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TEE DAILY BEE FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 , 1883.
Palace Music Hall !
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COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Proprietor of Music Hall and General Manager for the Celebrated
.
Western Cottage Organ Co , ,
Of Mendota , 111. , for Western Iowa , Northern Kansas and Missouri , Nobrwka , Southern Minnesota , and
Dakota Territory , and Dealer in the Matchless
WMBER ,
LINDEMAN ,
AND HARDMAN
-ALSO
UIEODIEI'IZ
AND
COTTAGE ORGANS !
> -ALI KINDS OP
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ,
ill : . SUCH AS
VIOLINS , GUITARS , AOOORDEONS !
A FULL LINE OF
Music Boxes , Best Italian Strings , Music Books and Binders ,
Sheet Music , Etc. , Eta
Also a Fine Stock of Fancy Goods ,
aV' All Kinds of Games and Toys.
Af specialty im th Piano line , I would recommend most heartily the , .
f
i flae tone , finely finished , fink-class instrument in. erery. respect ; they are not the cheapest. Pianos , bit
within the reach of all who really desire something th'afc will lost a lifetime , THY THEM.
They are fully warranted 'for SlBVBN YEARS.
SHODDY PIANOS AND ORGANS , <
to largely adrertised like patent medicine , and like it , good for everything and 'nothing in particular , 1 DO
NOT KEEP IN STOCK. I cannot afford to sell them , as I Ijve too near home. But if desired , I am pre
pared to furnish any of thesft > heap Pianos and Organs at eastern prices , save freight , provided I am not held
responsible. In connection with this I will state that my Organs contain 5 full oclavea of Reeds , to one set ,
and do not call a single octave of reeds , a full set , as advertised by shoddy makers and dealers.
I sell Pianos and Organs on Monthly and Quarterly Payments ; also for cash , with small extra discount.
Bend for circular ! , Address
J. MUELLER ,
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No. 103 South Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa ,
THE OOLOUKD MHtllOL'OLtS.
Sixty. KlvoTlionniuul NORWICH inAVnah.
The Color Iitno In Society ,
There are sixty-five thousand colored
pcoplo in Washington In no city in the
United StntoB , not even Now Orleans , is
there n larger colored population. Many
of thorn have settled hero since the civil
war ended , A bettor opportunity can
nowhere bo found for studying the effect
of freedom nnd the legislation subsequent
to it than hero , says n Washington letter.
The colored people hero enjoy all the so
cial and political righU that law can give
thorn , without protest nnd without an-
noyaiico. The public conveyancesaro _
open to them , nnd the theaters , the jury
box , the spoils of party power , nro thoirs.
Many of these men are wealthy , nnd the
aggregate wealth of the colored ! property
owners in the district amountsTo millions
of dollars. Hundreds own comfortable
homes , and some handsome residences ;
their churches are many , including three
or four buildings that nro ornamental to
the city. As n clns1 * they nro industrious ,
find plenty to do , and nro beginning to
show capacity for thrift nnd saving.
But the color line is rigidly drawn in
what is known ns society. Wonlth , learn
ing , oflicinl plnco , fjivo no colored fam
ily the right or privilege of entering the
best or commonest whites society on
terms of equality or endurance. In thin
respect the colored rncp lives as separate
and exclusive n life ns in the days of sla
very , and , ns n drop of African blood was
once hold to make n man n negro , so
now it taints him nnd makes nn insur
mountable barrier against social recogni
tion. The most striking illustration of
the tendency of the race to imitnto the
white pcoplo is noon in their own rules ,
clnssos nnd customs. First of all , wo
find in this largo colored community so
cial lines nro na rigidly drawn as they nro
between themselves and the \vluto society
of the West end. There nn three rec
ognized social classes among the colored
pcoplo. Neither acknowledges the other ,
and it is the ambition of these in the
lower to bo received in the higher circles ,
just as among the whitos.gSSKSS
The upper crust , no to sponk , consists
of mon of wealth , learning and high po
litical placo. Thcso people exchange
calls with all the ceremony of the whites ,
some of thorn driving in their own car
riages , leaving cards with scrupulous at
tention to etiquette. ThoyKdino with
each other , nnl are waited upon by col
ored servants with whom they will per
mit no ether relations than these of mus
ter and servant. Probably the leading
family in the highest colored society hero
is that of Ex-Sonator Bruce , who is now
the register of the treasury. Bruce is a
light comploxioncd , intelligent looking
man. Ho is said to bo worth $100,000.
Ho lives in a hnndsomo house that lie
owns on M street. It is richly furnished.
A superb piano stands in the reception
room , and a choice collection of books
lines the walls of the library.
Mrs. Bruce is a handsome woman ,
with not a suggestion of her race in her
face , and whoso manners are regarded as
the consummation of case , grace , nnd
courtesy. She xlressea as richly nnd
handsomely as any woman in the city.
In oflicial circles Mr. Bruce is always rr-
coivod with courtesy , and ns a political
equal , but there the line is drawn. Mr.
Bruce entertains his friends handsomely ,
and his wife pays nnd receives calls from
these of her select sot with unvarying re
gard for prevailing etiquette. Another
member of this social circle is John T.
Cook , the collector of taxes for the dis
trict. Ho lives in excellent style and en
tertains handsomely. Prof. J. M.
Gregory , professor of Latin at the How
ard university , arid John M. JCangskm ,
the minister to Hay ti , with their families ,
are recognized members of the boat col
ored society , while Dr. Charles B. Pur
vis1 society and that of his wife nro eager
ly sought.
Dr. Purvis is a very busy man , being
the surgeon in charge of the Froedman's
hospital , and the professor of matoria
mcdica at the hospital school. Nearly
all of liia scholars nro whito. Dr. A. T.
Augusta and his wife are also received in
the highest circle of colored society ,
while Dr. Augusta as a physician com
mands the respect of his white brethren
in the profession. Mr. Henry Smith ,
for many years the librnrion of the house
of representatives , entertains a threat
deal , and his wife calls in her own car
riage. R. T. Greener , a member of the
district bar and a graduate of Howard ,
and his wife , who is an accomplished
musician , are much in society. The Rev.
Dr. Alex. Crummol , rector of the loading
colored church of the Episcopal denom
ination , is always welcomed , Ho is re
garded as the most learned colored man
in the district , and is highly respected by
the white clcrpy of his' denomination.
Of course Fred Douglas ranks as the
lending colored man in the district , but
ho goes but little into society. Ho lives
on his fine estate on the eastern branch
ol the Potomac. Douglas is worth about
§ 200,000. While his wealth and ability
mako'him easily the foremost man of his
race , ho is not popular. Ho is regarded
as guilty of the same sina toward the col
ored mon of which ho accuses the whites ,
namely , refusal to recognize them or have
personal relations with them/
Mr. M. M. Holland , who is au officer
in the postoflico department , i < < paid to
bo the best classical scholar in the dis
trict , and his attainments bring him the
highest social recognition of his people.
Wormley , of Wormloy's hotel , is a loader
of the best sot on account of his wealth ,
reputed to bo § 100.000 , and his relations
with prominent white mon. Smith
Wormloy , ono of his sons , is a largo
owner of real estate hero , and another
son has an excellent practice an a physi-
cUnBecause
Because of their oxslusivcness , wealth
learning and prominence , this circle is
not looked upon with any favor , by the
majority of the colored people hero. The
usual remark , which may perhaps bo at
tributed to envy or to disappointed am
bition , that ono beam among colored
people , is that this xcluslvo sot la not
( rood enough for white society , and too
good for their own race. 1'ortunately ,
there are enough of them to make a
a sufficiently largo circle for the social
life they desire ,
There is another and a much larger
society hero that may be designated as of
the second rank , While holding no social
relations with the sot just mentioned ,
they are equally exclusive as regards those
whom they hold beneath them in the
social scale. This class is composed of
government clerks and of people in com
fort able circumstances. There are a good
many colored men in government employ
as clerks. These form the basin of the
society of the second rank. Many of
them own comfortable homes , and ono of
the finest streets in the city is occupied
by thorn. This is Sixteenth street , be
tween the Scott ntituo and the white
house. It is a splendid avenue , broad ,
well-paved , and in the heart of the most
fashionable part of the city , Nearly all
of these colored residents own their
houses , and refuse to sell , The properly
ii very valuable , and imiet ultimately
pass out of their possession. Thcso
people nro very fond of social
life , but they do not find it in entertain
ing , but rather in sociablorbrills , picnics ,
and especially in their churches , They
nro well dressed , seem to prosper , nnd
nro happy. For the great milk of the
colored population the servants , labor
ers , and the poor they have sympathy ,
but no more Imvo social relations tith
them than n white family would. Thcso
latter in the main are thriftless , living
from hand to mouth ; hnppy if they do
nothing , happy if they got n job. Their
social instincts nro gratified by the or
ganization nnd maintenance of sociotioi
of all sorts , benevolent , patriotic , social ,
and economic. Then ) are nearly ono
hundred of these organizntions.supportod .
almost entirely by the laboring colored
people.
THE DEACON'S ' TUKKEY ,
Deacon Turner had boon n "professor"
for upward of thirty years , nnd his walk
nnd convolution had corresponded with
his profession ; but the store ho set by
that turkey , some of the stricter sort
shook their heads and said , was alto
gether greater than it was moot for ono
of his calling to sot by any carnal creature.
But there was a gront excuse for the
worthy man , for it must have boon a
very spiritually-minded person whoso
mouth would not have \\atorod at the
sight of suoli A fowl as the deacon \\as
fattening for the coming thanksgiving.
That turkey , it is our candid belief ,
stood full fear foot barefooted ; nt what
figure l\o turned the scales is not sot
down in the records of corpulent statis
tics , nnd wo prefer not to shock the read
er's credulity by hazarding an opinion.
Not old enough to bo tough , but in the
full perfection uf completed adolescence ;
plump in contour , without the grosser
obesity of declining years ; gifted with
every gallinaceous grace , ho was n biped
to bo proud of.
Now , whilst iuicy visions were flitting
before the minds of expectant guostBand
more than one mature maiden was long-
inuly anticipating a tug at his wishbone ,
the deacon's turkey became n stumbling
block to temptation in the way of Sam
Whipplo and Dick Spongier n pair of
light-minded youths who could BOO n great
deal of lun in n very poor joke.
"What capital sport it would bo to
steal that turkey Thanksgiving ovo"sug
gested Sam , with n wink nt Dick.
"And got Torn Grill , the colored cook ,
to roast him , and then call in n lot of the
boys and have u glorious time , " added
the latter.
"Thpnas we're both among the young
sters invited to the deacon's dinner ,
won't ' it bo jolly toJiear his lamentations
over the missing fowl. They'll beat out
of sight all the sighs ever heaved for the
Hoah-pota of Egypt , " chuckled Sam. ,
"Ho , ho , ho , " giggled Dick.
"Haw , haw , hawj" guffawed Sam.
"Lot's do it , " said the ono.
"Agreed , " said the othor.
After laying their heads together half
an hour a plan was matured and the two
separated in great qloo.
The deacon's turkey roosted in the
woodhouso , which had n shutter opening
on an adjacent alloy and fastened by a
hook and staple inside.
On a visit which Sam Whipplo made to
the promises Wednesday afternoon , un
der pretext of borrowing the deacon's
saw-buck , ho managed slyly to undo the
hook , thus leaving the way clear for the
night's operation.
At a safe hour after dark the conspira
tors started on their errand , first casting
lots to decide who should enter the wood-
house and bring oil the prize , and who
should keep watch the former task fail
ing to Sam and the latter to Dick.
"You stand hero , " said Sam , as they
neared the mouth of the alloy.
Dick took his station , and Sam , ad
vancing stealthily soon reached the shuf-
tor , which ho had no difllculty in open
ing. Then , climbing in , ho was not long
in finding the object of his search.
"Putt pull" squawked the turkey , and
flop , flop wont his wings as Sam grasped
his logs and pulled him down from his
porch.
After a sharp scufllo Sam was tri
umphant , nnd hold his gobblership fast
under ono arm and securely gagged him
with the ether hand.
The noise of the struggle had aroused
the deacon's dog , who growled and
barked fiercely ; but Sam kept quiet , and
soon all was still.
"Is that you , Dick ! " ho whispered , as
ho heard steps approaching softly out
side.
side."Yes
"Yes , " was the answer in the same
tone.
tone."Hero
"Hero , take him , " said Sam , passing
out the turkey , " which the ether received.
Then climbling out himself , which took
a little time , for ho moved cautiously , ho
looked about foV Dick , but neither ho
nor the turkey was in sight. Ho walked
up and down the alloy , but the search
was in vain.r
"Well , 1 call that a sharp trick , " mut
tered Sam. "After taking nil the risk ,
too. But maybe he'll turn up all right
in the morning , He had batter , I toll
him ! "
So saying , am walked sulkily homo.
Next morning , bright and early , ho
started in search of Dick , whom ho mot
shortly afterward , apparently on n similar
hunt for him.
"Whore's that turkoyl" was Sam's first
question.
"Where is ho "
yourself ? retorted
Dick.
"I handed him out to you , " returned
Sam.
Sam."You
"You didn't , " replied the othor.
"When the dog barked I dodged around
the corner. When I carao back I
wont up to the wood-house and called
you ns loudly as I dared , but you had
gone. "
"That's too thin , " moors Sam.
' 'What do you mean ? "
"That you've turned traitor and made
way with the turkey. "
"That's a lie. "
For the space of throe minutes there
was a rapid and promiscuous motion of
four fists , at the end of which time Sam
hauled elf with a blackened eye and Dick
with a bloody noso. Both sofmod to have
had enough for the present , nml wont
their respective ways.
When , at the appointed hour , they
severally entered the deacon's parlor
each fearing if ho stayed away ho would
would bo liable to suspicion Sain hud
concealed his damaged optic with a pair
of goggles , worn , he said , for sere oyea
brought on by excessive study , and Dick
accounted for his swollen nose on the
ground of a violent catarrh ,
The deacon , so far from appearing
chop-fallen , looked unusually cheerful ,
and when the guests walked in t < > dinner
what was Sam and Dick's astonishment
to see at the post of honor on the table
the finest , fattest , and biggest turkoy.
that ever aroused mortal heart to thanks
giving.
" 1 toll you what , friends , " said the
deacon , when ho had finished saying
grace , "we have more to be thankful for
than most of you are yet aware of. You
don't know what a narrow escape we've
i had from loosing the best part of our din-
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NO STAIRS TO CLIMB ELEGANT PASSENGER
ELEVATOR TO THE DIFFERENT FLOORS.
nor. Lost night I hoard the dog bark ,
and going down the alloy back of the
wood-house found the shutter open.
Somebody inside whispered : Ms that
you , Dick ! ' 'Yes" I answered , for you
know my name is Ilichard. 'Hero , take
him , ' said the ether , handing out the tur
key , which I quietly bore nway. "
The mystery between Sam and Dick
WAS thus cleared up , but happily not , as
wo have thus scon , till they had suf
ficiently punished ono another. From
n twinkle in the deacon's eye they moro
than half suspected that ho know all. At
any rate , neither Sam nor Dick ever ventured -
turod again to visit the deacon's pretty
daughter , Edith Tumor , who , some six
months after , married another and , lot us
hope , n hotter mnn.
Jlortiftml'ii Add I'hoHpliuto
For Lemons or Lima Julco ,
is a superior substitute , nnd its use is positively <
itivoly beneficial to health.
UAIIAVAY INDEMNITY IiANDS.
Senator Van AVyoIc Calls for Informn
lion A Blinrp Dutmtn.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 20 , Mr. Van \Vyck ,
of Nebraska , and Mr. Ingalls , of Kansas ,
took part in a rather npiritcd debate in
the senate to-day ever n resolution intro
duced by the former yesterday and called
up by linn after the morning hour to-day.
Mr. Van Wyck's resolution called upon
the secretary of the interior to inform the
senate how much laud has boon certified
or patented for the benefit of railroad
companies sinca 1875 , aa indemnity for
lands sold or otherwise disposed of by this
United States , prior to the dates of the
respective grants , mid in aid of what roads
such patents or certified lists have boon
issued or are intended to bo issued. The
preamble to the resolution sot forth that
in December , 1870 , the United States
'supremo court , in n decision in the case
of the Loavonworth , Lawrence & Gal-
vcston railroad company against the
United States , construed the indemnity
clause in the grant made by congress in
aid of that road , and hold that under such
a grant indemnity lands nro allowed in
lieu only of lauds originally included , in
the grant , but which nro afterward solder
or disposed of by the United States be
tween the date of the grant and the date
when the granted lands become identified
by the definite location of the line of the
road. It wns also assorted that in Juno ,
1880 , Attorney-General Dovons , to whom
the question had boon referred by Secre
tary Schurz , gave an opinion that under
a grant similar to that involved in the
case of the Leavcnworth , Lawrence &
Galveston road , indemnity lands nro
allowed in lieu of lands disposed of by
the United States either before or nftor
the date of the grant , that the attornoy-
general advised Secretary Schurz to re
turn to the practice prevailing before the
supreme court decision and award indem
nity lands in accordance with his opinion ,
and that Secretary Schurz accepted this
opinion and directed the commissioner
of the general land ofllco to bo governed
thereby , instead of by the ruling of the
supreme court. Mr. Van Wyck's resolu
tion also called for information as to
whether this order is still in force in the
interior department.
Aa soon as the resolution was road Mr.
Ingalls , who is always alert when any
matter affecting railroads in any way is
brought tip , secured recognition by Sir.
Hoar , who was in the chair. He had no
objection , Mr. Ingnlls said to the senate
having the information called for , but ho
hoped the senators would not commit
themselves to a serious error by adopting
the allegations of the preamble. These
allegations were untrue , and in support
of this assertion the Kansas senator had
rend by the clerk the syllabus of the ou-
promo court deciHJon referred to. Mr.
Ingnlls made a long npcoch , in which ho
reiterated the declaration that the preamble
blo was not voracious. Mr. Van Wyck ,
in reply , read portions of the decision it-
uolf , and cmphuticaly assorted that every
word of the preamble wns utrictly true.
Ho made a long argument on the
oll'oct of the decision , and then made
the senators laugh repeatedly * as ho relat
ed with sharp sarcasm how the attorney-
general nnd the secretary of the interior
in 1880 had presumed to override tfio
opinion of the supreme courtof thbUnitod
States , and had gone back to the custom
prevailing in the general land oflico before
fore the decision was given. He was
unwilling , ho said , in conclusion , to have
the preamble to his resolution stricken
out , but to gratify the senator from Kan
sas ho would consent to qualify its asser
tions the world " "
by inserting "alleged.
This proved satisfactory to Mr. Jngalls ,
and the modified preamble and resolution
were adopted. _
OonuliH and HonrMonoKH. The Irrita
tion which Induces coughing Immediately to-
llavoU by the UHO of "Jtrown'l lliviicltlnl
Sold only Iu boxes ,
Mexican Henry a crippled soldier of
the Mexican war , who has lived in
Dubuque for the pnftt thirty years , was
found dead in hid bed last Thursday
morning , evidently having been dead
some days. _
DR.HORNE'S ELECTRIC BELT
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ti in llvll Iniiurli a Mint ci iul < tln > Mix ( j Icily anil mav
mtlun tin uiiKli II" ' boily , ami i im lx > n < liaiin el Iu an lit-
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SI.OOO Would Not Buy It ,
I . HOKNK I wu ddllctixl with rheumatism , and
cured l > y ublnir a licit. To anv imu allllctca with
that dUom' , I wou'd tay , buy lloriiii'n pluctrio licit.
An ; ono cau confer with mo by writing or calling
at in ) uteri ) , 1120 Douglu itrcvt. Omaha. Neli.
WILLIAM I.YONa.
MAIN OlTIOK-OiM.osIti nootolUce , Ilwrn i Kren-
cr Illock ,
irftr le kt ( ) . ] ' . Goodman' * Iru ; Store , 1110
auiaui ( t vet , Omaha.
Ordvri tilled 0.0. U.
The too ot the term " Shot
SHORT I-Ino" In connection wllhlho
corporeta name of Ktontro J ,
com r > i an Idea ol list what
I I I&B F * renulrcil liy the traveling tmb
I I III la "c-n sllort IJn ° tutck " "mt
I 1 ti'l the bc < t ot accoramodJt *
al I W Hal lions-fill ot wlilch are fun *
Ithod by the grcatnt railway In America.
MILWAUKEE
And St. Paul.
It own * anil operate * ever 4,500 rollci of road a
Northern Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Iowa and
Dakota ; and ant tfl main lines , branches and oonnco.
tlom roach all the crcat bunlncu centres of the
Northw oil ami Far West , It naturally answ era the
dcKcriptlou of Short Line , and Dent llouto between
Chicago , Milwaukee , Ht , I'aul and Minneapolis.
ChicagoMilwaukee , IA Crosse and Wtnona.
Chicago , Mllnaukco , Aberdeen and Ellemlalo
Chicago , Mlhvaukco , Kati Clalro anil Stlllwratci *
Chicago , Milwaukee , Wausau and Merrill.
Chicago , Milwaukee , llca\cr Dam and Oshko&h ,
Chicago , Milwaukee , Waukesha and Ooonomowodu
Chicago , Milwaukee , Maillnon and PralrloduChleo.
Chicago , Mllnaukco , Onatonnaand Falrlbault.
Chicago , Ilclolt Janc t'lo ' and Mineral Point.
Chicago , Klgln , Uockfonl and Dulniquo.
Chicago , Clinton , Kock Island and Cotlar Rapid ) .
Chicago , Council 1111117 * and Omaha.
Chicago , Klmix city , Bloux Kails and Yankton
Chicago , Milwaukee , Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Hock Island , Dubuque , St. I'aul and MInncapollf.
Diucnport , Calinar , St. 1'aul and Minneapolis.
Pullman Sleepers and the Finest Dining Can In
world are run on the main linen of the CHIC AGO
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
and every attention Is paid to passengers by courts
ous croploj 09 of the coinjiany.
8. A MKIUULL , A. V. H. CARPENTER ,
Ocn'l Manager. Qenl Pass. Agent.
J. T. CLA11K , GEO II. HEAKFOHD ,
don'l Sup't
WITH
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And your work is done for all time
to time to come.
WE CHALLENGE
The World
to produce n moro durable material
for street pavement than the
Sioux Falls Granite.
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iron ANY AMOUNT OP
Oil-
MACADAM !
filled promptly. Samples Bent and
estimates given upon application.
WM.MoBAIN & CO. ,
Sioux Falls , Dakota.
Western Cornice-Works ,
IRON AND BLATE HOOFING.
C. SPECHT , PROP.
1111 Dootfu BL Omaha , Neb.
MANUFACTURER OP
Oalvanizeo Iron Cornices
' trDormct Windows , Flnlals. Tin , Iron and Slate
Roofing. Hpecht's patent Metallic Skylight , Patent
adjusted Ratchet Bar and Bracket Shelving. I am
be general agent for the above line of goods. Iroq
enclnjr , Cresting * , Balustrades , Verandas , Iron Bank
aliings , Window Illlnds , Collar Guards ; also general
ent for 1'ecnonfc UIU atent Insldo Blind.
ST , LOUIS PAPER WAREHOUSE ,
Graham Paper Co. ,
SIT and 218 North Main Bt , Bt. Louis.
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