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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1902)
nswasurras THE COURIER V s i- STUDY AND PRACTICE OF ENGLISH EDITED BY SARAH B. HARRIS The subjoined two stories by a little i;irl or twelve have the characteristics of simplicity, directness and exclusive devotion to the narrative. Little boys love to bother little girls and the little girls are obviously disappointed when they go to school or return from It un less they have had an encounter with a little boy whom they regard as their enemy. The slate of opposition and sometimes of warfare which exists In childhood between the individuals of opposite sexes diversifies the social life of youth. Without It childhood is dull. The bad little boy, the first crisis in whose history is related by this little girl, who was apparently one of the little girls who lost her skipping rope and hat-pins to the girl-hater, Is a good example. But Nemesis arrived In the shape of the new girl and the boy fell to the level of the other boys who had honored him for not exhibiting evidences of softness or any sentiment whatever. Both stories bear evidences of the power to store evanescent Im pressions for future use. HIS FIRST LOVE. . Jessie Harris. Frank Hardy who went to First Washington School was greatly hon ored by all the boys of that school for his hardheartedness. He could catch up a girl's jumping rope and then have a glorious Tug-of-war from which he appeared victorious, his cheeks red and his hair ruffled. He would take hat-pins and return them, when the owner had forgotten they were gone, as for balls, If you lost one, why you'd know where to look for It. He hated girls. One day a new girl came to Wash ington school. She was pretty and graceful. All the boys stared at her, yes, even Frank Hardy. He felt very queer about It. On the way home from school she walked right In front of him and the back of her bobbing curls seemed to say, "Come, walk with me." He wanted to go right up to her and say something. He started but soon stopped for what would he say? That afternoon he was playing in one of his favorite haunts when the shadow of a large hat told him he was not alone. He looked up. There was the new girl. "You took my rope," she said, "I want it." He stammered out something about his not knowing it was hers and went to get it. That was how it came about that the boys of the First Washington School were astounded at seeing Frank Hardy and Her walking to school the next day. That was his first love. A WET STORY. By Jessie Harris. We were spending the day in Hast ings on the Mississippi. George had on a new suit, very up-to-date. We have a dog. The pet of the household. He Is a fine, white, pedi greed bull terrier, a little fat, but quick. We were standing on the banks of the Mississippi when George remarked smartly "I better throw the dog in. "O, no," said we. But already the dog was being carried out on the swift cur rent of the Mississippi. Every one who has seen or been on the Mississippi knows something ol the strength of the current. Imagine a dog who had never so much as smelled a pond being given his first swimming lesson in the Mis sissippi River. He was going down and out so rap Idly that we all forgot our senses. Sis ter screamed and I ran away scream ing for help. George ran along the shore callng to Topper and Topper tried to come in but couldn't. So George in all his fine clothes, not even stopping to take off his coat went splashing In. He took hold of Topper's collar and pulled him out. Both of them looked like drowned rats when they came out. George's trousers wrapped them seles tightly around1 his legs, and sent streams of cold water into his shoes. At every step the trouser legs flapped up and sent more water into his shoes. . Sister dropped on the rocks and very nearly went Into histericks. Topper came and rubbed up against us, and then we started for the hotel. Mama laughed, but George didn't, for that was his only suit there and he had to lay all day In his nightshirt while his clothes dried in the laundry. George will never throw another dog into the Mississippi. Never be the one to begin boasting. The second In such a contest always comes out ahead. Town Topics. The Police Judge and Hk Tribulation Not even a fourth-class postmaster in a rural community encounters the trials of a police Judge In the city of Lincoln. In the first place. If such an official does not have a small regiment of friends he cannot be elected. After the election some of them can not be made to understand that there Is a radical difference between the ordinary course of friendship and the devious paths of law and precedent. For all offenders must be treated alike. This sometimes makes the acquaintances of the police judge look askance and think he is a heartless lngrate. Of course the number of small poli ticians who think they have a pull are countless. Some denizen of the 'steenth ward gets pulled for excessive and ex hlllrated conviviality. He Is arrested. He telephones for the politician. The latter arrives on the scene. Be it day or night, Sabbath or holiday, the po lice judge Is hunted up no matter where he may be. Generally a bond has to be given. Sometimes the politician re fuses and tries to talk the case out of the judge's mind. Then the latter.must "call" him. Holidays are prolonged periods of- an noyance. Friends of imprisoned parties troop up all day long between the hours of 9 and 4 o'clock. All this comes in to vary the anything but pleasurable routine of court work where the walls of small offenders against the ordi nances of the municipality arise in monotonous chorus. If a man gets fined he generally kicks. If he doesn't meet with a sen tence the other fellow kicks. It is only the perpetual rounder that views the court merely as a bad piece of ill luck. "Getting the judge up" is one of the most annoying things In connection with the duties of the office. A gang of frisky sports are brought in by the police. They imagine that the disgrace of the whole thing lies In the fact of being locked up. Of course there Is no ignominy attached to a simple ar rest and a fine. Acting on this strange theory they call the police judge up by telephone and ask him to come to the station and hold a special session of the court. He must dress, come to" the station and while away an hour in fix ing up things or else the gang will curse him loudly and deeply forever after. They never Imagine that the Illicit doings of the gang has anything to do with their plight. It is always the po lice judge who Is blamed for not being "accommidating." Neighborhood rows tax the patience of a police judge almost beyond human endurance. Without the shadow of a cause, without any legal grievance, people hire lawyers, rush Into court and smother the police judge with irreve- THE GAME OF THE MILLIONAIRES - - - m ' ARKfoGK. Txmmmn 7WJHEN7W -A 7ttOC&r2ZS2Zr 2SK0- Photo by Pach, New York. Society folks from all over the union will flock to Saratoga, N. Y., to witness the big national polo champion ship contest. All the leading millionaire polo players of America will enter this big annual event. Competi tion Is keenamong the players and some splendid polo playing Is expected. Among those who will play are the HSoulds, the "Waterburys. R. L. Agassez, John J". Cowdln and Robert Collier, jr. lant evidence just to "even up things." Such cases the police judge usually dis misses with a general roast on every body concerned. Artistically tempered men. with a love of Immunity from care, should not too earnestly seek after the position of police Judge. DRS.AVENTE & HUMPHREY DENTAL SURGEONS. OFFICE, ROOMS 26. 27, 1, BROWNELLL BLOCK, 137 South Eleventh Street. Telephone, Office, 530. DR. BENJ. F. BAILEY, Realdonce, Sanatorium. TLI17. At offioo,2 to i, and Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m. DR. MAY L. FLANAGAN, Raaidaace.eaiSo.llth. Ttl9H. AtofflM,10toMa,in.; 4. to a p. m Sundays, 4 to t : JO p. m. Offlca, Zahruna; Block, Ml So. lata. Tai.818. J. K. HAGGARD, M. D., LINCOLN, NEB. Office, 1100 O street looms 212, 213, 214, Richards Block; Telephone 636. Saaidence. 1310 G street; Telephone K984 M. B. Ketchum, M.D., Phar.D. Practice limited to EYE, EAR. NOSE, THROAT, CATARRH, AND FITTING SPECTACLES. Phone 848. Hours, 0 to 5; Sunday, 1 to 2:30. Booms 313-314 Third Floor Richards Block, Lincoln, Neb. OLIVER JOHNSON DENTIST Corner 11th and O Sts. Phone 93. (OTer Hariey'B). C. W. M. POYNTER, M. D. 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