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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1889)
0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 30 , 1883 ' I I THE OMAIIA BEE I codnoilTblux fs H UFF1CI2. M > . IS t'hAllti STltHHT B ' Etllvcrcil by cnrrlrr In nny pnrt of lUo City at f ' 1'lftieii Cents per Week llW 'tll.TON MANAOEU - TfSI.Kl'IIOXKSl | ' llrfisE iFiicxKo ( ) < 2. H i Nionr Kiiitoii No SI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H 1 - M ' -Flltccn Cents n Week H From and nfter November IG Tun Daii.t H ; Dkb will bo delivered by carriers In Council H | Uluffs nt fifteen cents ft week H MINOll MKNTIOV Hi N. Y. P. Co H Glcasou coil J Council Muffs ' .jnibcr Co , coal H Western Lumber and Supply Co . H , 0 hatcher coal , sec advertisement H Host coal and wood at C. 11. Fuel Co H | Carbon Coal Co wholesale , retail , 10 Pearl , K liosloti store , headquarters for holiday Hl goods Hl A meeting of the Scandinavian voters of j the city will bo held ut Peterson's hall next Hj SVcducsdny cvonlnp H Miss Jdnnlo Calef mm an excellent com 1 pnny will appear at Dolmny's next Wcdiics- 4 day evening in "An American Princess " 1 Thcro Is , as yet , no eluo to the thloves who f went tliroUKh the confeotlonory stand on l Lower Uroadway , adjoining Hoquct's ' livery Hh stable ' K' The otitcrtalninont of the Young Pcoplo's ; social union at the Presbytorlnn church last H evening was well atlundod und greatly on- Hi Joyed H. The Loyal Temperance Lesion moots nt 3 i o'clock this afternoon at their roomt02Mer- ! j nam block All members uro requested to H , bo present I _ R ' W. II Unnover and Miss May V. Turner , M and William Weston und Miss Sullnu Adams H were united in marrlugo Thursday by Itcv H Ir ) Coolcy M David Orimth and Miss Adeline FhigeoUo H both of this city , ivcra married Thursday H evening by Uev O. . G. Uicout thu homo of H the bride on Avenub II H Mrs Jennings entertained thoaoclul of the H Sicond Prcsoytorinn church last evening H Tliero was a largo attendance nnd the oveni H . lug passed most pleasantly H Mrs DiMslzer , a German , lady living at H 137 Ilentop street , hud the mlsfortuno to fall ' from a stupladuer nnd break her arm mid B otherwise severely Injure Herself , H Messrs Druco & Reynolds , the well known B Omaha confectioners , have npoacd a Council H .Uluffs branch ut 320 Broadway , and they B will hcrcaftor supply their Council Uluffs Hm patrons from this side H The public gonerully , especially all who H' . ' nro interested in fruit growing and horticul- B ture , nra invited to uttend the meeting of the B Fruit Growers uuu Gardeners association H > , at the court house tills afternoon H The case against Robert Stack nnd . Thomns Urown , chnrgod with assault with h intent to do great bodily Itijur.V , will bo B - heard toan.v ueforo Srpilro Schurz llrown 8 bas bcon released on $ M0 bail , but Stack is B Btiil In custody • The Sisters of St Bernard's hospital ro- BB" turn slncero thanks to Sheriff O'Neill , BM County Treasurer Pluincr , Aldcrmau Lacy , BJ Mrs Thco 11 ray , nnd G. E. ltiloy of Omaha , Bl for the bountiful dinner furnished the pa- BB tlcntn at the nospltal on Tliunltsglving day H The cube of the stale vs J. M. Sylvester , BB charged with assaulting n son of A. J. Chat BB turbucU , which was set for a hearing before BB Squiru Harriott j-Tsterdny , was taken to BBh Squtro Hendricks' court on a chungo of BB venue , where it will coma up for trial ono BM wcok from today Br Conductor Mercer of the motor line un- Bj doubtculy saved u mans life Thursday uicht B E On ono of the lata trips to Omaha n man BJ : wus discovered lying In tbo ditch near the BJB , tracks.oti Avcnuo A. The t.\iln was stopped H Bj- tbo unfortunate taken on board aud rouiovcd BJB • ' - to Omaha , where ho was turned ever to the BJBJ authorities Itut for the timely discovery BB " * - the helulcss inebriate would huvo frozen to BB' doatb BBa ' o BjB ! . Tbo Puliman restaurant , S34 Liroadwuy BB' Money loaned at L. 11. Cruft & Co 's loan BJ- oftlco on furniture , pinnos , horses , wagons , BB'- personal property of nil kinds , nnd all other BB f articles of value , without removal All bus B B Inoss strictly cpnlldentlal B B- - ; m Bf f Fountain cigar , a strictly 10c cigar for So BJB at the Fountain Try Due B Hr , • BJB A "coinuleto surprise to everybody our BB' Jersey knit ovorshirts call and sco them BB , Council Bluffs knitting works , B , Dra Woodbury tiavo removed their dental BBB , oftlco to 101 Pearl street up stairs B , ' - Noumoyorhotel , flrstclassroasonablorates BBK' m C. H. steam dyu works , 1013 Broadway B The Munhattmi sporting hcudq'rs US B-way. bVJ/ • BB ' Saddle Hock rostauraut , 402 Broadway , BBB , J oiioii day and night First class J. K. BBB'Yaucy , proi ) . B Probstb's harness shop , 5.V2 opera house BBa block , headiiuartors for robes und blankets B Personal lnrntrrnphw B Frank S. Pinscy of Denver Is in the city B' ltK , Wilsoy is expected homo from St BJB Joseph today B Misses Lizzlo and Katie Connor nro vislt- BJB ing friends in Macedonia , B The wife aud family of Manager Doolcy of BJBJI' ' thu Now Ogiinu have arrived hero from their BB ; homo at Leroy , 111. , and will lomain during BJB' . the winter ' H' - Sheriff O'Neill took Wludom and Bolts to BJBB" Avoea yesterday to answer to the charge of BJBB' : highway rohbory County Attorney Organ BBJ > ; accompanied him , to prosecute the casus B- - \V. II Cleary , captain of the Cedar Hap BJBfl ; : ' ids pollco force Is In the city , being called i BJBBV hero by the illness of his brothor-ln-law , , BJBfljf Jutiics Casey , who resides on Twonty-thlrd i BJBBv street Mr Casey's condition Is vary much 1 BBB' , Improved , and thu gallant captain will re- BBBm turn homo today Although this is Mr BJB Clc ury's first visit to the Uluffs ho was ac- BJB : qualntod with several of the present mid ox BJBKt members of the local force , whom ho had I BJBH ; mot while engaged In police and dctcctlva BJBB , work in various parts of the state , and took BJBB' occasion to call upon thorn , ns well as moin- B B ? bers of the Oninlm force H , The Heehtolo has boon remodeled and ro- BJBB fitted nnd immo changed to 11 owl Jameson , Hf ; Six foot vein of coal only $10 per aero An BBBRImproved farm or 100 acres , II miles south of BBWjp Iudlanoln , nonr C. B. & Q , railway , from BBjr' ' Charlton to Dos Moines in thu Whlto Breast BJBBI * valley coal district , s. o. or sea 6-73-22. Will BJfl trade for Omaha or Council Bluffs property JBYi unincumbered , or soil on easy payments T. ' BBK J. Kvuns or J. H. Ktco BJBB' ' • H Died of Dinlitlinrln H' Louie , the flro-yoar-old son of Mr and H ; Mrs Frank L. Ilaydcn , dlod at 10:30 : o'clock H' last night , after a short Illness , of malignant B dlphthorotlo Bore throat , at the family rest [ H. 1 denco on Harmony street Tbo docoascu was ' ' an unusually bright , manly llttlo fellow , and 1 H ; the blow coma with crushing force to the H : bereaved parents , who have the sympathy of BBB many friends in tholr sad nfllletlon Ha was BB the only son , and the only daughter is now BBBvery sick with the same dread disease at the B Bf , reslitcnco of her Rrandmothor , The house BBJk was carefully and thoroughly disinfected BBJw * last night nnd tbo funeral will take nlaco BBJf' from the rosldcueo at 2 o'clock this after BBjT noon It will bo strictly prlvuto and the ro- > BJB" mains will be interred la Fulrvtoivcomctory , BBJ This makes the llfth doutti from diphtheria BBB' thut has occurred within a ilistanco of a few BBJII hundred loot of the corner of Harmony and BBB' Mudison streets within the past few weeks H , „ - BY/ S , T , MoAttco , 231 Main , 233 Pearl Flnost B B ; > line fancy groceries in city , B B * BJBJB- ; Always on _ Tiiiip HH If you wish to purchase a good and rollablo BBB ; watch 25 per cent less than club rates , and B BJ on easy terms , then call at once and make * BBB , your own selection at O. U. Jocquuuilu t B B Co , 27 Main street Hi * Oh you bad boy , . Tommy , whatever BBI' kept you solutnl" Tommy got caushton barb B Bj' " wlro feaco ; couldn't break the wire aud BB couldn't bust tbo stocking got thorn ut the BBJk Council Bluffs Knitting Works , you know , BBBm " " THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , • An Ordinanoc Introduood to Uoduoo the MarahaVa Salary " ANOTHER HEAVY LIBEL SUIT.T ArKiimtt tlio Kralnuy Hnlions Cnrpm 'ilio Mnynr HoImbUUcs Cniitnin fowler \ Move to Strictly liiiforuo the Quarantine A Itntrrnoliinetit Move The city council hold a special mcottng yes terday morning , with all of the nldormcn ox- ccpt Bellinger present , for the purpose of taking sumo action regarding the complaint tnndo by overal property owners on Upper Hroadvvay nbout un alleged mistake In lines run by the city onglncer A short tnno ago the council ordered the paving of the alloy from Br.vaut to First street , between Broad way and Vine street This work has boon completed from Bryant to Second street , nnd when the city engineer run the lines for . the romninlng block it was found that build J lugs In the rcarot property owned by Mossrs Huntington 1 , AVIIson and Graham extended over the line Into the alley These gentlemen appeared before the council yesterday nnd demanded an luvostl1 gntiou < , threatening an Injunction suit If the city tried to take away soma of tholr propt city The ordinance oitablishlug the alley , passed In 1S.V. , provides that the alloy line from I the west , side of lot 2d'J. oriiriual pint , shall run parallel with the llnu of Broadway , und that the alley shall extend eight feet on each sldo or the center line This did not mlly settle the qucilion as it was found necessary to look mi thu records In order to gut the exact location of thu west line or lot ; 200 , miil-lho manor was referred to the city engineer nnd city attorney , to report at the meeting , of the council next Monday night The council then adjourned until 2B0 : o'clock , in the afternoon , whou they reas sembled , all being present except Mayor Hohrcrnnd Alderman Bellinger This ses sion , was devoted principally to the reading of i minutes of previous meetings , und the re ports of estiuiulos of the city engineer ro- gardiug i the issuance of special assessment certillcates i for public Improvements A resolution was passed forbidding the Northwestern company running its trains faster than four miles an hour between Avoi nuo C nnd Broadway , and requiring thorn to station ' flagmen at the crossings of Avenues A and H. _ Alderman Kvorctt then introduced an or- dinunco ! to take effect March 1 , 1SU0 , fixing tbo salary of the city marshal nt $100 per mouth , in Uuu of nil fees nnd emoluments pertaining to that office The ordinance wi3 passed to Us third reading and Inid over If ] tills ordlnanco is passed it will very mate rially lessen the number of aspirants for that office , next spring , when the term of the present incumbent oxpiru3. At present the oftlco is generally regarded as worth about $ , ' ,000 a year , whllo under certain circum stances , as during a year of extensive public improvements , when hundreds of notices of special assessments have to be served , It Is estimated to bo worth a couple of thousand moro Alderman Kvorctt submitted the following figures in support of lila position , to the effect that the marshal was drawing too much money , the figures being taken from v the records in tno city darks ofllco , show ing n part of the marshals fees since last March : March , 1S90 201.30 April , 1SS0 293.40 May , 1K5U • . . : t33.15 Juno , 1SS9 3o. ) .50 July , isso : ; .w.0o August , 1SS9 298.00 September , 1SS9 ' . 237.00 October , lbS9 203.50 Total $2,170.40 The estimate goes on to state the follow ing : "In the month of March there were thirty-seven saloon and thlrty-flvo prostitute lines , for each of which ho received S2.10. The balance was from Hues imposed in the pollco court For each line ho receives , If tbo same is paid in cash by the party fined , the sum of $2.00. of which $2 Is for acrving warrant , mlleago 10 cents , commitment 50 cents This ouiouutho receives on every ar rest made by the police force Ihe other months will probably nvcrago about the same as March , as to the per cent received from the various sources The above does not iucludo foes received by turn for serving personal notices , posting uo- tices for the board of health , etc , as have been allowed by tha _ council Ho receives $ . " > 00 per year salary , una the city pays $70 per month each for two deputies or Jailors lor him " Alderman Kverott concludes that this is altogether too soft a snap for the marshal , nnd is in favor of the city retaining about 21,000 u year that now goes into this channel Uo is positive that the olllco can bo accepta bly filled for $1,200 a year , and his ordtnauco [ will como up again next Monday evening for its final reading Tbo passugo of this ordin ance would not affect the receipts of City Marshal Guannclla , nf it could not take ef ; fect until after the expiration of his term of office There are nt least a dozen aspirants ' who would hear to its passage with keen dis appointment , but there nro vastly moro who | would hall Its adoption with delight , as a , means of municipal retrenchment A Wlldoni'fB of Womlrra Case after case of now gaods wore unpacked - packed at the Boston ' store yesterday , in cluding some of the most wonderful toys nnd I beautiful holiday gpods over shown in this 1 country They nro direct Importations , nnd 1 today the store will bo u vorltablo wilderness of wonders There uro surprises und bar J gains In ovcry line today Attend Clmpman's Christmas oponiucr 5th i December Walt for it 10'Main st • Ilnmngos Wnntert For 1/11)3) ) . Another libel suit blossomed out in nud- Bummer fullness und fragrnnco yestordny afternoon It was ono which Tun Bee intl- mated sovcrnl day3 ago us being among the probabilities of the near future , being that of D. K. Gleason vs tha Glebe Publishing company The plaintiff sues for $20,000 damages for libel The petition alleges that the dofendnnt published an article a short time slnco in the Globe , stutmgtbat Gleason , who is a well known coal dealer , doing I prosperous business In this city , hud given short weight to ouo of his customers It further alleges that the plaintiff litis thereby . been irreparably damaged In character , nud , that his business has been greatly damngod In couscquonco Wherefore ho prays for \ Judgment against the defendant In the sum above mentioned Sapp & "Pusoy nro the nt- tornoys fur the plaintiff , who also has two suits , each for n llko amount , now com i menced in tbo district court They will all ; 03ino up at the January term , The papers in the case against the ( Hobo wore filed with the clerk of the court last evening , Blxby , plumbing , steam boating , Mcrnnm block , . Now Is the tlmo to buy your furniture O ' , A , llooho & Compnny have tco many goods for tholr storage capacity und pro cutting prices to make goods go , BorKoy & Gay chamber suits , sideboards nnd dining tables i , Windsor , Welch and Borkoy folding beds i , parlor suites , lounges nnd all kinds of fnuoy chairs nt unheard of tlgurcs Those goods nro all of the finest designs and finish Dent ' , buy until you learn tholr prices A clean sweep to bo mndo Como und see for your , • clri Sheet music 10c , D33 Broadway Tlio Fmliioy Cnn < \ The habeas corpus proceedings in the Frnlney contempt case wora hold before Judge Aylosworth yesterday afternoon , The defense dcnlod that tbo court had any Juris > diction In the case , us it had boon tried aud disposed of In the district court The case wus fully tried , the same ovidctico being sub mltted n was Introduced in the distrlut court , aiid the records ot thut court were also introduced iu evidence Tbo ovidctico ; on both Bides was introduced iu about twenty minutes and the case was then argued for about two hours , when It was submitted aud taken under advisement The posltiou taken by Frainoy's counsel , | Y. H. Wuro and W. A. Mynstor , was that the order ot the court virtually amounted to Wv Imprisonment for debt , nnd the order Was that ho bo confined until ho turned over J vc curtain property to the court The dcfono Insisted that Framoy had wholly neglected Jj mnho any showing of Inability to pay nt the proper tlmo and that his motion for u. modification of the order had bocn over ruled , ns ho had failed to appear before the court In defense of it before a specified tlmo The defense further alleges that the court has no Jurisdiction to again try the case A decision will bo rendered next wcok Finest market la city JM Scanlans * P. C. Miller , host paper hanging nnd dgc- orating The best Is the cheapest J. G. Tipton , real estate , 527 Broadway Fowler It It • Inslntftl Mayor Hohrer has passed upon the Fowler case , and has rolnstated that officer as cap tain of the pollco force , the nature .of the charges against hlm , for which ho wns torn pornrlly ' suspended , is familiar to the road crs of Tim Bee The mayor has been in- vcstlgattng the matter slnco his return from Mnrshalltown , nnd has decided that the charges can not bo substantiated In his report of the case ho states that several citi zens nsked for Fowlers reinstatement , nnd says that two affidavits were placed In his possession ono from Larkln , whn was run nlng j thu Western house ut the tlmo or Fowlers ler's ' escapdo there , In which he denies Hint Fowler was over at his place but twice , on both of which occasions ho was tliero nn business , nnd the ether is that of Cnrlln , the Painter who preferred the chnriro against Fowler , in which ho states that Fowler was not the man Ho wns nu officer , but his nair.o was not FOwler The question really uriaes Who was hoi Several ether affi davits have boon secured , und thu Indications nro that this mysterious weurur of bluacloth nnd brass buttons will soon bo indisputably established Captain Fowler will suffer no lpss 1 of pay from Ills temporary layoff Working nion's double heavy Jackets nt $1.2.1 till Saturday night That is ir the sup ply 1 of Jackets holds out that long Council muffs 1 knitting works The Hess Investment and Trust company $3 cabinets , only Sl.ifi , Schmidt's , 220 Main * ' Qtinrnntiiin to 1J. < Mrtotly Knl'iuu (1. The city physician has been npiirlsod of the fact ( that there nro sovorul cases of diphtheria . In the city that have not been reported , und steps ' nro to bo taken at once to Inflict the penalty | prescribed by law ou all physicians who huvo failed to comply with the requirements . ments ot the state board ot health regarding the ' treatment of contagious diseases Up to the I present time there have been sixty-two ' cases < of diphtheria reported lu the city , und twontv-four ( cases huvo resulted fatally In n , number of the latter eases , the attending physician has reported throat trouble , , " "crouo , " etc , us the cause of illness | , nnd the cause of death has been given ' to the undertaker nnd city clerk as heart failure , " when the case was realty a malignant ' form of diphthona , For this gross , neglect the only excuse to bo given was a desire to save needless alarm and avoid . the uuploasant features of a quaran tine , nnd the result has bacn that neighbors huvo boon permitted to visit the sick room , and to this fact is undoubtedly duo the spreading of the disease in numerous in stances However , strict stops will bo taken . to provcut a repetition of such laxity in the future Dr C. H. Bower , 52(5 ( First nve Tel 229. • i Small boy cold hnnds double mitts Council Bluffs knitting works Now Ogden , largest , best hotel in western Iowa Special attention to commercial men THE INVENTION OF SOAP A Comparatively Modern Dlscovety nnd Clievreul Wns the Discoverer The famous chemist Chcvroul , who recently died in Puris at the advanced ago of 100 years , became , through Uia discoveries in relation to the combina tion of greases , really the founder of the lriodorn soap manufacture , says the St Louis Post-Dispatch. The gonorul use of soap dates buck only about two hundred years This inny seem rjuito strange to us , but the ancient Greeks and Romans , notwithstanding the luxuriousiicss of their baths , were not acquainted with soap Luther uses the word soap in his translation of the Bible , bub the i Hebrew expression on which it is based mentis alkali , Iloraor in his manifold detailed descriptions of the baths and bath houses of his days mentions no soap , but socaks of the rubbing of oil into the skin nftor ablution Pllnius ( first century after Christ ) ) speaks of the soap and describes itseom- positioii.ns consisting of ashes and the i hit of goats It must have been asoroly odoriferous product , which undoubtedly was never used for toilet purposes The entire iniddlo know ages noth- iug of the soap as a toilet adjunct und 1 its fabrication and general oniployment i was not begun until the seventeenth i century Hut our modern soap manu • facture originated at the beginning ; of the present conttiry through I Chovroul's discovery of glyeer- ino and that of the matiufuc- turo of soda , which falls into the same i period The enormous progress which i lias been made in thisossontial toilet ar- tiolo 18 well known This ought to be a very pleasing sign for Liobig asserts that Iho quaiitlty of soap used in a country is a good indicntor of the prosperity and I culture of its people And ho adds : "By taking two states with an equal 1 number of inhabitants , ono may reli ably dcoluro the ono which uses the greater quantity of soap according to Htatistlcs far the wealthier and moro cultured of the two " STORItS OF WRITERS The First Kxperlences of Wcll-Kiinmt areu With Publishers John G. Wliittior has told us in a modest und dolightfui way of the sensa- tions which ho felt when ho read for the first time in print ono of his own poems , says u writer in the Now York Star This poem ho had written while working on his iathor'a farm and had sent it for publication to William Lloyd Garrison , than editor and publisher of f the Nowburvport Pico Press David Thoreau used often to toll , with evident relish , of how ho bought up the first edition of "Wuldon" from Its unlucky publisher , and gave away the volumes to ehnuco visitors , while James Russell I Lowell , on the other hand , is fond of rotating hovr ho realized a handsome profit from the first oditionot his poems Ho had the hooks insured for tholr full value , and a chance flro swept them all away Of the authors now before the American public , none served a harder apprenticeship than George W. Cable Ho was n bookkeeper in n Now Orleans countlng-houBO when his story of Creole life was accepted by the editor of Seribncr 's Monthly Before thut ho had made n miserable fuilure in journalism i , and his life in the counting-room was hard in the extreme Ho labored from oarlv morn till late ut nigut for wages thut were pitifully small Leisure for composition was hard to find , aud it was otglit yours from the tlmo when Mr , Cable first wrote for Sorlbiior's before ho began his first social story His earnings nro now handsome , indeed I , and amply compensate him for his early struggles , Kdwnrd Kggleston's success uas u novelist was purely accidental Giving up the llfo of a western circuit rider , ho settled down in Now York and embarked in journalism as the editor of the Hearth aijJ Homo Ono of the regular writers for that periodical hav ing failed upon ono occasion to forward manuscript , a certain amount of space was left to ho tilled with original fiction At the eleventh ltnuVthoeditor htinsolf filled the broach with a story suggested by [ his o.xpcrletfcfcs' as n wandering Methodist prcneh(0in ( ; Indtiinn A week or two Inter ho was surprised to find that his story hml struck a popular chord and that h'tV.r-ctidors were anxious for f more To supplv this demand ho wrote The OitJeVtt Uidor " • The Hoof j lor SchooliiHvsbpr" and ether popu lar . talcs His reputation is now so firmly established , ; that ho can count upon receiving from $5,000 to $7,000 fern n t now novel ' " ' ' _ ' iniMiVIUUKWltAl'PISltS. . The Foolish Cmkj for a Mght Wrap per on Clirnr . With the ndventot now crop wrnpnora once ( again is raided the cry for light leaf | , says Tobacco The retailer de mands : it ot the importer unit the im porter . ot the manufacturer , who will only ( fill orders with a certain proportion of i light lent and a certain proportion ot dark i The retailer is doing the most kicking 1 nnd the importer ta snIToring the most inconvonlonco As wo have pointed out before the ro'nody lies in the hands of the retailer If ho would devote half as much of his attention nnd ( time to the oducatlng of Ilia custo mers as to what constitutes the light color j iu a lunf as ho does to pushing a special ' nrlvato brand of his own this • light cru/o would speedily assume moro manngeablo dimensions and the dealer would niako moro profit in the und Once ' educate the consumer as to the making of a cigar and the thing is done Take a light and a dark cigar , cut them open nud it will bo soon that the workman has so far as ho is able , graded every portion of the llllor , so that it shall be as nearly as possible the same quality and Btronglh ; the wrapper is hut the outer dress and does not term ono-twelfth part of the whole Hence how ignorantnow foolish , is this light ernzu , even frum th 3 practical , visible point Frotn the scientific point it Is oven more so ; the light loaf is nearly always the imma ture , unrlponed loaf.gnthorcd nnd cured permanently to meet this demand for light leaf , which lacks the true aroma and llnvor of tobacco and very often possesses instead pungent , acrid , hitter characteristics The very men who crave for immature leaf would laugh at the idea of of eating unripe fruit or drinking half fcrmonted boor or wines Yet which is tbo more foolish ? Public opinion is not without its weight in this matter , and if every smoker of a light cigar waste to have it prominently brought to his notice that by smoking eigurs with light leaf wrappers ho was simply advertising hlmsdlf as nn Incompetent judge of tobacco null an ignoramus upon a point that almost every man prides himself upon being nn authority , ho might pos sibly bo brought to reason That this is actually so can bo demonstrated by the fact that one never sees a Cuban smoking a light cigar Tliero is no market in Spain for ; light goods The Rcgio is constantly rejecting oven Cole rados as too light , and it is only within ' the Inst few ycnrsj'tljat this insane de mand has sprung up and exists in the United States and England The retailer tailor grumbles aiuVgrowls , but except " in a few isolated cases ho has never really exerted himself to crush this 1 growing evil Ho has not time , ho pleads , or any excuse that comes first , but wo notice that lie has time for other things not one-tenth part ns important , and it ho roalized.jvhat this erazo may develop into he would find time for this U ; A. Wonderful Typiswrlttrifl ; Machine Wier's crytogrnph is a small typewriting - writing apparatus lending Itsblf admir ably to the purposes of secret corre spondence , says the Knglish Mechanic The npparatus is only about twelve inches long by three inches wide and ono and a half inches high It consists of a type-carrier for ordinary letters and fig uros , which can bo placed in any order that may bo desired There is also a movable index plato on which the letters nnd liguros appear in the order ' in which they are placed in the type carrier On a small tablet in the center - tor of the much ino are four white specks and a central black ono , and opposite these specks is a movable pointer By setting the pointer to the black space the muchino can bo used ns a simple , ordinary typewriter To work it the | index plato is shiftoa to the right or left until ouch required letter is in front ' of a pointer connected with the print ing key By adjusting the piato and prossing.the key an ordinnry typewritten - ton loiter can bo pronarod For wrlt- iug the movable pointer is sot , nay to ' the first white space , roauing from loft to ri ht A mussago can then bo wrlt- ton in an unintelligible cipher , which i can ho varied iu its details as may bo 1 previously agreed upon by the parties corresponding If so agreed the recipient - ont of the messngo sots his movable | pointer to the fourth white space and 1 then reproduces , as it would seem , the jumble of letters and figures In the com munication before him ; but on remov- ing the printed pnpor from the muchino ho will find that ho has before him in I clear , intelligible language the precise information the sender desired to con v oy THE CANARY BIRDS MESSAGE How an Insniin Lady Wns Risou.rtl I from Cruel 1'rontiiiont. In a garden of Berlin a ennnry bird wns founil bearing on its nock ti small l pete The adtlross was unusual "An don liobou Gott" ( To the Good Lord ) i , The finder broke the seal and found a siucoro message , in accordance with the direction It was written by a lady , an inmate of a prlvuto asylum She unfortunate i pleading for roliof-from horsadcondi- tion , asked a speedy death She coni- plained that the mflrtilo | and solf-will I of a rude female was the cause of her suffering All explanations to her rol- atlvos woro.vainJp auso this attendant attributed her complninlngs to n dis- eased mind , and punished her for at- tempting to makoiUfiown her situation i , The benevolent individual who found the nottf , ' determined to in- vesticrato the mutton The lady's name was subscribed hi > . full , so that her irlonds were easily found She was ro i- moved to another institution In a few months the boat wlslios of her friends were gratified Shbl was fully restored , * A IVnf.'KRlon | J > t Ovcrorowilmt Librarlnnship ia\ho { now profession , and on attractive ' ono it is iu many ways , says the Palladium The life is a sodoutary ono , us is that of many occu- ' pations , but to persons of litornry tustos nnd ambitious , constant contact with a houseful of books opens tha way to the highest things , Than , too , there nro great questions of sociolgy , political economy and education , that look to 11- hrarians for the wisest solution These otllcials have rare opportunities for watoblng public tendencies , and by tholr counsel , the litornry tnsto of the nation may bo , to a degree , shaped From this spriug3 the corolury , that by stimulating the reading of the best hooks , by the public , the morals nnd the aspl rations of the people may ho af- [ footed The profession is certainly cupablo of great development , and young peonlo who find everything else crowded , may wisely consider the wis- dom of fitting thomsolvcs to bo librnr- iaus SAMPSON AND CYCLOPS DOWNED The IuiikIIsIi aitim'H I'upll Mcon n Ktronucr 3lnn Tlinn Himself It is not otton that an nudionco is treated to nn unrohoarscd programme ns interesting nnd exciting ns Hint un expectedly , provided ut the Hoynl nquti- rium last night , says the London Tole- ' grnph Samson , described as Ihe strongest innn on onrlh ( " who has for some time past been astonishing these who have witnessed Ills own displays of strength , has ut his various perform ances offered to give 100 to tiny ouo who could nehlevu the feats executed by his pupil , Cyclop * , who assists him Tho..chlef item in the performance of Cyclops , nn enormously muscular man , consists lu lifting weights nnd dumb hells ranging , it is said , from fifty pounds ui * to and over 400 pounds Lust night , ns usual , when introdue- ing his pupil Smiisoti mndo the oiler set out above Much to his surprise it wus nt once uccoptod by a gentleman in the iitidlcuce , who inquired it the offer was open to nu immediate test , mid be ] lug informed that it was ho stopped onto the stage nccumnaniod by a ytiung man , who , as far as physlquo was concerned - corned , was not to be compared with the burly Cyclops Indeed , so marked was the disparity between the pith * that ninny of the audience obviously regarded the matter as a joke When , however ho had taken off his coat and waistcoat , and was seen to bo attired in n pink jersey , which left his arms and neek bare , it was npparont that Cyclops had to reckon with an athlete of immense strength , the dovolnpthont of the muscles of the arm being extraor dinary Samson had in the menu time deposited n hank note for 100 with Captain Molesworth , who was accepted as refcroo with the audiuneo as a jury Cyclops started the competition by lifting two heavy weights said to bo fifty pounds and hero it may no as well to mention that in till eases the exact - act burden was not known , but they were probably correct This wns easily liorformed by the uccoptor of the clitil- loniro , ns was the raising ot heavy dumbbells with ono hand representing 1500 pounds and 105 pounds The next font was the lifting witli ono linger n solid mass of stone weighing -100 pounds ou which were placed two weights of 50 pounds This was also accomplished , and it was claimed Unit the XK'O had been fairly won , and so indeed thought many of the audience Samson , however , maintained that the money could only bo secured by the accomplishment of all the tests which Cyclops should undertake Amid tremendous - mendous excitement extending ever half an hour , in which twenty people were at the same tlmo shouting their opinions , nothing dolinito could ho ur- rived nt , and it scorned as if u general disturbance would take ptaco An ap peal wns mndo to Captain Molesworth , who hold the scales with conspicuous fairness , and ho dccldod that , as all the v usnal tricks had bocn duly ropcatod , ho would nllow Sumsoti to nnmo two final efforts , and that , In the event of these being done , ho should hand over the 100 note to the un known , " us ho had up to this time boon called This ended the bother , and Cyclops proceeded to lift 2.r)0 ) pounds with his right liund nbovo his head and gradually lower his arm till it was hold at right angles with the body This was securely done , aud , amid immense excitement , Cyclops took in hand a dumbbell of about ! > 00 pounds , und , holding it over his head with his right hand , stooped nnd lifted fifty pounds , raising itin turn over his head nnd lowering it to his elbow throe timosand nearly a fourth It is necdloss to say thnt at this point the audience were roused to n rare pitch , and when , nfter uplifting both weights in imitation of Cyclopshis rival lowered . and raised the smaller three times , four , five , six and seven times before ho put thorn downtho onthusiusm was soraothing to remember : Samson acknowledged that the wager had been fairly won and himself handed over the JC100 to the victor A gonornl shout was raised for the name of the winner , hut the audience was told thut he was for the present the unknown " His name is , however , Eugene Saudow Didn't Need the Stck Detroit Free Press : "What's thritV" asked a couu'ryman pointing to a long ivory stick with a hand on the end of it That , " said the obliging druggist , "is an invention ' by which you can scratch your own back " The man looked at it long and earn estly , then he remarked as ho turned away : • 'Sliol Whnl's the matter with a post ? I'd halo to bo boat by a dumb critter " lloiuacy Puck : Mr Padosta What was that about the now dirorco case in Now York ? " Miss Modesta "I couldn't possibly toll you ; but you can read it in today's piipors " flonstipation , IF not remedied iu season , is liable to become habitual and chronic , Dras tic purgutives , by weakening the bowels , * confirm , rather than euro , the evil , Ayers Ill Is , being mild , effective , nnd jtreugthculng lu their action , uro gener- ally recommended by the faculty us the best of aperients Having been subject , /or / years , to constipation , without being uhlo to find much relief , I at last tried Ayers Pills 1 deem It both a duty and a pleasure to testify that I have derived great ben ollt from their use For over two years past I have taken ouo of these pills every night bcf6ro retiring I would not willingly bo without them " O. W. Bowman , 20 East Main St , Curlislo , Va "I have been taking Ayers Tills and using them In my family slnco 1837 , nnd cheerfully recommend them to all in need of a rfafe but effectual cathartic " John M. Hoggs , Louisville , Ky " For eight years I wns afflicted with constipation , which at last became so bad that the doctors could do no tnoro for me Then I began to take Ayer j Pills , and eon the bowels recovered iholr natural aud regular action , ho Hint inow I am in excellent health " S , L , Loughbrldgo , llrynn , Texas " ITaving used.Ayor'H Pills , wllh good results , I fully indorse them fur the purr poses for which they are recommended " T. Connors , M. V „ Centre llridge , Pa Ayers Pills , viiEVinm ) bt Dr J. C. Ayer & Co , Lowell , Mass Bold by ill DruKsbU aud D < lcrt iu Medicuu | SPECIAL NOTICES , COUNOIIj bluffs FOR SALE AND BiNT ANTHIl A position on the road for a hardware or agrlciiltuia firm , or will work In store ; have had long 'uxperltuco in either ; good reference given , Address IC - , ileo office _ < t\o you want employment ? Wo have Boveral XJ good openings Write staling uie ; expert mice and work preferred Address , Bcolleld Jt Hard , Council liluirs , _ \X7ANTKI ) l'xperlancedsubscriptioniu nto > V manage western Held for flmut busluesu extant Must be experienced Address J. Il , Hard , Council Ululls - f Coal I Coal T1 A. T. THATCHER , H. A. COX , jl Chicago , Ills , Western Sales Agent jl OFFICE : 114 Mciln Street , Drown Building Telephone 48. H , Wo will sell to consumers direct , SKLKOTEU ANTHHAGITK COAL at lh following reduced iirlces : GRATE AND EGG 1 - - - $8,25 , RANGE AND NUT - - S.50 1 CHESTNUT - - 8.50 ; I And the best grades ot Soft Coal Wyomlnp ; Lump $7.00 , Walnut Uloalt j'I ' 5.1.00 < , Jackson * 8 , Cedar $3.35 , Cnnnel $ < U > 0 , Iowa Nut , Kxtra Largo size and roller ) { . bircoiicd M.U0 , Gtis House Coke li 'o per bushel , or $7,00 per ton > jH , THUMS Cash with order All coal fresh mined , well screened nnd promptly ) | delivered 4 1 TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS , I The i IJest Kqnlpped lstsbllshmciit ! In tlm West Doc * Dyeing anil Ch'Miln ot ( larmonti and j M ( foods or every description and m ttcrlal Dry Cloanhm . ' ot line ( lariueuU a Specialty h M Out of town ordcM by mall or oxpros * . will rocolvo prompt attention FIH Works on Motor Lins , Corner 26tii St , & Avd A , Council Bluffs ! OMAHA OFFICE , 1521 FARNAM STREET | G1CO. SCHOEOSACHC H _ PROFESSlONAiTDI RECTORY I HRIRl l W Rl MF HyilniuUo tmtlSiitiitnr.v Kimlnoor Plans , Ksllmutes 'fl i UllllVmUIML Specillcutions Supervision ot Public Work Browu ' Huihliiiir , Coucll ljlulfs , Iowa M NCPLI I ID7 .TusttetTof the Peace OIlleeTover American Kxihoss , No 11 fl . OU II U nZl Hroadwiiy , Council HlulTs , Iowa STfiMF Ri QIMQ Attorno.vs-at l7vwrnL'wolieoTt tiio Stulo and Kedfl ' IVSML 06 OIIYIO oral Courts Rooms 7 and 8 Suiigurt-lluno Mode , H Council MulTs , Iowa H PI MOMTnOMITRV-SiirRooii > 1 llomtuiwth Room ( I , Ui-owu ' : fl • J. IVIUIN I UUIVI Uri I huildiiiu 115 Pearl St Ollice hours , 0 to 12. ' . - a. m. , 11 to (1 and 7 to 8 p. m. 4 1 IrtOlt KXCUANOR Wo will put Inn lumbar ? y.tril tu wustern Iowa anil Niilirnska land , balance chsIi , for apooil stock ot mcrrliauulhe , ormerchauolso anil bullilliitf Kerr & ( tray Will'pay rent wfinnyou can uuy a homo for tlf > nor motitli ami itnwnrus , lucludlng luteresl eCO II Illilil BUI llroaflway ? IpOK SAIK-Acro lots in Orchurd place This : property ts locatoil lu the Itlco nursery , soiuti of the main part of tlin city Hi mile * from court homa , Ouo Motcalf 11 Pearl st ITtOlt HA 1,12 at less tlian cash value on . tnoi.tlily payments or terms to suit , or trad" for Omaha or Council llluirs unimproved procferty : New 11-room hoiuo , lot 57x130 , with alt mod ern improvements , on litli nvo between 19th and lltti sts Onu block from electric motor line and one bluclc from Muuawu motor line Now s-room liouse adjolulnu tue above Three now ! < -rooiu liouses on Lincoln ave two blocks from electric motor line Two now 4-rooni houses four blocks from cloctrfc motor line ou Nortn Till St One now fi-room hou e four blocks from dec rlc motor line on North 7th. st Thr ce iiow 't and li-roam houses ono block from electric motor line , corner Ave A und VMi st Hesldes the above t havchomes and lots in all parts of tlio city The above property Is all my own and I will sell on terms to suit for less than you can buy as geol propprty and Improvnlt yourself for cash C. it Judil , WW Droailway , Cuuncll lllufls , la NKW Improved real e.ftato to traun for liulm- proven Omaha or Council lllull's properly C. II Jndd , BM llroadway Foil SALE Oil K.\'CIIANiK-10 ( to IS head of her > es Will take clear property Improved or unimproved , George ilotcalf , Council llluirs FOIt SALE Oil KENT A US story , ft room frame liouse located on North luth St Georite Motcalf , to Pearl st I7IOUyArjiOKtCNlAeood3 < stall stable JH lSx'M , on lOtu nt , between M. and 31 avenues George Motcalf , 10 l'earl st IIIAVC three nouses on Lincoln end two on Sixth nvenuo for jalo on terms to suit These nouses am new , modern improved I will Hell these houses - > per cent , less than you can duplicate the same U. II Judu , COD Ilroail- way way.AS I am contemplating largo improvements In Council II hi lis 1 wilt self houses and lots ju monthly payments or terms to suit below - low their cash value for the next 31 day ft costs nothing to investigate C. 11. Juud , C0J Il roadway IJlOll KENT Ouo seven-room house ou fourth avenue ; ono eight-room liousa ou Second end avenue , ami uuu eight-room houio on Tenth street ; all fitted up w 1th all modern ronven- lencos W. W. Illlgor , Pearl street IH' .LL IIIIOS Si CO loan money The most liberal terms olfered lUf l'earl St 3710U SALfc-An old and well established ; drug store , o ablsliod ! In 1M0. Caih required - quired , i I,5)J , balance real uitatn Addrcvi A 2 , lice Council lilUITs IT you are looking ( or iuvsitrnotits that will not you linudsomoly In a short time , wo have them Write or call oa Kerr & Gray , Council Iiltiu s , Iowa , WE have first cfass Improved city property tn good location that , we will exchange for good improved farm Und In Iowa that is clear , Kerr & Gray , Council itluBa WANTED At once , a few general stocks ot lnorcliamll&u for good Tanning hinds and cash Kerr Gray ' Ii ' iOU SALE or Kent Garden land with houses , ? by J. ILJIIco WJMaln st „ Council IIIUIT3. "VTOTICE If you have real estate or cnsttels i- > you want to dlspo.48 ot quick , list thorn with Kerr & Gray , Council lllults la WKhavo for Mile some of the llnest houses nnd lots In the city t\'e can sell you a house and lot ill tUe way from $ m to $10,000. and some of them nro very cheap ; well located and title clear W. A. Wood X Co . IB J Main st K ACHE small fruit aud vegetable farm Just J lnslilo city Hunts In splendid condition Korsalo at low price , terms to suit W. A. Wood RIIAI , EST-ATK Itouglit aud nol 1 and ex changed Hpoclal intention given to exnin- Inatlon ot titles W. U. James , N < > 10 l'earl st A SPECIAL Ilnslnoss Chance We have ono ot the tlncht mill properties in the west , iu bbl roller mill , nearly now , runs by steam or water Owner dangerously ill , and must sell at once and at a sacrifice , Mill located near large city , close to railroad , A splendid property , making money Kasy terms W , A. n'nod , GUI Ulalnsr , C. If • 131 ACHE farm near the city lu high state of • cultivation Easy terms , J5i per acre A big bargain W. A. Wood 440 ACItE farm near Hastings , Neb , wtdl 1m- proved Can bedlvidod Good stock farm , J20 per acre The vurv best of terms , W. A. Wood Council llluira la , FOH BALE l'JU acre fana in Jasper county Iowa , located near coal mluej that are in operation There is a five foot vefn of coal under the farm Gee Motcalf , No 10 l'earl st FOirSALl' reet lake frontaijo locate.lbs ; twoen G II boat house and Manawn belch Also n number of choice lots in HerHU place Gee , Motcalf , No 10 l'earl st OOAlu COAIa CAIi I propose to ttlve consumers value for their money In Coal , and until further notlro my prices are-all rail Anthradtu : Grate und Egg , tJ | No 1 and ltaugo , tJM ; Chestnut , iXW Also Kent orades or Illinois anil Iowa 80ft Coal Kdhiburg , IlllnolH , lump , IUXJ : Mnplawood , lump , vm ) ; t'entervllle , Iowa lump , I-I.75J Wal < nut block lump $ Ui > : wmtobreast lump tl.M ; Whltebrenst nut , * l ; 1'ea , * -.tJ : Steam , & . ' ; 81acfc , tl.Hi ) . Terins cash with order or delivered C.O.I ) , WM , WELCH , 1116 South Main street Telephone UJ J , I ) . liDMti.MisnM , ! : . L. Siivniiir , l'r > s. Vice l're . ClllHlt HANNAN , Cashier CITIZENS ' STATE BANK , orcouNcir uiurrs Paid up Capital 9iBO.ooo.oo Surplus 35,000.00 Liability to Depositors-335,000,00 IIIIIXToiih-I. ) A. Miller , I' . O. OUsson , E. L. Shugart , E. E. Hart , J. I ) , Eduuddon Chus It Ilounan , 'iraniact general banking business Largest capital nud surplus ot any bank In NorUiwestern lowa Interest on lime deposits A NEW STOVE I'.xamlne tha New Model IlrllllautOak Stores , the tut est triumph of the stove makers genius It has u cast Iron Jacketed lire box opening into u hot air Hue , that runs from the bottom of the stove to the top passing throjgli the Intense heat of the furnace It takes the cold air from the floor and heats It by direct contact with the liottent parts of the steve Why pay J/iO fora sluve when this perfect boater can be had for on'y ' BM It burns onythlug only at Odell & Uryuut'u , W3 and Rio " IHtllCE ; At ItKVSOlAtS i H FashsoiiJiblo I I I Conrcotioncrsm Iho very latest novelties for banquets aud /tia / H private | parties Choice fruits , bon.foas , ohoco- , f H latos ' , buttercups , and old fashioned luolnsscs f H caudy a specialty Orilers for parties and mall Herders orders promptly tilled , : lii II road way , council H lllulls I , and lii'JB HthSt0mnh.i. . H aTaThart , KIIIST-CUHS . H Jeweler | anil Watcli Bepaiier I Has 1 removed from 110 Main St to 537 Ilroad- f H way l'lno watch work a sncclnlty and satis- M taction I guartnted A full line of holiday H goods | and novelties . _ _ _ ( | - V j V fl > # m fe ' fl Electric | Trusses Belts , Chest Pro / lectors , Eto Agents wuntca : H • C. IS JUUD , , H No.27 Main St , Over Jncquemln'f . H I 1 / 1 or H 01VE OS A GHANOE To Price OnrSUncN H , Fuller nnd Warrens Splendid nnd Abrnnatr ll H Cox J Itadlant Novelty llasu llurners are to j H well known to require comment on them herb il l ltumembor , we guarantee all Stoves Cooks , t M Kungps and Heaters to glvu perfect aatlsfuc- H tion i or 110 snio M HAUTLETXNOUTON < M Til" ilronilwuy . , . 1 ' S. E. MAXON , Archite t and Superintend nl . m tfl Room 2S1 , Mepploin Block , \ l COUNCIL i BLUFFS , - IOWA jfl A. Ilrcroh-Ijundiii ! : Slmtejuit Vae $ H , H Wo have the largest line nl guns and amniu- H nltlon In the city , nnd Oder you u finely finished , H double-barrel , breechloadlng steel shotgun l H rors as one ltom among our bargains , Wa i H have the cieapest and best guns mude , > H Why pay $ l > for a stove when yon tan gut the < H lied Crosif , Perfect , Economical Jleatorforttf ? H SHUGAltT , t CO . M 11.Mam Street M CELL & BERLIN6H0F , I ARCHITECTS I AM ) SUriClllNTKNDKNlS > M K00111S , Opera Ilouso lllock , Council Hluffs , .IH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' ! Thus , OrriCEit W , II M , I'uaw l H OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS I Corner Main nnd Uroauway , | COUNC1I ; IIMIFKM , IOWA ' H Dealers In foreign and domestic exchange _ | Collections made aud interest paid ou time do- , _ H < ( THEFAMOUST fl I'lttOIJ MSI' . H nr.\n 0AiiErtii.i.r-ciiA.siii : ) nuir , H Granulated Sugar IU pounds . . .f 1.00 { Choice II If , Jap Tea pr pound . ' 170 j H Good Itlo Coffee , per pouud • > " 'o fl H Host itolled Oats , per pound to B California Hamsperpoiiud , . To B Quaker Oats per paCKage , , , , , . . , . luo i B Good L&iindryrioap , II bars . , , : . ' , u I H Host Laundry Soap , 0 bars . , Vi i M ChUr Vinegar , per gallon ISa l H Coal OU per gallon , , . , , . 10o / _ Good Hour , per sack 1,00 H Host J'lour , Jior sack ( guarantcedl . . , . , . 1'fO H Itememuerthe place No - > ) llroadway , on * M posltu Ogilcu House Telephe , 131. . H t'AWSCIV MjVVVS M Omnibusi Carriage an ! Transfer iims : , 1 WM , WELCH Proprlotor , j M The Finest Line of Landaus , Couches und _ _ | Hacks In the City j H fir I have a new 1 atlu-llned cjirrlngo for prlr _ ate call Ji Is the most elegant coach iu tin ) _ | city M Special attention given to comineiclal men H and theatrical troupes Host facilities in tie | H city for handling scenery H OQHRN HOUSE , 014 SO MAIN ST . _ Telephuce No 33. Telcphono No (13 ( u M IIAItN Telephouo No lis I. M The only Hue authorlzeod to answer call * _ | turned In to Am Dltt Tel Co M