the winter over? Far in the heavens the bluebird, Low in the marshland the plover, Anear, in the orchard, the redbreast ; Wherever one looks, the hover Of wings -wherever one listens , The note of the homing rover ! Is it Spring again in Ohio ? Is it Spring again in Ohio? And the sleep of the winter over ? Blooms in the woods the wild service? Where Zephyr bendeth above fur, Gleams the faint dawn of the wind-flower? Breaks from the turfy cover The tender star of the thistle, The dew cradling leaf of the clover ? Is it Spring again in Ohio ? Is it Soring again in Ohio? And the sleep of the Winter over? Are these the rare days O my Comrade Blithest for homing rover? Once would we forth and follow Far ast he cry of the plover By stream, and by greening pasture , By fallow, and breezy cover ! Is it Spring again in Ohio? Is it Spring again in Ohio? Is the sleep of the Winter over? Say to each wakening beauty, I am, as ever, its lover , Hourly, from far saluting : L too, were a homing rover, If L from the sleep of the Winter, All that I loved might recover ! Is it Spring again in Ohio? Edith M. Thomas in March Lippincott. Companions in Misery. ''I am not especially sensitive," eaid the man with the billiard-ball pate, in talking to friends with scanty hair, who had been telling experiences, "but I confessed it rankled when an absolute stranger hailed me as 'Old Baldy!' I was sprinkling the lawn one hot evening last summer and had laid BBide hat and coat. I was somewhat astonished on looking up to see a stranger banging over the picket fence, intently watch ing me. I continued to play the hose, but when I looked up again the man was still there studying and with evident amusement. I glared at him. "Hello, Old Baldy!' he shouted, mak ing a profound bow. " 'Are you speaking to me, sir!' I de manded. " Hello, Old Baldy!' he repeated. Why, you verdant chump,' I re plied rushing toward him with the noz zle, '111 turn the hose on you!' " 'Xo, you don't,' he answered, remov ing his hat .with a flourish and making another bow. 'I'm the limit,' he said. I then saw there was not a hair on his head. "We went off together and had a drink. New York Sun. LITERARY NOTES. In connection with a brief discussion of the question of Japanese immigra tion, the editor of the Review of Re views publishes a personal letter of an eminent Japanese scholar, Mr. Mitsu kuri, to President David Starr Jordan of Stanford university, oa the relations between the two countries. The Rev. Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulua contributes to the Review of Reviews Tor February a character sketch of the late Philip D. Armour of Chicago, with whom Dr. Guneaulus was intimately associated for many years in the work of planning and equipping the Armour Institute. The sketch is largely anec dotal and throws valuable side-lighta on the career of the millionaire philanthropist: THE OLIVER. The William fl.West Big Minstrel Jubilee will be the attraction at the Oliver on next Tuesday night. Mr. West promises this year the largest, most expensive and highest salaried company ever under his ownership. The list of performers are world famous and include such high class performers as Billy Van, Ernest Tenny and Raymond Teal, the Rio Brothers, Waterbury Brothers and Tenny, Charles Whalen, tha Delmar Trio. Richard J. Jose and half a hundred others. Seats now on fsale. THE FUNKE. Judging by the large advance sale of seats for tonight at the Funke the en gagement of Ben Hendricks in "Ole Ols'in.' will surely be a large success This play seems to have a standard val ue in the minds of theatre-goers and needs only a brief announcement of its coming to stimulate a demand for tickets. The story of "Ole Olson" is interesting, the characters are well drawn and natural and each is excel lently acted. A dozen or more new specialties are introduced, the special feature of the vaudevile program being the singing of the National Swedish Ladies' quartette. The performance of "Ole Olson" will be a thoroughly enjoy able one to all. The Flints will, while giving exhi bitions of hypnotism in this city next week, put a class of subjects under hypnotic control and suggest to them that they are colored ladies and gentle men and are going to participate in a great prize cake walk. These wonder ful people are to be with us for a week, beginning Monday next. Dr. Flint is the leading exponent of this science and Grace Marion Flint displays a scarcely inferior power. Remember that for each 30c or 50c seat you receive a com plimentary coupon good for one lady for the opening night. Seats now on sale. The kangaroo A hunter chased me ten miles, today. The ostrich I'll bet you were mad,eh? The kangaroo Mad! I was hopping I IMS i COMING Three Months Services will Be Given Free to All Invalids who Call Before April 13th. A staff of eminent physicians and sur geons from the British Medical Insti tute have, at the urgent solicitation of a large number of patientB under their care in this country, decided to estab lish a permanent branch of the insti tute in this city. A location has already been secured at the corner of 11th and N streets, in the Sheldon block. The office will be open and ready to receive patientB next Monday morning at nine o'clock. These eminent gentlemen have de cided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicines excepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and April J3th. These services consist not nniv nt mn sultation, examination and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally ac quainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no condition will any charge whatever be made for any services ren dered for three months, to all who call before April 13th. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough investigation is made, and, if incurable, you are frank ly and kindly told so; also advised againBt spending your money for useless treatment. Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also rupture, goitre, cancer, all skin diseases, and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by their new treatment The Chief Consulting Surtreon of the institute will be in personal charge. Office hours from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. -IS o Sunday hours. Nice Point A woman who is trying to live up to recent riches was entertaining a caller the other day. She really was enter taining her visitor, though not in ju6t the way she thought she was. "That woman," says the caller, "drop ped r's (which are liquid?) till I wanted to Bend for my rubbers. When her lit tle girl, aged nine, came in and sat be side us with her feet up on a round of her chair, I admired her as a child who knew enough to Keep in out of the wet. But when the child began to chew gum with an energy which was worthy of a better cause I did wish she would swim out into the other room. But Bbe sat and chewed herself into notice. " 'Darling," said her mother, "what are you chewing?' "'Gum,' said the child, exhibiting a large lump of it on the end of her tongue. "'Who began it?' demanded the mother Bternly. "'ldid.' " 'Are you sure?' "'Yes, ma'am.' "'Very well, then I'me very par ticular,' she eaid, haughtily, turning to mn, 'who begins the gum my children chew." 'Baltimore Sun. The literary wife of the matter-of-fact husband nibbled the end of her pen holder, wrinkled her brow, and then turned to him. "Argumentum ad hominem, means an argument to the man," she said. How would you say, argument to tne woman in Latin!" "Argumentum ad eternam, I pre sume," he responded Chicago Tribune. 1 PAINTING, Furniture Polisliing. Twenty-eight years experience as an inside decorator. Reasonable prices. CAEL UIYRER, 2612 Q Plione 5232. Jttttty J Cycle Photographs 5 Athletic Photographs 0 Photographs of Babies Photographs of Groups Exterior Views m THE PHOTOGRAPHER 9 129 South Eleventh Street. J. C. COX. W 1 HEATING J Gas Fixtures, Stands, Welabach 2 Lamps and Mantles. Individual and town plant light ing, Carbide, Cook stove Burners. Fixtures and all Acetylene Sup plies. Information and Estimates Furnished. 1332 O St. Phone 762. Linooln, - Xebr. . CKDKK THE DIRECTION OF 0. T, CRAWFORD 5 F.C.ZEHRUNG Corner 13th and P. Phone SSI Tuesday Evenlne, M arch S. America's most notable minstrel organization, Wm. H. West's M J IE THe Triumpb o AJerlt. Billy Van, R. J. Jose, J. P. Rodgers Manuel Remain, W. H. Hallett, T. H. Hammond, Waterbury Bros, and Teunj, The Rio Troupe; Deelmar Trio; Teal and Whalen and 30 others. Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Seats now on sale. BXXTCKE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 0. 1. GfUffFORD AND F. C. ZEHRUHG COR. O AND TWELFTH. PHONE "i Sr:E:E:K-Beginning March THB FAINTS Heirtert I, and Grace &Iaxioxi. The Finacle of Hynnotic Fame The Limit nf Hmnntir. U-KnomontThn Acme of Hypnotic Realism. 6 Nights 6. I Matins I. NewDancei. Eleotrlo Bffeota, Beautiful Costumes. SPECIAL,-On Monday night each person purchasing one paid 30 or 50 cent reserved seat ticket will be given one lady's free ticket. Prices 10c, 20c, 30c, and 50c. Seats now on sale. TONioHT-onmrx nm, uni 2 "flae bane a yolly, ydvial, yenial, yenuine yentlemin." 66 In the famous original Swedish American Comedy, OLE OLSON. 99 mn dozens of specialties. Hear the world's sweetest singers. The NATION A L SWEDISH LADIES' QUARTETTE (Direct from Stockholm, Sweden.) Prices, 15, 25, 35 and 50c; Matinee 10c and 25c. Now ons:iK 1